10-Q
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 10-Q
 
     
þ
  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008
or
o
  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 1-5842
 
Bowne & Co., Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  13-2618477
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
55 Water Street
New York, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)
  10041
(Zip Code)
 
(212) 924-5500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:  Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer þ Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).  Yes o     No þ
 
The Registrant had 26,976,776 shares of Common Stock outstanding as November 3, 2008.
 


 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
         
Form 10-Q
       
Item No.
 
Name of Item
  Page
 
  Financial Statements   3
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   25
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk   42
  Controls and Procedures   43
 
Part II
  Risk Factors   44
  Other Information   44
  Exhibits   45
 EX-31.1: CERTIFICATION
 EX-31.2: CERTIFICATION
 EX-32.1: CERTIFICATION
 EX-32.2: CERTIFICATION


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PART I
 
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.   Financial Statements
 
BOWNE & CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,  
    2008     2007  
    (Unaudited)
 
    (In thousands except per share data)  
 
Revenue
  $ 163,956     $ 181,678  
Expenses:
               
Cost of revenue
    (121,901 )     (118,596 )
Selling and administrative
    (49,401 )     (53,580 )
Depreciation
    (6,860 )     (5,975 )
Amortization
    (1,659 )     (409 )
Restructuring charges, integration costs and asset impairment charges
    (8,491 )     (2,106 )
                 
      (188,312 )     (180,666 )
                 
Operating (loss) income
    (24,356 )     1,012  
Interest expense
    (1,834 )     (1,339 )
Other income (expense), net
    926       (259 )
                 
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
    (25,264 )     (586 )
Income tax benefit
    8,017       1,534  
                 
(Loss) income from continuing operations
    (17,247 )     948  
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
    6,084       (144 )
                 
Net (loss) income
  $ (11,163 )   $ 804  
                 
(Loss) earnings per share from continuing operations:
               
Basic
  $ (0.62 )   $ 0.03  
Diluted
  $ (0.62 )   $ 0.03  
Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations:
               
Basic
  $ 0.22     $ 0.00  
Diluted
  $ 0.22     $ 0.00  
Total (loss) earnings per share:
               
Basic
  $ (0.40 )   $ 0.03  
Diluted
  $ (0.40 )   $ 0.03  
Dividends per share
  $ 0.055     $ 0.055  
 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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BOWNE & CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
                 
    Nine Months Ended
 
    September 30,  
    2008     2007  
    (Unaudited)
 
    (In thousands except
 
    per share data)  
 
Revenue
  $ 609,731     $ 655,898  
Expenses:
               
Cost of revenue
    (410,162 )     (410,410 )
Selling and administrative
    (164,163 )     (174,410 )
Depreciation
    (20,996 )     (19,988 )
Amortization
    (3,238 )     (1,204 )
Restructuring charges, integration costs and asset impairment charges
    (28,525 )     (12,154 )
                 
      (627,084 )     (618,166 )
                 
Operating (loss) income
    (17,353 )     37,732  
Interest expense
    (5,166 )     (4,043 )
Other income, net
    3,116       262  
                 
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes
    (19,403 )     33,951  
Income tax benefit (expense)
    6,012       (6,986 )
                 
(Loss) income from continuing operations
    (13,391 )     26,965  
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
    5,221       215  
                 
Net (loss) income
  $ (8,170 )   $ 27,180  
                 
(Loss) earnings per share from continuing operations:
               
Basic
  $ (0.49 )   $ 0.95  
Diluted
  $ (0.49 )   $ 0.87  
Earnings per share from discontinued operations:
               
Basic
  $ 0.19     $ 0.00  
Diluted
  $ 0.19     $ 0.00  
Total (loss) earnings per share:
               
Basic
  $ (0.30 )   $ 0.95  
Diluted
  $ (0.30 )   $ 0.87  
Dividends per share
  $ 0.165     $ 0.165  
 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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BOWNE & CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    September 30,  
    2008     2007  
    (Unaudited)
 
    (In thousands)  
 
Net (loss) income
  $ (11,163 )   $ 804  
Amortization of unrecognized pension adjustments, net of taxes of $143 and $9,514 for 2008 and 2007, respectively
    228       15,199  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    (3,954 )     3,207  
Net unrealized gains from marketable securities during the period, net of taxes of $4 and $3 for 2008 and 2007, respectively
    7       5  
Reclassification adjustments for unrealized holding losses on marketable securities that were sold, net of taxes of $55 and $0 for 2008 and 2007, respectively
    89        
                 
Comprehensive (loss) income
  $ (14,793 )   $ 19,215  
                 
 
                 
    Nine Months Ended
 
    September 30,  
    2008     2007  
    (Unaudited)
 
    (In thousands)  
 
Net (loss) income
  $ (8,170 )   $ 27,180  
Amortization of unrecognized pension adjustments, net of taxes of $408 and $10,123 for 2008 and 2007, respectively
    652       16,172  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    (3,820 )     6,912  
Net unrealized (losses) gains from marketable securities during the period, net of taxes of $124 and $2 for 2008 and 2007, respectively
    (202 )     4  
Reclassification adjustments for unrealized holding losses on marketable securities that were sold, net of taxes of $89 and $0 for 2008 and 2007, respectively
    145        
                 
Comprehensive (loss) income
  $ (11,395 )   $ 50,268  
                 
 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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BOWNE & CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
                 
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
    2008     2007  
    (Unaudited)        
    (In thousands, except
 
    share information)  
 
ASSETS
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 14,088     $ 64,941  
Marketable securities
    2,242       38,805  
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $6,547 (2008) and $4,302 (2007)
    139,249       134,489  
Inventories
    29,921       28,789  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    60,971       43,198  
                 
Total current assets
    246,471       310,222  
Marketable securities, noncurrent
    3,012        
Property, plant and equipment at cost, less accumulated depreciation of $258,068 (2008) and $248,372 (2007)
    133,820       121,848  
Other noncurrent assets:
               
Goodwill
    50,589       35,835  
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $5,432 (2008) and $2,203 (2007)
    43,235       9,616  
Deferred income taxes
    23,253       24,906  
Other
    9,703       6,990  
                 
Total assets
  $ 510,083     $ 509,417  
                 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
               
Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations
  $ 783     $ 75,923  
Accounts payable
    38,222       36,136  
Employee compensation and benefits
    27,484       41,092  
Accrued expenses and other obligations
    39,493       48,122  
                 
Total current liabilities
    105,982       201,273  
Other liabilities:
               
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations — net of current portion
    115,750       1,835  
Deferred employee compensation
    36,125       36,808  
Deferred rent
    18,633       18,497  
Other
    476       525  
                 
Total liabilities
    276,966       258,938  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock:
               
Authorized 1,000,000 shares, par value $.01 issuable in series — none issued
           
Common stock:
               
Authorized 60,000,000 shares, par value $.01 issued and outstanding 43,209,432 shares (2008) and 43,165,282 shares (2007)
    432       432  
Additional paid-in capital
    110,359       120,791  
Retained earnings
    340,697       353,613  
Treasury stock, at cost, 16,238,389 shares (2008) and 16,858,575 shares (2007)
    (216,539 )     (225,751 )
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net
    (1,832 )     1,394  
                 
Total stockholders’ equity
    233,117       250,479  
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 510,083     $ 509,417  
                 
 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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BOWNE & CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
                 
    Nine Months Ended
 
    September 30,  
    2008     2007  
    (Unaudited)
 
    (In thousands)  
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net (loss) income
  $ (8,170 )   $ 27,180  
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Net income from discontinued operations
    (5,221 )     (215 )
Depreciation
    20,996       19,988  
Amortization
    3,238       1,204  
Asset impairment charges
    246       3,393  
Changes in other assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions, discontinued operations and certain non-cash transactions
    (34,026 )     9,074  
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations
    (1,473 )     (3,620 )
                 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
    (24,410 )     57,004  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment
    (16,654 )     (14,295 )
Purchases of marketable securities
    (5,000 )     (41,200 )
Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities and other
    39,891       46,591  
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
    (79,495 )     (12,588 )
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (61,258 )     (21,492 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit facility
    48,000        
Payments of borrowings under revolving credit facility
    (9,000 )      
Payments of capital lease obligations
    (762 )     (677 )
Proceeds from stock options exercised
    766       11,153  
Payment of dividends
    (4,410 )     (4,617 )
Purchases of treasury stock
          (40,101 )
Other
    221       835  
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    34,815       (33,407 )
                 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (50,853 )     2,105  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    64,941       42,986  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 14,088     $ 45,091  
                 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 3,459     $ 2,508  
                 
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds
  $ 4,618     $ 2,804  
                 
Non-cash investing activities:
               
Equipment acquired under capital leases
  $ 423     $  
                 
 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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BOWNE & CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share information and where noted)
 
Note 1.   Basis of Presentation
 
The financial information as of September 30, 2008 and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 has been prepared without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position, results of operations and of cash flows for each period presented have been made on a consistent basis. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
 
As discussed further in Note 14, during the first quarter of 2008, the Company changed the way it reports and evaluates segment information. The Company had previously reported two reportable segments: Financial Communications and Marketing & Business Communications. The Company now has one reportable segment, which is consistent with how the Company is structured and managed. The Company’s previous years’ segment information has been restated to conform to the current year’s presentation.
 
Note 2.   Acquisitions
 
Capital Systems, Inc.
 
On July 1, 2008, the Company acquired Capital Systems, Inc. (“Capital”), a leading provider of financial communications based in midtown New York City, for $14.6 million in cash, which included working capital estimated at approximately $0.9 million. The amount of the purchased working capital is preliminary and is pending finalization. The net cash outlay for the acquisition as of September 30, 2008 was approximately $15.0 million, which includes acquisition costs of approximately $0.4 million. Based upon preliminary estimates, the excess purchase price over identifiable net tangible assets of $9.2 million is reflected as part of goodwill, intangible assets, and other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2008. A total of $2.6 million has been allocated to goodwill, $4.0 million has been allocated to customer relationships, and is being amortized over an average estimated useful life of 8 years, and $2.6 million has been allocated to beneficial leasehold interests, and is being amortized over 6 years. Further refinements to the purchase price allocation are possible. The final purchase price allocation is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
 
Pro forma financial information related to this acquisition has not been provided, as it is not material to the Company’s results of operations.
 
Rapid Solutions Group
 
On April 9, 2008, the Company acquired the digital print business of Rapid Solutions Group (“RSG”), a subsidiary of Janus Capital Group Inc., for $14.5 million in cash, which included preliminary working capital estimated at approximately $5.0 million. Pursuant to the asset purchase agreement, actual working capital greater than $5.0 million was for the benefit of the seller. During the third quarter of 2008, the Company paid an additional $3.0 million related to the settlement of the preliminary working capital in excess of the $5.0 million that was included as part of the purchase price. The net cash outlay for this acquisition as of September 30, 2008 was $18.3 million, which includes acquisition costs of approximately $0.8 million and total working capital of approximately $8.0 million. Based upon preliminary estimates, approximately $8.3 million has been allocated to customer relationships and is being amortized over an average estimated useful life of 10 years, and approximately $3.9 million has been allocated to property and equipment, and is being depreciated over a weighted average estimated useful life of 4 years. Further refinements to the purchase price allocation are possible. The final purchase price allocation is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.


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BOWNE & CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
 
In accordance with EITF Issue No. 95-03, “Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination” (“EITF 95-03”), the Company accrued $3.3 million as of the acquisition date related to costs associated with the acquisition of this business. These costs include estimated severance related to the elimination of redundant functions associated with RSG’s operations and costs related to the closure of the RSG facilities. This amount is included in the preliminary purchase price allocation. As of September 30, 2008, approximately $1.2 million remains accrued.
 
Pro forma financial information related to this acquisition has not been provided, as it is not material to the Company’s results of operations.
 
GCom2 Solutions, Inc.
 
On February 29, 2008, the Company acquired GCom2 Solutions, Inc. (“GCom”) for $46.3 million in cash, which included working capital valued at $3.8 million. The net cash outlay for the acquisition as of September 30, 2008 was approximately $47.6 million, which includes acquisition costs of approximately $1.3 million. Based upon preliminary estimates, the excess purchase price over identifiable net tangible assets of $44.5 million is reflected as part of goodwill, intangible assets, and property, plant, and equipment in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2008. A total of $13.1 million has been allocated to goodwill, $24.6 million has been allocated to customer relationships and is being amortized over a weighted average estimated useful life of 10 years, and $6.8 million has been allocated to computer software and is being depreciated over 5 years. Further refinements to the purchase price allocation are possible. The final purchase price allocation is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
 
In accordance with EITF 95-03, the Company accrued $0.8 million related to costs associated with the acquisition of this business. These costs include estimated severance related to the elimination of redundant functions associated with GCom’s operations and estimated closure costs related to redundant facilities. This amount is included in the preliminary purchase price allocation. As of September 30, 2008, approximately $0.5 million remains accrued.
 
The following table summarizes the estimated preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition. The allocation of the purchase price is subject to refinement.
 
