EX-99.1 2 exhibit991informationstate.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit
Exhibit 99.1
Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A Registration Statement on Form 10 relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED AUGUST 17, 2015
INFORMATION STATEMENT
Computer Sciences Government Services Inc. 

3170 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Common Stock
(par value $0.001)
We are sending you this Information Statement in connection with Computer Sciences Corporation’s spin-off of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Computer Sciences Government Services Inc. or “Computer Sciences GS.” To effect the spin-off, Computer Sciences Corporation, or “CSC,” will distribute all of the shares of Computer Sciences GS common stock on a pro rata basis to the holders of CSC common stock. We expect that the distribution of Computer Sciences GS common stock will be tax-free to CSC stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
If you are a record holder of CSC common stock as of the close of business on                   , 2015, which is the record date for the distribution, you will be entitled to receive one share of Computer Sciences GS common stock for every one share of CSC common stock you hold on that date. CSC will distribute the shares of Computer Sciences GS common stock in book-entry form, which means that we will not issue physical stock certificates.
The distribution will be effective as of             p.m., New York City time, on                        , 2015. Immediately after the distribution becomes effective, we will be an independent publicly-traded company.
CSC’s stockholders are not required to vote on or take any other action in connection with the spin-off. We are not asking you for a proxy, and request that you do not send us a proxy. CSC stockholders will not be required to pay any consideration for the shares of Computer Sciences GS common stock they receive in the spin-off, and they will not be required to surrender or exchange their shares of CSC common stock or take any other action in connection with the spin-off.
CSC currently owns all of the outstanding shares of Computer Sciences GS common stock. Accordingly, no trading market for Computer Sciences GS common stock currently exists. We expect, however, that a limited trading market for Computer Sciences GS common stock, commonly known as a “when-issued” trading market, will develop as early as two trading days prior to the record date for the distribution, and we expect “regular-way” trading of Computer Sciences GS common stock will begin on the first trading day after the distribution date. We intend to list Computer Sciences GS common stock on                                        under the symbol “               .”
In reviewing this Information Statement, you should carefully consider the matters described in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 17 of this Information Statement.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this Information Statement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
This Information Statement is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities.
The date of this Information Statement is                   , 2015.






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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS
INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA
SUMMARY
RISK FACTORS
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
THE SPIN-OFF
DIVIDEND POLICY
CAPITALIZATION
SELECTED HISTORICAL COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
    




TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS
We own or have rights to various trademarks, logos, service marks and trade names that we use in connection with the operation of our business. We also own or have the rights to copyrights that protect the content of our products. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights referred to in this Information Statement are listed without the ™, ® and © symbols, but such references do not constitute a waiver of any rights that might be associated with the respective trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights included or referred to in this Information Statement.



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INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA
Unless otherwise indicated, information contained in this Information Statement concerning our industry and the markets in which we operate is based on information from independent industry and research organizations, other third-party sources and management estimates. Management estimates are derived from publicly available information released by independent industry analysts and third-party sources, as well as data from our internal research, and are based on assumptions made by us upon reviewing such data and our knowledge of such industry and markets, which we believe to be reasonable. Such data involve uncertainties and risk and are subject to change due to a variety of factors, including those described under “Risk Factors.”



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SUMMARY
This summary highlights information from this Information Statement and provides an overview of our company, our separation from CSC and CSC’s distribution of our common stock to its stockholders. For a more complete understanding of our business and the spin-off, you should read the entire Information Statement carefully, particularly the discussion of “Risk Factors” beginning on page 17 of this Information Statement, our historical combined financial statements and our unaudited pro forma combined financial statements and the respective notes to those historical and pro forma combined financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Information Statement.
Prior to CSC’s distribution of the shares of our common stock to its stockholders, CSC is undertaking a series of internal transactions, following which Computer Sciences GS will hold the businesses constituting CSC’s current North American Public Sector segment, as described in CSC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 3, 2015, which we refer to as the “Computer Sciences GS Business.” We refer to this series of internal transactions, which is described in more detail under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with CSC—Master Separation and Distribution Agreement,” as the “Internal Reorganization.”
We refer to CSC’s distribution of the shares of our common stock to its stockholders as the “Distribution” and to the Internal Reorganization and the Distribution collectively as the “Spin-Off.” We refer to the payment by us of approximately $1.5 billion in cash (or approximately $10.50 per share) concurrently with the Distribution to holders of CSC common stock on the record date as the “Special Dividend.”
In this Information Statement, unless the context otherwise requires:
“Computer Sciences GS,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Computer Sciences Government Services Inc. and its combined subsidiaries after giving effect to the Spin-Off; and
“CSC” refers to Computer Sciences Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries other than, for all periods following the Spin-Off, Computer Sciences Government Services Inc. and its combined subsidiaries.
Our Company
We deliver information technology (“IT”), mission- and operations-related services across the United States (“U.S.”) federal government to Department of Defense (“DoD”), Intelligence Community, homeland security, civil and healthcare agencies, as well as to certain state and local government agencies. We leverage deep domain-based customer intimacy and decades of experience in helping customers execute their mission with a fundamental understanding of their IT environment that has earned us the ability to introduce next-generation technologies. We bring scalable and more cost-effective IT solutions to government departments and agencies that are seeking to improve mission-critical effectiveness and efficiency through innovation. This approach is designed to yield lower implementation and operational costs as well as a higher standard of delivery excellence. Demand for our U.S. public sector offerings is driven by evolving government priorities such as: (1) migration to next-generation IT solutions, such as hybrid cloud infrastructure, application modernization, and as-a-service delivery, (2) big data solutions, (3) health IT and informatics, (4) cyber security and (5) mobility.
Business Overview
We are one of the nation’s largest independent providers of IT services to the U.S. federal government. With more than five decades of government partnership, we believe we make best practices succeed in government contexts. With public sector customers that include nearly every agency in the U.S. federal government, we leverage our domain expertise and extensive resources to support our customers through dedicated, customer-focused teams.
Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, and with approximately 14,000 employees, we deliver comprehensive offerings from concept through sustainment. We manage our business with a matrix model composed of industry verticals that are customer-facing and have deep knowledge of our customers’ missions, and horizontal delivery organizations with a depth of technical expertise that is delivered across industries. As a new public company, we


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will operate in two industry verticals: (1) Defense and Intelligence and (2) Civil. Our two horizontal delivery organizations that provide capabilities and solutions across our customer base are: (1) Mission Services and (2) Enterprise Services. We believe we differentiate ourselves by combining our technical expertise in applications and IT infrastructure solutions with our deep public sector mission knowledge and experience in order to engage our customers at the highest levels with thought leadership that drives change.
Strategic Overview
In the U.S. public sector, technology demands are increasing and government customers are increasingly looking for providers with a strong, focused vision to address the unique challenges and resource needs of the U.S. federal government. The success of our business will depend on our ability to deliver solutions that generate real and measurable business results in terms of mission value and cost efficiency. Targeting specific growth areas in the government and rapidly adapting next-generation solutions tailored to the public sector environment will be key. We expect to continue to work in concert with our next-generation IT partners to create, position and deliver innovative solutions from across our delivery capabilities to support our customers’ mission success, which will be critical to our efforts to sustain and grow our market position.
To address the market trends within our competitive environment, we have developed a strategy that comprises three elements, Get Fit, Grow, and Lead:
1.    Get Fit: Continue with disciplined management of our overhead costs and general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses, as well as shift to performance-based contracts to improve operating income on existing programs, allowing us to reinvest in our business and improve our ability to compete in a “Lowest Price Technically Acceptable” environment. Implicit within our Get Fit strategy is the priority of driving excellence in executing programs, demand generation, proposals and capture.
2.    Grow: Despite the negative trends in overall IT spending by our customers and our own declining revenues over the past few years, we aim to capitalize on growth aligned with government priorities in hybrid cloud infrastructure, citizen benefit services, cloud-based analytics and health. We aim to continue to leverage our deep domain knowledge of our customers’ core missions and our intimacy with their data and critical work packages and grow our customer relationships through tailored offerings and mission-critical employees.
3.    Lead: Pursue the hybrid cloud migration market, driving policy- and governance-based integration of solutions in as-a-service and next-generation offerings in cloud, big data, software-as-a-service implementation and mobile computing. We expect the migration to the hybrid cloud will be enabled by an ecosystem of federally compliant partners. We also plan to invest internally on program management and delivery processes.
Our Key Strengths:
We bring several key competitive strengths:
History of public sector delivery. We have 50+ years of public sector experience that combines an in-depth customer knowledge with our proven, next-generation IT and mission expertise.
Our People. Our passionate employees have a commitment to our customers’ mission blend business process, design, and technical capabilities.
Offering Brands. Our brands are a proven holistic approach to solving customer business challenges, drawing on best practices and technical expertise.
Next Generation. We are driving innovation through next-generation technology and solutions in cloud, big data, mobility and application solutions and services.
Alliance Partners. We have enhanced our technical and domain expertise with strategic partnerships that deliver innovative end-to-end solutions.
Technology Independence. Our flexible and informed point of view optimizes customers’ technology choices.



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Market Overview
Flat Top Line Federal Budgets. We compete in an environment driven by federal budget constraints. Nevertheless, we see potential for positive developments in U.S. federal government fiscal year (“GFY”) 2016 (a GFY starts on October 1 and ends on September 30). Budget request figures released by the Office of Management and Budget in June 2014 projected IT expenditures for Civil agencies and the DoD to increase by 2% in GFY 2016, from $47.7 billion to $48.6 billion and from $30.4 billion to $30.9 billion, respectively. Budget request figures released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in February 2015 projected overall expenditures for Intelligence Community agencies to increase by 15% in GFY 2016, from $62.7 billion to $71.8 billion. We are also experiencing an increased number of requests to extend the period of performance for our large and most complex IT contracts, are observing increased procurement activity across the U.S. federal government and expect to see adjudications increase.
Market Shift to Applications Modernization. Since 2011, the government has delayed application enhancements and new application program starts in favor of data consolidation and IT efficiency initiatives. Consequently, the current market for IT services has been driven by infrastructure and cloud support opportunities, with a government focus on cost savings and new hybrid cloud approaches. We anticipate a possible shift toward application modernization to meet future civilian and military requirements. Cloud, mobile and as-a-service solutions approved by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (“FedRAMP”), a government assessment process for certifying cloud-based services and applications, are fostering new alternative approaches with which CIOs are beginning to engage.
Other Information
We are a Nevada corporation. Our principal executive offices are located at 3170 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, Virginia 22042. Our telephone number is           . Our website address is           . Information contained on, or connected to, our website or CSC’s website does not and will not constitute part of this Information Statement or the Registration Statement on Form 10 of which this Information Statement is a part.
The Spin-Off
Overview
On May 19, 2015, CSC announced plans for our complete legal and structural separation from CSC. To effect the separation, first, CSC will undertake the Internal Reorganization described under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with CSC—Master Separation and Distribution Agreement.” Following the Internal Reorganization, Computer Sciences GS, CSC’s wholly-owned subsidiary, will hold the shares of the legal entities operating the Computer Sciences GS Business. Then, CSC will distribute all of Computer Sciences GS’s common stock to CSC’s stockholders, and Computer Sciences GS will become an independent publicly-traded company.
Prior to completion of the Spin-Off, we intend to enter into a Master Separation and Distribution Agreement and several other agreements with CSC related to the Spin-Off. These agreements will govern the relationship between CSC and us up to and after completion of the Spin-Off and allocate between CSC and us various assets, liabilities and obligations, including employee benefits, intellectual property and tax-related assets and liabilities and contingencies. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with CSC” for more detail.
Completion of the Spin-Off is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of a number of conditions. In addition, CSC has the right not to complete the Spin-Off if, at any time, CSC’s board of directors, or the “CSC Board,” determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that the Spin-Off is not in the best interests of CSC or its stockholders, or is otherwise not advisable. See “The Spin-Off—Conditions to the Spin-Off” for more detail. Additionally, prior to the completion of the Spin-Off, we expect to raise indebtedness of approximately $1.5 billion. The amount of indebtedness to be incurred by us prior to the Spin-Off has been determined by CSC based on its view regarding an appropriate capital structure and amount of leverage for us as a standalone entity. We expect the net proceeds of the


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indebtedness we incur at or prior to the Distribution to fund some or all of the Special Dividend. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
Questions and Answers about the Spin-Off
The following provides only a summary of the terms of the Spin-Off. You should read the section titled “The Spin-Off” below in this Information Statement for a more detailed description of the matters described below.
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What is the Spin-Off?
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The Spin-Off is the method by which we will separate from CSC. In the Spin-Off, CSC will distribute to its stockholders all the outstanding shares of our common stock. Following the Spin-Off, we will be an independent publicly-traded company, and CSC will not retain any ownership interest in us.
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Will the number of CSC shares I own change as a result of the Spin-Off?
A:
No, the number of shares of CSC common stock you own will not change as a result of the Spin-Off.
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What are the reasons for the Spin-Off?
A:
The CSC Board considered the following potential benefits in deciding to pursue the Spin-Off:
Strategic Focus and Flexibility. Following the Spin-Off, CSC and Computer Sciences GS will each have a more focused business and be better able to dedicate financial resources to pursue appropriate growth opportunities and execute strategic plans best suited to its respective business. The Spin-Off will also allow each of CSC and Computer Sciences GS to enhance its strategic flexibility to respond to industry dynamics. In the U.S. public sector, technology demands are increasing, and clients want service providers with specific experience in government-focused innovation. By separating, our business will have the scale as well as the focus to meet unique customer needs and industry requirements.
Focused Management. The Spin-Off will allow the management of each of CSC and Computer Sciences GS to devote its time and attention to the development and implementation of corporate strategies and policies that are based primarily on the specific business characteristics of their respective companies.
Management Incentives. The Spin-Off will enable Computer Sciences GS to create incentives for its management and employees that are more closely tied to its business performance and stockholder expectations. Computer Sciences GS’s equity-based compensation arrangements will more closely align the interests of Computer Sciences GS’s management and employees with the interests of its stockholders and should increase Computer Sciences GS’s ability to attract and retain personnel.
Capital Structure and Stockholder Flexibility. The segments in which CSC and Computer Sciences GS expect to operate have historically had different growth profiles and cash flow dynamics. The Spin-Off will allow CSC and Computer Sciences GS to separately manage their capital strategies and cost structures and will allow investors to make independent investment decisions with respect to CSC and Computer Sciences GS, including the ability for Computer Sciences GS to achieve alignment with a more natural stockholder base. Investment in one or the other company may appeal to investors with different goals, interests and concerns.
Focused Investments. While operating as part of CSC, internal investments were often directed according to CSC’s strategic interests as a whole. The Spin-Off will allow us to focus our investments on projects that optimize returns for our own businesses.


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Q:
Why is the separation of Computer Sciences GS structured as a spin-off?
A:
CSC believes that a tax-free distribution of our shares is the most efficient way to separate our business from CSC in a manner that will achieve the above benefits.
Q:
What will I receive in the Spin-Off?
A:
As a holder of CSC common stock, you will receive a dividend of one share of our common stock for every one share of CSC common stock you hold on the Record Date (as defined below). Thus, the distribution agent will distribute only whole shares of our common stock in the Spin-Off. No fractional shares of our common stock will be issued pursuant to the dividend. Your proportionate interest in CSC will not change as a result of the Spin-Off. For a more detailed description, see “The Spin-Off.”
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What is being distributed in the Spin-Off?
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CSC will distribute approximately           shares of our common stock in the Spin-Off, based on the approximately           shares of CSC common stock outstanding as of          , 2015. The actual number of shares of our common stock that CSC will distribute will depend on the number of shares of CSC common stock outstanding on the Record Date. The shares of our common stock that CSC distributes will constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock immediately prior to the Distribution. For more information on the shares being distributed in the Spin-Off, see “Description of Our Capital Stock—Common Stock.”
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What is the record date for the Distribution?
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CSC will determine record ownership as of the close of business on          , 2015, which we refer to as the “Record Date.”
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When will the Distribution occur?
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The Distribution will be effective as of           p.m., New York City time, on          , 2015, which we refer to as the “Distribution Date.” On or shortly after the Distribution Date, shares of our common stock will be credited in book-entry accounts for stockholders entitled to receive the shares in the Distribution. See “How will CSC distribute shares of our common stock?” for more information on how to access your book-entry account or your bank, brokerage or other account holding the Computer Sciences GS common stock you receive in the Distribution on and following the Distribution Date.
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What do I have to do to participate in the Distribution?
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You are not required to take any action, but we urge you to read this document carefully. Holders of CSC common stock on the Record Date will not need to pay any cash or deliver any other consideration, including any shares of CSC common stock, in order to receive shares of our common stock in the Distribution. In addition, no stockholder approval of the Distribution is required. We are not asking you for a vote and request that you do not send us a proxy card.
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If I sell my shares of CSC common stock on or before the Distribution Date, will I still be entitled to receive shares of Computer Sciences GS common stock in the Distribution?
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If you hold shares of CSC common stock on the Record Date and decide to sell them on or before the Distribution Date, you may choose to sell your CSC common stock with or without your entitlement to our common stock. You should discuss these alternatives with your bank, broker or other nominee. See “The Spin-Off—Trading Prior to the Distribution Date” for more information.


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Q:
How will CSC distribute shares of our common stock?
A:
Registered stockholders: If you are a registered stockholder (meaning you own your shares of CSC common stock directly through CSC’s transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A.), our distribution agent will credit the shares of our common stock you receive in the Distribution to a new book-entry account with our transfer agent on or shortly after the Distribution Date. Our distribution agent will mail you a book-entry account statement that reflects the number of shares of our common stock you own. You will be able to access information regarding your book-entry account holding the Computer Sciences GS shares at           .
“Street name” or beneficial stockholders: If you own your shares of CSC common stock beneficially through a bank, broker or other nominee, your bank, broker or other nominee will credit your account with the shares of our common stock you receive in the Distribution on or shortly after the Distribution Date. Please contact your bank, broker or other nominee for further information about your account.
We will not issue any physical stock certificates to any stockholders, even if requested. See “The Spin-Off—When and How You Will Receive Computer Sciences GS Shares” for a more detailed explanation.
Q:
What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences to me of the Distribution?
A:
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, no gain or loss should be recognized by, or be includible in the income of, a U.S. Holder (as defined in “The Spin-Off—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Off”) as a result of the Distribution. In addition, the aggregate tax basis of the CSC common stock and our common stock held by each U.S. Holder immediately after the Distribution (and immediately prior to the Special Dividend) should be the same as the aggregate tax basis of the CSC common stock held by the U.S. Holder immediately before the Distribution, allocated between the CSC common stock and our common stock in proportion to their relative fair market values on the date of the Distribution (subject to certain adjustments).
See “The Spin-Off—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Off” for more information regarding the potential tax consequences to you of the Spin-Off.
Q:
Does Computer Sciences GS intend to pay cash dividends?
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We currently anticipate paying quarterly cash dividends following the Spin-Off, subject to our Board’s approval. The timing, declaration, amount and payment of any future dividends to our stockholders will fall within the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on many factors, including our financial condition, results of operations and capital requirements, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, industry practice and other business considerations that our Board of Directors deems relevant from time to time. In addition, the terms of the agreements governing our debt or debt that we may incur in the future may restrict the payments of dividends. See “Dividend Policy” for more information.
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How will Computer Sciences GS common stock trade?
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Currently, there is no public market for our common stock. We intend to list our common stock on              under the symbol “          .”
We anticipate that trading in our common stock will begin on a “when-issued” basis as early as two trading days prior to the Record Date for the Distribution and will continue up to and including the Distribution Date. “When-issued” trading in the context of a spin-off refers to a sale or purchase made conditionally on or before the Distribution Date because the securities of the spun-off entity have not yet been distributed. “When-issued” trades generally settle within four trading days after the Distribution Date. On the first trading day following the Distribution Date, any “when-issued” trading of our common stock will end and “regular-way” trading will begin. “Regular-way” trading refers to trading after the security has been distributed and typically involves a trade that settles on the third full trading day following the date of the trade. See “The Spin-Off—Trading Prior


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to the Distribution Date” for more information. We cannot predict the trading prices for our common stock before, on or after the Distribution Date.
Q:
What will be the relationship between CSC and Computer Sciences GS following the Distribution?
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Following the Distribution, CSC will not own any of our shares and we will operate independently of CSC. Apart from our Chairman, who will remain Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of CSC after the Distribution, we do not expect any members of our Board to be officers or directors of CSC. In addition, we do not expect to depend on CSC to conduct our business following the Distribution apart from certain limited transitional support services as well as intellectual property licenses and non-U.S. agency services. In order to govern the ongoing relationships between us and CSC after the Spin-Off and to facilitate an orderly transition, we and CSC intend to enter into agreements providing for various services and rights following the Spin-Off and under which we and CSC will agree to indemnify each other against certain liabilities arising from our respective businesses. These agreements will, among other things, provide arrangements for employee and pension-related matters, tax matters, intellectual property matters as well as transitional services and non-U.S. agency services. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Spin-Off” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with CSC” for details.
Q:
Will the Spin-Off affect the trading price of my CSC common stock?
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We expect the trading price of shares of CSC common stock immediately following the Distribution to be lower than immediately prior to the Distribution because the trading price will no longer reflect the value of the Computer Sciences GS Business and the Special Dividend. Furthermore, until the market has fully analyzed the value of CSC without the Computer Sciences GS Business, the trading price of shares of CSC common stock may fluctuate. There can be no assurance that, following the Distribution, the combined trading prices of CSC common stock and our common stock will equal or exceed what the trading price of CSC common stock would have been in the absence of the Spin-Off, including due to payment of the Special Dividend.
It is possible that after the Spin-Off, the combined market value of the equity of CSC and Computer Sciences GS will be less than CSC’s equity value before the Spin-Off even after adjusting for the effect of the Special Dividend.
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Do I have appraisal rights in connection with the Spin-Off?
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No. Holders of CSC common stock are not entitled to appraisal rights in connection with the Spin-Off.
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Who is the transfer agent and registrar for Computer Sciences GS common stock?
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Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
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Are there risks associated with owning shares of Computer Sciences GS common stock?
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Yes. Our business faces both general and specific risks and uncertainties. Our business also faces risks relating to the Spin-Off. Following the Spin-Off, we will also face risks associated with being an independent publicly-traded company. Accordingly, you should read carefully the information set forth in the section titled “Risk Factors” in this Information Statement.
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Where can I get more information?
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If you have any questions relating to the mechanics of the Distribution, you should contact the distribution agent at:
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
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Canton, MA 02021
Phone: 800-676-0654 or 201-680-6578 (for international callers)
Before the Spin-Off, if you have any questions relating to the Spin-Off, you should contact CSC at:
George Price
Director of Investor Relations
Computer Sciences Corporation
3170 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 800-542-3070 Option #1 or 703-641-3000 (for international callers)
Email: investorrelations@csc.com
After the Spin-Off, if you have any questions relating to Computer Sciences GS, you should contact us at:
Investor Relations
Computer Sciences Government Services Inc.
3170 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, Virginia 22042


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Summary of the Spin-Off

Distributing Company
Computer Sciences Corporation, a Nevada corporation that holds all of our common stock issued and outstanding prior to the Distribution. After the Distribution, CSC will not own any shares of our common stock.
Distributed Company
Computer Sciences Government Services Inc., a Nevada corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CSC. At the time of the Distribution, we will hold through our subsidiaries assets and liabilities relating to Computer Sciences GS as well as certain other assets and liabilities allocated to us by CSC. After the Spin-Off, we will be an independent publicly-traded company.
Distributed Securities
100% of our common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Distribution. Based on the approximately           shares of CSC common stock outstanding on           , 2015, and applying the distribution ratio of one share of Computer Sciences GS common stock for every share of CSC common stock, approximately           shares of Computer Sciences GS common stock will be distributed.
Record Date
The Record Date is the close of business on            , 2015.
Distribution Date
The Distribution Date is           , 2015.
Internal Reorganization
In connection with the Spin-Off, CSC will undertake the Internal Reorganization so that we hold the Computer Sciences GS Business together with certain other assets and liabilities. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with CSC—Master Separation and Distribution Agreement” for a description of the Internal Reorganization.
Distribution Ratio
Each holder of CSC common stock will receive a dividend of one share of our common stock for every one share of CSC common stock it holds on the Record Date. Thus, the distribution agent will distribute only whole shares of our common stock in the Spin-Off. No fractional shares of our common stock will be issued pursuant to the dividend. Please note that if you sell your shares of CSC common stock on or before the Distribution Date, the buyer of those shares may in some circumstances be entitled to receive the shares of our common stock to be distributed in respect of the CSC shares that you sold. See “The Spin-Off—Trading Prior to the Distribution Date” for more detail.
The Distribution
On the Distribution Date, CSC will release the shares of our common stock to the distribution agent to distribute to CSC stockholders. CSC will distribute our shares in book-entry form and thus we will not issue any physical stock certificates. We expect that it will take the distribution agent up to two weeks to electronically issue shares of our common stock to you or your bank or brokerage firm on your behalf by way of direct registration in book-entry form. The ability to trade our shares will not be affected during that time. You will not be required to make any payment, surrender or exchange your shares of CSC common stock or take any other action to receive your shares of our common stock.


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Incurrence of Debt
It is anticipated that, prior to the completion of the Spin-Off, Computer Sciences GS will incur approximately $1.5 billion in principal amount of debt. The actual terms of the new debt, including interest rate, principal amount, amortization, and maturity, will depend on market conditions at the time of issuance. The amount of indebtedness to be incurred  prior to the Spin-Off has been based on various factors including projected operating results, expected free cash flow generation, credit ratings considerations, ensuring strategic and financial flexibility, anticipated business plans, and general economic conditions. We expect the net proceeds of the indebtedness we incur at or prior to the Distribution to fund some or all of the Special Dividend.
Conditions to the Spin-Off
The Spin-Off is subject to the satisfaction, or the CSC Board’s waiver, of the following conditions:
 
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the CSC Board shall have authorized and approved the Internal Reorganization and Distribution and not withdrawn such authorization and approval, and shall have declared the dividend of Computer Sciences GS common stock to CSC stockholders;
 
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the ancillary agreements contemplated by the Master Separation and Distribution Agreement shall have been executed by each party to those agreements;
 
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the Securities and Exchange Commission (which we refer to in this Information Statement as the “SEC”) shall have declared effective our Registration Statement on Form 10, of which this Information Statement is a part, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (which we refer to in this Information Statement as the “Exchange Act”), and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect and no proceedings for that purpose shall be pending before or threatened by the SEC;
 
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our common stock shall have been accepted for listing on              or another national securities exchange approved by CSC, subject to official notice of issuance;
 
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CSC shall have received the written opinion of Allen & Overy LLP, which shall remain in full force and effect, that, subject to the accuracy of and compliance with certain representations, warranties and covenants, the Distribution should qualify as tax-free under Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”);
 
•    
the Internal Reorganization (as described in “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with CSC—Master Separation and Distribution Agreement”) shall have been completed;
 
•    
no order, injunction or decree issued by any governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing consummation of the Distribution shall be in effect, and no other event outside the control of CSC shall have occurred or failed to occur that prevents the consummation of the Distribution;
 
•    
no other events or developments shall have occurred prior to the Distribution Date that, in the judgment of the CSC Board, would result in the Spin-Off having a material adverse effect on CSC or its stockholders;


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•    
prior to the Distribution Date, this Information Statement shall have been mailed to the holders of CSC common stock as of the Record Date;
 
•    
CSC shall have duly elected the individuals to be listed as members of our post-Distribution board of directors in this Information Statement, and such individuals shall be the members of our board of directors, which we refer to as our “Board,” immediately after the Distribution;
 
•    
prior to the Distribution Date, CSC’s Board shall have obtained opinions from a nationally recognized valuation firm, in form and substance satisfactory to CSC, with respect to the capital adequacy and solvency of each of CSC and Computer Sciences GS after giving pro forma effect to the Distribution and the Special Dividend;
 
•    
immediately prior to the Distribution Date, our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, each in substantially the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of which this Information Statement is a part, shall be in effect; and
 
•    
prior to the Distribution Date, CSC shall have transferred its U.S. federal government contracts and subcontracts to one or more wholly-owned subsidiaries of Computer Sciences GS and, for its U.S. federal government prime contracts, it shall have finalized a Change of Name agreement with the Defense Contract Management Agency (“DCMA”).
 
The fulfillment of the foregoing conditions will not create any obligation on the part of CSC to effect the Spin-Off. We are not aware of any material federal, foreign or state regulatory requirements with which we must comply, other than SEC rules and regulations, or any material approvals that we must obtain, other than the approval for listing of our common stock and the SEC’s declaration of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, in connection with the Distribution. CSC has the right not to complete the Spin-Off if, at any time, the CSC Board determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that the Spin-Off is not in the best interests of CSC or its stockholders or is otherwise not advisable.
Trading Market and Symbol
We intend to file an application to list our common stock on              under the symbol “           .” We anticipate that, as early as two trading days prior to the Record Date, trading of shares of our common stock will begin on a “when-issued” basis and will continue up to and including the Distribution Date, and we expect that “regular-way” trading of our common stock will begin the first trading day after the Distribution Date.

We also anticipate that, as early as two trading days prior to the Record Date, there will be two markets in CSC common stock: (i) a “regular-way” market on which shares of CSC common stock will trade with an entitlement for the purchaser of CSC common stock to receive shares of our common stock to be distributed in the Distribution, and (ii) an “ex-distribution” market on which shares of CSC common stock will trade without an entitlement for the purchaser of CSC common stock to receive shares of our common stock. See “The Spin-Off—Trading Prior to the Distribution Date.”


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Tax Consequences to CSC Stockholders
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, no gain or loss should be recognized by, or be includible in the income of, a U.S. Holder (as defined in “The Spin-Off—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Off”) as a result of the Distribution. In addition, the aggregate tax basis of the CSC common stock and our common stock held by each U.S. Holder immediately after the Distribution (and immediately prior to the Special Dividend) should be the same as the aggregate tax basis of the CSC common stock held by the U.S. Holder immediately before the Distribution, allocated between the CSC common stock and our common stock in proportion to their relative fair market values on the date of the Distribution (subject to certain adjustments). See “The Spin-Off—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Off.”

We urge you to consult your tax advisor as to the specific tax consequences of the Distribution to you, including the effect of any U.S. federal, state, local or foreign tax laws and of changes in applicable tax laws.
Relationship with CSC after the Spin-Off
Following the Distribution, CSC will not own any of our shares and we will operate independently of CSC. In addition, we do not expect to depend on CSC to conduct our business following the Distribution apart from certain limited transitional support services as well as intellectual property licenses and non-U.S. agency services. In order to govern the ongoing relationships between us and CSC after the Spin-Off and to facilitate an orderly transition, we and CSC intend to enter into agreements providing for various services and rights following the Spin-Off and under which we and CSC will agree to indemnify each other against certain liabilities arising from our respective businesses. These agreements include:
 
•    
a Master Separation and Distribution Agreement that will set forth CSC’s and our agreements regarding the principal actions that both parties will take in connection with the Spin-Off and aspects of our relationship following the Spin-Off;
 
•    
a Master Transition Services Agreement pursuant to which CSC and we will provide each other specified services on a transitional basis to help ensure an orderly transition following the Spin-Off;
 
•    
a Tax Matters Agreement that will govern the respective rights, responsibilities and obligations of CSC and us after the Spin-Off with respect to all tax matters and will include restrictions to preserve the tax-free status of the Distribution;
 
•    
an Employee Matters Agreement that will address employment, compensation and benefits matters, including the allocation and treatment of assets and liabilities arising out of employee compensation and benefits programs in which our employees participated prior to the Distribution as well as matters relating to transfer to and assumption by us of assets and liabilities related to defined benefit pension plans;
 
•    
a Real Estate Matters Agreement that will address the sharing and leasing of facilities owned by CSC and/or us following the Distribution Date;


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an Intellectual Property Matters Agreement that will govern our rights to intellectual property developed by CSC and us including limitations on our ability to use intellectual property for certain purposes and on behalf of certain customers other than the U.S. federal and certain state and local governments and pursuant to which we will pay CSC a maintenance fee of $30 million per year for an initial term of five years in exchange for maintenance services including the right to updates, patches and new versions that are made generally available to CSC customers during that period that relate to the software products that are covered by the license.
 
•    
a Non-competition Agreement that will restrict CSC from engaging in certain business activities relating to the U.S. federal government for a period after the Distribution and restrict us from engaging in certain business activities for shared state and local customers for a period after the distribution; and
 
•    
a Non-U.S. Agency Agreement that will appoint CSC as our exclusive agent outside the U.S. for certain non-U.S. customers.
 
We describe these arrangements in greater detail under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with CSC,” and describe some of the risks of these arrangements under “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Spin-Off.”
Dividend Policy
We currently anticipate paying quarterly cash dividends following the Spin-Off. The timing, declaration, amount and payment of any future dividends to our stockholders will fall within the discretion of our Board and will depend on many factors, including our financial condition, results of operations and capital requirements, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, industry practice and other business considerations that our Board deems relevant from time to time. In addition, the terms of the agreements governing our debt or debt that we may incur in the future may restrict the payments of dividends. See “Dividend Policy.”
Transfer Agent
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Risk Factors
Our business faces both general and specific risks and uncertainties. Our business also faces risks relating to the Spin-Off. Following the Spin-Off, we will also face risks associated with being an independent publicly-traded company. Accordingly, you should read carefully the information set forth under “Risk Factors.”


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Summary Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Data
The following table presents our summary historical and unaudited pro forma combined financial data. The historical combined statement of operations data and the historical combined statement of cash flows data for each of the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013, and the historical combined balance sheet data as of April 3, 2015 and March 28, 2014 set forth below are derived from our audited combined financial statements included in this Information Statement.
The Pro Forma information presented below is derived from the “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements” included elsewhere in this Information Statement, and is based upon the historical combined financial information of Computer Sciences GS included elsewhere in this Information Statement, and has been prepared to reflect the Spin-Off.
The summary financial data should be read in conjunction with our “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements,” “Capitalization,” “Selected Historical Combined Financial Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the audited combined financial statements and accompanying notes included in this Information Statement. The financial information included herein may not necessarily reflect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows in the future or what our financial position, results of operations and cash flows would have been had we been an independent publicly-traded company during the periods presented. In addition, our historical financial information does not reflect changes that we expect to experience in the future as a result of our separation from CSC, including changes in the financing, operations, cost structure and personnel needs of our business. Further, the historical financial information includes allocations of certain CSC corporate expenses. We believe the assumptions and methodologies underlying the allocation of these expenses are reasonable. Such expenses may not, however, be indicative of the expenses that we would have incurred if we had operated as an independent, publicly-traded company during the period presented or of the costs expected to be incurred in the future.
 
 
As of or for the twelve months ended
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
 
 
Pro Forma
(a) 
Historical
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Combined Statement of Operations data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
4,070

$
4,070

$
4,103

$
4,676

(Loss) Income from continuing operations
 
(3
)
 
268

 
254

 
269

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Combined Balance Sheet data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
300

$
5

$
4

$
10

Total assets
 
2,593

 
2,161

 
2,216

 
2,513

Total long-term debt (including current portion of debt)
 
1,500

 

 

 

Capital lease liabilities
 
151

 
151

 
169

 
169

Other long-term liabilities
 
620

 
81

 
106

 
105

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Combined Statements of Cash Flows data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows provided by operating activities
 
 
$
487

$
578

$
563

Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities
 
 
 
(117
)
 
75

 
(115
)
Cash flows used in financing activities
 
 
 
(369
)
 
(659
)
 
(454
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP Measures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
$
669

$
613

$
585

$
621

Operating Income
 
612

 
546

 
500

 
509

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Derived from the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements




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Non-GAAP measures
 
Adjusted EBITDA

The following table presents a reconciliation of (Loss) Income from continuing operations to Adjusted EBITDA:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
 
 
Pro Forma

(a) 
Historical
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
(Loss) Income from continuing operations
$
(3
)
$
268

$
254

$
269

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
 
72

 
22

 
20

 
18

Tax benefit (expense) on income
 
(47
)
 
161

 
147

 
162

Depreciation and amortization
 
135

 
137

 
145

 
159

Provision for losses on accounts receivable
 

 

 
4

 
4

Stock based compensation
 
18

 
18

 
18

 
10

Foreign currency loss
 
1

 
1

 

 
1

Pension and postretirement benefit plans actuarial losses (gains), settlement losses, and amortization of other comprehensive income
 
493

(b) 
6

 
(3
)
 
(2
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
$
669

$
613

$
585

$
621

 
(a) Derived from the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements

(b) This amount consists of $59 pension settlement loss, $446 pension actuarial loss, $(10) amortization of postretirement prior service cost, and $(2) postretirement gain.


In addition to our net income determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) we use an Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) measure.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that we use to evaluate financial performance and is one of the measures used in assessing management performance. We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations as it provides another measure of our profitability, our ability to service our planned debt, and is considered an important measure by financial analysts covering Computer Sciences GS and peer companies in our industry. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure associated with the proposed credit facility. This definition of Adjusted EBITDA is based on CSC’s current credit agreement, which we expect to be substantially the same under our planned $1.5 billion indebtedness. Our definition of such measure may differ from other companies.

The adjustments from (Loss) Income from continuing operations to Adjusted EBITDA are as follows:

Provision for losses on accounts receivable which represents the amount of uncollectible accounts receivable.
Stock based compensation which represents the stock compensation expense related to our equity plans. These charges are included in cost of services and SG&A in our Combined Statements of Operations.
Foreign currency loss related to our hedging transactions and intercompany accounts.
Pension and postretirement actuarial losses (gains), settlement losses, and amortization of other comprehensive income which represents:


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Mark-to-market adjustments related to pensions and postretirement benefit plans resulting from periodic revaluation of our plan assets and liabilities.
Lump-sum settlement charges
Amortization of prior service costs (credit) which is included in our Combined Statements of Comprehensive Income.

Operating Income
A reconciliation of consolidated Operating income to Income from continuing operations before taxes is as follows:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
April 3, 2015
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
 
 
Pro Forma
(a) 
 
Historical
 
 
(Dollars in Millions)
Operating income
$
612

(b)(c) 
$
546

$
500

$
509

Pension and postretirement plans actuarial (losses) gains, and pension settlement losses
 
(503
)
 
 
(8
)
 
2

 
2

Corporate G&A
 
(81
)
 
 
(81
)
 
(79
)
 
(61
)
Interest expense, net
 
(72
)
 
 
(22
)
 
(20
)
 
(18
)
Other expenses, net
 
(6
)
 
 
(6
)
 
(2
)
 
(1
)
(Loss) Income from continuing operations before taxes
$
(50
)
 
$
429

$
401

$
431

(a) Derived from the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements
(b) A portion of the difference between the historical and Pro Forma operating income for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015 is due to $90 benefit related to periodic pension and postretirement service cost, interest cost plus expected return on assets, and amortization of prior service costs, which is included as a component of Operating income. See the “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements” for more detail.
(c) The remainder of the difference between the historical and Pro Forma operating income for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015 is due to the pro forma addition of the $30 million annual maintenance fee for intellectual property as called for in the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement, less previously allocated costs, for a net impact of $24 ($(26) in Cost of service and $2 in Depreciation and amortization, which are both components of Operating income). See the “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements” for more detail.
Operating income is a non-GAAP measure which provides useful information to our management for assessment of our performance and results of operations, and is one of the financial measures utilized to determine executive compensation. We define Operating income as revenue less costs of services, segment general and administrative (“G&A”) expense and depreciation and amortization expense. Operating income excludes actuarial and settlement charges related to pension and OPEB plans and corporate G&A. Operating margin is defined as operating income as a percentage of revenue. Management compensates for the limitations of this non-GAAP measure by also reviewing Income from continuing operations before taxes, which includes costs excluded from the Operating income definition such as corporate G&A, interest and other income (expense).



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RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider all of the information in this Information Statement and each of the risks described below, which we believe are the principal risks that we face. Some of the risks relate to our business, others to the Spin-Off. Some risks relate principally to the securities markets and ownership of our common stock.
Any of the following risks could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and the actual outcome of matters as to which forward-looking statements are made in this Information Statement. In such case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. While we believe we have identified and discussed below the material risks affecting our business, there may be additional risks and uncertainties that we do not presently know or that we do not currently believe to be material that may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations in the future.
Past performance may not be a reliable indicator of future financial performance. Future performance and historical trends may be adversely affected by the following factors, as well as other variables, and should not be relied upon to project future period results.
Risks Relating to Our Business
Contracts with the U.S. federal government and its prime contractors account for most of our revenue and earnings; consequently, a decline in the U.S. federal government budget, changes in spending or budgetary priorities or delays in contract awards may significantly and adversely affect our future revenues and limit our growth prospects.
We generated approximately 91% of our total revenues for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015 from sales to the U.S. federal government either as a prime contractor or subcontractor to other contractors. We generated approximately 53% of our total revenues from the DoD (including all branches of the U.S. military) and Intelligence Community and approximately 38% of our total revenues from civilian agencies. We expect to continue to derive most of our revenues from work performed under U.S. federal government contracts.
We also provide services to state and local governments. Approximately 8% of our total revenues for fiscal 2015 were generated from state government contracts.
Because we derive a substantial majority of our revenue from contracts with the U.S. federal government, we believe that the success and development of our business will continue to depend on our successful participation in U.S. federal government contract programs. Changes in U.S. federal government budgetary priorities could directly affect our financial performance. A significant decline in government expenditures, a shift of expenditures away from programs that we support or a change in U.S. federal government contracting policies could cause U.S. federal government agencies to reduce their purchases under contracts, to exercise their right to terminate contracts at any time without penalty or not to exercise options to renew contracts. Consequently, we closely monitor federal budget, legislative and contracting trends and activities and continually examine our strategies to take these into consideration.
The U.S. federal government continues to face significant fiscal and economic challenges such as financial deficits and the debt ceiling limit. The Administration and Congress make decisions in a constrained fiscal environment largely imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011 (the “Budget Act”). The Budget Act established limits on discretionary spending that began with GFY 2012. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (the “BBA”) that was signed into law on December 26, 2013 did not significantly alter the spending constraints established by the Budget Act.
The Budget Act provided for additional automatic spending reductions, known as sequestration, which went into effect on March 1, 2013, and further reduced planned government spending. The BBA extended the sequestration budget caps into GFY 2023. While the defense budget sustained the largest single reduction, civil agencies and programs were also impacted significantly by sequestration cuts. In light of the Budget Act, the BBA


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and other deficit reduction pressures, it is likely that discretionary spending by the U.S. federal government will remain constrained for the foreseeable future. As a result of sequestration, our U.S. federal government customers are more cautious with contract awards and spending, resulting in longer procurement cycles, smaller award values and an inclination towards an extension of existing customer contracts, and we expect this behavior to continue.
We are continuously reviewing our operations in an attempt to identify those programs that could be at risk so that we can make appropriate contingency plans. While we have experienced reduced funding on some of our programs, and may see further reductions, we do not expect the cancellation of any of our major programs. Although sequestration continued into GFY 2014, the BBA revised the amount of discretionary spending to be reduced for GFY 2014 and GFY 2015 under the Budget Act. Even with the reduced amount of sequestration for GFY 2014 and GFY 2015, the resulting automatic across-the-board budget cuts are having, and may continue to have, significant consequences for our business and industry.
Our business could be adversely affected by delays caused by our competitors protesting major contract awards received by us, resulting in delay of the initiation of work.
Our contracts and subcontracts are composed of a wide range of contract types, including firm fixed-price, cost reimbursement, and time-and-materials. Some contracts are ordering vehicles, including indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity and government-wide acquisition contracts such as General Services Administration (“GSA”) schedule contracts, and orders under these contracts include firm fixed-price, time-and-materials or cost reimbursable types. We expect that a majority of the business that we seek in the foreseeable future will be awarded through a competitive bidding process. The U.S. federal government has increasingly relied on contracts that are subject to a competitive bidding process, including indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, GSA schedule and other multi-award contracts, which has resulted in greater competition, increased pricing pressure and more protested awards. It can take many months to resolve protests by one or more of our competitors of contract or task order awards we receive. The resulting delay in the start-up and funding of the work under these vehicles may cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those anticipated. Due to the competitive process to obtain contracts and an increase in bid protests, we may be unable to achieve or sustain revenue growth and profitability.
Our U.S. federal government contracts may be terminated by the government at any time and may contain other provisions permitting the government not to continue with contract performance and, if lost contracts are not replaced, our operating results may differ materially and adversely from those anticipated.
We derive substantially all of our revenue from U.S. federal government contracts that typically span one or more base years and one or more option years. The option periods typically cover more than half of a contract’s potential duration. U.S. federal government agencies generally have the right not to exercise these option periods. In addition, our contracts typically also contain provisions permitting a government customer to terminate the contract for its convenience. A decision not to exercise option periods or to terminate contracts for convenience could result in significant revenue shortfalls from those anticipated. Virtually all of our U.S. federal government contracts contain one of the form clauses for termination for convenience set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation and, therefore, our revenues from these contracts could be at risk if the government elected to exercise its termination for convenience rights. If the government terminates a contract for convenience, we may recover only our incurred or committed costs, settlement expenses and profit on work completed prior to the termination. If the government terminates a contract for default, we may be unable to recover even those amounts and instead may be liable for excess costs incurred by the government in procuring undelivered items and services from another source. As is common with government contractors, we have experienced and continue to experience occasional performance issues under certain of our contracts. Depending upon the value of the matters affected, a performance problem that impacts our performance of a program or contract could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those anticipated.
Our state and local government contracts subject us to similar budgetary and termination risks. Unlike U.S. federal government contracts, where limitations of liability are established in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (the “FAR”) and agency supplements, state and local government contracts have negotiated liability limits that are often higher than typical commercial liability caps and, in some instances, are uncapped. Our state contracts also


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have termination for convenience and termination for cause provisions and, therefore, our revenues from these contracts could be at risk if the state agencies elected to exercise their termination for convenience rights. Local contracts also typically contain termination for convenience clauses.
U.S. federal government contracts contain numerous provisions that are unfavorable to us.
U.S. federal government contracts contain provisions and are subject to laws and regulations that give the government rights and remedies, some of which are not typically found in commercial contracts, including allowing the government to:
cancel multi-year contracts and related orders if funds for contract performance for any subsequent year become unavailable;
claim rights in systems and software developed by us;
suspend or debar us from doing business with the U.S. federal government or with a governmental agency;
impose fines and penalties and subject us to criminal prosecution;
control or prohibit the export of our data and technology; and
impose special handling and control requirements for controlled unclassified information.
Certain contracts also contain organizational conflict of interest (“OCI”) clauses that limit our ability to compete for or perform certain other contracts. OCIs arise any time we engage in activities that: (i) make us unable or potentially unable to render impartial assistance or advice to the government; (ii) impair or might impair our objectivity in performing contract work; or (iii) provide us with an unfair competitive advantage. For example, when we work on the design of a particular system, we may be precluded from competing for the contract to develop and install that system or supporting a prime contractor. We have divested lines of business in the past to avoid and/or mitigate OCIs. Depending upon the value of the matters affected, an OCI issue that precludes our participation in, or performance of, a program or contract could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those anticipated.
Our failure to comply with a variety of complex procurement rules and regulations could result in our being liable for penalties, including termination of our U.S. federal government contracts, disqualification from bidding on future U.S. federal government contracts and suspension or debarment from U.S. federal government contracting.
We must comply with laws and regulations relating to the formation, administration and performance of U.S. federal government contracts, which affect how we do business with our customers and may impose added costs on our business. Some significant statutes and regulations that affect us include:
the FAR and agency supplements, which regulate the formation, administration and performance of U.S. federal government contracts;
the Truth in Negotiations Act, which requires certification and disclosure of cost and pricing data in connection with certain contract negotiations;
the Procurement Integrity Act, which regulates access to competitor bid and proposal information and government source selection information, and our ability to provide compensation to certain former government officials;


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the Civil False Claims Act, which provides for substantial civil penalties for violations, including for submission of a false or fraudulent claim to the U.S. federal government for payment or approval; and
the U.S. Government Cost Accounting Standards, which impose accounting requirements that govern our right to reimbursement under certain cost-based U.S. federal government contracts.
Our business is subject to reviews, audits and cost adjustments by the U.S. federal government which, if resolved unfavorably, could adversely affect our profitability, cash position or growth prospects.
U.S. federal government agencies, including the Defense Contract Audit Agency (“DCAA”), the DCMA and others, routinely audit and/or review a contractor’s performance on government contracts, indirect rates and pricing practices, and compliance with applicable contracting and procurement laws, regulations and standards. They also review the adequacy of the contractor’s compliance with government standards for its business systems, including its accounting system, earned value management system, estimating system, materials management and accounting system, property management system and purchasing system.
Both contractors and the U.S. federal government agencies conducting these audits and reviews have come under increased scrutiny. As a result, the current audits and reviews have a greater scope, have become more rigorous and the standards to which we are held are being more strictly interpreted, increasing the likelihood of an audit or review resulting in an adverse outcome. During the course of its audits, the DCAA has made unfavorable audit findings and recommendations with regard to the qualifications of employees and subcontractors for contract labor categories that were charged under contracts and have concluded that costs we deemed to be allowable costs under the FAR cost principles were unallowable. We have vigorously disputed many of the DCAA’s findings over the years. Some of these audits have been resolved through negotiation with a lesser amount recovered by the government while other audit findings remain in dispute. This is a typical pattern for us and the DCAA that we expect to continue.
A finding of significant control deficiencies in our system audits or other reviews can result in decremented billing rates to our U.S. federal government customers until the control deficiencies are corrected and our corrections are accepted by the DCMA. Government audits and reviews may conclude that our practices are not consistent with applicable laws and regulations and result in adjustments to contract costs and mandatory customer refunds. Such adjustments can be applied retroactively, which could result in significant customer refunds. The receipt of adverse audit findings or the failure to obtain an “approved” determination of our various accounting and management internal control systems from the responsible U.S. federal government agency could significantly and adversely affect our business, including our ability to bid on new contracts and our competitive position in the bidding process. A determination of non-compliance with applicable contracting and procurement laws, regulations and standards could also result in the U.S. federal government imposing penalties and sanctions against us, including the withholding of payments, suspension of payments and increased government scrutiny that could delay or adversely affect our ability to invoice and receive timely payment on contracts, perform contracts or compete for contracts with the U.S. federal government. Most of our subcontractors are subject to these same regulatory requirements. As a prime contractor, we may incur additional costs or our ability to invoice and receive timely payment on contracts may be affected if a subcontractor does not comply with these regulations and its lack of compliance affects our performance under a prime contract.
CSC’s indirect cost audits by the DCAA have not been completed for fiscal 2004 and subsequent fiscal years. Although we have recorded contract revenues subsequent to fiscal 2003 based upon our estimate of costs that we believe will be approved upon final audit or review, we do not know the outcome of any ongoing or future audits or reviews and adjustments and, if future adjustments exceed our estimates, our profitability would be adversely affected.
Our state and local government contracts are also subject to audits and reviews by state and local government agencies including state comptrollers and inspector generals. Where federal funds are used by a state to fund all or part of a contract we perform, the state and the Computer Sciences GS Business may be subject to audit by a U.S.


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federal government agency and/or the Government Accountability Office. See “Business—Legal Proceedings” for more information.
Our business is subject to governmental review and investigation which could adversely affect our profitability, cash position and growth prospects.
We are routinely subject to governmental investigations relating to our contracts and operations. If a review or investigation identifies improper or illegal activities, we may be subject to civil or criminal penalties or administrative sanctions, including the termination of contracts, forfeiture of profits, the triggering of price reduction clauses, suspension of payments, fines and suspension or debarment from doing business with governmental agencies. We may suffer harm to our reputation if allegations of impropriety are made against us, which would impair our ability to win new contract awards or receive contract renewals. Penalties and sanctions are not uncommon in our industry. If we incur a material penalty or administrative sanction or otherwise suffer harm to our reputation, our profitability, cash position and future prospects could be adversely affected.
More generally, increases in scrutiny and investigations from government organizations, legislative bodies or agencies into business practices and major programs supported by contractors may lead to increased legal costs and may harm our reputation, profitability, growth prospects and ability to recruit and retain employees.
If our customers request out-of-scope work, we may not be able to collect our receivables, which would materially and adversely affect our profitability.
We may perform work for the U.S. federal government and state governments, with respect to which we must file requests for equitable adjustment or claims with the proper agency to seek recovery in whole or in part, for out-of-scope work directed or caused by the government customer in support of its critical missions. While we may resort to other methods to pursue our claims or collect our receivables, these methods are expensive and time consuming and successful collection is not guaranteed. Failure to collect our receivables or prevail on our claims would have an adverse effect on our profitability.
The U.S. federal government may adopt new contract rules and regulations or revise its procurement practices in a manner adverse to us at any time.
Our industry has experienced, and we expect it will continue to experience, significant changes to business practices as a result of an increased focus on affordability, efficiencies and recovery of costs, among other items. U.S. federal government agencies may face restrictions or pressure regarding the type and amount of services that they may obtain from private contractors. Legislation, regulations and initiatives dealing with procurement reform, mitigation of potential conflicts of interest, deterrence of fraud and environmental responsibility or sustainability, as well as any resulting shifts in the buying practices of U.S. federal government agencies, such as increased usage of fixed-price contracts, multiple award contracts and small business set-aside contracts, could have adverse effects on government contractors, including us. Any of these changes could impair our ability to obtain new contracts or renew our existing contracts when those contracts are recompeted. Any new contracting requirements or procurement methods could be costly or administratively difficult for us to implement and could adversely affect our future revenues, profitability and prospects.
Misconduct of employees, subcontractors, agents and business partners could cause us to lose existing contracts or customers and adversely affect our ability to obtain new contracts and customers and could have a significant adverse impact on our business and reputation.
Misconduct could include fraud or other improper activities such as falsifying time or other records and violations of laws and regulations, including anti-corruption laws. Other examples could include the failure to comply with our Code of Business Conduct, policies and procedures or with federal, state or local government procurement regulations, rules regarding the use and safeguarding of classified or other protected information, legislation regarding the pricing of labor and other costs in government contracts, laws and regulations relating to environmental, health or safety matters, bribery of foreign government officials, international trade controls


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(particularly the International Traffic and Arms Regulations), lobbying or similar activities and any other applicable laws or regulations. Any data loss or information security lapses resulting in the compromise of personal information or the improper use or disclosure of sensitive or classified information could result in claims, remediation costs, regulatory sanctions against us, loss of current and future contracts and serious harm to our reputation. Although we have implemented policies, procedures and controls to prevent and detect these activities, these precautions may not prevent all misconduct and, as a result, we could face unknown risks or losses. Our failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations or misconduct by any of our employees, subcontractors, agents or business partners could damage our reputation and subject us to fines and penalties, restitution or other damages, loss of security clearance, loss of current and future customer contracts and suspension or debarment from contracting with federal, state or local government agencies, any of which would adversely affect our business and our future results.
Our ability to perform services for certain of our U.S. federal government customers is dependent on our ability to maintain necessary security clearances.
Select U.S. federal government customers require us to maintain security clearances for certain of our facilities used in the performance of classified contracts. Employees who perform under certain government contracts are required to possess appropriate personnel security clearances for access to classified information granted by the respective government agency. The competition for qualified personnel who possess security clearance is very strong in certain public sector markets. In the event that a government customer were to revoke the facility and/or personnel clearances of all or substantially all of the employees performing work under a classified contract, such revocation could be grounds for termination of the contract by the government customer. Similarly, if we are unable to hire sufficient qualified and cleared personnel to meet contractual commitments, a contract could be terminated for non-performance. Under either circumstance, such termination, depending on the contract value, could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
We have contracts with the U.S. federal government that are classified which may limit investor insight into portions of our business.
Over the last three fiscal years, an average of 13% of our revenues was derived from classified programs with the U.S. federal government that are subject to security restrictions which preclude the dissemination of information that is classified for national security purposes. We are limited in our ability to provide information about these classified programs, their risks or any disputes or claims relating to such programs. As a result, investors may have less insight into our classified programs than our other programs and therefore less ability to fully evaluate the risks related to our classified business.
Our failure to attract and retain qualified employees, including our senior management team, could adversely affect our business.
Our success depends to a substantial degree on our ability to recruit and retain the technically-skilled personnel we need to serve our customers effectively. Our business involves the development of tailored solutions for our customers, a process that relies heavily upon the expertise and services of our employees. Accordingly, our employees are our most valuable resource. Competition for skilled personnel in the IT services industry is intense, and technology service companies often experience high attrition among their skilled employees. There is a shortage of people capable of filling these positions, particularly those with government security clearances, and they are likely to remain a limited resource for the foreseeable future. Recruiting and training these personnel require substantial resources. Our failure to attract and retain technical personnel could increase our costs of performing our contractual obligations, reduce our ability to efficiently satisfy our customers’ needs, limit our ability to win new business and cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those anticipated.
In addition to attracting and retaining qualified technical personnel, we believe that our success will depend on the continued employment of our senior management team and its ability to generate new business and execute projects successfully. Our senior management team is very important to our business because personal reputations and individual business relationships are a critical element of obtaining and maintaining customer engagements in our industry, particularly with agencies performing classified operations. The loss of any of our senior executives


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could cause us to lose customer relationships or new business opportunities, which could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those anticipated.
Our markets are highly competitive, and many of the companies we compete against have substantially greater resources.
The markets in which we operate include a large number of participants and are highly competitive. Many of our competitors may compete more effectively than we can because they are larger, better financed and better known companies than we are. In order to stay competitive in our industry, we must also keep pace with changing technologies and customer preferences. If we are unable to differentiate our services from those of our competitors, our revenue may decline. In addition, our competitors have established relationships among themselves or with third parties to increase their ability to address customer needs. As a result, new competitors or alliances among competitors may emerge and compete more effectively than we can. There is also a significant industry trend towards consolidation, which may result in the emergence of companies which are better able to compete against us. The results of these competitive pressures could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those anticipated.
We may not realize as revenues the full amounts reflected in our backlog, which could adversely affect our expected future revenues and growth prospects.
As of April 3, 2015, our total backlog was $11.1 billion, which included $2.6 billion in funded backlog. Due to the U.S. federal government’s ability to not exercise contract options or to terminate, modify or curtail our programs or contracts and the rights of our state customers to cancel contracts and purchase orders in certain circumstances, we may realize less than expected or in some cases never realize revenues from some of the contracts that are included in our backlog. Our unfunded backlog, in particular, contains management’s estimate of amounts expected to be realized on unfunded contract work that may never be realized as revenues. If we fail to realize as revenues amounts included in our backlog, our expected future revenues, growth prospects and profitability could be adversely affected.
Our earnings and profitability may vary based on the mix of our contracts and may be adversely affected by our failure to accurately estimate and manage costs, time and resources.
We generate revenues under various types of contracts, which include cost reimbursement, time-and-materials, fixed-price-level-of-effort and firm-fixed-price contracts. The accounting for these contracts requires judgment relative to assessing risks, estimating contract revenues and costs, and making assumptions for schedule and technical issues. Our earnings and profitability may vary materially depending on changes in the proportionate amount of revenues derived from each type of contract, the nature of offerings provided, our ability to negotiate advantageous reseller agreements with vendors as well as the achievement of performance objectives and the stage of performance at which the right to receive fees, particularly under incentive and award fee contracts, is finally determined. Subcontractors’ assertions are also assessed and considered in estimating costs and profitability. In addition, our contracts contain provisions relating to cost controls and audit rights.
To varying degrees, each contract type involves some risk that we could underestimate the costs and resources necessary to fulfill the contract. Cost reimbursement and time-and-materials contracts generally have lower profitability than firm fixed-price contracts; however, due to their nature, fixed-price contract types tend to have more risk than cost type contracts. While firm fixed-price contracts allow us to benefit from cost savings, these contracts also increase our exposure to the risk of cost overruns. Revenues derived from firm fixed-price contracts represented approximately 44% of our total revenues for fiscal 2015. When making proposals on these types of contracts, we rely heavily on our estimates of costs and timing for completing the associated projects, as well as assumptions regarding technical issues. In each case, our failure to accurately estimate costs or the resources and technology needed to perform our contracts or to effectively manage and control our costs during the performance of our work could result, and in some instances has resulted, in reduced profits or in losses.


