United States
Securities And Exchange Commission

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Manhattan Associates, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Georgia		0-23999		58-2373424
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2300 Windy Ridge Parkway, Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia
30339
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

(770) 955-7070
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NONE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On April 2, 2009, Manhattan Associates, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, “our” or “us”) issued a press release updating its earnings expectations for its first quarter ended March 31, 2009. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, this exhibit is “furnished” and not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     Non-GAAP Financial Measures in the Press Release

     The press release includes, as additional information regarding our expected operating results, our expectations regarding our adjusted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2009, which excludes the impact of amortization of intangibles and stock-based compensation expense under SFAS 123(R). This measure is not in accordance with, or an alternative for, earnings per share calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) and may be different from similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be used as a substitute for, or considered superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with the GAAP.

     We believe that adjusted earnings per share provides more meaningful information regarding those aspects of our current operating performance that can be effectively managed, and consequently have developed our internal reporting, compensation and planning systems using this measure.

	•		Because we sporadically engage in acquisitions, we incur acquisition-related costs that consist primarily of expenses from accounting and legal due diligence, whether or not we ultimately proceed with the transaction. Additionally, we might assume and incur certain unusual costs, such as employee retention benefits, that result from arrangements made prior to the acquisition. These acquisition costs are difficult to predict and do not correlate to the expenses of our core operations. We believe our competitors typically present as a non-GAAP measure adjusted earnings per share that excludes the amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, and thus we exclude these amortization costs when calculating adjusted earnings per share to provide more relevant and meaningful comparisons of our operating results with that of our competitors.
	•		Because stock option expense under SFAS 123(R) is determined in significant part by the trading price of our common stock and the volatility thereof, over which we have no direct control, the impact of such expense is not subject to effective management by us. We also believe that excluding the impact of SFAS 123(R) in adjusted earnings per share is consistent with similar practice by our competitors and other companies within our industry.

     We believe the reporting of adjusted earnings per share facilitates investors’ understanding of our historical operating trends, because it provides important supplemental measurement information in evaluating the operating results of our business, as distinct from results that include items that are not indicative of ongoing operating results, and thus provides the investors with useful insight into our profitability exclusive of unusual adjustments. While these adjusted items may not be considered as non-recurring in nature in a strictly accounting sense, management regards those items as infrequent and not arising out of the ordinary course of business and finds it useful to utilize a non-GAAP measure in evaluating the performance of our underlying core business.

     We also believe that adjusted earnings per share provides a basis for more relevant comparisons to other companies in the industry, enables investors to evaluate our operating performance in a manner consistent with our internal basis of measurement and also presents our investors our operating results on the same basis as that used by our management. Management refers to adjusted earnings per share in making operating decisions because we believe it provides meaningful supplemental information regarding our operational performance and our ability to invest in research and development and fund acquisitions and capital expenditures. In addition, adjusted earnings per share facilitates management’s internal comparisons to our historical operating results and comparisons to competitors’ operating results. Further, we rely on adjusted earnings per share information as a primary measure to review and assess the operating performance of our company and our management team in connection with our executive compensation and bonus plans. Since most of our employees are not directly involved with decisions surrounding acquisitions and other items that are not central to our core operations, we do not believe it is appropriate or fair to have their incentive compensation affected by these items. By adjusting those items not indicative of ongoing operating results, non-GAAP financial measures could serve as an alternative useful measure to evaluate our prospects for future performance because our investors are able to more conveniently predict the results of our operating activities on an on-going basis when excluding these less common items.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, April 2, 2009.

SIGNATURES

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

Dated: April 6, 2009

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated April 2, 2009.

For Immediate Release

Contact:		Dennis Story		Terrie O’Hanlon
		Chief Financial Officer		Chief Marketing Officer
		Manhattan Associates, Inc.		Manhattan Associates, Inc.
		678-597-7115		678-597-7120
		dstory@manh.com		tohanlon@manh.com

Manhattan Associates Updates
First Quarter 2009 Earnings Expectations

ATLANTA — April 2, 2009— Due to a more challenging global economic environment than expected, Manhattan Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH) today lowered its first quarter adjusted earnings expectations to a range of $.05 to $.07 per share and GAAP earnings expectations to a range of $.00 to $.02 per share. This compares with the Company’s previous adjusted EPS guidance range of $.20 to $.30 and GAAP EPS range of $.15 to $.25. Adjusted earnings per share exclude amortization of intangibles and stock-based compensation.

“While Manhattan Associates continues to extend its market advantages, on-going volatility in the global economy discouraged prospects and customers from committing capital to important initiatives to improve their supply chains. As a result, our license revenue for the quarter will likely be in the range of $4 million to $5 million, which accounts for the reduction in earnings per share to our original guidance range,” said Peter F. Sinisgalli, Manhattan’s president and CEO. “While disappointed with this result, we look forward to a more stable environment when pent up demand is freed to pursue supply chain initiatives leveraging Manhattan’s market-leading solutions.”

Manhattan Associates is scheduled to release its first quarter results on April 21 at which time it will update its guidance for full-year 2009.

About Manhattan Associates, Inc.
Manhattan Associates continues to deliver on its 18-year heritage of providing global supply chain excellence to more than 1,200 customers worldwide that consider supply chain optimization core to their strategic market leadership. The company’s supply chain innovations include: Manhattan SCOPE™, a portfolio of software solutions and technology that leverages a Supply Chain Process Platform to help organizations optimize their supply chains from planning through execution; Manhattan ILS™, a portfolio of distribution management and transportation management solutions built on Microsoft^®. NET technology; and Manhattan Carrier™, a suite of supply chain solutions specifically addressing the needs of the motor carrier industry. For more information, please visit www.manh.com.

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” relating to Manhattan Associates, Inc. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those Contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this press release include our projections for our first quarter 2009 results. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking

statements are: the global economic downturn; disruptions in credit markets; delays in product development; competitive pressures; software errors; and additional risk factors set forth in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. Manhattan Associates undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in future operating results.

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