10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016

or

oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                     to

Commission File Number 001-36633

EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Missouri	48-1056429
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
501 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas	66105-1300
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

913-621-9500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

No Changes

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes x No o

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

Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer x
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company o

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

There were 38,126,452 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding at July 28, 2016.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	2
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets — June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015		2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations — Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015		3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss — Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015		4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity — Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015		5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015		6
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements		7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	19
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	31
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	32
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	33
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	33
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	33
Item 6.	Exhibits	34
Signatures		36

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  Financial Statements

EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

	June 30,  2016			December 31, 2015
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	17,296		$	27,620
Trade accounts receivable, net	167,457			140,597
Prepaid expenses	16,536			20,206
Income taxes receivable	8,173			8,421
Other current assets	817			199
Total current assets	210,279			197,043
Long-term Assets:
Property and equipment, net	70,329			77,715
Internally developed software, net	17,375			15,971
Goodwill	476,973			477,479
Other intangible assets, net	37,489			44,943
Other long-term assets	10,112			10,746
Total long-term assets	612,278			626,854
Total Assets	$	822,557		$	823,897
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	25,298		$	28,704
Current maturities of long-term obligations	11,917			12,213
Accrued compensation	16,478			23,977
Client deposits	1,130			3,593
Deferred revenue	3,962			3,669
Dividends payable	3,750			3,599
Other accrued expenses	13,602			9,144
Total current liabilities	76,137			84,899
Long-term Liabilities:
Deferred income taxes	49,891			47,036
Other long-term liabilities	13,974			12,476
Long-term obligations	383,863			371,365
Total long-term liabilities	447,728			430,877
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock—$1 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding	—			—
Common stock—$0.01 par value; authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding June 30, 2016 — 40,835,651 and 37,944,698 shares, respectively; issued and outstanding December 31, 2015 — 40,835,651 and 37,534,447 shares, respectively	408			408
Additional paid-in capital	297,686			296,324
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(11,793		)	(7,949		)
Retained earnings	50,518			62,991
Treasury stock, at cost— 2,890,953 shares and 3,301,204 shares, respectively	(38,127		)	(43,653		)
Total equity	298,692			308,121
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	822,557		$	823,897

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Revenue:
Operating revenue	$	130,647		$	130,557		$	262,175		$	238,312
Reimbursable expenses	10,097			7,453			25,100			18,726
Total revenue	140,744			138,010			287,275			257,038
Operating Expense:
Direct cost of operating revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	64,216			67,901			129,369			118,930
Reimbursable expenses	9,250			7,290			24,158			17,794
Selling, general and administrative expense	47,299			44,773			95,041			83,837
Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization	10,084			9,498			19,618			18,263
Amortization of identifiable intangible assets	3,680			4,810			7,454			7,495
Impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets	—			1,162			—			1,162
Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration	—			(1,201		)	—			(1,201		)
Other operating expense	—			2,861			53			2,998
Total operating expense	134,529			137,094			275,693			249,278
Operating income	6,215			916			11,582			7,760
Interest expense (income):
Interest expense	5,458			5,480			10,866			9,709
Interest income	(1		)	(1		)	(34		)	(5		)
Net interest expense	5,457			5,479			10,832			9,704
Income (loss) before income taxes	758			(4,563		)	750			(1,944		)
Income tax expense (benefit)	6,338			(1,322		)	6,395			(436		)
Net loss	$	(5,580	)	$	(3,241	)	$	(5,645	)	$	(1,508	)
Net loss per common share:
Basic	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.04	)
Diluted	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.04	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	37,432			36,536			37,250			36,409
Diluted	37,432			36,536			37,250			36,409
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock	$	0.09		$	0.09		$	0.18		$	0.18

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Net loss	$	(5,580	)	$	(3,241	)	$	(5,645	)	$	(1,508	)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of $0 tax in all periods	(2,241		)	2,308			(2,597		)	(27		)
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives, net of tax expense (benefit) of $0, $107, $0 and $(332), respectively	(244		)	148			(1,247		)	(548		)
Comprehensive loss	$	(8,065	)	$	(785	)	$	(9,489	)	$	(2,083	)

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

	Common Stock	Treasury Stock		Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital			AOCL(1)			Retained Earnings			Treasury Stock			Total
Balance at December 31, 2015	40,836	(3,301	)	$	408	$	296,324		$	(7,949	)	$	62,991		$	(43,653	)	$	308,121
Net loss	—	—		—		—			—			(5,645		)	—			(5,645		)
Other comprehensive loss	—	—		—		—			(3,844		)	—			—			(3,844		)
Restricted common stock issued under share-based compensation plans	—	780		—		(815		)	—			—			10,286			9,471
Stock option exercises	—	9		—		(69		)	—			—			116			47
Common stock repurchased under share-based compensation plans	—	(379	)	—		—			—			—			(4,876		)	(4,876		)
Dividends declared ($0.18 per share)	—	—		—		—			—			(6,828		)	—			(6,828		)
Share-based compensation expense	—	—		—		2,246			—			—			—			2,246
Balance at June 30, 2016	40,836	(2,891	)	$	408	$	297,686		$	(11,793	)	$	50,518		$	(38,127	)	$	298,692
Balance at December 31, 2014	40,836	(4,155	)	$	408	$	294,054		$	(4,362	)	$	88,391		$	(53,554	)	$	324,937
Net loss	—	—		—		—			—			(1,508		)	—			(1,508		)
Other comprehensive loss	—	—		—		—			(575		)	—			—			(575		)
Tax benefit from share-based compensation	—	—		—		297			—			—			—			297
Restricted common stock issued under share-based compensation plans	—	770		—		(4,560		)	—			—			9,941			5,381
Stock option exercises	—	112		—		(136		)	—			—			1,482			1,346
Common stock repurchased under share-based compensation plans	—	(220	)	—		—			—			—			(4,017		)	(4,017		)
Dividends declared ($0.18 per share)	—	—		—		—			—			(6,713		)	—			(6,713		)
Share-based compensation expense	—	—		—		3,692			—			—			—			3,692
Balance at June 30, 2015	40,836	(3,493	)	$	408	$	293,347		$	(4,937	)	$	80,170		$	(46,148	)	$	322,840

(1)AOCL—Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	2,873		$	27,931
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	—			(123,649		)
Purchase of property and equipment	(8,234		)	(11,710		)
Internally developed software costs	(4,848		)	(4,620		)
Cash proceeds from sale of assets	459			108
Net cash used in investing activities	(12,623		)	(139,871		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	31,000			23,000
Repayment of revolver borrowings	(13,000		)	(5,000		)
Proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt	—			75,000
Repayment of long-term debt and other long-term obligations	(6,343		)	(5,357		)
Debt issuance costs	—			(1,644		)
Payment of acquisition-related liabilities	—			(29		)
Excess tax benefit related to share-based compensation	—			390
Common stock repurchases	(4,876		)	(4,017		)
Cash dividends paid	(6,765		)	(6,629		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	47			1,128
Net cash provided by financing activities	63			76,842
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(637		)	(212		)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(10,324		)	(35,310		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	27,620			54,226
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	17,296		$	18,916
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	10,070		$	7,718
Cash paid (recovered) for income taxes, net	1,557			(1,643		)
Non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Property, equipment, and leasehold improvements and software development accrued in accounts payable	$	5,684		$	1,651
Capital expenditures funded by capital lease borrowings	—			1,583
Capital leases assumed	—			9,061
Dividends declared	3,459			3,420

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1: ACCOUNTING POLICIES, INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Epiq Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries (“Epiq,” “we,” “our,” “us” or the “Company”) included herein have been prepared by Epiq, without audit, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules. We believe that the disclosures are adequate to enable a reasonable understanding of the information presented. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes, as well as Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2015, as amended (“2015 Form 10-K”), and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements.  Estimates also affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

In the opinion of the management of Epiq, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for interim periods. All adjustments made were of a normal and recurring nature.

The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for other interim periods or for the full year ending December 31, 2016.

Merger Agreement

On July 26, 2016, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Document Technologies, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Parent”), and DTI Merger Sub, Inc., a Missouri corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), relating to the proposed acquisition of Epiq by OMERS Private Equity, the private equity arm of the OMERS pension plan (“OMERS”), and funds managed by Harvest Partners LP, a leading middle-market private equity fund (“Harvest Partners”).

The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Epiq, with Epiq continuing as the surviving corporation in the merger, and, at the effective time of the merger each outstanding share of common stock of Epiq (other than shares owned by Epiq, Parent or Merger Sub) will cease to be outstanding and will be converted into the right to receive $16.50 in cash, without interest.

The proposed merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of shareholder and regulatory approvals. The merger requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Epiq’s common stock entitled to vote on the transaction, which will be sought at a special meeting of Epiq’s shareholders. Each of St. Denis J. Villere & Company, LLC (“Villere”) and P2 Capital Partners, LLC (“P2 Capital”), Epiq’s two largest shareholders, and Epiq’s executive officers and directors who hold shares of common stock, have signed voting support agreements in support of the merger, representing approximately 38% of the total issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Epiq. Consummation of the merger is not subject to a financing condition. There can be no assurance that the merger will be consummated on the expected timeline or at all.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued accounting standard update (“ASU”) No. 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting”. Under the new guidance, entities will no longer record excess tax benefits and certain tax deficiencies in additional paid-in capital (“APIC”). Instead, they will record all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement, and APIC pools will be eliminated. In addition, the guidance eliminates the requirement that excess tax benefits be realized (i.e., through a reduction in income taxes payable) before companies can recognize them. Under today’s guidance, entities cannot recognize excess tax benefits when an option is exercised or a share vests if the related tax deduction increases a net operating loss carryforward rather than reduces income taxes payable. This guidance also simplifies several other aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payments, including forfeitures, statutory tax withholdings requirements and classification in the statement of cash flow. The guidance is effective for Epiq beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. Early adoption is permitted, but all of the guidance must be adopted in the same period. In addition, if early adoption is elected in an interim period, any adjustment shall be reflected as of the beginning of

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the annual period that includes that interim period. We do not expect the adoption of this new guidance to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This new lease guidance requires that an entity should recognize assets and liabilities for leases with a maximum possible term of more than 12 months. A lessee would recognize a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the leased asset (the underlying asset) for the lease term. Leases would be classified as either Type A leases (generally today’s capital leases) or Type B leases (generally today’s operating leases). For certain leases of assets other than property (for example, equipment, aircraft, cars, trucks), a lessee would classify the lease as a Type A lease and would do the following: (1) recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of lease payments and (2) recognize the unwinding of the discount on the lease liability as interest separately from the amortization of the right-of-use asset. For certain leases of property (that is, land and/or a building or part of a building), a lessee would classify the lease as a Type B lease and would do the following: (1) recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of lease payments and (2) recognize a single lease cost, combining the unwinding of the discount on the lease liability with the amortization of the right-of-use asset, on a straight-line basis. This guidance also provides accounting updates with respect to lessor accounting under a lease arrangement. Historically, we have not engaged in the business of leasing assets to third parties. This new lease guidance is effective for Epiq beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified approach (cumulative effect adjustment in period of adoption) to adopt the new guidance. Early adoption is permitted for all entities. We are currently assessing the full impact of this new guidance on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows, however, due to the magnitude of our operating leases and related rent expense, we expect the adoption of this accounting guidance to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): “Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period”. The new guidance clarifies that a performance target in a share-based payment that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period should be accounted for as a performance condition. As a result, compensation cost would be recognized over the required service period, if it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved. The new guidance does not require any new or additional disclosures. This guidance was effective for us beginning January 1, 2016 and its adoption did not have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”, which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification 605, Revenue Recognition. This new revenue guidance outlines a single comprehensive model for companies to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most of the current revenue recognition guidance. The new guidance requires that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve this core principle, an entity should apply the following steps: (1) identify the contract with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations under the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations under the contract and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The new guidance also provides for additional disclosures with respect to revenues and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. This new revenue guidance was going to be effective for Epiq beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. In August 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date by one year. Early adoption as of the original effective date will be permitted. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified approach (cumulative effect adjustment in period of adoption) to adopt the new guidance. We are currently assessing the impact of this new revenue guidance on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows and will adopt this new guidance effective January 1, 2018.

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NOTE 2: ACQUISITIONS

Acquisition of Iris Data Services, Inc.

On April 30, 2015, we completed the acquisition of Iris Data Services, Inc. (“Iris”).The aggregate purchase consideration was $133.8 million, consisting of $124.7 million in cash consideration (the “Cash Consideration”) and $9.1 million of assumed capital lease obligations of the seller. Of the Cash Consideration, $1.1 million was paid during the second half of 2015 pursuant to certain provisions of the purchase agreement. The Cash Consideration was funded with existing cash and borrowings under our Credit Agreement (defined in Note 3 to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). Approximately $13.0 million of the Cash Consideration was placed in escrow through July 2016 as security for potential future indemnification claims. We have filed claims with the escrow agent for losses incurred primarily related to certain working capital accounts, and as of June 30, 2016, we have not received or recognized any recovery of these losses in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Effective January 2016, we completed the integration of Iris into our legacy eDiscovery business within our Technology Segment, and as a result, the determination of Iris’s post-acquisition revenues and operating results for 2016 on a stand-alone basis are impractical, given the integration of accounting records, including cost centers, customer contracts, the realignment of key personnel and the sharing of property and equipment assets.

During the fourth quarter of 2015, we finalized the purchase price allocation related to the Iris acquisition, and as a result, no allocation adjustments were recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2016. See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2015 Form 10-K for additional information.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. The purchase consideration was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including identifiable intangible assets, based on their respective fair values at the date of acquisition. This allocation resulted in goodwill of $73.7 million, all of which was assigned to Epiq’s Technology segment.

(in thousands)	Purchase Price  Allocation
Cash and cash equivalents	$	197
Accounts receivable	15,208
Other current assets	1,551
Deferred income tax assets	8,484
Property and equipment	10,642
Other long-term assets	246
Intangible assets	34,694
Goodwill	73,676
Total assets acquired	144,698
Accounts payable	4,407
Accrued liabilities	4,837
Deferred revenue	1,689
Deferred income tax liabilities	—
Capital lease obligations	9,061
Total liabilities assumed	19,994
Net assets acquired	$	124,704

The fair values of intangible assets acquired were estimated utilizing a discounted cash flow approach, with the assistance of an independent appraisal firm. The intangible assets acquired as part of the Iris acquisition are being amortized over their expected estimated economic benefit period. The fair values consist of the following:

(in thousands)	Fair Value		Useful Life
Customer relationships	$	15,400	8 years
Technology	8,400		3 years
Trade name	7,000		10 years
Non-compete agreements	3,894		2 – 5 years
Total	$	34,694

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Pro Forma Results of Operations

The following table presents the unaudited pro forma combined results of operations of Epiq and Iris for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, after giving effect to certain pro forma adjustments including: (i) amortization of acquired intangible assets, (ii) the impact of acquisition-related expenses, and (iii) interest expense adjustment for historical long-term debt of Iris that was repaid and interest expense on additional borrowings by Epiq to fund the acquisition. The operating results of Iris were included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016 for the full period.

(in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2015			Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
Total revenues	$	142,345		$	274,260
Net loss	(1,687		)	(1,348		)

The unaudited pro forma financial information presented above assumes that the Iris acquisition occurred on January 1, 2014 and is not necessarily indicative of the actual results that would have occurred had those transactions been completed on that date. Furthermore, it does not reflect the impacts of any potential operating efficiencies, savings from expected synergies, or costs to integrate the operations. The unaudited pro forma financial information presented above is not necessarily indicative of future results.

Disposal of Minus -10 Software, LLC

During the second quarter of 2015, management approved a plan to exit the operating business of Minus -10 Software, LLC (“Minus 10”), and as a result, we recorded impairment charges of $1.0 million and $0.2 million related to intangible assets and goodwill, respectively. In addition, we remeasured the fair value of the contingent consideration obligation related to the acquisition using actual operating results and revised forecasted financial information for Minus 10 for the remainder of the measurement period, and as a result, the fair value of the contingent consideration obligation was reduced to zero, resulting in a non-cash gain of $1.2 million. In August 2015, we sold our 100% equity interest in Minus 10 for an amount immaterial to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The historical assets and liabilities and operating results of Minus 10 are included in the Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment through the date of disposition and are immaterial to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

NOTE 3: LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS

Long-term obligations consisted of the following (in thousands):

	As of June 30, 2016					As of December 31, 2015
	Principal		Unamortized  Debt Issuance  Costs			Principal		Unamortized  Debt Issuance  Costs
Senior secured term loan due 2020, variable interest rate	$	365,388	$	(4,723	)	$	367,213	$	(5,264	)
Senior secured revolving loan due 2018, variable interest rate	18,000		—		(1)	—		—		(1)
Capital leases, due various dates from 2016 to 2021	11,152		—			13,326		—
Notes payable, due 2017, 2.20% interest rate	5,963		—			8,303		—
Total obligations	400,503		(4,723		)	388,842		(5,264		)
Less: Obligations due within one year	11,917		—			12,213		—
Long-term obligations	$	388,586	$	(4,723	)	$	376,629	$	(5,264	)

(1) As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we had $0.8 million and $1.1 million, respectively, of unamortized debt issuance costs related to the $100 million senior secured revolving loan commitment that was included in “Other long-term assets, net” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Credit Agreement

As of June 30, 2016, we had a $475 million senior secured credit facility consisting of a $100 million senior secured revolving loan commitment, maturing in August 2018, and a $375 million amortizing senior secured term loan, maturing in August 2020 (the “Credit Agreement”).

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As of June 30, 2016:

·Borrowings outstanding under the senior secured term loan were subject to an interest rate based on the 0.75% LIBOR floor plus an applicable margin of 3.75% for an aggregate interest rate floor of 4.50%.

·Borrowings outstanding under the senior secured revolving loan had a weighted average interest rate of 5.0%.

·We had $0.8 million in letters of credit outstanding that reduce the borrowing capacity under the senior secured revolving loan.

·We were in compliance with all financial covenants.

Capital Leases

We lease certain property and equipment under capital leases that generally require monthly payments with final maturity dates during various periods through 2021. As of June 30, 2016 our capital leases had a weighted-average interest rate of approximately 4.6%.

