10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X]QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE

ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011

OR

[  ]TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE

ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ----- to -----

Commission file number 0-13163
Acxiom Corporation (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	71-0581897 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
P.O. Box 8180, 601 E. Third Street, Little Rock, Arkansas (Address of Principal Executive Offices)	72201 (Zip Code)
(501) 342-1000 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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  [ ]
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 filings).
	Yes [X]		No [ ]

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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 definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
	Large accelerated filer [X]			Accelerated filer   [ ]
	Non-accelerated filer [ ]			Smaller reporting company [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)
		Yes  [ ]	No  [X]
The number of shares of Common Stock, $ 0.10 par value per share outstanding as of November 2, 2011 was 78,274,188.

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ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX

REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

September 30, 2011

Part I.		Financial Information	Page No.
	Item 1.	Financial Statements
		Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets          as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)	4
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations          for the Three Months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (Unaudited)	5
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations          for the Six Months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (Unaudited)	6
		Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity and Comprehensive Income          for the Six Months ended September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)	7
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows          for the Six Months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (Unaudited)	8-9

 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 10-21

 Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 22-32

 Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk 33

 Item 4. Controls and Procedures 33

Part II.              Other Information

 Item 1. Legal Proceedings 34

 Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 34

 Item 6. Exhibits 34-35

 Signature   36

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

	September 30, 2011			March 31, 2011
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	119,163		$	207,023
Trade accounts receivable, net		181,423			176,654
Deferred income taxes		11,778			12,480
Refundable income taxes		-			7,402
Other current assets		56,715			55,691
Total current assets		369,079			459,250
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization		251,301			255,307
Software, net of accumulated amortization		19,189			26,412
Goodwill		413,662			417,654
Purchased software licenses, net of accumulated amortization		34,974			38,583
Deferred costs, net		70,502			81,837
Data acquisition costs, net		14,038			17,627
Other assets, net		6,988			9,955
	$	1,179,733		$	1,306,625
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current installments of long-term debt	$	27,826		$	27,978
Trade accounts payable		25,525			27,507
Accrued expenses
Payroll		34,477			42,236
Other		81,820			75,852
Deferred revenue		52,746			55,921
Income taxes payable		2,978			-
Total current liabilities		225,372			229,494
Long-term debt		284,957			394,260
Deferred income taxes		85,353			84,360
Other liabilities		7,109			7,478
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Common stock		11,913			11,777
Additional paid-in capital		848,277			837,439
Retained earnings		482,363			459,096
Accumulated other comprehensive income		9,972			15,991
Treasury stock, at cost		(781,163	)		(739,125	)
Total Acxiom stockholders' equity		571,362			585,178
Noncontrolling interest		5,580			5,855
Total equity		576,942			591,033
	$	1,179,733		$	1,306,625
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

	For the Three Months ended September 30
	2011			2010
Revenue:
Services	$	230,655		$	225,584
Products		69,379			66,085
Total revenue		300,034			291,669
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue
Services		181,121			175,687
Products		47,962			48,320
Total cost of revenue		229,083			224,007
Selling, general and administrative		39,539			40,274
Gains, losses and other items, net		2,465			78
Total operating costs and expenses		271,087			264,359
Income from operations		28,947			27,310
Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(4,719	)		(6,260	)
Other, net		(965	)		111
Total other expense		(5,684	)		(6,149	)
Earnings before income taxes		23,263			21,161
Income taxes		10,286			8,464
Net earnings	$	12,977		$	12,697
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		685			(584	)
Net earnings attributable to Acxiom	$	12,292		$	13,281
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.16		$	0.16
Diluted	$	0.16		$	0.16
Earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders:
Basic	$	0.15		$	0.17
Diluted	$	0.15		$	0.16
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

	For the Six Months ended September 30
	2011			2010
Revenue:
Services	$	456,259		$	436,240
Products		132,709			125,824
Total revenue		588,968			562,064
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue
Services		361,584			340,337
Products		96,840			94,091
Total cost of revenue		458,424			434,428
Selling, general and administrative		76,658			78,229
Gains, losses and other items, net		2,709			21
Total operating costs and expenses		537,791			512,678
Income from operations		51,177			49,386
Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(10,174	)		(12,158	)
Other, net		(1,052	)		(340	)
Total other expense		(11,226	)		(12,498	)
Earnings before income taxes		39,951			36,888
Income taxes		16,959			14,755
Net earnings	$	22,992		$	22,133
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		(275	)		(953	)
Net earnings attributable to Acxiom	$	23,267		$	23,086
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.28		$	0.28
Diluted	$	0.28		$	0.27
Earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders:
Basic	$	0.29		$	0.29
Diluted	$	0.28		$	0.28
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

													Accumulated
	Common Stock				Additional								other			Treasury Stock
	Number				paid-in			Comprehensive			Retained		comprehensive			Number						Noncontrolling			Total
	of shares		Amount		Capital			Income			earnings		income			of shares			Amount			Interest			Equity
Balances at March 31, 2011		117,767,535	$	11,777	$	837,439					$	459,096	$	15,991			(37,183,774	)	$	(739,125	)	$	5,855		$	591,033
Employee stock awards, benefit plans and other issuances		498,116		50		5,724		$	-			-		-			(219,984	)		(2,956	)		-			2,818
Restricted stock units vested		866,379		86		(86	)		-			-		-			-			-			-			-
Non-cash share-based compensation		-		-		5,200			-			-		-			-			-			-			5,200
Acquisition of treasury stock		-		-		-			-			-		-			(3,704,900	)		(39,082	)		-			(39,082	)
Comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation		-		-		-			(5,719	)		-		(5,719	)		-			-			-			(5,719	)
Unrealized loss on interest rate swap		-		-		-			(300	)		-		(300	)		-			-			-			(300	)
Net earnings (loss)		-		-		-			23,267			23,267		-			-			-			(275	)		22,992
Total comprehensive income								$	17,248
Balances at September 30, 2011		119,132,030	$	11,913	$	848,277					$	482,363	$	9,972			(41,108,658	)	$	(781,163	)	$	5,580		$	576,942

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

	For the Six Months ended September 30
	2011			2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	22,992		$	22,133
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		70,254			73,706
Loss on disposal or impairment of assets		2,893			-
Deferred income taxes		1,135			3,943
Non-cash share-based compensation expense		5,200			6,460
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net		(9,676	)		(8,498	)
Other assets		(4,592	)		(8,151	)
Deferred costs		(831	)		(22,621	)
Accounts payable and other liabilities		6,071			(7,982	)
Deferred revenue		(2,978	)		964
Net cash provided by operating activities		90,468			59,954
Cash flows from investing activities:
Disposition of operations		(1,043	)		-
Capitalized software development costs		(1,520	)		(2,567	)
Capital expenditures		(24,711	)		(30,486	)
Payments received for investments		-			175
Data acquisition costs		(4,550	)		(6,951	)
Net cash paid in acquisitions		(255	)		(12,927	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(32,079	)		(52,756	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments of debt		(113,775	)		(36,567	)
Contingent consideration paid for prior acquisitions		(326	)		-
Acquisition of treasury stock		(34,100	)		-
Sale of common stock		2,818			4,820
Proceeds from partner’s contributions		-			133
Net cash used in financing activities		(145,383	)		(31,614	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		(866	)		(304	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(87,860	)		(24,720	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		207,023			224,104
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	119,163		$	199,384

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

	For the Six Months ended September 30
	2011		2010
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	11,331	$	11,676
Income taxes		5,387		21,082
Payments on capital leases and installment payment arrangements		8,978		11,379
Payments on software and data license liabilities		491		1,057
Prepayments of debt		100,000		20,000
Other debt payments, excluding line of credit		4,306		4,131
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Acquisition of property and equipment under capital leases and installment payment arrangements		4,691		17,650
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1.           BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Acxiom Corporation (“Registrant,” “Acxiom” or “the Company”), without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “the Commission”).  In the opinion of the Registrant’s management all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods included have been made and the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.  All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.  Certain note information has been omitted because it has not changed significantly from that reflected in notes 1 through 18 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements filed as part of Item 8 of the Registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 (“2011 Annual Report”), as filed with the Commission on May 27, 2011.  This report and the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in connection with the 2011 Annual Report.  The financial information contained in this report is not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any other period or for the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2012.

Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.  Certain of the accounting policies used in the preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements are complex and require management to make judgments and/or significant estimates regarding amounts reported or disclosed in these financial statements.  Additionally, the application of certain of these accounting policies is governed by complex accounting principles and their interpretation.  A discussion of the Company’s significant accounting principles and their application is included in note 1 and in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, to the Company’s 2011 Annual Report.

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2.           EARNINGS PER SHARE AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

Earnings Per Share

A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of basic and diluted earnings per share is shown below (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	For the quarter ended September 30				For the six months ended September 30
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Basic earnings per share:
Numerator – net earnings	$	12,977	$	12,697	$	22,992	$	22,133
Denominator – weighted-average shares outstanding		80,985		80,046		80,963		79,894
Basic earnings per share	$	0.16	$	0.16	$	0.28	$	0.28
Diluted earnings per share:
Numerator – net earnings	$	12,977	$	12,697	$	22,992	$	22,133
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares outstanding		80,985		80,046		80,963		79,894
Dilutive effect of common stock options, warrants, and restricted stock as computed under the treasury stock method		612		1,236		842		1,475
		81,597		81,282		81,805		81,369
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.16	$	0.16	$	0.28	$	0.27
Basic earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders:
Numerator – net earnings	$	12,292	$	13,281	$	23,267	$	23,086
Denominator – weighted-average shares outstanding		80,985		80,046		80,963		79,894
Basic earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders	$	0.15	$	0.17	$	0.29	$	0.29
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders:
Numerator – net earnings	$	12,292	$	13,281	$	23,267	$	23,086
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares outstanding		80,985		80,046		80,963		79,894
Dilutive effect of common stock options, warrants, and restricted stock as computed under the treasury stock method		612		1,236		842		1,475
		81,597		81,282		81,805		81,369
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders	$	0.15	$	0.16	$	0.28	$	0.28

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As of September 30, 2011, the Company had options and warrants outstanding providing for the purchase of approximately 10.4 million shares of common stock together with restricted stock units relating to 1.9 million shares of stock.  Options, warrants and restricted stock units that were outstanding during the periods presented, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect was antidilutive are shown below (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	For the quarter ended September 30				For the six months ended September 30
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Number of shares outstanding under options, warrants and restricted stock units		10,582		9,174		10,069		8,075
Range of exercise prices for options and warrants	$	11.50-$62.06	$	14.68-$75.55	$	13.14-$62.06	$	16.35-$75.55

Stockholders’ Equity

On August 29, 2011, the board of directors adopted a common stock repurchase program for a twelve-month period ending August 23, 2012.  Under the repurchase program, the Company may purchase up to $50 million worth of its common stock.  Through September 30, 2011, the Company had repurchased 3.7 million shares of its stock for $39.1 million.  Cash paid for repurchases of $34.1 million differs from the aggregate purchase price due to trades made at the end of the period which were settled subsequent to September 30, 2011.

3.           SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION:

Share-based Compensation Plans

Stock Option Activity

The Company has stock option and equity compensation plans for which a total of 38.2 million shares of the Company’s common stock have been reserved for issuance since inception of the plans.  These plans provide that the exercise prices of qualified options will be at or above the fair market value of the common stock at the time of the grant.  Board policy has required that nonqualified options be priced at or above the fair market value of the common stock at the time of grant.  At September 30, 2011, there were a total of 5.3 million shares available for future grants under the plans.

The Company granted 500,576 stock options in the six months ended September 30, 2011.  The per-share weighted-average fair value of the stock options granted during the six months ended September 30, 2011 was $6.40.  This valuation was determined using a customized binomial lattice approach with the following weighted-average assumptions: dividend yield of 0.0%; risk-free interest rate of 2.4%; expected option life of 6.0 years; expected volatility of 46% and a suboptimal exercise multiple of 1.9.

Option activity for the six months ended September 30, 2011 was as follows:

	Number of shares			Weighted-average exercise price per share		Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years)		Aggregate intrinsic value (in thousands)
Outstanding at March 31, 2011		9,526,989		$	20.75
Granted		500,576		$	13.74
Exercised		(208,507	)	$	10.31			$	165
Forfeited or cancelled		(771,616	)	$	20.49
Outstanding at September 30, 2011		9,047,442		$	20.63		4.44	$	530
Exercisable at September 30, 2011		8,144,840		$	21.35		3.98	$	338

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between Acxiom’s closing stock price on the last trading day of its second quarter of fiscal 2012 and the exercise price for each in-the-money option) that would have been received by the option holders had vested option holders exercised their options on September 30, 2011.  This amount changes based upon changes in the fair market value of Acxiom’s stock.

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Following is a summary of stock options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2011:

		Options outstanding					Options exercisable
Range of exercise price per share		Options outstanding		Weighted- average remaining contractual life	Weighted-average exercise price per share		Options exercisable		Weighted-average exercise price per share
$	3.69 - $ 9.62		275,674	6.23 years	$	8.72		165,174	$	8.59
$	10.22 - $ 15.00		2,257,932	5.73 years	$	12.74		1,636,402	$	12.36
$	15.10 - $ 19.82		2,136,988	4.41 years	$	16.67		2,006,416	$	16.65
$	20.12 - $ 25.00		2,191,433	4.68 years	$	22.94		2,151,433	$	22.90
$	25.98 - $ 29.30		1,175,275	2.79 years	$	26.69		1,175,275	$	26.69
$	30.93 - $ 39.12		758,660	2.46 years	$	35.70		758,660	$	35.70
$	40.50 - $ 62.06		251,480	2.97 years	$	44.11		251,480	$	44.11
			9,047,442	4.44 years	$	20.63		8,144,840	$	21.35

Total expense related to stock options for the six months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was approximately $0.8 million and $1.4 million respectively.  Future expense for these options is expected to be approximately $2.9 million over the next four years.

Restricted Stock Unit Activity

During the six months ended September 30, 2011, the Company granted non performance-based restricted stock units covering 765,061 shares of common stock with a value at the date of grant of $10.1 million.  Of the restricted stock units granted in the current period, 631,967 vest in equal annual increments over four years and 133,094 vest in one year.  Valuation of these units is equal to the quoted market price for the shares on the date of grant.

Non-vested non performance-based restricted stock unit activity for the period ending September 30, 2011 was as follows:

	Number of shares			Weighted average fair value per share at grant date (in thousands)		Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years)
Outstanding at March 31, 2011		1,195,043		$	13.42		2.16
Granted		765,061		$	13.26
Vested		(402,257	)	$	12.84
Forfeited or cancelled		(89,553	)	$	13.44
Outstanding at September 30, 2011		1,468,294		$	13.23		2.48

During the six months ended September 30, 2011, the Company granted performance-based restricted stock units covering 302,099 shares of common stock with a value at the date of grant of $3.6 million.  All of the performance-based restricted stock units granted in the current period vest subject to attainment of performance criteria established by the compensation committee of the board of directors.  Of the units granted in the current period, 172,945 may vest in a number of shares from zero to 200% of their award, based on the total shareholder return of Acxiom stock compared to total shareholder return of a group of peer companies established by the committee for the period from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2014.  The remaining 129,154 units represent an inducement award granted to the Company’s chief executive officer.  The chief executive officer may vest in up to 100% of the award based on price targets for the Company’s common stock during the determination period from January 26, 2013 to July 26, 2014.  The value of the performance units is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model.

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Non-vested performance-based restricted stock unit activity for the period ending September 30, 2011 was as follows:

	Number of shares			Weighted average fair value per share at grant date (in thousands)		Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years)
Outstanding at March 31, 2011		586,269		$	15.26		0.51
Granted		302,099		$	11.85
Vested		(470,779	)	$	13.02
Forfeited or cancelled		(33,160	)	$	24.43
Outstanding at September 30, 2011		384,429		$	17.31		2.39

The expense related to restricted stock in the six months ended September 30, 2011 was $4.4 million.  The expense related to restricted stock in the six months ended September 30, 2010 was $5.1 million.  Future expense for these restricted stock units is expected to be approximately $21.0 million over the next four years.

4.           DIVESTITURES:

Prior to July 12, 2011, the Company owned a 51% interest in Acxiom MENA (“MENA”), a limited liability company registered under the laws and regulations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  MENA comprises the Company’s Middle East and North Africa operations.  The consolidated net earnings of the Company in the statement of operations included the 49% noncontrolling interests of MENA.  On July 12, 2011, the Company entered into a transaction with MENA’s minority partners to fully dispose of its interest in its MENA subsidiary.  The terms of the disposal included a $1.0 million cash payment to MENA and the release of any claims that the acquirer may have against the Company and an agreement to hold the Company harmless from any future liabilities.  Following the transaction, the Company will have continued involvement primarily related to providing transaction support for a period not longer than two years.  The entity will no longer be a related party of the Company.

