Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010

OR

 

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

For the transition period from              to             

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-32432

                    333-88168   

 

 

SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS, INC.

SYNIVERSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   30-0041666
Delaware   06-1262301

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

8125 Highwoods Palm Way

Tampa, Florida 33647

(Address of principal executive office) (Zip code)

(813) 637-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

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

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Shares Outstanding as of August 2, 2010

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.: 70,046,146 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value

Syniverse Technologies, Inc.: 2,000 shares of common stock, no par value,

all of which are owned by Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 


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PART I:

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

ITEM 1:

 

Financial Statements

   3
 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2009

   3
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009

   4
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009

   5
 

Notes to Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

   6

ITEM 2:

 

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

   26

ITEM 3:

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   38

ITEM 4:

 

Controls and Procedures

   39

PART II:

 

OTHER INFORMATION

  

ITEM 1:

 

Legal Proceedings

   39

ITEM 1A:

 

Risk Factors

   39

ITEM 2:

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   39

ITEM 3:

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   39

ITEM 5:

 

Other Information

   39

ITEM 6:

 

Exhibits

   40

SIGNATURES

   41

EXHIBIT INDEX

   42

 

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PART 1

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

 

     June 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 
     (Unaudited)        
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash

   $ 120,724      $ 91,934   

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $7,481 and $7,290, respectively

     136,577        126,127   

Prepaid and other current assets

     26,513        20,813   
                

Total current assets

     283,814        238,874   

Property and equipment, net

     74,191        64,315   

Capitalized software, net

     67,680        75,249   

Deferred costs, net

     6,534        7,388   

Goodwill

     657,002        685,710   

Identifiable intangibles, net

     215,370        234,938   

Other assets

     1,636        3,250   
                

Total assets

   $ 1,306,227      $ 1,309,724   
                
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 5,056      $ 8,020   

Transition services payable

     —          16,609   

Accrued payroll and related benefits

     14,166        9,832   

Accrued interest

     5,149        5,150   

Accrued income taxes

     877        1,468   

Deferred revenues

     7,190        6,197   

Other accrued liabilities

     26,366        32,042   

Current portion of Term Note B

     3,261        3,452   
                

Total current liabilities

     62,065        82,770   

Long-term liabilities:

    

Deferred tax liabilities

     93,390        87,254   

7  3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2013

     175,000        175,000   

Term Note B, less current maturities

     313,825        334,012   

Other long-term liabilities

     11,267        9,534   
                

Total liabilities

     655,547        688,570   
                

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 300,000 shares authorized; no shares issued

     —          —     

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,300,000 shares authorized; 70,026,259 shares issued and 69,826,261 shares outstanding and 69,574,505 shares issued and 69,382,507 shares outstanding at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively

     70        69   

Additional paid-in capital

     493,578        483,227   

Retained earnings

     192,206        149,582   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (36,189     (12,205

Common stock held in treasury, at cost; 199,998 at June 30, 2010 and 191,998 at December 31, 2009

     (15     (15
                

Total Syniverse Holdings, Inc. stockholders’ equity

     649,650        620,658   

Noncontrolling interest

     1,030        496   
                

Total equity

     650,680        621,154   
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,306,227      $ 1,309,724   
                

See Notes to Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Revenues

   $ 158,805      $ 113,478      $ 307,821      $ 222,402   
                                

Costs and expenses:

        

Cost of operations (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

     59,880        40,904        116,149        80,862   

Sales and marketing

     13,677        8,835        26,308        17,523   

General and administrative

     23,686        17,005        46,389        34,003   

Depreciation and amortization

     18,365        14,037        37,284        27,621   
                                
     115,608        80,781        226,130        160,009   
                                

Operating income

     43,197        32,697        81,691        62,393   

Other income (expense), net:

        

Interest income

     26        49        52        241   

Interest expense

     (6,823     (7,495     (13,656     (14,851

Other, net

     180        851        804        1,134   
                                
     (6,617     (6,595     (12,800     (13,476
                                

Income before provision for income taxes

     36,580        26,102        68,891        48,917   

Provision for income taxes

     14,244        9,624        26,826        16,407   
                                

Net income

     22,336        16,478        42,065        32,510   

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     281        53        559        53   
                                

Net income attributable to Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

   $ 22,617      $ 16,531      $ 42,624      $ 32,563   
                                

Net income per common share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.32      $ 0.24      $ 0.61      $ 0.47   
                                

Diluted

   $ 0.32      $ 0.24      $ 0.61      $ 0.47   
                                

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     68,518        67,945        68,402        67,907   
                                

Diluted

     68,899        68,029        68,738        67,980   
                                

See Notes to Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2010     2009  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net income

   $ 42,065      $ 32,510   

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

    

Depreciation and amortization including amortization of deferred debt issuance costs

     38,138        28,481   

Provision for uncollectible accounts

     512        356   

Deferred income tax expense

     4,733        5,604   

Stock-based compensation

     5,992        3,015   

Other, net

     (57     66   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:

    

Accounts receivable

     (12,978     3,320   

Other current assets

     (5,878     (9,626

Accounts payable

     1,449        (7,967

Transition services payable

     (16,609     —     

Other current liabilities

     (2,939     (7,946

Other assets and liabilities

     3,050        2,461   
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     57,478        50,274   
                

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Capital expenditures

     (27,959     (20,936

Acquisition, net of acquired cash

     (497     (3,182
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (28,456     (24,118
                

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Principal payments on senior credit facility

     (1,657     (1,705

Issuance of stock under employee stock purchase plan

     1,132        415   

Issuance of stock for stock options exercised

     3,783        95   

Minimum tax withholding on restricted stock awards

     (555     (266

Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest in a joint venture

     1,092        981   
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     3,795        (480
                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (4,027     (3,435
                

Net increase in cash

     28,790        22,241   

Cash at beginning of period

     91,934        165,605   
                

Cash at end of period

   $ 120,724      $ 187,846   
                

Supplemental cash flow information

    

Interest paid

   $ 12,776      $ 13,327   

Income taxes paid

     22,949        21,768   

See Notes to Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

1. Business

We are a leading enabler of wireless voice and data services for telecommunications companies worldwide. We were incorporated in Delaware on November 9, 2001 and we completed our initial public offering on February 10, 2005. For over 20 years, including our time as part of our former parent company, we have served as one of the wireless industry’s operator-neutral intermediaries, solving the challenges that arise as new technologies, standards and protocols emerge. Our roaming, messaging and network services solve technical and operational challenges for the wireless industry by translating incompatible communication standards and protocols and simplifying operator interconnectivity. Our suite of transaction-based services allows operators to deliver seamless voice, data and next generation services to wireless subscribers, including wireless voice and data roaming, Short Message Service (SMS), Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS), number portability and wireless value-added roaming services. We currently provide our services to approximately 700 telecommunications operators and to over 100 enterprise customers in approximately 160 countries.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (Syniverse, Inc.) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included and are of a normal, recurring nature. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Syniverse, Inc., all of its wholly owned subsidiaries and a variable interest entity (VIE) for which Syniverse, Inc. is the primary beneficiary. References to “the Company”, “us”, or “we” include all of the consolidated companies. For the consolidated joint venture in which we own less than a 100% interest, we record net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in our consolidated statements of income equal to the percentage of the economic or ownership interest retained in the joint venture by the respective noncontrolling parties. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Revenue Recognition

The majority of our revenues are transaction-based charges under long-term contracts, typically averaging three years in duration. From time to time, if a contract expires and we have not previously negotiated a new contract or renewal with the customer, we continue to provide services under the terms of the expired contract on a month-to-month billing schedule as we negotiate new agreements or renewals. Our revenues are primarily the result of the sale of our roaming, messaging, network and other services to wireless operators throughout the world. Generally, there is a seasonal increase in wireless roaming telephone usage and corresponding revenues in the high-travel months of our second and third fiscal quarters. In addition, our messaging services revenues generally grow sequentially through the calendar year with volumes peaking during the fourth quarter holiday seasons.

 

   

Roaming Services primarily generate revenues by charging per-transaction processing fees. For our wireless roaming clearing house, DataNet services, interstandard roaming solutions and Mobile Data Roaming (MDR) services for Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operators, revenues vary based on the number or size of data/messaging records provided to us by our customers for aggregation, translation and distribution among operators. We recognize revenues at the time the transactions are processed. For our financial clearing house and settlement services, revenues vary based on the number of invoices or roaming agreements managed on the customer’s behalf. We recognize revenues at the time the services are performed. For our signaling solutions and fraud-related services, the per-transaction fee is based on the number of validation, authorization and other call processing messages generated by wireless subscribers. We recognize revenues at the time the transactions are processed.

 

   

Messaging Services primarily generate revenues by charging per-transaction processing fees. For our SMS and MMS services, revenues vary based on the number of messaging records provided to us by our customers for aggregation, translation and distribution among operators. We recognize revenues at the time the transactions are processed.

 

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Network Services primarily generate revenues by charging per-transaction processing fees. The per-transaction fees are based on the number of intelligent network messages and intelligent network database queries made through our network and are recognized as revenues at the time the transactions are processed. Our number portability services primarily generate revenues by charging per-transaction processing fees, monthly fixed fees, and fees for customer implementations. We recognize processing revenues at the time the transactions are processed. We recognize monthly fixed fees as revenues on a monthly basis as the services are performed. We defer revenues and incremental customer-specific costs related to customer implementations and recognize these fees and costs on a straight-line basis over the life of the initial customer agreements. In addition, we provide our customers with the ability to connect to various third-party intelligent network database providers (Off-Network Database Queries). We pass these charges onto our customers, with little or no margin, based upon the charges we receive from the third party intelligent network database providers. We recognize revenues at the time the transactions are processed.

 

   

Other Services include turn-key solutions with multiple product and service elements which may include software and hardware products, as well as installation services, post-contract customer support and training. In those cases, we recognize revenue attributable to an element in a customer arrangement when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable and collectability is probable.

Joint Venture Interests

Effective January 1, 2010, we adopted a newly issued accounting standard which provides guidance for the consolidation of variable interest entities and requires an enterprise to determine whether its variable interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. This new guidance replaces the existing quantitative approach for determining the primary beneficiary, with a qualitative approach based on which entity has both the power to direct the economically significant activities of the entity and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the variable interest entity. Determination about whether an enterprise should consolidate a variable interest entity is required to be evaluated continuously. The adoption of this standard did not have an impact on our financial position or results of operations.

In determining whether we are the primary beneficiary, we consider a number of factors, including our ability to direct the activities that most significantly affect the entity’s economic success, our contractual rights and responsibilities under the arrangement and the significance of the arrangement to each party. These considerations impact the way we account for our existing joint venture relationship.

In February 2009, we entered into a joint venture agreement to implement number portability services in India. Our economic interest in the joint venture is 37.5%. We expect to provide India’s telecommunications operators with number portability clearing house and centralized database solutions until March 2019. We consolidate the operations of this joint venture, as we retain the contractual power to direct the activities of this entity which most significantly and directly impact its economic performance. The activity of this joint venture is not significant to our overall operations. The assets of this joint venture are restricted, from the standpoint of Syniverse, in that they are not available for our general business use outside the context of the joint venture. The holders of the liabilities of the joint venture have no recourse to Syniverse.

Customer Accounts

We provide financial settlement services to wireless operators to support the payment of roaming related charges to their roaming network partners. In accordance with our contract with the customer, funds are held by us as an agent on behalf of our customers to settle their roaming related charges to other operators. These funds and the corresponding liability are not reflected in our consolidated balance sheets. The off-balance sheet amounts totaled approximately $121,725 and $152,747 as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Derivative instruments are recorded on the consolidated balance sheets as assets or liabilities and measured at fair value. For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the changes in fair value of the derivatives are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and subsequently recognized in earnings when the hedged items impact income. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated as hedges and the ineffective portion of cash flow hedges are recorded in current earnings. We have designated our interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge that effectively swaps variable rate interest based on 1-month LIBOR to a fixed rate interest thereby reducing our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. We do not hold or enter into financial instruments for speculative trading purposes. See Note 9 for more information on our interest rate swap.