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More generally, any increased or unexpected costs or unanticipated delays in connection with the performance of our contracts, including costs and delays caused by contractual disputes or other factors outside of our control, such as performance failures of our subcontractors, government shutdown due to congressional inaction, the effect of any changes in laws or regulations, natural disasters or other force majeure events, could make our contracts less profitable than expected or unprofitable. Our profitability is adversely affected when we incur contract costs that we cannot bill to our customers.
Internal system or service failures, including as a result of cyber or other security threats, could disrupt our business and impair our ability to effectively provide our services to our customers, which could damage our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
We create, deploy, and maintain IT and engineering systems, and provide services that are often critical to our customers’ missions, some of which involve sensitive information and may be conducted in war zones or other hazardous environments. As a result, we are subject to systems or service failures, not only resulting from our own failures or the failures of third-party service providers, natural disasters, power shortages, or terrorist attacks, but also from continuous exposure to cyber and other security threats, including computer malware and attacks by computer hackers or physical break-ins. There has been an increase in the frequency and sophistication of the cyber and security threats we face, with attacks ranging from those common to businesses generally to those that are more advanced and persistent, which may target us because we hold controlled unclassified, classified or other sensitive information. As a result, we face a heightened risk of a security breach or disruption with respect to sensitive information resulting from an attack by computer hackers, foreign governments, and cyber terrorists. We have been the target of these types of attacks in the past and future attacks are likely to occur. Threat incidents identified to date have not resulted in a material adverse effect on us or our business operations. Our security measures are designed to identify and protect against security breaches and cyber attacks; however, if successful, these types of attacks on our network or other systems or service failures could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations, due to, among other things, the loss of customer or proprietary data, interruptions or delays in our customers’ businesses and damage to our reputation. In addition, the failure or disruption of our systems, communications or utilities could cause us to interrupt or suspend our operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. In addition, if our employees inadvertently do not adhere to appropriate information security protocols, our protocols are inadequate, or our employees intentionally avoid these protocols, our or our customers’ sensitive information may be released thereby causing significant negative impacts to our reputation and could expose us or our customers to liability.
If our systems, services or other applications have significant defects or errors, are successfully attacked by cyber and other security threats, suffer delivery delays, or otherwise fail to meet our customers’ security expectations, we may:
lose revenue due to adverse customer reaction;
be required to provide additional services or remediation to a customer at no charge;
incur additional costs related to monitoring and increasing our security posture;
lose revenue due to the deployment of internal staff for remediation efforts instead of performing billable work;
receive negative publicity, which could damage our reputation and adversely affect our ability to attract or retain customers;
suffer claims by customers or impacted third parties for substantial damages, particularly as a result of any successful network or systems breach and exfiltration of customer and/or third-party information; or


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lose our ability to perform and pursue classified work and/or experience a suspension of our export privileges.
In addition to any costs resulting from contract performance or required corrective action, these failures may result in increased costs or loss of revenue if they result in customers postponing subsequently scheduled work or canceling or failing to renew contracts.
The costs related to cyber or other security threats or disruptions may not be fully insured or indemnified by other means. Additionally, some cyber technologies and techniques that we utilize or develop may raise potential liabilities related to legal compliance, intellectual property and civil liberties, including privacy concerns, which may not be fully insured or indemnified. Our errors and omissions insurance coverage may not continue to be available on reasonable terms or in sufficient amounts to cover one or more large claims or the insurer may disclaim coverage as to some types of future claims. The successful assertion of any large claim against us could seriously harm our business. Even if not successful, these claims could result in significant legal and other costs, may be a distraction to our management and may harm our customer relationships. In certain new business areas, we may not be able to obtain sufficient insurance and may decide not to accept or solicit business in these areas.
As a contractor supporting national security customers, we are also subject to regulatory compliance requirements under the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations and other federal regulations requiring that our networks and IT systems comply with the security and privacy controls in National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-53. Failure to comply with the security control requirements could result in our ineligibility to bid for certain agency contracts.
The strength of our financial capitalization and our credit ratings may impact our borrowing costs, our ability to raise additional capital for future needs, and our competitiveness.
We expect our balance sheet to be capitalized consistent with an investment grade credit profile and expect to execute financial policies consistent with such strategy. However, there is no assurance that our credit ratings will reflect such capitalization or financial policies, as our credit ratings are determined by credit rating agencies from their own independent review, assessment and information sources. Our credit ratings are subject to revision, suspension or withdrawal by one or more rating agencies at any time. Rating agencies may review our credit ratings due to developments that are beyond our control, including as a result of new standards requiring the agencies to reassess rating practices and methodologies.
If adverse changes in our credit ratings were to occur, it could result in higher borrowing costs, may limit our access to capital markets or may negatively impact our financial condition and the market price for our common stock. Any ratings downgrades could negatively impact the perception of us by lenders and other third parties, including our customers. Some of our customer contracts are long-term and mission critical to our customers’ operations, and we believe that our credit ratings may be relied upon to assess our financial strength and our financial wherewithal to perform such critical services. In certain situations, we are required to procure financial surety bonds in order to guarantee our financial performance, and the cost of such surety bonds may increase as a result of adverse changes in our credit ratings.
We may make acquisitions, which could involve inherent risks and uncertainties.
We may make acquisitions, which could involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including:
the difficulty in integrating newly acquired businesses and operations in an efficient and effective manner and acclimating the employees to our culture of compliance, integrity and values;
the challenge in achieving strategic objectives, cost savings and other anticipated benefits;
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the potential diversion of senior management’s attention from our operations;
the risks associated with integrating financial reporting and internal control systems;
the difficulty in expanding IT systems and other business processes to incorporate the acquired businesses;
potential future impairments of goodwill associated with the acquired businesses; and
in some cases, the potential for increased regulation.
If an acquired business fails to operate as anticipated, cannot be successfully integrated with our existing business, or one or more of the other risks and uncertainties identified occur in connection with our acquisitions, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
Our ability to pursue strategic acquisitions and partnerships may impact our ability to compete in the markets we serve.
Besides pursuing organic growth, we intend to explore potential strategic acquisitions that could allow us to expand our operations. However, we may be unable to identify attractive candidates or complete acquisitions on terms favorable to us. In addition, our ability to successfully integrate the operations we acquire and leverage these operations to generate revenue and earnings growth may significantly impact future revenue and earnings as well as investor returns. Integrating acquired operations is a significant challenge and there is no assurance that we will be able to manage such integrations successfully. Failure to successfully integrate acquired operations may adversely affect our cost structure, thereby reducing our margins and return on investment.
We have also entered into, and expect to seek to enter into additional strategic partnerships with other industry participants as part of an effort to expand our business. However, we may be unable to identify attractive strategic partnership candidates or complete such partnerships on terms favorable to us. In addition, if we are unable to successfully implement our partnership strategies or our strategic partners do not fulfill their obligations or otherwise do not prove advantageous to our business, our investments in such partnerships and our anticipated business expansion could be adversely affected.
Achieving our growth objectives may prove unsuccessful. We may be unable to identify future attractive acquisitions and strategic partnerships, which may adversely affect our growth. In addition, our ability to consummate or integrate acquisitions or to consummate or implement our strategic partnerships may be materially and adversely affected.
We could suffer losses due to asset impairment charges.
We test our goodwill for impairment during the second quarter of every year, and on an interim date should events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable. If the fair value of a reporting unit is revised downward due to declines in business performance or other factors, an impairment could result and a non-cash charge could be required.
We have acquired software and other long-lived intangible assets that are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the asset, or group of assets, may not be recoverable. If the carrying amount is not recoverable and it exceeds its fair value, a non-cash impairment charge would be recognized.
We also test certain equipment and deferred cost balances associated with contracts when the contract is materially underperforming or is expected to materially underperform in the future, as compared to the original bid model or budget. If the projected cash flows of a particular contract are not adequate to recover the unamortized cost


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balance of the asset group, the balance is adjusted in the tested period based on the contract’s fair value. Either of these impairments could materially affect our reported net earnings.
We are defendants in pending litigation that may have a material and adverse impact on our profitability.
As noted in “Business—Legal Proceedings” and Note 18 to the Combined Financial Statements, we are currently party to a number of disputes which involve or may involve litigation. We are not able to predict the ultimate outcome of these disputes or the actual impact of these matters on our profitability. If we agree to settle these matters or judgments are secured against us, we may incur liabilities which may have a material and adverse impact on our liquidity and earnings.
We may be exposed to negative publicity and other potential risks if we are unable to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting.
We will be required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to prepare a report of management on our internal controls that contains an assessment by management of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. In addition, the public accounting firm that will be auditing our financial statements will report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. If we are unable to conclude that we have effective internal control over financial reporting, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to provide us with an unqualified report as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of each fiscal year end, we may be exposed to negative publicity. The resulting negative publicity may materially and adversely affect our business and stock price.
Pension costs are dependent on several economic assumptions which if changed may cause our future earnings and cash flow to fluctuate significantly as well as affect the affordability of our products and services.
As a result of the Internal Reorganization, we expect to assume most obligations under substantially all of CSC’s material U.S. domestic defined benefit pension plans, excluding various supplemental executive retirement plans, including substantial assets and liabilities in respect of pension obligations to current and former CSC employees who are not our current or former employees. We will also have obligations to provide certain health care and life insurance benefits to eligible retirees. The impact of these plans on our GAAP earnings may be volatile in that the amount of expense we record for our pension and other postretirement benefit plans may materially change from year to year because those calculations are sensitive to changes in several key economic assumptions that will impact our annual remeasurement “mark-to-market,” or under immediate recognition, accounting results, including interest rates, realized investment returns, and other actuarial assumptions including participant longevity (also known as mortality) estimates. Changes in these factors may also affect our required plan funding, cash flow and stockholders’ equity. In addition, the funding of our plans and recovery of costs on our contracts, as described below, may be subject to changes caused by legislative or regulatory actions. CSC has taken certain actions over the last few years to mitigate the volatility the defined benefit pension plans may have on our earnings and cash flows, including amendments made in 2009 to certain of our defined benefit pension plans to freeze pension accrual benefits, making discretionary contributions from proceeds from the sale of businesses, diversifying our investment asset allocation strategies, and liquidating liabilities via lump sum settlements. In addition, CSC implemented heath care insurance exchanges during fiscal 2015 to improve local medical care and to reduce our costs in providing retiree medical benefits and other post-employment benefits and, where possible, eliminated future financial impact on us from inflation in retiree medical care costs. However, the impact of these actions may be less than anticipated or may be offset by other pension and other postretirement benefits cost increases due to factors such as changes in actuarial assumptions, reduced investment returns, or changes in discount rates.
Changes in our tax rates could affect our future results.
Our future effective tax rates could be affected by changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, or by changes in tax laws or their interpretation. We are subject to the continuous examination of our income tax returns by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and other tax authorities. We regularly assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for taxes. There can


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be no assurance that the outcomes from these examinations will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and operating results.
We may be adversely affected by disruptions in the credit markets, including disruptions that reduce our suppliers’ access to credit.
The credit markets have historically been volatile and therefore it is not possible for us to predict the ability of our suppliers or partners to access short-term financing and other forms of capital. If a disruption in the credit markets were to occur, it could also pose a risk to our business if certain government suppliers are unable to obtain financing to meet payment or delivery obligations to us.
We will have substantial indebtedness after the Spin-Off and Special Dividend and we will have the ability to incur significant additional indebtedness, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Following the Spin-Off and Special Dividend, we will have substantial indebtedness and we may increase our indebtedness in the future. As of April 3, 2015, after giving effect to the incurrence of indebtedness in connection with the Spin-Off and Special Dividend, our pro forma total outstanding indebtedness would have been approximately $1.65 billion.
Our level of indebtedness could have important consequences. For example, it could:
increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;
limit our ability to obtain additional financing to fund future working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate requirements or to carry out other aspects of our business;
increase our cost of borrowing;
require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of such cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate requirements or to carry out other aspects of our business;
limit our ability to make material acquisitions or take advantage of business opportunities that may arise;
expose us to fluctuations in interest rates, to the extent our borrowings bear variable rates of interest;
limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and industry; and
place us at a potential disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt.
Our ability to make scheduled payments on and to refinance our indebtedness will depend on and be subject to our future financial and operating performance, which in turn is affected by general economic, financial, competitive, business and other factors beyond our control, including the availability of financing in the banking and capital markets. Our business may fail to generate sufficient cash flow from operations or to borrow funds in an amount sufficient to enable us to make payments on our debt, to refinance our debt or to fund our other liquidity needs. If we were unable to make payments on or refinance our debt or obtain new financing under these circumstances, we would have to consider other options, such as asset sales, equity issuances or negotiations with our lenders to restructure the applicable debt. The terms of debt agreements that we enter into in connection with the Spin-Off and market or business conditions may limit our ability to take some or all of these actions. In addition, if we incur additional debt, the related risks described above could be exacerbated.


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We may need to raise additional capital, and we cannot be sure that additional financing will be available.
Subsequent to the Spin-Off, we will need to fund our ongoing working capital, capital expenditure and financing requirements through cash flows from operations and new sources of capital, including additional financing. Our ability to obtain future financing will depend, among other things, on our financial condition and results of operations as well as on the condition of the capital markets or other credit markets at the time we seek financing. Increased volatility and disruptions in the financial markets could make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain financing. In addition, the adoption of new statutes and regulations, the implementation of recently enacted laws or new interpretations or the enforcement of older laws and regulations applicable to the financial markets or the financial services industry could result in a reduction in the amount of available credit or an increase in the cost of credit. Historically, we have relied on CSC and its credit facilities and its access to capital for our financing needs but, after the Spin-Off, we will not have access to CSC’s credit for our future financings. There can be no assurance that, as a new independent public company, we will have sufficient access to the capital markets on terms that we will we find acceptable.
In the course of providing services to customers, we may inadvertently infringe on the intellectual property rights of others and be exposed to claims for damages and equitable relief.
The solutions we provide to our customers may inadvertently infringe on the intellectual property rights of third parties resulting in claims for damages and equitable relief against us or our customers. Customer agreements can require a solution provider to indemnify the customer for infringement. Under the FAR, the government can require a contractor to indemnify it for infringement. The expense and time of defending against these claims may have a material and adverse impact on our profitability. Additionally, the publicity we may receive as a result of infringing intellectual property rights may damage our reputation and adversely impact our ability to develop new business. We will not be entitled to indemnification from CSC in connection with most intellectual property we license from CSC if the use by us of that intellectual property infringes the rights of third parties, other than certain software and process improvements we license in connection with the annual maintenance fee we will pay to CSC. 
Our business may suffer if we cannot continue to enforce the intellectual property rights on which our business depends.
Our business carefully maintains a combination of patents, trade secrets, trademarks, trade names, copyrights and proprietary rights, as well as contractual arrangements, including licenses, to protect our intellectual property. Our other intellectual property rights are important to our continued success and our competitive position. See “Business—Intellectual Property” for a description of our intellectual property assets. Under the intellectual property matters agreement we intend to enter into with CSC, CSC is entitled to enforce certain intellectual property rights licensed to us.  If CSC fails to enforce those rights or enforces them in a way that is not advantageous to us, the value to us of that intellectual property may be diminished. Any impairment of our intellectual property, including due to changes in U.S. and worldwide intellectual property laws or the absence of effective legal protections or enforcement measures, could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We have been, and may be in the future, subject to claims of intellectual property infringement, which could require us to change our business practices.
Successful claims that we infringe the intellectual property of others could require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements on unfavorable terms, incur substantial monetary liability or be enjoined preliminarily or permanently from further use of the intellectual property in question. This could require us to change our business practices and limit our ability to compete effectively. Even if we believe that claims of intellectual property infringement are without merit, defending against the claims can be time-consuming and costly and divert management’s attention and resources away from our business.


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Risks Relating to the Spin-Off
The Spin-Off could result in significant tax liability to CSC and its stockholders.
Completion of the Spin-Off is conditioned on CSC’s receipt of a written opinion of Allen & Overy LLP to the effect that the Distribution should qualify for non-recognition of gain and loss, or “tax-free” treatment under Section 355 of the Code. CSC can waive receipt of the tax opinion as a condition to the completion of the Spin-Off.
The opinion of counsel does not address any U.S. state, local or foreign tax consequences of the Spin-Off. The opinion assumes that the Spin-Off will be completed according to the terms of the Master Separation and Distribution Agreement and relies on facts as stated in the Master Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, the other ancillary agreements, this Information Statement and a number of other documents. In addition, the opinion is based on certain representations as to factual matters from, and certain covenants by, CSC and us. The opinion cannot be relied on if any of the assumptions, representations or covenants are incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate or are violated in any material respect.
The opinion of counsel is not binding on the IRS or the courts, and there can be no assurance that the IRS or a court will not take a contrary position. CSC has not requested, and does not intend to request, a ruling from the IRS regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Spin-Off.
If the Distribution were determined not to qualify for tax-free treatment, U.S. Holders could be subject to tax. In this case, each U.S. Holder who receives our common stock in the Distribution would generally be treated as receiving a distribution in an amount equal to the fair market value of our common stock received, which would generally result in: (i) a taxable dividend to the U.S. Holder to the extent of that U.S. Holder’s pro rata share of CSC’s current and accumulated earnings and profits; (ii) a reduction in the U.S. Holder’s basis (but not below zero) in CSC common stock to the extent the amount received exceeds the stockholder’s share of CSC’s earnings and profits; and (iii) a taxable gain from the exchange of CSC common stock to the extent the amount received exceeds the sum of the U.S. Holder’s share of CSC’s earnings and profits and the U.S. Holder’s basis in its CSC common stock.
If the Distribution were determined not to qualify for tax-free treatment, then CSC would recognize gain in an amount up to the fair market value of our common stock held by it immediately before the Distribution. Under certain circumstances, we could have an indemnification obligation to CSC with respect to tax on any such gain. See below and “The Spin-Off—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Off.”
We could have an indemnification obligation to CSC if the Distribution were determined not to qualify for tax-free treatment, which could materially adversely affect our financial condition.
If, due to any of our representations being untrue or our covenants being breached, it were determined that the Distribution did not qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code, we could be required to indemnify CSC for the resulting taxes and related expenses. Any such indemnification obligation could materially adversely affect our financial condition.
In addition, Section 355(e) of the Code generally creates a presumption that the Distribution would be taxable to CSC, but not to stockholders, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, if we or our stockholders were to engage in transactions that result in a 50% or greater change by vote or value in the ownership of our stock during the period beginning two years before the date of the Distribution through two years after the date of the Distribution, unless it were established that such transactions and the Distribution were not part of a plan or series of related transactions giving effect to such a change in ownership. If the Distribution were taxable to CSC due to such a 50% or greater change in ownership of our stock, CSC would recognize gain in an amount up to the fair market value of our common stock held by it immediately before the Distribution, and we generally would be required to indemnify CSC for the tax on such gain and related expenses. Any such indemnification obligation could materially adversely affect our financial condition. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with CSC—Tax Matters Agreement.”


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We intend to agree to numerous restrictions to preserve the tax-free treatment of the Distribution, which may reduce our strategic and operating flexibility.
We intend to agree in the Tax Matters Agreement to covenants and indemnification obligations that address compliance with Section 355(e) of the Code. These covenants and indemnification obligations may limit our ability to pursue strategic transactions or engage in new businesses or other transactions that may maximize the value of our business, and might discourage or delay a strategic transaction that our stockholders may consider favorable. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with CSC—Tax Matters Agreement.”
Our ability to expand our business beyond U.S. federal and certain state and local government customers may be constrained.
We intend to enter into agreements with CSC prior to the Distribution that will restrict our ability to use certain intellectual property to sell our services to customers other than our existing customer base (i.e., U.S. federal and certain state and local government customers) for a period after the Distribution. In addition, we expect to appoint CSC as our exclusive agent outside the U.S. with regard to certain non-U.S. customers, subject to some exceptions, for a period after the Distribution and to agree not to solicit certain shared state and local government customers for a period after the Distribution. While we have no current plans to expand our existing business in ways that would require us to engage in business beyond the scope of the rights to intellectual property we expect to have at the time of Distribution, we would be unable to engage in business activities outside the scope of that license after the Distribution until the expiration of those restrictions unless we develop or acquire new intellectual property. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions-Agreements with CSC” for more information.
We may be unable to achieve some or all of the benefits that we expect to achieve from the Spin-Off.
We believe that, as an independent publicly-traded company, we will be able to, among other things, better focus our financial and operational resources on our specific business, implement and maintain a capital structure designed to meet our specific needs, design and implement corporate strategies and policies that are targeted to our business, more effectively respond to industry dynamics and create effective incentives for our management and employees that are more closely tied to our business performance. However, by separating from CSC, we may be more susceptible to market fluctuations and other adverse events. In addition, we may be unable to achieve some or all of the benefits that we expect to achieve as an independent company in the time we expect, if at all. The completion of the Spin-Off will also require significant amounts of our management’s time and effort, which may divert management’s attention from operating and growing our business. If we fail to achieve some or all of the benefits that we expect to achieve as an independent company, or do not achieve them in the time we expect, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We may be unable to make, on a timely or cost-effective basis, the changes necessary to operate as an independent publicly-traded company, and we may experience increased costs after the Spin-Off.
We have historically operated as part of CSC’s corporate organization, and CSC has provided us with various corporate functions. Following the Spin-Off, CSC will have no obligation to provide us with assistance other than the transition services described under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with CSC.” These services do not include every service that we have received from CSC in the past, and CSC is only obligated to provide these services for limited periods following completion of the Spin-Off. Accordingly, following the Spin-Off, we will need to provide internally or obtain from unaffiliated third parties the services we currently receive from CSC. These services include IT, tax administration, treasury activities, technical accounting, benefits administration, procurement, legal and ethics and compliance program administration, the effective and appropriate performance of which are critical to our operations. We may be unable to replace these services in a timely manner or on terms and conditions as favorable as those we receive from CSC. Because our business has historically operated as part of the wider CSC organization, we may be unable to successfully establish the infrastructure or implement the changes necessary to operate independently, or may incur additional costs that could adversely affect our business. As part of CSC, we have benefited from CSC’s size and purchasing power in procuring certain goods and services such as insurance and health care benefits, and technology such as computer software licenses. If we


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fail to obtain the quality of services necessary to operate effectively or incur greater costs in obtaining goods and services, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.
We have no recent operating history as an independent publicly-traded company, and our historical financial information is not necessarily representative of the results we would have achieved as an independent publicly-traded company and may not be a reliable indicator of our future results.
We derived the historical financial information included in this Information Statement from CSC’s consolidated financial statements, and this information does not necessarily reflect the results of operations and financial position we would have achieved as an independent publicly-traded company during the periods presented, or those that we will achieve in the future. This is primarily because of the following factors:
Prior to the Spin-Off, we operated as part of CSC’s broader corporate organization and CSC performed various corporate functions for us, including IT, tax administration, treasury activities, technical accounting, benefits administration, procurement, legal and ethics and compliance program administration. Our historical financial information reflects allocations of corporate expenses from CSC for these and similar functions. These allocations may not reflect the costs we will incur for similar services in the future as an independent publicly-traded company.
We will enter into transactions with CSC that did not exist prior to the Spin-Off, such as CSC’s provision of transition services, which will cause us to incur new costs.
Our historical financial information does not reflect changes that we expect to experience in the future as a result of our separation from CSC, including changes in our cost structure, personnel needs, tax profile, financing and business operations. As part of CSC, we enjoyed certain benefits from CSC’s operating diversity, size, purchasing power, borrowing leverage and available capital for investments, and we will lose these benefits after the Spin-Off. As an independent entity, we may be unable to purchase goods, services and technologies, such as insurance and health care benefits and computer software licenses, or access capital markets on terms as favorable to us as those we obtained as part of CSC prior to the Spin-Off.
Following the Spin-Off, we will also be responsible for the additional costs associated with being an independent publicly-traded company, including costs related to corporate governance, investor and public relations and public reporting. Therefore, our financial statements may not be indicative of our future performance as an independent publicly-traded company. While we have been profitable as part of CSC, we cannot assure you that our profits will continue at a similar level when we are an independent publicly-traded company. For additional information about our past financial performance and the basis of presentation of our financial statements, see “Selected Historical Combined Financial Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our historical financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Information Statement.
Negative shareholders equity may harm our reputation and adversely affect our business. 
Giving effect to the Special Dividend and the Distribution, we will initially report a substantial deficit in our shareholders equity balance at the time of the Distribution, in an amount estimated to be approximately $434.  The substantial funding deficit attributable to our defined benefit pension plans and other retirement benefit plans has the effect of reducing shareholders’ equity at the time of separation. In addition, our accounting policy of immediate recognition of fair value adjustments for actuarial gains and losses, can cause significant volatility in our equity account as those actuarial gains or losses are reported through our income statement.  As a result, despite our historical profitability, there can be no assurance that our shareholders’ equity deficit balance will not create a negative perception of our financial well being, harm our reputation, adversely affect our ability to recruit employees, adversely impact our dealings with our vendors or our customers, or otherwise adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.


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Some of the contracts to be transferred or assigned to us contain provisions requiring the consent of third parties in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Internal Reorganization and Distribution. If these consents are not obtained, we may be unable to enjoy the benefit of these contracts in the future.
Some of the contracts to be transferred or assigned to us in connection with the Internal Reorganization and Distribution contain provisions that require the consent of third parties to the Internal Reorganization, the Distribution or both. Failure to obtain such consents on commercially reasonable and satisfactory terms may impair our entitlement to the benefit of these contracts in the future.
We expect to enter into a Change of Name agreement with the U.S. federal government to effect the transfer of our federal contracts from CSC to one of our operating subsidiaries. We are in the process of completing the administrative tasks relating to completion of the change of name process for those contracts and contract vehicles. While we do not expect the completion of the process to delay payments to us in any material respect on contracts transferred to us by CSC, we may experience protest by competitors of new awards of contracts to us on grounds relating to the Spin-Off.
We may have been able to receive better terms from unaffiliated third parties than the terms we receive in our agreements with CSC that are based on the costs historically allocated to us by CSC.
We will enter into agreements with CSC related to our separation from CSC, including the Master Separation and Distribution Agreement, Master Transition Services Agreement, Tax Matters Agreement, Employee Matters Agreement, the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement and any other agreements, while we are still part of CSC that are based on the costs historically allocated to us by CSC. Accordingly, these agreements may not reflect terms that would have resulted from arms-length negotiations among unaffiliated third parties. Among other things, pursuant to the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement, CSC will retain ownership of all proprietary intellectual property and license certain rights we require for use solely in connection with U.S. federal and certain U.S. state and local government customers, on a perpetual, royalty-free, non-assignable basis.  In addition, we will pay an annual maintenance fee to CSC of $30 million for each of the five years following the Distribution in order to receive certain maintenance services including the right to updates, patches and new versions that are made generally available to CSC customers during that period that relate to the software products that are covered by the license. Under U.S. federal government cost accounting rules, it is possible that a portion of the annual maintenance fee we will pay to CSC may not be an allowable and/or allocable cost. The terms of these agreements will relate to, among other things, allocations of assets, liabilities, rights, indemnifications and other obligations between CSC and us. We may have received better terms from third parties because third parties may have competed with each other to win our business. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”
After the Spin-Off, certain of our directors and officers may have actual or potential conflicts of interest because of their previous or continuing positions at CSC.
Because of their current or former positions with CSC, certain of our expected directors and officers own CSC common stock and equity awards. Following the Spin-Off, even though our board of directors will consist of a majority of directors who are independent, some of our directors will continue to have a financial interest in CSC common stock and equity awards. In addition, it is expected that Mr. Lawrie, who will be Chairman of our board of directors, will continue serving on the board of directors of CSC and as its Chief Executive Officer. Continuing ownership of CSC common stock and equity awards, or service as a director at both companies could create, or appear to create, potential conflicts of interest if we have disagreements with CSC about the contracts between us that continue or face decisions that could have different implications for us and CSC.
Risks Relating to Our Common Stock and the Securities Market
No market for our common stock currently exists and an active trading market may not develop or be sustained after the Spin-Off. Following the Spin-Off our stock price may fluctuate significantly.


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There is currently no public market for our common stock. We intend to apply to list our common stock on . We anticipate that before the Distribution Date, trading of shares of our common stock will begin on a “when-issued” basis and this trading will continue up to and including the Distribution Date. However, an active trading market for our common stock may not develop as a result of the Spin-Off or may not be sustained in the future. The lack of an active market may make it more difficult for stockholders to sell our shares and could lead to our share price being depressed or volatile.
We cannot predict the prices at which our common stock may trade after the Spin-Off. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate widely, depending on many factors, some of which may be beyond our control, including:
actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results due to factors related to our business;
success or failure of our business strategies;
our quarterly or annual earnings, or those of other companies in our industry;
our ability to obtain financing as needed;
announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions or dispositions;
changes in accounting standards, policies, guidance, interpretations or principles;
the failure of securities analysts to cover our common stock after the Spin-Off;
changes in earnings estimates by securities analysts or our ability to meet those estimates;
the operating and stock price performance of other comparable companies;
investor perception of our company and the IT services industry;
overall market fluctuations;
results from any material litigation or government investigation;
changes in laws and regulations (including tax laws and regulations) affecting our business;
changes in capital gains taxes and taxes on dividends affecting stockholders; and
general economic conditions and other external factors.
Furthermore, our business profile and market capitalization may not fit the investment objectives of some CSC stockholders and, as a result, these CSC stockholders may sell their shares of our common stock after the Distribution. See “Substantial sales of our common stock may occur in connection with the Spin-Off, which could cause our stock price to decline.” Low trading volume for our stock, which may occur if an active trading market does not develop, among other reasons, would amplify the effect of the above factors on our stock price volatility.
Stock markets in general have experienced volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of a particular company. These broad market fluctuations could adversely affect the trading price of our common stock.
There can be no assurance that, following the Distribution and the Special Dividend, the combined trading prices of CSC common stock and our common stock will equal or exceed what the trading price of CSC common stock would have been in the absence of the Spin-Off.


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We expect the trading price of shares of CSC common stock immediately following the Distribution to be lower than immediately prior to the Distribution because the trading price will no longer reflect the value of the Computer Sciences GS Business and the Special Dividend. Furthermore, until the market has fully analyzed the value of CSC without the Computer Sciences GS Business, the trading price of shares of CSC common stock may fluctuate. There can be no assurance that, following the Distribution, the combined trading prices of CSC common stock and our common stock will equal or exceed what the trading price of CSC common stock would have been in the absence of the Spin-Off, including due to payment of the Special Dividend. It is possible that after the Spin-Off, the combined market value of the equity of CSC and Computer Sciences GS will be less than CSC’s equity value before the Spin-Off even after adjusting for the effect of the Special Dividend.
Substantial sales of our common stock may occur in connection with the Spin-Off, which could cause our stock price to decline.
CSC stockholders receiving shares of our common stock in the Distribution generally may sell those shares immediately in the public market. Although we have no actual knowledge of any plan or intention of any significant stockholder to sell our common stock following the Spin-Off, it is likely that some CSC stockholders, possibly including some of its larger stockholders, will sell their shares of our common stock received in the Distribution if, for reasons such as our business profile or market capitalization as an independent company, we do not fit their investment objectives or, in the case of index funds, we are not a participant in the index in which they are investing. The sales of significant amounts of our common stock or the perception in the market that this will occur may decrease the market price of our common stock.
We cannot assure you that we will pay dividends on our common stock, and our indebtedness may limit our ability to pay dividends on our common stock.
Following the Spin-Off, the timing, declaration, amount and payment of future dividends to stockholders will fall within the discretion of our Board. Our Board’s decisions regarding the payment of future dividends will depend on many factors, including our financial condition, earnings, capital requirements of our business and covenants associated with debt obligations, as well as legal requirements, regulatory constraints, industry practice and other factors that our Board deems relevant. For more information, see “Dividend Policy.” There can be no assurance that we will pay a dividend in the future or continue to pay any dividend if we do commence paying dividends, and there can be no assurance that, in the future, the combined annual dividends paid on CSC common stock, if any, and our common stock, if any, after the Spin-Off will equal the annual dividends on CSC common stock prior to the Spin-Off.
Your percentage ownership in Computer Sciences GS may be diluted in the future.
Your percentage ownership in Computer Sciences GS may be diluted in the future because of equity awards that we expect to grant to our directors, officers and other employees. Prior to completion of the Spin-Off, we expect to approve an incentive plan that will provide for the grant of common stock-based equity awards to our directors, officers and other employees. In addition, we may issue equity as all or part of the consideration paid for acquisitions and strategic investments that we may make in the future or as necessary to finance our ongoing operations.


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Provisions in our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws and of Nevada law may prevent or delay an acquisition of our company, which could decrease the trading price of our common stock.
Several provisions of our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, Amended and Restated Bylaws and Nevada law may discourage, delay or prevent a merger or acquisition that stockholders may consider favorable. These include provisions that:
permit us to issue blank check preferred stock as more fully described under “Description of Our Capital Stock—Antitakeover Effects of Various Provisions of Nevada Law and Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws”;
preclude stockholders from calling special meetings except where such special meetings are requested by stockholders representing 75% of the capital stock entitled to vote. Our Amended and Restated Bylaws prevent stockholder action by written consent for the election of directors and require the written consent of 90% of the capital stock entitled to vote for any other stockholder actions by written consent; and
limit our ability to enter into business combination transactions with certain stockholders.
These and other provisions of our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, Amended and Restated Bylaws and Nevada law may discourage, delay or prevent certain types of transactions involving an actual or a threatened acquisition or change in control of Computer Sciences GS, including unsolicited takeover attempts, even though the transaction may offer our stockholders the opportunity to sell their shares of our common stock at a price above the prevailing market price. See “Description of Our Capital Stock—Anti-Takeover Effects of Various Provisions of Nevada Law and Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws” for more information.



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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
All statements and assumptions contained in this Information Statement and in the documents attached or incorporated by reference that do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts constitute “forward-looking statements.” These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements often include words such as “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes” and words and terms of similar substance in connection with discussions of future operating or financial performance. These statements represent our current expectations and beliefs, and no assurance can be given that the results described in such statements will be achieved.
Forward-looking information contained in these statements include, among other things, statements with respect to our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, business strategies, operating efficiencies or synergies, competitive position, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management and other matters. Such statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in such statements. These factors include without limitation those set forth under “Risk Factors.”
Forward-looking statements in this Information Statement speak only as of the date of this Information Statement, and forward-looking statements in documents attached or incorporated by reference speak only as to the date of those documents. We do not undertake any obligation to update or release any revisions to any forward-looking statement or to report any events or circumstances after the date of this Information Statement or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.


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THE SPIN-OFF
Background
On May 19, 2015, CSC announced plans for the complete legal and structural separation of the Computer Sciences GS Business and certain related assets and liabilities from CSC. In connection with this announcement, CSC highlighted that CSC began its turnaround three years ago, among other things, implementing a common operating model and streamlining its cost structure. CSC indicated that as its turnaround progressed, its focus should shift to positioning the business for long-term growth and leadership. With a view to accelerating the transformation, CSC determined to split into two businesses, each uniquely positioned to focus on the needs of its clients. This pure-play strategy is aimed at enhancing innovation and improving delivery in ways that are consistent with the rate and pace of the markets in which we operate.
At the same time, CSC explained that the markets in which we operate evolved, with diverging opportunities and challenges. We believe that in the U.S. public sector, technology demands are increasing and government customers are increasingly looking for information technology service providers with a strong, focused vision to address the unique challenges and resource needs of the U.S. federal government. Evolving business conditions within the government IT and services marketplace have recently driven several major peer competitors to either complete separations (SAIC/Leidos and Booz Allen Hamilton) or announce separations (Lockheed Martin and Hewlett Packard) in order to position their separating business units to capitalize on these market trends.  
We believe that the Spin-Off will allow us to focus on, and more effectively pursue, our own distinct operating priorities and strategies, and will enable our management to concentrate efforts on the unique needs of our business. We also believe that the number of successful, stand-alone U.S. government focused IT service providers has reduced the benefits perceived by U.S. federal government customers of IT service providers operating as part of a larger organization.
To effect the separation, CSC is undertaking the Internal Reorganization described under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with CSC—Master Separation and Distribution Agreement.” After giving effect to the Internal Reorganization, Computer Sciences GS, CSC’s wholly-owned subsidiary, will hold the shares of the legal entities operating the Computer Sciences GS Business.
Following the Internal Reorganization, CSC will distribute all of its equity interest in us, consisting of all of the outstanding shares of our common stock, to CSC’s stockholders on a pro rata basis. We refer to the payment by us of approximately $1.5 billion in cash (or $10.50 per share) concurrently with the Distribution to holders of CSC common stock on the record date as the “Special Dividend.”
Following the Spin-Off, CSC will not own any equity interest in us, and we will operate independently from CSC. No approval of CSC’s stockholders is required in connection with the Spin-Off, and CSC’s stockholders will not have any appraisal rights in connection with the Spin-Off.
Completion of the Spin-Off is subject to the satisfaction, or the CSC Board’s waiver, of a number of conditions. In addition, CSC has the right not to complete the Spin-Off if, at any time, the CSC Board determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that the Spin-Off is not in the best interests of CSC or its stockholders or is otherwise not advisable. For a more detailed description, see “Conditions to the Spin-Off.”
Reasons for the Spin-Off
The CSC Board regularly conducts strategic reviews of its businesses. In reaching the decision to pursue the Spin-Off, the CSC Board considered a range of potential strategic alternatives for CSC, including the continuation of CSC’s current operating strategy as well as potential acquisition and divestiture transactions. In evaluating these alternatives, the CSC Board considered a number of factors, including the strategic focus and flexibility for CSC and Computer Sciences GS after the Spin-Off, the ability of CSC and Computer Sciences GS to operate efficiently and effectively (including Computer Sciences GS’s ability to retain and attract management talent) after the Spin-Off, the financial profile of CSC and Computer Sciences GS, the potential reaction of customers, employees and investors and the probability of successful execution of the various strategic alternatives and the risks associated with those alternatives.
As a result of this evaluation, the CSC Board determined that proceeding with the Spin-Off would be in the best interests of CSC and its stockholders. The CSC Board considered the following potential benefits of this approach:


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Strategic Focus and Flexibility. Following the Spin-Off, CSC and Computer Sciences GS will each have a more focused business and be better able to dedicate financial resources to pursue appropriate growth opportunities and execute strategic plans best suited to its respective business. The Spin-Off will also allow each of CSC and Computer Sciences GS to enhance its strategic flexibility to respond to industry dynamics. In the U.S. public sector, technology demands are increasing, and clients want service providers with specific experience in government-focused innovation. By separating, our business will have the scale as well as the focus to meet unique customer needs and industry requirements.
Focused Management. The Spin-Off will allow the management of each of CSC and Computer Sciences GS to devote its time and attention to the development and implementation of corporate strategies and policies that are based primarily on the specific business characteristics of their respective companies.
Management Incentives. The Spin-Off will enable Computer Sciences GS to create incentives for its management and employees that are more closely tied to its business performance and stockholder expectations. Computer Sciences GS equity-based compensation arrangements will more closely align the interests of Computer Sciences GS’s management and employees with the interests of its stockholders and should increase Computer Sciences GS’s ability to attract and retain personnel.
Capital Structure and Stockholder Flexibility. The segments in which CSC and Computer Sciences GS expect to operate have historically had different growth profiles and cash flow dynamics. The Spin-Off will allow CSC and Computer Sciences GS to separately manage their capital strategies and cost structures and will allow investors to make independent investment decisions with respect to CSC and Computer Sciences GS, including the ability for Computer Sciences GS to achieve alignment with a more natural stockholder base. Investment in one or the other company may appeal to investors with different goals, interests and concerns.
Focused Investments. While operating as part of CSC, internal investments were often directed according to CSC’s strategic interests as a whole. The Spin-Off will allow us to focus our investments on projects that optimize returns for our own businesses.
In determining whether to effect the Spin-Off, the CSC Board considered the costs and risks associated with the transaction, including the costs associated with preparing Computer Sciences GS to become an independent publicly-traded company, the risk of volatility in our stock price immediately following the Spin-Off due to sales by CSC’s stockholders whose investment objectives may not be met by our common stock, the time it may take for us to attract our optimal stockholder base, the possibility of disruptions in our business as a result of the Spin-Off, the risk that the combined trading prices of our common stock and CSC’s common stock after the Spin-Off may drop below the trading price of CSC’s common stock before the Spin-Off and the loss of synergies and scale from operating as one company. Notwithstanding these costs and risks, taking into account the factors discussed above, the CSC Board determined that the Spin-Off was the best alternative to achieve the above benefits and enhance stockholder value.
When and How You Will Receive Computer Sciences GS Shares
CSC will distribute to its stockholders, as a pro rata dividend, one share of our common stock for every one share of CSC common stock outstanding as of            , 2015, the Record Date of the Distribution.
Prior to the Spin-Off, CSC will deliver all of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock to the distribution agent. Computershare Trust Company, N.A. will serve as distribution agent in connection with the Distribution and as transfer agent and registrar for our common stock.
If you own CSC common stock as of the close of business on          , 2015, the shares of our common stock that you are entitled to receive in the Distribution will be issued to your account as follows:
Registered stockholders. If you own your shares of CSC common stock directly through CSC’s transfer agent, Computershare, you are a registered stockholder. In this case, the distribution agent will credit the shares of our common stock you receive in the Distribution by way of direct registration in book-entry form to a new account with our transfer agent. Registration in book-entry form refers to a method of recording share ownership where no physical stock certificates are issued to stockholders, as is the case in the Distribution. You will be able to access information regarding your book-entry account holding the Computer Sciences GS shares at            .


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Commencing on or shortly after the Distribution Date, the distribution agent will mail to you an account statement that indicates the number of shares of our common stock that have been registered in book-entry form in your name. We expect it will take the distribution agent up to two weeks after the Distribution Date to complete the distribution of the shares of our common stock and mail statements of holding to all registered stockholders. Trading of our common stock will not be affected by this delay in issuance by the distribution agent.
“Street name” or beneficial stockholders. Most CSC stockholders own their shares of CSC common stock beneficially through a bank, broker or other nominee. In these cases, the bank, broker or other nominee holds the shares in “street name” and records your ownership on its books. If you own your shares of CSC common stock through a bank, broker or other nominee, your bank, broker or other nominee will credit your account with the shares of our common stock that you receive in the Distribution on or shortly after the Distribution Date. We encourage you to contact your bank, broker or other nominee if you have any questions concerning the mechanics of having shares held in “street name.”
If you sell any of your shares of CSC common stock on or before the Distribution Date, the buyer of those shares may in some circumstances be entitled to receive the shares of our common stock to be distributed in respect of the CSC shares you sold. See “Trading Prior to the Distribution Date” for more information.
We are not asking CSC stockholders to take any action in connection with the Spin-Off. No stockholder approval of the Spin-Off is required. We are not asking you for a proxy and request that you not send us a proxy. We are also not asking you to make any payment or surrender or exchange any of your shares of CSC common stock for shares of our common stock. The number of outstanding shares of CSC common stock will not change as a result of the Spin-Off.
Number of Shares You Will Receive
On the Distribution Date, you will receive one share of our common stock for every one share of CSC common stock you owned as of the Record Date.
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Off
Consequences to U.S. Holders of CSC Common Stock
The following is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to holders of CSC common stock in connection with the Distribution. This summary is based on the Code, the Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code and judicial and administrative interpretations of those laws, in each case as in effect and available as of the date of this Information Statement and all of which are subject to change at any time, possibly with retroactive effect. Any such change could affect the tax consequences described below.
This summary is limited to holders of CSC common stock that are U.S. Holders, as defined immediately below, that hold their CSC common stock as a capital asset. A “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of CSC common stock that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
an individual who is a citizen or a resident of the U.S.;
a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized under the laws of the U.S. or any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
a trust if (i) a court within the U.S. is able to exercise primary jurisdiction over its administration and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions or (ii) in the case of a trust that was treated as a domestic trust under law in effect before 1997, a valid election is in place under applicable Treasury Regulations.
This summary does not discuss all tax considerations that may be relevant to stockholders in light of their particular circumstances, nor does it address the consequences to stockholders subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws, such as:
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tax-exempt entities;
banks, financial institutions or insurance companies;
real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies or grantor trusts;
persons who acquired CSC common stock pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation;
stockholders who own, or are deemed to own, 10% or more, by voting power or value, of CSC equity;
stockholders owning CSC common stock as part of a position in a straddle or as part of a hedging, conversion or other risk reduction transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
certain former citizens or long-term residents of the U.S.;
stockholders who are subject to the alternative minimum tax; or
persons who own CSC common stock through partnerships or other pass-through entities.
This summary does not address any U.S. state or local or foreign tax consequences or any estate, gift or other non-income tax consequences.
If a partnership, or any other entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, holds CSC common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in that partnership will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Such a partner or partnership should consult its own tax advisor as to its tax consequences.
YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION.
General
Subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth herein, Allen & Overy LLP, counsel to CSC, is of the opinion that for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
no gain or loss should be recognized by, or be includible in the income of, a U.S. Holder as a result of the Distribution;
the aggregate tax basis of the CSC common stock and our common stock held by each U.S. Holder immediately after the Distribution (and immediately prior to the Special Dividend) should be the same as the aggregate tax basis of the CSC common stock held by the U.S. Holder immediately before the Distribution, allocated between the CSC common stock and our common stock in proportion to their relative fair market values on the date of the Distribution; and
the holding period of our common stock received by each U.S. Holder should include the holding period of their CSC common stock, provided that such CSC common stock is held as a capital asset on the date of the Distribution.
U.S. Holders that have acquired different blocks of CSC common stock at different times or at different prices should consult their tax advisors regarding the allocation of their aggregate adjusted tax basis among, and the holding period of, shares of our common stock distributed with respect to such blocks of CSC common stock.
The opinion of counsel does not address any U.S. state or local or foreign tax consequences of the Spin-Off. The opinion assumes that the Spin-Off will be completed according to the terms of the Master Separation and Distribution Agreement and relies on the facts as stated in the Master Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, the other ancillary agreements, this Information Statement and a number of other documents. In addition, the opinion is based on certain representations as to factual matters from, and certain covenants by, CSC and us. The opinion


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cannot be relied on if any of the assumptions, representations or covenants are incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate or are violated in any material respect.
The opinion of counsel is not binding on the IRS or the courts, and there can be no assurance that the IRS or a court will not take a contrary position. CSC has not requested, and does not intend to request, a ruling from the IRS regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Spin-Off.
If the Distribution were determined not to qualify for tax-free treatment, the above consequences would not apply and U.S. Holders could be subject to tax. In this case, each U.S. Holder who receives our common stock in the Distribution would generally be treated as receiving a distribution in an amount equal to the fair market value of our common stock received, which would generally result in:
a taxable dividend to the U.S. Holder to the extent of that U.S. Holder’s pro rata share of CSC’s current and accumulated earnings and profits;
a reduction in the U.S. Holder’s basis (but not below zero) in CSC common stock to the extent the amount received exceeds the stockholder’s share of CSC’s earnings and profits; and
a taxable gain from the exchange of CSC common stock to the extent the amount received exceeds the sum of the U.S. Holder’s share of CSC’s earnings and profits and the U.S. Holder’s basis in its CSC common stock.
Unlike the Distribution, we expect the Special Dividend, because it consists solely of cash, to be taxable to the recipient. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors on the tax treatment of the Special Dividend.
Backup Withholding and Information Statement
Corporations will generally be exempt from backup withholding, but may be required to provide a certification to establish their entitlement to the exemption. Backup withholding is not an additional tax, and it may be refunded or credited against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability if the required information is timely supplied to the IRS.
Treasury Regulations require each CSC stockholder that, immediately before the Distribution, owned 5% or more (by vote or value) of the total outstanding stock of CSC to attach to such stockholder’s U.S. federal income tax return for the year in which the Distribution occurs a statement setting forth certain information related to the Distribution.
Consequences to CSC
The following is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to CSC in connection with the Spin-Off that may be relevant to holders of CSC common stock.
Subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth herein, Allen & Overy LLP, counsel to CSC, is of the opinion that for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Distribution should qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code.
The opinion of counsel is subject to the same qualifications and limitations as are set forth above in relation to the opinion of counsel regarding consequences to U.S. Holders.
If the Distribution were determined not to qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code, then CSC would recognize gain in an amount up to the fair market value of our common stock held by it immediately before the Distribution.


