UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023

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 001-34675

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SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

71-0987913

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

80 Lamberton Road

Windsor, CT06095

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

860-298-4500860-298-4500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “smaller reporting“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share

SSNC

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

There were 205,860,743249,123,191 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of OctoberApril 25, 2017.2023.


SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC.

INDEX

Page
Number

PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)

3

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 and December 31, 20162022

3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 and 20162022

4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 and 20162022

5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

6

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

67

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

1817

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

2825

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

2825

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

2927

Item 6. Exhibits1A. Risk Factors

2927

EXHIBIT INDEXItem 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

3027

SIGNATUREItem 6. Exhibits

3128

EXHIBIT INDEX

28

SIGNATURE

29

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., or “SS&C Holdings,” is our top-level holding company. SS&C Technologies, Inc., or “SS&C,” is our primary operating company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. “We,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” mean SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, including SS&C.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believes”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “expects”, “estimates”, “projects”, “forecasts”, “may”, “assume”, “intend”, “will”, “continue”, “opportunity”, “predict”, “potential”, “future”, “guarantee”, “likely”, “target”, “indicate”, “would”, “could” and “should” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’sthis Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016,2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2017,2023, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements made herein and presented elsewhere by management from time to time. The Company doesWe do not undertake an obligation to update its forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

Explanatory Note

On June 24, 2016, SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. completed a two-for-one stock split, effective in the form of a stock dividend. All share and per share amounts (other than for the Company’s Class A non-voting common stock) have been retroactively restated for all periods presented to reflect the stock split.

2


PART I

PART I

Item 1.

Financial Statements

Item 1. Financial Statements

SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands,millions, except share and per share data) (Unaudited)

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

103,279

 

 

$

117,558

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $7,711 and $5,944,

   respectively

 

 

238,677

 

 

 

241,307

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

32,688

 

 

 

31,119

 

Prepaid income taxes

 

 

13,832

 

 

 

23,012

 

Restricted cash

 

 

592

 

 

 

2,116

 

Total current assets

 

 

389,068

 

 

 

415,112

 

Property, plant and equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

 

2,655

 

 

 

2,655

 

Building and improvements

 

 

59,974

 

 

 

42,749

 

Equipment, furniture, and fixtures

 

 

136,623

 

 

 

120,011

 

 

 

 

199,252

 

 

 

165,415

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

(95,672

)

 

 

(85,020

)

Net property, plant and equipment

 

 

103,580

 

 

 

80,395

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

2,166

 

 

 

2,410

 

Goodwill (Note 3)

 

 

3,692,573

 

 

 

3,652,733

 

Intangible and other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $899,922 and $730,234,

   respectively

 

 

1,411,234

 

 

 

1,556,321

 

Total assets

 

$

5,598,621

 

 

$

5,706,971

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt (Note 2)

 

$

39,527

 

 

$

126,144

 

Accounts payable

 

 

27,776

 

 

 

16,490

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

 

 

 

3,473

 

Accrued employee compensation and benefits

 

 

73,521

 

 

 

104,118

 

Interest payable

 

 

7,344

 

 

 

21,470

 

Other accrued expenses

 

 

45,087

 

 

 

53,708

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

212,811

 

 

 

235,222

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

406,066

 

 

 

560,625

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion (Note 2)

 

 

2,177,681

 

 

 

2,374,986

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

85,767

 

 

 

59,227

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

421,468

 

 

 

453,555

 

Total liabilities

 

 

3,090,982

 

 

 

3,448,393

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity (Note 5):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A non-voting common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 5,000,000 shares authorized;

   no shares issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 400,000,000 shares authorized;  207,402,636 shares

   and 204,616,054 shares issued, respectively, and 205,829,297 shares and 203,042,715 shares

   outstanding, respectively, of which 1,314 and 11,252 are unvested, respectively

 

 

2,074

 

 

 

2,046

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,994,985

 

 

 

1,921,256

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(87,377

)

 

 

(139,073

)

Retained earnings

 

 

615,957

 

 

 

492,349

 

 

 

 

2,525,639

 

 

 

2,276,578

 

Less: cost of common stock in treasury, 1,573,339 shares

 

 

(18,000

)

 

 

(18,000

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

2,507,639

 

 

 

2,258,578

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

5,598,621

 

 

$

5,706,971

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

433.3

 

 

$

440.1

 

Funds receivable and funds held on behalf of clients

 

 

429.2

 

 

 

966.3

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $24.7 and $21.7, respectively

 

 

811.0

 

 

 

778.6

 

Contract asset

 

 

45.0

 

 

 

42.3

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

156.2

 

 

 

193.8

 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

 

2.5

 

 

 

3.3

 

Total current assets

 

 

1,877.2

 

 

 

2,424.4

 

Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 2)

 

 

326.6

 

 

 

343.9

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

250.4

 

 

 

260.6

 

Investments (Note 3)

 

 

192.9

 

 

 

193.9

 

Unconsolidated affiliates (Note 4)

 

 

257.7

 

 

 

266.9

 

Contract asset

 

 

112.8

 

 

 

115.9

 

Goodwill (Note 6)

 

 

8,889.6

 

 

 

8,863.0

 

Intangible and other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $3,598.9 and $3,445.4, respectively

 

 

4,101.2

 

 

 

4,184.7

 

Total assets

 

$

16,008.4

 

 

$

16,653.3

 

Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt (Note 7)

 

$

129.4

 

 

$

55.7

 

Client funds obligations

 

 

429.2

 

 

 

966.3

 

Accounts payable

 

 

41.4

 

 

 

49.5

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

83.7

 

 

 

34.3

 

Accrued employee compensation and benefits

 

 

140.3

 

 

 

235.8

 

Interest payable

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

28.4

 

Other accrued expenses

 

 

331.4

 

 

 

356.1

 

Deferred revenues

 

 

493.6

 

 

 

464.7

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

1,649.2

 

 

 

2,190.8

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion (Note 7)

 

 

6,909.6

 

 

 

7,023.9

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

228.2

 

 

 

237.0

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

232.1

 

 

 

225.8

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

846.9

 

 

 

872.9

 

Total liabilities

 

 

9,866.0

 

 

 

10,550.4

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interest (Note 3)

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

2.1

 

Stockholders’ equity (Note 8):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, 5.0 million shares authorized; no shares issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A non-voting common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 5.0 million shares authorized;
   
no shares issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 400.0 million shares authorized; 272.3 million shares
   and
271.9 million shares issued, respectively, and 249.1 million shares and 251.0 million shares
   outstanding, respectively

 

 

2.7

 

 

 

2.7

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

5,168.7

 

 

 

5,111.6

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(508.0

)

 

 

(550.1

)

Retained earnings

 

 

2,815.4

 

 

 

2,740.1

 

Cost of common stock in treasury, 23.2 and 20.9 million shares, respectively

 

 

(1,394.8

)

 

 

(1,260.1

)

Total SS&C stockholders’ equity

 

 

6,084.0

 

 

 

6,044.2

 

Noncontrolling interest (Note 9)

 

 

56.8

 

 

 

56.6

 

Total equity

 

 

6,140.8

 

 

 

6,100.8

 

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity

 

$

16,008.4

 

 

$

16,653.3

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands,millions, except per share data) (Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software-enabled services

 

$

1,114.2

 

 

$

1,085.2

 

License, maintenance and related

 

 

248.5

 

 

 

209.8

 

Total revenues

 

 

1,362.7

 

 

 

1,295.0

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software-enabled services

 

 

631.0

 

 

 

595.5

 

License, maintenance and related

 

 

94.7

 

 

 

79.7

 

Total cost of revenues

 

 

725.7

 

 

 

675.2

 

Gross profit

 

 

637.0

 

 

 

619.8

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and marketing

 

 

139.8

 

 

 

110.9

 

Research and development

 

 

118.2

 

 

 

105.8

 

General and administrative

 

 

98.9

 

 

 

111.3

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

356.9

 

 

 

328.0

 

Operating income

 

 

280.1

 

 

 

291.8

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(111.9

)

 

 

(49.3

)

Other income (expense), net

 

 

5.4

 

 

 

(9.0

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net

 

 

5.7

 

 

 

1.3

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

178.7

 

 

 

234.8

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

52.5

 

 

 

63.5

 

Net income

 

 

126.2

 

 

 

171.3

 

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

0.8

 

Net income attributable to SS&C common stockholders

 

$

126.0

 

 

$

172.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share attributable to SS&C common stockholders

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.67

 

Diluted earnings per share attributable to SS&C common stockholders

 

$

0.49

 

 

$

0.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

250.4

 

 

 

255.8

 

Diluted weighted-average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding

 

 

257.0

 

 

 

267.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

126.2

 

 

$

171.3

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized gain on interest rate swaps

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

 

Foreign currency exchange translation adjustment

 

 

42.0

 

 

 

(28.3

)

Change in defined benefit pension obligation

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

(1.1

)

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

 

42.1

 

 

 

(28.2

)

Comprehensive income

 

 

168.3

 

 

 

143.1

 

Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

0.8

 

Comprehensive income attributable to SS&C common stockholders

 

$

168.1

 

 

$

143.9

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software-enabled services

 

$

282,133

 

 

$

248,772

 

 

$

831,103

 

 

$

699,091

 

Maintenance and term licenses

 

 

112,819

 

 

 

106,925

 

 

 

336,990

 

 

 

305,437

 

Total recurring revenues

 

 

394,952

 

 

 

355,697

 

 

 

1,168,093

 

 

 

1,004,528

 

Perpetual licenses

 

 

3,576

 

 

 

4,389

 

 

 

10,226

 

 

 

14,643

 

Professional services

 

 

19,723

 

 

 

23,218

 

 

 

58,611

 

 

 

61,341

 

Total non-recurring revenues

 

 

23,299

 

 

 

27,607

 

 

 

68,837

 

 

 

75,984

 

Total revenues

 

 

418,251

 

 

 

383,304

 

 

 

1,236,930

 

 

 

1,080,512

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software-enabled services

 

 

155,497

 

 

 

143,074

 

 

 

468,391

 

 

 

403,045

 

Maintenance and term licenses

 

 

46,662

 

 

 

45,458

 

 

 

140,927

 

 

 

138,864

 

Total recurring cost of revenues

 

 

202,159

 

 

 

188,532

 

 

 

609,318

 

 

 

541,909

 

Perpetual licenses

 

 

642

 

 

 

608

 

 

 

1,857

 

 

 

1,749

 

Professional services

 

 

17,001

 

 

 

18,887

 

 

 

49,778

 

 

 

51,532

 

Total non-recurring cost of revenues

 

 

17,643

 

 

 

19,495

 

 

 

51,635

 

 

 

53,281

 

Total cost of revenues

 

 

219,802

 

 

 

208,027

 

 

 

660,953

 

 

 

595,190

 

Gross profit

 

 

198,449

 

 

 

175,277

 

 

 

575,977

 

 

 

485,322

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and marketing

 

 

28,181

 

 

 

27,328

 

 

 

88,544

 

 

 

85,724

 

Research and development

 

 

37,376

 

 

 

37,701

 

 

 

114,904

 

 

 

114,975

 

General and administrative

 

 

28,975

 

 

 

33,345

 

 

 

88,910

 

 

 

91,239

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

94,532

 

 

 

98,374

 

 

 

292,358

 

 

 

291,938

 

Operating income

 

 

103,917

 

 

 

76,903

 

 

 

283,619

 

 

 

193,384

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(26,250

)

 

 

(31,648

)

 

 

(81,565

)

 

 

(97,583

)

Other (expense) income, net

 

 

(2,535

)

 

 

2,655

 

 

 

(3,803

)

 

 

820

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,326

)

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

75,132

 

 

 

47,910

 

 

 

195,925

 

 

 

96,621

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

10,905

 

 

 

9,163

 

 

 

32,400

 

 

 

22,648

 

Net income

 

$

64,227

 

 

$

38,747

 

 

$

163,525

 

 

$

73,973

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.31

 

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

0.80

 

 

$

0.37

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.30

 

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

0.77

 

 

$

0.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

205,568

 

 

 

201,782

 

 

 

204,506

 

 

 

199,365

 

Diluted weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding

 

 

212,359

 

 

 

206,635

 

 

 

211,080

 

 

 

205,334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends declared and paid per common share

 

$

0.07

 

 

$

0.0625

 

 

$

0.195

 

 

$

0.1875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

64,227

 

 

$

38,747

 

 

$

163,525

 

 

$

73,973

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange translation adjustment

 

 

19,951

 

 

 

(12,060

)

 

 

51,696

 

 

 

(29,532

)

Total comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

 

19,951

 

 

 

(12,060

)

 

 

51,696

 

 

 

(29,532

)

Comprehensive income

 

$

84,178

 

 

$

26,687

 

 

$

215,221

 

 

$

44,441

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)millions) (Unaudited)

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Cash flow from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

163,525

 

 

$

73,973

 

 

$

126.2

 

 

$

171.3

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

176,879

 

 

 

170,910

 

 

 

165.9

 

 

 

165.6

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net

 

 

(5.7

)

 

 

(1.3

)

Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

15.0

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

31,572

 

 

 

40,402

 

 

 

41.9

 

 

 

39.9

 

Income tax benefit related to exercise of stock options

 

 

 

 

 

(44,975

)

Amortization and write-offs of loan origination costs

 

 

7,915

 

 

 

7,994

 

Net (gains) losses on investments

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

3.8

 

Amortization and write-offs of loan origination costs and original issue discounts

 

 

3.5

 

 

 

2.6

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

963

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

Loss on sale or disposition of property and equipment

 

 

730

 

 

 

159

 

 

 

6.4

 

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(24,661

)

 

 

(39,712

)

 

 

(30.2

)

 

 

(33.3

)

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

 

2,829

 

 

 

2,684

 

Provision for credit losses

 

 

5.0

 

 

 

2.8

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding effects from acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

1,820

 

 

 

(14,603

)

 

 

(35.3

)

 

 

(32.4

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

1,416

 

 

 

(2,595

)

 

 

38.7

 

 

 

7.9

 

Contract assets

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

(7.0

)

Accounts payable

 

 

8,597

 

 

 

2,610

 

 

 

(9.3

)

 

 

8.2

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

(45,644

)

 

 

(18,429

)

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

(155.7

)

 

 

(186.5

)

Income taxes prepaid and payable

 

 

6,781

 

 

 

44,840

 

 

 

59.6

 

 

 

48.8

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

(25,632

)

 

 

13,758

 

 

 

29.1

 

 

 

(6.9

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

307,090

 

 

 

237,016

 

 

 

254.8

 

 

 

183.5

 

Cash flow from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired and asset acquisitions

 

 

 

 

 

(1,553.1

)

Additions to property and equipment

 

 

(29,779

)

 

 

(18,870

)

 

 

(10.5

)

 

 

(10.8

)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

 

1

 

 

 

69

 

Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

1,805

 

 

 

(309,432

)

Additions to capitalized software

 

 

(8,168

)

 

 

(6,137

)

 

 

(42.6

)

 

 

(24.8

)

Purchase of long-term investment

 

 

 

 

 

(1,000

)

Proceeds from sales / maturities of investments

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

2.5

 

Collection of other non-current receivables

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

2.7

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(36,141

)

 

 

(335,370

)

 

 

(49.8

)

 

 

(1,583.5

)

Cash flow from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash received from debt borrowings

 

 

45,000

 

 

 

 

Cash received from debt borrowings, net of original issue discount

 

 

145.0

 

 

 

1,632.1

 

Repayments of debt

 

 

(337,800

)

 

 

(268,550

)

 

 

(189.6

)

 

 

(48.2

)

Payment of deferred financing fees

 

 

 

 

 

(12.4

)

Net decrease in client funds obligations

 

 

(541.9

)

 

 

(156.9

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

46,278

 

 

 

34,767

 

 

 

15.3

 

 

 

48.8

 

Withholding taxes related to equity award net share settlement

 

 

(4,090

)

 

 

(7,051

)

Income tax benefit related to exercise of stock options

 

 

 

 

 

44,975

 

Purchase of common stock for treasury

 

 

 

 

 

(13

)

Payment of fees related to refinancing activities

 

 

 

 

 

(503

)

Withholding taxes paid related to equity award net share settlement

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(0.5

)

Purchases of common stock for treasury

 

 

(133.3

)

 

 

(170.9

)

Dividends paid on common stock

 

 

(39,917

)

 

 

(37,452

)

 

 

(50.7

)

 

 

(51.1

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(290,529

)

 

 

(233,827

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

(755.3

)

 

 

1,240.9

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

3,777

 

 

 

(880

)

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

(4.5

)

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(15,803

)

 

 

(333,061

)

 

 

(549.4

)

 

 

(163.6

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

 

119,674

 

 

 

436,977

 

 

 

1,337.6

 

 

 

3,171.4

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

 

$

103,871

 

 

$

103,916

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

788.2

 

 

$

3,007.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment acquired through tenant improvement allowances

 

$

10,846

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents:

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents:

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

433.3

 

 

$

558.1

 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

 

2.5

 

 

 

3.4

 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents included in funds receivable and funds held on behalf of clients