 

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Foreign Currencies

We have operations in subsidiaries in Europe, primarily the United Kingdom and Germany, and the Asia-Pacific region whose functional currency is their local currency. Gains and losses on transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currencies are included in determining net income for the period and are included in other income (expense), net in the consolidated income statements. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, we recorded foreign currency transaction (loss) gain of $(472) and $152, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded foreign currency transaction gain of $847 and $1,134, respectively.

The assets and liabilities of subsidiaries whose functional currency is other than the U.S. Dollar are translated at the period-end rate of exchange. The resulting translation adjustment is recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and is included in stockholders’ equity. Translation gains and losses on intercompany balances which are deemed to be of a long-term investment nature are also recorded as a component of other comprehensive income. Income statement items are translated at the average rates prevailing during the period.

Segment Information

Effective January 1, 2010, we implemented changes to our internal operating structure as a result of the acquisition of the messaging business of VeriSign, Inc. in October 2009. In line with our strategies and realignment of our services to better coordinate our operations with similar type service offerings, we reorganized our operations into three primary lines of business with business leaders heading each line of business with profitability responsibility for their respective business line. This ensures that we are aligning our resources closer to where decisions are made that affect our customers. Our corporate and shared service functions are streamlining their organizations and focusing them on core activities that can more efficiently support the goals of the business lines. As a result, our new operating structure has resulted in changes to our reportable business segments. The segment information presented herein reflects the realignment of our operations into the new segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

We analyze each of our reporting segments based on segment revenues, operating expenses (including depreciation) and operating income excluding certain sales and general and administrative costs which are not allocated to the business lines. Interest income (expense), other, net and the provision for income taxes are managed on a consolidated basis and are, accordingly, reflected only in consolidated results. Therefore, these items are excluded from our segment operating results. We have three reportable segments: (1) Roaming Services; (2) Messaging Services; and (3) Network Services. In addition, we also present a Corporate and Other category which includes our technology turn-key solutions including prepaid applications, interactive video, value-added roaming services and mobile broadband solutions, also known as our ITHL business as well as sales, marketing, corporate administrative and other functions. Our ITHL business provides value-added services to customers primarily in the Asia Pacific region.

Our Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) evaluates performance and determines resource allocations based on segment operating income (loss). Our management uses segment operating income (loss) in the evaluation of segment operating performance as a profit measure that is generally within the control of the operating segments. Additional information about our segments, including financial information, is included in Note 12.

 

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3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2009-13, Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements, which is included in the ASC in Topic 605 (Revenue Recognition). ASU 2009-13 amends previous revenue recognition guidance to require an entity to apply the relative selling price allocation method in order to estimate selling price for all units of accounting, including delivered items, when vendor-specific objective evidence or acceptable third-party evidence does not exist. ASU 2009-13 is effective for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010 and shall be applied on a prospective basis. Earlier application is permitted as of the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year. We are currently assessing the impact of ASU 2009-13 on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.

In September 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-14, Certain Revenue Arrangements That Include Software Elements, which is included in the ASC in Topic 985 (Software). ASU 2009-14 amends previous software revenue recognition to exclude all tangible products containing both software and non-software components that function together to deliver the product’s essential functionality. ASU 2009-14 is effective for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010 and shall be applied on a prospective basis. Earlier application is permitted as of the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year. We are currently assessing the impact of ASU 2009-14 on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.

4. Goodwill

The changes to the carrying value of goodwill during the six months ended June 30, 2010 were as follows:

 

     2010  

Goodwill balance as of December 31, 2009

   $ 685,710   

Effect of foreign currency translation

     (28,708
        

Goodwill balance as of June 30, 2010

   $ 657,002   
        

5. Net Income Per Common Share

Basic net income per common share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per common share includes the potential dilution from the exercise of stock options and restricted stock.

We calculate net income per common share using the two-class method. Under the two-class method, unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are treated as participating securities and are included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. Certain of our unvested share-based payment awards contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends and dividend equivalents.

 

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The following table displays the computation of net income per common share using the two-class method:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Basic and diluted net income per common share:

        

Net income attributable to Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

   $ 22,617      $ 16,478      $ 42,624      $ 32,510   

Less: net income allocated to restricted stock

     (406     (156     (737     (289
                                

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 22,211      $ 16,322      $ 41,887      $ 32,221   
                                

Determination of basic and diluted shares:

        

Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding

     68,518,429        67,945,059        68,401,998        67,906,908   

Dilutive stock options and resticted stock

     380,366        83,534        336,278        73,309   
                                

Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding

     68,898,795        68,028,593        68,738,276        67,980,217   
                                

Basic net income per common share

   $ 0.32      $ 0.24      $ 0.61      $ 0.47   
                                

Diluted net income per common share

   $ 0.32      $ 0.24      $ 0.61      $ 0.47   
                                

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, and 2009, options to purchase 2,655,426 and 2,338,760 shares of common stock were outstanding during the periods but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive.

6. Supplemental Equity and Comprehensive Income Information

Changes in Equity

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and the ending carrying amounts of total equity, equity attributable to stockholders of Syniverse Holdings, Inc. and equity attributable to the noncontrolling interest:

 

           Stockholders of Syniverse Holdings, Inc.        
     Total     Common
Stock
   Additional
Paid-In
Capital
    Retained
Earnings
   Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
    Treasury
Stock
    Noncontrolling
Interest
 

Balance, December 31, 2009

   $ 621,154      $ 69    $ 483,227      $ 149,582    $ (12,205   $ (15   $ 496   
                                                      

Comprehensive income (1)

     18,082        —        —          42,624      (23,984     —          (558

Issuance of stock for stock options exercised

     3,783        1      3,782        —        —          —       

Stock-based compensation

     5,992        —        5,992        —        —          —          —     

Issuance of stock under employee stock purchase plan

     1,132        —        1,132        —        —          —          —     

Minimum tax withholding on restricted stock awards

     (555     —        (555     —        —          —          —     

Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest in a joint venture

     1,092        —        —          —        —          —          1,092   
                                                      

Balance, June 30, 2010

   $ 650,680      $ 70    $ 493,578      $ 192,206    $ (36,189   $ (15   $ 1,030   
                                                      

 

(1) The allocation of the individual components of comprehensive income attributable to stockholders of Syniverse Holdings, Inc. and the noncontrolling interest is disclosed in the Comprehensive Income section of this note.

 

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Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is comprised of changes in our currency translation adjustment account and net changes in the fair value of our interest rate swap. Comprehensive income, net of taxes, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 is as follows:

 

     Three Months
Ended June 30,
   Six Months
Ended June 30,
     2010     2009    2010     2009

Net income

   $ 22,336      $ 16,478    $ 42,065      $ 32,510

Foreign currency translation adjustments (1)

     (13,367     13,040      (24,645     3,582

Net change in fair value of interest rate swap (2)

     381        252      662        341
                             

Comprehensive income

   $ 9,350      $ 29,770    $ 18,082      $ 36,433
                             

 

(1) Foreign currency translation adjustments are shown net of tax benefit (expense) of $1,177 and $(1,944) for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and net of tax benefit of $2,912 and $2,065 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
(2) The change in fair value of the interest rate swap is shown net of tax benefit of $243 and $160 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and net of tax benefit of $422 and $143 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The following table summarizes the allocation of total comprehensive income between stockholders of Syniverse, Inc. and the noncontrolling interest:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30, 2010     Six Months Ended June 30, 2010  
     Stockholders of
Syniverse
Holdings, Inc.
    Noncontrolling
Interest
    Total     Stockholders of
Syniverse
Holdings, Inc.
    Noncontrolling
Interest
    Total  

Net income (loss)

   $ 22,617      $ (281   $ 22,336      $ 42,624      $ (559   $ 42,065   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (13,416     49        (13,367     (24,646     1        (24,645

Net change in fair value of interest rate swap

     381        —          381        662        —          662   
                                                

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 9,582      $ (232   $ 9,350      $ 18,640      $ (558   $ 18,082   
                                                

 

     Three Months Ended June 30, 2009    Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
     Stockholders of
Syniverse
Holdings, Inc.
   Noncontrolling
Interest
    Total    Stockholders of
Syniverse
Holdings, Inc.
   Noncontrolling
Interest
    Total

Net income (loss)

   $ 16,531    $ (53   $ 16,478    $ 32,563    $ (53   $ 32,510

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     12,979      61        13,040      3,521      61        3,582

Net change in fair value of interest rate swap

     252      —          252      341      —          341
                                           

Comprehensive income

   $ 29,762    $ 8      $ 29,770    $ 36,425    $ 8      $ 36,433
                                           

On July 30, 2010, we and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC, a New York limited liability company (the Rights Agent) entered into an amendment to the Rights Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2008, by and between the Company and the Rights Agent. The Amendment amends the final expiration date of our preferred share purchase rights issued under the Rights Agreement in connection with the our shareholder rights plan. As a result of the Amendment, the Rights expired and the Rights Agreement and shareholder rights plan terminated effective as of the close of business on July 30, 2010.

7. Stock-Based Compensation

Syniverse has three stock-based compensation plans, the Founders’ Stock Option Plan for non-employee directors, executives and other key employees of Syniverse, the Directors’ Stock Option Plan, which provides for grants to independent directors, and the 2006 Amended and Restated Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan, which provides compensation to non-employee directors, executives and other key employees of Syniverse through grants of incentive or non-qualified stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), performance awards or any combination of the foregoing.

 

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The impact to our income from operations of recording stock-based compensation for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 was as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
     2010    2009    2010    2009

Cost of operations

   $ 151    $ 67    $ 284    $ 106

Sales and marketing

     1,190      456      2,172      680

General and administrative

     1,824      1,385      3,536      2,229
                           

Total stock-based compensation

   $ 3,165    $ 1,908    $ 5,992    $ 3,015
                           

The following table summarizes information about our stock option activity:

 

Stock Options

   Shares  

Outstanding at December 31, 2009

   2,480,977   

Granted

   489,360   

Exercised

   (269,262

Cancelled or expired

   (45,649
      

Outstanding at June 30, 2010

   2,655,426   
      

Exerciseable at June 30, 2010

   992,555   

 

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Changes in our restricted stock were as follows:

 

Restricted Stock

   Shares  

Unvested at December 31, 2009

   802,550   

Granted

   198,300   

Vested

   (125,176

Forfeited

   (27,520
      

Unvested at June 30, 2010

   848,154   
      

Activity related to our performance-based restricted stock is as follows:

 

Performance-Based Restricted Stock

   Shares  

Unvested at December 31, 2009

   133,590   

Granted

   155,470   

Vested

   —     

Forfeited

   (2,900
      

Unvested at June 30, 2010

   286,160   
      

We issued 269,262 and 8,121 shares related to stock option exercises during the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. We issued 81,850 and 60,950 shares related to the employee stock purchase plan during the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

8. Income Taxes

We provide for federal, state and foreign income taxes currently payable, as well as for those deferred due to timing differences between reporting income and expenses for financial statement purposes versus tax purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted income tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in income tax rates is recognized as income or expense in the period that includes the enactment date. During the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, the effective tax rate was 38.9% and 33.5%, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2009, the income tax provision was adjusted for a tax benefit of approximately $1,443 due to an adjustment for an item believed to be non-deductible in prior periods. The increase in our effective tax rate is attributed to the mix of income from domestic and foreign tax jurisdictions with higher tax rates.

We, and our eligible subsidiaries, file a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. All subsidiaries incorporated outside of the U.S. are consolidated for financial reporting purposes, however, they are not eligible to be included in our consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. Separate provisions for income taxes have been recorded for these entities. We intend to reinvest substantially all of the unremitted earnings of our non-U.S. subsidiaries and postpone their remittance indefinitely. Accordingly, no provision for U.S. income taxes for these non-U.S. subsidiaries was recorded in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.

9. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

On October 6, 2008, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement with a notional amount of $100,000. The purpose of this transaction was to provide a hedge against the effects of changes in interest rates on our U.S.-denominated term loan under our senior credit facility which carries a variable interest rate. The hedge effectively swaps variable rate interest expense based on 1-month LIBOR to a fixed rate interest expense thereby reducing our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. Under the terms of the interest rate swap, we pay a fixed rate of 5.26% based on our 2.76% swap rate plus our 2.50% applicable margin and receive payments from our counterparty based on the 1-month LIBOR over the life of the agreement without an exchange of the underlying principal amount. Interest rate differentials paid or received under the swap agreement are recognized as adjustments to interest expense. The effective date of the swap is October 31, 2008 and the maturity date is October 31, 2010.