         
Accounts receivable, net
  $ 5,398  
Inventory
    97  
Prepaid and other current assets
    351  
         
Total current assets
    5,846  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    7,468  
Goodwill
    13,078  
Intangible assets
    24,600  
Other noncurrent assets
    68  
         
Total assets acquired
    51,060  
         
Current liabilities
    (4,743 )
         
Total liabilities assumed
    (4,743 )
         
Net assets acquired
  $ 46,317  
         
 
Pro forma financial information related to this acquisition has not been provided, as it is not material to the Company’s results of operations.


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BOWNE & CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Alliance Data Mail Services
 
As described in more detail in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, in November 2007, the Company acquired ADS MB Corporation (“Alliance Data Mail Services”), an affiliate of Alliance Data Systems Corporation, for $3.0 million in cash, plus the purchase of working capital for $7.8 million (which reflects a final working capital adjustment of approximately $1.5 million that was received by the Company in June 2008), for total consideration of $10.8 million. The net cash outlay as of September 30, 2008 for this acquisition was approximately $11.3 million, which includes acquisition costs of approximately $0.5 million.
 
In accordance with EITF 95-03, the Company paid approximately $2.0 million related to costs associated with the acquisition of this business. These costs include severance related to the elimination of redundant functions associated with the Alliance Data Mail Services operations. This amount is included in the purchase price allocation.
 
The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition. The allocation of the purchase price is subject to refinement.
 
         
Accounts receivable, net
  $ 6,845  
Inventory
    2,785  
Other current assets
    3,594  
         
Total current assets
    13,224  
Property, plant and equipment
    772  
Deferred tax assets
    774  
Other noncurrent assets
    330  
         
Total assets acquired
    15,100  
         
Accrued expenses and other current obligations
    (4,282 )
         
Total liabilities assumed
    (4,282 )
         
Net assets acquired
  $ 10,818  
         
 
The unaudited pro forma financial information related to this acquisition for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 was presented in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
Note 3.   Discontinued Operations
 
As described in more detail in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company determined during the fourth quarter of 2007 that the assets of its JFS Litigators’ Notebook® (“JFS”) business no longer met the criteria of being classified as held for sale and therefore the assets and liabilities related to this business were reclassified as held and used and the results of operations for the JFS business have been reclassified and are included in the results from continuing operations. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 have been reclassified to reflect the current presentation of the JFS business. In August 2008, the Company sold this business for approximately $0.4 million, net of selling expenses, which resulted in the Company recognizing a loss on the sale of approximately ($0.1) million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008. The results of operations of this business and the loss recognized on its sale are not reflected as discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements since it is not material to the Company’s results of operations.


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BOWNE & CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 include $5,156 and $5,681, respectively, related to an accrual for the present value of deferred rent for facilities formerly occupied by the Company’s discontinued businesses, as described further in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, $1,058 and $913, respectively, are included in accrued expenses and other obligations and $4,098 and $4,768, respectively, are included in deferred rent.
 
The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 also include $2,656 and $3,678, respectively, in accrued expenses and other obligations related primarily to estimated indemnification liabilities associated with the sale of the Company’s discontinued globalization and outsourcing businesses, which are described more fully in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. The total accrual related to the discontinued globalization business amounted to $2,607 and $3,130 as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively, and the total accrual related to the discontinued outsourcing business amounted to $49 and $548 as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
 
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $427 and $75, respectively, which includes adjustments related to the estimated indemnification liabilities associated with the discontinued businesses and interest expense related to deferred rent associated with leased facilities formerly occupied by discontinued businesses. There was a loss from discontinued operations before income taxes of ($137) for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and income from discontinued operations before income taxes of $448 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
 
Included in the results from discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 are tax benefits of approximately $5.8 million related to the recognition of previously unrecognized tax benefits associated with the Company’s discontinued outsourcing and globalization businesses. The recognition of these tax benefits is discussed in further detail in Note 13 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Note 4.   Marketable Securities
 
The Company classifies its investments in marketable securities as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Marketable securities as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consist primarily of investments in auction rate securities of approximately $5.0 million and $38.7 million, respectively. These securities are municipal debt obligations issued with a variable interest rate that was reset every 7, 28, or 35 days via a Dutch auction. Recent uncertainties in the credit markets have prevented the Company and other investors from liquidating some holdings of auction rate securities in recent auctions because the amount of securities submitted for sale has exceeded the amount of purchase orders. Accordingly, the Company still holds a portion of these auction rate securities and is receiving interest at a higher rate than similar securities for which auctions have cleared.
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company liquidated approximately $38.6 million of its auction rate securities at par and received all of its principal and accrued interest. Subsequent to September 30, 2008, the Company liquidated an additional $2.0 million of these securities at par. The remaining investments in auction rate securities had a par value of approximately $3.1 million as of November 10, 2008, and are insured against loss of principal and interest. Due to the uncertainty in the market as to when these auction rate securities will be refinanced or the auctions will resume, the Company has classified these securities as noncurrent assets as of September 30, 2008. The Company has recorded net unrealized losses related to its auction rate securities of $88 ($54 after tax) for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Note 5.   Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, (“SFAS 157”) for financial assets and liabilities effective January 1, 2008. This standard defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures. This standard does not require any new fair value measurements, however, it applies to all other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. This standard does not apply to measurements related to share-based payments, nor does it apply to measurements related to inventory. The Company elected not to adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 159 “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” for its financial instruments that are not required to be measured at fair value.
 
The Company defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties. The fair value estimates presented in the table below are based on information available to the Company as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
 
SFAS 157 discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow), and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost). The standard utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:
 
  •  Level 1:  Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
 
  •  Level 2:  Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
 
  •  Level 3:  Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.
 
The carrying value and fair value of the Company’s significant financial assets and liabilities and the necessary disclosures for the periods are presented as follows:
 
                                                 
    September 30, 2008     December 31, 2007  
    Carrying
    Fair Value Measurements     Carrying
    Estimated Fair
 
    Value     Total     Level 1     Level 2     Value     Value  
 
Financial Assets
                                               
Cash and cash equivalents(1)
  $ 14,088     $ 14,088     $ 14,088     $     $ 64,941     $ 64,941  
Marketable securities(2)
    5,254       5,254       2,242       3,012       38,805       38,805  
                                                 
Total financial assets
  $ 19,342     $ 19,342     $ 16,330     $ 3,012     $ 103,746     $ 103,746  
                                                 
Financial Liabilities
                                               
Convertible subordinated debentures(3)
  $ 75,000     $ 74,625     $ 74,625     $     $ 75,000     $ 77,387  
Senior revolving credit facility(4)
    39,000       39,000             39,000              
                                                 
Total financial liabilities
  $ 114,000     $ 113,625     $ 74,625     $ 39,000     $ 75,000     $ 77,387  
                                                 
 
 
(1) Included in cash and cash equivalents are money market funds of $2,726 and $17,498 as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
 
(2) Included in marketable securities are auction rate securities of $5,012 and $38,700 as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.


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(3) Included in long-term debt as of September 30, 2008 and included in the current portion of long-term debt as of December 31, 2007 in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The classification of the convertible subordinated debentures is discussed in more detail in Note 11 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
(4) Included in long-term debt in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
 
The following assumptions were used by the Company in order to measure the estimated fair value of its financial assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2008: (i) the carrying value of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value because of the short term maturity of those instruments; (ii) the Company’s marketable securities are carried at estimated fair value as described further in Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements; (iii) the carrying value of the liability under the revolving credit agreement, which is described in more detail in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, approximates fair value since this facility has a variable interest rate similar to those that are currently available to the Company and is reflective of current market conditions; and (iv) the carrying value of the Company’s convertible debentures are carried at historical cost, the fair value disclosed is based on publicly listed dealer prices.
 
Due to current market conditions related to auction rate securities, the Company has reclassified a portion of its auction rate securities held as of September 30, 2008 to a Level 2 fair value measurement classification from a Level 1 classification as of December 31, 2007.
 
Note 6.   Stock-Based Compensation
 
In accordance with SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004) “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”), the Company has measured the share-based compensation expense for stock options granted based upon the estimated fair value of the award on the date of grant and recognizes the compensation expense over the award’s requisite service period. The Company has not granted stock options with market or performance conditions. The Company did not grant any options during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively. The weighted-average fair value of stock options granted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $4.54 and $4.92, respectively. The weighted-average fair values were calculated using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model.
 
The following assumptions were used to determine the weighted-average fair value of the stock options granted in 2007:
 
                 
    September 30, 2007  
    Three Months
    Nine Months
 
    Ended     Ended  
 
Expected dividend yield
    1.3 %     1.3 %
Expected stock price volatility
    32.0 %     32.3 %
Risk-free interest rate
    4.1 %     4.5 %
Expected life of options
    4 years       4 years  
 
The Company uses historical data to estimate the expected dividend yield and expected volatility of the Company’s stock in determining the fair value of the stock options. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of grant and the expected life of the options represents the estimated length of time the options are expected to remain outstanding, which is based on the history of exercises and cancellations of past grants made by the Company. In accordance with SFAS 123(R), the Company recorded compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, net of pre-vesting forfeitures for the options granted, which was based on the historical experience of the vesting and forfeitures of stock options granted in prior years.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The Company recorded compensation expense related to stock options of $182 and $582 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, and $320 and $925 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, which is included in selling and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. As of September 30, 2008, there was approximately $517 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock option awards which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.2 years.
 
Stock Option Plans
 
The Company has the following stock incentive plans: a 1997 Plan, a 1999 Plan (which was amended in May 2006) and a 2000 Plan, which are described more fully in Note 17 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. All of the plans except the 2000 Plan have been approved by shareholders. The 2000 Plan did not require shareholder approval. The Company uses treasury shares to satisfy stock option exercises from the 2000 Plan, deferred stock units and restricted stock awards. To the extent treasury shares are not used, shares are issued from the Company’s authorized and unissued shares.
 
The details of the stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 is as follows:
 
                         
          Weighted-
       
          Average
    Aggregate
 
    Number of
    Exercise
    Intrinsic
 
    Options     Price     Value  
 
Outstanding as of January 1, 2008
    2,362,230     $ 13.88          
Granted
        $          
Exercised
    (750 )   $ 16.94          
Forfeited/Cancelled
    (71,000 )   $ 18.17          
                         
Outstanding as of March 31, 2008
    2,290,480     $ 13.75          
Granted
        $          
Exercised
    (64,950 )   $ 11.12          
Forfeited/Cancelled
    (135,204 )   $ 16.05          
                         
Outstanding as of June 30, 2008
    2,090,326     $ 13.68          
Granted
        $          
Exercised
    (2,800 )   $ 12.22          
Forfeited/Cancelled
    (4,425 )   $ 11.80          
                         
Outstanding as of September 30, 2008
    2,083,101     $ 13.69     $ 392  
Exercisable as of September 30, 2008
    1,646,994     $ 13.25     $ 392  
 
The total intrinsic value of the options exercised during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $2 and $217, respectively, and $82 and $4,066 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. The amount of cash received from the exercise of stock options was $766 and $11,153 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The tax benefit recognized related to compensation expense for stock options amounted to $15 and $57 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, and $7 and $46 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. The actual tax benefits realized from stock option exercises were $1 and $74 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, and $24 and $1,554 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. The excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises resulted in cash flows from financing activities of $11 and $656 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The following table summarizes weighted-average option exercise price information as of September 30, 2008:
 
                                         
    Options Outstanding     Options Exercisable  
          Weighted-
    Weighted-
          Weighted-
 
          Average
    Average
          Average
 
Range of
  Number
    Remaining
    Exercise
    Number
    Exercise
 
Exercise Prices
  Outstanding     Life     Price     Exercisable     Price  
 
$ 8.84 - $10.31
    165,895       3 years     $ 9.40       165,895     $ 9.40  
$10.32 - $11.99
    142,732       2 years     $ 10.61       142,732     $ 10.61  
$12.00 - $14.00
    867,889       2 years     $ 13.30       849,889     $ 13.29  
$14.01 - $15.77
    871,665       5 years     $ 15.24       465,165     $ 15.16  
$15.78 - $19.72
    34,920       7 years     $ 17.49       23,313     $ 17.59  
                                         
      2,083,101       3 years     $ 13.69       1,646,994     $ 13.25  
                                         
 
The following table summarizes information about nonvested stock option awards as of September 30, 2008:
 
                 
          Weighted-
 
          Average
 
    Number of
    Grant-Date
 
    Options     Fair Value  
 
Nonvested stock options as of January 1, 2008
    509,275     $ 4.99  
Granted
           
Vested
    (22,459 )   $ 4.91  
Forfeited
           
                 
Nonvested stock options as of March 31, 2008
    486,816     $ 4.99  
Granted
           
Vested
    (26,061 )   $ 4.66  
Forfeited
    (9,250 )   $ 4.64  
                 
Nonvested stock options as of June 30, 2008
    451,505     $ 5.02  
Granted
           
Vested
    (15,398 )   $ 4.72  
Forfeited
           
                 
Nonvested stock options as of September 30, 2008
    436,107     $ 5.03  
                 
 
Total compensation expense recognized for stock options that vested during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 amounted to $18 and $59, respectively. Total compensation expense recognized for stock options that vested during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 amounted to $30 and $49.
 
