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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x      Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015

or

o         Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Commission file number: 0-26994

ADVENT SOFTWARE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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 o

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 Regulation 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 o

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 definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

(Do not check if a 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

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of April 30, 2015 was 52,690,357.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

ADVENT SOFTWARE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ADVENT SOFTWARE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

Net income (loss) per share is based on actual calculated values and totals may not sum due to rounding.

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ADVENT SOFTWARE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ADVENT SOFTWARE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ADVENT SOFTWARE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1—Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Advent Software, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively “Advent” or the “Company”). All inter-company amounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Advent has prepared these condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) applicable to interim financial information. Certain information and footnote disclosures included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted in these interim statements pursuant to such SEC rules and regulations. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes included in Advent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year, and no representation is made thereto.

These condensed consolidated financial statements include, in the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to state fairly the financial position, results of continuing operations and cash flows for each interim period shown. All such adjustments occur in the ordinary course of business and are of a normal, recurring nature.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

With the exception of the below, there have been no recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during fiscal year 2015, as compared to the recent accounting pronouncements described in Advent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, that are of significance, or potential significance, to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).” ASU 2014-09 is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model that requires a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. ASU 2014-09 will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) when it becomes effective. On April 1, 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) proposed a one year deferral of the effective date to December 15, 2017 and early application would be permitted, but not before the original effective date of December 15, 2016. Companies may use either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach to adopt the standard. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In January 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-01, “Income Statement — Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20): Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items.” This update eliminates from GAAP the concept of an extraordinary item. As a result, an entity will no longer (1) segregate an extraordinary item from the results of ordinary operations; (2) separately present an extraordinary item on its income statement, net of tax, after income from continuing operations; and (3) disclose income taxes and earnings-per-share data applicable to an extraordinary item. ASU 2015-01 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. Advent expects to adopt this new standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2016 and does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis.” ASU 2015-02 is a new consolidation standard to improve targeted areas of the consolidation guidance and reduce the number of consolidation models.  ASU 2015-02 is effective for public entities for the annual reporting period ending after December 15, 2015, and for annual and interim periods thereafter, which means that it will be effective for Advent’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. The Company expects to adopt this new standard effective January 1, 2016 and does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, “Interest—Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” ASU 2015-03 requires entities to present debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability. The new guidance does not affect entities’ recognition and measurement of debt issuance costs. Previously, entities were required to present debt issuance costs as deferred charges in the asset section of the statement of financial position.  ASU 2015-03 is effective for public entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015, which means that it will be effective for Advent’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. The Company expects to adopt this new standard effective January 1, 2016 and does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

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In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-05, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement.” ASU 2015-05 provides explicit guidance to help companies evaluate the accounting for fees paid by a customer in a cloud computing arrangement. The new guidance clarifies that if a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, the customer should account for the license consistent with its accounting for other software licenses. If the arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. ASU 2015-05 is effective for public entities for the annual reporting period, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015, which means that it will be effective for Advent’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2016. An entity can elect to adopt the amendments either prospectively for all arrangements entered into or materially modified after the effective date, or retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The Company expects to adopt this new standard effective January 1, 2016 and does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Note 2—Financial Statement Detail

Recurring and non-recurring revenues

The following is a summary of recurring and non-recurring revenues (in thousands):

Prepaid expenses and other

The following is a summary of prepaid expenses and other (in thousands):

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Other assets

The following is a summary of other assets (in thousands):

Deposits include restricted cash balances totaling $1.7 million at March 31, 2015 and $1.5 million at December 31, 2014 primarily related to the Company’s San Francisco headquarters and facilities in New York. Refer to Note 13, “Commitments and Contingencies” for additional information.

Dividends Payable

On February 2, 2015, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (“Parent” or “SS&C”) and Arbor Acquisition Company, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”).  In accordance with the Merger Agreement, the Company is prohibited from declaring dividends during the pendency of the agreement. Therefore, Advent’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) did not declare a dividend during the first quarter of 2015. Advent’s Board declared a cash dividend during the fourth quarter of 2014 of $0.13 per common share payable to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2014 and paid the dividend on January 15, 2015 totaling $6.8 million.

Accrued liabilities

The following is a summary of accrued liabilities (in thousands):

Accrued restructuring charges are discussed further in Note 14, “Restructuring Charges” contained herein. As part of the recapitalization in 2013, as discussed in Advent’s 2013 and 2014 Annual Reports on Form 10-K, holders of restricted stock units (RSUs) have the right to receive a dividend equivalent payment of $9.00 per RSU upon vesting. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, “Other” accrued liabilities included accruals for sales and business taxes and other miscellaneous items.

Other long-term liabilities

The following is a summary of other long-term liabilities (in thousands):

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Note 3 - Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities primarily consist of money market mutual funds, U.S. government and U.S. Government Sponsored Entities (GSEs) securities, foreign government debt securities and high credit quality corporate debt securities. All marketable securities were considered available-for-sale and were carried at fair value on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Short-term marketable securities mature twelve months or less, and long-term marketable securities mature greater than twelve months, from the date of the consolidated balance sheet.

Marketable securities at March 31, 2015 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

Marketable securities at December 31, 2014 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

The following table summarizes the contractual maturities of marketable securities at March 31, 2015 (in thousands):

Advent regularly reviews its investment portfolio to identify and evaluate investments that have indications of possible impairment. Factors considered in determining whether a loss is temporary include the length of time and extent to which fair value has been less than the cost basis, the financial condition, credit quality and near-term prospects of the investee, and Advent’s ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value.

For fixed income securities that have unrealized losses as of March 31, 2015, the Company has determined that (i) it does not have the intent to sell any of these investments while in a loss position and (ii) it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell any of these investments before recovery of the entire amortized cost basis. In addition, the Company has evaluated these fixed income securities and has determined that no credit losses exist. As of March 31, 2015, all securities in an unrealized loss position have been in an unrealized loss position for less than one year. The Company’s management has determined that the unrealized losses on its fixed income securities as of March 31, 2015 were temporary in nature. Unrealized gains and losses are a component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2015.

During the first quarter of 2015 and 2014, $6.8 million, and $0, respectively, of marketable securities were sold or matured, which did not have any associated material gross realized gains or losses.

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Note 4—Goodwill

The changes in the carrying value of goodwill for the first quarter of 2015 were as follows (in thousands):

Translation adjustments reflect the impact of translating goodwill balances denominated in various foreign currencies to the U.S. Dollar. The $(3.7) million translation adjustment resulted from a strengthening of the U.S. Dollar exchange rate versus other currencies during the first quarter of 2015.

Note 5—Other Intangibles, Net

Other intangibles are summarized as follows (in thousands, except weighted average amortization period):