The Company recorded a loss on disposal of $3.4 million in the statement of operations.  Of the $3.4 million loss, $2.5 million is recorded in gains, losses and other items, net and $0.9 million is recorded in net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest.  The deconsolidation of MENA in July 2011 resulted in the elimination of the accumulated deficit attributed to MENA from the Company’s consolidated statement of equity and comprehensive income of $0.9 million.  All goodwill associated with the MENA operations was written off as a goodwill impairment charge in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, therefore there was no goodwill allocated to the disposed operations.  The revenue associated with the MENA operations for fiscal 2011 was approximately $5.7 million.

5.           OTHER CURRENT AND NONCURRENT ASSETS:

Other current assets consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2011		March 31,  2011
Prepaid expenses	$	44,490	$	40,501
Non-trade receivables		496		1,409
Assets of non-qualified retirement plan		11,228		12,840
Other miscellaneous assets		501		941
Other current assets	$	56,715	$	55,691

Other noncurrent assets consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

	September 30,  2011		March 31,  2011
Acquired intangible assets, net	$	4,491	$	6,896
Other miscellaneous noncurrent assets		2,497		3,059
Other assets	$	6,988	$	9,955

The acquired intangible assets noted above represent customer relationship intangibles acquired through purchase acquisitions, net of accumulated amortization.

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6.           GOODWILL:

Goodwill represents the excess of acquisition costs over the fair values of net assets acquired in business combinations.  Goodwill is measured and tested for impairment on an annual basis in the first quarter of the Company’s fiscal year in accordance with applicable accounting standards, or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist.  Triggering events for interim impairment testing include indicators such as adverse industry or economic trends, restructuring actions, downward revisions to projections of financial performance, or a sustained decline in market capitalization.  The performance of the impairment test involves a two-step process.  The first step requires comparing the estimated fair value of a reporting unit to its net book value, including goodwill.  A potential impairment exists if the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is lower than its net book value.  The second step of the impairment test involves assigning the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to its identifiable assets, with any residual fair value being assigned to goodwill.  If the carrying value of an individual indefinite-lived intangible asset (including goodwill) exceeds its estimated fair value, the asset is written down by an amount equal to the excess, and a corresponding amount is recorded as a charge to operations for the period in which the impairment test is completed.  Completion of the Company’s annual impairment test during the quarter ended June 30, 2011 indicated no potential impairment of its goodwill balances.

The carrying amount of goodwill, by business segment, for the six months ended September 30, 2011 is presented in the following table.

(dollars in thousands)	Information Services			Information Products			Total
Balance at March 31, 2011	$	347,411		$	70,243		$	417,654
Purchase adjustments		1			-			1
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment		(3,048	)		(945	)		(3,993	)
Balance at September 30, 2011	$	344,364		$	69,298		$	413,662

The beginning goodwill balances reflect an impairment charge of $77.3 million related to Europe Information Services, MENA Information Services, and Europe Information Products which was recorded in the year ended March 31, 2011.

Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level, which is defined as either an operating segment or one step below operating segment, known as a component.  Acxiom’s two segments as presented above are the Information Services segment and the Information Products segment.  Because each of these segments contains both US and International components, and there are some differences in economic characteristics between the components in the different geographic regions, management has tested a total of seven components.  The goodwill amounts as of April 1, 2011 included in each component tested were:  US Information Services, $306.3 million; Europe Information Services, $13.4 million; APAC Information Services, $10.8 million; Brazil Information Services, $16.9 million; US Information Products, $51.2 million; Europe Information Products, $9.1 million; and APAC Information Products, $10.0 million.

In order to estimate a valuation for each of the components tested, management used an income approach based on a discounted cash flow model together with valuations based on an analysis of public company market multiples and a similar transactions analysis.

The income approach involved projecting cash flows for each component into the future and discounting these cash flows at an appropriate discount rate.  Management used budget figures for the first year of the projection model, and then projected those figures into the future years using management’s best estimates of future revenue growth, operating margins, and other cash flow assumptions.  The discount rates used for each component in order to arrive at an estimated fair value were estimated as the weighted-average cost of capital which a marketplace participant would use to value each component.  These weighted-average costs of capital rates included a market risk factor, added to a risk-free rate of return, and a size premium that was specific to the component being tested.  The resulting cost of equity was then weighted-averaged with the after-tax cost of debt.

The public company market multiple method was used to estimate values for each of the components by looking at market value multiples to revenue and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) for selected public companies that were believed to be representative of companies that marketplace participants would use to arrive at comparable multiples for the individual component being tested.  These multiples were then used to develop an estimated value for that component.

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The similar transactions method compared multiples based on acquisition prices of other companies believed to be those that marketplace participants would use to compare to the individual component being tested.  Those multiples were then used to develop an estimated value for that component.

In order to arrive at an estimated value for each component, management used a weighted-average approach to combine the results of each analysis.  Management believes that using multiple valuation approaches and then weighting them appropriately is a technique that a marketplace participant would use.

As a final test of the valuation results, the total of the values of the components was reconciled to the actual market value of Acxiom Corporation stock as of the April 1, 2011 valuation date.  This reconciliation indicated an implied control premium.  Management believes this control premium is reasonable compared to historical control premiums observed in actual transactions.

As of April 1, 2011, each of the components had an estimated fair value in excess of its carrying value, indicating no impairment.  For all of the components other than the Brazil Information Services component, the calculated fair value exceeded the carrying value by a large margin with the smallest margin being more than 20%.  The Brazil Information Services component was recently acquired, as of July 1, 2010, and therefore even though the Brazil Information Services component’s fair value exceeded its carrying value, the fair value was not materially different from the carrying value.

Management believes that the estimated valuations it arrived at are reasonable and consistent with what other marketplace participants would use in valuing the Company’s components.  However, management cannot give any assurance that these market values will not change in the future.  For example, if discount rates demanded by the market increase, this could lead to reduced valuations under the income approach.  If the Company’s projections are not achieved in the future, this could lead management to reassess their assumptions and lead to reduced valuations under the income approach.  If the market price of the Company’s stock decreases, this could cause the Company to reassess the reasonableness of the implied control premium, which might cause management to assume a higher discount rate under the income approach which could lead to reduced valuations.  If future similar transactions exhibit lower multiples than those observed in the past, this could lead to reduced valuations under the similar transactions approach.  And finally, if there is a general decline in the stock market and particularly in those companies selected as comparable to the Company’s components, this could lead to reduced valuations under the public company market multiple approach.  The Company’s annual impairment test is performed during the first quarter of each fiscal year.  Given the current market conditions and continued economic uncertainty, the fair value of the Company’s components could deteriorate which could result in the need to record impairment charges in future periods.  The Company also monitors potential triggering events including changes in the business climate in which it operates, attrition of key personnel, volatility in the capital markets, the Company’s market capitalization compared to its book value, the Company’s recent operating performance, and the Company’s financial projections.  The occurrence of one or more triggering events could require additional impairment testing, which could result in future impairment charges.  In particular, since the Brazil Information Services component’s carrying value is not materially different from fair value, any changes to the Company’s assumptions could lead to an indicated impairment in step one, requiring the Company to proceed to step two and potentially record an impairment charge.  The Company has experienced operating losses in this component since the acquisition as the Company attempts to integrate operations and realize synergies, but the Company still believes the component will meet management’s long-term forecasts.  In the near-term, as management monitors the situation, it is possible it may change the revenue and cash flow projections, which could require the recording of an impairment charge.

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7.           LONG-TERM DEBT:

Long-term debt consists of the following (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2011		March 31, 2011
Term loan credit agreement	$	252,000	$	355,000
Capital leases and installment payment obligations on land, buildings and equipment payable in monthly payments of principal plus interest at rates ranging from approximately 3% to 8%; remaining terms up to twelve years		38,539		43,195
Software license liabilities payable over terms up to three years; effective interest rates ranging from approximately 4% to 7%		4,194		4,686
Other debt and long-term liabilities		18,050		19,357
Total long-term debt and capital leases		312,783		422,238
Less current installments		27,826		27,978
Long-term debt, excluding current installments	$	284,957	$	394,260

The Company’s amended and restated credit agreement provides for (1) term loans up to an aggregate principal amount of $600 million and (2) revolving credit facility borrowings consisting of revolving loans, letter of credit participations and swing-line loans up to an aggregate amount of $120 million.

The term loan is payable in quarterly installments of approximately $1.5 million each, through December 31, 2014, with a final payment of approximately $232.5 million due March 15, 2015.  The revolving loan commitment expires March 15, 2014.

Revolving credit facility borrowings currently bear interest at LIBOR plus a credit spread, or at an alternative base rate or at the Federal Funds rate plus a credit spread, depending on the type of borrowing.  The LIBOR credit spread is 2.75%.  There were no revolving credit borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2011 or March 31, 2011.  Term loan borrowings bear interest at LIBOR plus a credit spread of 3.00%.  The weighted-average interest rate on term loan borrowings at September 30, 2011 was 3.7%.  Outstanding letters of credit at September 30, 2011 were $0.4 million.

The term loan allows prepayments before maturity.  The credit agreement is secured by the accounts receivable of Acxiom and its domestic subsidiaries, as well as by the outstanding stock of certain Acxiom subsidiaries.

Under the terms of the term loan, the Company is required to maintain certain debt-to-cash flow and debt service coverage ratios, among other restrictions.  At September 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with these covenants and restrictions.  In addition, if certain financial ratios and other conditions are not satisfied, the revolving credit facility limits the Company’s ability to pay dividends in excess of $30 million in any fiscal year (plus additional amounts in certain circumstances).

In fiscal 2009, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement.  The agreement provided for the Company to pay interest through July 25, 2011 at a fixed rate of 3.25% plus the applicable credit spread on $95.0 million notional amount while receiving interest for the same period at the LIBOR rate on the same notional amount.  The fair market value of the derivative was zero at inception and is zero at September 30, 2011 since the derivative has reached maturity.  The company recognized no gains or losses associated with this derivative.

On July 25, 2011, the Company entered into a new swap agreement.  The new agreement provides for the Company to pay interest through January 27, 2014 at a fixed rate of 0.94% plus the applicable credit spread on $150.0 million notional amount, while receiving interest for the same period at the LIBOR rate on the same notional amount.  The LIBOR rate as of September 30, 2011 was 0.25%.  The swap was entered into as a cash flow hedge against LIBOR interest rate movements on the term loan.  The Company assesses the effectiveness of the hedge based on the hypothetical derivative method.  There was no ineffectiveness for the period ended September 30, 2011.  Under the hypothetical derivative method, the cumulative change in fair value of the actual swap is compared to the cumulative change in fair value of the hypothetical swap, which has terms that identically match the critical terms of the hedged transaction.  Thus, the hypothetical swap is presumed to perfectly offset the hedged cash flows.  The change in the fair value of the hypothetical swap will then be regarded as a proxy for the present value of the cumulative change in the expected future cash flows from the hedged transactions.  All of the fair values are derived from an interest-rate futures model.  As of September 30, 2011, the hedge relationship qualified as an effective hedge under applicable accounting standards.  Consequently, all changes in fair value of the derivative will be deferred and recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) until the related forecasted transaction is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations.  The fair market value of the derivative was zero at inception and an unrealized loss of $1.2 million since inception is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) with the offset recorded to other noncurrent liabilities.  The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) may be recognized in the statement of operations if certain terms of the floating-rate debt change, if the floating-rate debt is extinguished or if the interest rate swap agreement is terminated prior to maturity.  The Company has assessed the creditworthiness of the counterparty of the swap and concludes that no substantial risk of default exists as of September 30, 2011.

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8.           ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS:

Trade accounts receivable are presented net of allowances for doubtful accounts, returns and credits of $4.6 million at September 30, 2011 and $5.6 million at March 31, 2011.

9.           SEGMENT INFORMATION:

The Company reports segment information consistent with the way management internally disaggregates its operations to assess performance and to allocate resources.  The Information Services segment includes the Company’s global lines of business for Customer Data Integration (CDI), Multichannel Marketing Services, Infrastructure Management Services and Consulting Services.  The Information Products segment is comprised of the Company’s global Consumer Insights line of business and the U.S. Background Screening Products line of business.  The Company’s calculation of segment operating income allocates all corporate expenses, excluding those reported as gains, losses and other items, to the segments.

The following tables present information by business segment (dollars in thousands):

	For the quarter ended September 30						For the six months ended September 30
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Revenue:
Information services	$	230,655		$	225,584		$	456,259		$	436,240
Information products		69,379			66,085			132,709			125,824
Total revenue	$	300,034		$	291,669		$	588,968		$	562,064
Income (loss) from operations:
Information services	$	23,211		$	22,952		$	43,383		$	43,831
Information products		8,201			4,436			10,503			5,576
Other		(2,465	)		(78	)		(2,709	)		(21	)
Income from operations	$	28,947		$	27,310		$	51,177		$	49,386

10.           RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES:

The Company records costs associated with employee terminations and other exit activity in accordance with applicable accounting standards when those costs become probable and are reasonably estimable.  The following table summarizes the restructuring activity for the six months ended September 30, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	Associate-related reserves			Ongoing contract costs			Total
Balance at March 31, 2011	$	5,562		$	9,542		$	15,104
Payments		(5,306	)		(561	)		(5,867	)
Charges and adjustments		223			(55	)		168
Balance at September 30, 2011	$	479		$	8,926		$	9,405

The above balances are included in accrued expense on the consolidated balance sheet.

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Restructuring Plans

In fiscal 2011, the Company recorded $4.4 million in restructuring charges and adjustments included in gains, losses and other items in the consolidated statement of operations.  The expense included severance and other associate-related charges of $3.4 million, offset by adjustments to previous restructuring plans of $1.7 million, and executive leadership transition charges of $2.7 million.

The associate-related charges of $3.4 million resulted from the termination of associates in the United States, Australia, and Europe.  Of the $3.4 million accrued, $0.4 million remained accrued at September 30, 2011. These amounts are expected to be paid out during fiscal 2012.

The transition charges of $2.7 million resulted from the transition agreement between the Company and its Chief Executive Officer upon his resignation in March 2011.  According to the agreement, one lump sum payment equal to two times the Officer’s annual salary and bonus opportunity was to be paid by the Company.  The entire amount of $2.7 million was accrued at March 31, 2011 and was paid in full in April 2011.

As part of restructuring plans in fiscal 2008 and 2009, the Company recorded a total of $22.2 million in lease accruals included in gains, losses and other items in the consolidated statement of operations.  The lease accruals were evaluated under the accounting standards which govern exit costs.  These accounting standards require the Company to make an accrual for the liability for lease costs that will continue to be incurred without economic benefit to the Company upon the date that the Company ceases using the leased property.  On or before the date of the restructuring plan, the Company ceased using certain leased office facilities.  The Company attempts to sublease those facilities to the extent possible.  The Company established a liability for the fair value of the remaining lease payments, partially offset by the estimated sublease payments to be received over the course of those leases.  The fair value of these liabilities is based on a net present value model using a credit-adjusted risk-free rate.  These liabilities will be paid out over the remainder of the leased properties’ terms, of which the longest continues through November 2021.  Actual sublease terms may differ from the estimates originally made by the Company.  Any future changes in the estimates or in the actual sublease income could require future adjustments to the liability for these leases, which would impact net income in the period the adjustment is recorded.  The remaining amount accrued at September 30, 2011 is $8.9 million.

11.           COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

Legal Matters

The Company is involved in various claims and legal proceedings. Management routinely assesses the likelihood of adverse judgments or outcomes to those matters, as well as ranges of probable losses, to the extent losses are reasonably estimable. The Company records accruals for these matters to the extent that management concludes a loss is probable and the financial impact, should an adverse outcome occur, is reasonably estimable. These accruals are reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In management’s opinion, the Company has made appropriate and adequate accruals for these matters and management believes the probability of a material loss beyond the amounts accrued to be remote; however, the ultimate liability for these matters is uncertain, and if accruals are not adequate, an adverse outcome could have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations. Listed below are certain claims made against the Company and/or its subsidiaries for which the potential exposure is considered material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Management believes the Company has substantial defenses to the claims made and intends to vigorously defend these matters.

On April 26, 2011 a lawsuit styled Macomb County Employees’ Retirement System v. Acxiom Corporation, et al was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas against the Company and certain current and former officers and a director of the Company. The action sought to be certified as a class action covering persons who acquired Acxiom stock between October 27, 2010 and March 30, 2011. The action purported to assert claims that the defendants violated federal securities laws by not properly disclosing that the Company was experiencing a significant decline in its International operations and that the Company failed to properly and timely account for impaired assets related to its International operations. On August 29, 2011, the attorneys for the plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal of all claims asserted.

