FORM 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, 2007
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   13-2618477
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
55 Water Street
New York, New York
  10041
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)    
 
 
(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, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o     Accelerated filer þ     Non-accelerated filer o
 
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 26,691,860 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 1, 2007.
 


 

 
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   27
      Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk   41
      Controls and Procedures   42
 
      Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds   43
      Other Information   43
      Exhibits   44
 EX-31.1: CERTIFICATION
 EX-31.2: CERTIFICATION
 EX-32.1: CERTIFICATION
 EX-32.2: CERTIFICATION
 EX-100 INSTANCE DOCUMENT
 EX-100 SCHEMA
 EX-100 SCHEMA SUPPLEMENT
 EX-100 CALCULATION LINKBASE
 EX-100 LABELS LINKBASE
 EX-100 PRESENTATION LINKBASE


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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,  
    2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)
 
    (In thousands except per share data)  
 
Revenue
  $ 181,379     $ 175,110  
Expenses:
               
Cost of revenue
    (118,442 )     (115,890 )
Selling and administrative
    (53,543 )     (51,326 )
Depreciation
    (5,972 )     (5,628 )
Amortization
    (409 )     (139 )
Restructuring charges, integration costs and asset impairment charges
    (2,106 )     (1,907 )
Purchased in-process research and development
          43  
                 
      (180,472 )     (174,847 )
                 
Operating income
    907       263  
Interest expense
    (1,339 )     (1,336 )
Other (expense) income, net
    (259 )     464  
                 
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
    (691 )     (609 )
Income tax benefit
    1,575       905  
                 
Income from continuing operations
    884       296  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
    (80 )     (12,068 )
                 
Net income (loss)
  $ 804     $ (11,772 )
                 
Earnings per share from continuing operations:
               
Basic
  $ 0.03     $ 0.01  
Diluted
  $ 0.03     $ 0.01  
Loss per share from discontinued operations:
               
Basic
  $ 0.00     $ (0.40 )
Diluted
  $ 0.00     $ (0.39 )
Total earnings (loss) per share:
               
Basic
  $ 0.03     $ (0.39 )
Diluted
  $ 0.03     $ (0.38 )
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,  
    2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)
 
    (In thousands except per share data)  
 
Revenue
  $ 654,915     $ 641,155  
Expenses:
               
Cost of revenue
    (409,862 )     (417,859 )
Selling and administrative
    (174,285 )     (166,327 )
Depreciation
    (19,979 )     (18,797 )
Amortization
    (1,204 )     (410 )
Restructuring charges, integration costs and asset impairment charges
    (12,154 )     (12,103 )
Purchased in-process research and development
          (958 )
                 
      (617,484 )     (616,454 )
                 
Operating income
    37,431       24,701  
Interest expense
    (4,043 )     (4,081 )
Other income, net
    262       2,469  
                 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
    33,650       23,089  
Income tax expense
    (6,870 )     (11,152 )
                 
Income from continuing operations
    26,780       11,937  
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
    400       (15,939 )
                 
Net income (loss)
  $ 27,180     $ (4,002 )
                 
Earnings per share from continuing operations:
               
Basic
  $ 0.94     $ 0.38  
Diluted
  $ 0.86     $ 0.37  
Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations:
               
Basic
  $ 0.01     $ (0.51 )
Diluted
  $ 0.01     $ (0.50 )
Total earnings (loss) per share:
               
Basic
  $ 0.95     $ (0.13 )
Diluted
  $ 0.87     $ (0.13 )
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 (LOSS)
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    September 30,  
    2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)  
    (In thousands)  
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 804     $ (11,772 )
Recognition of unrecognized pension adjustments, net of taxes of $9,514 for 2007
    15,199        
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    3,207       46  
Net unrealized gain from marketable securities during the period, net of taxes of $3 for 2007
    5        
                 
Comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 19,215     $ (11,726 )
                 
 
                 
    Nine Months Ended
 
    September 30,  
    2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)  
    (In thousands)  
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 27,180     $ (4,002 )
Recognition of unrecognized pension adjustments, net of taxes of $10,123 for 2007
    16,172        
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    6,912       1,495  
Net unrealized gains from marketable securities during the period, net of taxes of $2 and $3 for 2007 and 2006, respectively
    4       4  
                 
Comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 50,268     $ (2,503 )
                 
 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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BOWNE & CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
                 
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
    2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)
       
    (In thousands, except share information)  
 
ASSETS
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 44,983     $ 42,986  
Marketable securities
    37,443       42,628  
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $6,212 (2007) and $6,392 (2006)
    143,004       153,016  
Inventories
    26,074       25,591  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    40,054       33,901  
Assets held for sale
    2,852       2,796  
                 
Total current assets
    294,410       300,918  
Property, plant and equipment at cost, less accumulated depreciation of $245,514 (2007) and $231,137 (2006)
    122,078       132,767  
Other noncurrent assets:
               
Goodwill
    35,301       30,521  
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $1,780 (2007) and $552 (2006)
    10,035       4,494  
Deferred income taxes
    21,682       37,430  
Other
    14,229       10,113  
                 
Total assets
  $ 497,735     $ 516,243  
                 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
               
Current portion of long-term debt and other short-term borrowings
  $ 940     $ 1,017  
Accounts payable
    33,081       43,333  
Employee compensation and benefits
    36,680       38,166  
Accrued expenses and other obligations
    39,298       45,328  
Liabilities held for sale
    584       683  
                 
Total current liabilities
    110,583       128,527  
Other liabilities:
               
Long-term debt — net of current portion
    75,986       76,492  
Deferred employee compensation
    34,938       52,509  
Deferred rent
    17,691       22,199  
Other
    738       1,281  
                 
Total liabilities
    239,936       281,008  
                 
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 43,126,282 shares (2007) and 42,537,617 shares (2006)
    431       425  
Additional paid-in capital
    110,645       98,113  
Retained earnings
    355,155       332,002  
Treasury stock, at cost, 16,176,227 shares (2007) and 14,030,907 shares (2006)
    (214,116 )     (177,901 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net
    5,684       (17,404 )
                 
Total stockholders’ equity
    257,799       235,235  
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 497,735     $ 516,243  
                 
 
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,  
    2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)  
    (In thousands)  
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net income (loss)
  $ 27,180     $ (4,002 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Net (income) loss from discontinued operations
    (400 )     15,939  
Depreciation
    19,979       18,797  
Amortization
    1,204       410  
Purchased in-process research and development
          958  
Asset impairment charges
    3,393       2,501  
Changes in other assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions, discontinued operations and certain non-cash transactions
    9,082       (43,360 )
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations
    (3,434 )     (6,373 )
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    57,004       (15,130 )
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Proceeds from the sale of subsidiaries
          6,364  
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment
    (14,295 )     (22,098 )
Purchases of marketable securities
    (41,200 )     (50,600 )
Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities and other
    46,591       97,339  
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
    (12,588 )     (32,908 )
Net cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations
          12,269  
                 
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
    (21,492 )     10,366  
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Payment of debt
    (677 )     (634 )
Proceeds from stock options exercised
    11,153       11,194  
Payment of dividends
    (4,617 )     (5,085 )
Purchases of treasury stock
    (40,101 )     (53,342 )
Other
    835       13  
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations
          (100 )
                 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (33,407 )     (47,954 )
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    2,105       (52,718 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    42,986       96,839  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 45,091     $ 44,121  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents for 2007 includes $108 as of the end of the period and 2006 includes $155 as of the beginning of the period related to discontinued operations.
               
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 2,508     $ 2,429  
                 
Net cash paid for income taxes
  $ 2,804     $ 10,559  
                 
Non-cash investing activities:
               
Leasehold improvements for New York City office paid by landlord
  $     $ 9,382  
                 
 
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, 2007 and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 has been prepared without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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, 2006. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect discontinued operations as described in more detail in Note 3. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
 
During the third quarter of 2007, the Company identified a postretirement benefit plan (“OPEB”) offered to substantially all of the non-union full-time employees in Canada. The costs for these benefits were not accounted for under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 106, “Employers’ Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions”, (“SFAS 106”), but were instead expensed as incurred based on the premiums paid on behalf of retirees receiving benefits under the plan. The Company has determined that the previously unrecorded accumulated benefit obligation and the incremental expense associated with this benefit plan were not material to the Company’s previously issued financial statements.
 
In order to reflect the cost of the OPEB plan in accordance with SFAS 106, the Company has recorded an immaterial adjustment to its balance sheet as of December 31, 2006 to reflect an increase of $2,355 in its non-current deferred employee compensation related to this plan. The adjustment also resulted in an increase in non-current deferred tax assets of $842, a decrease in retained earnings of $1,310, and an increase in comprehensive loss in stockholders’ equity of $203. In addition, the Company has recorded a pre-tax expense of $478 ($275 net of tax) during the third quarter of 2007, which represents the amount of expense that had not previously been recognized in 2005, 2006 and 2007 related to the OPEB plan. The OPEB plan was amended in November 2007 and as such was closed to primarily all employees except for employees currently receiving benefits under this plan or for those employees that meet specific eligibility requirements. As a result of this amendment the benefit obligation related to the OPEB plan was reduced to approximately $1.4 million during the fourth quarter of 2007. Refer to Note 13 for additional information on the OPEB plan.
 
Note 2.  Acquisition
 
St Ives Financial
 
In January 2007, the Company completed its acquisition of St Ives Financial, the financial print division of St Ives plc, for $8,208 in cash. In February 2007, the Company paid an additional $1,415 to St Ives plc, which represented a working capital adjustment as defined in the Purchase and Sale Agreement. The net cash outlay for the acquisition was $9,588, which included acquisition costs of $321 and was net of cash acquired of $356. The excess purchase price over identifiable net tangible assets of $10,867 is reflected as part of goodwill and intangible assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2007. A total of $4,167 has been allocated to goodwill and a total of $6,700 has been allocated to the value of customer relationships and is being amortized over the estimated useful life of six 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 Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 95-03, “Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination” (“EITF 95-03”), the Company accrued $2,778 as of the acquisition date related to integration costs associated with the acquisition of this business. These costs include estimated severance and lease termination costs related to the elimination of redundant functions and excess facilities and equipment related to St Ives Financial operations. This amount is included in goodwill. As of September 30, 2007, the remaining balance accrued was $24.
 
Pro forma financial information related to this acquisition has not been provided, as it is not material to the Company’s results of operations.
 
