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Dice Holdings, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results

- Revenues totaled $26.7 million; down 25% from fourth quarter 2008 and flat sequentially

- Net income was $3.9 million or $0.06 per diluted share in the fourth quarter

- Cash flow from operations increased 41% year-over-year to $6.2 million

- Adjusted EBITDA totaled $11.4 million or 43% of revenues in the fourth quarter (See "Notes Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures")

- Deferred revenue increased $2.3 million; first quarterly increase since first quarter 2008

- Prepaid $5.0 million of debt in January 2010


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NEW YORK, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dice Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DHX), a leading provider of specialized career websites for professional communities, today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009.

Fourth Quarter Operating Results

Revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 totaled $26.7 million, a decline of 25% from $35.5 million in the comparable quarter of 2008, and flat from the third quarter of 2009.  Both Dice.com and eFinancialCareers.com are impacted by recruitment activity which improved from the third quarter of 2009, but is still significantly lower than the fourth quarter of 2008.  

Operating income totaled $7.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 versus $3.3 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2008, which was impacted by a $7.2 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge.  Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 totaled $3.9 million or $0.06 earnings per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $2.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Net cash provided by operating activities for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 was $6.2 million, a 41% increase from $4.4 million in the comparable quarter of 2008.  

Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 was $11.4 million or 43% of revenues, compared with $16.8 million or 47% of revenues, for the fourth quarter of 2008.  See "Notes Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Operating Segment Results

For the quarter ended December 31, 2009, the DCS Online segment, which consists of Dice.com and ClearanceJobs, generated revenues of $19.4 million or 73% of Dice Holdings' consolidated revenues, representing a 24% decrease from the comparable 2008 quarter.  The decline was a result of fewer Dice.com recruitment package customers and a decrease in the average monthly revenue they generated.  In the fourth quarter, ClearanceJobs generated record revenues, increasing 26% from the same quarter of 2008.

The eFinancialCareers segment, which consists of eFinancialCareers operations outside of North America, accounted for 22% of Dice Holdings' consolidated revenues in the fourth quarter of 2009.  For the quarter ended December 31, 2009, eFinancialCareers revenues declined 24% to $5.8 million from the comparable 2008 quarter.  Measured in pound sterling, eFinancialCareers international business declined 27% from the same quarter a year ago.

The remaining businesses operated by Dice Holdings, which include the eFinancialCareers operations in North America, AllHealthcareJobs (since the date of acquisition, June 10, 2009), JobsintheMoney and Targeted Job Fairs, are reported in the Other category.  Other revenues decreased 33% to $1.5 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2009.  

Full Year Operating Results

Total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009 decreased 29% to $110.0 million, compared to $155.0 million in 2008.  Reduced recruitment activity as a result of the global recession impacted the demand for our services.  Currency translation from pound sterling to U.S. dollars negatively impacted revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009 by $4.4 million or 3% from the prior year.  

By segment, DCS Online revenues decreased 25% to $80.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.  In the same period, eFinancialCareers contributed revenues of $23.0 million, a decrease of 38% (or 26% measured in pound sterling).  Other revenues declined 42% to $6.0 million.

Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2009 totaled $26.5 million, a 24% decrease from the prior year.  Net income for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $13.5 million, a decline of 12% from 2008.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, net cash provided by operating activities totaled $22.6 million compared with $54.2 million in 2008.

Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $49.6 million or 45% of revenues, compared with $68.0 million or 44% of revenues in 2008. See "Notes Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Balance Sheet

Deferred revenue at December 31, 2009 was $33.9 million compared to $31.6 million at September 30, 2009 and $40.8 million at December 31, 2008.  The $2.3 million or 7% sequential increase in deferred revenue is primarily attributed to an improvement in the renewal rate of annual contracts in the Dice business.

Net debt, defined as total debt less cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, was $1.2 million at December 31, 2009, consisting of total debt of $50.3 million minus cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities of $49.1 million.  This compares to net debt of $6.3 million at September 30, 2009, consisting of total debt of $50.6 million minus cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities of $44.3 million.

Recent Developments

In addition to making its quarterly amortization payment, in January 2010 the Company prepaid $5.0 million of the term loan portion of its Amended and Restated Credit Facility, reducing the total amount outstanding to $45.0 million.  