 

 

352.4

 

 

 

2,446.3

 

 

$

788.2

 

 

$

3,007.8

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In millions) (Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

 

 

 

SS&C Stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in

 

 

Retained

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

Treasury

 

 

Noncontrolling

 

 

Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Earnings

 

 

(Loss) Income

 

 

Stock

 

 

Interest

 

 

Equity

 

Balance, at December 31, 2022

 

 

271.9

 

 

$

2.7

 

 

$

5,111.6

 

 

$

2,740.1

 

 

$

(550.1

)

 

$

(1,260.1

)

 

$

56.6

 

 

$

6,100.8

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

126.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

126.2

 

Foreign exchange translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42.0

 

Defined benefit pension adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41.9

 

Exercise of options, net of withholding taxes

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.2

 

Cash dividends declared - $0.20 per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(50.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(50.7

)

Purchases of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(134.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

(134.7

)

Balance, at March 31, 2023

 

 

272.3

 

 

$

2.7

 

 

$

5,168.7

 

 

$

2,815.4

 

 

$

(508.0

)

 

$

(1,394.8

)

 

$

56.8

 

 

$

6,140.8

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

 

 

 

SS&C Stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in

 

 

Retained

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

Treasury

 

 

Noncontrolling

 

 

Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Earnings

 

 

(Loss) Income

 

 

Stock

 

 

Interest

 

 

Equity

 

Balance, at December 31, 2021

 

 

269.1

 

 

$

2.7

 

 

$

4,895.7

 

 

$

2,293.0

 

 

$

(242.0

)

 

$

(784.0

)

 

$

57.8

 

 

$

6,223.2

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

172.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

171.3

 

Foreign exchange translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(28.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(28.3

)

Net change in interest rate swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

 

Defined benefit pension adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1.1

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39.9

 

Exercise of options, net of withholding taxes

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

48.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48.5

 

Cash dividends declared - $0.20 per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(51.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(51.1

)

Purchases of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(170.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

(170.9

)

Balance, at March 31, 2022

 

 

270.1

 

 

$

2.7

 

 

$

4,984.1

 

 

$

2,414.0

 

 

$

(270.2

)

 

$

(954.9

)

 

$

57.0

 

 

$

6,232.7

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These accounting principles were applied on a basis consistent with those of the audited Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’sour Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016,2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 28, 20172023 (the “2016“2022 Form 10-K”). In the opinion of the Company,management, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, except as noted elsewhere in the notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) necessary for a fair statement of itsour financial position as of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2023, the results of itsour operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 and 20162022, and itsour cash flows for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 and 2016. Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Such reclassifications did not affect total revenues, operating income or net income.2022. These statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained herein should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016,2022, which were included in the 20162022 Form 10-K. The December 31, 20162022 Consolidated Balance Sheet data were derived from audited financial statements but do not include all disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the expected results for any subsequent quarters or the full year.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including a variable interest entity (“VIE”) for which we are the primary beneficiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement Not Yet Effective

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2016,March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)Reporting. ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP if certain criteria are met to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. In January 2021, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted CashASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope. This ASUThe update provides additional optional guidance on the classification of restricted cash intransition from LIBOR to include derivative instruments that use an interest rate for margining, discounting or contract price alignment. The standard will ease, if warranted, the statement of cash flows. This ASU requires that restricted cash be included within cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 is effectiverequirements for accounting for the Company for its first quarterfuture effects of fiscal 2018.  Early adoption is permittedthe rate reform. Additionally, in December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, Reference Rate Reform: Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848, which deferred the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024 to align with the amended cessation date of LIBOR. A substantial portion of our indebtedness bears interest at variable interest rates, primarily based on USD-LIBOR. We continue to monitor the impact the discontinuance of LIBOR or another reference rate will have on our contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions. We will apply the guidance requires application using a retrospective method.to impacted transactions during the transition period. The Company has early adopted ASU 2016-18, which didadoption of this standard does not have a material impact on the Company’sour financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Note 2—Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Property, plant and equipment and the related accumulated depreciation are as follows (in millions):

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Land

 

$

37.2

 

 

$

39.3

 

Building and improvements

 

 

264.9

 

 

 

279.2

 

Equipment, furniture, and fixtures

 

 

529.1

 

 

 

523.7

 

 

 

 

831.2

 

 

 

842.2

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

(504.6

)

 

 

(498.3

)

Total property, plant and equipment, net

 

$

326.6

 

 

$

343.9

 

InDepreciation expense for the three months ended March 2016,31, 2023 and 2022 was $19.0 million and $19.2 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, property, plant and equipment assets, net of $10.1 million and $8.7 million, respectively, have been reclassified as held for sale and are presented in prepaid expenses and other current assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Unpaid property, plant and equipment additions of $6.1 million are included in accounts payable and other accrued expenses as of March 31, 2023 in our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

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Note 3—Investments

Investments are as follows (in millions):

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Non-marketable equity securities

 

$

124.0

 

 

$

124.0

 

Seed capital investments

 

 

31.3

 

 

 

30.6

 

Marketable equity securities

 

 

24.4

 

 

 

24.3

 

Partnership interests in private equity funds

 

 

13.2

 

 

 

15.0

 

Total investments

 

$

192.9

 

 

$

193.9

 

Realized and unrealized gains and losses for our equity securities are as follows (in millions):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities held as of the end of the period

 

$

2.3

 

 

$

(3.9

)

Realized losses for equity securities sold during the period

 

 

 

 

 

(0.1

)

Total gains (losses) recognized in other income, net

 

$

2.3

 

 

$

(4.0

)

Fair Value Measurement

Authoritative accounting guidance on fair value measurements establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvementsinputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. This ASU was intendeddevelop its own assumptions.

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we held certain investment assets and certain liabilities that are required to simplify several aspectsbe measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These investments include money market funds and marketable equity securities where fair value is determined using quoted prices in active markets. Accordingly, the fair value measurements of these investments have been classified as Level 1 in the tables below. Investments for which we elected net asset value as a practical expedient for fair value and investments measured using the fair value measurement alternative are excluded from the tables below. Fair value for deferred compensation liabilities that are credited with deemed gains or losses of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, includingunderlying hypothetical investments, primarily equity securities, have been classified as Level 1 in the income tax consequences, classificationtables below.

The following tables present assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

Quoted prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)

 

 

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)

 

 

Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

 

Money market funds (1)

 

$

293.5

 

 

$

293.5

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Seed capital investments (2)

 

 

31.3

 

 

 

31.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable equity securities (2)

 

 

24.4

 

 

 

24.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred compensation liabilities (3)

 

 

(13.0

)

 

 

(13.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

336.2

 

 

$

336.2

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

Quoted prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)

 

 

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)

 

 

Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

 

Money market funds (1)

 

$

674.5

 

 

$

674.5

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Seed capital investments (2)

 

 

30.6

 

 

 

30.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable equity securities (2)

 

 

24.3

 

 

 

24.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred compensation liabilities (3)

 

 

(13.6

)

 

 

(13.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

715.8

 

 

$

715.8

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

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(1)
Included in Cash and cash equivalents and Funds receivable and funds held on behalf of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classificationclients on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-09 is effective forCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(2)
Included in Investments on the Company for its first quarter of fiscal 2017.  Effective January 1, 2017, excess tax benefits will be prospectively reported as an operating activityCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(3)
Included in Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

We have partnership interests in various private equity funds that are not included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statementstables above. Our investments in private equity funds were $13.2 million and $15.0 million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, of Cash Flows.  Aswhich $10.4 million and $10.8 million, respectively, were measured using net asset value as a practical expedient for fair value and $2.8 million and $4.2 million, respectively, were accounted for under the Company has applied this guidance prospectivelyequity method of accounting. The investments in private equity funds represent underlying investments in domestic and international markets across various industry sectors.

Generally, our investments in private equity funds are non-transferable or are subject to long holding periods, and withdrawals from the private equity firm partnerships are typically not permitted. The maximum risk of loss related to our private equity fund investments is limited to the carrying value of its investments in the entities.

We add new investment products such as mutual funds and exchange traded funds, through our subsidiary, ALPS Advisors, from time to time by providing the initial cash investments as seed capital. We consolidate seed capital investments when our ownership percentage exceeds 50%. Shares in those investments not owned by us are reflected as a redeemable noncontrolling interest on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Note 4—Unconsolidated Affiliates

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

Ownership Percentage

 

Carrying Value

 

 

Excess carrying value of investment over proportionate share of net assets

 

 

Carrying Value

 

 

Excess carrying value of investment over proportionate share of net assets

 

Orbit Private Investments L.P.

 

9.8%

 

$

120.2

 

 

$

 

 

$

115.3

 

 

$

 

International Financial Data Services L.P.

 

50.0%

 

 

71.2

 

 

 

33.9

 

 

 

85.1

 

 

 

34.8

 

Pershing Road Development Company, LLC

 

50.0%

 

 

10.5

 

 

 

57.3

 

 

 

10.6

 

 

 

57.9

 

Broadway Square Partners, LLP

 

50.0%

 

 

53.8

 

 

 

30.1

 

 

 

53.8

 

 

 

30.3

 

Other unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

257.7

 

 

$

121.3

 

 

$

266.9

 

 

$

123.0

 

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates are accounted for under the equity method of January 1, 2017, excess tax benefits foraccounting. We record our proportionate share of the nine months ended September 30, 2016 will not be adjustedresults of the unconsolidated affiliates and continueamortization expense related to be reportedbasis differences in financing activitiesEquity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.  As a resultComprehensive Income.

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net are as follows (in millions):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Orbit Private Investments L.P.

 

$

4.8

 

 

$

 

International Financial Data Services L.P.

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

0.5

 

Pershing Road Development Company, LLC

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

0.3

 

Broadway Square Partners, LLP

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.5

 

Other unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

Total

 

$

5.7

 

 

$

1.3

 

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Note 5—Acquisitions

The following unaudited pro forma information is provided for illustrative purposes only and assumes that the acquisitions of Blue Prism Group plc (“Blue Prism”), Hubwise Holdings Limited (“Hubwise”), 5 M’s Minerals Management, LLC (“MineralWare”), the sell-side Tier1 customer relationship management business (“Tier1”) and Complete Financial Ops, Inc. (“CFO”) occurred on January 1, 2021, after giving effect to certain adjustments, including amortization of intangibles, interest, transaction costs and tax effects. This unaudited pro forma information (in millions) should not be relied upon as being indicative of the adoption,historical results that would have been obtained if the Company recognized discrete tax benefitsacquisitions had actually occurred on those dates, nor of $2.7 million and $12.8 millionthe results that may be obtained in the provision for income taxes linefuture.

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Revenues

 

$

1,362.7

 

 

$

1,356.4

 

Net income

 

$

125.9

 

 

$

156.0

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we recorded severance expense related to personnel reductions in several of theour financial services and healthcare businesses. The amount of severance expense recognized in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 related to excess tax benefits upon vestingMarch 31, 2023 and 2022 was as follows (in millions):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Classification

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Cost of software-enabled services

 

$

8.2

 

 

$

14.3

 

Cost of license, maintenance and other related

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

0.9

 

Total cost of revenues

 

 

8.8

 

 

 

15.2

 

Selling and marketing

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

0.4

 

Research and development

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

6.1

 

General and administrative

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.3

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

6.8

 

Total severance expense

 

$

12.0

 

 

$

22.0

 

Note 6—Goodwill

The change in carrying value of a restricted-stock award or stock option exercise event relative to the deferred tax asset position established.  The Company has elected to account for forfeituresgoodwill as they occurof and there was no material effect recorded upon adoption of this change.  The Company has also excluded the excess tax benefits from the assumed proceeds available to repurchase shares in the computation of the Company’s diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, which had the effect of increasing the weighted average common stock equivalents.  Prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-09, the Company included excess tax benefits in assessing whether common equivalent shares were dilutive in the Company’s calculations of weighted average dilutive shares under the treasury stock method.  Presentation requirements for cash flows related to employee taxes paid for withheld shares had no impact to all periods presentedMarch 31, 2023 is as such cash flows have historically been presented as financing activities.follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2022

 

$

8,863.0

 

Adjustments to prior acquisitions

 

 

(0.5

)

Effect of foreign currency translation

 

 

27.1

 

Balance at March 31, 2023

 

$

8,889.6

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Effective

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) – Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. ASU 2017-04 simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. In computing the implied fair value of goodwill under Step 2, an entity had to perform procedures to determine the fair value at the impairment testing date of its assets and liabilities (including unrecognized assets and liabilities) following the procedure that would be required in determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. As a result of ASU 2017-04, an entity should perform its goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount and then recognize an impairment charge, as necessary, for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued

(Unaudited)

unit’s fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2019, and early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. The Company expects to adopt ASU 2017-04 for the Company’s goodwill impairment tests in 2017.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. ASU 2016-15 addresses how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows under Topic 230, Statement of Cash flow, and other Topics.  ASU 2016-15 is effective for the Company for its first quarter of fiscal 2018 and the guidance requires application using a retrospective method.  The impact of the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-15 to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements will be to reflect the presentation of debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs as cash outflows for financing activities within the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.  This ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-13 requires companies to measure credit losses utilizing a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires a consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 is effective for the Company for its first quarter of fiscal 2020 and earlier adoption is permitted beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Application of the ASU is through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the effective date.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of ASU 2016-13 on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.  This ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This ASU would require lessees to recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date; (i) a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and (ii) a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. Lessor accounting is largely unchanged under the amendments of this ASU. Additional disclosures will be required to allow the user to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leasing activities. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for leases existing at the time of adoption.  ASU 2016-02 is effective for the Company for its first quarter of fiscal 2019 and earlier adoption is permitted.  The impact of the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-02 to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements will be to recognize the majority of the Company’s operating lease commitments as operating lease liabilities and right-of-use assets upon adoption, which will result in a material increase in the assets and liabilities recorded on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.  The Company is continuing its assessment, which may identify additional impacts this ASU will have on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures and internal controls over financial reporting.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The objective of ASU 2014-09 is to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue by removing inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue requirements; providing a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues; improving comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets; and providing more useful information to users of financial statements through improved revenue disclosure requirements. On August 12, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, deferring the effective date by one year for ASU 2014-09.  ASU 2014-09 is effective for the Company for its first quarter of 2018, with early adoption permitted for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The new standard is required to be applied retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or as a cumulative effect adjustment on the date of initial application.

Subsequent to the issuance of ASU 2014-09, the FASB has issued the following updates: ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) – Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net); ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) – Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing; ASU 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) – Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients and ASU 2016-20, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) –Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606. The amendments in these updates affect the guidance contained within ASU 2014-09.  

The Company plans to adopt the new revenue standard using the modified retrospective approach when it becomes effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2018.  The Company is continuing to evaluate the impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows, and associated processes, systems and internal controls.  Based upon the Company’s continued assessments of the new revenue standard, the Company would be required to recognize the license component of term license arrangements upfront and the associated maintenance component over the contract period.  Under the current revenue standard, the Company recognizes both the term license and maintenance revenues ratably over the contract period.  In addition, a

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued

(Unaudited)

portion of deferred revenue recorded in accordance with the current revenue standard will never be recognized as revenue upon adoption of the new revenue standard and instead will be part of the cumulative effect adjustment within retained earnings.  The Company is also evaluating the timing and recognition of costs to obtain contracts with customers, such as commissions, under the new revenue standard.  The Company is continuing to assess the new revenue standard along with industry trends and additional interpretive guidance and may adjust its interpretation and implementation plan accordingly.

Note 2—7—Debt

At September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2016,2022, debt consisted of the following (in thousands)millions):

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

Senior secured credit facilities, weighted-average interest rate of 6.74% and 6.27%, respectively

 

$

5,009.7

 

 

$

5,129.1

 

 

5.5% senior notes due 2027

 

 

2,000.0

 

 

 

2,000.0

 

 

Senior secured credit facilities revolving portion, weighted-average interest rate of 6.11%

 

 

75.0

 

 

 

 

 

Other indebtedness

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

Unamortized original issue discount and debt issuance costs

 

 

(46.3

)

 

 

(50.3

)

 

 

 

 

7,039.0

 

 

 

7,079.6

 

 

Less: current portion of long-term debt

 

 

129.4

 

 

 

55.7

 

 

Long-term debt

 

$

6,909.6

 

 

$

7,023.9

 

 

10


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

Senior secured credit facilities, weighted-average interest rate of 3.42% and 3.94%, respectively

 

$            1,666,825

 

$            1,865,625

5.875% senior notes due 2023

 

600,000

 

600,000

Senior secured credit facilities revolving portion, weighted-average interest rate of 3.50%

 

 

94,000

Unamortized original issue discount and debt issuance costs

 

(49,617)

 

(58,495)

 

 

2,217,208

 

2,501,130

Less current portion of long-term debt

 

39,527

 

126,144

Long-term debt

 

$            2,177,681

 

$            2,374,986

On March 2, 2017, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s senior secured credit agreement dated July 8, 2015. Pursuant to the Amendment, the highest (non-default) interest rate margin applicable to Term Loan A was reduced from LIBOR plus 2.75% to LIBOR plus 1.75%, and the highest (non-default) interest rate margin applicable to Term Loan B was reduced from LIBOR plus 3.25% to LIBOR plus 2.25%. The LIBOR “floor” was also amended for the Term Loan A and the Term Loan B to be 0%. No changes were made to the financial covenants, outstanding principal amounts or the scheduled amortization.