Notes Payable

In November 2014 we entered into a note payable related to a software license and maintenance agreement that bears interest of approximately 2.20% and is payable quarterly through September 2017.

NOTE 4: EQUITY

Share Repurchases

We have a policy that requires us to repurchase shares of our common stock to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock awards or the exercise of stock options and, at the participant’s election, shares of common stock surrendered to us for satisfaction of the exercise price of stock options.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, we repurchased 378,527 shares of common stock for $4.9 million and 219,737 shares of common stock for $4.0 million, respectively. Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, shares of common stock surrendered to us to satisfy the exercise price of stock options were 40,308 and 1,889, respectively.

Dividends

On April 28, 2016, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Epiq declared a cash dividend of $0.09 per outstanding share of common stock payable to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 23, 2016, and on July 5, 2016, we paid an aggregate $3.4   million to such shareholders.

The aggregate amount of the dividends declared during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, was $6.8 million and $6.7 million, respectively, or $0.18 per share of common stock.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table summarizes the components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Balance at beginning of period	$	(5,517	)	$	(5,287	)	$	(5,161	)	$	(2,952	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(2,241		)	2,308			(2,597		)	(27		)
Balance at end of period	$	(7,758	)	$	(2,979	)	$	(7,758	)	$	(2,979	)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges
Balance at beginning of period	$	(3,791	)	$	(2,106	)	$	(2,788	)	$	(1,410	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(244		)	148			(1,247		)	(548		)
Balance at end of period	$	(4,035	)	$	(1,958	)	$	(4,035	)	$	(1,958	)

There were no reclassifications of amounts from Accumulated other comprehensive loss into the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

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NOTE 5: EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per common share is computed on the basis of weighted-average outstanding shares of common stock. Diluted earnings per common share is computed on the basis of basic weighted-average outstanding common shares adjusted for the dilutive effect, if any, of dilutive securities which includes outstanding stock options and nonvested restricted stock awards.

The following table summarizes basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts).

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Net loss	$	(5,580	)	$	(3,241	)	$	(5,645	)	$	(1,508	)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic common shares	37,432			36,536			37,250			36,409
Effect of dilutive securities	—			—			—			—
Diluted common shares	37,432			36,536			37,250			36,409
Net loss per common share:
Basic net loss per common share	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.04	)
Diluted net loss per common share	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.04	)
Potentially dilutive shares excluded from the calculation:
Stock options and nonvested shares excluded as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive	2,208			272			2,335			208

NOTE 6: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The following table provides the financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value, in thousands, measured on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 using the fair value hierarchy prescribed by U.S. GAAP. The fair value hierarchy has three levels based on the reliability of the inputs used to determine fair value. Level 1 refers to fair values determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.  Level 2 refers to fair values estimated using significant other observable inputs. Level 3 includes fair values estimated using significant non-observable inputs. An asset’s or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

			Fair Value Measurements
	Carrying		Quoted Prices in Active Markets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
June 30, 2016:
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap	$	5,103	$	—	$	5,103	$	—
December 31, 2015:
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap	$	3,856	$	—	$	3,856	$	—

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Interest rate swap

The fair value of our interest rate swap was determined via the income and market approaches utilizing certain observable inputs including the forward and spot curves for the underlying 1 month LIBOR over the remaining term of the agreement. Based on these characteristics the interest rate swap is classified as Level 2. The fair value of the interest rate swap is subject to material changes based upon changes in the forward curve for 1 month LIBOR and the volatility thereof.

Other Fair Value Disclosures

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, receivables, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair values because of the relatively short-term maturities of these financial instruments. As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the amounts outstanding under both our credit facility and notes payable approximated fair value due to the borrowing rates currently available to us for debt with similar terms and are classified as Level 2.

NOTE 7: INCOME TAXES

To calculate our interim financial reporting income tax expense (benefit) we apply an estimated consolidated annual effective income tax rate to year-to-date pretax income (loss).  We exclude material income tax jurisdictions from the estimated consolidated annual effective tax rate that are forecasted to generate annual pretax losses for which no income tax benefit can be recognized due to lack of evidence of future realization of deferred income tax assets. As of June 30, 2016, we forecast that a pretax loss will be incurred in the United Stated for 2016, and as a result, the United States is excluded from the calculation of our estimated consolidated annual effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016. We separately compute our estimated tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 in the United States, which is combined with the tax expense computed utilizing our foreign annual effective tax rate to derive the consolidated income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016.  In all scenarios, the tax effect of unusual or infrequently occurring items, including effects of changes in tax laws or rates, are reported in the interim period in which they occur.

We estimate that our pretax income (loss) incurred in the United States will be subject to a combined statutory federal and state tax rate of approximately 41%, while our pretax income (loss) incurred in foreign income tax jurisdictions will be subject to a combined statutory tax rate of approximately 21%, primarily driven by our expected pretax income in Europe.

We utilize the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes and record deferred tax assets to the extent we believe these assets will more likely than not be realized. In making such determination, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and recent financial performance. Based upon our review of all positive and negative evidence, including a three year cumulative pretax book loss in the United States, we concluded that a full valuation allowance should continue to be recorded against our net deferred tax assets in the United States as of June 30, 2016.

Our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet includes deferred tax liabilities that are related to certain indefinite-lived intangibles recorded in the United States, which are being amortized for income tax purposes. Since the reversal of these deferred tax liabilities cannot be scheduled against our deferred tax assets, our estimated consolidated annual effective tax rate includes approximately $4.5 million of tax expense related to this amortization.

NOTE 8: SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Share-based Compensation Expense

The following table presents total share-based compensation expense (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Direct cost of services	$	52	$	1,288	$	170	$	1,377
Selling, general and administrative expense	913		4,017		3,311		5,549
Total share-based compensation expense	$	965	$	5,305	$	3,481	$	6,926

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Nonvested Restricted Stock Awards

A summary of nonvested restricted stock activity is presented in the table below (shares in thousands):

	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at December 31, 2015	709		$	17.00
Granted	803		12.74
Vested	(986	)	13.80
Forfeited/Canceled	(23	)	16.35
Nonvested at June 30, 2016	503		16.49

The fair value of nonvested restricted stock awards is based on the closing market price of our common stock on the date of grant. Nonvested restricted stock entitles the holder to shares of unrestricted common stock upon vesting.

As of June 30, 2016, total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock awards was $5.6 million and will be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.5 years.

Performance-based Restricted Stock Awards

In March 2016, we granted 20,000 shares of performance-based restricted stock to a senior management employee (“2016 Management Performance RSA”). The 2016 Management Performance RSA is earned based upon the achievement of certain segment-level financial performance criteria for the calendar year ending December 31, 2016.

In February 2015, we granted an aggregate of 320,000 shares of performance-based restricted stock awards to executive officers of Epiq (the “2015 Executive Officer Performance RSAs”). The 2015 Executive Officer Performance RSAs were earned based upon the achievement of certain financial performance criteria of Epiq for the year ended December 31, 2015 and required certification by the compensation committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”). On January 28, 2016, the Compensation Committee certified that the performance conditions with respect to all of the 2015 Executive Officer Performance RSAs were achieved, and according to the terms of the underlying award agreements, awards representing 140,000 shares of common stock vested on February 22, 2016. The remaining 180,000 of 2015 Executive Officer Performance RSAs are scheduled to vest, subject to continuing employment, in two equal installments in February 2017 and 2018.

In January 2015, we granted 20,000 shares of performance-based restricted stock to a senior management employee (“2015 Management Performance RSA”). The 2015 Management Performance RSA was earned based upon the achievement of certain segment-level financial performance criteria for the year ended December 31, 2015. In February 2016, one of the performance conditions related to the 2015 Management Performance RSA was certified to be achieved, and restricted stock equal to 10,000 shares of common stock vested. The remaining 10,000 shares were forfeited.

Contingent Restricted Stock Awards

On January 28, 2016, the Compensation Committee approved the grants of service-based and performance-based restricted stock to directors and executive officers (the “Contingent Equity Awards”) of Epiq. These awards were contingent upon the approval by our shareholders of an amendment and restatement (the “Plan Amendment”) of the Epiq Systems, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan”), to increase the number of shares of common stock available for awards by 3,325,000. On July 28, 2016, our shareholders approved the Plan Amendment. If shareholder approval was not obtained, the Contingent Equity Awards would automatically convert to cash awards, in an amount equal to the number of shares that ultimately vest, depending on level of achievement of certain financial measures, multiplied by the closing stock price of Epiq common stock (as published by NASDAQ Global Markets) on the vest date. As of June 30, 2016, the estimated cash value of the Contingent Equity Awards was $7.2 million. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, we recognized $0.9 million and $1.5 million of expense, respectively, related to the Contingent Equity Awards, which are included in “Selling, general and administrative expense” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Prior to shareholder approval of the Plan Amendment, and as of June 30, 2016, the expense related to the Contingent Equity Awards is recognized as a cash expense, and therefore is not included in “Share-based Compensation Expense”.

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Annual Incentive Awards

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, we granted an aggregate of 717,461 shares of restricted stock to executive officers and employees of Epiq that immediately vested in connection with the payment of 2015 annual incentive compensation awards. In addition, we plan to pay a portion of the 2016 annual incentive awards to executive officers and employees of Epiq in the form of fully vested common stock (the “2016 Annual Incentive Awards”). Our ability to pay the 2016 Annual Incentive Awards in common stock was contingent upon the approval by our shareholders of the Plan Amendment as described above. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, we have recognized $2.1 million and $4.4 million of expense, respectively, related to the 2016 Annual Incentive Awards. Prior to obtaining shareholder approval as described above, and as of June 30, 2016, the expense related to the 2016 Annual Incentive Awards is recognized as a cash expense, and therefore is not included in “Share-based Compensation Expense”.

Stock Options

Stock option activity during the six months ended June 30, 2016 was immaterial to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. As of June 30, 2016, unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options was $1.4 million, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.5 years.

Equity Award Plans

As of June 30, 2016, there were 167,664 shares available for issuance under the 2004 Plan, and on July 28, 2016, our shareholders approved the Plan Amendment as described above, to increase the number of shares of common stock available for awards under the 2004 Plan by 3,325,000. Also, effective July 28, 2016, the Board of Epiq approved the termination of the Epiq Systems, Inc. 2015 Inducement Award Plan (the “2015 Inducement Award Plan”), which had 200,000 shares available for issuance on the termination date.

NOTE 9: SEGMENT REPORTING

We report our financial performance based on the following two reportable segments: the Technology segment and the Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment.

Our Technology segment provides eDiscovery services and technology solutions comprised of consulting, collections and forensics, processing, search and review, and document review to companies and law firms. Produced documents are made available primarily through a hosted environment utilizing our proprietary software and third-party software which allows for efficient attorney review and data requests.

Our Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment provides managed services and technology solutions that address the needs of our customers with respect to litigation, claims and project administration, compliance matters, controlled disbursements, corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, class action, mass tort proceedings, federal regulatory actions and data breach responses.

The segment performance measure is based on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, certain nonrecurring operating expenses, share-based compensation expense and contingent equity award expense (as described in Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). In management’s evaluation of segment performance, certain costs, such as executive management, administrative staff, and other enterprise level expenses including certain information technology, data security and marketing expenses are not allocated by segment and, accordingly, the following reporting segment results do not include such unallocated costs.

Assets reported within a segment are those assets that can be identified to a segment and primarily consist of trade receivables, property and equipment, leasehold improvements, software, identifiable intangible assets and goodwill. Cash, certain tax-related assets, and certain prepaid assets and other assets are not allocated to our segments. Although we can and do identify long-lived assets such as property and equipment, leasehold improvements, software, and identifiable intangible assets to reporting segments, we do not allocate the related depreciation and amortization to the segment as management evaluates segment performance exclusive of these non-cash charges.

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Following is a summary of segment information (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
	Technology			Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration			Eliminations			Total
Operating revenue	$	96,008		$	34,639		$	—		$	130,647
Intersegment revenue	23			—			(23		)	—
Operating revenues including intersegment revenue	96,031			34,639			(23		)	130,647
Reimbursable expenses	867			9,230			—			10,097
Total revenue	96,898			43,869			(23		)	140,744
Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses	67,677			33,850			(23		)	101,504
Segment performance measure	$	29,221		$	10,019		$	—		$	39,240
As a percentage of segment operating revenue	30		%	29		%				30		%

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
	Technology			Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration			Eliminations			Total
Operating revenue	$	93,159		$	37,398		$	—		$	130,557
Intersegment revenue	168			—			(168		)	—
Operating revenues including intersegment revenue	93,327			37,398			(168		)	130,557
Reimbursable expenses	309			7,144			—			7,453
Total revenue	93,636			44,542			(168		)	138,010
Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses	69,594			35,065			(168		)	104,491
Segment performance measure	$	24,042		$	9,477		$	—		$	33,519
As a percentage of segment operating revenue	26		%	25		%				26		%

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
	Technology			Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration			Eliminations			Total
Operating revenue	$	189,265		$	72,910		$	—		$	262,175
Intersegment revenue	292			—			(292		)	—
Operating revenues including intersegment revenue	189,557			72,910			(292		)	262,175
Reimbursable expenses	1,429			23,671			—			25,100
Total revenue	190,986			96,581			(292		)	287,275
Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses	135,948			74,824			(292		)	210,480
Segment performance measure	$	55,038		$	21,757		$	—		$	76,795
As a percentage of segment operating revenue	29		%	30		%				29		%

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	Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
	Technology			Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration			Eliminations			Total
Operating revenue	$	163,182		$	75,130		$	—		$	238,312
Intersegment revenue	1,107			—			(1,107		)	—
Operating revenues including intersegment revenue	164,289			75,130			(1,107		)	238,312
Reimbursable expenses	622			18,104			—			18,726
Total revenue	164,911			93,234			(1,107		)	257,038
Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses	122,660			71,053			(1,107		)	192,606
Segment performance measure	$	42,251		$	22,181		$	—		$	64,432
As a percentage of segment operating revenue	26		%	30		%				27		%

Following is a reconciliation of the segment performance measure to consolidated income (loss) before income taxes (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Segment performance measure	$	39,240		$	33,519		$	76,795		$	64,432
Unallocated corporate expenses	(18,296		)	(10,168		)	(34,607		)	(21,029		)
Share-based compensation expense	(965		)	(5,305		)	(3,481		)	(6,926		)
Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization	(10,084		)	(9,498		)	(19,618		)	(18,263		)
Amortization of identifiable intangible assets	(3,680		)	(4,810		)	(7,454		)	(7,495		)
Impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets	—			(1,162		)	—			(1,162		)
Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration	—			1,201			—			1,201
Other operating expense	—			(2,861		)	(53		)	(2,998		)
Operating income	6,215			916			11,582			7,760
Interest expense, net	(5,457		)	(5,479		)	(10,832		)	(9,704		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	758		$	(4,563	)	$	750		$	(1,944	)

Following are capital expenditures (including software development costs) by segment (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Capital Expenditures
Technology	$	3,270	$	3,642	$	4,914	$	5,894
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration	657		392		1,046		828
Unallocated and corporate	3,813		3,678		7,122		9,608
Total capital expenditures	$	7,740	$	7,712	$	13,082	$	16,330

Following are assets by segment (in thousands):

	As of June 30, 2016		As of  December 31, 2015
Total Assets
Technology	$	467,748	$	465,736
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration	282,385		276,097
Unallocated and corporate	72,424		82,064
Total assets	$	822,557	$	823,897

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Following is total revenue, determined by the location providing the services, by geographical area (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Total Revenue
United States	$	114,363	$	117,865	$	237,447	$	219,533
United Kingdom	12,476		16,289		26,126		29,979
Other countries	13,905		3,856		23,702		7,526
Total revenue	$	140,744	$	138,010	$	287,275	$	257,038

Following are long-lived assets, excluding intangible assets, by geographical area (in thousands):

	As of June 30, 2016		As of  December 31, 2015
Long-lived assets
United States	$	78,696	$	84,137
Other countries	9,008		9,549
Total long-lived assets	$	87,704	$	93,686

NOTE 10: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are at times involved in litigation and other legal claims in the ordinary course of business. When appropriate in management’s estimation, we may record reserves in our financial statements for pending litigation and other claims. Although it is not possible to predict with certainty the outcome of litigation, we do not believe that any of the current pending legal proceedings to which we are a party will have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

Villere Litigation

On December 11, 2015, St. Denis J. Villere & Company, L.L.C. (“Villere”) and George Young (together with Villere, the “Plaintiffs”) filed a petition, which was later amended, in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri against Epiq and eight of our directors. The petition, as amended, concerned Villere’s December 7, 2015 purported nomination of six directors, which Epiq had rejected.  Following negotiations between Villere and Epiq, on June 6, 2016, Epiq entered into a Director Nomination Agreement with the Plaintiffs and Jeffrey Galgano, Barry LeBlanc and Gregory Share (the “Villere Designees”).  Pursuant to the Director Nomination Agreement, on June 7, 2016, the Plaintiffs and Epiq dismissed with prejudice all claims and counterclaims asserted in the pending litigation, and Epiq agreed to include the Villere Designees as director nominees in Epiq’s proxy statements for the 2016 and 2017 annual meetings. Epiq also agreed to reimburse Villere’s documented out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the litigation incurred prior to the execution of the Director Nomination Agreement in an amount equal to $3.6 million. This amount was paid to Villere in June 2016 and is included in “Selling, general and administrative expense” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Epiq has filed an insurance claim relative to this matter and the settlement thereof.

Shareholder Litigation in Connection with Merger Agreement

On August 2, 2016, a purported shareholder of the Company, on behalf of the public shareholders, filed a putative class action in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri against the Company, the Company’s directors, DTI Technologies, LLC and DTI Merger Sub, Inc. seeking, among other relief, declaratory and injunctive relief against the Company’s merger with DTI, and damages, costs and fees. The outcome of this lawsuit is uncertain.