Management Comments

Scot Melland, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Recruitment activity continues to improve in our core technology and finance sectors.  This improvement built gradually through the latter part of 2009 and was most apparent in the U.S. and the U.K., our two largest markets."  Mr. Melland added, "Given the improvement in activity levels and our sizeable customer opportunity, we are increasing investment in product development and marketing to bring more value to our customers and professionals and to capitalize on the better market conditions."  

Michael Durney, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, said, "Our 2009 performance provided measurable validation of our financial flexibility and discipline.  Matching our discretionary cost structure to the opportunities in the marketplace will continue this year."  Mr. Durney furthered, "Reflecting the financial lag inherent in the beginning stages of growth, margins will be slightly lower than our long-term average in the near-term, but we anticipate solid improvement in our cash flow during 2010.   With this higher level of cash generation, we will continue to look to make investments in pursuit of our strategic plan and plan to reduce debt."

Business Outlook

The Company is providing a current, point-in-time view of estimated financial performance based on what it sees as of February 2, 2010 for both the quarter ending March 31, 2010 and the year ending December 31, 2010.  The Company's actual performance will vary based on a number of factors including those that are outlined in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, in the sections entitled "Risk Factors," "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

    
    
    
                                        Quarter ending       Year ending
                                        March 31, 2010    December 31, 2010
                                        -----------------------------------
    
    Revenues                                  $26 mm             $110 mm
    --------                            ===================================
    
    Estimated Contribution by Segment
    ---------------------------------
    DCS Online                                 73%                 73%
    eFinancialCareers                          22%                 22%
    Other                                       5%                  5%
    
    Sales & Marketing expense                 $10 mm              $39 mm
                                        ===================================
    
    Adjusted EBITDA                            $9 mm              $42 mm
    
    Depreciation and amortization            $3.4 mm              $12 mm
    Non-cash stock compensation expense      $1.0 mm               $4 mm
    Interest expense, net                    $1.2 mm             $4.5 mm
    Income taxes                             $1.3 mm               $8 mm
                                         ----------------------------------
    
    Net income                               $2.1 mm            $13.5 mm
                                        ===================================
    
    Adjusted EBITDA Margin                     35%                 38%
    
    Fully diluted share count                  67 mm               67 mm
    

Conference Call Information

The Company will host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2009 results today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.  Hosting the call will be Scot W. Melland, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Michael P. Durney, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer.

The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing 866-700-6067 or for international callers by dialing 617-213-8834; the participant passcode is 48894649.  A replay will be available two hours after the call and can be accessed by dialing 888-286-8010 or 617-801-6888 for international callers; the replay passcode is 61166539. The replay will be available until February 9, 2010.

The call will also be webcast live from the Company's website at www.diceholdingsinc.com under the Investor Relations section.

Upcoming Conference Presentation

Michael Durney, Senior Vice President, Finance and CFO, will present on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at the Credit Suisse's 12th Annual Global Services Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.  The presentation will begin at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time/3:30 p.m. Mountain Time.  

Investors and interested parties may listen to a live webcast of the presentation by visiting the Company's website at www.diceholdingsinc.com under the Investor Relations section.

About Dice Holdings, Inc.

Dice Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DHX) is a leading provider of specialized career websites for professional communities, including technology and engineering, financial services, accounting and finance, healthcare, and security clearance. Our mission is to help our customers source and hire the most qualified professionals in select and highly skilled occupations, and to help those professionals find the best job opportunities in their respective fields and further their careers. For more than 19 years, we have built our company by providing our customers with quick and easy access to high-quality, unique professional communities and offering those communities access to highly relevant career opportunities and information. Today, we serve multiple markets primarily in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.

Notes Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Dice Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") has provided certain non-GAAP financial information as additional information for its operating results.  These measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP") and may be different from non-GAAP measures reported by other companies.  The Company believes that its presentation of non-GAAP measures, such as adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, non-cash stock based compensation expense, and other non-recurring income or expense ("Adjusted EBITDA"), free cash flow and net debt, provides useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations.  In addition, the Company's management uses these measures for reviewing the financial results of the Company and for budgeting and planning purposes.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is a metric used by management to measure operating performance.  Management uses Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure for internal monitoring and planning, including preparation of annual budgets, analyzing investment decisions and evaluating profitability and performance comparisons between us and our competitors.  The Company also uses this measure to calculate amounts of performance based compensation under the senior management incentive bonus program.  Adjusted EBITDA, as defined in our Amended and Restated Credit Facility, represents net income (loss) before interest expense, interest income, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, non-cash stock compensation expense, extraordinary or non-recurring non-cash income or expense, and to add back the deferred revenues written off in connection with acquisition purchase accounting adjustments.