Deferred Stock Awards
 
The Company maintains a program for certain key executives and directors that provides for the conversion of a portion of their cash bonuses or directors’ fees into deferred stock units. These units are convertible into the Company’s common stock on a one-for-one basis, generally at the time of retirement or earlier under certain specific circumstances and are included as shares outstanding in computing the Company’s basic and diluted earnings per share. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the amounts included in stockholders’ equity for these units were $5,625 and $5,199, respectively. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, there were 503,173 and 471,340 units outstanding, respectively.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Additionally, the Company has a Deferred Sales Compensation Plan for certain sales personnel. This plan allows a salesperson to defer payment of commissions to a future date. Participants may elect to defer commissions to be paid in either cash, a deferred stock equivalent (the value of which is based upon the value of the Company’s common stock), or a combination of cash or deferred stock equivalents. The amounts deferred, plus any matching contribution made by the Company, will be paid upon retirement, termination or in certain hardship situations. Amounts accrued which the employees participating in the plan have elected to be paid in deferred stock equivalents amounted to $2,264 and $2,221 as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. In January 2004, the Plan was amended to require that the amounts to be paid in deferred stock equivalents would be paid solely in the Company’s common stock. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, these amounts are a component of additional paid in capital in stockholders’ equity. In the event of a change of control or if the Company’s net worth, as defined, falls below $100 million, then the payment of certain vested employer matching amounts due under the plan may be accelerated. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, there were 184,424 and 179,862, respectively, deferred stock equivalents outstanding under this Plan. These awards are included as shares outstanding in computing the Company’s basic and diluted earnings per share.
 
Compensation expense related to deferred stock awards amounted to $288 and $875 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, and $239 and $777 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively.
 
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (excluding awards under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan)
 
In accordance with the 1999 Incentive Compensation Plan, the Company has granted certain senior executives restricted stock awards. The shares have various vesting conditions and are subject to certain terms and restrictions in accordance with the agreements. The fair value of the restricted shares is determined based on the fair value of the Company’s stock at the date of grant and is charged to compensation expense over the requisite service periods.
 
A summary of the restricted stock activity as of September 30, 2008 is as follows:
 
                 
          Weighted-
 
          Average
 
    Number of
    Grant-Date
 
    Awards     Fair Value  
 
Nonvested restricted stock and restricted stock awards as of January 1, 2008
    24,000     $ 15.22  
Granted
    69,000     $ 12.77  
Vested
        $  
Forfeited
        $  
                 
Nonvested restricted stock and restricted stock awards as of March 31, 2008
    93,000     $ 13.40  
Granted
    52,000     $ 14.14  
Vested
        $  
Forfeited
        $  
                 
Nonvested restricted stock and restricted stock awards as of June 30, 2008
    145,000     $ 13.67  
Granted
    5,000     $ 12.47  
Vested
    (3,333 )   $ 14.63  
Forfeited
        $  
                 
Nonvested restricted stock and restricted stock awards as of September 30, 2008
    146,667     $ 13.60  
                 
 
Compensation expense related to restricted stock awards amounted to $257 and $626 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, and $109 and $326 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. As of September 30, 2008, unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock grants amounted to $1,277, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.6 years.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan
 
The Company’s Board of Directors approved a Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (“LTEIP”) which became effective retroactive to January 1, 2006 upon the approval of the 1999 Amended Incentive Compensation Plan on May 25, 2006. In accordance with the 1999 Amended Incentive Plan, certain officers and key employees were granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) at a target level based on certain criteria. The actual amount of RSUs earned was based on the level of performance achieved relative to established goals for the three-year performance cycle beginning January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2008 and ranged from 0% to 200% of the target RSUs granted. The performance goal was based on the average return on invested capital (“ROIC”) for the three-year performance cycle. The LTEIP provided for accelerated payout if the maximum average ROIC performance target was attained within the initial two-years of the three-year performance cycle. The awards were subject to certain terms and restrictions in accordance with the agreements. The fair value of the RSUs granted was determined based on the fair value of the Company’s stock at the date of grant and was charged to compensation expense for most employees based on the date of grant through the payment date.
 
As discussed in further detail in Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, the maximum average ROIC performance target was attained in 2007, and as such, the Company recognized compensation expense reflecting the accelerated payout at 200%. The Company recorded compensation expense related to the LTEIP of $0 and $41 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $1,122 and $2,347 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The compensation expense recognized under the LTEIP for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, represents the remaining compensation through the payment date of the awards, which occurred in March 2008. The total amount of shares awarded in March 2008 related to the settlement of the LTEIP was approximately 938,000.
 
2008 Equity Incentive Plan
 
In April 2008, the Company’s Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors approved the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (“EIP”). In accordance with the EIP, certain officers and key employees were granted RSUs at a target level during the second quarter of 2008. The actual amount of RSUs earned will be based on the level of performance achieved relative to established goals for the one-year performance period beginning January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 and range from 0% to 200% of the target RSUs granted. The performance goal is based on the Company’s ROIC for the one-year performance period. The Company granted 205,000 RSUs in the second quarter of 2008, and an additional 4,000 RSUs during the third quarter of 2008 in accordance with the EIP. The awards are subject to certain terms and restrictions in accordance with the agreements. The fair value of the RSUs granted is determined based on the fair value of the Company’s stock at the date of grant and is being charged to compensation expense for most employees based on the date of grant through the expected payment date.
 
As of September 30, 2008, the Company expects that the performance level for payout under the plan will not be attained through the end of the performance cycle. As a result, the Company recorded a reduction of previously recognized compensation expense related to this plan of $363 during the three months ended September 30, 2008. As such, based on the current expected performance level, there is no compensation expense recognized under this plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and there is also no unrecognized compensation expense based on the current expected performance level for these grants as of September 30, 2008.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Note 7.   Earnings (Loss) Per Share
 
Shares used in the calculation of basic earnings per share are based on the weighted-average number of shares outstanding. Shares used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share are based on the weighted-average number of shares outstanding adjusted for the assumed exercise of all potentially dilutive stock options and other stock-based awards. Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated by dividing the net income by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during each period. The incremental shares from assumed exercise of all potentially dilutive stock options and other stock-based awards are not included in the calculation of diluted loss per share since their effect would have been anti-dilutive for the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2008. The weighted-average diluted shares outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 excludes the dilutive effect of 1,666,999 and 282,626 stock options, respectively, since such options have an exercise price in excess of the average market value of the Company’s common stock during the respective periods. The weighted-average diluted shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 excludes the dilutive effect of 1,020,492 and 354,578 stock options, respectively, since such options have an exercise price in excess of the average market value of the Company’s common stock during the respective periods.
 
In accordance with EITF Issue No. 04-08, “The Effect of Contingently Convertible Instruments on Diluted Earnings per Share” the weighted-average diluted shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 includes the effect of 4,058,445 shares that could have been issued upon the conversion of the Company’s convertible subordinated debentures (which are discussed in further detail in Note 11) under certain circumstances, and the numerator used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share was increased by an amount equal to the interest cost, net of tax, on the convertible subordinate debentures of $1,730 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, since the effects are dilutive to the earnings per share calculation for this period. The weighted average diluted earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, and the nine months ended September 2008 excludes the effect of the 4,058,445 shares that could have been issued upon the conversion of the Company’s convertible subordinated debentures under certain circumstances, since the effects are anti-dilutive to the earnings per share calculation for these periods.
 
The following table sets forth the basic and diluted average share amounts:
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    September 30,  
    2008     2007  
 
Basic shares
    27,624,101       28,309,361  
Diluted shares
    27,701,851       28,933,486  
 
                 
    Nine Months Ended
 
    September 30,  
    2008     2007  
 
Basic shares
    27,409,937       28,481,427  
Diluted shares
    27,724,018       33,101,610  
 
Note 8.   Inventories
 
Inventories of $29,921 as of September 30, 2008 included raw materials of $9,743 and work-in-process and finished goods of $20,178. As of December 31, 2007, inventories of $28,789 included raw materials of $11,641 and work-in-process and finished goods of $17,148.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Note 9.   Goodwill and Intangible Assets
 
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:
 
         
Balance at January 1, 2008
  $ 35,835  
Goodwill associated with recent acquisitions
    15,643  
Reduction of goodwill resulting from the sale of JFS
    (510 )
Purchase price adjustments for prior acquisitions
    (73 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    (306 )
         
Balance at September 30, 2008
  $ 50,589  
         
 
The gross amounts and accumulated amortization of identifiable intangible assets are as follows:
 
                                 
    September 30, 2008     December 31, 2007  
    Gross
    Accumulated
    Gross
    Accumulated
 
    Amount     Amortization     Amount     Amortization  
 
Intangible assets:
                               
Customer relationships
    48,642       5,413       11,794       2,190  
Covenants not-to-compete
    25       19       25       13  
                                 
    $ 48,667     $ 5,432     $ 11,819     $ 2,203  
                                 
 
The increase in customer relationships as of September 30, 2008 is primarily attributable to the preliminary allocation of the purchase price related to the acquisitions of GCom, RSG and Capital as described in more detail in Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Note 10.   Accrued Restructuring, Integration and Asset Impairment Charges
 
The Company continually reviews its business, manages costs and aligns its resources with market demand, especially in light of the volatility of the capital markets and the resulting variability in capital markets services revenue. As a result, the Company has been taking the opportunity over the past several years to reduce fixed costs, eliminate redundancies and better position the Company to respond to changing economic conditions. As a result of these steps, the Company incurred restructuring charges for severance and personnel-related costs related to headcount reductions and costs associated with closing down and consolidating facilities.
 
As previously disclosed, the Company announced a reorganization plan during the second quarter of 2008. In accordance with this plan, the Company reduced its headcount by approximately 270 positions, excluding the impact of headcount reductions associated with recent acquisitions. The reduction in workforce included a broad range of functions and was enterprise-wide. The Company also closed its digital print facilities in Wilmington, MA and Sacramento, CA and its manufacturing and composition operations in Atlanta, GA. Work that was produced in these facilities has been transferred to the Company’s other facilities or moved to outsourcing providers. The related restructuring charges from these actions resulted in a pre-tax charge of approximately $15.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
 
The other significant charges incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 represent integration costs of approximately $12.0 million primarily related to the acquisitions of Alliance Data Mail Services, GCom, RSG and Capital, which were acquired in November 2007, February 2008, April 2008 and July 2008, respectively.
 
In addition, restructuring charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 include costs associated with the consolidation of the Company’s digital print facility in Milwaukee, WI with its existing facility in South Bend, IN.
 
Total restructuring, integration, and asset impairment charges amounted to $8,491 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and $28,525 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The following information summarizes the costs incurred with respect to restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008:
 
                 
    Three Months
    Nine Months
 
    Ended
    Ended
 
    September 30,
    September 30,
 
    2008     2008  
 
Severance and personnel-related costs
  $ 559     $ 12,873  
Occupancy related costs
    52       1,941  
Asset impairment charges
    246       246  
Other (primarily integration costs)
    7,634       13,465  
                 
Total
  $ 8,491     $ 28,525  
                 
 
Other includes integration costs related to the Company’s recent acquisitions and primarily represents incremental costs directly related to the integration and consolidation of the acquired operations with existing Bowne operations. The majority of these costs consist of: labor, overtime costs, temporary labor, relocation costs and other incremental costs incurred related to the transition of work and the relocation of equipment and inventory of the acquired operations.
 
The activity pertaining to the Company’s accruals related to restructuring and integration charges (excluding non-cash asset impairment charges) since December 31, 2006, including additions and payments made are summarized below:
 
                                 
    Severance
                   
    and
                   
    Personnel-
    Occupancy
             
    Related Costs     Costs     Other     Total  
 
Balance at December 31, 2006
  $ 1,651     $ 2,205     $ 210     $ 4,066  
2007 expenses
    4,686       3,548       2,179       10,413  
Paid in 2007
    (4,655 )     (4,424 )     (2,389 )     (11,468 )
                                 
Balance at December 31, 2007
    1,682       1,329             3,011  
2008 expenses
    12,873       1,941       13,465       28,279  
Paid in 2008
    (9,995 )     (1,883 )     (12,983 )     (24,861 )
                                 
Balance at September 30, 2008
  $ 4,560     $ 1,387     $ 482     $ 6,429  
                                 
 
The majority of the remaining accrued severance and personnel-related costs are expected to be paid by June 2009.
 
Note 11.   Debt
 
The components of debt at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:
 
                 
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
    2008     2007  
 
Convertible subordinated debentures
  $ 75,000     $ 75,000  
Revolving credit facility
    39,000        
Other
    2,533       2,758  
                 
    $ 116,533     $ 77,758  
                 


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BOWNE & CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
As of September 30, 2008, the Company had $39.0 million of borrowings outstanding under its $150 million five-year senior, unsecured revolving credit facility. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the weighted-average interest rate on this line of credit approximated 3.74%. There were no borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2007. The terms of the revolving credit agreement provide certain limitations on additional indebtedness, liens, restricted payments, asset sales and certain other transactions. Additionally, the Company is subject to certain financial covenants based on its results of operations. The Company was in compliance with all financial loan covenants under the revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2008. Amounts outstanding under this facility are classified as long-term debt since the facility expires in May 2010.
 
