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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb 08, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

FIS^(TM) (NYSE:FIS), one of the world's largest global providers dedicated to banking and payments technologies, today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010.

Fourth Quarter 2010

Consolidated GAAP revenue in the fourth quarter of 2010 was $1.4 billion, compared to $1.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009. GAAP net earnings from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders totaled $121.3 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to a loss of $52.3 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter.

Adjusted revenue increased 7.6% to $1.4 billion compared to adjusted revenue of $1.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009 and increased 6.1% organically. The foreign currency impact was not material in the quarter. Adjusted EBITDA increased 14.4% to $444.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to adjusted EBITDA of $388.7 million in the 2009 quarter. The adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 190 basis points to 31.8%. Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations totaled $196.9 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, compared to adjusted net earnings from continuing operations of $168.9 million, or $0.45 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2009. Adjusted free cash flow totaled $221.6 million in the fourth quarter 2010 compared to $236.7 million in the 2009 quarter. Definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to related GAAP measures are provided in subsequent sections of the press release narrative and supplemental schedules.

Full Year 2010

GAAP revenue for the full year 2010 was $5.3 billion compared to $3.7 billion for full year 2009. Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders was $447.6 million, or $1.27 per diluted share, for the full year 2010, compared to $106.4 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, in the prior year.

For the full year 2010, adjusted revenue increased 4.2% to $5.2 billion, compared to adjusted pro forma revenue of $5.0 billion in 2009. Adjusted revenue increased 3.2% for full year 2010 excluding a $26.4 million foreign currency benefit and $23.4 million in acquired revenue. Adjusted EBITDA increased 13.9% to $1.6 billion, compared to pro forma adjusted EBITDA of $1.4 billion in the prior year. The adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 270 basis points to 31.3% compared to 28.6% in 2009. Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations totaled $711.1 million, or $2.02 per diluted share, compared to adjusted net earnings from continuing operations of $395.2 million, or $1.65 per share, in 2009. Adjusted free cash flow totaled $790.8 million for the full year 2010 compared to $607.5 million in 2009. Definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to related GAAP measures are provided in subsequent sections of the press release narrative and supplemental schedules.

"It was a strong quarter and a very good year for our company. Full year revenue growth and earnings per share exceeded our expectations, and we are excited about the momentum we have as we enter 2011," stated Frank Martire, president and chief executive officer of FIS. "Our management team and employees have done an excellent job executing the business plan and the Metavante integration, while remaining focused on serving our clients. These efforts have placed FIS in an even stronger position to focus on continued growth and expansion."

Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations

On December 2, 2010, FIS completed the acquisition of Capco. Operating results from Capco are reported prospectively from the date of acquisition and are included in the Financial Solutions and International Solutions segments, based on geography.

On October 1, 2009, FIS completed the acquisition of Metavante. The transaction was treated as a purchase and the results of Metavante are included in the consolidated results of FIS beginning October 1, 2009. For comparative purposes, in accordance with management's desire to improve the understanding of the Company's operating performance, the following segment information assumes that the merger was completed on January 1, 2009 and combines Metavante's results with FIS' historical results on a pro forma basis for the first nine months of 2009.

During the third quarter of 2010, FIS determined that it will pursue strategic alternatives for its item processing and remittance services subsidiary in Brazil, Fidelity National Participacoes Ltda., and intensify its focus on expanding its card processing operation in the region. The results of Fidelity National Participacoes Ltda. are reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented, along with the previously disclosed ClearPar business divestiture (revenues and expenses from discontinued operations are collapsed and classified as a separate line item on the income statement).

Segment Information

In order to provide more meaningful comparisons between the periods presented, the following segment information is presented on an adjusted basis for all periods. In addition, information for full year 2009 is presented on an adjusted pro forma basis, as if the merger with Metavante had been completed on January 1, 2009. Definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to related GAAP measures are provided in subsequent sections of the press release narrative and supplemental schedules.

• Financial Solutions:
  
  Fourth quarter 2010 Financial Solutions revenue increased 11.3% to $503.5 million compared to $452.5 million in the 2009 quarter, driven by growth in professional services, increased processing revenues and the acquisition of Capco. Financial Solutions EBITDA increased 11.0% to $219.4 million, and the margin was 43.6% compared to 43.7% in the prior year quarter.
  
  For the full year 2010, Financial Solutions revenue increased 7.0% to $1.9 billion compared to $1.8 billion in 2009. Full year 2010 EBITDA increased 11.6% to $824.3 million and the margin expanded 180 basis points to 43.6% compared to 41.8% in 2009.

