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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 26, 2011
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ACXIOM CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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0-13163
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71-0581897
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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601 E. Third St., Little Rock, Arkansas
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72201
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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501-342-1000
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 26, 2011, Acxiom Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the results of its financial performance for the third quarter of fiscal year 2011. The Company will hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m. CDT today to discuss this information further. Interested parties are invited to listen to the call, which will be broadcast via the Internet at www.acxiom.com. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
The Company’s press release and other communications from time to time include certain non-GAAP financial measures. A “non-GAAP financial measure” is defined as a numerical measure of a company’s financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes (or includes) amounts that are included in (or excluded from) the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the Company’s financial statements.
The attached press release includes a non-GAAP measure of free cash flow available to equity. Free cash flow available to equity is defined as operating cash flow less cash used by investing activities (excluding the impact of cash paid in acquisitions), less required payments of debt. The Company’s management believes that this measure of free cash flow available to equity is helpful to investors and other users of our financial information because it represents the amount of money available for the Company’s discretionary spending after funding all required obligations including scheduled debt payments, and it therefore provides a useful measure of liquidity for assessing the amount of cash available for general corporate and strategic purposes. Free cash flow available to equity is reconciled to operating cash flow, the nearest comparable GAAP measure, in a schedule to the press release.
The attached press release also includes non-GAAP measures of income from operations excluding the impact of unusual items, and diluted earnings per share attributable to Acxiom shareholders excluding the impact of unusual items. The Company’s management believes that these measures are useful in understanding the impact of unusual items on the Company’s operations. The non-GAAP measures are reconciled within the body of the press release to the comparable GAAP measures of income from operations and diluted earnings per share attributable to Acxiom shareholders.
The non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance or liquidity prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
The following exhibits are furnished herewith:
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Exhibit
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release of the Company dated January 26, 2011 announcing third quarter earnings for fiscal year 2011.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: January 26, 2011
ACXIOM CORPORATION
By: /s/ Jerry C. Jones
Name: Jerry C. Jones
Title: Chief Legal Officer & Sr. Vice President
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release of the Company dated January 26, 2011 announcing third quarter earnings for fiscal year 2011.
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