ACXIOM CORP
10-Q, 1999-11-12
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                       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 September 30, 1999     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 0-13163

                               Acxiom Corporation
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                     DELAWARE                                71-0581897
          (State or Other Jurisdiction of                 (I.R.S. Employer
           Incorporation or Organization)                Identification No.)

        P.O. Box 8180, 1 Information Way,
              Little Rock, Arkansas                            72203
       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)              (Zip Code)

                                 (501) 342-1000
              (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

         The  number  of shares of  Common  Stock,  $ 0.10 par value per  share,
outstanding as of November 5, 1999 was 85,926,582.


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Form 10-Q
                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Company for which report is filed:

ACXIOM CORPORATION

The  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements  included  herein  have been
prepared by Registrant,  without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.  In the opinion of the  Registrant's
management,  however,  all  adjustments  necessary  for a fair  statement of the
results  for the  periods  included  herein  have been made and the  disclosures
contained herein are adequate to make the information  presented not misleading.
All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.


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Form 10-Q
                       ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                   (Unaudited)
                             (Dollars in thousands)

                                                 September 30,       March 31,
                                                     1999              1999
                                                    -------           -------
                   Assets
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                       $  13,315            12,604
  Trade accounts receivable, net                    210,362           184,799
  Refundable income taxes                                 -            12,651
  Deferred income taxes                              30,643            30,643
  Other current assets                               73,438            61,302
                                                    -------           -------
     Total current assets                           327,758           301,999
                                                    -------           -------
Property and equipment                              347,307           341,841
  Less - Accumulated depreciation and
    amortization                                    112,016           115,460
                                                    -------           -------
Property and equipment, net                         235,291           226,381
                                                    -------           -------
Software, net of accumulated amortization            47,681            37,400
Excess of cost over fair value of net
  assets acquired                                   144,501           122,483
Other assets                                        237,958           201,537
                                                    -------           -------
                                                  $ 993,189           889,800
                                                    =======           =======

        Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
  Current installments of long-term debt             20,467            23,355
  Trade accounts payable                             61,269            60,216
  Accrued merger and integration costs               17,759            33,181
  Accrued payroll and related expenses               13,942            18,224
  Other accrued expenses                             18,692            25,744
  Deferred revenue                                    6,187             7,195
  Income taxes                                        8,851                 -
                                                    -------           -------
    Total current liabilities                       147,167           167,915
                                                    -------           -------
Long-term debt, excluding current installments      310,421           325,223
Deferred income taxes                                38,889            38,889
Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock                                        8,633             8,106
  Additional paid-in capital                        286,870           186,011
  Retained earnings                                 204,062           167,013
  Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)         403              (324)
  Treasury stock, at cost                            (3,256)           (3,033)
                                                    -------           -------
  Total stockholders' equity                        496,712           357,773
                                                    -------           -------
Commitments and contingencies                     $ 993,189           889,800
                                                    =======           =======

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



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Form 10-Q
                       ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)
                (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

                                                    For the Three Months Ended

                                                          September 30

                                                     1999              1998
                                                    -------           -------

Revenue                                           $ 246,840           180,030
Operating costs and expenses:
  Salaries and benefits                              91,840            71,348
  Computer, communications and other equipment       38,570            28,232
  Data costs                                         29,532            28,028
  Other operating costs and expenses                 47,015            25,757
  Special charges                                         -           109,372
                                                    -------           -------
    Total operating costs and expenses              206,957           262,737
                                                    -------           -------
Income (loss) from operations                        39,883           (82,707)
                                                    -------           -------
Other income (expense):
  Interest expense                                   (6,534)           (4,323)
  Other, net                                            731             2,400
                                                    -------           -------
                                                     (5,803)           (1,923)
                                                    -------           -------


Earnings (loss) before income taxes                  34,080           (84,630)
Income taxes                                         12,780           (24,082)
                                                    -------           -------

Net earnings (loss)                               $  21,300           (60,548)
                                                    =======           =======

Earnings (loss) per share:

     Basic                                        $    0.25             (0.79)
                                                    =======           =======
     Diluted
                                                  $    0.24             (0.79)
                                                    =======           =======

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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Form 10-Q
                       ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)
                (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

                                                    For the Six Months Ended

                                                          September 30

                                                     1999              1998
                                                    -------           -------

Revenue                                           $ 458,346           344,542
Operating costs and expenses:
  Salaries and benefits                             175,549           135,065
  Computer, communications and other equipment       72,744            53,188
  Data costs                                         54,648            54,435
  Other operating costs and expenses                 85,276            54,868
  Special charges                                         -           109,372
                                                    -------           -------
    Total operating costs and expenses              388,217           406,928
                                                    -------           -------
Income (loss) from operations                        70,129           (62,386)
                                                    -------           -------
Other income (expense):
  Interest expense                                  (12,353)           (8,399)
  Other, net                                          1,500             4,914

                                                    -------           -------
                                                    (10,853)           (3,485)
                                                    -------           -------


Earnings (loss) before income taxes                  59,276           (65,871)
Income taxes                                         22,227           (17,060)
                                                    -------           -------

Net earnings (loss)                               $  37,049           (48,811)
                                                    =======           =======
Earnings (loss) per share:

     Basic                                        $    0.44             (0.64)
                                                    =======           =======
     Diluted                                      $    0.42             (0.64)
                                                    =======           =======

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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Form 10-Q
                       ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)
                                                    For the Six Months Ended

                                                          September 30


                                                     1999             1998
                                                    ------           -------
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net earnings (loss)                             $ 37,049           (48,811)
  Non-cash operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                   40,849            30,058
    Loss (gain) on disposal of assets                  265               (13)
    Provision for returns and doubtful accounts        528             1,549
    ESOP compensation                                    -             1,388
    Special charges                                      -           109,372
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
      Accounts receivable                          (23,188)          (37,419)
      Other assets                                 (18,100)          (35,483)
        Accounts payable and other liabilities     (13,332)          (14,887)
      Merger and integration costs                 (15,422)           (1,255)
                                                    ------           -------
      Net cash provided by operating activities      8,649             4,499
                                                    ------           -------
   Cash flows from investing activities:
    Disposition of assets                            1,211               135
    Development of software                        (20,736)          (16,908)
    Capital expenditures                           (64,701)          (47,323)
    Proceeds from sale and leaseback transaction    32,513                 -
    Sales of marketable securities                       -             7,761
    Investments in joint ventures                   (1,401)           (8,145)
    Net cash paid in acquisitions                  (15,581)          (22,296)
                                                    ------           -------
      Net cash used by investing activities        (68,695)          (86,776)
                                                    ------           -------
   Cash flows from financing activities:
    Proceeds from debt                              76,076            40,186
    Payments of debt                               (77,939)          (81,544)
    Sale of common stock                            62,636            15,784
                                                    ------           -------
      Net cash used by financing activities         60,773           (25,574)
                                                    ------           -------
      Effect of exchange rate changes on cash          (16)               31
                                                    ------           -------

