Business Combinations

The Company seeks to execute accretive business acquisitions (which primarily targets businesses that are complementary to Ebix's existing products and services), in combination with organic growth initiatives, as part of its comprehensive business growth and expansion strategy.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company had no business acquisitions.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company completed three business acquisitions, as follows:

Effective November 1, 2016 Ebix acquired Wdev Solucoes em Technologia SA ("Wdev"), a Brazilian company that provides IT services and software development for the Latin American insurance industry. Ebix acquired Wdev for upfront cash consideration in the amount of $10.5 million, plus possible future contingent earn-out payments of up to $15.7 million based on earned revenues over the subsequent thirty-eight month period following the effective date of the acquisition. $2.9 million of the upfront cash consideration is being held in an escrow account for the thirty-eight month period following the effective date of the acquisition to ensure that the acquired business achieves the minimum specified annual net revenue threshold, which if not achieved will result in said funds being returned to Ebix. The valuation and purchase price allocation for the Wdev acquisition remains preliminary and will be finalized as soon as practicable but in no event longer than one year.

Effective November 1, 2016 Ebix acquired the assets of IHAC, Inc., d.b.a Hope Health ("Hope"), a Michigan corporation and publisher of health and wellness continuing education products. Ebix acquired the assets and intellectual property of Hope for $1.72 million. The valuation and purchase price allocation for the Hope acquisition remains preliminary and will be finalized prior to June 30, 2017.

Effective July 1, 2016 Ebix and Independence Holdings Corporation ("IHC") jointly executed a Call Notice agreement, whereby Ebix purchased additional common units in Ebix Health Exchange Holdings, LLC ("EbixHealth JV") from IHC constituting eleven percent (11%) of the EbixHealth JV for $2.0 million cash which resulted in Ebix holding an aggregate fifty-one percent (51%) controlling equity interest in the EbixHealth JV. Commensurate with additional equity stake in the joint venture a contemporaneous valuation of the business was completed. In accordance with the technical accounting guidance pertaining to step acquisitions the Company recorded goodwill in the amount of $20.8 million, intangible assets in the amount of $1.5 million, a non-controlling interest in the amount of $11.3 million, and recognized a $1.2 million gain on its previously carried 40% equity interest in the EbixHealth JV. This recognized gain is reflected as a component of other non-operating income in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income. The valuation and purchase price allocation for the EbixHealth JV acquisition remains preliminary and will be finalized prior to June 30, 2017. Previously, effective September 1, 2015 Ebix and IHC formed a joint venture named EbixHealth JV. Ebix paid $6.0 million and contributed a license to use certain CurePet software and systems valued by the EbixHealth JV at $2.0 million, for its initial 40% membership interest in the EbixHealth JV.

A significant component of the purchase price consideration for many of the Company's business acquisitions is a potential subsequent cash earnout payment based on reaching certain specified future revenue targets. The terms for the contingent earn out payments in most of the Company's business acquisitions typically address the GAAP recognizable revenues achieved by the acquired entity over a one, two, and/or three year period subsequent to the effective date of their acquisition by Ebix. These terms typically establish a minimum threshold revenue target with achievement of revenues recognized over that target being awarded in the form of a specified cash earn out payment. The Company applies these terms in its calculation and determination of the fair value of contingent earn out liabilities for purchased businesses as part of the related valuation and purchase price allocation exercise for the corresponding acquired assets and liabilities. The Company recognizes these potential obligations as contingent liabilities and are reported as such on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As discussed in more detail in Note 1, these contingent consideration liabilities are recorded at fair value on the acquisition date and are remeasured quarterly based on the then assessed fair value and adjusted if necessary. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, these aggregate contingent accrued earn-out business acquisition consideration liabilities were reduced by zero and $511 thousand, respectively, due to remeasurements based on the then assessed fair value and changes in anticipated future revenue levels. In the first quarter of 2016 these reductions to the contingent accrued earn-out liabilities resulted in a corresponding reduction of $511 thousand to general and administrative expenses as reported on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and a reduction of zero to goodwill as reported in the enclosed Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of March 31, 2017, the total of these contingent liabilities was $8.75 million, of which $6.81 million is reported in long-term liabilities, and $1.94 million is included in current liabilities in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of December 31, 2016 the total of these contingent liabilities was $8.51 million, of which $6.59 million was reported in long-term liabilities, and $1.92 million was included in current liabilities in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Consideration paid by the Company for the businesses it purchases is allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired based upon their estimated fair values as of the date of the acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. Recognized goodwill pertains to the value of the expected synergies to be derived from combining the operations of the businesses we acquire including the value of the acquired workforce.

The aggregated unaudited pro forma financial information pertaining to all of the Company's acquisitions that have an impact on the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016, which includes the acquisitions of the EbixHealth JV (being fully consolidated effective July 1, 2016), Wdev (acquired November 2016), and Hope (acquired November 2016), and as presented in the table below is provided for informational purposes only and is not a projection of the Company's expected results of operations for any future period. No effect has been given in this pro forma information for future synergistic benefits that may still be realized as a result of combining these companies or costs that may yet be incurred in integrating their operations. The 2017 and 2016 pro forma financial information below assumes that all such business acquisitions were made on January 1, 2016, whereas the Company's reported financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2017 only include the operating results from these businesses since the effective date that they were acquired by Ebix.



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017				Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	As Reported		Pro Forma		As Reported		Pro Forma
	(unaudited)				(unaudited)
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Revenue	$	79,103	$	79,103	$	71,066	$	77,099
Net Income attributable to Ebix, Inc.	$	26,427	$	26,427	$	22,159	$	22,136
Basic EPS	$	0.83	$	0.83	$	0.67	$	0.67
Diluted EPS	$	0.83	$	0.83	$	0.67	$	0.66

During the three months ended March 31, 2017 the Company's reported total operating revenues increased by $8.0 million or 11% to $79.1 million as compared to $71.1 million during the same period in 2016.

With respect to business acquisitions completed during the years 2017 and 2016 on a pro forma basis, as disclosed in the above pro forma financial information table, combined revenues increased 3% for the three months ending March 31, 2017 versus the same period in 2016. The 2017 and 2016 pro forma financial information assumes that all business acquisitions made during this period were made on January 1, 2016, whereas the Company's reported financial statements for Q1 2017 and Q1 2016 only includes the revenues from these businesses since the effective date that they were acquired or consolidated by Ebix, being July 2016 for the EbixHealth JV, November 2016 for Wdev, and November 2016 for Hope.

The above referenced pro forma information and the relative comparative change in pro forma and reported revenues are based on the following premises:

•2017 and 2016 pro forma revenue contains actual revenue of the acquired entities before acquisition date, as reported by the sellers, as well as actual revenue of the acquired entities after acquisition, whereas the reported growth in revenues of the acquired entities after acquisition date are only reflected for the period after their acquisition.

•Revenue billed to existing clients from the cross selling of acquired products has been assigned to the acquired section of our business.

•Any existing products sold to new customers obtained through a newly acquired customer base are assigned to the acquired section of our business.

•Pro formas do not include post acquisition revenue reductions as a result of discontinuation of any product lines and/or customer projects by Ebix in line with the Company's initiatives to maximize profitability.