October 1, 2008 marked the five-year anniversary of the Company’s $75.0 million Convertible Subordinated Debentures (the “Notes”), and was also the first day on which the “put” and “call” option became exercisable. On this date, holders of approximately $66.7 million of the Notes exercised their right to have the Company repurchase their Notes. As a result, the Company repurchased approximately $66.7 million of the Notes in cash, at par, plus accrued interest, using its existing revolving credit facility. As of November 10, 2008, approximately $8.3 million of the Notes remain outstanding. The Company has classified the $75.0 million of the Notes as non-current debt as of September 30, 2008 because the exercise of the put option was funded by the Company’s revolving credit facility. As of December 31, 2007, the total amount of the Notes was classified as current debt, as a result of these redemption and repurchase features, which is described more in detail in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
During the third quarter of 2008, as an inducement to holders to not put their Notes, the Company amended the terms of the Note indenture effective October 1, 2008. The amendment increases the semi-annual cash interest payable to the Notes from 5.0% to 6.0% per annum for interest accruing for the period from October 1, 2008 to October 1, 2010. The amendment also provided the Note holders with an additional put option on October 1, 2010. In addition, the amendment also changed the conversion price applicable to the Notes to $16.00 per share from $18.48 per share for the period from October 1, 2008 to October 1, 2010 and included a make — whole table in the event of fundamental changes, including but not limited to, certain consolidations or mergers that result in a change of control of the Company during the period from October 1, 2008 until October 1, 2010. These amendments apply to the $8.3 million of Notes which remain outstanding at November 10, 2008. The Company is not subject to any financial covenants under the Notes other than cross default provisions.
 
The Company also has various capital lease obligations which are included in long-term debt.
 
Note 12.   Postretirement Benefits
 
The Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan (the “Plan”) which covers certain U.S. employees not covered by union agreements. In September 2007, the Company amended its Plan, which is described in more detail in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. The Plan was amended to change the plan to a cash balance plan (the “Amended Plan”) effective January 1, 2008. The Plan benefits were frozen effective December 31, 2007 and no further benefits are currently accrued under the pre-existing benefit calculation. The provisions of the Amended Plan allow for all eligible employees that were previously not able to participate in the Plan to participate in the Amended Plan after the completion of one year of eligible service. Under the Amended Plan, the participants will accrue monthly benefits equal to 3% of their eligible compensation, as defined by the Amended Plan. In addition, each participant account will be credited interest at the 10-year Treasury Rate. The participants’ accrued benefits will vest over three years of credited service. The Company will continue to contribute an amount necessary to meet the ERISA minimum funding requirements.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The Company also has an unfunded supplemental executive retirement plan (“SERP”) for certain executive management employees. The SERP is described more fully in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. Also, certain non-union international employees are covered by other retirement plans.
 
The components of the net periodic (benefit) cost are as follows:
 
                                 
    Pension Plan
    SERP
 
    Three Months Ended
    Three Months Ended
 
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
 
Service cost
  $ 835     $ 1,448     $ 146     $ 45  
Interest cost
    1,791       2,248       322       379  
Expected return on plan assets
    (2,428 )     (2,583 )            
Amortization of transition (asset) liability
    (81 )     (91 )           15  
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost
    (411 )     107       232       379  
Amortization of actuarial loss
    179       207       449       273  
                                 
Net periodic (benefit) cost of defined benefit plans
    (115 )     1,336       1,149       1,091  
Union plans
    79       68              
Other retirement plans
    475       502              
                                 
Total cost
  $ 439     $ 1,906     $ 1,149     $ 1,091  
                                 
 
                                 
    Pension Plan
    SERP
 
    Nine Months Ended
    Nine Months Ended
 
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
 
Service cost
  $ 2,513     $ 4,672     $ 438     $ 365  
Interest cost
    5,411       6,059       966       912  
Expected return on plan assets
    (7,436 )     (7,058 )            
Amortization of transition (asset) liability
    (241 )     (241 )           31  
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost
    (1,237 )     286       696       1,239  
Amortization of actuarial loss
    491       368       1,347       771  
                                 
Net periodic (benefit) cost of defined benefit plans
    (499 )     4,086       3,447       3,318  
Union plans
    214       242              
Other retirement plans
    1,683       1,524              
                                 
Total cost
  $ 1,398     $ 5,852     $ 3,447     $ 3,318  
                                 
 
The amortization of the transition (asset)/liability, prior service (credit)/cost and actuarial loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, included in the above tables, have been recognized in the net periodic benefit cost and included in other comprehensive income, net of tax.
 
The Company will remeasure and record the plans’ funded status as of December 31, 2008, the measurement date, and will adjust the balance in accumulated comprehensive income during the fourth quarter of 2008.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
 
Note 13.   Income Taxes
 
Income tax benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was $8,017 on pre-tax loss from continuing operations of ($25,264) compared to income tax benefit of $1,534 on pre-tax loss from continuing operations of ($586) for the same period in 2007. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2008 is approximately 31.7%. Income tax benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2007 reflects the favorable impact in 2007 resulting from adjustments related to the reconciliation of the 2006 tax provision to the 2006 tax return that was filed in September 2007.
 
Income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $6,012 on pre-tax loss from continuing operations of ($19,403) compared to the income tax expense of $6,986 on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $33,951 for the same period in 2007. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were 31.0% and 20.6%, respectively. The higher effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007 is primarily due to the favorable impact in 2007 resulting from tax benefits of $6,681 related to the completion of the Internal Revenue Services (“IRS”) audits of our 2002 through 2004 federal income tax returns, settlement of the audit of the 2001 federal income tax return and the related recognition of previously unrecognized tax benefits. In addition, the results for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 include the favorable impact resulting from adjustments related to the reconciliation of the 2006 tax provision to the 2006 tax return that was filed in September 2007.
 
The total gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 is $2,691 and $9,283, respectively, which includes estimated interest and penalties of $677 and $1,550, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company recognized a tax benefit of $6,640 of previously unrecognized tax benefits, of which $6,251 were recognized during the third quarter of 2008. The recognition of these tax benefits was primarily due to the expiration of the statutes of limitations for prior year income tax returns and the finalization of audits of our U.S. federal income tax returns. Included in the recognition of these previously unrecognized tax benefits were $5,747 of tax benefits related to the Company’s discontinued outsourcing and globalization business and as such have been recorded as discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008. The remaining portion of the recognition of these tax benefits are included in the results of continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008. There were no other significant changes to the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008.
 
Audits of the Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns for 2001 through 2004 were completed in 2007, and are described in more detail in Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. In addition, the audits of the Company’s 2005 and 2006 U.S. federal income tax returns have been finalized by the IRS during the third quarter of 2008. The Company’s income tax returns filed in state and local and foreign jurisdictions have been audited at various times.
 
Note 14.   Segment Information
 
As discussed in further detail in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, during 2007 the Company announced several significant changes to its organizational structure to support the consolidation of its divisions into a unified model that supports Bowne’s full range of service offerings, from services related to capital markets and compliance reporting to investment management solutions and personalized, digital marketing and business communications. These modifications were made in response to the evolving needs of our clients, who are increasingly asking for services that span Bowne’s full range of offerings. As a result of these changes, we evaluated the impact on segment reporting and made certain changes to our segment reporting in the first quarter of 2008. As such, the Company now has one reportable segment, which is consistent with how the Company is structured and managed. The Company had previously reported two reportable segments: Financial Communications and Marketing & Business Communications. The condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 have been presented to reflect one reportable segment in accordance with SFAS No. 131.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
 
The Company’s performance is evaluated based on several factors, of which the primary financial measure is segment profit. Segment profit is defined as gross margin (revenue less cost of revenue) less selling and administrative expenses. Segment performance is evaluated exclusive of interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges, and other expenses and other income. Segment profit is measured because management believes that such information is useful in evaluating the Company’s results relative to other entities that operate within our industry. Segment profit is also used as the primary financial measure for purposes of evaluating financial performance under the Company’s annual incentive plan.
 
The information presented below reconciles segment (loss) profit to (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes.
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    September 30,  
    2008     2007  
    (Unaudited)
 
    (In thousands)  
 
Revenue
  $ 163,956     $ 181,678  
Cost of revenue
    (121,901 )     (118,596 )
                 
Gross margin
    42,055       63,082  
Selling and administrative expenses
    (49,401 )     (53,580 )
                 
Segment (loss) profit
    (7,346 )     9,502  
Depreciation expense
    (6,860 )     (5,975 )
Amortization expense
    (1,659 )     (409 )
Restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges
    (8,491 )     (2,106 )
Interest expense
    (1,834 )     (1,339 )
Other income (expense), net
    926       (259 )
                 
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes
  $ (25,264 )   $ (586 )
                 
 
                 
    Nine Months Ended
 
    September 30,  
    2008     2007  
    (Unaudited)  
    (In thousands)  
 
Revenue
  $ 609,731     $ 655,898  
Cost of revenue
    (410,162 )     (410,410 )
                 
Gross margin
    199,569       245,488  
Selling and administrative expenses
    (164,163 )     (174,410 )
                 
Segment profit
    35,406       71,078  
Depreciation expense
    (20,996 )     (19,988 )
Amortization expense
    (3,238 )     (1,204 )
Restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges
    (28,525 )     (12,154 )
Interest expense
    (5,166 )     (4,043 )
Other income, net
    3,116       262  
                 
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes
  $ (19,403 )   $ 33,951  
                 


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Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (In thousands, except per share information and where noted)
 
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
 
The Company desires to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “1995 Act”). The 1995 Act provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements to encourage companies to provide information without fear of litigation so long as those statements are identified as forward-looking and are accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.
 
This report includes and incorporates by reference forward-looking statements within the meaning of the 1995 Act. These statements are included throughout this report, and in the documents incorporated by reference in this report, and relate to, among other things, projections of revenues, earnings, earnings per share, cash flows, capital expenditures, working capital or other financial items, output, expectations regarding acquisitions, discussions of estimated future revenue enhancements, potential dispositions and cost savings. These statements also relate to the Company’s business strategy, goals and expectations concerning the Company’s market position, future operations, margins, profitability, liquidity and capital resources. The words “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “predict”, “project”, “will” and similar terms and phrases identify forward-looking statements in this report and in the documents incorporated by reference in this report.
 
Although the Company believes the assumptions upon which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of these assumptions could prove to be inaccurate and the forward-looking statements based on these assumptions could be incorrect. The Company’s operations involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company’s control, and any one of which, or a combination of which, could materially affect the Company’s results of operations and whether the forward-looking statements ultimately prove to be correct.
 
Actual results and trends in the future may differ materially from those suggested or implied by the forward-looking statements depending on a variety of factors including, but not limited to:
 
  •  the prolonged continuation or further deterioration of current credit and capital market conditions;
 
  •  the effect of economic conditions on our customers and the capital markets we serve, particularly the difficulties in the financial services industry and the general economic downturn that began in the latter half of 2007 and which has further deteriorated during 2008;
 
  •  interest rate fluctuations and changes in capital market conditions or other events affecting our ability to obtain necessary financing on favorable terms to operate and fund our business or to refinance our existing debt;
 
  •  continuing availability of liquidity from operating performance and cash flows as well as the revolving credit facility;
 
  •  a weakening of our financial position or operating results could result in noncompliance with our debt covenants;
 
  •  competition based on pricing and other factors;
 
  •  fluctuations in the cost of paper, other raw materials and utilities;
 
  •  changes in air and ground delivery costs and postal rates and regulations;
 
  •  seasonal fluctuations in overall demand for the Company’s services;
 
  •  changes in the printing market;
 
  •  the Company’s ability to integrate the operations of acquisitions into its operations;
 
  •  the financial condition of the Company’s clients;
 
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  •  the Company’s ability to continue to develop services for its clients;
 
  •  changes in the rules and regulations to which the Company is subject;
 
  •  changes in the rules and regulations to which the Company’s clients are subject;
 
  •  the effects of war or acts of terrorism affecting the overall business climate;
 
  •  loss or retirement of key executives or employees; and
 
  •  natural events and acts of God such as earthquakes, fires or floods.
 
Many of these factors are described in greater detail in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including those discussed elsewhere in this report or incorporated by reference in this report. All future written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on behalf of the Company are expressly qualified in their entirety by the previous statements.
 
Overview
 
The Company’s results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 reflect the unfavorable economic conditions in 2008, including the significant decline in overall capital markets activity. Total revenue declined approximately $17.7 million, or 10%, and $46.2 million, or 7%, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2007. Capital markets services revenue, which historically has been the Company’s most profitable service offering, decreased $37.2 million, or 47%, and $65.3 million, or 29%, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2007. Shareholder reporting services revenue, which includes revenue from compliance reporting, investment management services and translation services increased $6.5 million, or 10%, for the three months ended September 30, 2008, and decreased $5.4 million, or 2%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2007. Marketing and business communications services revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 increased by approximately $15.3 million, or 57%, and $30.5 million, or 32%, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2007, primarily a result of the addition of revenue associated with the Company’s recent acquisitions. The Company reported diluted loss per share from continuing operations of ($0.62) for the three months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.03 for the same period in 2007. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the diluted loss per share was ($0.49) as compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.87 for the same period in 2007.
 
