ATLANTA, GA – November 05, 2012 – Ebix,
Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIX), a a leading international supplier of On-Demand
software and E-commerce services to the insurance industry, has the following
comments on an article published on Bloomberg on November 5, 2012.
Robin Raina, Chairman, CEO and President of Ebix, said “The
Ebix senior management team has not been advised of nor is it aware of an any
SEC investigation regarding the Company’s previous filings We stand behind
the accuracy of our public filings. The Bloomberg article is inaccurate and
misleading in many respects and we intend to evaluate all avenues of recourse”.
As previously announced, Ebix will report third quarter
earnings on November 8th. The company expects a strong performance in revenue
and EPS for the third quarter 2012.
About Ebix, Inc.
Ebix, Inc. is a leading international supplier of software and e-commerce
solutions to the insurance industry. Ebix provides a series of application software
products for the insurance industry ranging from carrier systems, agency systems
and exchanges to custom software development for all entities involved in the
insurance and financial services industries.
Ebix works collaboratively with clients to develop innovative
technology strategies and solutions that address specific business challenges.
Ebix combines the newest technologies with its capabilities in consulting, systems
design and integration, IT and business process outsourcing, applications software,
and Web and application hosting to meet the individual needs of organizations.
With bases in Singapore, Australia, the US, New Zealand,
India, Brazil, UK and Canada, Ebix employs more than 2000 insurance and technology
professionals who provide products, support and consultancy to hundreds of thousands
of users across six continents. Ebix’s focus on quality has enabled it
be awarded Level 5 status of the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute’s
Capability Maturity Model (CMM). Ebix has also earned ISO 9001:27001 certification
for both its development and call center units in India. For more information,
visit www.ebix.com
Investor Relations Contacts:
Steven Barlow, 678-281-2043 or steve.barlow@ebix.com
Aaron Tikkoo , 678 -281-2027 or atikkoo@ebix.com
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Looking Statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
— This press release contains various forward looking statements
and information that are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions
made by, and information currently available to management, including statements
regarding future economic performance and financial condition, liquidity and
capital resources, acceptance of the Company's products by the market and management's
plans and objectives. The Company has tried to identify such forward looking
statements by use of words such as "expects," "intends,"
"anticipates," "plans," "believes," "will,"
"should," and similar expressions, but these words are not the exclusive
means of identifying such statements. Such statements are subject to various
risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to vary
materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward looking statements.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include the extent to which the
Company's new products and services can be successfully developed and marketed,
the integration and other risks associated with recent and future acquisitions,
the willingness of independent insurance agencies to outsource their computer
and other processing needs to third parties, the Company's ability to continue
to develop new products to effectively address market needs in an industry characterized
by rapid technological change, the Company's dependence on the insurance industry
(and in particular independent agents), the highly competitive and rapidly changing
automation systems market, the Company's ability to effectively protect its
applications software and other proprietary information, the Company's ability
to attract and retain quality management, and software, technical sales and
other personnel, the potential negative impact on the Company's outsourcing
business in India from adverse publicity and possible governmental regulation,
the risks of disruption of the Company's Internet connections or internal service
problems, the possibly adverse effects of a substantial increase in volume of
traffic on the Company's website, mainframe and other servers, possible security
breaches on the Company's website and the possible effects of insurance regulation
on the Company's business. Certain of these, as well as other, risks, uncertainties
and other factors, are described in more detail in Ebix’s periodic filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company’s annual
report on form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, included under "Item
1A. Business—Risk Factors." Except as expressly required by the federal
securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any such factors
or to publicly update any of the forward looking statements contained herein
to reflect future events or developments or changed circumstances or for any
other reason. |