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

Forward-Looking Statements

The discussion below, as well as other portions of this Form 10-Q, contains statements that relate to future events and expectations and, as such, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words or phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “planned,” “projected,” “forecasted,” “may,” “estimated,” “goal,” “objective,” “seeks,” and “potential,” and variations of these words and similar expressions or negatives of these words. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, any projection or expectation of earnings, revenue or other financial items; the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; factors that may affect our operating results; effects of current or future economic conditions or performance; industry trends; expectations regarding the current review process of strategic and financial alternatives; and other matters that do not relate strictly to historical facts or statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.  Management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made. However, caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements because such statements speak only as of the date when made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In addition, forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in our 2015 Form 10-K, and those described from time to time in our future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Executive Summary

Epiq is a leading provider of professional services and integrated technology for the legal profession. We combine expert professional services, proprietary and select third-party software, and a global infrastructure to serve our clients as a strategic partner. Our innovative solutions and professional services are designed for a variety of client legal matters, including litigation, investigations, financial transactions and regulatory compliance as well as the administration of corporate restructuring and bankruptcies, class action and mass tort proceedings, federal regulatory actions and data breach responses.

Our two reportable segments are Technology and Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration.

Technology provides eDiscovery managed services and technology solutions comprised of consulting, collections and forensics, processing, search and review, production of documents and document review services to companies and law firms. On April 30, 2015, we completed the acquisition of Iris, a leading provider of managed services for the legal profession including electronic discovery and document review. Iris supports Epiq’s strategic plan to offer managed services solutions to its existing global client base within the Technology segment. Effective with and subsequent to the acquisition date, the operating results of Iris are included within the Technology segment. Effective January 2016, we completed the integration of Iris into our legacy eDiscovery business, and as a result, the determination of Iris’s post-acquisition revenues and operating results for 2016 on a stand-alone basis are impractical, given the integration of accounting records, including cost centers, certain client and vendor contracts, the realignment of key personnel and the sharing of property and equipment assets.

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration provides managed services and technology solutions that address the needs of our clients with respect to litigation, claims and project administration, compliance matters, controlled disbursements, corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, class action, mass tort proceedings, federal regulatory actions and data breach responses.

Investing in proprietary software development maximizes our competitiveness in the marketplace and distinguishes us from our competitors. Beyond our proprietary software, we also incorporate various licensed third-party software products in our solution set allowing us to expand our solutions.

Network infrastructure is an essential component of our technology strategy because most of our software is utilized by our clients within a hosted environment and we manage a high volume of client data. A single large client engagement may entail over 100 million documents or 100 terabytes of information and may include complex structured data such as databases and unstructured data such as email archives. We operate eDiscovery data centers in the United States, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom. Our data centers provide reliable, secure access to our software environments and to client databases. Information security is of paramount importance in any managed technology business, and Epiq incorporates best practices designed to protect sensitive client data.

Our software and IT capabilities include significant in-house fulfillment capabilities. Our office locations in New York, Kansas City and Portland have internal abilities for high-volume data intake, high-speed printing and mailing, call center operations, cash disbursement and tax records preparation. The combination of software, IT and fulfillment resources enables Epiq to act as a single-source solution for even the largest, most complex matters in the markets where we compete.

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We work in niche, specialty areas which require deep subject matter expertise—such as litigation, investigations, bankruptcy, mergers and acquisitions, mass tort, data breach, settlements and class action—which have distinctive practices and requirements. Technology alone is insufficient to bring about a successful outcome on a sophisticated client matter; it is the application of the technology combined with the expertise of our staff that creates superior value for our client. We have a worldwide team of executives, client services specialists and technical consultants on whom clients rely for expert advice—whether delivered at the client’s site or from one of our global office locations.

Our clients include top-tier law firms, in-house legal departments of major corporations, bankruptcy trustees, government agencies, mortgage processors, and financial institutions. Among law firms, we work extensively with Am Law 100 firms in the United States, Magic Circle firms in the United Kingdom, and leading regional, boutique and specialty law firms. Among corporate clients, we have substantial relationships with Fortune 500® and other large, multinational companies in a variety of industries, including financial services, pharmaceuticals, insurance, technology, retailers and others.

Our team includes former practicing litigators, bankruptcy attorneys, plaintiff’s counsel, defense counsel, eDiscovery counsel and other professionals who are leaders in their areas of expertise. While Epiq does not engage in the practice of law and thus does not offer legal advice, we draw heavily from our subject-matter expertise in the legal profession to assist clients to achieve the best outcome possible on each and every project.

Our financial results are primarily driven by the following facts, among others:

·The number, size, complexity and duration of client engagements attained;

·The prices we are able to negotiate with our clients, the prices we are able to negotiate with our vendors and the results of our cost management efforts; and

·The geographic locations of our clients or locations where services are rendered.

Strategic and Financial Review and Merger Agreement

On September 18, 2014, the Company and its Board announced the commencement of a process to explore a full range of strategic and financial alternatives, including among other things, acquisitions, divestitures, or a going-private or recapitalization transaction, in order to determine a course of action that is in the best interest of all shareholders. There can be no assurance that the strategic review will result in the consummation of a transaction.

On July 26, 2016, in culmination of a comprehensive review of strategic and financial alternatives, we entered into the Merger Agreement, which relates to the proposed acquisition of Epiq by OMERS and Harvest Partners. The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Epiq, with Epiq continuing as the surviving corporation in the merger, and, at the effective time of the merger each outstanding share of common stock of Epiq (other than shares owned by Epiq, Parent or Merger Sub) will cease to be outstanding and will be converted into the right to receive $16.50 in cash, without interest.

The proposed merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of shareholder and regulatory approvals. The merger requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Epiq’s common stock entitled to vote on the transaction, which will be sought at a special meeting of Epiq’s shareholders. Villere and P2 Capital, Epiq’s two largest shareholders, and Epiq’s executive officers and directors who hold shares of common stock, have signed voting support agreements in support of the merger, representing approximately 38% of the total issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Epiq. Consummation of the merger is not subject to a financing condition. There can be no assurance that the merger will be consummated on the expected timeline or at all.

We incurred $6.8 million and $1.7 million of strategic and financial review expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 Compared with the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

The following provides information relevant to understanding our consolidated results of operations. Also see our discussion of segment results in the Results of Operations by Segment section below.

Consolidated Results of Operations

	Three Months Ended June 30,
Amounts in thousands	2016			2015			$ Change			% Change
Operating revenue	$	130,647		$	130,557		$	90		—	%
Reimbursable expenses	10,097			7,453			2,644			35	%
Total revenue	140,744			138,010			2,734			2	%
Direct costs of operating revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	64,216			67,901			(3,685		)	(5	)%
Reimbursable expenses	9,250			7,290			1,960			27	%
Selling, general and administrative expense	47,299			44,773			2,526			6	%
Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization	10,084			9,498			586			6	%
Amortization of identifiable intangible assets	3,680			4,810			(1,130		)	(23	)%
Impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets	—			1,162			(1,162		)	(100	)%
Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration	—			(1,201		)	1,201			100	%
Other operating expense	—			2,861			(2,861		)	(100	)%
Total operating expense	134,529			137,094			(2,565		)	(2	)%
Operating income	6,215			916			5,299			578	%
Interest expense (income)
Interest expense	5,458			5,480			(22		)	—	%
Interest income	(1		)	(1		)	—			—	%
Net interest expense	5,457			5,479			(22		)	—	%
Income (loss) before income taxes	758			(4,563		)	5,321			117	%
Income tax expense (benefit)	6,338			(1,322		)	7,660			579	%
Net loss	$	(5,580	)	$	(3,241	)	$	(2,339	)	(72	)%

Consolidated Revenue

Operating revenue was $130.6 million for both the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. Refer to the subsection entitled Results of Operations by Segment for additional information.

Our total revenue includes reimbursable expenses, such as postage related to notification services. Although reimbursable expenses may fluctuate significantly from period to period, these fluctuations have a minimal effect on our operating income as we realize little or no margin from this revenue.

Consolidated Operating Expense

Direct cost of operating revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense), decreased $3.7 million, or 5%, to $64.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $67.9 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This was primarily due to a decrease of $2.8 million in direct costs primarily related to legal notification, legal claims advertising expenses and other production costs in our Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration Segment, a decrease of $2.4 million in employee salaries and benefits, primarily related to a decrease in operating revenue from global document review services, partially offset by an increase of $1.5 million in production costs primarily related to software licenses and data center costs in our Technology segment.

Reimbursable expenses increased $2.0 million, or 27%, during the three months ended June 30, 2016 to $9.3 million from $7.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This corresponds to the increase in reimbursable expenses revenue and is primarily due to higher postage volumes.

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Selling, general and administrative expense increased $2.5 million, or 6%, to $47.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $44.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This was primarily due to an increase of $3.8 million in expenses related to the strategic and financial review process, an increase of $0.7 million in bad debt expense and an increase of $0.6   million in employee salaries and benefits. These increases were offset by a decrease of $0.9 million in travel and entertainment expense, a decrease of $0.7 million in postemployment benefits primarily related to employee severance charges and an increase of $1.1 million in foreign currency exchange gains related to certain working capital accounts, primarily in our Europe operations.

Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization increased $0.6 million, or 6%, to $10.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $9.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This increase was primarily related to the property and equipment acquired in connection with the Iris acquisition and the printing equipment upgrades used to support our legal claims and notifications services.

Amortization of identifiable intangible assets decreased $1.1 million, or 23%, to $3.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $4.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was primarily related to certain customer relationship intangible assets that became fully amortized during the second half of 2015, partially offset by the amortization of intangible assets acquired in connection with Iris.

For the three months ended June 30, 2015, there was $1.2 million of expense related to impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets and $1.2 million of income related to the fair value adjustment to contingent consideration, in each case, related to the Minus 10 acquisition. See Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

For the three months ended June 30, 2015, we incurred $2.9 million of other operating expenses primarily related to expenses incurred in connection with the Iris acquisition.

Consolidated Income Taxes

For the three months ended June 30, 2016, we recognized income tax expense of $6.3 million compared to an income tax benefit of $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. This increase in income tax expense was the result of excluding an income tax benefit related to a pretax loss incurred in the United States for which no income tax benefit can be recognized combined with tax expense related to indefinite-lived intangible asset amortization and an increase in foreign tax expense due to an increase in pretax income from our foreign operations.

For both the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2016, we excluded the United States and certain foreign income tax jurisdictions from the consolidated annual effective tax rate calculation as they are forecasted to generate annual pretax losses for which no income tax benefit can be recognized due to lack of evidence of future realization of deferred income tax assets. We separately compute tax expense in these loss jurisdictions. See Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

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Results of Operations by Segment

The following segment discussion is presented on a basis consistent with our segment disclosure contained in Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The table below presents revenues, direct costs, selling, general and administrative expenses (including reimbursable expenses), segment performance measure for each of our reportable segments and a reconciliation of the segment performance measure to our consolidated income (loss) before income taxes.

	Three Months Ended June 30,
Amounts in thousands	2016			2015			$ Change			% Change
Operating revenue
Technology	$	96,008		$	93,159		$	2,849		3	%
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration	34,639			37,398			(2,759		)	(7	)%
Total operating revenue	$	130,647		$	130,557		$	90		—	%
Reimbursable expenses
Technology	$	867		$	309		$	558		181	%
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration	9,230			7,144			2,086			29	%
Total reimbursable expenses	$	10,097		$	7,453		$	2,644		35	%
Total revenue
Technology	$	96,875		$	93,468		$	3,407		4	%
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration	43,869			44,542			(673		)	(2	)%
Total revenue	$	140,744		$	138,010		$	2,734		2	%
Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses
Technology	$	67,677		$	69,594		$	(1,917	)	(3	)%
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration	33,850			35,065			(1,215		)	(3	)%
Intercompany eliminations	(23		)	(168		)	145			86	%
Total direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses	$	101,504		$	104,491		$	(2,987	)	(3	)%
Segment performance measure
Technology	$	29,221		$	24,042		$	5,179		22	%
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration	10,019			9,477			542			6	%
Total segment performance measure	$	39,240		$	33,519		$	5,721		17	%
Segment performance measure as a percentage of segment operating revenue
Technology	30		%	26		%				4	%
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration	29		%	25		%				4	%
Total	30		%	26		%				4	%

	Three Months Ended June 30,
Amounts in thousands	2016			2015			$ Change			% Change
Reconciliation of segment performance measure to consolidated income (loss) before income taxes
Segment performance measure	$	39,240		$	33,519		$	5,721		17	%
Unallocated expenses	(18,296		)	(10,168		)	(8,128		)	(80	)%
Share-based compensation expense	(965		)	(5,305		)	4,340			82	%
Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization	(10,084		)	(9,498		)	(586		)	(6	)%
Amortization of identifiable intangible assets	(3,680		)	(4,810		)	1,130			23	%
Impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets	—			(1,162		)	1,162			100	%
Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration	—			1,201			(1,201		)	(100	)%
Other operating expense	—			(2,861		)	2,861			100	%
Operating income	6,215			916			5,299			578	%
Interest expense, net	(5,457		)	(5,479		)	22			—	%
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	758		$	(4,563	)	$	5,321		117	%

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Technology Segment

Operating revenue increased $2.8 million, or 3%, to $96.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $93.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This increase was primarily due to an increase of $3.7 million in revenue from electronically stored information (“ESI”) services in North America primarily as the result of the impact of the acquisition of Iris in April 2015, an increase of $6.5 million in revenue from ESI services in Europe and Asia as the result of an increase in data volumes, offset by a decrease of $7.4 million in global document revenue caused by a decrease in document review billable hours.

Revenue from reimbursable expenses increased to $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $0.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in reimbursable third party production costs.

Direct costs, reimbursable expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $1.9 million, or 3%, to $67.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $69.6 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This was due to a decrease of $3.5 million in employee salaries and benefits, primarily related to the decrease in operating revenue from document review services and an increase of $1.2 million in foreign currency exchange gains related to certain working capital accounts, primarily in our Europe operations. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in production costs of $1.5 million primarily related to third party software and data center expenses, an increase of $0.7 million in sales commission expense and an increase of $0.6 million in bad debt expense.

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration Segment

Operating revenue decreased $2.8 million, or 7%, to $34.6 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $37.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $1.8 million in revenue from bankruptcy related services caused by lower levels of active matters in our corporate restructuring and chapter 7 service lines, a decrease in revenue from our AACER bankruptcy services and a decrease of $1.0 million in revenue from our settlement administration business, primarily related to legal noticing services.

Revenue from reimbursable expenses increased $2.1 million, or 30%, to $9.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $7.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in reimbursable postage costs.

Direct costs, reimbursable expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $1.2 million, or 3%, to $33.9 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $35.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This was primarily due to a decrease of $2.8 million in legal notifications, legal claims advertising costs and other miscellaneous production costs and a decrease of $0.4 million in salaries and benefits. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $2.2 million in reimbursed expenses, primarily consisting of postage costs for legal notifications and legal claims advertising services. Other miscellaneous selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $0.2 million.

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Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 Compared with the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

The following provides information relevant to understanding our consolidated results of operations. Also see our discussion of segment results in the Results of Operations by Segment section below.

Consolidated Results of Operations

	Six Months Ended June 30,
Amounts in thousands	2016			2015			$ Change			% Change
Operating revenue	$	262,175		$	238,312		$	23,863		10	%
Reimbursable expenses	25,100			18,726			6,374			34	%
Total revenue	287,275			257,038			30,237			12	%
Direct costs of operating revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	129,369			118,930			10,439			9	%
Reimbursable expenses	24,158			17,794			6,364			36	%
Selling, general and administrative expense	95,041			83,837			11,204			13	%
Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization	19,618			18,263			1,355			7	%
Amortization of identifiable intangible assets	7,454			7,495			(41		)	(1	)%
Impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets	—			1,162			(1,162		)	(100	)%
Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration	—			(1,201		)	1,201			100	%
Other operating expense	53			2,998			(2,945		)	(98	)%
Total operating expense	275,693			249,278			26,415			11	%
Operating income	11,582			7,760			3,822			49	%
Interest expense (income)
Interest expense	10,866			9,709			1,157			12	%
Interest income	(34		)	(5		)	(29		)	(580	)%
Net interest expense	10,832			9,704			1,128			12	%
Income (loss) before income taxes	750			(1,944		)	2,694			139	%
Income tax expense (benefit)	6,395			(436		)	6,831			1,567	%
Net loss	$	(5,645	)	$	(1,508	)	$	(4,137	)	(274	)%

Consolidated Revenue

Operating revenue increased $23.9 million, or 10%, to $262.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $238.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. This change is composed of an increase of $26.1 million in the Technology segment, partially offset by a decrease of $2.2 million in the Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment. Refer to the subsection entitled Results of Operations by Segment for additional information.

Our total revenue includes reimbursable expenses, such as postage related to notification services. Although reimbursable expenses may fluctuate significantly from period to period, these fluctuations have a minimal effect on our operating income as we realize little or no margin from this revenue.

Consolidated Operating Expense

Direct cost of operating revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense), increased $10.5 million, or 9%, to $129.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $118.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. This was primarily due to an increase of $4.3 million in employee salaries and benefits, an increase of $6.0 million in production costs primarily related to software licenses and data center costs in our Technology segment and an increase of $0.2 million in direct costs primarily related to legal notification, legal claims advertising expenses and other production costs in our Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration Segment.

Reimbursable expenses increased $6.4 million, or 36%, during the six months ended June 30, 2016 to $24.2 million from $17.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. This corresponds to the increase in reimbursable expenses revenue and is primarily due to higher postage volumes.

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Selling, general and administrative expense increased $11.2 million, or 13%, to $95.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $83.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. This was primarily due to an increase of $5.1 million in expenses related to the strategic and financial review process, an increase of $4.9 million in salaries and benefits, including expense related to equity awards, an increase of $2.2 million in sales commission expense, an increase of $0.9 million in bad debt expense and an increase of $0.8 million in adverting expense. These increases were offset by a decrease of $1.6 million in postemployment benefits primarily related to employee severance charges and a decrease of $0.4 million in travel and entertainment expense. Other selling, general and administrative expense decreased by $0.7 million.

Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization increased $1.3 million, or 7%, to $19.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $18.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. This increase was primarily related to the property and equipment acquired in connection with the Iris acquisition and the printing equipment purchased during the second half of 2016 used to support our legal claims and notifications services.

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, there was $1.2 million of expense related to impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets and a $1.2 million of income related to the fair value adjustment to contingent consideration, in each case, related to the Minus 10 acquisition. See Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Other operating expenses decreased $2.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 to $0.1 million from $3.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was primarily related to acquisition-related expenses incurred in connection with the Iris acquisition.

Consolidated Interest Expense

Interest expense increased $1.2 million, or 12%, to $10.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, from $9.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The increase was primarily due to higher principal amount of debt outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015 to fund the acquisition of Iris.

Consolidated Income Taxes

For the six months ended June 30, 2016, we recognized income tax expense of $6.4 million compared to an income tax benefit of $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. This increase in income tax expense was the result of excluding an income tax benefit related to a pretax loss incurred in the United States for which no income tax benefit can be recognized combined with tax expense related to indefinite-lived intangible asset amortization and an increase in foreign tax expense due to an increase in pretax income from our foreign operations. See Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

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Results of Operations by Segment

The following segment discussion is presented on a basis consistent with our segment disclosure contained in Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The table below presents revenues, direct costs, selling, general and administrative expenses (including reimbursable expenses), segment performance measure for each of our reportable segments and a reconciliation of the segment performance measure to our consolidated income (loss) before income taxes.

	Six Months Ended June 30,
Amounts in thousands	2016			2015			$ Change			% Change
Operating revenue
Technology	$	189,265		$	163,182		$	26,083		16	%
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration	72,910			75,130			(2,220		)	(3	)%
Total operating revenue	$	262,175		$	238,312		$	23,863		10	%
Reimbursable expenses
Technology	$	1,429		$	622		$	807		130	%
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration	23,671			18,104			5,567			31	%
Total reimbursable expenses	$	25,100		$	18,726		$	6,374		34	%
Total revenue
Technology	$	190,694		$	163,804		$	26,890		16	%
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration	96,581			93,234			3,347			4	%
Total revenue	$	287,275		$	257,038		$	30,237		12	%
Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses
Technology	$	135,948		$	122,660		$	13,288		11	%
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration	74,824			71,053			3,771			5	%
Intercompany eliminations	(292		)	(1,107		)	815			74	%
Total direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses	$	210,480		$	192,606		$	17,874		9	%
Segment performance measure
Technology	$	55,038		$	42,251		$	12,787		30	%
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration	21,757			22,181			(424		)	(2	)%
Total segment performance measure	$	76,795		$	64,432		$	12,363		19	%
Segment performance measure as a percentage of segment operating revenue
Technology	29		%	26		%				3	%
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration	30		%	30		%				—	%
Total	29		%	27		%				2	%

	Six Months Ended June 30,
Amounts in thousands	2016			2015			$ Change			% Change
Reconciliation of segment performance measure to consolidated income (loss) before income taxes
Segment performance measure	$	76,795		$	64,432		$	12,363		19	%
Unallocated expenses	(34,607		)	(21,029		)	(13,578		)	(65	)%
Share-based compensation expense	(3,481		)	(6,926		)	3,445			50	%
Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization	(19,618		)	(18,263		)	(1,355		)	(7	)%
Amortization of identifiable intangible assets	(7,454		)	(7,495		)	41			1	%
Impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets	—			(1,162		)	1,162			100	%
Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration	—			1,201			(1,201		)	(100	)%
Other operating expense	(53		)	(2,998		)	2,945			98	%
Operating income	11,582			7,760			3,822			49	%
Interest expense, net	(10,832		)	(9,704		)	(1,128		)	(12	)%
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	750		$	(1,944	)	$	2,694		139	%

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Technology Segment

Operating revenue increased $26.1 million, or 16%, to $189.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $163.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. This increase was primarily due to an increase of $13.1 million in revenue from ESI services in North America primarily as the result of the impact of the acquisition of Iris in April 2015 and an increase of $13.3 million in revenue from ESI services in Europe and Asia as the result of an increase in data volumes. Operating revenue from global document review services increased by $0.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015.

Revenue from reimbursable expenses increased to $1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $0.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in reimbursable third party production costs.

Direct costs, reimbursable expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses increased $13.2 million, or 11%, to $135.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $122.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. This was primarily due to an increase in production costs of $5.1 million primarily related to third party software and data center expenses, an increase of $4.0 million in employee salaries and benefits, an increase of $2.0 million in sales commission expense, an increase of $0.8 million in bad debt expense, an increase of $0.5 million in reimbursable direct costs, an increase of $0.4 million in travel and entertainment expense and an increase of $0.6 million in advertising expense.

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration Segment

Operating revenue decreased $2.2 million, or 3%, to $72.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $75.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was due to a decrease of $6.3 million in revenue from bankruptcy related services caused by lower levels of active matters in our corporate restructuring and chapter 7 service lines and a decrease in revenue from our AACER bankruptcy services, partially offset by an increase of $4.1 million in revenue from our settlement administration business, primarily related to data breach response services.

Revenue from reimbursable expenses increased $5.6 million, or 31%, to $23.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $18.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in reimbursable postage costs.

Direct costs, reimbursable expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses increased $3.7 million, or 5%, to $74.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $71.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. This was primarily due to an increase of $5.7 million in reimbursed expenses, primarily consisting of postage costs for legal notifications and legal claims advertising services, partially offset by a decrease of $0.7 million in employee salaries and benefits, a decrease of $0.6 million in legal notifications, legal claims advertising costs and other miscellaneous production costs, a decrease of $0.4 million in lease expense and a decrease of $0.3 million in other general and administrative related expenses.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

We had $17.3 million in cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2016, of which $13.3 million was held by our foreign subsidiaries at financial institutions outside of the United States. We consider the earnings of our foreign subsidiaries to be indefinitely invested outside the United States on the basis of estimates that future domestic cash generation will be sufficient to meet future domestic cash needs.  In the event that we decide to repatriate foreign earnings, we would have to adjust the income tax provision in the period when we determine that the earnings will no longer be indefinitely invested outside the United States.

We have historically funded our global operations primarily through cash flows from operations and borrowings under our credit facility. Furthermore, we have historically used cash flows from operations and borrowings under our credit facility to fund our proprietary software product development, fund our capital expenditures, repurchase shares of our common stock, pay dividends and acquire businesses. We have also used cash flows from operations to pay interest and principal payments under our debt agreements.

We believe that our cash balances and other current assets, together with our expected future cash flows provided by operating activities and, as necessary, by utilization of our existing committed and available borrowing capacity under our credit facility, will be sufficient to meet our expected operating and debt service requirements for at least the next 12 months. As we expect to generate positive operating cash flow for fiscal year 2016 and beyond, we expect to continue to repay or be able to refinance the amounts outstanding under our credit facility as or before they become due and payable.

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Operating Activities

Our operating activities provided net cash of $2.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016. Included in cash provided by operating activities was a net loss of $5.6 million which included $36.3 million of non-cash expenses for net contribution to cash flows of $30.7 million related to net income adjusted to exclude non-cash expenses. Cash used in operating activities also included a $27.8 million decrease in cash resulting from net changes in operating assets and liabilities, primarily from a $29.4 million increase in accounts receivables due to an increase of days-sales-outstanding and a decrease of $1.3 million in accounts payable and other liabilities. Other operating assets and liabilities increased operating cash flows $2.9 million. Trade accounts receivable fluctuates from period to period depending on the period to period change in revenue and the timing of revenue and collections. Accounts payable fluctuates from period to period depending on the timing of purchases and payments.

Our operating activities provided net cash of $27.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. Included in net cash provided by operating activities was a net loss of $1.5 million which included $37.5 million of non-cash expenses for net contribution to cash flows of $36.0 million related to net income adjusted to exclude non-cash expenses. Cash provided by operating activities also included a $8.1 million decrease in cash resulting from net changes in operating assets and liabilities, primarily from a $15.0 million increase in accounts receivables due to an increase in sequential quarterly revenue as compared to the prior period, offset by a decrease of $3.4 million in accounts payable and other liabilities and a decrease of $2.3 million in customer deposits. Other operating assets and liabilities increased operating cash flows $1.2 million.

Investing Activities

We used cash of $12.6 million and $139.9 million in our investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we used $123.6 million to fund the acquisition of Iris. We funded purchases of property and equipment, including computer hardware and purchased software of $8.2 million and $11.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Software development is essential to support certain of our service offerings, and we used cash of $4.8 million and $4.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively to fund internal costs related to the development of software. Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment were $0.4 million and $0.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Financing Activities

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, we had net borrowings of $18.0 million under our senior secured revolving loan, which was primarily used to fund working capital requirements and repaid $1.8 million of principal amounts outstanding under our senior secured term loan. We paid $4.5 million of principal amounts related to other long-term debt obligations, including $2.3 million related to a note payable and $2.2 million related to capital lease obligations. We paid $6.8 million in dividends and used $4.9 million to repurchase shares of common stock to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock awards.

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we had net borrowings of $90.8 million under the Credit Agreement that we incurred primarily to fund the acquisition of Iris. We also paid $3.1 million of principal amounts related to other long-term debt obligations, including $2.3 million related to a note payable and $0.8 million related to capital lease obligations. We paid $1.6 million of debt issuance cost in conjunction with the second and third amendments to the Credit Agreement. We paid $6.6 million in dividends and used $4.0 million to repurchase shares of common stock to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock awards and certain stock option exercises. Cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options were $1.1 million.

Credit Agreement

As of June 30, 2016, we have a $475 million senior secured credit facility, consisting of a $100 million senior secured revolving loan, maturing in August 2018, and a $375 million amortizing senior secured term loan, maturing in August 2020. The credit facility is secured by liens on our real property and a significant portion of our personal property. Subject to securing additional commitments from financial institutions and compliance with the covenants specified in the Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement also provides a remaining $125 million uncommitted accordion for access to incremental capital (the “Accordion”). The Accordion provides for increasing the senior secured term loan up to $500 million and/or increasing the total capacity under the senior secured revolving loan commitment up to a maximum of $200 million with the aggregate total increase in the term loan and revolving loans not to exceed $200 million and the aggregate total not to exceed $600 million.

In addition, the Credit Agreement requires certain annual mandatory prepayments based on a percentage of excess cash flow when the net leverage ratio exceeds 2.75 to 1.00. Excess cash flow, as defined in the Credit Agreement, consists of Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) adjusted for capital expenditures, changes in working capital, interest paid, income taxes paid, principal payments, dividends and certain acquisition-related obligations. Any prepayments reduce proportionately borrowings outstanding under the senior secured term loan and senior secured revolving loan.

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The Credit Agreement contains a net leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) covenant which is not permitted to exceed 4.50 to 1.00 as well as other customary covenants related to limitations on (i) creating liens, debt, guarantees or other contingent obligations, (ii) engaging in mergers, acquisitions and consolidations, (iii) prepaying, redeeming or repurchasing subordinated or junior debt, and (iv) engaging in certain transactions with affiliates, in each case, subject to customary exceptions.

Under the Credit Agreement, our ability to declare and pay dividends and repurchase securities from equity holders is limited by a requirement that such payments are not to exceed, in the aggregate, 50% of net income, as adjusted, on a cumulative basis for all quarterly periods from the closing date of the credit facility and ending prior to the date of payment or repurchase. Adjustments to Consolidated Net Income (as defined in the Credit Agreement) include among other items, the exclusion of extraordinary items, specified severance costs, cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, intangible asset amortization and impairment charges, non-cash compensation expense, cumulative effect of foreign currency translations, and gains or losses from discontinued operations. Further, we are not allowed to declare and pay dividends and repurchase securities from equity holders if our net leverage ratio on a pro forma basis would exceed 4.25 to 1.0 or if our pro forma unused capacity on the senior secured revolving loan would be less than $25 million. The amounts outstanding under the credit facility may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default under the Credit Agreement.

As of June 30, 2016:

·Our borrowings outstanding under the senior secured term loan and senior secured revolving loan were $365.4 million and $18.0 million, respectively.

·We had $0.8 million in letters of credit outstanding that reduce the borrowing capacity under the senior secured revolving loan.

·Borrowings outstanding under the senior secured term loan were subject to an interest rate based on the 0.75% LIBOR floor plus an applicable margin of 3.75% for an aggregate interest rate floor of 4.50%.

·      Borrowings outstanding under the senior secured revolving loan had a weighted average interest rate of 5.0%.

·We were in compliance with all financial covenants.

Business Acquisition

On April 30, 2015, we completed the acquisition of all of the capital stock of Iris pursuant to the Purchase Agreement dated April 7, 2015. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the aggregate purchase consideration was $133.8 million, consisting of $124.7 million in Cash Consideration and $9.1 million of assumed capital lease obligations of the seller. The Cash Consideration was funded with existing cash and borrowings under the Credit Agreement. Of the Cash Consideration, $1.1 million was paid during the second half of 2015 pursuant to certain provisions of the Purchase Agreement. Approximately $13.0 million of the Cash Consideration was placed in escrow through July 2016 as security for potential future indemnification claims. We have filed claims with the escrow agent for losses incurred primarily related to certain working capital accounts and, as of June 30, 2016, we have not received or recognized any recovery of these losses in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Dividends

On April 28, 2016, the Board declared a cash dividend of $0.09 per outstanding share of common stock payable to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 23, 2016 and on July 5, 2016, we paid an aggregate $3.4 million to such shareholders.

The aggregate amount of the dividends declared during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, was $6.8 million and $6.7 million, respectively, or $0.18 per share of common stock.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

Except for the following, there have been no material changes in the contractual obligations and commitments table included in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section in our 2015 Form 10-K.

·In May 2016, we entered into an operating lease related to office space for a document review center in Washington, D.C. There are no cash payments due in 2016, cash payments due in fiscal year 2017, 2018,  2019, 2020 and 2021 and thereafter are $0.8 million, $0.8 million, $0.9 million, $1.0 million and $6.8 million, respectively, for total cash payments of $10.3 million.

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·In July 2016, we entered into a three year software license and technical support agreement with a third-party vendor. Under this agreement, cash payments of $4.0 million are due in fiscal year 2016, 2017 and 2018 for total cash payments of $12.0 million.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We disclose critical accounting policies and estimates that require management to use significant judgment or that require significant estimates in our 2015 Form 10-K. Management regularly reviews the selection and application of our critical accounting policies. There have been no material updates to the critical accounting policies and estimates contained in our 2015 Form 10-K.

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The principal market risks to which we are exposed include interest rates under our credit facility, fluctuations in short-term interest rates on a portion of our bankruptcy trustee revenue, and foreign exchange rates giving rise to translation.

Interest Rate Risk

Credit Facility

The senior secured term loan under our credit facility bears interest as follows: (1) 2.75% plus prime rate subject to a 1.75% floor; or (2) 3.75% plus one, two, three or six month LIBOR rate subject to a 0.75% LIBOR floor for an aggregate floating rate floor of 4.50%. As of June 30, 2016, all outstanding borrowings under the term loan were based on LIBOR subject to an aggregate floating rate of 4.5%.

The senior secured revolving loan under our credit facility bears interest as follows: (1) for base rate advances, borrowings bear interest at prime rate plus 225 to 325 basis points; and (2) for LIBOR advances, borrowings bear interest at LIBOR plus 325 to 425 basis points. As of June 30, 2016, the weighted-average interest rate for borrowings outstanding under the senior secured revolving loan was 5.0%.

Based on borrowings outstanding as of June 30, 2016, a hypothetical 100 basis point increase in the prime or LIBOR rates would have increased our annual interest expense by approximately $3.3 million.

Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge

In April 2014, we entered into a forward interest rate swap effective from August 31, 2015 through August 27, 2020, with a notional amount of approximately $73.7 million equal to the portion of the outstanding amortized principal amount of the senior secured term loan being hedged as of the effective date of the forward interest rate swap. Under the swap, we will pay a fixed amount of interest of 2.81% on the notional amount and the swap counterparty will pay a floating amount of interest based on LIBOR with a one-month designated maturity subject to a floor of 0.75% which is consistent with our obligation under the term loan. The interest rate swap contains a floor of 0.75% to ensure that the one-month LIBOR received on each settlement of the interest rate swap will not be less than our LIBOR floor obligation to lenders of 0.75%. As of June 30, 2016, the notional amount outstanding under the interest rate swap was $72.9 million.

The objective of entering into this interest rate swap was to eliminate the variability of the cash flows in interest payments related to the portion of the debt being hedged. The interest rate swap qualifies as a cash flow hedge and, as such, is being accounted for at estimated fair value with changes in estimated fair value being deferred in accumulated other comprehensive loss until such time as the hedged transaction is recognized in earnings. As of June 30, 2016, the hedge was determined to be highly effective and is expected to continue to be highly effective in mitigating the risks of rising interest rates. The fair value of the interest rate swap at June 30, 2016 was a liability of $5.1 million.

Chapter 7 Deposit-based fees

We earn interest rate-based and service fees from our Chapter 7 bankruptcy services. Interest rate-based and service fees are earned on a percentage of Chapter 7 assets placed on deposit with a designated financial institution by our trustee clients. The interest rate-based fees we earn may vary based on fluctuations in short-term interest rates. As of June 30, 2016, our trustee clients had $1.3 billion of assets placed on deposit with designated financial institutions. Based on the dollar value of trustee clients’ assets placed on deposit as of June 30, 2016, a hypothetical 100 basis points movement in short-term interest rates would not have had a material effect on operating revenue.

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Foreign Currency Risk

We have operations outside of the United States, and therefore, a portion of our net assets, revenues and expenses are in functional currencies other than United States dollars. We do not utilize hedge instruments to manage the exposures associated with fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates, and as a result, we are exposed to changes in currency exchange rates between the United States dollar and the functional currency of the foreign countries where we have operations. Our most significant exposure to foreign currency exchange risk relates to the British Pound. When the United States dollar weakens against foreign currencies, the dollar value of our net assets, revenues and expenses denominated in foreign currencies increases. When the United States dollar strengthens, the opposite situation occurs.