Acquisition Activity
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company acquired the following businesses:
 
In February 2008, the Company acquired GCom2 Solutions, Inc. (“GCom”) for $46.3 million in cash. The acquisition included working capital valued at approximately $3.8 million. This acquisition expands the Company’s shareholder reporting services offerings in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Luxembourg.
 
In April 2008, the Company acquired the digital print business of Rapid Solutions Group (“RSG”), a subsidiary of Janus Capital Group Inc., for $14.5 million in cash, which included preliminary working capital estimated at $5.0 million. Pursuant to the asset purchase agreement, actual working capital greater than $5.0 million was for the benefit of the seller. During the third quarter of 2008, the Company paid an additional $3.0 million related to the settlement of the preliminary working capital in excess of the $5.0 million that was included as part of the purchase price. RSG is a provider of end-to-end solutions for marketing and business communications clients in the financial services and healthcare industries, which enables the Company to further expand its presence in those markets.


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In July 2008, the Company acquired the U.S.-based assets and operating business of Capital Systems, Inc. (“Capital”), a leading provider of financial communications based in midtown New York City for approximately $14.6 million, which included working capital estimated at $0.9 million. Capital’s former office in midtown New York City complements the Company’s existing facility in the downtown New York City financial district. Capital enables Bowne to further extend its reach into key existing verticals: investment management, compliance reporting and capital markets services. Capital provides mutual fund quarterly and annual reporting and disclosure documents, such as SEC filings, including proxy statements and 10-Ks, as well as capital markets services for equity offerings, debt deals, securitizations, and mergers and acquisitions.
 
The Company has made significant progress in integrating these acquired businesses during the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The Company expects to complete the integration of these acquired businesses by the end of 2008.
 
Cost Reduction Initiatives
 
In light of the continued significant decline in overall capital markets activity experienced in 2008 and the uncertainty surrounding the current economic conditions, the Company implemented an initiative during the fourth quarter of 2008 to further reduce its workforce by an additional 330 positions. This initiative includes a broad range of functions and is enterprise-wide. The reduction is expected to result in annualized cost savings of approximately $21.0 million to $23.0 million, and will result in a fourth quarter pre-tax restructuring charge of approximately $4.0 million to $6.0 million. These actions are in addition to the cost savings initiatives implemented during the second quarter of 2008.
 
In total during 2008, including the aforementioned reduction in workforce discussed above, the Company implemented initiatives designed to achieve approximately $75.0 million to $80.0 million in annualized cost reductions. These initiatives are part of the Company’s continued focus on improving its cost structure and realizing operating efficiencies, and in response to the downturn in overall capital markets activity. The cost reductions included the elimination of a total of approximately 1,000 positions, or approximately 24% of the Company’s total headcount. These cost reductions consist of the following:
 
  •  a reduction in the Company’s workforce by approximately 330 positions implemented during the fourth quarter of 2008, resulting in expected annualized cost savings of approximately $21.0 million to $23.0 million.
 
  •  a reduction in the Company’s workforce by approximately 270 positions implemented during the second quarter of 2008, resulting in expected annualized cost savings of approximately $23.0 million.
 
  •  the continuation of the 2007 initiatives that are underway, resulting in $9.0 million of expected incremental annualized cost savings.
 
  •  the integration and transition of recently acquired businesses, including the closure of facilities and a reduction in headcount of approximately 400 positions, resulting in an estimated $23.0 million of annualized cost savings.
 
The initiatives implemented in the second quarter of 2008 are further detailed below:
 
During the second quarter of 2008, the Company reduced its headcount by approximately 270 positions, excluding the impact of headcount reductions associated with recent acquisitions. The reduction in workforce included a broad range of functions and was enterprise-wide. The Company also has closed its digital print facilities in Wilmington, MA and Sacramento, CA and its manufacturing and composition operations in Atlanta, GA. Work that was produced in these facilities has been transferred to the Company’s other facilities or moved to outsourcing providers. The Company expects that these actions will result in annualized savings of approximately $23.0 million, including approximately $11.0 million to $13.0 million in 2008. The related restructuring charges resulting from these actions resulted in a pre-tax charge of approximately $15.1 million recognized primarily during the second and third quarters of 2008.


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The cost savings measures implemented in 2006 and 2007 were designed to eliminate $35.0 million in costs over a three-year period. In the first two years of the three-year program, a total of $28.0 million in annual cost reductions was achieved. In 2008, Bowne expects to eliminate an additional $9.0 million in costs, which are estimated to result in annual savings of approximately $37.0 million over the three-year period, exceeding the original target. These actions are a continuation of initiatives put into place in 2007, including the full year benefit of the conversion to a cash balance pension plan, the reduction in our annual lease cost at our corporate headquarters related to the downsizing of space occupied, and the integration of certain manufacturing facilities completed in the second half of 2007.
 
The Company also completed the following actions related to the integration of recent acquisitions:
 
  •  the Company closed one of the two digital print facilities in Dallas, TX that were acquired as part of the acquisition of Alliance Data Mail Services in November 2007. Work that was produced in this facility has been migrated primarily to the Company’s print facilities in West Caldwell, NJ, South Bend, IN, and Santa Fe Springs, CA.
 
  •  the Company closed the digital print facility located in Aston, PA, which was acquired as part of the acquisition of GCom in February 2008. Work that was produced in this facility has been migrated to the Company’s print facility in Secaucus, NJ.
 
  •  the Company closed the digital print facilities located in Melville, NY and Mt. Prospect, IL which were acquired as part of the acquisition of RSG. Work that was produced in these facilities has been migrated primarily to the Company’s print facilities in West Caldwell, NJ, South Bend, IN and Houston, TX.
 
The closure of these facilities has reduced the Company’s headcount by approximately 400 positions and was completed primarily during the third and fourth quarters of 2008. The Company believes that these actions will result in combined annualized cost savings of approximately $23.0 million, including approximately $9.0 million in 2008. The shut down and integration of these operations are expected to result in estimated costs of approximately $21.0 million to $23.0 million, of which approximately $6.0 million has been accrued as part of the cost of these acquisitions and approximately $15.0 million to $17.0 million will be included in integration expense (approximately $11.4 million has been recorded as integration expense for these acquisitions through September 30, 2008) or capitalized as a component of the Company’s property, plant and equipment.
 
In addition, the Company also expects to incur costs of approximately $1.5 million to $2.0 million related to the integration of Capital, which will primarily be recorded as integration expense (approximately $0.6 million has been recorded as integration expense for this acquisition through September 30, 2008).
 
Items Affecting Comparability
 
The following table summarizes the expenses incurred for restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007:
 
                                 
          Nine Months
 
    Three Months Ended
    Ended
 
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
 
Total restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges
  $ 8,491     $ 2,106     $ 28,525     $ 12,154  
After tax impact
  $ 5,344     $ 1,301     $ 17,827     $ 7,480  
Per share impact
  $ 0.19     $ 0.05     $ 0.65     $ 0.23  
 
The charges taken during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 primarily represent the following: (i) costs related to the Company’s headcount reductions, as previously discussed; (ii) integration costs of approximately $7.1 million and $12.0 million, respectively, related to the Company’s recent acquisitions; (iii) costs related to the closure of the Company’s digital print facilities in Wilmington, MA and Sacramento, CA and its manufacturing and composition operations in Atlanta, GA; and (iv) costs associated with the consolidation of the Company’s digital print facility in Milwaukee, WI with its existing facility in South Bend, IN. Further discussion of the restructuring, integration and asset impairment activities is included in the results of operations, which follows, as well as in Note 10 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Results of Operations
 
As discussed in more detail in Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company has been realigned to operate as a unified company in 2008, and no longer operates itself as two separate business units. As such, the Company now has one reportable segment, which is consistent with how the Company is structured and managed. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 reflect this current presentation.
 
Management uses segment profit to evaluate Company performance. Segment profit is defined as gross margin (revenue less cost of revenue) less selling and administrative expenses. Segment performance is evaluated exclusive of interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges, and other expenses and other income. Segment profit is measured because management believes that such information is useful in evaluating the Company’s results relative to other entities that operate within our industry. Segment profit is also used as the primary financial measure for purposes of evaluating financial performance under the Company’s annual incentive plan.
 
Three Months ended September 30, 2008 compared to Three Months ended September 30, 2007
 
                                                 
                            Quarter Over Quarter
 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Favorable/(Unfavorable)  
          % of
          % of
             
    2008     Revenue     2007     Revenue     $ Change     % Change  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Capital markets services revenue
  $ 42,397       26 %   $ 79,579       44 %   $ (37,182 )     (47 )%
Shareholder reporting services revenue:
                                               
Compliance reporting
    26,080       16       27,411       15       (1,331 )     (5 )
Investment management
    41,842       25       35,061       19       6,781       19  
Translation services
    4,521       3       3,497       2       1,024       29  
                                                 
Total shareholder reporting services revenue
    72,443       44       65,969       36       6,474       10  
                                                 
Marketing and business communications services revenue
    42,077       26       26,770       15       15,307       57  
Commercial printing and other revenue
    7,039       4       9,360       5       (2,321 )     (25 )
                                                 
Total revenue
    163,956       100       181,678       100       (17,722 )     (10 )
Cost of revenue
    (121,901 )     (74 )     (118,596 )     (65 )     (3,305 )     (3 )
                                                 
Gross margin
    42,055       26       63,082       35       (21,027 )     (33 )
Selling and administrative expenses
    (49,401 )     (30 )     (53,580 )     (29 )     4,179       8  
                                                 
Segment (loss) profit
  $ (7,346 )     (4 )%   $ 9,502       6 %   $ (16,848 )     (177 )%
                                                 
 
Revenue
 
Total revenue decreased $17,722, or 10%, to $163,956 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. The decline in revenue is primarily attributed to the decrease in capital markets services revenue which reflects a reduction in overall capital market activity during the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. Overall capital market activity for the three months ended September 30, 2008 reflects a decrease in overall filing activity of approximately 32% and a decrease in priced initial public offerings (“IPOs”) of approximately 71% as compared to the third quarter of 2007. As such, revenue from capital markets services decreased $37,182, or 47%, during the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, our lowest quarterly level since the mid 1990’s. Included in capital markets services revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2008 is $3,637 of revenue related to the Company’s virtual dataroom (“VDR”) services, which increased 54% as compared to the same period in 2007. Also, offsetting the decrease in capital markets services revenue was the addition of $1,331 of revenue from the acquisition of Capital, which was acquired in July 2008.


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Shareholder reporting services revenue increased $6,474, or 10%, to $72,443 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. Shareholder reporting services includes revenue from compliance reporting, investment management and translation services. Compliance reporting revenue decreased approximately 5% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007 and investment management revenue increased approximately 19% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. Also, there was an increase in translation services revenue of 29% during the third quarter of 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. The decrease in compliance reporting revenue is due to several factors, including non-recurring jobs from 2007, timing, fewer filings and competitive pricing pressure. In addition, compliance reporting revenue in 2008 was partially impacted by electronic delivery of compliance documents, resulting in lower print volumes and activity levels for certain clients in 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. Offsetting the decrease in compliance revenue was $980 of revenue related to the acquisition of Capital. The increase in investment management revenue is primarily a result of the addition of $6,546 of revenue from the acquisitions of GCom and Capital, as previously discussed. The increase in translation services revenue is due to the addition of new clients and increased work from existing clients, primarily in the European market.
 
Marketing and business communications services revenue increased $15,307, or 57%, during the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, primarily due to the addition of $17,293 of combined revenue from the Company’s recent acquisitions including: Alliance Data Mail Services, GCom and RSG, as previously discussed. The increase in revenue from these acquisitions was partially offset by a decline in revenue generated by the legacy business due to lower activity levels from existing customers, the loss of certain accounts in 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007 and the timing of certain recurring jobs. Commercial printing and other revenue decreased approximately 25% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, primarily due to lower activity levels in 2008 as a result of the general downturn in the economy and competitive pricing pressure.
 
                                                 
                            Quarter Over Quarter
 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Favorable/(Unfavorable)  
          % of
          % of
             
Revenue by Geography:
  2008     Revenue     2007     Revenue     $ Change     % Change  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Domestic (United States)
  $ 132,447       81 %   $ 135,656       75 %   $ (3,209 )     (2 )%
International
    31,509       19       46,022       25       (14,513 )     (32 )
                                                 
Total revenue
  $ 163,956       100 %   $ 181,678       100 %     (17,722 )     (10 )%
                                                 
 
Revenue from the domestic market decreased 2% to $132,447 for the three months ended September 30, 2008, compared to $135,656 for the three months ended September 30, 2007. This decrease is primarily due to the reduction in capital markets services revenue, and was partially offset by revenue associated with the Company’s recent acquisitions, as discussed further above.
 
