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HARLAND CLARKE HOLDINGS CORP.
REPORTS SECOND QUARTER AND FIRST HALF 2013 RESULTS

San Antonio, TX - August 2, 2013 - Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. ("Harland Clarke Holdings" or the "Company") today reported results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2013. In addition, Harland Clarke Holdings filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission today.

On December 21, 2011, the Company's parent, M & F Worldwide Corp. ("M & F Worldwide") merged with an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. ("MacAndrews") (the "MacAndrews Acquisition"). As a result of the MacAndrews Acquisition, the Company was required to use the acquisition method of accounting to revalue its assets and liabilities as of the date of the MacAndrews Acquisition. Such accounting results in a number of non-cash adjustments including, but not limited to, decreased revenues as a result of fair value adjustments to deferred revenues, increased depreciation and amortization as a result of the revaluation of assets and increased non-cash interest expense that results from adjusting the Company's long-term debt to fair value as of the date of the MacAndrews Acquisition.

Second Quarter 2013 Highlights

Net revenues of $437.3 million, up $31.4 million, compared to the second quarter of 2012 primarily due to
to an increase in license fee revenues at the Harland Financial Solutions segment and new business contracts at the Faneuil segment, a decrease in charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition, and incremental revenue from the acquisition of NCP Solutions, LLC (the "NCP Solutions Acquisition") completed during the quarter and increased revenues per unit at the Harland Clarke segment, partially offset by volume declines at the Harland Clarke and Scantron segments.

Operating income of $78.8 million, up $40.7 million compared to the second quarter of 2012 primarily due to cost reductions and other operational improvements implemented at each of the segments, a decrease in charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition and increases in revenues at the Harland Financial Solutions, Harland Clarke and Faneuil segments, partially offset by volume declines at the Harland Clarke and Scantron segments and increased restructuring costs at the Harland Clarke and Scantron segments.

Net loss of $22.5 million, up $14.8 million compared to the net loss for the second quarter of 2012 primarily due to a non-cash loss on early extinguishment of debt of $61.0 million ($37.2 million after-tax) and an increase in interest expense, partially offset by a decrease in charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition and operational improvements and cost reductions implemented at each of the segments.

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $127.9 million compared to $108.3 million for the second quarter of 2012. The increase is primarily due to cost reductions and revenue improvement initiatives.

The Company entered into a stock purchase agreement on July 23, 2013 to sell its Harland Financial Solutions business for $1.2 billion in cash, subject to working capital adjustments. The sale is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2013.

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Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that is defined in the notes to this release and reconciled to net income (loss), or operating (loss) income in the case of Adjusted EBITDA for GlobalScholar and Spectrum K12, which are the most directly comparable GAAP measures, in the accompanying financial tables.

Second Quarter 2013 Performance

Consolidated Results
Consolidated net revenues increased by $31.4 million, or 7.7%, to $437.3 million for the second quarter of 2013 from $405.9 million for the second quarter of 2012. The second quarter of 2013 included a net benefit of $5.9 million across all segments from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition compared to a net charge of $5.5 million for the second quarter of 2012. The increase in consolidated net revenues was also due to a $12.1 million increase in license revenues and a $2.3 million increase in credit management solutions revenues at the Harland Financial Solutions segment, an $8.0 million increase from the NCP Solutions Acquisition and a $4.1 million increase from higher revenues per unit at the Harland Clarke segment, and a $2.4 million increase from new business contracts at the Faneuil