We consider Adjusted EBITDA, as defined above, to be an important indicator to investors because it provides information related to our ability to provide cash flows to meet future debt service, capital expenditures and working capital requirements and to fund future growth as well as to monitor compliance with financial covenants.  We present Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental performance measure because we believe that this measure provides our board of directors, management and investors with additional information to measure our performance, provide comparisons from period to period and company to company by excluding potential differences caused by variations in capital structures (affecting interest expense) and tax positions (such as the impact on periods or companies of changes in effective tax rates or net operating losses), and to estimate our value.  

We present Adjusted EBITDA because covenants in our Amended and Restated Credit Facility contain ratios based on this measure.  Our Amended and Restated Credit Facility is material to us because it is one of our primary sources of liquidity.  If our Adjusted EBITDA were to decline below certain levels, covenants in our Amended and Restated Credit Facility that are based on Adjusted EBITDA may be violated and could cause, among other things, an inability to incur further indebtedness and in certain circumstances a default or mandatory prepayment under our Amended and Restated Credit Facility.

Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our profitability or liquidity.

Free Cash Flow

We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations minus capital expenditures. We believe free cash flow is an important non-GAAP measure as it provides useful cash flow information regarding our ability to service, incur or pay down indebtedness or repurchase our common stock. We use free cash flow as a measure to reflect cash available to service our debt as well as to fund our expenditures.  A limitation of using free cash flow versus the GAAP measure of net cash provided by operating activities is that free cash flow does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance from operations for the period since it excludes cash used for capital expenditures during the period.

Net Debt

Net Debt is defined as total debt less cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities. We consider net debt to be an important measure of liquidity and an indicator of our ability to meet ongoing obligations.  We also use net debt, among other measures, in evaluating our choices for capital deployment.  Net Debt presented herein is a non-GAAP measure and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on those statements because they are subject to numerous uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Forward-looking statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business strategy. These statements often include words such as "may," "will," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate" or similar expressions.  These statements are based on assumptions that we have made in light of our experience in the industry as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect our actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.  These factors include, but are not limited to, competition from existing and future competitors, failure to maintain and develop our reputation and brand recognition, failure to increase or maintain the number of customers who purchase recruitment packages, cyclicality or downturns in the economy or industries we serve, and the failure to attract qualified professionals or grow the number of qualified professionals who use our websites.  These factors and others are discussed in more detail in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, under the headings "Risk Factors," "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, all of which are available on the Investor Relations page of our website at www.diceholdingsinc.com.

You should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement made by us herein, or elsewhere, speaks only as of the date on which we make it. New risks and uncertainties come up from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. We have no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date hereof, except as required by federal securities laws.

    
    
                               DICE HOLDINGS, INC.
                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)
                     (in thousands except per share amounts)
    
    
                                   For the three months   For the year
                                    ended December 31,  ended December 31,
                                   -------------------- ------------------
                                      2009       2008     2009      2008
                                    -------    -------  --------  --------
    
    Revenues                        $26,680    $35,517  $109,991  $155,009
                                    -------    -------  --------  --------
    
    Operating expenses:
      Cost of revenues                1,931      2,403     7,501     9,862
      Product development               980        898     3,866     4,425
      Sales and marketing             9,061     11,868    35,241    57,019
      General and administrative      4,008      5,003    18,857    21,277
      Depreciation                      929        903     3,715     3,689
      Amortization of intangible
       assets                         2,540      3,976    14,270    16,641
      Impairment of goodwill and
       intangible assets                  -      7,213         -     7,213
                                        ---      -----       ---     -----
        Total operating expenses     19,449     32,264    83,450   120,126
                                     ------     ------    ------   -------
    
