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UNAUDITED SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA:

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2011

UNAUDITED SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA:

UNAUDITED SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA:

18. UNAUDITED SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA:

(dollars in thousands)

		Quarter ended June 30, 2010			Quarter ended September 30, 2010			Quarter ended December 31, 2010			Quarter ended March 31, 2011
Revenue		$	270,395		$	291,669		$	299,110		$	298,796
Gross profit		59,974			67,662			72,266			75,180
Income (loss) from operations		22,076			27,310			34,575			(53,037		)
Net earnings (loss)		9,436			12,697			20,414			(70,989		)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Acxiom		9,805			13,281			20,823			(67,056		)
Basic earnings (loss) per share		0.12			0.16			0.25			(0.88		)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share		0.12			0.16			0.25			(0.88		)
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders		0.12			0.17			0.26			(0.83		)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders		0.12			0.16			0.25			(0.83		)

(dollars in thousands)

		Quarter ended June 30, 2009			Quarter ended September 30, 2009			Quarter ended December 31, 2009			Quarter ended March 31, 2010
Revenue		$	255,981		$	271,105		$	283,807		$	288,342
Gross profit		50,486			59,184			73,874			76,422
Income from operations		12,496			21,247			29,859			35,211
Net earnings (loss)		4,194			9,445			14,158			16,362
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Acxiom		4,194			9,445			14,262			16,648
Basic earnings (loss) per share		0.05			0.12			0.18			0.21
Diluted earnings (loss) per share		0.05			0.12			0.18			0.20
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders		0.05			0.12			0.18			0.21
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders		0.05			0.12			0.18			0.21

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 the Company recorded impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets of $79.7 million. Also in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 the Company recorded a total of $8.2 million in gains, losses and other items, net in the consolidated statements of operations. The total included $3.3 million related to the disposal of the Netherlands and Portugal operations and $5.5 million of restructuring charges, offset by a credit of $0.6 million related to the reduction of an earnout liability. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 the Company also recorded $1.6 million in other, net related to the impairment of an investment.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company recorded adjustments primarily to restructuring and legal accruals totaling $3.6 million recorded in gains, losses and other items, net. In addition, the Company reduced a reserve for unrecognized tax benefits by approximately $3.5 million due to the expiration of the related statute of limitations.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 the Company recorded a gain of $1.8 million in gains, losses, and other items in the consolidated statement of operations. The reversal of expense was related to a $1.5 million reversal of lease restructuring charges, a $0.2 million reversal of other restructuring charges, and a $0.1 additional gain recorded on the disposition of operations in France.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2010 the Company recorded a total of $0.5 million expense in gains, losses, and other items in the consolidated statement of operations. These charges included a $1.0 million loss recorded on a contingent liability netted against a $0.5 million additional gain recorded on the disposition of operations in France.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2010 the Company recorded $0.3 million expense in gains, losses and other items in the consolidated statement of operations. The adjustments were related to previous restructuring charges.

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