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition:
 
         
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 356  
Accounts receivable, net
    2,548  
Inventory
    539  
Other current assets
    1,061  
         
Total current assets
    4,504  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    1,368  
Goodwill
    4,167  
Intangible assets
    6,700  
Other noncurrent assets
    20  
         
Total assets acquired
    16,759  
         
Current liabilities
    (4,555 )
Noncurrent liabilities
    (2,260 )
         
Total liabilities assumed
    (6,815 )
         
Net assets acquired
  $ 9,944  
         
 
Note 3.   Discontinued Operations and Assets Held For Sale
 
During the second quarter of 2006, the Company determined that it intended to sell its DecisionQuest® and its JFS Litigators’ Notebook® (“JFS”) businesses. These businesses along with DecisionQuest Discovery Services, the Company’s document scanning and coding business, which was sold in January 2006, were the components of the Company’s litigation solutions business. As a result of these actions, effective with the second quarter of 2006, the litigation solutions business was no longer presented as a separate reportable segment of the Company and the results of operations for these businesses were classified as discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
 
As discussed in more detail in Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company sold its DecisionQuest business in September 2006, its joint venture investment in CaseSoft, Ltd., (“CaseSoft”) in May 2006, and its DecisionQuest Discovery Services business in January 2006. As of September 30, 2007, the JFS business remains classified as held for sale.
 
In addition, the Company also recorded expenses of $8,218 during the year ended December 31, 2006 related to the estimated costs expected to be incurred in exiting the facilities, which were leased by DecisionQuest and Bowne Business Solutions Inc., the Company’s document outsourcing business, which was sold in November 2004. The accrued costs represent the present value of the expected facility costs over the remainder of the lease, net of sublease payments expected to be received. The total amount included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance


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BOWNE & CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Sheet as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 related to this liability is $6,128 and $8,023, respectively. As of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, $1,633 and $1,350, respectively, are included in accrued expenses and other obligations and $4,495 and $6,673, respectively, are included in deferred rent.
 
The assets and liabilities of the JFS business have been reclassified in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as assets and liabilities held for sale and consist of the following:
 
                 
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
    2007     2006  
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 108     $  
Accounts receivable, net
    121       153  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    5       16  
Property and equipment, net
    8       17  
Goodwill and intangible assets, net
    2,610       2,610  
                 
Total assets held for sale
  $ 2,852     $ 2,796  
                 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 584     $ 683  
                 
Total liabilities held for sale
  $ 584     $ 683  
                 
 
The results of the Company’s discontinued litigation solutions business for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 consist of the results of the JFS business and adjustments to the accrual for exit costs associated with leased facilities formerly occupied by the discontinued businesses. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 consist of the results of (i) JFS business, (ii) the results of the Company’s document scanning and coding business until its sale in January 2006, (iii) the results of DecisionQuest until its sale in September 2006 which includes the Company’s equity share of income from the joint venture investment in CaseSoft, and (iv) the exit costs associated with leased facilities formerly occupied by discontinued businesses. The results are as follows:
 
                                 
    Three Months Ended
    Nine Months Ended
 
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
 
Revenue
  $ 299     $ 4,033     $ 983     $ 16,419  
                                 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes
  $ 9     $ (16,188 )   $ 109     $ (19,533 )
                                 
 
The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 include approximately $2,690 and $3,741, respectively, in accrued expenses and other obligations related primarily to estimated indemnification liabilities associated with the discontinued globalization business, which was sold in September 2005, as described more fully in Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 also include $565 and $1,344, respectively, in accrued expenses and other obligations related primarily to estimated indemnification liabilities associated with Bowne Business Solutions Inc. Income from discontinued operations before income taxes includes adjustments related to the estimated indemnification liabilities associated with the discontinued globalization business of approximately $640 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
 
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 at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 consist primarily of


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BOWNE & CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
short-term securities including auction rate securities of approximately $37.3 million and $42.5 million, respectively. These underlying securities are fixed income securities such as long-term corporate bonds or municipal notes issued with a variable interest rate that is reset every 7, 28 or 35 days via a Dutch auction.
 
Note 5.   Stock Repurchase
 
In accordance with the existing stock repurchase program, as described more fully in Note 16 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company repurchased approximately 1.3 million shares of its common stock for approximately $21.4 million (an average price of $16.71 per share) during the three months ended September 30, 2007. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007 the Company repurchased approximately 2.4 million shares of its common stock for approximately $40.1 million (an average price of $16.37 per share). As of September 30, 2007, there was approximately $11.6 million available for share repurchases under the stock repurchase authorization. Since the inception of the Company’s stock repurchase program in December 2004 through September 30, 2007, the Company has repurchased approximately 12.3 million shares of its common stock for approximately $185.3 million, an average price of $15.08 per share.
 
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 during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 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 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 value of stock options granted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $4.87 and $5.13, respectively. The weighted-average fair values were calculated using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. The following weighted-average assumptions were used to determine the fair value of the stock options granted in 2007 and 2006:
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
  Nine Months Ended
    September 30,   September 30,
    2007   2006   2007   2006
 
Expected dividend yield
  1.3%   1.5%   1.3%   1.5%
Expected stock price volatility
  32.0%   35.2%   32.3%   36.0%
Risk-free interest rate
  4.1%   4.8%   4.5%   4.8%
Expected life of options
  4 years   5 years   4 years   5 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 estimated pre-vesting forfeitures of approximately 12.5% for the options granted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, which was based on the historical experience of the vesting and forfeitures of stock options granted in prior years.
 
The Company recorded compensation expense related to stock options of $320 and $925 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and $269 and $828 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, which is included in selling and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. As of September 30, 2007, there was approximately $1,335 of total


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unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock option awards that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years.
 
Stock Option Plans
 
The Company maintains four stock incentive plans: a 1992 Plan, 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, 2006. 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 common shares.
 
The details of the stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 is as follows:
 
                         
          Weighted-
       
          Average
    Aggregate
 
    Number of
    Exercise
    Intrinsic
 
    Options     Price     Value  
 
Outstanding as of January 1, 2007
    3,285,920     $ 13.95          
Granted
    7,709     $ 15.58          
Exercised
    (49,250 )   $ 13.53          
Forfeited
    (5,350 )   $ 15.74          
                         
Outstanding as of March 31, 2007
    3,239,029     $ 13.95          
Granted
    21,061     $ 16.89          
Exercised
    (672,415 )   $ 13.68          
Forfeited
    (6,000 )   $ 17.63          
                         
Outstanding as of June 30, 2007
    2,581,675     $ 14.16          
Granted
    6,898     $ 16.86          
Exercised
    (19,100 )   $ 15.45          
Forfeited
    (4,550 )   $ 13.51          
                         
Outstanding as of September 30, 2007
    2,564,923     $ 14.15     $ 7,548  
Exercisable as of September 30, 2007
    1,893,630     $ 13.75     $ 6,478  
 
The total intrinsic value of the options exercised during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $82 and $4,066, respectively, and $366 and $2,090 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. The amount of cash received from the exercise of stock options was $11,153 and $11,194 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The tax benefit recognized related to compensation expense for stock options amounted to $7 and $46 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and $38 and $119 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. The actual tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from stock option exercises was $24 and $1,554 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and $136 and $808 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. The excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises resulted in cash flows from financing activities of $656 and $126 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.


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The following table summarizes weighted-average option exercise price information as of September 30, 2007:
 
                                         
    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
    195,614       4 years     $ 9.36       195,614     $ 9.36  
$10.32 - $11.99
    163,782       3 years     $ 10.61       163,782     $ 10.61  
$12.00 - $14.00
    994,944       3 years     $ 13.26       957,944     $ 13.24  
$14.01 - $15.77
    909,670       6 years     $ 15.23       289,336     $ 15.04  
$15.78 - $22.50
    300,913       1 years     $ 18.88       286,954     $ 18.92  
                                         
      2,564,923       4 years     $ 14.15       1,893,630     $ 13.75  
                                         
 
The following table summarizes information about nonvested stock option awards as of September 30, 2007:
 
                 
          Weighted-
 
          Average
 
    Number of
    Grant-Date
 
    Options     Fair Value  
 
Nonvested stock options as of January 1, 2007
    682,500     $ 4.97  
Granted
    7,709     $ 4.23  
Vested
    (15,500 )   $ 5.26  
Forfeited
    (3,750 )   $ 4.90  
                 
Nonvested stock options as of March 31, 2007
    670,959     $ 4.95  
Granted
    21,061     $ 5.30  
Vested
    (16,875 )   $ 4.23  
Forfeited
    (1,000 )   $ 3.92  
                 
Nonvested stock options as of June 30, 2007
    674,145     $ 4.99  
Granted
    6,898     $ 4.54  
Vested
    (8,500 )   $ 4.87  
Forfeited
    (1,250 )   $ 4.27  
                 
Nonvested stock options as of September 30, 2007
    671,293     $ 4.98  
                 
 
Total compensation expense recognized for stock options that vested during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 amounted to $30 and $49, respectively. Total compensation expense recognized for stock options that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 amounted to $57. No stock options vested during the three months ended September 30, 2006.
 
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, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the amounts included in stockholders’ equity for these units were $4,953 and $5,196, respectively. As of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, there were 454,148 and 481,216 units outstanding, respectively.


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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, are 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 $2,218 and $2,341 as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, 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, 2007 and December 31, 2006, 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, 2007 and December 31, 2006, there were 179,235 and 191,085, 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 $239 and $777 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and $185 and $663 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively.
 
Restricted Stock Awards
 
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.
 
Compensation expense related to restricted stock awards amounted to $109 and $326 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and $210 and $663 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. As of September 30, 2007 unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock grants amounted to $308, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.3 years. There were 3,333 shares that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and there were no shares granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. As of September 30, 2007 there were 41,336 unvested shares of restricted stock outstanding with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $15.13.
 
Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan and Restricted Stock Units
 
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 can be granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) at a target level based on certain criteria. The actual amount of RSUs earned is 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 range from 0% to 200% of the target RSUs granted. The performance goal is based on the average return on invested capital (“ROIC”) for the three-year performance cycle. The LTEIP provides for accelerated payout if the maximum average ROIC performance target is attained within the initial two-years of the three-year performance cycle. 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, which is expected to be in March 2009. The compensation expense related to these grants for certain officers and employees who are eligible for retirement or will become eligible for retirement during the performance cycle is calculated based on the beginning date of the performance period through the ending date of the performance cycle. Compensation expense for all awards is also based on the


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estimated level of performance achieved as of the reporting period. The Company estimated pre-vesting forfeitures of approximately 12.5% related to these grants.
 
The Company granted 5,000 and 20,000 RSUs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2007 there were 7,500 RSUs forfeited. Compensation expense recognized related to RSUs amounted to $41 and $2,347 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, based upon an estimated performance level through the end of the performance cycle. Compensation expense related to RSUs amounted to $780 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006. The unrecognized compensation expense related to RSU grants amounted to approximately $4,020, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.3 years. In March 2007, the Company issued 40,000 shares of common stock to the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer who retired as of December 31, 2006. The shares represent the pro rata portion that he was eligible to receive as of his retirement date, in accordance with his LTEIP agreement. Compensation expense related to these shares was recognized during 2006. The total number of unvested RSUs as of September 30, 2007 was 445,000, with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $13.96 per RSU.
 
