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Exhibit 99.1

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Company Contacts:

Michael McConnell

Chief Financial Officer

503-469-4652

mmcconnell@digimarc.com

Scott Liolios or Matt Glover

Liolios Group, Inc.

Investor Relations for Digimarc

949-574-3860

info@liolios.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Digimarc Reports Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results

Beaverton, Ore. — July 21, 2011 — Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011.

Revenues for the second quarter of 2011 increased 81% to $9.5 million from $5.2 million in the same quarter a year ago. The increase was primarily due to a 171% increase in license revenues.

Operating income for the second quarter of 2011 totaled $2.3 million, an improvement of $2.7 million from an operating loss of $378,000 in the same quarter a year ago. The increase primarily reflected higher licensing revenues, offset by higher product development and marketing expenses associated with the launch of Digimarc Discover, as well as litigation expenses associated with the Verance dispute.

Net income for the second quarter of 2011 totaled $3.6 million or $0.50 per diluted share, up by $4.5 million or $0.63 per share over a net loss of $896,000 or $(0.13) per diluted share in the same quarter a year ago. The 2011 results included a net $1.9 million tax benefit, primarily resulting from the reversal of the valuation allowance reserve against the company’s deferred tax assets. Net income for the second quarter also included $698,000 for Digimarc’s share of the net loss from its joint ventures with Nielsen, up from $561,000 for the Company’s share of the net loss a year ago.

At June 30, 2011, cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $33.7 million, up from $33.1 million at March 30, 2011.


Conference Call

Digimarc will hold a conference call later today (Thursday, July 21, 2011) to discuss second quarter 2011. Chairman and CEO, Bruce Davis and CFO, Mike McConnell will host the call starting at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time). A question and answer session will follow management’s presentation.

The call will be simulcast via a link available on Digimarc’s home page at www.digimarc.com, and will be available for replay until August 4, 2011. Thereafter, the webcast will be archived at www.digimarc.com/investors/events.asp.

About Digimarc

Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC), based in Beaverton, Oregon, is a leading innovator and provider of enabling technologies that create digital identities for all forms of media and many everyday objects. The embedded digital IDs are imperceptible to humans, but not to computers, networks and devices like mobile phones, which can now use cameras and microphones as sensory inputs to “see, hear and understand” the world around them within the context of their environment. Digimarc has built an extensive intellectual property portfolio with patents in digital watermarking, content identification and management, media and object discovery to enable ubiquitous computing, and related technologies. Digimarc develops solutions, licenses its intellectual property, and provides development services to business partners across a range of industries. For more information, please visit www.digimarc.com.

Forward-looking Statements

With the exception of historical information contained in this release, the matters described in this release contain various “forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements include statements and any related inferences regarding Digimarc’s investment in marketing and research and development associated with the launch of Digimarc Discover, increases in license revenues, and other statements identified by terminology such as “will,” “should,” “expects,” “estimates,” “predicts” and “continue” or other derivations of these or other comparable terms. These forward-looking statements are statements of management’s opinion and are subject to various assumptions, risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied from the statements in this release as a result of changes in economic, business and/or regulatory factors. More detailed information about risk factors that may affect actual results are set forth in the company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and in subsequent periodic reports filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s opinions only as of the date of this release. Except as required by law, Digimarc undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.


Digimarc Corporation

Income Statement Information

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three-Month Information     Six-Month Information  
     June 30,
2011
    June 30,
2010
    June 30,
2011
    June 30,
2010
 

Revenue:

        

Service

   $ 3,165      $ 2,918      $ 6,234      $ 6,432   

License & subscription

     6,308        2,330        12,330        9,008   
                                

Total revenue

     9,473        5,248        18,564        15,440   

Cost of revenue:

        

Service

     1,614        1,483        3,198        3,283   

License & subscription

     76        57        141        114   
                                

Total cost of revenue

     1,690        1,540        3,339        3,397   

Gross profit:

        

Service

     1,551        1,435        3,036        3,149   

License & subscription

     6,232        2,273        12,189        8,894   
                                

Total gross profit

     7,783        3,708        15,225        12,043   

Percentage of gross profit to revenues:

        

Service

     49     49     49     49

License & subscription

     99     98     99     99

Percentage of gross profit to total revenue

     82     71     82     78

Operating expenses:

        

