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CASH FLOWS FROM/(USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
NET INCOME

1,093,000

1,073,000

905,000

871,000

787,000

715,000

585,000

485,000

461,000

592,000

487,000

510,000

545,000

438,000

272,000

419,000

415,000

384,000

485,000

361,000

337,000

373,000

364,000

345,000

404,000

377,000

-498,000

-445,000

-442,000

-433,000

397,000

431,000

410,000

220,000

294,000

299,000

301,000

470,000

0

0

0

Adjustments to reconcile net income to total net cash from operating activities:
Income from discontinued operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

Net gain on disposal of operations, fixed and intangible assets and gain on remeasurement of previously held equity interest

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,000

7,000

1,000

0

-2,000

0

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Depreciation

284,000

240,000

226,000

222,000

216,000

213,000

241,000

244,000

251,000

252,000

215,000

203,000

187,000

178,000

157,000

137,000

116,000

95,000

92,000

90,000

91,000

92,000

96,000

94,000

91,000

94,000

88,000

88,000

86,000

79,000

77,000

73,000

73,000

74,000

74,000

71,000

68,000

63,000

0

0

0

Amortization

483,000

489,000

494,000

503,000

520,000

534,000

548,000

562,000

571,000

581,000

589,000

605,000

581,000

591,000

466,000

332,000

223,000

76,000

69,000

59,000

55,000

54,000

51,000

52,000

54,000

55,000

57,000

57,000

58,000

59,000

60,000

64,000

66,000

68,000

70,000

74,000

78,000

82,000

0

0

0

Non-cash lease expense

0

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Non-cash lease expense

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization of non-current deferred fulfillment costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net periodic benefit of defined benefit pension plans

-149,000

-135,000

-124,000

-149,000

-134,000

-163,000

-117,000

-104,000

-121,000

-91,000

-131,000

-111,000

-101,000

-93,000

-92,000

-92,000

-88,000

-78,000

-59,000

-42,000

-26,000

-17,000

-13,000

-10,000

-7,000

-4,000

-2,000

-1,000

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

9,000

11,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Amortization of cash retention awards

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

0

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Provision for doubtful receivables from clients

25,000

9,000

10,000

8,000

9,000

8,000

12,000

16,000

15,000

17,000

26,000

26,000

32,000

36,000

27,000

25,000

18,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

3,000

4,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

10,000

12,000

13,000

16,000

11,000

9,000

7,000

4,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Benefit from deferred income taxes

-67,000

-72,000

-89,000

-108,000

-117,000

-115,000

-299,000

-259,000

-237,000

-285,000

-180,000

-262,000

-248,000

-244,000

-148,000

-188,000

-181,000

-99,000

45,000

144,000

91,000

66,000

-71,000

-73,000

-50,000

-39,000

-25,000

-49,000

-58,000

-54,000

-19,000

16,000

-23,000

-17,000

-109,000

-143,000

-79,000

-77,000

0

0

0

Gain on derivative instruments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

21,000

-18,000

-19,000

-18,000

-17,000

-5,000

-7,000

-11,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

5,000

0

0

0

-

-

0

0

Share-based compensation

63,000

74,000

83,000

73,000

57,000

50,000

34,000

38,000

56,000

67,000

77,000

88,000

102,000

123,000

112,000

98,000

81,000

64,000

56,000

58,000

56,000

52,000

53,000

49,000

44,000

42,000

39,000

36,000

35,000

32,000

32,000

34,000

36,000

41,000

46,000

46,000

49,000

47,000

0

0

0

Net loss/(gain) on disposal of operations

-

-

-

-

-

-9,000

14,000

4,000

4,000

13,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Non-cash foreign exchange (gain)/loss

-6,000

-26,000

-19,000

-24,000

-17,000

-26,000

-21,000

-105,000

-105,000

-77,000

-74,000

19,000

44,000

28,000

-16,000

-31,000

-37,000

-73,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other, net

-36,000

-17,000

8,000

1,000

-15,000

-8,000

31,000

87,000

69,000

57,000

9,000

-44,000

-36,000

-27,000

-20,000

-37,000

-14,000

8,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Make-whole on repurchase and redemption of senior notes and write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

171,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Undistributed earnings of associates

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,000

2,000

-2,000

-8,000

-3,000

-4,000

0

2,000

-3,000

9,000

4,000

5,000

12,000

10,000

14,000

18,000

0

0

0

Non-cash Venezuela currency devaluation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12,000

0

0

0

Effect of exchange rate changes on net income

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-32,000

-20,000

-2,000

4,000

10,000

10,000

14,000

14,000

2,000

2,000

-17,000

-14,000

-13,000

-11,000

3,000

-6,000

0

0

0

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from purchase of subsidiaries:
Accounts receivable