Note 7.   Earnings Per Share
 
Shares used in the calculation of basic earnings per share are based on the weighted-average number of shares outstanding and includes deferred stock units. Shares used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share are based on the weighted-average number of shares outstanding and deferred stock units adjusted for the assumed exercise of all potentially dilutive stock options and other stock-based awards outstanding. 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 weighted-average diluted shares outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 excludes the dilutive effect of 282,626 and 1,012,444 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 and also excludes 301,225 and 75,961 stock options, respectively, which have an anti-dilutive effect under the application of the treasury stock method. The weighted-average diluted shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 excludes the dilutive effect of 354,578 and 804,406 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 and also excludes 350,893 and 276,421 stock options, respectively, which have an anti-dilutive effect under the application of the treasury stock method.
 
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 be issued upon the conversion of the Company’s convertible subordinated debentures 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 subordinated 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 shares outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, and the nine months ended September 30, 2006 excludes the effect of the 4,058,445 shares that could be 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 that period.
 
The following table sets forth the basic and diluted average share amounts:
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    September 30,  
    2007     2006  
 
Basic shares
    28,309,361       30,375,100  
Diluted shares
    28,933,486       30,596,113  
 


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
                 
    Nine Months Ended
 
    September 30,  
    2007     2006  
 
Basic shares
    28,481,427       31,696,588  
Diluted shares
    33,101,610       32,012,252  
 
Note 8.   Inventories
 
Inventories of $26,074 as of September 30, 2007 included raw materials of $6,523 and work-in-process of $19,551. As of December 31, 2006, inventories of $25,591 included raw materials of $6,185 and work-in-process of $19,406.
 
Note 9.   Goodwill and Intangible Assets
 
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 are as follows:
 
                         
          Marketing &
       
    Financial
    Business
       
    Communications     Communications     Total  
 
Balance at January 1, 2007
  $ 16,774     $ 13,747     $ 30,521  
Goodwill associated with the acquisition of St Ives Financial
    4,167             4,167  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    613             613  
                         
Balance at September 30, 2007
  $ 21,554     $ 13,747     $ 35,301  
                         
 
The gross amounts and accumulated amortization of identifiable intangible assets are as follows:
 
                                 
    September 30, 2007     December 31, 2006  
    Gross
    Accumulated
    Gross
    Accumulated
 
    Amount     Amortization     Amount     Amortization  
 
Amortizable intangible assets:
                               
Customer relationships
  $ 11,790     $ 1,769     $ 5,021     $ 548  
Covenants not-to-compete
    25       11       25       4  
                                 
    $ 11,815     $ 1,780     $ 5,046     $ 552  
                                 
 
The increase in customer relationships as of September 30, 2007 is primarily attributable to the allocation of the purchase price related to the acquisition of St Ives Financial as described in more detail in Note 2.
 
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 transactional financial printing activity. As a result, the Company has taken several steps over the past several years to reduce fixed costs, eliminate redundancies and better position the Company to respond to market pressures or unfavorable 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. The Company continued to implement further cost reductions in 2007.
 
In August 2007, the Company announced a plan to integrate its manufacturing capabilities. The first major step in the execution of the plan is the consolidation of its Milwaukee, Wisconsin digital print facility with the Company’s existing print facility in South Bend, Indiana, making it the Company’s first fully integrated manufacturing facility, with digital and offset print capabilities. During the three months ended September 30, 2007,

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the Company recorded approximately $1.4 million of restructuring expenses related to this consolidation. These costs primarily consist of severance and personnel-related costs associated with the reduction of the workforce at its Milwaukee facility. The Company expects the shutdown of the Milwaukee facility will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2007.
 
In June 2007, the Company entered into a modification (the “Lease Amendment”) of its existing lease (the “Lease”) dated as of February 24, 2005 with New Water Street Corp. (“Landlord”) for its office facilities at 55 Water Street, New York, New York. Pursuant to the Lease Amendment, which became effective on signing, the leased space under the Lease was reduced by approximately 61,000 square feet (the “Terminated Space”). In consideration of entering into the Lease Amendment, the Company made a payment to the Landlord of $2.0 million. In conjunction with the Lease Amendment, the Company entered into an agreement with the successor tenant of the Landlord for the Terminated Space. In consideration of entering into the agreement, the successor tenant paid the Company $0.8 million to vacate the Terminated Space and for limited rights to use certain of the Company’s conference room facilities, which will be charged at the Company’s standard rates in effect from time to time. The Company incurred restructuring and non-cash asset impairment charges of approximately $5.9 million as a result of entering into the Lease Amendment. These charges consist of non-cash asset impairments of approximately $3.3 million primarily related to the write-off of leasehold improvements associated with the Terminated Space, exit costs of approximately $1.4 million primarily consisting of broker fees associated with the Lease Amendment, and the $2.0 million payment to the Landlord reduced by the $0.8 million received from the successor tenant.
 
In addition to the charges described above, restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 also included (i) severance and integration costs related to the integration of the St Ives Financial business, (ii) additional company-wide workforce reductions, (iii) facility exit costs and an asset impairment charge related to the consolidation of the Company’s former financial communications facility in Philadelphia with the newly acquired Philadelphia facility previously occupied by St Ives Financial and (iv) additional facility exit costs related to the Financial Communications and MBC segments. These actions resulted in restructuring, integration and asset impairment costs totaling $2,106 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and $12,154 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
 
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, 2007:
 
                                         
    Three Months Ended
 
    September 30, 2007  
                Asset
             
    Severance and
          Impairments and
             
    Personnel-
    Occupancy
    Other Non-Cash
             
    Related Costs     Costs     Adjustments     Other     Total  
 
Financial Communications
  $ 351     $ 168     $     $ 233     $ 752  
Marketing & Business Communications
    1,235       (110 )           50       1,175  
Corporate/Other
                      179       179  
                                         
Total
  $ 1,586     $ 58     $     $ 462     $ 2,106  
                                         
 


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
                                         
    Nine Months Ended
 
    September 30, 2007  
                Asset
             
    Severance and
          Impairments and
             
    Personnel-
    Occupancy
    Other Non-Cash
             
    Related Costs     Costs     Adjustments     Other     Total  
 
Financial Communications
  $ 2,164     $ 3,038     $ 3,393     $ 1,011     $ 9,606  
Marketing & Business Communications
    1,536       224             427       2,187  
Corporate/Other
    182                   179       361  
                                         
Total
  $ 3,882     $ 3,262     $ 3,393     $ 1,617     $ 12,154  
                                         
 
The activity pertaining to the Company’s accruals related to restructuring charges and integration costs (excluding asset impairments and other non-cash adjustments) since December 31, 2005, including additions and payments made are summarized below:
 
                                 
    Severance
                   
    and
                   
    Personnel-
    Occupancy
             
    Related Costs     Costs     Other     Total  
 
Balance at December 31, 2005
  $ 4,023     $ 4,772     $     $ 8,795  
2006 expenses
    3,598       2,805       5,144       11,547  
Paid in 2006
    (5,970 )     (5,372 )     (4,934 )     (16,276 )
                                 
Balance at December 31, 2006
    1,651       2,205       210       4,066  
2007 expenses
    3,882       3,262       1,617       8,761  
Paid in 2007
    (3,300 )     (3,929 )     (1,827 )     (9,056 )
                                 
Balance at September 30, 2007
  $ 2,233     $ 1,538     $     $ 3,771  
                                 
 
The majority of the remaining accrued severance and personnel-related costs are expected to be paid by the first quarter of 2008.
 
Note 11.   Debt
 
The components of debt at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 are as follows:
 
                 
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
    2007     2006  
 
Convertible subordinated debentures
  $ 75,000     $ 75,000  
Other
    1,926       2,509  
                 
    $ 76,926     $ 77,509  
                 
 
There were no borrowings outstanding under the $150 million, five-year senior, unsecured revolving credit facility, which expires in 2010 and is described more fully in Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. 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 loan covenants as of September 30, 2007 and based upon its current projections, the Company believes it will be in compliance with the quarterly loan covenants for the remainder of fiscal year 2007. The Company is not subject to any financial covenants under the convertible subordinated debentures.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The Company also has various capital lease obligations which are included in long-term debt.
 
Note 12.   Commitments
 
Operating Lease
 
In May 2007, the Company’s synthetic lease for printing equipment matured. At the end of the facility term, the Company had the option of purchasing the equipment for the estimated residual value of $6.3 million. The Company exercised its option to purchase the equipment by refinancing $4.9 million through a four-year operating lease and purchasing the remaining equipment for $1.4 million outright. The future minimum operating lease payments associated with the refinanced equipment as of September 30, 2007 are $0.2 million in 2007, $0.8 million per year for 2008 through 2010, and $0.3 million in 2011. The synthetic lease is described more fully in Note 15 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
 
Purchase Commitments
 
In September 2007, the Company renewed an existing service agreement with a vendor to outsource services which was to expire in 2008. The terms of this new agreement run through 2011 and increase the minimum annual purchase commitments previously disclosed in Note 15 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. The renewal of the existing agreement increased the minimum purchase commitments previously disclosed by $7,000 in 2009, $7,500 in 2010 and $8,000 in 2011.
 
Note 13.   Postretirement Benefits
 
Pension Plans
 
In September 2007, the Company amended its defined benefit pension plan (the “Plan”), which is described in more detail in Note 12 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. The Plan was amended to change the plan to a cash balance plan (the “Amended Plan”) effective January 1, 2008. The Plan benefits will be frozen effective December 31, 2007 and no further benefits will accrue under the 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.
 
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 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. Also, certain non-union international employees are covered by other retirement plans.
 
As a result of the amendment to the Plan, the Company was required to measure the Plan’s funded status and recalculate the benefit obligations as of September 30, 2007.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances in benefit obligations and fair value of plan assets, as well as the funded status of the Company’s plans, is as follows:
 
                                 
    Pension Plan     SERP  
    Nine Months Ended
    Year Ended
    Nine Months Ended
    Year Ended
 
    September 30,
    December 31,
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
Change in Benefit Obligation
  2007     2006     2007     2006  
 
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year
  $ 137,295     $ 127,044     $ 17,433     $ 23,048  
Service cost
    4,672       6,628       365       310  
Interest cost
    6,059       7,533       912       1,150  
Amendments
    (23,100 )     724       2,378       (350 )
Actuarial (gain) loss
    (2,474 )     2,898       2,050       1,352  
Benefits paid
    (4,409 )     (7,532 )     (2,838 )     (8,077 )
                                 
Projected benefit obligation at end of period
  $ 118,043     $ 137,295     $ 20,300     $ 17,433  
                                 
 
                                 
    Pension Plan     SERP  
    Nine Months Ended
    Year Ended
    Nine Months Ended
    Year Ended
 
    September 30,
    December 31,
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
Change in Plan Assets
  2007     2006     2007     2006  
 
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
  $ 114,164     $ 96,955     $     $  
Actual return on plan assets
    9,951       14,541              
Employer contributions prior to measurement date
    3,300       10,200       2,838       8,077  
Benefits paid
    (4,409 )     (7,532 )     (2,838 )     (8,077 )
                                 
Fair value of plan assets at end of period
    123,006       114,164              
                                 
Funded (unfunded) status
    4,963       (23,131 )     (20,300 )     (17,433 )
Unrecognized actuarial loss
    12,081       17,816       9,994       8,716  
Unrecognized prior service (benefit) cost
    (20,334 )     3,052       4,329       3,190  
Unrecognized net initial (asset) obligation
    (675 )     (916 )           31  
                                 
Net accrued cost
  $ (3,965 )   $ (3,179 )   $ (5,977 )   $ (5,496 )
                                 
 
The accumulated benefit obligations for the Company’s pension plan and SERP are as follows:
 
                                 
    Pension Plan     SERP  
    Nine Months Ended
    Year Ended
    Nine Months Ended
    Year Ended
 
    September 30,
    December 31,
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
 
Accumulated benefit obligation
  $ 117,311     $ 111,704     $ 16,242     $ 15,274  
                                 


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The amounts included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2007 and December 30, 2006 are as follows:
 
                                 
    Pension Plan     SERP  
    Nine Months Ended
    Year Ended
    Nine Months Ended
    Year Ended
 
    September 30,
    December 31,
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
 
Noncurrent assets
  $ 4,963     $     $     $  
Current liabilities
                (2,079 )     (3,200 )
Noncurrent liabilities
          (23,131 )     (18,221 )     (14,233 )
                                 
Net amount recognized
  $ 4,963     $ (23,131 )   $ (20,300 )   $ (17,433 )
                                 
 
The amendment to the Plan resulted in a reduction to the projected benefit obligations of approximately $22,848, a reduction of deferred income tax assets of $8,797, and an increase in stockholders’ equity of $14,051 as of September 30, 2007.
 
