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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_____________________
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
þ
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2015
or
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from               to               
Commission file number 000-51539
___________________
Cimpress N.V.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
____________________
The Netherlands
 
98-0417483
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) 
Hudsonweg 8
5928 LW Venlo
The Netherlands
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 31-77-850-7700
____________________
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ     No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes þ     No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "non-accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one):
Large accelerated filer  þ
 
Accelerated filer  o
 
Non-accelerated filer  o
 
 
Smaller reporting company  o
 
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).  Yes o     No þ
As of April 24, 2015, there were 32,804,114 of Cimpress N.V. ordinary shares, par value 0.01 per share, outstanding.
 




CIMPRESS N.V.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
Page
 
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 6. Exhibits
Signatures



PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CIMPRESS N.V.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited in thousands, except share and per share data)

March 31,
2015

June 30,
2014
Assets
 


 

Current assets:
 


 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
134,212


$
62,508

Marketable securities
7,987

 
13,857

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $286 and $212, respectively
22,028


23,515

Inventory
13,334


12,138

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
44,587


45,923

Total current assets
222,148


157,941

Property, plant and equipment, net
391,761


352,221

Software and web site development costs, net
18,645


14,016

Deferred tax assets
12,646


8,762

Goodwill
283,567


317,187

Intangible assets, net
80,488


110,214

Other assets
31,861


28,644

Total assets
$
1,041,116


$
988,985

Liabilities, noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity
 


 

Current liabilities:
 


 

Accounts payable
$
46,321


$
52,770

Accrued expenses
142,526


121,177

Deferred revenue
25,229


26,913

Deferred tax liabilities
830


2,178

Short-term debt
11,884


37,575

Other current liabilities
7,851


888

Total current liabilities
234,641


241,501

Deferred tax liabilities
24,462


30,846

Lease financing obligation
70,587


18,117

Long-term debt
418,594


410,484

Other liabilities
44,207


44,420

Total liabilities
792,491


745,368

Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)





Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 13)
12,698


11,160

Shareholders’ equity:
 


 

Preferred shares, par value €0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding



Ordinary shares, par value €0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 44,080,627 shares issued; and 32,790,444 and 32,329,244 shares outstanding, respectively
615


615

Treasury shares, at cost, 11,290,183 and 11,751,383 shares, respectively
(408,220
)

(423,101
)
Additional paid-in capital
320,270


309,990

Retained earnings
438,754


342,840

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
(116,475
)

2,113

Total shareholders’ equity attributable to Cimpress N.V.
234,944


232,457

Noncontrolling interest
983

 

Total shareholders' equity
235,927

 
232,457

Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity
$
1,041,116


$
988,985

See accompanying notes.

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CIMPRESS N.V.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,

Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2015

2014

2015

2014
Revenue
$
339,901


$
286,185


$
1,113,738


$
932,081

Cost of revenue (1)
125,540


100,903


412,381


317,482

Technology and development expense (1)
48,311


42,434


138,841


127,555

Marketing and selling expense (1)
120,795


109,118


371,680


335,679

General and administrative expense (1)
40,914


28,491


109,748


85,195

Income from operations
4,341


5,239


81,088


66,170

Other income (expense), net
8,291


(116
)

30,282


(8,151
)
Interest expense, net
(3,131
)

(1,725
)

(9,508
)

(4,868
)
Income before income taxes and loss in equity interests
9,501


3,398


101,862


53,151

Income tax provision
1,576


999


7,658


7,819

Loss in equity interests


1,058




2,704

Net income
7,925


1,341


94,204


42,628

Add: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
686

 
34

 
1,710

 
34

Net income attributable to Cimpress N.V.
$
8,611

 
$
1,375

 
$
95,914


$
42,662

Basic net income per share attributable to Cimpress N.V.
$
0.26


$
0.04


$
2.95


$
1.30

Diluted net income per share attributable to Cimpress N.V.
$
0.25


$
0.04


$
2.85


$
1.24

Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
32,694,354


33,249,419


32,537,940


32,921,016

Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
34,180,563


34,356,990


33,637,567


34,425,288

____________________________________________
(1) Share-based compensation is allocated as follows:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Cost of revenue
$
17

 
$
55

 
$
62

 
$
193

Technology and development expense
1,032

 
1,022

 
2,961

 
5,900

Marketing and selling expense
465

 
876

 
1,437

 
4,153

General and administrative expense
5,124

 
3,639

 
14,304

 
11,604


See accompanying notes.



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CIMPRESS N.V.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(unaudited in thousands)

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Net income
$
7,925

 
$
1,341

 
$
94,204

 
$
42,628

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation gain (loss)
(40,592
)
 
(227
)
 
(115,143
)
 
10,764

Net unrealized loss on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges
(1,036
)
 
(70
)
 
(1,057
)
 
(138
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to net income on derivative instruments
201




630

 

Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale-securities
(546
)
 
6,283

 
(5,266
)
 
6,283

Unrealized gain (loss) on pension benefit obligation
39




(26
)
 

Comprehensive income (loss)
(34,009
)
 
7,327

 
(26,658
)
 
59,537

Add: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
1,561

 
88

 
3,984

 
88

Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Cimpress N.V.
$
(32,448
)
 
$
7,415

 
$
(22,674
)
 
$
59,625


See accompanying notes.