The Amendment was evaluated in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 470-50, Debt-Modifications and

Extinguishments, for debt modification and extinguishment accounting. The Company accounted for the debt re-pricing astable below provides a debt modification with respect to amounts that remained obligationssummary of the same lender in the syndicate with minor changes in cash flowskey terms of our Senior Secured Credit Facilities and as a debt extinguishment with respect to amounts that were obligationsSenior Notes:

 

 

Amount Outstanding
at March 31, 2023

 

 

Maturity

 

Scheduled Quarterly

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

Date

 

Payments Required

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B-3

 

$

1,093.0

 

 

April 16, 2025

 

0.25%

Term Loan B-4

 

 

969.3

 

 

April 16, 2025

 

0.25%

Term Loan B-5

 

 

1,645.6

 

 

April 16, 2025

 

0.25%

Term Loan B-6

 

 

519.3

 

 

March 22, 2029

 

0.25%

Term Loan B-7

 

 

782.5

 

 

March 22, 2029

 

0.25%

Revolving Credit Facility

 

 

75.0

 

 

December 28, 2027

 

None

Senior Notes

 

 

2,000.0

 

 

September 30, 2027

 

None

Fair Value of lenders that exited the syndicate or remained in the syndicate but experienced a change in cash flows of greater than 10%. See Loss on extinguishment of debt section below.Debt

Loss on extinguishment of debt. The Company recorded a $2.3 million loss on extinguishment of debt in the three months ended March 31, 2017 in connection with the Amendment. The loss on early extinguishment of debt includes the write-off of a portion of the unamortized capitalized financing fees related to the senior secured credit facility for amounts accounted for as a debt extinguishment, as well as new financing fees related to the senior secured credit facility for amounts accounted for as a debt modification.

Fair value of debt. The carrying amounts and fair values of financial instruments are as follows (in thousands)millions):

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Fair

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Fair

 

 

Carrying

 

Fair

 

Carrying

 

Fair

 

 

Amount

 

 

Value

 

 

Amount

 

 

Value

 

 

Amount

 

 

Value

 

 

Amount

 

 

Value

 

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior secured credit facilities

 

$

1,666,825

 

 

$

1,673,024

 

 

$

1,865,625

 

 

$

1,887,043

 

 

$

4,966.6

 

 

$

5,006.4

 

 

$

5,082.2

 

 

$

5,069.0

 

5.875% senior notes due 2023

 

 

600,000

 

 

 

633,255

 

 

 

600,000

 

 

 

619,500

 

5.5% senior notes due 2027

 

 

1,996.8

 

 

 

1,945.1

 

 

 

1,996.6

 

 

 

1,880.9

 

Senior secured credit facilities, revolving portion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

94,000

 

 

 

93,883

 

 

 

75.0

 

 

 

74.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other indebtedness

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

0.8

 

The above fair values, which are Level 2 liabilities, were computed based on comparable quoted market prices. The fair values of cash, accounts receivable, net, short-term borrowings, and accounts payable approximate the carrying amounts due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.

Note 8—Stockholders’ Equity

Stock repurchase program

In July 2021, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program, which enabled us to repurchase up to $1 billion in the aggregate of our outstanding common stock on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions until the one-year anniversary of the Board’s authorization, unless earlier terminated by the Board. In July 2022, our Board of Directors authorized a new stock repurchase program, which also enables us to repurchase up to $1 billion in the aggregate of our outstanding common stock on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. Our authority to repurchase shares under the program will continue until the one-year anniversary of the Board’s authorization, unless earlier terminated by the Board. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we repurchased 2.3 million shares of common stock for approximately $134.7 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we repurchased 2.3 million shares of common stock for approximately $170.9 million. We use the cost method to account for treasury stock purchases. Under the cost method, the price paid for the stock is charged to the treasury stock account.

8

Dividends

We paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share of common stock in each of March 2023 and March 2022 totaling $50.7 million and $51.1 million, respectively.

AccumulatedOther Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated other comprehensive loss balances, net of tax, consist of the following (in millions):

Foreign Currency Translation

 

Defined Benefit Obligation

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

Balance, December 31, 2022

 

$

(549.0

)

 

$

(1.1

)

 

$

(550.1

)

Net current period other comprehensive income

 

$

42.0

 

 

$

0.1

 

 

$

42.1

 

Balance, March 31, 2023

 

$

(507.0

)

 

$

(1.0

)

 

$

(508.0

)

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Adjustments to accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows (in millions):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

Pretax

 

Tax Effect

 

 

Pretax

 

Tax Effect

 

Interest Rate Swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swaps

 

$

 

$

 

 

$

3.2

 

 

$

(0.4

)

Reclassification of gains into net earnings on interest rate swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1.6

)

 

 

 

Net change in cash flow hedges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

(0.4

)

Defined Benefit Pension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized net gains (losses) on defined benefit pension plan

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

(0.8

)

Foreign Currency Translation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current period translation adjustments

 

 

44.2

 

 

(2.2

)

 

 

(29.8

)

 

 

1.5

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

44.2

 

$

(2.1

)

 

$

(28.5

)

 

$

0.3

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued

(Unaudited)

Note 3—Goodwill9—Variable Interest Entity

On July 15, 2021, we entered into an agreement whereby we obtained an 80.2% interest in DomaniRx, LLC (DomaniRx), a variable interest entity under GAAP. We have the power to direct the majority of the activities of DomaniRx that most significantly impact its economic performance, the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits from DomaniRx. Accordingly, we determined that we are the primary beneficiary of DomaniRx and consolidate its results.

The change in carrying value of goodwillthe assets and liabilities associated with DomaniRx included in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2023, which are limited for use in its operations and do not have recourse against our general credit or our senior secured credit facilities, are as follows:

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

130.2

 

$

145.0

 

Intangible assets

 

 

169.0

 

 

142.9

 

Other assets

 

 

2.3

 

 

1.3

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

15.5

 

 

1.3

 

Note 10—Revenues

We generate revenues primarily through our software-enabled services. Our software-enabled services are generally provided under contracts with initial terms of one to five years that require monthly or quarterly payments and are subject to automatic annual renewal at the end of the initial term unless terminated by either party. We also generate revenues by licensing our software to clients through either perpetual or term licenses and by selling maintenance services. We classify license revenues related to sales-based royalty arrangements as term license revenue. Maintenance services are generally provided under annually renewable contracts. Our pricing typically scales as a function of our clients’ assets under management, the complexity of asset classes managed, the volume of transactions and the level of service the client requires. Revenues from professional services consist mostly of services provided on a time and materials basis.

Deferred revenues primarily represent unrecognized fees billed or collected for maintenance and professional services. Deferred revenues are recognized as (or when) we perform under the contract. Deferred revenues are recorded on a net basis with contract assets at the contract level. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, approximately $57.8 million and $68.0 million, respectively, of deferred revenue is presented net within contract assets arising from the same contracts. The amount of revenues recognized in the period that was included in the opening deferred revenues balance was $172.3 million and $106.1 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

As of March 31, 2023, revenue of approximately $977.1 million is expected to be recognized from remaining performance obligations for license, maintenance and related revenues, of which $479.2 million is expected to be recognized over the next twelve months.

We record revenue net of any taxes assessed by governmental authorities.

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Revenue Disaggregation

The following table disaggregates our revenues by geography (in millions):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

United States

 

$

954.9

 

 

$

923.0

 

United Kingdom

 

 

155.9

 

 

 

150.2

 

Europe (excluding United Kingdom), Middle East and Africa

 

 

105.4

 

 

 

89.5

 

Asia-Pacific and Japan

 

 

68.0

 

 

 

61.4

 

Canada

 

 

55.5

 

 

 

50.4

 

Americas, excluding United States and Canada

 

 

23.0

 

 

 

20.5

 

Total

 

$

1,362.7

 

 

$

1,295.0

 

The following table disaggregates our revenues by source (in millions):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Software-enabled services

 

$

1,114.2

 

 

$

1,085.2

 

Maintenance and term licenses

 

 

213.3

 

 

 

178.3

 

Professional services

 

 

27.7

 

 

 

26.7

 

Perpetual licenses

 

 

7.5

 

 

 

4.8

 

Total

 

$

1,362.7

 

 

$

1,295.0

 

Note 11—Stock Based Compensation

Stock options, SARs, PSUs and RSUs

The amount of stock-based compensation expense recognized in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was as follows (in thousands)millions):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Classification

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Cost of software-enabled services

 

$

15.5

 

 

$

15.1

 

Cost of license, maintenance and other related

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

0.9

 

Total cost of revenues

 

 

17.3

 

 

 

16.0

 

Selling and marketing

 

 

7.9

 

 

 

8.1

 

Research and development

 

 

5.4

 

 

 

5.1

 

General and administrative

 

 

11.3

 

 

 

10.7

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

24.6

 

 

 

23.9

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

41.9

 

 

$

39.9

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

$

3,652,733

 

Adjustments to prior acquisitions

 

 

(621

)

Effect of foreign currency translation

 

 

40,461

 

Balance at September 30, 2017

 

$

3,692,573

 

Note 4—Earnings per Share

Earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated in accordance with the relevant standards. Basic EPS includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net income available to the Company’s common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Common equivalent shares consist ofThe following table summarizes stock options,option and stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), activity, as well as performance stock units (“PSUs”) and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) activity, for the three months ended March 31, 2023 (shares in millions):

 

 

Stock Options and SARs

 

 

PSUs and RSUs

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2022

 

 

43.6

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

Granted

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

Cancelled/forfeited

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

Exercised

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2023

 

 

43.4

 

 

 

4.5

 

 

Note 12—Income Taxes

The effective tax rate was 29.4% and restricted27.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The change in the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the prior year was primarily due to a decrease in recognition of windfall tax benefits from stock awards (“RSAs”) usingin the treasury stock method. Common equivalent shares are excludedcurrent year and a change in the composition of income before income taxes from the computation of diluted earningsforeign and domestic tax jurisdictions.

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Note 13—Earnings per share if the effect of including such common equivalent shares is anti-dilutive because their total assumed proceeds exceed the average fair value of common stock for the period.Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS (in thousands,millions, except per share amounts):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Net income attributable to SS&C common stockholders

 

$

126.0

 

 

$

172.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares attributable to SS&C:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding – used in calculation of basic EPS

 

 

250.4

 

 

 

255.8

 

Weighted-average common stock equivalents – stock options and restricted shares

 

 

6.6

 

 

 

11.8

 

Weighted-average common and common equivalent shares outstanding – used in calculation of diluted EPS

 

 

257.0

 

 

 

267.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to SS&C common stockholders – Basic

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.67

 

Earnings per share attributable to SS&C common stockholders – Diluted

 

$

0.49

 

 

$

0.64

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Net income

 

 

64,227

 

 

 

38,747

 

 

 

163,525

 

 

 

73,973

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding — used in calculation of basic EPS

 

 

205,568

 

 

 

201,782

 

 

 

204,506

 

 

 

199,365

 

Weighted average common stock equivalents — options and restricted shares

 

 

6,791

 

 

 

4,853

 

 

 

6,574

 

 

 

5,969

 

Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding — used in calculation of diluted EPS

 

 

212,359

 

 

 

206,635

 

 

 

211,080

 

 

 

205,334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share - Basic

 

$

0.31

 

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

0.80

 

 

$

0.37

 

Earnings per share - Diluted

 

$

0.30

 

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

0.77

 

 

$

0.36

 

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SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued

(Unaudited)

Weighted averageWeighted-average stock options, SARs, RSUs and SARsPSUs representing 641,22725.0 million and 10,702,46616.1 million shares were outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 and 2016, respectively, and weighted average stock options and SARs representing 10,779,326 and 14,094,402 were outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively2022, but were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the effect of including them would be anti-dilutive.

Dividends. In 2017, the Company paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0625 per share of common stock on March 15, 2017 and June 15, 2017 and $0.07 per share of common stock on September 15, 2017 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 1, 2017, June 1, 2017 and September 1, 2017, totaling $39.9 million.   In 2016, the Company paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0625 per share of common stock on March 15, 2016, June 15, 2016 and September 15, 2016, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 7, 2016, June 1, 2016 and September 1, 2016, totaling $37.5 million.

Note 5—Equity and Stock-based Compensation

Total stock options, SARs, RSUs and RSAs. The amount of stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Classification

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Cost of software-enabled services

 

$

2,903

 

 

$

2,732

 

 

$

8,525

 

 

$

7,916

 

Cost of maintenance and term licenses

 

 

485

 

 

 

605

 

 

 

1,572

 

 

 

2,116

 

Cost of recurring revenues

 

 

3,388

 

 

 

3,337

 

 

 

10,097

 

 

 

10,032

 

Cost of professional services

 

 

565

 

 

 

493

 

 

 

1,695

 

 

 

1,736

 

Cost of non-recurring revenues

 

 

565

 

 

 

493

 

 

 

1,695

 

 

 

1,736

 

Total cost of revenues

 

 

3,953

 

 

 

3,830

 

 

 

11,792

 

 

 

11,768

 

Selling and marketing

 

 

2,387

 

 

 

2,521

 

 

 

7,550

 

 

 

8,966

 

Research and development

 

 

1,817

 

 

 

2,004

 

 

 

5,522

 

 

 

6,402

 

General and administrative

 

 

2,137

 

 

 

4,134

 

 

 

6,708

 

 

 

13,266

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

6,341

 

 

 

8,659

 

 

 

19,780

 

 

 

28,634

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

10,294

 

 

$

12,489

 

 

$

31,572

 

 

$

40,402

 

The following table summarizes stock option and SAR activity as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017:

Shares

Outstanding at December 31, 2016

25,028,100

Granted

5,152,728

Cancelled/forfeited

(1,165,514

)

Exercised

(2,983,441

)

Outstanding at September 30, 2017

26,031,873

The following table summarizes RSU activity as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017:

Shares

Outstanding at December 31, 2016

357,292

Granted

-

Cancelled/forfeited

(20,458

)

Vested

(146,528

)

Outstanding at September 30, 2017

190,306

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SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued

(Unaudited)

Note 6—Income Taxes

The effective tax rate was 14.5% and 19.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and the effective tax rate was 16.5% and 23.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.  The change in the effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was primarily due to the recognition of windfall tax benefits from stock awards as a component of the income tax provision in the current quarter as well as the recognition of previously unrecognized tax benefits due to a lapse in the statute of limitations in the current quarter.  The change in the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was primarily due to the recognition of windfall tax benefits from stock awards in the current year as a component of the income tax provision and the absence of the unfavorable impact of a change in state apportionment on the Company’s domestic deferred tax liabilities as a result of the acquisition of Citigroup AIS in the first quarter of 2016, partially offset by the unfavorable impact from an increase in pre-tax income in the current year from domestic operations taxed at a high statutory rate.

Note 7—Acquisitions

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated results of operations are provided for illustrative purposes only and assume that the acquisitions of Conifer Financial Services LLC (“Conifer”), Wells Fargo's Global Fund Services business (“GFS”) and Citigroup’s Alternative Investor Services business occurred on January 1, 2015. This unaudited pro forma information (in thousands, except per share data) should not be relied upon as being indicative of the historical results that would have been obtained if the acquisitions had actually occurred on that date, nor of the results that may be obtained in the future.

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2016

 

Revenues

 

$

412,954

 

 

$

1,221,894

 

Net income

 

$

43,692

 

 

$

93,856

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic EPS

 

$

0.22

 

 

$

0.47

 

Diluted EPS

 

$

0.21

 

 

$

0.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

201,782

 

 

 

199,365

 

Diluted weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding

 

 

206,635

 

 

 

205,334

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company received cash purchase price adjustments totaling $1.8 million related to the acquisitions of Conifer and GFS.  This amount is reflected in “Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired” for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

Note 8—14—Commitments and Contingencies

From time to time, the Company iswe are subject to legal proceedings and claims. In theour opinion, of the Company's management, the Company iswe are not involved in any litigation or proceedings that would have a material adverse effect on us or our business.

Legal Proceedings

In connection with recent legal proceedings related to the Company ongoing DST ERISA matters described below, including the arbitration awards, we have recorded an accrued liability of $51.5 million. Of this amount, $8.1 million and $43.4 million were recorded in 2022 and 2021, respectively, to Other income (expense), net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Due to the inherent uncertainties associated with the resolution of these matters, the ultimate resolution of and any additional potential exposure related to these matters are uncertain at this time.

On September 1, 2017, a putative representative action was filed on behalf of the DST 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, captioned Ferguson, et al v. Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc., et al. (“Ferguson”), naming as defendants DST, the Compensation Committee of DST’s Board of Directors, the Advisory Committee of the Plan and certain of DST’s present and/or its business.