• Payment Solutions:
  
  Fourth quarter 2010 Payment Solutions revenue of $628.1 million declined 0.2% compared to $629.6 million in the 2009 quarter as growth in electronic payment services was offset by lower item processing and retail check activity. Additionally, consolidation of our merchant processing platforms resulted in utilization of the net method to account for certain merchant interchange fees. Payment Solutions revenue increased 3.8%, excluding the check related businesses, which totaled $121.8 million and $135.3 million in the fourth quarters of 2010 and 2009, respectively, and the $6.8 million unfavorable impact of the gross-to-net accounting mentioned above. Payment Solutions EBITDA increased 9.5% to $239.8 million, and the margin increased 340 basis points to 38.2% compared to 34.8% in the prior year.
  
  For the full year 2010, Payment Solutions revenue decreased 0.3% to $2.5 billion. Payment Solutions revenue increased 3.2% excluding the check related businesses, which totaled $486.4 and $556.3 million, in 2010 and 2009, respectively. The full year impact of the gross-to-net accounting mentioned above was not significant. Full year 2010 Payment Solutions EBITDA increased 6.6% to $932.4 million and the margin expanded 240 basis points to 37.6% compared to 35.2% in 2009.

• International Solutions:
  
  International Solutions revenue increased 25.0% to $268.2 million in U.S. dollars compared to $214.5 million in the 2009 quarter. The growth was driven by increased payment volumes in Brazil, growth in professional services, higher license revenue and the acquisition of Capco. International Solutions EBITDA increased 25.3% to $81.3 million. The reported EBITDA margin was 30.3%, which was consistent with the prior year quarter.
  
  For the full year 2010, International Solutions revenue increased 12.5% to $833.7 million compared to $741.0 million in 2009. Full year 2010 EBITDA increased 13.0% to $204.1 million, and the margin was 24.5% compared to 24.4% in 2009.

• Corporate/Other:
  
  Corporate expense totaled $95.9 million in the fourth quarter 2010, compared to $92.8 million in the prior year quarter. Corporate expense declined to $333.0 million for the full year 2010, compared to $364.0 million in 2009.
  
  Net interest expense was $64.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared to $35.3 million in the 2009 quarter. Full year interest expense, net of interest income, was $172.9 million in 2010 compared to $129.6 million in 2009. The increase in interest expense was due primarily to the recapitalization completed in the third quarter of 2010.
  
  The effective tax rate in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 31% compared to 36% in the 2009 quarter. The fourth quarter tax rate was favorably impacted by the recognition of the full year benefit of the federal research and development tax credit resulting from legislation signed into law in the fourth quarter and the utilization of foreign tax credits. The effective tax rate for full year 2010 was 35%, which was comparable to full year 2009. The full year tax rate was favorably impacted by the geographic distribution of income and tax planning.

Balance Sheet

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $338.0 million as of December 31, 2010. Debt outstanding was approximately $5.2 billion as of December 31, 2010. Capital expenditures in the fourth quarter of 2010 totaled $86.7 million, compared to $66.8 million in capital expenditures in the prior year quarter. Full year capital expenditures totaled $314.0 million compared to capital expenditures of $212.5 million in 2009.

2011 Outlook

FIS provided the following guidance for 2011 as follows:

• Revenue growth of 9% to 11% (4% to 6% organic revenue growth);
• EBITDA growth of 7% to 9%, reflecting a higher proportion of professional services revenue;
• Adjusted net earnings per share from continuing operations of $2.24 to $2.34, which is an increase of 11% to 16% compared to $2.02 in 2010. Adjusted net earnings exclude the after-tax impact of acquisition related amortization;
• Free cash flow is expected to approximate adjusted net earnings in 2011.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is the term used to refer to the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting. GAAP includes the standards, conventions, and rules accountants follow in recording and summarizing transactions and in the preparation of financial statements. In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with GAAP, the Company has provided non-GAAP financial measures, which it believes are useful to help investors better understand its financial performance, competitive position and prospects for the future. These non-GAAP measures include adjusted revenue, organic revenue, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), adjusted net earnings, and adjusted free cash flow. Adjusted revenue (2010 and 2009 comparative data) includes pre-acquisition revenue for Metavante in 2009 and excludes a settlement related to the card processing joint venture in Brazil and the impact of deferred revenue purchase accounting. Organic revenue (2011 and 2010 comparative data) includes reported revenue plus pre-acquisition revenue for companies acquired during the applicable reporting periods. Organic revenue excludes the impact of foreign currency, the impact of deferred revenue purchase accounting and a settlement related to the card processing joint venture in Brazil. Adjusted EBITDA excludes the impact of merger and acquisition and integration expenses, accelerated stock compensation charges associated with merger and acquisition activity, costs associated with the 2010 recapitalization plan, settlement revenue and an impairment charge related to the card processing joint venture in Brazil, deferred revenue purchase accounting and certain other costs. Adjusted net earnings (2010 and 2009 comparative data) exclude the after-tax impact of merger and acquisition and integration expenses, accelerated stock compensation charges associated with merger and acquisition activity, costs associated with the 2010 recapitalization plan, an impairment charge and settlement related to the card processing joint venture in Brazil, acquisition related amortization, deferred revenue purchase accounting and certain other costs. Adjusted net earnings (2011 comparative data) exclude the after-tax impact of acquisition related amortization. Adjusted free cash flow (2010 and 2009 comparative data) is GAAP operating cash flow less capital expenditures, acquisition related cash items and cash items associated with the 2010 recapitalization plan. Free cash flow (2011 comparative data) is GAAP operating cash flow less capital expenditures. Any non-GAAP measures should be considered in context with the GAAP financial presentation and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP net earnings. Further, FIS' non-GAAP measures may be calculated differently from similarly titled measures of other companies. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to related GAAP measures are provided in the attached schedules and in the Investor Relations section of the FIS Web site, www.fisglobal.com.

