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Sep. 30, 2012
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On October 26, 2012, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Litle & Co., LLC (“Litle & Co.”) for approximately $361 million in cash, pending regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Litle & Co. is a leading independent eCommerce payment processor, providing a fully-integrated payments solution for companies that sell goods and services to consumers over the internet and through direct response marketing.

The acquisition of Litle & Co. significantly increases the Company's capabilities in eCommerce, expands its customer base of online merchants, and enables the delivery of Litle and Co.'s innovative, best-in-class eCommerce solutions to the Company's merchant and financial institution clients.

This acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2012 and will be recorded as a business combination under ASC 805, Business Combinations. The Company will fund this acquisition with cash on hand and funds available under its existing revolving credit facility.

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        The Company has evaluated subsequent events through February 21, 2012, the date the financial statements were issued.