      Net increase (decrease) in cash and
        cash equivalents                               711          (107,820)
  Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
    period                                          12,604           117,652
                                                    ------           -------
  Cash and cash equivalents at end of period      $ 13,315             9,832
                                                    ======           =======
  Supplemental cash flow information:
   Cash paid during the period for:
      Interest                                    $ 16,454             8,210
      Income taxes                                     717             4,164
                                                    ======           =======

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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Form 10-Q

                       ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)

Certain  note   information   has  been  omitted  because  it  has  not  changed
significantly  from  that  reflected  in  Notes 1  through  18 of the  Notes  to
Supplemental   Consolidated   Financial  Statements  filed  as  a  part  of  the
Registrant's  restated  consolidated  financial  statements  as a result  of the
Registrant's  merger with  Computer  Graphics of  Arizona,  Inc.  and all of its
affiliated companies,  as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on a
Form 8-K dated June 21, 1999.




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                       ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)


1.   During the year ended March 31, 1999, the Company  recorded special charges
     totaling  $118.7  million   related  to  merger  and  integration   charges
     associated  with the May & Speh merger and the write down of other impaired
     assets.

     The  following  table  shows the  balances  which were  accrued as of March
     31,1999  and the  changes in those  balances  during  the six months  ended
     September 30, 1999 (dollars in thousands):

                                    March 31,                      September 30,
                                      1999          Payments            1999
                                      ----          --------            ----

       Associate-related reserves  $  4,354           1,531             2,823
       Contract termination costs    27,000          13,500            13,500
       Other accruals                 1,827             391             1,436
                                     ------          ------            ------
                                   $ 33,181          15,422            17,759
                                     ======          ======            ======

     The bulk of the  associate-related  reserves and contract termination costs
     will be paid during the current  fiscal year.  The other  accruals  will be
     paid out over periods ranging up to five years.

     On May 28, 1999, the Company completed the acquisition of Computer Graphics
     of Arizona,  Inc. ("Computer Graphics") and all of its affiliated companies
     in a  stock-for-stock  merger.  The Company issued  1,871,343 shares of its
     common stock in exchange for all the  outstanding  common stock of Computer
     Graphics.  Computer Graphics, a privately held enterprise  headquartered in
     Phoenix,   Arizona,  is  a  computer  service  bureau  principally  serving
     financial services direct marketers.  This acquisition was accounted for as
     a  pooling-of-interests   and,  accordingly,   the  consolidated  financial
     statements  for  periods  prior to the  combination  have been  restated to
     include the  accounts  and  results of  operations  of  Computer  Graphics.
     Included in the statement of operations for the six months ended  September
     30, 1999 are revenues of $5.3 million and earnings  before  income taxes of
     $1.7 million for Computer Graphics for the period from April 1, 1999 to May
     28, 1999. For the six months ended September 30, 1998 Computer Graphics had
     revenues of $11.4 million and earnings before income taxes of $1.7 million.

     Effective  April 1,  1999,  the  Company  acquired  the  assets of  Horizon
     Systems,  Inc.  ("Horizon")  for $16.5 million in cash and common stock and
     the assumption of certain liabilities of Horizon,  and other cash and stock
     consideration  based on the future performance of Horizon.  The acquisition
     has been  accounted  for as a purchase  and,  accordingly,  the  results of
     operations  of  Horizon  are  included  in  the  consolidated   results  of
     operations  from the date of the  acquisition.  The excess of the  purchase
     price over the net assets acquired of $14.1 million is being amortized over
     20 years.

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     Effective  August  1,  1999 the  Company  acquired  all of the  issued  and
     outstanding common stock of Access Communication  Systems,  Inc. ("Access")
     for 300,000 shares of the Company's  common stock,  valued at $6.3 million.
     The acquisition has been accounted for as a purchase and, accordingly,  the
     results of operations of Access are included in the consolidated results of
     operations from the date of  acquisition.  The excess of the purchase price
     over the net assets  acquired of $8.6  million is being  amortized  over 20
     years.

2.   Included in other assets are unamortized  deferred expenses and outsourcing
     capital  expenditure costs in the amount of $36.7 million and $28.4 million
     at  September  30, 1999 and March 31, 1999,  respectively.  These costs are
     amortized  over the life of the related  contract.  Noncurrent  receivables
     from software license, data, and equipment sales are also included in other
     assets in the amount of $41.3  million and $24.9  million at September  30,
     1999  and  March  31,  1999,  respectively.  The  current  portion  of such
     receivables  is  included  in other  current  assets in the amount of $30.1
     million and $24.6  million as of  September  30,  1999 and March 31,  1999,
     respectively.  Other assets also included $125.4 million and $103.5 million
     in capitalized  software license agreements at September 30, 1999 and March
     31, 1999, respectively.  These licenses are enterprise-wide  agreements for
     systems  software  from  several  vendors  with terms of from five to seven
     years.  The  agreements  provide for  substantial  Company  growth and as a
     result,  reflect  considerable  discounts  from standard  list prices.  The
     licenses  are being  amortized  over  their  estimated  useful  lives.  The
     offsetting  liabilities  for the present  value of the future  payments are
     included in long-term  debt.  Also included in other assets are investments
     in joint  ventures  in the  amount of $18.4  million  and $16.9  million at
     September 30, 1999 and March 31, 1999 respectively.