segment. These increases were partially offset by volume declines which reduced net revenues by $7.5 million at the Harland Clarke segment and $2.4 million at the Scantron segment and a $1.0 million decrease from a contract price decrease at the Faneuil segment.
Consolidated operating income increased by $40.7 million to $78.8 million for the second quarter of 2013 from $38.1 million for the second quarter of 2012. The second quarter of 2013 included a net benefit of $1.9 million across all segments from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition compared to net charges of $12.4 million for the second quarter of 2012. Also contributing to the increase in operating income were cost reductions implemented at each of the segments and increases in revenues at the Harland Financial Solutions, Harland Clarke and Faneuil segments. These increases in operating income were partially offset by volume declines at the Harland Clarke and Scantron segments, a contract price decrease at the Faneuil segment and a $3.0 million increase in restructuring costs.
Consolidated net loss increased by $14.8 million to a net loss of $22.5 million for the second quarter of 2013 from a net loss of $7.7 million for the second quarter of 2012. Net loss for the second quarter of 2013 increased due to a non-cash loss on early extinguishment of debt of $61.0 million ($37.2 million after-tax) and an increase in interest expense, partially offset by a decrease in charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition as well as cost reductions and other operational improvements. The net loss for the second quarter of 2013 included an increase in interest expense unrelated to acquisition accounting of $17.2 million ($10.5 million after-tax), of which $11.2 million ($6.8 million after-tax) was due to higher interest rates and $6.2 million ($3.8 million after-tax) was due to increased amortization of deferred financing fees and issuance discounts, partially offset by a $12.6 million ($7.7 million after-tax) decrease in net charges to interest expense from non-cash fair value adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition from $24.3 million ($14.8 million after-tax) for the second quarter of 2012 to $11.7 million ($7.1 million after-tax) for the second quarter of 2013.
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA increased by $19.6 million, or 18.1%, to $127.9 million for the second quarter of 2013 from $108.3 million for the second quarter of 2012 primarily due to cost reductions and revenue improvement initiatives. The Adjusted EBITDA effect of the Company's January 2011 acquisition of GlobalScholar and July 2010 acquisition of Spectrum K12 was a negative $1.9 million for the second quarter of 2013 compared to a negative $2.3 million for the second quarter of 2012. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that is defined in the notes to this release and reconciled to net income (loss), or operating income (loss) in the case of Adjusted EBITDA for GlobalScholar and Spectrum K12, which are the most directly comparable GAAP measures, in the accompanying financial tables.
Segment Results
During the second quarter of 2012, the Company transferred certain product and service lines from the Scantron segment to other segments to better align complementary products and services. The Harland Technology Services ("HTS") and Medical Device Tracking ("MDT") businesses were transferred to the Faneuil segment and the Survey Services business was transferred to the Harland Clarke segment. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, prior period amounts for these businesses have been reclassified to reflect the business segment changes.
Net revenues for the Harland Clarke segment increased by $4.8 million, or 1.7%, to $287.0 million for the second quarter of 2013 from $282.2 million for the second quarter of 2012 primarily due to the NCP Solutions Acquisition that increased net revenues by $8.0 million, an increase in revenues per unit that increased net revenues by $4.1 million and an increase in non-check revenues of $0.4 million. These increases were partially offset by volume declines, net of conversions and client additions and losses, that reduced net revenues by $7.5 million and a decrease in net benefits of $0.5 million from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition. Non-cash fair value acquisition adjustments to deferred revenues and client incentives were a net benefit of $8.3 million for the second quarter of 2013 compared to a net benefit of $8.8 million for the second quarter of 2012. Operating income for the Harland Clarke segment increased by $13.4 million, or 26.9%, to $63.2 million for the second quarter of 2013 from $49.8 million for the second quarter of 2012. The increase in operating income was primarily due to net cost reductions and other operational improvements totaling $10.9 million and an increase in revenues per unit that increased operating income by $4.1 million. Also contributing to the increase was a $3.9 million decrease in net charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition. Net charges from non-cash fair value acquisition adjustments were $0.4 million for the second quarter of 2013 compared to $4.3 million for the second quarter of 2012. These increases were partially offset by volume declines, net of conversions and client additions and losses, that reduced operating income by $4.5 million and an increase in restructuring charges of $1.9 million.
Net revenues for the Harland Financial Solutions segment increased by $24.9 million, or 42.8%, to $83.1 million for the second quarter of 2013 from $58.2 million for the second quarter of 2012 primarily due to a $12.1 million net increase in software license revenues as a result of meeting revenue recognition criteria for certain product lines and organic growth, a $10.8 million decrease in charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition, as well as a $1.3 million increase in maintenance revenues and a $1.0 million increase in services revenues, each of which was due to increased implementations of credit management solutions. These increases were partially offset by a $0.6 million decrease in early termination fees. Charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments to deferred