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The Company is involved in various other claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of business.  In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of all of these other matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Commitments

The Company leases or licenses data processing equipment, software, office furniture and equipment, land and office space under noncancellable operating leases or licenses.  The Company has a future commitment for lease or license payments over the next 29 years of $133.9 million.

In connection with a certain building, the Company has entered into a 50/50 joint venture with a local real estate developer.  The Company is guaranteeing a portion of the loan for the building.  In addition, in connection with the disposal of certain assets, the Company has guaranteed loans for the buyers of the assets.  These guarantees were made by the Company primarily to facilitate favorable financing terms for those third parties.  Should the third parties default on this indebtedness, the Company would be required to perform under these guarantees.  Substantially all of the third-party indebtedness is collateralized by various pieces of real property.  At September 30, 2011 the Company’s maximum potential future payments under these guarantees of third-party indebtedness were $1.3 million.

12.           INCOME TAX

In determining the quarterly provision for income taxes, the Company makes its best estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year. The anticipated effective tax rate for fiscal 2012 is approximately 40%, excluding the loss on the MENA disposal, for which there is no tax benefit.

At September 30, 2011, the Company had $3.1 million in gross unrecognized tax benefits, which is included in other liabilities on the balance sheet. This entire amount, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate. The total amount of accrued interest and penalties for such unrecognized tax benefits, and included in the amount above, is $0.5 million.

13.           FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value.

Cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, unbilled and notes receivable, short-term borrowings and trade payables - The carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

Long-term debt - The interest rate on the term loan and revolving credit agreement is adjusted for changes in market rates and therefore the carrying value of these loans approximates fair value.  The estimated fair value of other long-term debt was determined based upon the present value of the expected cash flows considering expected maturities and using interest rates currently available to the Company for long-term borrowings with similar terms.  At September 30, 2011, the estimated fair value of long-term debt approximates its carrying value.

Derivative instruments included in other liabilities - The carrying value is adjusted to fair value through other comprehensive income (loss) at each balance sheet date.  The fair value is determined from an interest-rate futures model.

Under applicable accounting standards financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurements. The Company assigned assets and liabilities to the hierarchy in the accounting standards, which is Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, Level 2 - significant other observable inputs and Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs.

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The following table presents the balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of September 30, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Other current assets	$	11,228	$	-	$	-	$	11,228
Total assets	$	11,228	$	-	$	-	$	11,228
Liabilities:
Other current liabilities	$	11,228	$	-	$	-	$	11,228
Other liabilities		-		1,192		-		1,192
Total liabilities	$	11,228	$	1,192	$	-	$	12,420

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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

Introduction and Overview

Acxiom is a recognized leader in marketing technology and services that enable marketers to successfully manage audiences, personalize consumer experiences and create profitable customer relationships.  Our superior industry-focused, consultative approach combines consumer data and analytics, databases, data integration and consulting solutions for personalized, multichannel marketing strategies.  Acxiom leverages over 40 years of experience of data management to deliver high-performance, highly secure, reliable information management services.  Founded in 1969, Acxiom is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA and serves clients around the world from locations in the United States, Europe, South America and the Asia-Pacific region.

As the Company completes the second quarter of fiscal 2012 the Company is in a management transition.  The Company named a new chief executive officer on July 25, 2011 and is actively recruiting a new chief financial officer.

Highlights of the quarter ended September 30, 2011 are identified below.

·   Revenue of $300.0 million, an increase of 2.9% from $291.7 million in the second fiscal quarter a year ago.

·   Total operating expenses were $271.1 million for the quarter, a 2.5% increase compared to $264.4 million in the same quarter a year ago.

·   During the current quarter, the Company disposed of its ownership interest in Acxiom MENA - its operations in the Middle East.  The Company recorded a net loss on disposal of $2.5 million in gains, losses, and other items, net, and $0.9 million in net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest.

·   Gross margin was 23.6% compared to 23.2% in the same quarter a year ago.

·   Income from operations increased 6.0% to $28.9 million compared to $27.3 million in the same quarter a year ago.

·   Pre-tax earnings increased 9.9% to $23.3 million, compared to $21.2 million in the same quarter a year ago.

·   Diluted earnings per share attributable to Acxiom shareholders were $0.15 compared to $0.16 in the same quarter a year ago.

·   Operating cash flow was $57.7 million compared to operating cash flow of $43.0 million for the same quarter a year ago.

·   The Company made term loan prepayments of $75.0 million.

·   The Company acquired 3.7 million shares of its stock for $39.1 million as part of a stock repurchase program.

The highlights above are intended to identify to the reader some of the more significant events and transactions of the Company during the quarter ended September 30, 2011.  However, these highlights are not intended to be a full discussion of the Company’s results for the quarter.  These highlights should be read in conjunction with the following discussion of Results of Operations and Capital Resources and Liquidity and with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and footnotes accompanying this report.

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Results of Operations

A summary of selected financial information for each of the periods reported is presented below (dollars in millions, except per share amounts):

	For the quarter ended September 30							For the six months ended September 30
	2011		2010		% Change			2011		2010		% Change
Revenue
Services	$	230.6	$	225.6		2	%	$	456.3	$	436.3		5	%
Products		69.4		66.1		5	%		132.7		125.8		6	%
	$	300.0	$	291.7		3	%	$	589.0	$	562.1		5	%
Total operating costs and expenses		271.1		264.4		(2	)%		537.8		512.7		(5	)%
Income from operations	$	28.9	$	27.3		6	%	$	51.2	$	49.4		4	%
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders	$	0.15	$	0.16		(6	)%	$	0.28	$	0.28		0	%

Revenue

Total revenue increased $8.4 million, or 2.9%, to $300.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 from $291.7 million for the comparable period in fiscal year 2011.  For the six months ended September 30, 2011, total revenue increased 4.8% to $589.0 million.

Services

Services revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 was $230.6 million, representing a $5.0 million increase, or 2.2%, from the same quarter a year ago.  On a geographic basis, International services increased $3.1 million, or 13.9%, while US services increased $1.9 million, or 1.0%.  Excluding favorable exchange rate movements and the impact of the MENA disposal in the current year and the Portugal and Netherlands disposals in the fourth quarter of the prior year, International services increased approximately $3.3 million in the quarter.  The International services increase was attributable to an increase in Europe services.  US revenue increases resulted from growth in the Multi-channel Marketing and Consulting Services lines of businesses.  Excluding Infrastructure Management revenue, US services revenue increased 3.1% compared to the same quarter a year ago with increases in most major US industry verticals.  By line of business, Services revenue increases were primarily in Multi-channel Marketing Services, at $6.6 million or 7.5%; and Consulting Services, at $3.0 million or 29.4%. The Infrastructure Management business, impacted by the loss of a significant contract in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, was down $2.1 million or 2.7% for the quarter when compared to the same quarter in the prior year.

Services revenue for the six months ended September 30, 2011 was $456.3 million, representing a $20.0 million increase, or 4.6%, from the same period last year.  On a geographic basis, International services increased $7.3 million, or 17.5%, while US services increased $12.7 million, or 3.2%.  International services revenue includes revenue in the current year related to the Brazil acquisition and revenue in the prior year related to the divested operations of MENA, Portugal, and the Netherlands.  Excluding favorable exchange rate movements and the impact of acquisitions and divestitures, International services increased approximately $5.2 million.  International services business in all geographies experienced an increase during the period.  US revenue increases resulted from growth in the Multi-channel Marketing and Consulting Services lines of businesses.  Excluding Infrastructure Management revenue, US services revenue increased 6.0% during the six months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the same period a year ago, with increases in most major US industry verticals.  By line of business, Services revenue increases were primarily in Multi-channel Marketing Services, at $15.2 million or 8.9%; and Consulting Services, at $4.2 million or 20.7%. The Infrastructure Management business, impacted by the loss of a significant contract in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, was down $2.1 million or 1.3% for the six months ended September 30, 2011 when compared to the same period a year ago.

Products

Products revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 was $69.4 million, representing a $3.3 million or 5.0% increase from the same quarter a year ago.  International operations increased $2.5 million compared to the prior-year quarter.  Excluding the impact of favorable exchange rates and the disposal of the Portugal and Netherlands businesses, International products revenue increased $1.5 million.  The increase resulted from increases in project activity in Europe.  In the US, product revenue increased $0.8 million, or 1.6%.  Consumer Insights revenue increased approximately 1.9% in the quarter ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the prior-year quarter, as most US markets had increases in project-related activity.

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Products revenue for the six months ended September 30, 2011 was $132.7 million, representing a $6.9 million or 5.5% increase compared to the same period last year.  International operations increased $2.6 million during the period.  Excluding the impact of favorable exchange rates and divestitures, International products revenue increased approximately $1.0 million due to stronger second quarter results in Europe.   In the US, product revenue increased $4.3 million, or 4.4%.  Consumer Insights revenue increased approximately 5.0% in the period as most US markets had increases in project-related activity.  Background screening revenue increased 2.5% in the period.

Operating Costs and Expenses

The following table presents the Company’s operating costs and expenses for each of the periods presented (dollars in millions):

	For the quarter ended September 30							For the six months ended September 30
	2011		2010		% Change			2011		2010		% Change
Cost of revenue
Services	$	181.1	$	175.7		(3	)%	$	361.6	$	340.3		(6	)%
Products		48.0		48.3		1	%		96.8		94.1		(3	)%
Total cost of revenue	$	229.1	$	224.0		(2	)%	$	458.4	$	434.4		(6	)%
Selling, general and administrative		39.5		40.3		2	%		76.7		78.3		2	%
Gains, losses and other items, net		2.5		0.1					2.7		-
Total operating costs and expenses	$	271.1	$	264.4		(2	)%	$	537.8	$	512.7		(5	)%

	For the quarter ended September 30						For the six months ended September 30
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Gross profit margin
Services		21.5	%		22.1	%		20.8	%		22.0	%
Products		30.9			26.9			27.0			25.2
Total gross profit margin		23.6	%		23.2	%		22.2	%		22.7	%
Operating profit margin		9.6	%		9.4	%		8.7	%		8.8	%

Cost of services revenue of $181.1 million during the current quarter represents an increase of $5.4 million, or 3.1% compared to the same quarter a year ago.  Gross margin for services revenue decreased from 22.1% to 21.5%.  Margins in the current quarter were negatively impacted by the impact of the lost outsourcing contract in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, the additional delivery resources required to support current business, and a shift in the mix of services revenue.  US services gross margins decreased from 24.2% for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 to 22.6% for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 primarily due to increasing delivery costs, while International services gross margins were 13.9% compared to 1.9% a year ago due to improved results in Brazil and the disposal of MENA.

Cost of services revenue of $361.6 million for the six months ended September 30, 2011 represents an increase of $21.2 million, or 6.2% compared to the same period last year.  Gross margin for services revenue decreased from 22.0% to 20.8%.  Margins were negatively impacted by the impact of the lost outsourcing contract in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, the additional delivery resources required to support current business, and a shift in the mix of services revenue.  US services gross margins decreased from 24.0% for the six months ended September 30, 2010 to 22.6% for the six months ended September 30, 2011 primarily due to lost business and increasing delivery costs, while International services gross margins were 6.8% compared to 2.7% a year ago due to improved results in Europe and the disposal of MENA.

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Cost of products revenue of $48.0 million during the current quarter represents a decrease of $0.4 million, or 0.7% compared to the same quarter a year ago.  Products revenue gross margins increased to 30.9% during the quarter from 26.9% in the same quarter a year ago.   Both US and International businesses had increasing margins due to lower costs in the US and increasing leverage from Europe revenue increases.  Cost of products revenue of $96.8 million during the six months ended September 30, 2011 represents an increase of $2.7 million, or 2.9% compared to the same period last year.  Products revenue gross margins increased to 27.0% for the six months ended September 30, 2011 from 25.2% during the same period a year ago.   Both US and International businesses had increasing margins due to increasing leverage from revenue increases.

Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $39.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.  This represents a 1.8% decrease compared to $40.3 million reported in the prior-year same quarter.  As a percent of total revenue, these expenses were 13.2% compared to 13.8% a year ago.  Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $76.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 2011.  This represents a $1.6 million decrease from the same period last year.  As a percent of total revenue, these expenses were 13.0% compared to 13.9% a year ago.  Costs were relatively flat in both the US and International operations.  Lower non-cash stock compensation costs due to executive changes and lower marketing expenses impacted selling, general, and administrative expenses during the period.  Some components of selling, general, and administrative expenses, such as sales commissions, are more variable than others and fluctuate as revenue and sales activity move.

The current year balance, on a quarter and year-to-date basis, of gains, losses and other items, net primarily represents the $2.5 million net loss related to the disposal of the MENA operations.  The loss is primarily attributable to the forgiveness of debt to the MENA operations, including a $1.0 million cash payment as part of the disposition.

Other Income (Expense)

Interest expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 was $4.7 million compared to $6.3 million in the same quarter a year ago.  The decrease results from a decline in the average balance of the term loan of approximately $160 million, while the average interest rate remained relatively flat.  Interest on other debt, such as capital leases, also remained relatively flat.    Interest expense for the six months ended September 30, 2011 was $10.2 million compared to $12.2 million in the same period last year.  The decrease results from a decline in the average balance of the term loan of approximately $120 million, while the average interest rate remained relatively flat.  Interest on other debt, such as capital leases, also remained relatively flat.  During the six months ended September 30, 2011, the Company pre-paid $100 million of the term loan.

Other income (expense) was $1.0 million expense in the current quarter compared to $0.1 million income in the prior-year quarter.  Other expense was $1.1 million and $0.3 million in the current and prior-year six-month periods, respectively.  Both in the current and prior-year quarters and six-month periods, other income and expense was comprised primarily of interest income on notes receivable and investment income along with foreign currency transaction gains and losses.  Other income (expense) for the current year was negatively impacted by foreign currency transaction losses on balances in Brazil, Europe, and Australia.

Income taxes

The effective tax rate for the quarters ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was 44% and 40%, respectively.  The effective tax rate for the six months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was 42.4% and 40%, respectively.  The current period rate, on a quarter and year-to-date basis, was 40% excluding the impact of the loss on disposal of MENA, for which there is no tax benefit.  The tax rates in both current and prior-year periods were impacted by losses in certain foreign jurisdictions.  The Company does not record the tax benefit of certain of those losses due to uncertainty of future benefit.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

Working Capital and Cash Flow

Working capital at September 30, 2011 totaled $143.7 million compared to $229.8 million at March 31, 2011.  Total current assets decreased $90.2 million due to decreases in cash and cash equivalents of $87.9 million, primarily related to the prepayment of debt, and refundable income taxes of $7.4 million, offset by increases in trade accounts receivable of $4.8 million.  Current liabilities decreased $4.1 million due to decreases in trade accounts payable of $2.0 million, accrued payroll and related expenses of $7.8 million, and deferred revenue of $3.2 million offset by increases in other accrued expenses of $6.0 million, and income taxes of $3.0 million.

The Company made prepayments on its term loan of $75.0 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2011 and has made total prepayments on the term loan of $100.0 million during the six months ended September 30, 2011.   

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Accounts receivable days sales outstanding was 56 days at September 30, 2011 compared to 53 days at March 31, 2011, and is calculated as follows (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2011		March 31, 2011
Numerator – trade accounts receivable, net	$	181,423	$	176,654
Denominator:
Quarter revenue		300,034		298,796
Number of days in quarter		92		90
Average daily revenue	$	3,261	$	3,320
Days sales outstanding		56		53

Net cash provided by operating activities was $90.5 million for the six months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $30.5 million from the same period a year ago.  The increase primarily resulted from favorable working capital changes and decreases in cost deferrals of approximately $21.8 million resulting from decreased Infrastructure Management contract migration activity.

Investing activities used $32.1 million in cash during the six months ended September 30, 2011.  This resulted from capital expenditures of $24.7 million, capitalization of data acquisition costs of $4.6 million, and capitalization of software development costs of $1.5 million.  Additionally, during the current quarter, a $1.0 million payment was made to MENA upon disposition of Acxiom’s interest in the business.  Cash paid in acquisitions of $12.9 million in the same period last year represents the acquisitions of Acxiom Brazil and a digital marketing company in Australia.

Financing activities used $145.4 million in the six months ended September 30, 2011.  Payments of debt of $113.8 million include term loan prepayments of $100.0 million, capital lease and installment credit payments of $9.0 million, software and data license payments of $0.5 million and other debt payments of $4.3 million.  The current period also includes the acquisition of $34.1 million of Company stock pursuant to the Board of Directors’ approved stock repurchase plan.  The Company purchased 3.7 million shares at a cost of $39.1 million, of which $34.1 million was paid during the current period.  The remaining $5.0 million is included in other accrued expenses as of September 30, 2011 and was paid when the trades settled in October 2011.