We have designated the interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge. The counterparty to this interest rate swap agreement is a major financial institution, and we do not anticipate nonperformance by this counterparty. As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the fair value of our interest rate swap (based on Level 2 inputs) is $787 and $1,871, respectively, which is recorded in other accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets and is offset by a corresponding amount in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). There was no ineffective portion of the swap during the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, we recognized other comprehensive gain of $662, net of tax.

 

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Net Investment Hedge of a Foreign Operation

We have designated our Euro-denominated debt as a net investment hedge of certain foreign operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, $18,710 and ($422), respectively, related to the revaluation of the debt from Euros to US dollars was included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income.

10. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The accounting standards for fair value require disclosure about how fair value is determined for assets and liabilities and establishes a hierarchy for which these assets and liabilities must be grouped, based on significant levels of inputs. The three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies is as follows:

Level 1—Quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets.

Level 2—Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

Transfers between levels are determined at the end of the reporting period. No transfers between levels have been recognized for the six month period ending June 30, 2010.

As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we held an interest rate swap that is required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The following tables show the fair value measurement on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:

 

           Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
     June  30,
2010
    Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets (Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

Liabilities

         

Interest rate swap

   $ (787   $ —      $ (787   $ —  
                             
           Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
     December 31,
2009
    Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets (Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

Liabilities

         

Interest rate swap

   $ (1,871   $ —      $ (1,871   $ —  
                             

We have elected to use the income approach to value our interest rate swap, using observable Level 2 market expectations at the measurement date and standard valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present value amount assuming that participants are motivated, but not compelled to transact.

Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses are reflected in the financial statements at their carrying value, which approximate their fair value due to their short maturity.

The fair value of the 7 3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2013 is based upon quoted market prices in inactive markets for similar instruments (Level 2). The fair value of the Term Note B is based upon quoted market prices in active markets for similar instruments (Level 2). The carrying amounts and fair values of our long-term debt as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are as follows:

 

     June 30, 2010    December 31, 2009
     Carrying
Value
   Fair Value    Carrying
Value
   Fair Value

Term Note B

   $ 317,086    $ 311,536    $ 337,464    $ 325,653

 3/ 4% senior subordinated notes, due 2013

   $ 175,000    $ 170,625    $ 175,000    $ 173,915

 

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11. Commitments and Contingencies

We are currently a party to various claims and legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of business. We believe such claims and legal actions, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

12. Segment Information

In January 2010, we implemented changes to our internal operating structure as a result of the acquisition of the messaging business of VeriSign, Inc. in October 2009. In line with our strategies and realignment of our services to better coordinate our operations with similar type service offerings, we reorganized our operations into three primary lines of business with business leaders heading each line of business with profitability responsibility for their respective business line. This ensures that we are aligning our resources closer to where decisions are made that affect our customers. Our corporate and shared service functions are streamlining their organizations and focusing them on core activities that can more efficiently support the goals of the business lines. As a result, our new operating structure has resulted in changes to our reportable business segments. Prior period information has been realigned to correspond to the new reporting structure.

Our reportable segments as well as the services included in each are as follows:

 

   

Roaming Services. Includes wireless data clearing house, enabling the accurate invoicing and settlement of domestic and global wireless roaming telephone calls and wireless data events, financial settlement services, roaming fraud prevention services, interstandard roaming solutions and MDR services for CDMA operators. In addition, roaming services includes signaling and fraud management solutions that enable wireless subscribers from one operator to make and accept telephone calls while roaming on another operator’s network. Wireless operators send data records to our service platforms for processing, aggregation, translation and distribution between operators.

 

   

Messaging Services. Includes translating, routing and delivering SMS, MMS and other message formats across disparate networks for wireless operators and enterprise customers. We accomplish the translating, routing and delivering of messages by mapping a message to a phone number, determining the appropriate operator, routing the message accurately and resolving incompatibility issues among CDMA, Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) and Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers. Our services can deliver messages domestically and globally to multiple devices and platforms.

 

   

Network Services. Includes connecting disparate wireless and fixed line operator networks and enabling access to intelligent network database services like caller ID and provide translation and routing services to support the establishment and delivery of telephone calls through our SS7/C7 hub. SS7/C7 are the telecommunications industry’s standard network signaling protocols used by substantially all operators to enable critical telecommunications functions such as number portability, toll-free calling services and caller ID. Network services also includes number portability services used by many wireless operators, including most domestic U.S. operators, to enable wireless subscribers to switch service providers while keeping the same telephone number. We also provide these services to all wireless operators in Canada and Singapore. In addition, these services include providing our customers with the ability to connect to various third-party intelligent network database providers (Off-Network Database Queries). We pass these charges onto our customers, with little or no margin, based upon the charges we receive from the third party intelligent network database providers.

We also present a Corporate and Other category which includes our technology turn-key solutions including prepaid applications, interactive video, value-added roaming services and mobile broadband solutions, also known as our ITHL business as well as sales, marketing, corporate administrative and other functions. Our ITHL business provides value-added services to customers in the Asia Pacific region.

 

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Summarized financial information for our reportable segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, is shown in the following tables:

 

     For the three months ended June 30, 2010
     Roaming
Services
   Messaging
Services
   Network
Services
   Corporate and
Other
    Consolidated

Revenues from external customers

   $ 73,023    $ 49,336    $ 31,673    $ 3,511      $ 157,543

Off-Network Database Queries

     —        —        1,262      —          1,262
                                   

Total segment revenues

     73,023      49,336      32,935      3,511        158,805

Operations and support expenses

     21,196      23,776      20,699      31,572        97,243

Depreciation and amortization expense

     6,359      5,100      3,964      2,942        18,365
                                   

Total segment operating expenses

     27,555      28,876      24,663      34,514        115,608
                                   

Segment operating income (loss)

   $ 45,468    $ 20,460    $ 8,272    $ (31,003   $ 43,197
                                   
     For the three months ended June 30, 2009
     Roaming
Services
   Messaging
Services
   Network
Services
   Corporate and
Other
    Consolidated

Revenues from external customers

   $ 64,049    $ 7,944    $ 34,998    $ 4,784      $ 111,775

Off-Network Database Queries

     —        —        1,703      —          1,703
                                   

Total segment revenues

     64,049      7,944      36,701      4,784        113,478

Operations and support expenses

     19,312      4,257      19,629      23,546        66,744

Depreciation and amortization expense

     6,190      742      4,670      2,435        14,037
                                   

Total segment operating expenses

     25,502      4,999      24,299      25,981        80,781
                                   

Segment operating income (loss)

   $ 38,547    $ 2,945    $ 12,402    $ (21,197   $ 32,697
                                   
     For the six months ended June 30, 2010
     Roaming
Services
   Messaging
Services
   Network
Services
   Corporate and
Other
    Consolidated

Revenues from external customers

   $ 138,928    $ 96,748    $ 63,932    $ 5,808      $ 305,416

Off-Network Database Queries

     —        —        2,405      —          2,405
                                   

Total segment revenues

     138,928      96,748      66,337      5,808        307,821

Operations and support expenses

     40,685      47,452      39,149      61,560        188,846

Depreciation and amortization expense

     13,108      10,442      8,205      5,529        37,284
                                   

Total segment operating expenses

     53,793      57,894      47,354      67,089        226,130
                                   

Segment operating income (loss)

   $ 85,135    $ 38,854    $ 18,983    $ (61,281   $ 81,691
                                   
     For the six months ended June 30, 2009
     Roaming
Services
   Messaging
Services
   Network
Services
   Corporate and
Other
    Consolidated

Revenues from external customers

   $ 123,409    $ 17,366    $ 69,005    $ 9,677      $ 219,457

Off-Network Database Queries

     —        —        2,945      —          2,945
                                   

Total segment revenues

     123,409      17,366      71,950      9,677        222,402

Operations and support expenses

     37,683      8,920      38,271      47,514        132,388

Depreciation and amortization expense

     12,148      1,332      9,487      4,654        27,621
                                   

Total segment operating expenses

     49,831      10,252      47,758      52,168        160,009
                                   

Segment operating income (loss)

   $ 73,578    $ 7,114    $ 24,192    $ (42,491   $ 62,393
                                   

 

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Revenues by geographic region, based on the “bill to” location on the invoice, were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,    Six Months Ended June 30,
     2010    2009    2010    2009

North America

   $ 124,542    $ 81,731    $ 241,362    $ 159,940

Asia Pacific

     10,103      9,406      18,891      18,871

Caribbean and Latin America

     9,764      7,707      19,461      15,658

Europe, Middle East and Africa

     13,134      12,931      25,702      24,988

Off-Network Database Queries (i)

     1,262      1,703      2,405      2,945
                           

Total Revenues

   $ 158,805    $ 113,478    $ 307,821    $ 222,402
                           

 

(i) Off-Network Database Queries are not allocated to geograghic regions.

For the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, we derived 72.2% and 68.9%, respectively, of our revenues from customers in the United States. For the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, we derived 72.1% and 68.4%, respectively, of our revenues from customers in the United States.

13. Restructurings

In December 2009, we completed a restructuring plan to reduce our workforce in Asia Pacific to better align our operating costs to the economic environment and eliminated certain redundant positions in Europe and North America. As a result of this plan, we incurred severance related costs of $2,583. We do not allocate restructuring charges to our reportable segments. Through June 30, 2010, we have paid $2,088 related to this plan, which includes the $538 paid through December 31, 2009. We expect to pay the remainder of these benefits in 2010.

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, we had the following activity in our restructuring accruals:

 

     December 31, 2009
Balance
   Additions    Payments     Reductions    June 30,  2010
Balance

December 2009 Restructuring Termination costs

   $ 2,045    $ —      $ (1,550   $ —      $ 495
                                   

Total

   $ 2,045    $ —      $ (1,550   $ —      $ 495
                                   

14. Supplemental Consolidating Financial Information

Syniverse Technologies, Inc.’s (Syniverse) payment obligations under the senior subordinated notes are guaranteed by Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (Syniverse Inc.) and all domestic subsidiaries of Syniverse Holdings, Inc. including Highwoods Corporation, Syniverse ICX and Syniverse Brience (collectively, the “Guarantors”). The results of Syniverse Technologies BV and Syniverse Holdings Limited are included as non-guarantors. Such guarantees are full, unconditional and joint and several. The following supplemental financial information sets forth, on an unconsolidated basis, balance sheets, statements of income, and statements of cash flows information for Syniverse Holdings, Inc., the Guarantors and the non-guarantor subsidiaries. The supplemental financial information reflects the investment of Syniverse Holdings, Inc. and Syniverse Technologies, Inc. using the equity method of accounting.

As of December 31, 2009, we revised the presentation of the previously reported supplemental consolidating guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries’ balance sheets, statements of income and statements of cash flows for all prior periods. We identified certain domestic guarantors that were not previously reported as subsidiary guarantors. This change in classification had no effect on the audited consolidated balance sheets, statements of income or statements of cash flows. All prior periods have been corrected for comparative presentation.

In addition, during the quarter ended June 30, 2010, certain of our subsidiaries underwent legal entity ownership changes within the consolidated Syniverse group. As a result, Perfect Profits International Limited, previously reported as a non-guarantor, is included as a subsidiary guarantor. All prior periods have been adjusted to include Perfect Profits International Limited within the subsidiary guarantor results for comparative presentation.