revenues were $0.5 million for the second quarter of 2013 compared to $11.3 million for the second quarter of 2012. Operating income for the Harland Financial Solutions segment increased by $21.6 million to $22.6 million for the second quarter of 2013 from $1.0 million for the second quarter of 2012. The increase in operating income was primarily due to increases in net revenues, a $10.5 million decrease in net charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition and a $0.4 million decrease in restructuring charges, partially offset by a $3.2 million increase in selling, general and administrative expenses and cost of revenues. Net charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments were $1.4 million for the second quarter of 2013 compared to $11.9 million for the second quarter of 2012.
Net revenues for the Scantron segment decreased by $1.5 million, or 5.2%, to $27.2 million for the second quarter of 2013 from $28.7 million for the second quarter of 2012 primarily due to volume declines in scanners and forms that reduced revenues by $2.4 million and a $0.9 million increase in charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition, partially offset by a $1.9 million increase in net revenues for web-based products. Charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments to deferred revenues were $1.9 million for the second quarter of 2013 compared to $1.0 million for the second quarter of 2012. Operating loss for the Scantron segment decreased by $4.8 million to $5.2 million for the second quarter of 2013 from $10.0 million for the second quarter of 2012. The decrease in operating loss was primarily due to net cost reductions totaling $8.1 million, partially offset by an increase in restructuring charges of $1.6 million, a $1.3 million decrease in net benefits from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition and decreases in revenues. Non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments were a net benefit of $3.5 million for the second quarter of 2013 compared to a net benefit of $4.8 million for the second quarter of 2012.
Net revenues for the Faneuil segment increased by $3.4 million, or 9.1%, to $40.8 million for the second quarter of 2013 from $37.4 million for the second quarter of 2012 primarily due to a $2.4 million increase from new business contracts and a $2.0 million decrease in charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition, partially offset by a $1.0 million decrease resulting from a contract price decrease. Charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments to deferred revenues were $2.0 million for the second quarter of 2012. Operating income for the Faneuil segment increased by $2.7 million to $4.6 million for the second quarter of 2013 from $1.9 million for the second quarter of 2012. The increase in operating income was primarily due to new business contracts, a $1.2 million decrease in net charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition, cost reductions totaling $0.7 million and a $0.1 million decrease in restructuring charges, partially offset by a $1.0 million decrease resulting from a contract price decrease. Non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments were a net benefit of $0.2 million for the second quarter of 2013 compared to a net charge of $1.0 million for the second quarter of 2012.

First Half 2013 Performance
On March 19, 2012, the Company purchased Faneuil, Inc. ("Faneuil") for $70.0 million in cash from affiliates of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. ("MacAndrews"). Faneuil provides business process outsourcing services including call center operations, back office operations, staffing services and toll collection services to government and regulated commercial clients across the United States. Although the Company's acquisition of Faneuil closed on March 19, 2012, the Company has included Faneuil operations in its consolidated results for the entire first half of 2012 as required by GAAP since Faneuil and the Company were under common control.
Consolidated Results
Consolidated net revenues increased by $47.1 million, or 5.7%, to $866.8 million for the first half of 2013 from $819.7 million for the first half of 2013. The first half of 2013 included a net benefit of $11.8 million across all segments from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition compared to a net charge of $23.6 million for the first half of 2012. The increase in consolidated net revenues was also due to an $18.0 million increase in license revenues and a $4.0 million increase in credit management solutions revenues at the Harland Financial Solutions segment, an $8.0 million increase from the NCP Solutions Acquisition and a $1.8 million increase from higher revenues per unit at the Harland Clarke segment and a $4.4 million increase from new business contracts at the Faneuil segment. These increases were partially offset by volume declines which reduced net revenues by $15.7 million and one less production day at the Harland Clarke segment, volume declines which reduced net revenues by $4.5 million at the Scantron segment and a $2.1 million decrease from a contract price decrease at the Faneuil segment.
Consolidated operating income increased by $95.3 million to $156.8 million for the first half of 2013 from $61.5 million for the first half of 2012. The first half of 2013 included a net benefit of $4.1 million across all segments from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition compared to net charges of $50.9 million for the first half of 2012. Also contributing to the increase in operating income were cost reductions implemented at each of the segments and increases in revenues at the Harland Financial Solutions, Harland Clarke and Faneuil segments. These increases