Non-cash investing and financing activities included acquisition of property and equipment under capital leases and installment payment arrangements of $4.7 million in the six months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $17.7 million in the same period last year.  Future payments under these arrangements will be reflected as debt payments.

Credit and Debt Facilities

The Company’s amended and restated credit agreement provides for (1) term loans up to an aggregate principal amount of $600 million and (2) revolving credit facility borrowings consisting of revolving loans, letter of credit participations and swing-line loans up to an aggregate amount of $120 million.

The term loan is payable in quarterly installments of approximately $1.5 million each, through December 31, 2014, with a final payment of approximately $232.5 million due March 15, 2015.  The revolving loan commitment expires March 15, 2014.

Revolving credit facility borrowings currently bear interest at LIBOR plus a credit spread, or at an alternative base rate or at the Federal Funds rate plus a credit spread, depending on the type of borrowing.  The LIBOR credit spread is 2.75%.  There were no revolving credit borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2011 or March 31, 2011.  Term loan borrowings bear interest at LIBOR plus a credit spread of 3.00%.  The weighted-average interest rate on term loan borrowings at September 30, 2011 was 3.7%.  Outstanding letters of credit at September 30, 2011 were $0.4 million.

The term loan allows prepayments before maturity.  The credit agreement is secured by the accounts receivable of Acxiom and its domestic subsidiaries, as well as by the outstanding stock of certain Acxiom subsidiaries.

Under the terms of the term loan, the Company is required to maintain certain debt-to-cash flow and debt service coverage ratios, among other restrictions.  At September 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with these covenants and restrictions.  In addition, if certain financial ratios and other conditions are not satisfied, the revolving credit facility limits the Company’s ability to pay dividends in excess of $30 million in any fiscal year (plus additional amounts in certain circumstances).

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On July 25, 2011, the Company entered into a swap agreement.  The agreement provides for the Company to pay interest through January 27, 2014 at a fixed rate of 0.94% plus the applicable credit spread on $150.0 million notional amount, while receiving interest for the same period at the LIBOR rate on the same notional amount.  The LIBOR rate as of September 30, 2011 was 0.25%.  The swap was entered into as a cash flow hedge against LIBOR interest rate movements on the term loan.  The fair market value of the derivative was zero at inception and an unrealized loss of $1.2 million since inception is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) with the offset recorded to other noncurrent liabilities.  The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) may be recognized in the statement of operations if certain terms of the floating-rate debt change, if the floating-rate debt is extinguished or if the interest rate swap agreement is terminated prior to maturity.  The Company has assessed the creditworthiness of the counterparty of the swap and concludes that no substantial risk of default exists as of September 30, 2011.

Off-Balance Sheet Items and Commitments

In connection with a certain building, the Company has entered into a 50/50 joint venture with a local real estate developer.  The Company is guaranteeing a portion of the loan for the building.  In addition, in connection with the disposal of certain assets, the Company has guaranteed loans for the buyers of the assets.  These guarantees were made by the Company primarily to facilitate favorable financing terms for those third parties.  Should the third parties default on this indebtedness, the Company would be required to perform under these guarantees.  Substantially all of the third-party indebtedness is collateralized by various pieces of real property.  At September 30, 2011 the Company’s maximum potential future payments under these guarantees of third-party indebtedness were $1.3 million.

Outstanding letters of credit which reduce the borrowing capacity under the Company’s revolving credit facility were $0.4 million at September 30, 2011.

Contractual Commitments

The following table presents Acxiom’s contractual cash obligations, exclusive of interest, and purchase commitments at September 30, 2011 (dollars in thousands).  The table does not include the future payment of gross unrealized tax benefit liabilities of $3.1 million or the future payment, if any, against the Company’s non-current interest rate swap liability of $1.2 million as the Company is not able to predict the periods in which these payments will be made. The column for 2012 represents the six months ending March 31, 2012.  All other columns represent fiscal years ending March 31.

	For the years ending March 31
	2012		2013		2014		2015		2016		Thereafter		Total
Term loan	$	3,000	$	6,000	$	6,000	$	237,000	$	-	$	-	$	252,000
Capital lease and installment payment obligations		8,546		14,191		5,515		1,331		862		8,094		38,539
Software license liabilities		2,426		1,768		-		-		-		-		4,194
Other long-term debt		1,326		2,688		1,608		1,663		7,314		3,451		18,050
Total long-term obligations		15,298		24,647		13,123		239,994		8,176		11,545		312,783
Operating lease payments		10,892		21,964		20,401		15,448		12,588		52,647		133,940
Total contractual cash obligations	$	26,190	$	46,611	$	33,524	$	255,442	$	20,764	$	64,192	$	446,723

	For the years ending March 31
	2012		2013		2014		2015		2016		Thereafter		Total
Total purchase commitments	$	41,830	$	34,639	$	16,499	$	14,191	$	10,453	$	3,030	$	120,642

Purchase commitments include contractual commitments for the purchase of data and open purchase orders for equipment, paper, office supplies, construction and other items.  Purchase commitments in some cases will be satisfied by entering into future operating leases, capital leases, or other financing arrangements, rather than payment of cash.  The above commitments relating to long-term obligations do not include future payments of interest.  The Company estimates future interest payments on debt and capital leases for the remainder of fiscal 2012 of $8.8 million.

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The following are contingencies or guarantees under which the Company could be required, in certain circumstances, to make cash payments as of September 30, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

Guarantee on certain partnership and other loans	1,263
Outstanding letters of credit	374

The total amount of partnership and other loans of which the Company guarantees the portion noted in the above table is $5.0 million as of September 30, 2011.

While the Company does not have any other material contractual commitments for capital expenditures, certain levels of investments in facilities and computer equipment continue to be necessary to support the growth of the business.  In some cases, the Company also sells software and hardware to clients.  In addition, new outsourcing or facilities management contracts frequently require substantial up-front capital expenditures to acquire or replace existing assets.  Management believes that the Company’s existing available debt and cash flow from operations will be sufficient to meet the Company’s working capital and capital expenditure requirements for the foreseeable future.  The Company also evaluates acquisitions from time to time, which may require up-front payments of cash.  Depending on the size of the acquisition it may be necessary to raise additional capital.  If additional capital becomes necessary as a result of any material variance of operating results from projections or from potential future acquisitions, the Company may access available borrowing capacity under its revolving credit agreement, issue debt, equity or hybrid securities, or take a combination of these actions or other actions.  However, no assurance can be given that the Company would be able to obtain funding through the issuance of debt, equity or hybrid securities at terms favorable to the Company, or that the desired funding would be available.

For a description of certain risks that could have an impact on results of operations or financial condition, including liquidity and capital resources, see “Risk Factors” contained in Part I, Item 1A, of the Company’s 2011 Annual Report.

Non-U.S. Operations

The Company has a presence in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Poland, Australia, China and Brazil.   Most of the Company’s exposure to exchange rate fluctuation is due to translation gains and losses as there are no material transactions that cause exchange rate impact.  In general, each of the foreign locations is expected to fund its own operations and cash flows, although funds may be loaned or invested from the U.S. to the foreign subsidiaries subject to limitations in the Company’s revolving credit facility.  These advances are considered to be long-term investments, and any gain or loss resulting from changes in exchange rates as well as gains or losses resulting from translating the foreign financial statements into U.S. dollars are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).  Exchange rate movements of foreign currencies may have an impact on the Company’s future costs or on future cash flows from foreign investments.  The Company has not entered into any foreign currency forward exchange contracts or other derivative instruments to hedge the effects of adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Critical Accounting Policies

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  These accounting principles require management to make certain judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.  The consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report include a summary of significant accounting policies used in the preparation of Acxiom’s consolidated financial statements.  In addition, the Management’s Discussion and Analysis filed as part of the 2011 Annual Report contains a discussion of the policies which management has identified as the most critical because they require management’s use of complex and/or significant judgments.  None of the Company’s critical accounting policies have materially changed since the date of the last annual report.

Valuation of Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of acquisition costs over the fair values of net assets acquired in business combinations.  Goodwill is measured and tested for impairment on an annual basis in the first quarter of the Company’s fiscal year in accordance with applicable accounting standards, or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist.  Triggering events for interim impairment testing include indicators such as adverse industry or economic trends, restructuring actions, downward revisions to projections of financial performance, or a sustained decline in market capitalization.  The performance of the impairment test involves a two-step process.  The first step requires comparing the estimated fair value of a reporting unit to its net book value, including goodwill.  A potential impairment exists if the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is lower than its net book value.  The second step of the impairment test

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involves assigning the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to its identifiable assets, with any residual fair value being assigned to goodwill.  If the carrying value of an individual indefinite-lived intangible asset (including goodwill) exceeds its estimated fair value, the asset is written down by an amount equal to the excess, and a corresponding amount is recorded as a charge to operations for the period in which the impairment test is completed.  Completion of the Company’s annual impairment test during the quarter ended June 30, 2011 indicated no potential impairment of its goodwill balances.

Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level, which is defined as either an operating segment or one step below operating segment, known as a component.  Acxiom’s two segments are the Information Services segment and the Information Products segment.  Because each of these segments contains both US and International components, and there are some differences in economic characteristics between the components in the different geographic regions, management has tested a total of seven components.  The goodwill amounts as of April 1, 2011 included in each component tested were:  US Information Services, $306.3 million; Europe Information Services, $13.4 million; APAC Information Services, $10.8 million; Brazil Information Services, $16.9 million; US Information Products, $51.2 million; Europe Information Products, $9.1 million; and APAC Information Products, $10.0 million.

In order to estimate a valuation for each of the components tested, management used an income approach based on a discounted cash flow model together with valuations based on an analysis of public company market multiples and a similar transactions analysis.

The income approach involved projecting cash flows for each component into the future and discounting these cash flows at an appropriate discount rate.  Management used budget figures for the first year of the projection model, and then projected those figures into the future years using management’s best estimates of future revenue growth, operating margins, and other cash flow assumptions.  The discount rates used for each component in order to arrive at an estimated fair value were estimated as the weighted-average cost of capital which a marketplace participant would use to value each component.  These weighted-average costs of capital rates included a market risk factor, added to a risk-free rate of return, and a size premium that was specific to the component being tested.  The resulting cost of equity was then weighted-averaged with the after-tax cost of debt.

The public company market multiple method was used to estimate values for each of the components by looking at market value multiples to revenue and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) for selected public companies that were believed to be representative of companies that marketplace participants would use to arrive at comparable multiples for the individual component being tested.  These multiples were then used to develop an estimated value for that component.

The similar transactions method compared multiples based on acquisition prices of other companies believed to be those that marketplace participants would use to compare to the individual component being tested.  Those multiples were then used to develop an estimated value for that component.

In order to arrive at an estimated value for each component, management used a weighted-average approach to combine the results of each analysis.  Management believes that using multiple valuation approaches and then weighting them appropriately is a technique that a marketplace participant would use.

As a final test of the valuation results, the total of the values of the components was reconciled to the actual market value of Acxiom Corporation stock as of the April 1, 2011 valuation date.  This reconciliation indicated an implied control premium.  Management believes this control premium is reasonable compared to historical control premiums observed in actual transactions.

As of April 1, 2011, each of the components had an estimated fair value in excess of its carrying value, indicating no impairment.  For all of the components other than the Brazil Information Services component, the calculated fair value exceeded the carrying value by a large margin with the smallest margin being more than 20%.  The Brazil Information Services component was recently acquired, as of July 1, 2010, and therefore even though the Brazil Information Services component’s fair value exceeded its carrying value, the fair value was not materially different from the carrying value.

Management believes that the estimated valuations it arrived at are reasonable and consistent with what other marketplace participants would use in valuing the Company’s components.  However, management cannot give any assurance that these market values will not change in the future.  For example, if discount rates demanded by the market increase, this could lead to reduced valuations under the income approach.  If the Company’s projections are not achieved in the future, this could lead management to reassess their assumptions and lead to reduced valuations under the income approach.  If the market price of the Company’s stock decreases, this could cause the Company

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to reassess the reasonableness of the implied control premium, which might cause management to assume a higher discount rate under the income approach which could lead to reduced valuations.  If future similar transactions exhibit lower multiples than those observed in the past, this could lead to reduced valuations under the similar transactions approach.  And finally, if there is a general decline in the stock market and particularly in those companies selected as comparable to the Company’s components, this could lead to reduced valuations under the public company market multiple approach.  The Company’s annual impairment test is performed during the first quarter of each fiscal year.  Given the current market conditions and continued economic uncertainty, the fair value of the Company’s components could deteriorate which could result in the need to record impairment charges in future periods.  The Company monitors potential triggering events including changes in the business climate in which it operates, attrition of key personnel, volatility in the capital markets, the Company’s market capitalization compared to its book value, the Company’s recent operating performance, and the Company’s financial projections.  The occurrence of one or more triggering events could require additional impairment testing, which could result in future impairment charges.  In particular, since the Brazil Information Services component’s carrying value is not materially different from fair value, any changes to the Company’s assumptions could lead to an indicated impairment in step one, requiring the Company to proceed to step two and potentially record an impairment charge.  The Company has experienced operating losses in this component since the acquisition as the Company attempts to integrate operations and realize synergies, but the Company still believes the component will meet management’s long-term forecasts.  In the near-term, as management monitors the situation, it is possible it may change the revenue and cash flow projections, which could require the recording of an impairment charge.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a new accounting standard update, which amends the fair value measurement guidance and includes some enhanced disclosure requirements. The most significant change in disclosures is an expansion of the information required for Level 3 measurements based on unobservable inputs. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. We will adopt this standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 and we do not expect the adoption will have a material impact on our financial statements and disclosures.

In June 2011, the FASB issued a new accounting standard, which eliminates the current option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of stockholders’ equity. Instead, an entity will be required to present items of net income and other comprehensive income in one continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. We will adopt this standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

In September 2011, the FASB issued a revised accounting standard, which is intended to reduce the cost and complexity of the annual goodwill impairment test by providing entities an option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether further impairment testing is necessary. Specifically, an entity has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the current two-step test. If an entity believes, as a result of its qualitative assessment, that it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the quantitative impairment test is required. Otherwise, no further testing is required. This standard is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. We will adopt this standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 and we do not expect the adoption will have a material impact on our financial statements.

Forward-looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements.  These statements, which are not statements of historical fact, may contain estimates, assumptions, projections and/or expectations regarding the Company’s financial position, results of operations, market position, product development, growth opportunities, economic conditions, and other similar forecasts and statements of expectation.  Forward-looking statements are often identified by words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “foresee,” and similar words or phrases.  These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results and experiences to differ materially from the anticipated results and expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements.

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Forward-looking statements may include but are not limited to the following:

·   management’s expectations about the macro economy;

·   management’s current views and estimates regarding the Company’s financial condition and results of operations;

·   that the amounts for restructuring and impairment charges and accruals for litigation will be within estimated ranges;

·   that the cash flows used in estimating the recoverability of assets will be within the estimated ranges; and

·   that items which management currently believes are not material will continue to not be material in the future.

Among the factors that may cause actual results and expectations to differ from anticipated results and expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are the following:

·   the risk factors described in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” included in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report and elsewhere in this report and those described from time to time in our future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission;

·   the possibility that we may be unable to quickly attract and hire a qualified chief financial officer;

·   the possibility that in the event a change of control of the Company is sought that certain clients may attempt to invoke provisions in their contracts resulting in a decline in revenue and profit;

·   the possibility that the integration of acquired businesses may not be as successful as planned;

·   the possibility that the fair value of certain of our assets may not be equal to the carrying value of those assets now or in future time periods;

·   the possibility that sales cycles may lengthen;

·   the possibility that we will not be able to properly motivate our sales force or other associates;

·   the possibility that we may not be able to attract and retain qualified technical and leadership associates, or that we may lose key associates to other organizations;

·   the possibility that we will not be able to continue to receive credit upon satisfactory terms and conditions;

·   the possibility that competent, competitive products, technologies or services will be introduced into the marketplace by other companies;

·   the possibility that there will be changes in consumer or business information industries and markets that negatively impact the Company;

·   the possibility that we will not be able to protect proprietary information and technology or to obtain necessary licenses on commercially reasonable terms;

·   the possibility that there will be changes in the legislative, accounting, regulatory and consumer environments affecting our business, including but not limited to litigation, legislation, regulations and customs relating to our ability to collect, manage, aggregate and use data;

·   the possibility that data suppliers might withdraw data from us, leading to our inability to provide certain products and services;

·   the possibility that we may enter into short-term contracts which would affect the predictability of our revenues;

·   the possibility that the amount of ad hoc, volume-based and project work will not be as expected;

·   the possibility that we may experience a loss of data center capacity or interruption of telecommunication links or power sources;

·   the possibility that we may experience failures or breaches of our network and data security systems, leading to potential adverse publicity, negative customer reaction, or liability to third parties;

·   the possibility that our clients may cancel or modify their agreements with us;

·   the possibility that we will not successfully complete customer contract requirements on time or meet the service levels specified in the contracts, which may result in contract penalties or lost revenue;

·   the possibility that we experience processing errors which result in credits to customers, re-performance of services or payment of damages to customers; and

·   general and global negative economic conditions.