Revenue from the international markets decreased 32% to $31,509 for the three months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $46,022 for the three months ended September 30, 2007. Revenue from the international markets primarily reflects a reduction in capital markets services revenue, primarily due to lower overall capital markets activity in 2008 and a large non-recurring job in Europe that occurred in 2007. These decreases were partially offset by increases in shareholder reporting services revenue in Europe as a result of the addition of new clients and the addition of revenue resulting from the acquisition of GCom.


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Gross Margin
 
Gross margin decreased $21,027, or 33%, for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007 and the gross margin percentage decreased by nine percentage points, to 26% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to a gross margin percentage of 35% for the three months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to the decrease in capital markets services revenue, which historically is the Company’s most profitable class of service. Also contributing to the decrease in gross margin percentage was the margin contribution from our recently acquired businesses, which had lower gross margin percentages than our historical revenue streams. Combined revenue for these acquisitions during the three months ended September 30, 2008 was $26,316, with a gross margin contribution of $4,198, resulting in a gross margin percentage of approximately 16%. Excluding the results of the recent acquisitions, the gross margin percentage would have been approximately 28%, a decrease of seven percentage points as compared to the same period in 2007. As the Company realizes the full benefit of the synergies upon the completion of the integration of these operations, management expects the gross margin contribution and percentage will improve.
 
Selling and Administrative Expenses
 
Selling and administrative expenses decreased $4,179, or 8%, for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. The decrease is primarily due to decreases in incentive compensation and expenses directly associated with sales, such as bonuses and commissions and the favorable impact of recent cost savings measures, including the Company’s headcount reductions that occurred in 2008 and cost savings related to the decrease in pension costs. Also contributing to the decrease in selling and administrative expenses is a decrease in stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, primarily related to the reduction in compensation expense recognized under the Company’s equity incentive compensation plans, which is discussed further in Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Offsetting the decrease in selling and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007 was an increase in costs associated with increasing the VDR and translation services sales force during the last twelve months and increased labor costs as a result of the Company’s recent acquisitions. In addition, bad debt expense for the three months ended September 30, 2008 increased by $740 as compared to the same period in 2007, primarily a result of the current economic conditions. As a percentage of revenue, overall selling and administrative expenses increased to 30% for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to 29% for the same period in 2007.
 
Segment Profit (Loss)
 
As a result of the foregoing, segment loss (as defined in Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) was ($7,346) for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to segment profit of $9,502 for the same period in 2007. The decrease in segment profit is primarily a result of the decrease in capital markets services revenue, which historically is the Company’s most profitable class of service. Segment loss for the three months ended September 30, 2008 includes profits of $1.7 million on revenue of $26.3 million related to the operations of the Company’s recent acquisitions, which are in the process of being integrated into the Company’s operations. Excluding the results of these operations, segment loss was ($9.1) million. Refer to Note 14 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional segment financial information and reconciliation of segment profit to income from continuing operations before income taxes.


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Other Factors Affecting Net Income
 
                                                 
                            Quarter Over Quarter
 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Favorable/(Unfavorable)  
          % of
          % of
             
    2008     Revenue     2007     Revenue     $ Change     % Change  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Depreciation
  $ (6,860 )     (4 )%   $ (5,975 )     (3 )%   $ (885 )     (15 )%
Amortization
  $ (1,659 )     (1 )%   $ (409 )         $ (1,250 )     (306 )%
Restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges
  $ (8,491 )     (5 )%   $ (2,106 )     (1 )%   $ (6,385 )     (303 )%
Interest expense
  $ (1,834 )     (1 )%   $ (1,339 )     (1 )%   $ (495 )     (37 )%
Other income (expense), net
  $ 926       1 %   $ (259 )         $ 1,185       458 %
Income tax benefit
  $ 8,017       5 %   $ 1,534       1 %   $ 6,483       423 %
Effective tax rate
    31.7 %             261.8 %                        
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
  $ 6,084       4 %   $ (144 )         $ 6,228       4,325 %
 
Depreciation and amortization expense increased for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007 primarily due to depreciation and amortization expense recognized in 2008 related to the Company’s recent acquisitions. The increases in depreciation expense were partially offset by decreases in depreciation expense recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2007 for facilities that were subsequently closed in connection with the consolidation of the Company’s manufacturing platform.
 
Restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges for the three months ended September 30, 2008 were $8,491 as compared to $2,106 for the same period in 2007. The charges incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2008 primarily consisted of integration costs of approximately $7.1 million related to the Company’s recent acquisitions and costs related to the Company’s headcount reductions. The charges incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2007 primarily consisted of costs associated with the consolidation of the Company’s digital print facility in Milwaukee, WI, with its existing print facility in South Bend, IN and costs related to the integration of the St Ives Financial business.
 
Interest expense increased $495, or 37%, for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, primarily due to interest resulting from borrowings on the Company’s revolving credit facility during the three months ended September 30, 2008. There were no such borrowings during the same period in 2007.
 
Other income increased $1,185 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, primarily due to foreign currency gains during the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to foreign currency losses for the same period in the prior year as a result of the improvement in the U.S. dollar compared to other currencies during the third quarter of 2008.
 
Income tax benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was $8,017 on pre-tax loss from continuing operations of ($25,264) compared to income tax benefit of $1,534 on pre-tax loss from continuing operations of ($586) for the same period in 2007. Income tax benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2007 reflects the favorable impact in 2007 resulting from adjustments related to the reconciliation of the 2006 tax provision to the 2006 tax return that was filed in September 2007.
 
Income from discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was $6,084 as compared to a loss from discontinued operations of ($144) for the three months ended September 30, 2007. This increase is primarily due to the recognition of previously unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $5.8 million related to the Company’s discontinued outsourcing and globalization businesses for the three months ended September 30, 2008, as discussed further in Note 13 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
As a result of the foregoing, net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was ($11,163) as compared to net income of $804 for the three months ended September 30, 2007.


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Domestic Versus International Results of Operations
 
The Company has operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Central America, South America and Asia. Domestic and international components of loss from continuing operations before income taxes for the three months ended September, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    September 30,  
    2008     2007  
 
Domestic (United States)
  $ (24,722 )   $ (2,620 )
International
    (542 )     2,034  
                 
Loss from continuing operations before taxes
  $ (25,264 )   $ (586 )
                 
 
The increase in domestic and international pre-tax loss from continuing operations is primarily due to the decrease in capital markets services revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, as previously discussed. In addition, the domestic and international results for the three months ended September 30, 2008 include $8,458 and $33, respectively, of restructuring and integration costs, as previously discussed. Domestic results of operations include shared corporate expenses such as: administrative, legal, finance and other support services that are not allocated to the Company’s international operations.
 
Nine Months ended September 30, 2008 compared to Nine Months ended September 30, 2007
 
                                                 
                            Period Over Period
 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,     Favorable/(Unfavorable)  
          % of
          % of
             
    2008     Revenue     2007     Revenue     $ Change     % Change  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Capital markets services revenue
  $ 158,705       26 %   $ 224,027       34 %   $ (65,322 )     (29 )%
Shareholder reporting services revenue:
                                               
Compliance reporting
    146,057       24       159,195       24       (13,138 )     (8 )
Investment management
    140,882       23       135,779       21       5,103       4  
Translation services
    13,559       2       10,908       2       2,651       24  
                                                 
Total shareholder reporting services revenue
    300,498       49       305,882       47       (5,384 )     (2 )
                                                 
Marketing and business communications services revenue
    124,596       20       94,113       14       30,483       32  
Commercial printing and other revenue
    25,932       5       31,876       5       (5,944 )     (19 )
                                                 
Total revenue
    609,731       100       655,898       100       (46,167 )     (7 )
Cost of revenue
    (410,162 )     (67 )     (410,410 )     (63 )     248        
                                                 
Gross margin
    199,569       33       245,488       37       (45,919 )     (19 )
Selling and administrative expenses
    (164,163 )     (27 )     (174,410 )     (26 )     10,247       6  
                                                 
Segment profit
  $ 35,406       6 %   $ 71,078       11 %   $ (35,672 )     (50 )%
                                                 


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Revenue
 
Total revenue decreased $46,167, or 7%, to $609,731 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. The decline in revenue is primarily attributed to the decrease in capital markets services revenue which reflects a reduction in overall capital market activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. Overall capital market activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 reflects a decrease in overall filing activity of approximately 32% and a decrease in priced IPOs of approximately 66% as compared to the same period in 2007. As such, revenue from capital markets services decreased $65,322, or 29%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. As previously noted, our transactional revenue from capital markets activity in the third quarter of 2008 ($38.8 million) was at its lowest quarterly level since the mid 1990’s. In addition, our transactional revenue from capital markets activity in the first quarter of 2008 ($47.3 million) represents the third lowest level we experienced since the mid 1990’s. Included in capital markets services revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 is $10,260 of revenue related to the Company’s VDR services, which increased 59% as compared to the same period in 2007. The increase in VDR revenue is a direct result of the Company’s focus on the sales and marketing of its new products, including VDR services, during the last twelve months. Also, offsetting the decrease in capital markets services revenue was the addition of $1,331 of revenue from the acquisition of Capital.
 
Shareholder reporting services revenue decreased $5,384, or 2%, to $300,498 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. Shareholder reporting services includes revenue from compliance reporting, investment management and translation services. Compliance reporting revenue decreased approximately 8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. The decrease was partially offset by increases in investment management services revenue and translation services revenue of $5,103, or 4%, and $2,651, or 24%, respectively, during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. The decrease in compliance reporting revenue is due to several factors including non-recurring jobs from 2007, timing, fewer filings and competitive pricing pressure. Compliance reporting revenue in 2007 benefited from new SEC regulations regarding executive compensation proxy disclosures, resulting in more extensive disclosure requirements and an increased amount of work related to the initial preparation of these new disclosures. Compliance reporting revenue in 2007 also benefited from larger non-recurring special notice and proxy jobs in 2007 as compared to 2008. In addition, compliance reporting revenue in 2008 was partially impacted by electronic delivery of compliance documents, resulting in lower print volumes and activity levels for certain clients in 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. Offsetting the decrease in compliance revenue was $980 of revenue related to the acquisition of Capital. The increase in investment management revenue is primarily a result of the addition of $11,708 of revenue from the acquisitions of GCom and Capital. The increase in translation services revenue is due to the addition of new clients and increased work from existing clients, primarily in the European market.
 
Marketing and business communications services revenue increased $30,483, or 32%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, primarily due to the addition of $41,320 of combined revenue from the Company’s recent acquisitions including: Alliance Data Mail Services, GCom and RSG. The increase in revenue from these acquisitions was partially offset by a decline in revenue generated by the legacy business due to lower activity levels from existing customers, the loss of certain accounts in 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007 and the timing of certain recurring jobs. Commercial printing and other revenue decreased approximately 19% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, primarily due to lower activity levels in 2008 as a result of the general downturn in the economy and competitive pricing pressure.
 
                                                 
                            Period Over Period
 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,     Favorable/(Unfavorable)  
          % of
          % of
             
Revenue by Geography:
  2008     Revenue     2007     Revenue     $ Change     % Change  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Domestic (United States)
  $ 486,977       80 %   $ 512,903       78 %   $ (25,926 )     (5 )%
International
    122,754       20       142,995       22       (20,241 )     (14 )
                                                 
Total revenue
  $ 609,731       100 %   $ 655,898       100 %     (46,167 )     (7 )%
                                                 


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Revenue from the domestic market decreased 5% to $486,977 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to $512,903 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. This decrease is primarily due to the reduction in capital markets services revenue and shareholder reporting services revenue, and was partially offset by revenue associated with the Company’s recent acquisitions, as discussed above.
 
Revenue from the international markets decreased 14% to $122,754 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $142,995 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Revenue from the international markets primarily reflects a reduction in capital markets services revenue, primarily due to lower overall capital markets activity in 2008 and a large non-recurring job in Europe that occurred in 2007. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in translation services revenue in Europe as a result of the addition of new clients and the addition of revenue resulting from the acquisition of GCom. Also offsetting the decrease in revenue from the international markets is the weakness in the U.S. dollar compared to foreign currencies. At constant exchange rates, revenue from the international markets decreased 19% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
 
Gross Margin
 
Gross margin decreased $45,919, or 19%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007 and the gross margin percentage decreased to approximately 33% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to a gross margin percentage of 37% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to the decrease in capital markets services revenue, which historically is the Company’s most profitable class of service. Also contributing to the decrease in gross margin percentage was the margin contribution from our recently acquired businesses, which had lower gross margin percentages than our historical revenue streams. Combined revenue for these acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $55,505 with a gross margin contribution of $6,351, resulting in a gross margin percentage of approximately 11%. Excluding the results of the recent acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, gross margin percentage would have been approximately 35%, a decrease of two percentage points as compared to the same period in 2007. As the Company realizes the full benefit of the synergies upon the completion of the integration of these operations, management expects the gross margin contribution and percentage will improve.
 