Note 9—Supplemental Guarantor Financial Statements

On July 8, 2015,former officers and directors (collectively the Company issued $600.0 million aggregate principal amount“DST Defendants”), alleging breach of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Senior Notes”fiduciary duties and other violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). The Senior Notes are jointlyDST Defendants answered the operative complaint and severallyasserted crossclaims for contribution and/or indemnification against Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc. (“Ruane”). On January 9, 2020, Ruane filed an amended answer to the amended complaint and fullyasserted crossclaims for contribution and/or indemnification against DST. On March 8, 2021, the Court entered an order denying without prejudice the plaintiffs’ (the “Ferguson Plaintiffs”) then-pending motions for leave to file a third amended complaint and unconditionally guaranteed,for class certification, ordering that the parties address the effect, if any, on the Ferguson Plaintiffs’ motions of the March 4, 2021 decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Court in Cooper v. Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc. The Ferguson Plaintiffs renewed their motions for leave to file a third amended complaint and for class certification. On August 17, 2021, the Court entered an order certifying a mandatory, non-opt-out class under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(1) that includes all plan participants other than certain plan fiduciaries. Arbitration Claimants, and the Canfield Plaintiffs and Mendon Plaintiffs, each as defined below, filed petitions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f) with the Second Circuit on August 30, 2021 and August 31, 2021, respectively, seeking interlocutory review of the Ferguson class certification order, which the Ferguson Plaintiffs and the DST Defendants opposed. The Second Circuit denied the Rule 23(f) petitions on May 24, 2022 and May 25, 2022, respectively. On February 4, 2022, the Ferguson Plaintiffs filed a third amended complaint, which included the class allegations. On March 7, 2022, the DST Defendants and Ruane each filed answers to the Ferguson Plaintiffs’ third amended complaint and reasserted their respective cross-claims. On August 23, 2021, the DST Defendants moved for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against other proceedings, including the below-described arbitrations, which arise out of or relate to the allegations in Ferguson. Following briefing, on November 18, 2021, the Court granted the DST Defendants’ motion and entered a preliminary injunction enjoining the Ferguson class members, including Arbitration Claimants, from instituting new actions or litigating in arbitration or other proceedings against the DST Defendants matters arising out of or relating to the facts or transactions alleged in the Ferguson amended complaint. On November 18, 2021, the Court also ordered the DST Defendants and Arbitration Claimants to submit briefing regarding how the arbitration awards that have been entered against the DST Defendants should be handled in light of the Court’s class certification order and preliminary injunction.

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On December 15, 2021, Arbitration Claimants and the Canfield Plaintiffs and Mendon Plaintiffs filed appeals of the Court’s preliminary injunction. On December 23, 2021, the DST Defendants, Arbitration Claimants, and the Ferguson Plaintiffs submitted briefs concerning the treatment of the arbitration awards that have been entered against the DST Defendants, and further briefing by the DST Defendants and Arbitration Claimants was submitted on January 26, 2022. On December 31, 2021, Arbitration Claimants moved by order to show cause for an immediate stay of the preliminary injunction pending their appeal to the Second Circuit. On January 3, 2022, the Court denied Arbitration Claimants’ motion for an immediate stay and ordered the DST Defendants to show cause as to why the Court should not issue a stay of the preliminary injunction pending appeal. On February 3, 2022, the Court denied Arbitration Claimants’ motion to stay the preliminary injunction pending appeal. In the same order, the Court held that it would determine the status of the arbitration awards already entered against DST at final judgment in the Ferguson action, either after trial or after settlement. On February 4, 2022, Arbitration Claimants filed a motion in the Second Circuit to stay the preliminary injunction pending their appeal of the Court’s preliminary injunction. On June 7, 2022, the Second Circuit denied Arbitration Claimants’ motion to stay the preliminary injunction pending appeal. On February 8, 2022, Arbitration Claimants and the Canfield Plaintiffs and Mendon Plaintiffs noticed an appeal of the Court’s February 3, 2022 order. The February 8, 2022 appeal was consolidated with the December 15, 2021 appeal of the preliminary injunction. On May 17, 2022, Arbitration Claimants and the Canfield Plaintiffs and Mendon Plaintiffs filed their opening brief in the consolidated appeals. The DST Defendants filed their answering brief on September 15, 2022, and the reply was filed on October 20, 2022. On April 20, 2023, the Second Circuit heard oral argument on the appeal. This appeal remains pending.

On July 10, 2020, the Ferguson Plaintiffs and the DST Defendants reached an agreement in principle to settle the class claims for $27 million, subject to the occurrence of certain conditions, including: Court certification of a “non‑opt-out” class in the case that includes as class members all participants of the Plan, Court approval of the settlement in accordance with applicable law and the satisfactory resolution of claims made by certain other litigants. On September 18, 2020, the parties submitted a letter to the Court disclosing that the Ferguson Plaintiffs and Ruane also had reached a settlement in principle, subject to Court approval. The Ferguson‌ Plaintiffs and the DST Defendants entered into a settlement agreement dated January 8, 2021 memorializing the terms of their proposed settlement, which was filed by the Ferguson Plaintiffs with the Court on the same date. On January 12, 2021, the Ferguson Plaintiffs moved for preliminary approval of the settlement with the DST Defendants, as well as preliminary approval of a separate settlement reached between the Ferguson Plaintiffs and Ruane. Arbitration Claimants and the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) objected to various aspects of those settlements in filings dated January 15, 2021, January 27, 2021, and February 5, 2021. On August 17, 2021, the Court denied the Ferguson Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of the settlement on the terms proposed.

On November 10, 2022, the Ferguson parties filed a notice of settlement and joint motion to stay the proceedings. The notice informed the Court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle to settle the class claims (as discussed above, the class excludes certain plan fiduciaries), and the joint motion requested a stay while the parties sought to finalize their agreement and prepare an application for Court approval of the contemplated settlement. On November 18, 2022, the Court entered an order staying the Ferguson action for 30 days. On December 19, 2022, the Ferguson parties filed a joint motion to stay the proceedings for an additional 30 days, which the Court granted on January 9, 2023, staying the proceedings until February 8, 2023. On February 8, 2023, the Ferguson parties filed a joint motion to stay the proceedings for an additional 45 days, which the Court granted on February 21, 2023, staying the proceedings until April 7, 2023.

On April 5, 2023, Arbitration Claimants filed a motion to decertify the Rule 23(b)(1) class previously certified by the Court, or, in the alternative, to amend the class definition to remove Arbitration Claimants or permit them to opt out of the class. On April 7, 2023, the Ferguson parties filed a joint status report informing the Court that they had been working diligently with the DOL to finalize all necessary papers to document the settlement reached to resolve the Ferguson matter together with other related matters, and that the parties anticipated filing a final executed settlement agreement and supporting exhibits by April 14, 2023. On April 14, 2023, the DST Defendants informed the Court that, in response to a request from Arbitration Claimants, the Western District of Missouri had entered an injunction, as discussed below, enjoining DST from entering into or effectuating an agreement that settles, disposes of, interferes with, invalidates, satisfies, sets aside, alters, or otherwise compromises any of 55 judgments confirming arbitration awards entered by the Western District of Missouri on March 31, 2023. Following a status conference with the Court on April 24, 2023, the Court directed the parties to confer regarding settlement, and to submit a joint status report by May 3, 2023. The Court also held in abeyance the deadline to respond to Arbitration Claimants’ pending motion to decertify the class.

On September 28, 2018, a complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York captioned Robert Canfield, et al. v. SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., et al., on behalf of five individual plaintiffs (the “Canfield Plaintiffs”). On November 5, 2018, a similar complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York captioned Mark Mendon, et al. v. SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., et al., on behalf of two individual plaintiffs (the “Mendon Plaintiffs”). These complaints name as defendants SS&C, the DST Defendants, and Ruane. The underlying claim in each casecomplaint is the same as in the above-described Ferguson matter, with the exception that these actions purport to be brought as individual actions and not putative class actions. On July 10, 2020, the Court entered an order granting the DST Defendants’ motion to disqualify plaintiffs’ counsel in the Canfield and Mendon actions. On March 17, 2021, the Court issued an opinion and order denying the DST Defendants’ motion to disqualify counsel from the arbitrations described below. On April 12, 2021, the Canfield Plaintiffs and Mendon Plaintiffs filed notices of voluntary dismissal dismissing their claims against Ruane with prejudice, which were entered by the

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Court on April 13, 2021. On April 22, 2021, the DST Defendants filed motions to dismiss the Canfield and Mendon actions. Those motions were fully briefed on May 28, 2021. On November 19, 2021, the Court dismissed the Canfield and Mendon actions. On December 17, 2021, the Canfield Plaintiffs and Mendon Plaintiffs appealed the Court’s November 19, 2021 orders dismissing their respective actions to the Second Circuit. On May 17, 2022, the Canfield Plaintiffs and Mendon Plaintiffs filed their opening briefs in those appeals. The DST Defendants filed their answering briefs on September 15, 2022. The Canfield Plaintiffs and Mendon Plaintiffs filed their reply briefs on October 20, 2022. On April 20, 2023, the Second Circuit heard oral argument on the appeals. These appeals remain pending.

On October 8, 2019, a substantially similar action to the above-described Ferguson, Canfield, Mendon and below-described arbitration matters captioned Scalia v. Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc. was filed by the DOL in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York naming as defendants DST, the Advisory Committee of the Plan, the Compensation Committee of DST’s Board of Directors and certain of DST’s former officers and directors, and alleging that the DST Defendants breached fiduciary duties in violation of ERISA in connection with the Plan. The complaint also names as defendants Ruane and its former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert D. Goldfarb. In the complaint, the DOL seeks disgorgement, damages and any other appropriate injunctive or equitable relief. The DST Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint on December 4, 2020 on the ground that the DOL’s complaint is time-barred. Other defendants also filed motions to dismiss on the same and other grounds. Briefing on the motions to dismiss was completed on February 5, 2021. On March 28, 2022, the court denied Defendants’ motions to dismiss, and Martin J. Walsh was substituted for Eugene Scalia as the plaintiff. On April 11, 2022, the DST Defendants answered the DOL’s complaint.

DST, the Advisory Committee of the Plan, and the Compensation Committee of DST’s Board of Directors have been named in 579 substantially similar individual demands for arbitration to date, by former and current DST employees demanding arbitration under the DST Employee Arbitration Program and Agreement (the “Arbitration Claimants”). The underlying claim in each is the same as in the above-described Ferguson matter, with the exception that the arbitrations purport to be brought as individual actions. On November 24, 2021, in light of the preliminary injunction entered in Ferguson discussed above, the American Arbitration Association ceased administration of the arbitrations brought by members of the Ferguson class, which includes all of the Arbitration Claimants with the exception of certain former Plan fiduciaries. As of November 24, 2021, 557 demands for arbitration had been submitted to the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”). As of the date on which the preliminary injunction was entered, those individual arbitrations were at various stages depending on the particular proceeding. Certain of those arbitrations had resulted in awards against DST and others had resulted in decisions finding no liability as against DST. Many of those decisions were subject to certain customary release provisions, by substantially all wholly-owned domestic subsidiariesfurther appeal within the AAA. Certain of the Company that guaranteearbitration proceedings had been resolved in whole or in part by settlement. Since November 24, 2021, the Company’s Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement (collectively “Guarantors”). AllAAA has administered only those arbitration proceedings associated with claimants who are not members of the Guarantors are 100% owned by the Company. All other subsidiariesFerguson class, certain of which have resulted in awards against DST. Between August 20, 2021 and November 17, 2021, counsel for Arbitration Claimants filed 177 motions to confirm certain of the Company, either direct or indirect, do not guaranteearbitration awards. DST filed responses to those motions. Between October 4 and December 22, 2021, the Senior Notes (“Non-Guarantors”). The Guarantors also unconditionally guaranteeWestern District of Missouri issued orders confirming those 177 arbitration awards and entering judgments against DST. DST appealed those judgments to the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement. There are no significant restrictionsEighth Circuit. On November 20, 2021, DST requested that the Eighth Circuit stay the pending appeals in light of the preliminary injunction entered in Ferguson. On December 3, 2021, the Eighth Circuit ordered the parties to brief DST’s stay request, and on January 3, 2022, the Eighth Circuit declined to stay the briefing schedule on the abilitypending appeals and consolidated those appeals. DST filed its opening brief in the Eighth Circuit on March 24, 2022. Arbitration Claimants filed their opposition brief on April 26, 2022, and DST filed its reply brief on May 18, 2022. The Eighth Circuit heard oral argument on June 14, 2022. On November 28, 2022, the Eighth Circuit vacated the judgments confirming the 177 arbitration awards and remanded those actions to the Western District of Missouri to determine whether the district court has subject-matter jurisdiction and whether the district court should transfer the cases to the Southern District of New York. On December 14, 2022, the parties submitted simultaneous briefing to the Western District of Missouri regarding transfer.‌ On March 31, 2023, the Western District of Missouri issued an order finding that it had subject-matter jurisdiction over 55 of the Company or177 confirmation actions, and confirmed the 55 arbitration awards in those actions and entered judgments against DST. The court dismissed the other 122 on the ground that it lacked subject-matter jurisdiction. The court further denied DST’s motion to transfer any of the subsidiaries177 confirmation actions to the Southern District of New York. On April 28, 2023, DST appealed these judgments to the Eighth Circuit. These appeals remain pending.

On April 10, 2023, Arbitration Claimants filed in the Western District of Missouri an emergency motion seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction prohibiting DST from settling or attempting to settle in the Ferguson action any of the 55 Western District of Missouri judgments confirming arbitration awards, without the consent of those Arbitration Claimants and their attorneys. On April 10, 2023, the Western District of Missouri entered a preliminary injunction stating that are Guarantors to obtain funds from its subsidiaries by dividend or loan.  During“[i]n each of the three months ended55 cases in which this Court has subject matter jurisdiction and entered an order on March 31, 2017,2023 confirming an arbitration award, the Company added certain U.S. subsidiaries as GuarantorsCourt hereby enjoins DST or anyone on behalf of DST from entering into or effectuating an agreement that settles, disposes of, interferes with, invalidates, satisfies, sets aside, alters, or otherwise compromises each such judgment, without the express written consent of each Confirmation Plaintiff in whose favor judgment was entered by this Court.” On April 12, 2023, DST appealed the preliminary injunction to the Senior Notes.  The condensed consolidating balance sheetEighth Circuit. This appeal remains pending. On April 27, 2023, DST filed a motion in the Western District of Missouri seeking a stay of its preliminary injunction pending appeal.

We continue to vigorously defend these matters.

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On November 11, 2020, DST, the Compensation Committee of DST’s Board of Directors, and the Advisory Committee of the Plan as of December 31, 2016 below reflectsplaintiffs filed a complaint in the addition of these entities as Guarantor Subsidiaries.