Sales and marketing

     1,017        759        2,119        1,500   

Research, development and engineering

     1,884        1,321        3,659        2,580   

General and administrative

     2,270        1,687        5,117        3,572   

Intellectual property

     266        319        567        576   
                                

Total operating expenses

     5,437        4,086        11,462        8,228   

Operating income

     2,346        (378     3,763        3,815   

Net loss from joint ventures

     (698     (561     (1,235     (1,018

Interest income, net

     48        61        106        122   
                                

Income before provision for income taxes

     1,696        (878     2,634        2,919   

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

     1,930        (18     1,930        (39
                                

Net income

   $ 3,626      $ (896   $ 4,564      $ 2,880   
                                

Earnings per share:

        

Net income per share - basic

   $ 0.54      $ (0.13   $ 0.67      $ 0.41   

Net income per share - diluted

   $ 0.50      $ (0.13   $ 0.62      $ 0.39   

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic

     6,696        7,097        6,780        7,097   

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

     7,245        7,097        7,381        7,403   


Digimarc Corporation

Balance Sheet Information

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Assets

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents (1)

   $ 4,710       $ 6,340   

Marketable securities (1)

     23,003         28,441   

Trade accounts receivable, net

     2,846         3,481   

Other current assets

     1,252         1,345   
                 

Total current assets

     31,811         39,607   

Marketable securities (1)

     5,956         11,163   

Property and equipment, net

     1,378         1,330   

Intangibles, net

     2,439         2,174   

Investments in joint ventures

     1,194         1,029   

Deferred tax assets

     2,275         —     

Other assets

     458         462   
                 

Total assets

   $ 45,511       $ 55,765   
                 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

     

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

   $ 1,532       $ 1,519   

Deferred revenue

     2,154         2,562   
                 

Total current liabilities

     3,686         4,081   

Long-term liabilities

     508         525   
                 

Total liabilities

     4,194         4,606   

Commitments and contingencies

     

Shareholders’ equity:

     

Preferred stock

     50         50   

Common stock

     7         7   

Additional paid-in capital

     35,203         49,609   

Retained earnings

     6,057         1,493   
                 

Total shareholders’ equity

     41,317         51,159   
                 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 45,511       $ 55,765   
                 

 

(1) Aggregate cash, cash equivalents, short- and long-term marketable securities was $33,669 and $45,944 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.


Digimarc Corporation

Cash Flow Information

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three-Month Information     Six-Month Information  
     June 30,
2011
    June 30,
2010
    June 30,
2011
    June 30,
2010
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,626      $ (896   $ 4,564      $ 2,880   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

        

Depreciation and amortization, property and equipment

     156        142        309        295   

Amortization, intangibles

     28        19        54        32   

Stock-based compensation

     995        765        1,981        1,505   

Net loss from joint ventures

     698        561        1,235        1,018   

Deferred income tax benefit

     (2,433     —          (2,433     —     

Tax benefit from stock-based awards

     501        —          501        —     

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     (501     —          (501     —     

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

        

Trade accounts receivable, net

     (121     457        635        1,177   

Other current assets

     (237     (278     296        (146

Other assets, net

     (50     (34     4        (20

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

     (164     (88     (45     (519

Deferred revenue

     (173     (153     (412     (346
                                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     2,325        495        6,188        5,876   

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Purchase of property and equipment

     (192     (58     (357     (129

Capitalized patent costs

     (164     (298     (293     (534

Investments in joint ventures

     (700     (700     (1,400     (1,400

Sale or maturity of marketable securities

     11,534        26,958        53,768        44,714   

Purchase of marketable securities

     (14,808     (30,826     (43,123     (49,569
                                

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (4,330     (4,924     8,595        (6,918

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Issuance of common stock

     733        —          733        8   

Purchase of common stock

     (1,942     (3     (17,647     (25

Excess tax benefit from stock-based awards

     501        —          501        —     
                                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (708     (3     (16,413     (17
                                

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (2)

   $ (2,713   $ (4,432   $ (1,630   $ (1,059
                                

Cash equivalents and marketable securities at beginning of period

     33,108        47,146        45,944        42,786   

Cash equivalents and marketable securities at end of period

     33,669        46,582        33,669        46,582   
                                

(2)    Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

   $ 561      $ (564   $ (12,275   $ 3,796   
                                

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