in operating income were partially offset by volume declines at the Harland Clarke and Scantron segments, a contract price decrease at the Faneuil segment and an $8.3 million increase in restructuring costs.
Consolidated net loss decreased by $21.8 million to $8.8 million for the first half of 2013 from $30.6 million for the first half of 2012. The decrease in net loss was primarily due to a decrease in charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition as well as cost reductions and other operational improvements, partially offset by a non-cash loss on early extinguishment of debt of $61.0 million ($37.2 million after-tax) and an increase in interest expense. The net loss for the first half of 2013 included an increase in interest expense unrelated to acquisition accounting of $22.5 million ($13.7 million after-tax), of which $15.7 million ($9.6 million after-tax) was due to higher interest rates and $6.9 million ($4.2 million after-tax) was due to increased amortization of deferred financing fees and issuance discounts, partially offset by a $20.4 million ($12.5 million after-tax) decrease in net charges to interest expense from non-cash fair value adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition from $55.2 million ($33.7 million after-tax) for the first half of 2012 to $34.8 million ($21.2 million after-tax) for the first half of 2013.
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA increased by $37.3 million, or 17.5%, to $250.3 million for the first half of 2013 from $213.0 million for the first half of 2012 primarily due to cost reductions and revenue improvement initiatives. The Adjusted EBITDA effect of the Company's January 2011 acquisition of GlobalScholar and July 2010 acquisition of Spectrum K12 was a negative $7.8 million for the first half of 2013 compared to a negative $11.1 million for the first half of 2012. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that is defined in the notes to this release and reconciled to net income (loss), or operating income (loss) in the case of Adjusted EBITDA for GlobalScholar and Spectrum K12, which are the most directly comparable GAAP measures, in the accompanying financial tables.
Segment Results
Net revenues for the Harland Clarke segment decreased by $8.8 million, or 1.5%, to $570.9 million for the first half of 2013 from $579.7 million for the first half of 2012. This decrease was primarily due to volume declines, net of conversions and client additions and losses, that reduced net revenues by $15.7 million, one less production day for the first half of 2013 and a decrease in net benefits of $0.3 million from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition. These decreases were partially offset by the NCP Solutions Acquisition that increased net revenues by $8.0 million, an increase in revenues per unit that increased net revenues by $1.8 million and an increase in non-check revenues of $0.9 million. Non-cash fair value acquisition adjustments to deferred revenues and client incentives were a net benefit of $16.5 million for the first half of 2013 compared to a net benefit of $16.8 million for the first half of 2012. Operating income for the Harland Clarke segment increased by $35.0 million, or 36.8%, to $130.2 million for the first half of 2013 from $95.2 million for the first half of 2012. The increase in operating income was primarily due to net cost reductions and other operational improvements totaling $25.8 million and an increase in revenues per unit that increased operating income by $1.8 million. Also contributing to the increase was a $20.1 million decrease in net charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition. Net charges from non-cash fair value acquisition adjustments were $1.4 million for the first half of 2013 compared to $21.5 million for the first half of 2012. These increases were partially offset by volume declines, net of conversions and client additions and losses, that reduced operating income by $8.5 million and an increase in restructuring charges of $3.3 million.
Net revenues for the Harland Financial Solutions segment increased by $51.5 million, or 47.5%, to $160.0 million for the first half of 2013 from $108.5 million for the first half of 2012. This increase was primarily due to a $29.5 million decrease in charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition, an $18.0 million net increase in software license revenues as a result of meeting revenue recognition criteria for certain product lines and organic growth, as well as a $2.0 million increase in maintenance revenues and a $2.0 million increase in services revenues, each of which was due to increased implementations of credit management solutions. Charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments to deferred revenues were $1.2 million for the first half of 2013 compared to $30.7 million for the first half of 2012. Operating income for the Harland Financial Solutions segment increased by $49.0 million to $42.2 million for the first half of 2013 from an operating loss of $6.8 million for the first half of 2012. The increase in operating income was primarily due to a $28.9 million decrease in net charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition and increases in net revenues, partially offset by a $2.0 million increase in selling, general and administrative expenses and cost of revenues. Net charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments were $2.7 million for the first half of 2013 compared to $31.6 million for the first half of 2012.
Net revenues for the Scantron segment decreased by $1.7 million, or 2.9%, to $57.1 million for the first half of 2013 from $58.8 million for the first half of 2012. This decrease was primarily due to volume declines in scanners and forms that reduced revenues by $4.5 million, partially offset by a $2.1 million decrease in charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition and a $1.0 million increase in net revenues for web-based products. Charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments to deferred revenues were $3.4 million for the first half of 2013 compared to $5.5 million for the first half of 2012. Operating losses for the Scantron segment decreased by $8.7 million, to an operating loss of $12.1 million for the first half of 2013 from an operating loss of $20.8 million for the first half of 2012.