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SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued

(Unaudited)

Condensed consolidating financial information as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 andUnited States District Court for the threeSouthern District of New York against Ruane, certain of its related entities, and nine months ended September 30, 2017certain of its current and 2016 are presented.former employees. The condensed consolidating financial informationcomplaint asserts claims for contribution, indemnification, and breach of contract arising out of Ruane’s management of the CompanyPlan’s investments and its subsidiaries are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

 

Non-guarantor Subsidiaries

 

 

Consolidating and Eliminating Adjustments

 

 

Consolidated

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

 

 

$

19,294

 

 

$

83,985

 

 

$

 

 

$

103,279

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

 

 

 

165,723

 

 

 

72,954

 

 

 

 

 

 

238,677

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

 

 

 

18,469

 

 

 

14,219

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,688

 

Prepaid income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

13,803

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,832

 

Restricted cash

 

 

 

 

 

592

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

592

 

Net property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

62,791

 

 

 

40,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

103,580

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

 

3,186,168

 

 

 

910,117

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,096,285

)

 

 

 

Intercompany receivables

 

 

 

 

 

223,838

 

 

 

92,305

 

 

 

(316,143

)

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes, long-term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,166

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,166

 

Goodwill, intangible and other assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

3,906,024

 

 

 

1,197,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,103,807

 

Total assets

 

$

3,186,168

 

 

$

5,320,651

 

 

$

1,504,230

 

 

$

(4,412,428

)

 

$

5,598,621

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

13,797

 

 

 

25,730

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,527

 

Accounts payable

 

 

 

 

 

18,866

 

 

 

8,910

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,776

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

7,344

 

 

 

74,419

 

 

 

44,189

 

 

 

 

 

 

125,952

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

 

 

 

187,157

 

 

 

25,654

 

 

 

 

 

 

212,811

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

 

600,000

 

 

 

1,313,753

 

 

 

263,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,177,681

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

50,829

 

 

 

34,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

85,767

 

Intercompany payables

 

 

71,185

 

 

 

92,305

 

 

 

152,653

 

 

 

(316,143

)

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes, long-term

 

 

 

 

 

383,357

 

 

 

38,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

421,468

 

Total liabilities

 

 

678,529

 

 

 

2,134,483

 

 

 

594,113

 

 

 

(316,143

)

 

 

3,090,982

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

2,507,639

 

 

 

3,186,168

 

 

 

910,117

 

 

 

(4,096,285

)

 

 

2,507,639

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

3,186,168

 

 

$

5,320,651

 

 

$

1,504,230

 

 

$

(4,412,428

)

 

$

5,598,621

 

12


SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued

(Unaudited)

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

 

Non-guarantor Subsidiaries

 

 

Consolidating and Eliminating Adjustments

 

 

Consolidated

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

 

 

$

33,723

 

 

$

83,835

 

 

$

 

 

$

117,558

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

 

 

 

174,927

 

 

 

66,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

241,307

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

 

 

 

18,129

 

 

 

12,990

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,119

 

Prepaid income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

21,600

 

 

 

1,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,012

 

Restricted cash

 

 

 

 

 

1,788

 

 

 

328

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,116

 

Net property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

42,358

 

 

 

38,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

80,395

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

 

2,910,669

 

 

 

769,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,680,385

)

 

 

 

Intercompany receivables

 

 

 

 

 

162,791

 

 

 

39,894

 

 

 

(202,685

)

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes, long-term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,410

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,410

 

Goodwill, intangible and other assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

4,021,445

 

 

 

1,187,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,209,054

 

Total assets

 

$

2,910,669

 

 

$

5,246,477

 

 

$

1,432,895

 

 

$

(3,883,070

)

 

$

5,706,971

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

108,989

 

 

 

17,155

 

 

 

 

 

 

126,144

 

Accounts payable

 

 

 

 

 

10,714

 

 

 

5,776

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,490

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

16,155

 

 

 

109,746

 

 

 

53,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

179,296

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,473

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,473

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

 

 

 

212,890

 

 

 

22,332

 

 

 

 

 

 

235,222

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

 

600,000

 

 

 

1,416,695

 

 

 

358,291

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,374,986

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

29,827

 

 

 

29,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,227

 

Intercompany payables

 

 

35,936

 

 

 

39,894

 

 

 

126,855

 

 

 

(202,685

)

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes, long-term

 

 

 

 

 

407,053

 

 

 

46,502

 

 

 

 

 

 

453,555

 

Total liabilities

 

 

652,091

 

 

 

2,335,808

 

 

 

663,179

 

 

 

(202,685

)

 

 

3,448,393

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

2,258,578

 

 

 

2,910,669

 

 

 

769,716

 

 

 

(3,680,385

)

 

 

2,258,578

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

2,910,669

 

 

$

5,246,477

 

 

$

1,432,895

 

 

$

(3,883,070

)

 

$

5,706,971

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

 

Non-guarantor Subsidiaries

 

 

Consolidating and Eliminating Adjustments

 

 

Consolidated

 

Revenues

 

$

 

 

$

290,020

 

 

$

128,593

 

 

$

(362

)

 

$

418,251

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

 

 

 

145,925

 

 

 

74,239

 

 

 

(362

)

 

 

219,802

 

Gross profit

 

 

 

 

 

144,095

 

 

 

54,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

198,449

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and marketing

 

 

 

 

 

20,760

 

 

 

7,421

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,181

 

Research and development

 

 

 

 

 

25,592

 

 

 

11,784

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,376

 

General and administrative

 

 

 

 

 

20,732

 

 

 

8,243

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,975

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

67,084

 

 

 

27,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

94,532

 

Operating income

 

 

 

 

 

77,011

 

 

 

26,906

 

 

 

 

 

 

103,917

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(8,813

)

 

 

(12,952

)

 

 

(4,485

)

 

 

 

 

 

(26,250

)

Other (expense) income, net

 

 

 

 

 

(24,854

)

 

 

22,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,535

)

Earnings from subsidiaries

 

 

73,040

 

 

 

39,491

 

 

 

 

 

 

(112,531

)

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

64,227

 

 

 

78,696

 

 

 

44,740

 

 

 

(112,531

)

 

 

75,132

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

5,656

 

 

 

5,249

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,905

 

Net income

 

$

64,227

 

 

$

73,040

 

 

$

39,491

 

 

$

(112,531

)

 

$

64,227

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange translation adjustment

 

 

19,951

 

 

 

19,951

 

 

 

16,898

 

 

 

(36,849

)

 

 

19,951

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

84,178

 

 

$

92,991

 

 

$

56,389

 

 

$

(149,380

)

 

$

84,178

 

13


SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued

(Unaudited)

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

 

Non-guarantor Subsidiaries

 

 

Consolidating and Eliminating Adjustments

 

 

Consolidated

 

Revenues

 

$

 

 

$

262,350

 

 

$

121,385

 

 

$

(431

)

 

$

383,304

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

 

 

 

137,369

 

 

 

71,089

 

 

 

(431

)

 

 

208,027

 

Gross profit

 

 

 

 

 

124,981

 

 

 

50,296

 

 

 

 

 

 

175,277

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and marketing

 

 

 

 

 

20,448

 

 

 

6,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,328

 

Research and development

 

 

 

 

 

26,575

 

 

 

11,126

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,701

 

General and administrative

 

 

 

 

 

24,824

 

 

 

8,521

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,345

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

71,847

 

 

 

26,527

 

 

 

 

 

 

98,374

 

Operating income

 

 

 

 

 

53,134

 

 

 

23,769

 

 

 

 

 

 

76,903

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(8,812

)

 

 

(16,651

)

 

 

(6,185

)

 

 

 

 

 

(31,648

)

Other (expense) income, net

 

 

 

 

 

(15,364

)

 

 

18,019

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,655

 

Earnings from subsidiaries

 

 

47,559

 

 

 

30,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

(78,081

)

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

38,747

 

 

 

51,641

 

 

 

35,603

 

 

 

(78,081

)

 

 

47,910

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

4,082

 

 

 

5,081

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,163

 

Net income

 

$

38,747

 

 

$

47,559

 

 

$

30,522

 

 

$

(78,081

)

 

$

38,747

 

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange translation adjustment

 

 

(12,060

)

 

 

(12,060

)

 

 

(10,844

)

 

 

22,904

 

 

 

(12,060

)

Comprehensive income

 

$

26,687

 

 

$

35,499

 

 

$

19,678

 

 

$

(55,177

)

 

$

26,687

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

 

Non-guarantor Subsidiaries

 

 

Consolidating and Eliminating Adjustments

 

 

Consolidated

 

Revenues

 

$

 

 

$

866,090

 

 

$

372,124

 

 

$

(1,284

)

 

$

1,236,930

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

 

 

 

441,464

 

 

 

220,773

 

 

 

(1,284

)

 

 

660,953

 

Gross profit

 

 

 

 

 

424,626

 

 

 

151,351

 

 

 

 

 

 

575,977

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and marketing

 

 

 

 

 

66,093

 

 

 

22,451

 

 

 

 

 

 

88,544

 

Research and development

 

 

 

 

 

79,988

 

 

 

34,916

 

 

 

 

 

 

114,904

 

General and administrative

 

 

 

 

 

63,112

 

 

 

25,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

88,910

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

209,193

 

 

 

83,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

292,358

 

Operating income

 

 

 

 

 

215,433

 

 

 

68,186

 

 

 

 

 

 

283,619

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(26,438

)

 

 

(40,974

)

 

 

(14,153

)

 

 

 

 

 

(81,565

)

Other (expense) income, net

 

 

 

 

 

(58,033

)

 

 

54,230

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,803

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

(1,743

)

 

 

(583

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,326

)

Earnings from subsidiaries

 

 

189,963

 

 

 

94,182

 

 

 

 

 

 

(284,145

)

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

163,525

 

 

 

208,865

 

 

 

107,680

 

 

 

(284,145

)

 

 

195,925

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

18,902

 

 

 

13,498

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,400

 

Net income

 

$

163,525

 

 

$

189,963

 

 

$

94,182

 

 

$

(284,145

)

 

$

163,525

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange translation adjustment

 

 

51,696

 

 

 

51,696

 

 

 

45,905

 

 

 

(97,601

)

 

 

51,696

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

215,221

 

 

$

241,659

 

 

$

140,087

 

 

$

(381,746

)

 

$

215,221

 

14


SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued

(Unaudited)

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

 

Non-guarantor Subsidiaries

 

 

Consolidating and Eliminating Adjustments

 

 

Consolidated

 

Revenues

 

$

 

 

$

738,655

 

 

$

343,153

 

 

$

(1,296

)

 

$

1,080,512

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

 

 

 

389,133

 

 

 

207,353

 

 

 

(1,296

)

 

 

595,190

 

Gross profit

 

 

 

 

 

349,522

 

 

 

135,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

485,322

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and marketing

 

 

 

 

 

64,313

 

 

 

21,411

 

 

 

 

 

 

85,724

 

Research and development

 

 

 

 

 

80,794

 

 

 

34,181

 

 

 

 

 

 

114,975

 

General and administrative

 

 

 

 

 

65,906

 

 

 

25,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

91,239

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

211,013

 

 

 

80,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

291,938

 

Operating income

 

 

 

 

 

138,509

 

 

 

54,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

193,384

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(26,274

)

 

 

(52,116

)

 

 

(19,193

)

 

 

 

 

 

(97,583

)

Other (expense) income, net

 

 

 

 

 

(47,381

)

 

 

48,201

 

 

 

 

 

 

820

 

Earnings from subsidiaries

 

 

100,247

 

 

 

71,885

 

 

 

 

 

 

(172,132

)

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

73,973

 

 

 

110,897

 

 

 

83,883

 

 

 

(172,132

)

 

 

96,621

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

10,650

 

 

 

11,998

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,648

 

Net income

 

$

73,973

 

 

$

100,247

 

 

$

71,885

 

 

$

(172,132

)

 

$

73,973

 

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange translation adjustment

 

 

(29,532

)

 

 

(29,532

)

 

 

(33,293

)

 

 

62,825

 

 

 

(29,532

)

Comprehensive income

 

$

44,441

 

 

$

70,715

 

 

$

38,592

 

 

$

(109,307

)

 

$

44,441

 

15


SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued

(Unaudited)

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

 

Non-guarantor Subsidiaries

 

 

Consolidating and Eliminating Adjustments

 

 

Consolidated

 

Cash Flow from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

163,525

 

 

$

189,963

 

 

$

94,182

 

 

$

(284,145

)

 

$

163,525

 

Non-cash adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

147,277

 

 

 

48,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

196,227

 

Intercompany transactions

 

 

35,251

 

 

 

5,875

 

 

 

(41,126

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from subsidiaries

 

 

(189,963

)

 

 

(94,182

)

 

 

 

 

 

284,145

 

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

(8,813

)

 

 

(35,024

)

 

 

(8,825

)

 

 

 

 

 

(52,662

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

213,909

 

 

 

93,181

 

 

 

 

 

 

307,090

 

Cash Flow from Investment Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

(22,850

)

 

 

(6,929

)

 

 

 

 

 

(29,779

)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

 

 

 

1,802

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,805

 

Additions to capitalized software

 

 

 

 

 

(5,645

)

 

 

(2,523

)

 

 

 

 

 

(8,168

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

(26,692

)

 

 

(9,449

)

 

 

 

 

 

(36,141

)

Cash Flow from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash received from debt borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

45,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45,000

 

Repayments of debt

 

 

 

 

 

(249,800

)

 

 

(88,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

(337,800

)

Transactions involving Holding's common stock

 

 

 

 

 

2,273

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

 

 

2,271

 

Intercompany transactions

 

 

 

 

 

(315

)

 

 

315

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

(202,842

)

 

 

(87,687

)

 

 

 

 

 

(290,529

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,777

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,777

 

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

 

 

 

(15,625

)

 

 

(178

)

 

 

 

 

 

(15,803

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

 

 

 

 

35,511

 

 

 

84,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

119,674

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

 

$

 

 

$

19,886

 

 

$

83,985

 

 

$

 

 

$

103,871

 

16


SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued

(Unaudited)

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

 

Non-guarantor Subsidiaries

 

 

Consolidating and Eliminating Adjustments

 

 

Consolidated

 

Cash Flow from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

73,973

 

 

$

100,247

 

 

$

71,885

 

 

$

(172,132

)

 

$

73,973

 

Non-cash adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

89,915

 

 

 

47,547

 

 

 

 

 

 

137,462

 

Intercompany transactions

 

 

35,935

 

 

 

(21,251

)

 

 

(14,684

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from subsidiaries

 

 

(100,247

)

 

 

(71,885

)

 

 

 

 

 

172,132

 

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

(9,661

)

 

 

40,315

 

 

 

(5,073

)

 

 

 

 

 

25,581

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

137,341

 

 

 

99,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

237,016

 

Cash Flow from Investment Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

(7,672

)

 

 

(11,198

)

 

 

 

 

 

(18,870

)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

69

 

Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

 

 

 

(214,689

)

 

 

(94,743

)

 

 

 

 

 

(309,432

)

Additions to capitalized software

 

 

 

 

 

(3,860

)

 

 

(2,277

)

 

 

 

 

 

(6,137

)

Purchase of long-term investment

 

 

 

 

 

(1,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,000

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

(227,154

)

 

 

(108,216

)

 

 

 

 

 

(335,370

)

Cash Flow from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayments of debt

 

 

 

 

 

(195,500

)

 

 

(73,050

)

 

 

 

 

 

(268,550

)

Transactions involving Holding's common stock

 

 

 

 

 

35,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,226

 

Intercompany transactions

 

 

 

 

 

(87,272

)

 

 

87,272

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment of fees related to refinancing activities

 

 

 

 

 

(503

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(503

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

(248,049

)

 

 

14,222

 

 

 

 

 

 

(233,827

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(880

)

 

 

 

 

 

(880

)

Net (decrease) increaase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

 

 

 

(337,862

)

 

 

4,801

 

 

 

 

 

 

(333,061

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

 

 

 

 

363,073

 

 

 

73,904

 

 

 

 

 

 

436,977

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

 

$

 

 

$

25,211

 

 

$

78,705

 

 

$

 

 

$

103,916

 

Note 10—Subsequent Events

claims for actual and constructive fraudulent conveyances. On May 24, 2021, Defendant Robert Goldfarb filed an answer to the complaint. On December 17, 2021, the remaining defendants filed a motion to dismiss the DST plaintiffs’ complaint. On July 27, 2022, the Court denied without prejudice the pending motion to dismiss, and ordered the parties to submit by October 3, 2022 a joint status report with a new briefing schedule on the motion. On October 3, 2022, the parties filed a joint status report with a new briefing schedule on the motion, which the court approved on October 4, 2022. On December 16, 2022, and January 13, 2017,2023, the Company purchased all ofparties filed joint motions to stay the outstanding stock of CommonWealth Fund Services Ltd. (“CommonWealth”),proceedings, which were granted on January 31, 2023, staying proceedings until February 8, 2023. On February 8, 2023, the parties filed a Canadian fund administrator,joint motion to stay the proceedings for approximately $16.4 million, subject to certain adjustments. CommonWealth providesan additional 45 days. On April 7, 2023, the parties submitted a full range of administration services to hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, fund of funds, family offices, and other institutions.joint letter motion requesting a stay through April 14, 2023. On April 14, 2023, the parties requested that the Court enter a further stay in the matter through May 3, 2023. This request remains pending.


Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This Management'sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, or MD&A, is intended to provide readers of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements with the perspectives of management. It presents, in narrative form, information regarding our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and certain other factors that may affect our future results. It should be read in conjunction with our 20162022 Form 10-K and the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-Q. We use the term organic to refer to the businesses and operations that are included in the comparable prior year period on a constant currency basis. Organic excludes the impact of any business which we acquired for the time period which would impact the comparable prior year period.

The COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing macroeconomic conditions, such as increases in interest rates, inflation and changes in foreign currency exchange rates, could have impacts on our results that are uncertain and, in many respects, outside our control. The situations remain dynamic and subject to rapid and possibly material change, which ultimately could result in material negative effects on our business and results of operations. We will continue to evaluate the nature and extent of the potential impacts to our business, consolidated results of operations, liquidity and capital resources.

Critical Accounting Policies

Certain of our accounting policies require the application of significant judgment by our management, and such judgments are reflected in the amounts reported in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In applying these policies, our management uses its judgment to determine the appropriate assumptions to be used in the determination of estimates. Those estimates are based on our historical experience, terms of existing contracts, management’s observation of trends in the industry, information provided by our clients and information available from other outside sources, as appropriate. Actual results may differ significantly from the estimates contained in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates and assumptions or the judgments affecting the application of those estimates and assumptions since the filing of our 20162022 Form 10-K. Our critical accounting policies are described in the 20162022 Form 10-K and include:

Revenue Recognition

Investments

Long-Lived Assets, Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Software Capitalization

Acquisition Accounting

Revenue Recognition

Stock-based Compensation

Income Taxes

17


Results of Operations

Revenues

We derive our revenuerevenues from two sources: recurringsoftware-enabled services revenues and to a lesser degree, non-recurring revenues. Recurring revenues consist of software-enabled services andlicense, maintenance and term licenses.related revenues. As a general matter, fluctuations in our software-enabled services revenues are attributable to the number of new software-enabled services clients as well as total assets under management in our clients’ portfolios and the number of outsourced transactions provided to our existing clients. Software-enabled services revenues also fluctuate as a result of reimbursements received for “out-of-pocket” expenses, such as postage and telecommunications charges, which are recorded as revenues on an accrual basis. Because these additional revenues are offset by the reimbursable expenses incurred, there is no impact on gross profit, operating income and net income, however the reimbursements billed and expenses incurred can lead to fluctuations in revenues, cost of revenues and gross margin percentage each period. License, maintenance and related revenues consist primarily of term and perpetual license fees, maintenance fees and professional services. Maintenance revenues vary based on customer retention the number of perpetual licenses and on the annual increases in fees, which are generally tied to the consumer price index, while term license revenues vary based on the rate by which we add or lose clients over time. Non-recurring revenues consist ofindex. License and professional services and perpetual license fees andrevenues tend to fluctuate based on the number of new licensing clients, the timing and terms of contract renewals and demand for consulting services.

