Acxiom Q2'04 Earnings Release
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
October 22, 2003
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ACXIOM CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-13163 71-0581897
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission File (IRS Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation) Number)
1 Information Way, P.O. Box 8180, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-8180
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 501-342-1000
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated October 22, 2003
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
See Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On October 22, 2003, Acxiom Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the results of its financial
performance for the quarter ending September 30, 2003. The Company will hold a conference call at 4:30 p.m. CDT today to discuss
this information further. Interested parties are invited to listen to the call, which will be broadcast via the Internet at
www.acxiom.com. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
The Company's press release and other communications from time to time include certain non-GAAP financial measures. A
"non-GAAP financial measure" is defined as a numerical measure of a company's financial performance, financial position or cash
flows that excludes (or includes) amounts that are included in (or excluded from) the most directly comparable measure calculated
and presented in accordance with GAAP in the Company's financial statements.
The attached press release utilizes a measure of free cash flow. Free cash flow is defined as operating cash flow less
cash used by investing activities excluding the impact of investments in joint ventures and other business alliances and cash paid
and/or received in acquisitions and dispositions. The Company's management believes that while free cash flow does not represent
the amount of money available for the Company's discretionary spending since certain obligations of the Company must be funded out
of free cash flow, it nevertheless provides a useful measure of operating performance for assessing the amount of cash available
for general corporate and strategic purposes after funding operating activities and capital expenditures, capitalized software
expenses, and deferred costs.
The attached press release contains a quantitative reconciliation of free cash flow to the comparable GAAP measure,
operating cash flow. This non-GAAP financial measure may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies
and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: October 22, 2003
ACXIOM CORPORATION
By: /s/ Catherine L. Hughes
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Name: Catherine L. Hughes
Title: Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
99.1 Press Release of the Company dated October 22, 2003.
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