    Operating income                  7,231      3,253    26,541    34,883
    Interest expense                 (1,631)    (1,943)   (6,801)   (9,552)
    Interest income                      40        145       213     1,647
    Gain (loss) on interest rate
     hedges                             454     (1,594)    1,505    (2,568)
    Other expense                       (77)         -       (77)        -
                                        ---        ---       ---       ---
    Income (loss) from continuing
     operations before income taxes   6,017       (139)   21,381    24,410
    
                                                                        
    Income tax expense                2,162      2,712     7,890     9,573
                                      -----      -----     -----     -----
    Income (loss) from continuing
     operations                       3,855     (2,851)   13,491    14,837
                                      -----     ------    ------    ------
    
    Discontinued operations:
      Income from discontinued
       operations                         -         -         -       519
                                        ---       ---       ---       ---
    Income from discontinued
     operations, net of tax               -         -         -       519
                                        ---       ---       ---       ---
    
    
    Net income (loss)                $3,855   $(2,851)  $13,491   $15,356
                                     ======   =======   =======   =======
    
    Basic earnings (loss) per share:
    
    From continuing operations        $0.06    $(0.05)    $0.22     $0.24
    From discontinued operations          -         -         -      0.01
                                        ---       ---       ---     -----
                                      $0.06    $(0.05)    $0.22     $0.25
                                      =====    ======     =====     =====
    
    Weighted average basic shares
     outstanding                     62,323    62,210    62,266    62,194
    
    Diluted earnings (loss) per
     share:
    
    From continuing operations        $0.06    $(0.05)    $0.20     $0.23
    From discontinued operations          -         -         -      0.01
                                        ---       ---       ---      ----
                                      $0.06    $(0.05)    $0.20     $0.24
                                      =====    ======     =====     =====
    
    Weighted average diluted shares
     outstanding                     66,835    62,210    66,074    65,345
    
    
    
                                DICE HOLDINGS, INC.
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                    (Unaudited)
                                   (in thousands)
    
                                    For the three months     For the year
                                     ended December 31,    ended December 31,
                                    --------------------   ------------------
                                       2009       2008       2009      2008
                                    ---------  ---------   --------  --------
    
    Cash flows provided by
     operating activities:
      Net income (loss)                $3,855  $(2,851)    $13,491    $15,356
    
    Adjustments to reconcile net
     income to net cash provided 
     by operating activities:
      Depreciation                        929      903       3,715      3,689
      Amortization                      2,540    3,976      14,270     16,641
      Deferred income taxes              (889)   1,493      (4,750)     2,915
      Gain on sale of joint venture         -        -           -       (611)
      Amortization of deferred              
       financing costs                    208      208         833        833
      Share based compensation            683    1,423       5,090      5,590
      Impairment of goodwill and
       intangible assets                    -    7,213           -      7,213
      (Gain) loss on interest rate
       hedges                            (454)   1,594      (1,505)     2,568
    Changes in operating assets
     and liabilities, net of effects
     of acquisition:
      Accounts receivable              (3,222)  (2,142)      1,631      4,443
      Prepaid expenses and other
       assets                             456      410         405         51
      Accounts payable and accrued
       expenses                           414   (1,749)     (1,329)      (327)
      Income taxes payable               (867)  (2,858)     (2,182)       135
      Deferred revenue                  2,314   (2,819)     (7,332)    (3,570)
      Payments to reduce interest
       rate hedge agreements                -        -        (514)         -
      Other, net                          229     (399)        736       (750)
                                          ---     ----         ---       ----
    Net cash provided by
     operating activities               6,196    4,402      22,559     54,176
                                        -----    -----      ------     ------
    
    Cash flows provided by (used
     for) investing activities:
      Purchases of fixed assets          (666)    (928)     (2,746)    (3,971)
      Purchases of marketable
       securities                      (1,088)     (11)     (2,838)   (49,208)
      Maturities and sales of
       marketable securities              500    1,850       5,000     42,838
      Payment for the acquisition of
       AllHealthcareJobs                    -        -      (2,690)         -
                                          ---      ---      ------        ---
    Net cash provided by (used
     for) investing activities         (1,254)     911      (3,274)   (10,341)
                                       ------      ---      ------    -------
    