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Indemnification Obligation
If, due to any of our representations being untrue or our covenants being breached, it were determined that the Distribution did not qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code, we could be required to indemnify CSC for taxes resulting from the recognition of gain described above and related expenses. In addition, current tax law generally creates a presumption that the Distribution would be taxable to CSC, but not to holders, if we or our stockholders were to engage in transactions that result in a 50% or greater change by vote or value in the ownership of our stock during the four-year period beginning on the date that begins two years before the date of the Distribution, unless it were established that such transactions and the Distribution were not part of a plan or series of related transactions giving effect to such a change in ownership. If the Distribution were taxable to CSC due to such a 50% or greater change in ownership of our stock, CSC would recognize gain in an amount up to the fair market value of our common stock held by it immediately before the Distribution, and we generally would be required to indemnify CSC for the tax on such gain and related expenses.
Results of the Spin-Off
After the Spin-Off, we will be an independent publicly-traded company. Immediately following the Spin-Off, we expect to have approximately          holders of shares of our common stock and approximately           shares of our common stock outstanding, based on the number of CSC stockholders and shares of CSC common stock outstanding on          , 2015. The actual number of shares of our common stock CSC will distribute in the Spin-Off will depend on the actual number of shares of CSC common stock outstanding on the Record Date, which will reflect any issuance of new shares or exercises of outstanding options pursuant to CSC’s equity plans, and any repurchase of CSC shares by CSC under its common stock repurchase program, on or prior to the Record Date. The Spin-Off will not affect the number of outstanding shares of CSC common stock or any rights of CSC stockholders, although we expect the trading price of shares of CSC common stock immediately following the Distribution to be lower than immediately prior to the Distribution because the trading price of CSC common stock will no longer reflect the value of the Computer Sciences GS Business. Furthermore, until the market has fully analyzed the value of CSC without the Computer Sciences GS Business, the trading price of shares of CSC common stock may fluctuate.
Before our separation from CSC, we intend to enter into a Master Separation and Distribution Agreement and several other agreements with CSC related to the Spin-Off. These agreements will govern the relationship between Computer Sciences GS and CSC up to and after completion of the Spin-Off and allocate between Computer Sciences GS and CSC various assets, liabilities, rights and obligations, including employee benefits, intellectual property and tax-related assets and liabilities. We describe these arrangements in greater detail under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with CSC.”
Listing and Trading of our Common Stock
As of the date of this Information Statement, we are a wholly-owned subsidiary of CSC. Accordingly, no public market for our common stock currently exists, although a “when-issued” market in our common stock may develop prior to the Distribution. See “Trading Prior to the Distribution Date” below for an explanation of a “when-issued” market. We intend to list our shares of common stock on              under the symbol “            .” Following the Spin-Off, CSC common stock will continue to trade on             under the symbol “CSC.”
Neither we nor CSC can assure you as to the trading price of CSC common stock or our common stock after the Spin-Off, or as to whether the combined trading prices of our common stock and CSC common stock after the Spin-Off will be less than, equal to or greater than the trading prices of CSC common stock prior to the Spin-Off. The trading price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly following the Spin-Off. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Common Stock and the Securities Market” for more detail.
The shares of our common stock distributed to CSC stockholders will be freely transferable, except for shares received by individuals who are our affiliates. Individuals who may be considered our affiliates after the Spin-Off include individuals who control, are controlled by or are under common control with us, as those terms generally are interpreted for federal securities law purposes. These individuals may include some or all of our directors and executive officers. Individuals who are our affiliates will be permitted to sell their shares of our common stock only pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, or the “Securities Act,” or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, such as those afforded by Section 4(1) of the Securities Act or Rule 144 thereunder.
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We expect a “when-issued” market in our common stock to develop as early as two trading days prior to the Record Date for the Distribution and continue up to and including the Distribution Date. “When-issued” trading refers to a sale or purchase made conditionally on or before the Distribution Date because the securities of the spun-off entity have not yet been distributed. If you own shares of CSC common stock at the close of business on the Record Date, you will be entitled to receive shares of our common stock in the Distribution. You may trade this entitlement to receive shares of our common stock, without the shares of CSC common stock you own, on the “when-issued” market. We expect “when-issued” trades of our common stock to settle within four trading days after the Distribution Date. On the first trading day following the Distribution Date, we expect that “when-issued” trading of our common stock will end and “regular-way” trading will begin.
We also anticipate that, as early as two trading days prior to the Record Date and continuing up to and including the Distribution Date, there will be two markets in CSC common stock: a “regular-way” market and an “ex-distribution” market. Shares of CSC common stock that trade on the “regular-way market” will trade with an entitlement to receive shares of our common stock in the Distribution. Shares that trade on the ex-distribution market will trade without an entitlement to receive shares of our common stock in the Distribution. Therefore, if you sell shares of CSC common stock in the “regular-way” market up to and including the Distribution Date, you will be selling your right to receive shares of our common stock in the Distribution. However, if you own shares of CSC common stock at the close of business on the Record Date and sell those shares on the ex-distribution market up to and including the Distribution Date, you will still receive the shares of our common stock that you would otherwise be entitled to receive in the Distribution.
Following the Distribution Date, we expect shares of our common stock to be listed on              under the trading symbol “            .” If “when-issued” trading occurs, the listing for our common stock is expected to be under a trading symbol different from our regular-way trading symbol. We will announce our “when-issued” trading symbol when and if it becomes available. If the Spin-Off does not occur, all “when-issued” trading will be null and void.
Conditions to the Spin-Off
We expect that the separation will be effective on the Distribution Date, provided that the following conditions shall have been satisfied or waived by CSC:
the CSC Board shall have authorized and approved the Internal Reorganization and Distribution and not withdrawn such authorization and approval, and shall have declared the dividend of Computer Sciences GS common stock to CSC stockholders;
the ancillary agreements contemplated by the Master Separation and Distribution Agreement shall have been executed by each party to those agreements;
the SEC shall have declared effective our Registration Statement on Form 10, of which this Information Statement is a part, under the Exchange Act, and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect and no proceedings for that purpose shall be pending before or threatened by the SEC;
our common stock shall have been accepted for listing on              or another national securities exchange approved by CSC, subject to official notice of issuance;
CSC shall have received the written opinion of Allen & Overy LLP, which shall remain in full force and effect, that, subject to the accuracy of and compliance with certain representations, warranties and covenants, the Distribution should qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code;
the Internal Reorganization (as described in “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with CSC—Master Separation and Distribution Agreement”) shall have been completed;
no order, injunction or decree issued by any governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing consummation of the Distribution shall be in effect, and no other event outside the control of CSC shall have occurred or failed to occur that prevents the consummation of the Distribution;
no other events or developments shall have occurred prior to the Distribution Date that, in the judgment of the CSC Board, would result in the Spin-Off having a material adverse effect on CSC or its stockholders;


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prior to the Distribution Date, this Information Statement shall have been mailed to the holders of CSC common stock as of the Record Date;
CSC shall have duly elected the individuals to be listed as members of our post-Distribution Board in this Information Statement, and such individuals shall be the members of our Board immediately after the Distribution;
prior to the Distribution Date, CSC’s Board shall have obtained opinions from a nationally recognized valuation firm, in form and substance satisfactory to CSC, with respect to the capital adequacy and solvency of each of CSC and Computer Sciences GS after giving pro forma effect to the Distribution and the Special Dividend;
immediately prior to the Distribution Date, our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, each in substantially the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of which this Information Statement is a part, shall be in effect; and
prior to the Distribution Date, CSC shall have transferred its U.S. federal government contracts and subcontracts to one or more wholly-owned subsidiaries of Computer Sciences GS and for its U.S. federal government prime contracts, it shall have finalized a Change of Name agreement with the DCMA.
The fulfillment of the above conditions will not create any obligation on CSC’s part to effect the Spin-Off. We are not aware of any material federal, foreign or state regulatory requirements with which we must comply, other than SEC rules and regulations, or any material approvals that we must obtain, other than the approval for listing of our common stock and the SEC’s declaration of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, in connection with the Distribution. CSC has the right not to complete the Spin-Off if, at any time, the CSC Board determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that the Spin-Off is not in the best interests of CSC or its stockholders or is otherwise not advisable.
Reasons for Furnishing this Information Statement
We are furnishing this Information Statement solely to provide information to CSC’s stockholders who will receive shares of our common stock in the Distribution. You should not construe this Information Statement as an inducement or encouragement to buy, hold or sell any of our securities or any securities of CSC. We believe that the information contained in this Information Statement is accurate as of the date set forth on the cover. Changes to the information contained in this Information Statement may occur after that date, and neither we nor CSC undertake any obligation to update the information except in the normal course of our and CSC’s public disclosure obligations and practices.


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DIVIDEND POLICY

We currently anticipate paying quarterly cash dividends following the Spin-Off. The timing, declaration, amount and payment of any future dividends to our stockholders will fall within the discretion of our Board and will depend on many factors, including our financial condition, results of operations and capital requirements, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, industry practice and other business considerations that our Board deems relevant from time to time. In addition, the terms of the agreements governing our new debt or debt that we may incur in the future may restrict the payments of dividends. There can be no assurance that we will pay a dividend in the future or continue to pay any dividend if we do commence paying dividends. See also “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Common Stock and the Securities Market—We cannot assure you that we will pay dividends on our common stock, and our indebtedness may limit our ability to pay dividends on our common stock.”


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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth the cash and capitalization as of April 3, 2015, on a historical basis and on an as-adjusted basis to give effect to the Spin-Off and the transactions of the Computer Sciences GS Business related to the Spin-Off, as if they occurred on April 3, 2015. The Pro Forma information presented below is derived from the “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements” included elsewhere in this Information Statement. In addition, you should review the following table in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the audited combined financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Information Statement.
 
 
As of April 3, 2015
 
 
Historical

 
Pro Forma(a)

 
 
(in millions)
Cash
$
5

$
300

Capitalization:
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
 

 
1,500

Current lease liability
 
21

 
21

Noncurrent lease liability
 
130

 
130

Total debt
$
151

$
1,651

 
 
 
 
 
Equity:
 
 
 
 
Common stock (par value $0.0001)
$

$

Additional paid in capital
 

 
(498
)
Parent company investment
 
1,067

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income
 

 
36

Noncontrolling interests
 
28

 
28

Total equity
$
1,095

$
(434
)
Total capitalization
$
1,246

$
1,217

(a) Derived from the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements
We intend to update this Information Statement as necessary to reflect our post-Spin-Off capitalization.



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SELECTED HISTORICAL COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table presents our selected historical combined financial data. The selected historical combined financial data as of and for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015 and March 28, 2014 and for the twelve months ended March 29, 2013 are derived from audited information contained in our annual Combined Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Information Statement. The selected historical combined financial data as of March 29, 2013 and as of and for the twelve months ended March 30, 2012 and April 1, 2011 are derived from our unaudited annual combined financial statements that are not included in this Information Statement.
The selected historical combined financial data include certain expenses of CSC that were allocated to us for certain corporate functions including IT, research and development, finance, legal, insurance, compliance and human resources activities. These costs may not be representative of the future costs we will incur as an independent, publicly-traded company. In addition, our historical financial information does not reflect changes that we expect to experience in the future as a result of our separation and distribution from CSC, including changes in our cost structure, personnel needs, tax profile, capital structure, financing and business operations. Our Combined Financial Statements also do not reflect the assignment of certain assets and liabilities between us and CSC as reflected under “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements” included elsewhere in this Information Statement. Consequently, the financial information included here may not necessarily reflect what our financial position, results of operations and cash flows would have been had we been an independent, publicly-traded company during the periods presented. Accordingly, these historical results should not be relied upon as an indicator of our future performance.
For a better understanding, this section should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” the “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements” and accompanying notes and Combined Financial Statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Information Statement.
Historical basic and diluted earnings per share are not presented because our financial information has been prepared on a combined basis.

 
 
As of
Dollars in millions
 
April 3, 2015

 
March 28, 2014

 
March 29, 2013

 
March 30, 2012

 
April 1, 2011

Total assets
$
2,161

$
2,216

$
2,513

$
2,750

$
3,394

Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Capital lease liability, current
 
21

 
30

 
40

 
45

 
39

     Capital lease liability, long-term
 
130

 
139

 
129

 
153

 
168

          Total debt
 
151

 
169

 
169

 
198

 
207

Parent equity
 
1,095

 
1,159

 
1,408

 
1,510

 
2,196

Debt to total capitalization
 
12.1
%
 
12.7
%
 
10.7
%
 
11.6
%
 
8.6
%



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Twelve Months Ended
Dollars in millions
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
 
March 30, 2012
 
April 1, 2011
Revenues
$
4,070

$
4,103

$
4,676

$
4,878

$
5,046

Costs of services (excludes depreciation and amortization, and settlement charge)
 
3,282

 
3,347

 
3,866

 
4,201

 
4,242

Costs of services—settlement charge (excludes amount charged to revenue $42)(a)
 

 

 

 
227

 

Income from continuing operations before taxes
 
429

 
401

 
431

 
41

 
399

Taxes on income
 
161

 
147

 
162

 
15

 
150

Income from continuing operations, net of taxes
 
268

 
254

 
269

 
26

 
249

(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
 
(2
)
 
65

 
30

 
25

 
39

Less: noncontrolling  interests
 
(14
)
 
(23
)
 
(18
)
 
(16
)
 
(20
)
Net income attributable to Parent
$
252

$
296

$
281

$
35

$
268


(a)
Fiscal 2012 settlement charge related to the contract settlement with the U.S. federal government.



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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in millions, except per share data)
The following Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations and Combined Balance Sheet are derived from our historical combined financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, which are included elsewhere in this Information Statement.
The following Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations and Combined Balance Sheet give effect to the separation, including:
$1,500 of planned debt at an expected weighted-average interest rate of 3.2%;
the pro rata distribution of approximately 143 shares of the Computer Sciences GS common stock to CSC stockholders;
net pension and post retirement obligations related to substantially all of CSC’s material U.S. domestic defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans that we expect to assume prior to the Spin-Off; these were not included in the Computer Sciences GS Business’s historical Combined Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Information Statement;
the payment of the Special Dividend of approximately $1,500 in cash (or $10.50 per share) concurrently with the Distribution to holders of CSC common stock on the record date; and
the payment by us of an annual maintenance fee of $30 to CSC for intellectual property under the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement.
The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015 assumes the separation occurred on the first day of the period indicated. The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet as of April 3, 2015 assumes the separation occurred on that date. The pro forma adjustments are based on our current planned capital structure, currently available information and assumptions we believe are factually supportable and directly attributable to our separation from CSC and, for the purposes of the Combined Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, are expected to have a continuing impact on us.
The historical Combined Statements of Operations and Combined Statements of Comprehensive Income include allocations of general corporate expenses from CSC, including, but not limited to, corporate functions including senior management, legal, human resources, finance, IT and other shared services. We may incur certain incremental costs as a standalone public company as compared to the costs historically allocated to us by CSC.
Our historical combined financial statements included elsewhere in this Information Statement include intercompany charges for corporate shared services. After the separation and the distribution, certain transition services will continue to be provided by CSC, as described more fully under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with CSC” included elsewhere in this Information Statement. The annual charges under these agreements will be comparable to the intercompany amounts currently charged by CSC. Therefore, no pro forma adjustments have been made related to these agreements.
The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations does not reflect all of the costs of operating as a standalone company, including possible higher IT, tax, accounting, treasury, legal and other similar expenses associated with operating as a standalone public company. Only costs that management has determined to be factually supportable and recurring are included as pro forma adjustments.
After the separation, subject to the terms of the Master Separation and Distribution Agreement, all costs and expenses related to ongoing support of a standalone company, including certain one-time separation costs incurred after the Distribution Date, will be our responsibility.


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Computer Sciences GS Business
 
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations
 
Twelve months ended April 3, 2015
 
(Amounts in millions, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Historical
 
Financing Adjustment
 
Notes
 
Other Pro Forma Adjustment
 
Notes
 
Pro Forma
 
Total revenue 
$
4,070

$

 
 
$

 
 
$
4,070

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cost of services (excludes depreciation and amortization)
 
3,282

 

 
 
 
425

 
C, D
 
3,707

 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
194

 

 
 
 
6

 
D
 
200

 
Depreciation and amortization
 
137

 

 
 
 
(2
)
 
C
 
135

 
Interest expense, net
 
22

 
50

 
 A
 

 
 
 
72

 
Other expense, net
 
6

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
6

 
Total costs and expenses
 
3,641

 
50

 
 
 
429

 
 
 
4,120

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes
 
429

 
(50
)
 
 
 
(429
)
 
 
 
(50
)
 
Tax expense (benefit) on income
 
161

 
(41
)
 
 B
 
(167
)
 
B
 
(47
)
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
268

 
(9
)
 
 
 
(262
)
 
 
 
(3
)
 
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
14

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
14

 
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Parent
$
254

$
(9
)
 
 
$
(262
)
 
 
$
(17
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss per common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Basic and Diluted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.12
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
143

E
Diluted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
146

E


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet
As of April 3, 2015
(Amounts in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
Historical
 
Financing Adjustment
 
Notes
 
Other Pro Forma Adjustment
 
Notes
 
Pro Forma
Current assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
5

$
(13
)
 
F
$
308

 
I
$
300

Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $15
 
697

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
697

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
92

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
92

Total current assets
 
794

 
(13
)
 
 
 
308

 
 
 
1,089

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intangible and other assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
 
803

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
803

Customer-related and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $150
 
33

 

 
 
 
(2
)
 
J
 
31

Software, net of accumulated amortization of $76
 
35

 

 
 
 
(4
)
 
J
 
31

Other assets
 
59

 
13

 
G
 
2

 
K
 
74

Noncurrent deferred income tax assets
 

 

 
 
 
128

 
L
 
128

Total intangible and other assets
 
930

 
13

 
 
 
124

 
 
 
1,067

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $697
 
437

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
437

Total assets
$
2,161

$

 
 
 
432

 
 
$
2,593

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Parent Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
130

$

 
 
 

 
 
$
130

Accrued payroll and related costs
 
109

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
109

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
 
441

 

 
 
 
8

 
K
 
449

Current capital lease liability
 
21

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
21

Deferred income tax liabilities

 
90

 

 
 
 
(22
)
 
L
 
68

Total current liabilities
 
791

 

 
 
 
(14
)
 
 
 
777

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
 

 
1,500

 
G
 

 
 
 
1,500

Noncurrent capital lease liability
 
130

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
130

Noncurrent deferred income tax liabilities
 
64

 

 
 
 
(64
)
 
L
 

Other long-term liabilities
 
81

 

 
 
 
539

 
K
 
620

Total long-term liabilities
 
275

 
1,500

 
 
 
475

 
 
 
2,250

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Parent equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Common stock (par value $0.0001)

 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 

     Additional paid in capital
 

 
(1,500
)
 
H
 
1,002

 
M
 
(498
)
     Net Parent investment
 
1,067

 

 
 
 
(1,067
)
 
M
 

 Accumulated other comprehensive income
 

 

 
 
 
36

 
K
 
36

     Noncontrolling interests
 
28

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
28

Total Parent equity
 
1,095

 
(1,500
)
 
 
 
(29
)
 
 
 
(434
)
Total liabilities and Parent equity
$
2,161

$

 
 
$
432

 
 
$
2,593




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COMPUTER SCIENCES GS BUSINESS

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in millions, except per share data)

(A)
Reflects the adjustment to our historical interest expense to give effect to the $1,500 of indebtedness. The assumed interest rates were derived from information received from prospective lenders which is based on current market conditions, the historical London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) rate, and a projected credit rating of BBB- / Baa3. Based on these assumptions we utilize an estimated weighted-average interest rate of 3.2%.
Based on the assumptions listed above the interest expense associated with the long-term debt is estimated to be $50, comprised of $48 on the total indebtedness plus $2 of amortization of debt issuance costs. For each 1/8 percent variance in the applicable interest rates in excess of LIBOR, pro forma interest expense would change by approximately $2 on an annual basis.
(B)
Reflects the tax effect of pro forma adjustments using an estimated tax rate of 39%, based on the blended federal and state statutory income tax rates, including a tax benefit related to the Special Dividend. The portion of the Special Dividend paid on CSC common stock owned by the Computer Sciences Corporation Stock Fund (“CSC Stock Fund”), a qualified defined contribution plan, is expected to be tax deductible, per the Code.  The pro forma tax benefit is based on the approximate 5 shares eligible for deduction (out of a total of 8 shares) held by employees in the CSC Stock Fund as of fiscal year end 2015, which results in a $54 tax deduction ($21 tax benefit) on the $10.50 per share Special Dividend.  The tax benefit is based on preliminary data and could be different (either higher or lower) depending on the actual number of shares owned by the CSC Stock Fund at the date of the separation.
(C)
Reflects additional net cost of $24 for intellectual property and software. The net cost of $24 includes a $26 increase to Cost of services, consisting of a) a $30 annual maintenance fee for intellectual property as called for in the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement, net of a $4 reduction for costs related to intellectual property and software transferred to CSC upon separation and previously included in Cost of services in the Computer Sciences GS historical Combined Statement of Operations, and b) a $2 decrease for costs related to intellectual property and software transferred to CSC upon separation and previously included in Depreciation and amortization in the Computer Sciences GS historical Combined Statement of Operations. Pursuant to the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement, CSC will grant Computer Sciences GS a perpetual, royalty-free, non-assignable license to all pre-separation know-how owned or used by Computer Sciences GS prior to the separation for use solely in connection with US federal (and certain state and local) customers.  In addition, under the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement CSC will grant Computer Sciences GS a license to certain specified software products as well as updates and improvements that are released during the five years after separation in exchange for an annual maintenance fee of $30 for each of the first five years following the separation.
The total impact of pro-forma adjustments on Cost of services is as follows:
Cost of services adjustment
 
Amount
Reduction of historical intellectual property and software costs
$
(4
)
Annual maintenance fee for intellectual property and software
 
                        30

Incremental net periodic costs related to pensions and postretirement benefit plans (see adjustment D)
 
                      399

Total Cost of services adjustment
$
                      425

(D)
Reflects the estimated addition of $405 net periodic costs related to pension and postretirement benefit plans which will be transferred to Computer Sciences GS by CSC as part of the separation. Upon separation, Computer Sciences GS will assume responsibility for all obligations under such plans, including future service cost attributable to continuing employees of CSC. Total incremental net periodic costs are recorded in Costs of services and Selling, general and administrative expenses at $399 and $6, respectively. The components of the incremental net periodic costs of these plans are as follows:


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Net periodic costs
 
Twelve Months Ended April 3, 2015
 
Pension Plans
 
 Postretirement Benefit Plans
 
Total
Service cost
$
3

$
1

$
4

Interest cost
 
144

 
4

 
148

Expected return on assets
 
(228
)
 
(6
)
 
(234
)
Amortization of prior service costs
 

 
(8
)
 
(8
)
Settlement loss
 
58

 

 
58

Recognition of actuarial losses
 
437

 

 
437

Net periodic costs (benefit)*
$
414

$
(9
)
$
405

(E)
Reflects the number of shares of Computer Sciences GS common stock used to compute the unaudited pro forma basic earnings per common share based on the weighted-average CSC basic shares outstanding for the year ended April 3, 2015, adjusted for the expected distribution ratio of one share of Computer Sciences GS common stock for every one share of CSC common stock.
The unaudited pro forma diluted earnings per common share and pro forma weighted-average diluted shares outstanding give effect to the potential dilution from common shares related to stock-based awards granted to our employees under CSC’s stock-based compensation programs. As Computers Sciences GS reported a pro forma net loss for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, such stock-based awards were excluded as their inclusion would have an antidilutive effect.
We are unable to calculate historical basic and diluted earnings per share prior to the distribution because the financial information included in the filing has been prepared on a combined basis. These financial statements have not been prepared for a separate legal entity that had share capital throughout the historical periods presented and accordingly, earnings per share for these periods has not been provided.
(F)
Reflects the adjustments to cash due to the $1,500 indebtedness, net of deferred financing costs, and the payment of the Special Dividend. These adjustments are summarized below:
Financing Adjustment
 
Amount
Proceeds from debt (see adjustment G)
$
1,500

Debt issuance costs (see adjustment G)
 
(13
)
Payment of Special Dividend (see adjustment H)
 
(1,500
)
Total financing adjustment
$
(13
)
(G)
Reflects expected indebtedness totaling $1,500 incurred by Computer Sciences GS in conjunction with the separation. Included in Other assets is $13 in deferred financing costs related to this debt.
(H)
Reflects the payment of the Special Dividend of approximately $1,500 in cash.
(I)
Reflects the adjustment of $308 to establish the cash and cash equivalents reference level of $300 as expected to be defined in the Master Separation and Distribution Agreement.
(J)
Reflects the removal of a total of $6 in intellectual property and software that will be transferred to CSC upon separation as expected to be defined in the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement.
(K)
Reflects the addition of net pension and postretirement obligations that will be transferred to Computer Sciences GS by CSC as part of the separation. Certain pension and postretirement plans were historically accounted for under the multi-employer approach in the historical financial statements included elsewhere in this Information Statement. This adjustment accounts for the inclusion of the net obligations of these plans and results in an increase of estimated net benefit plan obligations of $545 (comprised of $8 and $539 in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and Other long-term liabilities, respectively, net of $2 of Other assets) and accumulated other comprehensive income of $36, net of tax of $23, which were not included in the historical Combined


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Balance Sheet included elsewhere in this Information Statement. Upon separation, Computer Sciences GS will assume responsibility for all obligations under such plans attributable to continuing employees of CSC.
The following information and tables included in Adjustment K represent the total adjusted pension and other postretirement ending balances and activity included in Computer Sciences GS Business Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet and Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations.
Computer Sciences GS will sponsor a number of defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans for the benefit of eligible employees of both CSC and Computer Sciences GS. The defined benefit plans comprise primarily pension plans and postretirement medical benefit plans.
Defined benefit pension plans have been generally available to our employees. However, substantially all defined benefit pension plan are frozen for all participants. In addition, two supplemental executive retirement plans (SERP), which are non-qualified, non-contributory pension plans will be transferred to Computer Sciences GS.
Subsidized healthcare and life insurance retirement benefits are provided for certain employees and retirees, generally for those employed by CSC prior to August 1992.
During the third quarter of fiscal 2015, lump sum settlements were offered to the vested participants of certain of the defined benefit pension plans, who were no longer with Computer Sciences GS. The lump sum settlement required interim remeasurement of the plans' assets and liabilities, as of the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2015, which resulted in a net loss of $429, comprising actuarial losses of $373 and a settlement loss of $56. The actuarial and settlement losses were primarily a result of the adoption of the new mortality tables issued by the Society of Actuaries in October 2014. The economic benefit realized due to the lump sum payments was $97 which was included in the net loss of $429. The lump sum settlement resulted in reduction of the aggregate pension benefit obligation (PBO) of these U.S. defined benefit plans by $579, whereas the interim remeasurement resulted in an increase in PBO of $470. A weighted average discount rate of 4.13% was used to remeasure the plans; a decrease from 4.58% used in the prior fiscal year. The average funded status of the impacted U.S. pension plans, after remeasurement, was 87%. The weighted-average expected long-term rate of return on plan assets, after remeasurement, after remeasurement, is 7.60% which was consistent with the rate used at the beginning of the fiscal year 2015.
The following tables provide reconciliations of the changes in the pension and postretirement benefit plans' projected benefit obligations and assets and a statement of their funded status:
Reconciliation of project benefit obligation and accumulated postretirement benefit obligation
 
April 3, 2015
Pension Plans
 
 Postretirement Benefit Plans
Unfunded status at beginning of year
$
(145
)
$
(69
)
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year
 
3,380

 
151

Service cost
 
4

 
1

Interest cost
 
146

 
5

Plan participants’ contributions
 
1

 

Amendments
 
-

 
(54
)
Plan settlement
 
(485
)
 

Actuarial loss
 
456

 
(2
)
Benefits paid
 
(147
)
 
(8
)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year
$
3,355

$
93




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April 3, 2015
Reconciliation of fair value of plan assets
 
Pension Plans
 
 Postretirement Benefit Plans
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
$
3,235

$
82

Actual return on plan assets
 
185

 
6

Employer contribution
 
8

 
1

Plan participants’ contributions
 
1

 

Plan settlement
 
(485
)
 

Benefits paid
 
(147
)
 
(8
)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
$
2,797

$
81

 
 
 
 
 
Unfunded status at end of year
$
(558
)
$
81


        The following table provides the amounts recorded in the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet:
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
 
Pension Plans
 
 Postretirement Benefit Plans
Non-current assets
$

$
2

Current liabilities - Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
 
(8
)
 
(1
)
Noncurrent liabilities - Other long-term liabilities
 
(550
)
 
(14
)
Net amount recorded
$
(558
)
$
(13
)

The following is a summary of amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss as of April 3, 2015 that have not been recognized in Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations as components of net periodic benefit cost:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended April 3, 2015

 
 
Pension Plans
 
 Postretirement Benefit Plans
Prior service credit
$

$
(62
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
$

$
(62
)

The following table summarizes the weighted average assumptions used in the determination of the pension plans' and postretirement benefit obligations as of April 3, 2015:
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
 
Pension Plans
 
 Postretirement Benefit Plans
Discount rate
 
3.9%
 
3.7%
Rates of increase in compensation levels
 
4.4%
 
 N/A
    
The net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit plan costs include the following components:


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Twelve Months Ended April 3, 2015
Net periodic pension costs
Pension Plans
 
 Postretirement Benefit Plans
Service cost
$
4

$
1

Interest cost
 
146

 
5

Expected return on assets
 
(230
)
 
(6
)
Amortization of prior service costs
 

 
(10
)
Settlement loss
 
59

 

Recognition of actuarial losses (gains)
 
446

 
(2
)
Net periodic pension costs (benefit)
$
425

$
(12
)

Other before tax changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income during fiscal year 2015 included the following components:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended April 3, 2015
 
 
Pension Plans
 
 Postretirement Benefit Plans
Prior service credit
$

$
(54
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
Prior service (credit) cost
 
(2
)
 
10

Total recognized in other comprehensive income
$
(2
)
$
(44
)

The weighted-averages of the assumptions used to determine net periodic pension cost were:
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
 
Pension Plans
 
 Postretirement Benefit Plans
Discount or settlement rates
 
4.5%
 
4.1%
Expected long-term rates of return on assets
 
7.6%
 
7.5%
Rates on increase in compensation levels
 
4.3%
 
N/A

Following are the expected cash flows for both pension and other postretirement benefit plans:
 
 
Pension Plans
 
 Postretirement Benefit Plans
Employer Contributions:
 
 
 
 
2016
$
8

$
1

 
 
 
 
 
Benefit Payments:
 
 
 
 
2016
$
159

$
6

2017
 
162

 
6

2018
 
171

 
6

2019
 
178

 
6

2020
 
184

 
6

2021-2025
 
981

 
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Additional contributions may be required to meet funding levels or ongoing service costs of unfunded plans as required by Section 430 of the Code and by the Pension Protection Act of 2006, or by local regulations. For the defined benefit pension plans there are currently no minimum funding requirements outstanding.



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The asset allocation of pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans as of April 3, 2015 are as follows:
    
 
 
April 3, 2015
Asset Category
Pension Plan Assets
 
Other Postretirement Plan Assets
Equity securities
 
27%

 
55
%
Debt securities
 
25%

 
39
%
Alternatives
 
47
%
 
0
%
Cash and other
 
1%

 
6
%
Total
 
100%

 
100
%
(L)
Reflects the deferred tax effects of the addition of the net pension and postretirement obligations and the removal of the software and intellectual property assets. The impact of the pro forma adjustments on deferred tax assets and liabilities was offset against existing deferred tax assets and liabilities reflected in the Computer Sciences GS's historical Combined Balance Sheet. Furthermore, the pro forma adjustments resulted in a reclassification of the noncurrent deferred tax liability to a noncurrent deferred tax asset.
(M)
Reflects the adjustments to common stock, additional-paid-in capital and parent company investment of: (a) the elimination of $1,067 of Net Parent investment, (b) a $308 capital contribution from CSC, (c) the addition of $(545) net pension and postretirement obligations that will be transferred to Computer Sciences GS by CSC as part of the separation (d) the $215 tax impact from net pension and postretirement obligations (e) the adjustment of $(36) accumulated other comprehensive income (f) the removal of $6 intellectual property transferred to CSC from Computer Sciences GS at the time of the separation and (g) the $1 tax impact from the intellectual property adjustment.
Equity Adjustment
 
Amount
Net Parent investment
$
1,067

Capital contribution
 
308

Effect of net pension and postretirement obligations
 
(545
)
Tax impact from net pension and postretirement obligations
 
215

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
 
(36
)
Effect of intellectual property adjustment
 
(6
)
Tax impact from intellectual property adjustment
 
(1
)
Additional paid in capital
$
1,002





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BUSINESS
Overview
We deliver IT, mission- and operations-related services across the U.S. federal government to DoD, Intelligence Community, homeland security, civil and healthcare agencies, as well as to certain state and local government agencies. We leverage deep domain-based customer intimacy and decades of experience in helping customers execute their mission with a fundamental understanding of their IT environment that has earned us the ability to introduce next-generation technologies. We bring scalable and cost-effective IT solutions to government agencies that are seeking to improve mission-critical effectiveness and efficiency through innovation. This approach is designed to yield lower implementation and operational costs as well as a higher standard of delivery excellence. Demand for our U.S. public sector offerings is driven by evolving government priorities such as: (1) migration to next-generation IT solutions, such as hybrid cloud infrastructure, application modernization, and as-a-service delivery, (2) big data solutions, (3) health IT and informatics, (4) cyber security and (5) mobility.
Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, and with approximately 14,000 employees, we deliver comprehensive offerings from concept through sustainment. We manage our business with a matrix model composed of industry verticals which are customer-facing and have deep knowledge of our customers’ missions, and horizontal delivery organizations with a depth of technical expertise that is delivered across industries. As a new public company, we will operate in two industry verticals: (1) Defense and Intelligence and (2) Civil. Our two horizontal delivery organizations that provide capabilities and solutions across our customer base are: (1) Mission Services and (2) Enterprise Services. We believe we differentiate ourselves by combining our technical expertise in applications and IT infrastructure solutions with our deep public sector mission knowledge and experience in order to engage our customers at the highest levels with thought leadership that drives change.
The success of our business will depend on our ability to deliver solutions that generate real and measurable business results in terms of mission value and cost efficiency. Targeting specific growth areas in the government and rapidly adapting next-generation solutions and best practices tailored to the public sector environment will be key. We expect to continue to work in concert with our next-generation IT partners to create, position and deliver innovative solutions from across our delivery capabilities to support our customers’ mission success which will be critical to our efforts to sustain our position.
We are one of the largest independent providers of IT services to the U.S. public sector, with approximately $4 billion in FY15 revenue. We are currently executing on more than 1,000 projects on over 100 contracts and leverage relationships with numerous global alliance and industry partners. We work to help modernize and streamline technology systems, equip the 21st century workforce, transform decision-making and enable agencies to become more responsive in the face of massive amounts of data.
We compete in a highly regulated environment controlled by FAR rules and federal contract audit oversight, which drive competitive cost structures. We have a broad base of contracts across government with an average life of three to five years, including the exercise of option periods. This broad base provides a degree of predictability to our revenues but requires substantial investment during long lead-time sales cycles, which average 18 months, and sufficient scale in regularly bidding hundreds of opportunities. In the last five years our customers have terminated a contract or task order for convenience 10 times resulting in an average loss of less than 1% per year of our total revenue during that period. The reasons for the convenience terminations included: termination for convenience of the prime contractor because of an OCI; in-sourcing of work by the agency; Executive Office of the President decision to restructure the program; and loss of program funding by the agency customer.
History and Development
Computer Sciences Government Services Inc. was incorporated in Nevada on June 16, 2015. Our parent company, CSC, was founded in 1959, and our business has been focused on the public sector for more than 55 years, with our first government contract awarded in 1961. Some of our significant long-standing engagements include:


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    supporting the IT infrastructure of a major agency of the U.S. Intelligence Community;
    modernizing the Army’s logistics support system; and
    administering the New York State Medicaid payment system.

Matrix Operating Model: Industries and Offering Solutions
Our strategy depends on executing an operating model that combines customer and mission intimacy with the ability to adapt and apply our offerings within the contractual frameworks required in the public sector. As a new public company, we will organize our public sector work into two customer-focused vertical industry organizations: (1) Defense and Intelligence $(2.1 billion) and (2) Civil $(1.9 billion). These verticals are supported by our two horizontal delivery organizations: (1) Enterprise Services (IT and next-generation solutions) and (2) Mission Services (science, DoD engineering and training). Through this matrix operating model, we bring scalable and cost-effective solutions to government customers seeking to improve mission-critical effectiveness and efficiency through innovation. This approach is designed to yield lower implementation and operational costs while achieving a higher standard of delivery excellence.
Long-Standing Relationships with Industry Customers
It is our deep industry expertise and customer intimacy that allows us to truly unlock the value of our technical solutions for our customers. We believe we have strong and long-standing relationships with a diverse group of customers at all levels of the U.S. federal government. In support of our diverse customers, we have focused industry teams which provide in-depth knowledge and deep domain expertise to better serve our customers in our two verticals: (1) Defense and Intelligence and (2) Civil.

Defense and Intelligence Agencies

The DoD is our largest customer, for which we provide the full spectrum of our services and offerings. Our industry teams work closely with all services and agencies to identify requirements for which we can bring our differentiated solutions.

Through our work on the Army’s Logistics Modernization Program, we have modernized the Army’s global supply chain and streamlined military logistics and support with one of the world’s largest fully integrated supply chain solutions for maintenance, repair and overhaul planning and execution. We also manage and operate the largest helicopter training facility in the world through the Flight School XXI program at the U.S. Army Aviation Center in Fort Rucker, Alabama, where we employ leading-edge flight simulators to provide helicopter flight simulation training to the Army’s rotary wing aviators.

We support Navy and Marine Corps forces worldwide through network and connectivity operations under the ONE-Net and Information Technology Support Services programs as well as provide software development and sustainment for the Marine Corps’ pay and personnel organization. We are also the leading supplier of ship design and engineering services for the Naval Sea Systems Command, providing acquisition and engineering support for numerous Navy ship acquisition programs.

We provide the full range of IT services to U.S. Strategic Command, including network support, data center operations, applications modernization and help desk services. At Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, our personnel develop software and manage systems for the U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command. We also support the network defense and cybersecurity of all Air Force networks.

We support the Intelligence Community’s Information Technology Enterprise strategy with seamless, secure solutions for its applications and data analytics. One of our key programs outsources the IT infrastructure of a major


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agency of the U.S. Intelligence Community to a joint venture led by our team. The most advanced use in the U.S. federal government of next-generation best practices for infrastructure, this contractor-owned and operated effort uses service-level agreements and transactional pricing. Since the program’s inception in 2003, we have been able to reduce both network and server outages while also reducing overall staffing needs, despite a significant increase in the number of network devices employed under the program. Users under this program are now being migrated to virtual desktop infrastructure.

Civil Agencies

In our Civil vertical, we provide services to numerous federal Civil agencies including the Departments of Homeland Security and State, as well as to various U.S. federal, state and local health departments.
We help transform government by delivering mission information systems and associated technical support services. We leverage systems integration disciplines to modernize strategic planning for the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) National Airspace System and have developed enhanced simulation software to help train the next generation of air traffic controllers.
We provide IT infrastructure and systems integration services to agencies with missions ranging from patent and trademark management to counterterrorism. We support IRS efforts to enhance functional processes and legacy applications, improving accountability and service to the taxpayer. At U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), we provide technical and operations and maintenance support for nearly every legacy system required to process immigrant applications. We are teaming with ServiceNow to deliver IT service management using an as-a-service, consumption-based model for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”). Through this as-a-service model, we provide administrative, financial, human resources and procurement services to NASA employees, applicants, contractors, and university partners. We also assist the U.S. Department of Energy in managing and operating several major facilities, such as the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, which we manage through a partnership with Southeastern Universities Research Association.
We deliver visa processing services for the State Department under the Global Support Strategy contract. This is performed around the globe at 75 posts in 48 countries, including through 24 off-site facilitation centers in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Brazil. We currently process an average of over five million applications per year, roughly half of the total U.S. visa application volume worldwide. Support is facilitated by the Yatri system we expect to license the right to use from CSC, which provides visa appointment booking services, fee collections, document management and delivery services, call center and online support, all with a mobile application. It has been enhanced with our latest innovation for Canada with a tablet solution for the country’s embassy and consulates that automates applicant entry and documentation processes, improves tracking of applicant information, and reduces visa processing times.
We transform healthcare with better information for better decisions, leveraging healthcare IT in the public sector. We built and currently maintain the Medicaid Management Information Systems (“MMIS”) for the States of New York and North Carolina. New York has, by spend, the largest Medicaid system in the U.S., serving over five million residents and processing Medicaid payments of approximately $50 billion a year. The North Carolina system, NCTracks, is the first “multi-payer” MMIS in the U.S. We built and continue to maintain the New York health benefit exchange, the New York State of Health. Built in accordance with the Affordable Care Act, the New York State of Health exchange has operated smoothly since inception and we believe it is considered one of the most successful in the nation.
We build, maintain, and analyze huge claims databases for Medicare and are moving quality reporting for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to modern service-oriented architecture. We installed and run electronic health records and analytics for clinical care at the National Institutes of Health. Our Patient in Your Pocket tool puts electronic health records on mobile devices.
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To support our industry representatives in delivering to our government customers, we have two horizontal delivery organizations: (1) Mission Services and (2) Enterprise Services. Our Mission Services organization directly supports our customers’ operational missions, while our Enterprise Services organization delivers both enterprise services IT and next-generation technology. Through these offering organizations, we deliver over 150 offerings, grouped into eleven “brands” that align with customer needs and purchasing trends. The brands are designed to differentiate us from competitors and represent our go-to-market strategy. In leveraging the brands, our goal is to approach challenges and needs holistically from the customer’s perspective. We have supplemented this technical and domain expertise with the power of strategic partnerships, including with Salesforce.com, Amazon, Oracle, ServiceNow and Microsoft.
Mission Services
Through our Mission Services organization we deliver a broad range of mission-related and science and threat reduction solutions to our customers. We help to solve a broad spectrum of problems so our customer can focus on its mission of supporting civilians and deployed troops around the world, protecting the homeland and serving the public. Our Mission Services offering organization delivers these specialized solutions to our customers through two offering brands: Mission Services Solutions and Science and Threat Reduction Solutions.
Mission Services Solutions. We provide government agencies with mission-related solutions and services, including system engineering, logistics, administration, acquisition and both live and virtual training. We consistently deliver intelligent systems and services that help to improve mission performance and reduce operating costs by leveraging existing resources and improving delivery efficiency. Our 3,600 Mission Services personnel work side by side with our customers—often on-site and as a part of the team—to develop solutions that meet mission requirements and often afford us the opportunity to bring in our IT solutions in support of their missions. For instance, we provide high-fidelity, low-cost training simulations with the operation of a suite of virtual flight simulators for helicopter flight training under the Army’s Flight School XXI program at the U.S. Army Aviation Center in Fort Rucker, Alabama. We also provide program management, engineering and life-cycle support to the Navy’s surface ship and aircraft carrier programs.
Science and Threat Reduction Solutions. Our nationally recognized scientific, emergency management and national security experts provide a broad spectrum of support capabilities, from medical product development to independent oversight of laboratory programs to emergency preparedness and disaster recovery. We combine established systems and best practices—proven across multiple programs—with the expertise of more than 400 scientific, engineering and emergency management staff. The results are efficient, effective solutions that help our customers achieve mission goals. In an era of limited federal dollars and competing priorities, we enable U.S. federal government agencies to:
automate manual laboratory data review procedures, achieve economy of scale efficiencies, and free government staff to focus on critical decision-making;
generate regulation-quality laboratory data that can withstand legal scrutiny;
integrate management of every aspect of medical product development programs and laboratory studies; and
ensure that government staff are prepared for intentional incidents and natural disasters.
Enterprise Services IT
Our Enterprise Services offering organization supports our customers with offerings in two major areas: Enterprise Services IT and Next Generation Technology.
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customers’ ability to execute on their missions. The Enterprise Services IT brands include: Citizen Services Enablement; Classical Services; Converged Infrastructure; Applications Modernization and Optimization, as well as Applications Innovations Services.
Citizen Service Enablement. Our public sector customers rely on a range of business processes to deliver services to the public. Citizen service is a top priority for the U.S. federal government, and technology is a critical component. We apply our IT knowledge to business processes and functions, enabling our customers to deliver more efficient and effective customer services. We also help agencies provide citizens with a unified, consistent and user-friendly experience via their communication channel of choice. One way we do this is by moving from traditional face-to-face or telephone-based service delivery to providing 24/7 self-service options via web, mobile devices, speech recognition and interactive video. For example, we currently provide administrative, financial, human resources and procurement support services to NASA employees, applicants, contractors and university partners. We also handle more than six million contacts per year for the Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Instant Background check program.
Classical Services. Our Classical Services focus on our ability to provide on-demand labor and to support legacy offerings on which our customers continue to rely. We provide IT competency support to customers who own and maintain their IT environments and are looking for a specific IT skill set or need to augment IT staff. Classical Services offers on-demand labor and staff augmentation that is scalable to meet standard and surge IT staffing needs. Our subject matter experts cover the areas of architecture, engineering, development projects, service operations and management. As new technologies emerge, we provide fresh talent to meet IT environment requirements. The focal point of our delivery approach is effective resource demand management with the defined, proven processes and tools to find the right talent for our customers. Benefits of this approach include reduced IT cost and risk, as well as improved response, compliance and performance. For example, under the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) Information Technology Infrastructure Program, we have approximately 300 personnel providing infrastructure, security, web application and help desk support for TSA users.
Converged Infrastructures. We deliver efficient and on-demand managed services anywhere—whether on the customer’s premises, at a partner data center or within one of our own data centers. We handle everything inside a data center, from power, space and cooling to management of the systems and processes. We form the process, security and technology-bridge between the stove piped legacy infrastructure and near-cloud-ready environments. Our specific range of services includes data center best practices, co-location, network, storage, compute, cyber, desktops, unified communications, enterprise service management and mobile. Through our on-demand services we are able to find innovative ways to address problems our customers encounter. For example, we partnered with the State of Louisiana to create the Integrated Technology Center in Bossier City, Louisiana, a delivery center possessing the highest level of security accreditation under the Federal Information Security Management Act which is being coupled with our coordinated technical curricula at Louisiana universities. The result is a secure government-focused, managed services center that supports all classification levels, is managed by custom trained employees and all at low cost. We also act as the managed services provider for the DHS’s Data Center, where we help migrate and consolidate its data center operations and introduce new technologies to cut costs and improve security and performance. All of our data centers are designed to host systems accredited by FedRAMP. FedRAMP assures that our data centers meet the standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring as specified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The certification also allows us to expand our addressable market and be able to integrate our data centers with other offerings while meeting regulatory requirements.
Application Modernization and Optimization. We help the U.S. federal, state and local governments modernize or transform existing, aging applications (both custom and commercial-off-the-shelf) and to map the transition to mobile and cloud solutions. Application modernization and optimization encompasses a broad range of offerings focused around application portfolio migration, transformation and modernization, including basic operations and maintenance support, migration to cloud platforms, consolidation, version upgrades and mobile enablement. Coupled with over 50 years of domain expertise in the areas of immigration, border, air transportation and military and civilian health, the benefits of our application modernization and optimization solutions include reduced cost and risk, along with increased agility and responsiveness to mission needs. For example, we employ our application


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modernization and optimization solutions to consolidate systems and modernize critical applications at both the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Application Innovation Services. We build custom applications that help the U.S. federal government provide services to citizens, such as air safety for travelers and health coverage for the uninsured. We combine mature processes and relationships with key partners to deliver innovative applications built with leading edge and emerging technologies. Our application development services are powered by product offerings that enable faster time to mission, higher quality and cloud-independent applications. Some of these offerings include: FutureEdge, a suite of application modernization tools; AppWorks, a pre-configured agile application management platform; and Agility, a hybrid cloud management platform. With deep mission domain expertise, we serve as a trusted business advisor to help federal customers deliver services to the public more efficiently and effectively. Through our application innovation services, we built a single system for processing claims and payments for Medicaid and other programs for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. This program, NCTracks, is the largest, most complex IT project in North Carolina history and the first public multi-payer system in the U.S. Working closely with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on its existing 35-year-old system, we consolidated and streamlined several IT systems into one that is accessed through a single sign-on portal for a near real-time view of claims. In its first year, NCTracks processed 200 million claims and paid $10.3 billion to healthcare providers. The system delivers savings of $3 million per month to the state and pays nearly 100,000 providers faster and more often.
Next Generation Technology

Delivered out of our Enterprise Services offering organization, our Next Generation Technology offering brands address our ability to deliver cutting edge solutions to our customer’s most challenging problems leveraging innovations in cloud infrastructure, big data analytics, cyber security, and mobility. Our Next Generation Technology brands include: Custom Platform Services; Cloud Powered Commercial Solutions; Cloud Brokered Services and Big Data Science.

Custom Platform Services. We design, build, test, deploy and package secure mobile, web and traditional applications. Using an Agile (iterative and incremental) approach to system development, we deliver software releases more quickly without sacrificing quality, system integrity or system vulnerabilities. At the nexus between applications and infrastructure, our Custom Platform Services is a toolkit we offer to build and run mobile and cloud-native applications. We provide a full spectrum of services ranging from consulting and application development to deploying and operating mobile applications and specialized mobile infrastructure. To enable our customers to adapt to a more efficient “agile” culture, we bring lessons learned, experience, methodological leadership, and unique talent to help customers embrace incremental application development processes at scale and make the necessary changes to their governance, systems development life cycle, and security processes. We have led the migration from traditional “waterfall” approaches to development to agile practices at some of the larger applications programs in the U.S. federal government. Our integrated framework, AppWorks, allows for the collaboration of agile development teams to manage, design, develop, build, test and deploy their applications. By integrating AppWorks with our Agility Platform, application teams can achieve one-click deployment processes in which software is packaged, tested, and deployed onto a hybrid cloud along with all required supporting infrastructure and middleware. We offer access to next generation platform-as-a-service, enterprise class middleware, database technologies and performance monitoring tools that allow teams to predict and tune application performance prior to full deployment. At the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Environmental Protection Agency and in the Intelligence Community, multiple teams use our development and operations (“DevOps”) tools to increase efficiency and improve quality. For Intelligence Community customers, we have developed industry-leading big data application deployment platforms that support the acceleration of provisioning secure and scalable application environments. We have won multiple awards for agile development excellence based on our migration to agile development processes and adoptions of build automation, test automation, and deployment automation.

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requirements. In recent years, adoption of a cloud-delivered solution model—or software-as-a-service—has accelerated across U.S. civil and defense agencies, as well as at the state level. We build and integrate software-as-a-service solutions, such as email and collaboration, customer relationship management, IT service desk, human resource management and enterprise content management. We provide agencies with a complete approach to implement software-as-a-service solutions, providing change management, training, support, communications, project management, architecture, transition and migration to support the customer’s transformation to software-as-a-service solutions. We work hand-in-hand with cloud providers to bring innovative cloud offerings and solutions such as Microsoft (Microsoft Office 365, CRM Online, SharePoint Online) and Salesforce (Customer Relationship Management or Service Cloud). For instance, we implemented a cloud software-as-a-service email and collaboration solution for over 55,000 FAA users across multiple email systems.  This was accomplished with an extremely low error rate.  Overall, our software-as-a-service solutions help customers:

increase agility;

reduce IT costs;

modernize applications;

improve capabilities, e.g., by adding mobility;

enhance business process efficiencies; and

support dynamic provisioning and scalability.

Cloud Broker Services. We provide a channel for U.S. federal agencies to buy, manage, and use FedRAMP- and DoD-approved hybrid cloud services with a single point of control via our Agility Platform. This scalable, on-demand, pay-for-what-you-use model allows customers to buy just the right amount to meet their needs. Agility enables a self-service, on-demand IT operating model with an easy-to-use, one-click cloud service deployment. As vendor-neutral, we are able to provide an independent assessment for customers, while our strategic partnerships with third-party cloud providers afford us the freedom to craft custom solutions based on the customer's specific requirements. We work with multiple third-party providers of cloud services from Amazon to Microsoft Azure, and offer our own cloud stacks. Cloud Broker, an offering in our Cloud Broker Services portfolio, is designed to enable our customers to define and enforce a set of extensible policies that can be used for workload placement, security compliance, access and workflow management and to achieve compliance with regulations in a systematic and effective manner. We have worked closely with several customers on their move to the cloud, including DHS, the Department of Health and Human Services and several intelligence agencies.

Big Data Science Solutions. We help customers derive value out of big data analytics. Specifically, we provide offerings using best-of-breed technologies including open source and traditional platforms to help government agencies derive mission value from big data. We design systems to enhance and maximize the user experience with data through intensive visualization. As an example, for the Army we created the Coral Reef application, an information system for visualizing complex data and links between data. We have also developed web-based tools to help decision makers in the defense and intelligence communities get information quickly, and specifically for their needs, from various data. For organizations that are considering whether and how to extract more value from big data, we help chart a path based on the customer’s specific mission.
Key Strengths:
We bring several key competitive strengths:
History of public sector delivery. We have 50+ years of public sector experience that combines an in-depth customer knowledge with our proven, next-generation IT and mission expertise.
Our People. Our passionate employees have a commitment to our customers’ mission blend business process, design, and technical capabilities.


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Offering Brands. Our brands are a proven holistic approach to solving customer business challenges, drawing on best practices and technical expertise.
Next Generation. We are driving innovation through next-generation technology and solutions in cloud, big data, mobility and application solutions and services.
Alliance Partners. We have enhanced our technical and domain expertise with strategic partnerships that deliver innovative end-to-end solutions.
Technology Independence. Our flexible and informed point of view optimizes customers’ technology choices.
Strategic Vision: Leadership and Growth Strategy
To address the market trends within our competitive environment, we have developed a strategy that comprises three elements, Get Fit, Grow, and Lead:
1.    Get Fit: Continue with disciplined management of our overhead costs and general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses, as well as shift to performance-based contracts to improve operating income on existing programs, allowing us to reinvest in our business and improve our ability to compete in a “Lowest Price Technically Acceptable” environment. Implicit within our Get Fit strategy is the priority of driving excellence in executing programs, demand generation, proposals and capture.
2.    Grow: Despite the negative trends in overall IT spending by our customers and our own declining revenues over the past few years, we aim to capitalize on growth aligned with government priorities in hybrid cloud infrastructure, citizen benefit services, cloud-based analytics and health. We aim to continue to leverage our deep domain knowledge of our customers’ core missions and our intimacy with their data and critical work packages and grow our customer relationships through tailored offerings and mission-critical employees.
3.    Lead: Pursue the hybrid cloud migration market, driving policy- and governance-based integration of solutions in as-a-service and next-generation offerings in cloud, big data, software-as-a-service implementation and mobile computing. We expect the migration to the hybrid cloud will be enabled by an ecosystem of federally compliant partners. We also plan to invest internally on program management and delivery processes.
In the context of this strategy, we frame our priorities in terms of (1) the critical mission priorities of government agencies, (2) the government-wide mandate to improve efficiency and reduce cost and (3) the government’s long-term shift from buying expertise and platforms to purchasing hybrid cloud capabilities, mobile enablement, and as-a-service business outcomes.
The success of our business will depend on our ability to deliver solutions that generate real and measurable business results in terms of mission value and cost efficiency. Targeting specific growth areas in the government and rapidly adapting new next-generation solutions tailored to the public sector environment will be key. We expect to continue to work in concert with our next-generation IT partners to create, position and deliver innovative next-generation solutions from across our delivery capabilities to support our customers’ mission success which will be critical to our efforts to sustain and improve our market position.
Business Environment and Competitive Landscape
Market Overview
Flat Top Line Federal Budgets. We compete in an environment driven by federal budget constraints. The impact of flat top line discretionary budgets drives agencies to reduce expenditures on IT services and related vendor support services in favor of salaries, employee benefits, and other internal expenditures. We anticipate flat IT budgets over the next few years with reductions in hardware spending due to virtualization and cloud initiatives. While pent-up demand could stimulate modest growth in government spending over the next few years, there can be no assurances that any such growth will occur.


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We expect DoD mission expenditures to continue to face headwinds as defense agencies continue to reduce program expenditures related to overseas contingency operations and equipment support. Within the market, we expect continued vendor oversupply to drive extremely competitive bidding on sustainment-related opportunities.
We see potential for positive developments in GFY 2016. Budget request figures released by the Office of Management and Budget in June 2014 projected IT expenditures for Civil agencies and the DoD to increase by 2% in GFY 2016, from $47.7 billion to $48.6 billion and from $30.4 billion to $30.9 billion, respectively. Budget request figures released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in February 2015 projected overall expenditures for Intelligence Community agencies to increase by 15% in GFY 2016, from $62.7 billion to $71.8 billion. We are also experiencing an increased number of requests to extend the period of performance for our large and most complex IT contracts, are observing increased procurement activity across the U.S. federal government and expect to see adjudications increase.
The GFY 2016 budget request, coupled with congressional additions through budget resolutions, will likely continue the trend of the last two years to negotiate sequester relief-first for defense spending and then for non-defense domestic discretionary spending. We expect another threatened government shut down by Congress and the passage of a series of continuing resolutions to keep the U.S. federal government funded, with the possibility that Congress will ultimately pass a full year continuing resolution. In the event Congress passes a full year continuing resolution, we would expect this to support our initiative to extend the period of performance for our largest and most complex IT contracts.
Market Shift to Applications Modernization. Since 2011, the government has delayed application enhancements and new application program starts in favor of data consolidation and IT efficiency initiatives. Consequently, the current market for IT services has been driven by infrastructure and cloud support opportunities, with a government focus on cost savings and new hybrid cloud approaches. The infrastructure services market is expected to remain strong, driven by customer demand for data center consolidation activities and active engagement in new hybrid cloud-based initiatives. However, in a change from the past, the market for application support services is expected to begin to increase due to pent-up demand for application transformation and modernization. We anticipate a possible shift toward application modernization to meet future civilian and military requirements. Cloud, mobile and as-a-service solutions approved by FedRAMP are fostering new alternative approaches with which CIOs are beginning to engage.
Competitive Landscape
Increasing Competition. We compete against a broad range of companies including large defense contractors; diversified consulting, technology and outsourcing service providers; companies focused principally on the provision of services to the U.S. federal government; and small businesses that participate in the U.S. federal government market. We provide full-spectrum professional IT services to the U.S. federal government as well as state and local agencies and therefore team with, and compete against, companies across this entire competitive landscape.
Large defense contractors are those companies capable of competing across our entire market space, possessing the reputation and ability to compete on large deals with any U.S. federal government agency and having the financial strength to manage and execute large-scale programs. Some of the large defense contractors we regularly compete with include Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Boeing, General Dynamics, SAIC and Leidos.
We compete against certain diversified consulting, technology and outsourcing service providers that participate in the public sector market. These are companies that, while lacking the breadth of public sector offerings and presence to compete broadly across the public sector market, are highly regarded and successful in the areas in which they do compete. Some of our competitors in this category include IBM, AT&T, Verizon, HP Enterprise Services, Dell, Accenture and CGI.