 

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CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

AS OF JUNE 30, 2010

 

    Syniverse
Inc.
    Syniverse     Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

ASSETS

           

Current assets:

           

Cash

  $ 44      $ 85,319      $ 27,091      $ 8,270      $ —        $ 120,724   

Accounts receivable, net of allowances

    —          83,644        47,861        5,072        —          136,577   

Accounts receivable - affiliates

    14,362        —          111,687        5,254        (131,303     —     

Prepaid and other current assets

    31        15,314        12,390        796        (2,018     26,513   
                                               

Total current assets

    14,437        184,277        199,029        19,392        (133,321     283,814   
                                               

Property and equipment, net

    —          47,969        25,867        355        —          74,191   

Capitalized software, net

    —          34,973        32,563        144        —          67,680   

Deferred costs, net

    —          6,534        —          —          —          6,534   

Goodwill

    —          363,822        292,519        661        —          657,002   

Identifiable intangibles, net

    —          135,900        79,470        —          —          215,370   

Other assets

    —          —          —          2,499        (863     1,636   

Investment in subsidiaries

    670,609        578,807        —          —          (1,249,416     —     
                                               

Total assets

  $ 685,046      $ 1,352,282      $ 629,448      $ 23,051      $ (1,383,600   $ 1,306,227   
                                               

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

           

Current liabilities:

           

Accounts payable

  $ —        $ 2,816      $ 2,010      $ 230      $ —        $ 5,056   

Accounts payable - affiliates

    34,512        81,097        4,781        11,943        (132,333     —     

Accrued payroll and related benefits

    884        6,724        5,560        998        —          14,166   

Accrued interest

    —          5,149        —          —          —          5,149   

Accrued income taxes

    —          —          2,895        —          (2,018     877   

Deferred revenues

    —          736        6,092        362        —          7,190   

Other accrued liabilities

    —          11,249        14,990        127        —          26,366   

Current portion of Term Note B

    —          3,261        —          —          —          3,261   
                                               

Total current liabilities

    35,396        111,032        36,328        13,660        (134,351     62,065   

Long-term liabilities:

           

Deferred tax liabilities

    —          78,404        15,419        —          (433     93,390   

7  3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2013

    —          175,000        —          —          —          175,000   

Term Note B, less current maturities

    —          313,825        —          —          —          313,825   

Other long-term liabilities

    —          3,412        8,132        153        (430     11,267   
                                               

Total liabilities

    35,396        681,673        59,879        13,813        (135,214     655,547   
                                               

Stockholders’ equity:

           

Common stock

    70        —          116,651        4,299        (120,950     70   

Additional paid-in capital

    493,578        513,577        543,415        2,192        (1,059,184     493,578   

Retained earnings

    192,206        192,206        (44,514     3,995        (151,687     192,206   

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

    (36,189     (36,189     (45,983     (1,248     83,420        (36,189

Common stock held in treasury, at cost

    (15     (15     —          —          15        (15
                                               

Total Syniverse Holdings, Inc. stockholders’ equity

    649,650        669,579        569,569        9,238        (1,248,386     649,650   

Noncontrolling interest

    —          1,030        —          —          —          1,030   
                                               

Total equity

    649,650        670,609        569,569        9,238        (1,248,386     650,680   
                                               

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 685,046      $ 1,352,282      $ 629,448      $ 23,051      $ (1,383,600   $ 1,306,227   
                                               

 

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CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010

 

     Syniverse
Inc.
    Syniverse     Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenues

   $ —        $ 97,371      $ 57,339      $ 4,095      $ —        $ 158,805   
                                                

Costs and expenses:

            

Cost of operations (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

     151        34,136        24,724        869        —          59,880   

Sales and marketing

     922        5,453        4,799        2,503        —          13,677   

General and administrative

     950        16,871        4,782        1,083        —          23,686   

Depreciation and amortization

     —          10,763        7,596        6        —          18,365   
                                                
     2,023        67,223        41,901        4,461        —          115,608   
                                                

Operating income (loss)

     (2,023     30,148        15,438        (366     —          43,197   

Other income (expense), net:

            

Income from equity investment

     23,554        8,381        —          —          (31,935     —     

Interest income

     —          1        25        —          —          26   

Interest expense

     —          (6,823     —          —          —          (6,823

Other, net

     —          11        (453     622        —          180   
                                                
     23,554        1,570        (428     622        (31,935     (6,617
                                                

Income before provision for income taxes

     21,531        31,718        15,010        256        (31,935     36,580   

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (805     8,164        6,492        393        —          14,244   
                                                

Net income (loss)

     22,336        23,554        8,518        (137     (31,935     22,336   

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     —          281        —          —          —          281   
                                                

Net income attributable to Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

   $ 22,336      $ 23,835      $ 8,518      $ (137   $ (31,935   $ 22,617   
                                                

 

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CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010

 

     Syniverse
Inc.
    Syniverse     Subsidiary
Guarantors
   Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenues

   $ —        $ 187,927      $ 112,056    $ 7,838      $ —        $ 307,821   
                                               

Costs and expenses:

             

Cost of operations (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

     284        65,839        48,281      1,745        —          116,149   

Sales and marketing

     1,703        11,249        8,795      4,561        —          26,308   

General and administrative

     2,863        31,227        10,723      1,576        —          46,389   

Depreciation and amortization

     —          22,037        15,232      15        —          37,284   
                                               
     4,850        130,352        83,031      7,897        —          226,130   
                                               

Operating income (loss)

     (4,850     57,575        29,025      (59     —          81,691   

Other income (expense), net:

             

Income from equity investment

     44,985        17,042        —        —          (62,027     —     

Interest income

     —          14        34      4        —          52   

Interest expense

     —          (13,655     —        (1     —          (13,656

Other, net

     —          (247     198      853        —          804   
                                               
     44,985        3,154        232      856        (62,027     (12,800
                                               

Income before provision for income taxes

     40,135        60,729        29,257      797        (62,027     68,891   

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (1,930     15,744        12,512      500        —          26,826   
                                               

Net income

     42,065        44,985        16,745      297        (62,027     42,065   

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     —          559        —        —          —          559   
                                               

Net income attributable to Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

   $ 42,065      $ 45,544      $ 16,745    $ 297      $ (62,027   $ 42,624   
                                               

 

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CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010

 

     Syniverse
Inc.
    Syniverse     Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Cash flows from operating activities

            

Net income

   $ 42,065      $ 44,985      $ 16,745      $ 297      $ (62,027   $ 42,065   

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

            

Depreciation and amortization including amortization of deferred debt issuance costs

     —          22,891        15,232        15        —          38,138   

Provision for uncollectible accounts

     —          261        251        —          —          512   

Deferred income tax expense

     —          4,733        —          —          —          4,733   

Income from equity investment

     (44,985     (17,042     —          —          62,027        —     

Stock-based compensation

     5,992        —          —          —          —          5,992   

Other, net

     —          (64     7        —          —          (57

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:

            

Accounts receivable

     —          (23,003     9,744        281        —          (12,978

Prepaids and other current assets

     —          (1,824     (4,178     124        —          (5,878

Accounts payable

     415        1,039        (200     195        —          1,449   

Transition services payable

     —          —          (16,609     —          —          (16,609

Other current liabilities

     (7,847     4,728        2,145        (1,965     —          (2,939

Other long-term assets and liabilities

     —          1,811        1,585        (346     —          3,050   
                                                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (4,360     38,515        24,722        (1,399     —          57,478   
                                                

Cash flows from investing activities

            

Capital expenditures

     —          (11,765     (16,141     (53     —          (27,959

Acquisition, net of acquired cash

     —          (497     —          —          —          (497
                                                

Net cash used in investing activities

     —          (12,262     (16,141     (53     —          (28,456
                                                

Cash flows from financing activities

            

Principal Payments on senior credit facility

     —          (1,657     —          —          —          (1,657

Issuance of stock under employee stock purchase plan

     1,132        —          —          —          —          1,132   

Issuance of stock for stock options exercised

     3,783        —          —          —          —          3,783   

Minimum tax withholding on restricted stock awards

     (555     —          —          —          —          (555

Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest in a joint venture

     —          1,092        —          —          —          1,092   
                                                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     4,360        (565     —          —          —          3,795   
                                                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     —          1        (6,301     2,273        —          (4,027
                                                

Net increase in cash

     —          25,689        2,280        821        —          28,790   

Cash at beginning of period

     44        59,630        24,811        7,449        —          91,934   
                                                

Cash at end of period

   $ 44      $ 85,319      $ 27,091      $ 8,270      $ —        $ 120,724   
                                                

 

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CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009

 

    Syniverse
Inc.
    Syniverse     Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors
  Eliminations     Consolidated  

ASSETS

           

Current assets:

           

Cash

  $ 44      $ 59,630      $ 24,811      $ 7,449   $ —        $ 91,934   

Accounts receivable, net of allowances

    —          60,902        59,122        6,103     —          126,127   

Accounts receivable - affiliates

    7,626        —          72,940        934     (81,500     —     

Prepaid and other current assets

    31        12,674        8,312        998     (1,202     20,813   
                                             

Total current assets

    7,701        133,206        165,185        15,484     (82,702     238,874   
                                             

Property and equipment, net

    —          48,022        15,923        370     —          64,315   

Capitalized software, net

    —          38,977        36,174        98     —          75,249   

Deferred costs, net

    —          7,388        —          —       —          7,388   

Goodwill

    —          363,822        321,189        699     —          685,710   

Identifiable intangibles, net

    —          142,051        92,887        —       —          234,938   

Other assets

    —          2,984        —          2,472     (2,206     3,250   

Investment in subsidiaries

    613,727        554,725        —          —       (1,168,452     —     
                                             

Total assets

  $ 621,428      $ 1,291,175      $ 631,358      $ 19,123   $ (1,253,360   $ 1,309,724   
                                             

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

           

Current liabilities:

           

Accounts payable

  $ —        $ 5,445      $ 2,527      $ 48   $ —        $ 8,020   

Accounts payable - affiliates

    301        62,488        11,993        8,760     (83,542     —     

Transition services payable

    —          —          16,609        —       —          16,609   

Accrued payroll and related benefits

    469        3,056        5,012        1,295     —          9,832   

Accrued interest

    —          5,150        —          —       —          5,150   

Accrued income taxes

    —          —          2,669        1     (1,202     1,468   

Deferred revenues

    —          1,196        4,885        116     —          6,197   

Other accrued liabilities

    —          15,143        16,040        859       32,042   

Current portion of Term Note B

    —          3,452        —          —       —          3,452   
                                             

Total current liabilities

    770        95,930        59,735        11,079     (84,744     82,770   

Long-term liabilities:

           

Deferred tax liabilities

    —          70,338        17,206        —       (290     87,254   

7  3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2013

    —          175,000        —          —       —          175,000   

Term Note B, less current maturities

    —          334,012        —          —       —          334,012   

Other long-term liabilities

    —          2,168        7,487        249     (370     9,534   
                                             

Total liabilities

    770        677,448        84,428        11,328     (85,404     688,570   
                                             

Stockholders’ equity:

           

Common stock

    69        —          116,651        2,110     (118,761     69   

Additional paid-in capital

    483,227        475,869        516,130        2,192     (994,191     483,227   

Retained earnings

    149,582        149,582        (72,581     3,138     (80,139     149,582   

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

    (12,205     (12,205     (13,270     355     25,120        (12,205

Common stock held in treasury, at cost

    (15     (15     —          —       15        (15
                                             

Total Syniverse Holdings Inc. stockholders’ equity

    620,658        613,231        546,930        7,795     (1,167,956     620,658   

Noncontrolling interest

    —          496        —          —       —          496   
                                             

Total equity

    620,658        613,727        546,930        7,795     (1,167,956     621,154   
                                             

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $ 621,428      $ 1,291,175      $ 631,358      $ 19,123   $ (1,253,360   $ 1,309,724   
                                             

 

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CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009

 

     Syniverse
Inc.
    Syniverse     Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors
   Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenues

   $ —        $ 93,989      $ 15,035      $ 4,454    $ —        $ 113,478   
                                               

Costs and expenses:

             

Cost of operations (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

     68        34,362        5,618        856      —          40,904   

Sales and marketing

     456        4,516        1,778        2,085      —          8,835   

General and administrative

     1,385        11,734        3,657        229      —          17,005   

Depreciation and amortization

     —          10,614        3,404        19      —          14,037   
                                               
     1,909        61,226        14,457        3,189      —          80,781   
                                               

Operating income (loss)

     (1,909     32,763        578        1,265      —          32,697   

Other income (expense), net:

             

Income from equity investment

     17,696        2,269        —          —        (19,965     —     

Interest income

     —          746        15        8      (720     49   

Interest expense

     —          (7,495     (720     —        720        (7,495

Other, net

     —          124        373        354      —          851   
                                               
     17,696        (4,356     (332     362      (19,965     (6,595
                                               

Income before provision for income taxes

     15,787        28,407        246        1,627      (19,965     26,102   

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (691     10,711        (410     14      —          9,624   
                                               