We performed a sensitivity analysis assuming a hypothetical 10% strengthening or weakening in the United States dollar relative to foreign currency exchange rates applied to the historical financial statements of our foreign subsidiaries for the six months ended June 30, 2016, which indicated that such a movement would have changed our consolidated net assets and operating income by approximately $5.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively.

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have each reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have each concluded that our current disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period for which this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is filed. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in such reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15-(f) under the Exchange Act. As discussed in Item 4 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015 based on the criteria set forth in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework).  As permitted by the guidelines established by the SEC, management’s assessment of and conclusion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015 did not include the operations of Iris, which was acquired on April 30, 2015 and are included in the 2015 consolidated financial statements.

As discussed in Item 4 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, although management was not required to perform an evaluation of Iris’ internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, through our monitoring of the processes that support our internal control over financial reporting, we identified a material weakness in the design and operation of internal controls over Iris’ operations. A material weakness is a control deficiency, or a combination of control deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the registrant’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The material weakness related to appropriate controls over the processes to report Iris revenue, including contract management and billing processes, which were not designed effectively and not operating effectively to prevent or detect potential material errors within revenue and related accounts resulting from Iris’ operations. During the second quarter of 2016, management continued to implement specific design enhancements to controls within the process to report Iris’ revenue to mitigate the material weakness.

Although remediation activities have not operated for a sufficient period of time to demonstrate their effectiveness, we will continue to monitor and assess such activities to ensure full remediation of the aforementioned material weakness.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Except as previously disclosed, there have been no other changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended June 30, 2016, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

For information related to our legal proceedings, see Note 10, Legal Proceedings under Part I, Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

Item 1A.Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in our Risk Factors from those disclosed in our 2015 Form 10-K that was filed with the SEC.

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

We have a policy that requires us to purchase shares of our common stock to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock awards or the exercise of stock options and, at the participant’s election, shares of common stock surrendered to the Company for satisfaction of the exercise price of stock options under the 2004 Plan and 2015 Inducement Award Plan. During the three months ended June 30, 2016, we purchased shares of our common stock as follows.

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)	Average Price Paid per Share (2)		Total $ Amount of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (3)
April 1 — April 30	30,619	$	15.01	—
May 1 — May 31	—	—		—
June 1 — June 30	—	—		—
Total	30,619			—

(1)Represents shares of common stock surrendered to us by participants under the 2004 Plan to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock awards and the exercise price of stock options.

(2)The price paid per share was based on the closing trading price of our common stock on the date on which we purchased shares from the participant under the 2004 Plan.

(3)As of June 30, 2016, there were no share repurchase programs authorized by the Board.

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Item 6.Exhibits

2.1	†	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 26, 2016, by and among Document Technologies, LLC, DTI Merger Sub, Inc. and Epiq Systems, Inc. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2016.
3.1		Amended and Restated Bylaws of Epiq Systems, Inc., effective June 6, 2016. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2016.
10.1		Director Nomination Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2016, by and among Epiq Systems, Inc., St. Denis J. Villere & Company, L.L.C. and the other parties thereto. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2016.
10.2	††	2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2016. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2016.
10.3		Shareholder Support Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2016, between Document Technologies, LLC and St. Denis J. Villere & Company, L.L.C. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2016.
10.4		Shareholder Support Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2016, between Document Technologies, LLC and P2 Capital Partners, LLC. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2016.
10.5		Form of D&O Support Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2016, by and among Document Technologies, LLC and each of the Company’s directors and certain officers. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2016.
10.6	††	Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2016, by and between Epiq Systems, Inc. and Tom W. Olofson. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2016.
10.7	††	Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2016, by and between Epiq Systems, Inc. and Brad D. Scott. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2016.
10.8	††	Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2016, by and between Epiq Systems, Inc. and Karin-Joyce Tjon. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2016.
10.9	*††	Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2016, by and between Epiq Systems, Inc. and Jayne L. Rothman.
31.1	*	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Epiq Systems, Inc. pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	*	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Epiq Systems, Inc. pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	**	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Epiq Systems, Inc. pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101	*	The following unaudited financial information from Epiq Systems, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) includes:

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(i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, and (vi) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

*	Filed herewith.
**	Furnished herewith.
†	Schedules omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
††	Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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SIGNATURES

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

	Epiq Systems, Inc.
Date: August 9, 2016	/s/ Tom W. Olofson
	Tom W. Olofson
	Chairman of the Board
	Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 9, 2016	/s/ Karin-Joyce Tjon Sien Fat
	Karin-Joyce Tjon Sien Fat
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

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EX-10.9

Exhibit 10.9

AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Amendment to the Executive Employment Agreement (“Amendment”) is entered into as of July 26, 2016, by and between Jayne L. Rothman, an individual (“Executive”), and Epiq Systems, Inc. (the “Company”).

WHEREAS, Executive and the Company are party to that certain Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2016 (the “Employment Agreement”);

WHEREAS, it is expected that the Company shall enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger as of the date hereof (as the same may be amended, updated or supplemented from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Document Technologies, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Parent”) and DTI Merger Sub, Inc., a Missouri corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent;

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to enter into this Amendment to clarify certain terms of Executive’s employment with the Company effective following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and

WHEREAS, capitalized terms that are not defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Employment Agreement unless specified to the contrary.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

1.Section 1(z) shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“Separation Consideration” shall mean:

(i) a cash amount equal to the sum of the Bonus and eighteen (18) months of Base Salary; and

(ii) regular monthly payments (payable 1 month in arrears) equal to the difference between (A) the Executive’s monthly premium rate for health insurance for Executive and Executive’s dependents under the Company’s relevant health insurance plans (e.g. medical, dental and vision) in effect on the End Date, and (B) the monthly premium paid by Executive for substantially similar health insurance coverage for Executive and Executive’s dependents (whether through the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) or otherwise), after the End Date, until the earlier of (Y) eighteen (18) months from the End Date, or (Z) Executive’s employment by a person, company, or other entity that offers health insurance;

provided that, following a Change in Control, the “Separation Consideration” shall mean:

(i) a cash amount equal to two times the sum of the Bonus and the Base Salary;

(ii) regular monthly payments (payable 1 month in arrears) equal to the difference between (A) the Executive’s monthly premium rate for health insurance for Executive and Executive’s dependents under the Company’s relevant health insurance plans (e.g. medical, dental and vision) in effect on the End Date, and (B) the monthly premium paid by Executive for substantially similar health insurance coverage for Executive and Executive’s dependents (whether through the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) or otherwise), after the End Date, until the earlier of (Y) twenty-four (24) months from the End Date, or (Z) Executive’s employment by a person, company, or other entity that offers health insurance;

(iii) a cash amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($25,000), which represents an amount to assist Executive with executive outplacement services; and

(iv) a cash amount of Fifty-Eight Thousand, Six Hundred and Seventy-Two Dollars and Zero Cents ($58,672.00), which represents twenty-four months (24) of other benefits to which Executive was entitled as of the End Date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Separation Consideration shall be payable within sixty (60) days following the End Date (or as otherwise required by applicable law or as expressly set forth above relating to regular monthly payments or other consideration), provided that Executive shall not be entitled to receive the Separation Consideration unless and until: (x) Executive has executed and delivered the Release to the Company; (y) the Release has become fully effective in all respects; and (z) Executive reaffirms and does not breach the post-termination obligations contained in this Agreement and has not breach the provisions of the Release or breached the provisions of Section 7, 8 or 10 hereof.

2.References.  All references in the Employment Agreement to “this Agreement” and any other references of similar import shall hereinafter refer to the Employment Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

3.Remaining Provisions.  Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.  This Amendment embodies the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relative thereto.

4.Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri.

5.Amendment Effective Date.  This Amendment shall be effective as of the date of the consummation of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement. In the event that the Transactions are not consummated, this Amendment will be void and of no force and effect.

6.Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed by either of the parties hereto in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.

	Epiq Systems, Inc.
	By	/s/ Tom W. Olofson
	Name: Tom W. Olofson
	Title: Chairman and CEO
ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
/s/ Jayne L. Rothman
Jayne L. Rothman

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Tom W. Olofson, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Epiq Systems, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

(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

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(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: August 9, 2016

/s/ TOM W. OLOFSON

Tom W. Olofson

Chairman of the Board

Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Karin-Joyce Tjon Sien Fat, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Epiq Systems, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

(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

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(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: August 9, 2016

/s/ KARIN-JOYCE TJON SIEN FAT

Karin-Joyce Tjon Sien Fat

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATIONS OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

I, Tom W. Olofson, Chief Executive Officer of Epiq Systems, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify pursuant to Section 1350 of chapter 63 of title 18 of the United States Code, and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge, (1) the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Company to which this Exhibit is attached (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ TOM W. OLOFSON

Tom W. Olofson

Date: August 9, 2016

I, Karin-Joyce Tjon Sien Fat, Chief Financial Officer of Epiq Systems, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify pursuant to Section 1350 of chapter 63 of title 18 of the United States Code, and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge, (1) the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Company to which this Exhibit is attached (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ KARIN —JOYCE TJON SIEN FAT

Karin-Joyce Tjon Sien Fat

Date: August 9, 2016

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Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 28, 2016
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	EPIQ SYSTEMS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001027207
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		38,126,452
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 17,296	$ 27,620
Trade accounts receivable, net	167,457	140,597
Prepaid expenses	16,536	20,206
Income taxes receivable	8,173	8,421
Other current assets	817	199
Total current assets	210,279	197,043
Long-term Assets:
Property and equipment, net	70,329	77,715
Internally developed software, net	17,375	15,971
Goodwill	476,973	477,479
Other intangible assets, net	37,489	44,943
Other long-term assets	10,112	10,746
Total long-term assets	612,278	626,854
Total Assets	822,557	823,897
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	25,298	28,704
Current maturities of long-term obligations	11,917	12,213
Accrued compensation	16,478	23,977
Client deposits	1,130	3,593
Deferred revenue	3,962	3,669
Dividends payable	3,750	3,599
Other accrued expenses	13,602	9,144
Total current liabilities	76,137	84,899
Long-term Liabilities:
Deferred income taxes	49,891	47,036
Other long-term liabilities	13,974	12,476
Long-term obligations	383,863	371,365
Total long-term liabilities	447,728	430,877
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock-$1 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
Common stock-$0.01 par value; authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding June 30, 2016-40,835,651 and 37,944,698 shares, respectively; issued and outstanding December 31, 2015-40,835,651 and 37,534,447 shares, respectively	408	408
Additional paid-in capital	297,686	296,324
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(11,793)	(7,949)
Retained earnings	50,518	62,991
Treasury stock, at cost-2,890,953 shares and 3,301,204 shares, respectively	(38,127)	(43,653)
Total equity	298,692	308,121
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 822,557	$ 823,897

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares authorized	2,000,000	2,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	40,835,651	40,835,651
Common stock, shares outstanding	37,944,698	37,534,447
Treasury stock, shares	2,890,953	3,301,204

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenue:
Operating revenue	$ 130,647	$ 130,557	$ 262,175	$ 238,312
Reimbursable expenses	10,097	7,453	25,100	18,726
Total revenue	140,744	138,010	287,275	257,038
Operating Expense:
Direct cost of operating revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	64,216	67,901	129,369	118,930
Reimbursable expenses	9,250	7,290	24,158	17,794
Selling, general and administrative expense	47,299	44,773	95,041	83,837
Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization	10,084	9,498	19,618	18,263
Amortization of identifiable intangible assets	3,680	4,810	7,454	7,495
Impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets		1,162		1,162
Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration		(1,201)		(1,201)
Other operating expense		2,861	53	2,998
Total operating expense	134,529	137,094	275,693	249,278
Operating income	6,215	916	11,582	7,760
Interest expense (income):
Interest expense	5,458	5,480	10,866	9,709
Interest income	(1)	(1)	(34)	(5)
Net interest expense	5,457	5,479	10,832	9,704
Income (loss) before income taxes	758	(4,563)	750	(1,944)
Income tax expense (benefit)	6,338	(1,322)	6,395	(436)
Net loss	$ (5,580)	$ (3,241)	$ (5,645)	$ (1,508)
Net loss per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.15)	$ (0.09)	$ (0.15)	$ (0.04)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.15)	$ (0.09)	$ (0.15)	$ (0.04)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	37,432	36,536	37,250	36,409
Diluted (in shares)	37,432	36,536	37,250	36,409
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.09	$ 0.09	$ 0.18	$ 0.18

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (UNAUDITED)
Net loss	$ (5,580)	$ (3,241)	$ (5,645)	$ (1,508)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of $0 tax in all periods	(2,241)	2,308	(2,597)	(27)
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives, net of tax expense (benefit) of $0, $107, $0, and $(332), respectively	(244)	148	(1,247)	(548)
Comprehensive loss	$ (8,065)	$ (785)	$ (9,489)	$ (2,083)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (UNAUDITED) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (UNAUDITED)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives, tax expense (benefit)	$ 0	$ 107	$ 0	$ (332)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	AOCL	[1]	Retained Earnings	Treasury Stock	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 408	$ 294,054	$ (4,362)		$ 88,391	$ (53,554)	$ 324,937
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014	40,836					(4,155)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net loss					(1,508)		(1,508)
Other comprehensive loss			(575)				(575)
Tax benefit from share-based compensation		297					297
Restricted common stock issued under share-based compensation plans		(4,560)				$ 9,941	5,381
Restricted common stock issued under share-based compensation plans (in shares)						770
Stock option exercises		(136)				$ 1,482	1,346
Stock option exercises (in shares)						112
Common stock repurchased under share-based compensation plans						$ (4,017)	(4,017)
Common stock repurchased under share-based compensation plans (in shares)						(220)
Dividends declared ($0.18 per share)					(6,713)		(6,713)
Share-based compensation expense		3,692					3,692
Balance at Jun. 30, 2015	$ 408	293,347	(4,937)		80,170	$ (46,148)	322,840
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2015	40,836					(3,493)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 408	296,324	(7,949)		62,991	$ (43,653)	308,121
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015	40,836					(3,301)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net loss					(5,645)		(5,645)
Other comprehensive loss			(3,844)				(3,844)
Restricted common stock issued under share-based compensation plans		(815)				$ 10,286	9,471
Restricted common stock issued under share-based compensation plans (in shares)						780
Stock option exercises		(69)				$ 116	47
Stock option exercises (in shares)						9
Common stock repurchased under share-based compensation plans						$ (4,876)	(4,876)
Common stock repurchased under share-based compensation plans (in shares)						(379)
Dividends declared ($0.18 per share)					(6,828)		(6,828)
Share-based compensation expense		2,246					2,246
Balance at Jun. 30, 2016	$ 408	$ 297,686	$ (11,793)		$ 50,518	$ (38,127)	$ 298,692
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2016	40,836					(2,891)

[1] AOCL-Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.09	$ 0.09	$ 0.09	$ 0.18	$ 0.18

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 2,873	$ 27,931
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(123,649)
Purchase of property and equipment	(8,234)	(11,710)
Internally developed software costs	(4,848)	(4,620)
Cash proceeds from sale of assets	459	108
Net cash used in investing activities	(12,623)	(139,871)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolver borrowings	31,000	23,000
Repayment of revolver borrowings	(13,000)	(5,000)
Proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt		75,000
Repayment of long-term debt and other long-term obligations	(6,343)	(5,357)
Debt issuance costs		(1,644)
Payment of acquisition-related liabilities		(29)
Excess tax benefit related to share-based compensation		390
Common stock repurchases	(4,876)	(4,017)
Cash dividends paid	(6,765)	(6,629)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	47	1,128
Net cash provided by financing activities	63	76,842
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(637)	(212)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(10,324)	(35,310)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	27,620	54,226
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	17,296	18,916
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	10,070	7,718
Cash paid (recovered) for income taxes, net	1,557	(1,643)
Non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Property, equipment, and leasehold improvements and software development accrued in accounts payable	5,684	1,651
Capital expenditures funded by capital lease borrowings		1,583
Capital leases assumed		9,061
Dividends declared	$ 3,459	$ 3,420

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ACCOUNTING POLICIES, INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

ACCOUNTING POLICIES, INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

ACCOUNTING POLICIES, INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

NOTE 1: ACCOUNTING POLICIES, INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Epiq Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries (“Epiq,” “we,” “our,” “us” or the “Company”) included herein have been prepared by Epiq, without audit, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules. We believe that the disclosures are adequate to enable a reasonable understanding of the information presented. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes, as well as Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2015, as amended (“2015 Form 10-K”), and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements.  Estimates also affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

In the opinion of the management of Epiq, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for interim periods. All adjustments made were of a normal and recurring nature.

The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for other interim periods or for the full year ending December 31, 2016.

Merger Agreement

On July 26, 2016, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Document Technologies, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Parent”), and DTI Merger Sub, Inc., a Missouri corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), relating to the proposed acquisition of Epiq by OMERS Private Equity, the private equity arm of the OMERS pension plan (“OMERS”), and funds managed by Harvest Partners LP, a leading middle-market private equity fund (“Harvest Partners”).

The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Epiq, with Epiq continuing as the surviving corporation in the merger, and, at the effective time of the merger each outstanding share of common stock of Epiq (other than shares owned by Epiq, Parent or Merger Sub) will cease to be outstanding and will be converted into the right to receive $16.50 in cash, without interest.