RevenuesOur results of operations below include the results of our recent acquisitions from the date which they were acquired, including, Blue Prism and Hubwise in March 2022, MineralWare in May 2022, O’Shares in June 2022, Tier1 in August 2022 and CFO in December 2022.

The following table sets forth the percentage of our total revenues represented by each of the following sources of revenues for the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software-enabled services

 

 

67

%

 

 

65

%

 

 

67

%

 

 

65

%

Maintenance and term licenses

 

 

27

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

28

 

Total recurring revenues

 

 

94

 

 

 

93

 

 

 

94

 

 

 

93

 

Perpetual licenses

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Professional services

 

 

5

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

6

 

Total non-recurring revenues

 

 

6

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

7

 

Total revenues

 

 

100

%

 

 

100

%

 

 

100

%

 

 

100

%


 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Software-enabled services

 

 

81.8

%

 

 

83.8

%

License, maintenance and related

 

 

18.2

%

 

 

16.2

%

Total revenues

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

100.0

%

The following table sets forth revenues (dollars in thousands)millions) and percent change in revenues for the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

Percent
Change from
Prior
Period

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

Software-enabled services

 

$

1,114.2

 

 

$

1,085.2

 

 

 

2.7

%

License, maintenance and related

 

 

248.5

 

 

 

209.8

 

 

 

18.4

%

Total revenues

 

$

1,362.7

 

 

$

1,295.0

 

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Percent

Change from

Prior

Period

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Percent

Change from

Prior

Period

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software-enabled services

 

$

282,133

 

 

$

248,772

 

 

 

13

%

 

$

831,103

 

 

$

699,091

 

 

 

19

%

Maintenance and term licenses

 

 

112,819

 

 

 

106,925

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

336,990

 

 

 

305,437

 

 

 

10

 

Total recurring revenues

 

 

394,952

 

 

 

355,697

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

1,168,093

 

 

 

1,004,528

 

 

 

16

 

Perpetual licenses

 

 

3,576

 

 

 

4,389

 

 

 

(19

)

 

 

10,226

 

 

 

14,643

 

 

 

(30

)

Professional services

 

 

19,723

 

 

 

23,218

 

 

 

(15

)

 

 

58,611

 

 

 

61,341

 

 

 

(4

)

Total non-recurring revenues

 

 

23,299

 

 

 

27,607

 

 

 

(16

)

 

 

68,837

 

 

 

75,984

 

 

 

(9

)

Total revenues

 

$

418,251

 

 

$

383,304

 

 

 

9

 

 

$

1,236,930

 

 

$

1,080,512

 

 

 

14

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 and 20162022. Our revenues increased $67.7 million, or 5.2%, primarily due to revenues related toassociated with our 2022 acquisitions, which included Wells Fargo’s Global Fund Services business (“GFS”) and Conifer Financial Services (“Conifer”) in the fourth quarter of 2016, which contributed $20.9$63.2 million in revenues net of a reduction of $0.5 million in revenues related to the loss of sales to these businesses.  Additionally, organic revenues increased $12.7 million, of which approximately $7.2 million was the result of the impact of the fair value adjustment for acquired deferred revenue on the periods.  The change in organic revenues also reflects a reduction of $5.9 million related to fund administration service clients that were acquired through the Citigroup Alternative Investor Services business (“Citigroup AIS”) acquisition who had indicated they were terminating their contracts prior to the acquisition closing.  The final purchase price of the Citigroup AIS business acquisition included an adjustment for these terminated clients.  The remaining increase in organic revenues was primarily due to a continued increase in demand for our fund administration services.  Our revenues also increased $1.4 million due to the favorable impact from foreign currency translation, which resulted primarily from the weakness of the U.S. dollar relative to the Euro and Canadian dollar. Recurring revenues increased primarily due to the acquisitions, which added revenues of $20.4 million, as well as from an increase in organic revenues of $17.7$24.2 million of which $4.6 million wasdriven by strength in the result of the impact of the fair value adjustment of acquired deferred revenue on the periods. The organic recurring revenue increase was primarily due to an increase in software-enabled services revenues within ourSS&C GlobeOp fund administration business as well as an increase in license revenues from term licenses. Non-recurring revenues decreased primarily due to a decrease in organic revenues of $5.0 million, which is net of an increase of approximately $2.7 million resulting from the impact of the fair value adjustment of acquired deferred revenue, partially offset by our acquisitions, which contributed $0.5 million.  The organic non-recurring revenue decrease was due to decreases of $4.2 million and $0.8 million in professional servicesGlobal Investor and perpetual licenses revenues, respectively.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. Our revenues increased primarily due to revenues related to our acquisitions, which included GFS and Conifer in the fourth quarter of 2016 and Citigroup AIS in the first quarter of 2016, which contributed $99.1 million in revenues, net of a reduction of $2.2 million in revenues related to the loss of sales to theseDistribution Solutions businesses.  Additionally, organic revenues increased $58.8 million, of which approximately $32.6 million was the result of the impact of the fair value adjustment for acquired deferred revenue on the periods.  The change in organic revenues also reflects a reduction of $13.3 million related to fund administration service clients that were acquired through the Citigroup AIS acquisition who had indicated they were terminating their contracts prior to the acquisition closing.  The final purchase price of the Citigroup AIS business acquisition included an adjustment for these terminated clients.  The remaining increase in organic revenues was primarily due to a continued increase in demand for our fund administration services. These increases were partially offset by the unfavorable impact from foreign currency translation of $1.5 million, which resulted primarily from the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to the British pound. Recurring$19.7 million. Software-enabled services revenues increased $29.0 million, or 2.7%, primarily due to the acquisitions, which added revenues of $97.8 million, as well as from an increase in organic revenues of $67.1$32.8 million and acquisitions, which added $12.5 million in revenues, partially offset by the unfavorable impact from foreign currency translation of which $26.0$16.3 million. License, maintenance and related revenues increased $38.7 million, was the result of the impact of the fair value adjustment of acquired deferred revenue on the periods. The organic recurring revenue increase wasor 18.4%, primarily due to an increaseacquisitions, which added $50.7 million in software-enabled services revenues, within our fund administration business as well as an increase in license revenues from term licenses revenues.  Non-recurring revenues decreased primarily due topartially offset by a decrease in organic revenues of $8.3 million, which is net of an increase of approximately $6.6 million resulting from the impact of the fair value adjustment of acquired deferred revenue, partially offset by our acquisitions, which contributed $1.3 million.  The organic non-recurring revenue decrease was due to decreases of $4.3$8.6 million and $4.0 million in perpetual licenses and professional services revenues, respectively.the unfavorable impact from foreign currency translation of $3.4 million.


18


Cost of Revenues

Cost of recurringsoftware-enabled services revenues consists primarily of costs related to personnel utilized in servicingproviding our software-enabled services and maintenance contracts and amortization of intangible assets. Cost of non-recurringlicense, maintenance and other related revenues consists primarily of the costcosts related to personnel utilized in servicing our maintenance contracts and to provide implementation, conversion and training services to our software licensees, as well as system integration and custom programming consulting services and amortization of intangible assets.

The following tables set forth each of the following cost of revenues as a percentage of their respective revenue source for the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of software-enabled services

 

 

55

%

 

 

58

%

 

 

56

%

 

 

58

%

Cost of maintenance and term licenses

 

 

41

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

45

 

Total cost of recurring revenues

 

 

51

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

54

 

Cost of perpetual licenses

 

 

18

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

12

 

Cost of professional services

 

 

86

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

84

 

Total cost of non-recurring revenues

 

 

76

 

 

 

71

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

70

 

Total cost of revenues

 

 

53

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

55

 

Gross margin percentage

 

 

47

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

Cost of software-enabled services

 

 

56.6

%

 

 

54.9

%

 

Cost of license, maintenance and related

 

 

38.1

%

 

 

38.0

%

 

Total cost of revenues

 

 

53.3

%

 

 

52.1

%

 

Gross margin percentage

 

 

46.7

%

 

 

47.9

%

 

The following table sets forth cost of revenues (dollars in thousands)millions) and percent change in cost of revenues for the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Percent

Change from

Prior

Period

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Percent

Change from

Prior

Period

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of software-enabled services

 

$

155,497

 

 

$

143,074

 

 

 

9

%

 

$

468,391

 

 

$

403,045

 

 

 

16

%

Cost of maintenance and term licenses

 

 

46,662

 

 

 

45,458

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

140,927

 

 

 

138,864

 

 

 

1

 

Total cost of recurring revenues

 

 

202,159

 

 

 

188,532

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

609,318

 

 

 

541,909

 

 

 

12

 

Cost of perpetual licenses

 

 

642

 

 

 

608

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

1,857

 

 

 

1,749

 

 

 

6

 

Cost of professional services

 

 

17,001

 

 

 

18,887

 

 

 

(10

)

 

 

49,778

 

 

 

51,532

 

 

 

(3

)

Total cost of non-recurring revenues

 

 

17,643

 

 

 

19,495

 

 

 

(9

)

 

 

51,635

 

 

 

53,281

 

 

 

(3

)

Total cost of revenues

 

$

219,802

 

 

$

208,027

 

 

 

6

 

 

$

660,953

 

 

$

595,190

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

Percent
Change from
Prior
Period

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

Cost of software-enabled services

 

$

631.0

 

 

$

595.5

 

 

 

6.0

%

Cost of license, maintenance and related

 

 

94.7

 

 

 

79.7

 

 

 

18.8

%

Total cost of revenues

 

$

725.7

 

 

$

675.2

 

 

 

7.5

%

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 and 20162022. Our total cost of revenues increased by $50.5 million, or 7.5%, primarily due to ouran increase of $40.9 million in organic costs and acquisitions, which included GFS and Conifer, which added costs of $14.3$23.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. This increase was also affected by the unfavorable impact from foreign currency translation of $1.1 million, which resulted primarily from the weakness of the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar.in costs. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $3.6 million inthe favorable impact from foreign currency translation, which decreased costs of organic revenues, primarily related toby $14.1 million. Organic cost synergies from acquisitions.  Recurring cost of revenues increasedincreases are primarily due to personnel costs, including the acquisitions, which addedimpact of wage inflation and costs of $14.1 million. Non-recurring cost of revenues decreased primarily due to lower personnel and personnel related costs.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. Our total cost of revenues increased primarily due to our acquisitions, which included GFS, Conifer and Citigroup AIS, which added costs of $74.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.  This increase wassupport organic growth, partially offset by a decrease in amortization. Cost of $6.0software-enabled services revenues increased $35.5 million, or 6.0%, primarily due to an increase of $41.3 million in organic costs and acquisitions, which added $6.8 million in costs. These increases were partially offset by the favorable impact from foreign currency translation which decreased costs by $12.6 million. Cost of license, maintenance and related revenues increased $15.0 million, or 18.8%, primarily due to acquisitions, which added $16.9 million in costs, of organic revenues, primarily related to cost synergies from acquisitions as well aspartially offset by the favorable impact from foreign currency translation of $2.8$1.5 million which resulted primarily from the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to the British pound.  Recurring cost of revenues increased primarily due to the acquisitions, which addedand a decrease in organic costs of $74.2$0.4 million. Non-recurring cost of revenues decreased primarily due to lower personnel and personnel related costs.

Operating Expenses

Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of the personnel costs associated with the selling and marketing of our products, including salaries, commissions and travel and entertainment. Such expenses also include amortization of intangible assets,


the cost of branch sales offices, trade shows and marketing and promotional materials. Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel costs attributable to the enhancement of existing products and the development of new software products. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel costs related to management, accounting and finance, information management, human resources and administration and associated overhead costs, as well as fees for professional services.

The following table sets forth the percentage of our total revenues represented by each of the following operating expenses for the periods indicated:

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Selling and marketing

 

 

7

%

 

 

7

%

 

 

7

%

 

 

8

%

 

 

10.3

%

 

 

8.6

%

Research and development

 

 

9

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

8.7

%

 

 

8.2

%

General and administrative

 

 

7

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

7.3

%

 

 

8.6

%

Total operating expenses

 

 

23

%

 

 

26

%

 

 

24

%

 

 

27

%

 

 

26.3

%

 

 

25.4

%

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The following table sets forth operating expenses (dollars in thousands)millions) and percent change in operating expenses for the periods indicated:

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Percent

Change from

Prior

Period

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Percent

Change from

Prior

Period

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

Percent
Change from
Prior
Period

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

Selling and marketing

 

$

28,181

 

 

$

27,328

 

 

 

3

%

 

$

88,544

 

 

$

85,724

 

 

 

3

%

 

$

139.8

 

 

$

110.9

 

 

 

26.1

%

Research and development

 

 

37,376

 

 

 

37,701

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

114,904

 

 

 

114,975

 

 

 

(0

)

 

 

118.2

 

 

 

105.8

 

 

 

11.7

%

General and administrative

 

 

28,975

 

 

 

33,345

 

 

 

(13

)

 

 

88,910

 

 

 

91,239

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

98.9

 

 

 

111.3

 

 

 

(11.1

)%

Total operating expenses

 

$

94,532

 

 

$

98,374

 

 

 

(4

)

 

$

292,358

 

 

$

291,938

 

 

 

0

 

 

$

356.9

 

 

$

328.0

 

 

 

8.8

%

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 and 20162022. The decrease in total operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was primarily due to a decrease in organic operating expenses of $7.7 million, partially offset by our acquisitions, which included GFS and Conifer, which added expenses of $3.4 million as well as the unfavorable impact from foreign currency translation of $0.4 million, which resulted primarily from the weakness of the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar.  Organic operating expenses decreased due to lower personnel-related costs, stock-based compensation, bad debt expense and independent contractor costs partially offset by higher professional fees.  Total operatingOperating expenses increased slightly for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the same period in 2016$28.9 million, or 8.8%, primarily due to our acquisitions, which included Citi, GFS and Conifer, which added expenses of $15.0 million,$39.7 million. This increase was partially offset by decreases in organic operating expenses of $12.7 million as well as the favorable impact from foreign currency translation, which decreased expenses by $8.1 million, and a decrease of $1.9$2.7 million which resulted from the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to the British pound.  Organicin organic operating expenses. Total operating expenses, excluding the impact of acquisitions and foreign currency translation, primarily decreased due to lower stock-based compensation,a decrease in professional fees partially offset by increases in personnel-related costs and independent contractor costs offset by higher professional fees.  increased travel and entertainment. Professional fees in the three months ended March 31, 2022 were elevated due to our acquisition of Blue Prism.

Comparison of the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 and 20162022 for Interest, Taxes and Other

Interest expense, net. We had net interest expense of $26.3$111.9 million and $81.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared to $31.6 million and $97.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.  The decrease in interest expense for 2017 as compared to 2016 for both periods presented was primarily due to a lower average debt balance and a lower average interest rate, as a result of the March 2017 Amendment to our Credit Agreement. These facilities are discussed further in “Liquidity and Capital Resources”.

Other (expense) income, net. We had other expense, net of $2.5 million and $3.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared to other income, net of $2.7 million and $0.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.  Other (expense) income, net consists primarily of foreign currency transaction gains and losses for all periods presented except for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, which consisted primarily of a gain from a legal settlement.

Loss on extinguishment of debt. We recorded a $2.3 million loss on extinguishment of debt in the three months ended March 31, 20172023 compared to $49.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in connection withinterest expense, net for 2023 as compared to 2022, is due to a higher average interest rate on debt and higher average debt balances. We had an average interest rate of 6.21% and 3.11%, respectively, for the amendmentthree months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

Other income (expense), net. We had other income, net of our senior secured credit facility. The loss on early extinguishment$5.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to other expense, net of debt includes$9.0 million for the write-offthree months ended March 31, 2022. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, other income, net consisted primarily of a portiondividend income of the unamortized capitalized financing fees$10.2 million, partially offset by losses of $6.1 million related to the senior secured credit facilityfair value adjustments on assets held for amounts accountedsale. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, other expense, net consisted primarily of foreign currency translation losses of $9.7 million.


Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net. We had equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net of $5.7 million and $1.3 million for as a debt extinguishment, as well as the new financing feesthree months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. Our equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net in 2023 is primarily related to a $4.8 million adjustment to increase the senior secured credit facility for amounts accounted for as a debt modification.  carrying value of one of our investments.