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CIMPRESS N.V.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited in thousands)
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2015

2014
Operating activities
 


 

Net income
$
94,204


$
42,628

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


 

Depreciation and amortization
69,756


49,346

Share-based compensation expense
18,764


21,850

Excess tax benefits derived from share-based compensation awards
(2,686
)

(5,467
)
Deferred taxes
(8,666
)

(10,954
)
Loss in equity interests


2,704

Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instruments included in net income
(7,435
)

2,655

Change in fair value of contingent consideration
14,890

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on monetary assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currency
(15,932
)

983

Other non-cash items
3,126


729

Changes in operating assets and liabilities excluding the effect of business acquisitions:
 


 

Accounts receivable
(855
)

2,293

Inventory
(2,201
)

352

Prepaid expenses and other assets
18,064


(9,217
)
Accounts payable
(5,049
)

7,979

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
16,434


(7,835
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
192,414


98,046

Investing activities
 


 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment
(50,105
)

(53,999
)
Proceeds from sale of assets

 
137

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(22,997
)
 

Purchases of intangible assets
(201
)

(202
)
Purchase of available-for-sale securities

 
(4,629
)
Capitalization of software and website development costs
(12,517
)

(7,339
)
Investment in equity interests


(4,994
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(85,820
)

(71,026
)
Financing activities
 


 

Proceeds from borrowings of debt
218,500


109,000

Proceeds from issuance of senior notes
275,000

 

Payments of debt
(512,251
)

(145,796
)
Payments of debt issuance costs
(6,373
)
 
(1,354
)
Payment of contingent consideration included in acquisition-date fair value
(7,021
)
 

Payments of withholding taxes in connection with share awards
(4,297
)

(8,400
)
Payments of capital lease obligations
(4,315
)
 

Excess tax benefits derived from share-based compensation awards
2,686


5,467

Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares
10,967


4,274

Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest
4,160

 
4,821

Issuance of dividend to noncontrolling interest
(118
)
 

Net cash used in financing activities
(23,062
)

(31,988
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(11,828
)

1,448

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
71,704


(3,520
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
62,508


50,065

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
134,212


$
46,545

See accompanying notes.


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CIMPRESS N.V.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
(unaudited in thousands)

 
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
Interest
$
7,366

 
$
4,061

Income taxes
10,629

 
12,659

 
 
 
 
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
Capitalization of construction costs related to financing lease obligation
$
59,790

 
$
8,397

Property and equipment acquired under capital leases
9,762

 

See accompanying notes.


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CIMPRESS N.V.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited in thousands, except share and per share data)

1. Description of the Business
We are a technology and manufacturing-driven company that aggregates, via the Internet, large volumes of individually small, customized orders for a broad spectrum of print, signage, apparel and similar products. We produce those orders in highly automated, capital and technology intensive production facilities in a manner that we believe makes our production techniques significantly more competitive than those of traditional suppliers. We bring our products to market via various brands that deliver marketing products and services to the small business and home and family markets. These brands include Vistaprint, our leading global brand for micro business marketing products and services, as well as brands we have acquired that serve the needs of various market segments including resellers, small and medium businesses with differentiated service needs, and consumers purchasing products for personal use.
On November 14, 2014, pursuant to our shareholders’ approval, we amended our articles of association to change our name to Cimpress N.V. and began trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the "CMPR" ticker symbol shortly after.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and, accordingly, do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting primarily of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations for the interim periods reported and of our financial condition as of the date of the interim balance sheet have been included.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Cimpress N.V., its wholly owned subsidiaries, entities in which we maintain a controlling financial interest, and those entities in which we have a variable interest and are the primary beneficiary. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Investments in entities in which we can exercise significant influence, but do not own a majority equity interest or otherwise control, are accounted for using the equity method and are included as investments in equity interests on the consolidated balance sheets.

Operating results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending June 30, 2015 or for any other period. The consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2014 has been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2014 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. We believe our most significant estimates are associated with the ongoing evaluation of the recoverability of our long-lived assets and goodwill, estimated useful lives of assets, advertising expense and related accruals, share-based compensation, accounting for business combinations, variable interest entities and income taxes and related valuation allowances, among others. By their nature, estimates are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Foreign Currency Translation
Our non-U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries translate their assets and liabilities denominated in their functional currency to U.S. dollars at current rates of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date, and revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing throughout the period. The resulting gains and losses from translation are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income. Transaction gains and losses and remeasurement of assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than an entity’s functional currency are included in other income (expense), net in our consolidated statements of operations. The following table summarizes the components of other income (expense), net:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Gains (losses) on derivative instruments (1)
$
5,756

 
$
(1,086
)
 
$
13,398

 
$
(7,526
)
Currency related gains (losses), net (2)
2,535

 
970

 
16,884

 
(625
)
Total other income (expense), net
$
8,291

 
$
(116
)
 
$
30,282

 
$
(8,151
)
_____________________
(1) Includes both realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments.
(2) We have significant non-functional currency intercompany financing relationships subject to currency exchange rate volatility primarily due to changes in our corporate entity operating structure, effective October 1, 2013, which required us to alter our intercompany transactional and financing activities. The net currency related gains for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 are substantially driven by this intercompany activity.
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Cimpress N.V.
Basic net income per share attributable to Cimpress N.V. is computed by dividing net income attributable to Cimpress N.V. by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the respective period. Diluted net income per share attributable to Cimpress N.V. gives effect to all potentially dilutive securities, including share options, restricted share units (“RSUs”) and restricted share awards ("RSAs"), if the effect of the securities is dilutive using the treasury stock method. Awards with performance or market conditions are included using the treasury stock method only if the conditions would have been met as of the end of the reporting period and their effect is dilutive.