3. Long-term debt consists of the following (dollars in thousands):



                                                    September 30,     March 31,
                                                        1999            1999

     5.25% Convertible subordinated notes due 2003;   $115,000         115,000
     convertible at the option of the holder into
     shares of common stock at a conversion price
     of $19.89 per share; redeemable at the option
     of the Company at any time after April 3, 2001

     Unsecured revolving credit agreement               71,314          55,384

     6.92% Senior notes due March 30, 2007, payable     30,000          30,000
     in annual installments of $4,286 commencing
     March 30, 2001; interest is payable semi-annually

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     3.12% Convertible note, interest and principal          -          25,000
     due April 30, 1999; convertible at maturity into
     two million shares of common stock

     Capital leases on land, buildings and equipment    19,195          20,587
     payable in monthly payments of $357 of principal
     and interest; remaining terms of from five to
     twenty years; interest rates at approximately 8%

     Software license liabilities payable over terms    77,598          76,748
     of from five to seven years; effective interest
     rates at approximately 6%

     8.5% Unsecured term loan; quarterly principal       8,800           9,000
     payments of $200 plus interest with the balance
     due in 2003

     9.75% Senior notes, due May 1, 2000, payable in     2,143           4,286
     annual installments of $2,143 each May 1;
     interest is payable semi-annually

     Other capital leases, debt and long-term
     liabilities                                         6,838          12,573
                                                       -------         -------

             Total long-term debt                      330,888         348,578


         Less current installments                      20,467          23,355
                                                       -------         -------

         Long-term debt, excluding current
           installments                               $310,421         325,223
                                                       =======         =======

     In April 1999, the holder of the 3.12%  convertible note elected to receive
     the two million  shares of the  Company's  common stock.  Accordingly,  the
     balance of the debt and related  accrued  interest of $2.1 million has been
     reclassified into equity.

     In connection  with the  construction  of the  Company's  new  headquarters
     building and a new customer service facility in Little Rock, Arkansas,  the
     Company  has  entered  into 50/50  joint  ventures  with local real  estate
     developers. In each case, the Company is guaranteeing portions of the loans
     for the buildings.  The aggregate amount of the guarantees at September 30,
     1999 was approximately $4.4 million.


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4.   Below is a calculation and  reconciliation of the numerator and denominator
     of basic and diluted  earnings per share (dollars in thousands,  except per
     share amounts):

                                            For the               For the
                                         Quarter Ended        Six Months Ended

                                         September 30,          September 30,
                                        1999       1998        1999       1998

Basic earnings (loss) per share:
   Numerator - net earnings (loss)   $ 21,300    (60,548)     37,049    (48,811)
                                       ======     ======      ======     ======
   Denominator
      Weighted average shares
      outstanding                      84,741     76,584      83,764     75,869
                                       ======     ======      ======     ======
   Earnings (loss) per share:        $   0.25      (0.79)       0.44      (0.64)
                                       ======     ======      ======     ======
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
   Numerator:
      Net earnings (loss)            $ 21,300    (60,548)     37,049     48,811

      Interest expense on
      convertible debt
      (net of tax effect)                 943          -       1,886          -
                                       ------     ------      ------     ------
                                     $ 22,243    (60,548)     38,935    (48,811)
                                       ======     ======      ======     ======
   Denominator
      Weighted average shares
       outstanding                     84,741     76,584      83,764     75,869

      Effect of common stock
      options and warrants              3,569          -       3,849          -

      Convertible debt                  5,783          -       5,783          -
                                       ------     ------      ------     ------
                                       94,093     76,584      93,396     75,869
                                       ======     ======      ======     ======
   Earnings (loss) per share         $   0.24      (0.79)       0.42      (0.64)
                                       ======     ======      ======     ======


     Options to purchase shares of common stock that were outstanding during the
     periods  reported,  but were not  included  in the  computation  of diluted
     earnings per share because the option  exercise  price was greater than the
     average market price of the common shares, are shown below:


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                                         For the                   For the
                                      Quarter Ended            Six Months Ended

                                      September 30,              September 30,
                                          1999                       1999
       Number of shares under
       option (in thousands)              4,059                      2,713

       Range of exercise prices      $23.55 - 54.00             $23.55 - 54.00
                                      =============              =============

     All potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the diluted earnings
     per share  calculations  for the quarter and six months ended September 30,
     1998 because they were antidilutive. The effect of common stock options and
     warrants  which were  excluded was  6,743,000 and 6,939,000 for the quarter
     and six  months,  respectively.  Potentially  dilutive  shares  related  to
     convertible  debt which were excluded  were  7,783,000 for both the quarter
     and six  months.  Interest  expense  on the  convertible  debt  (net of tax
     effect)  excluded  in  computing  diluted  earnings  (loss)  per  share was
     $1,057,000 and $2,125,000 for the quarter and six months, respectively.

5.   Trade  accounts  receivable  are presented  net of allowances  for doubtful
     accounts,  returns,  and  credits  of $5.3  million  and  $5.6  million  at
     September 30, 1999 and March 31, 1999, respectively.

6.   The following  tables present  information by business  segment (dollars in
     thousands):

                               For the Quarter Ended    For the Six Months Ended

                                   September 30,             September 30,
                                --------------------      --------------------
                                 1999         1998         1999         1998
                                -------      -------      -------      -------
Services                      $ 162,666      105,303      292,758      202,468

Data Products                    59,953       48,020      107,899       91,807

Information Technology (I. T.)
   Management                    43,650       36,604       89,989       68,076

Intercompany eliminations       (19,429)      (9,897)     (31,300)     (17,809)
                                -------      -------      -------      -------
      Total revenue           $ 246,840      180,030      458,346      344,542
                                =======      =======      =======      =======
Services                         32,645       20,734       58,751       38,472

Data Products                     6,622        6,802        8,039       11,494

Information Technology (I. T.)
   Management                    10,999        7,948       22,261       13,515

Intercompany eliminations        (9,715)      (4,847)     (15,651)      (8,829)

Corporate and other                (668)    (113,344)      (3,271)    (117,038)
                                -------      -------      -------      -------
Income from operations        $  39,883      (82,707)      70,129      (62,386)
                                =======      =======      =======      =======

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7.   On July 28, 1999 the Company  completed a secondary  offering of  1,500,000
     shares of its common stock. In addition,  four  shareholders of the Company
     sold 4,011,076 shares of common stock. In connection with the offering, the
     Company granted an over-allotment option to the underwriters to purchase up
     to an additional 800,000 shares.  The underwriters  exercised the option on
     August 17, 1999 for 500,000  shares,  bringing the total shares sold by the
     Company to  2,000,000.  The net  proceeds to the Company,  after  deducting
     underwriting  discounts and offering  expenses,  were  approximately  $51.3
     million.