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We also compete against companies that are focused principally on providing services to the U.S. federal government. These are companies that are highly specialized firms that have exceptional mission knowledge, customer intimacy or specific intellectual property that can make them major competitors in the markets that they serve. Some of our competitors in this category include CACI, Booz Allen, ManTech, SRA and ICF.
Emergence of Disruptive Players. There is a new set of disruptive players and service offerings that have recently emerged in the government market, led by Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google, ServiceNow and other cloud providers. Salesforce recently received its FedRAMP approval which generated an immediate increase in government interest. Microsoft has implemented unique clouds tailored for specific segments of our market, which will include not only Office365, but the complete Azure offering. Amazon Web Services added hundreds of new features and services to their offering last year, with many of these improving security and compliance, and they are on track to make even more improvements this year. We plan to partner with the leading disruptive players, incorporating their offerings into our hybrid cloud business model to meet customer mission demand and their very specific and unique requirements, culture and rate of adoption.
Small Business. Finally, the federal market supports many small businesses through requirements and incentive programs to create entrepreneurial opportunities for small business owners. In order to support our customers’ use of these small business set-asides, we are implementing a “preferred” small business partner program to more effectively team and compete in this segment of the market.

Our People and Culture

People. Our success as a 50+ year strong IT, mission- and operations-related services provider is highly dependent on the excellent technical capabilities, high standards and ethics and the dedication of our people. As of June 2015, we employed approximately 14,000 employees, many of whom are deployed at customer sites throughout the U.S. Our headquarters are located in Falls Church, Virginia with major locations in Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Alabama, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York and Louisiana. In Bossier City, Louisiana, we are in the process of deploying the Integrated Technology Center, our low-cost integrated delivery center, which we expect when fully functional will be supported by over 800 IT employees serving our customers across the business.

CLEAR Corporate Values. Our Corporate Values are CLEAR: Client-Focused, Leadership, Execution Excellence, Aspiration and Results. The CLEAR values give unifying focus and purpose to each of our 14,000 employees. No matter the industry, offering, region, or work site, our CLEAR values work to harmonize our culture and our approach to customer service. In today’s fast-paced, diverse workplace, our Values inform our instincts and represent common standards in an increasingly virtual enterprise. The uniformity of our Values aligns us as teammates from all layers and levels, and normalizes our interactions with customers, suppliers, alliance partners and respected competitors.

Ethics and Compliance. Our business’s commitment to ethics is unwavering, and our ethics and compliance program is designed to meet general governance and specific industry and regulatory requirements with a strategic focus on values, culture and performance with integrity. We know that strong risk management processes and effective internal controls—policies, procedures, training, audit and monitoring programs—are key components of well-run ethics and compliance organizations. Beyond these, however, we believe culture and values are intangible ingredients that make all the difference and so these are areas in which our executives and the program’s leadership are heavily invested.

Our code of business conduct makes clear our expectations for ethical leadership, performance with integrity, and compliance with company policies and the law. Our code makes clear the obligation we all have to report known or suspected misconduct; equally clear is our zero tolerance position on retaliatory behavior toward those who make such reports in good faith. We train employees annually on the principles of our Program and the contents of our code, which applies equally to all directors, officers, executives and employees of Computer Sciences GS worldwide.



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Security. Security is critically important to our customers and their mission and it is fundamental to business and a commitment to improving security is a core part of our corporate culture. We commit to performing our jobs with a measure of knowledge, experience and accountability. Equally as important as the skill and knowledge with which we perform our daily tasks is our commitment to honesty in our dealings with others and the integrity of the deliverables for which we are responsible. We show respect to one another, embrace our rich diversity and always lead by example. Our culture and business are strengthened and unified when we perform with integrity. This culture of ethics and performance with integrity is what we strive to promote and sustain every day.

Outstanding Talent Community. We have a longstanding culture, rich in mission and IT experience, which provides a foundation that is deep in customer domain knowledge and trust. Over 90% of our employees hold secret, top secret or top secret/sensitive compartmented information clearances and access. The majority of the workforce is technical in nature with over 70% having a bachelor’s degree or higher. Employees’ skills and talents range from entry level technologist to expert level professionals in software design and development, DevOps, network engineering, systems administration, programmer analyst, systems engineering, training, logistics, consulting, product development, customer support, scientist and next-generation IT including agile, cyber, cloud and mobility. We have thousands of employees doing every aspect of software and data engineering, half of which are engaged on Agile teams. We cover many development languages including .NET, C#, Java, Ruby, Groovy, Drupal and Python. Many use Open Source tools as their primary environment in both public and private clouds.
Our workforce is led by talented and experienced leaders that have cross-industry, technical and broad experience and the knowledge and experience to bring the best solutions to our customers’ most complex missions. Our executive leadership leverages extensive industry experience, across our defense, intelligence, health and civil markets, are recognized as leaders in their respective markets by our customers and partners, and have proven successful track records for performance and growth. Our strong succession planning and development means we have a deep bench of leaders coming up through the organization.
We invest heavily in our talent acquisition and staffing capabilities to ensure we are able to find and hire the most qualified candidates. We recruit excellent talent into the organization, with a key emphasis on our university relations and recruiting strategy, in order to build the emerging leaders and technologists of our future. Each year, we typically receive more than 100,000 applications, conduct more than 6,500 interviews and hire over 2,900 new personnel. In addition, we partner to hire those exiting the military through programs focused on wounded veterans and those with disabilities. We have over 3,500 self-identified veterans in our workforce today, one third of whom self-identified as having a disability. In 2015 we were recognized for being one of the best companies for veterans based on our population base as well as our practices, policies and culture.
Talent Development. We focus on continued development in four key areas: leadership, sales, program management and technical. We offer online and community-based educational opportunities, in addition to trainings offered by our partners in their respective areas. We promote an environment of continuous learning with strong educational assistance and certification benefits, along with individual development plans aligned with our growth strategy.
Intellectual Property
Our technical services and products are not generally dependent upon patent protection, although we do selectively seek patent protection. Our proprietary intellectual property portfolio, which covers products, technical services, consulting, methodologies and know-how, will be licensed to us by CSC and is protected by non-disclosure agreements, contractual arrangements and in the form of one or more of the following: trade secret, patent, copyright or trademark.  Some of our proprietary intellectual property contains licensed third-party and open source components.
For our work under U.S. federal government funded contracts and subcontracts, the U.S. federal government obtains certain rights to data, software and related information developed under such contracts or subcontracts. These rights may allow the U.S. federal government to disclose such data, software and related information to third parties which may in some instances include competitors. In the case of our work as a subcontractor, our prime


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contractors may also have certain rights to data, information and products that we develop under the subcontract.
In connection with the Spin-Off, CSC will grant us a perpetual, royalty-free, non-assignable license to all know-how owned by CSC that we use to run our business prior to the Spin-Off. In addition, CSC will grant us a perpetual, royalty-free, non-assignable license to certain software products. The license granted to us will be restricted to use solely in connection with U.S. federal and certain U.S. state and local government customers. In addition, with certain exceptions, any improvements we make to such intellectual property or derivative works of such intellectual property that we develop will be subject to the same limitations on use and be licensed back to CSC for use outside our field of U.S. federal and certain state and local government customers. As a result of the scope limitation in our rights to use our intellectual property, our ability to effectively bid for or perform contracts for customers other than the U.S. federal government and certain U.S. state and local governments will be extremely limited unless we acquire or independently develop, without making use of CSC’s intellectual property, other intellectual property that would permit us to do so.
Regulatory Matters
As a U.S. federal government contractor, our business is heavily regulated and our need for compliance awareness and business and employee support is great. We provide offerings to numerous U.S. federal government agencies and entities, including agencies of the DoD and the DHS. When working with these and other U.S. federal government agencies and entities, we must comply with laws and regulations relating to the formation, administration and performance of contracts, security and control of classified and unclassified information and information systems, international trade compliance, human trafficking, mandatory disclosure of “credible evidence” of a violation of certain criminal laws, the civil False Claims Act, or significant government overpayments in connection with the award or performance of a contract or subcontract. U.S. federal government contractors generally are subject to:
FAR, and regulations supplemental to the FAR, which regulate the formation, administration and performance of U.S. federal government contracts. For example, FAR 52.203-13 requires contractors to establish a Code of Business Ethics and Conduct, implement a comprehensive internal control system and report to the government when the contractor has credible evidence that a principal, employee, agent or subcontractor, in connection with a government contract, has violated certain federal criminal laws, violated the civil False Claims Act or has received a significant overpayment;
the False Claims Act and False Statements Act, which impose civil and criminal liability for presenting false or fraudulent claims for payments or reimbursement, and making false statements to the U.S. federal government, respectively;
the Truth in Negotiations Act, which requires certification and disclosure of cost and pricing data in connection with the negotiation of a contract, modification, or task order;
the Procurement Integrity Act, which regulates access to competitor bid and proposal information and certain internal government procurement sensitive information, and our ability to provide compensation to certain former government procurement officials;
laws and regulations restricting the ability of a contractor to provide gifts or gratuities to employees of the U.S. federal government;
post-government employment laws and regulations, which restrict the ability of a contractor to recruit and hire current employees of the U.S. federal government and deploy former employees of the U.S. federal government;
laws, regulations, and executive orders restricting the use and dissemination of information classified for national security purposes or determined to be “controlled unclassified information” or “for official use only” and the export of certain products, services, and technical data, including requirements regarding any


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applicable licensing of our employees involved in such work;
laws, regulations, and executive orders regulating the handling, use, and dissemination of personally identifiable information in the course of performing a U.S. federal government contract;
laws, regulations, and executive orders governing organizational conflicts of interest that may restrict our ability to compete for certain U.S. federal government contracts because of the work that we currently perform for the U.S. federal government or may require that we take measures such as setting up a firewall around certain employees or restricting their future work activities due to the current work that they perform under a U.S. federal government contract;
laws, regulations and executive orders that impose requirements on us to ensure compliance with requirements and protect the government from risk related to our supply chain;
laws, regulations and mandatory contract provisions providing protections to employees or subcontractors seeking to report alleged fraud, waste, and abuse related to a government contract;
the Contractor Business Systems rule, which authorizes DoD agencies to withhold a portion of our payments if we are determined to have a significant deficiency in our accounting, cost estimating, purchasing, earned value management, material management and accounting, and/or property management system; and
the Cost Accounting Standards and Cost Principles, which impose accounting requirements that govern our right to reimbursement under certain cost-based U.S. federal government contracts and require consistency of accounting practices over time.
We are also subject to oversight by the U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs for federal contract and affirmative action compliance in the following areas:
    Affirmative Action Plans;
    Applicant Tracking;
    Compliance Training;
    Customized Affirmative Action Databases and Forms;
    Glass Ceiling and Compensation Audits;
    Desk and On-Site Audits;
    Conciliation Agreements;
    Disability Accessibility for Applicants and Employees;
    Diversity Initiatives;
    EEO Compliance;
    E-Verify;
    Internal Affirmative Action Audits;
    Internet Recruiting and Hiring Processes;


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    OFCCP Administrative Enforcement Actions;
    Record-Keeping Requirements; and
    Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance.
The U.S. federal government routinely revises its procurement practices and adopts new contract rules and regulations. In order to comply with these laws and regulations, we participate in industry-wide associations that represent the industry perspectives on proposed regulations to the government, monitor proposed regulatory changes, maintain compliance staffs and conduct awareness and training for affected employees, such as our contracts staff or DCAA compliance team.
The U.S. federal government has a broad range of actions that it can instigate in order to enforce its procurement law and policies. These include proposing a contractor, certain of its operations or individual employees for debarment or suspending or debarring a contractor, certain of its operations or individual employees from future government business. In addition to criminal, civil and administrative actions by the U.S. federal government, under the False Claims Act, an individual alleging fraud related to payments under a U.S. federal government contract or program may file a qui tam lawsuit on behalf of the government against us; if successful in obtaining a judgment or settlement, the individual filing the suit may receive up to 30% of the amount recovered by the government.
Seasonality
The U.S. federal government’s fiscal year ends on September 30 of each year. It is not uncommon for U.S. federal government agencies to award extra tasks or complete other contract actions in the weeks before the end of its fiscal year in order to avoid the loss of unexpended fiscal year funds. In addition, we also have generally experienced higher bid and proposal costs in the months leading up to the U.S. federal government’s fiscal year end as we pursue new contract opportunities being awarded shortly after the U.S. federal government fiscal year end as new opportunities are expected to have funding appropriated in the U.S. federal government’s subsequent fiscal year.
Properties

As of June 12, 2015, we conducted our operations in approximately 100 locations occupying approximately 3 million square feet. Our major locations are in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, where we occupy approximately 1.5 million square feet, collectively. We have other significant facilities located in North Carolina, New Jersey and New York, where we occupy approximately 318,000, 214,000 and 211,000 square feet, respectively.

In addition, we operate from facilities in the states of Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia and in the countries of Afghanistan, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago. We consider our facilities to be well maintained and adequate to meet our current and projected needs.

We currently share space at several locations with other businesses of CSC. Following the Spin-Off, we expect to own approximately 150,000 square feet in Daleville, Alabama and to lease approximately 2.8 million square feet at over 90 locations pursuant to leases assigned to us by CSC or subleased from CSC. At two of these locations, in Falls Church, Virginia and Sterling, Virginia, we expect to be co-located with CSC following the separation, in appropriately segregated space, pursuant to long-term sublease arrangements between CSC and us.


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Following is a summary of properties we expect to own or lease following the Spin-Off.

Properties Owned
Approximate Square Footage
General Usage
Daleville, Alabama
150,000
 
General Office
 
 
 
 
Properties Leased
Approximate Square Footage
General Usage
Alabama
78,000
 
General Office
Arizona
6,000
 
General Office
California
83,000
 
General Office
Colorado
12,000
 
General Office
District of Columbia
195,000
 
Computer and General Office
Florida
10,000
 
General Office
Georgia
10,000
 
General Office
Illinois
15,000
 
General Office
Indiana
3,000
 
General Office
Iowa
4,000
 
General Office
Kentucky
34,000
 
General Office
Louisiana
41,000
 
Computer and General Office
Massachusetts
8,000
 
General Office
Maryland
699,000
 
Computer and General Office
Minnesota
2,000
 
General Office
North Carolina
318,000
 
Computer and General Office
Nebraska
6,000
 
General Office
New Jersey
214,000
 
General Office
New York
211,000
 
General Office
Ohio
21,000
 
General Office
Oklahoma
1,000
 
General Office
South Carolina
7,000
 
General Office
Texas
69,000
 
Computer and General Office
Virginia
580,000
 
Computer and General Office
West Virginia
14,000
 
General Office
Argentina
3,000
 
Consular/Visa Services
Brazil
62,000
 
Consular/Visa Services
Colombia
18,000
 
Consular/Visa Services
Dominican Republic
4,000
 
Consular/Visa Services
Guyana
2,000
 
Consular/Visa Services
Haiti
2,000
 
Consular/Visa Services
Jamaica
3,000
 
Consular/Visa Services
Mexico
75,000
 
Consular/Visa Services
Trinidad and Tobago
2,000
 
Consular/Visa Services
Total Leased Properties
2,812,000
 
 
Legal Proceedings
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governments and other regulatory authorities. Given the nature of our business, these audits, reviews and investigations may focus on, among other areas, labor time reporting, sensitive and/or classified information access and control, executive compensation and post-government employment restrictions. We are not always aware of our status in such matters, but we are currently aware of certain pending audits and investigations involving labor time charging. In addition, from time to time, we are also involved in legal proceedings and investigations arising in the ordinary course of business, including those relating to employment matters, relationships with customers and contractors, intellectual property disputes and other business matters. These legal proceedings seek various remedies, including monetary damages in varying amounts or are unspecified as to amount. Although the outcome of any such matter is inherently uncertain and may be materially adverse, based on current information our management does not expect any of the currently ongoing audits, reviews, investigations or litigation to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, cash flows or results of operations other than as discussed below.
Under the terms of the Master Separation and Distribution Agreement we will be responsible for and will indemnify CSC for any liabilities arising from claims, disputes and other matters relating to our business. Set forth below is a description of certain actions brought against or involving CSC that relate to our business and for which we will be responsible after the Spin-Off.
Maryland Medicaid Enterprise Restructuring Project
On March 1, 2012, CSC was competitively awarded the Maryland Medicaid Enterprise Restructuring Project (“MERP”) contract by the State of Maryland (the “State”) to modernize the Medicaid Management Information System, a database of Medicaid recipients and providers used to manage Medicaid reimbursement claims. This contract is one of the contracts we expect CSC to transfer to us following the Spin-Off. The MERP contract is predominately fixed-price. Since the date the MERP contract was awarded, U.S. federal government-mandated Medicaid IT standards have been in considerable flux. The State directed CSC to include additional functionality in the design to incorporate new federal mandates and guidance promulgated after the base scope of the contract was finalized. Further, the State declined to approve contract modifications to compensate CSC for the additional work.
As a result of the State’s refusal to amend the MERP contract and equitably adjust the compensation to be paid to CSC and, in accordance with prescribed State statutes and regulations, CSC timely filed a certified contract claim, Contract Claim #1, with the State in the total estimated amount of approximately $61 million on September 27, 2013. On February 14, 2014, CSC filed Contract Claim #1A, which amends Contract Claim #1, to a claim of approximately $34 million. Computer Sciences GS, which is expected to succeed CSC on these claims, believes it has valid and reasonable factual and legal bases for Contract Claims #1 and 1A and that the circumstances that have led or will lead to Computer Sciences GS’s additional costs set forth in Contract Claims #1 and 1A were unforeseen as of the operative proposal submission dates and are not the result of deficiencies in CSC’s or Computer Sciences GS’s performance. However, our position is subject to the ongoing evaluation of new facts and information that may come to our attention should an appeal of the State’s denial of Contract Claims #1 and 1A be litigated before the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals (the “State Board”).
On February 19, 2014, the State provided a recommended decision denying Contract Claims #1 and 1A. The February 19, 2014 recommended decision was not a final agency determination on the claims. On April 29, 2014, the State provided a final decision, dated April 25, 2014, denying the claims. On May 28, 2014, CSC filed a Notice of Appeal with the State Board, which has exclusive initial jurisdiction of State contract claims concerning breach, performance, modification, or termination of contracts procured under Title II of Maryland’s General Procurement Law. The appeal, which will now be pursued by us, is currently pending before the State Board.
On August 22, 2014, the State unilaterally suspended performance under the Contract for 90 days. On September 12, 2014, the State modified its August 22 suspension of the Contract and authorized CSC, during the remainder of the 90-day suspension, to assign up to nine full-time-equivalent staff to perform various analyses of cost and schedule. On November 20, 2014, the State sent a letter extending the suspension until January 5, 2015, and on January 2, 2015, the State again extended the suspension until February 20, 2015.
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of its obligations under and management of the Contract, CSC filed a second set of Claims with the State Board, Claims #2A–D. Claim #2A, in the amount of $77 million, asserts that CSC’s contractual undertaking did not include an agreement to receive reduced and delayed payments, and the State’s unilateral imposition of such reductions and delays, together with the other factors result in a material change to the Contract entitling CSC to compensation for all costs incurred to date, including all liabilities incurred and fees, as well as expected profit under the full contract. Alternatively, Claim #2B, in the amount of $65 million, asserts that the Maryland General Assembly’s reduction to the appropriations for the MERP Project for fiscal 2015 effectively cancels the MERP contract, entitling CSC to recover all costs incurred to date including all liabilities incurred, and a reasonable allowance for profit on costs and liabilities. Similarly, Claims #2C, also in the amount of $65 million, asserts that the State’s actions, inactions, and decisions amount to a constructive termination for convenience entitling CSC to recover all costs incurred to date, including all liabilities incurred, and reasonable allowance for profit on costs and liabilities. Claim #2D is a claim for suspension costs during the 90-day period of $3 million, including labor costs, facilities costs and other costs needed to remain ready to restart the program. Since April 2015, CSC and the State have been in negotiations, including the matters in litigation before the State Board, and the contract suspension has been extended to accommodate those discussions. We will continue to pursue Claims #2A-D as successor in interest to CSC. Management has evaluated the recoverability of assets related to this contract in light of these developments and concluded that no adjustments were required as of April 3, 2015.
Unless otherwise noted, the Computer Sciences GS Business is unable to develop a reasonable estimate of a possible loss or range of losses associated with the following contingent matters at this time:
Strauch et al. Fair Labor Standards Act Class Action
On July 1, 2014, plaintiffs filed Strauch and Colby v. Computer Sciences Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, a putative nationwide class action alleging that CSC violated provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) with respect to system administrators who worked for CSC at any time from June 1, 2011 to the present. Plaintiffs claim that CSC improperly classified its system administrators as exempt from the FLSA and that CSC therefore owes them overtime wages and associated relief available under the FLSA and various statutes, including the Connecticut Minimum Wage Act, the California Unfair Competition Law, California Labor Code, California Wage Order No. 4-2001, and the California Private Attorneys General Act. The relief sought by Plaintiffs includes unpaid overtime compensation, liquidated damages, pre- and post-judgment interest, damages in the amount of twice the unpaid overtime wages due, and civil penalties.
CSC’s position is that its system administrators have the job duties, responsibilities, and salaries of exempt employees and are properly classified as exempt from overtime compensation requirements. CSC’s Motion to Transfer Venue was denied in February 2015.
On June 9, 2015, the Court entered an order granting the plaintiffs’ motion for conditional certification of the class of system administrators. The Strauch putative class includes more than 4,000 system administrators, of whom 1,865 are employed by us and the remainder of whom are employed by CSC. Courts typically undertake a two-stage review in determining whether a suit may proceed as a class action under the FLSA. In its order, the Court noted that, as a first step, the Court examines pleadings and affidavits, and if it finds that proposed class members are similarly situated, the class is conditionally certified. Potential class members are then notified and given an opportunity to opt in to the action. The second step of the class certification analysis occurs upon completion of discovery. At that point, the Court will examine all evidence then in the record to determine whether there is a sufficient basis to conclude that the proposed class members are similarly situated. If it is determined that they are, the case will proceed to trial; if it is determined they are not, the class is decertified and only the individual claims of the purported class representatives proceed. The Business’s position in this litigation continues to be that the employees identified as belonging to the conditional class were paid in accordance with the FLSA.
CECOM Rapid Response Demand Letter
On July 12, 2013, the U.S. Army’s Communications-Electronics Command (“CECOM”) issued a demand letter based upon DCAA audit reports and Forms 1, for reimbursement in the amount of $235 million in costs that CSC


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allegedly overcharged under its Rapid Response (“R2”) contract (Contract No. DAAB07-03-D-B007) by placing CSC, interdivisional, teammate, and vendor employees in R2 labor categories for which they were not qualified. CSC’s position has been that, in most instances, the individuals in question met the contract requirements for their labor categories, and that, in all instances, DCAA and CECOM have ignored the value the government received for CSC’s work. CSC and CECOM have engaged in discussions in an attempt to resolve this issue but, at this point in time, there can be no assurance that the parties will be able to resolve their differences, in which case the Business would litigate this matter.
NetCracker Technology Corp.
In August 2013, CSC received a Civil Investigative Demand from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division seeking documents and information regarding CSC’s contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency (“DISA”) and its subcontract with NetCracker Technology Corp. (“NetCracker”). Since that time, CSC has cooperated with a government investigation into issues on this subcontract. On March 26, 2015, CSC received a letter from the Civil Division claiming that CSC violated the False Claims Act and breached its contract with DISA based upon actions taken by NetCracker in performing its work on the subcontract. The U.S. federal government’s letter asserted that its single damages from CSC “could be” $15.5 million. Because the government has not yet filed a lawsuit making a particularized claim, potential claimed damages may be different from those thus far asserted. Nevertheless in our experience it would be unusual and unlikely for the government to make a materially higher claim for its single damages. In addition, the False Claims Act permits the government to recover treble damages and penalties. CSC has taken the position that it has not engaged in any conduct that would violate the False Claims Act.
Contract Disputes Act Pension Curtailment Claim
CSC’s Board approved an amendment to freeze our principal U.S. pension plan effective May 20, 2009. At the freeze of benefits, which constituted a curtailment, CSC performed the calculation delineated in CAS 413-50(c)(12) which resulted in a deficit of approximately $169.4 million that CSC was entitled to recover from the U.S. federal government. The annual amount included in the indirect rates through Fiscal 2025 is approximately $9.3 million.  As of March 30, 2015, and by informal agreement, CSC has recovered approximately $138.9 million through indirect costs charged to U.S. federal government contracts of CSC’s North American Public Sector. Although CSC has continued to recover the deficit through its indirect rates, it elected to file a claim under the Contract Disputes Act on March 30, 2015, to preserve its rights should the government elect to change the recovery process. The claim was filed with the DCMA for $30.4 million representing the U.S. federal government’s share of the unrecovered pension deficits and an additional $30.9 million to account for interest permitted under CAS when payments are amortized. The DCMA decision is due in August 2015. If the claim for the unrecovered amount is denied, as a successor to the CAS-covered contracts, we will file an appeal with either the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals or the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Since the claim was filed, CSC has continued to recover through its indirect rates.
In addition to the matters noted above, CSC is currently party to a number of disputes that involve or may involve litigation. CSC accrues a liability when management believes that it is probable that a liability has been incurred and that the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated under ASC 450. CSC believes it has appropriately recognized liabilities for any such matters. Regarding other matters that may involve actual or threatened disputes or litigation, CSC, in accordance with the applicable reporting requirements, provides disclosure of such matters for which the likelihood of material loss is at least reasonably possible and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated.
CSC also considered the requirements regarding estimates used in the disclosure of contingencies under ASC Subtopic 275-10, Risks and Uncertainties. Based on that guidance, CSC determined that supplemental accrual and disclosure was not required for a change in estimate that involves contingencies because CSC determined that it was not reasonably possible that a change in estimate will occur in the near term. CSC reviews contingencies during each interim period and adjusts its accruals to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other information and events pertaining to a particular case.


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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with our audited combined financial statements, accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Information Statement, as well as the discussion in the section of this Information Statement entitled “Business.” This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on our current expectations, estimates, assumptions, and projections about our industry, business and future financial results. Our actual results could differ materially from the results contemplated by these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those we discuss in the sections of this Information Statement entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements.”
Our combined financial statements, discussed below, reflect our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. The financial information discussed below and included in this Information Statement, however, may not necessarily reflect what our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows would have been had we been operated as a separate, independent entity during the periods presented, or what our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows may be in the future.
For purposes of this MD&A, we use the terms “Computer Sciences GS,” “we,” “us” and “our” to refer to the Computer Sciences Government Services Inc. and its combined subsidiaries after giving effect to the Spin-Off and “CSC” to refer to Computer Sciences Corporation, collectively with its consolidated subsidiaries.

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is organized as follows:

Overview. A discussion of our business and overall analysis of financial and other highlights affecting the Computer Sciences GS Business to provide context for the remainder of MD&A. The overview analysis compares fiscal 2015 to fiscal 2014.

Results of Operations. An analysis of our financial results comparing fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014 to the prior years, respectively. A discussion of the results of operations at the combined level is followed by a more detailed discussion of the results of operations by segment.

Liquidity and Capital Resources. An analysis of changes in our cash flows and a discussion of our financial condition and liquidity.

Contractual Obligations. An overview of contractual obligations, retirement benefit plan funding, restructuring plans and off balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates. A discussion of accounting policies and estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results.
Basis of Presentation
The Combined Financial Statements included in this Information Statement have been derived from the Consolidated Financial Statements and accounting records of CSC as if we operated on a standalone basis during the periods presented and were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").
The Combined Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income of Computer Sciences GS reflect allocations of general corporate expenses from the CSC including, but not limited to, senior management, legal, human resources, finance, IT and other shared services. These have been allocated to Computer Sciences GS based on direct usage or benefit where identifiable, with the remainder allocated on a pro­ rata basis of revenue, headcount,


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square footage, number of transactions or other measures.
We consider these allocations to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services by, or the benefits provided to, us. The allocations may not be indicative of the actual expense that we would have incurred as an independent, standalone company for the periods presented.
The Combined Balance Sheets of Computer Sciences GS include CSC assets and liabilities that are specifically identifiable or otherwise attributable to us. CSC's cash has not been assigned to us for any of the periods presented because those cash balances are not directly attributable to us. We reflect transfers of cash to and from CSC's cash management system as a component of net Parent investment on the Combined Balance Sheets. CSC's long-term debt has not been attributed to us for any of the periods presented because CSC's borrowings are neither directly attributable to us, nor are we the legal obligor of such borrowings.
CSC maintains various benefit and stock-based compensation plans at a corporate level and other benefit plans at a subsidiary level. Our employees participate in those programs and a portion of the cost of those plans is included in our Combined Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Information Statement. However, the Combined Balance Sheets do not include any net benefit plan obligations unless the benefit plan covers only our active, retired and other former employees or any equity related to stock-based compensation plans.
Business Overview
We deliver IT, mission- and operations-related services across the U.S. federal government to DoD, Intelligence Community and homeland security, civil and healthcare agencies, as well as certain state and local government agencies. We leverage deep domain-based customer intimacy and decades of experience in helping customers execute their mission with a fundamental understanding of their IT environment that has earned us the ability to introduce next-generation technologies. We bring scalable and more cost-effective IT solutions to government agencies that are seeking to improve mission-critical effectiveness and efficiency through innovation. This approach is designed to yield lower implementation and operational costs as well as a higher standard of delivery excellence. Demand for our U.S. public sector offerings is driven by evolving government priorities such as: (1) migration to next-generation IT solutions, such as hybrid cloud infrastructure, application modernization, and as-a-service delivery; (2) big data solutions; (3) health IT and informatics; (4) cyber security; and (5) mobility.
Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, and with approximately 14,000 employees, we deliver comprehensive offerings from concept through sustainment. We manage our business with a matrix model composed of industry verticals that are customer-facing and have deep knowledge of our customers’ missions, and horizontal delivery organizations with depth of technical expertise that they deliver across industries. As a new public company, we will operate in two industry verticals: (1) Defense and Intelligence and (2) Civil. Our two horizontal delivery organizations that provide capabilities and solutions across our customer base are: (1) Mission Services and (2) Enterprise Services. We believe we differentiate ourselves by combining our technical expertise in applications and IT infrastructure solutions with our deep public sector mission knowledge and experience in order to engage our customers at the highest levels with thought leadership that drives change.
Our two reportable segments are our industry verticals:
Defense and Intelligence—The Defense and Intelligence segment provides services to the DoD, National Security Agency, branches of the Armed Forces, and other DoD agencies.
Civil—The Civil segment provides services to various federal agencies within the Department of Homeland Security and other federal civil agencies, as well as various state and local agencies.
Fiscal 2015 Highlights
The key operating results for fiscal 2015 include:


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Revenues decreased $33 million, or 0.8%, to $4,070 million compared to fiscal 2014.
Operating income(1) increased to $546 million as compared to $500 million in fiscal 2014. The operating income margins increased to 13.4% from 12.2% in fiscal 2014.
Earnings before interest and taxes(2) (“EBIT”) increased to $451 million as compared to $421 million in fiscal 2014. The EBIT margin increased to 11.1% from 10.3% in fiscal 2014.
Income from continuing operations before taxes was $429 million, compared to $401 million in fiscal 2014.
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes was $2 million, compared to income of $65 million in fiscal 2014.
Net income attributable to Parent was $252 million, compared to $296 million in fiscal 2014.
We made the following acquisitions during the year:
Acquired Tenacity Solutions for $36 million in an all-cash transaction, which enhances our portfolio of cyber security, systems engineering and software development service offerings in the federal intelligence sector.
Acquired Autonomic Resources for $14 million in an all-cash transaction, which expands our cloud offerings in the federal and other government markets and accelerates our growth as a provider of infrastructure-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, and software-as-a-service cloud offerings to government agencies.
(1)
Operating income is a non-GAAP measure which provides useful information to our management for assessment of our performance and results of operations, and is one of the financial measures utilized to determine executive compensation. Our definition of such measure may differ from other companies. We define operating income as revenue less costs of services, segment general and administrative (“G&A”) expense and depreciation and amortization expense. Operating income excludes actuarial and settlement charges related to pension and other post-employment benefit plans and corporate G&A. Operating margin is defined as operating income as a percentage of revenue. Management compensates for the limitations of this non-GAAP measure by also reviewing income from continuing operations before taxes, which includes costs excluded from the operating income definition such as corporate G&A, interest and other income (expense). A reconciliation of consolidated operating income to income from continuing operations before taxes is as follows:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
(Dollars in millions)
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Operating income (a) (b)
$
546

$
500

$
509

Pension and postretirement plans actuarial (losses) gains, and pension settlement losses
 
(8
)
 
2

 
2

Corporate G&A
 
(81
)
 
(79
)
 
(61
)
Interest expense, net
 
(22
)
 
(20
)
 
(18
)
Other expenses, net
 
(6
)
 
(2
)
 
(1
)
Income from continuing operations before taxes (a)
$
429

 $
401

 $
431

(a) The net periodic pension cost within income from continuing operations before taxes includes $3 million, $6 million, and $4 million, of actual return on plan assets for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013, respectively, whereas the net periodic pension cost within non-GAAP operating income includes $4 million, $4 million, and $3 million of expected


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long-term return on pension assets of defined benefit plans for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013, respectively.

(b) Operating income as presented does not include the contribution from net periodic pension (income) related to the CSC U.S. domestic defined benefit pension plans that we expect to assume prior to the Spin-Off; net periodic pension (income) relating to these plans have not been included in the Computer Sciences GS Business’s historical non-GAAP operating income nor in the historical Combined Financial Statements, but will be included in our results of operations beginning in the period after the date of Distribution. The contribution to non-GAAP operating income from net periodic pension (income) from CSC’s U.S. domestic defined benefit pension plans amounted to approximately $(82) million, $(60) million and $(7) million for fiscal 2015, fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2013, respectively.

(2)
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that we use to evaluate financial performance and is one of the measures used in assessing management performance. We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations as it provides another measure of our profitability, our ability to service our planned debt, and is considered an important measure by financial analysts covering Computer Sciences GS and peer companies in our industry. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure associated with the proposed credit facility. This definition of Adjusted EBITDA is based on CSC’s current credit agreement, which we expect to be substantially the same under our planned credit facility. Our definition of such measure may differ from other companies. The following table presents a reconciliation of Income from continuing operations to Adjusted EBITDA:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
(Dollars in millions)
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Income from continuing operations(a)
$
268

$
254

$
269

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
 
22

 
20

 
18

Tax benefit (expense) on income
 
161

 
147

 
162

Depreciation and amortization
 
137

 
145

 
159

Provision for losses on accounts receivable
 

 
4

 
4

Stock based compensation
 
18

 
18

 
10

Foreign currency loss
 
1

 

 
1

Pension and postretirement actuarial losses (gains), settlement losses, and amortization of other comprehensive income
 
6

 
(3
)
 
(2
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
$
613

$
585

$
621

(a) The net periodic pension cost within income from continuing operations before taxes includes $3 million, $6 million, and $4 million, of actual return on plan assets for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013, respectively, whereas the net periodic pension cost within non-GAAP operating income includes $4 million, $4 million, and $3 million of expected long-term return on pension assets of defined benefit plans for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013, respectively.
We announced contract awards(3) of $2,933 million.
Total backlog(4) at the end of fiscal 2015 was $11.1 billion, a decrease of $1.0 billion as compared to the backlog at the end of fiscal 2014 of $12.1 billion. Of the total $11.1 billion backlog, $3.8 billion is expected to be realized as revenue in fiscal 2016. For the backlog at the end of fiscal 2015, $2.6 billion was funded and $8.5 billion was not yet funded.  Of the end of fiscal 2014 backlog of $12.1 billion, the funded portion was $2.6 billion and the portion not yet funded was $9.5 billion.
Days Sales Outstanding (“DSO”)(5) was 64 days as of April 3, 2015, as compared to 63 days as of March 28, 2014.
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Cash (used in) provided by investing activities was $(117) million, as compared to $75 million during fiscal 2014.
Cash used in financing activities was $369 million, as compared to $659 million during fiscal 2014.
Free cash flow(6) was $387 million, as compared to $438 million in fiscal 2014.
(3)
Announced award values for competitive indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity awards represent the expected contract value at the time a task order is awarded under the contract. Announced values for non-competitive indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity awards represent management’s estimate at the award date. Our business awards, for all periods presented, have been recast to exclude the awards relating to businesses that have been sold.
(4)
Backlog represents total estimated contract value of predominantly long-term contracts, based on customer commitments that we believe to be firm, less the amount of revenue already recognized on those contracts. Backlog value is based on contract commitments, management’s judgment and assumptions about volume of services, availability of customer funding and other factors. Backlog estimates for government contracts include both the funded and unfunded portions and all of the option periods. Backlog estimates are subject to change and may be affected by factors including modifications of contracts and foreign currency movements. Our backlog, for all periods presented, has been recast to exclude the backlog relating to discontinued operations.
(5)
DSO is calculated as total receivables at the fiscal period end divided by revenue-per-day. Revenue-per-day equals total revenues divided by the number of days in the fiscal period. Total receivables includes unbilled receivables but excludes tax receivables and long-term receivables.
(6)
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure and our definition of such measure may differ from that used by other companies. We define free cash flow as equal to the sum of (1) operating cash flows, (2) investing cash flows, excluding business acquisitions, dispositions and investments and (3) payments on capital leases and other long-term asset financings.
Our free cash flow measure does not distinguish operating cash flows from investing cash flows as they are required to be presented in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for operating and investing cash flows as determined in accordance with GAAP. Free cash flow is one of the factors our management uses in reviewing the overall performance of the business. Management compensates for the limitations of this non-GAAP measure by also reviewing the GAAP measures of operating, investing and financing cash flows.
A reconciliation of free cash flow to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is presented below:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
(Dollars in millions)
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Cash provided by operating activities
$
487

$
578

$
563

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
 
(117
)
 
75

 
(115
)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
 
49

 

 
34

Proceeds from business dispositions
 
(3
)
 
(171
)
 
(2
)
Payments on capital leases and other long-term assets financing
 
(29
)
 
(44
)
 
(48
)
Free cash flow
$
387

$
438

$
432



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Business Drivers
Revenue in both segments is generated by providing services on a variety of contract types which vary in duration from as little as six months to more than ten years. Factors affecting revenue include our ability to successfully:
bid on and win new contract awards;
satisfy existing customers and obtain add-on business and win contract recompetes;
compete on services offered, delivery models offered, technical ability and innovation, quality, flexibility, experience, and results created; and
identify and integrate acquisitions and leverage them to generate new revenues.
Earnings are impacted by the above revenue factors and, in addition, our ability to:
control costs, particularly labor costs, subcontractor expenses, and overhead costs including healthcare, pension and general and administrative costs;
anticipate talent needs to avoid staff shortages or excesses;
accurately estimate various factors incorporated in contract bids and proposals; and
migrate compatible service offerings to low cost areas.
Cash flows are affected by the above earnings factors and, in addition, by the following factors:
timely management of receivables and payables;
investment opportunities available, particularly related to business acquisitions;
tax obligations; and
the ability to efficiently manage capital deployed for software and property and equipment.
Key Performance Indicators
We manage and assess the performance of our business through various means, with the primary financial measures including new contract wins, revenue, operating income, and free cash flow.
New contract wins: In addition to being a primary driver of future revenue, new contract wins also provide management an assessment of our ability to compete. The total level of wins tends to fluctuate from year to year depending on the timing of new or recompeted contracts, as well as numerous external factors.
Revenue: Revenue is a product of contracts won in prior periods, known as backlog, and work secured in the current year. Year-over-year revenues tend to vary less than new contract wins, and reflect performance on both new and existing contracts.
Operating Income: Operating income reflects our performance on contracts and ability to control direct costs related to those contracts. Operating income, which is also a key element of our executive compensation metrics, reflects the impact of revenue growth and mix, investments in technology, cost takeout, and operational efficiencies. See the definition of this non-GAAP measure in (1) below within Fiscal 2015 Highlights.


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Free cash flow: Primary drivers of our free cash flow are earnings provided by our operations and the use of capital to generate those earnings. Also contributing to short-term cash flow results are movements in current asset and liability balances. See the definition of this non-GAAP measure in (6) below within Overview.
Economic and Industry Factors
Our results of operations are impacted by economic conditions generally, including macroeconomic conditions. We are monitoring current macroeconomic and credit market conditions and levels of business confidence and their potential effect on our customers and on us. A severe and/or prolonged economic downturn could adversely affect our customers’ financial condition and the levels of business activities in the industries and geographies in which we operate. Such a downturn may reduce demand for our services or depress pricing of those services and have a material adverse effect on our new contract bookings and results of operations. Particularly in light of recent economic uncertainty, we continue to monitor our costs closely in order to respond to changing conditions and to manage any impact to our results of operations.
Our results of operations are also affected by the evolving priorities of the U.S. federal government, as well as by the pace of technological change and the type and level of technology spending by our customers. The ability to identify and capitalize on these markets and technological changes early in their cycles is a key driver of our performance.
We see potential for positive developments in the federal government budget for GFY 2017. Budget request figures released by the Office of Management and Budget project IT expenditures for Civil agencies and the DoD to increase by 2% in GFY 2016, from $47.7 billion to $48.6 billion and from $30.4 billion to $30.9 billion, respectively. Budget request figures released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence project overall expenditures for intelligence agencies to increase by 15% in GFY 2016, from $62.7 billion to $71.8 billion. We are also experiencing an increased number of requests to extend the period of performance for our largest and most complex IT contracts, are observing increased procurement activity across the U.S. federal government and expect to see adjudications increase.
The GFY 2016 budget request, coupled with congressional additions through budget resolutions, will likely continue the trend of the last two years to negotiate sequester relief—first for defense spending and then for non-defense domestic discretionary spending. We expect another threatened government shut down by Congress and the passage of a series of continuing resolutions to keep the U.S. federal government funded, with the possibility that Congress will ultimately pass a full year continuing resolution. In the event Congress passes a full year continuing resolution, we would expect this to support our initiative to extend the period of performance for our largest and most complex IT contracts.
Revenues are driven by our ability to secure new contracts and to deliver solutions and services that add value to our customers. Our ability to add value to customers, and therefore generate revenues, depends in part on our ability to deliver market-leading service offerings and to deploy skilled teams of professionals quickly across all government industries and domains.
Our market is highly competitive and has characteristics unique to the federal contracting environment. Almost all of our U.S. federal government contracts and subcontracts may be modified, curtailed, or terminated either at the convenience of the government or for default based on factors set forth in the FAR. Upon termination for convenience of a fixed-price type contract, our U.S. federal government contracts normally entitle us to receive the purchase price for delivered items, reimbursement for contractual commitments and allowable costs for work-in-process, and a reasonable allowance for profit, although there can also be financial impact resulting from the negotiated contract settlement. Upon termination for convenience of a U.S. federal government cost reimbursable or time and material contract, we normally are entitled to reimbursement of allowable costs plus a fee. Allowable costs generally include the cost to terminate agreements with suppliers and subcontractors. The amount of the fee recovered, if any, generally is related to the portion of the work completed prior to termination and is determined by negotiation (see “Risk Factors” section). If contracts are lost through the competitive bid process, our operating results may differ materially and adversely from those anticipated. Finally, shifting U.S. federal government


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priorities can also impact the future of projects. Management monitors U.S. federal government priorities and industry factors through numerous industry and government publications and forecasts, legislative activity, budgeting and appropriation processes, and by participating in industry professional associations in order to anticipate these shifting priorities.
Results of Operations
Revenues
Revenues for the Defense and Intelligence, and Civil segments are as follows:
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
April 3, 2015
March 28, 2014
March 29, 2013
(Dollars in millions)
 
Amount
Percent Change
 
Amount
Percent Change
 
Amount
 
Defense and Intelligence
$
2,127

(8.7
)%
$
2,329

(15.7
)%
$
2,763

 
Civil
 
1,943

9.5
 %
 
1,774

(7.3
)%
 
1,913

 
Total revenue
$
4,070

(0.8
)%
$
4,103

(12.3
)%
 
4,676

 

The major factors affecting the percent change in revenues are presented as follows:
Our fiscal 2015 revenue decreased $33 million, or 0.8%, as compared to fiscal 2014. This decline was primarily attributable to Defense and Intelligence contracts, partially offset by a revenue increase from Civil contracts. We won contracts with award values of $2.9 billion during fiscal 2015 as compared to $4.3 billion during fiscal 2014.
Our fiscal 2014 revenue decreased $573 million, or 12.3%, as compared to fiscal 2013. This decline was primarily due to revenue decreases on both Defense and Intelligence, and Civil contracts, of $434 million, or 15.7%, and $139 million, or 7.3%, respectively. We won contracts with award values of $4.3 billion during fiscal 2014 as compared to $3.2 billion during fiscal 2013.
Defense and Intelligence
Fiscal 2015
Defense and Intelligence segment revenues decreased $202 million, or 8.7%. These revenue decreases included reduced revenue of $80 million on certain contracts with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and other DOD agencies that either had concluded or were winding down, and reduced revenue of $148 million due to a net reduction in tasking or scope on existing contracts, primarily with the U.S. Army, the Missile Defense Agency, DISA and other DOD agencies. These reductions are partially due to changes in U.S. federal government budgetary priorities and wind down of activities supporting defense agencies’ war efforts. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $26 million from an acquired entity and from a new contract with the U.S. Army.
Fiscal 2014
Defense and Intelligence segment revenues decreased $434 million, or 15.7%. These revenue decreases included reduced revenue of $139 million on certain contracts with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) and other DOD agencies that either had concluded or were winding down, and reduced revenue of $323 million due to a net reduction in tasking or scope on existing contracts, primarily with the U.S. Army, the Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. Navy, DISA and other DOD agencies. These reductions are partially due to changes in U.S. federal government budgetary priorities and wind down of


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activities supporting defense agencies’ war efforts. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $28 million from new contracts with DISA and other DOD agencies.
Civil
Fiscal 2015
Civil segment revenues increased $169 million, or 9.5%. The increase was primarily due to revenue of $112 million on a state contract that was previously deferred under software revenue recognition guidance, increases of $81 million on existing contracts due to a net increase in tasking or scope, primarily with the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, the Department of Commerce and NASA, and increases of $51 million on new contract awards, primarily with the General Services Administration (GSA) and other civilian agencies. These increases were partially offset by reductions of $75 million on contracts primarily with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), NASA and other civilian agencies that either had concluded or were winding down due.
Fiscal 2014
Civil segment revenues decreased $139 million, or 7.3%. The decrease was due to reductions of $116 million on existing contracts, primarily with the Department of Treasury, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), NASA and other civilian agencies due to a net reduction in scope and tasking, and reduced revenue of $51million on contracts with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Transportation and other civilian agencies that had concluded or were winding down. These revenue reductions were partially offset by increases of $18 million on a new contract with the DHHS and an increase of $10 million on a state contract that was previously deferred under software revenue recognition guidance.
Operating Income
Operating income for the Defense and Intelligence, and Civil segments are as follows:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
April 3, 2015
March 28, 2014
March 29, 2013
(Dollars in millions)
 
Amount
Percent Change
 
Amount
Percent Change
 
Amount
Defense and Intelligence
$
254

(15.3)%
$
300

1.7%
$
295
Civil
 
292

46.0%
 
200

(7.0)%
 
215
Corporate
 

0.0%
 

100.0%
 
(2)
Total operating income
$
546

9.2%
$
500

(1.6)%
$
508
The major factors affecting the percent change in operating income are presented as follows:
Defense and Intelligence
Fiscal 2015
Defense and Intelligence segment operating income decreased by $46 million, or 15.3%, as compared to the same period of the prior year. The decrease in operating income was a result of the decrease in revenue discussed above, along with lower year over year net favorable cost adjustments on programs accounted for under percentage of completion. These decreases were partially offset by lower expenses due to management’s focus on cost reduction initiatives.
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Defense and Intelligence segment operating income increased by $5 million, or 1.7%, as compared to the same period of the prior year. The slight increase in operating income was primarily the result of management’s focus on cost reduction initiatives along with better contract performance and other program related efficiencies that are geared toward margin improvement. These increases were partially offset by reductions in operating income as a result of the decrease in revenue discussed above.
Civil
Fiscal 2015
Civil segment operating income increased by $92 million, or 46.0%, as compared to the same period of the prior year. The increase in operating income was the result of management’s focus on cost reduction initiatives and lower headcount. Operating income was also impacted by higher year over year net favorable revenue adjustments on programs accounted for under percentage of completion along with the overall increase in revenue discussed above.
Fiscal 2014
Civil segment operating income decreased by $15 million, or 7.0%, as compared to the same period of the prior year. The decrease in operating income was primarily the result of the decrease in revenue discussed above. This decrease was partially offset by higher year over year net favorable revenue and cost adjustments on programs accounted for under percentage of completion.
Costs and Expenses
Our total costs and expenses were as follows:

 
Twelve Months Ended
 
Percentage of Revenue
(Dollars in millions)
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
 
2015

 
2014

 
2013

 
Costs of services (includes $8, $8 and $14 in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, of related party costs of services)*
$
3,282

$
3,347

$
3,866

 
80.7

%
81.6

 %
82.7

%
Selling, general and administrative*
 
194

 
188

 
200

 
4.8

 
4.6

 
4.3

 
Depreciation and amortization
 
137

 
145

 
159

 
3.4

 
3.5

 
3.4

 
Interest expense, net
 
22

 
20

 
18

 
0.5

 
0.5

 
0.4

 
Other expense, net
 
6

 
2

 
1

 
0.1

 

 

 
Total
$
3,641

$
3,702

$
4,244

 
89.5

%
90.2

 %
90.8

%


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*Included in both Cost of services and Selling, general and administrative expenses are $6 million, $(3) million and $(2) million of pension and postretirement actuarial losses (gains), settlement losses and amortization of other comprehensive income for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014, and March 29, 2013, respectively.
Costs of Services
Fiscal 2015
Costs of services (“COS”), as a percentage of revenue, decreased to 80.7% for fiscal 2015 from 81.6% for fiscal 2014. Overall, COS benefited from lower indirect expenses compared to fiscal 2014 due to continued reductions in overhead management, other staff and facility costs. COS were also favorably impacted by the direct labor staffing profile cost reductions and other program related efficiencies.
Fiscal 2014
COS, as a percentage of revenue, decreased to 81.6% for fiscal 2014 from 82.7% for fiscal 2013. Overall, our fiscal 2014 COS ratio continued to be favorably impacted by lower overhead management and other staff headcount resulting from management’s restructuring efforts in the prior year that were directed at aligning resources to support business needs, including the assessment of management span of control and layers. Lower year-over-year total compensation and overall reduced spending also impacted the COS ratio favorably.
Selling, General, and Administrative
Fiscal 2015
Selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) expense, as a percentage of revenue increased to 4.8% for fiscal 2015 from 4.6% for fiscal 2014. The fiscal 2015 increase was primarily due to lower revenues and an increase in bid and proposal investments to win new and recompete contracts and increase the levels of backlog.
Fiscal 2014
SG&A expense, as a percentage of revenue, increased to 4.6% for fiscal 2014 from 4.3% for fiscal 2013.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization for the Defense and Intelligence, and Civil segments are as follows:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
April 3, 2015
March 28, 2014
March 29, 2013
(Dollars in millions)
 
Amount
Percent Change
 
Amount
Percent Change
 
Amount
Defense and Intelligence
$
93
(4.1)%
$
97
(5.8)%
$
103
Civil
 
44
(8.3)%
 
48
(14.3)%
 
56
Total depreciation and amortization
$
137
(5.5)%
$
145
(8.8)%
$
159
Fiscal 2015
Depreciation and amortization (“D&A”) as a percentage of revenue decreased slightly to 3.4% for fiscal 2015 from 3.5% for fiscal 2014.
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D&A as a percentage of revenue increased slightly to 3.5% for fiscal 2014 from 3.4% for fiscal 2013.
Income from Discontinued Operations
In the second quarter of 2014, we completed the sale of a portion of our base operations, aviation, and range services business unit, ATD, a component within our business, to a strategic investor for cash consideration of $178 million plus a net working capital adjustment receivable of $6 million. The ATD divestiture resulted in a pre-tax gain of $55 million, representing the excess of the sale price over the carrying value of the net assets of the divested business, less transaction costs of $5 million. In 2015, we incurred approximately $2 million in after-tax losses related to this divestiture due to a settlement on ATD-related litigation and related legal expenses.
Interest expense, net
Fiscal 2015

Interest expense of $22 million in fiscal 2015 increased $2 million compared to $20 million in fiscal 2014. The increase was primarily due to the full year effect of the new capital leases added in fiscal 2014.
Fiscal 2014
Interest expense of $20 million in fiscal 2014 increased $2 million compared to $18 million in fiscal 2013. The higher interest expense was primarily due to the addition of new capital leases during the year within the Defense and Intelligence segment.
Other expense, net
Fiscal 2015
Other expenses of $6 million in fiscal 2015 increased as compared to $2 million in fiscal 2014. The $4 million increase is due to a $2 million increase in intercompany fees from CSC, coupled with a $2 million increase in foreign currency exchange losses.

Fiscal 2014
Other expenses of $2 million in fiscal 2014 increased slightly compared to $1 million in fiscal 2013. The $1 million increase is primarily due to a $2 million gain on sale of our interest in a joint venture recorded in 2013, with no comparable gain recorded in 2014, partially offset by an increase in foreign currency exchange gains of $1 million.
Taxes
Our effective tax rate (“ETR”) on income from continuing operations for fiscal years 2015, 2014, and 2013 was 37.6%, 36.6%, and 37.5%, respectively. Our tax returns are routinely audited and settlements of issues raised in these audits sometimes affect our tax provisions. A reconciliation of the differences between the U.S. federal statutory rate and the ETR, as well as other information about our income tax provision, is provided in Note 13, “Income taxes” to the accompanying combined financial statements. For the tax impact of discontinued operations, see Note 4, “Divestitures” to the accompanying combined financial statements.
Significant management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities, and any valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets. A $1.4 million valuation allowance has been recorded against deferred tax assets as of April 3, 2015 relating to net operating losses in foreign jurisdictions.


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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
(Dollars in millions)
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Cash provided by operating activities
$
487

$
578

$
563

Cash (used in) provided by investing activities
 
(117
)
 
75

 
(115
)
Cash used in financing activities
 
(369
)
 
(659
)
 
(454
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
1

 
(6
)
 
(6
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
 
4

 
10

 
16

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
$
5

$
4

$
10


Operating Cash Flow
Net cash provided by operating activities for fiscal 2015 of $487 million decreased by $91 million as compared to fiscal 2014. This decrease in net operating cash flow was primarily attributable to a decrease in net income, coupled with lower year-over-year collections from customers. These decreases were partially offset by lower pension contributions.

Net cash provided by operating activities for fiscal 2014 was $578 million compared to fiscal 2013 of $563 million. This increase in net operating cash flow was primarily attributable to an increase in accrued expenses which was partially offset by lower year-over-year collections from customers and an increase in prepayments.
Investing Cash Flow
Net cash used in investing activities for fiscal 2015 was $117 million, as compared to cash provided by investing activities in fiscal 2014 of $75 million. The significant change resulted primarily from proceeds received from the 2014 divestiture of a portion of a business, which did not recur in fiscal 2015, coupled with the fiscal 2015 cash payments for an acquisition of a business which did not occur in fiscal 2014.
Net cash provided by investing activities for fiscal 2014 was $75 million compared to cash used in fiscal 2013 of $115 million. The change is primarily due to proceeds received related to the fiscal 2014 divestitures (Note 4, “Divestitures” to the accompanying combined financial statements) and a decrease in payments for acquisitions (Note 3, “Acquisitions” to the accompanying combined financial statements).
Financing Cash Flow
Net cash used in financing activities in fiscal 2015 was $369 million, a decrease of $290 million from fiscal 2014. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in cash transfers to CSC as a result of lower operating cash flows.
Net cash used in financing activities in fiscal 2014 was $659 million, an increase of $205 million from fiscal 2013. The increase was primarily due to an increase in cash transfers to CSC as a result of the improvement in cash provided by investing activities compared to fiscal 2013 partially offset by lower capital lease payments.
Discussion of Financial Condition
Cash and cash equivalents were $5 million and $4 million as of April 3, 2015 and March 28, 2014, respectively.
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Liquidity Risk

Current Liquidity. Our total liquidity is comprised of operating cash and cash equivalents. We have generated and expect to continue to generate positive operating cash flow to fund our requirements for working capital, capital expenditures, commitments and other discretionary investments. Our exposure to operational liquidity is primarily from long-term contracts which require significant investment of cash flows from operating activities during the initial phases of the contracts. The recovery of these investments is over the life of the contract and is dependent upon our performance as well as customer acceptance. Continued uncertainty in global economic conditions may also affect our business as customers and suppliers may decide to downsize, defer or cancel contracts, which could negatively affect operating cash flows.