The proposed merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of shareholder and regulatory approvals. The merger requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Epiq’s common stock entitled to vote on the transaction, which will be sought at a special meeting of Epiq’s shareholders. Each of St. Denis J. Villere & Company, LLC (“Villere”) and P2 Capital Partners, LLC (“P2 Capital”), Epiq’s two largest shareholders, and Epiq’s executive officers and directors who hold shares of common stock, have signed voting support agreements in support of the merger, representing approximately 38% of the total issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Epiq. Consummation of the merger is not subject to a financing condition. There can be no assurance that the merger will be consummated on the expected timeline or at all.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued accounting standard update (“ASU”) No. 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting”. Under the new guidance, entities will no longer record excess tax benefits and certain tax deficiencies in additional paid-in capital (“APIC”). Instead, they will record all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement, and APIC pools will be eliminated. In addition, the guidance eliminates the requirement that excess tax benefits be realized (i.e., through a reduction in income taxes payable) before companies can recognize them. Under today’s guidance, entities cannot recognize excess tax benefits when an option is exercised or a share vests if the related tax deduction increases a net operating loss carryforward rather than reduces income taxes payable. This guidance also simplifies several other aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payments, including forfeitures, statutory tax withholdings requirements and classification in the statement of cash flow. The guidance is effective for Epiq beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. Early adoption is permitted, but all of the guidance must be adopted in the same period. In addition, if early adoption is elected in an interim period, any adjustment shall be reflected as of the beginning of the annual period that includes that interim period. We do not expect the adoption of this new guidance to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This new lease guidance requires that an entity should recognize assets and liabilities for leases with a maximum possible term of more than 12 months. A lessee would recognize a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the leased asset (the underlying asset) for the lease term. Leases would be classified as either Type A leases (generally today’s capital leases) or Type B leases (generally today’s operating leases). For certain leases of assets other than property (for example, equipment, aircraft, cars, trucks), a lessee would classify the lease as a Type A lease and would do the following: (1) recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of lease payments and (2) recognize the unwinding of the discount on the lease liability as interest separately from the amortization of the right-of-use asset. For certain leases of property (that is, land and/or a building or part of a building), a lessee would classify the lease as a Type B lease and would do the following: (1) recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of lease payments and (2) recognize a single lease cost, combining the unwinding of the discount on the lease liability with the amortization of the right-of-use asset, on a straight-line basis. This guidance also provides accounting updates with respect to lessor accounting under a lease arrangement. Historically, we have not engaged in the business of leasing assets to third parties. This new lease guidance is effective for Epiq beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified approach (cumulative effect adjustment in period of adoption) to adopt the new guidance. Early adoption is permitted for all entities. We are currently assessing the full impact of this new guidance on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows, however, due to the magnitude of our operating leases and related rent expense, we expect the adoption of this accounting guidance to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): “Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period”. The new guidance clarifies that a performance target in a share-based payment that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period should be accounted for as a performance condition. As a result, compensation cost would be recognized over the required service period, if it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved. The new guidance does not require any new or additional disclosures. This guidance was effective for us beginning January 1, 2016 and its adoption did not have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”, which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification 605, Revenue Recognition. This new revenue guidance outlines a single comprehensive model for companies to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most of the current revenue recognition guidance. The new guidance requires that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve this core principle, an entity should apply the following steps: (1) identify the contract with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations under the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations under the contract and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The new guidance also provides for additional disclosures with respect to revenues and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. This new revenue guidance was going to be effective for Epiq beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. In August 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date by one year. Early adoption as of the original effective date will be permitted. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified approach (cumulative effect adjustment in period of adoption) to adopt the new guidance. We are currently assessing the impact of this new revenue guidance on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows and will adopt this new guidance effective January 1, 2018.

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ACQUISITIONS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

ACQUISITIONS

ACQUISITIONS

NOTE 2: ACQUISITIONS

Acquisition of Iris Data Services, Inc.

On April 30, 2015, we completed the acquisition of Iris Data Services, Inc. (“Iris”).The aggregate purchase consideration was $133.8 million, consisting of $124.7 million in cash consideration (the “Cash Consideration”) and $9.1 million of assumed capital lease obligations of the seller. Of the Cash Consideration, $1.1 million was paid during the second half of 2015 pursuant to certain provisions of the purchase agreement. The Cash Consideration was funded with existing cash and borrowings under our Credit Agreement (defined in Note 3 to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). Approximately $13.0 million of the Cash Consideration was placed in escrow through July 2016 as security for potential future indemnification claims. We have filed claims with the escrow agent for losses incurred primarily related to certain working capital accounts, and as of June 30, 2016, we have not received or recognized any recovery of these losses in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Effective January 2016, we completed the integration of Iris into our legacy eDiscovery business within our Technology Segment, and as a result, the determination of Iris’s post-acquisition revenues and operating results for 2016 on a stand-alone basis are impractical, given the integration of accounting records, including cost centers, customer contracts, the realignment of key personnel and the sharing of property and equipment assets.

During the fourth quarter of 2015, we finalized the purchase price allocation related to the Iris acquisition, and as a result, no allocation adjustments were recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2016. See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2015 Form 10-K for additional information.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. The purchase consideration was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including identifiable intangible assets, based on their respective fair values at the date of acquisition. This allocation resulted in goodwill of $73.7 million, all of which was assigned to Epiq’s Technology segment.

(in thousands)	Purchase Price  Allocation
Cash and cash equivalents	$	197
Accounts receivable	15,208
Other current assets	1,551
Deferred income tax assets	8,484
Property and equipment	10,642
Other long-term assets	246
Intangible assets	34,694
Goodwill	73,676
Total assets acquired	144,698
Accounts payable	4,407
Accrued liabilities	4,837
Deferred revenue	1,689
Deferred income tax liabilities	—
Capital lease obligations	9,061
Total liabilities assumed	19,994
Net assets acquired	$	124,704

The fair values of intangible assets acquired were estimated utilizing a discounted cash flow approach, with the assistance of an independent appraisal firm. The intangible assets acquired as part of the Iris acquisition are being amortized over their expected estimated economic benefit period. The fair values consist of the following:

(in thousands)	Fair Value		Useful Life
Customer relationships	$	15,400	8 years
Technology	8,400		3 years
Trade name	7,000		10 years
Non-compete agreements	3,894		2 – 5 years
Total	$	34,694

Pro Forma Results of Operations

The following table presents the unaudited pro forma combined results of operations of Epiq and Iris for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, after giving effect to certain pro forma adjustments including: (i) amortization of acquired intangible assets, (ii) the impact of acquisition-related expenses, and (iii) interest expense adjustment for historical long-term debt of Iris that was repaid and interest expense on additional borrowings by Epiq to fund the acquisition. The operating results of Iris were included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016 for the full period.

(in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2015			Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
Total revenues	$	142,345		$	274,260
Net loss	(1,687		)	(1,348		)

The unaudited pro forma financial information presented above assumes that the Iris acquisition occurred on January 1, 2014 and is not necessarily indicative of the actual results that would have occurred had those transactions been completed on that date. Furthermore, it does not reflect the impacts of any potential operating efficiencies, savings from expected synergies, or costs to integrate the operations. The unaudited pro forma financial information presented above is not necessarily indicative of future results.

Disposal of Minus -10 Software, LLC

During the second quarter of 2015, management approved a plan to exit the operating business of Minus -10 Software, LLC (“Minus 10”), and as a result, we recorded impairment charges of $1.0 million and $0.2 million related to intangible assets and goodwill, respectively. In addition, we remeasured the fair value of the contingent consideration obligation related to the acquisition using actual operating results and revised forecasted financial information for Minus 10for the remainder of the measurement period, and as a result, the fair value of the contingent consideration obligation was reduced to zero, resulting in a non-cash gain of $1.2 million. In August 2015, we sold our 100% equity interest in Minus 10 for an amount immaterial to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The historical assets and liabilities and operating results of Minus 10 are included in the Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment through the date of disposition and are immaterial to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS

LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS

NOTE 3: LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS

Long-term obligations consisted of the following (in thousands):

	As of June 30, 2016					As of December 31, 2015
	Principal		Unamortized  Debt Issuance  Costs			Principal		Unamortized  Debt Issuance  Costs
Senior secured term loan due 2020, variable interest rate	$	365,388	$	(4,723	)	$	367,213	$	(5,264	)
Senior secured revolving loan due 2018, variable interest rate	18,000		—		(1)	—		—		(1)
Capital leases, due various dates from 2016 to 2021	11,152		—			13,326		—
Notes payable, due 2017, 2.20% interest rate	5,963		—			8,303		—
Total obligations	400,503		(4,723		)	388,842		(5,264		)
Less: Obligations due within one year	11,917		—			12,213		—
Long-term obligations	$	388,586	$	(4,723	)	$	376,629	$	(5,264	)

(1) As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we had $0.8 million and $1.1 million, respectively, of unamortized debt issuance costs related to the $100 million senior secured revolving loan commitment that was included in “Other long-term assets, net” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Credit Agreement

As of June 30, 2016, we had a $475 million senior secured credit facility consisting of a $100 million senior secured revolving loan commitment, maturing in August 2018, and a $375 million amortizing senior secured term loan, maturing in August 2020 (the “Credit Agreement”).

As of June 30, 2016:

· Borrowings outstanding under the senior secured term loan were subject to an interest rate based on the 0.75% LIBOR floor plus an applicable margin of 3.75% for an aggregate interest rate floor of 4.50%.

· Borrowings outstanding under the senior secured revolving loan had a weighted average interest rate of 5.0%.

· We had $0.8 million in letters of credit outstanding that reduce the borrowing capacity under the senior secured revolving loan.

· We were in compliance with all financial covenants.

Capital Leases

We lease certain property and equipment under capital leases that generally require monthly payments with final maturity dates during various periods through 2021. As of June 30, 2016 our capital leases had a weighted-average interest rate of approximately 4.6%.

Notes Payable

In November 2014 we entered into a note payable related to a software license and maintenance agreement that bears interest of approximately 2.20% and is payable quarterly through September 2017.

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EQUITY

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

EQUITY

EQUITY

NOTE 4: EQUITY

Share Repurchases

We have a policy that requires us to repurchase shares of our common stock to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock awards or the exercise of stock options and, at the participant’s election, shares of common stock surrendered to us for satisfaction of the exercise price of stock options.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, we repurchased 378,527 shares of common stock for $4.9 million and 219,737 shares of common stock for $4.0 million, respectively. Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, shares of common stock surrendered to us to satisfy the exercise price of stock options were 40,308 and 1,889, respectively.

Dividends

On April 28, 2016, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Epiq declared a cash dividend of $0.09 per outstanding share of common stock payable to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 23, 2016, and on July 5, 2016, we paid an aggregate $3.4   million to such shareholders.

The aggregate amount of the dividends declared during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, was $6.8 million and $6.7 million, respectively, or $0.18 per share of common stock.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table summarizes the components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Balance at beginning of period	$	(5,517	)	$	(5,287	)	$	(5,161	)	$	(2,952	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(2,241		)	2,308			(2,597		)	(27		)
Balance at end of period	$	(7,758	)	$	(2,979	)	$	(7,758	)	$	(2,979	)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges
Balance at beginning of period	$	(3,791	)	$	(2,106	)	$	(2,788	)	$	(1,410	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(244		)	148			(1,247		)	(548		)
Balance at end of period	$	(4,035	)	$	(1,958	)	$	(4,035	)	$	(1,958	)

There were no reclassifications of amounts from Accumulated other comprehensive loss into the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

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EARNINGS PER SHARE

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

EARNINGS PER SHARE

EARNINGS PER SHARE

NOTE 5: EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per common share is computed on the basis of weighted-average outstanding shares of common stock. Diluted earnings per common share is computed on the basis of basic weighted-average outstanding common shares adjusted for the dilutive effect, if any, of dilutive securities which includes outstanding stock options and nonvested restricted stock awards.

The following table summarizes basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts).

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Net loss	$	(5,580	)	$	(3,241	)	$	(5,645	)	$	(1,508	)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic common shares	37,432			36,536			37,250			36,409
Effect of dilutive securities	—			—			—			—
Diluted common shares	37,432			36,536			37,250			36,409
Net loss per common share:
Basic net loss per common share	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.04	)
Diluted net loss per common share	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.04	)
Potentially dilutive shares excluded from the calculation:
Stock options and nonvested shares excluded as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive	2,208			272			2,335			208

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

NOTE 6: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The following table provides the financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value, in thousands, measured on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 using the fair value hierarchy prescribed by U.S. GAAP. The fair value hierarchy has three levels based on the reliability of the inputs used to determine fair value. Level 1 refers to fair values determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.  Level 2 refers to fair values estimated using significant other observable inputs. Level 3 includes fair values estimated using significant non-observable inputs. An asset’s or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

			Fair Value Measurements
	Carrying		Quoted Prices in Active Markets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
June 30, 2016:
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap	$	5,103	$	—	$	5,103	$	—
December 31, 2015:
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap	$	3,856	$	—	$	3,856	$	—

Interest rate swap

The fair value of our interest rate swap was determined via the income and market approaches utilizing certain observable inputs including the forward and spot curves for the underlying 1 month LIBOR over the remaining term of the agreement. Based on these characteristics the interest rate swap is classified as Level 2. The fair value of the interest rate swap is subject to material changes based upon changes in the forward curve for 1 month LIBOR and the volatility thereof.

Other Fair Value Disclosures

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, receivables, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair values because of the relatively short-term maturities of these financial instruments. As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the amounts outstanding under both our credit facility and notes payable approximated fair value due to the borrowing rates currently available to us for debt with similar terms and are classified as Level 2.

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INCOME TAXES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES

NOTE 7: INCOME TAXES

To calculate our interim financial reporting income tax expense (benefit) we apply an estimated consolidated annual effective income tax rate to year-to-date pretax income (loss).  We exclude material income tax jurisdictions from the estimated consolidated annual effective tax rate that are forecasted to generate annual pretax losses for which no income tax benefit can be recognized due to lack of evidence of future realization of deferred income tax assets. As of June 30, 2016, we forecast that a pretax loss will be incurred in the United Stated for 2016, and as a result, the United States is excluded from the calculation of our estimated consolidated annual effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016. We separately compute our estimated tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 in the United States, which is combined with the tax expense computed utilizing our foreign annual effective tax rate to derive the consolidated income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016.  In all scenarios, the tax effect of unusual or infrequently occurring items, including effects of changes in tax laws or rates, are reported in the interim period in which they occur.

We estimate that our pretax income (loss) incurred in the United States will be subject to a combined statutory federal and state tax rate of approximately 41%, while our pretax income (loss) incurred in foreign income tax jurisdictions will be subject to a combined statutory tax rate of approximately 21%, primarily driven by our expected pretax income in Europe.

We utilize the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes and record deferred tax assets to the extent we believe these assets will more likely than not be realized. In making such determination, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and recent financial performance. Based upon our review of all positive and negative evidence, including a three year cumulative pretax book loss in the United States, we concluded that a full valuation allowance should continue to be recorded against our net deferred tax assets in the United States as of June 30, 2016.

Our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet includes deferred tax liabilities that are related to certain indefinite-lived intangibles recorded in the United States, which are being amortized for income tax purposes. Since the reversal of these deferred tax liabilities cannot be scheduled against our deferred tax assets, our estimated consolidated annual effective tax rate includes approximately $4.5 million of tax expense related to this amortization.

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

NOTE 8: SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Share-based Compensation Expense

The following table presents total share-based compensation expense (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Direct cost of services	$	52	$	1,288	$	170	$	1,377
Selling, general and administrative expense	913		4,017		3,311		5,549
Total share-based compensation expense	$	965	$	5,305	$	3,481	$	6,926

Nonvested Restricted Stock Awards

A summary of nonvested restricted stock activity is presented in the table below (shares in thousands):

	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at December 31, 2015	709		$	17.00
Granted	803		12.74
Vested	(986	)	13.80
Forfeited/Canceled	(23	)	16.35
Nonvested at June 30, 2016	503		16.49

The fair value of nonvested restricted stock awards is based on the closing market price of our common stock on the date of grant. Nonvested restricted stock entitles the holder to shares of unrestricted common stock upon vesting.

As of June 30, 2016, total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock awards was $5.6 million and will be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.5 years.

Performance-based Restricted Stock Awards

In March 2016, we granted 20,000 shares of performance-based restricted stock to a senior management employee (“2016 Management Performance RSA”). The 2016 Management Performance RSA is earned based upon the achievement of certain segment-level financial performance criteria for the calendar year ending December 31, 2016.

In February 2015, we granted an aggregate of 320,000 shares of performance-based restricted stock awards to executive officers of Epiq (the “2015 Executive Officer Performance RSAs”). The 2015 Executive Officer Performance RSAs were earned based upon the achievement of certain financial performance criteria of Epiq for the year ended December 31, 2015 and required certification by the compensation committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”). On January 28, 2016, the Compensation Committee certified that the performance conditions with respect to all of the 2015 Executive Officer Performance RSAs were achieved, and according to the terms of the underlying award agreements, awards representing 140,000 shares of common stock vested on February 22, 2016. The remaining 180,000 of 2015 Executive Officer Performance RSAs are scheduled to vest, subject to continuing employment, in two equal installments in February 2017 and 2018.

In January 2015, we granted 20,000 shares of performance-based restricted stock to a senior management employee (“2015 Management Performance RSA”). The 2015 Management Performance RSA was earned based upon the achievement of certain segment-level financial performance criteria for the year ended December 31, 2015. In February 2016, one of the performance conditions related to the 2015 Management Performance RSA was certified to be achieved, and restricted stock equal to 10,000 shares of common stock vested. The remaining 10,000 shares were forfeited.

Contingent Restricted Stock Awards

On January 28, 2016, the Compensation Committee approved the grants of service-based and performance-based restricted stock to directors and executive officers (the “Contingent Equity Awards”) of Epiq. These awards were contingent upon the approval by our shareholders of an amendment and restatement (the “Plan Amendment”) of the Epiq Systems, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan”), to increase the number of shares of common stock available for awards by 3,325,000. On July 28, 2016, our shareholders approved the Plan Amendment. If shareholder approval was not obtained, the Contingent Equity Awards would automatically convert to cash awards, in an amount equal to the number of shares that ultimately vest, depending on level of achievement of certain financial measures, multiplied by the closing stock price of Epiq common stock (as published by NASDAQ Global Markets) on the vest date. As of June 30, 2016, the estimated cash value of the Contingent Equity Awards was $7.2 million. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, we recognized $0.9 million and $1.5 million of expense, respectively, related to the Contingent Equity Awards, which are included in “Selling, general and administrative expense” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Prior to shareholder approval of the Plan Amendment, and as of June 30, 2016, the expense related to the Contingent Equity Awards is recognized as a cash expense, and therefore is not included in “Share-based Compensation Expense”.