    Cash flows used for financing
     activities:
      Payments on long-term debt         (300) (18,800)    (33,200)   (42,900)
      Proceeds from long-term debt          -        -       2,000          -
      Payment of costs related to
       initial public offering              -        -           -       (354)
      Other                                11        -          30         58
                                          ---      ---         ---        ---
    Net cash used for financing
     activities                          (289) (18,800)    (31,170)   (43,196)
                                         ----  -------     -------    -------
    Effect of exchange rate changes      (351)  (1,686)      1,666     (3,020)
                                         ----   ------       -----     ------
    
    Net change in cash and cash
     equivalents for the period         4,302  (15,173)    (10,219)    (2,381)
    Cash and cash equivalents,
     beginning of period               40,623   70,317      55,144     57,525
                                       ------   ------      ------     ------
    Cash and cash equivalents,
     end of period                    $44,925  $55,144     $44,925    $55,144
                                      =======  =======     =======    =======
    
    
    
                            DICE HOLDINGS, INC.
                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (Unaudited)
                                (in thousands)
    
                                            December 31,  December 31,
                  ASSETS                        2009          2008
                                           ------------- -------------
    Current assets
      Cash and cash equivalents                 $44,925       $55,144
      Marketable securities                       4,214         6,497
      Accounts receivable, net                   11,336        12,653
      Deferred income taxes - current               812         1,346
      Prepaid and other current assets            2,266         2,219
                                                  -----         -----
    
        Total current assets                     63,553        77,859
                                                 ------        ------
    
      Fixed assets, net                           5,719         5,938
      Acquired intangible assets, net            48,536        59,119
      Goodwill                                  142,638       137,416
      Deferred financing costs, net               1,875         2,708
      Other assets                                  234           129
                                                    ---           ---
    
    
        Total assets                           $262,555      $283,169
                                               ========      ========
    
    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Current liabilities
      Accounts payable and accrued expenses     $10,205       $10,306
      Deferred revenue                           33,909        40,758
      Current portion of long-term debt           1,000         1,000
      Income taxes payable                          601         2,195
                                                    ---         -----
    
        Total current liabilities                45,715        54,259
                                                                    
      Long-term debt                             49,300        80,500
      Deferred income taxes - non-current        10,886        15,998
      Interest rate hedge liability - 
       non-current                                  550         2,568
      Other long-term liabilities                 7,484         6,338
                                                  -----         -----
    
        Total liabilities                       113,935       159,663
    
    Total stockholders' equity                  148,620       123,506
                                                -------       -------
        Total liabilities and
         stockholders' equity                  $262,555      $283,169
                                               ========      ========

Supplemental Information and Non-GAAP Reconciliations

On the pages that follow, the Company has provided certain supplemental information that we believe will assist the reader in assessing our business operations and performance, including certain non-GAAP financial information and required reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measure.  A quarterly balance sheet, statement of operations and statement of cash flows for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009 is provided elsewhere in this press release.  Supplemental schedules provided include:

Quarterly Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 is provided. This information provides the reader with the information we believe is necessary to analyze the Company.

Quarterly Supplemental Data and Certain Non-GAAP Reconciliations

On this schedule, the Company provides certain non-GAAP information for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 that we believe is useful to understanding the business operations of the Company.

    
    
                               DICE HOLDINGS, INC.
                   QUARTERLY ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)
           
                                  For the three months   For the year ended 
                                    ended December 31,      December 31,
                                  --------------------   ------------------
                                    2009        2008       2009        2008
                                  --------------------   -------------------
      
    Reconciliation of Net Income 
     (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA:               
    Net income (loss)              $3,855     $(2,851)    $13,491    $15,356 
          Interest expense          1,631       1,943       6,801      9,552 
          Interest income             (40)       (145)       (213)    (1,647) 
          Income tax expense        2,162       2,712       7,890      9,573 
          Depreciation                929         903       3,715      3,689 
          Amortization of 
           intangible assets        2,540       3,976      14,270     16,641  
          (Gain) loss on interest 
           rate hedges               (454)      1,594      (1,505)     2,568 
          Other expense                77           -          77          -  
          Impairment of intangible 
           assets                       -       7,213           -      7,213 
          Non-cash stock 
           compensation expense       683       1,423       5,090      5,590 
          Discontinued operations       -           -           -       (519)
                                      ---       -----       -----      ----- 
    Adjusted EBITDA               $11,383     $16,768     $49,616    $68,016
                                  =======     =======     =======    =======
           