The net amount of accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders’ equity related to these plans as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 is $3,334 (net of a tax benefit of $2,261) and $19,505 (net of a tax benefit of $12,384), respectively.
 
The weighted-average assumptions that were used to determine the Company’s benefit obligations as of the measurement dates are as follows:
 
                                 
    Pension Plan     SERP  
    Nine Months Ended
    Year Ended
    Nine Months Ended
    Year Ended
 
    September 30,
    December 31,
    September 30,
    December 31,
 
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
 
Discount rate
    6.25 %     6.00 %     6.25 %     6.00 %
Projected future salary increase
    4.00 %     4.00 %     4.00 %     4.00 %
 
The components of the net periodic benefit cost are as follows:
 
                                 
    Pension Plan
    SERP
 
    Three Months Ended
    Three Months Ended
 
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
 
Service cost
  $ 1,448     $ 1,836     $ 45     $ 73  
Interest cost
    2,248       2,086       379       272  
Expected return on plan assets
    (2,583 )     (2,260 )            
Amortization of transition (asset) liability
    (91 )     (89 )     15       24  
Amortization of prior service cost
    107       89       379       365  
Amortization of actuarial loss
    207       410       273       209  
                                 
Net periodic cost of defined benefit plans
    1,336       2,072       1,091       943  
Union plans
    68       86              
Other retirement plans
    502       401              
                                 
Total cost
  $ 1,906     $ 2,559     $ 1,091     $ 943  
                                 
 


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
                                 
    Pension Plan
    SERP
 
    Nine Months Ended
    Nine Months Ended
 
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
 
Service cost
  $ 4,672     $ 5,152     $ 365     $ 269  
Interest cost
    6,059       5,648       912       868  
Expected return on plan assets
    (7,058 )     (6,246 )            
Amortization of transition (asset) liability
    (241 )     (249 )     31       74  
Amortization of prior service cost
    286       247       1,239       1,135  
Amortization of actuarial loss
    368       858       771       681  
                                 
Net periodic cost of defined benefit plans
    4,086       5,410       3,318       3,027  
Union plans
    242       259              
Other retirement plans
    1,524       1,358              
                                 
Total cost
  $ 5,852     $ 7,027     $ 3,318     $ 3,027  
                                 
 
The expected full-year 2007 pension expense related to the Plan has been decreased to $4,094 from approximately $5,500 due to the amendment described above. As a result, the Company will recognize an expense of approximately $8 for the Plan during the fourth quarter of 2007. The full-year 2007 expense related to the SERP was not significantly changed.
 
The amortization of transition (asset)/liability, prior service cost and actuarial loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, included in the above tables, have been recognized in the net periodic benefit cost and included in other comprehensive income, net of tax.
 
As discussed in more detail in Note 12 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans” during the fourth quarter of 2006.
 
The Company will remeasure the plans’ funded status as of December 31, 2007 and will adjust the balance in accumulated comprehensive income during the fourth quarter of 2007.
 
The Company contributed $3.3 million to the pension plan in September 2007, which provides the Company with increased funding flexibility and accelerated tax benefits.
 
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan
 
The Company’s Canadian subsidiary also provides certain unfunded medical and dental benefits to retired employees who meet certain eligibility requirements. These benefits are provided through a contract with an insurance company. The benefit obligation related to these benefits amounted to $3,362 and $2,355 as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, and is included in non-current deferred employee compensation in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The net periodic benefit cost recognized for this OPEB plan amounted to $542 and $599 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively.
 
The OPEB plan was amended in November 2007 and as such was closed to primarily all employees except for employees currently receiving benefits under this plan or for those employees that meet specific eligibility requirements. As a result of this amendment the benefit obligation related to the OPEB plan was reduced to approximately $1.4 million during the fourth quarter of 2007.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Note 14.   Income Taxes
 
In January 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 requires that we recognize income tax benefits arising from uncertain tax positions in our financial statements based on a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold as of the date of adoption. As a result of adopting FIN 48 the Company recognized a $590 decrease to its unrecognized tax benefits, which is reflected as an adjustment to retained earnings as of January 1, 2007.
 
The total gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the date of adoption was $11,281, including estimated interest and penalties of $1,520. Any prospective adjustments to these unrecognized tax benefits will be recorded as a change to the Company’s provision for income taxes and would impact our effective tax rate. The total gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2007 is $9,091, including estimated interest and penalties of $1,382. The reduction of the unrecognized tax benefits since the date of adoption primarily reflects settlements of income tax audits as well as the lapse of applicable statutes of limitations, and is included in the Company’s tax provision for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007. The Company accrues interest and penalties related to reserves for income taxes as a component of its income tax provision.
 
The Company files income tax returns in the United States, and in various state, local and foreign jurisdictions. It is often difficult to predict the final outcome or the timing of resolution of any particular uncertain tax position and a significant amount of time may elapse before an uncertain tax position is finally resolved. The Company recognizes tax benefits for uncertain tax positions which it believes are more-likely-than-not to be sustained based on the known facts at that point in time. The Company adjusts these tax benefits, as well as the related interest, in light of changing facts and circumstances. The resolution of a matter may result in recognition of a previously unrecognized tax benefit.
 
In May 2007, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FIN 48-1, “Definition of Settlement in FASB Interpretation No. 48” (“FSP FIN 48-1”). FSP FIN 48-1 amends FIN 48, by providing guidance on how to determine whether a tax position is effectively settled for the purpose of recognizing previously unrecognized tax benefits. FSP FIN 48-1 is effective upon the initial adoption of FIN 48, which the Company adopted as of January 1, 2007. The implementation of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
Audits of the Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns for 2001 through 2004 have been completed this year. During the first quarter of 2007, the Company was notified that its 2005 U.S. federal income tax return will also be audited. The Company’s income tax returns filed in state and local jurisdictions have been audited at various times. Our affiliates in foreign jurisdictions do not have any active income tax audits in process as of September 30, 2007.
 
Income tax benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was $1,575 on pre-tax loss from continuing operations of $691 compared to an income tax benefit of $905 on pre-tax loss from continuing operations of $609 for the same period in 2006. The increase in the tax benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to the favorable impact of adjustments related to the reconciliation of the 2006 tax provision to the 2006 tax return that was filed in September 2007. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $6,870 on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $33,650 compared to $11,152 on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $23,089 for the same period in 2006. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was 20.4%, which was significantly lower than the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 of 48.3%, primarily due to income tax benefits of approximately $6,681 related to completion of the aforementioned audits of the 2001 through 2004 federal income tax returns and a reduction in unrecognized tax benefits. In addition, the results for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 include the favorable impact of adjustments related to the reconciliation of the 2006 tax provision to the 2006 tax return that was filed in September 2007.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Note 15.   Segment Information
 
The Company provides financial communications and other services that help companies produce and manage their investor communications and their marketing and business communications including, but not limited to, regulatory and compliance documents, personalized financial statements, enrollment books and sales collateral. The Company’s services span the entire document lifecycle and involve both electronic and printed media. The Company helps its clients compose their documents, manage the content and finalize the documents, translate the documents when necessary, prepare the documents for filing, personalize the documents and print and distribute the documents, both through the mail and electronically.
 
During the fourth quarter of 2006, the Company changed the way it reports and evaluates segment information. The Company had previously reported the costs associated with administrative, legal, finance and other support services which are not directly attributable to the segments in the “Corporate/Other” category. The Company now also includes in the “Corporate/Other” category certain other expenses (such as stock-based compensation and supplemental retirement plan expenses) that had previously been allocated to the individual operating segments. The Company’s previous years’ segment information has been restated to conform to the current year’s presentation. The services of each of the Company’s segments are described further below:
 
Financial Communications — This segment provides services that enable the preparation, filing, printing and distribution of transactional, compliance reporting and investment management regulatory documents, commercial printing and other services.
 
Marketing & Business Communications — Bowne’s digital print and personalized communications segment provides a portfolio of services to create, manage and distribute personalized communications, including financial and healthcare statements, pre- and post-enrollment kits, marketing and direct mail material.
 
Information regarding the operations of each business segment is set forth below. 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, certain shared corporate expenses, restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges, purchased in-process research and development, and other expenses and other income. Segment profit is measured because management believes that such information is useful in evaluating the results of certain segments relative to other entities that operate within these industries and to its affiliated segments. Therefore, this information is presented in order to reconcile to income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes. The Corporate/Other category includes (i) corporate expenses for shared administrative, legal, finance and other support services which are not directly attributable to the operating segments, (ii) stock-based compensation and supplemental retirement plan expenses which are not directly attributable to the segments, (iii) restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges, (iv) gains (losses) and other expenses and income and (v) purchased in-process research and development.
 