The decrease in operating loss was primarily due to net cost reductions totaling $15.4 million and a $2.7 million increase in net benefits from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition, partially offset by decreases in revenues, an increase in restructuring charges of $5.3 million and an increase in asset impairment charges of $0.7 million. Non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments were a net benefit of $7.8 million for the first half of 2013 compared to a net benefit of $5.1 million for the first half of 2012.
Net revenues for the Faneuil segment increased by $6.4 million, or 8.7%, to $80.2 million for the first half of 2013 from $73.8 million for the first half of 2012 primarily due to a $4.4 million increase from new business contracts and a $4.1 million decrease in charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition, partially offset by a $2.1 million decrease resulting from a contract price decrease. Charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments to deferred revenues were $0.1 million for the first half of 2013 compared to $4.2 million for the first half of 2012. Operating income for the Faneuil segment increased by $4.2 million to $6.9 million for the first half of 2013 from $2.7 million for the first half of 2012. The increase in operating income was primarily due to new business contracts, a $3.3 million decrease in net charges from non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments related to the MacAndrews Acquisition and cost reductions totaling $1.4 million, partially offset by a $2.1 million decrease resulting from a contract price decrease and a $0.1 million increase in restructuring charges. Non-cash fair value acquisition accounting adjustments were a net benefit of $0.4 million for the first half of 2013 compared to a net charge of $2.9 million for the first half of 2012.
Stock Purchase Agreement to Sell Harland Financial Solutions Business
On July 23, 2013, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Stock Purchase Agreement") with Davis + Henderson Corporation ("D+H"), Spoke Acquisition, Inc. ("Acquirer I"), D+H Ltd. ("Acquirer II", collectively with Acquirer I, the "Buyer"), and MacAndrews. Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Buyer agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each of Harland Financial Solutions, Inc., Harland Financial Solutions Worldwide Limited and Harland Israel Ltd. (collectively, "HFS") from the Company (the "Transaction") for a purchase price of $1.2 billion in cash, which amount is subject to both a pre-closing and post-closing adjustment for working capital in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Stock Purchase Agreement.
The Transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the absence of a legal impediment to the Transaction and the expiration or termination of applicable waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended. The obligations of the Company and Buyer to close the Transaction are also subject to, among others, (a) the accuracy of representations and warranties of the other party as set forth for the Stock Purchase Agreement (in each case subject to material adverse effect qualifications), (b) the other party having performed in all material respects its obligations under the Stock Purchase Agreement and (c) in the case of the Buyer's obligations to close, HFS not having suffered a material adverse effect and all third party debt of HFS having been released. The Transaction is not subject to a financing condition. The Company expects the Transaction to close in the third quarter of 2013.
About Harland Clarke Holdings

Harland Clarke Holdings is a holding company that conducts its operations through its direct and indirect, wholly owned operating subsidiaries. Harland Clarke Holdings has four business segments, which are operated by Harland Clarke, Harland Financial Solutions, Scantron and Faneuil. Harland Clarke is a provider of checks and related products, transactional document printing, direct marketing services and customized business and home office products. Harland Financial Solutions provides technology products and related services to financial institutions. Scantron is a leading provider of data management solutions and related services to educational, commercial and governmental entities. Faneuil provides business process outsourcing services including call center operations, back office operations, staffing services and toll collection services to government and regulated commercial clients and patient information collection and tracking, managed technical services and related field maintenance services to education, commercial, healthcare and governmental entities.

Harland Clarke Holdings is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of M & F Worldwide, which is, as of December 21, 2011, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of MacAndrews. MacAndrews is wholly owned by Ronald O. Perelman. On September 12, 2011, M & F Worldwide agreed, subject to various closing conditions, to merge with an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of MacAndrews, and, following a vote of stockholders of M & F Worldwide and the satisfaction or waiver of all other closing conditions, that merger was effected on December 21, 2011.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect management's current assumptions and estimates of future performance and economic conditions, which are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Harland Clarke Holdings' control. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press