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With respect to the provision of products or services outside our primary base of operations in the United States, all of the above factors apply, along with the difficulty of doing business in numerous sovereign jurisdictions due to differences in scale, competition, culture, laws and regulations.

Other factors are detailed from time to time in periodic reports and registration statements filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company believes that we have the product and technology offerings, facilities, associates and competitive and financial resources for continued business success, but future revenues, costs, margins and profits are all influenced by a number of factors, including those discussed above, all of which are inherently difficult to forecast.

In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.  The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements based on the occurrence of future events, the receipt of new information or otherwise.

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

Acxiom’s earnings are affected by changes in short-term interest rates primarily as a result of its term loan and revolving credit agreement, which bears interest at a floating rate.  Acxiom currently uses an interest-rate swap agreement to mitigate the changes in interest rate risk on $150 million of its floating-rate debt.  Risk can be estimated by measuring the impact of a near-term adverse movement of one percentage point in short-term market interest rates.  If short-term market interest rates increase one percentage point during the next four quarters compared to the previous four quarters, there would be no material adverse impact on Acxiom’s results of operations.  Acxiom has no material future earnings or cash flow expenses from changes in interest rates related to its other long-term debt obligations as substantially all of Acxiom’s remaining long-term debt instruments have fixed rates.  At both September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, the fair value of Acxiom’s fixed rate long-term debt approximated carrying value.

The Company has a presence in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Poland, Australia, China and Brazil.  In general, each of the foreign locations is expected to fund its own operations and cash flows, although funds may be loaned or invested from the U.S. to the foreign subsidiaries.  Therefore, exchange rate movements of foreign currencies may have an impact on Acxiom’s future costs or on future cash flows from foreign investments.  Acxiom, at this time, has not entered into any foreign currency forward exchange contracts or other derivative instruments to hedge the effects of adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

         (a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

As of September 30, 2011 under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive officer) and our principal financial and accounting officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our principal financial and accounting officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2011, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

(b)   Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, such internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The Company is involved in various claims and litigation matters that arise in the ordinary course of the business.  None of these, however, are believed to be material in their nature or scope, except those incorporated by reference under this Part II, Item 1.

Refer to the discussion of certain legal proceedings pending against the Company under Part I, Item 1, Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 11 Commitments and Contingencies, which discussion is incorporated herein by reference.

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

(a)           Not Applicable

(b)           Not Applicable

(c)           The table below provides information regarding purchases by Acxiom of its common stock during the periods indicated.

Period	Total Number  of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid  Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
7/1/11 – 7/31/11		0		n/a		0	$	0
8/1/11 – 8/31/11		68,400		11.06		68,400		49,243,304
9/1/11 -- 9/30/11		3,636,500		10.54		3,636,500		10,918,137
Total		3,704,900		10.55		3,704,900	$	10,918,137

The repurchases listed above were made pursuant to a repurchase program adopted by the Board of Directors on August 29, 2011.  Under this common stock repurchase program, the Company may purchase up to $50 million worth of its common stock over the twelve-month period ending August 23, 2012.

Item 6.                      Exhibits

(a)           The following exhibits are filed with this Report:

10.1 Employment Agreement between the Company and Scott E. Howe dated July 26, 2011 (previously filed on July 27, 2011, as Exhibit 10.1 to Acxiom Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated herein by reference)

10.2 2011 Nonqualified Equity Compensation Plan of Acxiom Corporation (previously filed on July 27, 2011, as Exhibit 10.2 to Acxiom Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated herein by reference)

10.3 Form of Performance Unit Award Agreement under the 2011 Nonqualified Equity Compensation Plan of Acxiom Corporation (previously filed on July 27, 2011, as Exhibit 10.3 to Acxiom Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated herein by reference)

10.4 Form of Stock Option Grant Agreement under the 2011 Nonqualified Equity Compensation Plan of Acxiom Corporation (previously filed on July 27, 2011, as Exhibit 10.4 to Acxiom Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated herein by reference)

10.5 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the 2011 Nonqualified Equity Compensation Plan of Acxiom Corporation (previously filed on July 27, 2011, as Exhibit 10.5 to Acxiom Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated herein by reference)

31(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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31(b) Certification of principal financial and accounting officer pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32(b) Certification of principal financial and accounting officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101 The following financial information from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, formatted in XBRL: (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the six months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2011, and March 31, 2011, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity and Comprehensive Income for the six months ended September 30, 2011, and (vi) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged in detail.

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ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Acxiom Corporation

Dated:  November 8, 2011

By:  /s/Art G. Kellam                                                      

(Signature)

Art G. Kellam

Vice President-Finance and Corporate Controller

(principal financial and accounting officer)

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EX-31.A

EXHIBIT 31(a)

ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CERTIFICATION

I, Scott E. Howe, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Acxiom Corporation;

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 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.

Dated:  November 8, 2011	By:	/s/ Scott E. Howe
		(Signature) Scott E. Howe Chief Executive Officer & President

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EX-31.B

EXHIBIT 31(b)

ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CERTIFICATION

I, Art G. Kellam, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Acxiom Corporation;

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 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.

Dated:  November 8, 2011	By:	/s/ Art G. Kellam
		(Signature) Art G. Kellam Vice President - Finance and Corporate Controller

EX-32.A

EXHIBIT 32(a)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of Acxiom Corporation (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Scott E. Howe, Chief Executive Officer & President of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my knowledge, that:

(1)           The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

/s/ Scott E. Howe                                                                

Scott E. Howe

Chief Executive Officer & President

November 8, 2011

EX-32.B

EXHIBIT 32(b)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of Acxiom Corporation (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Art G. Kellam, Vice President – Finance and Corporate Controller, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my knowledge, that:

(1)           The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

 /s/ Art G. Kellam                                                      

Art G. Kellam

Vice President – Finance and Corporate Controller

November 8, 2011

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Total	Common Stock	Additional paid-in Capital	Comprehensive Income	Retained earnings	Accumulated other comprehensive income	Treasury Stock	Noncontrolling interest
Balances at Mar. 31, 2011	$ 591,033	$ 11,777	$ 837,439		$ 459,096	$ 15,991	$ (739,125)	$ 5,855
Balances (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2011		117,767,535					(37,183,774)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Employee stock awards, benefit plans and other issuances	2,818	50	5,724				(2,956)
Employee stock awards, benefit plans and other issuances (in shares)		498,116					(219,984)
Restricted stock units vested		86	(86)
Restricted stock units vested (in shares)		866,379
Non-cash share-based compensation	5,200		5,200
Acquisition of treasury stock	(39,082)						(39,082)
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares)							(3,704,900)
Comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation	(5,719)			(5,719)		(5,719)
Unrealized loss on interest rate swap	(300)			(300)		(300)
Net earnings (loss)	22,992			23,267	23,267			(275)
Total comprehensive income				17,248
Balances at Sep. 30, 2011	$ 576,942	$ 11,913	$ 848,277		$ 482,363	$ 9,972	$ (781,163)	$ 5,580
Balances (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2011		119,132,030					(41,108,658)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 22,992	$ 22,133
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	70,254	73,706
Loss on disposal or impairment of assets	2,893
Deferred income taxes	1,135	3,943
Non-cash share-based compensation expense	5,200	6,460
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(9,676)	(8,498)
Other assets	(4,592)	(8,151)
Deferred costs	(831)	(22,621)
Accounts payable and other liabilities	6,071	(7,982)
Deferred revenue	(2,978)	964
Net cash provided by operating activities	90,468	59,954
Cash flows from investing activities:
Disposition of operations	(1,043)
Capitalized software development costs	(1,520)	(2,567)
Capital expenditures	(24,711)	(30,486)
Payments received for investments		175
Data acquisition costs	(4,550)	(6,951)
Net cash paid in acquisitions	(255)	(12,927)
Net cash used in investing activities	(32,079)	(52,756)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments of debt	(113,775)	(36,567)
Contingent consideration paid for prior acquisitions	(326)
Acquisition of treasury stock	(34,100)
Sale of common stock	2,818	4,820
Proceeds from partner's contributions		133
Net cash used in financing activities	(145,383)	(31,614)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(866)	(304)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(87,860)	(24,720)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	207,023	224,104
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	119,163	199,384
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	11,331	11,676
Income taxes	5,387	21,082
Payments on capital leases and installment payment arrangements	8,978	11,379
Payments on software and data license liabilities	491	1,057
Prepayments of debt	100,000	20,000
Other debt payments, excluding line of credit	4,306	4,131
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Acquisition of property and equipment under capital leases and installment payment arrangements	$ 4,691	$ 17,650

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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

SEGMENT INFORMATION:

Schedule of information by business segment

	For the quarter ended September 30						For the six months ended September 30
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Revenue:
Information services	$	230,655		$	225,584		$	456,259		$	436,240
Information products	69,379			66,085			132,709			125,824
Total revenue	$	300,034		$	291,669		$	588,968		$	562,064
Income (loss) from operations:
Information services	$	23,211		$	22,952		$	43,383		$	43,831
Information products	8,201			4,436			10,503			5,576
Other	(2,465		)	(78		)	(2,709		)	(21		)
Income from operations	$	28,947		$	27,310		$	51,177		$	49,386

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 119,163	$ 207,023
Trade accounts receivable, net	181,423	176,654
Deferred income taxes	11,778	12,480
Refundable income taxes		7,402
Other current assets	56,715	55,691
Total current assets	369,079	459,250
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	251,301	255,307
Software, net of accumulated amortization	19,189	26,412
Goodwill	413,662	417,654
Purchased software licenses, net of accumulated amortization	34,974	38,583
Deferred costs, net	70,502	81,837
Data acquisition costs, net	14,038	17,627
Other assets, net	6,988	9,955
TOTAL ASSETS	1,179,733	1,306,625
Current liabilities:
Current installments of long-term debt	27,826	27,978
Trade accounts payable	25,525	27,507
Accrued expenses
Payroll	34,477	42,236
Other	81,820	75,852
Deferred revenue	52,746	55,921
Income taxes payable	2,978
Total current liabilities	225,372	229,494
Long-term debt	284,957	394,260
Deferred income taxes	85,353	84,360
Other liabilities	7,109	7,478
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Common stock	11,913	11,777
Additional paid-in capital	848,277	837,439
Retained earnings	482,363	459,096
Accumulated other comprehensive income	9,972	15,991
Treasury stock, at cost	(781,163)	(739,125)
Total Acxiom stockholders' equity	571,362	585,178
Noncontrolling interest	5,580	5,855
Total equity	576,942	591,033
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 1,179,733	$ 1,306,625

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EARNINGS PER SHARE AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Aug. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Aug. 29, 2011 M
Basic earnings per share:
Net earnings			$ 12,977,000	$ 12,697,000	$ 22,992,000	$ 22,133,000
Denominator - weighted-average shares outstanding (in shares)			80,985,000	80,046,000	80,963,000	79,894,000
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)			$ 0.16	$ 0.16	$ 0.28	$ 0.28
Diluted earnings per share:
Net earnings			12,977,000	12,697,000	22,992,000	22,133,000
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in shares)			80,985,000	80,046,000	80,963,000	79,894,000
Dilutive effect of common stock options, warrants, and restricted stock as computed under the treasury stock method (in shares)			612,000	1,236,000	842,000	1,475,000
Denominator - diluted weighted-average shares outstanding (in shares)			81,597,000	81,282,000	81,805,000	81,369,000
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)			$ 0.16	$ 0.16	$ 0.28	$ 0.27
Basic earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders:
Numerator - net earnings			12,292,000	13,281,000	23,267,000	23,086,000
Denominator - weighted-average shares outstanding (in shares)			80,985,000	80,046,000	80,963,000	79,894,000
Basic earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders (in dollars per share)			$ 0.15	$ 0.17	$ 0.29	$ 0.29
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders:
Numerator - net earnings			12,292,000	13,281,000	23,267,000	23,086,000
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in shares)			80,985,000	80,046,000	80,963,000	79,894,000
Dilutive effect of common stock options, warrants, and restricted stock as computed under the treasury stock method (in shares)			612,000	1,236,000	842,000	1,475,000
Denominator - diluted weighted-average shares outstanding (in shares)			81,597,000	81,282,000	81,805,000	81,369,000
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders (in dollars per share)			$ 0.15	$ 0.16	$ 0.28	$ 0.28
Stockholders' Equity
Outstanding options and warrants for the purchase of common stock (in shares)	10,400,000		10,400,000		10,400,000
Outstanding restricted stock units for purchase of common stock (in shares)	1,900,000		1,900,000		1,900,000
Number of shares outstanding under options, warrants and restricted stock units (in shares)			10,582,000	9,174,000	10,069,000	8,075,000
Range of exercise prices for options and warrants, low end of range (in dollars per share)			$ 11.50	$ 14.68	$ 13.14	$ 16.35
Range of exercise prices for options and warrants, high end of range (in dollars per share)			$ 62.06	$ 75.55	$ 62.06	$ 75.55
Stockholders' Equity
Period of common stock repurchase program (in months)							12
Maximum amount of common stock that may be repurchased		50,000,000
Shares repurchased (in shares)	3,700,000
Payment for repurchase of common stock	39,100,000				34,100,000
Cash paid for repurchases that differ from the aggregate purchase price	$ 34,100,000

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ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS:

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS:

ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS:

8.             ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS:

Trade accounts receivable are presented net of allowances for doubtful accounts, returns and credits of $4.6 million at September 30, 2011 and $5.6 million at March 31, 2011.

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 Component Y Multiple Segment
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION:
Aggregate number of shares reserved for issuance under equity compensation plans since the inception of such plans (in shares)	38,200,000
Shares available for future grants (in shares)	5,300,000
Per-share weighted-average fair value of the stock options granted (in dollars per share)	$ 6.40
Weighted-average fair value assumptions
Pricing model used for valuation of options	Customized binomial lattice approach
Dividend yield (as a percent)	0.00%
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)	2.40%
Expected option life (in years)	6.0
Expected volatility (as a percent)	46.00%
Suboptimal exercise multiple	1.9
Option Activity - Number of Shares
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)	9,526,989
Granted (in shares)	500,576
Exercised (in shares)	(208,507)
Forfeited or cancelled (in shares)	(771,616)
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)	9,047,442
Exercisable at the end of the period (in shares)	8,144,840
Weighted-average exercise price per share
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 20.75
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 13.74
Exercised (in dollars per share)	$ 10.31
Forfeited or cancelled (in dollars per share)	$ 20.49
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 20.63
Exercisable at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 21.35
Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years)
Outstanding at the end of the period (in years)	4.44
Exercisable at the end of the period (in years)	3.98
Aggregate intrinsic value (in thousands)
Exercised	$ 165
Outstanding at the end of the period	530
Exercisable at the end of the period	$ 338

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $) In Millions	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011
Commitments
Future commitment for lease or license payments under noncancellable operating leases or licenses (in years)	29
Future commitment for lease or license payments under noncancellable operating leases or licenses	$ 133.9
Ownership ratio in a joint venture with a local real estate developer	50/50
Maximum potential future payments under guarantees of third-party indebtedness	$ 1.3

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

Schedule of assets and liabilities measured at fair value

The following table presents the balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of September 30, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Other current assets	$	11,228	$	-	$	-	$	11,228
Total assets	$	11,228	$	-	$	-	$	11,228
Liabilities:
Other current liabilities	$	11,228	$	-	$	-	$	11,228
Other liabilities	-		1,192		-		1,192
Total liabilities	$	11,228	$	1,192	$	-	$	12,420

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

13.           FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value.

Cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, unbilled and notes receivable, short-term borrowings and trade payables - The carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

Long-term debt - The interest rate on the term loan and revolving credit agreement is adjusted for changes in market rates and therefore the carrying value of these loans approximates fair value.  The estimated fair value of other long-term debt was determined based upon the present value of the expected cash flows considering expected maturities and using interest rates currently available to the Company for long-term borrowings with similar terms.  At September 30, 2011, the estimated fair value of long-term debt approximates its carrying value.

Derivative instruments included in other liabilities - The carrying value is adjusted to fair value through other comprehensive income (loss) at each balance sheet date.  The fair value is determined from an interest-rate futures model.

Under applicable accounting standards financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurements. The Company assigned assets and liabilities to the hierarchy in the accounting standards, which is Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, Level 2 - significant other observable inputs and Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs.