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the weighted-average number of ordinary shares:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic
32,694,354

 
33,249,419

 
32,537,940

 
32,921,016

Weighted average shares issuable upon exercise/vesting of outstanding share options/RSUs/RSAs
1,486,209

 
1,107,571

 
1,099,627

 
1,504,272

Shares used in computing diluted net income per share attributable to Cimpress N.V.
34,180,563

 
34,356,990

 
33,637,567

 
34,425,288

Weighted average anti-dilutive shares excluded from diluted net income per share attributable to Cimpress N.V.
39,265

 
906,850

 
380,136

 
916,209

Share-Based Compensation
During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, we recorded share-based compensation expense of $6,638 and $18,764, respectively, and $5,592 and $21,850 during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, respectively. As of March 31, 2015, there was $40,759 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements, net of estimated forfeitures. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.8 years.
Recently Issued or Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03,"Interest- Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs," (ASU 2015-03), which requires an entity to present debt issuance costs related to recognized debt liability in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. The new standard is effective for us on July 1, 2016 and early adoption is permitted. The standard requires the application on a retrospective

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basis, wherein the balance sheet of each individual period presented should be adjusted to reflect the period-specific effects of the standard. We do not expect it to have a material impact.
In February 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-02,"Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis," (ASU 2015-02) which places more emphasis in the consolidation evaluation on variable interests other than fee arrangements such as principal investment risk (for example, debt or equity interests), guarantees of the value of the assets or liabilities of the VIE, written put options on the assets of the VIE, or similar obligations. The new standard is effective for us on July 1, 2016. The standard permits early adoption and the use of a modified retrospective approach by recording a cumulative-effect adjustment to equity as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. We are currently evaluating the effect ASU 2015-02 will have on our consolidated financial statements but do not expect it to have a material impact.
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09,"Revenue from Contracts with Customers," (ASU 2014-09) which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. This guidance will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. The FASB has issued a proposal to defer the effective date to January 1, 2018, which would result in an effective date for us of July 1, 2018, with early application permitted. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative catch-up transition method. We are currently evaluating the adoption method and effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on our consolidated financial statements but do not expect it to have a material impact.
3. Fair Value Measurements
The following table summarizes our investments in available-for-sale securities:
 
March 31, 2015
 
Amortized Cost Basis
 
Unrealized gain
 
Estimated Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities
 
 
 
 
 
Plaza Create Co. Ltd. common shares (1)
$
4,007

 
$
3,980

 
$
7,987

Total investments in available-for-sale securities
$
4,007

 
$
3,980

 
$
7,987

 
June 30, 2014
 
Amortized Cost Basis
 
Unrealized gain
 
Estimated Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities
 
 
 
 
 
Plaza Create Co. Ltd. common shares (1)
$
4,611

 
$
9,246

 
$
13,857

Total investments in available-for-sale securities
$
4,611

 
$
9,246

 
$
13,857


________________________
(1) On February 28, 2014, we purchased shares in our publicly traded Japanese joint venture partner. Refer to Note 13 for further discussion of the separate joint business arrangement.
We use a three-level valuation hierarchy for measuring fair value and include detailed financial statement disclosures about fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1: Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2: Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
Level 3: Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

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The following tables summarize our assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy:
 
March 31, 2015
 
Total
 
Quoted Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale securities
$
7,987

 
$
7,987

 
$

 
$

Currency forward contracts
7,067

 

 
7,067

 

Total assets recorded at fair value
$
15,054

 
$
7,987

 
$
7,067

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap contracts
$
(1,402
)
 
$

 
$
(1,402
)
 
$

Currency forward contracts
(42
)
 

 
(42
)
 

Contingent consideration
(17,936
)
 

 

 
(17,936
)
Total liabilities recorded at fair value
$
(19,380
)
 
$

 
$
(1,444
)
 
$
(17,936
)

 
June 30, 2014
 
Total
 
Quoted Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale securities
$
13,857

 
$
13,857

 
$

 
$

Currency forward contracts
382

 

 
382

 

Total assets recorded at fair value
$
14,239

 
$
13,857

 
$
382

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap contracts
$
(745
)
 
$

 
$
(745
)
 
$

Currency forward contracts
(806
)
 

 
(806
)
 

Contingent consideration
(16,072
)
 

 

 
(16,072
)
Total liabilities recorded at fair value
$
(17,623
)
 
$

 
$
(1,551
)
 
$
(16,072
)
During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 and the year ended June 30, 2014, there were no significant transfers in or out of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 classifications.     
The valuations of the derivatives intended to mitigate our interest rate and currency risk are determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each instrument. This analysis utilizes observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves, interest rate volatility, or spot and forward exchange rates, and reflects the contractual terms of these instruments, including the period to maturity. We incorporate credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both our own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty's nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of our derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, we have considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements.     
Although we have determined that the majority of the inputs used to value our derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with our derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads, to appropriately reflect both our own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparties' nonperformance risk in the fair value measurement. However, as of March 31, 2015, we have assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of our derivative positions and have determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of our derivatives. As a result, we have determined that our derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