release, including those regarding Harland Clarke Holdings' strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues, projected costs, projections, prospects, plans and objectives of management, are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, the words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "intends," "estimates" or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Although Harland Clarke Holdings believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements made in this press release are reasonable, such plans, intentions or expectations may not be achieved. In addition to factors described in Harland Clarke Holdings' Securities and Exchange Commission filings and others, the following factors may cause Harland Clarke Holdings' actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this press release include: (1) Harland Clarke Holdings' substantial indebtedness; (2) difficult conditions in financial markets, the downturn in and potential worsening of general economic and market conditions and the impact of the credit crisis; (3) covenant restrictions under Harland Clarke Holdings' indebtedness that may limit its ability to operate its business and react to market changes; (4) the maturity of the principal industry in which the Harland Clarke segment operates and trends in the paper check industry, including a faster than anticipated decline in check usage due to increasing use of alternative payment methods, a decline in consumer confidence and/or checking account openings and other factors, and our ability to grow non-check-related product lines; (5) consolidation among or failure of financial institutions, decreased spending by financial institutions on our products and services and other adverse changes among the large clients on which Harland Clarke Holdings depends, resulting in decreased revenues and/or pricing pressure; (6) the ability to retain Harland Clarke Holdings' clients; (7) the ability to retain Harland Clarke Holdings' key employees and management; (8) lower than expected cash flow from operations; (9) significant increases in interest rates; (10) intense competition in all areas of Harland Clarke Holdings' business; (11) interruptions or adverse changes in Harland Clarke Holdings' supplier relationships, technological capacity, intellectual property matters, and applicable laws; (12) increased spending on product development and implementation of our products; (13) decreases to educational budgets as a result of the continued general economic downturn and the resulting impact on Scantron's customers; (14) determinations made to limit investments in, restrict marketing efforts for or discontinue certain products which are not part of Harland Clarke Holdings' strategic plans; (15) variations in contemplated brand strategies, business locations, management positions and other business decisions in connection with integrating acquisitions; (16) Harland Clarke Holdings' ability to successfully integrate and manage acquisitions; (17) Harland Clarke Holdings' ability to achieve vendor-specific objective evidence for software businesses we have acquired or will acquire, which could affect the timing of recognition of revenue; (18) Harland Clarke Holdings' ability to implement any or all components of its business strategy or realize all of its expected cost savings or synergies from acquisitions; (19) acquisitions otherwise not being successful from a financial point of view, including, without limitation, due to any difficulties with Harland Clarke Holdings servicing its debt obligations; (20) weak economic conditions and declines in the financial performance of our businesses that may result in material impairment charges; and (21) Harland Clarke Holdings' ability to close the sale of its Harland Financial Solutions business.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In this release, Harland Clarke Holdings presents certain adjusted financial measures that are not calculated according to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). These non-GAAP financial measures are designed to complement the GAAP financial information presented in this release because management believes they present information regarding Harland Clarke Holdings that management believes is useful to investors. The non-GAAP financial measures presented should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for the comparable GAAP financial measure.
EBITDA represents net income before interest income and expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (other than amortization related to contract acquisition payments). Harland Clarke Holdings presents EBITDA because it believes it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in Harland Clarke Holdings' industries.
Harland Clarke Holdings believes EBITDA provides useful information with respect to its ability to meet its future debt service, capital expenditures, working capital requirements and overall operating performance, although EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of liquidity. In addition, Harland Clarke Holdings utilizes EBITDA when interpreting operating trends and results of operations of its business.
Harland Clarke Holdings also uses EBITDA for the following purposes: Harland Clarke Holdings' senior credit facilities use EBITDA (with additional adjustments) to measure compliance with financial covenants such as debt incurrence. Harland Clarke Holdings' executive compensation is based on EBITDA (with additional adjustments) performance measured against targets. EBITDA is also widely used by Harland Clarke Holdings and others in its industry to evaluate and value potential acquisition candidates. EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. See below for a description of these limitations. Because of these limitations, EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to Harland Clarke Holdings to invest in the growth of its business.





In addition, in evaluating EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future Harland Clarke Holdings may incur expenses such as those excluded in calculating it. Harland Clarke Holdings' presentation of this measure should not be construed as an inference that its future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.
EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
•    it does not reflect Harland Clarke Holdings' cash expenditures and future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
•    it does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, Harland Clarke Holdings' working capital needs;
•    it does not reflect the significant interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on Harland Clarke Holdings' debt;
•    although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements;
•    it is not adjusted for all non-cash income or expense items that are reflected in Harland Clarke Holdings' statements of cash flows; and
•    other companies in Harland Clarke Holdings' industries may calculate EBITDA differently from Harland Clarke Holdings, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Because of these limitations, EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to invest in the growth of Harland Clarke Holdings' business or as a measure of cash that will be available to Harland Clarke Holdings to meet its obligations. You should compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on Harland Clarke Holdings' GAAP results and using EBITDA only supplementally.
Harland Clarke Holdings presents Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure of its performance. Harland Clarke Holdings prepares Adjusted EBITDA by adjusting EBITDA to reflect the impact of a number of items it does not consider indicative of Harland Clarke Holdings' ongoing operating performance. Such items include, but are not limited to, certain acquisition accounting adjustments, gains and losses on early extinguishment of debt, restructuring costs, asset impairment charges, deferred purchase price compensation related to acquisitions and changes in the fair value of contingent consideration related to acquisitions. You are encouraged to evaluate each adjustment and the reasons Harland Clarke Holdings considers them appropriate for supplemental analysis. As an analytical tool, Adjusted EBITDA is subject to all of the limitations applicable to EBITDA. In addition, in evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future, Harland Clarke Holdings may incur expenses, including cash expenses, similar to the adjustments in this presentation. Harland Clarke Holdings' presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that its future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.