186,000

261,000

71,000

95,000

10,000

-68,000

-237,000

-191,000

-146,000

64,000

90,000

152,000

193,000

101,000

80,000

118,000

164,000

155,000

90,000

89,000

78,000

66,000

91,000

129,000

128,000

116,000

81,000

30,000

65,000

17,000

4,000

15,000

32,000

92,000

72,000

104,000

98,000

35,000

0

0

0

Fiduciary assets

748,000

365,000

883,000

607,000

2,003,000

839,000

1,232,000

1,426,000

836,000

1,167,000

406,000

943,000

527,000

249,000

475,000

278,000

1,138,000

508,000

1,361,000

823,000

765,000

887,000

1,466,000

1,535,000

1,003,000

804,000

-925,000

-693,000

-141,000

111,000

655,000

257,000

306,000

162,000

525,000

65,000

-1,063,000

78,000

0

0

0

Fiduciary liabilities

748,000

365,000

883,000

607,000

2,003,000

839,000

1,232,000

1,426,000

836,000

1,167,000

406,000

943,000

527,000

249,000

475,000

278,000

1,138,000

508,000

1,361,000

823,000

765,000

887,000

-142,000

-73,000

-605,000

-804,000

-1,147,000

-915,000

-363,000

-111,000

331,000

-67,000

-18,000

-162,000

507,000

-91,000

-1,219,000

-78,000

0

0

0

Cash incentives paid

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

393,000

404,000

465,000

346,000

347,000

344,000

274,000

323,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash retention awards paid

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Funding of defined benefit pension plans

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

0

0

0

-

0

0

0

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Other assets

225,000

269,000

372,000

256,000

105,000

22,000

85,000

-158,000

20,000

128,000

117,000

307,000

177,000

233,000

109,000

88,000

75,000

5,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-14,000

-50,000

12,000

-2,000

1,000

-59,000

-45,000

-65,000

-70,000

25,000

-32,000

-36,000

93,000

0

0

0

Other liabilities

-367,000

-264,000

24,000

20,000

-6,000

-20,000

-40,000

-303,000

-335,000

-51,000

-129,000

146,000

145,000

174,000

48,000

63,000

8,000

-61,000

-519,000

-485,000

-432,000

-91,000

422,000

456,000

495,000

445,000

545,000

433,000

334,000

319,000

152,000

165,000

135,000

101,000

215,000

110,000

135,000

96,000

0

0

0

Provisions

7,000

4,000

-12,000

12,000

-62,000

-23,000

-29,000

-104,000

-34,000

-35,000

5,000

45,000

44,000

65,000

123,000

107,000

113,000

43,000

-20,000

-7,000

-17,000

-12,000

-4,000

0

15,000

24,000

26,000

22,000

10,000

-20,000

0

0

0

-

-

-24,000

-20,000

-45,000

0

0

0

Net cash from/(used in) operating activities

1,151,000

1,081,000

1,192,000

1,196,000

1,223,000

1,288,000

1,063,000

938,000

785,000

862,000

827,000

816,000

909,000

933,000

752,000

673,000

427,000

244,000

309,000

332,000

408,000

477,000

476,000

576,000

527,000

561,000

581,000

504,000

502,000

525,000

477,000

471,000

494,000

439,000

513,000

461,000

427,000

489,000

0

0

0

CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to fixed assets and software for internal use

255,000

246,000

234,000

247,000

260,000

268,000

311,000

322,000

303,000

300,000

265,000

245,000

232,000

218,000

197,000

191,000

177,000

146,000

132,000

106,000

108,000

113,000

115,000

115,000

111,000

112,000

116,000

123,000

122,000

135,000

137,000

127,000

127,000

111,000

95,000

85,000

74,000

83,000

0

0

0

Capitalized software costs

57,000

59,000

56,000

63,000

58,000

54,000

64,000

68,000

73,000

75,000

73,000

75,000

82,000

85,000

64,000

42,000

18,000

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds on disposal of fixed and intangible assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,000

6,000

9,000

12,000

6,000

8,000

6,000

5,000

11,000

13,000

14,000

13,000

14,000

11,000

10,000

10,000

0

0

0

Additions to intangible assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9,000

7,000

8,000

7,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acquisitions of operations, net of cash acquired

1,394,000

1,329,000

1,352,000

29,000

32,000

36,000

8,000

8,000

6,000

13,000

13,000

-44,000

5,000

-476,000

88,000

210,000

380,000

857,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

30,000

59,000

58,000

32,000

33,000

9,000

10,000

9,000

10,000

6,000

10,000

11,000

21,000

0

0

0

Payments to acquire (proceeds from sale of) other investments, net of distributions received

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,000

7,000

6,000

3,000

7,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

6,000

5,000

6,000

5,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Acquisition of investments in associates

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,000

0

0

0

Net proceeds from sale of operations

-

-

-

-

-

4,000

61,000

61,000

61,000

57,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

86,000

38,000

38,000

25,000

20,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Redemptions of held-to-maturity investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sales and redemptions of available for sale securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other, net

12,000

-3,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

4,000

-2,000

-9,000

-16,000

-23,000

-38,000

-12,000

-13,000

-16,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net cash used in investing activities