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During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we amended the terms of our contingent consideration arrangement related to our fiscal 2014 acquisition of Printdeal (formerly known as People & Print Group). The original terms provided for contingent consideration payable based upon the achievement of an initial calendar year 2014 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) margin threshold but ultimately payable based on revenue and EBITDA performance for calendar year 2015. We amended the terms and will pay a fixed amount of €15,000, of which €8,000 was paid in March 2015 ($8,271 based on the exchange rate as of the date of payment) and the remaining €7,000 ($7,564 based on the exchange rate as of March 31, 2015) is payable during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016.
Our fiscal 2014 acquisition of Pixartprinting provided for contingent consideration payable based on the achievement of revenue and EBITDA performance metrics for calendar year 2014. Based on Pixartprinting's 2014 results, we will pay the maximum amount achievable of €9,600 ($10,372 based on the exchange rate as of March 31, 2015) during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015.
The contingent consideration obligations are measured at fair value and are based on significant inputs not observable in the market, which represents a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy. The valuation of contingent consideration uses assumptions and estimates to forecast a range of outcomes and probabilities for the contingent consideration. We assess these assumptions and estimates on a quarterly basis as additional data impacting the assumptions is obtained. Any changes in the fair value of contingent consideration related to updated assumptions and estimates will be recognized within general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations during the period in which the change occurs. As both the Printdeal and Pixartprinting contingent liabilities are no longer variable, we do not expect any additional adjustments to fair value prior to payment.
The following table represents the changes in fair value of Level 3 contingent consideration:
 
Current liabilities: contingent consideration
 
Long-term liabilities: contingent consideration
 
Total contingent consideration
Balance at June 30, 2014
$
6,276

 
$
9,796

 
$
16,072

Fair value adjustment
13,810

 
1,080

 
14,890

Cash payments
(8,271
)
 

 
(8,271
)
Foreign currency impact
(1,443
)
 
(3,312
)
 
(4,755
)
Balance at March 31, 2015
$
10,372

 
$
7,564

 
$
17,936

    
As of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014, the carrying amounts of our cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivables, accounts payable, and other current liabilities approximated their estimated fair values. As of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014 the carrying value of our debt was $430,478 and $448,059, respectively, and the fair value was $440,433 and $460,098, respectively. Our debt includes a variable rate debt instrument indexed to LIBOR that resets periodically and a fixed rate debt instrument. The estimated fair value of our debt was determined using available market information based on recent trades or activity of debt instruments with substantially similar risks, terms and maturities, which fall within Level 2 under the fair value hierarchy. The estimated fair value of assets and liabilities disclosed above may not be representative of actual values that could have been or will be realized in the future.
4. Derivative Financial Instruments
Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
We enter into interest rate swap contracts to manage differences in the amount of our known or expected cash payments related to our debt. Our objective in using interest rate derivatives is to add stability to interest expense and to manage our exposure to interest rate movements. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for us making fixed-rate payments over the life of the derivative agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. We de-designate a derivative when we determine that the hedge relationships are no longer highly effective or that the forecasted transaction is no

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longer probable. If a derivative is deemed to be ineffective, the ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative is recognized directly in earnings, as a component of other income (expense). The portion of gain or loss on the derivative instrument previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income remains in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income until the the forecasted transaction is recognized in earnings. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, two interest rate derivative instruments were de-designated. As of March 31, 2015, the amount of unrecognized loss included in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income for de-designated cash flow hedge instruments is $160. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014 we did not hold any interest rate derivative instruments that were determined to be ineffective.
Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income related to interest rate swap contracts will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are accrued or made on our variable-rate debt. As of March 31, 2015, we estimate that $771 will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income to interest income during the twelve months ending March 31, 2016. As of March 31, 2015, we had nine outstanding interest rate swap contracts indexed to one-month LIBOR. These instruments include seven interest rate swap contracts that were designated and two interest rate swap contracts that were de-designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk and have varying start dates and maturity dates from June 2015 through June 2019. Since the start date of certain contracts has not yet commenced and contracts have been de-designated, the notional amount of our outstanding contracts is in excess of the variable-rate debt being hedged as of the balance sheet date.
Interest rate swap contracts outstanding:
 
Notional Amounts
Contracts accruing interest as of March 31, 2015
 
$
230,000

Contracts with a future start date
 
105,000

Total
 
$
335,000

Hedges of Currency Risk
We execute currency forward contracts in order to mitigate our exposure to fluctuations in various currencies against our reporting currency, the U.S. dollar. We use currency derivatives, specifically currency forward contracts, to manage this exposure. We did not elect hedge accounting for our current currency forward contract activity, as we performed an analysis to evaluate the benefits of hedge accounting relative to the additional economic cost of trade execution and administrative burden. However, we may elect to apply hedge accounting in future scenarios. The change in the fair value of currency forward contracts is recognized directly in earnings, as a component of other income (expense), net. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, we have experienced volatility within other income (expense), net in our consolidated statements of operations from unrealized gains and losses on the mark-to-market of outstanding currency forward contracts. We expect this volatility to continue in future periods for contracts for which we do not apply hedge accounting.
    As of March 31, 2015, we had the following outstanding currency forward contracts that were not designated for hedge accounting and were used to hedge fluctuations in the U.S. Dollar value of forecasted transactions denominated in Canadian Dollar, Danish Krone, The Euro, Great British Pound, Indian Rupee, New Zealand Dollar, Norwegian Krone, Swedish Krona, and Swiss Franc:
Notional Amount
 
Effective Date
 
Maturity Date
 
Number of Instruments
 
Index
$164,562
 
June 2014 through March 2015
 
Various dates through September 2016
 
286
 
Various

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Financial Instrument Presentation
The table below presents the fair value of our derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the balance sheet as of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014:
 