8.   On  September  30,  1999  the  Company   entered  into  a  synthetic  lease
     arrangement  under which a lessor  committed  to purchase  and lease to the
     Company up to $100 million of equipment under a master lease agreement. The
     initial  funding  was  approximately  $32.5  million  paid  directly to the
     Company  for the  sale  and  leaseback  of  existing  equipment,  purchased
     generally over the previous 18 months,  and an additional  $3.7 million for
     new  equipment  which was paid directly to vendors.  The Company  presently
     intends to lease only new  equipment  in the  future.  There was no gain or
     loss on the sale and leaseback transaction.  The leases, which have minimum
     terms of 24 months for the sale and leaseback on the used equipment portion
     and 36 months for the new  equipment  portion,  are being  accounted for as
     operating leases.

9.   The  accumulated  balance  of  other  comprehensive  income  (loss),  which
     consists solely of foreign currency translation adjustment was $0.4 million
     and  ($0.3   million)  as  of  September  30,  1999  and  March  31,  1999,
     respectively.  Comprehensive income was $22.2 million and $37.8 million for
     the  quarter  and  six  months  ended  September  30,  1999,  respectively.
     Comprehensive  loss was $59.9 million and $48.1 million for the quarter and
     six months ended September 30, 1998, respectively.


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Form 10-Q

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

On May 28, 1999, the Company  completed the acquisition of Computer  Graphics of
Arizona,  Inc.  ("Computer  Graphics") and all of its affiliated  companies in a
stock-for-stock    merger.    The   acquisition   was   accounted   for   as   a
pooling-of-interests, and accordingly, the consolidated financial statements for
periods prior to the combination  have been restated to include the accounts and
results of operations of Computer Graphics.


Results of Operations

For the  quarter  ended  September  30,  1999,  consolidated  revenue was $246.8
million,  up 37% from the same  quarter a year  ago.  For the six  months  ended
September 30, 1999, revenue was $458.3 million, an increase of 33% over the same
period in the prior year.

The  following  table shows the  Company's  revenue by business  segment for the
quarters ended September 30, 1999 and 1998 (dollars in millions):

                            September 30,       September 30,            %
                                1999                1998              Change
                                -----               -----             ------

Services                      $ 162.7             $ 105.3              +54%
Data Products                    59.9                48.0              +25
I. T. Management                 43.6                36.6              +19
Intercompany eliminations       (19.4)               (9.9)             +96
                                -----               -----              ---

                              $ 246.8             $ 180.0              +37%
                                =====               =====              ===

Services  segment  revenue  grew 54% for the quarter  when  compared to the same
quarter in the prior year. Led by the Financial Services Division, which doubled
over the prior year, the Services  segment also reported  strong growth from the
media,   telecommunications,   pharmaceutical  and  Sigma  business  units.  The
International  Division also reported strong growth with revenue  increasing 38%
over the prior year.  The Services  segment  continues to benefit from companies
implementing  customer  relationship  management (CRM) strategies.  The Allstate
business  unit  revenue,  which is now  less  than  10% of the  Company's  total
revenue,  decreased  8% from the prior  year due to lower  volumes  and  reduced
pricing under the new contract.

The Data Products segment second quarter revenue increased by 25% over the prior
year. A strong  performance  from the Infobase and DataQuick  units which grew a
combined 45% was partially offset by flat revenues from the Direct Media unit.


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Revenues  from I. T.  Management  for the quarter  increased  19% over the prior
year.  Revenue from new contracts  including  Montgomery Wards, City of Chicago,
Atlanta  Gas and Light and  approximately  15 smaller  customers  was  partially
offset  by Waste  Management  ending  their  contract  during  the  quarter  and
consequently reporting lower year-over-year revenue.

For the six months ended  September 30, 1999,  Services  segment  revenue was up
45%,  Data  Products  was up  18%,  and I.  T.  Management  increased  32%.  The
discussion  above related to the second quarter is also generally  applicable to
understanding the revenue increases for the six month period.

Salaries and benefits grew 29% for the quarter. This increase primarily reflects
headcount  and  merit  increases  associated  with the  growth  of the  business
combined  with  acquisitions  not  included in the prior year. A benefit from an
accrual  adjustment  related to an  employee  benefit  plan of $1.3  million was
largely offset by a severance  charge of  approximately  $1.0 million related to
terminations  during the quarter.  For the six months ended  September 30, 1999,
salaries  and  benefits  increased  30%,  which  also  generally  reflects  both
headcount and normal salary increases resulting from the growth in the business.
Headcount  increases are partially  driven by  acquisitions  and new outsourcing
contracts  signed since the comparable  period in the prior year.  Excluding the
accrual  adjustment  and  severance  charge noted above,  as well as  additional
accrual  adjustment in the first quarter,  the increase for the six months would
have been 32%.

Computer,  communications  and other equipment  costs for the quarter  increased
37%,  reflecting  increased  capital  expenditures and software costs associated
with the increased revenue volume.  For the six months ended September 30, 1999,
computer, communications and other equipment costs were also up 37%.

Data costs  increased  5% for the  quarter  due to the  impact of fixed  royalty
arrangements with outside data vendors combined with lower data costs associated
with the reduced volumes under the Allstate contract.  For the six months,  data
costs increased less than 1%.

Other operating costs and expenses increased 83% for the quarter principally due
to large sales of server  equipment  during the quarter.  These server sales are
part of our data warehouse solution being delivered to our customers.  Excluding
the impact of these sales,  other operating  expenses for the quarter would have
been 28% greater than in the prior year.  This  adjusted  increase was generally
caused by the higher volume in revenue along with higher  goodwill  amortization
from acquisitions occurring since the same period in the prior year. For the six
months,  other operating costs and expenses  increased 55%,  principally for the
same reasons noted above.

Income  from  operations  for the  quarter  was $39.9  million,  compared  to an
operating  loss in the prior  year of $82.7  million.  The prior  year  included
special  charges of $109.4  million  which were merger and  integration  charges
associated  with the May & Speh  merger  and the  write  down of other  impaired
assets. Excluding the special charges,  operating margin increased from 14.8% to
16.2% for the quarter.  For the six months ended September 30, 1999, income from
operations  was $70.1 million,  compared to a loss from  operations in the prior
year of $62.4 million.  Again excluding the special  charges,  operating  margin
increased from 12.6% to 15.3% for the six months.