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    September 30,  
    2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)  
    (In thousands)  
 
Revenue from external customers:
               
Financial Communications
  $ 157,002     $ 148,043  
Marketing & Business Communications
    24,377       27,067  
                 
    $ 181,379     $ 175,110  
                 
Segment profit (loss):
               
Financial Communications
  $ 18,566     $ 17,731  
Marketing & Business Communications
    (1,999 )     (2,051 )
Corporate/Other (see detail below)
    (9,538 )     (9,186 )
                 
      7,029       6,494  
Depreciation expense
    (5,972 )     (5,628 )
Amortization expense
    (409 )     (139 )
Interest expense
    (1,339 )     (1,336 )
                 
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
  $ (691 )   $ (609 )
                 
Corporate/Other (by type):
               
Shared corporate expenses and other costs not directly attributable to the segments
  $ (7,173 )   $ (7,786 )
Other (expense) income, net
    (259 )     464  
Restructuring charges, integration costs and asset impairment charges
    (2,106 )     (1,907 )
Purchased in-process research and development
          43  
                 
    $ (9,538 )   $ (9,186 )
                 
 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
                 
    Nine Months Ended
 
    September 30,  
    2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)  
    (In thousands)  
 
Revenue from external customers:
               
Financial Communications
  $ 567,957     $ 544,438  
Marketing & Business Communications
    86,958       96,717  
                 
    $ 654,915     $ 641,155  
                 
Segment profit (loss):
               
Financial Communications
  $ 97,233     $ 84,435  
Marketing & Business Communications
    248       (1,389 )
Corporate/Other (see detail below)
    (38,605 )     (36,669 )
                 
      58,876       46,377  
Depreciation expense
    (19,979 )     (18,797 )
Amortization expense
    (1,204 )     (410 )
Interest expense
    (4,043 )     (4,081 )
                 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
  $ 33,650     $ 23,089  
                 
Corporate/Other (by type):
               
Shared corporate expenses and other costs not directly attributable to the segments
  $ (26,713 )   $ (26,077 )
Other income, net
    262       2,469  
Restructuring charges, integration costs and asset impairment charges
    (12,154 )     (12,103 )
Purchased in-process research and development
          (958 )
                 
    $ (38,605 )   $ (36,669 )
                 
 
Note 16.   Subsequent Event
 
On November 7, 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 an estimated $9.3 million, for total consideration of $12.3 million. Alliance Data Mail Services provides personalized customer communications and intelligent inserting and commingling capabilities to its clients in the financial services, healthcare, retail government and utilities industries. It also provides clients with advanced technology tools that enable the monitoring of a project’s status and reporting in real-time. With facilities in Dallas, Texas, Alliance Data Mail Services will be integrated into the Company’s existing distributive print network, which includes digital and offset printing, binding, mail services and fulfillment capabilities.

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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:
 
  •  general economic or capital market conditions affecting the demand for transactional financial printing or the Company’s other services;
 
  •  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;
 
  •  the Company’s ability to continue to obtain improved operating efficiencies;
 
  •  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 (“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.


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Overview
 
The Company’s operating results for 2007 continued to improve as compared to 2006. These results are a direct effect of the increased revenue in the Financial Communications segment, the favorable impact of the cost saving measures and strategic initiatives implemented by the Company, and improved profitability in the Marketing & Business Communications (“MBC”) segment. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations improved to $0.03 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $0.01 during the same period in 2006 and improved to $0.86 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $0.37 during the same period in 2006.
 
In August 2007, the Company announced a plan to integrate its manufacturing capabilities. By integrating its manufacturing capabilities, the Company will create a robust platform that includes digital and offset printing, binding, mail service and fulfillment capabilities. This new model will allow the Company to realize operating efficiencies through streamlined workflows and work sharing between sites during peak periods. As the first major step in the execution of this plan, the Company began consolidating its Milwaukee, Wisconsin digital print facility with its existing print facility in South Bend, Indiana, making it the Company’s first fully- integrated manufacturing facility, with digital and offset print capabilities. During the three months ended September 30, 2007, the Company recorded approximately $1.4 million of restructuring expenses related to this consolidation, primarily consisting of severance and personnel-related costs associated with the reduction of the workforce at its Milwaukee facility. The Company expects the shutdown of the Milwaukee facility will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2007 and expects total restructuring expenses in 2007 to be approximately $2.0 million to $3.0 million. These actions will result in annualized cost savings of approximately $2.0 million to $3.0 million. The Company continues to evaluate other facilities where future consolidations are appropriate, and expects to complete the full integration of all of its manufacturing capabilities in 2008.
 
In January 2007, the Company acquired St Ives Financial, the financial print division of St Ives plc, for approximately $9.6 million in cash, which includes a $1.4 million working capital adjustment. The integration of the St Ives Financial business was substantially completed during the first quarter of 2007. The acquisition expanded Bowne’s position in the Public Limited Company market and the European investment management marketplace, where St Ives Financial has a well-established reputation among significant blue-chip clients. The transaction also gave Bowne an immediate presence in Luxembourg and expanded the Company’s presence in Philadelphia, an important domestic market. This acquisition is discussed in more detail in Note 2 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
On November 7, 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 an estimated $9.3 million, for total consideration of $12.3 million. With annual revenue expected to be $36.0 million, Alliance Data Mail Services provides personalized customer communications and intelligent inserting and commingling capabilities to its clients in the financial services, healthcare, retail government and utilities industries. It also provides clients with advanced technology tools that enable the monitoring of a project’s status and reporting in real-time. With facilities in Dallas, Texas, Alliance Data Mail Services will be integrated into the Company’s existing distributive print network, which includes digital and offset printing, binding, mail services and fulfillment capabilities.
 
As previously discussed in Note 15 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, during the fourth quarter of 2006, the Company changed the way it reports and evaluates segment information. The Company had previously reported the costs associated with administrative, legal, finance and other support services, which are not directly attributable to the segments in the category “Corporate/Other”. The Company now also includes in the “Corporate/Other” category certain other expenses (such as stock-based compensation and supplemental retirement plan expenses) that had previously been allocated to the individual operating segments. The Company’s results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 have been reclassified to conform to this presentation.
 
The results of the Company’s two reporting segments are discussed below:
 
  •  Financial Communications:  Revenue increased approximately $9.0 million, or 6%, to approximately $157.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006 and segment profit increased approximately $0.8 million, or 5%, to approximately $18.6 million for the three


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months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. The results for the three months ended September 30, 2007 reflect an increase in transactional revenue of approximately 15% and a slight decrease in non-transactional print activity compared to the prior year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, revenue increased approximately $23.5 million, or 4%, to approximately $568.0 million, and segment profit increased approximately $12.8 million, or 15%, to approximately $97.2 million as compared to the same period in 2006. The improved results for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 are primarily due to the increases in non-transactional print revenue, specifically the increase in compliance reporting and mutual fund activity. Non-transactional revenue increased 6% and transactional revenue increased 2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006.
 
  •  Marketing & Business Communications:  The MBC segment reported revenue of approximately $24.4 million and $87.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to revenue of approximately $27.1 million and $96.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. The decrease in revenue is primarily the result of revenue from Vestcom International Inc.’s (“Vestcom”) retail customers that transferred back to Vestcom as part of our transition services agreement, non-recurring revenue related to the initial rollout of the Medicare Part D open enrollment program and other non-recurring Vestcom transition revenue. Segment loss for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was approximately $2.0 million as compared to approximately $2.1 million for the same period in 2006. Segment profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $248 thousand, compared to a loss of $1.4 million in the same period of 2006. The improvement in segment profit is primarily due to the integration of the workforces of Vestcom’s Marketing and Business Communication’s business with Bowne and the elimination of costs as a result of the consolidation of production facilities.
 
Items Affecting Comparability
 
The Company continually reviews its business, manages its costs and aligns its resources with market demand, especially in light of the volatility of the capital markets experienced over the last several years and the resulting variability in transactional financial printing activity. As a result, the Company took several steps over the last several years to reduce fixed costs, eliminate redundancies, increase operating efficiencies, improve capacity utilization and better position the Company to respond to market pressures or unfavorable economic conditions.
 
The following table summarizes the expenses incurred for restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006:
 
                                 
    Three Months Ended
    Nine Months Ended
 
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
 
Financial Communications
  $ 752     $ 90     $ 9,606     $ 2,812  
Marketing & Business Communications
    1,175       1,789       2,187       8,790  
Corporate/Other
    179       28       361       501  
                                 
Total
  $ 2,106     $ 1,907     $ 12,154     $ 12,103  
                                 
After-tax impact
  $ 1,301     $ 1,163     $ 7,480     $ 7,381  
Diluted per share impact
  $ 0.05     $ 0.04     $ 0.23     $ 0.23  
 
The charges taken in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 primarily represent (i) severance costs associated with the consolidation of the Company’s digital print facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with its existing print facility in South Bend, Indiana, (ii) facility exit costs and asset impairment charges related to the reduction of leased space at the Company’s New York City facility, (iii) severance and integration costs related to the integration of the St Ives Financial business, (iv) additional company-wide workforce reductions, (v) facility exit costs and an asset impairment charge related to the consolidation of the Company’s financial communications facility in Philadelphia with the Philadelphia facility previously occupied by St Ives Financial, and (vi) facility exit costs related to the Financial Communications and MBC segments. The amounts above include certain non-cash asset impairments and adjustments amounting to $201 for the three months ended September 30, 2006, and $3,393 and $2,501 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. There were no non-cash asset


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impairments or adjustments related to three months ended September 30, 2007. Further discussion of the restructuring, integration and asset impairment activities are included in the segment information which follows, as well as in Note 10 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Results of Operations
 
Management evaluates the performance of its operating segments separately to monitor the different factors affecting financial results. Each segment is subject to review and evaluation as management monitors current market conditions, market opportunities and available resources. The performance of each segment is discussed over the next few pages. As previously mentioned, during the fourth quarter of 2006, the Company changed the way it reports and evaluates segment information. The Company had previously reported the costs associated with administrative, legal, finance and other support services, which are not directly attributable to the segments in the category “Corporate/Other”. The Company now also includes in the “Corporate/Other” category certain other expenses (such as stock-based compensation and supplemental retirement plan expenses) that had previously been allocated to the individual operating segments. The Company’s previous years’ segment information has been restated to conform to the current year’s presentation.
 
Management uses segment profit to evaluate the performance of its operating segments. 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, certain shared corporate expenses, restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges, purchased in-process research and development, and other expenses and other income. Segment profit is measured because management believes that such information is useful in evaluating the results of certain segments relative to other entities that operate within these industries and to its affiliated segments.
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2007 compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2006
 
Financial Communications
 
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Quarter Over Quarter  
          % of
          % of
    Favorable/(Unfavorable)  
Financial Communications Results:
  2007     Revenue     2006     Revenue     $ Change     % Change  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Revenue:
                                               
Transactional financial printing
  $ 77,223       49 %   $ 67,087       45 %   $ 10,136       15 %
Compliance reporting
    27,410       17       28,797       20       (1,387 )     (5 )
Mutual funds
    32,277       21       31,353       21       924       3  
Commercial
    13,903       9       17,006       11       (3,103 )     (18 )
Other
    6,189       4       3,800       3       2,389       63  
                                                 
Total revenue
    157,002       100       148,043       100       8,959       6  
Cost of revenue
    (100,877 )     (64 )     (95,585 )     (65 )     (5,292 )     (6 )
                                                 
Gross margin
    56,125       36       52,458       35       3,667       7  
Selling and administrative
    (37,559 )     (24 )     (34,727 )     (23 )     (2,832 )     (8 )
                                                 
Segment profit
  $ 18,566       12 %   $ 17,731       12 %   $ 835       5 %
                                                 
Other Items:
                                               
Depreciation
  $ (3,850 )     (2 )%   $ (3,683 )     (2 )%   $ (167 )     (5 )%
Restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges
  $ (752 )     %   $ (90 )     %   $ (662 )     (736 )%
 
Financial Communications revenue increased $8,959, or 6%, for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006. Transactional financial printing increased 15% as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006 primarily due to an increase in larger transactional jobs and an increase in initial public offering (“IPO”) activity, during the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006. Compliance reporting revenue decreased 5% for the three months ended


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September 30, 2007, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006, due to certain one-time jobs in the prior period which did not occur in the current period. Mutual fund services revenue increased 3% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006 primarily due to the addition of several new clients and additional work from existing clients. Commercial revenue decreased 18% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006, primarily due to the loss of certain accounts, reduced volumes, timing and one-time jobs in the 2006 period which did not occur in the current period. Other revenue increased 63% due primarily to increases in translation services and revenue from virtual data room services in 2007. The results for the three months ended September 30, 2007 include the results of the St Ives Financial business.
 