March 31, 2015

Asset Derivatives

Liability Derivatives
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Balance Sheet line item

Gross amounts of recognized assets

Gross amount offset in consolidated balance sheet

Net amount

Balance Sheet line item

Gross amounts of recognized liabilities

Gross amount offset in consolidated balance sheet

Net amount
Interest rate swaps
Other non-current assets

$


$


$


Other current liabilities / other liabilities

$
(1,231
)

$


$
(1,231
)
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments


$


$


$




$
(1,231
)

$


$
(1,231
)
















Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments















Interest rate swaps
Other non-current assets
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
Other current liabilities / other liabilities
 
$
(171
)
 
$

 
$
(171
)
Currency forward contracts
Other current assets / other assets

8,877


(1,810
)

7,067


Other current liabilities / other liabilities

(46
)

4


(42
)
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments


$
8,877


$
(1,810
)

$
7,067




$
(217
)

$
4


$
(213
)

June 30, 2014

Asset Derivatives

Liability Derivatives
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Balance Sheet line item

Gross amounts of recognized assets

Gross amount offset in consolidated balance sheet

Net amount

Balance Sheet line item

Gross amounts of recognized liabilities

Gross amount offset in consolidated balance sheet

Net amount
Interest rate swaps
Other non-current assets

$


$


$


Other current liabilities / other liabilities

$
(771
)

$
26


$
(745
)
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments


$


$


$




$
(771
)

$
26


$
(745
)
















Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments















Currency forward contracts
Other current assets

$
410


$
(28
)

$
382


Other current liabilities

$
(1,058
)

$
252


$
(806
)
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments


$
410


$
(28
)

$
382




$
(1,058
)

$
252


$
(806
)

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The following table presents the effect of our derivative financial instruments designated as hedging instruments and their classification within comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
Derivatives in Hedging Relationships
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Comprehensive (Loss) Income on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
In thousands
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Currency contracts that hedge revenue

 

 

 
(107
)
Currency contracts that hedge cost of revenue

 

 

 
59

Currency contracts that hedge technology and development expense

 

 

 
70

Currency contracts that hedge general and administrative expense

 

 

 
12

Interest rate swaps
(1,036
)
 
(132
)
 
(1,057
)
 
(456
)
 
$
(1,036
)
 
$
(132
)
 
$
(1,057
)
 
$
(422
)
The following table presents reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
Details about Accumulated Other
Comprehensive (Loss) Income Components
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income to Net Income Gain/(Loss)
 
Affected line item in the
Statement of Operations
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
 
In thousands
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
Currency contracts that hedge revenue
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
(120
)
 
Revenue
Currency contracts that hedge cost of revenue

 

 

 
(112
)
 
Cost of revenue
Currency contracts that hedge technology and development expense

 

 

 
122

 
Technology and development expense
Currency contracts that hedge general and administrative expense

 

 

 
11

 
General and administrative expense
Interest rate swaps
(268
)
 
(78
)
 
(840
)
 
(232
)
 
Interest expense, net
Total before income tax
(268
)
 
(78
)
 
(840
)
 
(331
)
 
Income (loss) before income taxes and loss in equity interests
Income tax
67

 
16

 
210

 
47

 
Income tax provision
Total
$
(201
)
 
$
(62
)
 
$
(630
)
 
$
(284
)
 
 
The following table presents the adjustment to fair value recorded within the consolidated statements of operations for derivative instruments for which we did not elect hedge accounting, as well as the effect of our de-designated derivative financial instruments that no longer qualify as hedging instruments in the period:
Derivatives not classified as hedging instruments
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income
 
Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income (Ineffective Portion)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
 
In thousands
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
Currency contracts
$
5,770

 
$
(1,086
)
 
$
13,412

 
$
(7,526
)
 
Other income (expense), net
Interest rate swaps
(14
)
 

 
(14
)
 

 
Other income (expense), net
 
$
5,756

 
$
(1,086
)
 
$
13,398

 
$
(7,526
)
 
 
  

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5. Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
The following table presents a roll forward of amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income by component, net of tax of $218, for the nine months ended March 31, 2015:

Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges
 
Gains (losses) on available for sale securities
 
Losses on pension benefit obligation
 
Currency translation adjustments
 
Total
Balance as of June 30, 2014
(803
)
 
9,246

 
(2,724
)
 
(3,606
)
 
2,113

Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications
(1,057
)
 
(5,266
)
 
(26
)
 
(112,869
)
 
(119,218
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income to net income
630

 

 

 

 
630

Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income
(427
)
 
(5,266
)
 
(26
)
 
(112,869
)
 
(118,588
)
Balance as of March 31, 2015
$
(1,230
)
 
$
3,980

 
$
(2,750
)
 
$
(116,475
)
 