Selling and Administrative Expenses
 
Selling and administrative expenses decreased $10,247, or 6%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. The decrease is primarily due to decreases in incentive compensation and expenses directly associated with sales, such as bonuses and commissions and the favorable impact of recent cost savings measures, including the Company’s headcount reductions that occurred during the second quarter of 2008, the reduction of leased space at the Company’s New York City facility, and cost savings related to the decrease in pension costs. Also contributing to the decrease in selling and administrative expenses is a decrease in stock-based compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, primarily related to the reduction in compensation expense recognized under the Company’s equity incentive compensation plans, which is discussed further in Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Offsetting the decrease in selling and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007 was an increase in costs associated with increasing the VDR and translation services sales force during the last twelve months and increased labor costs as a result of the Company’s recent acquisitions. In addition, bad debt expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 increased by $1,467, primarily a result of the current economic conditions. As a percentage of revenue, overall selling and administrative expenses increased slightly to 27% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to 26% for the same period in 2007.


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Segment Profit
 
As a result of the foregoing, segment profit of $35,406 (as defined in Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) decreased 50% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to 2007 and segment profit as a percentage of revenue decreased to approximately 6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to 11% for the same period in 2007. The decrease in segment profit is primarily a result of the substantial reduction in capital markets services revenue due to the unfavorable market conditions in 2008, which historically is the Company’s most profitable class of service. Segment profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 includes a profit of approximately $1.6 million on revenue of $55.5 million related to the operation of the Company’s recent acquisitions, which are in the process of being integrated into the Company’s operations. Excluding the results of these operations, segment profit was $33.8 million, or 6.1% of revenue. Refer to Note 14 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional segment financial information and reconciliation of segment profit to income from continuing operations before income taxes.
 
Other Factors Affecting Net Income
 
                                                 
                            Period Over Period
 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,     Favorable/(Unfavorable)  
          % of
          % of
             
    2008     Revenue     2007     Revenue     $ Change     % Change  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Depreciation
  $ (20,996 )     (3 )%   $ (19,988 )     (3 )%   $ (1,008 )     (5 )%
Amortization
  $ (3,238 )     (1 )%   $ (1,204 )         $ (2,034 )     (169 )%
Restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges
  $ (28,525 )     (5 )%   $ (12,154 )     (2 )%   $ (16,371 )     (135 )%
Interest expense
  $ (5,166 )     (1 )%   $ (4,043 )     (1 )%   $ (1,123 )     (28 )%
Other income, net
  $ 3,116       1 %   $ 262           $ 2,854       1,089 %
Income tax benefit (expense)
  $ 6,012       1 %   $ (6,986 )     (1 )%   $ 12,998       186 %
Effective tax rate
    31.0 %             20.6 %                        
Income from discontinued operations
  $ 5,221       1 %   $ 215           $ 5,006       2,328 %
 
Depreciation and amortization expense increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007 primarily due to depreciation and amortization expense recognized in 2008 related to the Company’s recent acquisitions. The increases in depreciation expense were partially offset by decreases in depreciation expense recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 for facilities that were subsequently closed in connection with the consolidation of the Company’s manufacturing platform.
 
Restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $28,525 as compared to $12,154 for the same period in 2007. The charges incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 consisted of: (i) costs related to the Company’s reorganization that was announced during the second quarter of 2008; (ii) integration costs of approximately $12.0 million related to the Company’s recent acquisitions; (iii) costs related to the closure of the Company’s digital print facilities in Wilmington, MA and Sacramento, CA and its manufacturing and composition operations in Atlanta, GA; and (iv) costs associated with the consolidation of the Company’s digital print facility in Milwaukee, WI with its existing facility in South Bend, IN. The charges incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 primarily consisted of: (i) severance and integration costs related to the integration of the St Ives Financial Business; (ii) facility exit costs and asset impairment charges related to reduction of leased space at the Company’s New York City facility; (iii) facility exit costs related to leased warehouse space; and (iv) Company-wide workforce reductions.
 
Interest expense increased $1,123, or 28%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, primarily due to interest resulting from borrowings on the Company’s revolving credit facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2008. There were no such borrowings during the same period in 2007.


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Other income increased $2,854 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, primarily due to the reduction of legal reserves in 2008 resulting from the withdrawal of outstanding legal claims from prior years. Also contributing to the increase in other income were foreign currency gains of $363 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to foreign currency losses of ($1,124) for the same period in the prior year, as a result of the improvement in the U.S. dollar compared to other currencies during the third quarter of 2008.
 
Income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $6,012 on pre-tax loss from continuing operations of ($19,403) compared to income tax expense of $6,986 on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $33,951 for the same period in 2007. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were 31.0% and 20.6%, respectively. The higher effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007 is primarily due to the favorable impact in 2007 resulting from tax benefits of $6,681 related to the completion of the Internal Revenue Services audits of our 2002 through 2004 federal income tax returns, settlement of the audit of the 2001 federal income tax return and the related recognition of previously unrecognized tax benefits. In addition, the results for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 include the favorable impact resulting from adjustments related to the reconciliation of the 2006 tax provision to the 2006 tax return that was filed in September 2007.
 
Income from discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $5,221 as compared to $215 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. This increase is primarily due to the recognition of previously unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $5.8 million related to the Company’s discontinued outsourcing and globalization businesses for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as discussed further in Note 13 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
As a result of the foregoing, net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was ($8,170) as compared to net income of $27,180 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
 
Domestic Versus International Results of Operations
 
The Company has operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Central America, South America and Asia. Domestic and international components of (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:
 
                 
    Nine Months Ended
 
    September 30,  
    2008     2007  
 
Domestic (United States)
  $ (22,754 )   $ 21,599  
International
    3,351       12,352  
                 
(Loss) income from continuing operations before taxes
  $ (19,403 )   $ 33,951  
                 
 
The decrease in domestic and international pre-tax income from continuing operations is primarily due to the substantial reduction in capital markets services revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as previously discussed. In addition, the domestic and international results for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 include approximately $27.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively, of restructuring and integration costs, as previously discussed. Domestic results of operations include shared corporate expenses such as: administrative, legal, finance and other support services that are not allocated to the Company’s international operations.


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Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
                 
    September 30,  
Liquidity and Cash Flow Information:
  2008     2007  
 
Working capital
  $ 140,489     $ 181,358  
Current ratio
    2.33:1       2.64:1  
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (for the nine months ended)
  $ (24,410 )   $ 57,004  
Net cash (used in) investing activities (for the nine months ended)
  $ (61,258 )   $ (21,492 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (for the nine months ended)
  $ 34,815     $ (33,407 )
Capital expenditures
  $ (16,654 )   $ (14,295 )
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
  $ (79,495 )   $ (12,588 )
Average days sales outstanding
    70 days       69 days  
 
Overall working capital decreased approximately $40.9 million as of September 30, 2008 as compared to September 30, 2007. The change in working capital is primarily attributed to: (i) cash used in the recent acquisitions of Alliance Data Mail Services, GCom, RSG and Capital; (ii) cash used to pay restructuring and integration related expenses associated with the Company’s recent acquisitions and the Company’s reorganization, which is discussed in more detail in Note 10 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements; (iii) cash used for capital expenditures; and (iv) cash used to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock through December 2007. Also, contributing to the decrease in working capital is the classification of approximately $3.1 million of auction rate securities, at par, as a noncurrent asset as of September 30, 2008, which is discussed in more detail in Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These decreases are partially offset by a decrease in accrued employee compensation and benefits, as a result of the decrease in accrued incentive compensation and the cost savings initiatives implemented by the Company, as previously discussed.
 
October 1, 2008 marked the five-year anniversary of the Company’s $75.0 million convertible subordinated debentures (the “Notes”), and was also the first day on which the “put” and “call” option became exercisable. On this date, holders of approximately $66.7 million of the Notes exercised their right to have the Company repurchase their Notes. As a result, the Company repurchased approximately $66.7 million of the Notes in cash, at par, plus accrued interest, using its existing revolving credit facility. As of November 10, 2008, approximately $8.3 million of the Notes remain outstanding. The Company believes that the high incidence of Notes put back to the Company was primarily attributed to the adverse change in the general convertible notes capital markets during the last two weeks of September 2008.
 
During the third quarter of 2008, as an inducement to holders to not put their Notes, the Company amended the terms of the Note indenture effective October 1, 2008. The amendment increases the semi-annual cash interest payable to the Notes from 5.0% to 6.0% per annum for interest accruing for the period from October 1, 2008 to October 1, 2010. The amendment also provided the Note holders with an additional put option on October 1, 2010. In addition, the amendment also changed the conversion price applicable to the Notes to $16.00 per share from $18.48 per share for the period from October 1, 2008 to October 1, 2010 and included a make — whole table in the event of fundamental changes, including but not limited to, certain consolidations or mergers that result in a change of control of the Company during the period from October 1, 2008 until October 1, 2010. These amendments apply to the $8.3 million of Notes which remain outstanding at November 10, 2008.
 
The Company had $39.0 million of borrowings outstanding under its $150 million five-year senior, unsecured revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2008. The amounts outstanding under this facility are classified as long-term debt since the facility expires in May 2010. As of November 10, 2008, the Company had $108 million outstanding under this facility, which reflects the funding of the repurchase of the Notes, as discussed above. As of November 10, 2008, the Company has approximately $10.0 million of letters of credit outstanding. As such, total available borrowings under the credit facility as of November 10, 2008 are approximately $32.0 million.


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The Company was in compliance with all financial loan covenants under the revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2008 and based upon its current projections, including the anticipated benefits of the previously mentioned cost savings initiatives and benefits of the acquisitions, the Company believes it will be in compliance with the financial loan covenants for the remainder of fiscal year 2008, however this is dependent upon our fourth quarter operating results and cash flows. Further deterioration of our operating results coupled with additional borrowings on our remaining capacity under the credit facility may bring us much closer to our financial covenant compliance levels than in the past. The Company is not subject to any financial covenants under the Notes other than cross default provisions.
 
Through September 30, 2008, the Company received $30.0 million and an additional $7.0 million in October 2008 of cash from its international operations for U.S. working capital purposes. Additionally, as previously discussed, the Company was able to sell, at par, $35.6 million of its $38.7 million investments in auction rate securities during 2008.
 
The Company relies upon its cash flow generated from operations (both domestic and foreign), timely collection of accounts receivables and its borrowing capacity to fund its working capital needs, fund capital expenditures, provide for the payment of dividends and meet its debt service requirements. The Company is actively managing its liquidity position which is presently tight given the current difficult economic climate.
 
The Company experiences certain seasonal factors with respect to its working capital; the heaviest demand for utilization of working capital is normally the first and second quarter. The Company’s existing borrowing capacity provides for this seasonal demand. Although we believe that the level of cash flow expected from operations and the remaining availability under our credit facility should be adequate to fund our operating needs in the foreseeable future, there are no assurances at this time that this will be the case.
 
Cash Flows
 
Average days sales outstanding increased to 70 days for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to 69 days for the same period in 2007. The Company had net cash used in operating activities of $24.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $57.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The change from net cash provided by operating activities in 2007 to net cash used in operating activities in 2008 is primarily the result of a decrease in operating income of approximately $55.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, a decrease in the collection of accounts receivable of approximately $5.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in the prior year due to the current economic environment, an increase in cash used to pay restructuring and integration expenses of approximately $17.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, and an increase in cash used to pay income taxes during the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Net cash used to pay income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $4.6 million as compared to $2.8 million during 2007, primarily due to income tax refunds of approximately $9.0 million in 2007. Overall, cash used in operating activities during the nine month periods increased by $81.4 million from September 30, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
 
Net cash used in investing activities was $61,258 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $21,492 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The increase in net cash used in investing activities in 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007 was primarily due to the increase in the cash used for acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. Net cash used in acquisitions for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 amounted to $79,495 which consists of the acquisition of GCom, RSG, Capital and a net working capital adjustment related to the acquisition of Alliance Data Mail Services that was received in June 2008. Net cash used in acquisitions for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 amounted to $12,588, which consisted of St Ives Financial and an additional $3,000 related to the acquisition of certain technology assets of PLUM Computer Consulting, Inc. The net proceeds from the sale of marketable securities was $33,600 in 2008 as compared to $5,175 in 2007. In addition, the Company received proceeds of $1,292 from the sale of equipment during the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $16,654 as compared to $14,295 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.


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Net cash provided by financing activities was $34,815 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to net cash used in financing activities of $33,407 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The change from net cash used in financing activities in 2007 to net cash provided by financing activities in 2008 was primarily a result of the receipt of $39.0 million of net proceeds from the Company’s borrowings under its $150 million revolving credit facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to no borrowings during the same period in 2007. Also contributing to the increase was that the Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to repurchases of $40,101 during the same period in 2007. The Company’s stock repurchase program was completed in December 2007 and is discussed in more detail in Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. Offsetting the increase in cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was a decrease in the cash received from the exercise of stock options during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007.
 
2008 Outlook
 
In August 2008, the Company had revised its business outlook for 2008. As a result of further declines in overall capital markets activity and the additional workforce reductions initiated during the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company is further revising its business outlook for 2008.
 