Provision for income taxes. The following table sets forth the provision for income taxes (dollars in thousands)millions) and effective tax rates for the periods indicated:

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Provision for income taxes

 

$

10,905

 

 

$

9,163

 

 

$

32,400

 

 

$

22,648

 

 

$

52.5

 

 

$

63.5

 

Effective tax rate

 

 

15

%

 

 

19

%

 

 

17

%

 

 

23

%

 

 

29.4

%

 

 

27.0

%

Our September 30, 2017 and 2016 effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 differ from the statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to the effectcomposition of ourincome before income taxes from foreign operations.and domestic tax jurisdictions, foreign income that is being taxed in the U.S. offset by foreign tax credits that are being limited and the recognition of windfall tax benefits from stock awards. The decreasechange in the effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2017 March 31, 2023 compared to the prior year was primarily due to the recognition of windfall tax benefits from stock awards in the current quarter as a component of the income tax provision as well as the recognition of previously unrecognized tax benefits due to a lapse in the statute of limitations in the current quarter. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was primarily due to the recognition of windfall tax benefits from stock awards in the current year asand a component of the income tax provision and the absence of the unfavorable impact of aproportionate change in state apportionment on ourthe composition of income before income taxes from foreign and domestic deferred tax liabilities as a result of the acquisition of Citigroup AIS in the first quarter of 2016, partially offset by the unfavorable impact from an increase in pre-tax income from domestic operations taxed at a high statutory rate.  Our effective tax rate includes the effect of operations outside the United States, which historically have been taxed at rates lower than the U.S. statutory rate.jurisdictions. While we have income from multiple foreign sources, the majority of our non-U.S. operations are in Canada, India and the United Kingdom where weand India. We anticipate the statutory tax rates in 2023 to be 26.5%, 34.6%23.5% in the United Kingdom and 19.3%, respectively,approximately 33.0% in 2017. The consolidated expected effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2017 is forecasted to be between 18% and 19%.India. A future proportionate change in the composition of income before income taxes from foreign and domestic tax jurisdictions could impact our periodic effective tax rate.

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law, which includes a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax and a 1% excise tax on stock repurchases. The provisions were effective January 1, 2023 and were immaterial to our financial results, financial position and cash flows. The 1% excise tax on stock repurchases is included as a cost to acquire treasury stock.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal cash requirements are to finance the costs of our operations pending the billing and collection of client receivables, to fund payments with respect to our indebtedness, to invest in research and development, to acquire complementary businesses or assets, to repurchase shares of our common stock and to pay dividends on our common stock. We expect our cash on hand, cash flows from operations and cash available under theour Credit Agreement to provide sufficient liquidity to fund our current obligations, projected working capital requirements and capital spending for at least the next twelve months.

In 2017,During each of the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we paid a quarterly cash dividendsdividend of $0.0625$0.20 per share of common stock totaling $50.7 million and $51.1 million, respectively.

Client funds obligations include our transfer agency client balances invested overnight as well as our contractual obligations to remit funds to satisfy client pharmacy claim obligations and are recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet when incurred, generally after a claim has been processed by us. Our contractual obligations to remit funds to satisfy client obligations are primarily sourced by funds held on behalf of clients. We had $429.2 million of client funds obligations at March 15, 201731, 2023.

Cash flows from operating, investing and June 15, 2017 and $0.07 per sharefinancing activities, as reflected in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of common stock on September 15, 2017 to stockholders of record as ofCash Flows, are summarized in the close of business on March 1, 2017, June 1, 2017 and September 1, 2017, respectively, totaling $39.9 million.following table (in millions):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

Net cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash provided by (used in):

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

Change From Prior Year

 

Operating activities

 

$

254.8

 

 

$

183.5

 

 

$

71.3

 

Investing activities

 

 

(49.8

)

 

 

(1,583.5

)

 

 

1,533.7

 

Financing activities

 

 

(755.3

)

 

 

1,240.9

 

 

 

(1,996.2

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

(4.5

)

 

 

5.4

 

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

$

(549.4

)

 

$

(163.6

)

 

$

(385.8

)

Our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at September 30, 2017 were $103.9 million, a decrease of $15.8 million from $119.7 million at December 31, 2016. The decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash is primarily due to net repayments of debt, payment of dividends and capital expenditures. These decreases were partially offset by cash provided by operations and proceeds from stock option exercises.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $307.1$254.8 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017.March 31, 2023. Cash provided by operating activities primarily resulted from net income of $163.5$126.2 million adjusted for non-cash items of $196.2$201.4 million, partially offset by changes in our working capital accounts (excluding the effect of acquisitions) totaling $52.7$72.8 million. The changes in our working capital accounts were driven by a decreasedecreases in accrued expenses and deferred revenue,an increase in accounts receivable, partially offset by a decrease in prepaid expenses, an increase in accountsdeferred revenue and changes in income tax prepaid and payable. The decrease in accrued expenses was primarily due to the payment of annual employee bonuses in the first quarter of 2017.  The decrease in deferred revenue was primarily due to an increase in the number of new license contracts and contract renewals that qualified for up-front revenue recognition as well as the decline in deferred revenue associated with the completion of professional services installations of our software.2023. The increase in accounts payablereceivable was primarily due to the billing of annual maintenance fees, which typically occurs in the first quarter of each year. The change in income taxes prepaid and payable is primarily driven by the timing of tax payments.

Investing activities used net cash of $36.1$49.8 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2023, primarily related to $29.8 million in capital expenditures and $8.2$42.6 million in capitalized software development costs and $10.5 million in capital expenditures, partially offset by cash receivedcollection of $1.8other non-current receivables of $2.4 million related to purchase price adjustments for prior acquisitions.and proceeds from the sales and maturities of investments of $0.9 million.


Financing activities used net cash of $290.5$755.3 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2023, primarily representing a net repaymentsdecrease in client fund obligations of debt totaling $292.8$541.9 million, $39.9$133.3 million of purchases of common stock for treasury, $50.7 million in quarterly dividends paid and $4.1$44.6 million in withholding taxes paid related to equity awardof net share settlements,debt repayments. These expenditures were partially offset by proceeds of $46.3$15.3 million from stock option exercises.

We have made a permanent reinvestment determination in certain non-U.S. operations that have historically generated positive operating cash flows. At September 30, 2017,March 31, 2023, we held approximately $80.4$203.8 million in cash and cash equivalents at non-U.S. subsidiaries where we had made such a determination and in turn no provision for U.S. income taxes had been made. At September 30, 2017,March 31, 2023, we held approximately $74.6$109.9 million in cash that was available to our foreign borrowers under our senior secured credit facility and will be used to facilitate debt servicing of those entities.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

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Senior Secured Credit Facilities and Senior Notes

On March 2, 2017 (“Amendment Effective Date”), we entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) toThe table below provides a summary of the key terms of our senior secured credit agreement (“Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement”) dated July 8, 2015. Pursuant to the Amendment, the highest (non-default) interest rate margin applicable to Term Loan A was reduced from LIBOR plus 2.75% to LIBOR plus 1.75%,Facilities and the highest (non-default) interest rate margin applicable to Term Loan B was reduced from LIBOR plus 3.25% to LIBOR plus 2.25%. The LIBOR “floor” was also amended for the Term Loan A and the Term Loan B to be 0%. No changes were made to the financial covenants, outstanding principal amounts or the scheduled amortization.Senior Notes:

 

 

Amount Outstanding
at March 31, 2023

 

 

Maturity

 

Scheduled Quarterly

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

Date

 

Payments Required

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B-3

 

$

1,093.0

 

 

April 16, 2025

 

0.25%

Term Loan B-4

 

 

969.3

 

 

April 16, 2025

 

0.25%

Term Loan B-5

 

 

1,645.6

 

 

April 16, 2025

 

0.25%

Term Loan B-6

 

 

519.3

 

 

March 22, 2029

 

0.25%

Term Loan B-7

 

 

782.5

 

 

March 22, 2029

 

0.25%

Revolving Credit Facility

 

 

75.0

 

 

December 28, 2027

 

None

Senior Notes

 

 

2,000.0

 

 

September 30, 2027

 

None

The Amendment was evaluated in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 470-50, Debt-Modifications and Extinguishments, for modification and extinguishment accounting. The Company accounted the debt re-pricing as a debt modification with respect to amounts that remained obligations of the same lender in the syndicate with minor changes in cash flows and as a debt extinguishment with respect to amounts that were obligations of lenders that exited the syndicate or remained in the syndicate but experienced a change in cash flows of greater than 10%. See Note 2 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of debt.

The Company recorded a $2.3 million loss on extinguishment of debt in the three months ended March 31, 2017 in connection with the Amendment. The loss on early extinguishment of debt includes the write-off of a portion of the unamortized capitalized financing fees related to the senior secured credit facility for amounts accounted for as a debt extinguishment, as well as new financing fees related to the Amendment for amounts accounted for as a debt modification.

As of September 30, 2017, there was $88.2 million in principal amount outstanding under the Term Loan A-1, $136.8 million in principal amount outstanding under the Term Loan A-2, $1,369.4 million in principal amount outstanding under the Term Loan B-1 and $72.4 million in principal amount outstanding under the Term Loan B-2.  In addition, the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement has a revolving credit facility with a five year term available for borrowings by SS&C with $150 million in available commitments, or the Revolving Credit Facility, of which $0.0 million and $94.0 million was outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.  The Revolving Credit Facility also contains a $25 million letter of credit sub-facility, of which $0.9 million and $0.6 million was outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

We are required to make scheduled quarterly payments of 0.25% of the original principal amount of the Term Loan B-1 and Term Loan B-2, with the balance due and payable on the seventh anniversary of its incurrence. We are required to make scheduled quarterly payments of 1.25% of the original principal amount of the Term Loan A-1 and Term Loan A-2 until September 30, 2017 and quarterly payments of 2.50% of the original principal amount of the Term Loan A-1 and Term Loan A-2 from December 31, 2017 until June 30, 2020 with the balance due and payable on the fifth anniversary of the incurrence thereof. No amortization is required under the Revolving Credit Facility.

Our obligations under the Term Loans are guaranteed by (i) Holdings and each of our existing and future U.S. wholly-owned restricted subsidiaries, in the case of the Term B-3 Loan, B-1Term B-5 Loan, Term B-6 Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility and (ii) Holdings, SS&C and each of our existing and future wholly-owned restricted subsidiaries, in the case of the Term B-4 Loan A-1, theand Term Loan A-2 and the Term Loan B-2.B-7 Loan.

The obligations of the U.S. loan parties under the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreementamended senior secured credit facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of such persons (subject to customary exceptions and limitations), including a pledge of all of the capital stock of


substantially all of the U.S. wholly-owned restricted subsidiaries of such persons (with customary exceptions and limitations) and 65% of the capital stock of certain foreign restricted subsidiaries of such persons (with customary exceptions and limitations). All obligations of the non-U.S. loan parties under the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreementamended senior secured credit facility are secured by substantially all of Holdings’our and the other guarantors’ assets (subject to customary exceptions and limitations), including a pledge of all of the capital stock of substantially all of Holdings’our wholly-owned restricted subsidiaries (with customary exceptions and limitations).

The Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement amended senior secured credit facility includes negative covenants that, among other things and subject to certain thresholds and exceptions, limit our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to incur debt or liens, make investments (including in the form of loans and acquisitions), merge, liquidate or dissolve, sell property and assets, including capital stock of our subsidiaries, pay dividends on our capital stock or redeem, repurchase or retire our capital stock, alter the business we conduct, amend, prepay, redeem or purchase subordinated debt, or engage in transactions with our affiliates. The amended senior secured credit facility also contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default, subject to customary thresholds and exceptions. In addition, the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement amended senior secured credit facility contains a financial covenant for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Facility requiring us to maintain a minimum consolidated net senior secured leverage ratio. In addition, under the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement,amended senior secured credit facility, certain defaults under agreements governing other material indebtedness could result in an event of default under the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement,amended senior secured credit facility, in which case the lenders could elect to accelerate payments under the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement amended senior secured credit facility and terminate any commitments they have to provide future borrowings. As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2023, we were in compliance with theall financial and non-financial covenants.

Senior Notes

On July 8, 2015, in connection with the acquisition of Advent, we issued $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2023. The Senior Notes are guaranteed, jointly and severally, by SS&C Holdings and eachall of our wholly-ownedits existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries that borrowsguarantee our existing senior secured credit facilities or guarantees obligations under the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement. The guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several.certain other indebtedness. The Senior Notes are unsecured senior obligations that are equal in right of paymentspayment to all of our existing and future senior debt, including the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement.

On April 20, 2016, we commenced an offer to exchange forunsecured indebtedness. Interest on the Senior Notes new notes identical in all material respects to the Senior Notes, except that the new notes were registered under the Securities Actis payable on March 30 and September 30 of 1933. The exchange offer expired on May 18, 2016 and 100% of the Senior Notes were exchanged for the new notes.each year.

At any time after July 15, 2018,and from time to time, we may, at our option, redeem some or all of the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture governingfollowing table, expressed as a percentage of the Senior Notesprincipal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. Atdate:

Redemption Date

Price

On or after March 30, 2023

102.750

%

On or after March 30, 2024

101.375

%

March 30, 2025 and thereafter

100.000

%

We may also, from time to time in our sole discretion, purchase, redeem, or retire any time on or before July 15, 2018, we may redeem all or any portion of the notes at 100% of their principal amount, plus a “make whole” premium calculated pursuant to the indenture governing theoutstanding Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. In addition, prior to July 15, 2018, we may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 105.875% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, with the net proceeds of onethrough tender offers, in privately negotiated or more equity offerings.open market transactions, or otherwise.

The indenture governing the Senior Notes contains a number of covenants that restrict, subject to certain thresholds and exceptions, our ability and the ability of our domestic restricted subsidiaries to incur debt or liens, make certain investments, pay dividends, dispose of certain assets, engage in mergers or acquisitions or engage inenter into transactions with ourits affiliates. Any event of default under the amended senior secured credit facility that leads to an acceleration of those amounts due also results in a default under the indenture governing the Senior Notes.

As of September 30, 2017, there were $600.0 million in principal amount of Senior Notes outstanding.22


Covenant Compliance

Under the Amended Senior SecuredRevolving Credit Agreement,Facility portion of the amended senior secured credit facility, we are required to satisfy and maintain a specified financial ratio.ratio at the end of each fiscal quarter if the sum of (i) outstanding amount of all loans under the Revolving Credit Facility and (ii) all non-cash collateralized letters of credit issued under the Revolving Credit Facility in excess of $20 million is equal to or greater than 30% of the total commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility. Our continued ability to meet this financial ratio can be affected by events beyond our control, and we cannot assure you that we will continue to meet this ratio. Any breach of these covenantsthis covenant could result in an event of default under the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement.amended senior secured credit facility. Upon the occurrence of any event of default under the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement,amended senior secured credit facility, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreementamended senior secured credit facility to be immediately due and payable and terminate all commitments to extend further credit. Any default and subsequent acceleration of payments under the amended senior secured credit facility would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position and cash flows. Additionally, under the amended senior secured credit facility, our ability to engage in activities such as incurring additional indebtedness, making investments and paying dividends is also tied to baskets and ratios based on Consolidated EBITDA.

Consolidated EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure used in key financial covenants contained in the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement,amended senior secured credit facility, which is athe material facility supporting our capital structure and providing liquidity to our business. Consolidated EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), further adjusted to exclude unusual items and other adjustments permitted in calculating covenant compliance under the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement.amended senior secured credit facility. We believe that the inclusion of supplementary adjustments to EBITDA applied in presenting Consolidated EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors to demonstrate compliance with the specified financial ratio and other financial condition tests contained in the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement.amended senior secured credit facility.


Management uses Consolidated EBITDA to gauge the costs of our capital structure on a day-to-day basis when full financial statements are unavailable. Management further believes that providing this information allows our investors greater transparency and a better understanding of our ability to meet our debt service obligations and make capital expenditures.

Any breach of covenants in the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement that are tied to ratios based on Consolidated EBITDA could result in an event of default under that agreement, in which case the lenders could elect to declare all amounts borrowed immediately due and payable and to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings. Any default and subsequent acceleration of payments under the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position and cash flows. Additionally, under the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement, our ability to engage in activities such as incurring additional indebtedness, making investments and paying dividends is also tied to ratios based on Consolidated EBITDA.

Consolidated EBITDA does not represent net income or cash flow from operations as those terms are defined by generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and does not necessarily indicate whether cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. Further, the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreementamended senior secured credit facility requires that Consolidated EBITDA be calculated for the most recent four fiscal quarters. As a result, the measure can be disproportionately affected by a particularly strong or weak quarter. Further, it may not be comparable to the measure for any subsequent four-quarter period or any complete fiscal year.