$
(116,475
)
6. Waltham and Lexington Lease Arrangements
In July 2013, we executed a lease agreement to move our Lexington, Massachusetts, USA operations to a yet to be constructed facility in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. The Waltham lease will commence upon completion of the building, scheduled for the first quarter of fiscal 2016, and will extend eleven years from the commencement date. We expect to pay approximately $131,769 in cash ratably over the initial 11-year term of the lease, starting in September 2015.
Concurrent with the Waltham lease negotiations, we amended our current Lexington lease, as both leases are held with the same landlord. The amendment to the Lexington lease contained a contingent feature to shorten the current term of the lease to coincide with the rent commencement date of the Waltham lease, and a second contingent feature to adjust the remaining annual rental amounts. Both of the arrangements were contingent upon the lessor obtaining certain building permits for the Waltham lease. During the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the lessor obtained all of the requisite building permits for the Waltham building construction.
For accounting purposes, we are deemed to be the owner of the Waltham building during the construction period and, accordingly, as of March 31, 2015 we have recorded $73,167 of construction project costs incurred by the landlord as an asset with a corresponding financing obligation. The asset is included as construction in progress in property, plant and equipment, net in the consolidated balance sheet. Once the construction is completed, we will evaluate the Waltham lease in order to determine whether or not the lease meets the criteria for "sale-leaseback" treatment.
Although we will not begin making cash lease payments until the lease commencement date, a portion of the Waltham lease obligation attributable to the land is treated for accounting purposes as an operating lease that commenced during the second quarter of fiscal 2014. We bifurcate our future lease payments pursuant to the lease into (i) a portion that is allocated to the building and (ii) a portion that is allocated to the land on which the building is being constructed, which will be recorded as rental expense during the construction period. We recognized non-cash rent expense of $375 and $1,125 in our consolidated statements of operations for the land operating lease during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015.
7. Business Combinations
Acquisition of FotoKnudsen
On July 1, 2014, we acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of FotoKnudsen AS, a Norwegian photo product company focused primarily on the Norwegian markets. At closing, we paid €14,045 ($19,224 based on the exchange rate as of the date of acquisition) in cash, subject to certain post-acquisition escrow adjustments. We utilized proceeds from our credit facility to finance the acquisition. In connection with the acquisition, we incurred transaction costs related to investment banking, legal, financial, and other professional services of $394 which were recorded during the year ended June 30, 2014 in general and administrative expenses. No additional transaction costs were recorded during the nine months ended March 31, 2015.

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The excess of the purchase price paid over the fair value of FotoKnudsen’s net assets was recorded as goodwill, which is primarily attributable to cost synergies expected from manufacturing efficiency opportunities and the value of the workforce of FotoKnudsen. Goodwill is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes, and has been attributed to our Albumprinter reporting unit that is part of the All Other Business Units reportable segment. The revenue and earnings included in our consolidated financial statements since the acquisition date are not material. Actual and pro forma results of the operations have not been presented because the effects are not material to the consolidated financial statements. The final fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed was:
 
 
 
Weighted Average
 
Amount
 
Useful Life in Years
Tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net:
$
(1,748
)
 
n/a
Identifiable intangible assets:
 
 
 
Customer relationships
5,615

 
6
Trade name
2,869

 
6
Developed technology
734

 
2
Goodwill
11,754

 
n/a
Total purchase price
$
19,224

 
 
8. Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets
Goodwill
The carrying amount of goodwill by segment as of June 30, 2014 and March 31, 2015 is as follows:
 
Vistaprint Business Unit
 
All Other Business Units
 
Total
Balance as of June 30, 2014 (1)
$
138,007

 
$
179,180

 
$
317,187

Acquisitions (2)


18,970


18,970

Adjustments

 
(122
)
 
(122
)
Effect of currency translation adjustments (3)
(12,534
)
 
(39,934
)
 
(52,468
)
Balance as of March 31, 2015
$
125,473

 
$
158,094

 
$
283,567

_________________
(1) Our segment reporting has been revised as of July 1, 2014 and, as such, we have re-allocated our goodwill by segment for the period ended June 30, 2014. See Note 14 for additional details.
(2) See Notes 7 and 12 for additional details.
(3) Relates to goodwill held by subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. Dollar.
We perform our annual goodwill impairment test on January 1 of each fiscal year unless interim indicators of impairment exist. Goodwill is considered to be impaired when the net book value of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value. We have the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. For our annual impairment test as of January 1, 2015, we evaluated each of our five reporting units with goodwill individually. We considered the timing of our most recent fair value assessment and associated headroom, the actual operating results as compared to the cash flow forecasts used in those fair value assessments, the current long-term forecasts for each reporting unit, and the general market and economic environment of each reporting unit. Our qualitative assessment for fiscal 2015 determined that there was no indication that the carrying value of any of our reporting units exceeded its fair value. Our annual analysis requires significant judgment, including the identification and aggregation of reporting units and the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. While we believe our assumptions are reasonable, actual results could differ from our projections.

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Acquired Intangible Assets
Acquired intangible assets amortization expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 was $4,719 and $16,803, respectively, and $2,228 and $6,885 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, respectively. Amortization expense has increased significantly in fiscal 2015 due to the acquisitions of Printdeal, Pixartprinting and FotoKnudsen.
9. Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses included the following:
 
March 31, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
Compensation costs
$
44,411

 
$
46,375

Income and indirect taxes (1)
30,314

 
23,190

Advertising costs
19,746

 
19,299

Shipping costs
4,954

 
4,104

Purchases of property, plant and equipment
4,612

 
3,687

Professional costs
2,101

 
2,224

Other (2)
36,388

 
22,298

Total accrued expenses
$
142,526

 
$
121,177

_____________________
(1) The increase in income and indirect taxes is principally a result of the timing of payment of income and indirect taxes.
(2) The increase is primarily due to the increase in the short-term portion of the contingent consideration liability of $4,096, as well as an increase in certain liability based equity awards of $3,097 as of March 31, 2015.
10. Debt