The Company is revising its business outlook for 2008 for the following:
 
  •  to reflect the anticipated continued significant downturn in industry-wide capital markets activity. The Company is currently estimating its revenue from capital markets services at approximately $195 million to $205 million. This represents our lowest level of transactional revenue since the mid 1990s.
 
  •  to reflect a slight reduction in non-transactional revenue. The Company is currently estimating its revenue from non-transactional activities at $585 million to $600 million in 2008 as compared to our previous estimate of $605 million to $625 million. The reduced estimate is primarily due to lower revenue growth which the Company believes is partly associated with the general downturn in the economy.
 
  •  to reflect its recent acquisitions. The acquisitions of Alliance Data Mail Services and GCom were included in the original guidance provided in March 2008; however, the acquisitions of RSG and Capital were not contemplated as part of the original guidance. The Company will complete the integration of these acquired businesses in the fourth quarter of 2008, and is beginning to realize the benefits resulting from the operating efficiencies and cost reduction synergies. As previously disclosed, the annualized revenue from these four acquisitions is estimated at $110 million to $120 million, and the segment profit on an annual basis is estimated at $25 million to $30 million. The Company expects that these four acquisitions will contribute approximately $70 million to $75 million in revenue and $5 million to $6 million in segment profit in 2008 to Bowne’s consolidated operating results. We had previously estimated that these acquisitions would contribute approximately $80 million to $85 million in revenue and $9 million to $11 million in segment profit in 2008 to Bowne’s operating results. The reduced 2008 contributions are primarily due to the lower capital markets activity and a slight delay in completing certain integration activities.
 
  •  to reflect the estimated impact of additional reductions in workforce that was implemented during the fourth quarter of 2008. As previously noted, the Company made an additional reduction in its workforce and eliminated approximately 330 positions as part of its ongoing efforts to streamline its operations and realize operating efficiencies, as well as in response to the continued downturn in overall capital markets activity. The annual cost savings as a result of these workforce reductions are expected to be approximately $21.0 million to $23.0 million; the 2008 benefit to segment profit is estimated at approximately $1.0 million. This cost reduction initiative will result in fourth quarter pre-tax restructuring charges of approximately $4.0 million to $6.0 million.
 


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These forward looking statements are based upon current expectations and are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested here, including demand for and acceptance of the Company’s services, new technological developments, competition and general economic or market conditions, particularly in the domestic and international capital markets. Refer to the Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements included at the beginning of this Item 2.
 
         
    August 2008
  November 2008
    Revised Outlook   Updated Outlook
    (In millions, except per share amounts)
 
Revenue:
  $825 to $870   $780 to $805
Transactional
  $220 to $245   $195 to $205
Non-transactional
  $605 to $625   $585 to $600
Segment Profit(1)
  $65 to $80   $34 to $39
Restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges
  $21 to $24   $34 to $36
Depreciation and amortization
  $30 to $32   $30 to $32
Interest expense
  $6 to $6.5   $6.5 to $7
Diluted E.P.S. from continuing operations
  $0.20 to $0.45   ($0.86) to ($0.73)
Diluted E.P.S. from continuing operations-pro forma(2)
  $0.65 to $0.90   ($0.10) to $0.03
Diluted shares(3)
  28.0   28.0
Capital expenditures
  $20 to $23   $20 to $23
 
 
(1) Excludes restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges.
 
(2) Pro forma has been adjusted to exclude the charges discussed in Note 1 above.
 
(3) At August 1, 2008 and November 1, 2008, 27.0 million shares were outstanding. In addition, another 1.0 million shares from the potential dilutive effect of stock options and deferred stock units is assumed.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. Under SFAS 157, fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts. SFAS 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data. In addition, SFAS 157 requires that fair value measurements be separately disclosed by level within the fair value hierarchy. SFAS 157 does not require new fair value measurements and is effective for financial assets and financial liabilities within its scope for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted SFAS 157 for financial assets and financial liabilities within its scope during the first quarter of 2008. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial statements and is discussed in more detail in Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-2 “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157” (“FSP FAS 157-2”), which defers the effective date of SFAS 157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years for items within the scope of FSP FAS 157-2. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of this standard for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities will have a material impact on its financial statements.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that currently are not required to be measured at fair value. This Statement is effective no later than fiscal years beginning on or after November 15, 2007. As discussed in Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company elected not to adopt the provisions of SFAS 159 for its financial instruments that are not required to be measured at fair value.


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In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements” (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 outlines the accounting and reporting for ownership interests in a subsidiary held by parties other than the parent. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company does not anticipate that this standard will have a material impact on its financial statements.
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations”. This standard establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. This statement also establishes disclosure requirements which will enable users to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company will adopt this standard during the first quarter of 2009 and is currently evaluating the impact this standard will have on its financial statements.
 
In May 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments that May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)”. The FSP requires the liability and equity components of convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion (including partial cash settlement) to be separately accounted for in a manner that reflects the issuer’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. As such, the initial debt proceeds from the sale of the company’s convertible subordinated debentures, which are discussed in more detail in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, would be allocated between a liability component and an equity component. The resulting debt discount would be amortized over the instrument’s expected life as additional non-cash interest expense. The FSP is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and will require retrospective application. The Company will adopt the FSP in January 2009 and is currently assessing the impact this FSP will have on its consolidated financial statements.
 
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
The Company’s market risk is principally associated with activity levels and trends in the domestic and international capital markets. This includes activity levels in the initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions markets, both important components of the Company’s revenue. The Company also has market risk tied to interest rate fluctuations related to its debt obligations and fluctuations in foreign currency, as discussed below.
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
The Company’s exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to its short-term investment portfolio, long-term debt obligations and revolving credit agreement.
 
The Company does not use derivative instruments in its short-term investment portfolio. The Company’s Notes issued in September 2003 consist of fixed rate instruments and therefore would not be impacted by changes in interest rates. As previously disclosed, the $8.3 million Notes that remain outstanding were amended in October 2008. The amendment increases the semi-annual cash interest payable to the Notes from 5.0% to 6.0% per annum for interest accruing for the period from October 1, 2008 to October 1, 2010. This amendment will not have a significant impact on the Company’s future cash flow or interest expense (an increase of approximately $83 per annum), based on the $8.3 million Notes that remain outstanding. The Company’s five-year $150 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility bears interest at the lesser of a base rate, or LIBOR plus a premium that can range from 67.5 basis points to 137.5 basis points depending on certain leverage ratios. The Company had $39.0 million of borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2008. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the weighted-average interest rate on this line of credit approximated 3.74%. A hypothetical 1% increase in the interest rate related to the revolving credit facility would not have a significant impact on interest expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 based on the Company’s average outstanding balance for this period.
 
Foreign Exchange Rates
 
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exchange fluctuations. The Company has reflected translation adjustments of $3,820 and $6,912 in its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These adjustments are primarily attributed to the fluctuation in value between the U.S. dollar and the euro, pound sterling and Canadian dollar.
 
Equity Price Risk
 
The Company’s investments in marketable securities were approximately $5.3 million as of September 30, 2008, primarily consisting of auction rate securities. As a result of recent uncertainties in the auction rate securities markets, we have reduced our exposure to those investments. Subsequent to September 30, 2008, the Company liquidated an additional $2.0 million of these securities at par. As of November 10, 2008, our investments in auction rate securities had a par value of $3.1 million.
 
Recent uncertainties in the credit markets have prevented the Company and other investors from liquidating some holdings of auction rate securities in recent auctions because the amount of securities submitted for sale has exceeded the amount of purchase orders. Accordingly, the Company still holds these auction rate securities and is receiving interest at a higher rate than similar securities for which auctions have cleared. These investments are insured against loss of principal and interest.
 
Based on our ability to access cash and other short-term investments, our expected operating cash flows and other sources of cash, we do not anticipate the current lack of liquidity of these investments will have a material effect on our liquidity or working capital.
 
The Company’s defined benefit pension plan holds investments in both equity and fixed income securities. The amount of the Company’s annual contribution to the plan is dependent upon, among other things, the return on the plan’s assets. As a result of the significant decline in worldwide capital markets in 2008, the value of the investments held by the Company’s defined benefit pension plan have decreased through September 30, 2008. These fluctuations in equity values could affect the amount of the Company’s annual contribution to the plan in 2009, and result in a reduction to shareholders’ equity on our balance sheet as of December 31, 2008, which is when this plan’s funded status will be remeasured in accordance with SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Post Retirement Plans”.
 
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures
 
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures.  The Company maintains a system of disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed to reasonably assure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Disclosure controls include components of internal control over financial reporting, which consists of control processes designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
 
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s management, under the supervision of and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) (the “Exchange Act”). Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that all material information required to be filed or submitted under the Exchange Act has been made known to them in a timely fashion.
 
(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.  There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1A.   Risk Factors
 
Since the date of the filing of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, there have been no material changes to the risk factors described under Item 1A in such Form 10-K, except as follows:
 
We have added the following risk factors related to current global economic conditions and tightening of the credit markets:
 
Current global economic conditions have created turmoil in credit and capital markets that, if they persist or deteriorate, could have a significant adverse impact on our operations.
 
Current United States and worldwide economic conditions have resulted in an extraordinary tightening of credit markets and contractions in the capital markets. These economic conditions have resulted in negative impacts on businesses and financial institutions and financial services entities in particular. These economic conditions have resulted in unprecedented intervention in financial institutions and markets by governments throughout the world, including the enactment in the United States of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. These economic conditions have been characterized in news reports as a global economic crisis. They have also had a significant negative impact on our operations during the third quarter and on a year to date basis. If these conditions persist or deteriorate, they could potentially have a more significant impact on our operations in future periods by:
 
  •  creating uncertainty in the business environment, which uncertainty would act as a disincentive for financial institutions and financial services entities to engage in credit market and capital market activities;
 
  •  decreasing our customers’ demand for our capital market services and other product offerings;
 
  •  adversely affecting our customers’ ability to obtain credit to fund operations, which in turn would affect their ability to timely make payment on our invoices; and
 
  •  unless these conditions abate, making it more difficult for us to refinance or extend our credit facilities and, if such refinancing or credit extension is available, negatively impact the interest rates and terms upon which such refinancing or credit extensions would be available to us.
 
Our inability to repay or refinance the $150 million five-year senior, unsecured revolving credit facility, which matures in May 2010, would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
 
The $150 million five-year senior, unsecured revolving credit facility, under which we had $108 million outstanding at November 10, 2008, matures in May 2010. The Company’s ability to repay or refinance this credit facility will depend on, among other things, its financial condition at the time, credit market conditions and the availability of financing. The credit markets have tightened significantly since the second quarter of 2008. While the Company believes that it could obtain requisite additional financing, we cannot predict whether capital will be available to us at interest rates and on terms acceptable to us, if at all, when these obligations mature in 2010.
 
Item 5.   Other Information
 
In light of the continued significant decline in overall capital markets activity experienced in 2008 and the uncertainty surrounding the current economic conditions, the Company implemented an initiative during the fourth quarter of 2008 to further reduce its workforce by an additional 330 positions. This initiative includes a broad range of functions and is enterprise-wide. The reduction is expected to result in annualized cost savings of approximately $21.0 million to $23.0 million, and will result in a fourth quarter pre-tax restructuring charge of approximately $4.0 million to $6.0 million. These actions are in addition to the cost savings initiatives implemented during the second quarter of 2008.


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In total during 2008, including the aforementioned reduction in workforce discussed above, the Company implemented initiatives designed to achieve approximately $75.0 million to $80.0 million in annualized cost reductions. These initiatives are part of the Company’s continued focus on improving its cost structure and realizing operating efficiencies, and in response to the downturn in overall capital markets activity. The cost reductions included the elimination of a total of approximately 1,000 positions, or approximately 24% of the Company’s total headcount. These cost reductions consist of the following:
 
  •  a reduction in the Company’s workforce by approximately 330 positions implemented during the fourth quarter of 2008, resulting in expected annualized cost savings of approximately $21.0 million to $23.0 million.
 
  •  a reduction in the Company’s workforce by approximately 270 positions implemented during the second quarter of 2008, resulting in expected annualized cost savings of approximately $23.0 million.
 
  •  the continuation of the 2007 initiatives that are underway, resulting in $9.0 million of expected incremental annualized cost savings.
 
  •  the integration and transition of recently acquired businesses, including the closure of facilities and a reduction in headcount of approximately 400 positions, resulting in an estimated $23.0 million of annualized cost savings.
 
Item 6.   Exhibits
 
(a) Exhibits:
 
             
  31 .1     Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by David J. Shea, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
  31 .2     Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by John J. Walker, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  32 .1     Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by David J. Shea, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
  32 .2     Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed by John J. Walker, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
 
BOWNE & CO., INC.
 
   
/s/  DAVID J. SHEA
David J. Shea
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
Date: November 10, 2008
 
/s/  JOHN J. WALKER
John J. Walker
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
Date: November 10, 2008
 
/s/  RICHARD BAMBACH JR.
Richard Bambach Jr.
Vice President and Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
Date: November 10, 2008


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