Revenue from the international markets increased 23% to $44,366 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $36,050 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. This increase is primarily attributable to increases in Europe in both transactional print and non-transactional financial print activity, an increase in transactional print activity in Brazil and the weakness in the U.S. dollar compared to foreign currencies for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in Canada, due to lower commercial revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2007. At constant exchange rates, revenue from international markets increased 15% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006.
 
Gross margin of the Financial Communications segment increased $3,667, to 36% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 in comparison to a 35% gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2006. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to the increase in transactional revenue, which historically is the Company’s most profitable class of service, and the favorable impact of cost saving measures and strategic initiatives implemented by the Company.
 
Selling and administrative expenses increased 8% for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006, primarily due to increases in those expenses directly associated with sales, such as selling expenses (including commissions) and certain variable administrative expenses. Also contributing to the increase are labor costs associated with the addition of St Ives Financial sales staff. As a percentage of revenue, selling and administrative expenses increased slightly to 24% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to 23% for the same period in 2006.
 
As a result of the foregoing, segment profit (as defined in Note 15 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) from the Financial Communications segment increased 5% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006 and segment profit as a percentage of revenue remained constant at 12% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006. Refer to Note 15 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional segment financial information and reconciliation of segment profit to income from continuing operations before income taxes.
 
Total restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges related to the Financial Communications segment for the three months ended September 30, 2007 were $752 as compared to $90 for the same period in 2006. The charges incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2007 consisted of costs related to the integration of the St Ives Financial business, and additional costs related to workforce reductions and facility closures. The charges incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2006 primarily represent costs related to headcount reductions.


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Marketing & Business Communications
 
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Quarter Over Quarter  
          % of
          % of
    Favorable/(Unfavorable)  
Marketing & Business Communications Results:
  2007     Revenue     2006     Revenue     $ Change     % Change  
                (Dollars in thousands)              
 
Revenue
  $ 24,377       100 %   $ 27,067       100 %   $ (2,690 )     (10 )%
Cost of revenue
    (22,334 )     (92 )     (24,463 )     (90 )     2,129       9  
                                                 
Gross margin
    2,043       8       2,604       10       (561 )     (22 )
Selling and administrative
    (4,042 )     (16 )     (4,655 )     (18 )     613       13  
                                                 
Segment loss
  $ (1,999 )     (8 )%   $ (2,051 )     (8 )%   $ 52       3 %
                                                 
Other Items:
                                               
Depreciation
  $ (1,950 )     (8 )%   $ (1,752 )     (6 )%   $ (198 )     (11 )%
Restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges
  $ (1,175 )     (5 )%   $ (1,789 )     (7 )%   $ 614       34 %
 
Marketing & Business Communications revenue decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006. The 2006 results included approximately $1.2 million of revenue from Vestcom’s retail customers that transferred back to Vestcom as part of our transition services agreement, and other non-recurring Vestcom transition revenue. The gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2007 declined to 8% down from 10% for the same period in 2006 driven by a lower revenue base over the fixed cost structure.
 
Selling and administrative expenses decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the comparable 2006 period primarily due to a decrease in those expenses directly associated with sales, such as selling expenses (including commissions) and certain variable administrative expenses. As a percentage of revenue, selling and administrative expenses decreased two percentage points to 16%.
 
As a result of the foregoing, segment loss (as defined in Note 15 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) for this segment was $1,999 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to a loss of $2,051 in the comparable 2006 period. Refer to Note 15 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional segment financial information and reconciliation of segment loss to income from continuing operations before income taxes.
 
Restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges were $1,175 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $1,789 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. The costs incurred in 2007 were primarily associated with the consolidation of the Company’s digital print facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with its existing print facility in South Bend, Indiana. The costs incurred in 2006 were primarily related to integration and asset impairment costs associated with the consolidation of MBC facilities that began during the second quarter.
 
Summary
 
Overall revenue increased $6,269, or 4%, to $181,379 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006. The increase in revenue is primarily attributed to the increase in revenue from the Financial Communications segment including the addition of revenue resulting from the acquisition of the St Ives Financial business. Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease in revenue from the MBC segment for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to September 30, 2006. Gross margin increased $3,717, or 6%, for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006 and the gross margin percentage increased approximately one percentage point to 35% for the three months ended September 30, 2007. The increase in gross margin percentage is primarily due to the increase in transactional revenue, which historically has been the Company’s most profitable class of service, and the favorable impact of the cost saving measures and strategic initiatives implemented by the Company.
 
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increase in expenses that are directly associated with sales, such as selling expenses (including commissions) and increased costs associated with the addition of St Ives Financial sales staff. Shared corporate expenses were $7,173 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $7,786 for the same period in 2006. The decrease in shared corporate expenses is primarily due to the reduction in compensation expense associated with the long-term equity incentive compensation plan for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006, which is discussed in further detail in Note 6 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. As a percentage of revenue, overall selling and administrative expenses increased one percentage point for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.
 
Depreciation expense increased slightly for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006 due primarily to the increase in capital expenditures during the past two years.
 
The Company recorded a charge of $1,001 related to purchased in-process research and development based on a preliminary allocation of the purchase price during the second quarter of 2006 which is related to the Company’s acquisition of certain assets of PLUM Computer Consulting, Inc. (“PLUM”). The allocation of the purchase price was modified during the three months ended September 30, 2006 and the amount allocated to the purchased in-process research and development was reduced by $43.
 
There were $2,106 in restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges during the three months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $1,907 in the same period in 2006, as discussed in Note 10 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Other expense increased $723 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006 primarily due to foreign currency gains in 2006 as compared to foreign currency losses in 2007 driven by the weakness in the U.S. dollar compared to other currencies during 2007.
 
Income tax benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was $1,575 on pre-tax loss from continuing operations of $691 compared to an income tax benefit of $905 on pre-tax loss from continuing operations of $609 for the same period in 2006. The income tax benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was favorably impacted by a reduction in unrecognized tax benefits and adjustments related to the reconciliation of the 2006 tax provision to the 2006 tax return that was filed in September 2007.
 
The 2007 results from discontinued operations include the operations of the JFS Litigators’ Notebook® (“JFS”) business and adjustments to accruals related to the Company’s discontinued litigation solutions and globalization businesses. The 2006 results from discontinued operations include the net loss on the sale of DecisionQuest until the date of sale, the exit costs associated with leased facilities formerly occupied by discontinued businesses and the operating results of JFS.
 
As a result of the foregoing, net income for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was $804 as compared to a net loss of $11,772 for the three months ended September 30, 2006.
 
Domestic Versus International Results of Operations
 
The Company has operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Central America, South America and Asia. The Company’s international operations are all in its Financial Communications segment. Domestic and international components of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:
 
                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,  
    2007     2006  
 
Domestic (United States)
  $ (2,755 )   $ (3,378 )
International
    2,064       2,769  
                 
Loss from continuing operations before taxes
  $ (691 )   $ (609 )
                 


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Domestic pre-tax loss from continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2007 improved compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to an increase in revenue and the favorable impact of the cost savings and strategic initiatives in the Financial Communications segment offset by costs associated with the consolidation of the Company’s digital print facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with its existing print facility in South Bend, Indiana. International pre-tax income from continuing operations decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to decreases in Canada.
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006
 
Financial Communications
 
                                                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,     Period Over Period  
          % of
          % of
    Favorable/(Unfavorable)  
Financial Communications Results:
  2007     Revenue     2006     Revenue     $ Change     % Change  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Revenue:
                                               
Transactional financial printing
  $ 217,590       38 %   $ 213,026       39 %   $ 4,564       2 %
Compliance reporting
    159,195       28       149,168       28       10,027       7  
Mutual funds
    129,902       23       120,984       22       8,918       7  
Commercial
    42,875       8       49,614       9       (6,739 )     (14 )
Other
    18,395       3       11,646       2       6,749       58  
                                                 
Total revenue
    567,957       100       544,438       100       23,519       4  
Cost of revenue
    (350,501 )     (62 )     (347,726 )     (64 )     (2,775 )     (1 )
                                                 
Gross margin
    217,456       38       196,712       36       20,744       11  
Selling and administrative
    (120,223 )     (21 )     (112,277 )     (20 )     (7,946 )     (7 )
                                                 
Segment profit
  $ 97,233       17 %   $ 84,435       16 %   $ 12,798       15 %
                                                 
Other Items:
                                               
Depreciation
  $ (13,226 )     (2 )%   $ (12,591 )     (2 )%   $ (635 )     (5 )%
Restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges
  $ (9,606 )     (2 )%   $ (2,812 )     (1 )%   $ (6,794 )     (242 )%
 
Financial Communications revenue increased 4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006, with transactional financial printing up 2% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006 primarily due to an increase in IPO activity in 2007 as compared to 2006. Compliance reporting revenue increased 7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006, due in part to new SEC regulations and more extensive disclosure requirements, including the new executive compensation proxy rules. Mutual fund services revenue increased 7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006, primarily due to the addition of several new clients and additional work from existing clients. Commercial revenue decreased 14% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006, primarily due to the loss of certain accounts, reduced volumes, timing and one-time jobs in the 2006 period which did not occur in the current period. Other revenue increased 58% due primarily to increases in translation services and virtual data room services in 2007. The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 include the results of the St Ives Financial business.
 
Revenue from the international markets increased 5% to approximately $138,451 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $131,978 for the same period in 2006 primarily due to the weakness in the U.S. dollar compared to foreign currencies. Revenue from international markets reflects an increase in non-transactional financial printing in Europe and transactional printing in Brazil during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006. This increase is partially offset by a decrease in Canada during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006, primarily due to a decline in commercial and mutual fund revenue. In 2006, Canada results benefited from the change in mutual fund disclosure regulations that required all mutual fund companies to include a management report on fund


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performance in their fund reports. It also allowed the mutual fund companies to request from the fund holders the ability to continue receiving the annual/semi-annual fund reports (including the new management report). As a result, Canada experienced a significant increase in its mutual fund business last year but experienced a decline in 2007 due to several fund holders electing not to continue to receive the management report. At constant exchange rates, revenue from international markets remained constant for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006.
 