March 31, 2015

June 30, 2014
7% Senior unsecured notes due 2022
$
275,000


$

Senior secured credit facility (1)
155,478

 
426,859

Uncommitted credit facility


21,200

Total debt outstanding
430,478


448,059

Less short-term debt (1)
11,884

 
37,575

Long-term debt
$
418,594


$
410,484

_____________________
(1) Balances as of March 31, 2015 are inclusive of short-term and long-term debt discounts of $116 and $406, respectively.
Indenture and Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022
On March 24, 2015, we completed a private placement of $275,000 in aggregate principal amount of 7% senior unsecured notes due 2022 (the “Notes”). We issued the Notes pursuant to a senior notes indenture dated as of March 24, 2015 among Cimpress N.V., our subsidiary guarantors, and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as trustee (the "Indenture"). We used the proceeds from the Notes to pay outstanding indebtedness under our unsecured line of credit and our senior secured credit facility and for general corporate purposes.
The Notes bear interest at a rate of 7% per annum and mature on April 1, 2022. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing on October 1, 2015, to the holders of record of the Notes at the close of business on March 15 and September 15, respectively, preceding such interest payment date.

The Notes are senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment to all our existing and future senior unsecured debt and senior in right of payment to all of our existing and future subordinated debt. The Notes are effectively subordinated to any of our existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the

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assets securing such debt. Subject to certain exceptions, each of our existing and future subsidiaries that is a borrower under or guarantees our senior secured credit facilities will guarantee the Notes.
The Indenture contains various covenants, including covenants that, subject to certain exceptions, limit our and our restricted subsidiaries’ ability to incur and/or guarantee additional debt; pay dividends, repurchase shares or make certain other restricted payments; enter into agreements limiting dividends and certain other restricted payments; prepay, redeem or repurchase subordinated debt; grant liens on assets; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; merge, consolidate or transfer or dispose of substantially all of our consolidated assets; sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of property and assets; and engage in transactions with affiliates.
At any time prior to April 1, 2018, we may redeem some or all of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount redeemed, plus a make-whole amount as set forth in the Indenture, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date. In addition, at any time prior to April 1, 2018, we may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 107.0% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date, with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings by Cimpress. At any time on or after April 1, 2018, we may redeem some or all of the Notes at the redemption prices specified in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.
JP Morgan Credit Facility
On September 23, 2014, we entered into amendment no. 2 to our credit agreement, which increased the aggregate loan commitments of our existing lenders to a total of $850,000 and extended the maturity date of all our borrowings under the credit agreement to September 23, 2019. As of March 31, 2015, we have a senior secured credit facility of $846,000 as follows:
Revolving loans of $690,000 with a maturity date of September 23, 2019
Term loan of $156,000 amortizing over the loan period, with a final maturity date of September 23, 2019
Under the terms of our credit agreement, borrowings bear interest at a variable rate of interest based on LIBOR plus 1.50% to 2.25% depending on our leverage ratio, which is the ratio of our consolidated total indebtedness to our consolidated EBITDA, as defined by the credit agreement. As of March 31, 2015, the weighted-average interest rate on outstanding borrowings was 2.69%, inclusive of interest rate swap rates. We must also pay a commitment fee on unused balances of 0.225% to 0.400% depending on our leverage ratio. We have pledged the assets and/or share capital of several of our subsidiaries as collateral for our outstanding debt as of March 31, 2015.
Our credit agreement contains financial and other covenants, including but not limited to limitations on (1) our incurrence of additional indebtedness and liens, (2) the consummation of intercompany activities or certain fundamental organizational changes, for example acquisitions, (3) investments and restricted payments including the amount of purchases of our ordinary shares or payments of dividends, and (4) the amount of consolidated capital expenditures that we may make in each of our fiscal years through June 30, 2019. The credit agreement also contains financial covenants calculated on a trailing twelve month, or TTM, basis that:
our total leverage ratio, which is the ratio of our consolidated total indebtedness (*) to our TTM consolidated EBITDA (*), will not exceed 4.50 to 1.00.
our senior secured leverage ratio, which is the ratio of our consolidated senior secured indebtedness (*) to our TTM consolidated EBITDA (*), will not exceed 3.25 to 1.00.
our interest coverage ratio, which is the ratio of our consolidated EBITDA to our consolidated interest expense, will be at least 3.00 to 1.00.
(*) The definitions of EBITDA, consolidated total indebtedness, and consolidated senior secured indebtedness are maintained in our credit agreement included as an exhibit to our Form 8-K filed on February 13, 2013, as amended by amendments no. 1 and no. 2 to the credit agreement included as exhibits to our Forms 8-K filed on January 22, 2014 and September 25, 2014.
Our credit agreement also contains customary representations, warranties and events of default. As of March 31, 2015, we were in compliance with all financial and other covenants under the credit agreement.