The following table presents the balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of September 30, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Other current assets	$	11,228	$	-	$	-	$	11,228
Total assets	$	11,228	$	-	$	-	$	11,228
Liabilities:
Other current liabilities	$	11,228	$	-	$	-	$	11,228
Other liabilities	-		1,192		-		1,192
Total liabilities	$	11,228	$	1,192	$	-	$	12,420

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DIVESTITURES:

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

DIVESTITURES:

DIVESTITURES:

4.             DIVESTITURES:

Prior to July 12, 2011, the Company owned a 51% interest in Acxiom MENA (“MENA”), a limited liability company registered under the laws and regulations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  MENA comprises the Company’s Middle East and North Africa operations.  The consolidated net earnings of the Company in the statement of operations included the 49% noncontrolling interests of MENA.  On July 12, 2011, the Company entered into a transaction with MENA’s minority partners to fully dispose of its interest in its MENA subsidiary.  The terms of the disposal included a $1.0 million cash payment to MENA and the release of any claims that the acquirer may have against the Company and an agreement to hold the Company harmless from any future liabilities.  Following the transaction, the Company will have continued involvement primarily related to providing transaction support for a period not longer than two years.  The entity will no longer be a related party of the Company.

The Company recorded a loss on disposal of $3.4 million in the statement of operations.  Of the $3.4 million loss, $2.5 million is recorded in gains, losses and other items, net and $0.9 million is recorded in net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest.  The deconsolidation of MENA in July 2011 resulted in the elimination of the accumulated deficit attributed to MENA from the Company’s consolidated statement of equity and comprehensive income of $0.9 million.  All goodwill associated with the MENA operations was written off as a goodwill impairment charge in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, therefore there was no goodwill allocated to the disposed operations.  The revenue associated with the MENA operations for fiscal 2011 was approximately $5.7 million.

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ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS (Details) (USD $) In Millions	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011
ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS:
Allowances for doubtful accounts, returns and credits	$ 4.6	$ 5.6

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RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES:

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES:

RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES:

10.           RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES:

The Company records costs associated with employee terminations and other exit activity in accordance with applicable accounting standards when those costs become probable and are reasonably estimable.  The following table summarizes the restructuring activity for the six months ended September 30, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	Associate-related reserves			Ongoing contract costs			Total
Balance at March 31, 2011	$	5,562		$	9,542		$	15,104
Payments	(5,306		)	(561		)	(5,867		)
Charges and adjustments	223			(55		)	168
Balance at September 30, 2011	$	479		$	8,926		$	9,405

The above balances are included in accrued expense on the consolidated balance sheet.

Restructuring Plans

In fiscal 2011, the Company recorded $4.4 million in restructuring charges and adjustments included in gains, losses and other items in the consolidated statement of operations.  The expense included severance and other associate-related charges of $3.4 million, offset by adjustments to previous restructuring plans of $1.7 million, and executive leadership transition charges of $2.7 million.

The associate-related charges of $3.4 million resulted from the termination of associates in the United States, Australia, and Europe.  Of the $3.4 million accrued, $0.4 million remained accrued at September 30, 2011. These amounts are expected to be paid out during fiscal 2012.

The transition charges of $2.7 million resulted from the transition agreement between the Company and its Chief Executive Officer upon his resignation in March 2011.  According to the agreement, one lump sum payment equal to two times the Officer’s annual salary and bonus opportunity was to be paid by the Company.  The entire amount of $2.7 million was accrued at March 31, 2011 and was paid in full in April 2011.

As part of restructuring plans in fiscal 2008 and 2009, the Company recorded a total of $22.2 million in lease accruals included in gains, losses and other items in the consolidated statement of operations.  The lease accruals were evaluated under the accounting standards which govern exit costs.  These accounting standards require the Company to make an accrual for the liability for lease costs that will continue to be incurred without economic benefit to the Company upon the date that the Company ceases using the leased property.  On or before the date of the restructuring plan, the Company ceased using certain leased office facilities.  The Company attempts to sublease those facilities to the extent possible.  The Company established a liability for the fair value of the remaining lease payments, partially offset by the estimated sublease payments to be received over the course of those leases.  The fair value of these liabilities is based on a net present value model using a credit-adjusted risk-free rate.  These liabilities will be paid out over the remainder of the leased properties’ terms, of which the longest continues through November 2021.  Actual sublease terms may differ from the estimates originally made by the Company.  Any future changes in the estimates or in the actual sublease income could require future adjustments to the liability for these leases, which would impact net income in the period the adjustment is recorded.  The remaining amount accrued at September 30, 2011 is $8.9 million.

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION:

Option activity

	Number of shares		Weighted-average exercise price per share		Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years)	Aggregate intrinsic value (in thousands)
Outstanding at March 31, 2011	9,526,989		$	20.75
Granted	500,576		$	13.74
Exercised	(208,507	)	$	10.31		$	165
Forfeited or cancelled	(771,616	)	$	20.49
Outstanding at September 30, 2011	9,047,442		$	20.63	4.44	$	530
Exercisable at September 30, 2011	8,144,840		$	21.35	3.98	$	338

Summary of stock options outstanding and exercisable

Following is a summary of stock options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2011:

	Options outstanding				Options exercisable
Range of exercise price per share	Options outstanding	Weighted- average remaining contractual life	Weighted-average exercise price per share		Options exercisable	Weighted-average exercise price per share
$   3.69 - $   9.62	275,674	6.23 years	$	8.72	165,174	$	8.59
$ 10.22 - $ 15.00	2,257,932	5.73 years	$	12.74	1,636,402	$	12.36
$ 15.10 - $ 19.82	2,136,988	4.41 years	$	16.67	2,006,416	$	16.65
$ 20.12 - $ 25.00	2,191,433	4.68 years	$	22.94	2,151,433	$	22.90
$ 25.98 - $ 29.30	1,175,275	2.79 years	$	26.69	1,175,275	$	26.69
$ 30.93 - $ 39.12	758,660	2.46 years	$	35.70	758,660	$	35.70
$ 40.50 - $ 62.06	251,480	2.97 years	$	44.11	251,480	$	44.11
	9,047,442	4.44 years	$	20.63	8,144,840	$	21.35

Non-vested non performance-based restricted stock unit activity

	Number of shares		Weighted average fair value per share at grant date (in thousands)		Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years)
Outstanding at March 31, 2011	1,195,043		$	13.42	2.16
Granted	765,061		$	13.26
Vested	(402,257	)	$	12.84
Forfeited or cancelled	(89,553	)	$	13.44
Outstanding at September 30, 2011	1,468,294		$	13.23	2.48

Non-vested performance-based restricted stock unit activity

	Number of shares		Weighted average fair value per share at grant date (in thousands)		Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years)
Outstanding at March 31, 2011	586,269		$	15.26	0.51
Granted	302,099		$	11.85
Vested	(470,779	)	$	13.02
Forfeited or cancelled	(33,160	)	$	24.43
Outstanding at September 30, 2011	384,429		$	17.31	2.39

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

11.           COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

Legal Matters

The Company is involved in various claims and legal proceedings. Management routinely assesses the likelihood of adverse judgments or outcomes to those matters, as well as ranges of probable losses, to the extent losses are reasonably estimable. The Company records accruals for these matters to the extent that management concludes a loss is probable and the financial impact, should an adverse outcome occur, is reasonably estimable. These accruals are reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In management’s opinion, the Company has made appropriate and adequate accruals for these matters and management believes the probability of a material loss beyond the amounts accrued to be remote; however, the ultimate liability for these matters is uncertain, and if accruals are not adequate, an adverse outcome could have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations. Listed below are certain claims made against the Company and/or its subsidiaries for which the potential exposure is considered material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Management believes the Company has substantial defenses to the claims made and intends to vigorously defend these matters.

On April 26, 2011 a lawsuit styled Macomb County Employees’ Retirement System v. Acxiom Corporation, et al was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas against the Company and certain current and former officers and a director of the Company. The action sought to be certified as a class action covering persons who acquired Acxiom stock between October 27, 2010 and March 30, 2011. The action purported to assert claims that the defendants violated federal securities laws by not properly disclosing that the Company was experiencing a significant decline in its International operations and that the Company failed to properly and timely account for impaired assets related to its International operations. On August 29, 2011, the attorneys for the plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal of all claims asserted.

The Company is involved in various other claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of business.  In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of all of these other matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Commitments

The Company leases or licenses data processing equipment, software, office furniture and equipment, land and office space under noncancellable operating leases or licenses.  The Company has a future commitment for lease or license payments over the next 29 years of $133.9 million.

In connection with a certain building, the Company has entered into a 50/50 joint venture with a local real estate developer.  The Company is guaranteeing a portion of the loan for the building.  In addition, in connection with the disposal of certain assets, the Company has guaranteed loans for the buyers of the assets.  These guarantees were made by the Company primarily to facilitate favorable financing terms for those third parties.  Should the third parties default on this indebtedness, the Company would be required to perform under these guarantees.  Substantially all of the third-party indebtedness is collateralized by various pieces of real property.  At September 30, 2011 the Company’s maximum potential future payments under these guarantees of third-party indebtedness were $1.3 million.

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GOODWILL (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 Component Y Multiple Segment	Mar. 31, 2011
Asset Impairment Charges
Impairment charge related to goodwill		$ 77,300
Goodwill
Goodwill at the beginning of the period	417,654
Purchase adjustments	1
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	(3,993)
Goodwill at the end of the period	413,662	417,654
Goodwill Impairment Testing
Goodwill included in each component tested	413,662	417,654
Number of reportable segments	2
Number of components tested for impairment	7
Information services
Goodwill
Goodwill at the beginning of the period	347,411
Purchase adjustments	1
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	(3,048)
Goodwill at the end of the period	344,364
Passing margin component (as a percent)	20.00%
Goodwill Impairment Testing
Goodwill included in each component tested	344,364
US Information Services
Goodwill
Goodwill at the end of the period		306,300
Goodwill Impairment Testing
Goodwill included in each component tested		306,300
Information products
Goodwill
Goodwill at the beginning of the period	70,243
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	(945)
Goodwill at the end of the period	69,298
Goodwill Impairment Testing
Goodwill included in each component tested	69,298
US Information Products
Goodwill
Goodwill at the end of the period		51,200
Goodwill Impairment Testing
Goodwill included in each component tested		$ 51,200

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SEGMENT INFORMATION:

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

SEGMENT INFORMATION:

SEGMENT INFORMATION:

9.             SEGMENT INFORMATION:

The Company reports segment information consistent with the way management internally disaggregates its operations to assess performance and to allocate resources.  The Information Services segment includes the Company’s global lines of business for Customer Data Integration (CDI), Multichannel Marketing Services, Infrastructure Management Services and Consulting Services.  The Information Products segment is comprised of the Company’s global Consumer Insights line of business and the U.S. Background Screening Products line of business.  The Company’s calculation of segment operating income allocates all corporate expenses, excluding those reported as gains, losses and other items, to the segments.

The following tables present information by business segment (dollars in thousands):

	For the quarter ended September 30						For the six months ended September 30
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Revenue:
Information services	$	230,655		$	225,584		$	456,259		$	436,240
Information products	69,379			66,085			132,709			125,824
Total revenue	$	300,034		$	291,669		$	588,968		$	562,064
Income (loss) from operations:
Information services	$	23,211		$	22,952		$	43,383		$	43,831
Information products	8,201			4,436			10,503			5,576
Other	(2,465		)	(78		)	(2,709		)	(21		)
Income from operations	$	28,947		$	27,310		$	51,177		$	49,386

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EARNINGS PER SHARE AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

EARNINGS PER SHARE AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

EARNINGS PER SHARE AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

2.             EARNINGS PER SHARE AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

Earnings Per Share

A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of basic and diluted earnings per share is shown below (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	For the quarter ended September 30				For the six months ended September 30
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Basic earnings per share:
Numerator – net earnings	$	12,977	$	12,697	$	22,992	$	22,133
Denominator – weighted-average shares outstanding	80,985		80,046		80,963		79,894
Basic earnings per share	$	0.16	$	0.16	$	0.28	$	0.28
Diluted earnings per share:
Numerator – net earnings	$	12,977	$	12,697	$	22,992	$	22,133
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares outstanding	80,985		80,046		80,963		79,894
Dilutive effect of common stock options, warrants, and restricted stock as computed under the treasury stock method	612		1,236		842		1,475
	81,597		81,282		81,805		81,369
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.16	$	0.16	$	0.28	$	0.27
Basic earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders:
Numerator – net earnings	$	12,292	$	13,281	$	23,267	$	23,086
Denominator – weighted-average shares outstanding	80,985		80,046		80,963		79,894
Basic earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders	$	0.15	$	0.17	$	0.29	$	0.29
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders:
Numerator – net earnings	$	12,292	$	13,281	$	23,267	$	23,086
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares outstanding	80,985		80,046		80,963		79,894
Dilutive effect of common stock options, warrants, and restricted stock as computed under the treasury stock method	612		1,236		842		1,475
	81,597		81,282		81,805		81,369
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders	$	0.15	$	0.16	$	0.28	$	0.28

As of September 30, 2011, the Company had options and warrants outstanding providing for the purchase of approximately 10.4 million shares of common stock together with restricted stock units relating to 1.9 million shares of stock. Options, warrants and restricted stock units that were outstanding during the periods presented, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect was antidilutive are shown below (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	For the quarter ended September 30				For the six months ended September 30
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Number of shares outstanding under options, warrants and restricted stock units	10,582		9,174		10,069		8,075
Range of exercise prices for options and warrants	$	11.50-$62.06	$	14.68-$75.55	$	13.14-$62.06	$	16.35-$75.55

Stockholders’ Equity

On August 29, 2011, the board of directors adopted a common stock repurchase program for a twelve-month period ending August 23, 2012.  Under the repurchase program, the Company may purchase up to $50 million worth of its common stock.  Through September 30, 2011, the Company had repurchased 3.7 million shares of its stock for $39.1 million.  Cash paid for repurchases of $34.1 million differs from the aggregate purchase price due to trades made at the end of the period which were settled subsequent to September 30, 2011.

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OTHER CURRENT AND NONCURRENT ASSETS:

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

OTHER CURRENT AND NONCURRENT ASSETS:

OTHER CURRENT AND NONCURRENT ASSETS:

5.             OTHER CURRENT AND NONCURRENT ASSETS:

Other current assets consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2011		March 31,  2011
Prepaid expenses	$	44,490	$	40,501
Non-trade receivables	496		1,409
Assets of non-qualified retirement plan	11,228		12,840
Other miscellaneous assets	501		941
Other current assets	$	56,715	$	55,691

Other noncurrent assets consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

	September 30,  2011		March 31,  2011
Acquired intangible assets, net	$	4,491	$	6,896
Other miscellaneous noncurrent assets	2,497		3,059
Other assets	$	6,988	$	9,955

The acquired intangible assets noted above represent customer relationship intangibles acquired through purchase acquisitions, net of accumulated amortization.

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Other current assets	$ 56,715	$ 55,691
TOTAL ASSETS	1,179,733	1,306,625
Other liabilities	7,109	7,478
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level 1
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Other current assets	11,228
TOTAL ASSETS	11,228
Other current liabilities	11,228
Total liabilities	11,228
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level 2
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Other liabilities	1,192
Total liabilities	1,192
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Total Fair Value
Fair value of assets and liabilities
Other current assets	11,228
TOTAL ASSETS	11,228
Other current liabilities	11,228
Other liabilities	1,192
Total liabilities	$ 12,420

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OTHER CURRENT AND NONCURRENT ASSETS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011
Other current assets
Prepaid expenses	$ 44,490	$ 40,501
Non-trade receivables	496	1,409
Assets of non-qualified retirement plan	11,228	12,840
Other miscellaneous assets	501	941
Total other current assets	56,715	55,691
Other noncurrent assets
Acquired intangible assets, net	4,491	6,896
Other miscellaneous noncurrent assets	2,497	3,059
Total other assets	$ 6,988	$ 9,955

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GOODWILL:

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

GOODWILL:

GOODWILL:

6.             GOODWILL:

Goodwill represents the excess of acquisition costs over the fair values of net assets acquired in business combinations.  Goodwill is measured and tested for impairment on an annual basis in the first quarter of the Company’s fiscal year in accordance with applicable accounting standards, or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist.  Triggering events for interim impairment testing include indicators such as adverse industry or economic trends, restructuring actions, downward revisions to projections of financial performance, or a sustained decline in market capitalization.  The performance of the impairment test involves a two-step process.  The first step requires comparing the estimated fair value of a reporting unit to its net book value, including goodwill.  A potential impairment exists if the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is lower than its net book value.  The second step of the impairment test involves assigning the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to its identifiable assets, with any residual fair value being assigned to goodwill.  If the carrying value of an individual indefinite-lived intangible asset (including goodwill) exceeds its estimated fair value, the asset is written down by an amount equal to the excess, and a corresponding amount is recorded as a charge to operations for the period in which the impairment test is completed.  Completion of the Company’s annual impairment test during the quarter ended June 30, 2011 indicated no potential impairment of its goodwill balances.