Our largest use of cash flow has been net transfers to CSC, reflected as a component of net Parent investment in our combined statements of financial position. CSC uses a centralized approach for managing cash and financing activities. With certain exceptions, our cash is available for us and is regularly “swept” by the Parent at its discretion. Accordingly, our combined statements of financial position only reflect a minor cash balance.

Future Liquidity. Following the Spin-Off, our primary cash needs will continue to be for working capital, capital expenditures, commitments and other discretionary investments; however, our capital structure and sources of liquidity will change from our historical capital structure because we will no longer participate in CSC’s centralized cash management program. Our ability to fund our operating needs will depend, in part, on our future ability to continue to generate positive cash flow from operations or, if necessary, raise cash in the capital markets. In the opinion of management, based upon its history of generating strong cash flows, Computer Sciences GS will be able to meet its liquidity and cash needs for the foreseeable future through the combination of cash flows from operating activities, available cash balances and available borrowings under our expected credit facilities.  If these resources need to be augmented, additional cash requirements would likely be financed by the issuance of debt and / or equity securities.  However, there can be no assurances that we will be able to obtain debt or equity financing on acceptable terms in the future.
 
Prior to the completion of the Spin-Off, we expect to incur approximately $1.5 billion in new debt per our current planned capital structure. We expect the net proceeds of the indebtedness we incur at or prior to the Distribution to fund some or all of the Special Dividend. The actual terms of the new debt, including interest rate, principal amount, amortization, and maturity, will depend on market conditions at the time of issuance. The amount of indebtedness to be incurred  prior to the Spin-Off has been based on various factors including projected operating results, expected free cash flow generation, credit ratings considerations, ensuring strategic and financial flexibility, anticipated business plans, and general economic conditions.  We believe our capital structure and financial strength will provide us with financial flexibility in a dynamic industry that we believe affords competitive and strategic advantages to providers that maintain financial flexibility.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of April 3, 2015, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in our financial condition, revenues, or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.
Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes the expiration of the surety bonds and letters of credit associated with our performance guarantees and expiration of the stand-by letters of credit used in lieu of cash, outstanding as of April 3, 2015, (Note 18, “Commitments and contingencies” to the accompanying combined financial statements):


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(Dollars in millions)
 
Fiscal 2016
 
Fiscal 2017
 
Fiscal 2018 and Thereafter
 
Total
Stand-by letters of credit
$
39

$

$

$
39

Surety bonds
 
13

 

 

 
13

Total
$
52

$

$

$
52


The following table summarizes our future payments, excluding the effects of time value, on contractual obligations by period as of April 3, 2015:
 
 
1 year
 
1-3
 
3-5
 
More than
 
Total
(Dollars in millions)
 
or less
 
years
 
years
 
5 years
 
 
Capitalized lease liabilities
 
57

 
81

 
72

 
103

 
313

Operating leases
 
52

 
62

 
20

 
8

 
142

Minimum purchase obligations
 
1

 
2

 

 

 
3

Total
$
110

$
145

$
92

$
111

$
458

The liability related to unrecognized tax benefits has been excluded from the table because a reasonable estimate of the timing and amount of cash outflows from future tax settlements cannot be determined.
Regarding minimum purchase obligations included above, we have occasionally signed long-term purchase agreements with certain service providers to obtain favorable pricing, committed service levels and terms for services necessary for the operation of business activities. For these limited number of agreements, we are contractually committed to purchase specified service minimums over remaining periods ranging generally from one to four years. If we do not meet the specified service minimums, we may have an obligation to pay the service provider a portion or the entire shortfall.
As of April 3, 2015 CSC’s consolidated financial statements reflected projected pension benefit obligations that exceeded related plan assets, resulting in a deficit in funded status under GAAP of approximately $440 million for the qualified U.S. plans that will be transferred to us from CSC prior to the Distribution. Under the Code, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), PPA and the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (“HATFA”), the funded value of our aggregate plan assets as of December 31, 2014 exceeded estimated liabilities by approximately $377 million. In addition, at December 31, 2014 our aggregate excess funding balance, which is the amount that would need to be exhausted before we would be required to make additional cash contributions to those plans, was approximately $320 million. Because funding status as determined under the Code, as amended by HATFA, rather than under GAAP, governs our obligation to make required cash contributions to those plans, we do not currently expect to be required to make any cash contributions to our qualified U.S. defined benefit plans for fiscal 2016, 2017 or 2018.
During fiscal 2016, we expect to make contributions of approximately $1 million to postretirement benefit plans. During fiscal 2015, pension and other pension benefits contributions amounted to $2 million, unchanged as compared to fiscal 2014. Refer to the Critical Accounting Estimates section later in this MD&A and to Note 1, “Basis of presentation and summary of significant accounting policies” to the accompanying combined financial statements for further discussion.
In lieu of a novation agreement under FAR 42.1204, the operating subsidiary of Computer Sciences GS, CSC Government Solutions LLC, and the U.S. federal government will enter into a conversion and change of name agreement to accommodate the assignment of contracts by operation of law from CSC to Computer Sciences GS’s operating subsidiary. Thereafter, in anticipation of the Spin-Off, the U.S. federal government may in its discretion require Computer Sciences GS or the operating subsidiary to obtain a performance bond in an amount that is commercially reasonable in light of the total remaining value of the contracts assigned to Computer Sciences GS’s operating subsidiary effective July 4, 2015.


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Critical Accounting Estimates
Our combined financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1, “Basis of presentation and summary of significant accounting policies” to the accompanying combined financial statements. The preparation of combined financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, as well as the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Many of the estimates made are for contract-specific issues. Changes to estimates or assumptions on a specific contract could result in a material adjustment to the combined financial statements.
We have identified several critical accounting estimates. An accounting estimate is considered critical if both: (a) the nature of the estimates or assumptions is material due to the levels of subjectivity and judgment involved; and (b) the impact of changes in the estimates and assumptions would have a material effect on the combined financial statements. Our critical accounting estimates relate to: revenue recognition, cost estimation and recoverability on long-term, fixed-price contracts; revenue recognition on software license sales that require significant customization; software development costs; estimates used to determine deferred income taxes; assumptions related to purchase accounting and goodwill; assumptions to determine retirement benefits costs and liabilities; and assumptions and estimates used to analyze contingencies and litigation. For all of these estimates, we caution that future events rarely develop exactly as forecast, and the best estimates routinely require adjustment.
Revenue recognition
Substantially all of our revenue is derived from contracts with departments and agencies of the U.S. federal government, as well as other state and local government agencies. We generate our revenue from the following types of contractual arrangements: time and materials contracts, firm-fixed-price contracts and cost-reimbursable-plus-fee contracts. We also provide services to other businesses of CSC, which are included in revenues.
Due to the long-term nature of our contracts, the amounts we record in our financial statements using contract accounting methods are material and require us to make reasonably dependable estimates for the design and delivery of our services. Some contract sales may include estimated amounts not contractually agreed to by the customer, including cost or performance incentives (such as award and incentive fees), unpriced change orders, claims and requests for equitable adjustment. Amounts pertaining to cost and/or performance incentives are included in estimated contract sales when they are reasonably estimable.
Percentage-of-completion method
Contracts with the U.S. federal government and certain contracts with customers other than the U.S. federal government require the use of estimates-at-completion (“EACs”) in the application of the percentage-of-completion accounting method, whereby the determination of revenues and costs on a contract through its completion can require significant judgment and estimation. Under this method, and subject to the effects of changes in estimates, we recognize revenue using an estimated margin at completion as contract milestones or other input or output-based measures are achieved. This can result in costs being deferred as work in process until contractual billing milestones are achieved. Alternatively, this can result in revenue recognized in advance of billing milestones if output-based or input-based measures are achieved. Contracts that require estimates at completion using the percentage-of-completion method accounted for approximately 42% of our revenues.

We regularly review project profitability and underlying estimates and closely monitor compliance with, and the consistent application of, our critical accounting policies related to contract accounting including the preparation of EACs for our contracts. Our cost estimation process is based on the professional knowledge of our program managers and finance professionals, and draws on their significant experience and judgment. Also, regular and recurring evaluations of contract cost, scheduling and technical matters are performed by management personnel who are independent from the business operations personnel performing work under the contract.


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We generally review and reassess our sales, cost and profit estimates for each significant contract at least annually or more frequently as determined by the occurrence of events, changes in circumstances and evaluations of contract performance to reflect the latest reliable information available. When changes in estimates of contract sales or costs occur, we make revisions to EACs and reflect changes in the results of operations as a change in accounting estimate in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become known by management. Since contract costs are typically incurred over a period of several years, estimation of these costs requires the use of judgment. Factors considered in estimating the cost of the work to be completed include the availability, productivity and cost of labor, the nature and complexity of work to be performed, the effect of change orders, availability and cost of materials, the effect of any delays in performance and the level of indirect cost allocations. Provisions for estimated losses at completion, if any, are recognized in the period in which the loss becomes evident. The provision includes estimated costs in excess of estimated revenue and any profit margin previously recognized. There were no significant adjustments to income before taxes related to changes in the provision for estimated losses in the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 or March 29, 2013.
Amounts billed and collected but not yet earned as revenues under certain types of contracts are deferred. Contract costs incurred for U.S. federal government contracts, including indirect costs, are subject to audit and adjustment through negotiations between government representatives and us. Further, as contracts are performed, change orders can be a regular occurrence and may be un-priced until negotiated with the customer. Un-priced change orders are included in estimated contract sales when they are probable of recovery in an amount at least equal to the cost. Amounts representing claims (including change orders unapproved as to both scope and price) and requests for equitable adjustment are included in estimated contract revenues when they are reliably estimable and realization is probable.
Our U.S. federal government contracts generally contain FAR provisions that enable the customer to terminate a contract for default, or for the convenience of the government. If a contract is terminated for default, we may not be entitled to recover any of our costs on partially completed work and may be liable to the government for re-procurement costs of acquiring similar products or services from another contractor, and for certain other damages. Termination of a contract for the convenience of the government may occur when the government concludes it is in the best interests of the government that the contract be terminated. Under a termination for convenience, the contractor is typically entitled to be paid in accordance with the contract’s terms for costs incurred prior to the effective date of termination, plus a reasonable profit and settlement expenses. At April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013, we did not have any federal contract terminations in process that would have a material effect on our consolidated financial position, annual results of operations and/or cash flows.
Software sales

We enter into development of highly-customized software and may include post-contract customer support and other software-related services.  These arrangements are accounted for under contract accounting, and vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value is required to allocate and recognize revenue for each element.  VSOE of fair value is determined based on the price charged where each deliverable is sold separately. In situations where VSOE of fair value exists for all undelivered elements, but not a delivered element (typically the software), the residual method is used to allocate revenue to the undelivered elements equal to their VSOE value with the remainder allocated to the delivered element.  When VSOE is available for the undelivered elements, software revenue is recognized as the related software customization services are performed in accordance with the percentage-of-completion method described above.  In those arrangements where VSOE of fair value does not exist for the undelivered elements, revenue is deferred until only one undelivered element remains and then is recognized ratably as the final element is delivered, beginning with substantial completion and delivery of the highly-customized software.
Capitalization of software development costs
We capitalize certain costs incurred to develop commercial software products to be sold, leased or otherwise marketed after establishing technological feasibility and we capitalize costs to develop or purchase internal-use software. Significant estimates and assumptions include: determining the appropriate period over which to amortize


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the capitalized costs based on estimated useful lives, estimating the marketability of the commercial software products and related future revenues, and assessing the unamortized cost balances for impairment.
For commercial software products, determining the appropriate amortization period is based on estimates of future revenues from sales of the products. We consider various factors to project marketability and future revenues, including an assessment of alternative solutions or products, current and historical demand for the product and anticipated changes in technology that may make the product obsolete.
For internal-use software, the appropriate amortization period is based on estimates of our ability to utilize the software on an ongoing basis. To assess the recoverability of capitalized software costs, we consider estimates of future revenue, costs and cash flows. Such estimates require assumptions about future cash inflows and outflows, and are based on the experience and knowledge of professional staff. A significant change in an estimate related to one or more software products could result in a material change to our results of operations.
Estimates used to determine income tax expense
We make certain estimates and judgments in determining income tax expense for financial statement purposes. These estimates and judgments occur in the calculation of certain tax assets and liabilities, which principally arise from differences in the timing of recognition of revenue and expense for tax and financial statement purposes. We also must analyze income tax reserves, as well as determine the likelihood of recoverability of deferred tax assets, and adjust any valuation allowances accordingly. Considerations with respect to the recoverability of deferred tax assets include the period of expiration of the tax asset, planned use of the tax asset, and historical and projected taxable income as well as tax liabilities for the tax jurisdiction to which the tax asset relates. The calculation of our tax liabilities also involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations. We recognize uncertain tax positions in the combined financial statements when it is more likely than not the tax position will be sustained under examination.
Assumptions related to purchase accounting and goodwill
When we acquire a controlling financial interest through a business combination, we use the acquisition method of accounting to allocate the purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, which are recorded at fair value. Any excess of purchase consideration over the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recognized as goodwill.
For contingent consideration recorded as a liability, we initially measure the amount at fair value as of the acquisition date and adjust the liability, if needed, to fair value each reporting period. Changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, other than measurement period adjustments, are recognized as operating income or expense.
Acquisition-related costs are recognized separately from the business combination and are expensed as incurred. The results of operations of acquired businesses are included in the Combined Financial Statements from the acquisition date.
We test goodwill for impairment on an annual basis, as of the first day of the second fiscal quarter, at each of our reporting units, and between annual tests if circumstances change, or if an event occurs that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. A significant amount of judgment is involved in determining whether an event indicating impairment has occurred between annual testing dates. Such indicators include, among other things: a significant decline in expected future cash flows; a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate; unanticipated competition; the disposal of a significant component of a reporting unit; and the testing for recoverability of a significant asset group within a reporting unit. The results of our annual goodwill impairment test for fiscal years 2015 and 2014 indicated that the estimated fair value of each reporting unit exceeded its respective carrying value by greater than 10%, which we deem to be a sufficient excess.


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Due to the discontinued operations classification and divestiture of a portion of ATD, (Note 4, “Divestitures” to the accompanying combined financial statements), which caused the allocation of $71.6 million of goodwill from the reporting unit to that disposed business, we assessed the remaining goodwill related to the reporting unit for potential impairment. We performed the first step of the two-step goodwill impairment test and concluded that the remaining goodwill related to the reporting unit, after allocation of goodwill to the divested business, was not impaired. The fair value of the remaining reporting unit significantly exceeded its carrying value, and the second step of the goodwill impairment test was not required. After the divestiture of a portion of ATD, the ATD reporting unit no longer qualified as a reporting unit and was aggregated with the other components of the Defense and Intelligence segment.
See Note 1, “Basis of presentation and summary of significant accounting policies” to our accompanying combined financial statements for information related to our accounting policy related to acquisition accounting and goodwill.
Assumptions to determine retirement benefits costs and liabilities
Our employees are participants in various pension and postretirement benefit plans. For purposes of our standalone financial statements, the largest defined benefit plan is a CSC sponsored single employer plan which is classified as a multi-employer plan for us. Most other plans are classified as Computer Sciences GS sponsored single employer plans.
Multi-employer plans are sponsored by CSC. CSC manages these pension and postretirement benefit plans on an aggregated basis; claims data and liability information related to us are included with those related to other CSC businesses. Accordingly, the related assets and liabilities of these plans are not recorded in our combined financial statements. We recognize service cost only as the net periodic pension cost for these multi-employer plans.
Single employer plans are those plans that benefit only our employees, thus the related assets and liabilities of the plans are recorded in our combined financial statements. For these single employer plans, we recognize net actuarial gains and losses and the changes in fair value of plan assets in earnings at the time of plan remeasurement, annually during the fourth quarter of each year, or if there is an interim remeasurement event, as a component of net periodic benefit or cost.
We utilize actuarial methods to measure the benefit obligations and net periodic pension cost or income for our pension and other postretirement benefit plans. Inherent in the application of these actuarial methods are key assumptions, including, but not limited to, discount rates, expected long-term rates of return on plan assets, mortality rates, rates of compensation increases, and medical cost trend rates. We evaluate these assumptions annually and update assumptions as necessary. The fair value of assets is determined based on the prevailing market prices or estimated fair value of investments when quoted prices are not available.
Assumptions and estimates used to analyze contingencies and litigation
We are subject to various claims and contingencies associated with lawsuits, insurance, tax and other issues arising in the normal course of business. The combined financial statements reflect the treatment of claims and contingencies based on management’s view of the expected outcome. We consult with legal counsel on issues related to litigation and seek input from other experts and advisors with respect to matters in the ordinary course of business. If the likelihood of an adverse outcome is probable and the amount is estimable, we accrue a liability in accordance with ASC 450 “Contingencies.” Significant changes in the estimates or assumptions used in assessing the likelihood of an adverse outcome could have a material effect on the consolidated financial results.
New Accounting Standards
See Note 1, “Basis of presentation and recent accounting pronouncements” to our accompanying combined condensed financial statements for information related to our adoption of new accounting standards in the first quarter of fiscal 2016. See Note 1, “Basis of presentation and summary of significant accounting policies” to our


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accompanying combined financial statements for information related to our adoption of new accounting standards in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013 and for information on our anticipated adoption of recently issued accounting standards.
Other Matters
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We have limited exposure to foreign currency exchange risk as the substantial majority of the business is conducted in U.S. dollars. As a business within our Parent, we have not directly experienced exposure to the impacts of certain market risks, such as interest rate risk. In the future, we expect impacts from any changes in market conditions to be minimized through our normal operating and financing activities.
Inflation
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MANAGEMENT
The following table presents information concerning the individuals who are expected to serve as our executive officers and their anticipated titles following the Spin-Off, including a five-year employment history and any directorships held in public companies. We are in the process of identifying the individuals who will serve as our Chief Financial Officer and our General Counsel following the Spin-Off. We expect to provide details about these individuals in an amendment to this Information Statement.

Name
Age
Position with Computer Sciences GS
Mr. Lawrence B. Prior III
59
President and Chief Executive Officer
[l]
[l]
Chief Financial Officer
[l]
[l]
General Counsel
Lawrence B. Prior III
Mr. Prior is expected to serve as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Prior was appointed Executive Vice President and General Manager, North American Public Sector in December 2014. Mr. Prior joined CSC in May 2013 as Vice President and General Manager, North American Public Sector. Prior to joining CSC, Mr. Prior served as Executive Vice President of BAE Systems, Inc., a global defense, security and aerospace company, from July 2010 to January 2013. Prior to that he served as President and COO of Mantech International Corporation, a leading provider of technology services to the U.S. government, from July 2009 to July 2010.
Our Board of Directors Following the Spin-Off and Director Independence
The following table presents information concerning the individuals who are expected to serve on our Board following the Spin-Off. We are in the process of identifying certain other individuals who will serve on our Board following the Spin-Off. We expect to provide details about these individuals in an amendment to this Information Statement. Immediately following the Spin-Off, we expect that our Board will comprise         directors.  Rules require that the board have a majority of independent directors, and we plan to have a board comprising a majority of independent directors and board committees composed solely of independent directors at the time of the Spin-Off. Apart from our Chairman, who will remain Chief Executive Officer of CSC after the Distribution, we do not expect any members of our Board to be officers or directors of CSC.

Name
Age
Position(s)
Mr. J. Michael Lawrie
62
Chairman
Ms. Nancy Killefer
61
Director
Mr. Sean O’Keefe
59
Director
[l]
[l]
[l]
[l]
[l]
[l]
[l]
[l]
[l]
[l]
[l]
[l]
[l]
[l]
[l]
J. Michael Lawrie
Mr. Lawrie joined CSC as President and Chief Executive Officer on March 19, 2012 and as a member of its Board of Directors in February 2012. Prior to joining CSC, he served as Chief Executive Officer of UK-based Misys plc, a leading global IT solutions provider to the financial services industry, from November 2006 to March 2012. From 2008 to 2010, Mr. Lawrie also served as the Executive Chairman of Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions,


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Inc., an industry leader in electronic health record solutions. Prior to that, Mr. Lawrie was a general partner with ValueAct Capital, a San Francisco-based private investment firm, from 2005 to 2006. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Siebel Systems, Inc., an international software and solutions company, from 2004 to 2005. Previously, Mr. Lawrie spent 27 years with IBM where he held various leadership positions, including Senior Vice President and Group Executive, responsible for sales and distribution of all IBM products and services worldwide; General Manager for operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and General Manager of Industries for the Asia Pacific. Mr. Lawrie is the former lead independent, non-executive Director of Juniper Networks, Inc., and is also a Trustee of Drexel University, Philadelphia.
Mr. Lawrie’s proven leadership ability and management skills and his experience in the information technology sector demonstrated by his experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of CSC, former Chief Executive Officer of Misys plc and Siebel Systems, Inc. and former Executive Chairman of Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc., and his public company governance experience as a former director of Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. and a former director of Juniper Networks, Inc. is experience that is important to us as a provider of information technology services.
Nancy Killefer
Ms. Killefer is Director Emeritus at McKinsey & Company, Inc., a global management consulting firm. She joined McKinsey in 1979. From 1997 to 1999, Ms. Killefer served as Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer to the U.S. Department of Treasury. She rejoined McKinsey in 1999 and served as Director from December 1999 to August 2013. Ms. Killefer serves as a Director of the Advisory Board Company and Avon Projects Inc. She also serves as Vice Chair on the Business Defense Board and is a member of the MyVA Advisory Committee.
Ms. Killefer’s senior level management experience as a partner at a global consulting firm, public company governance experience as a director in two other public companies in addition to us and CSC, and her government and public policy experience as former chief financial officer of the U.S. Department of Treasury provides important leadership and public sector expertise that is important to us as a provider of information technology services to the public sector.
Sean O’Keefe
Mr. O’Keefe is a professor at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Mr. O’Keefe served as Chairman and CEO of Airbus Group, Inc., a global corporate, aerospace, defense and space enterprise, from 2009 to 2014. Prior to that, from 2008 to 2009, Mr. O’Keefe served as Vice President of Washington Operations of General Electric. Mr. O’Keefe served as a director of DuPont, from 2005 to 2008. He also serves as a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Battelle Memorial Institute, a non-profit research and development organization. He is also Chancellor Emeritus of Louisiana State University.
Mr. O’Keefe’s senior level management experience as former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Group, Inc. and Vice President of Washington Operations of General Electric and his major academic institution experience as Professor at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and former Chancellor of Louisiana State University and A&M College provides important leadership experience and expertise in areas relevant to our business. In addition his government and public policy experience, as former Presidential appointee - 10th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush and Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget; Secretary of the Navy; Comptroller and Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Defense provides important experience to us as a provider of services to federal defense agencies, and his experience as former Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Defense; Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget; Chairman of the Audit Committee of Battelle Memorial Institute; and former audit committee member of various public companies provides valuable financial expertise to our board.


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Committees of the Board
Effective upon the completion of the Spin-Off, our Board will have the following committees, each of which will operate under a written charter that will be posted on our website immediately prior to the Spin-Off.
Audit Committee
The Audit and Finance Committee will be established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) and Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. The responsibilities of our Audit and Finance Committee will be more fully described in our Audit and Finance Committee charter. We anticipate that our Audit and Finance Committee, among other duties, will:
oversee financial reporting, accounting, control and compliance matters;
appoint and evaluate the independent auditor;
review with the internal and independent auditors the scope, results and adequacy of their audits and effectiveness of internal controls;
review material financial disclosures;
pre-approve all audit and permitted non-audit services;
annually review our compliance programs and receive regular updates about compliance matters;
annually review our disclosure controls and procedures; and
review and make recommendations to our Board about related person transactions.
The Audit Committee will have at least three members and will consist entirely of independent directors, each of whom will meet the independence requirements set forth in the listing standards of            , Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and our Audit Committee charter. Each member of the Audit Committee will be financially literate, and at least one member of the Audit Committee will have accounting and related financial management expertise and satisfy the criteria to be an “audit committee financial expert” under the rules and regulations of the SEC, as those qualifications will be interpreted by our Board in its business judgment. The initial members of the Audit Committee will be determined prior to the Spin-Off.
Compensation Committee
The responsibilities of our Compensation Committee will be more fully described in our Compensation Committee charter, and we anticipate that they will include, among other duties:
approve and recommend full Board approval of the CEO’s compensation based upon an evaluation of the CEO’s performance by the independent directors;
review and approve senior management’s compensation;
administer incentive and equity compensation plans and, in consultation with senior management, approve compensation policies; and
review executive compensation disclosures and the annual compensation risk assessment.
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Compensation Committee charter. The members of the Compensation Committee will be “non-employee directors” (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act) and “outside directors” (within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code). The initial members of the Compensation Committee will be determined prior to the Spin-Off.
Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee
The responsibilities of our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will be more fully described in our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee charter, and we anticipate that they will include, among other duties:
monitor our Board’s structure and operations;
set criteria for Board membership;
search for and screen candidates to fill Board vacancies and recommend candidates for election;
evaluate director and Board performance and assess Board composition and size;
evaluate our corporate governance process; and
recommend to our Board whether to accept the resignation of incumbent directors that fail to be re-elected in uncontested elections.
The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will consist entirely of independent directors, each of whom will meet the independence requirements set forth in the listing standards of              and our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee charter. The initial members of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will be determined prior to the Spin-Off.
Executive Committee
The responsibilities of our Executive Committee will be more fully described in our Executive Committee charter, and we anticipate that they will include, among other duties:
assist the CEO in making decisions on how best to progress the strategy set by the Board between the Board meetings;
assist in time sensitive decision-making to achieve strategic objectives; and
assist in implementation of strategy set by the Board.
A majority of the members of the Executive Committee must be independent. The initial members of the Executive Committee will be determined prior to the Spin-Off.
Codes of Conduct
We are committed to high standards of ethical conduct and professionalism. Prior to the completion of the Spin-Off, we will adopt a Code of Business Conduct that confirms our commitment to ethical behavior in the conduct of all Computer Sciences GS activities. The Code of Business Conduct will apply to all our directors, all our officers (including our CEO, CFO and Principal Accounting Officer) and employees and it will set forth our policies and expectations on a number of topics including avoiding conflicts of interest, confidentiality, insider trading, protection of Computer Sciences GS and customer property and providing a proper and professional work environment. We expect to continue to follow the same corporate governance practices immediately following the Distribution.


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Director Nomination Process
Our initial Board will be selected through a process involving both CSC and us. We intend to adopt corporate governance principles designed to assure excellence in the execution of the Board’s duties. These principles will be outlined in Corporate Governance Guidelines which, in conjunction with our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, Amended and Restated Bylaws, Code of Business Conduct, Board committee charters and related policies will form the framework for the effective governance of Computer Sciences GS. A description of the Corporate Governance Guidelines will be included in an amendment to this Information Statement.
Communicating with the Board or Chairman
After the Spin-Off, stockholders and other interested parties may communicate with the Board, individual directors, the non-management directors as a group, or with the Chairman, by writing in care of the Corporate Secretary, Computer Sciences Government Services Inc., 3170 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, Virginia 22042. The Corporate Secretary will review all submissions and forward to members of the Board all appropriate communications that in the Corporate Secretary’s judgment are not offensive or otherwise objectionable and do not constitute commercial solicitations.



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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Prior to the Spin-Off, our business has been owned by CSC. Therefore, our historical compensation strategy has been determined primarily by CSC’s senior management and the Compensation Committee of the CSC Board (the “CSC Compensation Committee”), and the compensation elements and processes discussed in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) reflect CSC programs and processes. Following the Spin-Off, we will form our own board-level compensation committee that will be responsible for approving and overseeing our executive compensation programs, which may differ from the compensation programs that were in place for fiscal 2015 as described below.
The CD&A focuses on the compensation of our fiscal 2015 Named Executive Officers (“NEOs”):
Lawrence B. Prior, III, Chief Executive Officer
[l], Chief Financial Officer
[l], General Counsel
We are in the process of identifying the individuals who will serve as our Chief Financial Officer and our General Counsel following the Spin-Off. We expect that these individuals may also be NEOs and, if so, expect to provide details about the compensation of these individuals in an amendment to this Information Statement.
Executive Summary
Fiscal 2015 Executive Compensation Programs
Prior to the Spin-Off, our executives participated in CSC’s executive compensation programs. CSC’s executive compensation programs are designed to reflect its “pay for performance” philosophy and provide its executives with appropriate incentives to manage CSC in the stockholders’ interests. The CSC Compensation Committee reviews CSC’s compensation policies and practices each year to ensure that the programs provide CSC’s executives with an appropriate mix of market-competitive compensation opportunities.
As explained in more detail below, the CSC Compensation Committee considered a number of factors in setting fiscal 2015 compensation opportunities for its executives, including our NEOs prior to the Spin-Off, with an emphasis on continuation of the transformation that was begun by CSC’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Lawrie, and his senior management team in fiscal 2013. Consistent with that strategy, the CSC Compensation Committee generally maintained the focus on increasing profitability and stockholder value and retained the same basic structure of the executive compensation program as it used in fiscal 2014.
The CSC Compensation Committee also reviewed a company-wide risk assessment of compensation programs, which revealed no material risks that may adversely affect CSC.
Pearl Meyer & Partners (“PM&P”) continued to serve as the CSC Compensation Committee’s independent compensation consultant in fiscal 2015. In addition to advising the CSC Compensation Committee on general executive compensation pay practices, PM&P was instrumental in reviewing the peer group of companies used by the CSC Compensation Committee to assess the competitiveness of CSC’s executive pay levels and practices. CSC’s peer group consists of 18 companies, including 14 within a comparable size range of CSC and with median revenues for these 14 size-relevant peer companies of approximately $14.1 billion, compared to CSC’s revenues of approximately $12.2 billion for fiscal 2015. Although CSC feels it is important to include substantially larger companies by revenue such as International Business Machines Corp. and Hewlett Packard Co. in its peer group because it competes with those companies for executive talent, the CSC Compensation Committee ensures that for


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compensation assessment purposes, pay data for corporate officers at these companies is adjusted via revenue regression to negate the impact of their larger size.
Fiscal 2015 Executive Compensation and Pay for Performance
CSC’s strong performance in fiscal 2015 reflects the continuing success of the transformation implemented by Mr. Lawrie and his senior leadership team, which has successfully positioned CSC for the Spin-Off. Significant achievements include:
CSC’s total shareholder return was 10% for fiscal 2015 which ranks tenth among the 18 companies in CSC’s peer group for the same period. CSC’s three-year total shareholder return (fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2015), which closely overlaps with Mr. Lawrie’s tenure as CSC’s CEO, was 130%, which ranks third among CSC’s 18 peers for the same period.
CSC realized strong growth in its Commercial next-generation offerings.
CSC produced healthy free cash flow of over $700 million.
CSC returned $867 million to stockholders in fiscal 2015, including $131 million in declared dividends and $736 million in share repurchases.
CSC’s client satisfaction, as measured by a survey conducted by an independent third party, increased substantially over fiscal 2014 scores.
Mr. Lawrie and his leadership team have established a global set of CLEAR Values to drive a strong performance culture. Through these CLEAR Values, CSC has emphasized a return to profitability by demonstrating fiscal responsibility and aligning the executive team to this one overriding goal.
By design, compensation paid by CSC to our NEOs for fiscal 2015 reflects CSC’s fiscal 2015 performance, including the above accomplishments for the fiscal year. Highlights of the strong tie between pay and performance include the following:
Annual Cash Incentive Payments under the Employee Incentive Compensation Plan (“EICP”): Mr. Prior received an annual incentive payout reflecting his performance against stated financial, strategic and customer satisfaction objectives, as well as segment and individual performance. The incentive payment to Mr. Prior was below his 2015 EICP target reflecting the challenging nature of CSC’s incentive goals for the year and its strong pay for performance culture. See “Annual Incentive Compensation Plan: Fiscal 2015 Results” below for details.
2013 Performance Share Units Fully Vested and 2014 and 2015 Performance Share Units Partially Vested: Based on CSC’s fiscal 2015 diluted EPS from continuing operations of $4.64* (compared to $4.01 for fiscal 2014), 150% of the fiscal 2013 target Performance Share Units (i.e., the maximum 200% less the 50% of such units that had previously partially vested in prior years), 25% of the fiscal 2015 target Performance Share Units and an additional 25% of the fiscal 2014 target Performance Share Units vested after the end of fiscal 2015. See “Long-Term Incentive Compensation—Performance Share Units” below for details.
* Represents Earnings Per Share from continuing operations for fiscal 2015 determined in accordance with GAAP of $0.15, plus $3.70 from non-cash pension-related charges, plus $1.35 from SEC-related and other charges, plus $1.26 from a fourth quarter fiscal 2015 special restructuring charge, minus $1.81 benefit from a tax valuation allowance.


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Fiscal 2015 Direct Compensation
Total Direct Compensation
The following chart summarizes the characteristics and primary purpose of each element of CSC’s executive compensation program. The first three of these elements comprise “Total Direct Compensation.”

Compensation Element
Characteristics
Primary Purpose
Base Salary
Annual fixed cash compensation.
Provide a fixed amount of cash compensation based on individual performance, experience, skills, responsibilities and competitive pay levels.
Annual Cash Incentives
Annual variable cash compensation determined by CSC financial performance, attainment of strategic objectives and individual performance.
Motivate and reward the achievement of annual financial and other operating objectives and individual performance that drive stockholder value over time.
Long-Term Incentives
Long-term equity awards generally granted annually as a combination of stock options and Performance Share Units.
Motivate and reward profitable growth and increase in share price over time and align with stockholders. Align pay with CSC’s performance over multi-year overlapping performance cycles.
Post-Employment Benefits
Retirement and deferred compensation plans and “career” equity awards.
Offer competitive retirement compensation designed to attract and retain mid- and late-career senior executives.
Severance/Change-in-Control
Contingent short-term compensation.
Provide assurance of short-term compensation continuity to allow executives to remain focused on stockholder interests in a dynamic environment.
Perquisites and Benefits
Limited perquisites and health and welfare benefits.
Provide business-related benefits consistent with competitive practice to enhance executive work efficiency.
The CSC Compensation Committee makes decisions regarding each element of Total Direct Compensation. Because its focus is on performance, the CSC Compensation Committee does not consider aggregate amounts earned or benefits accumulated by an executive from prior service with CSC as a significant factor in making compensation decisions. To assess the competitiveness of the Total Direct Compensation opportunity and each of its components (base salary, annual cash incentives and long-term incentives) for its executives, including our NEOs prior to the Spin-Off, these components were compared to the market median for similarly situated executives in companies against which CSC competes for executive talent. Please see “Compensation Framework—Review of Market Compensation Data” below for a discussion of CSC’s peer group and other data used to assess the competitive market.
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individual factors such as an employee’s level of responsibility, experience, succession prospects and individual performance.
Base Salary
General. Base salary is the only fixed component of our NEOs’ compensation and constitutes a small percentage of Total Direct Compensation. Base salary is determined by the level of responsibility assumed by an executive, experience, performance and competitive pay practices. Base salary adjustment decisions also consider promotions, changes in responsibilities, performance, succession prospects, CSC merit pay budgets and market trends. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the CSC Compensation Committee reviews the base salary for each of its executives, including our NEOs prior to the Spin-Off, and determines base salary adjustments, if any. The CSC Compensation Committee considers how base salary adjustments affect annual cash incentive opportunities and long-term incentive grant values, as both are defined as a percentage of base salary.
Fiscal 2015 Compensation. Mr. Prior received a promotion to Executive Vice President, General Manager for the North American Public Sector in November 2014, and his base salary was increased in connection with the promotion from $480,000 to $550,000 per year.
The following table presents the fiscal 2015 annualized and actual base salaries for each of our NEOs and the percentage the actual base salary represents in Target Total Direct Compensation. Annualized base salaries are presented as of year end. Mr. Prior’s actual fiscal 2015 base salary differs from his annualized fiscal 2015 base salary due to his mid-year promotion.

Named Executive Officer
Annualized Fiscal 2015 Base Salary ($)
Actual Fiscal 2015 Base Salary ($)
Percentage of Target Total Direct Compensation

Lawrence B. Prior, III
550,000
505,077
29
%

Annual Incentive Compensation Plan
The EICP is an annual cash bonus plan, which is designed to take into account a variety of factors, including CSC financial performance, the performance of an NEO’s business unit, the NEO’s contribution to the achievement of CSC’s strategic objectives, the NEO’s individual performance and client satisfaction. Awards under the EICP therefore are directly linked to company and individual performance.
Target EICP Awards. The CSC Compensation Committee establishes a target award percentage for each executive, including our NEOs prior to the Spin-Off, representing a percentage of base salary, and an associated target award value. Each NEO’s target award value is established in consideration of market practices, individual scope of responsibility and expected contribution. The table below reflects the fiscal 2015 target award percentage, the corresponding target award value, and the target award value as a percentage of target Total Direct Compensation. Mr. Prior’s fiscal 2015 target award opportunity was increased in connection with his November 2014 promotion from 80% to 100% of his annual base salary. In the table below, Mr. Prior’s target EICP percentage reflects the pro-rated sums of his target award percentages before and after his promotion. Mr. Prior’s target EICP value is his target EICP percentage multiplied by the pro-rated sums of his annual base salary rates before and after his mid-year promotion.

Named Executive Officer
Target EICP Percentage
Target EICP Value ($)
Percentage of Target Total Direct Compensation
Lawrence B. Prior, III
89%
449,769
26%


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How the EICP Works. EICP awards are earned based on performance relative to targeted financial (Operating Income, Cash Flow and Revenue) goals, weighted 60%; strategic objectives, weighted 20%; and customer satisfaction objectives, weighted 20%, and are subject to further discretionary modification for individual performance. The CSC Compensation Committee has given prominent weight to client satisfaction as a performance measure to help foster a client-focused, metric-driven culture within CSC.
In order to emphasize profitability, CSC must achieve at least 80% of its Operating Income goal before any EICP payments are made. In addition, assuming this threshold level is achieved, the percentage achievement of the Operating Income (“OI”) goal also serves as a multiplier or “funding factor” which is applied to the percentage achievement of the EICP financial metrics as a whole to determine the overall score for the financial metrics portion of the EICP, up to a maximum of 200%.
Weighted financial metric performance (as adjusted by the OI funding factor), plus weighted strategic metric performance, plus weighted customer satisfaction metric performance determine the initial payout score, which is then adjusted for individual performance and multiplied by an NEO’s target award to reach the final EICP payout amount.
Special rules apply for executives who are subject to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 162(m)”). If CSC achieves 80% of its OI goal for the year, each executive subject to Section 162(m) becomes eligible to receive the maximum possible EICP payout. However, to ensure the EICP operates the same way for all executives, the CSC Compensation Committee then exercises “negative discretion” to reduce the executive’s EICP payment based on actual performance with respect to the financial and other metrics described in this section.
Fiscal 2015 Financial Metrics. For fiscal 2015, Mr. Prior was measured against the performance of the Computer Sciences GS Business. CSC management recommends specific targets for financial measures, which are reviewed by the CSC Compensation Committee. The CSC Board provides final approval (subject to certain adjustments). The table below describes our financial measures, weightings and goals used in determining the fiscal 2015 EICP awards for the NEOs, as adjusted for certain items, including certain restructuring and settlement costs during the year.
Financial Measures (Weightings)
Purpose
Computer Sciences GS Fiscal 2015 Financial Targets (millions)**
Revenue (30%)
Primary measure of growth which requires expansion of current business, capture of new business and conversion into a revenue stream.
$
4,193
Operating Income* (40%)
Key component of profitability that reflects revenue growth, investments, cost takeout and operational efficiencies.
$
502
Performance Cash Flow** (30%)
Key component of CSC valuation reflecting liquidity, profitability, improved working capital management and capital efficiency.
$
502
_________________________________
* Operating Income must be at least 80% of target for any NEO to receive any EICP payment.
** Performance Cash Flow is used to measure Computer Sciences GS performance.
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for purposes of determining the OI funding factor applicable to the financial metrics. This scale applies to all NEOs, with a threshold 50% payout level for achievement at 80% of target extending to a maximum 200% payout level for achievement at or above 135% of target.
Fiscal 2015 Strategic and Customer Satisfaction Metrics. CSC management also recommends a set of strategic objectives for review by the CSC Compensation Committee and approval by the CSC Board. These objectives are intended to emphasize critical components of CSC’s transformation strategy, including a cost takeout program, rationalizing the business around certain core segments, improving operating income, improving cash flow, improving profitability, advancing CSC’s strategy to provide “next gen” services through leveraging CSC’s capabilities with strategic partners, completing strategic acquisitions, enhancing the skill sets of employees through new leadership and training, returning cash to stockholders and improving client satisfaction.
For the customer satisfaction metric, the CSC Compensation Committee generally establishes the customer responses to its prior year survey as a baseline, and sets improvement goals over that baseline for CSC as a whole and for specific business units and regions. We use the Net Promoter Score (“NetPS”) system to evaluate customer satisfaction. No payouts of the customer satisfaction component are made unless at least 50% of our solicited customers respond to the survey.
Annual Incentive Compensation Plan: Fiscal 2015 Results
CSC Financial Performance. At the end of fiscal 2015, the CSC Compensation Committee reviewed CSC’s financial performance against the applicable performance measures. The targets shown below were adjusted pursuant to the terms of the EICP for special items, including proposed SEC settlement costs, a fourth quarter valuation allowance release, a fourth quarter special restructuring expense and mark-to-market year-end revaluations.



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Fiscal 2015 Financial Results
Financial Performance Measures
Computer Sciences GS Target
Computer Sciences GS Results

Percentage of Target
 
(millions)
(millions)
Achieved
Revenue*
$
4,193

$
4,059

97
%
Operating Income**
502

602

120
%
Performance Cash Flow***
502

625

125
%
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* Revenue results represent fiscal 2015 revenue calculated in accordance with GAAP as reported in CSC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and have been adjusted for differences in currency exchange rates used to calculate the target.
**Operating Income is defined as revenue less cost of services, depreciation and amortization expense and segment general and administrative (“G&A”) expense, excluding corporate G&A, adjusted for special items as described above and differences in currency exchange rates used to calculate the target.
***Performance Cash Flow is defined as earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization, adjusted for net change in working capital and capital expenditures.
Based on the payout scale above, this resulted in an overall score (after application of the OI funding factor) of 74% for the Computer Sciences GS financial metrics portion of the EICP.
Customer Satisfaction Performance. Client satisfaction was measured and verified by an independent consultant retained by CSC specifically for this purpose. A pool of customer accounts was identified and surveyed. Feedback was received from 94% of our customers. Our NetPS score of 64.25 exceeded our goal of 48, resulting in the maximum score of 20% for the customer satisfaction portion of the EICP and the Computer Sciences GS Business.
Strategic Objectives and Overall Funding. Following the end of fiscal 2015, Mr. Lawrie reviewed with the CSC Compensation Committee each NEO’s performance against the specific strategic goals assigned to the NEO, as well as the overall individual performance of each NEO as measured against our CLEAR values. Based on this assessment, Mr. Lawrie recommended payout amounts for the other NEOs, which were reviewed and approved by the CSC Compensation Committee.
These payouts reflected CSC’s achievements on stated financial and customer satisfaction goals discussed previously, as well as CSC’s performance against strategic objectives. For the Computer Sciences GS Business, it was determined that 40% of the Computer Sciences GS Business’s fiscal 2015 strategic objectives were achieved, resulting in a weighted score of 8% for the strategic objective component of the EICP for the Computer Sciences GS Business. Further, Mr. Lawrie recommended, and the CSC Compensation Committee approved, a downward adjustment to the overall funding for the Computer Sciences GS Business for 2015 from 102% to 80%, reflecting his holistic assessment of performance for 2015.
Individual Performance Adjustments. The following individual performance adjustment factors were then applied:
Mr. Prior received an individual adjustment factor of 110% to bring his EICP payout to 88% of target.
The resulting payouts were deemed to be appropriate in light of CSC, business segment, and individual performance, as well as the desire to maintain a strong pay for performance philosophy and culture of differentiation.
Fiscal 2015 EICP Payouts. The results of the CSC Compensation Committee’s final determinations, including the actual incentive paid to each executive for fiscal 2015, are listed below.


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Fiscal 2015 EICP Payouts
Named Executive Officer
Target EICP Value ($)
Target EICP Percentage
Actual Award Paid ($)*
Award Paid (as % of Target)
Lawrence B. Prior, III
449,769
89
%
395,800
88
%
Long-Term Incentive Compensation
General. Long-term incentive (“LTI”) compensation is the largest component of executive compensation for CSC’s executives, including our NEOs prior to the Spin-Off. For fiscal 2015, CSC’s regular cycle LTI awards continued to consist of grants of service-vested stock options (“Stock Options”), weighted 40%, and performance-vested restricted stock units (“Performance Share Units” or “PSUs”) with a three-year performance cycle, weighted 60%.
At the beginning of each fiscal year, the CSC Compensation Committee establishes a target LTI grant value for each NEO, expressed as a percentage of base salary, and the relative mix of award types. Individual target LTI grant values are determined in light of market practices, and actual award levels reflect individual performance and succession considerations. The CSC Compensation Committee follows a similar process for new executives who join CSC or are promoted during the fiscal year.
Fiscal 2015 LTI Target Percentage. The following table presents the fiscal 2015 target LTI grant values, the target LTI percentage and long-term incentives as a percentage of target total direct compensation. The LTI target for Mr. Prior was increased in connection with his November 2014 promotion from 100% to 250% of his base salary. In the table below, Mr. Prior’s target LTI percentage reflects the pro-rated sums of his target LTI percentages before and after his promotion.
Named Executive Officer
Base Salary ($)
Target LTI Percentage
Target LTI Value ($)
Percentage of Target Total Direct Compensation
Lawrence B. Prior, III
505,077
158
%
799,013
46
%
Stock Options. Stock Options (comprising 40% of each NEO’s target LTI award) provide value to executives only if the market value of CSC’s common stock appreciates over time. The exercise price for each Stock Option is the closing price of CSC’s common stock on the grant date. One-third of the Stock Options vest and become exercisable on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.
Performance Share Units. Performance Share Units (comprising 60% of each NEO’s target LTI award) provide an opportunity for our executives to earn common stock if targeted performance goals are met over a three-year performance period. Performance is measured based on CSC’s diluted Earnings Per Share from continuing operations (“EPS”). The CSC Compensation Committee believes that EPS, aside from being a key measure of stockholder value, serves as the best measure of performance and profitability in light of CSC’s multi-year transformation strategy.
Performance Share Unit awards are designed with overlapping performance periods. The end of fiscal 2015 marks the completion of:
the three-year performance period for Performance Share Units awarded in fiscal 2013 (“fiscal 2013 PSUs”),
the second year of a three-year performance period for Performance Share Units awarded in fiscal 2014 (“fiscal 2014 PSUs”), and


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the first year of a three-year performance period for Performance Share Units awarded in fiscal 2015 (“fiscal 2015 PSUs”).
Mr. Prior (hired in fiscal 2014) has received fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2015 PSUs.
For each award, EPS performance is measured over the last year in the three-year performance period. The CSC Compensation Committee establishes threshold, target and maximum EPS goals, at which 50%, 100% and 200%, respectively, of the target PSUs may vest. Vesting is interpolated for EPS performance between these goals. No PSUs vest if EPS performance is below the threshold goal.
In addition, each award also provides an opportunity for accelerated vesting based on EPS performance in the first and second years of the performance period, in order to recruit, retain and motivate progress toward multi-year transformation goals. 25% of the target PSUs may vest at the end of the first year of the performance period if CSC’s EPS for that year equals or exceeds the threshold EPS goal for the award. In addition, 25% of the target PSUs may vest at the end of the second year of the performance period if CSC’s EPS for that year equals or exceeds the threshold EPS goal (if not achieved after year one) or if CSC’s EPS performance for the second year equals or exceeds the EPS goal at which 75% of the target PSUs vest (if partial vesting occurred after year one). Up to 200% of the target PSUs, less any PSUs which vested in years one or two, may vest at the end of the third year of the performance period, subject to CSC’s EPS performance for that year.
Fiscal 2015 PSUs. Each NEO was granted a target number of fiscal 2015 PSUs as set forth in the “Fiscal 2015 Long Term Incentive Awards” table below. Between 0% and 200% of the target fiscal 2015 PSUs will vest at the end of fiscal 2017 based on CSC’s EPS performance for fiscal 2017. The threshold EPS goal (at which 50%, and below which 0%, of the target fiscal 2015 PSUs will vest) has been set by the CSC Compensation Committee at $4.44, subject to adjustment to omit the effects of extraordinary items, gain or loss on the disposal of a business segment, and unusual or infrequently occurring events or transactions.
The fiscal 2015 PSUs also provide an opportunity for partial vesting in years one and two of the performance period, as described above. One quarter of the target PSUs vested at the end of fiscal 2015 because CSC’s fiscal 2015 EPS of $4.64* exceeded the EPS goal of $4.44. If CSC’s EPS in fiscal 2016 equals or exceeds the EPS goal at which 75% of the target PSUs may vest, an additional 25% of the target PSUs will vest at the end of fiscal 2016. Up to 200% of the target PSUs, less any PSUs which received accelerated vesting for fiscal 2015 or fiscal 2016, will vest at the end of fiscal 2017, subject to EPS performance for fiscal 2017.
Fiscal 2014 PSUs. Between 0% and 200% of the target fiscal 2014 PSUs will vest at the end of fiscal 2016 based on CSC’s EPS performance for fiscal 2016. These PSUs also carry the potential for accelerated vesting of 25% of the target award in years one and two based on CSC’s EPS performance for those years. As disclosed in CSC’s 2014 Proxy, one quarter of the fiscal 2014 PSUs vested at the end of fiscal 2014 due to the fact that CSC’s EPS for fiscal 2014 of $4.01 exceeded the threshold EPS goal of $3.03. An additional 25% of the fiscal 2014 PSUs vested at the end of fiscal 2015 because CSC’s EPS for fiscal 2015 of $4.64* exceeded the EPS goal at which 75% of the target fiscal 2014 PSUs may vest of $3.41.
Fiscal 2013 PSUs. The threshold (50% vesting), target (100% vesting) and maximum (200% vesting) EPS goals for the fiscal 2013 PSUs were $2.07, $2.50 and $2.79, respectively. 150% of the fiscal 2013 PSUs vested at the end of their three-year performance cycle on the last day of fiscal 2015, based on CSC’s fiscal 2015 EPS of $4.64*. This amount is equal to the maximum 200%, reduced by the 50% of the fiscal 2013 PSUs that had previously vested (25% after fiscal 2013 and an additional 25% after fiscal 2014, based on CSC’s EPS performance for those years exceeding the threshold and 75% vesting levels, respectively) for a net vested amount of 150%.
* Represents Earning Per Share from continuing operations for fiscal 2015 determined in accordance with GAAP of $0.15, plus $3.70 from non-cash pension-related charges, plus $1.35 from SEC-related and other charges, plus $1.26 from a fourth quarter fiscal 2015 special restructuring charge, minus $1.81 benefit from a tax valuation allowance.


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Fiscal 2013-Fiscal 2015 PSU Cycle Performance. The table below illustrates the three-year overlapping performance cycle for the fiscal 2013, fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2015 PSU awards.

Award
Performance Period
Fiscal 2013
Fiscal 2014
Fiscal 2015
Fiscal 2016
Fiscal 2017
Fiscal 2013 PSUs
4/2012–3/2015
25% vested
25% vested
150% (200% less fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2014 vested amounts)
-
-
Fiscal 2014 PSUs
4/2013–3/2016
-
25% vested
25% vested
Up to 200%, less fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2015 vested amounts
-
Fiscal 2015 PSUs
4/2014–3/2017
-
-
25% vested
Up to 25%
Up to 200%, less fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2016 vested amounts
Fiscal 2015 Long-Term Incentive Awards. The target award value and the number of shares granted for each element of CSC’s LTI compensation for fiscal 2015 is set forth in the table below.
Fiscal 2015 Long-Term Incentive Awards
 
 
Stock Options
Performance Share Units
Named Executive Officer
Target Long-Term Incentives ($)
Target Award Value ($)
Stock Options (#)
Target Award Value ($)
Target Share Units (#)
Lawrence B. Prior, III
799,013
306,581
16,711
492,432
8,018
In accordance with CSC’s Equity Grant Policy, the target award values listed in the table above generally differ from the award values listed in the Summary Compensation Table. In order to determine the number of stock options to award, the target grant value for options is divided by the fair market value of an option determined by using the average closing price of CSC stock for the three-month period ending on the grant date and the Black Scholes option pricing model. The number of shares underlying the Performance Share Units is also calculated by dividing the target grant value by the average closing price of CSC stock for the three-month period ending on the grant date. This method is employed to reduce the impact of stock price spikes, either positive or negative, when determining the number of shares underlying these awards. In contrast, the grant values in the Summary Compensation Table are determined using the grant date closing price, and the grant values for the Performance Share Units in the Summary Compensation Table are based on the probable achievement of the performance goals at the time of grant, instead of target.
Fiscal 2015 Target Total Direct Compensation
The chart below displays the value of each element of target Total Direct Compensation described above for our NEOs. As noted above in the discussion of each element of compensation, the value of compensation actually realized will vary from the CSC Compensation Committee’s targets based on CSC’s financial results and CSC’s stock price performance.

Named Executive Officer
Base Salary ($)
Target Annual Cash Incentives ($)
Target Long-Term Incentive Grant Value ($)
Target Total Direct Compensation ($)
Lawrence B. Prior, III
505,077
449,769
799,013
1,753,859


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Other Executive Compensation
Post-Employment Benefits
Retirement Plans. The CSC Compensation Committee views retirement benefits as an important component of CSC’s executive compensation program. As such, CSC offers its employees, including the NEOs prior to the Spin-Off, a retirement program that provides the opportunity to accumulate retirement income. CSC periodically reviews its benefits program against its peer group and aims for the program to be competitive. None of our NEOs was eligible to participate in CSC’s frozen defined-benefit pension plan prior to the Spin-Off.