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Interest  expense  increased by $2.2 million in the current quarter  compared to
the same quarter a year ago, as a result of higher debt levels. The increase for
the six months was $4.0 million for the same reason. Other income decreased $1.7
million from the previous year due to lower  interest  income from invested cash
related to the $115  million  May & Speh  convertible  debt  offering  which was
completed  in March of 1998.  For the  six-month  period,  the decrease was $3.4
million.  The  Company's  effective tax rate for both the quarter and six months
was 37.5%.  The effective tax rate in the prior year was impacted by the special
charges,  which were not fully deductible for tax purposes. The Company recorded
net  earnings of $21.3  million  for the  quarter and $37.0  million for the six
months,  compared to net loss of $60.5 million for the quarter and $48.8 million
for the six months in the previous year. Earnings per share for the quarter on a
basic and diluted  basis were $.25 and $.24,  respectively.  For the six months,
earnings  per  share  on  a  basic  and  diluted   basis  were  $.44  and  $.42,
respectively.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

Working capital at September 30, 1999 totaled $180.6 million  compared to $134.1
million at March 31, 1999.  At September  30,  1999,  the Company had  available
credit  lines of $151.5  million of which  $72.8  million was  outstanding.  The
available  credit lines  included a temporary  increase in the Company's  $125.0
million  revolving credit facility to $150.0 million until October 15, 1999. The
Company's   debt-to-capital  ratio  (capital  defined  as  long-term  debt  plus
stockholders' equity) was 38% at September 30, 1999 compared to 48% at March 31,
1999.  Included in long-term  debt at March 31, 1999 were two  convertible  debt
facilities  totaling $140 million,  of which $25 million was converted to equity
in April,  1999. The conversion price of the remaining $115 million  convertible
debt is $19.89 per share.  The market  price of the  Company's  common stock has
been in excess of this  conversion  price for most of the current  fiscal  year,
although since  September 30 it has dropped below the conversion  price.  If the
price of the Company's  common stock  increases to above the  conversion  price,
management  expects  this  debt to be  converted  as  well.  Assuming  that  the
remaining $115 million converts to equity, the Company's  debt-to-capital  ratio
would be reduced to 24% at September 30, 1999.  From March 31, 1999 to September
30, 1999, total stockholders equity increased 39% to $496.7 million.

Cash provided by operating  activities was $8.6 million for the six months ended
September 30, 1999,  compared with $4.5 million for the same period in the prior
year. Excluding special charges, earnings before interest, taxes,  depreciation,
and amortization ("EBITDA"),  increased by 37% compared to a year ago. EBITDA is
not  intended to  represent  cash flows for the period,  is not  presented as an
alternative to operating  income as an indicator of operating  performance,  may
not be comparable to other  similarly  titled measures of other  companies,  and
should not be  considered  in  isolation  or as a  substitute  for  measures  of
performance   prepared  in  accordance   with  generally   accepted   accounting
principles.  However,  EBITDA is a relevant measure of the Company's  operations
and cash flows and is used internally as a surrogate measure of cash provided by
operating activities.  The resulting operating cash flow in both the current and
prior year was reduced by the change in operating assets and  liabilities.  Days
sales outstanding was 80 days at both September 30, 1999 and March 31, 1999. The
days sales outstanding  calculation reflects the impact of adjusting revenue and
receivables for long-term  receivables included in other assets and pass-through
amounts  receivable  associated with the outsourcing  contracts and VAT taxes in
the United Kingdom.  These adjustments are made to properly reflect  receivables


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and  revenues  on a  comparable  basis.  The Company has set a target of 72 days
sales  outstanding  for March 31, 2000.  The Company has  designated  10% of its
leadership bonus plans toward achieving this goal.

Investing  activities  used $68.7 million in the six months ended  September 30,
1999 compared to $86.8 million in the prior year.  Investing activities included
$64.7  million in capital  expenditures,  compared to $47.3 million in the prior
year.  Capital  expenditures  are  principally  due to  purchases of data center
equipment  to  support  the  Company's  outsourcing  agreements,  as well as the
purchase of additional data center equipment in the Company's core data centers.
Capital  expenditures  were  partially  offset  by the  sale  and  leaseback  of
equipment  under a synthetic  leasing  arrangement.  The Company has  obtained a
commitment  from a financial  institution  for up to $100  million in  equipment
purchases  under this  leasing  facility.  At September  30,  1999,  the Company
obtained funding for $36.2 million of assets. Of this amount,  $32.5 million was
paid to the Company for previously  purchased  assets and the remainder was paid
directly  to  vendors  for asset  purchases  which  were in  process.  Investing
activities  also include cash paid for  acquisitions,  including the purchase of
Horizon Systems, Inc. in April 1999.

Financing  activities  provided $60.8 million for the six months ended September
30, 1999, compared to the use of $25.6 million in the previous year. Most of the
amount provided through debt proceeds  represents  borrowing under the revolving
credit   agreement.   Financing   activities   also   include  the  proceeds  of
approximately  $51.3 million  related to the sale of two million shares of stock
in a secondary public offering,  as well as sales of common stock under existing
option and warrant agreements.

During fiscal 1999,  construction was  substantially  completed on the Company's
new  headquarters  building and a new customer  service facility in Little Rock,
Arkansas.  These two  buildings  were built  pursuant  to 50/50  joint  ventures
between  the  Company  and local real  estate  investors.  The  Company  has now
occupied both of these  buildings.  During the current  fiscal year, the Company
has begun  construction on a new customer service  facility in Conway,  Arkansas
and expects to begin construction on another customer service facility in Little
Rock.  The Conway  project is expected to be completed in the spring of 2000 and
to cost  approximately  $12.0  million.  The Little Rock building is expected to
cost  approximately  $30.0 to $35.0 million and construction is expected to last
from January 2000 to  September  2001.  Subsequent  to September  30, 1999,  the
Company has secured  construction and permanent financing for the Conway project
through a local bank.  The City of Little Rock has  committed  to issue  revenue
bonds for the Little Rock project.

While the Company does not have any other material  contractual  commitments for
capital  expenditures,   additional   investments  in  facilities  and  computer
equipment  continue to be  necessary to support the growth of the  business.  In
addition,  new outsourcing or facilities management contracts frequently require
substantial  up-front  capital  expenditures  in order  to  acquire  or  replace
existing  assets.  In some cases,  the Company also sells  hardware to customers
under  extended  payment terms or notes  receivable  collectible  generally over
three years.  These  arrangements  also require  up-front  expenditures of cash,
which are repaid over the life of the  agreement.  The Company also continues to
evaluate  acquisitions which may require up-front payments of cash. As a result,
management  expects that it will be necessary to raise additional  capital.  The


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Company is actively pursuing  additional  capital sources,  including  financing
arrangements for the new buildings noted above,  additional  equipment  leasing,
and a possible  permanent increase in the revolving credit line. In May of 1999,
the Company  arranged a $25 million  increase  in the current  revolving  credit
facility.  This temporary  increase  expired July 31, 1999, but was subsequently
extended  through  October  15,  1999.  The Company  also  completed a secondary
offering of common  stock July 28, 1999 under which 1.5 million  shares of stock
were sold. The Company  granted an option to the  underwriters  under which they
could purchase an additional  800,000 shares at a price of $25.85 per share. The
underwriters  exercised  the option for 500,000  shares on August 17, 1999.  The
total net  proceeds  from these  stock  sales for the  quarter  after  deducting
underwriting discounts and offering expenses were approximately $51.3 million.


