UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

___________________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

February 29, 2012

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Missouri	000-22081	48-1056429
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

501 Kansas Avenue

Kansas City, Kansas 66105

(Address of principal executive offices)

(913) 621-9500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 29, 2012, Epiq Systems, Inc. (“Epiq Systems”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2011.  The full text of the press release (including financial tables) as well as earnings-related slides for use in connection with an investor earnings conference call are being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

The press release and investor presentation slides include the following non-GAAP financial measures: (i) non-GAAP net income (net income adjusted for amortization of acquisition intangibles, share-based compensation, acquisition-related expense, capitalized loan fee amortization, litigation expense/settlement, non-cash embedded option charges, and the effect of tax adjustments that are outside of Epiq Systems’ anticipated effective tax rate, all net of tax), (ii) non-GAAP earnings per share, calculated as non-GAAP net income on a fully diluted per share basis, and (iii) non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA (net income adjusted for depreciation, amortization, share-based compensation, acquisition-related expense, net expenses related to financing, litigation expense/settlement, and provision for income taxes).  Income taxes represent a complex element of a company’s income statement and effective tax rates can vary widely between different periods.  Epiq Systems uses a statutory tax rate of 40%, except for the non-qualifed portion of share-based compensation, to reflect income tax adjustments in presentation of its non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share.  Utilization of a statutory tax rate for presentation of the non-GAAP measures is done to allow a consistent basis for investors to understand financial performance across historical periods and to allow a comparison with other companies, many of whom use similar non-GAAP financial measures to supplement their GAAP results.

These non-GAAP financial measures are intended to supplement the GAAP financial information by providing additional insight regarding results of operations.  These non-GAAP financial measures are reconciled in the press release and the investor presentation slides to the most directly comparable measures as reported in accordance with GAAP, and should be viewed in addition to, and not in lieu of, such comparable financial measures.

Management of Epiq Systems uses these non-GAAP financial measures, together with GAAP results, as it assesses current and prospective operating results and for assessing anticipated operating results for potential acquisitions. The compensation committee has used non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating the performance of management and in determining executive bonuses.  Management of Epiq Systems believes these non-GAAP measures may be useful to investors by comparing the results of operations of Epiq Systems without the effect of these items.  Certain items are excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures to provide additional comparability measures from period to period.  These non-GAAP financial measures will not be defined in the same manner by all companies and may not be comparable to other companies.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission made by Epiq Systems under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether filed before or after the date hereof, except as otherwise expressly stated by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

           (d)  Exhibits.

           The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report:

Exhibit 99.1. Epiq Systems, Inc. Press Release issued February 29, 2012, reporting quarter and year ended December 31, 2011 financial results.

Exhibit 99.2. Earnings-related slides for use on February 29, 2012, with respect to Epiq Systems, Inc.’s financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011.

SIGNATURES

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

	EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC.
Date:  February 29, 2012	By:	/s/  TOM W. OLOFSON
	Name:	Tom W. Olofson
	Title:	Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director