Consolidated EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under GAAP and investors should not consider Consolidated EBITDA as a substitute for measures of our financial performance and liquidity as determined in accordance with GAAP, such as net income, operating income or net cash provided by operating activities. Because other companies may calculate Consolidated EBITDA differently than we do, Consolidated EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Consolidated EBITDA has other limitations as an analytical tool, when compared to the use of net income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, including:

Consolidated EBITDA does not reflect the provision of income tax expense in our various jurisdictions;

Consolidated EBITDA does not reflect the significant interest expense we incur as a result of our debt leverage;

Consolidated EBITDA does not reflect the provision of income tax expense in our various jurisdictions;

Consolidated EBITDA does not reflect any attribution of costs to our operations related to our investments and capital expenditures through depreciation and amortization charges;

Consolidated EBITDA does not reflect the cost of compensation we provide to our employees in the form of stock optionstock-based awards; and

Consolidated EBITDA does not reflect the equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates; and

Consolidated EBITDA excludes expenses and income that are permitted to be excluded per the terms of our Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement,amended senior secured credit facility, but which others may believe are normal expenses for the operation of a business.

23


The following is a reconciliation of net income to Consolidated EBITDA attributable to SS&C common stockholders as defined in our Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement.amended senior secured credit facility.

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

Twelve Months Ended March 31,

 

(in millions)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

Net income

 

$

126.2

 

 

$

171.3

 

 

$

604.0

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

111.9

 

 

 

49.3

 

 

 

370.5

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

52.5

 

 

 

63.5

 

 

 

216.1

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

165.9

 

 

 

165.6

 

 

 

671.9

 

EBITDA

 

 

456.5

 

 

 

449.7

 

 

 

1,862.5

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

41.9

 

 

 

39.9

 

 

 

126.9

 

Acquired EBITDA and cost savings (1)

 

 

 

 

 

(6.4

)

 

 

5.2

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.1

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net

 

 

(5.7

)

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

(30.3

)

Purchase accounting adjustments (2)

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

2.9

 

 

 

8.4

 

ASC 606 adoption impact

 

 

(0.7

)

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

(2.3

)

Foreign currency translation (gains) losses

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

9.7

 

 

 

1.0

 

Investment gains

 

 

(11.2

)

 

 

(4.7

)

 

 

(45.3

)

Facilities and workforce restructuring

 

 

17.8

 

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

48.4

 

Acquisition related (3)

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

18.1

 

 

 

25.7

 

Other (4)

 

 

6.6

 

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

0.8

 

Consolidated EBITDA

 

$

509.6

 

 

$

508.4

 

 

$

2,007.1

 

Consolidated EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest (5)

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

(1.8

)

Consolidated EBITDA attributable to SS&C common stockholders

 

$

509.0

 

 

$

508.5

 

 

$

2,005.3

 

________________________

(1)
Acquired EBITDA reflects the EBITDA impact of significant businesses that were acquired during the period as if the acquisition occurred at the beginning of the period, as well as cost savings enacted in connection with acquisitions.
(2)
Purchase accounting adjustments include (a) an adjustment to increase revenues by the amount that would have been recognized if deferred revenue were not adjusted to fair value at the date of acquisitions, (b) an adjustment to increase personnel and commissions expense by the amount that would have been recognized if prepaid commissions and deferred personnel costs were not adjusted to fair value at the date of the acquisitions and (c) an adjustment to increase or decrease rent expense by the amount that would have been recognized if lease obligations were not adjusted to fair value at the date of acquisitions.
(3)
Acquisition related includes costs related to both current acquisitions and the resolution of pre-acquisition matters.
(4)
Other includes additional expenses and income that are permitted to be excluded per the terms of our amended senior secured credit facility from Consolidated EBITDA, a financial measure used in calculating our covenant compliance.
(5)
Consolidated EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest represents Consolidated EBITDA based on the ownership interest retained by the noncontrolling parties of DomaniRx, our consolidated variable interest entity.

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Twelve Months Ended September 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

Net income

 

$

64,227

 

 

$

38,747

 

 

$

163,525

 

 

$

73,973

 

 

$

220,548

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

26,250

 

 

 

31,648

 

 

 

81,565

 

 

 

97,583

 

 

 

112,436

 

Provision for income tax

 

 

10,905

 

 

 

9,163

 

 

 

32,400

 

 

 

22,648

 

 

 

42,372

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

59,666

 

 

 

57,470

 

 

 

176,879

 

 

 

170,910

 

 

 

234,652

 

EBITDA

 

 

161,048

 

 

 

137,028

 

 

 

454,369

 

 

 

365,114

 

 

 

610,008

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

10,294

 

 

 

12,489

 

 

 

31,572

 

 

 

40,402

 

 

 

41,734

 

Capital-based taxes

 

 

250

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

1,472

 

 

 

1,010

 

Acquired EBITDA and cost savings (1)

 

 

365

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,581

 

 

 

5,814

 

 

 

6,859

 

Non-cash portion of straight-line rent expense

 

 

1,933

 

 

 

269

 

 

 

2,479

 

 

 

1,822

 

 

 

2,855

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,326

 

Purchase accounting adjustments (2)

 

 

777

 

 

 

5,573

 

 

 

3,782

 

 

 

29,831

 

 

 

5,570

 

Other (3)

 

 

4,540

 

 

 

311

 

 

 

8,704

 

 

 

7,065

 

 

 

7,530

 

Consolidated EBITDA

 

$

179,207

 

 

$

156,670

 

 

$

507,813

 

 

$

451,520

 

 

$

677,892

 

________________________


(1)

Acquired EBITDA reflects the EBITDA impact of significant businesses that were acquired during the period as if the acquisition occurred at the beginning of the period, as well as cost savings enacted in connection with acquisitions.

(2)

Purchase accounting adjustments include (a) an adjustment to increase revenues by the amount that would have been recognized if deferred revenue were not adjusted to fair value at the date of acquisitions, (b) an adjustment to increase personnel and commissions expense by the amount that would have been recognized if prepaid commissions and deferred personnel costs were not adjusted to fair value at the date of the acquisitions and (c) an adjustment to increase rent expense by the amount that would have been recognized if lease obligations were not adjusted to fair value at the date of acquisitions.

(3)

Other includes expenses and income that are permitted to be excluded per the terms of our Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement from Consolidated EBITDA, a financial measure used in calculating our covenant compliance.  These include expenses and income related to currency transactions, facilities and workforce restructuring, legal settlements and business combinations, among other infrequently occurring transactions.

Our covenant requirement for consolidated net senior secured leverage ratio and the actual ratio as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2023 are as follows:

Covenant


Requirement

Actual


Ratio

Maximum consolidated net senior secured leverage to


   Consolidated EBITDA ratio(1)

5.25x6.25x

2.31x2.39x

_____________________________________________________________________________

(1)

(1)

Calculated as the ratio of consolidated net secured funded indebtedness, net of cash and cash equivalents, to Consolidated EBITDA, as defined by the Amended Senior Secured Credit Agreement, for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on the measurement date. Consolidated net secured funded indebtedness is comprised of indebtedness for borrowed money, letters of credit, deferred purchase price obligations and capital lease obligations, all of which is secured by liens on our property.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (���ASU”) No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash. This ASU provides guidance on the classification of restricted cash in the statement of cash flows. This ASU requires that restricted cash be included within cash and cash equivalents, when reconcilingexcluding $130.2 million of cash and cash equivalents held at DomaniRx, to Consolidated EBITDA, as defined by the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shownamended senior secured credit facility, for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on the statementmeasurement date. Consolidated net secured funded indebtedness is comprised of cash flows.indebtedness for borrowed money, letters of credit, deferred purchase price obligations and capital lease obligations, all of which is secured by liens on our property.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement Not Yet Effective

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18 is effective2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP if certain criteria are met to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope. The update provides additional optional guidance on the transition from LIBOR to include derivative instruments that use an interest rate for margining, discounting or contract price alignment. The standard will ease, if warranted, the requirements for accounting for the Company for its first quarterfuture effects of fiscal 2018.  Early adoption is permittedthe rate reform. Additionally, in December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, Reference Rate Reform: Deferral of the Sunset Date

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of Topic 848, which deferred the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024 to align with the amended cessation date of LIBOR. A substantial portion of our indebtedness bears interest at variable interest rates, primarily based on USD-LIBOR. We continue to monitor the impact the discontinuance of LIBOR or another reference rate will have on our contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions. We will apply the guidance requires application using a retrospective method.  to impacted transactions during the transition period. The Company has early adopted ASU 2016-18, which didadoption of this standard does not have a material impact on the Company’sour financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation(Topic 718):Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. This ASU is intended to simplify several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-09 is effective for the Company for its first quarter of fiscal 2017.  Effective January 1, 2017, excess tax benefits will be prospectively reported as an operating activity in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.As the Company has applied this guidance prospectively as of January 1, 2017, excess tax benefits for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 will not be adjusted and continue to be reported in financing activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.  As a result of the adoption, the Company recognized discrete tax benefits of $2.7 million and $12.8 million in the provision for income taxes line of the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 related to excess tax benefits upon vesting of a restricted-stock award or stock option exercise event relative to the deferred tax asset position established.  The Company has elected to account for forfeitures as they occur and there was no material effect recorded upon adoption of this change.  The Company has also excluded the excess tax benefits from the assumed proceeds available to repurchase shares in the computation of the Company’s diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, which had the effect of increasing the weighted average common stock equivalents.  Prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-09, the Company included excess tax benefits in assessing whether common equivalent shares were dilutive in the Company’s calculations of weighted average dilutive shares under the treasury stock method.  Presentation requirements for cash flows related to employee taxes paid for withheld shares had no impact to all periods presented as such cash flows have historically been presented as financing activities.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Effective

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) – Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. ASU 2017-04 simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test.


In computing the implied fair value of goodwill under Step 2, an entity had to perform procedures to determine the fair value at the impairment testing date of its assets and liabilities (including unrecognized assets and liabilities) following the procedure that would be required in determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. As a result of ASU 2017-04, an entity should perform its goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount and then recognize an impairment charge, as necessary, for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2019, and early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. The Company expects to adopt ASU 2017-04 for the Company’s goodwill impairment tests in 2017.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. ASU 2016-15 addresses how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows under Topic 230, Statement of Cash flow, and other Topics.  ASU 2016-15 is effective for the Company for its first quarter of fiscal 2018 and the guidance requires application using a retrospective method.  The impact of the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-15 to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements will be to reflect the presentation of debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs as cash outflows for financing activities within the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.  This ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-13 requires companies to measure credit losses utilizing a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires a consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 is effective for the Company for its first quarter of fiscal 2020 and earlier adoption is permitted beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Application of the ASU is through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the effective date.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of ASU 2016-13 on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.  This ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This ASU would require lessees to recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date; (i) a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and (ii) a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. Lessor accounting is largely unchanged under the amendments of this ASU. Additional disclosures will be required to allow the user to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leasing activities. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for leases existing at the time of adoption.  ASU 2016-02 is effective for the Company for its first quarter of fiscal 2019 and earlier adoption is permitted.  The impact of the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-02 to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements will be to recognize the majority of the Company’s operating lease commitments as operating lease liabilities and right-of-use assets upon adoption, which will result in a material increase in the assets and liabilities recorded on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.  The Company is continuing its assessment, which may identify additional impacts this ASU will have on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures and internal controls over financial reporting.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The objective of ASU 2014-09 is to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue by removing inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue requirements; providing a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues; improving comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets; and providing more useful information to users of financial statements through improved revenue disclosure requirements. On August 12, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, deferring the effective date by one year for ASU 2014-09.  ASU 2014-09 is effective for the Company for its first quarter of 2018, with early adoption permitted for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The new standard is required to be applied retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying it recognized at the date of initial application.

Subsequent to the issuance of ASU 2014-09, the FASB has issued the following updates: ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) – Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net); ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) – Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing; and ASU 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) – Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients. The amendments in these updates affect the guidance contained within ASU 2014-09.  


The Company plans to adopt the new revenue standard using the modified retrospective approach when it becomes effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2018.  The Company is continuing to evaluate the impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows, and associated processes, systems and internal controls.  Based upon the Company’s continued assessments of the new revenue standard, the Company would be required to recognize the license component of term license arrangements upfront and the associated maintenance component over the contract period.  Under the current revenue standard, the Company recognizes both the term license and maintenance revenues ratably over the contract period.  In addition, a portion of deferred revenue recorded in accordance with the current revenue standard will never be recognized as revenue upon adoption of the new revenue standard and instead will be part of the cumulative effect adjustment within retained earnings.  The Company is also evaluating the timing and recognition of costs to obtain contracts with customers, such as commissions, under the new revenue standard.  The Company is continuing to assess the new revenue standard along with industry trends and additional interpretive guidance and may adjust its interpretation and implementation plan accordingly.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We do not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. We have generally invested our available cash in short-term, highly liquid financial instruments, having initial maturities of three months or less. When necessary, we have borrowed to fund acquisitions.

Interest Rate Risk

We derive service revenues from investment earnings related to cash balances maintained in bank accounts on which we are the agent for clients. The balances maintained in the bank accounts will fluctuate. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had average daily cash balances of approximately $2,237.7 million maintained in such accounts. We estimate that a 100 basis point change in the interest earnings rate would equal approximately $10.5 million of net income, net of income taxes, on an annual basis. The effect of changes in interest rates attributable to earnings derived from cash balances we hold for clients is offset by changes in interest rates on our variable debt.

At September 30, 2017,March 31, 2023, we had total debt of $2,266.8 million, including $1,666.8 million of variable interest rate debt.debt of approximately $5,084.7 million. As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2023, a 1%100 basis point increase in interest rates would result in an increase in interest expense of approximately $16.7$50.8 million per year.

Equity Price Risk

We have exposure to equity price risk as a result of our investments in equity securities. Equity price risk results from changes in the level or volatility of equity prices which affect the value of equity securities or instruments that derive their value from such securities or indexes. The fair value of our investments that are subject to equity price risk as of March 31, 2023 was approximately $56.0 million. The impact of a 10% change in fair value of these investments would have been approximately $4.2 million to net income, net of income taxes. Changes in equity values of our investments could have a material effect on our results of operations and our financial position.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2023, approximately 27%30% of our revenues were from clients located outside the United States. A portion of the revenues from clients located outside the United States is denominated in foreign currencies, the majority being the Canadian dollar.British pound. While revenues and expenses of our foreign operations are primarily denominated in their respective local currencies, some subsidiaries do enter into certain transactions in currencies that are different from their local currency. These transactions consist primarily of cross-currency intercompany balances and trade receivables and payables. As a result of these transactions, we have exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates that result in foreign currency transaction gains and losses, which we report in other income (expense). These outstanding amounts were not material for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017.March 31, 2023. The amount of these balances can fluctuate in the future as we bill customers and buy products or services in currencies other than our functional currency, which could increase our exposure to foreign currency exchange rates. We continue to monitor our exposure to foreign exchange rates as a resultbecause of our acquisitions and changes in our operations. We do not enter into any market risk sensitive instruments for trading purposes.

The foregoing risk management discussion and the effect thereof are forward-looking statements. Actual results in the future may differ materially from these projected results due to actual developments in global financial markets. The analytical methods used by us to assess and minimize risk discussed above should not be considered projections of future events or losses.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer (our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively), evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2017.March 31, 2023. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required

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to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2023, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.


Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

The information regarding certain legal proceedings in which we are involved as set forth in Note 814 – Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q) is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.

In addition, we are involved in various other legal proceedings arising in the normal course of our businesses. At this time, we do not believe any material losses under these claims to be probable. While the ultimate outcome of such legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, it is in the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel, that the final outcome in such proceedings, in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

As of the date of this report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors we previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following is a summary of the repurchases of our common stock in the first quarter of 2023 (in millions, except average price per share):

Period (1)

 

(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased (2)

 

 

(b) Average Price Paid per Share

 

 

(c)
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (3)

 

 

(d)
Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under Plans or Programs (3)

 

January 1, 2023 – January 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

$

694.8

 

February 1, 2023 – February 28, 2023

 

 

0.9

 

 

$

61.69

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

$

638.1

 

March 1, 2023 – March 31, 2023

 

 

1.4

 

 

$

57.50

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

$

560.1

 

     Total

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

 

(1) Information is based on trade dates of repurchase transactions.

(2) Represents shares repurchased in open market transactions pursuant to the Common Stock Repurchase Program.

(3) Share repurchases were made pursuant to our Common Stock Repurchase Program, most recently authorized by our Board of Directors in July 2022. The program allows for the purchase of up to $1 billion of outstanding common stock in one or more transactions on the open market or in privately negotiated purchases.

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Item 6.

Exhibits

Item 6. Exhibits

The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index immediately preceding such exhibits are filed as part of this Report.


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number

Description of Exhibit

 31.110.1

CertificationsForm of Stock Option Grant Notice and Form of Stock Option Agreement under the SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan*

10.2

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan*

10.3

Form of Performance Stock Unit Grant Notice and Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement under the SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan*

31.1

Certification of the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20022002*

31.2

CertificationsCertification of the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20022002*

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Certification of the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished and not filed for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act and section 18 of the Exchange Act)*

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document.*Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.*

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document.*

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document.*

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.*

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.*

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

*

submitted electronically herewith

Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 and (iv) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.* Filed herewith

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SIGNATURESIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized.

SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC.

By:

/s/ Patrick J. Pedonti

Patrick J. Pedonti

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Duly Authorized Officer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: November 2, 2017May 3, 2023

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