Net income

     16,478        17,696        656        1,613      (19,965     16,478   

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     —          53        —          —        —          53   
                                               

Net income attributable to Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

   $ 16,478      $ 17,749      $ 656      $ 1,613    $ (19,965   $ 16,531   
                                               

 

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CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009

 

     Syniverse
Inc.
    Syniverse     Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenues

   $ —        $ 184,459      $ 30,439      $ 7,504      $ —        $ 222,402   
                                                

Costs and expenses:

            

Cost of operations (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

     107        67,703        11,474        1,578        —          80,862   

Sales and marketing

     680        9,986        3,318        3,539        —          17,523   

General and administrative

     2,228        24,705        7,398        (328     —          34,003   

Depreciation and amortization

     —          21,128        6,448        45        —          27,621   
                                                
     3,015        123,522        28,638        4,834        —          160,009   
                                                

Operating income (loss)

     (3,015     60,937        1,801        2,670        —          62,393   

Other income (expense), net:

            

Income from equity investment

     34,435        5,901        —          —          (40,336     —     

Interest income

     —          1,746        101        57        (1,663     241   

Interest expense

     —          (14,851     (1,663     —          1,663        (14,851

Other, net

     —          (139     346        927        —          1,134   
                                                
     34,435        (7,343     (1,216     984        (40,336     (13,476
                                                

Income before provision for income taxes

     31,420        53,594        585        3,654        (40,336     48,917   

Provision for income taxes

     (1,090     19,159        (1,831     169        —          16,407   
                                                

Net income

     32,510        34,435        2,416        3,485        (40,336     32,510   

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     —          53        —          —          —          53   
                                                

Net income attributable to Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

   $ 32,510      $ 34,488      $ 2,416      $ 3,485      $ (40,336   $ 32,563   
                                                

 

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CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009

 

     Syniverse
Inc.
    Syniverse     Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Cash flows from operating activities

            

Net income

   $ 32,510      $ 34,435      $ 2,416      $ 3,485      $ (40,336   $ 32,510   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

            

Depreciation and amortization including amortization of deferred debt issuance costs

     —          21,988        6,448        45        —          28,481   

Provision for uncollectible accounts

     —          285        71        —          —          356   

Deferred income tax expense

     —          5,825        43        (264     —          5,604   

Income from equity investment

     (34,435     (5,901     —          —          40,336        —     

Stock-based compensation

     3,015        —          —          —          —          3,015   

Other, net

     —          61        5        —          —          66   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:

            

Accounts receivable

     —          (2,794     6,227        (113     —          3,320   

Other current assets

     —          (11,171     1,394        151        —          (9,626

Accounts payable

     —          (1,747     (3,867     (2,353     —          (7,967

Other current liabilities

     (1,090     2,248        (10,438     1,334        —          (7,946

Other assets and liabilities

     (244     (2,446     5,165        (14     —          2,461   
                                                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (244     40,783        7,464        2,271        —          50,274   
                                                
            

Cash flows from investing activities

            

Capital expenditures

     —          (18,784     (2,152     —          —          (20,936

Acquisition, net of acquired cash

     —          (3,182     —          —          —          (3,182
                                                

Net cash used in investing activities

     —          (21,966     (2,152     —          —          (24,118
                                                

Cash flows from financing activities

            

Principal payments on senior credit facility

     —          (1,705     —          —          —          (1,705

Principal payments on affiliate note

     —          25,626        (25,626     —          —          —     

Issuances of stock under employee stock purchase plan

     415        —          —          —          —          415   

Issuance of stock for stock options exercised

     95        —          —          —          —          95   

Minimum tax withholding on restricted stock awards

     (266     —          —          —          —          (266

Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest in a joint venture

     —          (792     —          1,773        —          981   
                                                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     244        23,129        (25,626     1,773        —          (480
                                                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     —          (628     (2,287     (520     —          (3,435
                                                

Net increase in cash

     —          41,318        (22,601     3,524        —          22,241   

Cash at beginning of period

     44        118,914        40,136        6,511        —          165,605   
                                                

Cash at end of period

   $ 44      $ 160,232      $ 17,535      $ 10,035      $ —        $ 187,846   
                                                

 

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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Forward-Looking Statements

We have made forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), in this report. The words “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “estimates,” “seeks,” “may” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance and achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of the risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may affect future results include, among others:

 

   

expectations of growth of the global wireless telecommunications industry, including increases in wireless subscribers, wireless usage, roaming, mobile data, number portability and messaging;

 

   

increases in demand for our services due to growth of the global wireless telecommunications industry, greater technology complexity and the introduction of new and incompatible wireless technologies;

 

   

the effect of changing economic conditions on our business including our 2010 revenue and net income;

 

   

the sufficiency of our cash on hand, cash available from operations and cash available from our revolving line of credit to fund our operations, debt service and capital expenditures;

 

   

the failure to adapt to rapid technological changes in the telecommunications industry;

 

   

the impact of intense competition in our market for services, including the possible reduction in the price of our services;

 

   

the inability to develop and maintain relationships with material vendors;

 

   

the difficulties of successfully integrating our operations with the VM3 Business operations;

 

   

the impact of new products;

 

   

uncertain results from our continued expansion into international markets;

 

   

our stock price volatility and volatility in the market generally;

 

   

changes in accounting policies and procedures;

 

   

customer migrations from our services to in-house solutions;

 

   

changes to regulations affecting our customers and us and future regulations to which they or we may become subject may harm our business, including domestic and international tax law changes;

 

   

fluctuations in currency exchange rates; and

 

   

other risks and uncertainties described herein, as well as those risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in our other reports and other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

Although we presently believe that the plans, expectations and results expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements are reasonable, all forward-looking statements are inherently subjective, uncertain and subject to change, as they involve substantial risks and uncertainties beyond our control. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict the nature, or assess the potential impact, of each new factor on our business. Given these uncertainties, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any of our forward-looking statements for events or circumstances that arise after the statement is made, except as otherwise may be required by law.

This list of risks and uncertainties, however, is only a summary of some of the most important factors and is not intended to be exhaustive. Additional information regarding risk factors that may affect us is included under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

For an understanding of the significant factors that influenced our results, the following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this report. This management’s discussion and analysis should also be read in conjunction with the management’s discussion and analysis and consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

 

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Business

We are a leading enabler of wireless voice and data services for telecommunications companies worldwide. For over 20 years, we have served as one of the wireless industry’s operator-neutral intermediaries, solving the challenges that arise as new technologies, standards and protocols emerge. Our roaming, messaging and network services solve technical and operational challenges for the wireless industry by translating incompatible communication standards and protocols and simplifying operator interconnectivity. Our suite of transaction-based services allows operators to deliver seamless voice, data and next generation services to wireless subscribers, including wireless voice and data roaming, SMS and MMS, number portability and value-added roaming services.

Demand for our services is driven primarily by wireless voice and data traffic, subscriber roaming activity, SMS and MMS messaging, number porting and next generation IP applications. The global wireless telecommunications industry is expected to grow due to continued subscriber growth, increased usage and deployment of new services. In addition, subscriber adoption of new wireless technologies and services can also drive demand for our services due to the resulting increase in interoperability complexities. The global wireless industry relies on an extensive and complex set of communication standards, technical protocols, network interfaces and systems that must successfully communicate with one another in order to provide voice and data services to subscribers in their local markets and when roaming. The proliferation of these standards has resulted in technological incompatibilities, which are increasingly difficult to manage as new wireless technologies and services are introduced and deployed. We believe that as wireless usage expands and complexity continues to increase, the demand for our services will grow.

We have developed a broad set of innovative interoperability solutions in response to the evolving needs of our customers. Through our integrated suite of services, we enable customers to provide their subscribers with enhanced services including:

 

   

national and international wireless voice and data roaming;

 

   

messaging services, including SMS and MMS, across incompatible standards and protocols;

 

   

intelligent network services such as wireless number portability and advanced IP service offerings; and

 

   

value-added roaming services.

Our service platforms also enable operators to rapidly and cost-effectively deploy next-generation wireless services including enhanced wireless data, wireless, VoIP and value-added roaming services.

We provide our services to approximately 700 telecommunications operators and to over 100 enterprise customers in approximately 160 countries. Our customers include wireless operators, telecommunications providers, internet service providers and social networking portals, cable companies and other non-traditional enterprise clients. We believe that maintaining strong relationships with our customers is one of our core competencies and that maintaining these relationships is critical to our success.

Services

We provide an integrated suite of services to our customers to meet their evolving technology requirements. In January 2010, we implemented changes to our internal operating structure as a result of the acquisition of the messaging business of VeriSign, Inc. in October 2009. In line with our strategies and realignment of our services to better coordinate our operations with similar type service offerings, we reorganized our operations into three primary lines of business with business leaders heading each line of business with profitability responsibility for their respective business line. This ensures that we are aligning our resources closer to where decisions are made that affect our customers. Our corporate and shared service functions are streamlining their organizations and focusing them on core activities that can more efficiently support the goals of the business lines. As a result, our new operating structure has resulted in changes to our reportable business segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Our reportable segments as well as the services included in each are as follows:

 

   

Roaming Services. We operate one of the largest wireless data clearing houses globally, enabling the accurate invoicing and settlement of domestic and global wireless roaming telephone calls and wireless data events. We also provide financial settlement services, roaming fraud prevention services, interstandard roaming solutions and MDR services for CDMA operators. In addition, we provide wireless operators with signaling and fraud management solutions that enable wireless subscribers from one operator to make and accept telephone calls while roaming on another operator’s network. Wireless operators send data records to our service platforms for processing, aggregation, translation and distribution between operators.

 

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Messaging Services. Our messaging services reliably translate, route and deliver SMS, MMS and other message formats across disparate networks for wireless operators and enterprise customers. We accomplish the translating, routing and delivering of messages by mapping a message to a phone number, determining the appropriate operator, routing the message accurately and resolving incompatibility issues among CDMA, GSM and VoIP providers. Our services can deliver messages domestically and globally to multiple devices and platforms.

 

   

Network Services. We connect disparate wireless and fixed line operator networks and enabling access to intelligent network database services like caller ID and provide translation and routing services to support the establishment and delivery of telephone calls through our SS7/C7 hub. SS7/C7 are the telecommunications industry’s standard network signaling protocols used by substantially all operators to enable critical telecommunications functions such as number portability, toll-free calling services and caller ID. Our leading number portability services are used by many wireless operators, including most U.S. operators, to enable wireless subscribers to switch service providers while keeping the same telephone number. We also provide these services to all wireless operators in Canada and Singapore. In addition, we provide our customers with the ability to connect to various third-party intelligent network database providers (Off-Network Database Queries). We pass these charges onto our customers, with little or no margin, based upon the charges we receive from the third party intelligent network database providers.

We also present a Corporate and Other category which includes our technology turn-key solutions including prepaid applications, interactive video, value-added roaming services and mobile broadband solutions, also known as our ITHL business as well as sales, marketing, corporate administrative and other functions. Our ITHL business provides value-added services to customers in the Asia Pacific region.

Executive Overview

Second Quarter Financial Highlights

For the three months ended June 30, 2010, total revenue increased $45.3 million, or 39.9%, to $158.8 million from $113.5 million for the same period in 2009. Net income increased $5.8 million, or 35.6%, to $22.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $16.5 million for the same period in 2009. Diluted earnings per share was $0.32 and $0.24 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Roaming services revenues increased $9.0 million, or 14.0%, to $73.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $64.0 million for the same period in 2009. The revenue increase was primarily due to volume growth driven by our data clearing house, interstandard roaming facilitation services, primarily our UniRoam product; and signaling solutions services offset in part by decreases resulting from the impact of the Verizon acquisition of Alltel in 2009. Volume growth in our data clearing house continues to be predominantly generated by SMS and data sessions partially offset by declines in voice sessions.

Messaging services revenues increased $41.4 million, or 521.0%, to $49.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $7.9 million for the same period in 2009. The increase in revenues is primarily a result of $43.1 million in messaging revenues associated with our acquisition of the messaging business from VeriSign, Inc. in the fourth quarter of 2009, partially offset by the impact of Verizon’s acquisition and integration of Alltel during 2009.