Year 2000

Many computer systems ("IT Systems') and equipment and instruments with embedded
microprocessors  ("non-IT systems") were designed to only recognize the last two
digits of a calendar year. With the arrival of the Year 2000,  these systems and
microprocessors  may  encounter  operating  problems  due to their  inability to
distinguish years after 1999 from years preceding 1999. This could manifest in a
system failure or miscalculations  causing disruption of operations,  including,
among other things, a temporary inability to process or transmit data, or engage
in normal  business  activities.  As a result,  the  Company  is  engaged  in an
extensive  project to  remediate  or replace its  date-sensitive  IT systems and
non-IT systems.

The  following  discussion  of the  implications  of the Year 2000 issue for the
Company  contains  numerous  forward-looking   statements  based  on  inherently
uncertain information.  The information presented is based on the Company's best
estimates,  which  were  derived  utilizing  a number of  assumptions  of future
events, including the continued availability of internal and external resources,
third party modifications, and other factors. However, there can be no guarantee
that these estimates will be achieved and actual results could differ.  Although
the Company  believes  it will be able to make the  necessary  modifications  in
advance,  there can be no guarantee that failure to correctly modify the systems
would not have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Since 1996 the  Company  has been  engaged in an  enterprise-wide  effort  ("the
Project")  to address  the risks  associated  with the Year 2000  problem,  both
internal and external.  Under the Project, the Company has established a project
office comprised of representatives  from each of the operating divisions of the
Company. A Company readiness champion and project leader are responsible for the
readiness  process,  which includes  deliverables  such as plans,  reviews,  and
appropriate sign-offs by the appropriate business unit leaders and the Company's
Year 2000  leadership.  The Project also includes the  dissemination of internal
communications and status reports on a regular basis to senior leadership.

The Company believes that it has identified and evaluated its internal Year 2000
issues and that  sufficient  resources  have been devoted to  renovating  IT and
non-IT  systems  that were not  already  "Year 2000  ready."  The Company set an
internal  deadline of December 31, 1998 to achieve Year 2000  readiness  status,
with any residual  activity to conclude  before March 31,  1999.  Overall,  this


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objective was achieved as outlined in the Project and any  exceptions  are being
managed.  The original  timeline was  developed to allow the Company to focus on
recent mergers and acquisitions as well as customer-driven  dependencies.  While
the core Project  substantially  ended on March 31, 1999, a transition  strategy
was  implemented  moving the Company  from a project  mode to a  standards-based
maintenance mode.  On-going  activities based on the transition strategy include
reviewing or enhancing contingency plans, continuing vendor product analysis and
evaluation,   establishing  the  Year  2000  readiness  of   acquisitions,   and
maintaining the readiness  standing of existing  operations  through  purchasing
procedures and quality control processes.

The Project involved four phases:  (1) planning;  (2) remediation;  (3) testing;
and (4)  certification.  The  planning  phase  involved  developing  a  detailed
inventory  of  applications  and  systems,  identifying  the scope of  necessary
remediation  to each  application  or  system,  and  establishing  a  conversion
schedule.  During the remediation phase,  source codes were actually  converted,
date fields were expanded or windowed,  and the remediated  system was tested to
ensure it is functionally the same as the existing  production  version.  In the
testing  phase,  test data was prepared and the  application  was tested using a
variety of Year 2000 scenarios.  The certification phase validated that a system
could run  successfully  in a Year 2000  environment  and  appropriate  internal
sign-offs were obtained.

The following  chart indicates the estimated state of completion from each phase
of the  Project.  It is  important  to note that each phase of the  Project  was
required to be completed before moving to the next phase.

                              Current        Planned          Planned
                             September       December         December
                               1999            1998             1999
                               ----            ----             ----
         Planning              100%            100%             100%
         Remediation            99%             90%             100%
         Testing                99%             80%             100%
         Certification          99%             75%             100%

As  previously  indicated,  any  exceptions  from the Project  have been clearly
identified  and  are  being  managed.  The  source  of the  Company's  remaining
exceptions  is  due  primarily  to  customer  driven   dependencies  and  recent
acquisitions.  The majority of these  exceptions  are  targeted  for  conclusion
during  November  1999,  and the  remainder  are not  material to the  Company's
business.

The  financial  impact of the Project to the  Company  has not been,  and is not
expected to be,  material to its financial  position or results of operations in
any given fiscal year.  The costs to date  associated  with the Year 2000 effort
primarily represent a reallocation of existing Company resources. Because of the
range of possible issues and the large number of variables  involved  (including
the  Year  2000  readiness  of any  entities  acquired  by the  Company),  it is
impossible  to  accurately  quantify  the  potential  cost  of  problems  if the
Company's remediation efforts or the efforts of those with whom it does business
are not successful. Such costs and any failure of such remediation efforts could
result in a loss of  business,  damage to the  Company's  reputation,  and legal
liability.


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The Company currently  believes that with modifications to existing software and
conversions  to new  software,  the Year 2000 issues can be  mitigated.  But the
systems of vendors on which the Company's systems rely may not be converted in a
timely fashion,  or a vendor or customer may fail to convert its software or may
implement a conversion that is incompatible  with the Company's  systems,  which
could have a material adverse impact on the Company.

In order to assess the readiness  status of the Company's  vendors,  the Company
contacted each vendor,  via written and/or  telephone  inquiries,  regarding its
Year 2000  status  and set up an  internal  database  of this  information.  The
Company obtained,  when possible,  written commitments from each vendor that the
products  supplied to the Company are or will be (by a date  certain)  Year 2000
ready.  The Company received  responses to 89% of its inquiries.  The Company is
also relying on representations made or contained in its vendors' web sites. The
responses  received were analyzed and where  necessary,  testing was undertaken.
Year 2000 ready  versions of vendor  products were obtained,  as available,  and
moved onto production  platforms.  The Company has also identified and continues
to  communicate  with customers to determine if customers have an effective plan
in place to address  their Year 2000 issues,  and to determine the extent of the
Company's  vulnerability to the failure of customers to remediate their own Year
2000 issues.