For additional information contact:

Pete Fera
(210) 697-1208

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Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in millions)
(unaudited)


 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Product revenues, net
$
326.5

 
$
311.6

 
$
647.9

 
$
642.8

Service revenues, net
110.8

 
94.3

 
218.9

 
176.9

Total net revenues
437.3

 
405.9

 
866.8

 
819.7

Cost of products sold
189.3

 
197.1

 
374.1

 
415.8

Cost of services provided
65.2

 
65.5

 
130.5

 
130.9

Total cost of revenues
254.5

 
262.6

 
504.6

 
546.7

Gross profit
182.8

 
143.3

 
362.2

 
273.0

Selling, general and administrative expenses
97.3

 
101.5

 
191.2

 
207.0

Revaluation of contingent consideration

 

 

 
(0.5
)
Asset impairment charges

 

 
0.9

 

Restructuring costs
6.7

 
3.7

 
13.3

 
5.0

Operating income
78.8

 
38.1

 
156.8

 
61.5

Interest income
0.2

 
0.2

 
0.4

 
0.5

Interest expense
(55.8
)
 
(51.2
)
 
(111.8
)
 
(109.7
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
(61.0
)
 

 
(61.0
)
 

Loss from equity method investment
(0.2
)
 

 
(0.4
)
 

Other expense, net

 

 

 
(0.2
)
Loss before income taxes
(38.0
)
 
(12.9
)
 
(16.0
)
 
(47.9
)
Benefit for income taxes
(15.5
)
 
(5.2
)
 
(7.2
)
 
(17.3
)
Net loss
$
(22.5
)
 
$
(7.7
)
 
$
(8.8
)
 
$
(30.6
)







Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries
Business Segment Information
(in millions)
(unaudited)



 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Net revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Harland Clarke segment
$
287.0

 
$
282.2

 
$
570.9

 
$
579.7

Harland Financial Solutions segment
83.1

 
58.2

 
160.0

 
108.5

Scantron segment
27.2

 
28.7

 
57.1

 
58.8

Faneuil segment
40.8

 
37.4

 
80.2

 
73.8

Eliminations
(0.8
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(1.4
)
 
(1.1
)
Total net revenues
$
437.3

 
$
405.9

 
$
866.8

 
$
819.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Harland Clarke segment
$
63.2

 
$
49.8

 
$
130.2

 
$
95.2

Harland Financial Solutions segment
22.6

 
1.0

 
42.2

 
(6.8
)
Scantron segment
(5.2
)
 
(10.0
)
 
(12.1
)
 
(20.8
)
Faneuil segment
4.6

 
1.9

 
6.9

 
2.7

Corporate
(6.4
)
 
(4.6
)
 
(10.4
)
 
(8.8
)
Total operating income
$
78.8

 
$
38.1

 
$
156.8

 
$
61.5








Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries
Reconciliations to EBITDA and EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA
(in millions)
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Net loss
$
(22.5
)
 
$
(7.7
)
 
$
(8.8
)
 
$
(30.6
)
Interest expense, net
55.6

 
51.0

 
111.4

 
109.2

Benefit for income taxes
(15.5
)
 
(5.2
)
 
(7.2
)
 
(17.3
)
Depreciation and amortization
48.0

 
54.2

 
94.9

 
105.8

EBITDA
65.6

 
92.3

 
190.3

 
167.1

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restructuring costs (a)
6.7

 
3.7

 
13.3

 
5.0

Revaluation of contingent consideration (b)

 

 

 
(0.5
)
Asset impairment charges (c)

 

 
0.9

 

One-time, non-cash charge (d)