Annual Incentive Awards

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, we granted an aggregate of 717,461 shares of restricted stock to executive officers and employees of Epiq that immediately vested in connection with the payment of 2015 annual incentive compensation awards. In addition, we plan to pay a portion of the 2016 annual incentive awards to executive officers and employees of Epiq in the form of fully vested common stock (the “2016 Annual Incentive Awards”). Our ability to pay the 2016 Annual Incentive Awards in common stock was contingent upon the approval by our shareholders of the Plan Amendment as described above. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, we have recognized $2.1 million and $4.4 million of expense, respectively, related to the 2016 Annual Incentive Awards. Prior to obtaining shareholder approval as described above, and as of June 30, 2016, the expense related to the 2016 Annual Incentive Awards is recognized as a cash expense, and therefore is not included in “Share-based Compensation Expense”.

Stock Options

Stock option activity during the six months ended June 30, 2016 was immaterial to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. As of June 30, 2016, unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options was $1.4 million, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.5 years.

Equity Award Plans

As of June 30, 2016, there were 167,664 shares available for issuance under the 2004 Plan, and on July 28, 2016, our shareholders approved the Plan Amendment as described above, to increase the number of shares of common stock available for awards under the 2004 Plan by 3,325,000. Also, effective July 28, 2016, the Board of Epiq approved the termination of the Epiq Systems, Inc. 2015 Inducement Award Plan (the “2015 Inducement Award Plan”), which had 200,000 shares available for issuance on the termination date.

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SEGMENT REPORTING

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

SEGMENT REPORTING

SEGMENT REPORTING

NOTE 9: SEGMENT REPORTING

We report our financial performance based on the following two reportable segments: the Technology segment and the Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment.

Our Technology segment provides eDiscovery services and technology solutions comprised of consulting, collections and forensics, processing, search and review, and document review to companies and law firms. Produced documents are made available primarily through a hosted environment utilizing our proprietary software and third-party software which allows for efficient attorney review and data requests.

Our Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment provides managed services and technology solutions that address the needs of our customers with respect to litigation, claims and project administration, compliance matters, controlled disbursements, corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, class action, mass tort proceedings, federal regulatory actions and data breach responses.

The segment performance measure is based on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, certain nonrecurring operating expenses, share-based compensation expense and contingent equity award expense (as described in Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). In management’s evaluation of segment performance, certain costs, such as executive management, administrative staff, and other enterprise level expenses including certain information technology, data security and marketing expenses are not allocated by segment and, accordingly, the following reporting segment results do not include such unallocated costs.

Assets reported within a segment are those assets that can be identified to a segment and primarily consist of trade receivables, property and equipment, leasehold improvements, software, identifiable intangible assets and goodwill. Cash, certain tax-related assets, and certain prepaid assets and other assets are not allocated to our segments. Although we can and do identify long-lived assets such as property and equipment, leasehold improvements, software, and identifiable intangible assets to reporting segments, we do not allocate the related depreciation and amortization to the segment as management evaluates segment performance exclusive of these non-cash charges.

Following is a summary of segment information (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
	Technology			Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration			Eliminations			Total
Operating revenue	$	96,008		$	34,639		$	—		$	130,647
Intersegment revenue	23			—			(23		)	—
Operating revenues including intersegment revenue	96,031			34,639			(23		)	130,647
Reimbursable expenses	867			9,230			—			10,097
Total revenue	96,898			43,869			(23		)	140,744
Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses	67,677			33,850			(23		)	101,504
Segment performance measure	$	29,221		$	10,019		$	—		$	39,240
As a percentage of segment operating revenue	30		%	29		%				30		%

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
	Technology			Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration			Eliminations			Total
Operating revenue	$	93,159		$	37,398		$	—		$	130,557
Intersegment revenue	168			—			(168		)	—
Operating revenues including intersegment revenue	93,327			37,398			(168		)	130,557
Reimbursable expenses	309			7,144			—			7,453
Total revenue	93,636			44,542			(168		)	138,010
Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses	69,594			35,065			(168		)	104,491
Segment performance measure	$	24,042		$	9,477		$	—		$	33,519
As a percentage of segment operating revenue	26		%	25		%				26		%

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
	Technology			Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration			Eliminations			Total
Operating revenue	$	189,265		$	72,910		$	—		$	262,175
Intersegment revenue	292			—			(292		)	—
Operating revenues including intersegment revenue	189,557			72,910			(292		)	262,175
Reimbursable expenses	1,429			23,671			—			25,100
Total revenue	190,986			96,581			(292		)	287,275
Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses	135,948			74,824			(292		)	210,480
Segment performance measure	$	55,038		$	21,757		$	—		$	76,795
As a percentage of segment operating revenue	29		%	30		%				29		%

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
	Technology			Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration			Eliminations			Total
Operating revenue	$	163,182		$	75,130		$	—		$	238,312
Intersegment revenue	1,107			—			(1,107		)	—
Operating revenues including intersegment revenue	164,289			75,130			(1,107		)	238,312
Reimbursable expenses	622			18,104			—			18,726
Total revenue	164,911			93,234			(1,107		)	257,038
Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses	122,660			71,053			(1,107		)	192,606
Segment performance measure	$	42,251		$	22,181		$	—		$	64,432
As a percentage of segment operating revenue	26		%	30		%				27		%

Following is a reconciliation of the segment performance measure to consolidated income (loss) before income taxes (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Segment performance measure	$	39,240		$	33,519		$	76,795		$	64,432
Unallocated corporate expenses	(18,296		)	(10,168		)	(34,607		)	(21,029		)
Share-based compensation expense	(965		)	(5,305		)	(3,481		)	(6,926		)
Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization	(10,084		)	(9,498		)	(19,618		)	(18,263		)
Amortization of identifiable intangible assets	(3,680		)	(4,810		)	(7,454		)	(7,495		)
Impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets	—			(1,162		)	—			(1,162		)
Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration	—			1,201			—			1,201
Other operating expense	—			(2,861		)	(53		)	(2,998		)
Operating income	6,215			916			11,582			7,760
Interest expense, net	(5,457		)	(5,479		)	(10,832		)	(9,704		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	758		$	(4,563	)	$	750		$	(1,944	)

Following are capital expenditures (including software development costs) by segment (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Capital Expenditures
Technology	$	3,270	$	3,642	$	4,914	$	5,894
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration	657		392		1,046		828
Unallocated and corporate	3,813		3,678		7,122		9,608
Total capital expenditures	$	7,740	$	7,712	$	13,082	$	16,330

Following are assets by segment (in thousands):

	As of June 30, 2016		As of  December 31, 2015
Total Assets
Technology	$	467,748	$	465,736
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration	282,385		276,097
Unallocated and corporate	72,424		82,064
Total assets	$	822,557	$	823,897

Following is total revenue, determined by the location providing the services, by geographical area (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Total Revenue
United States	$	114,363	$	117,865	$	237,447	$	219,533
United Kingdom	12,476		16,289		26,126		29,979
Other countries	13,905		3,856		23,702		7,526
Total revenue	$	140,744	$	138,010	$	287,275	$	257,038

Following are long-lived assets, excluding intangible assets, by geographical area (in thousands):

	As of June 30, 2016		As of  December 31, 2015
Long-lived assets
United States	$	78,696	$	84,137
Other countries	9,008		9,549
Total long-lived assets	$	87,704	$	93,686

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

NOTE 10: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are at times involved in litigation and other legal claims in the ordinary course of business. When appropriate in management’s estimation, we may record reserves in our financial statements for pending litigation and other claims. Although it is not possible to predict with certainty the outcome of litigation, we do not believe that any of the current pending legal proceedings to which we are a party will have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

Villere Litigation

On December 11, 2015, St. Denis J. Villere & Company, L.L.C. (“Villere”) and George Young (together with Villere, the “Plaintiffs”) filed a petition, which was later amended, in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri against Epiq and eight of our directors. The petition, as amended, concerned Villere’s December 7, 2015 purported nomination of six directors, which Epiq had rejected.  Following negotiations between Villere and Epiq, on June 6, 2016, Epiq entered into a Director Nomination Agreement with the Plaintiffs and Jeffrey Galgano, Barry LeBlanc and Gregory Share (the “Villere Designees”).  Pursuant to the Director Nomination Agreement, on June 7, 2016, the Plaintiffs and Epiq dismissed with prejudice all claims and counterclaims asserted in the pending litigation, and Epiq agreed to include the Villere Designees as director nominees in Epiq’s proxy statements for the 2016 and 2017 annual meetings. Epiq also agreed to reimburse Villere’s documented out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the litigation incurred prior to the execution of the Director Nomination Agreement in an amount equal to $3.6 million. This amount was paid to Villere in June 2016 and is included in “Selling, general and administrative expense” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Epiq has filed an insurance claim relative to this matter and the settlement thereof.

Shareholder Litigation in Connection with Merger Agreement

On August 2, 2016, a purported shareholder of the Company, on behalf of the public shareholders, filed a putative class action in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri against the Company, the Company’s directors, DTI Technologies, LLC and DTI Merger Sub, Inc. seeking, among other relief, declaratory and injunctive relief against the Company’s merger with DTI, and damages, costs and fees. The outcome of this lawsuit is uncertain.

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ACCOUNTING POLICIES, INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Policies)

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ACCOUNTING POLICIES, INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Merger Agreement

Merger Agreement

On July 26, 2016, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Document Technologies, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Parent”), and DTI Merger Sub, Inc., a Missouri corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), relating to the proposed acquisition of Epiq by OMERS Private Equity, the private equity arm of the OMERS pension plan (“OMERS”), and funds managed by Harvest Partners LP, a leading middle-market private equity fund (“Harvest Partners”).

The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Epiq, with Epiq continuing as the surviving corporation in the merger, and, at the effective time of the merger each outstanding share of common stock of Epiq (other than shares owned by Epiq, Parent or Merger Sub) will cease to be outstanding and will be converted into the right to receive $16.50 in cash, without interest.

The proposed merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of shareholder and regulatory approvals. The merger requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Epiq’s common stock entitled to vote on the transaction, which will be sought at a special meeting of Epiq’s shareholders. Each of St. Denis J. Villere & Company, LLC (“Villere”) and P2 Capital Partners, LLC (“P2 Capital”), Epiq’s two largest shareholders, and Epiq’s executive officers and directors who hold shares of common stock, have signed voting support agreements in support of the merger, representing approximately 38% of the total issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Epiq. Consummation of the merger is not subject to a financing condition. There can be no assurance that the merger will be consummated on the expected timeline or at all.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued accounting standard update (“ASU”) No. 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting”. Under the new guidance, entities will no longer record excess tax benefits and certain tax deficiencies in additional paid-in capital (“APIC”). Instead, they will record all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement, and APIC pools will be eliminated. In addition, the guidance eliminates the requirement that excess tax benefits be realized (i.e., through a reduction in income taxes payable) before companies can recognize them. Under today’s guidance, entities cannot recognize excess tax benefits when an option is exercised or a share vests if the related tax deduction increases a net operating loss carryforward rather than reduces income taxes payable. This guidance also simplifies several other aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payments, including forfeitures, statutory tax withholdings requirements and classification in the statement of cash flow. The guidance is effective for Epiq beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. Early adoption is permitted, but all of the guidance must be adopted in the same period. In addition, if early adoption is elected in an interim period, any adjustment shall be reflected as of the beginning of the annual period that includes that interim period. We do not expect the adoption of this new guidance to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This new lease guidance requires that an entity should recognize assets and liabilities for leases with a maximum possible term of more than 12 months. A lessee would recognize a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the leased asset (the underlying asset) for the lease term. Leases would be classified as either Type A leases (generally today’s capital leases) or Type B leases (generally today’s operating leases). For certain leases of assets other than property (for example, equipment, aircraft, cars, trucks), a lessee would classify the lease as a Type A lease and would do the following: (1) recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of lease payments and (2) recognize the unwinding of the discount on the lease liability as interest separately from the amortization of the right-of-use asset. For certain leases of property (that is, land and/or a building or part of a building), a lessee would classify the lease as a Type B lease and would do the following: (1) recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of lease payments and (2) recognize a single lease cost, combining the unwinding of the discount on the lease liability with the amortization of the right-of-use asset, on a straight-line basis. This guidance also provides accounting updates with respect to lessor accounting under a lease arrangement. Historically, we have not engaged in the business of leasing assets to third parties. This new lease guidance is effective for Epiq beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified approach (cumulative effect adjustment in period of adoption) to adopt the new guidance. Early adoption is permitted for all entities. We are currently assessing the full impact of this new guidance on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows, however, due to the magnitude of our operating leases and related rent expense, we expect the adoption of this accounting guidance to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): “Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period”. The new guidance clarifies that a performance target in a share-based payment that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period should be accounted for as a performance condition. As a result, compensation cost would be recognized over the required service period, if it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved. The new guidance does not require any new or additional disclosures. This guidance was effective for us beginning January 1, 2016 and its adoption did not have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”, which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification 605, Revenue Recognition. This new revenue guidance outlines a single comprehensive model for companies to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most of the current revenue recognition guidance. The new guidance requires that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve this core principle, an entity should apply the following steps: (1) identify the contract with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations under the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations under the contract and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The new guidance also provides for additional disclosures with respect to revenues and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. This new revenue guidance was going to be effective for Epiq beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. In August 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date by one year. Early adoption as of the original effective date will be permitted. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified approach (cumulative effect adjustment in period of adoption) to adopt the new guidance. We are currently assessing the impact of this new revenue guidance on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows and will adopt this new guidance effective January 1, 2018.

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ACQUISITIONS (Tables) - Iris Data Services Inc

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Jun. 30, 2016

Acquisitions

Schedule of the purchase price of acquisition and the preliminary estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed

(in thousands)	Purchase Price  Allocation
Cash and cash equivalents	$	197
Accounts receivable	15,208
Other current assets	1,551
Deferred income tax assets	8,484
Property and equipment	10,642
Other long-term assets	246
Intangible assets	34,694
Goodwill	73,676
Total assets acquired	144,698
Accounts payable	4,407
Accrued liabilities	4,837
Deferred revenue	1,689
Deferred income tax liabilities	—
Capital lease obligations	9,061
Total liabilities assumed	19,994
Net assets acquired	$	124,704

Schedule of fair value of intangible assets acquired

(in thousands)	Fair Value		Useful Life
Customer relationships	$	15,400	8 years
Technology	8,400		3 years
Trade name	7,000		10 years
Non-compete agreements	3,894		2 – 5 years
Total	$	34,694

Schedule of unaudited pro forma combined result of operations

(in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2015			Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
Total revenues	$	142,345		$	274,260
Net loss	(1,687		)	(1,348		)

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LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS (Tables)

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LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS

Summary of long-term obligations

Long-term obligations consisted of the following (in thousands):

	As of June 30, 2016					As of December 31, 2015
	Principal		Unamortized  Debt Issuance  Costs			Principal		Unamortized  Debt Issuance  Costs
Senior secured term loan due 2020, variable interest rate	$	365,388	$	(4,723	)	$	367,213	$	(5,264	)
Senior secured revolving loan due 2018, variable interest rate	18,000		—		(1)	—		—		(1)
Capital leases, due various dates from 2016 to 2021	11,152		—			13,326		—
Notes payable, due 2017, 2.20% interest rate	5,963		—			8,303		—
Total obligations	400,503		(4,723		)	388,842		(5,264		)
Less: Obligations due within one year	11,917		—			12,213		—
Long-term obligations	$	388,586	$	(4,723	)	$	376,629	$	(5,264	)

(1) As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we had $0.8 million and $1.1 million, respectively, of unamortized debt issuance costs related to the $100 million senior secured revolving loan commitment that was included in “Other long-term assets, net” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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EQUITY (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

EQUITY

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive loss

The following table summarizes the components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Balance at beginning of period	$	(5,517	)	$	(5,287	)	$	(5,161	)	$	(2,952	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(2,241		)	2,308			(2,597		)	(27		)
Balance at end of period	$	(7,758	)	$	(2,979	)	$	(7,758	)	$	(2,979	)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges
Balance at beginning of period	$	(3,791	)	$	(2,106	)	$	(2,788	)	$	(1,410	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(244		)	148			(1,247		)	(548		)
Balance at end of period	$	(4,035	)	$	(1,958	)	$	(4,035	)	$	(1,958	)

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Summary of basic and diluted earnings per share

The following table summarizes basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts).