The Company  believes  that the most likely risks of serious Year 2000  business
disruptions are external in nature,  such as disruptions in  telecommunications,
electric,  or transportation  services.  In addition,  the Company places a high
degree of reliance on computer  systems of third parties,  such as customers and
computer hardware and software suppliers.  Although the Company is assessing the
readiness of these third parties and preparing  contingency  plans, there can be
no guarantee  that the failure of these third parties to modify their systems in
advance of  December  31, 1999 would not have a material  adverse  effect on the
Company.  Of all the external  risks,  the Company  believes the most reasonably
likely worst case  scenario  would be a business  disruption  resulting  from an
extended and/or extensive communications failure.

In an effort to reduce  the risks  associated  with the Year 2000  problem,  the
Company  has  established  and is  currently  continuing  to  develop  Year 2000
contingency  plans that build upon existing  disaster  recovery and  contingency
plans.  Examples of the Company's existing contingency plans include alternative
power supplies and communication  lines.  Contingency planning for possible Year
2000  disruptions  will  continue  to  be  defined,   improved  and  implemented
throughout  1999.  To  supplement  existing  disaster  recovery and  contingency
planning  efforts,  the Company has developed a Year 2000  response  strategy to
specifically  address the Year 2000 rollover event.  Components of this strategy
include   establishing   sound,   on-site   back-up  and  recovery   approaches,
establishing  triage  procedures  and  response  teams,  establishing  expedited
communications  with key vendors,  maintaining the processing  capabilities  for
mission  critical  systems,  implementing  a freeze or  controlled  reduction in
production  system  changes  from  December  1, 1999 to January  31,  2000,  and
exercising  production  systems on January 1, 2000 to promote production systems
availability and usability.

Despite the best efforts of the Company,  the failure to correct a material Year
2000 problem could result in an interruption in, or a failure of, certain normal
business  activities or operations.  Any failures could materially and adversely
affect the Company's results of operations,  liquidity and financial  condition.


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Due to the general uncertainty  inherent in the Year 2000 problem,  resulting in
part from the  uncertainty of the Year 2000 readiness of third party vendors and
customers,  the  Company  is  unable  to  determine  at this  time  whether  the
consequences  of Year 2000 failures will have a material impact on the Company's
results of operations, liquidity or financial condition. The Project is expected
to significantly  reduce the Company's level of uncertainty  about the Year 2000
problem and, in particular,  about the Year 2000 compliance and readiness of its
material  third party  vendors and  customers.  The  Company  believes  that the
continued   implementation  of  the  Project  will  reduce  the  possibility  of
significant interruptions to the Company's normal business operations.


Outlook

In a press  release dated October 26, 1999,  the Company,  in a  forward-looking
statement,  disclosed plans to increase  investment in technology to support the
Acxiom Data Network and AbiliTec  products.  The nature of the investments  over
the  next  2 to  2  1/2  years  includes  costs  associated  with  reengineering
development,  providing the production and testing  environment,  globalization,
incremental data content, sales incentives,  marketing support,  advertising and
branding. Management expects this required additional investment to be offset by
opportunities  and savings in other areas for the current fiscal year.  However,
as we ramp up this  investment,  next year's  earnings  per share  growth may be
impacted and could be in the 15 - 20% range as a result of these investments. As
the more efficient  AbiliTec delivered products become a predominant part of our
total revenue,  we anticipate the results of our investment will produce margins
well above current levels.

As a result of several  recent  events,  the extent and timing of this increased
investment  has become more  mission  critical  for the Acxiom Data  Network and
AbiliTec  products  to  become  accepted  as the  industry  standards  for  data
management and delivery. These recent events include:

*    The results of the first 100-day project (ended  September 1, 1999) for the
     Acxiom  Data  Network  and  AbiliTec  were   successful   and  led  to  the
     establishment  of a second 100-day  project.  The first 100-day project was
     principally    developmental   in   nature   to   render   the   technology
     production-ready for large scale applications.

*    As we initiated the second  100-day  project,  whose primary  purpose is to
     implement  the  technology  into  our  processing,  we  realized  that  the
     potential  for this  technology to provide a quantum leap for customer data
     integration  in CRM  applications  within Acxiom and  externally to support
     e-commerce  and  enterprise-wide  CRM  applications  was much  larger  than
     previously   recognized.   We  also  realized  that  we  needed  to  devote
     substantial  additional  resources  so that we would be able to service our
     current business while at the same time implementing new technologies.

*    The number of new business wins during the quarter in which the Acxiom Data
     Network and AbiliTec  technology was a key part of the selling process were
     significant.  Additionally,  the new business pipeline includes a number of
     other opportunities which also have the Acxiom Data Network and AbiliTec as
     a significant  element.  Also the impending  passage of  legislation in the
     U.S. financial services industry,  which will allow banks,  insurance,  and
     brokerage firms to merge,  demonstrated that there could be significant new
     opportunities for us in that industry.

*    We also began to  understand  more fully that when the AbiliTec  technology
     was  implemented   internally  that  we  would  become  substantially  more
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*    The  significant  momentum of Customer  Relationship  Management  (CRM) and
     e-commerce  initiatives has heightened the opportunities for Acxiom. Recent
     independent studies have underscored this realization.

*    A number of our multinational  customers have requested us to rapidly build
     up our global  capabilities  to support  solutions  across the world in the
     same manner we deliver these solutions in the U. S.

As a result,  the Company has decided to  accelerate  investment  in Acxiom Data
Network  and  AbiliTec  to  optimize  the  opportunity  and to  ensure  that the
technology becomes the industry standard for data integration.