Retirement Plans
CSC Matched Asset Plan (“MAP”)
Broad-based, qualified, defined contribution 401(k) plan with CSC match on a portion of employee contributions and directed investment alternatives.
Deferred Compensation Plan
CSC maintains the CSC Deferred Compensation Plan, which is offered to approximately 2,000 U.S. executives annually. This unfunded plan allows participants to defer receipt of incentive compensation and salary. Additional details can be found under “Fiscal Year 2014 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation” below.
Severance and Change in Control Compensation
In order to offer competitive total compensation packages to its executive officers, as well as to ensure the ongoing retention of these individuals, CSC offers certain post-employment benefits to a select group of executive officers, including our NEOs prior to the Spin-Off. The Severance Plan for Senior Management and Key Employees (the “Severance Plan”) provides “double trigger” income and benefits continuity protection to the executive for the limited case in which the employment of the executive officer is terminated by CSC without cause or by the executive for good reason during a specified window of time following a change in control. The Severance Plan is intended to preserve executive productivity and encourage retention during an actual or potential change in control of CSC. CSC believes the importance of these benefits increases with the position and level of responsibility of the executive.
CSC also maintains an Executive Officer Severance Policy (the “Severance Policy”) to provide severance benefits in the discretion of the CSC Compensation Committee and CSC’s CEO to certain executives whose employment with CSC is terminated by CSC without cause in situations not involving a change in control. The Severance Policy covers those executives reporting directly to CSC’s CEO who are Section 16 officers. An executive who resigns from CSC is not entitled to benefits under the Severance Policy.
CSC has entered into non-compete agreements with each of its executive officers other than its CEO. These agreements generally prohibit CSC’s executives from competing with CSC for twelve months following any termination of employment, prohibit CSC’s executives from soliciting CSC’s employees or customers for 24 months following any termination of employment, and contain a non-disclosure provision. CSC entered into these agreements in an effort to protect vital CSC interests.
Perquisites and Other Benefits
Health Care Benefits. CSC provides health care benefits to eligible employees, including medical, dental, life, disability and accident insurance. These benefits are available to all U.S. employees generally, including our NEOs prior to the Spin-Off. These programs are designed to provide certain basic quality of life benefits and protections.
Perquisites. CSC provides certain limited perquisites to senior executives, including our NEOs prior to the Spin-Off, in order to enhance their security and productivity. The CSC Compensation Committee reviews the perquisites provided to the NEOs annually as part of its overall review of executive compensation. The Committee


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has determined that it is reasonable and competitive to provide relocation benefits to newly hired or relocated executives.
Compensation Framework
Role of CSC Management
CSC’s CEO, with the assistance of its Chief Human Resources Officer (“CHRO”), conducts an annual review of the total compensation of each executive officer, including the NEOs prior to the Spin-Off. The CSC CEO’s review includes an assessment of each executive officer’s performance, the performance of the individual’s respective business or function, executive retention considerations, succession potential and the competitive market. Following such review, the CSC CEO recommends base salaries and target annual and LTI opportunities for the executive officers to the CSC Compensation Committee.
Role of the CSC Compensation Committee
The CSC Compensation Committee, which is comprised entirely of independent directors, is responsible for overseeing CSC’s compensation policies and programs. In fulfilling its responsibilities, the CSC Compensation Committee annually reviews general trends in executive compensation, compensation design, and the total value and mix of compensation for CSC’s executive officers. This process includes the review and approval of the target and actual Total Direct Compensation of each executive officer, taking into consideration internal pay equity, tenure and performance of various executive officers, potential future contributions, succession and competitive market information. Pursuant to its charter, the CSC Compensation Committee may delegate any of its responsibilities to a subcommittee or to CSC employees or others. The CSC Compensation Committee has not delegated its authority for compensation for CSC’s executive officers. However, the CSC Compensation Committee has delegated authority under CSC’s equity incentive plans to CSC’s CEO to grant equity awards to CSC employees who are not senior executives, subject to certain limits.
Role of Compensation Consultant
To assist the CSC Compensation Committee in discharging its responsibilities, the CSC Compensation Committee has directly retained PM&P as its independent compensation consultant.
PM&P consults with the CSC Compensation Committee on executive compensation matters generally, including advising on trends and best practices in the design, composition and policies of executive compensation programs and providing commentary and advice on management proposals to the CSC Compensation Committee. Specifically, during fiscal 2015, PM&P advised the CSC Compensation Committee on:
pay practice trends;
proxy trends;
CEO compensation;
non-employee director compensation;
pay for performance;
selection of peer group companies; and
peer group pay comparisons.
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services to CSC or its executive officers. Based on this and other factors reviewed by the CSC Compensation Committee, the CSC Compensation Committee has determined that the work performed by PM&P does not raise any conflict of interest.
Review of Market Compensation Data
CSC reviews market pay levels and practices for NEOs using a combination of survey data and proxy disclosures on pay for CSC’s peer group. The CSC Compensation Committee reviews the peer group periodically and identified the following companies as CSC’s peer group for the purposes of reviewing the competitiveness of compensation opportunities for the NEOs for fiscal 2015: Accenture, plc; Northrop Grumman Corp.; Raytheon Co.; Xerox Corp.; EMC Corporation; L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.; Texas Instruments, Inc.; Western Digital Corp.; Textron, Inc.; Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; Motorola Solutions, Inc.; Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.; Hewlett-Packard Co.; International Business Machines; Microsoft Corp.; Seagate Technology Plc; Fidelity National Information Services and Teradata Corp. (the “Peer Group”).
The CSC Compensation Committee considered several factors in its choice of peers, including the market in which CSC competes for executive talent, certain strategic aspects of CSC’s turnaround strategy, and stockholder concerns. The CSC Compensation Committee determined that including significantly larger companies by revenue in the Peer Group was appropriate given that CSC competes with these companies for executive talent, but ensured that PM&P regressed the compensation data for these larger companies to enhance its comparability.
In October 2014, the CSC Compensation Committee reviewed the Peer Group but did not make any changes from the peer group that was used in fiscal 2014. The Peer Group of 18 is reflected in the following table. CSC’s fiscal 2015 revenue of $12.2 billion ranked near the median revenue of $14.1 billion for the 14 revenue-size relevant peer companies.



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* Represents 12 months of revenue through March 2015 except for:
(1) Hewlett-Packard Company revenue: 12 months ending April 30, 2015
(2) Accenture plc revenue:12 months ending February 28, 2015
(3) Western Digital Corporation: 12 months ending April 3, 2015
(4) Seagate Technology Public Limited Company: 12 months ending April 3, 2015
(5) Textron Inc.: 12 months ending April 4, 2015
(6) Motorola Solutions, Inc.: 12 months ending April 4, 2015
Additional Compensation Policies
In addition to the components of CSC’s executive compensation program, CSC maintains the compensation policies described below.
Policy on Transactions in CSC Securities and Related Derivatives
The CSC Board has adopted a policy prohibiting directors, corporate officers and each employee of CSC or its subsidiaries that are financial insiders, and members of their immediate families, from entering into any transactions in CSC’s securities except during announced trading periods, or pursuant to a trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. Such transactions are subject to pre-approval by CSC’s CEO, CFO, CHRO and General Counsel prior to entering any such transaction. In addition, CSC prohibits directors, officers and financial insiders, and members of their immediate families, from derivative security transactions with respect to equity securities of CSC. CSC also discourages persons subject to such policy from margining or pledging CSC stock to secure a loan or purchase shares of CSC stock on margin. None of the NEOs has margined or pledged any CSC stock.


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Equity Ownership Guidelines
The CSC Compensation Committee has adopted equity ownership guidelines for senior level executives to encourage them to build their ownership positions in CSC’s common stock over time and retain shares they earn through CSC’s equity incentive plans. The CSC Compensation Committee believes that stock ownership by CSC’s executive officers further aligns their interests with those of CSC’s long-term stockholders. Under the equity ownership guidelines, each senior level executive who has not yet achieved the equity ownership levels must retain a certain percentage of the net shares (after withholding for taxes and exercise price) resulting from stock option exercises, Performance Share Unit payments or other Long-Term Incentives until the levels are achieved. During fiscal 2015, in order to encourage executives to meet the guidelines more quickly, the CSC Compensation Committee modified the retention requirement from a static to a scaled model, with higher retention requirements the farther an executive is from meeting the guidelines. Under this new retention requirement, executives who have satisfied 50% or less of their ownership guideline must retain 100% of their net shares, executives who have satisfied between 51% and 75% of their ownership guideline must retain 75% of their net shares, and executives who have satisfied more than 75% of their ownership guidelines must retain 50% of their net shares.
The ownership guidelines for CSC’s executives, including our NEOs prior to the Spin-Off, are as follows:
NEO
Stock Value as a Percentage of Base Salary
 
 
Mr. Prior
300%
The CSC Compensation Committee reviews compliance with the guidelines on an annual basis and considers the amount of common stock held directly or through CSC’s MAP and RSUs (but not Performance Share Units) in determining whether an executive has achieved his designated equity ownership level.
Tax Deductibility of Compensation
Section 162(m) limits a company’s annual tax deduction for compensation to its CEO and its three other highest-paid executive officers employed at year-end (other than the CFO) to $1 million per person, unless, among other things, the compensation is “performance-based,” as defined in Section 162(m), and provided under a plan that has been approved by the stockholders. It is CSC’s policy to design and administer its compensation program in a tax efficient manner and the CSC Compensation Committee considers the impact of the deduction limitations imposed by Section 162(m) on CSC. As noted above, compensation decisions are made, among other things, to ensure market competitiveness, to reward outstanding performance, and to attract proven talent. Sometimes this results in compensation amounts being non-deductible under Section 162(m).
Compensation Recoupment Policy
CSC maintains a compensation recoupment or “clawback” policy that permits CSC to recover performance-based compensation from participants whose fraud or intentional illegal conduct materially contributed to a financial restatement. The policy allows for the recovery of the difference between compensation awarded or paid and the amount which would have been paid had it been calculated based on the restated financial statements, excluding any tax payments. In addition, under CSC’s equity grant agreements, employees may be required to forfeit awards or gains if a recipient breaches the non-competition, non-solicitation of employees, or non-disclosure provisions of such agreements.
Summary Compensation Table
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Name & Principal Position1
(a)
Fiscal Year
(b)
Salary2
($)
(c)
Bonus3 
($)
(d)
Stock Awards4 
($)
(e)
Option Awards5 
($)
(f)
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation6
($)
(g)
Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings7 ($)
(h)
All Other Compensation8
($)
(i)
Total
($)
(j)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lawrence B. Prior, III
2015
505,077
100,000
492,432
306,581
395,800
8,606
1,808,496
Chief Executive Officer
2014
422,769
140,000
280,918
213,758
241,311
8,295

1,307,051
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1.
Mr. Prior joined CSC on May 13, 2013 and was promoted to Executive Vice President and General Manager, North American Public Section on November 8, 2014.
2.
The amounts shown in Column (c) reflect all salary earned during the fiscal year, whether or not payment was deferred pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan or any other plan. All NEOs are paid in U.S. dollars.
3.
The amounts shown in Column (d) reflect new-hire sign-on bonuses that were paid to Mr. Prior on May 16, 2014 and November 9, 2013.
4.
The amounts shown in Column (e) reflect the aggregate grant date fair values computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 for performance-vesting RSUs granted during the fiscal year. Pursuant to SEC rules, we present the amounts excluding the impact of estimated forfeitures. For a discussion of the assumptions made in the valuation of RSUs, reference is made to the section of Note 1 to CSC’s consolidated financial statements set forth in CSC’s 2015 Annual Report filed on Form 10-K providing details of CSC’s accounting under FASB ASC Topic 718. All stock awards granted consisted of PSUs. For all PSUs, the amounts included in Column (e) reflect the value at the grant date based upon the estimated performance during the performance period at 100% of target. The maximum grant date values of the fiscal 2015 stock awards (assuming that PSUs pay out at the maximum of 200% of target) are as follows:
Name
Fiscal 2015 Stock Awards at Maximum Value ($)
Lawrence B. Prior, III
984,863

5.
The amounts shown in Column (f) reflect the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 for stock options granted during the fiscal year. Pursuant to SEC rules, we present the amounts excluding the impact of estimated forfeitures. For a discussion of the assumptions made in the valuation of stock options, reference is made to the section of Note 1 to CSC’s consolidated financial statements set forth in CSC’s 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K providing details of CSC’s accounting under FASB ASC Topic 718.
6.
The amounts shown in Column (g) reflect amounts earned during the fiscal year under the EICP, whether or not payment was deferred pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan.
7.
No NEO participated in CSC’s pension plan or received above-market or preferential earnings from the Deferred Compensation Plan for any year presented in the table.
8.
Column (i) includes the total dollar amount of all other compensation, perquisites and other property paid to the NEOs. CSC makes matching contributions to CSC broad-based 401(k) defined contribution plan on behalf of its employees, including the NEOs prior to the Spin-Off. CSC also pays premiums for life insurance policies for the benefit of certain employees, including the NEOs prior to the Spin-Off, none of whom has or will receive, or has been allocated, an interest in any cash surrender value under these policies. The amount of matching contributions to the defined contribution plan and life insurance premiums paid for each NEO in fiscal year 2015 are set forth below:
Named Executive Officer (“NEO”)
Personal Use of Company Aircraft
Commuting
Expenses
401(k) Plan Matching Contributions
Basic Life Insurance Premiums
Lawrence B, Prior, III
7,800
806

All CSC employees (including the NEOs prior to the Spin-Off) with at least one year of service are vested in the matching contributions credited to their 401(k) accounts.
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The following table provides information on EICP awards, RSUs and stock options granted to the NEOs in the fiscal year ended April 3, 2015.

Name
(a)
Grant Date
(b)
Approval Date
(c)
Estimated Possible Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards1
Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards2
All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units3
(#)
(j)
All Other Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options
(#)
(k)
Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards
($/Sh)
(l)
Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards
($)
(m)
Threshold
($)
(d)
Target
($)
(e)
Maximum
($)
(f)
Threshold
(#)
(g)
Target
(#)
(h)
Maximum
(#)
(i)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lawrence B. Prior, III
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EICP
 
 
224,885
449,769
899,538
RSUs—
Performance
12/15/2014
11/3/2014
1,004
4,015
8,030
248,649
Stock Options
12/15/2014
11/3/2014
8,588
61.93
154,441
RSUs— Performance
5/16/2014
5/16/2014
1,001
4,003
8,006
243,783
Stock Options
5/16/2014
5/16/2014
8,123
60.90
152,140
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1.
The amounts shown in Columns (d), (e) and (f) reflect the threshold, target and maximum amounts which could be earned under the EICP for fiscal 2015. Actual amounts earned for fiscal 2015 under the EICP are set forth in column (g) of the Summary Compensation Table.
2.
For the annual cycle PSUs, the number of shares which may vest ranges from 25% of the target shares if fiscal 2015 or fiscal 2016 EPS threshold is met, to a maximum of 200% of the target shares if fiscal 2017 EPS maximum is achieved. The threshold number contained in Column (g) represents achievement of 25% of target, but the actual payment could range to zero. In May 2015, the CSC Compensation Committee determined that the threshold EPS was achieved for fiscal 2015. Thus, for all NEOs, 25% of the target units were earned and paid during the first quarter of fiscal year 2016.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The following table provides information on unexercised stock options and unvested RSUs held by the NEOs on April 3, 2015.

 
 
Option Awards
Stock Awards
Name
(a)
Grant Date
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Un-exercised Options
(#)
Exercisable
(b)
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised Options
(#)
Un-exercisable
(c)
 
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
(d)
Option
Expiration
Date
(e)
Number of
Shares or
Units of Stock
That Have
Not Vested
(#)
(f)
 
Market Value
of Shares or
Units of Stock
That Have
Not Vested
1 
($)
(g)
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested2
(#)
(h)
 
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested1, 2
($)
(i)
Lawrence B. Prior, III
12/15/2014
 
 
4,015
3
262,501
12/15/2014
8,588
4
61.93
12/15/2024
 
 
 
5/16/2014
 
 
4,003
3
261,716
 
5/16/2014
8,123
4
60.90
5/16/2024
 
 
 
6/17/2013
 
 
10,876
5
711,073
 
6/17/2013
4,920
9,838
6
45.20
6/17/2023
 
 


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1.
As required by SEC rules, the market value of service-vesting RSUs shown in column (f) and Performance Share Units shown in Column (h) is based on the $65.38 closing market price of CSC common stock on April 2, 2015.
2.
As required by SEC rules, the number of unearned Performance Share Units and the market value of unearned Performance Share Units shown in Columns (h) and (i) are based on achieving target performance goals for the fiscal 2015 PSUs awards and maximum performance goals for the fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2013 PSU awards.
3.
Represents 100% of the target number of Performance Share Units that vest subject to CSC’s EPS performance for the three-year period ending on the last day of fiscal 2017. Partial accelerated vesting may occur if CSC’s EPS performance is at or above certain levels during fiscal 2015 or fiscal 2016. In May 2015, the CSC Compensation Committee determined that the threshold performance goal had been achieved during fiscal 2015, resulting in accelerated vesting and payout of 25% of the target units during the first quarter of fiscal 2016.
4.
Vests in equal tranches on the first three anniversaries of the grant date.
5.
Represents 175% of the target number of Performance Share Units that vest subject to CSC’s EPS performance for the three-year period ending on the last day of fiscal 2016, i.e., the maximum payout of 200% less the 25% of the target units that previously vested following the end of fiscal 2014. Partial accelerated vesting may occur if CSC’s EPS performance is at or above certain levels during fiscal 2014 or fiscal 2015. On May 13, 2014, the CSC Compensation Committee determined that the metrics for fiscal 2014 had been achieved, resulting in a payout of 25% of the target units during the first quarter of fiscal 2015. In May 2015, the CSC Compensation Committee determined that the 75% EPS performance goal had been achieved during fiscal 2015, resulting in accelerated vesting and payout of an additional 25% of the target units during the first quarter of fiscal 2016.
6.
Half vested on June 17, 2015 and the remaining half will vest on June 17, 2016.
Option Exercises and Stock Vested
The following table provides information on stock options held by the NEOs that were exercised and RSUs held by the NEOs that vested during the fiscal year ended April 3, 2015.
Name
(a)
Option Awards
Stock Awards
 
Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise1
(#)
(b)
Value Realized on Exercise
($)
(c)
Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting2
(#)
(d)
Value Realized on Vesting
($)
(e)
Lawrence B. Prior, III
1,554
94,949
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1.
None of the NEOs exercised any options during fiscal 2015.
2.
Reflects the gross number of underlying shares for restricted stock units on the vest date. For Mr. Prior, these shares represent the partial vesting of his fiscal 2014 PSUs. The total number of shares acquired and the value realized net of shares withheld for tax payment to each of the NEOs are as follows:

Name
# of Shares Issued on Vesting
Value Realized on Vesting ($)
Lawrence B. Prior, III
1,039
63,483
Pension Benefits
None of the NEOs participated in CSC’s tax-qualified pension plan during fiscal 2015.
Fiscal Year 2015 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
None of the NEOs participated in CSC’s nonqualified deferred compensation plan during fiscal 2015.

Potential Payments Upon Change in Control and Termination of Employment
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Severance Plan and the Severance Policy. The post-employment benefits for our NEOs as in effect on April 3, 2015 are described below.
Change in Control Termination Benefits
The table below reflects the value of compensation and benefits that would become payable to each of the NEOs under plans and arrangements existing as of April 3, 2015 (the final day of fiscal year 2015), if a change in control of CSC had occurred on that date and, in circumstances explained below, the executive’s employment with CSC had terminated. These amounts are reported based upon the executive’s compensation and service levels as of such date and, if applicable, and in accordance with SEC regulations, based on CSC’s closing stock price of $65.38 on April 2, 2015, the last trading day before CSC’s fiscal 2015 year end. These benefits are in addition to benefits available prior to the occurrence of any termination of employment, including under then-exercisable stock options, retirement plans and deferred compensation plans, and benefits available generally to salaried employees, such as distributions under CSC’s broad-based 401(k) plan.
The actual amounts that would be paid upon a NEO’s termination of employment in connection with a change in control can be determined only at the time of any such event. Due to the number of factors that affect the nature and amount of any benefits provided upon such an event, any actual amounts paid or distributed may be higher or lower than reported below. Factors that could affect these amounts include the timing during the year of any such event, CSC’s stock price and the executive’s age and service.
The benefits payable as a result of a change in control as reported in the columns of this table are as follows:
Cash Severance Benefit: Under the Severance Plan, upon an involuntary termination or a voluntary termination for good reason following a change in control (and within a specified number of years following a change in control), executives are paid a multiple of base salary plus average annual earned/paid EICP during the three fiscal years prior to which employment termination had occurred;
Benefits Continuation: The Severance Plan provides that upon an involuntary termination for good reason following a change in control (and within a specified number of years following a change in control), executives also receive the continuation of certain health and welfare benefits for a specified period following the termination of employment;
Equity Awards: The amounts reported in the table below are the intrinsic value of stock options and RSU awards (including Performance Share Units) that vest upon a change in control regardless of whether the executive officer’s employment terminates; and
Reduction to Avoid Excise Tax: None of the NEOs is entitled to an excise tax gross up. To the extent that any payments or benefits provided to Severance Plan participants constitute “excess parachute payments” under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code, these payments will be reduced to the maximum amount that the executive may receive without becoming subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code if it is determined that the executive would retain more, on an after-tax basis, having such payments so reduced.
Additional information regarding the conditions under which these benefits are payable and the definitions used under the arrangements for determining whether an event triggering the benefit has occurred are discussed further following the table.


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Early Vesting of:
 
 
 
Name
Cash Severance Benefit1
($)
Misc.
Benefits Continuation
($)
Stock Options2
($)
Time Vesting RSUs2
($)
PSUs2
($)
Total Payments
($)
Excise Tax Paid By NEO3
($)
Net Payments3 ($)
Lawrence B. Prior, III
1,582,622
20,818
264,549
828,953
2,696,942
392,630
2,304,312
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Totals
1,582,622
20,818
264,549
 
828,953
2,696,942
392,630
2,304,312
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1.
Cash severance was calculated by adding fiscal 2015 base salary and prior three-year average EICP payout (i.e., for fiscal years 2012-2014 performance).
2.
The intrinsic value of PSUs, per share, is equal to the closing market price of CSC common stock on April 2, 2015 $(65.38), the final trading day of fiscal year 2015. The intrinsic value of a stock option, per share, is equal to the excess of (a) the closing market price of CSC common stock on April 2, 2015, over (b) the option's exercise price per share. All outstanding PSUs were assumed to vest at target upon a change in control. All outstanding unvested stock options were assumed to vest upon a change in control.
3.
Reducing the full payment to each NEO such that the executive would not be subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code would result in a smaller overall payment than if the executive was subject to the excise tax on the full payment. Therefore, the full payment, net of excise taxes, is shown above in the “Net Payments” column.
Severance Plan for Senior CSC Management and Key Employees. Prior to the Spin-Off, Mr. Prior was the only NEO who participated in the Severance Plan, which provides certain benefits to participants in the event of a Change of Control (as defined below) of CSC. If there were a Change of Control and Mr. Prior either had a voluntary termination of employment for Good Reason (as defined below) within two years afterward; or had an involuntary termination of employment, other than for death, disability or Cause (as defined below), within three years afterward, then he would receive a one-time payment and certain health and welfare benefits during a specified period after termination. The amount of the one-time payment is equal to two times the sum of the participant’s then-current annual base salary plus the average of the three most recent annual EICP awards paid or determined. The number of years after termination of employment during which a participant would receive health and welfare benefits is equal to the same applicable multiple.
There is a potential six-month delay in payments and benefits provided under the Severance Plan to certain specified employees (as determined under Section 409A). The Severance Plan provides for the crediting of earnings during any such payment or benefits delay period.
For purposes of the Severance Plan, the following definitions apply:
“Change of Control” means the consummation of a “change in the ownership” of CSC, a “change in effective control” of CSC or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of CSC, in each case, as defined under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
A participant’s termination of employment with CSC is deemed for “Good Reason” if it occurs within six months of any of the following without the participant’s express written consent:
1.
a substantial change in the nature, or diminution in the status, of the participant’s duties or position from those in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control;
2.
a reduction by CSC in the participant’s annual base salary as in effect on the date of a Change of Control or as in effect thereafter if such compensation has been increased and such increase was approved prior to the Change of Control;
3.
a reduction by CSC in the overall value of benefits provided to the participant, as in effect on the date of a Change of Control or as in effect thereafter if such benefits have been increased and the increase was approved prior to the Change of Control;


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4.
a failure to continue in effect any stock option or other equity-based or non-equity based incentive compensation plan in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control, or a reduction in the participant’s participation in any such plan, unless the participant is afforded the opportunity to participate in an alternative incentive compensation plan of reasonably equivalent value;
5.
a failure to provide the participant the same number of paid vacation days per year available to him or her prior to the Change of Control, or any material reduction or the elimination of any material benefit or perquisite enjoyed by the participant immediately prior to the Change of Control;
6.
any material breach by CSC of any provision of the Severance Plan or of any agreement entered into pursuant to the Severance Plan or any stock option or restricted stock agreement;
7.
conduct by CSC, against the participant’s volition, that would cause the participant to commit fraudulent acts or would expose the participant to criminal liability; or
8.
any failure by CSC to obtain the assumption of the Severance Plan or any agreement entered into pursuant to the Severance Plan by any successor or assign of CSC,
provided that for purposes of bullets 2 through 5 above, “Good Reason” will not exist (i) if the aggregate value of all salary, benefits, incentive compensation arrangements, perquisites and other compensation is reasonably equivalent to the aggregate value of salary, benefits, incentive compensation arrangements, perquisites and other compensation as in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control, or as in effect thereafter if the aggregate value of such items has been increased and such increase was approved prior to the Change of Control, or (ii) if the reduction in aggregate value is due to reduced performance by CSC, the operating unit of CSC for which the participant is responsible, or the participant, in each case applying standards reasonably equivalent to those utilized by CSC prior to the Change of Control.
“Cause” means:
fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement or other act of material misconduct against CSC or any of its affiliates;
conviction of a felony involving a crime of moral turpitude;
willful and knowing violation of any rules or regulations of any governmental or regulatory body material to the business of CSC; or
substantial and willful failure to render services in accordance with the terms of the Severance Plan (other than as a result of illness, accident or other physical or mental incapacity), provided that (i) a demand for performance of services has been delivered to the participant in writing by or on behalf of the CSC Board at least 60 days prior to termination identifying the manner in which the CSC Board believes that the participant has failed to perform and (ii) the participant has thereafter failed to remedy such failure to perform.
Vesting of Equity Awards Upon Change in Control. Stock options and RSUs, including Performance Share Units, provide for accelerated vesting upon a Change in Control, defined as a change in ownership of CSC, a change in effective control of CSC or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of CSC, in each case as defined in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. Performance Share Units vest at target upon a Change in Control occurring on or before the end of the final fiscal year in the performance period.
Termination Benefits Unrelated to Change in Control
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on that date in the circumstances explained below. These amounts are reported based upon each such executive’s compensation and service levels as of such date and, if applicable, in accordance with SEC regulations, based on CSC’s closing stock price of $65.38 on April 2, 2015, the final trading day during fiscal 2015. These benefits are in addition to benefits available prior to the occurrence of any termination of employment, including under then-exercisable stock options, retirement plans and deferred compensation plans, and benefits available generally to salaried employees, such as distributions under CSC’s broad-based 401(k) plan.
The actual amounts that would be paid upon an NEO’s termination of employment absent a change in control can be determined only at the time of any such event. Due to the number of factors that affect the nature and amount of any benefits provided upon such an event, any actual amounts paid or distributed may be higher or lower than reported below. Factors that could affect these amounts include the timing during the year of any such event, CSC’s stock price and the executive’s age and service.
The benefits payable as a result of a termination of employment as reported in the columns of this table are as follows:
Cash Severance Benefit: Under the Severance Policy, upon an involuntary termination without cause, executives are paid a multiple of base salary;
Pro-Rata Bonus: The Severance Policy provides that, in the event of an involuntary termination without cause, executives also will receive a pro-rata annual bonus (EICP) for the year in which the termination occurs based on actual performance; and
Benefits Continuation: The Severance Policy provides that upon an involuntary termination without cause, executives also receive the continuation of certain health and welfare benefits for a specified period following the termination of employment.
Additional information regarding the conditions under which these benefits are payable and the definitions used under the arrangements for determining whether an event triggering the benefit has occurred are discussed further following the table.
Name
Cash Severance Benefit1
($)
Benefits Continuation2
($)
Aggregate Payments
($)
Lawrence B. Prior, III
945,800
10,409
956,209
Totals
945,800
10,409
956,209
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1.
Mr. Prior is entitled to 12 months of base salary continuation plus a pro-rata bonus (EICP) for the year of employment termination. For purposes of this disclosure, actual fiscal 2015 EICP is used as the pro-rata bonus described above.
2.
Mr. Prior is entitled to 12 months of company-subsidized COBRA continuation coverage.

Executive Officer Severance Policy. CSC also maintains the Severance Policy to provide severance benefits to certain executives whose employment with CSC is terminated in situations not involving a change in control. The Severance Policy covers only those executive officers reporting directly to CSC’s CEO who are subject to Section 16 of the 1934 Act, and provides for benefits similar to those offered under the Severance Plan.
Upon termination of employment by CSC without cause (as defined in the Severance Policy), each covered executive may receive, in the discretion of CSC and the CSC Compensation Committee, up to twelve months of base salary continuation, paid in installments, and twelve months of CSC-provided healthcare coverage continuation. Terminated executives also are eligible to receive a pro-rata portion of the EICP award earned for the year of employment termination, subject to approval by the CSC Compensation Committee.
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defined below), at age 62 or older with at least ten years of service (and, in the case of Performance Share Units, provided the executive’s retirement date is more than one year after the grant date). None of the NEOs was eligible to retire under this definition as of April 3, 2015, the last day of our 2015 fiscal year. In addition, all annual equity awards provide for accelerated vesting upon an executive’s termination of employment due to death or permanent disability, with vesting of annual-cycle Performance Share Units occurring with respect to only a pro-rata fraction of the target amount (based on the executive’s service during the applicable performance period) as opposed to the full target amount. If the NEOs had terminated employment due to death or permanent disability on April 3, 2015, they would have each received the amounts shown next to their names for early vesting of stock options and PSUs on the Change in Control Termination Benefits table above, except that amounts for annual-cycle PSU grants would be pro-rated.
Stock options granted since May 2013 that are vested but unexercised at the time of employment termination remain exercisable until the earlier of (a) the option expiration date or (b) the third anniversary of employment termination (for terminations due to death or permanent disability and all terminations at age 62 or older other than for Cause), or three months after employment termination (for all other terminations). “Cause” means:
fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement or other act of material misconduct against CSC or any of its affiliates;
conviction of a felony involving a crime of moral turpitude;
willful and knowing violation of any rules or regulations of any governmental or regulatory body material to the business of CSC; or
substantial and willful failure to render services in accordance with the terms of his or her employment (other than as a result of illness, accident or other physical or mental incapacity), provided that (i) a demand for performance of services has been delivered to the employee in writing by the employee’s supervisor at least 60 days prior to termination identifying the manner in which such supervisor believes that the employee has failed to perform and (ii) the employee has thereafter failed to remedy such failure to perform.
There are provisions in the award agreements for all stock options and RSUs (including Performance Share Units) which require the holder of such securities to deliver to CSC an amount in cash equal to the intrinsic value of the securities on the date (the “Realization Date”) they had vested (in the case of RSUs or restricted stock) or were exercised (in the case of stock options) if the holder:
competes with CSC after voluntary termination of employment and prior to six months after the Realization Date; or
solicits CSC’s customers or solicits for hire or hires CSC’s employees, or discloses CSC’s confidential information, after voluntary or involuntary termination of employment and prior to one year after a Realization Date.
These forfeiture provisions do not apply if there has been a Change in Control within three years prior to the employment termination date. In addition, CSC has entered into non-competition agreements with all members of senior management.





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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
As of the date of this Information Statement, CSC beneficially owns all the outstanding shares of our common stock. After the Spin-Off, CSC will not own any shares of our common stock. The following table provides information regarding the anticipated beneficial ownership of our common stock at the time of the Distribution by:
each of our stockholders who we believe (based on the assumptions described below) will beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding common stock;
each of our directors following the Spin-Off;
each officer named in the Summary Compensation Table; and
all of our directors and executive officers following the Spin-Off as a group.
Except as otherwise noted below, we based the share amounts on each person’s beneficial ownership of CSC common stock on June 15, 2015, giving effect to a distribution ratio of one share of our common stock for every one share of CSC common stock he, she or it held.
To the extent our directors and executive officers own CSC common stock at the Record Date of the Spin-Off, they will participate in the Distribution on the same terms as other holders of CSC common stock.
Except as otherwise noted in the footnotes below, each person or entity identified in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the securities he, she or it holds.
Immediately following the Spin-Off, we estimate that           shares of our common stock will be issued and outstanding, based on the approximately           shares of CSC common stock outstanding on       , 2015. The actual number of shares of our common stock outstanding following the Spin-Off will be determined on          , 2015, the Record Date.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(a)
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
Percentage of Class
Directors and Named Executive Officers:
 
 
Mr. Lawrence B. Prior III
15,965(b)
*
Mr. J. Michael Lawrie
872,285(b)
*
Ms. Nancy Killefer
5,300
*
Mr. Sean O’Keefe
2,700
*
 
 
 
All directors and executive officers as a group (       persons)
                    (b) 
 
Principal Stockholders:
 
 
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
12,766,690(c)
9.26%(c)
100 Vanguard Blvd.
 
 
Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355
 
 
 
 
 
BlackRock, Inc.
10,650,176(d)
7.73%(d)
40 East 52nd Street
 
 
New York, NY 10022
 
 
 
 
 
JANA Partners LLC
8,371,757(e)
6.07%(e)
767 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor
 
 
New York, NY 10153
 
 



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*    Less than 1%.
(a)
Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person or group is c/o Computer Sciences Corporation, 3170 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, Virginia 22042.
(b)
With respect to Mr. Lawrie, Mr. Prior, and all executive officers and directors of Computer Sciences GS as a group, includes 636,844; 12,547; and 649,391 shares of common stock, respectively, subject to employee options which were outstanding on June 15, 2015, and currently are exercisable or which are anticipated to become exercisable within 60 days thereafter. These shares have been deemed to be outstanding in computing the Percentage of Class.
(c)
This information, which is not within the direct knowledge of Computer Sciences GS, has been derived from a Form 13F filed with the SEC on May 15, 2015. Based upon information contained in the filing, The Vanguard Group, Inc. has sole voting power with respect to 258,459 of these shares, sold dispositive power with respect to 12,537,315 shares and shared dispositive power with respect to 229,375 shares.
(d)
This information, which is not within the direct knowledge of Computer Sciences GS, is based upon a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on January 26, 2015 by BlackRock, Inc., which reports sole voting power with respect to 8,742,248 of these shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 10,650,176 shares as a result of being a parent company or control person of the following subsidiaries, each of which holds less than 5% of the outstanding shares: BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A., BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V., BlackRock (Singapore) Limited, BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited, BlackRock Advisors, LLC, BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited, BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited, BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited, BlackRock Financial Management, lnc., BlackRock Fund Advisors, BlackRock Fund Managers Ltd., BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A., BlackRock International Limited, BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd., BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, BlackRock Japan Co Ltd. and BlackRock Life Limited.
(e)
This information, which is not within the direct knowledge of Computer Sciences GS, has been derived from a Form 13D filed with the SEC on February 23, 2015. Based upon information contained in the filing, JANA Partners LLC has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 8,371,757 (including options to purchase 3,785,600 shares) of these shares.



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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Agreements with CSC
Following the Distribution, CSC will not own any of our shares and we will operate independently of CSC. In addition, we do not expect to depend on CSC to conduct our business following the Distribution apart from certain limited transitional support services as well as intellectual property licenses and non-U.S. agency services. In order to govern the ongoing relationships between us and CSC after the Spin-Off and to facilitate an orderly transition, we and CSC intend to enter into agreements providing for various services and rights following the Spin-Off and under which we and CSC will agree to indemnify each other against certain liabilities arising from our respective businesses. The following summarizes the terms of the material agreements we expect to enter into with CSC.
Master Separation and Distribution Agreement
We intend to enter into a Master Separation and Distribution Agreement with CSC before the Distribution. The Master Separation and Distribution Agreement will set forth our agreements with CSC regarding the principal actions to be taken in connection with the Spin-Off. It will also set forth other agreements that govern aspects of our relationship with CSC following the Spin-Off.
Internal Reorganization. The Master Separation and Distribution Agreement will provide for the transfers of assets and assumptions of liabilities that are necessary in advance of the Distribution so that Computer Sciences GS or its wholly-owned subsidiaries holds the assets of, and the liabilities associated with, the Computer Sciences GS Business, and certain additional actions related to the Spin-Off that will occur prior to the Distribution.
Intercompany Arrangements. All agreements, arrangements, commitments and understandings, including most intercompany accounts payable or accounts receivable, between us on the one hand, and CSC on the other hand, will terminate effective as of the Distribution, except specified agreements and arrangements that are intended to survive the Distribution.
Shared Contracts. We and CSC will use commercially reasonable efforts to work together in an effort to divide, partially assign, modify and/or replicate any contract or agreement of ours, CSC’s or any of our or their respective affiliates, if such contract or agreement relates in any material respect to both the Computer Sciences GS Business and the businesses and operations conducted by CSC and its subsidiaries other than the Computer Sciences GS Business.
Credit Support. We will agree to arrange, prior to the Distribution, for the replacement of all guarantees, covenants, indemnities, surety bonds, letters of credit or similar assurances of credit support currently provided by or through CSC or any of its affiliates for the benefit of Computer Sciences GS or any of its affiliates. Computer Sciences GS will indemnify CSC or the applicable affiliate that is the guarantor or obligor thereunder from and against any losses incurred after the Distribution with respect to any such assurances of credit support that the parties are unable to replace prior to the Distribution.
Representations and Warranties. In general, neither we nor CSC will make any representations or warranties regarding any assets or liabilities transferred or assumed, any consents or approvals that may be required in connection with these transfers or assumptions, the value or freedom from any lien or other security interest of any assets transferred, the absence of any defenses relating to any claim of either party or the legal sufficiency of any conveyance documents. Except as expressly set forth in the Master Separation and Distribution Agreement or in the ancillary separation agreements, all assets will be transferred on an “as is,” “where is” basis.
Further Assurances. The parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect any transfers contemplated by the Master Separation and Distribution Agreement that have not been consummated prior to the Distribution as promptly as practicable following the Distribution Date. In addition, the parties will agree to effect any transfer or re-transfer of any asset or liability that was improperly transferred or retained as promptly as practicable following the Distribution.


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The Distribution. The Master Separation and Distribution Agreement will govern CSC’s and our respective rights and obligations regarding the proposed Distribution. Prior to the Distribution, CSC will deliver all the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock to the distribution agent. Following the Distribution, the distribution agent will electronically deliver the shares of our common stock to CSC stockholders based on the distribution ratio. The CSC Board will have the sole and absolute discretion to determine the terms of, and whether to proceed with, the Distribution.
Special Dividend. The Master Separation and Distribution Agreement will require us to pay the Special Dividend to holders of record of CSC common stock on the Record Date conditional upon, and promptly following, the consummation of the Distribution. The CSC Board will have the sole and absolute discretion to determine the amount and terms of, and whether to proceed with, the Special Dividend.
Conditions. The Master Separation and Distribution Agreement will also provide that several conditions must be satisfied or waived by CSC in its sole and absolute discretion before the Distribution can occur. For further information about these conditions, see “The Spin-Off—Conditions to the Spin-Off.” The CSC Board may, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine the Record Date, the Distribution Date and the terms of the Spin-Off and Special Dividend and may at any time prior to the completion of the Spin-Off decide to abandon or modify the Spin-Off and the Special Dividend.
Exchange of Information. We and CSC will agree to provide each other with information reasonably necessary to comply with reporting, disclosure, filing or other requirements of any national securities exchange or governmental authority, for use in judicial, regulatory, administrative and other proceedings and to satisfy audit, accounting, litigation and other similar requests. We and CSC will also agree to use reasonable best efforts to retain such information in accordance with our respective record retention policies as in effect on the date of the Master Separation and Distribution Agreement. Until the end of the first full fiscal year following the Distribution, each party will also agree to use its reasonable best efforts to assist the other with its financial reporting and audit obligations.
Termination. The CSC Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, may elect to terminate the Master Separation and Distribution Agreement at any time prior to the Distribution.
Indemnification. We and CSC will each agree to indemnify the other and certain affiliates and related persons against certain liabilities incurred in connection with the Spin-Off and our and CSC’s respective businesses. The Master Separation and Distribution Agreement will also specify procedures regarding claims subject to indemnification.
Master Transition Services Agreement
We intend to enter into a Master Transition Services Agreement pursuant to which CSC will provide us, and we will provide CSC, with specified services for a limited time to help ensure an orderly transition following the Distribution. The cost of services to be provided under the Master Transition Services Agreement will be negotiated between us and CSC based on the costs CSC has historically charged us for such services, which may not necessarily be reflective of prices that we could have obtained for similar services from an independent third party but will be consistent with our compliance requirements for allowable and allocable costs and purchasing. We anticipate that under the Master Transition Services Agreement, CSC and Computer Sciences GS will provide each other (or cause applicable third parties to provide) IT, financial, telecommunications, benefits support services and other specified services for a period up to six months in most circumstances.
Tax Matters Agreement
We intend to enter into a Tax Matters Agreement with CSC that will govern the respective rights, responsibilities and obligations of CSC and us after the Spin-Off with respect to all tax matters and will include restrictions designed to preserve the tax-free status of the Distribution. As a subsidiary of CSC, we have (and will continue to have following the Spin-Off) joint and several liability with CSC to the IRS for the consolidated U.S.


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federal income taxes of the CSC consolidated group relating to the taxable periods in which we were part of that group. However, the Tax Matters Agreement will specify the portion, if any, of this tax liability for which we will bear responsibility, and CSC will agree to indemnify us against any amounts for which we are not responsible. The Tax Matters Agreement will also provide special rules for allocating tax liabilities in the event that the Spin-Off is not tax-free. The Tax Matters Agreement will provide for certain covenants that may restrict our ability to pursue strategic or other transactions that otherwise could maximize the value of our business and may discourage or delay a change of control that you may consider favorable. For example, unless we (or CSC, as applicable) were to receive a private letter ruling from the IRS or an unqualified opinion from a nationally recognized tax advisor, or CSC were to grant us a waiver, we would be restricted until two years after the Spin-Off is consummated from entering into transactions that would result in an ownership shift in Computer Sciences GS of more than 35% (measured by vote or value) or divestitures of certain businesses that could impact the tax-free nature of the Spin-Off. Pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement, we intend to agree to indemnify CSC for any tax liabilities resulting from a breach of such covenants or certain other actions. Though valid as between the parties, the Tax Matters Agreement will not be binding on the IRS.
Employee Matters Agreement
We intend to enter into an Employee Matters Agreement with CSC that will address employment, compensation and benefits matters including provisions relating to the transfer to us of U.S. defined benefit plans formerly administered by CSC. The Employee Matters Agreement will address the allocation and treatment of assets and liabilities arising out of employee compensation and benefits programs in which our employees participated prior to the Distribution.
Real Estate Matters Agreement
We intend to enter into a Real Estate Matters Agreement with CSC that will govern the respective rights and responsibilities between us and CSC following the Spin-Off with respect to real property used by us that is not owned by us or leased directly from a third party including the allocation of space within shared facilities and the allocation of standalone facilities between us and CSC. Pursuant to the Real Estate Matters Agreement we expect to enter into long-term sublease agreements with CSC for space in shared facilities in Falls Church, Virginia and Sterling, Virginia and to assume approximately 99 lease obligations from CSC at locations used by us. See “Business—Properties.”
Intellectual Property Matters Agreement
We intend to enter into an Intellectual Property Matters Agreement with CSC that will govern the respective rights and responsibilities between us and CSC following the Spin-Off with respect to intellectual property owned or used by each of us. Pursuant to the Master Separation and Distribution Agreement and the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement, CSC will retain ownership of all proprietary intellectual property owned by CSC at the time of the Distribution and used by us (other than intellectual property licensed from third party vendors for use in our business).   Pursuant to the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement, CSC will grant us a perpetual, royalty-free, non-assignable license to all know-how owned by CSC that we use to run our business prior to the Spin-Off. In addition, CSC will grant us a perpetual, royalty-free, non-assignable license to certain software products. The licenses granted to us will be restricted to use solely in connection with U.S. federal and certain U.S. state and local government customers. In addition, with certain exceptions, any improvements we make to such intellectual property or derivative works of such intellectual property that we develop will be subject to the same limitations on use and be licensed back to CSC for use outside our field of U.S federal and certain state and local government customers.  In addition, pursuant to the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement we will pay CSC an annual maintenance fee of $30 million per year for each of the five years following the Distribution in exchange for maintenance services including the right to updates, patches and new versions of certain products that are made generally available to CSC customers during that period that relate to the software products that are covered by the license.
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We intend to enter into a Non-competition Agreement with CSC pursuant to which CSC and we would be restricted from engaging in certain business activities for a period after the Distribution. 
Non-U.S. Agency Agreement
We intend to enter into a Non-U.S. Agency Agreement with CSC pursuant to which we would appoint CSC as our exclusive agent outside the U.S. for certain non-U.S. government customers subject to certain exceptions for U.S. federal government contracts in support of non-U.S. government customers or U.S. federal government sponsored or financed military sales. Under the Non-U.S. Agency Agreement, CSC would have the right to determine the nature, extent and allocation of services to be provided (whether directly or indirectly via a prime contractor) by CSC and us.
Ongoing Commercial Agreements
In addition to the above agreements, we are also currently party to various other agreements with CSC and its subsidiaries that are intended to continue post-Distribution subject to their existing terms or terms and conditions to be negotiated and agreed to. We do not consider these agreements to be material.
Other Arrangements
Prior to the Spin-Off, we have had various other arrangements with CSC, including arrangements whereby CSC provides IT, tax administration, treasury activities, technical accounting, benefits administration, procurement, legal and ethics and compliance program administration services to us.
As described in more detail in “Master Separation and Distribution Agreement” above, these arrangements, other than those contemplated pursuant to the Master Transition Services Agreement, will generally be terminated in connection with the Spin-Off.
Related Party Transactions
Policy and Procedures Governing Related Person Transactions
Our Board intends to adopt a written policy requiring the approval by the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee of all transactions in excess of $120,000 between Computer Sciences GS and any related person. For the purposes of this policy, a related person is any person who was in any of the following categories at any time during the fiscal year: (i) a director or executive officer of Computer Sciences GS; (ii) any nominee for director; (iii) any immediate family member of a director or executive officer, or of any nominee for director (immediate family members are any child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law of such director, executive officer or nominee for director, and any person (other than a tenant or employee) sharing the household of such director, executive officer or nominee for director and any person who was in any of the following categories when a transaction in which such person had a direct or indirect material interest occurred or existed); (iv) any beneficial owner of more than 5% of Computer Sciences GS’s common stock; or (v) any immediate family member of any such beneficial owner. A transaction includes, but is not limited to, any financial transaction, arrangement or relationship (including any indebtedness or guarantee of indebtedness) or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships. In determining whether to approve an interested transaction, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will take into account, among other factors it deems appropriate, whether the interested transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances and the extent of the related party’s interest in the transaction. No director will participate in any discussion or approval of an interested transaction for which he or she (or an immediate family member) is a related party, except that the director will provide all material information concerning the interested transaction to the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. For as long as Mr. Lawrie, who will be our Chairman after the Spin-Off, remains a director of CSC, he will recuse himself from decisions by our Board regarding matters relating to CSC including matters relating to the agreements between us and CSC described above.


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DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK
General
Prior to the Distribution Date, CSC, as our sole stockholder, will approve and adopt our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, and our Board will approve and adopt our Amended and Restated Bylaws. The following summarizes information concerning our capital stock, including material provisions of our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, our Amended and Restated Bylaws and certain provisions of Nevada law. Additional information regarding our capital stock, including material provisions of our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and our Amended and Restated Bylaws, will be included in an amendment to this Information Statement. You are encouraged to read our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and our Amended and Restated Bylaws, which will be filed as exhibits to our Registration Statement on Form 10, of which this Information Statement is part, for greater detail with respect to these provisions.
Authorized Capital Stock
Immediately following the Spin-Off, our authorized capital stock will consist of         shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and         shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share.
Shares Outstanding
Immediately following the Spin-Off, we estimate that approximately        shares of our common stock will be issued and outstanding, based on approximately         shares of CSC common stock outstanding as of            , 2015. The actual number of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately following the Spin-Off will depend on the actual number of shares of CSC common stock outstanding on the Record Date, and will reflect any issuance of new shares or exercise of outstanding options pursuant to CSC’s equity plans and any repurchases of CSC shares by CSC pursuant to its common stock repurchase program, in each case on or prior to the Record Date.
Common Stock
The following description of our capital stock sets forth general terms and provisions of our common stock and preferred stock based on the provisions of our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, our Amended and Restated Bylaws and provisions of applicable Nevada law.
Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by our stockholders. The vote of the holders of a majority of the stock represented at a meeting at which a quorum is present is generally required to take stockholder action, unless a different vote is required by law or specifically required by our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or Amended and Restated Bylaws.
Subject to the rights of any holders of our preferred stock, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive ratably dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our Board out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends. However, if our Board grants rights of cumulative dividends to any series of our preferred stock, our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation limit our ability to take certain actions, including with respect to the payment of dividends on our common stock, if such accrued dividends are owed to the holders of any series of preferred stock. For example, no cash payments for distributions or dividends may be made to the holders of our common stock unless all accrued dividends for past and current dividend periods on all series of preferred stock entitled to cumulative dividends have been declared and set apart for payment. In addition, so long as accrued dividends with respect to any series of our preferred stock that is entitled to cumulative dividends remains unpaid for any period to and including the preceding dividend date, we may not purchase or redeem any shares of our capital stock.
In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, after all liabilities and the holders of each series of preferred stock have been paid in full, the holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all remaining assets. Our common stock has no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights. There are no


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redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of our common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock which we may designate and issue in the future.
Preferred Stock
Our Board may issue up to 1,000,000 shares of only one class of preferred stock in one or more series and, subject to Chapter 78 of the Nevada Corporation Law, our board of directors may set the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights or qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferred stock. Each share of preferred stock is of equal rank with each other share of preferred stock, regardless of series, with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of capital assets.
Our Board has the power to issue our preferred stock with voting, conversion and exchange rights that could negatively affect the voting power or other rights of our common stockholders, and the Board could take that action without stockholder approval. The issuance of our preferred stock could delay or prevent a change in control of our company.
If our Board grants voting power to the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock, holders of shares of such series will be entitled to no more than one vote per share voting with the holders of shares of our common stock at each annual or special meeting of stockholders upon all matters upon which a vote is taken except that if the holders of shares of such series are entitled to elect two or more directors, as a class, the holders of shares of such series will not be entitled to a vote for the election of any other directors of Computer Sciences GS.
In addition, so long as accrued dividends with respect to any series of our preferred stock that is entitled to cumulative dividends remains unpaid for any period to and including the preceding dividend date, we may not purchase or redeem any shares of our capital stock.
Anti-Takeover Effects of Various Provisions of Nevada Law and Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws.
Provisions of the Nevada Corporation Law and our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws could make it more difficult to acquire us by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or otherwise, or to remove incumbent officers and directors. These provisions, summarized below, would be expected to discourage certain types of coercive takeover practices and takeover bids our board of directors may consider inadequate and to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with us. We believe that the benefits of increased protection of our ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us will outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging takeover or acquisition proposals because, among other things, negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.
Blank Check Preferred Stock. Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation permit our Board to issue our preferred stock with voting, conversion and exchange rights that could negatively affect the voting power or other rights of our common stockholders, and the Board could take that action without stockholder approval. The issuance of our preferred stock could delay or prevent a change of control of Computer Sciences GS.
Board Vacancies to be Filled by Remaining Directors and Not Stockholders. Our Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that any vacancies, including any newly created directorships, on the board of directors will be filled by the affirmative vote of the majority of the remaining directors then in office, even if such directors constitute less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.
Removal of Directors by Stockholders. Our Amended and Restated Bylaws and the Nevada Corporation Law provide that directors may be removed by stockholders only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote.


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Stockholder Action. Our Amended and Restated Bylaws preclude stockholders from calling special meetings except where such special meetings are requested by stockholders representing 75% of the capital stock entitled to vote. Our Amended and Restated Bylaws prevent stockholder action by written consent for the election of directors and require the written consent of 90% of the capital stock entitled to vote for any other stockholder actions by written consent.
Advance Notice of Director Nominations and Stockholder Proposals. Our Amended and Restated Bylaws contain advance notice procedures for stockholders to make nominations of candidates for election as directors or to bring other business before the annual meeting of stockholders. As specified in our Amended and Restated Bylaws, director nominations and the proposal of business to be considered by stockholders may be made only pursuant to a notice of meeting, at the direction of the board of directors or by a stockholder who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the advance notice procedures that are provided in our Amended and Restated Bylaws.
To be timely, a nomination of a director by a stockholder or notice for business to be brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder must be delivered to our secretary at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of an annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by more than 60 days from such anniversary date, for notice by the stockholder to be timely, it must be delivered not earlier than the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of (1) the 90th day prior to such annual meeting and (2) the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made, whichever first occurs.
In the event a special meeting of stockholders is called for the purpose of electing one or more directors, any stockholder entitled to vote may nominate a person or persons as specified in our Amended and Restated Bylaws, but only if the stockholder notice is delivered to our secretary at our principal executive offices not earlier than the 90th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of (1) the 60th day prior to such special meeting or (2) the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by our board of directors to be elected at such meeting.
Amendments to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws. Under the Nevada Corporation Law, our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation may not be amended by stockholder action alone. Amendments to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation require a board resolution approved by the majority of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote. Our Amended and Restated Bylaws may only be amended by stockholders upon the affirmative vote of 75% of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote. Subject to the right of stockholders as described in the immediately preceding sentence, our Amended and Restated Bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed by our board of directors.
Nevada Anti-Takeover Statute. We are subject to Nevada’s Combination with Interested Stockholders Statute (Nevada Corporation Law Sections 78.411–78.444) which prohibits an “interested stockholder” from entering into a “combination” with the corporation, unless certain conditions are met. An “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, beneficially owns (or within the prior two years, did beneficially own) 10% or more of the corporation’s capital stock entitled to vote.
No Cumulative Voting. Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation prohibits cumulative voting in the election of directors.
Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors
Nevada Corporation Law limits or eliminates the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties as directors. Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws include provisions that require the company to indemnify, to the fullest extent allowable under the Nevada Corporation Law, our directors or officers against monetary damages for actions taken as a director or officer of our company, or for serving at our request as a director or officer or another position at another corporation or enterprise, as the case may be. Our Amended and


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Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws also provide that we must indemnify and advance reasonable expenses to our directors and officers, subject to our receipt of an undertaking from the indemnified party as may be required under the Nevada Corporation Law. We are also expressly authorized to carry directors’ and officers’ insurance to protect our company, our directors, officers and certain employees for some liabilities.
The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions under the Nevada Corporation Law and in our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. However, these provisions do not limit or eliminate our rights, or those of any stockholder, to seek non-monetary relief such as injunction or rescission in the event of a breach of a director’s fiduciary duties. Moreover, the provisions do not alter the liability of directors under the federal securities laws. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent that, in a class action or direct suit, we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.
Authorized but Unissued Shares
Our authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock are available for future issuance without your approval. We may use additional shares for a variety of purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, to fund acquisitions and as employee compensation. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.
Stock Exchange Listing
We intend to list our common stock on              under the symbol “          .”
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock will be Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Direct Registration System

Our common stock will be registered in book-entry form through the direct registration system. Under this system, ownership of our common stock is reflected in account statements periodically distributed to stockholders by Computershare Trust Company, N.A., our transfer agent, who holds the book-entry shares on behalf of our common stockholders.


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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed a Registration Statement on Form 10 with the SEC with respect to the shares of our common stock that CSC’s stockholders will receive in the Distribution as contemplated by this Information Statement. This Information Statement is a part of, and does not contain all the information set forth in, the Registration Statement and the other exhibits and schedules to the Registration Statement. For further information with respect to us and our common stock, please refer to the Registration Statement including its other exhibits and schedules. Statements we make in this Information Statement relating to any contract or other document are not necessarily complete and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the Registration Statement for copies of the actual contract or document. You may review a copy of the Registration Statement including its exhibits and schedules at the SEC’s public reference room, located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, as well as on the Internet website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information on the public reference room. Information contained on any website we refer to in this Information Statement does not and will not constitute a part of this Information Statement or the Registration Statement on Form 10 of which this Information Statement is a part.
As a result of the Spin-Off, we will become subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance with the Exchange Act, we will file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC.
You may request a copy of any of our filings with the SEC at no cost by writing us at the following address:
Investor Relations
Computer Sciences Government Services Inc.
3170 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
We intend to furnish holders of our common stock with annual reports containing combined financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and audited and reported on by an independent registered public accounting firm.