Gross margin of the Financial Communications segment increased by $20,744, or 11% over the prior period in 2006, and the gross margin percentage increased to 38% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, up from 36% in 2006. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to the favorable impact of cost saving measures and strategic initiatives implemented by the Company.
 
Selling and administrative expenses increased 7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006, and as a percentage of revenue, increased one percentage point to 21% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006. This increase is primarily due to increases in expenses directly associated with sales, such as selling expenses (including commissions and bonuses) and certain variable administrative expenses. Also contributing to the increase are labor costs associated with the addition of St Ives Financial sales staff. Partially offsetting the increase were higher facility costs in the New York City office during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 due to higher rental costs, duplicate facility costs resulting from overlapping leases and costs associated with the move of our corporate office and New York City based operations. In addition, bad debt expense for this segment decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to September 30, 2006, a direct result of improved billing and collection efforts.
 
As a result of the foregoing, segment profit (as defined in Note 15 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) from this segment increased 15%, to $97,233, for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006, primarily as a result of the increase in revenue and the favorable impact of cost saving measures and strategic initiatives implemented by the Company. Segment profit as a percentage of revenue increased to 17% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to 16% for the same period in 2006. Refer to Note 15 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional segment financial information and reconciliation of segment profit to income from continuing operations before income taxes.
 
Total restructuring charges related to the Financial Communications segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $9,606 as compared to $2,812 for the same period in 2006. The charges incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 consisted of (i) facility exit costs and asset impairment charges related to the reduction of leased space at the Company’s New York City facility, (ii) severance and integration costs related to the integration of the St Ives Financial business, (iii) additional workforce reductions and facility closures, and (iv) facility exit costs and an asset impairment charge related to the consolidation of the Company’s former facility in Philadelphia with the newly acquired Philadelphia facility previously occupied by St Ives. The charges incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 primarily represent costs related to additional workforce reductions in certain locations and the closing of a portion of the Company’s facility in Washington, D.C.
 
Marketing & Business Communications
 
                                                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,     Period Over Period  
          % of
          % of
    Favorable/(Unfavorable)  
Marketing & Business Communications Results:
  2007     Revenue     2006     Revenue     $ Change     % Change  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Revenue
  $ 86,958       100 %   $ 96,717       100 %   $ (9,759 )     (10 )%
Cost of revenue
    (73,395 )     (84 )     (83,512 )     (86 )     10,117       12  
                                                 
Gross margin
    13,563       16       13,205       14       358       3  
Selling and administrative
    (13,315 )     (16 )     (14,594 )     (15 )     1,279       9  
                                                 
Segment profit (loss)
  $ 248       %   $ (1,389 )     (1 )%   $ 1,637       118 %
                                                 
Other Items:
                                               
Depreciation
  $ (6,208 )     (7 )%   $ (5,232 )     (5 )%   $ (976 )     (19 )%
Restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges
  $ (2,187 )     (3 )%   $ (8,790 )     (9 )%   $ 6,603       75 %


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MBC revenue decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006. The 2006 results included approximately $5.8 million of non-recurring revenue related to the initial rollout of the Medicare Part D open enrollment program. In addition, results for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 included approximately $5.5 million of revenue from Vestcom’s retail customers that transferred back to Vestcom as part of our transitions services agreement, and other non-recurring Vestcom transition revenue. Partially offsetting the decrease in revenue from 2006 was revenue related to projects within the insurance industry in 2007 as a result of the acquisition of St Ives Financial. The gross margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 improved to 16%, up from 14% for the same period in 2006, primarily due to the integration of the workforces of Vestcom with Bowne and the elimination of costs as a result of the consolidation of production facilities.
 
Selling and administrative expenses decreased $1,279 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006, primarily due to a decrease in those expenses directly associated with sales, such as selling expenses (including commissions) and certain variable administrative expenses. Also contributing to the decrease in these expenses is the integration of the workforces related to the acquisition of Vestcom’s Marketing and Business Communications business and workforce reductions. As a percentage of revenue, selling and administrative expenses increased one percentage point to 16%.
 
As a result of the foregoing, segment profit (as defined in Note 15 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) for this segment improved $1,637 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to 2006. Segment profit as a percentage of revenue improved to breakeven for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 up from a loss of 1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Refer to Note 15 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional segment financial information and reconciliation of segment profit to income from continuing operations before income taxes.
 
Restructuring, integration and asset impairment charges were $2,187 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $8,790 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The costs incurred in 2007 were primarily related to (i) the consolidation of the Company’s digital print facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with its existing print facility in South Bend, Indiana, (ii) headcount reductions, (iii) costs associated with the acquisition of St Ives Financial, and (iv) facility exit costs related to leased warehouse space. The costs incurred in 2006 were primarily related to an asset impairment charge related to the consolidation of MBC facilities, and severance and integration costs associated with the integration of the workforce.
 
Summary
 
Overall revenue increased $13,760, or 2%, to $654,915 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006. The increase in revenue is primarily attributed to the increase in revenue from the Financial Communications segment, principally non-transactional revenue, and the addition of revenue resulting from the acquisition of the St Ives Financial business. Partially offsetting the increase in revenue from the Financial Communications segment was a decrease in revenue from the MBC segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to September 30, 2006. Gross margin increased $21,757, or 10%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006, and the gross margin percentage increased approximately two percentage points to 37% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006. The increase in gross margin percentage is primarily due to the favorable impact of the cost saving measures and strategic initiatives implemented by the Company and improved profitability in the MBC segment.
 
Selling and administrative expenses on a company-wide basis increased by approximately $7,958, or 5%, to $174,285 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006. The increase is primarily the result of expenses that are directly associated with sales, such as selling expenses (including commissions and bonuses) and costs associated with the addition of the St Ives Financial sales staff. Shared corporate expenses were approximately $26,713 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to approximately $26,077 for the same period in 2006. The increase in shared corporate expenses is primarily due to the expenses associated with the long-term equity incentive compensation plan, which went into effect in July 2006 and is partially offset by higher facility costs in 2006 related to higher rental costs, duplicate facility costs resulting from overlapping leases and costs associated with the move of our corporate office and New York City based


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operations. As a percentage of revenue, overall selling and administrative expenses increased slightly to 27% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to 26% for the same period in 2006.
 
Depreciation expense increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006 due primarily to the increase in capital expenditures in the past two years.
 
The Company recorded a charge of $958 related to purchased in-process research and development during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 which is based on an allocation of the purchase price related to the Company’s acquisition of certain assets of PLUM.
 
There were approximately $12,154 in restructuring, integration, and asset impairment charges during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $12,103 in the same period in 2006, as discussed in Note 10 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Other income decreased $2,207 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006 primarily due to a decrease in interest income received from the Company’s investments in short-term marketable securities due to a decrease in the average balance of interest bearing cash and short-term marketable securities in 2007 as compared to 2006. In addition, the Company experienced foreign currency gains in 2006 as compared to foreign currency losses in 2007 driven by the weakness in the U.S. dollar compared to other currencies during 2007.
 
Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $6,870 on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $33,650 compared to $11,152 on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $23,089 for the same period in 2006. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was 20.4%, which was significantly lower than the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 of 48.3%, primarily due to tax benefits of approximately $6,681 related to completion of audits of the 2001 through 2004 federal income tax returns and a reduction in unrecognized tax benefits. In addition, the results for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 includes the favorable impact of adjustments related to the reconciliation of the 2006 tax provision to the 2006 tax return that was filed in September 2007.
 
The 2007 results from discontinued operations include the operations of JFS and adjustments to accruals related to the Company’s discontinued litigation solutions and globalization businesses. The 2006 results from discontinued operations include the (i) net gain on the sale of the assets of the Company’s joint venture investment in CaseSoft, (ii) the net loss on the sale of DecisionQuest, (iii) the operating results of DecisionQuest until its sale, including an asset impairment charge related to the impairment of its goodwill, (iv) the exit costs associated with leased facilities formerly occupied by discontinued businesses, (v) the operating results of JFS and (vi) the operating results of the document scanning and coding business until its sale.
 
As a result of the foregoing, net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $27,180 as compared to net loss of $4,002 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
 
Domestic Versus International Results of Operations
 
Domestic (U.S.) and international components of income from continuing operations before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:
 
                 
    Nine Months Ended
 
    September 30,  
    2007     2006  
 
Domestic (United States)
  $ 21,418     $ 12,098  
International
    12,232       10,991  
                 
Income from continuing operations before taxes
  $ 33,650     $ 23,089  
                 
 
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segment profit of the MBC segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
                 
    September 30,  
Liquidity and Cash Flow Information:
  2007     2006  
 
Working capital
  $ 183,827     $ 178,973  
Current ratio
    2.66:1       2.45:1  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (for the nine months ended)
  $ 57,004     $ (15,130 )
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (for the nine months ended)
  $ (21,492 )   $ 10,366  
Net cash used in financing activities (for the nine months ended)
  $ (33,407 )   $ (47,954 )
Capital expenditures (for the nine months ended)
  $ (14,295 )   $ (22,098 )
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
  $ (12,588 )   $ (32,908 )
Days sales outstanding
    71 days       76 days  
 
Overall working capital increased $4,854 as of September 30, 2007 compared to September 30, 2006. The change in working capital is primarily attributable to an increase in the collection of accounts receivable balances in 2007 as compared to 2006 and a decrease in accrued expenses and taxes payable in 2007 as compared to 2006 offset primarily by cash used to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock, cash used to pay restructuring and integration related expenses, and cash used in the acquisition of St Ives Financial and an additional $3.0 million payment related to the acquisition of certain technology assets of PLUM during the first quarter of 2007.
 
In September 2007, the Company amended its defined benefit pension plan (the “Plan”) to change the plan to a cash balance plan (the “Amended Plan”), which is described in more detail in Note 13 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. The Plan was amended to change the plan to a cash balance plan effective January 1, 2008. The amendment to the Plan resulted in a reduction to the projected benefit obligations of approximately $22,848 as of September 30, 2007 and will reduce the future funding requirements for the Amended Plan. The Company contributed $3.3 million to the Plan in September 2007 and will continue to contribute an amount necessary to meet the ERISA minimum funding requirements.
 
In June 2007, the Company entered into a modification (the “Lease Amendment”) of its existing lease (the “Lease”) dated as of February 24, 2005 with New Water Street Corp. (“Landlord”) for its office facilities at 55 Water Street, New York, New York. Pursuant to the Lease Amendment, which became effective on signing, the leased space under the Lease was reduced by approximately 61,000 square feet (the “Terminated Space”). In consideration of entering into the Lease Amendment, the Company made a payment to the Landlord of $2.0 million. In conjunction with the Lease Amendment, the Company entered into an agreement with the successor tenant of the Landlord for the Terminated Space. In consideration of entering into the agreement, the successor tenant paid the Company $0.8 million to vacate the Terminated Space and for limited rights to use certain of the Company’s conference room facilities, which will be charged at the Company’s standard rates in effect from time to time. The Company incurred restructuring and non-cash asset impairment charges of approximately $5.9 million as a result of entering into the Lease Amendment. These charges consist of non-cash asset impairments of approximately $3.3 million primarily related to the write-off of leasehold improvements associated with the Terminated Space, exit costs of approximately $1.4 million primarily consisting of broker fees associated with the Lease Amendment, and the $2.0 million payment to the Landlord reduced by the $0.8 million received from the successor tenant. As a result of the Lease Amendment, the fixed rent payable and the related operating expense reduction are expected to result in cost savings over the remainder of the term of the Lease (through May 2026) of approximately $50.0 million. In addition, the letter of credit issued in favor of the Landlord in connection with the lease was reduced by $2.8 million, to $6.6 million. As a result of this transaction, the Company’s future operating lease commitments that were previously disclosed in Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 were reduced by approximately $39.0 million, which


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represents the reduction in the future minimum rent payments over the remaining life of the lease (through May 2026).
 
