Pervasive Software Announces $10 Million Share Repurchase Authorization
July 27 2010 - 4:10PM
Business Wire
Pervasive Software(R) Inc. (NASDAQ:PVSW), a global leader in
embeddable data management and data integration software and in
enabling scalable data-intensive applications, today announced that
its Board of Directors authorized a new $10 million stock
repurchase plan.
As of July 27, 2010, Pervasive Software Inc. (the "Company") has
acquired approximately 345,000 shares of the Company's common stock
on the open market at a total cost of approximately $1.7 million,
or approximately $4.89 price per share, during the quarter ending
September 30, 2010. The Company has now utilized the majority of
the authorized repurchase funds under its $10 million stock
repurchase program announced in March 2009 and this program is now
closed. The Company's Board of Directors has approved a new stock
repurchase plan effective immediately, whereby the Company may
repurchase additional shares of its common stock with a value of up
to $10 million. Depending on market conditions and other factors,
such purchases may be commenced or suspended at any time without
prior notice.
During the eighteen fiscal quarters since March 31, 2006, the
Company has acquired approximately 8.9 million shares of its common
stock on the open market at a total cost of approximately $37.7
million, or approximately $4.19 price per share. Total issued and
outstanding shares of common stock has decreased over this period
of time with approximately 16.8 million shares issued and
outstanding as of July 27, 2010, compared to approximately 23.2
million shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2006. In
addition, employee and director stock options outstanding as of
July 27, 2010, including both "in-the-money" and "out-of-the-money"
options, totaled approximately 2.4 million, a reduction compared to
stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2006, of approximately
4.2 million.
"I am pleased with the results of our share repurchase program
over the past four years," said John Farr, president and CEO of
Pervasive Software. "In each of the eighteen fiscal quarters since
April 1, 2006, we have consistently returned equity to our
shareholders while reducing our combined total shares issued and
outstanding and the potential dilution represented by our
outstanding stock options by 30%. And, even with $38 million
invested in our share repurchase program over the past four years,
we still maintained a significant absolute cash position. Our
consistent profitability and positive cash flow from operations
have allowed us to substantially reduce our total shares and
options outstanding while also maintaining a very healthy balance
sheet and enabling us to strategically invest in our flagship
products, our emerging products and our new innovation initiatives
for the future. The newly authorized share repurchase program
reflects our continued confidence in the future of the business
while also providing us a vehicle through which we can continue to
return value to our shareholders."
About Pervasive Software
Pervasive Software (NASDAQ:PVSW) helps companies get the most
out of their data investments through agile and embeddable software
and cloud-based services for data management, data integration, B2B
exchange and analytics. The embeddable Pervasive PSQL™ database
engine provides robust database reliability in a near-zero database
administration environment for packaged business applications.
Pervasive's multi-purpose data integration platform, available
on-premises and in the cloud, accelerates the sharing of
information between multiple data stores, applications, and hosted
business systems and allows customers to re-use the same software
for diverse integration scenarios. Pervasive DataRush™ is an
embeddable parallel dataflow platform enabling data-intensive
applications such as claims processing, risk analysis, fraud
detection, data mining, predictive analytics, sales optimization
and marketing analytics. For more than two decades, Pervasive
products have delivered value to tens of thousands of customers in
more than 150 countries with a compelling combination of
performance, flexibility, reliability and low total cost of
ownership. Through Pervasive Innovation Labs, the company also
invests in exploring and creating cutting edge solutions for the
toughest data analysis and data delivery challenges. Robin Bloor,
Chief Research Analyst and President, The Bloor Group and Founder,
Bloor Research, recently cited Pervasive as one of the "10 IT
Companies to Watch in 2010." For additional information, go to
www.pervasive.com.
Cautionary Statement
Statements made in this press release regarding the Company's
share repurchase program and future cash balances are
forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially
from those set forth in these statements. Among other things,
sufficient shares may not be available at appropriate prices,
alternative uses may develop for the Company's funds, and market
and other conditions may change. These factors are not intended to
be an all-encompassing list of applicable risks and uncertainties.
Additional information regarding these and other factors can be
found in Pervasive's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2010. In providing forward-looking statements, the Company
expressly disclaims any obligation to update publicly or otherwise
these statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
All Pervasive brand and product names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Pervasive Software Inc. in the United
States and other countries. All other marks are the property of
their respective owners.
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