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 INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Combined Balance Sheets as of April 3, 2015 and March 28, 2014
Combined Statements of Operations for the Twelve Months Ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014, and March 29, 2013
Combined Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Twelve Months Ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014, and March 29, 2013
Combined Statements of Changes in Parent Equity for the Twelve Months Ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014, and March 29, 2013
Combined Statements of Cash Flows for the Twelve Months Ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014, and March 29, 2013
Note 1—Basis of presentation and summary of significant accounting policies
Note 2—Related party transactions and corporate allocations
Note 3—Acquisitions
Note 4—Divestitures
Note 5—Receivables
Note 6—Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Note 7—Property and equipment
Note 8—Goodwill
Note 9—Intangible assets
Note 10—Accrued payroll and related costs
Note 11—Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Note 12—Other long-term liabilities
Note 13—Income taxes
Note 14—Pension and other postretirement benefit plans
Note 15—Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Note 16—Stock incentive plans
Note 17—Segment and geographic information
Note 18—Commitments and contingencies
Note 19—Subsequent events



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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Computer Sciences Corporation
We have audited the accompanying combined balance sheets of the Computer Sciences GS Business of Computer Sciences Corporation (the “Company”) as of April 3, 2015 and March 28, 2014, and the related combined statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in parent equity and cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended April 3, 2015. These combined financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these combined financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such combined financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Computer Sciences GS Business of Computer Sciences Corporation as of April 3, 2015 and March 28, 2014, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended April 3, 2015, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
As described in Note 1, the accompanying combined financial statements have been derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of Computer Sciences Corporation. The combined financial statements include an allocation of expenses related to certain corporate functions of Computer Sciences Corporation. These may not be indicative of the actual expenses that would have been incurred had the Company operated as an independent, standalone entity.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
McLean, Virginia
July 10, 2015



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Computer Sciences GS Business
Combined Balance Sheets

 
 
As of
(Dollars in thousands)
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
Current assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
4,979

$
3,979

Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $14,733 (fiscal 2015) and $16,099 (fiscal 2014)
 
696,727

 
704,906

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
92,665

 
87,919

Total current assets
 
794,371

 
796,804

 
 
 
 
 
Intangible and other assets
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
 
802,582

 
758,079

Customer-related and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $150,295 (fiscal 2015) and $143,149 (fiscal 2014)
 
33,405

 
41,116

Software, net of accumulated amortization of $75,544 (fiscal 2015) and $67,745 (fiscal 2014)
 
35,261

 
44,682

Other assets
 
58,931

 
84,024

Total intangible and other assets
 
930,179

 
927,901

 
 
 
 
 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $696,796 (fiscal 2015) and $651,965 (fiscal 2014)
 
436,732

 
491,662

Total assets
$
2,161,282

$
2,216,367

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
130,551

$
99,304

Accrued payroll and related costs
 
109,539

 
170,895

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
 
440,606

 
357,862

Current capital lease liability
 
21,351

 
30,170

Deferred income tax liabilities
 
89,608

 
60,556

Total current liabilities
 
791,655

 
718,787

 
 
 
 
 
Noncurrent capital lease liability
 
129,933

 
139,348

Noncurrent deferred income tax liabilities
 
63,689

 
93,305

Other long-term liabilities
 
80,957

 
106,042

Parent equity
 
 
 
 
Net Parent investment
 
1,067,492

 
1,128,752

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(405
)
 
(743
)
Noncontrolling interests
 
27,961

 
30,876

Total Parent equity
 
1,095,048

 
1,158,885

Total liabilities and Parent equity
$
2,161,282

$
2,216,367


See accompanying notes to combined financial statements





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Computer Sciences GS Business
Combined Statements of Operations

 
 
 Twelve Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue 
$
4,061,914

$
4,094,374
$
4,661,221
Related party revenue
 
7,832

 
8,262
 
14,480
Total revenue 
 
4,069,746

 
4,102,636
 
4,675,701
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of services
 
3,274,469

 
3,339,088
 
3,851,136
Related party cost of services
 
7,832

 
8,262
 
14,480
Total cost of services (excludes depreciation and amortization)
 
3,282,301

 
3,347,350
 
3,865,616
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
194,207

 
188,105
 
200,926
Depreciation and amortization
 
137,058

 
144,742
 
158,627
Interest expense, net
 
21,864

 
20,296
 
18,176
Other expense, net
 
5,608

 
1,867
 
1,133
Total costs and expenses
 
3,641,038

 
3,702,360
 
4,244,478
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations before taxes
 
428,708

 
400,276
 
431,223
Taxes on income
 
160,996

 
146,558
 
161,832
Income from continuing operations
 
267,712

 
253,718
 
269,391
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
 
(1,877
)
 
64,600
 
30,051
Net income
 
265,835

 
318,318
 
299,442
Less: noncontrolling  interests
 
14,078

 
21,936
 
18,741
Net income attributable to Parent
$
251,757

$
296,382
 $
280,701

See accompanying notes to combined financial statements



F-4



Computer Sciences GS Business
Combined Statements of Comprehensive Income



 
 
Twelve Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
265,835

 $
318,318

 $
299,442

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service credit, net of tax expense of ($2,161) in fiscal 2015
 
3,400

 

 

Amortization of prior service (credit) cost, net of tax benefit of $881, $0, and $1 in fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013
 
(1,386)

 
33

 
28

Amortization of transition asset, net of tax benefit of $1 in fiscal 2013
 

 

 
177

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax expense of $0, ($398), and ($16), in fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013
 
(1,669)

 
(255
)
 
77

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
 
345

 
(222)

 
282

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income
 
266,180

 
318,096

 
299,724

Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of taxes
 
14,085

 
21,943

 
18,818

Comprehensive income attributable to parent
$
252,095

 $
296,153

 $
280,906


See accompanying notes to combined financial statements


F-5



Computer Sciences GS Business
Combined Statements of Changes in Parent Equity


(Dollars in thousands)
 
Net Parent Investment
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Non-controlling Interests
 
Total Parent Equity
Balance at March 30, 2012
$
1,485,559

$
(703
)
$
25,581

$
1,510,437

Net income
 
280,701

 

 
18,741

 
299,442

Pension and other postretirement plans, net of tax
 

 
128

 
77

 
205

Foreign exchange translation, net of tax
 

 
77

 

 
77

Net transfers to Parent
 
(382,428
)
 

 
(19,275
)
 
(401,703
)
Balance at March 29, 2013
$
1,383,832

$
(498
)
$
25,124

$
1,408,458

Net income
 
296,382

 

 
21,936

 
318,318

Pension and other postretirement plans, net of tax
 

 
26

 
7

 
33

Transfers to multi-employer plan
 

 
(16
)
 

 
(16
)
Foreign exchange translation, net of tax
 

 
(255
)
 

 
(255
)
Adjustments from business disposition
 

 

 
9,290

 
9,290

Net transfers to Parent
 
(551,462
)
 

 
(25,481
)
 
(576,943
)
Balance at March 28, 2014
$
1,128,752

$
(743
)
$
30,876

$
1,158,885

Net income
 
251,757

 

 
14,078

 
265,835

Pension and other postretirement plans, net of tax
 

 
2,007

 
7

 
2,014

Foreign exchange translation, net of tax
 

 
(1,669
)
 

 
(1,669
)
Net transfers to Parent
 
(313,017
)
 

 
(17,000
)
 
(330,017
)
Balance at April 3, 2015
$
1,067,492

$
(405
)
$
27,961

$
1,095,048


See accompanying notes to combined financial statements



F-6



Computer Sciences GS Business
Combined Statements of Cash Flows


(Dollars in thousands)
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
265,835

$
318,318

$
299,442

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
137,058

 
144,742

 
158,627

Pension and OPEB actuarial & settlement losses (gains)
 
8,359

 
(38,475
)
 
1,005

Stock based compensation
 
17,618

 
17,669

 
10,194

Deferred income taxes
 
(2,615
)
 
10,290

 
20,477

Loss/(gains) on dispositions
 
3,521

 
(52,309
)
 
5,986

Provision for (gain) losses on accounts receivable
 
(265
)
 
4,057

 
3,793

Amortization of above market contract intangibles
 
9,706

 
10,780

 
10,902

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and dispositions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Decrease in receivables
 
7,996

 
121,742

 
157,651

Decrease (increase) in prepaid and other assets
 
42,674

 
(44,385
)
 
23,187

Increase (decrease) in payables and accrued expenses
 
25,165

 
44,600

 
(155,168
)
(Decrease) increase in deferred revenues
 
(22,099
)
 
38,478

 
25,565

Other operating activities, net
 
(6,015
)
 
2,305

 
1,393

Cash provided by operating activities
 
486,938

 
577,812

 
563,054

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment
 
(70,183
)
 
(79,775
)
 
(72,828
)
Software purchased and developed
 
(7,720
)
 
(17,038
)
 
(14,190
)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
 
(49,370
)
 

 
(33,798
)
Proceeds from business dispositions
 
3,000

 
171,288

 
1,707

Proceeds from disposals of assets
 
7,624

 
549

 
3,746

Cash (used in) provided by investing activities
 
(116,649
)
 
75,024

 
(115,363
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payments on lease liability
 
(28,902
)
 
(43,832
)
 
(48,118
)
Net transfers to Parent
 
(340,387
)
 
(615,237
)
 
(405,465
)
Cash used in financing activities
 
(369,289
)
 
(659,069
)
 
(453,583
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
1,000

 
(6,233
)
 
(5,892
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
3,979

 
10,212

 
16,104

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
4,979

$
3,979

$
10,212

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental cash flow information:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash paid for taxes
$
163,051

$
146,192

$
151,134

Cash paid for interest
$
23

$
18

$
19

Capital expenditures in accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
14

$
6

$
1

Capital expenditures through capital lease obligations
$
10

$
43

$
19


See accompanying notes to combined financial statements



F-7


Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Note 1—Basis of presentation and summary of significant accounting policies

Overview

Description of the Business

On May 19, 2015, Computer Sciences Corporation (“CSC” or “Parent”) announced a plan to separate its North American Public Sector segment as described in CSC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 3, 2015 (the “Computer Sciences GS Business”) from CSC. To effect the separation, CSC will first undertake a series of internal transactions, following which Computer Sciences Government Services Inc., CSC’s new wholly-owned subsidiary, will hold the Computer Sciences GS Business as well as certain other assets and liabilities allocated to it by CSC. The separation will be completed by way of a pro rata distribution of Computer Sciences Government Services Inc. shares held by CSC to CSC’s stockholders as of the record date. Completion of the separation will be subject to customary conditions, including final approval of CSC’s Board of Directors, the receipt of a written legal opinion from counsel stating that the pro rata distribution of the shares of Computer Sciences Government Services Inc. to CSC stockholders should qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the declaration of effectiveness by the United States (“U.S.”) Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of a Registration Statement on Form 10.

The Computer Sciences GS Business is one of the nation’s largest independent providers of information technology (“IT”) services to the U.S. federal government. The Computer Sciences GS Business delivers IT, mission, and operations-related services across the U.S. federal government to the Department of Defense (“DoD”), Intelligence Community and homeland security, civil and healthcare agencies, as well as to certain state and local government agencies through two segments: (1) Defense and Intelligence and (2) Civil.
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Combination
The Combined Financial Statements have been derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of the Parent as if the Computer Services GS Business operated on a standalone basis during the periods presented and were prepared in accordance with U.S generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Historically, the Computer Sciences GS Business consisted of the business of CSC’s North American Public Sector segment and did not operate as a separate, standalone entity. The Computer Sciences GS Business operated as part of CSC and its financial position and the related results of operations, cash flows and changes in parent equity have been reported in CSC’s consolidated financial statements.
The historical results of operations, financial position, and cash flows of the Computer Sciences GS Business presented in these Combined Financial Statements may not be indicative of what they would have been had the Computer Sciences GS Business actually been a separate standalone entity, nor are they necessarily indicative of the Computer Sciences GS Business’s future results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
The Combined Financial Statements and notes of the Computer Sciences GS Business include Computer Sciences Government Services Inc., its subsidiaries, and the joint ventures and partnerships over which the Computer Sciences GS Business has a controlling financial interest. The Computer Sciences GS Business uses the equity method to account for investments in business entities that it does not control if it is otherwise able to exert significant influence over the entities’ operating and financial policies. The combined financial statements include certain assets and liabilities that are held by the Parent that are specifically identifiable or otherwise attributable to the Computer Sciences GS Business. All intercompany transactions and balances within Computer Sciences GS Business have been eliminated. The Parent's cash has not been assigned to the Computer Sciences GS Business for any of the periods presented because those cash balances are not directly attributable to it. The Computer Sciences GS Business reflects transfers of cash to and from Parent's cash management system as a component of Net Parent investment on the Combined Balance Sheets. The Parent's long-term debt has not been attributed to the Computer Sciences GS Business for any of the periods presented because the Parent's borrowings are neither directly


F-8


Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

attributable to nor is the Computer Sciences GS Business the legal obligor of such borrowings. Transactions between the Computer Sciences GS Business and other businesses of CSC are reflected as related party transactions (Note 2).
The Combined Financial Statements include all revenues and costs directly attributable to the Computer Sciences GS Business and an allocation of expenses related to certain Parent corporate functions including, but not limited to, senior management, legal, human resources, finance, IT and other shared services. These expenses have been allocated to the Computer Sciences GS Business based on direct usage or benefit where identifiable, with the remainder allocated on a pro rata basis of revenues, headcount, square footage, number of transactions or other measures. The Computer Sciences GS Business considers these allocations to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services by, or benefit provided to it. However, the allocations may not be indicative of the actual expense that would have been incurred had the Computer Sciences GS Business operated as an independent, standalone entity for the periods presented.
The Parent maintains various benefit and stock-based compensation plans at a corporate level and other benefit plans at a subsidiary level. The employees of the Computer Sciences GS Business participate in those programs and a portion of the cost of those plans is included in the Combined Financial Statements. However, the Combined Balance Sheets do not include any net benefit plan obligations unless the benefit plan covers only the Computer Sciences GS Business's active, retired and other former employees or any expense related to stock­ based compensation plans. See Notes 14 and 16 to the Combined Financial Statements for a further description of the accounting for our benefit plans and stock-based compensation, respectively.
As more fully described in Note 13, current and deferred income taxes and related tax expense have been determined based on the standalone results of the Computer Sciences GS Business by applying Accounting Standards Codification 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”) to the Computer Sciences GS Business results of operations as if it were a separate taxpayer (i.e., following the separate return methodology).
The Computer Sciences GS Business reports its results based on a fiscal year convention that comprises four thirteen-week quarters. Every fifth year includes an additional week in the first quarter to prevent the fiscal year from moving from an approximate end of March date. As a result, the first quarter of fiscal 2015 was a fourteen-week quarter.
Use of Estimates
GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain amounts reported in the combined financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of historical experience, current events and on various other assumptions that management considers reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Amounts subject to significant judgment and estimates include, but are not limited to, costs to complete fixed-price contracts, cash flows used in the evaluation of impairment of goodwill and other long-lived intangible assets, certain deferred costs, collectability of receivables, reserves for tax benefits and valuation allowances on deferred tax assets, loss accruals for litigation, and inputs used for computing stock-based compensation and pension related liabilities.
Summary of significant accounting policies
Revenue Recognition
Substantially all of the Computer Sciences GS Business’s revenue is derived from contracts with departments and agencies of the U.S. federal government, as well as other state and local government agencies. The Computer Sciences GS Business generates its revenue from the following types of contractual arrangements: time and materials contracts, firm-fixed-price contracts and cost-reimbursable-plus-fee contracts. The Computer Sciences GS Business also provides services to CSC, which are included in related party revenue.


F-9


Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Total revenues by customer type were:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
U.S. federal government
$
3,720,275
$
3,898,083
$
4,431,785
State and local government
 
330,254
 
198,062
 
188,164
Other
 
19,217
 
6,491
 
55,752
Total revenue
$
4,069,746
$
4,102,636
$
4,675,701
Revenue on time-and-materials contracts is recognized as hours are worked based on contractual billing rates as services are provided.
Revenue on firm-fixed-price contracts is primarily recognized using the percentage-of-completion method based on actual costs incurred relative to total estimated costs for the contract. These estimated costs are updated during the term of the contract and may result in revision by the Computer Sciences GS Business of recognized revenue and estimated costs in the period in which the changes in estimates are identified. Profits on firm-fixed-price contracts result from the difference between incurred costs used to calculate the percentage-of-completion and revenue earned.
The Computer Sciences GS Business’s income from continuing operations, before taxes and noncontrolling interests included the following adjustments due to changes in estimated profitability on firm-fixed-price contracts accounted for under the percentage-of-completion method:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Gross favorable
$
98,000

$
109,000

$
103,000

Gross unfavorable
 
(21,000)

 
(23,000)

 
(44,000)

Total net adjustments, before taxes and noncontrolling interests
$
77,000

$
86,000

$
59,000

Revenue on cost-reimbursable-plus-fee contracts is recognized as services are performed, generally based on the allowable costs incurred during the period plus any recognizable earned fee. The Computer Sciences GS Business considers fixed fees under cost-reimbursable-plus-fee contracts to be earned in proportion to the allowable costs incurred in performance of the contract. For cost-reimbursable-plus-fee contracts that include performance-based fee incentives, which are principally award fee arrangements, the Computer Sciences GS Business recognizes income when such fees are probable and estimable. Estimates of the total fee to be earned are made based on contract provisions, prior experience with similar contracts or customers, and management’s evaluation of the performance on such contracts. Contract costs, including indirect expenses, are subject to audit by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (“DCAA”) and, accordingly, are subject to possible cost disallowances. Executive compensation that the Computer Sciences GS Business determines to be allowable for cost reimbursement based on management’s estimates is recognized as revenue, net of reserves. Management’s estimates in this regard are based on a number of factors that may change over time, including executive compensation survey data, the Computer Sciences GS Business’s and other government contractors’ experiences with the DCAA audit practices in this industry and relevant decisions of courts and boards of contract appeals.
Contract accounting requires significant judgment relative to assessing risks, estimating contract revenue and costs, and making assumptions for schedule and technical issues. Due to the size and nature of many of the Computer Sciences GS Business’s contracts, developing total revenue and cost at completion estimates requires the use of significant judgment. Contract costs include direct labor and billable expenses, an allocation of allowable indirect costs, and warranty obligations. Billable expenses are comprised of subcontracting costs and other “out-of-pocket” costs that often include, but are not limited to, travel-related costs and telecommunications charges. The Computer Sciences GS Business recognizes revenue and billable expenses from these transactions on a gross basis


F-10


Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

because it is the primary obligor on contracts with customers. The contracts that required estimates-at-completion (“EACs”) using the percentage-of-completion method were approximately 42.3%, 49.3% and 42.7% of the Computer Sciences GS Business’s revenues for twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013, respectively.
Certain contracts that require EACs using the percentage-of-completion method accounted are regularly reviewed by the Computer Sciences GS Business regarding project profitability and underlying estimates. The Computer Sciences GS Business prepares EACs for its contracts that include an estimated contract operating margin based initially on estimated contract sales and cost. Revisions to EACs are reflected in results of operations as a change in accounting estimate in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become known by management. Since contract costs are typically incurred over a period of several years, estimation of these costs requires the use of judgment. Factors considered in estimating the cost of the work to be completed include: the availability, productivity and cost of labor, the nature and complexity of work to be performed, the effect of change orders, availability and cost of materials, the effect of any delays in performance, and the level of indirect cost allocations. Provisions for estimated losses at completion, if any, are recognized in the period in which the loss becomes evident. The provision includes estimated costs in excess of estimated revenue and any profit margin previously recognized. Amounts billed and collected but not yet earned as revenues under certain types of contracts are deferred. Contract costs incurred for U.S. federal government contracts, including indirect costs, are subject to audit and adjustment through negotiations between the Computer Sciences GS Business and government representatives. Further, as contracts are performed, change orders can be a regular occurrence and may be unpriced until negotiated with the customer. Unpriced change orders are included in estimated contract sales when they are probable of recovery in an amount at least equal to the cost. Amounts representing claims (including change orders unapproved as to both scope and price) and requests for equitable adjustment are included in estimated contract revenues when they are reliably estimable and realization is probable.
The Computer Sciences GS Business’s U.S. federal government contracts generally contain Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) provisions that enable the customer to terminate a contract for default, or for the convenience of the government. If a contract is terminated for default, the Computer Sciences GS Business may not be entitled to recover any of its costs on partially completed work and may be liable to the government for re-procurement costs of acquiring similar products or services from another contractor and for certain other damages. Termination of a contract for the convenience of the government may occur when the government concludes it is in the best interests of the government that the contract be terminated. Under a termination for convenience, the contractor is typically entitled to be paid in accordance with the contract’s terms for costs incurred prior to the effective date of termination, plus a reasonable profit and settlement expenses. As of April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013, the Computer Sciences GS Business did not have any contract terminations in process that would have a material effect on the combined financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
The Computer Sciences GS Business enters into development of highly-customized software and may include post-contract customer support and other software-related services.  These arrangements are accounted for under contract accounting, and vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value is required to allocate and recognize revenue for each element.  VSOE of fair value is determined based on the price charged where each deliverable is sold separately. In situations where VSOE of fair value exists for all undelivered elements, but not a delivered element (typically the software), the residual method is used to allocate revenue to the undelivered elements equal to their VSOE value with the remainder allocated to the delivered element.  When VSOE is available for the undelivered elements, software revenue is recognized as the related software customization services are performed in accordance with the percentage-of-completion method described above.  In those arrangements where VSOE of fair value does not exist for the undelivered elements, revenue is deferred until only one undelivered element remains and then is recognized ratably as the final element is delivered, beginning with substantial completion and delivery of the highly-customized software.
Except as described above, all other revenues are recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services or products have been provided to the customer, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured.


F-11


Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Depreciation and Amortization
The Computer Sciences GS Business’s depreciation and amortization policies are as follows:
 
 
Useful Life (in years)
Property and equipment:
 
 
     Buildings
 
Up to 40
     Computers and related equipment
 
3 to 5
     Furniture and other equipment
 
5 to 10
     Leasehold improvements
 
Shorter of lease term or useful life
     Other leased assets
 
Greater of lease term or useful life
Intangibles:
 
 
     Internal use software
 
2 to 7
     External use software
 
2 to 7
     Customer related intangibles
 
Expected customer service life
     Other intangible assets
 
3 to 8
The cost of property and equipment is depreciated using predominately the straight-line method. Depreciation commences when the specific asset is complete, installed and ready for normal use.
Acquired contract-related and customer-related intangible assets are amortized in proportion to estimated undiscounted cash flows over the estimated life of the asset or on a straight-line basis if cash flows cannot be reliably estimated.
The Computer Sciences GS Business capitalizes costs incurred to develop commercial software products to be sold, leased or otherwise marketed after establishing technological feasibility until such time that the software products are available for general release to customers. Costs incurred to establish technological feasibility are expensed as incurred. Enhancements to software products are capitalized where such enhancements extend the life or significantly expand the marketability of the products. Amortization of capitalized software development costs is determined separately for each software product. Annual amortization expense is calculated based on the greater of the ratio of current gross revenues for each product to the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues for the product or the straight-line amortization method over the estimated economic life of the product.
Unamortized capitalized software costs associated with commercial software products are regularly evaluated for impairment on a product-by-product basis by a comparison of the unamortized balance to the product’s net realizable value. The net realizable value is the estimated future gross revenues from that product reduced by the related estimated future costs. When the unamortized balance exceeds the net realizable value, the unamortized balance is written down to the net realizable value and an impairment charge is recorded.
The Computer Sciences GS Business capitalizes costs incurred to develop internal-use computer software during the application development stage. Costs related to preliminary project activities and post-implementation activities are expensed as incurred. Internal and external costs incurred in connection with development of upgrades or enhancements that result in additional functionality are also capitalized. Capitalized costs associated with internal-use software are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the software. Purchased software is capitalized and amortized over the estimated useful life of the software. Internal-use software assets are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that could impact the recoverability of these assets.


F-12


Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Pension and Other Benefit Plans
The employees of the Computer Sciences GS Business are participants in various pension and postretirement benefit plans. For purposes of these standalone combined financial statements, the plans are classified as one of two types: multi-employer or single employer.
Multi-employer plans are sponsored by the Parent and the related assets and liabilities are retained by the Parent. CSC manages these pension and postretirement benefit plans on an aggregated basis and liability information related to the Computer Sciences GS Business are included with those related to other CSC businesses. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities related to these plans are not recorded in the combined financial statements of the Computer Sciences GS Business. These combined financial statements present only the service cost as the net periodic pension cost for these multiemployer plans.
Single employer plans are those plans that benefit only the employees of the Computer Sciences GS Business, thus the related assets and liabilities of the plans are not aggregated with those related to other CSC businesses and are recorded in the combined financial statements of the Computer Sciences GS Business. For these single employer plans, the Computer Sciences GS Business recognizes net actuarial gains and losses and the changes in fair value of plan assets in earnings at the time of plan remeasurement, annually during the fourth quarter of each year, or if there is an interim remeasurement event, as a component of net periodic benefit or cost.
The Computer Sciences GS Business utilizes actuarial methods to measure the benefit obligations and net periodic cost or income for its pension and other postretirement benefit plans. Inherent in the application of these actuarial methods are key assumptions, including, but not limited to, discount rates, expected long-term rates of return on plan assets, mortality rates, rates of compensation increases, and medical cost trend rates. The Computer Sciences GS Business evaluates these assumptions annually and updates assumptions as necessary. The fair value of pension assets is determined based on the prevailing market prices or estimated fair value of investments when quoted prices are not available.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Parent provides stock-based compensation to certain of the Computer Sciences GS Business’s employees. All stock-based awards, which include stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”), are classified as equity instruments by the Parent. For awards settled in the Parent’s shares, the Computer Sciences GS Business recognizes compensation expense based on each award’s grant-date fair value, net of estimated forfeitures. The cost of stock-based compensation is equal to the fair value of the awards issued and is recognized over the periods the employee services are rendered.
Acquisition Accounting and Goodwill
When the Computer Sciences GS Business acquires a controlling financial interest through a business combination, the Computer Sciences GS Business uses the acquisition method of accounting to allocate the purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, which are recorded at fair value. Any excess of purchase consideration over the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recognized as goodwill.
For contingent consideration recorded as a liability, the Computer Sciences GS Business initially measures the amount at fair value as of the acquisition date and adjusts the liability, if needed, to fair value each reporting period. Changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, other than measurement period adjustments, are recognized as operating income or expense.
Acquisition-related costs are recognized separately from the business combination and are expensed as incurred. The results of operations of acquired businesses are included in the Combined Financial Statements from the acquisition date.


F-13


Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

The Computer Sciences GS Business tests goodwill for impairment on an annual basis, as of the first day of the second fiscal quarter, and between annual tests if circumstances change, or if an event occurs, that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. A significant amount of judgment is involved in determining whether an event indicating impairment has occurred between annual testing dates. Such indicators include the loss of significant business, significant reductions in federal government appropriations or other significant adverse changes in industry or market conditions.
The goodwill impairment test initially involves the assessment of qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the Computer Sciences GS Business determines that it is not more likely than not, then the subsequent two-step process is not required. However, the Computer Sciences GS Business has the option to bypass this initial qualitative assessment for its annual test and proceed directly to step one of the two-step process for one or more of its reporting units. If the Computer Sciences GS Business determines that it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, then it proceeds with the subsequent two-step goodwill impairment testing process. The first step is to compare each reporting unit’s fair value to its carrying value. If the reporting unit’s fair value exceeds its carrying value, no further procedures are required and no impairment is recorded. However, if a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying value, an impairment of goodwill may exist, requiring a second step to measure the amount of any impairment loss. In the second step, the reporting unit’s fair value is allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit including any unrecognized intangible assets, for the sole purpose of calculating the implied fair value of goodwill—as if applying the acquisition method of accounting described above to the reporting unit’s assets and liabilities. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the recorded goodwill, an impairment charge is recorded in operations for the difference.
When the Computer Sciences GS Business performs step one of the two-step test for a reporting unit, it estimates the fair value of the reporting unit using both the income approach and the market approach. The income approach incorporates the use of a discounted cash flow method in which the estimated future cash flows and terminal values for each reporting unit are discounted to a present value using a discount rate. Cash flow projections are based on management’s estimates of economic and market conditions, which drive key assumptions of revenue growth rates, operating income, capital expenditures, and working capital requirements. The discount rate in turn is based on the specific risk characteristics of each reporting unit, the weighted-average cost of capital and its underlying forecasts. The market approach estimates fair value by applying performance-metric multiples to the reporting unit’s prior and expected operating performance. The multiples are derived from comparable publicly-traded companies that have operating and investment characteristics similar to those of the reporting unit. If the fair value of the reporting unit derived using one approach is significantly different from the fair value estimate using the other approach, the Computer Sciences GS Business re-evaluates its assumptions used in the two models. The fair values determined by the market approach and income approach, as described above, are weighted to determine the fair value for each reporting unit. The weighted values assigned to each reporting unit are driven by two primary factors: (1) the number of comparable publicly-traded companies used in the market approach, and (2) the similarity of the operating and investment characteristics of the reporting units to the comparable publicly-traded companies used in the market approach.
Fair Value
The Computer Sciences GS Business uses the fair value measurement guidance to value certain of its assets and liabilities. Under this guidance, assets and liabilities are required to be valued based on assumptions used by a market participant, consistent with the following hierarchy of inputs:
Level 1— Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in an active market.
Level 2— Inputs, other than quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for similar assets or liabilities.     


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Level 3— Unobservable inputs that reflect the Computer Sciences GS Business’s own assumptions which market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
Pension assets are the only assets of the Computer Sciences GS Business which are valued on a recurring basis using the fair value measurement guidance. These assets are valued using model-based pricing methods that use observable market data which are considered Level 2 inputs. There were no significant assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable (Level 3) inputs.
Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These include assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination, equity-method investments and long-lived assets, which would be recognized at fair value if deemed to be impaired or if reclassified as assets held for sale. The fair value in these instances would be determined using Level 3 inputs.
Receivables
Receivables consist of amounts billed and currently due from customers, as well as amounts currently due but unbilled. Unbilled receivables include: (1) amounts to be billed in following month in the ordinary course of business; (2) contracts measured under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting; and (3) amounts retained by the customer until the completion of a specified contract, completion of government audit activities or until negotiation of contract modification or claims.
Allowances for uncollectible billed and unbilled receivables are estimated based on a combination of write-off history, aging analysis and any specific and known collectability issues.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Computer Sciences GS Business evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets expected to be held and used when events and/or circumstances indicate a potential impairment. The carrying value of a long-lived asset group are considered to be impaired when the anticipated undiscounted cash flows from such asset group are separately identifiable and are less than the group’s carrying value. In that case, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the long-lived asset group. Fair value is determined primarily using the present value of expected cash flows based on multiple scenarios that reflect a range of possible outcomes. Long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.
Income Taxes
Income taxes as presented herein attribute current and deferred income taxes of the Parent to the Computer Sciences GS Business’s standalone combined financial statements in a manner that is systematic, rational and consistent with the asset and liability method prescribed by ASC 740. Accordingly, the Computer Sciences GS Business’s income tax provision was prepared following the separate return method. The separate return method applies ASC 740 to the standalone financial statements of each member of the consolidated group as if the group member were a separate taxpayer and a standalone enterprise. As a result, actual tax transactions included in the consolidated financial statements of the Parent may not be included in the separate combined financial statements of the Computer Sciences GS Business. Similarly, the tax treatment of certain items reflected in the separate combined financial statements of the Computer Sciences GS Business may not be reflected in the consolidated financial statements and tax returns of the Parent; therefore, such items as net operating losses, credit carryforwards, and valuation allowances may exist in the standalone financial statements that may or may not exist in the Parent’s consolidated financial statements.
The breadth of the Computer Sciences GS Business’s operations and the complexity of tax regulations require assessments of uncertainties and judgments in estimating taxes that the Computer Sciences GS Business would have paid if it had been a separate taxpayer. The final taxes that would have been paid are dependent upon many factors,


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

including negotiations with taxing authorities in various jurisdictions, outcomes of tax litigation and resolution of disputes arising from federal and state tax audits in the normal course of business.
The provision for income taxes is determined using the asset and liability approach of accounting for income taxes. Under this approach, deferred taxes represent the future tax consequences expected to occur when the reported amounts of assets and liabilities are recovered or paid. The provision for income taxes represents income taxes paid or payable for the current year plus the change in deferred taxes during the year. Deferred taxes result from differences between the financial and tax basis of the Computer Sciences GS Business’s assets and liabilities and are adjusted for changes in tax rates and tax laws when changes are enacted. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. The Computer Sciences GS Business recognizes interest accrued related to uncertain tax positions and penalties as a component of income tax expense.
In general, the taxable income of the Computer Sciences GS Business entities was included in Parent’s consolidated tax returns, where applicable in jurisdictions around the world. As such, separate income tax returns were not prepared for many the Computer Sciences GS Business entities. Consequently, income taxes currently payable are deemed to have been settled with the Parent in the current period.
The Computer Sciences GS Business recognizes uncertain tax positions in the combined financial statements when it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination. Uncertain tax positions are measured based on the probabilities that the uncertain tax position will be realized upon final settlement (Note 13).
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Computer Sciences GS Business considers investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
CSC uses a centralized approach for managing cash and financing operations. A substantial portion of the Computer Sciences GS Business’s cash accounts is available for use and are regularly “swept” by the Parent at its discretion. Transfers of cash between the Computer Sciences GS Business and CSC are included within Net transfers to Parent on the Combined Statements of Changes in Parent Equity and on the Combined Statements of Cash Flows. The main components of the Net transfers to Parent are cash pooling and various cost allocations from the Parent.
Net Parent Investment
Net Parent Investment in the Combined Balance Sheets represents the Parent’s historical investment in the Computer Sciences GS Business, and includes accumulated net income and the net effect of transactions with, and cost allocations from, the Parent. Note 2 provides additional information regarding the allocation to the Computer Sciences GS Business of expenses incurred by the Parent.
New Accounting Standards
During the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, the Computer Sciences GS Business adopted the following Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”):
In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2015-04, “Compensation—Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Practical Expedient for the Measurement Date of an Employer’s Defined Benefit Plan Obligation and Plan Assets.” The objective of ASU 2015-04 is to provide a practical expedient that permits an entity with a fiscal year end that does not coincide with a month end to measure defined benefit plan assets and obligations using the month end that is closest to the fiscal year end. Effective April 3, 2015, the Computer Sciences GS Business early adopted the ASU for each of its defined benefit plans and determined that it did not have a material effect on the Computer Sciences GS Business’s Combined Financial Statements.


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-04, “Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation Is Fixed at the Reporting Date” (ASU 2013-04). ASU 2013-04 requires an entity to measure obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation within the scope of this guidance is fixed at the reporting date, as the sum of the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors and any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors. The guidance in ASU 2013-04 also requires an entity to disclose the nature and amount of the obligation as well as other information about those obligations. The amendments in ASU 2013-04 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. Effective March 29, 2014, the Computer Sciences GS Business adopted the amendments in ASU 2013-04 and determined that they did not have a material effect on the Computer Sciences GS Business’s Combined Financial Statements.
Standards Issued But Not Yet Effective
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (ASU 2014-09). ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition” and some cost guidance included in ASC Subtopic 605-35, “Revenue Recognition—Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts.” The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Computer Sciences GS Business expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 requires the disclosure of sufficient information to enable users of the Computer Sciences GS Business’s financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. The Computer Sciences GS Business will also be required to disclose information regarding significant judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. Early adoption is not allowed. ASU 2014-09 provides two methods of retrospective application. The first method would require the Computer Sciences GS Business to apply ASU 2014-09 to each prior reporting period presented. The second method would require the Computer Sciences GS Business to retrospectively apply with the cumulative effect of initially applying ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of initial application. The Computer Sciences GS Business expects that ASU 2014-09 will be effective for the Computer Sciences GS Business beginning in fiscal 2019 as a result of an amendment approved by the FASB in July 2015 that permits a one-year delay of the original effective date. The Computer Sciences GS Business is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2014-09 may have on the Computer Sciences GS Business’s Combined Financial Statements.
In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, “Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity” (ASU 2014-08), which changes the requirements for reporting discontinued operations in Subtopic 205-20 “Presentation of Financial Statements—Discontinued Operations.” ASU 2014-08 changes the definition of discontinued operations by limiting discontinued operations reporting to disposals that represent strategic shifts that have (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results. Under current GAAP, many disposals, some of which may be routine in nature and not representative of a substantive change in an entity’s strategy, are reported in discontinued operations. ASU 2014-08 requires expanded disclosures for discontinued operations designed to provide users of financial statements with more information about the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows related to discontinued operations. ASU 2014-08 also requires an entity to disclose the pretax profit or loss of an individually significant component of an entity that does not qualify for discontinued operations reporting. The amendments in ASU 2014-08 are effective prospectively for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2014, which for the Computer Sciences GS Business is beginning of fiscal 2016. Early adoption is permitted, but only for disposals (or classifications as held for sale) that have not been reported in financial statements previously issued or available for issuance. The Computer Sciences GS Business believes that the adoption of ASU 2014-08 will not have a material effect on the Computer Sciences GS Business’s Combined Financial Statements.
Other accounting standards updates effective after April 3, 2015 are not expected to have a material effect on the Computer Sciences GS Business’s combined financial statements.


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Note 2—Related party transactions and corporate allocations
Corporate allocations
The Statements of Operations, Statements of Comprehensive Income and Statements of Cash Flows include an allocation of general corporate expenses from the Parent. The financial information in these combined financial statements does not necessarily include all the expenses that would have been incurred or held by the Computer Sciences GS Business had it been a separate, standalone entity. It is not practicable to estimate actual costs that would have been incurred had Computer Sciences GS Business been a standalone company during the periods presented. The management of the Computer Sciences GS Business considers these allocations to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services by, or the benefits provided to, it. The allocation methods include relative headcount, actual services rendered and relative space utilization. Allocations for management costs and corporate support services provided to the Computer Sciences GS Business totaled $212,388, $264,426 and $275,036 for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013, respectively. These amounts include costs for corporate functions including, but not limited to, senior management, legal, human resources, finance, IT and other shared services.
Net Transfers to Parent
A reconciliation of Net transfers to Parent in the Combined Statements of Changes in Parent Equity to the corresponding amount presented on the Combined Statements of Cash Flows for all periods presented is as follows:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Net transfers to Parent per Combined Statements of Changes in Parent Equity
$
330,017

$
576,943

$
401,703

Stock-based compensation
 
17,618

 
17,669

 
10,194

Net transfers of property, plant and equipment to Parent
 
(2,319
)
 
(11,603
)
 
(7,267
)
Net transfers of internally developed and purchased software from (to) Parent
 
(2,878
)
 
(91
)
 
2,571

Net transfer of goodwill from Parent
 

 
35,829

 

Deferred tax
 
(2,051
)
 
(3,510
)
 
(1,736
)
Total Net transfers to Parent per Combined Statements of Cash Flows
$
340,387

$
615,237

$
405,465





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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Note 3—Acquisitions
Fiscal 2015
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, the Computer Sciences GS Business acquired Autonomic Resources for $14,000 in an all-cash transaction. Autonomic Resources, a cloud computing infrastructure provider, was acquired by the Computer Sciences GS Business to expand cloud offerings in the federal and other government markets. This acquisition will help grow the Computer Sciences GS Business presence as a provider of infrastructure-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, and software-as-a-service cloud offerings to government agencies. The preliminary purchase price was allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimates of fair value at the date of acquisition, as follows: $1,314 to assets, $1,132 to liabilities, and $13,818 to goodwill. All of the acquired goodwill is tax deductible. The acquisition of Autonomic Resources is reported in the Civil segment.
During the second quarter of fiscal 2015, the Computer Sciences GS Business acquired Tenacity Solutions for $35,514 in an all-cash transaction. The Computer Sciences GS Business acquired this entity primarily to enhance its cyber security, systems engineering and software development service offerings in the federal intelligence sector. The preliminary purchase price was allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimates of fair value at the date of acquisition, as follows: $3,876 to assets, $9,400 to an intangible asset other than goodwill, $8,447 to current liabilities and $30,685 to goodwill. The intangible asset, which is associated with customer relationships and government programs, will be amortized over 15 years. All of the acquired goodwill is tax deductible. The acquisition of Tenacity is reported in the Defense and Intelligence segment.
Fiscal 2013
In the second quarter of fiscal 2013, the Computer Sciences GS Business acquired 42Six Solutions for $35,000 in an all-cash transaction. The entity was acquired to enhance the Computer Sciences GS Business’s capabilities in big data processing and analytics. The purchase price was allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date: $4,510 to assets, $7,700 to acquired intangible assets, $2,062 to liabilities and $24,852 to goodwill. All of the acquired goodwill is tax deductible. As of the acquisition date, the fair value of trade receivables approximated book value and was considered fully recoverable. The acquisition of 42Six is reported in the Defense and Intelligence segment.
The pro forma financial information for these acquisitions are not presented because the effects of these acquisitions were not material to the Computer Sciences GS Business’s combined results.


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Note 4—Divestitures
In the second quarter fiscal 2014, the Computer Sciences GS Business completed the sale of a portion of the Applied Technology Division (“ATD”), which represents the Computer Sciences GS Business’s portion of its base operations, aviation and ranges services business unit, to a strategic investor for cash consideration of $177,984 plus a net working capital adjustment receivable of $6,212. The ATD divestiture resulted in a pre-tax gain of $55,148, representing the excess of the sale price over the carrying value of the net assets of the divested business, less transaction costs of $5,474. The divestiture met the criteria for and is presented as discontinued operations in the Combined Statements of Operations.
Following is the summary of the results of the discontinued operations:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$

$
200,516

$
729,313

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, before taxes
 
(1,527
)
 
19,376

 
39,830

Tax benefit (expense)
 
560

 
(9,147
)
 
(9,779
)
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations
$
(967
)
$
10,229

$
30,051

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Disposal
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) gain on disposition
$
(910
)
$
55,148

$

Tax expense
 

 
(777
)
 

(Loss) gain on disposition, net of taxes
 
(910
)
 
54,371

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
$
(1,877
)
$
64,600

$
30,051


The tax expense on the gain on sale of ATD was minimal due to the differences between the book and tax basis of assets sold.


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Note 5—Receivables
Receivables consist of the following:
 
 
As of
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
Billed trade accounts receivable
$
210,471

$
233,698

Unbilled recoverable amounts under contracts in progress
 
496,230

 
475,944

Other receivables
 
4,759

 
11,363

Total accounts receivable
 
711,460

 
721,005

 
 
 
 
 
Allowances for doubtful accounts
 
(14,733
)
 
(16,099
)
 
 
 
 
 
Total receivables, net
$
696,727

$
704,906

Unbilled recoverable amounts under contracts in progress generally become billable upon achievement of project milestones, completion of specified contracts, negotiation of contract modifications, completion of government audit activities, or upon acceptance by the customer. Unbilled recoverable amounts under contracts in progress expected to be collected after fiscal 2016, totaled $12,222.
Changes to the allowance for doubtful accounts for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013 are as follows:
 
 
Twelve months ended
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Beginning balance
$
16,099

$
13,573

$
11,524

(Reversal of) provision for doubtful accounts
 
(265
)
 
3,859

 
3,793

Provision for doubtful accounts in discontinued operations
 

 
198

 

Write-offs
 
(1,101
)
 
(1,531
)
 
(1,744
)
Ending balance
$
14,733

$
16,099

$
13,573


Note 6—Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:
 
 
As of
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
Deferred contract costs
$
55,110
$
42,004
Maintenance
 
27,842
 
32,689
Rent
 
5,267
 
5,633
Other
 
4,446
 
7,593
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets
$
92,665
$
87,919



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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Note 7—Property and equipment
Property and equipment consists of the following:
 
 
As of
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
Property and equipment—gross:
 
 
 
 
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements
$
131,885
$
140,545
Computers and related equipment
 
468,890
 
462,490
Furniture and other equipment
 
512,875
 
516,580
Construction in progress
 
19,878
 
24,012
 
 
1,133,528
 
1,143,627
Less: accumulated depreciation
 
(696,796)
 
(651,965)
Property and equipment, net
$
436,732
$
491,662
Depreciation expense for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014, and March 29, 2013 was $113,742, $120,394, and $128,371, respectively.

Note 8—Goodwill
The following tables summarize the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by segment, as of April 3, 2015 and March 28, 2014.
 
 
Defense and Intelligence
 
Civil
 
Total
Balance as of March 29, 2013
$
512,098

$
281,767

$
793,865

Divestitures
 
(71,615
)
 

 
(71,615
)
Additions
 
20,229

 
15,600

 
35,829

Balance as of March 28, 2014
$
460,712

$
297,367

$
758,079

Additions
 
30,685

 
13,818

 
44,503

Balance as of April 3, 2015
$
491,397

$
311,185

$
802,582

The reduction of goodwill of $71,615 in Defense and Intelligence relates to the divestiture of a portion of ATD during the second quarter of fiscal 2014 (Note 4).
CSC allocated $35,829 of goodwill to the Computer Sciences GS Business associated with CSC’s third quarter fiscal 2014 acquisition of a privately-held cloud services management company based on a relative fair value approach.
Fiscal 2015 additions to goodwill of $44,503 relate to the acquisition by the Defense and Intelligence segment of Tenacity Solutions and the acquisition of Automatic Resources by the Civil segment (Note 3).
There were no accumulated impairment losses as of April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013.


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Goodwill Impairment Analysis
As described in Note 1, the Computer Sciences GS Business tests goodwill for impairment on an annual basis, as of the first day of the second fiscal quarter, and between annual tests if an event occurs, or circumstances change, that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount.
In connection with the fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013 annual impairment assessments, the Computer Sciences GS Business chose to bypass the initial qualitative assessment and proceeded directly to the first step of the impairment test for all reporting units and concluded that no impairment had occurred. The fair values of all the reporting units of the Computer Sciences GS Business were significantly in excess of their carrying values.
There were no events or changes in the circumstances during the interim periods that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of any of its reporting units below its carrying amounts in fiscal 2015 or fiscal 2013.
In fiscal 2014, due to the divestiture of a portion of ATD (Note 4), a reporting unit at that time, which caused $71,615 of allocated ATD goodwill to be disposed of as part of the business, the Computer Sciences GS Business assessed the remaining goodwill related to the reporting unit for potential impairment. The Computer Sciences GS Business performed the first step of the two-step goodwill impairment test and concluded that the remaining goodwill related to the reporting units, after allocation of goodwill to the divested business, was not impaired. The fair value of the remaining reporting units significantly exceeded its carrying value and the second step of the goodwill impairment test was not required. After the divestiture of a portion of ATD, the ATD reporting unit no longer qualified as a reporting unit and was aggregated with the other components of the Defense and Intelligence segment.
Note 9—Intangible assets
A summary of amortizing intangible assets is as follows:
 
 
As of
April 3, 2015
 
 
Gross Carrying Value
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Value
Customer-related intangibles
$
130,150
$
(110,449)
$
19,701
Other intangible assets
 
53,550
 
(39,846)
 
13,704
Software
 
110,805
 
(75,544)
 
35,261
Total intangible assets
$
294,505
$
(225,839)
$
68,666

 
 
As of
March 28, 2014
 
 
Gross Carrying Value
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Value
Customer-related intangibles
$
129,290

$
(112,936
)
$
16,354

Other intangible assets
 
54,975

 
(30,213
)
 
24,762

Software
 
112,427

 
(67,745
)
 
44,682

Total intangible assets
$
296,692

$
(210,894
)
$
85,798

Amortization expense for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013 was $33,022, $35,128 and $41,158, respectively, including amortization of contract-related intangible assets as a reduction to revenues of $9,706, $10,780 and $10,902 in each of the respective years. Estimated amortization related


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

to intangible assets as of April 3, 2015, for fiscal year 2016 through fiscal year 2020, is as follows: $28,465, $16,438, $8,830, $4,976 and $2,624, respectively.
Purchased and internally developed software (for both external and internal use), net of accumulated amortization, consisted of the following:
 
 
As of
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
Purchased software
$
30,864
$
35,302
Internally developed software for external use
 
2,950
 
7,639
Internally developed software for internal use
 
1,447
 
1,741
Total software
$
35,261
$
44,682
Amortization expense related to purchased software was $13,902, $12,470 and $15,421, for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013, respectively. Amortization expense related to internally developed software for external use was $1,678, $2,001, and $2,488, for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013, respectively. Amortization expense related to internally developed software for internal use was $294, $190 and $0, for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013, respectively.
Estimated amortization related to purchased and internally developed software, as of April 3, 2015, for fiscal year 2016 through fiscal year 2020, is as follows: $14,146, $10,740, $6,488, $2,928 and $959, respectively.

Note 10—Accrued payroll and related costs
Accrued payroll and related costs for the Computer Sciences GS Business consisted of the following:
 
 
As of
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
Accrued payroll
$
21,785

$
47,806
Accrued vacation
 
20,606

 
45,210
Deferred compensation
 
33,447

 
35,488
Accrued incentive compensation
 
19,111

 
24,563
Payroll taxes
 
8,196

 
9,839
Other
 
6,394

 
7,989
Total
$
109,539

$
170,895

Note 11—Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following:

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As of
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
Deferred contract costs
$
212,155

$
161,071

Deferred revenue
 
174,022

 
156,691

Accrued expenses
 
45,164

 
32,394

Other
 
9,265

 
7,706

Total
$
440,606

$
357,862


Note 12—Other long-term liabilities
Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following:
 
 
As of
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
Deferred revenue
$
42,927
$
65,066
Pension and other postretirement obligations
 
25,341
 
23,996
Deferred rent
 
11,913
 
16,259
Other
 
776
 
721
Total
$
80,957
$
106,042

Note 13—Income taxes
As discussed in Note 1, CSC’s historical consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities, income and expenses of the Computer Sciences GS Business. For purposes of these standalone combined financial statements, the Computer Sciences GS Business’s taxes were computed and reported using the separate return method. Use of the separate return method may result in significant differences when the sum of the amounts allocated to standalone tax provisions are compared with amounts presented in historical consolidated financial statements. Furthermore, certain tax attributes, e.g., state tax credit carry forwards, reflected in the historical consolidated financial statements may not exist at the standalone Computer Sciences GS Business level.
In general, the taxable income of the Computer Sciences GS Business entities was included in Parent’s consolidated tax returns, where applicable in jurisdictions around the world. As such, separate income tax returns were not prepared for many the Computer Sciences GS Business entities. Consequently, income taxes currently payable are deemed to have been currently settled with the Parent.
The sources of income from continuing operations before taxes, classified between domestic entities and those entities domiciled outside of the U.S., are as follows:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Domestic entities
$
416,206
$
396,160
$
426,338
Entities outside the U.S.
 
12,502
 
4,116
 
4,885
Total
$
428,708
$
400,276
$
431,223
The components of the provision for income taxes from continuing operations were:



Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Federal
$
131,706

 $
118,770

 $
113,965

     State
 
27,329

 
17,453

 
16,786

     Foreign
 
4,576

 
2,644

 
2,481

 
 
163,611

 
138,867

 
133,232

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Federal
 
(3,215
)
 
4,159

 
22,889

     State
 
600

 
3,532

 
5,711

 
 
(2,615
)
 
7,691

 
28,600

Total income tax expense
$
160,996

$
146,558

$
161,832

The major elements contributing to the difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 35% and the effective tax rate (“ETR”) for continuing operations are as follows:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Statutory rate
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income tax, net of federal tax
 
4.2
 %
 
4.3
 %
 
4.2
 %
Noncontrolling interest
 
(1.1
)%
 
(1.9
)%
 
(1.5
)%
Other items, net
 
(0.5
)%
 
(0.8
)%
 
(0.2
)%
Effective tax rate
 
37.6%

 
36.6%

 
37.5%

The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

 
 
As of
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
 
Employee benefits
$
36,583

$
51,943

Accrued expenses
 
7,217

 
5,457

Tax credit carry forwards
 
3,544

 
5,068

Other assets
 
8,121

 
8,692

Total deferred tax assets
 
55,465

 
71,160

Valuation allowance
 
(1,438
)
 
(917
)
Net deferred tax assets
 
54,027

 
70,243

 
 
 
 
 
Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
(94,624
)
 
(95,201
)
Contract accounting
 
(45,007
)
 
(50,954
)
Investment basis differences
 
(16,286
)
 
(21,958
)
Deferred at risk project costs
 
(49,103
)
 
(53,149
)
Prepaid expenses
 
(2,304
)
 
(2,842
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
 
(207,324
)
 
(224,104
)
Net deferred tax liabilities
$
(153,297
)
$
(153,861
)
In general, it is the practice and intention of the Computer Sciences GS Business to reinvest the earnings of its non-U.S. subsidiaries in those operations. As of April 3, 2015, the Computer Sciences GS Business has not made a provision for U.S. income tax or additional foreign withholding taxes with respect to accumulated earnings of foreign subsidiaries where the foreign investment of such earnings is essentially permanent in duration. Generally, such amounts would become subject to U.S. taxation upon the remittance of dividends and under certain other circumstances. The cumulative undistributed positive earnings of the Company's foreign subsidiaries were approximately $15,840 as of April 3, 2015. The tax cost of repatriating the cumulative undistributed taxable earnings of these foreign subsidiaries to the U.S. is immaterial.
The Computer Sciences GS Business has available foreign net operating loss (“NOL”) carry forwards totaling approximately $6,042 and $4,005 as of April 3, 2015 and March 28, 2014, respectively. The foreign NOL carryforwards as of April 3, 2015 can be carried over indefinitely, except for $977 that expire at various dates through 2020. The Computer Sciences GS Business has established a valuation allowance equal to the full amount of the NOL carryforwards because the Computer Sciences GS Business believes it is more likely than not that the NOL carryforwards will not be utilized in future carry forward periods. The Computer Sciences GS Business also has state credit carry forwards of $5,453 and $6,386 as of April 3, 2015, and March 28, 2014, respectively, that expire at various dates through 2022.
Under the tax laws of various jurisdictions in which the Computer Sciences GS Business operates, deductions or credits that cannot be fully utilized for tax purposes during the current year may be carried forward or back, subject to statutory limitations, to reduce taxable income or taxes payable in future or prior years.
Upon audit, taxing authorities may challenge all or part of an uncertain income tax position. While the Computer Sciences GS Business has no history of tax audits on a standalone basis, CSC is audited by federal, state and foreign taxing authorities. Accordingly, CSC (and the Computer Sciences GS Business) regularly assess the outcome of potential examinations in each of the taxing jurisdictions when determining the adequacy of the amount of unrecognized tax benefit recorded. The reserves are adjusted, from time to time, based upon changing facts and circumstances, such as the progress of a tax audit. The effective income tax rate reflects changes to the tax reserves that the Computer Sciences GS Business considers appropriate. It is reasonably possible that changes to the Computer Sciences GS Business’s global unrecognized tax benefits could be significant; however, due to the


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

uncertainty regarding the timing of completion of audits and possible outcomes, a current estimate of the range of increases or decreases that may occur within the next twelve months is not expected to be material.
The Computer Sciences GS Business is subject to U.S. federal income tax, various state and local taxes, and international income taxes in numerous jurisdictions. As of April 3, 2015, in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” the Computer Sciences GS Business’s liability for uncertain tax positions was $25,361, including interest of $743 and penalties of $200. As of March 28, 2014, the Computer Sciences GS Business’s liability for uncertain tax positions was $25,524, including interest of $777 and penalties of $113.
The following table summarizes the activity related to the Computer Sciences GS Business’s uncertain tax positions (excluding interest and penalties and related tax attributes):
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Balance at Beginning of Year
$
24,634

$
25,457

$
31,178

Gross increases related to prior year tax positions
 
846

 
1,461

 
534

Gross decreases related to prior year tax positions
 
(2,133
)
 
(22
)
 
(1,582
)
Gross increases related to current year tax positions
 
1,261

 
509

 
728

Settlements and statute of limitation expirations
 
(190
)
 
(2,771
)
 
(5,401
)
Balance at End of Year
$
24,418

$
24,634

$
25,457

The Computer Sciences GS Business’s liability for uncertain tax positions at April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013, includes $8,206, $8,564 and $8,574, respectively, related to amounts that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate (excluding related interest and penalties).
The Computer Sciences GS Business accrues interest related to uncertain tax positions and penalties as a component of income tax expense. During the year ended April 3, 2015, the Computer Sciences GS Business had a net decrease in accrued interest of $34 ($21 net of tax) and a net increase of accrued penalties of $87 and, as of April 3, 2015, has recognized a liability for accrued interest of $743 ($452 net of tax) and penalties of $200. During the year ended March 28, 2014, the Computer Sciences GS Business had a net reduction in accrued interest of $2,512 ($1,526 net of tax) and accrued penalties of $553, and, as of March 28, 2014, recognized a liability for accrued interest of $777 ($472 net of tax) and penalties of $113. During the year ended March 29, 2013, the Computer Sciences GS Business had a net decrease in accrued interest of $3,454 ($2,103 net of tax) and accrued penalties of $973 and, as of March 29, 2013, recognized a liability for accrued interest of $3,289 ($2,003 net of tax) and penalties of $667.
Tax Examination Status:
The Computer Sciences GS Business is currently under examination in several tax jurisdictions. A summary of the tax years that remain subject to examination in certain of the Computer Sciences GS Business’s major tax jurisdictions are:
Jurisdiction:
 
Tax Years that Remain
Subject to Examination
(Fiscal Year Ending):
U.S. - federal
 
2008 and forward
U.S. - various states
 
2005 and forward


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

The summary above does not include the tax years of minority owned affiliates that may also be subject to examination.