The carrying amount of goodwill, by business segment, for the six months ended September 30, 2011 is presented in the following table.

(dollars in thousands)	Information Services			Information Products			Total
Balance at March 31, 2011	$	347,411		$	70,243		$	417,654
Purchase adjustments	1			-			1
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	(3,048		)	(945		)	(3,993		)
Balance at September 30, 2011	$	344,364		$	69,298		$	413,662

The beginning goodwill balances reflect an impairment charge of $77.3 million related to Europe Information Services, MENA Information Services, and Europe Information Products which was recorded in the year ended March 31, 2011.

Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level, which is defined as either an operating segment or one step below operating segment, known as a component.  Acxiom’s two segments as presented above are the Information Services segment and the Information Products segment.  Because each of these segments contains both US and International components, and there are some differences in economic characteristics between the components in the different geographic regions, management has tested a total of seven components.  The goodwill amounts as of April 1, 2011 included in each component tested were:  US Information Services, $306.3 million; Europe Information Services, $13.4 million; APAC Information Services, $10.8 million; Brazil Information Services, $16.9 million; US Information Products, $51.2 million; Europe Information Products, $9.1 million; and APAC Information Products, $10.0 million.

In order to estimate a valuation for each of the components tested, management used an income approach based on a discounted cash flow model together with valuations based on an analysis of public company market multiples and a similar transactions analysis.

The income approach involved projecting cash flows for each component into the future and discounting these cash flows at an appropriate discount rate.  Management used budget figures for the first year of the projection model, and then projected those figures into the future years using management’s best estimates of future revenue growth, operating margins, and other cash flow assumptions.  The discount rates used for each component in order to arrive at an estimated fair value were estimated as the weighted-average cost of capital which a marketplace participant would use to value each component.  These weighted-average costs of capital rates included a market risk factor, added to a risk-free rate of return, and a size premium that was specific to the component being tested.  The resulting cost of equity was then weighted-averaged with the after-tax cost of debt.

The public company market multiple method was used to estimate values for each of the components by looking at market value multiples to revenue and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) for selected public companies that were believed to be representative of companies that marketplace participants would use to arrive at comparable multiples for the individual component being tested.  These multiples were then used to develop an estimated value for that component.

The similar transactions method compared multiples based on acquisition prices of other companies believed to be those that marketplace participants would use to compare to the individual component being tested.  Those multiples were then used to develop an estimated value for that component.

In order to arrive at an estimated value for each component, management used a weighted-average approach to combine the results of each analysis.  Management believes that using multiple valuation approaches and then weighting them appropriately is a technique that a marketplace participant would use.

As a final test of the valuation results, the total of the values of the components was reconciled to the actual market value of Acxiom Corporation stock as of the April 1, 2011 valuation date.  This reconciliation indicated an implied control premium.  Management believes this control premium is reasonable compared to historical control premiums observed in actual transactions.

As of April 1, 2011, each of the components had an estimated fair value in excess of its carrying value, indicating no impairment.  For all of the components other than the Brazil Information Services component, the calculated fair value exceeded the carrying value by a large margin with the smallest margin being more than 20%.  The Brazil Information Services component was recently acquired, as of July 1, 2010, and therefore even though the Brazil Information Services component’s fair value exceeded its carrying value, the fair value was not materially different from the carrying value.

Management believes that the estimated valuations it arrived at are reasonable and consistent with what other marketplace participants would use in valuing the Company’s components.  However, management cannot give any assurance that these market values will not change in the future.  For example, if discount rates demanded by the market increase, this could lead to reduced valuations under the income approach.  If the Company’s projections are not achieved in the future, this could lead management to reassess their assumptions and lead to reduced valuations under the income approach.  If the market price of the Company’s stock decreases, this could cause the Company to reassess the reasonableness of the implied control premium, which might cause management to assume a higher discount rate under the income approach which could lead to reduced valuations.  If future similar transactions exhibit lower multiples than those observed in the past, this could lead to reduced valuations under the similar transactions approach.  And finally, if there is a general decline in the stock market and particularly in those companies selected as comparable to the Company’s components, this could lead to reduced valuations under the public company market multiple approach.  The Company’s annual impairment test is performed during the first quarter of each fiscal year.  Given the current market conditions and continued economic uncertainty, the fair value of the Company’s components could deteriorate which could result in the need to record impairment charges in future periods.  The Company also monitors potential triggering events including changes in the business climate in which it operates, attrition of key personnel, volatility in the capital markets, the Company’s market capitalization compared to its book value, the Company’s recent operating performance, and the Company’s financial projections.  The occurrence of one or more triggering events could require additional impairment testing, which could result in future impairment charges.  In particular, since the Brazil Information Services component’s carrying value is not materially different from fair value, any changes to the Company’s assumptions could lead to an indicated impairment in step one, requiring the Company to proceed to step two and potentially record an impairment charge.  The Company has experienced operating losses in this component since the acquisition as the Company attempts to integrate operations and realize synergies, but the Company still believes the component will meet management’s long-term forecasts.  In the near-term, as management monitors the situation, it is possible it may change the revenue and cash flow projections, which could require the recording of an impairment charge.

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 2) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 Y
Stock options outstanding and exercisable by exercise price range
Options outstanding (in shares)	9,047,442
Options outstanding - Weighted-average remaining contractual life (in years)	4.44
Options outstanding - Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 20.63
Options exercisable (in shares)	8,144,840
Options exercisable - Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 21.35
Range of exercise price per share from $3.69 to $9.62
Stock options outstanding and exercisable by exercise price range
Exercise price per share, low end of the range (in dollars per share)	$ 3.69
Exercise price per share, high end of the range (in dollars per share)	$ 9.62
Options outstanding (in shares)	275,674
Options outstanding - Weighted-average remaining contractual life (in years)	6.23
Options outstanding - Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 8.72
Options exercisable (in shares)	165,174
Options exercisable - Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 8.59
Range of exercise price per share from $10.22 to $15.00
Stock options outstanding and exercisable by exercise price range
Exercise price per share, low end of the range (in dollars per share)	$ 10.22
Exercise price per share, high end of the range (in dollars per share)	$ 15.00
Options outstanding (in shares)	2,257,932
Options outstanding - Weighted-average remaining contractual life (in years)	5.73
Options outstanding - Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 12.74
Options exercisable (in shares)	1,636,402
Options exercisable - Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 12.36
Range of exercise price per share from $15.10 to $19.82
Stock options outstanding and exercisable by exercise price range
Exercise price per share, low end of the range (in dollars per share)	$ 15.10
Exercise price per share, high end of the range (in dollars per share)	$ 19.82
Options outstanding (in shares)	2,136,988
Options outstanding - Weighted-average remaining contractual life (in years)	4.41
Options outstanding - Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 16.67
Options exercisable (in shares)	2,006,416
Options exercisable - Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 16.65
Range of exercise price per share from $20.12 to $25.00
Stock options outstanding and exercisable by exercise price range
Exercise price per share, low end of the range (in dollars per share)	$ 20.12
Exercise price per share, high end of the range (in dollars per share)	$ 25.00
Options outstanding (in shares)	2,191,433
Options outstanding - Weighted-average remaining contractual life (in years)	4.68
Options outstanding - Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 22.94
Options exercisable (in shares)	2,151,433
Options exercisable - Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 22.90
Range of exercise price per share from $25.98 to $29.30
Stock options outstanding and exercisable by exercise price range
Exercise price per share, low end of the range (in dollars per share)	$ 25.98
Exercise price per share, high end of the range (in dollars per share)	$ 29.30
Options outstanding (in shares)	1,175,275
Options outstanding - Weighted-average remaining contractual life (in years)	2.79
Options outstanding - Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 26.69
Options exercisable (in shares)	1,175,275
Options exercisable - Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 26.69
Range of exercise price per share from $30.93 to $39.12
Stock options outstanding and exercisable by exercise price range
Exercise price per share, low end of the range (in dollars per share)	$ 30.93
Exercise price per share, high end of the range (in dollars per share)	$ 39.12
Options outstanding (in shares)	758,660
Options outstanding - Weighted-average remaining contractual life (in years)	2.46
Options outstanding - Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 35.70
Options exercisable (in shares)	758,660
Options exercisable - Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 35.70
Range of exercise price per share from $40.50 to $62.06
Stock options outstanding and exercisable by exercise price range
Exercise price per share, low end of the range (in dollars per share)	$ 40.50
Exercise price per share, high end of the range (in dollars per share)	$ 62.06
Options outstanding (in shares)	251,480
Options outstanding - Weighted-average remaining contractual life (in years)	2.97
Options outstanding - Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 44.11
Options exercisable (in shares)	251,480
Options exercisable - Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 44.11

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GOODWILL (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011
Goodwill information
Goodwill	$ 417,654	$ 413,662
Impairment charge related to goodwill	77,300
Information services
Goodwill information
Goodwill	347,411	344,364
US Information Services
Goodwill information
Goodwill	306,300
Europe Information Services
Goodwill information
Goodwill	13,400
APAC Information Services
Goodwill information
Goodwill	10,800
Brazil Information Services
Goodwill information
Goodwill	16,900
Information products
Goodwill information
Goodwill	70,243	69,298
US Information Products
Goodwill information
Goodwill	51,200
Europe Information Products
Goodwill information
Goodwill	9,100
APAC Information Products
Goodwill information
Goodwill	$ 10,000

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Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Nov. 02, 2011
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	ACXIOM CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000733269
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		78,274,188
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2

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DIVESTITURES: (Details) (MENA subsidiary, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011 Y	Mar. 31, 2011	Jul. 11, 2011
MENA subsidiary
DIVESTITURES
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary				51.00%
Percentage of ownership interest of noncontrolling interest in subsidiary				49.00%
Cash payment to acquirer and release of any claims	$ 1.0
Maximum period of continued involvement primarily related to providing transaction support (in years)		2
Loss on disposal		3.4
Loss on disposal recorded in gains, losses and other items, net		2.5
Loss on disposal recorded in net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		0.9
Elimination of accumulated deficit attributable to subsidiary as a result of deconsolidation	0.9
Revenue associated with discontinued operations			$ 5.7

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EARNINGS PER SHARE AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

EARNINGS PER SHARE AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

Reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of basic and diluted earnings per share

	For the quarter ended September 30				For the six months ended September 30
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Basic earnings per share:
Numerator – net earnings	$	12,977	$	12,697	$	22,992	$	22,133
Denominator – weighted-average shares outstanding	80,985		80,046		80,963		79,894
Basic earnings per share	$	0.16	$	0.16	$	0.28	$	0.28
Diluted earnings per share:
Numerator – net earnings	$	12,977	$	12,697	$	22,992	$	22,133
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares outstanding	80,985		80,046		80,963		79,894
Dilutive effect of common stock options, warrants, and restricted stock as computed under the treasury stock method	612		1,236		842		1,475
	81,597		81,282		81,805		81,369
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.16	$	0.16	$	0.28	$	0.27
Basic earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders:
Numerator – net earnings	$	12,292	$	13,281	$	23,267	$	23,086
Denominator – weighted-average shares outstanding	80,985		80,046		80,963		79,894
Basic earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders	$	0.15	$	0.17	$	0.29	$	0.29
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders:
Numerator – net earnings	$	12,292	$	13,281	$	23,267	$	23,086
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares outstanding	80,985		80,046		80,963		79,894
Dilutive effect of common stock options, warrants, and restricted stock as computed under the treasury stock method	612		1,236		842		1,475
	81,597		81,282		81,805		81,369
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders	$	0.15	$	0.16	$	0.28	$	0.28

Antidilutive options, warrants and restricted stock units excluded from computation of earnings per share

	For the quarter ended September 30				For the six months ended September 30
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Number of shares outstanding under options, warrants and restricted stock units	10,582		9,174		10,069		8,075
Range of exercise prices for options and warrants	$	11.50-$62.06	$	14.68-$75.55	$	13.14-$62.06	$	16.35-$75.55

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LONG-TERM DEBT:

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

LONG-TERM DEBT:

LONG-TERM DEBT:

7.             LONG-TERM DEBT:

Long-term debt consists of the following (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2011		March 31, 2011
Term loan credit agreement	$	252,000	$	355,000
Capital leases and installment payment obligations on land, buildings and equipment payable in monthly payments of principal plus interest at rates ranging from approximately 3% to 8%; remaining terms up to twelve years	38,539		43,195
Software license liabilities payable over terms up to three years; effective interest rates ranging from approximately 4% to 7%	4,194		4,686
Other debt and long-term liabilities	18,050		19,357
Total long-term debt and capital leases	312,783		422,238
Less current installments	27,826		27,978
Long-term debt, excluding current installments	$	284,957	$	394,260

The Company’s amended and restated credit agreement provides for (1) term loans up to an aggregate principal amount of $600 million and (2) revolving credit facility borrowings consisting of revolving loans, letter of credit participations and swing-line loans up to an aggregate amount of $120 million.

The term loan is payable in quarterly installments of approximately $1.5 million each, through December 31, 2014, with a final payment of approximately $232.5 million due March 15, 2015.  The revolving loan commitment expires March 15, 2014.

Revolving credit facility borrowings currently bear interest at LIBOR plus a credit spread, or at an alternative base rate or at the Federal Funds rate plus a credit spread, depending on the type of borrowing.  The LIBOR credit spread is 2.75%.  There were no revolving credit borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2011 or March 31, 2011.  Term loan borrowings bear interest at LIBOR plus a credit spread of 3.00%.  The weighted-average interest rate on term loan borrowings at September 30, 2011 was 3.7%.  Outstanding letters of credit at September 30, 2011 were $0.4 million.

The term loan allows prepayments before maturity.  The credit agreement is secured by the accounts receivable of Acxiom and its domestic subsidiaries, as well as by the outstanding stock of certain Acxiom subsidiaries.

Under the terms of the term loan, the Company is required to maintain certain debt-to-cash flow and debt service coverage ratios, among other restrictions.  At September 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with these covenants and restrictions.  In addition, if certain financial ratios and other conditions are not satisfied, the revolving credit facility limits the Company’s ability to pay dividends in excess of $30 million in any fiscal year (plus additional amounts in certain circumstances).

In fiscal 2009, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement.  The agreement provided for the Company to pay interest through July 25, 2011 at a fixed rate of 3.25% plus the applicable credit spread on $95.0 million notional amount while receiving interest for the same period at the LIBOR rate on the same notional amount.  The fair market value of the derivative was zero at inception and is zero at September 30, 2011 since the derivative has reached maturity.  The company recognized no gains or losses associated with this derivative.

On July 25, 2011, the Company entered into a new swap agreement.  The new agreement provides for the Company to pay interest through January 27, 2014 at a fixed rate of 0.94% plus the applicable credit spread on $150.0 million notional amount, while receiving interest for the same period at the LIBOR rate on the same notional amount.  The LIBOR rate as of September 30, 2011 was 0.25%.  The swap was entered into as a cash flow hedge against LIBOR interest rate movements on the term loan.  The Company assesses the effectiveness of the hedge based on the hypothetical derivative method.  There was no ineffectiveness for the period ended September 30, 2011.  Under the hypothetical derivative method, the cumulative change in fair value of the actual swap is compared to the cumulative change in fair value of the hypothetical swap, which has terms that identically match the critical terms of the hedged transaction.  Thus, the hypothetical swap is presumed to perfectly offset the hedged cash flows.  The change in the fair value of the hypothetical swap will then be regarded as a proxy for the present value of the cumulative change in the expected future cash flows from the hedged transactions.  All of the fair values are derived from an interest-rate futures model.  As of September 30, 2011, the hedge relationship qualified as an effective hedge under applicable accounting standards.  Consequently, all changes in fair value of the derivative will be deferred and recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) until the related forecasted transaction is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations.  The fair market value of the derivative was zero at inception and an unrealized loss of $1.2 million since inception is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) with the offset recorded to other noncurrent liabilities.  The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) may be recognized in the statement of operations if certain terms of the floating-rate debt change, if the floating-rate debt is extinguished or if the interest rate swap agreement is terminated prior to maturity.  The Company has assessed the creditworthiness of the counterparty of the swap and concludes that no substantial risk of default exists as of September 30, 2011.