Network services revenues decreased $3.8 million, or 10.3%, to $32.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $36.7 million for the same period in 2009. The decrease is primarily due to the loss of a certain customer from our SS7 solutions combined with decreased volumes in number portability.

Other services revenues decreased $1.3 million, or 26.6%, to $3.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $4.8 million for the same period in 2009. Our technology turnkey solutions offering has experienced lower sales due to timing of and reduced capital expenditures by operators in the Asia Pacific region.

Business Developments

Acquisition of the Messaging Business from VeriSign, Inc.

On August 24, 2009, we entered into an acquisition agreement to acquire the messaging business of VeriSign, Inc. (VeriSign) for a purchase price of $175.0 million, subject to certain adjustments to reflect fluctuations in working capital. Under the acquisition agreement, we acquired the stock of VeriSign ICX Corporation and certain other assets associated with VeriSign’s Inter-Carrier Gateway, Premium Messaging Gateway, PictureMail Service and Mobile Enterprise Solutions businesses (collectively VM3). On October 23, 2009, the purchase was completed for cash consideration of $175.0 million.

 

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Through the acquisition of VM3, we have expanded our messaging operations to achieve the solution’s scale, reach and capabilities needed to provide mobile operators with new service offerings to meet customers’ growing need for messaging services. These services include:

 

   

Inter-Carrier Gateway enables operators to deliver inter-carrier person-to-person SMS and MMS messages across geographies and technologies. While we currently offer these services as described above in our Messaging Services, we have expanded our scale and reach in this offering. In addition, with the acquisition, we have gained a larger Tier 1 customer base for these services.

 

   

PictureMail provides state-of-the-art MMS platform with core components that include a hosted MMS service center (MMSC) for MMS routing, handset photo applications, a social networking interface, and photo storage and sharing capabilities.

 

   

Premium Messaging Gateway manages delivery of “off-portal” or third-party content to subscribers.

 

   

Mobile Enterprise Solutions (MES) enables businesses to send time- and event-based messages or alerts via voice, text message or email to customers, employees or partners, and allows operators to offer their high-value enterprise customers a broader array of services, including enterprise paging, mobile financial services and other advanced applications.

India Number Portability Services

In February 2009, we entered into a joint venture agreement to implement number portability services in India. This joint venture was awarded the license for Zone 1, which includes the service areas of Delhi, Mumbai and nine other areas. We expect to provide India’s telecommunications operators with number portability clearing house and centralized database solutions until March 2019. The service offering is dependent on completing the processing platform and database, operator readiness and regulatory confirmation of the implementation timeline.

The Indian telecommunications regulatory authority announced uncertainty in the implementation timeline. In general, India mobile operators continue to be delayed in their readiness efforts. However, our readiness efforts are continuing despite this announcement. The regulatory authority is continuing to monitor the operator readiness and expects the number portability launch date will be effective October 31, 2010.

Revenues

Most of our revenues are transaction-based charges under long-term contracts, typically with terms averaging three years in duration. From time to time, if a contract expires and we have not previously negotiated a new contract or renewal with the customer, we continue to provide services on a month to month billing schedule under the terms of the expired contract as we negotiate new agreements or renewals. Most of the services and solutions we offer to our customers are based on applications, network connectivity and technology platforms owned and operated by us. We generate our revenues through the sale of our roaming, messaging, network and other services to telecommunications operators and enterprise customers throughout the world. Generally, there is a slight increase in wireless roaming telephone usage and corresponding revenues in the high-travel months of our second and third fiscal quarters. In addition, our messaging services revenues generally grow sequentially through the calendar year with volumes peaking in the fourth quarter holiday seasons.

Future increases or decreases in revenues are dependent on many factors, such as industry subscriber growth, subscriber habits, and volume and pricing trends, with few of these factors known in advance. From time to time, specific events such as customer contract renewals at different terms, a customer contract termination, a customer’s decision to change technologies or to provide solutions in-house, or a consolidation of operators will be known to us and then we can estimate their impact on our revenues.

Costs and Expenses

Our costs and expenses consist of cost of operations, sales and marketing, general and administrative and depreciation and amortization.

 

   

Cost of operations includes data processing costs, network costs, revenue share service provider arrangements, facilities costs, hardware costs, licensing fees, personnel costs associated with service implementation, training and customer care and off-network database query charges.

 

   

Sales and marketing includes personnel costs, advertising costs, trade show costs and relationship marketing costs.

 

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General and administrative includes research and development expenses, a portion of the expenses associated with our facilities, business development expenses, and expenses for executive, finance, legal, human resources and other administrative departments and professional service fees relating to these functions. Our research and development expenses, which are primarily personnel, relate to technology creation, enhancement and maintenance of new and existing services.

 

   

Depreciation and amortization relate primarily to our property and equipment including our SS7 network, computer equipment, infrastructure facilities related to information management, capitalized software and other intangible assets recorded in purchase accounting.

Consolidated Results of Operations

Comparison of the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,               Six Months Ended June 30,            
     2010    2009    $ Change    % Change     2010    2009    $ Change    % Change  
     (dollars in thousands, except per
share amounts)
              (dollars in thousands, except per
share amounts)
           

Revenue

   $ 158,805    $ 113,478    $ 45,327    39.9   $ 307,821    $ 222,402    $ 85,419    38.4

Operating income

   $ 43,197    $ 32,697    $ 10,500    32.1   $ 81,691    $ 62,393    $ 19,298    30.9

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.32    $ 0.24      0.08    34.4   $ 0.61    $ 0.47      0.14    28.6

Revenues increased $45.3 million to $158.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $113.5 million for the same period in 2009. Revenues increased $85.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $222.4 million for the same period in 2009. The increase in revenues was primarily due to transaction volume growth driven by our Roaming and Messaging services including $84.9 million in year-to-date messaging revenues associated with our acquisition of VM3 in the fourth quarter of 2009, of which, $43.1 million was generated in the three months ended June 30, 2010, partially offset by the impact of Verizon’s acquisition and integration of Alltel during 2009. These increases were also offset in part by decreases in Network and Other services.

Expenses

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,                Six Months Ended June 30,             
     2010     2009     $ Change    % Change     2010     2009     $ Change    % Change  
     (dollars in thousands)                (dollars in thousands)             

Cost of operations

   $ 59,880      $ 40,904      $ 18,976    46.4   $ 116,149      $ 80,862      $ 35,287    43.6

As a % of revenue

     37.7     36.0      1.7     37.7     36.4      1.3

Cost of operations increased $19.0 million to $59.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $40.9 million for the same period in 2009. Cost of operations increased $35.3 million to $116.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $80.9 million for the same period in 2009. The increase was primarily due to operating costs associated with our acquisition of VM3, which was completed in the fourth quarter of 2009. As a percentage of revenue, cost of operations increased to 37.7% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 from 36.0% and 36.4% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, due to the impact of the VM3 acquisition.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,                Six Months Ended June 30,             
     2010     2009     $ Change    % Change     2010     2009     $ Change    % Change  
     (dollars in thousands)                (dollars in thousands)             

Sales and marketing

   $ 13,677      $ 8,835      $ 4,842    54.8   $ 26,308      $ 17,523      $ 8,785    50.1

As a % of revenue

     8.6     7.8      0.8     8.5     7.9      0.6

 

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Sales and marketing expenses increased $4.9 million to $13.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $8.8 million for the same period in 2009. Sales and marketing expenses increased $8.8 million to $26.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $17.5 million for the same period in 2009. The increase was primarily due to expenses associated with our acquisition of VM3, which was completed in the fourth quarter of 2009, expected higher performance-based compensation, stock-based compensation and trade show expenses incurred during the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. As a percentage of revenue, sales and marketing expense increased 0.8% and 0.6% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, due to increases in product management expenses partially driven by the VM3 acquisition and in support of our new line of business structure.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,                Six Months Ended June 30,             
     2010     2009     $ Change    % Change     2010     2009     $ Change    % Change  
     (dollars in thousands)                (dollars in thousands)             

General and administrative

   $ 23,686      $ 17,005      $ 6,681    39.3   $ 46,389      $ 34,003      $ 12,386    36.4

As a % of revenue

     14.9     15.0      (0.1 )%      15.1     15.3      (0.2 )% 

General and administrative expenses increased $6.7 million to $23.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $17.0 million for the same period in 2009. General and administrative expenses increased $12.4 million to $46.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $34.0 million for the same period in 2009. The increase was primarily due to higher performance-based compensation, stock-based compensation, travel and expenses associated with our acquisition of VM3, which was completed in the fourth quarter of 2009, including integration costs of $1.1 million and $1.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively. As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expense decreased to 14.9% and 15.1% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, from 15.0% and 15.3% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, as a result of leveraging these costs with the acquisition of VM3.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,                Six Months Ended June 30,             
     2010     2009     $ Change    % Change     2010     2009     $ Change    % Change  
     (dollars in thousands)                (dollars in thousands)             

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 18,365      $ 14,037      $ 4,328    30.8   $ 37,284      $ 27,621      $ 9,663    35.0

As a % of revenue

     11.6     12.4      (0.8 )%      12.1     12.4      (0.3 )% 

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $4.3 million to $18.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $14.0 million for the same period in 2009. Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $9.7 million to $37.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $27.6 million for the same period in 2009. The increase was primarily due to the amortization of intangible assets from our acquisition of VM3.

Other Income (Expense)

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,                 Six Months Ended June 30,              
     2010     2009     $ Change     % Change     2010     2009     $ Change     % Change  
     (dollars in thousands)                 (dollars in thousands)              

Interest income

   $ 26      $ 49      $ (23   (46.9 )%    $ 52      $ 241      $ (189   (78.4 )% 

Interest expense

   $ (6,823   $ (7,495   $ (672   (9.0 )%    $ (13,656   $ (14,851   $ (1,195   (8.0 )% 

Other, net

   $ 180      $ 851      $ (671   (78.8 )%    $ 804      $ 1,134      $ (330   (29.1 )% 

Interest income decreased $0.2 million to a de minimis amount for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $0.2 million for the same period in 2009. The decrease was due to lower yields earned on outstanding cash balances.

Interest expense decreased $0.7 million to $6.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $7.5 million for the same period in 2009. Interest expense decreased $1.2 million to $13.7 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $14.9 million for the same period in 2009. The decrease was primarily due to lower variable interest rates on our Euro denominated senior credit facility.

Other, net decreased $0.7 million and $0.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, from the same periods in 2009. The decrease was primarily due to foreign currency transaction gain (loss) on foreign denominated cash balances and intercompany accounts as a result of our global presence and other non-operating income.

Provision for income taxes increased $4.6 million to $14.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $9.6 million for the same period in 2009. Provision for income taxes increased $10.4 million to $26.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $16.4 million for the same period in 2009. During the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, the effective tax rate was 38.9% and 36.9%, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, the effective tax rate was 38.9% and 33.5%, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2009, the income tax provision was adjusted for a tax benefit of approximately $1.4 million due to an adjustment for an item believed to be non-deductible in prior periods. Excluding the effect of discrete tax adjustments, the effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was 36.2%. The increase in our effective tax rate is attributed to the mix of income from domestic and foreign tax jurisdictions with higher domestic tax rates.

 

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Segment Results of Operations

Roaming Services

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,                Six Months Ended June 30,             
     2010     2009     $ Change    % Change     2010     2009     $ Change    % Change  
     (dollars in thousands)                (dollars in thousands)             

Revenue

   $ 73,023      $ 64,049      $ 8,974    14.0   $ 138,928      $ 123,409      $ 15,519    12.6

Segment operating income

   $ 45,468      $ 38,547      $ 6,921    18.0   $ 85,135      $ 73,578      $ 11,557    15.7

Segment operating margin %

     62.3     60.2      2.1     61.3     59.6      1.7

Roaming services revenues increased $9.0 million, or 14.0%, to $73.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $64.0 million for the same period in 2009. Roaming services revenues increased $15.5 million, or 12.6%, to $138.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $123.4 million for the same period in 2009. The revenue increase was primarily due to volume growth driven by our data clearing house; interstandard roaming facilitation services, primarily our UniRoam product; and signaling solutions services offset in part by decreases resulting from the impact of the Verizon acquisition of Alltel in 2009. During the three months ended June 30, 2010, we also experienced volume growth in MDR, which positively impacted revenue as compared to the same period in the prior year. Volume growth in our data clearing house continues to be predominantly generated by SMS and data sessions partially offset by declines in voice sessions.