 
1.2

 

 
1.2

Impact of acquisition accounting adjustments (e)
(7.6
)
 
1.9

 
(15.8
)
 
29.1

Transaction related expenses (f)
2.4

 
1.0

 
2.6

 
1.6

Unusual legal expenses (g)

 
0.1

 

 
0.3

Loss on early extinguishment of debt (h)
61.0

 

 
61.0

 

Customer billings in excess of recognized revenues (i)
(0.7
)
 
8.1

 
(2.8
)
 
9.2

Loss from equity method investment (j)
0.2

 

 
0.4

 

Non-cash costs related to discontinued products (k)
0.3

 

 
0.4

 

Adjusted EBITDA
$
127.9

 
$
108.3

 
$
250.3

 
$
213.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GlobalScholar and Spectrum K12 reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating loss
$
(5.8
)
 
$
(8.9
)
 
$
(15.6
)
 
$
(19.5
)
Depreciation and amortization
1.3

 
1.0

 
2.6

 
1.9

EBITDA from GlobalScholar and Spectrum K12
(4.5
)
 
(7.9
)
 
(13.0
)
 
(17.6
)
Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restructuring costs (a)
2.7

 
0.5

 
6.1

 
0.8

Asset impairment charges (c)

 

 
0.7

 

Impact of acquisition accounting adjustments (e)
1.4

 
(0.1
)
 
2.4

 
2.1

Customer billings in excess of recognized revenues (i)
(0.9
)
 
6.3

 
(3.0
)
 
6.2

Non-cash costs related to discontinued products (k)
0.3

 

 
0.4

 

Allocation of costs to support businesses (l)
(0.9
)
 
(1.1
)
 
(1.4
)
 
(2.6
)
Adjusted EBITDA from GlobalScholar and Spectrum K12
$
(1.9
)
 
$
(2.3
)
 
$
(7.8
)
 
$
(11.1
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA excluding GlobalScholar and Spectrum K12
$
129.8

 
$
110.6

 
$
258.1

 
$
224.1


____________

(a)
Reflects restructuring costs, including adjustments, recorded in accordance with GAAP, consisting primarily of severance, post-closure facility expenses and other related expenses.

(b)
Reflects changes in the fair value of contingent consideration related to acquisitions.

(c)
Reflects non-cash impairment charges from the write-down of assets.






(d)
Reflects a one-time, non-cash charge at the Harland Financial Solutions segment related to a change in the recognition of revenue for certain product lines.

(e)
Reflects the non-cash fair value adjustments related to acquisition accounting, other than for depreciation and amortization and interest expense. For the three months ended June 30, 2013, the acquisition accounting adjustments consisted of the following net amounts related to the MacAndrews Acquisition: a $5.9 non-cash increase to net revenues, a $1.0 non-cash decrease to cost of revenues and a $0.7 non-cash decrease to selling, general and administrative expenses. For the three months ended June 30, 2012 the acquisition accounting adjustments consisted of the following net amounts: a $5.5 non-cash decrease to net revenues, a $0.9 non-cash decrease to cost of revenues and a $2.7 non-cash decrease to selling, general and administrative expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the acquisition accounting adjustments consisted of the following net amounts: an $11.8 non-cash increase to net revenues, a $1.9 non-cash decrease to cost of revenues and a $2.1 non-cash decrease to selling, general and administrative expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the acquisition accounting adjustments consisted of the following net amounts: a $23.6 non-cash decrease to net revenues, an $11.7 non-cash increase to cost of revenues and a $6.2 non-cash decrease to selling, general and administrative expense.

(f)
Reflects non-recurring charges related to recent debt transactions, the MacAndrews Acquisition, and other acquisition activities.

(g)
Reflects non-recurring legal costs at the Faneuil segment.

(h)
Reflects a non-cash write-off of unamortized, non-cash fair value adjustment related to the repayment of non-extend term loans and certain fixed rate 2015 senior notes.

(i)
Reflects the difference in the amount billed to customers in excess of revenues recognized plus non-cash fair value adjustments to deferred revenues.

(j)
Reflects the non-cash loss attributable to the investment in certain equity securities of Transactis, Inc., a privately held company, accounted for using the equity method.

(k)
Reflects the non-cash costs related to discontinued products at the GlobalScholar and Spectrum K12 businesses.

(l)
Reflects the allocation of costs within the Scantron segment to support the GlobalScholar and Spectrum K12 businesses.