Conference Call and Webcast

FIS will host a call with investors and analysts to discuss fourth quarter 2010 results on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern standard time. To register for the live event and to access a supplemental slide presentation, go to the Investor Relations section at www.fisglobal.com and click on "News and Events." A webcast replay will be available on FIS' Investor Relations website, and a telephone replay will be available through February 22, 2011, by dialing 800-475-6701 (USA) or 320-365-3844 (International). The access code will be 187769. To access a PDF version of this release and accompanying financial tables, go to http://www.investor.fisglobal.com.

About FIS

FIS (NYSE: FIS) is one of the world's largest global providers dedicated to banking and payments technologies. With a long history deeply rooted in the financial services sector, FIS serves more than 14,000 institutions in over 100 countries. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., FIS employs more than 30,000 people worldwide and holds leadership positions in payment processing and banking solutions, providing software, services and outsourcing of the technology that drives financial institutions. FIS is a member of Standard & Poor's 500^(R) Index and consistently holds a leading ranking in the annual FinTech 100 list. For more information about FIS, visit www.fisglobal.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release and today's conference call contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about revenue, organic revenue, earnings per share, margin expansion and cash flow, as well as other statements about our expectations, hopes, intentions, or strategies regarding the future, are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events and our future results, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Any statements that refer to beliefs, expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances and other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements.

Actual results, performance or achievement could differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that forward-looking statements are subject to include without limitation: changes and conditions in general economic, business and political conditions, including the possibility of intensified international hostilities, acts of terrorism, and changes and conditions in either or both the United States and international lending, capital and financial markets; the effect of legislative initiatives or proposals, statutory changes, governmental or other applicable regulations and/or changes in industry requirements, including privacy regulations; the effects of our substantial leverage which may limit the funds available to make acquisitions and invest in our business; the risks of reduction in revenue from the elimination of existing and potential customers due to consolidation in or new laws or regulations affecting the banking, retail and financial services industries or due to financial failures or other setbacks suffered by firms in those industries; changes in the growth rates of the markets for core processing, card issuer, and transaction processing services; failures to adapt our services and products to changes in technology or in the marketplace; internal or external security breaches of our systems, including those relating to the theft of personal information and computer viruses affecting our software; the failure to achieve some or all of the benefits that we expect from acquisitions; our potential inability to find suitable acquisition candidates or finance such acquisitions, which depends upon the availability of adequate cash reserves from operations or of acceptable financing terms and the variability of our stock price, or difficulties in integrating past and future acquired technology or business' operations, services, clients and personnel; competitive pressures on product pricing and services including the ability to attract new, or retain existing, customers; an operational or natural disaster at one of our major operations centers; and other risks detailed in "Risk Factors" and other sections of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and other filings with the SEC. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Except as required by applicable law or regulation, we do not undertake (and expressly disclaim) any obligation and do not intend to publicly update or review any of these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
Earnings Release Supplemental Financial Information
February 8, 2011

Exhibit A Consolidated Statements of Earnings - Unaudited for the three months and years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009

Exhibit B Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited as of December 31, 2010 and 2009

Exhibit C Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Unaudited for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009

Exhibit D Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Information - Unaudited for the three months and years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009

Exhibit E Supplemental GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation - Unaudited for the three months and years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009

SOURCE: Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

FIS
Marcia Danzeisen, 904.854.5083
Senior Vice President
FIS Global Marketing and Communications
marcia.danzeisen@fisglobal.com
or
Mary Waggoner, 904.854.3282
Senior Vice President
FIS Investor Relations
mary.waggoner@fisglobal.com