Segment operating income increased $6.9 million to $45.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $38.5 million for the same period in 2009. The increase is driven by higher revenue offset by increases in operations and support expenses of $1.9 million primarily for performance-based and stock-based compensation and depreciation and amortization of $0.2 million. Segment operating income increased $11.5 million to $85.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $73.6 million for the same period in 2009. The increase is driven by higher revenue offset by increases in operations and support expenses of $3.0 million primarily for performance-based and stock-based compensation and depreciation and amortization of $1.0 million.

Segment operating margins within the Roaming segment increased 2.1% and 1.7% during the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, from the same period in 2009. The increase is a result of higher revenues in excess of operations costs due to the fixed nature of our cost of operations. The increase was partially offset by higher product management related expenses.

Messaging Services

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,                Six Months Ended June 30,             
     2010     2009     $ Change    % Change     2010     2009     $ Change    % Change  
     (dollars in thousands)                (dollars in thousands)             

Revenue

   $ 49,336      $ 7,944      $ 41,392    521.0   $ 96,748      $ 17,366      $ 79,382    457.1

Segment operating income

   $ 20,460      $ 2,945      $ 17,515    594.7   $ 38,854      $ 7,114      $ 31,740    446.1

Segment operating margin %

     41.5     37.1      4.4     40.2     41.0      (0.8 )% 

Messaging services revenues increased $41.4 million, or 521.0%, to $49.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $7.9 million for the same period in 2009. Messaging services revenues increased $79.4 million or 457.1%, to $96.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $17.3 million for the same period in 2009. The increase in revenues is primarily a result of $84.9 million in year-to-date messaging revenues associated with our acquisition of VM3 in the fourth quarter of 2009, of which $43.1 million was generated in the three months ended June 30, 2010, partially offset by the impact of Verizon’s acquisition and integration of Alltel during 2009.

Segment operating income increased $17.5 million to $20.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $2.9 million for the same period in 2009. Segment operating income increased $31.7 million to $38.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $7.1 million for the same period in 2009. The increase is primarily driven by our acquisition of VM3 in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Segment operating margins within the Messaging segment increased 4.4% during the three months ended June 30, 2010 from the same period in 2009. The increase is due to higher volumes combined with the one-time impact of the renewal of a significant customer contract. Segment operating margins within the Messaging segment decreased 0.8% during the six months ended June 30, 2010 from the same period in 2009. The decrease is a result of the impact of the VM3 acquisition.

 

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Network Services

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,                 Six Months Ended June 30,              
     2010     2009     $ Change     % Change     2010     2009     $ Change     % Change  
     (dollars in thousands)                 (dollars in thousands)              

Revenue

   $ 32,935      $ 36,701      $ (3,766   (10.3 )%    $ 66,337      $ 71,950      $ (5,613   (7.8 )% 

Segment operating income

   $ 8,272      $ 12,402      $ (4,130   (33.3 )%    $ 18,983      $ 24,192      $ (5,209   (21.5 )% 

Segment operating margin %

     25.1     33.8     (8.7 )%      28.6     33.6     (5.0 )% 

Network services revenues decreased $3.8 million, or 10.3%, to $32.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $36.7 million for the same period in 2009. Network services revenues decreased $5.6 million to $66.3 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $71.9 million for the same period in 2009. The decrease is primarily due to the loss of a certain customer from our SS7 solutions combined with decreased volumes in our number portability products.

As a result of the revenue decline, segment operating income decreased $4.1 million to $8.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $12.4 million for the same period in 2009 and decreased $5.2 million to $19.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $24.2 million for the same period in 2009.

Segment operating margins within the Network services segment decreased 8.7% and 5.0% during the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, from the same period in 2009 due to the fixed nature of our cost of operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow Information

Cash and cash equivalents were $120.7 million at June 30, 2010 as compared to $91.9 million at December 31, 2009. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, selected consolidated cash flow information (in thousands).

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2010     2009  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 57,478      $ 50,274   

Net cash used in investing activities

     (28,456     (24,118

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     3,795        (480

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (4,027     (3,435
                

Net increase in cash

   $ 28,790      $ 22,241   
                

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $7.2 million to $57.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $50.3 million for the same period in 2009. The increase was due to higher net income adjusted for non-cash items, partially offset by the timing of working capital items. Net income adjusted for non-cash items increased $21.4 million, as a result of the factors discussed under the Results of Operations section. Cash used for working capital was driven by a $16.6 million payment for transition services payable to VeriSign, Inc. under the transition services agreement entered into as a part of the VM3 acquisition which was an obligation as of December 31, 2009.

Net cash used in investing activities was $28.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, which includes $28.0 million for capital expenditures and $0.5 million for the final working capital adjustment for the acquisition of VM3. Capital expenditures related to investments in internal infrastructure, including capacity increases and messaging integration as well as capitalized software for new products and services. Net cash used in investing activities was $24.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, which includes $20.9 million for capital expenditures and $3.2 million for the acquisition of Wireless Solutions International in May 2009. Capital expenditures primarily related to investment in our internal infrastructure, including network infrastructure to support capacity growth for customers, and capitalized software.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $3.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, which includes $1.7 million of principal payments on our senior credit facility offset by $3.8 million of stock issued for stock option exercises, $1.1 million of stock issued under the employee share purchase program and $1.1 million in capital contributions received from partners holding a noncontrolling interest in a joint venture. Net cash used in financing activities was $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, which includes $1.7 million of principal payments on our senior credit facility offset by $1.0 million in capital contributions from the noncontrolling interest in a joint venture.

 

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On October 6, 2008, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement to hedge $100.0 million of our U.S.-denominated term loan under our senior credit facility. The hedge effectively swaps variable rate interest based on 1-month LIBOR to a fixed rate interest thereby reducing our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. The effective date of the swap is October 31, 2008 and the maturity date is October 31, 2010. The fixed rate is 5.26% based on our 2.76% swap rate plus our 2.50% applicable margin.

Our principal sources of liquidity are cash flows generated from operations and borrowings under our senior credit facility. Our principal uses of cash are to meet debt service requirements, finance our capital expenditures, make acquisitions and provide working capital. We expect that cash on hand, cash available from operations, and the availability of cash under our revolving line of credit will be sufficient to fund our operations, debt service and capital expenditures for the foreseeable future.

Debt and Credit Facilities

Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility

On August 9, 2007, we entered into a $464.0 million amended and restated credit agreement, the senior credit facility, with Lehman Brothers Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as joint lead arrangers and joint book-running managers, Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as administrative agent, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as syndication agent, Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. and LaSalle Bank National Association, as co-documentation agents and the lenders from time to time parties thereto. The obligations under the senior credit facility are unconditionally guaranteed by Syniverse, Inc. and all material U.S. domestic subsidiaries of Syniverse Technologies, Inc. (the “Guarantors”) and are secured by a security interest in substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets of Syniverse Technologies, Inc. and the Guarantors. The obligations under the senior credit facility are also secured by a pledge of the capital stock of Syniverse Technologies, Inc. and its direct and indirect U.S. subsidiaries.

The senior credit facility provides for aggregate borrowings of $464.0 million as follows:

 

   

a term loan of $112.0 million in aggregate principal amount;

 

   

a delayed draw term loan of $160.0 million in aggregate principal;

 

   

a Euro-denominated delayed draw term loan facility of the equivalent of $130.0 million;

 

   

a revolving credit line of $42.0 million; and

 

   

a Euro-denominated revolving credit line of the equivalent of $20.0 million.

On December 19, 2007, the delayed draw term loans of $290.0 million (delayed draw term loan of $160.0 million and Euro-denominated delayed draw term loan of the equivalent of $130.0 million) were used to fund the acquisition of BSG Wireless including the repayment of existing debt and to pay related transaction fees and expenses. The delayed draw term loans were subject to a commitment fee of 1.25% per annum on undrawn amounts.

The applicable margin for the base rate term loan and the base rate revolving loans is 1.50%. U.S. dollar denominated borrowings bear interest at the applicable margin plus either a base rate or, at our option, a LIBOR rate. The applicable margin for the Eurodollar term loan, Euro-denominated term loan and Eurodollar revolving loans is 2.50%. Euro-denominated borrowings under the senior credit facility bear interest at the applicable margin plus a EURIBOR rate. The term loan facilities require regularly scheduled quarterly payments of principal and interest, and the entire amount of the term loan facilities will mature on August 9, 2014. The full amount borrowed under the revolving credit line will mature on August 9, 2013. In the event we fail to refinance our 7  3/4% senior subordinated notes by February 15, 2013, then the maturity date of our term loan facilities and revolving credit line will be accelerated to February 15, 2013.

On May 4, 2009, we entered into an Amendment, Waiver, Resignation and Appointment Agreement, or the amendment, with Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., Bank of America, N.A., and certain of the other parties to the senior credit facility. Pursuant to the amendment, Lehman Commercial Paper has resigned as administrative agent and Bank of America has been appointed as successor administrative agent under the senior credit facility. The amendment also provides for other modifications of the senior credit facility including the termination of Lehman Commercial Paper’s commitments under our undrawn revolving credit lines of $28.2 million and provides for Bank of America to extend commitments under our undrawn revolving credit lines of $10.0 million. This modification reduces our revolving credit lines from $62.0 million to $43.8 million.

As of June 30, 2010, we had an aggregate face amount of $317.1 million of outstanding indebtedness under our senior credit facility representing $209.9 million in U.S. dollar denominated term loans and $107.2 million in Euro-denominated term loans including $29.6 million available under the revolving credit line and $14.2 million available under the Euro-denominated revolving credit line. As of June 30, 2010, the applicable interest rate was 2.85% on the term loan based on the LIBOR option and 2.93% on the Euro-denominated delayed term loan based on the EURIBOR option.

 

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The senior credit facility contains covenants that will limit our ability and that of our Guarantors to, among other things, incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, create liens, pay dividends on or repurchase stock, make certain types of investments, restrict dividends or other payments from our subsidiaries, enter into transactions with affiliates and sell assets or merge with other companies. The senior credit facility also requires compliance with financial covenants, including a maximum ratio of total indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA. As of June 30, 2010, we believe we are in compliance with all of our covenants contained in the senior credit facility.

  3/4 % Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2013

On August 24, 2005, we completed a private offering of $175.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 7  3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2013. Interest on the notes accrues at the rate of 7  3/4% per annum and is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15, commencing on February 15, 2006.

The indenture governing our 7  3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2013 contains certain covenants that among other things, limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness and issue preferred stock, pay dividends, make other restricted payments and investments, create liens, incur restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or other payments to them, sell assets, merge or consolidate with other entities, and enter into transactions with affiliates. As of June 30, 2010, we believe we are in compliance with all of the covenants contained in the indenture governing our senior subordinated notes.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We believe that the disclosure of adjusted EBITDA, operating free cash flow and cash net income is useful to investors as these non-GAAP measures form the basis of how our executive team and Board of Directors evaluates our performance. By disclosing these non-GAAP measures, we believe that we create for investors a greater understanding of, and an enhanced level of transparency into, the means by which our management team operates our company. We also believe these measures can assist investors in comparing our performance to that of other companies on a consistent basis without regard to certain items that do not directly affect our ongoing operating performance or cash flows.

Adjusted EBITDA, operating free cash flow and cash net income have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be relied on or considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP measures, such as net income, cash flows from operating activities and other consolidated income or other cash flows statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, these non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. Because of these limitations, adjusted EBITDA and operating free cash flow should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. Cash net income also should not be considered as a replacement for, or a measure that should be used or analyzed in lieu of, net income. We attempt to compensate for these limitations by relying primarily upon our GAAP results and using adjusted EBITDA, operating free cash flow and cash net income as supplemental information only.

Adjusted EBITDA and Operating Free Cash Flow

Adjusted EBITDA is determined by adding the following items to net income: interest expense, net, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, non-cash stock compensation and acquisition related expenses including transition and integration costs.