Certain  statements in this  quarterly  report may  constitute  "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act
of 1995.  These  statements,  which are not  statements of historical  fact, may
contain estimates,  assumptions,  projections and/or expectations  regarding the
Company's financial position,  results of operations,  market position,  product
development,   regulatory  matters,   growth  opportunities  and  growth  rates,
acquisition  and  divestiture  opportunities,  and other  similar  forecasts and
statements of expectation.  Words such as "expects,"  "anticipates,"  "intends,"
"plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," and "should," and variations of these
words and similar  expressions,  are intended to identify these  forward-looking
statements.  Such  forward-looking  statements  are  not  guarantees  of  future
performance.  They involve  known and unknown  risks,  uncertainties,  and other
factors which may cause the actual  results,  performance or achievements of the
Company to be  materially  different  from any future  results,  performance  or
achievements  expressed  or  implied  by such  forward-looking  statements.  The
forward-looking statements include: statements concerning the Company's need for
additional  capital  and the  ability to raise  additional  capital;  statements
concerning  the Company's  ability to remediate  date  sensitive  IT-systems and
non-IT systems in  conjunction  with the arrival of the year 2000 and the impact
of those efforts,  and their success or failure, on the Company's future results
of operation; statements concerning the coming year's earnings per share growth;
statements  concerning the positive impact of the Company's investment in Acxiom
Data Network and AbiliTec products on the Company's future revenues and margins;
statements  concerning the impact of  implementation  of Acxiom Data Network and
AbiliTec  technology in CRM  applications,  and those concerning the momentum of
CRM application and e-commerce initiatives;  statements concerning the impact of
impending  passage  of  legislation  in the U.S.  banking  industry;  statements
concerning  efficiency  gains  related to the  implementation  of AbiliTec;  and
statements concerning potential growth of international  markets.  Other factors
may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the  forward-looking
statements.  Representative  factors  include:  the complexity  and  uncertainty
regarding the  development of new high technology  products,  such as the Acxiom
Data Network and AbiliTec,  and the loss of market share through  competition or
the  acceptance of these or other  products on a less rapid basis than expected;
the  introduction  of competent  products or  technologies  by other  companies;
changes in the  business  information  industries  and  markets;  the  company's
ability to protect proprietary information and technology or to obtain necessary
licenses on commercially reasonable terms; the company's ability to complete the
implementation  of its Year 2000 plans and its  customers  ability  to  complete
their Year 2000 plans on a timely basis; a reduction in demand for the company's

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products and  services  resulting  from its  customers'  Year 2000  issues;  the
continued ability to attract and retain qualified  technical  associates and the
possible loss of associates to other organizations;  the ability to motivate its
sales force; the ability to achieve cost  reductions;  changes in the regulatory
environment  affecting  the  company's  business,  including  but not limited to
legislation  relating to the  company's  ability to collect  and use data;  data
suppliers  might  withdraw  data  from the  company,  leading  to the  company's
inability to provide certain products and services;  short-term contracts affect
the predictability of the company's revenues;  the potential loss of data center
capacity or interruption of telecommunication  links; postal rate increases that
could lead to  reduced  volume of  business;  Acxiom's  customers  may cancel or
modify their  agreements  with the  company;  and other  market  factors.  Other
factors are detailed  from time to time in the  company's  periodic  reports and
registration  statements.  The  company  undertakes  no  obligation  to publicly
release  any  revision to any forward  looking  statement  to reflect any future
events or circumstances.  See "Additional Information Regarding  Forward-looking
Statements" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.


<PAGE>


Form 10-Q

                               ACXIOM CORPORATION
                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

          On  September  20, 1999 the Company and certain of its  directors  and
          officers were sued by an individual  shareholder in a purported  class
          action  filed in the  United  States  District  Court for the  Eastern
          District of Arkansas.  The action alleges that the defendants violated
          Section 11 of the Securities  Act of 1933 in connection  with the July
          23, 1999 public  offering of  5,421,000  shares of the common stock of
          the Company. In addition, the action seeks to assert liability against
          the Company  Leader  pursuant to Section 15 of the  Securities  Act of
          1933. The action seeks to have a class  certified of all purchasers of
          the stock  sold in the  public  offering.  Two  additional  suits were
          subsequently  filed in the same venue against the same  defendants and
          asserting the same allegations.  The cases are in their infancy and no
          substantive   filings  have  been  made   subsequent  to  the  initial
          complaints. The Company believes the allegations are without merit and
          the  defendants  intend to  vigorously  contest the cases,  and at the
          appropriate time, seek their dismissal.

          There are various  other  litigation  matters that arise in the normal
          course of the business of the  Company.  None of which,  however,  are
          believed to be material in their nature or scope.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

         The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on August 4,
         1999. At the meeting,  the shareholders  approved the election of three
         directors.  Voting results for each individual nominee were as follows:
         William T. Dillard II, 64,244,896 votes for and 446,719 votes withheld;
         Harry C. Gambill,  64,234,374 votes for and 457,241 votes withheld, and
         Thomas F. (Mack) McLarty,  III,  64,167,642 votes for and 523,973 votes
         withheld.  These three elected directors will serve with the other five
         Board members:  Dr. Ann H. Die and Charles D. Morgan,  whose terms will
         expire at the 2000  Annual  Meeting,  and  Rodger S.  Kline,  Robert A.
         Pritzker  and James T.  Womble,  whose terms  expire at the 2001 Annual
         Meeting.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

         (a)   Exhibits:

              27     Financial Data Schedule

         (b) Reports on Forms 8-K.

              A  report  was  filed  on  July  23,  1999,   which  reported  the
              Registrant's first quarter's financial results.


<PAGE>



Form 10-Q


                       ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                    SIGNATURE


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



                                           Acxiom Corporation




Dated:  November 12, 1999
                                           By:      /s/ Robert S. Bloom
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              (Signature)
                                              Robert S. Bloom
                                              Chief Financial Officer
                                              (Chief Accounting Officer)


<PAGE>




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

                              Exhibits to Form 10-Q


                  Exhibit Number                            Exhibit

                        27                          Financial Data Schedule



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<LEGEND>
THE  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION   EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE  SHEETS AND  CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENTS  OF EARNINGS  AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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<SECURITIES>                                                                  0
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                                                         0
                                                                   0
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<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THE FOLLOWING IS A RESTATED  FINANCIAL  DATA SCHEDULE AS A RESULT OF THE POOLING
OF INTERESTS WITH COMPUTER GRAPHICS.

THE  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION   EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE  SHEETS AND  CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENTS  OF EARNINGS  AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

<S>                                                                       <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                             6-MOS
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<PERIOD-END>                                                        SEP-30-1998
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                                                         0
                                                                   0
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<SALES>                                                                       0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                                        344,542
<CGS>                                                                         0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                                           406,928
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                         (4,914)
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                              0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                        8,399
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                                         (65,871)
<INCOME-TAX>                                                            (17,060)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                                     (48,811)
<DISCONTINUED>                                                                0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                               0
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