Note 14—Pension and other postretirement benefit plans
CSC and its subsidiaries offer its employees a number of defined benefit and defined contribution plans, in which employees of the Computer Sciences GS Business participate. The defined benefit plans included both pension and other postretirement benefit plans.
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
The defined benefit pension plans include both multi-employer and single employer plans. For the multi-employer plans, the Parent retains the assets and liabilities and the Computer Sciences GS Business combined financial statements reflect the service costs related to current employees of the Business. The largest U.S. defined benefit pension plan was frozen in fiscal 2010 for most participants.
Single Employer Pension Plans
During the third quarter of fiscal 2015, CSC offered lump sum settlements to the vested participants of its defined benefit pension plans, who were no longer with CSC. The lump-sum settlement required interim remeasurement of the plans' assets and liabilities, as of the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2015, which resulted in a net loss of $7,894 comprising actuarial losses of $7,506 and a settlement loss of $388. The actuarial and settlement losses were primarily a result of the adoption of the new mortality tables issued by the Society of Actuaries in October 2014. The economic benefit realized due to the lump sum payments was $797 which was included in the net loss of $7,894. The lump sum settlement resulted in reduction of the aggregate pension benefit obligation (“PBO”) of these U.S. defined benefit plans by $3,693, whereas the interim remeasurement resulted in an increase in PBO of $7,808. A weighted average discount rate of 4.23% was used to remeasure the plans; a decrease from 4.68% used in the prior twelve months. The average funded status of the impacted pension plans, after remeasurement, was 85%. The weighted-average expected long-term rate of return on plan assets, after remeasurement, is 7.60% which was consistent with the rate used at the beginning of fiscal 2015.
On July 19, 2013, Computer Sciences GS Business completed the sale of ATD (Note 4), which had a pension and a retiree medical plan. The divestiture of the pension plan resulted in a reduction to long-term liabilities and a corresponding recognition of a settlement gain of $27,603, which was recorded as part of the gain on sale of ATD. The net periodic pension cost related to the divested plans, excluding the settlement gain, for the twelve months ended March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013 was $443 and $5,655 respectively.


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

The following tables provide reconciliation of the annual changes in the single employer pension plans’ projected benefit obligations and assets and a related status of funding:
Reconciliation of project benefit obligation
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
Unfunded status at beginning of year
$
(1,591)
$
(32,375)
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year
 
58,566
 
169,412
Service cost
 
-
 
796
Interest cost
 
2,626
 
4,004
Plan participants’ contributions
 
-
 
325
Settlement
 
(2,897)
 
-
Actuarial loss (gain)
 
9,781
 
(5,671)
Benefits paid
 
(2,306)
 
(4,285)
Divestitures
 
-
 
(106,015)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year
$
65,770
$
58,566

Reconciliation of fair value of plan assets
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
$
56,975

$
137,037

Actual return on plan assets
 
3,371

 
9,825

Plan participants’ contributions
 

 
325

Settlement
 
(2,897
)
 

Benefits paid
 
(2,306
)
 
(4,285
)
Divestitures
 

 
(85,927
)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
 
55,143

 
56,975

 
 
 
 
 
Unfunded status at end of year
 
(10,627
)
 
(1,591
)
Accumulated benefit obligations
$
65,770

$
58,566


The accumulated benefit obligation and projected benefit obligations of all single employer pension plans exceeded the fair value of the respective plans’ assets.

The following table provides the amounts recorded in the Computer Sciences GS Business’s Combined Balance Sheets for the pension plan liabilities.

 
 
As of
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
Current liabilities - Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
$
6
$
7
Other long-term liabilities - Other long-term liabilities
 
10,621
 
1,584
Net amount recorded
$
10,627
$
1,591



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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Net periodic pension costs
 
Twelve Months Ended
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
 Service cost
$

 $
796
$
4,848

 Interest cost
 
2,626

 
4,004
 
7,307

 Expected return on assets
 
(4,195)

 
(5,545)
 
(7,967)

 Settlement loss (gain)
 
388

 
(27,603)
 

 Recognition of actuarial losses (gains)
 
10,216

 
(2,437)
 
3,133

 Net periodic pension costs (benefit)
$
             9,035

$
         (30,785)
$
             7,321

The weighted-averages of the assumptions used to determine net periodic pension cost were:
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Discount or settlement rates
 
4.5
%
 
4.6%
 
4.7%
Expected long-term rates of return on assets
 
7.6%

 
7.2%
 
6.8%
Rates on increase in compensation levels
 
N/A

 
3.9%
 
3.9%
The following table summarizes the weighted average assumptions used in the determination of the Computer Sciences GS Business’s pension benefit obligations as of April 3, 2015 and March 28, 2014:
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
 March 28, 2014
Discount rate
 
3.9
%
 
4.6%
Information about the expected cash flows for single employer pension plans as of April 3, 2015, is as follows:
Single Employer Contributions:
 
 
2016
$
6

 
 
 
Single Employer Benefit Payments:
 
 
2016
$
2,560

2017
 
2,753

2018
 
2,917

2019
 
3,056

2020
 
3,190

2021-2025
 
17,502

Multi-employer Pension Plans
The Computer Sciences GS Business’s share of total service cost incurred by the multi-employer pension plans for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013 was $0, $0 and $456, respectively.
Defined Benefit Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
The defined benefit OPEB plans include both multi-employer and single employer plans. For the multi-employer plans, the Parent retains the assets and liabilities and the Computer Sciences GS Business financial statements reflect the service costs related to current employees of the business.


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Single Employer OPEB Plans

The Computer Sciences GS Business provides subsidized healthcare, dental and life insurance benefits for certain U.S. employees and retirees, primarily for individuals employed prior to August 1992. The Computer Sciences GS Business amended its retiree healthcare plans effective February 1, 2015. Under the amended plans, Medicare eligible and Medicare ineligible retirees receive healthcare benefits through different means.

On October 6, 2014, the Computer Sciences GS Business amended one of its U.S. retiree medical health plans to provide coverage to eligible Medicare retirees through a private insurance marketplace. The insurance marketplace will allow retirees to choose the health insurance terms, cost and coverage that best fit their needs, while the Computer Sciences GS Business will continue to provide financial support to the Medicare eligible participants in the form of a tax free contribution to a health reimbursement account. These amendments triggered an interim remeasurement of the retiree medical plan, resulting in an actuarial loss of $1,447. This amount is included in the net fiscal 2015 actuarial gain of $2,245. For the interim remeasurement, a weighted average discount rate of 3.58% was used to remeasure the plans; a decrease from 4.01% in the prior twelve months. As a result of the remeasurement, the benefit obligations decreased and the prior service credit increased by $7,037 each. The increase in prior service credit of $7,037 is included in the net fiscal 2015 increase in prior service credit of $5,561.
On July 19, 2013, the Computer Sciences GS Business completed the sale of ATD (Note 4), which had a pension and a retiree medical plan. The divestiture of the retiree medical plan resulted in a reduction to long-term liabilities and a corresponding recognition of a settlement gain of $8,387, which was recorded as part of the gain on sale of ATD. The net periodic pension cost related to the divested plans, excluding the settlement gain, for the twelve months March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013 was $208 and $729 respectively.
The following tables provide reconciliation of the changes in the single employer postretirement plan benefit obligations and assets and a statement of funded status:
Reconciliation of accumulated
 
 
postretirement benefit obligations
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
Unfunded status at beginning of year
$
(23,291)
$
(33,109)
Accumulated benefit obligation at beginning of year
 
23,291
 
40,892
Service cost
 
12
 
80
Interest cost
 
745
 
1,076
Settlements
 
-
 
(15,149)
Plan amendments
 
(5,561)
 
-
Business combinations
 
237
 
308
Actuarial gain
 
(2,245)
 
(957)
Benefits paid
 
(1,576)
 
(2,012)
Conversion to multi-employer (a)
 
-
 
(947)
Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year
$
14,903
$
23,291
(a) Represents certain plans that were converted from single to multi-employer plans


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

 
 
 
Reconciliation of Fair Value of Plan Assets
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
$
-
$
7,783
Actual return on plan assets
 
-
 
1
Company contribution
 
1,576
 
1,620
Business combinations
 
-
 
251
Benefits paid
 
(1,576)
 
(2,012)
Settlements
 
-
 
(7,604)
Conversion to multi-employer (a)
 
-
 
(39)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
 
-
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
Unfunded status at end of year
$
(14,903)
$
(23,291)
(a) Represents certain plans that were converted from single to multi-employer plans
The following table provides the amounts recorded in the Computer Sciences GS Business’s Combined Balance Sheets for the postretirement benefit plan liabilities.
 
 
As of
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
Current liabilities
$
1,232
$
1,923
Other long-term liabilities
 
13,671
 
21,368
Net amount recorded
$
14,903
$
23,291
The following is a summary of amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013 that have not been recognized in the Combined Statements of Operations as components of net periodic benefit cost:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Prior service (benefit) cost
$
(3,123)
$
171
$
178

Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss
$
(3,123)
$
171
$
178

The accumulated benefit obligation and projected benefit obligations of all single employer OPEB plans exceeded the fair value of the respective plans’ assets.
Net periodic benefit costs
 
Twelve Months Ended
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Service cost
$
12
$
80

$
274
Interest cost
 
745
 
1,076

 
1,871
Expected return on assets
 
-
 
(67)

 
(305)
Amortization of transition obligation
 
-
 
-

 
176
Amortization of prior service (benefit) costs
 
(2,267)
 
33

 
27
Settlement (gain) loss
 
-
 
(8,387
)
 
-
Recognition of actuarial gain
 
(2,245)
 
(48)

 
(2,128)
Net periodic (benefit) costs
$
(3,755)
$
(7,313)

$
(85)


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Other before tax changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income during fiscal year 2015, 2014 and 2013 included the following components:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Prior service (credit)/cost
$
(5,561
)
$
-
$
-

Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Transition asset
 
-

 
-
 
(176
)
     Prior service cost (credit)
 
2,267

 
(33)
 
(27)

Total recognized in other comprehensive income
$
(3,294)

$
(33)
$
(203)

Other comprehensive (income) loss related to unamortized postretirement benefit plan costs for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013 was $(2,014), net of tax impact of $(1,280), $(33), net of tax impact of $0, and $(205), net of tax impact of $2, respectively.
The weighted-averages of the assumptions used to determine net periodic postretirement benefit costs were:
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
 March 28, 2014
 
 March 29, 2013
Discount or settlement rates
 
3.8%
 
4.1%
 
4.4%
Expected long-term rates of return on assets
 
N/A
 
2.7%
 
4.0%
The following table summarizes the weighted average assumptions used in the determination of the Computer Sciences GS Business’s postretirement benefit obligations as of April 3, 2015 and March 28, 2014:
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
 March 28, 2014
Discount rate
 
3.4%
 
4.0%
The assumed healthcare cost trend rate used in measuring the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation was 9.0% for fiscal 2015, declining to 5.0% for 2024 and subsequent years for all retirees. Assumed healthcare cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for the healthcare plans. A one-percentage point change in the assumed healthcare cost trend rates would have had the following effect:
 
 
One Percentage Point
 
 
Increase
 
Decrease
Effect on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of April 3, 2015
$
85

$
(74
)
Effect on net periodic postretirement benefit cost for fiscal 2015
 
4

 
(4
)


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

The following are expected cash flows for OPEBs:
Single Employer Contributions
 
 
2016
$
1,232

 
 
 
Single Employer Benefit Payments
 
 
2016
$
1,232

2017
 
1,234

2018
 
1,366

2019
 
1,307

2020
 
1,263

2021-2025
 
5,313

Multi-employer OPEB Plans
The Computer Sciences GS Business’s share of total service cost incurred by the multi-employer OPEB plans for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013 was $327, $466 and $526, respectively. The contributions for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013 was $(93), $1,132 and $29, respectively.
Pension and OPEB Plan Assets
Pension and OPEB plan assets, of both Computer Sciences GS Business and its Parent, are held in single trust. These assets include separate accounts and commingled funds. The plan assets for the single employer plans have been allocated based on the master trust ownership and are disclosed herein. CSC’s investment goals and risk management strategy for plan assets takes into account a number of factors including the time horizon of the pension plans’ obligations. Plan assets are invested in various asset classes that are expected to produce a sufficient level of diversification and a reasonable amount of investment return over the long term. Sufficient liquidity is maintained to meet benefit obligations as they become due. Third-party investment managers are employed to invest assets in both passively indexed and actively managed strategies. Equities are primarily invested in domestic and foreign companies across market capitalizations and industries. Fixed income securities are invested primarily in government treasury, corporate credit, mortgage-backed and asset-backed investments. Alternative investment allocations are included in the pension plans to achieve greater portfolio diversity intended to reduce the overall risk of the plans.
Risks include, but are not limited to, longevity risk, inflation risk and the risk of other changes in market conditions that reduce the value of plan assets. Also, a decline in the yield of high quality corporate bonds may adversely affect discount rates resulting in an increase in the pension and other postretirement obligations. These risks, among others, could cause the plans’ funded status to deteriorate, increasing reliance on CSC contributions. Derivatives are permitted although their current use is limited within traditional funds and broadly allowed within alternative funds. They are used in the pension trust traditional fixed income portfolios for duration and interest rate risk management and traditional equity portfolios to gain market exposure.
For the pension trust, an allocation range by asset class is developed. The allocation has a significant weighting to equity investments in part due to the relatively long duration of the plans’ obligations. As of March 2015, the plan fiduciaries adopted investment allocation targets for the pension trust of 30% equities, 30% fixed income securities, and 40% alternative investments. Alternatives include risky parity, global tactical, hedge fund and hedge fund of fund allocations. An allocation range is established for each asset class and cash equivalents may represent 0%–10% of the fund. Asset allocations are monitored closely and investment reviews are conducted regularly. CSC consults with internal and external advisors regarding asset strategy.


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

The Computer Sciences GS Business early adopted the provisions of ASU No. 2015-04 and used March 31, 2015 as the date closest to its fiscal year end, to value plan assets of all its defined benefit plans. There was no material impact of adoption of this ASU on the fair value of plan assets.
Plan Asset Valuation Techniques
Cash equivalents are primarily short term money market commingled funds that are categorized as Level 2, except for funds that have quoted prices in active markets, which are classified as Level 1. They are valued at cost plus accrued interest which approximates fair value.
Fixed income accounts are categorized as Level 2. Investments in corporate bonds are primarily investment grade bonds. These investments are generally priced using model based pricing methods that use observable market data as inputs. Broker dealer bids or quotes of securities with similar characteristics may also be used.
Domestic and global equity separate accounts are categorized as Level 1 if the securities trade on national or international exchanges and are valued at their last reported closing price. Equity assets in commingled funds reporting a net asset value are categorized as Level 2.
Derivatives are categorized as Level 1 if the securities trade actively on a recognized exchange, as Level 2 if the securities can be valued using observable inputs, or as Level 3 if the securities are valued using significant unobservable inputs.
Alternative investment fund securities are categorized as Level 1 if held in a mutual fund or in a separate account structure and actively traded through a recognized exchange, or as Level 2 if they are held in commingled or collective account structures and are actively traded. Alternative investment fund securities are classified as Level 3 if they are held in Limited Company or Limited Partnership structures or cannot otherwise be classified as Level 1 or Level 2.
The fair value of the Computer Sciences GS Business’s single employer pension plan assets by investment category and the corresponding level within the fair value hierarchy as of April 3, 2015 and March 28, 2014 are as follows:


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

 
 
 
 
As of April 3, 2015
 
   Level 1
 
    Level 2
 
    Level 3
 
   Total
Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. domestic stocks
$
2,833

$

 $

$
2,833

Global/International
 
431

 

 

 
431

Domestic Equity commingled funds
 

 
8,585

 

 
8,585

Global Equity commingled funds
 

 
2,933

 

 
2,933

Fixed Income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed income mutual funds
 
1,934

 

 

 
1,934

Fixed income commingled funds
 

 
9,445

 

 
9,445

Mortgage and asset-backed securities
 

 
999

 

 
999

Corporate bonds
 

 
771

 

 
771

U.S. Treasuries
 

 
441

 

 
441

Non U.S. Government
 

 
47

 

 
47

U.S. Government Agencies
 

 
14

 

 
14

Alternatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Other Alternatives(a)
 
5,809

 
10,053

 

 
15,862

  Hedge Funds(b)
 

 

 
10,439

 
10,439

Cash and cash equivalents
 
3

 
546

 

 
549

Total
$
11,010

$
33,834

$
10,439

$
55,283

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unsettled Trade Receivables and Accrued Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
409

Unsettled Trade Payable and Accrued Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(549
)
Fair value of assets for pension plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
55,143

(a) Represents institutional funds consisting mainly of equities, bonds, or commodities.
(b) Represents investments in diversified fund of hedge funds in which the CSC pension plans are the sole investor.

Below is a reconciliation of the assets valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):
 
 
    Level 3
Beginning balance as of March 28, 2014
$
5,596

Actual return on plan assets held at the reporting date
 
1,018

Purchases, sales and settlements
 
3,825

Ending balance as of April 3, 2015
$
10,439




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Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

 
 
 
 
As of March 28, 2014
 
   Level 1
 
    Level 2
 
    Level 3
 
   Total
Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. domestic stocks
$
4,366

$

$

$
4,366

Global/International
 
659

 

 

 
659

Domestic Equity commingled funds
 

 
9,848

 

 
9,848

Global Equity commingled funds
 

 
5,336

 

 
5,336

Fixed Income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed income commingled funds
 

 
13,162

 

 
13,162

Mortgage and asset-backed securities
 

 
1,518

 

 
1,518

Corporate bonds
 

 
922

 

 
922

U.S. Treasuries
 

 
965

 

 
965

Non U.S. Government
 

 
39

 

 
39

U.S. Government Agencies
 

 
45

 

 
45

Alternatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Other Alternatives(a)
 
5,523

 
8,520

 

 
14,043

    Hedge Funds(b)
 

 

 
5,596

 
5,596

Cash and cash equivalents
 
2

 
919

 

 
921

Total
$
10,550

$
41,274

$
5,596

$
57,420

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unsettled Trade Receivables and Accrued Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
490

Unsettled Trade Payable and Accrued Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(935
)
Fair value of assets for pension plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
56,975

(a) Represents institutional funds consisting mainly of equities, bonds, or commodities.
(b) Represents investments in diversified fund of hedge funds in which the CSC pension plans are the sole investor.
Below is a reconciliation of the assets valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):
 
 
    Level 3
Beginning balance as of March 29, 2013
$

Actual return on plan assets held at the reporting date
 
(34
)
Purchases, sales and settlements
 
5,630

Ending balance as of March 28, 2014
$
5,596


The asset allocation of pension plans as of April 3, 2015 and March 28, 2014, respectively, is as follows:
 
 
Percentage of Plan Assets as of Year End
Asset Category
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
Equity securities
 
27%

 
35
%
Debt securities
 
25%

 
29
%
Alternatives
 
47
%
 
34
%
Cash and other
 
1%

 
2%

Total
 
100%

 
100
%


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Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data


Return on Assets
The Computer Sciences GS Business consults with internal and external advisors regarding the expected long-term rate of return on assets. The Computer Sciences GS Business uses a "building block" approach to compute the expected long-term rate of return of the major asset classes expected in each of the plans. Computer Sciences GS Business utilizes long-term, typically 30 years, asset class return assumptions provided by external advisors. Consideration is also given to the extent active management is employed in each asset class and also to management expenses. A single expected long-term rate of return is calculated for each plan by assessing the plan's expected asset allocation strategy, the benefits of diversification therefrom, historical excess returns from actively managed traditional investments, expected long-term returns for alternative investments and expected investment expenses. The resulting composite rate of return is reviewed by internal and external parties for reasonableness.
Pension and Postretirement Plan Discount Rate
The discount rate assumption is prepared with a two-step process; the first step is a yield curve developed as of the measurement date using high-quality corporate bond yields. In step two, each plan's future cash flows are applied to the appropriate years on the yield curve and the weighted value of the cash flows is used to determine a single equivalent discount rate. In fiscal 2015, the discount rates were developed separately for each pension and other postretirement plan to the nearest basis point using a single yield curve, the Aon Hewitt AA Only Above Median Curve. This yield curve is a hypothetical AA or greater yield curve represented by a series of annualized individual spot discount rates going out 100 years. This curve provides a more transparent view to the underlying bonds and is available daily, which provides for a discount rate to be calculated specific to CSC's fiscal year-end. For years prior to fiscal 2014, the discount rates were determined using an average of the Citigroup yield curve and the AON Hewitt yield curve rounded to the nearest 10bps.
Defined Contribution Plans
Certain employees of the Computer Sciences GS Business participate in CSC defined contribution plans, as discussed below.
401(k) Plan
The plan allows employees to contribute a portion of their earnings in accordance with specified guidelines. Effective January 1, 2014, matching contributions are made once annually in January following the end of the calendar year. In order to receive such contributions, a participant must be employed on December 31 of the plan year. However, if a participant retires (or should decrease) from CSC prior to December 31, the participant will be eligible to receive matching contributions approximately 30 days following separation from service. The plan was also amended so participants vest after one year of service from a five-year graded vest. The amount of employer matching contributions related to the employees of Computer Sciences GS Business expensed during the fiscal years 2015, 2014, and 2013 were $24,300, $26,198 and $34,143, respectively.
Deferred Compensation Plan
Effective August 14, 1995, the Computer Sciences GS Business adopted the Computer Sciences Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), a deferred compensation plan sponsored by the Parent. The plan consists of two separate plans, one for the benefit of key executives and one for the benefit of non-employee directors. Pursuant to the Plan, certain management and highly compensated employees are eligible to defer all or a portion of their regular salaries and incentive compensation that exceeds the limitation set forth in Internal Revenue Section 401(a)(17) and all or a portion of their incentive compensation, and non-employee directors are eligible to defer up to 100% of their compensation.
The deferred compensation liability, which is included in “Other long-term liabilities,” was $33,447 and $35,488 as of April 3, 2015 and March 28, 2014, respectively. The Computer Sciences GS Business’s deferred


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

compensation expenses related to its employees totaled $2,223, $2,009 and $2,081 for fiscal 2015, fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2013, respectively.
Other Multi-employer Pension Funds

In connection with certain multi-employer pension funds that are pursuant to collective bargaining agreements, the Computer Sciences GS Business made contributions, generally at a stated hourly rate, to one multi-employer pension funds on behalf of its union-represented employees. None of the contributions by the Computer Sciences GS Business are individually significant to the multi-employer plans nor do they have a material impact on the Company's financial statements. The Computer Sciences GS Business’s contributions for fiscal year 2015 was $28.
Note 15—Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
The following tables show the activity in the components of other comprehensive income (loss), including the respective tax effects, and reclassification adjustments for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014, and March 29, 2013, respectively:
For the twelve months ended April 3, 2015
 
Before Tax Amount
 
Tax Impact Increase (Decrease)
 
Net of Tax Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments
$
(1,669
)
$

$
(1,669
)
Prior service credit
 
5,561

 
(2,161
)
 
3,400

Amortization of prior service credit
 
(2,267
)
 
881

 
(1,386
)
Total other comprehensive income
$
1,625

$
(1,280
)
$
345

For the twelve months ended March 28, 2014
 
Before Tax Amount
 
Tax Impact Increase (Decrease)
 
Net of Tax Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments
$
143

$
(398
)
$
(255
)
Amortization of prior service cost
 
33

 

 
33

Total other comprehensive income (loss)
$
176

$
398

$
(222
)
For the twelve months ended March 29, 2013
 
Before Tax Amount
 
Tax Impact Increase (Decrease)
 
Net of Tax Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments
$
93

$
(16
)
$
77

   Amortization of transition asset
 
176

 
1

 
177

   Amortization of prior service cost
 
27

 
1

 
28

Total other comprehensive income
$
296

$
(14
)
$
282




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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

The following table shows the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013:
 
 
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
 
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance as of March 30, 2012
$
(430
)
$
(273
)
$
(703
)
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
 
77

 

 
77

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes and noncontrolling interests
 

 
128

 
128

Balance as of March 29, 2013
$
(353
)
$
(145
)
$
(498
)
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
 
(255
)
 

 
(255
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes and noncontrolling interests
 

 
26

 
26

Transfers to multi-employer plans
 

 
(16
)
 
(16
)
Balance as of March 28, 2014
$
(608
)
$
(135
)
$
(743
)
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
 
(1,669
)
 
3,400

 
1,731

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes and noncontrolling interests
 

 
(1,393
)
 
(1,393
)
Balance as of April 3, 2015
$
(2,277
)
$
1,872

$
(405
)

Note 16—Stock incentive plans
Employee Incentives
CSC has two stock incentive plans which authorize the issuance of stock options, restricted stock units (“RSU”), and restricted stock awards to the Computer Sciences GS Business employees upon terms approved by the Parent’s Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Parent issues authorized but previously unissued shares upon the exercise of stock options, the granting of restricted stock and the settlement of RSUs. As of April 3, 2015, 15,959,036 shares of CSC common stock were available for the grant of future stock options, restricted stock units or other stock-based incentives to employees of CSC and the Computer Sciences GS Business.


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

The Computer Sciences GS Business recognized stock-based compensation expense for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013 as follows:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Cost of services
$
7,317
$
7,348
$
4,685
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
10,301
 
10,321
 
5,509
Total
$
17,618
$
17,669
$
10,194
Total, net of tax
$
10,705
$
10,732
$
6,208
The stock-based compensation listed above included the Computer Sciences GS Business’s share of the Parent’s corporate and non-employee director grants for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013 of $9,496, $9,411 and $5,154.
The Computer Sciences GS Business uses the Black-Scholes-Merton model in determining the fair value of options granted. The expected term is calculated based on the Parent’s historical experience with respect to its stock plan activity in combination with an estimate of when vested and unexercised option shares will be exercised. The expected term of options is based on the two separate job tier classifications, which have distinct historical exercise behavior. The risk-free interest rate is based on the zero-coupon interest rate of U.S. government-issued Treasury strips with a period commensurate with the expected term of the options. Expected volatility is based on a blended approach, which uses a two-thirds weighting for historical volatility and one-third weighting for implied volatility. Historical volatility calculation is based on either the Parent’s six-year or seven-year historical closing prices based on employee class, in order to bring this factor more closely into alignment with the expected terms of the stock options. The dividend yield assumption was added concurrent with the introduction of a cash dividend in fiscal 2011 and is based on the respective fiscal year dividend payouts. The Parent periodically evaluates its significant assumptions used in the fair value calculation.
The $7,475 increase in the stock-based compensation expenses for fiscal 2014 as compared to the prior year was primarily due to adjustments for actual and expected achievement of the specified performance criteria for certain performance based RSUs, and due to an increased number of RSUs granted during fiscal 2014 at a higher CSC stock price.
Forfeitures are estimated based on historical experience and adjustments are made annually to reflect actual forfeiture experience.
The weighted-average grant date fair values of stock options granted during the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013 was $18.13, $12.74 and $6.96 per share, respectively. In calculating the compensation expense for its stock incentive plans, the following weighted-average assumptions were used:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Risk-free interest rate
 
2.03

%
1.22

%
1.03

%
Expected volatility
 
32.94

%
34.06

%
36.54

%
Expected term (in years)
 
6.03

 
6.05

 
6.06

 
Dividend yield
 
1.50

%
1.72

%
2.86

%
During the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013, the Computer Sciences GS Business’s tax benefit realized for deductions from exercising stock options was $5,598, $3,863 and $750, respectively.


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Stock Options
The standard vesting schedule for stock options is one-third vesting on each of the first, second, and third anniversaries of the grant date. These stock options generally have a contractual term of ten years. Information concerning stock options granted under stock incentive plan to employees of the Business during the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014, and March 29, 2013, follows:
 
 
Number of Option Shares (in shares)
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price (per share)
 
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)
 
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding as of March 30, 2012
 
2,252,583
$
46.34
 
3.76
$
34
Granted
 
399,288
 
26.48
 
 
 
 
Exercised
 
(216,532)
 
40.55
 
 
 
 
Canceled/Forfeited
 
(146,499)
 
34.61
 
 
 
 
Expired
 
(204,643)
 
47.54
 
 
 
 
Outstanding as of March 29, 2013
 
2,084,197
 
43.85
 
3.56
 
14,239
Granted
 
359,671
 
44.87
 
 
 
 
Exercised
 
(811,737)
 
44.63
 
 
 
 
Canceled/Forfeited
 
(185,732)
 
34.38
 
 
 
 
Expired
 
(126,271)
 
52.41
 
 
 
 
Outstanding as of March 28, 2014
 
1,320,128
 
44.15
 
4.61
 
21,301
Granted
 
181,213
 
61.11
 
 
 
 
Exercised
 
(611,595)
 
45.46
 
 
 
 
Canceled/Forfeited
 
(73,851)
 
41.76
 
 
 
 
Expired
 
(9,134)
 
44.70
 
 
 
 
Outstanding as of April 3, 2015
 
806,761
 
47.18
 
6.13
 
14,682
Vested and expected to vest in the future as of April 3, 2015
 
806,761
 
47.18
 
6.13
 
14,682
Exercisable as of April 3, 2015
 
445,051
 
44.38
 
4.19
 
9,348
    
 
 
 
As of
 
April 3, 2015
 
 
 
Options Outstanding
 
Options Exercisable
 
Range of Option Exercise Price (per share)
 
Number Outstanding (in shares)
 
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
(per share)
 
Number Exercisable (in shares)
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
(per share)
$
25.46-44.65
 
410,143
 
6.42
$
39.06
 
233,941

$
37.73

 
44.89-60.90
 
369,546
 
5.57
 
55.06
 
211,110

 
51.74

 
61.93-63.06
 
27,072
 
9.42
 
62.55
 

 

 
 
 
806,761
 
6.13
$
47.18
 
445,051

$
44.38

The intrinsic value of options exercised during the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013 totaled $11,015, $8,736 and $1,150, respectively. The total intrinsic value of stock options is based on the difference between the fair market value of the CSC’s common stock less the applicable exercise price. The


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

grant-date fair value of stock options vested during the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013 totaled $933, $1,307 and $1,315, respectively. The cash received from stock options exercised during the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013 was $27,317, $35,285 and $8,652, respectively.
As of April 3, 2015, unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options totaled $3,610, net of expected forfeitures. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.72 years.
Restricted Stock Units    
RSUs consist of equity awards with the right to receive one share of common stock of CSC issued at a price of $0. Upon the settlement date, RSUs are settled in shares of CSC’s common stock and dividend equivalents. If, prior to the vesting of the RSU in full, the employee’s status as a full-time employee is terminated, then the RSU is automatically canceled on the employment termination date and any unvested shares are forfeited.
CSC grants RSUs with service- and performance-based vesting terms. Service-based RSUs generally vest over periods of three to five years. The number of performance-based RSUs that ultimately vest is dependent upon CSC’s achievement of certain specified performance criteria over a three-year period.
CSC grants performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”). PSUs, generally vest over period of three years. The number of performance-based RSUs that ultimately vest is dependent upon the Company’s achievement of certain specified financial performance criteria over a three-year period. Awards are settled for shares of CSC common stock and dividend equivalents upon the filing with the SEC of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the last fiscal year of the performance period if the specified performance criteria is met. Beginning in fiscal 2013, PSU awards granted include the potential for accelerated vesting of 25% of the shares granted after the first and second fiscal years if certain company performance targets are met early. Compensation expense during the performance period is estimated at each reporting date using management's expectation of the probable achievement of the specified performance criteria and is adjusted to the extent the expected achievement changes. In the first quarter of fiscal 2015, shares were settled due to meeting the company performance targets in fiscal year 2014. The probable achievement was also increased to the maximum payout based on management's expectation of meeting the performance criteria resulting in additional expense recognized. In the table below, such awards are reflected at the number of shares originally granted.
Information concerning RSUs (including PSUs) granted under stock incentive plans to employees of the Computer Sciences GS Business during the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014, and March 29, 2013 are as follows:


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

 
 
Number
 
Weighted
of Option
Average
Shares
Fair Value
Outstanding as of March 30, 2012
 
239,726
$
38.16
Granted
 
107,235
 
27.08
Released/Issued
 
(28,476)
 
44.84
Canceled/Forfeited
 
(69,508)
 
38.26
Outstanding as of March 29, 2013
 
248,977
 
32.60
Granted
 
173,706
 
45.80
Released/Issued
 
(31,459)
 
38.29
Canceled/Forfeited
 
(107,338)
 
35.96
Outstanding as of March 28, 2014
 
283,886
 
38.77
Granted
 
105,531
 
61.05
Released/Issued
 
(54,605)
 
36.04
Canceled/Forfeited
 
(45,304)
 
41.43
Outstanding as of April 3, 2015
 
289,508
 
46.99
As of April 3, 2015, total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock units totaled $7,826, net of expected forfeitures. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.68 years.
Note 17—Segment and geographic information
The Computer Sciences GS Business provides IT, mission and operations-related services to its customers. The Computer Sciences GS Business targets the delivery of these services within two broad industry segments: 1) Defense and Intelligence and 2) Civil.
The Computer Sciences GS Business’s reportable segments are as follows:
Defense and Intelligence—The Defense and Intelligence segment provides services to the DoD, National Security Agency, branches of the Armed Forces and other DoD agencies.
Civil—The Civil segment provides services to various federal agencies within the Department of Homeland Security and other Civil agencies.


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

The following table summarizes the operating results and total assets by reportable segments.
 
 
Defense and Intelligence
 
Civil
 
Total Segment
 
Corporate
 
Total
April 3, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
2,126,569

$
1,943,177

$
4,069,746

$

$
4,069,746

Operating income (loss)
 
253,741

 
292,509

 
546,250

 
(179
)
 
546,071

Depreciation and amortization expense
 
92,973

 
44,085

 
137,058

 

 
137,058

Total assets
 
1,330,761

 
830,413

 
2,161,174

 
108

 
2,161,282

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 28, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
2,329,244

$
1,773,392

$
4,102,636

$

$
4,102,636

Operating income (loss)
 
300,045

 
199,855

 
499,900

 
(348
)
 
499,552

Depreciation and amortization expense
 
96,629

 
48,113

 
144,742

 

 
144,742

Total assets
 
1,364,302

 
851,596

 
2,215,898

 
469

 
2,216,367

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 29, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
2,762,546

$
1,913,155

$
4,675,701

$

$
4,675,701

Operating income (loss)
 
295,049

 
215,266

 
510,315

 
(1,571
)
 
508,744

Depreciation and amortization expense
 
102,554

 
56,054

 
158,608

 
19

 
158,627

Total assets
 
1,712,809

 
799,326

 
2,512,135

 
1,091

 
2,513,226

Operating income provides useful information to the Computer Sciences GS Business’s management for assessment of the Computer Sciences GS Business’s performance and results of operations and is one of the financial measures utilized to determine executive compensation.
Reconciliation of combined operating income to income from continuing operations before taxes is as follows:
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
April 3, 2015
 
March 28, 2014
 
March 29, 2013
Operating income
$
546,071

$
499,552

$
508,744

Pension and OPEB plans actuarial gains (losses), and pension settlement losses
 
(8,347
)
 
2,484

 
2,436

Corporate G&A
 
(81,544
)
 
(79,597
)
 
(60,648
)
Interest expense, net
 
(21,864
)
 
(20,296
)
 
(18,176
)
Other expense, net
 
(5,608
)
 
(1,867
)
 
(1,133
)
Income from continuing operations before taxes
$
428,708

$
400,276

$
431,223



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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Revenue, property and equipment, total assets, and capital expenditures of the Computer Sciences GS Business are primarily located in the U.S. for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013.
The Computer Sciences GS Business derives a significant portion of its revenues from departments and agencies of the U.S. federal government which accounted for 91%, 95% and 95% of the Computer Sciences GS Business’s total revenues for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014 and March 29, 2013, respectively. At April 3, 2015 and March 28, 2014, approximately 95% and 95% of the Computer Sciences GS Business’s net accounts receivable were due from the U.S. federal government.
Note 18—Commitments and contingencies
Commitments
The Computer Sciences GS Business has operating leases for the use of certain real estate and equipment. Substantially all operating leases are non-cancelable or cancelable only by the payment of penalties. All lease payments are based on the passage of time but sometimes include payments for insurance, maintenance and property taxes. There are no purchase options on operating leases at terms favorable to market rates. Generally, the Computer Sciences GS Business’s real estate leases have one or more renewal options. Certain leases of real estate are subject to annual escalations for increases in utilities and property taxes. Rental expense amounted to $70,162, $85,427, and $109,234 for the twelve months ended April 3, 2015, March 28, 2014, and March 29, 2013, respectively.
Minimum fixed rentals required for the next five years and thereafter under operating leases in effect at April 3, 2015, are as follows:
Fiscal Year
 
Real Estate
 
Equipment
2016
$
44,377
$
8,093
2017
 
34,378
 
4,370
2018
 
22,579
 
129
2019
 
10,837
 
-
2020
 
9,419
 
-
Thereafter
 
8,205
 
-
Total
$
129,795
$
12,592
The Computer Sciences GS Business has signed long-term purchase agreements with certain service providers to obtain favorable pricing and terms for services and products that are necessary for the operations of business activities. Under the terms of these agreements, the Computer Sciences GS Business is contractually committed to purchase specified minimums over periods ranging from one to four years. If the Computer Sciences GS Business does not meet the specified minimums, the Computer Sciences GS Business would have an obligation to pay the service provider all or a portion of the shortfall. Minimum purchase commitments are $1,062 in fiscal 2016, $874 in fiscal 2017, $748 in fiscal 2018, $123 in fiscal 2019, $0 in fiscal 2020 and thereafter.
In the normal course of business, the Computer Sciences GS Business may provide certain customers, principally governmental entities, with financial performance guarantees, which are generally backed by stand-by letters of credit or surety bonds. In general, the Computer Sciences GS Business would only be liable for the amounts of these guarantees in the event that nonperformance by the Computer Sciences GS Business permits termination of the related contract by the customer. As of April 3, 2015, the Computer Sciences GS Business had $38,800 of outstanding letters of credit and $13,663 of surety bonds relating to these performance guarantees. The Computer Sciences GS Business believes it is in compliance with its performance obligations under all service


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Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

contracts for which there is a financial performance guarantee and the ultimate liability, if any, incurred in connection with these guarantees will not have a material adverse effect on its combined results of operations or financial position.
The following table summarizes the expiration of the Computer Sciences GS Business’s financial guarantees and stand-by letters of credit outstanding as of April 3, 2015:
 
 
Fiscal 2016
 
Fiscal 2017
 
Fiscal 2018 and Thereafter
 
Total
Stand-by letters of credit
$
38,800
$
-
$
-
$
38,800
Surety bonds
 
13,663
 
-
 
-
 
13,663
Total
$
52,463
$
-
$
-
$
52,463

The Computer Sciences GS Business generally indemnifies licensees of its proprietary software products against claims brought by third parties alleging infringement of intellectual property rights (including rights in patents with or without geographic limitations, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets). The Computer Sciences GS Business’s indemnification of its licensees relates to costs arising from court awards, negotiated settlements and the related legal and internal costs of those licensees. The Computer Sciences GS Business maintains the right, at its own costs, to modify or replace software in order to eliminate any infringement. Historically, the Computer Sciences GS Business has not incurred any significant costs related to licensee software indemnifications.
Capitalized lease liabilities represent obligations due under capital leases for the use of computers and other equipment. The gross amount of assets recorded under capital leases was $410,469 with accumulated amortization of $167,077, as of April 3, 2015, and $484,771 with accumulated amortization of $196,103, as of March 28, 2014.
The future minimum lease payments required to be made under the capital leases as of April 3, 2015, are as follows:
Fiscal Year
 
Amount
2016
$
56,956
2017
 
39,604
2018
 
40,905
2019
 
37,382
2020
 
35,034
Thereafter
 
102,849
Total minimum lease payments
 
312,730
Less: Amount representing interest and executory costs
 
(105,628)
Less: Amount representing maintenance, taxes, and insurance costs
 
(55,818)
Present value of net minimum lease payments
 
151,284
Less: Current maturities of capital lease liability
 
(21,351)
Noncurrent capital lease liability
$
129,933

Contingencies
In accordance with ASC 450, matters are described below due to their relevance to the Computer Sciences GS Business and because they will be assumed by the Computer Sciences GS Business from CSC in connection with the Spin-Off.


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

The Computer Sciences GS Business is routinely subject to investigations and reviews relating to compliance with various laws and regulations with respect to its role as a contractor to federal, state and local government customers and in connection with performing services in countries outside of the U.S. Adverse findings in these investigations or reviews can lead to criminal, civil or administrative proceedings and the Computer Sciences GS Business could face penalties, fines, compensatory damages and suspension or debarment from doing business with governmental agencies. In addition, the Computer Sciences GS Business could suffer serious reputational harm if allegations of impropriety were made against the Computer Sciences GS Business. Adverse findings could also have a material adverse effect on the Computer Sciences GS Business’s business, combined financial position, results of operations and cash flows due to its reliance on government contracts.
U.S. federal government agencies, including the DCAA, Defense Contract Management Agency (“DCMA”), and others, routinely audit and review a contractor’s performance on government contracts, indirect rates and pricing practices, and compliance with applicable contracting and procurement laws, regulations, and standards. These agencies also review the adequacy of the contractor’s compliance with government standards for its business systems including: a contractor’s accounting system, earned value management system, estimating system, materials management and accounting system, property management system and purchasing system. Both contractors and the U.S. federal government agencies conducting these audits and reviews have come under increased scrutiny including such subjects as billing practices, labor charging and accounting for unallowable costs.

The Computer Sciences GS Business’s indirect cost audits by the DCAA remain open for fiscal 2004 and subsequent fiscal years. Although the Computer Sciences GS Business has recorded contract revenues subsequent to and including fiscal 2004 based upon an estimate of costs that the Computer Sciences GS Business believes will be approved upon final audit or review, the Computer Sciences GS Business does not know the outcome of any ongoing or future audits or reviews and adjustments, and if future adjustments exceed the Computer Sciences GS Business’s estimates, its profitability would be adversely affected.

As of April 3, 2015, the Computer Sciences GS Business has recorded a liability of $8,244 for its current best estimate of net amounts to be refunded to customers for potential adjustments from such audits or reviews of contract costs. This amount includes potential adjustments related to both pre-separation and post-separation audits or reviews.

In connection with the sale of ATD in fiscal 2014 (see Note 4), the Computer Sciences GS Business transferred its joint venture interests in Computer Sciences Raytheon (“CSR”) as part of the ATD sale transaction. CSR is a joint venture formed between CSC and Raytheon Technical Services Company and its sole business is performance of a single contract for a DoD customer. CSR is the plan sponsor of the CSR pension plan, which we expect will be terminated in connection with the termination of the CSR contract with the customer. CSC agreed with the purchaser of ATD that the Computer Sciences GS Business would fund the purchaser’s share of the CSR pension settlement obligation upon plan termination. In addition, the agreement with the purchaser provides that the eventual expected recovery by CSR of such plan termination settlement costs from the customer as provided for under the federal Cost Accounting Standards (“CAS”) Section 413, whereby contractors may recover such costs from the government plus interest, will be reimbursed to the Business. The CSR pension plan termination process is expected to be initiated in September 2015, and may take upwards of 12 months to be completed. The current estimate of the share of the funding obligation that would be attributable to the purchaser, and therefore to be advanced by the Computer Sciences GS Business, is approximately $26,000. The ultimate plan termination settlement funding obligation will be based on economic factors, including long-term interest rates that impact the cost of annuities offered by insurers at the time of the actual plan termination settlement. The fair value of the Business’ funding advance obligation net of subsequent expected recoveries was recorded by the Business at the time of the sale of ATD.

Maryland Medicaid Enterprise Restructuring Project

On March 1, 2012, CSC was competitively awarded the Maryland Medicaid Enterprise Restructuring Project (“MERP”) contract by the State of Maryland (the “State”) to modernize the Medicaid Management Information System (“MMIS”), a database of Medicaid recipients and providers used to manage Medicaid reimbursement


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Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

claims. The MERP contract is predominately fixed-price. In addition, since awarded, federal government-mandated Medicaid IT standards have been in considerable flux. The State has directed CSC to include additional functionality in the design to incorporate new federal mandates and guidance promulgated after the base scope of the Contract was finalized. Further, the State has declined to approve contract modifications to compensate CSC for the additional work.

As a result of the State’s refusal to amend the MERP contract and equitably adjust the compensation to be paid to CSC and, in accordance with prescribed State statutes and regulations, CSC timely filed a certified contract claim with the State in the total estimated amount of approximately $61,000 on September 27, 2013 (“Contract Claim #1”). On February 14, 2014, CSC filed Contract Claim #1A, which amends Contract Claim #1, to a claim of approximately $34,000. CSC believes it has valid and reasonable factual and legal bases for Contract Claims #1 and 1A and that the circumstances that have led or will lead to CSC’s additional costs set forth in Contract Claims #1 and 1A were unforeseen as of the operative proposal submission dates and are not the result of deficiencies in CSC’s performance. However, CSC’s position is subject to the ongoing evaluation of new facts and information which may come to CSC’s attention should an appeal of the State’s denial of Contract Claims #1 and 1A be litigated before the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals (the “State Board”).

On February 19, 2014, the State provided a recommended decision denying Contract Claims #1 and 1A to CSC. The February 19, 2014 recommended decision was not a final agency determination on the claims. On April 29, 2014, the State provided a final decision, dated April 25, 2014, denying the claims to CSC. On May 28, 2014, CSC filed a Notice of Appeal with the State Board, which has exclusive initial jurisdiction of State contract claims concerning breach, performance, modification or termination of contracts procured under Title II of Maryland’s General Procurement Law. The appeal is currently pending before the State Board.

On August 22, 2014, the State unilaterally suspended performance under the Contract for 90 days. On September 12, 2014, the State modified its August 22nd suspension of the Contract and authorized CSC, during the remainder of the 90-day suspension, to assign up to nine full-time-equivalent staff to perform various analyses of cost and schedule. On November 20, 2014, the State sent a letter extending the suspension until January 5, 2015 and on January 2, 2015, the State again extended the suspension until February 20, 2015.

As the result of the 90-day suspension, as extended, and other actions and inactions by the State in performance of its obligations under and management of the Contract, CSC filed a second set of Claims with the State Board (“Claims #2A-D). Claim #2A, in the amount of $77,000, asserts that CSC’s contractual undertaking did not include an agreement to receive reduced and delayed payments, and the State’s unilateral imposition of such reductions and delays, together with the other factors result in a material change to the Contract entitling CSC to compensation for all costs incurred to date, including all liabilities incurred, and fee, as well as expected profit under the full contract. Alternatively, Claim #2B, in the amount of $65,000, asserts that the Maryland General Assembly’s reduction to the appropriations for the MERP Project for fiscal 2015 effectively cancels the MERP contract, entitling CSC to recover all costs incurred to date including all liabilities incurred, and a reasonable allowance for profit on costs and liabilities. Similarly, Claims #2C, also in the amount of $65,000, asserts that the State’s actions, inactions, and decisions amount to a constructive termination for convenience entitling CSC to recover all costs incurred to date including, all liabilities incurred, and reasonable allowance for profit on costs and liabilities. Claim #2D is a claim for suspension costs during the 90-day period of $3,000, including labor costs, facilities costs and other costs needed to remain ready to re-start program. Since April 2015, CSC and the State have been in negotiations, including the matters in litigation before the State Board, and the contract has been extended to accommodate those discussions. Management has evaluated the recoverability of assets related to this contract in light of these developments and concluded that no adjustments were required as of April 3, 2015.

Unless otherwise noted, the Computer Sciences GS Business is unable to develop a reasonable estimate of a possible loss or range of losses associated with the following contingent matters at this time:

Strauch et al. Fair Labor Standards Act Class Action



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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

On July 1, 2014, plaintiffs filed Strauch and Colby v. Computer Sciences Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, a putative nationwide class action alleging that CSC violated provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) with respect to system administrators who worked for CSC at any time from June 1,
2011 to the present. Plaintiffs claim that CSC improperly classified its system administrators as exempt from the FLSA and that CSC therefore owes them overtime wages and associated relief available under the FLSA and various statutes, including the Connecticut Minimum Wage Act, the California Unfair Competition Law, California Labor Code, California Wage Order No. 4-2001, and the California Private Attorneys General Act. The relief sought by Plaintiffs include unpaid overtime compensation, liquidated damages, pre- and post-judgment interest, damages in the amount of twice the unpaid overtime wages due, and civil penalties.

CSC’s position is that its system administrators have the job duties, responsibilities, and salaries of exempt employees and are properly classified as exempt from overtime compensation requirements. CSC’s Motion to Transfer Venue was denied in February 2015.

On June 9, 2015, the Court entered an order granting the plaintiffs’ motion for conditional certification of the class of system administrators. The Strauch putative class includes more than 4,000 system administrators, of whom 1,865 are employed by the Computer Sciences GS Business and the remainder of whom are employed by CSC. Courts typically undertake a two-stage review in determining whether a suit may proceed as a class action under the FLSA. In its order, the Court noted that, as a first step, the Court examines pleadings and affidavits, and if it finds that proposed class members are similarly situated, the class is conditionally certified. Potential class members are then notified and given an opportunity to opt-in to the action. The second step of the class certification analysis occurs upon completion of discovery. At that point, the Court will examine all evidence then in the record to determine whether there is a sufficient basis to conclude that the proposed class members are similarly situated. If it is determined that they are, the case will proceed to trial; if it is determined they are not, the class is decertified and only the individual claims of the purported class representatives proceed. The Business’s position in this litigation continues to be that the employees identified as belonging to the conditional class were paid in accordance with the FLSA.

CECOM Rapid Response Demand Letter

On July 12, 2013, the U.S. Army’s Communications-Electronics Command (“CECOM”) issued a demand letter based upon DCAA audit reports and Forms 1, for reimbursement in the amount of $235,155 in costs that CSC allegedly overcharged under its Rapid Response (“R2”) contract (Contract No. DAAB07-03-D-B007) by placing CSC, interdivisional, teammate, and vendor employees in R2 labor categories for which they were not qualified. CSC’s position has been that, in most instances, the individuals in question met the contract requirements for their labor categories, and that, in all instances, DCAA and CECOM have ignored the value the government received for CSC’s work. CSC and CECOM have engaged in discussions in an attempt to resolve this issue but, at this point in time, there can be no assurance that the parties will be able to resolve their differences, in which case the Business would litigate this matter.

NetCracker Technology Corp.

In August 2013, CSC received a Civil Investigative Demand from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division seeking documents and information regarding CSC’s contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency (“DISA”) and its subcontract with NetCracker Technology Corp. (“NetCracker”). Since that time, CSC has cooperated with a government investigation into issues on this subcontract. On March 26, 2015, CSC received a letter from the Civil Division claiming that CSC violated the False Claims Act and breached its contract with DISA based upon actions taken by NetCracker in performing its work on the subcontract. The U.S. federal government’s letter asserted that its single damages from CSC “could be” $15,480. Because the government has not yet filed a lawsuit making a particularized claim, potential claimed damages may be different from those thus far asserted. Nevertheless in our experience it would be unusual and unlikely for the government to make a materially higher claim for its single damages. In addition, the False Claims Act permits the U.S. federal government to recover treble damages and penalties. The Business has taken the position that it has not engaged in any conduct that would violate the False Claims Act.


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Computer Sciences GS Business
Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data


DynCorp

In connection with CSC's acquisition of DynCorp in 2003 and its divestiture of substantially all of that business in two separate transactions (in 2005 to The Veritas Capital Fund II L.P, and DI Acquisition Corp. and in 2013 to Pacific Architects and Engineers, Incorporated (collectively, the "DynCorp Divestitures")), CSC assumed and Computer Sciences GS Business will retain various environmental indemnities of DynCorp and its former subsidiaries arising from environmental representations and warranties under which DynCorp agreed to indemnify the purchasers of its subsidiaries DynAir Tech and DynAir Services by Sabreliner Corporation and ALPHA Airports Group PLC, respectively. As part of the DynCorp Divestitures, CSC also assumed and Computer Sciences GS Business will also retain indemnities for insured litigation associated with dormant suits by former employees of
DynCorp subsidiaries alleging exposure to asbestos and other substances; other indemnities related to a 2001 case arising from counter-narcotics spraying in Colombia under a U.S. Department of State contract and the associated coverage litigation involving the aviation insurance underwriters; and an environmental remediation case involving HRI, a former wholly-owned subsidiary of DynCorp, in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Computer Sciences GS Business does not anticipate any material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows from these indemnities.

In addition to the matters noted above, the Computer Sciences GS Business is currently party to a number of disputes which involve or may involve litigation. The Computer Sciences GS Business accrues a liability when management believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated under ASC 450. The Computer Sciences GS Business believes it has appropriately recognized liabilities for any such matters. Regarding other matters that may involve actual or threatened disputes or litigation, the Computer Sciences GS Business, in accordance with the applicable reporting requirements, provides disclosure of such matters for which the likelihood of material loss is at least reasonably possible and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated.

The Computer Sciences GS Business also considered the requirements regarding estimates used in the disclosure of contingencies under ASC Subtopic 275-10, Risks and Uncertainties. Based on that guidance, the Computer Sciences GS Business determined that supplemental accrual and disclosure was not required for a change in estimate that involves contingencies because the Computer Sciences GS Business determined that it was not reasonably possible that a change in estimate will occur in the near term. The Computer Sciences GS Business reviews contingencies during each interim period and adjusts its accruals to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter.

Note 19—Subsequent events
The Computer Sciences GS Business evaluated subsequent events for recognition or disclosure through July 10, 2015, the date the combined financial statements were available to be issued.
On April 21, 2015, CSC entered into a Master Accounts Receivable Purchase Agreement between CSC, as seller, and The Royal Bank of Scotland, PLC as purchaser (the “Purchase Agreement”), along with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Ltd. and Bank of Nova Scotia, each as a participant. The structured transaction results in the continuous non-recourse true sale of eligible receivables. The Purchase Agreement establishes a receivables purchase facility (the “Facility”) that provides for up to $450,000 in funding based on the availability of eligible receivables and the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Facility is an uncommitted facility that has a term of one year, unless earlier terminated by CSC or the purchaser (or participants). Under the Facility, CSC has sold eligible Computer Sciences GS Business receivables, including both receivables that have already been billed under an invoice and also certain unbilled receivables arising from contracts where CSC has performed work under a cost-plus-fixed-fee or time-and-materials contract and other required conditions.
On April 27, 2015, CSC completed the divestiture of Welkin Associates Limited (“Welkin”), its U.S.-based provider of systems engineering and technical assistance services to the Intelligence Community and other DoD


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Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

clients. The Welkin business was included in the Computer Sciences GS Business. This divestiture will not be reported within discontinued operations in accordance with provisions of ASU 2014-08 (Note 1). Total consideration received is $34,000, and the after-tax gain on sale is estimated to be approximately $14,000.


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