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GOODWILL (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

GOODWILL:

Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by business segment

(dollars in thousands)	Information Services			Information Products			Total
Balance at March 31, 2011	$	347,411		$	70,243		$	417,654
Purchase adjustments	1			-			1
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	(3,048		)	(945		)	(3,993		)
Balance at September 30, 2011	$	344,364		$	69,298		$	413,662

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INCOME TAX (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011
INCOME TAX
Anticipated effective tax rate for fiscal 2012 (as a percent)	40.00%
Gross unrecognized tax benefits	$ 3.1
Accrued interest and penalties for unrecognized tax benefits	$ 0.5

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended					12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		36 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 Stock Option Y	Sep. 30, 2010 Stock Option	Sep. 30, 2011 Restricted Stock Unit Y	Sep. 30, 2010 Restricted Stock Unit	Sep. 30, 2011 Non performance-based restricted stock units Y	Mar. 31, 2011 Non performance-based restricted stock units Y	Sep. 30, 2011 Performance-based restricted stock unit activity Y	Mar. 31, 2011 Performance-based restricted stock unit activity Y	Sep. 30, 2011 Restricted Stock Units Vesting In Equal Annual Increments Over Four Years	Sep. 30, 2011 Restricted Stock Units Vesting In One Year	Mar. 31, 2014 Restricted stock units vesting based on shareholder return	Sep. 30, 2011 Restricted stock units granted as inducement award to the company's chief executive officer
Share-based compensation
Share-based compensation expense	$ 0.8	$ 1.4	$ 4.4	$ 5.1
Future share-based compensation expense expected	2.9		21.0
Period for recognition of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense (in years)	4		4
Non-vested restricted stock unit activity
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)					1,195,043		586,269
Granted (in shares)					765,061		302,099		631,967	133,094	172,945	129,154
Vested (in shares)					(402,257)		(470,779)
Forfeited or cancelled (in shares)					(89,553)		(33,160)
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)					1,468,294	1,195,043	384,429	586,269
Non-vested restricted stock units, Weighted average fair value per share at grant date
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)					$ 13.42		$ 15.26
Granted (in dollars per share)					$ 13.26		$ 11.85
Vested (in dollars per share)					$ 12.84		$ 13.02
Forfeited or cancelled (in dollars per share)					$ 13.44		$ 24.43
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)					$ 13.23	$ 13.42	$ 17.31	$ 15.26
Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years)
Weighted-average remaining contractual term at the beginning of the period (in years)					2.48	2.16	2.39	0.51
Restricted Stock Unit Activity - Other Disclosures
Aggregate fair value of restricted stock units granted					$ 10.1		$ 3.6
Award vesting period (in years)			4Y
Performance share awards vested, low end of the range (as a percent)											0.00%
Performance share awards vested, high end of the range (as a percent)											200.00%	100.00%

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

1.             BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Acxiom Corporation (“Registrant,” “Acxiom” or “the Company”), without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “the Commission”).  In the opinion of the Registrant’s management all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods included have been made and the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.  All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.  Certain note information has been omitted because it has not changed significantly from that reflected in notes 1 through 18 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements filed as part of Item 8 of the Registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 (“2011 Annual Report”), as filed with the Commission on May 27, 2011.  This report and the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in connection with the 2011 Annual Report.  The financial information contained in this report is not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any other period or for the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2012.

Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.  Certain of the accounting policies used in the preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements are complex and require management to make judgments and/or significant estimates regarding amounts reported or disclosed in these financial statements.  Additionally, the application of certain of these accounting policies is governed by complex accounting principles and their interpretation.  A discussion of the Company’s significant accounting principles and their application is included in note 1 and in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, to the Company’s 2011 Annual Report.

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LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

LONG-TERM DEBT:

Schedule of long-term debt

	September 30, 2011		March 31, 2011
Term loan credit agreement	$	252,000	$	355,000
Capital leases and installment payment obligations on land, buildings and equipment payable in monthly payments of principal plus interest at rates ranging from approximately 3% to 8%; remaining terms up to twelve years	38,539		43,195
Software license liabilities payable over terms up to three years; effective interest rates ranging from approximately 4% to 7%	4,194		4,686
Other debt and long-term liabilities	18,050		19,357
Total long-term debt and capital leases	312,783		422,238
Less current installments	27,826		27,978
Long-term debt, excluding current installments	$	284,957	$	394,260

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RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES:

Summary of the restructuring activity

	Associate-related reserves			Ongoing contract costs			Total
Balance at March 31, 2011	$	5,562		$	9,542		$	15,104
Payments	(5,306		)	(561		)	(5,867		)
Charges and adjustments	223			(55		)	168
Balance at September 30, 2011	$	479		$	8,926		$	9,405

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION:

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION:

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION:

3.             SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION:

Share-based Compensation Plans

Stock Option Activity

The Company has stock option and equity compensation plans for which a total of 38.2 million shares of the Company’s common stock have been reserved for issuance since inception of the plans.  These plans provide that the exercise prices of qualified options will be at or above the fair market value of the common stock at the time of the grant.  Board policy has required that nonqualified options be priced at or above the fair market value of the common stock at the time of grant.  At September 30, 2011, there were a total of 5.3 million shares available for future grants under the plans.

The Company granted 500,576 stock options in the six months ended September 30, 2011.  The per-share weighted-average fair value of the stock options granted during the six months ended September 30, 2011 was $6.40.  This valuation was determined using a customized binomial lattice approach with the following weighted-average assumptions: dividend yield of 0.0%; risk-free interest rate of 2.4%; expected option life of 6.0 years; expected volatility of 46% and a suboptimal exercise multiple of 1.9.

Option activity for the six months ended September 30, 2011 was as follows:

	Number of shares		Weighted-average exercise price per share		Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years)	Aggregate intrinsic value (in thousands)
Outstanding at March 31, 2011	9,526,989		$	20.75
Granted	500,576		$	13.74
Exercised	(208,507	)	$	10.31		$	165
Forfeited or cancelled	(771,616	)	$	20.49
Outstanding at September 30, 2011	9,047,442		$	20.63	4.44	$	530
Exercisable at September 30, 2011	8,144,840		$	21.35	3.98	$	338

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between Acxiom’s closing stock price on the last trading day of its second quarter of fiscal 2012 and the exercise price for each in-the-money option) that would have been received by the option holders had vested option holders exercised their options on September 30, 2011.  This amount changes based upon changes in the fair market value of Acxiom’s stock.

Following is a summary of stock options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2011:

	Options outstanding				Options exercisable
Range of exercise price per share	Options outstanding	Weighted- average remaining contractual life	Weighted-average exercise price per share		Options exercisable	Weighted-average exercise price per share
$   3.69 - $   9.62	275,674	6.23 years	$	8.72	165,174	$	8.59
$ 10.22 - $ 15.00	2,257,932	5.73 years	$	12.74	1,636,402	$	12.36
$ 15.10 - $ 19.82	2,136,988	4.41 years	$	16.67	2,006,416	$	16.65
$ 20.12 - $ 25.00	2,191,433	4.68 years	$	22.94	2,151,433	$	22.90
$ 25.98 - $ 29.30	1,175,275	2.79 years	$	26.69	1,175,275	$	26.69
$ 30.93 - $ 39.12	758,660	2.46 years	$	35.70	758,660	$	35.70
$ 40.50 - $ 62.06	251,480	2.97 years	$	44.11	251,480	$	44.11
	9,047,442	4.44 years	$	20.63	8,144,840	$	21.35

Total expense related to stock options for the six months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was approximately $0.8 million and $1.4 million respectively.  Future expense for these options is expected to be approximately $2.9 million over the next four years.

Restricted Stock Unit Activity

During the six months ended September 30, 2011, the Company granted non performance-based restricted stock units covering 765,061 shares of common stock with a value at the date of grant of $10.1 million.  Of the restricted stock units granted in the current period, 631,967 vest in equal annual increments over four years and 133,094 vest in one year.  Valuation of these units is equal to the quoted market price for the shares on the date of grant.

Non-vested non performance-based restricted stock unit activity for the period ending September 30, 2011 was as follows:

	Number of shares		Weighted average fair value per share at grant date (in thousands)		Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years)
Outstanding at March 31, 2011	1,195,043		$	13.42	2.16
Granted	765,061		$	13.26
Vested	(402,257	)	$	12.84
Forfeited or cancelled	(89,553	)	$	13.44
Outstanding at September 30, 2011	1,468,294		$	13.23	2.48

During the six months ended September 30, 2011, the Company granted performance-based restricted stock units covering 302,099 shares of common stock with a value at the date of grant of $3.6 million.  All of the performance-based restricted stock units granted in the current period vest subject to attainment of performance criteria established by the compensation committee of the board of directors.  Of the units granted in the current period, 172,945 may vest in a number of shares from zero to 200% of their award, based on the total shareholder return of Acxiom stock compared to total shareholder return of a group of peer companies established by the committee for the period from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2014.  The remaining 129,154 units represent an inducement award granted to the Company’s chief executive officer.  The chief executive officer may vest in up to 100% of the award based on price targets for the Company’s common stock during the determination period from January 26, 2013 to July 26, 2014.  The value of the performance units is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model.

Non-vested performance-based restricted stock unit activity for the period ending September 30, 2011 was as follows:

	Number of shares		Weighted average fair value per share at grant date (in thousands)		Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years)
Outstanding at March 31, 2011	586,269		$	15.26	0.51
Granted	302,099		$	11.85
Vested	(470,779	)	$	13.02
Forfeited or cancelled	(33,160	)	$	24.43
Outstanding at September 30, 2011	384,429		$	17.31	2.39

The expense related to restricted stock in the six months ended September 30, 2011 was $4.4 million.  The expense related to restricted stock in the six months ended September 30, 2010 was $5.1 million.  Future expense for these restricted stock units is expected to be approximately $21.0 million over the next four years.

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INCOME TAX

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

INCOME TAX

INCOME TAX

12.           INCOME TAX

In determining the quarterly provision for income taxes, the Company makes its best estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year. The anticipated effective tax rate for fiscal 2012 is approximately 40%, excluding the loss on the MENA disposal, for which there is no tax benefit.

At September 30, 2011, the Company had $3.1 million in gross unrecognized tax benefits, which is included in other liabilities on the balance sheet. This entire amount, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate. The total amount of accrued interest and penalties for such unrecognized tax benefits, and included in the amount above, is $0.5 million.

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LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) (USD $)					6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			6 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011 Term loan credit agreement	Mar. 31, 2011 Term loan credit agreement	Sep. 30, 2011 Term loan credit agreement Tranche 2 Term Lenders	Sep. 30, 2011 Capital leases and installment payment Y	Mar. 31, 2011 Capital leases and installment payment Y	Sep. 30, 2011 Software license liabilities payable	Mar. 31, 2011 Software license liabilities payable	Sep. 30, 2011 Other debt and long-term liabilities	Mar. 31, 2011 Other debt and long-term liabilities	Sep. 30, 2011 Revolving credit facility	Sep. 30, 2011 Tranche 1 Term Lenders	Sep. 30, 2011 Tranche 2 Term Lenders	Jul. 31, 2011 Interest rate swap	Sep. 30, 2011 Interest rate swap	Mar. 31, 2009 Interest rate swap	Jul. 25, 2011 Interest rate swap
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt and capital leases	$ 312,783,000	$ 422,238,000	$ 252,000,000	$ 355,000,000		$ 38,539,000	$ 43,195,000	$ 4,194,000	$ 4,686,000	$ 18,050,000	$ 19,357,000
Less current installments	27,826,000	27,978,000
Long-term debt, excluding current installments	284,957,000	394,260,000
Long-term debt stated interest rate percentage, minimum (as a percent)						3.00%	3.00%
Long-term debt stated interest rate percentage, maximum (as a percent)						8.00%	8.00%
Long-term debt effective interest rate percentage, minimum (as a percent)								4.00%	4.00%
Long-term debt effective interest rate percentage, maximum (as a percent)								7.00%	7.00%
Maximum remaining maturity period of debt (in years)						12	12	3	3
Aggregate amount of borrowing commitment												120,000,000
Required quarterly installment payments					1,500,000
Final payment of long-term debt due March 15, 2015					232,500,000
Long-term debt variable interest rate description												LIBOR plus a credit spread, or at an alternative base rate or at the Federal Funds rate plus a credit spread	LIBOR	LIBOR
Long-term debt basis spread on variable interest rate (as a percent)	2.75%		3.00%
Weighted-average interest rate on long-term debt (as a percent)			3.70%
Outstanding letters of credit												400,000
Revolving credit facility dividend restrictions amount, maximum												30,000,000
Fixed interest rate payable on swap (as a percent)																	3.25%	0.94%
Notional amount of derivative																	95,000,000	150,000,000
Description of variable interest rate basis receivable on swap															LIBOR		LIBOR
LIBOR rate (as a percent)																0.25%
Fair market value of the derivative at inception																0	0	0
Unrealized loss of the derivative recorded in other comprehensive income (loss)																$ 1,200,000

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OTHER CURRENT AND NONCURRENT ASSETS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

OTHER CURRENT AND NONCURRENT ASSETS:

Schedule of other current assets

	September 30, 2011		March 31,  2011
Prepaid expenses	$	44,490	$	40,501
Non-trade receivables	496		1,409
Assets of non-qualified retirement plan	11,228		12,840
Other miscellaneous assets	501		941
Other current assets	$	56,715	$	55,691

Schedule of other noncurrent assets

	September 30,  2011		March 31,  2011
Acquired intangible assets, net	$	4,491	$	6,896
Other miscellaneous noncurrent assets	2,497		3,059
Other assets	$	6,988	$	9,955

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Revenue:
Services	$ 230,655	$ 225,584	$ 456,259	$ 436,240
Products	69,379	66,085	132,709	125,824
Total revenue	300,034	291,669	588,968	562,064
Cost of revenue
Services	181,121	175,687	361,584	340,337
Products	47,962	48,320	96,840	94,091
Total cost of revenue	229,083	224,007	458,424	434,428
Selling, general and administrative	39,539	40,274	76,658	78,229
Gains, losses and other items, net	2,465	78	2,709	21
Total operating costs and expenses	271,087	264,359	537,791	512,678
Income from operations	28,947	27,310	51,177	49,386
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(4,719)	(6,260)	(10,174)	(12,158)
Other, net	(965)	111	(1,052)	(340)
Total other expense	(5,684)	(6,149)	(11,226)	(12,498)
Earnings before income taxes	23,263	21,161	39,951	36,888
Income taxes	10,286	8,464	16,959	14,755
Net earnings	12,977	12,697	22,992	22,133
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	685	(584)	(275)	(953)
Net earnings attributable to Acxiom	$ 12,292	$ 13,281	$ 23,267	$ 23,086
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.16	$ 0.28	$ 0.28
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.16	$ 0.28	$ 0.27
Earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15	$ 0.17	$ 0.29	$ 0.29
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15	$ 0.16	$ 0.28	$ 0.28

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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 300,034	$ 291,669	$ 588,968	$ 562,064
Income (loss) from operations:
Income from operations	28,947	27,310	51,177	49,386
Information services
Revenue:
Total revenue	230,655	225,584	456,259	436,240
Income (loss) from operations:
Income from operations	23,211	22,952	43,383	43,831
Information products
Revenue:
Total revenue	69,379	66,085	132,709	125,824
Income (loss) from operations:
Income from operations	8,201	4,436	10,503	5,576
Other
Income (loss) from operations:
Income from operations	$ (2,465)	$ (78)	$ (2,709)	$ (21)

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RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		24 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011 Fiscal 2011	Sep. 30, 2011 Fiscal 2011 Payment Multiple	Mar. 31, 2011 Fiscal 2011 Associate related reserves	Mar. 31, 2011 Fiscal 2011 Termination of associates in United States, Australia, and Europe	Sep. 30, 2011 Fiscal 2011 Termination of associates in United States, Australia, and Europe	Mar. 31, 2011 Fiscal 2011 Restructuring adjustments	Mar. 31, 2011 Fiscal 2011 Executive leadership transition	Mar. 31, 2010 Fiscal 2008 and 2009 Lease accruals	Sep. 30, 2011 Fiscal 2008 and 2009 Lease accruals	Sep. 30, 2011 Associate related reserves	Sep. 30, 2011 Ongoing contracts
Restructuring activity
Balance at beginning of period	$ 15,104,000					$ 400,000				$ 8,900,000	$ 5,562,000	$ 9,542,000
Payments	(5,867,000)										(5,306,000)	(561,000)
Charges and adjustments	168,000										223,000	(55,000)
Balance at end of period	9,405,000					400,000				8,900,000	479,000	8,926,000
Gains, Losses and Other Items
Restructuring plan charges and adjustments included in the consolidated statement of operations		$ 4,400,000		$ 3,400,000	$ 3,400,000		$ 1,700,000	$ 2,700,000	$ 22,200,000
Number of lump sum payments of transition charges			1
Number of times of officer's annual salary and bonus opportunity			2