As described in more detail in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company’s synthetic lease for printing equipment matured in May 2007. At the end of the facility term, the Company had the option of purchasing the equipment for the estimated residual value of $6.3 million. In May 2007, the Company exercised its option to purchase the equipment by refinancing $4.9 million through a four-year operating lease and purchasing the remaining equipment for $1.4 million outright. As a result of this transaction, the Company’s estimated 2007 contractual obligations that were previously disclosed in Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 were reduced by approximately $4.9 million. The future minimum operating lease payments associated with the refinanced equipment as of September 30, 2007 are $0.2 million in 2007, $0.8 million per year for 2008 through 2010, and $0.3 million in 2011.
 
In September 2007, the Company renewed an existing service agreement with a vendor to outsource services through 2011. As a result of this transaction, the Company’s minimum annual purchase commitments that were previously disclosed in Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased by approximately $7.0 million in 2009, $7.5 million in 2010 and $8.0 million in 2011.
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company repurchased approximately 2.4 million shares of its common stock for approximately $40.1 million (an average price of $16.37 per share) in accordance with its stock repurchase program that is described more fully in Note 16 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. As of September 30, 2007, there was approximately $11.6 million available for share repurchases under the stock repurchase authorization. Since the inception of the Company’s stock repurchase program in December 2004 through September 30, 2007, the Company has repurchased approximately 12.3 million shares of its common stock for approximately $185.3 million at an average price of $15.08 per share. Subsequent to September 30, 2007, the Company repurchased an additional 251,395 shares of its common stock under this plan for approximately $4.3 million (an average price of $17.25 per share) through November 1, 2007.
 
The Company had no borrowings outstanding under its $150 million, five-year senior, unsecured revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2007. The facility expires in May 2010.
 
Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $14.3 million, which includes approximately $3.0 million related to the consolidation and build-out of the existing space at the 55 Water Street facility as a result of the lease modification described above. Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were $22.1 million, which includes approximately $2.9 million associated with the relocation of the Company’s New York City facility to 55 Water Street, which occurred in January 2006 and approximately $3.3 million related to the relocation of the Company’s London financial communications facility during the second quarter of 2006. In addition, capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 includes approximately $6.5 million incurred by the MBC segment. The Company expects full-year 2007 capital expenditures to range from approximately $19 million to $22 million.
 
It is expected that the cash generated from operations, working capital and the Company’s borrowing capacity will be sufficient to fund its development needs (both foreign and domestic), finance future acquisitions, if any, and capital expenditures, provide for the payment of dividends, meet its debt service requirements and provide for repurchases of the Company’s common stock under the aforementioned stock repurchase program. The Company experiences certain seasonal factors with respect to its working capital; the heaviest demand for utilization of working capital is normally in the second quarter. The Company’s existing borrowing capacity provides for this seasonal increase.
 
Cash Flows
 
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2007 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $15,130 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The significant increase in cash provided by operating activities is primarily due to the increase in the change in accounts receivable resulting from the higher collections of year-end receivables during 2007 as compared to 2006, as a result of improved billing and collection efforts. In addition, the increase in cash provided by operations was also attributable to the funding of costs related to the Company’s relocation of its corporate office and New York City based operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2006, a decrease in income taxes paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 of $7,755 as compared to the same period in 2006, and a decrease in the funding of the Company’s pension plans in 2007 as compared to 2006. Overall, cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased by $72,134 compared to the same period in 2006.
 
Net cash used in investing activities was $21,492 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $10,366 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The increase in net cash used in investing activities from 2006 to 2007 was primarily due to the decrease in the net proceeds from the sale of marketable securities and the cash provided by discontinued operations in 2006 of $12,269, related to the proceeds received from the sale of the assets of the Company’s joint venture investment in CaseSoft which occurred in May 2006, and was partially offset by a decrease in the cash used for acquisitions in 2007 as compared to 2006. The net proceeds from the sale of marketable securities was $5,175 in 2007 as compared to $46,500 in 2006. The results for 2007 include net cash used for acquisitions of approximately $12,588, which consists of the acquisition of St Ives Financial and an additional $3,000 related to the acquisition of certain technology assets of PLUM, compared to the results for 2006 of approximately $32,908, which includes net cash used in the acquisition of Vestcom’s Marketing and Business Communications division of $30,824 and $2,084 used in the acquisition of certain technology assets of PLUM. In addition, there was a decrease in capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $14,295 as compared to $22,098 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
 
Net cash used in financing activities was $33,407 and $47,954 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The decrease in net cash used in financing activities in 2007 as compared to 2006 primarily resulted from a decrease in the repurchase of the Company’s common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006.
 
2007 Outlook
 
Consistent with the Company’s policy of not adjusting annual guidance unless the Company believes the actual results will be materially outside the range provided, the Company disclosed certain adjustments in the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the six months ended June 30, 2007 to the estimates that it had previously provided in its 2007 Outlook included in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. The Company expects overall operating performance will be in the range of the full-year guidance previously provided. These forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and are subject to factors that could impact actual results to differ materially from those suggested here. Refer to the Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements included at the beginning of this Item 2.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), which became effective for us beginning in 2007. The Company adopted FIN 48 in January 2007. FIN 48 addresses the determination of how tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in financial statements. Under FIN 48, the Company will recognize tax benefits from uncertain tax positions only when it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized for such positions are measured based on that level of benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being effectively settled. The impact of adopting FIN 48 resulted in the Company recognizing a $590 decrease to its unrecognized tax benefits which is reflected as an adjustment to retained earnings as of January 1, 2007. The total gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the date of adoption was $11,281, including estimated interest and penalties of $1,520. The total gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30,


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2007 is $9,091, including estimated interest and penalties of $1,382. The reduction of the unrecognized tax benefits since the date of adoption primarily reflects settlements and effective closures of income tax audits as well as the lapse of applicable statutes of limitations, and is included in the Company’s tax provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The adoption of FIN 48 is discussed in more detail in Note 14 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
In May 2007, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FIN 48-1, “Definition of Settlement in FASB Interpretation No. 48” (“FSP FIN 48-1”). FSP FIN 48-1 amends FIN 48, by providing guidance on how to determine whether a tax position is effectively settled for the purpose of recognizing previously unrecognized tax benefits. FSP FIN 48-1 is effective upon the initial adoption of FIN 48, which the Company adopted as of January 1, 2007. The implementation of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
In September 2006, the 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 statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company will adopt SFAS 157 during the first quarter of 2008 and does not anticipate the adoption to 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. The Company has the option of adopting this standard by the first quarter of 2008 and does not anticipate that this standard will have a material impact on its financial statements.
 
In August 2007, the FASB proposed FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. APB 14-a, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)”. If issued, the proposed FSP would require 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 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, would be allocated between a liability component and an equity component. The resulting debt discount would be amortized over the debenture’s expected life as additional non-cash interest expense. As such, prior period earnings and earnings per share would be adjusted to reflect these changes. The proposed FSP is expected to be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007 and is expected to require retrospective application. The Company is currently assessing the impact this proposed FSP will have on its 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, particularly in the Financial Communications segment. This includes activity levels in the initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions markets, both important components of the Financial Communications segment. 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
 
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The Company does not use derivative instruments in its short-term investment portfolio. The Company’s debentures issued in September 2003 consist of fixed rate instruments and therefore would not be impacted by changes in interest rates. The debentures have a fixed interest rate of 5%. The Company’s five-year, $150 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility bears interest at LIBOR plus a premium that can range from 67.5 basis points to 137.5 basis points depending on certain leverage ratios. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, there was no average outstanding balance under the revolving credit facility and no balance outstanding as of September 30, 2007. Therefore, there is no significant impact from a hypothetical increase in the interest rate related to the revolving credit facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
 
Foreign Exchange Rates
 
The Company derives a portion of its revenues from various foreign sources. Revenue from the Company’s international financial communications operations is denominated in foreign currencies, while some of its costs are denominated in U.S. dollars. The Company does not use foreign currency hedging instruments to reduce its exposure to foreign exchange fluctuations. The Company has reflected translation adjustments of $6,912 and $1,495 in its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, 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 $37.4 million as of September 30, 2007, primarily consisting of auction rate securities. These securities are fixed income securities with limited market fluctuation risk. 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. To the extent there are fluctuations in equity values, the amount of the Company’s annual contribution could be affected. For example, a decrease in equity prices could increase the amount of the Company’s annual contributions to the plan.
 
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 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
(c) Issuer Purchases of Common Stock:
 
The following table provides information with respect to the repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock by or on behalf of the Company, in accordance with the stock repurchase program, for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.
 
                                 
                Total Number
    Approximate
 
                of Shares
    Dollar Value of
 
                Purchased as
    Shares That
 
                Part of
    May Yet be
 
          Average
    Publicly
    Purchased
 
    Total Number
    Price
    Announced
    Under the
 
    of Shares
    Paid per
    Plans or
    Plans or
 
Period
  Purchased     Share     Programs     Programs  
    (In thousands, except per share data)  
 
July 1, 2007 to July 31, 2007
    106     $ 19.60       106     $ 30,900  
August 1, 2007 to August 31, 2007
    631     $ 16.31       631     $ 20,600  
September 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007
    542     $ 16.61       542     $ 11,600  
                                 
Total
    1,279     $ 16.71       1,279          
                                 
 
Item 5.   Other Information
 
Attached as Exhibit 100 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are the following materials, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”), (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, and (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006. The financial information contained in the XBRL documents is unaudited and these are not the official publicly filed financial statements of the Registrant. The purpose of submitting these XBRL documents is to test the related format and technology and, as a result, investors should continue to rely on the official filed version of the furnished documents and not rely on this information in making investment decisions.
 
The information in Exhibit 100 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.


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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, President 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, President 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
  100 .INS     XBRL Instance Document
  100 .SCH     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
  100 .SCH.1     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
  100 .CAL     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
  100 .LAB     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
  100 .PRE     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document


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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, President and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
Date: November 7, 2007
 
/s/  JOHN J. WALKER
John J. Walker
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
Date: November 7, 2007
 
/s/  RICHARD BAMBACH JR.
Richard Bambach Jr.
Vice President and Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
Date: November 7, 2007


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