-1,701,000

-1,614,000

-1,632,000

-336,000

-337,000

-341,000

-313,000

-333,000

-332,000

-335,000

-350,000

-268,000

-304,000

195,000

-312,000

-387,000

-518,000

-943,000

-507,000

-442,000

-263,000

-276,000

-132,000

-127,000

-120,000

-120,000

-178,000

-181,000

-156,000

-172,000

-128,000

-115,000

-114,000

-101,000

-90,000

-89,000

-77,000

-94,000

0

0

0

INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS FROM OPERATING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

423,000

372,000

350,000

395,000

0

0

0

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from drawdown of revolving credit facility

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

0

-

0

0

0

-

-95,000

-30,000

35,000

90,000

0

0

0

Net payments on revolving credit facility

127,000

-131,000

-1,367,000

-1,057,000

-677,000

-754,000

621,000

556,000

-123,000

642,000

827,000

439,000

927,000

-237,000

-340,000

-144,000

131,000

469,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Senior notes issued

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,606,000

1,606,000

1,606,000

997,000

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

794,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from issuance of other debt

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

32,000

32,000

32,000

36,000

404,000

996,000

996,000

992,000

592,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Debt issuance costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9,000

9,000

9,000

17,000

14,000

18,000

18,000

4,000

5,000

1,000

1,000

2,000

3,000

3,000

11,000

10,000

8,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

12,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Repayments of debt

1,122,000

995,000

825,000

130,000

150,000

170,000

190,000

82,000

119,000

734,000

754,000

770,000

1,356,000

1,901,000

1,868,000

1,984,000

1,343,000

166,000

163,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

536,000

536,000

536,000

536,000

14,000

17,000

15,000

340,000

365,000

421,000

911,000

610,000

694,000

658,000

209,000

0

0

0

Make-whole on repurchase and redemption of senior notes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

158,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Repurchase of shares

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

532,000

636,000

654,000

552,000

396,000

222,000

41,000

67,000

82,000

95,000

175,000

193,000

213,000

200,000

117,000

35,000

0

0

44,000

81,000

100,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from issuance of shares

26,000

45,000

55,000

54,000

56,000

45,000

38,000

42,000

52,000

61,000

63,000

72,000

72,000

63,000

75,000

70,000

104,000

131,000

133,000

135,000

134,000

139,000

156,000

186,000

179,000

155,000

117,000

92,000

61,000

53,000

55,000

41,000

52,000

60,000

56,000

61,000

44,000

36,000

0

0

0

Cash paid for employee taxes on withholding shares

-

-

-

-

-

30,000

34,000

45,000

22,000

18,000

14,000

7,000

15,000

13,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

5,000

0

0

0

-

-

0

0

Dividends paid

336,000

329,000

323,000

318,000

315,000

306,000

296,000

289,000

280,000

277,000

275,000

269,000

264,000

199,000

245,000

235,000

223,000

277,000

218,000

216,000

214,000

210,000

206,000

201,000

196,000

193,000

190,000

187,000

186,000

185,000

183,000

183,000

181,000

180,000

180,000

177,000

177,000

176,000

0

0

0

Acquisitions of and dividends paid to non-controlling interests

-56,000

-55,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-51,000

-23,000

-20,000

-18,000

-21,000

-19,000

-28,000

-22,000

-21,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from Noncontrolling Interests

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acquisition of noncontrolling interests

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,000

14,000

14,000

14,000

39,000

29,000

29,000

31,000

9,000

9,000

15,000

13,000

10,000

0

0

0

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

17,000

17,000

11,000

10,000

9,000

9,000

9,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

15,000

13,000

15,000

16,000

26,000

26,000

0

0

0

Net cash from financing activities

501,000

397,000

413,000

-942,000

-797,000

-903,000

-775,000

-618,000

-517,000

-479,000

-362,000

-647,000

-645,000

-775,000

-113,000

212,000

563,000

640,000

54,000

-64,000

-313,000

-323,000

-288,000

-242,000

-204,000

-137,000

-199,000

-221,000

-273,000

-291,000

-288,000

-253,000

-341,000

-214,000

-217,000

-237,000

-149,000

-293,000

0

0

0

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH

-49,000

-136,000

-27,000

-82,000

89,000

44,000

-25,000

-13,000

-64,000

48,000

115,000

-99,000

-40,000

353,000

327,000

498,000

472,000

-59,000

-144,000

-174,000

-168,000

-122,000

56,000

207,000

203,000

304,000

204,000

102,000

73,000

62,000

61,000

103,000

39,000

124,000

206,000

135,000

201,000

102,000

0

0

0

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

-37,000

-2,000

-30,000

-17,000

-51,000

-41,000

44,000

72,000

117,000

112,000

30,000

2,000

-13,000

-15,000

-26,000

-32,000

-21,000

-44,000

-46,000

-51,000

-63,000

-39,000

-23,000

-2,000

0

-8,000

-5,000

-6,000

-6,000

2,000

0

-13,000

-7,000

-4,000

-2,000

15,000

9,000

-7,000

0

0

0

Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid for interest

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash paid for income taxes, net

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Issuance of shares and assumed awards in connection with the Merger

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-