    Reconciliation of Operating 
     Cash Flows to Adjusted EBITDA:    
    Net cash provided by operating 
     activities                    $6,196      $4,402     $22,559    $54,176  
          Interest expense          1,631       1,943       6,801      9,552 
          Interest income             (40)       (145)       (213)    (1,647) 
          Income tax expense        2,162       2,712       7,890      9,573 
          Deferred income taxes       889      (1,493)      4,750     (2,915) 
          Change in accounts 
           receivable               3,222       2,142      (1,631)    (4,443) 
          Change in deferred
           revenue                 (2,314)      2,819       7,332      3,570 
          Changes in working 
           capital and other         (155)      4,596       2,961        891 
          Deferred financing 
           costs                     (208)       (208)       (833)      (833) 
          Adjustments for cash 
           flows from discontinued 
           operations                   -           -           -       (519) 
          Gain on discontinued 
           operations                   -           -           -        611
                                      ---         ---         ---        --- 
    Adjusted EBITDA               $11,383     $16,768     $49,616    $68,016 
                                  =======     =======     =======    =======
           
    
    
                               DICE HOLDINGS, INC.
                    NON-GAAP AND QUARTERLY SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                                  (Unaudited)
                  (dollars in thousands except per customer data)
    
    
                                   For the three months  For the year ended
                                    ended December 31,      December 31,
                                   --------------------  ------------------
                                     2009        2008      2009       2008
                                   --------------------  ------------------
    Revenues by Segment
    DCS Online                     $19,369     $25,634   $80,918    107,329
    eFinancialCareers                5,815       7,639    23,027     37,202
    Other                            1,496       2,244     6,046     10,478
                                     -----       -----     -----     ------
                                   $26,680     $35,517  $109,991   $155,009
                                   =======     =======  ========   ========
    
    Percentage of Revenues by 
     Segment
    DCS Online                        72.6%       72.2%     73.6%      69.3%
    eFinancialCareers                 21.8%       21.5%     20.9%      24.0%
    Other                              5.6%        6.3%      5.5%       6.7%
                                       ---         ---       ---        ---
                                     100.0%      100.0%    100.0%     100.0%
                                     =====       =====     =====      =====
    
    Sales and Marketing Expense     $9,061     $11,868   $35,241    $57,019
    
    Sales and Marketing Expense 
     as a Percentage of Revenue       34.0%       33.4%     32.0%      36.8%
    
    Adjusted EBITDA                $11,383     $16,768   $49,616    $68,016
    Adjusted EBITDA Margin            42.7%       47.2%     45.1%      43.9%
    
    Net cash provided by 
     operating activities           $6,196      $4,402   $22,559    $54,176
    Purchases of fixed assets         (666)       (928)   (2,746)    (3,971)
                                      ----        ----    ------     ------
    Free Cash Flow                  $5,530      $3,474   $19,813    $50,205
                                    ======      ======   =======    =======
    
    Deferred Revenue 
     (end of period)               $33,909     $40,758     n.a.       n.a.
                                   =======     =======
    
    Dice.com Recruitment Package 
     Customers
    Beginning of period              6,300       8,800     7,600      8,700
    End of period                    5,900       7,600     5,900      7,600
    Average for the period (1)       6,250       8,450     n.a.       n.a.
    
    Historical averages
        Quarter ended March 31       7,300       9,050     n.a.       n.a.
        Quarter ended June 30        6,600       9,050     n.a.       n.a.
        Quarter ended September 30   6,350       9,000     n.a.       n.a.
    
    Dice.com Average Monthly 
     Revenue per Recruitment 
     Package Customer (2)             $808        $853     n.a.       n.a.
    
    
    Segment Definitions:
    DCS Online:  Dice.com and ClearanceJobs
    eFinancialCareers:  eFinancialCareers worldwide, excluding North America
    Other:  eFinancialCareers (North America), Targeted Job Fairs,
            JobsintheMoney, and AllHealthcareJobs (from the date of
            acquisition, June 10, 2009)
    
    (1) Reflects the daily average of recruitment package customers
        during the period.
    (2) Reflects simple average of three months in each quarterly period.

SOURCE Dice Holdings, Inc.

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