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Net loss	$	(5,580	)	$	(3,241	)	$	(5,645	)	$	(1,508	)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic common shares	37,432			36,536			37,250			36,409
Effect of dilutive securities	—			—			—			—
Diluted common shares	37,432			36,536			37,250			36,409
Net loss per common share:
Basic net loss per common share	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.04	)
Diluted net loss per common share	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.04	)
Potentially dilutive shares excluded from the calculation:
Stock options and nonvested shares excluded as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive	2,208			272			2,335			208

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Schedule of financial assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis

			Fair Value Measurements
	Carrying		Quoted Prices in Active Markets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
June 30, 2016:
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap	$	5,103	$	—	$	5,103	$	—
December 31, 2015:
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap	$	3,856	$	—	$	3,856	$	—

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Schedule of share-based compensation expense

The following table presents total share-based compensation expense (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Direct cost of services	$	52	$	1,288	$	170	$	1,377
Selling, general and administrative expense	913		4,017		3,311		5,549
Total share-based compensation expense	$	965	$	5,305	$	3,481	$	6,926

Summary of nonvested restricted stock activity

A summary of nonvested restricted stock activity is presented in the table below (shares in thousands):

	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at December 31, 2015	709		$	17.00
Granted	803		12.74
Vested	(986	)	13.80
Forfeited/Canceled	(23	)	16.35
Nonvested at June 30, 2016	503		16.49

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SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

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SEGMENT REPORTING

Summary of segment information

Following is a summary of segment information (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
	Technology			Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration			Eliminations			Total
Operating revenue	$	96,008		$	34,639		$	—		$	130,647
Intersegment revenue	23			—			(23		)	—
Operating revenues including intersegment revenue	96,031			34,639			(23		)	130,647
Reimbursable expenses	867			9,230			—			10,097
Total revenue	96,898			43,869			(23		)	140,744
Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses	67,677			33,850			(23		)	101,504
Segment performance measure	$	29,221		$	10,019		$	—		$	39,240
As a percentage of segment operating revenue	30		%	29		%				30		%

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
	Technology			Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration			Eliminations			Total
Operating revenue	$	93,159		$	37,398		$	—		$	130,557
Intersegment revenue	168			—			(168		)	—
Operating revenues including intersegment revenue	93,327			37,398			(168		)	130,557
Reimbursable expenses	309			7,144			—			7,453
Total revenue	93,636			44,542			(168		)	138,010
Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses	69,594			35,065			(168		)	104,491
Segment performance measure	$	24,042		$	9,477		$	—		$	33,519
As a percentage of segment operating revenue	26		%	25		%				26		%

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
	Technology			Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration			Eliminations			Total
Operating revenue	$	189,265		$	72,910		$	—		$	262,175
Intersegment revenue	292			—			(292		)	—
Operating revenues including intersegment revenue	189,557			72,910			(292		)	262,175
Reimbursable expenses	1,429			23,671			—			25,100
Total revenue	190,986			96,581			(292		)	287,275
Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses	135,948			74,824			(292		)	210,480
Segment performance measure	$	55,038		$	21,757		$	—		$	76,795
As a percentage of segment operating revenue	29		%	30		%				29		%

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
	Technology			Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration			Eliminations			Total
Operating revenue	$	163,182		$	75,130		$	—		$	238,312
Intersegment revenue	1,107			—			(1,107		)	—
Operating revenues including intersegment revenue	164,289			75,130			(1,107		)	238,312
Reimbursable expenses	622			18,104			—			18,726
Total revenue	164,911			93,234			(1,107		)	257,038
Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses	122,660			71,053			(1,107		)	192,606
Segment performance measure	$	42,251		$	22,181		$	—		$	64,432
As a percentage of segment operating revenue	26		%	30		%				27		%

Schedule of reconciliation of segment performance measure to consolidated income (loss) before income taxes

Following is a reconciliation of the segment performance measure to consolidated income (loss) before income taxes (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Segment performance measure	$	39,240		$	33,519		$	76,795		$	64,432
Unallocated corporate expenses	(18,296		)	(10,168		)	(34,607		)	(21,029		)
Share-based compensation expense	(965		)	(5,305		)	(3,481		)	(6,926		)
Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization	(10,084		)	(9,498		)	(19,618		)	(18,263		)
Amortization of identifiable intangible assets	(3,680		)	(4,810		)	(7,454		)	(7,495		)
Impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets	—			(1,162		)	—			(1,162		)
Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration	—			1,201			—			1,201
Other operating expense	—			(2,861		)	(53		)	(2,998		)
Operating income	6,215			916			11,582			7,760
Interest expense, net	(5,457		)	(5,479		)	(10,832		)	(9,704		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	758		$	(4,563	)	$	750		$	(1,944	)

Schedule of capital expenditures (including software development costs) by segment

Following are capital expenditures (including software development costs) by segment (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Capital Expenditures
Technology	$	3,270	$	3,642	$	4,914	$	5,894
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration	657		392		1,046		828
Unallocated and corporate	3,813		3,678		7,122		9,608
Total capital expenditures	$	7,740	$	7,712	$	13,082	$	16,330

Schedule of total assets by segment

Following are assets by segment (in thousands):

	As of June 30, 2016		As of  December 31, 2015
Total Assets
Technology	$	467,748	$	465,736
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration	282,385		276,097
Unallocated and corporate	72,424		82,064
Total assets	$	822,557	$	823,897

Schedule of total revenue, determined by the location providing the services, by geographical area

Following is total revenue, determined by the location providing the services, by geographical area (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Total Revenue
United States	$	114,363	$	117,865	$	237,447	$	219,533
United Kingdom	12,476		16,289		26,126		29,979
Other countries	13,905		3,856		23,702		7,526
Total revenue	$	140,744	$	138,010	$	287,275	$	257,038

Schedule of long-lived assets, excluding intangible assets, by geographical area

Following are long-lived assets, excluding intangible assets, by geographical area (in thousands):

	As of June 30, 2016		As of  December 31, 2015
Long-lived assets
United States	$	78,696	$	84,137
Other countries	9,008		9,549
Total long-lived assets	$	87,704	$	93,686

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ACCOUNTING POLICIES, INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION - Merger Agreement (Details) - Document Technologies, LLC, and DTI Merger Sub, Inc	Jul. 26, 2016 $ / shares
Merger Agreement
Cash price assigned per outstanding share	$ 16.50
Minimum Percentage Affirmative Vote of Outstanding Shareholders	66.67%
Percentage of shares of Common Stock Outstanding Held by Shareholders who have signed Voting Support Agreements	38.00%

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ACQUISITIONS - Acquisition of Iris (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015
Intangible assets:
Goodwill			$ 476,973	$ 477,479
Customer relationships
Intangible assets:
Useful life	8 years
Technology
Intangible assets:
Useful life	3 years
Trade names
Intangible assets:
Useful life	10 years
Non-compete agreements | Minimum
Intangible assets:
Useful life	2 years
Non-compete agreements | Maximum
Intangible assets:
Useful life	5 years
Iris Data Services Inc
Acquisitions
Aggregate purchase consideration	$ 133,800
Cash Consideration	124,700
Capital lease obligations	9,061
Cash consideration paid				$ 1,100
Cash consideration in escrow deposit	13,000
Purchase price allocation adjustments			$ 0
Intangible assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	197
Accounts receivable	15,208
Other current assets	1,551
Deferred income tax assets	8,484
Property and equipment	10,642
Other long-term assets	246
Intangible assets	34,694
Goodwill	73,676
Total assets acquired	144,698
Accounts payable	4,407
Accrued liabilities	4,837
Deferred revenue	1,689
Capital lease obligations	9,061
Total liabilities assumed	19,994
Net assets acquired	124,704
Pro forma financial information
Total revenues		$ 142,345			$ 274,260
Net loss		$ (1,687)			$ (1,348)
Iris Data Services Inc | Customer relationships
Intangible assets:
Intangible assets	15,400
Iris Data Services Inc | Technology
Intangible assets:
Intangible assets	8,400
Iris Data Services Inc | Trade names
Intangible assets:
Intangible assets	7,000
Iris Data Services Inc | Non-compete agreements
Intangible assets:
Intangible assets	$ 3,894

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ACQUISITIONS - Disposal of Minus 10 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015
Minus -10 Software, LLC
Disposal
Fair value of contingent consideration		$ 0.0
Non-cash gain on fair value adjustment to contingent consideration		1.2
Minus -10 Software, LLC | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Disposal
Intangible assets impairment charge		1.0
Goodwill impairment charge		$ 0.2
Minus -10 Software, LLC | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Disposal
Equity interest sold	100.00%

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LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS
Total obligations	$ 400,503	$ 388,842
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(4,723)	(5,264)
Less: Obligations due within one year	11,917	12,213
Long-term obligations	388,586	376,629
Credit Agreement
LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS
Aggregate amount of funds available	475,000
Senior secured term loan due 2020, variable interest rate
LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS
Total obligations	365,388	367,213
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(4,723)	(5,264)
Principal amount of debt issued	$ 375,000
Senior secured term loan due 2020, variable interest rate | LIBOR
LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS
Interest rate, variable interest rate floor	0.75%
Variable interest rate basis	LIBOR
Basis points added to reference rate (as a percent)	3.75%
Aggregate floating rate (as a percent)	4.50%
Senior secured revolving loan due 2018, variable interest rate
LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS
Total obligations	$ 18,000
Aggregate amount of funds available	100,000
Letters of credit amount outstanding	800
Senior secured revolving loan due 2018, variable interest rate | Other long-term assets, net
LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS
Unamortized debt issuance costs	$ (800)	(1,100)
Senior secured revolving loan due 2018, variable interest rate | Prime rate
LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)	5.00%
Capital leases, due various dates from 2016 to 2021
LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS
Total obligations	$ 11,152	13,326
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)	4.60%
Notes payable, due 2017, 2.20% interest rate
LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS
Total obligations	$ 5,963	$ 8,303
Interest rate (as a percent)	2.20%	2.20%

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EQUITY - Share Repurchases (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 05, 2016	Apr. 28, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Dividend
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock		$ 0.09	$ 0.09	$ 0.09	$ 0.18	$ 0.18
Cash dividends paid	$ 3,400				$ 6,765	$ 6,629
Aggregate amount of dividends declared					$ 6,828	$ 6,713
Repurchase Shares Satisfy Employee Tax Withholding Obligations
Share Repurchases
Share repurchases (in shares)					378,527	219,737
Share repurchases					$ 4,900	$ 4,000
Additional shares of common stock surrendered under stock repurchase program					40,308	1,889

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EQUITY - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
Balance beginning of the period			$ (7,949)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			(3,844)	$ (575)
Reclassification adjustments, net of tax	$ 0	$ 0	0	0
Balance end of the period	(11,793)		(11,793)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
Balance beginning of the period	(5,517)	(5,287)	(5,161)	(2,952)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(2,241)	2,308	(2,597)	(27)
Balance end of the period	(7,758)	(2,979)	(7,758)	(2,979)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
Balance beginning of the period	(3,791)	(2,106)	(2,788)	(1,410)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(244)	148	(1,247)	(548)
Balance end of the period	$ (4,035)	$ (1,958)	$ (4,035)	$ (1,958)

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Net loss	$ (5,580)	$ (3,241)	$ (5,645)	$ (1,508)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic common shares (in shares)	37,432	36,536	37,250	36,409
Diluted common shares (in shares)	37,432	36,536	37,250	36,409
Net loss per common share:
Basic net loss per common share	$ (0.15)	$ (0.09)	$ (0.15)	$ (0.04)
Diluted net loss per common share	$ (0.15)	$ (0.09)	$ (0.15)	$ (0.04)
Potentially dilutive shares excluded from the calculation:
Stock options and nonvested shares excluded as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive	2,208	272	2,335	208

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) - Interest rate swap - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis
Variable rate basis	1 month LIBOR
Recurring Basis | Carrying Value
Assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis
Interest rate swap	$ 5,103	$ 3,856
Recurring Basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value
Assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis
Interest rate swap	$ 5,103	$ 3,856

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INCOME TAXES (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Reconciliation of the provision for income taxes at the statutory rate to the provision for income taxes at effective rate
Estimated annual tax expense related to amortization of indefinite lived-intangible assets	$ 4.5
Europe
Reconciliation of the provision for income taxes at the statutory rate to the provision for income taxes at effective rate
Statutory tax rate	21.00%
United States.
Reconciliation of the provision for income taxes at the statutory rate to the provision for income taxes at effective rate
Statutory tax rate	41.00%

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Total share-based compensation expense	$ 965	$ 5,305	$ 3,481	$ 6,926
Direct cost of services
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Total share-based compensation expense	52	1,288	170	1,377
Selling, general and administrative expense
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Total share-based compensation expense	$ 913	$ 4,017	$ 3,311	$ 5,549

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Nonvested Share Awards (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2016 shares	Feb. 22, 2016 item shares	Mar. 31, 2016 shares	Feb. 29, 2016 item shares	Feb. 28, 2015 shares	Jan. 31, 2015 shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Restricted stock awards
Summary of restricted stock activity (in shares)
Non-vested, beginning of period (in shares)								709,000
Granted (in shares)								803,000
Vested (in shares)								(986,000)
Forfeited/Canceled (in shares)								(23,000)
Non-vested, end of period (in shares)							503,000	503,000
Summary of restricted stock activity (weighted average grant date fair value)
Nonvested, beginning of period (in dollars per shares) | $ / shares								$ 17.00
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares								12.74
Vested (in dollars per shares) | $ / shares								13.80
Forfeited/Canceled (in dollars per share) | $ / shares								16.35
Outstanding, end of period (in dollars per shares) | $ / shares							$ 16.49	$ 16.49
Unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding, unvested stock options and restricted stock | $							$ 5.6	$ 5.6
Weighted average recognition period of unrecognized compensation expense								1 year 6 months
Stock options
Summary of restricted stock activity (weighted average grant date fair value)
Unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding, unvested stock options and restricted stock | $							1.4	$ 1.4
Weighted average recognition period of unrecognized compensation expense								2 years 6 months
2016 Management Performance RSA | Performance-based restricted stock awards
Summary of restricted stock activity (in shares)
Granted (in shares)			20,000
2015 Executive Officer Performance RSAs | Performance-based restricted stock awards
Summary of restricted stock activity (in shares)
Granted (in shares)					320,000
Summary of restricted stock activity (weighted average grant date fair value)
Number of shares vested		140,000
Number of remaining equal vesting installments | item		2
2015 Executive Officer Performance RSAs | Performance-based restricted stock awards | Vest one to two years
Summary of restricted stock activity (weighted average grant date fair value)
Number of shares expected to vest		180,000
2015 Management Performance RSA | Performance-based restricted stock awards
Summary of restricted stock activity (in shares)
Granted (in shares)						20,000
Summary of restricted stock activity (weighted average grant date fair value)
Number of shares vested				10,000
Number of performance conditions certified to be achieved | item				1
Number of shares forfeited				10,000
Contingent Nonvested Share Awards | Restricted stock awards
Summary of restricted stock activity (weighted average grant date fair value)
Increase in number of shares of common stock available for awards	3,325,000
Estimated cash value of contingent equity awards | $							7.2	$ 7.2
Selling, general and administrative expense | $							0.9	$ 1.5
Annual Incentive Awards | Performance-based restricted stock awards
Summary of restricted stock activity (in shares)
Granted (in shares)								717,461
Summary of restricted stock activity (weighted average grant date fair value)
Selling, general and administrative expense | $							$ 2.1	$ 4.4
2004 Incentive Plan
Summary of restricted stock activity (weighted average grant date fair value)
Increase in number of shares of common stock available for awards	3,325,000
Number of remaining shares available for issuance under plan							167,664	167,664
2015 Inducement Award Plan
Summary of restricted stock activity (weighted average grant date fair value)
Number of remaining shares available for issuance under plan	200,000

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SEGMENT REPORTING - General (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Segment information
Number of reporting segments | segment			2
Revenues:
Operating revenue	$ 130,647	$ 130,557	$ 262,175	$ 238,312
Reimbursable expenses	10,097	7,453	25,100	18,726
Total revenue	140,744	138,010	287,275	257,038
Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses	101,504	104,491	210,480	192,606
Segment performance measure	$ 39,240	$ 33,519	$ 76,795	$ 64,432
As a percentage of segment operating revenue	30.00%	26.00%	29.00%	27.00%
Technology
Revenues:
Operating revenue	$ 96,008	$ 93,159	$ 189,265	$ 163,182
Intersegment revenue	23	168	292	1,107
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration
Revenues:
Operating revenue	34,639	37,398	72,910	75,130
Operating segment | Technology
Revenues:
Operating revenue	96,031	93,327	189,557	164,289
Reimbursable expenses	867	309	1,429	622
Total revenue	96,898	93,636	190,986	164,911
Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses	67,677	69,594	135,948	122,660
Segment performance measure	$ 29,221	$ 24,042	$ 55,038	$ 42,251
As a percentage of segment operating revenue	30.00%	26.00%	29.00%	26.00%
Operating segment | Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration
Revenues:
Operating revenue	$ 34,639	$ 37,398	$ 72,910	$ 75,130
Reimbursable expenses	9,230	7,144	23,671	18,104
Total revenue	43,869	44,542	96,581	93,234
Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses	33,850	35,065	74,824	71,053
Segment performance measure	$ 10,019	$ 9,477	$ 21,757	$ 22,181
As a percentage of segment operating revenue	29.00%	25.00%	30.00%	30.00%
Eliminations
Revenues:
Operating revenue	$ (23)	$ (168)	$ (292)	$ (1,107)
Intersegment revenue	(23)	(168)	(292)	(1,107)
Total revenue	(23)	(168)	(292)	(1,107)
Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses	$ (23)	$ (168)	$ (292)	$ (1,107)

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SEGMENT REPORTING - Segment Performance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Reconciliation of the segment performance measure to consolidated income (loss) before income taxes
Segment performance measure	$ 39,240	$ 33,519	$ 76,795	$ 64,432
Unallocated corporate expenses	(18,296)	(10,168)	(34,607)	(21,029)
Share-based compensation expense	(965)	(5,305)	(3,481)	(6,926)
Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization	(10,084)	(9,498)	(19,618)	(18,263)
Amortization of identifiable intangible assets	(3,680)	(4,810)	(7,454)	(7,495)
Impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets		(1,162)		(1,162)
Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration		1,201		1,201
Other operating expense		(2,861)	(53)	(2,998)
Operating income	6,215	916	11,582	7,760
Interest expense, net	(5,457)	(5,479)	(10,832)	(9,704)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$ 758	$ (4,563)	$ 750	$ (1,944)

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SEGMENT REPORTING - Capital Expenditures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures	$ 7,740	$ 7,712	$ 13,082	$ 16,330
Technology
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures	3,270	3,642	4,914	5,894
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures	657	392	1,046	828
Unallocated and corporate
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures	$ 3,813	$ 3,678	$ 7,122	$ 9,608

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SEGMENT REPORTING - Total Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Total assets	$ 822,557	$ 823,897
Unallocated and corporate
Assets
Total assets	72,424	82,064
Technology
Assets
Total assets	467,748	465,736
Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration
Assets
Total assets	$ 282,385	$ 276,097

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SEGMENT REPORTING - Revenue and Long-Lived Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Revenue and long-lived assets excluding intangible assets, by geographical area
Revenue	$ 140,744	$ 138,010	$ 287,275	$ 257,038
Long-lived assets	87,704		87,704		$ 93,686
United States
Revenue and long-lived assets excluding intangible assets, by geographical area
Revenue	114,363	117,865	237,447	219,533
Long-lived assets	78,696		78,696		84,137
United Kingdom
Revenue and long-lived assets excluding intangible assets, by geographical area
Revenue	12,476	16,289	26,126	29,979
Other countries
Revenue and long-lived assets excluding intangible assets, by geographical area
Revenue	13,905	$ 3,856	23,702	$ 7,526
Long-lived assets	$ 9,008		$ 9,008		$ 9,549

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 07, 2016 USD ($)
Villere Litigation
Legal proceedings
Amount agreed to be reimbursed to Plaintiffs	$ 3.6