Operating free cash flow is determined by subtracting capital expenditures from net cash provided by operating activities.

We utilize adjusted EBITDA and operating free cash flow because we believe that adjusted EBITDA and operating free cash flow provide useful information regarding our continuing operating results. We rely on adjusted EBITDA and operating free cash flow as primary measures to review and assess the operating performance of our management team in connection with our executive compensation and bonus plans. We also review adjusted EBITDA and operating free cash flow to compare our current operating results with prior periods and with the operating results of other companies in our industry. In addition, we utilize adjusted EBITDA and operating free cash flow as an assessment of our overall liquidity and our ability to meet our debt service obligations.

Cash Net Income

Cash net income is calculated by (i) adding the following items to net income: provision for income taxes, non-cash stock compensation, acquisition related expenses including transition and integration costs and purchase accounting amortization; (ii) adjusting the resulting pre-tax sum for a provision for income taxes at an assumed long-term tax rate of 37.5%, which excludes the effect of our net operating losses; and (iii) adding to that sum the cash benefit of our tax-deductible goodwill. The cash benefit is a result of the differing treatments of approximately $436 million of goodwill on our balance sheet as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, which primarily is the result of acquisitions that we made from Verizon in February 2002, IOS North America in September 2004 and VM3 in October 2009. Specifically, while this goodwill is not amortized for GAAP purposes, the amortization of goodwill is, nonetheless, deductible in calculating our taxable income and, hence, reduces actual cash tax liabilities.

 

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We report cash net income as we believe that it provides an after-tax operating performance measure including the cash impact of our tax deductible goodwill to compare current operating results with prior periods.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to GAAP

A reconciliation of net income, the closest GAAP financial measure, to adjusted EBITDA and cash net income is presented in the financial tables below.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Reconciliation to adjusted EBITDA

        

Net income

   $ 22,336      $ 16,478      $ 42,065      $ 32,510   

Interest expense, net

     6,797        7,446        13,604        14,610   

Provision for income taxes

     14,244        9,624        26,826        16,407   

Depreciation and amortization

     18,365        14,037        37,284        27,621   

Non-cash stock compensation

     3,165        1,908        5,992        3,015   

BSG Wireless transition expenses

     —          2,059        —          4,625   

Messaging acquisition and integration expenses

     1,116        —          1,798        —     
                                

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 66,023      $ 51,552      $ 127,569      $ 98,788   
                                
     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Reconciliation to cash net income

        

Net income

   $ 22,336      $ 16,478      $ 42,065      $ 32,510   

Add provision for income taxes

     14,244        9,624        26,826        16,407   
                                

Income before provision for income taxes

     36,580        26,102        68,891        48,917   

Non-cash stock compensation

     3,165        1,908        5,992        3,015   

Purchase accounting amortization

     9,082        6,917        18,285        13,708   

BSG Wireless transition expenses

     —          2,059        —          4,625   

Messaging acquisition and integration expenses

     1,116        —          1,798        —     
                                

Adjusted income before provision for income taxes

     49,943        36,986        94,966        70,265   

Less assumed provision for income taxes at 37.5%

     (18,728     (13,870     (35,612     (26,349

Add cash savings of tax deductible goodwill(1)

     2,777        2,301        5,553        4,602   
                                

Cash net income

   $ 33,992      $ 25,417      $ 64,907      $ 48,518   
                                

Cash net income per share

   $ 0.49      $ 0.37      $ 0.94      $ 0.71   

Diluted shares outstanding

     68,899        68,029        68,738        67,980   

 

(1) Represents the cash benefit realized currently as a result of the tax deductibility of goodwill amortization.

 

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A reconciliation of operating free cash flow to net cash provided by operating activities, the closest GAAP measure, is presented in the financial table below.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Reconciliation to operating free cash flow

        

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 39,311      $ 33,273      $ 57,478      $ 50,274   

Capital expenditures

     (14,517     (14,121     (27,959     (20,936
                                

Operating Free Cash Flow

   $ 24,794      $ 19,152      $ 29,519      $ 29,338   
                                

Effect of Inflation

Inflation generally affects us by increasing our cost of labor, equipment and new materials. We do not believe that inflation has had any material effect on our results of operations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect our reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses. We consider an accounting estimate to be critical if it requires assumptions to be made that were uncertain at the time the estimate was made and changes in the estimate or different estimates that could have been selected could have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions based upon historical experience and various other factors and circumstances. Management believes that our estimates and assumptions are reasonable under the circumstances; however, actual results may vary from these estimates and assumptions under different future circumstances.

During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we have not adopted any new critical accounting policies, have not changed any critical accounting policies and have not changed the application of any critical accounting policies from the year ended December 31, 2009. In addition, we do not believe that any of our reporting units is at risk of failing the initial step for calculating goodwill impairment as of June 30, 2010. You should read the Critical Accounting Estimates in Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Item 1A – Risk Factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and our summary of significant accounting policies in Note 2 of our Notes to Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2009-13, Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements, which is included in the ASC in Topic 605 (Revenue Recognition). ASU 2009-13 amends previous revenue recognition guidance to require an entity to apply the relative selling price allocation method in order to estimate selling price for all units of accounting, including delivered items, when vendor-specific objective evidence or acceptable third-party evidence does not exist. ASU 2009-13 is effective for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010 and shall be applied on a prospective basis. Earlier application is permitted as of the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year. We are currently assessing the impact of ASU 2009-13 on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.

In September 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-14, Certain Revenue Arrangements That Include Software Elements, which is included in the ASC in Topic 985 (Software). ASU 2009-14 amends previous software revenue recognition to exclude all tangible products containing both software and non-software components that function together to deliver the product’s essential functionality. ASU 2009-14 is effective for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010 and shall be applied on a prospective basis. Earlier application is permitted as of the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year. We are currently assessing the impact of ASU 2009-14 on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We provide financial settlement services to wireless operators to support the payment of roaming related charges to their roaming network partners. In accordance with our contract with the customer, funds are held by us as an agent on behalf of our customers to settle their roaming related charges to other operators. These funds and the corresponding liability are not reflected in our consolidated balance sheets. The off-balance sheet amounts totaled approximately $121.7 million and $152.7 million as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

We have also used off-balance sheet financing in recent years primarily in the form of operating leases for facility space and some equipment leasing and we expect to continue these practices. We do not use any other type of joint venture or special purpose entities that would create off-balance sheet financing. We believe that our decision to lease our office space is similar to that used by many other companies of our size and does not have a material impact to our financial statements.

 

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Available Information

We file annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and print materials that we have filed with the SEC from its website at www.sec.gov. In addition, certain of our SEC filings, including our annual report on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, our current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act can be viewed and printed from the investor information section of our website at www.syniverse.com, free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. Certain materials relating to our corporate governance, including our senior financial officers’ code of ethics, are also available in the investor information section of our website. Our website and the information contained or incorporated therein are not intended to be incorporated into this report.

Copies of our filings, specified exhibits and corporate governance materials are also available, free of charge, by writing to us using the address on the cover of this Form 10-Q. You may also telephone our investor relations office directly at (813) 637-5007.

Our SEC filings may also be viewed and copied at the following SEC Public Reference Room and at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange where our common stock is quoted under the symbol “SVR.”

SEC Public Reference Room

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

(You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room.)

NYSE Euronext

20 Broad Street

New York, NY 10005

 

ITEM 3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest Rate Market Risk

We are exposed to changes in interest rates on our senior credit facility. Our senior credit facility is variable rate debt. Interest rate changes therefore generally do not affect the market value of such debt but do impact the amount of our interest payments and, therefore, our future earnings and cash flows, assuming other factors are held constant. As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we had $317.1 million and $337.5 million, respectively, of variable rate debt outstanding on our senior credit facility. Holding other variables constant, including levels of indebtedness, a one percentage point increase in interest rates on our variable debt would have had an estimated impact on pre-tax earnings and cash flows of approximately $3.2 million for the next twelve month period ending June 30, 2011. Under the terms of the senior credit facility at least 25% of our funded debt must bear interest that is effectively fixed. As a result, we may from time to time be required to enter into interest rate protection agreements establishing a fixed maximum interest rate with respect to a portion of our total indebtedness.

On October 6, 2008, we entered into an agreement to hedge $100.0 million of our U.S. dollar-denominated term loan under our senior credit facility. The hedge effectively swaps variable rate interest based on 1-month LIBOR to a fixed rate interest thereby reducing our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. The effective date of the swap is October 31, 2008 and the maturity date is October 31, 2010. The fixed rate is 5.26% based on our 2.76% swap rate plus our 2.50% applicable margin.

Foreign Currency Market Risk

Although the majority of our operations are conducted in U.S. dollars, our significant foreign operations are conducted in Euros and Great Britain Pounds. On a less significant basis, we conduct operations in the various currencies of the Asia-Pacific region, Canada and Latin America, several of which are directly tied to the movement in the U.S. dollar. Consequently, a portion of our revenues and expenses may be affected by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. We are also affected by fluctuations in exchange rates on assets and liabilities related to our foreign operations. We have not hedged our translation risk on foreign currency exposure through the use of derivative instruments.

A 10% change in average foreign currency rates against the U.S. dollar during the six months ended June 30, 2010 would have increased or decreased our revenues and net income by approximately $3.1 million and $1.1 million, respectively.

 

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ITEM 4: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls

Our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, concluded an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2010. Our evaluation tested controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Based on our evaluation, as of June 30, 2010, our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

During our first quarter ended March 31, 2010, we integrated the finance functions relating to the messaging business acquisition from VeriSign, Inc. into the internal control structure of the Company. Prior to the integration, these functions were provided by VeriSign, Inc. under a transition services agreement. There were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three or six months ended June 30, 2010 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are currently a party to various claims and legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of business. We believe such claims and legal actions, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

ITEM 1A: RISK FACTORS

Our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows can be impacted by a number of factors, any one of which could cause our actual results to vary materially from recent results or from our anticipated future results. For a discussion identifying additional risk factors and important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, see the discussion in “Item 1A – Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and disclosed elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. There has been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 

ITEM 2: UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

  (a) None.

 

  (b) None.

 

  (c) None.

 

ITEM 3: DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

 

ITEM 5: OTHER INFORMATION

 

  (a) Not applicable.

 

  (b) Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 6: EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

       3.1   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of TSI Telecommunication Services Inc. (n/k/a Syniverse Technologies, Inc.) (1)
       3.2   Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Syniverse Technologies, Inc. (2)
       3.3   Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (3)
       3.4   Bylaws of Syniverse Technologies, Inc. (1)
       3.5   Amended and Restated Bylaws of Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (3)
   *31.1   Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Executive Officer.
   *31.2   Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Financial Officer.
 **32.1   Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Executive Officer.
 **32.2   Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Financial Officer.
***101   The following financial information from Syniverse Holdings, Inc.’s and Syniverse Technologies, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2010, filed with the SEC on August 6, 2010, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2010 (unaudited) and December 31, 2009, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the six month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, and (iv) Notes to Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (tagged as blocks of text).

 

(1) Incorporated by reference to the Registrants’ Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-88168).
(2) Incorporated by reference to Syniverse Holdings, LLC and Syniverse Technologies, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.
(3) Incorporated by reference to Syniverse Holdings, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (Registration No. 333-120444).
* Filed herewith
** Furnished herewith
*** Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL related information in Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed part of a registration statement, prospectus or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filings.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS, INC.

SYNIVERSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

  (Registrant)

Date: August 6, 2010

 

/S/    DAVID W. HITCHCOCK        

  David W. Hitchcock
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer)
 

/S/    MARTIN A. PICCIANO        

  Martin A. Picciano
  Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
  (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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INDEX OF EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

   *31.1   Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Executive Officer.
   *31.2   Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Financial Officer.
 **32.1   Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Executive Officer.
 **32.2   Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Financial Officer.
***101   The following financial information from Syniverse Holdings, Inc.’s and Syniverse Technologies, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2010, filed with the SEC on August 6, 2010, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2010 (unaudited) and December 31, 2009, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the six month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, and (iv) Notes to Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (tagged as blocks of text).

 

* Filed herewith
** Furnished herewith
*** Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL related information in Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed part of a registration statement, prospectus or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filings.

 

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