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Additional line of credit
We have an uncommitted line of credit with Santander Bank, N.A, and under the terms of the agreement we may borrow up to $25,000 at any time, with a maturity date of up to 90 days from the loan origination date. Under the terms of our uncommitted line of credit, borrowings bear interest at a variable rate of interest that may change from time to time. As of March 31, 2015, there were no outstanding borrowings under this line of credit.
11. Income Taxes
Income tax expense was $1,576 and $7,658 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, respectively, as compared to $999 and $7,819 for the same prior year periods. The changes are primarily attributable to an increase in consolidated pre-tax income for both the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the same prior year periods, offset by tax benefits resulting from changes to our corporate entity operating structure that became effective on October 1, 2013. We made the changes to our corporate entity operating structure, which included transferring our intellectual property among certain of our subsidiaries, primarily to align our corporate entities with our evolving operations and business model. Additionally, our tax expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 was further reduced due to a reduction in our net liability for unrecognized tax benefits that we recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2014.
Our consolidated annual effective tax rate is primarily impacted by changes in the amount and geographical mix of consolidated pre-tax income. For fiscal 2015, we are forecasting a lower consolidated annual effective tax rate as compared to fiscal 2014, primarily as a result of an increase to and more favorable geographical mix of consolidated pre-tax earnings and greater tax benefits recognized as a result of the changes to our corporate entity operating structure described above. We expect our cash paid for income taxes for fiscal 2015 to be higher than our income tax expense as a result of non-cash tax benefits relating to tax losses for which the cash benefit is expected to occur in a future period.     
     As of March 31, 2015, we had a net liability for unrecognized tax benefits included in the balance sheet of approximately $4,984, including accrued interest of $90. We recognize interest and, if applicable, penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes. Of the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits, approximately $2,282 will reduce the effective tax rate if recognized.
It is reasonably possible that a further change in the unrecognized tax benefits may occur within the next twelve months related to the settlement of one or more audits or the lapse of applicable statutes of limitations. However, an estimated range of the impact on the unrecognized tax benefits cannot be quantified at this time. We believe we have appropriately provided for all tax uncertainties.
We conduct business in a number of tax jurisdictions and, as such, are required to file income tax returns in multiple jurisdictions globally. The years 2012 through 2014 remain open for examination by the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the years 2006 through 2014 remain open for examination in the various states and non-US tax jurisdictions in which we file tax returns.
One of our U.S. subsidiaries, Cimpress USA Incorporated (formerly known as Vistaprint USA, Incorporated) has received Notices of Assessment from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue ("DOR") related to the tax years 2006 to 2008 and 2010 to 2011. The Notices contain adjustments to taxable income for these years. The issue in dispute is whether the DOR has the right to impute royalty income to Cimpress USA in the years at issue associated with the use of certain intangible property by Vistaprint Limited, even though that intangible property was transferred for a lump-sum payment to Vistaprint Limited in an earlier year that is closed to adjustment by virtue of the governing statute of limitations. The matter was recently under review by the DOR Office of Appeals. In July 2014, we received a Letter of Determination from the Office of Appeals rejecting our Application for Abatement and upholding the DOR’s original assessments. In August 2014, we filed a petition to have our case heard by the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board. At this time, the hearing for our case has not yet been set. We continue to believe that the DOR’s position has no merit, and we intend to contest these assessments to the fullest extent possible.
Additionally, Cimpress USA has been under audit by the IRS for the 2012 and 2013 tax years. This audit was concluded in March 2015 with no material tax adjustments.     

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We believe that our income tax reserves associated with these matters are adequate and that the positions reported on our tax returns will be sustained on their technical merits. However, the final resolution is uncertain and there is a possibility that the final resolution could have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
12. Variable Interest Entities ("VIE")
VIE of Which We are the Primary Beneficiary
Investment in Printi LLC
On August 7, 2014, we made a capital investment in Printi LLC, which operates in Brazil. This investment provides us access to a new market and the opportunity to drive longer-term growth in Brazil. We paid $5,360 in cash for preferred shares and made a $2,850 capital contribution resulting in a 41.6% equity interest in Printi with call options to increase our ownership incrementally over a 9-year period by purchasing equity interests either directly from Printi or from certain employee shareholders. We expect to exercise the first contingent call option in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 which would increase our ownership to 49.99% by June 30, 2015.
Based upon the level of equity investment at risk, Printi is considered a variable interest entity. The shareholders share profits and voting control on a pro-rata basis. While we do not manage the day to day operations of Printi, we do have the unilateral ability to exercise participating voting rights for specific transactions and as such no one shareholder is considered to be the primary beneficiary. However, certain significant shareholders cannot transfer their equity interests without our approval and as a result are considered de facto agents on our behalf in accordance with ASC 810-10-25-43.
In aggregating our rights, as well as those of our de facto agents, the group as a whole has both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits from the entity. In situations where a de facto agency relationship is present, one party is required to be identified as the primary beneficiary and the evaluation requires significant judgment. The factors considered include the presence of a principal/agent relationship, the relationship and significance of activities to the reporting entity, the variability associated with the VIE's anticipated economics and the design of the VIE. The analysis is qualitative in nature and is based on weighting the relative importance of each of the factors in relation to the specifics of the VIE arrangement. Upon our investment we performed an analysis and concluded that we are the party that is most closely associated with Printi, as we are most exposed to the variability of the economics and therefore considered the primary beneficiary.
As we are the primary beneficiary, our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Printi from August 7, 2014. The results are immaterial to our consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015. We have recognized the assets and liabilities on the basis of their fair values at the date of our investment, with any excess of the purchase price paid over the fair value of the net assets recorded as goodwill. Of the total purchase price of $5,360, $7,469 was allocated to goodwill, $2,465 to noncontrolling interests, $697 to acquired intangible assets and $341 to net liabilities.
We have call options to increase our ownership in Printi incrementally over a nine-year period with certain employee shareholders. As the employees' restricted stock in Printi is contingent on post-acquisition employment, share-based compensation will be recognized over the four year vesting period. The awards are considered liability awards and will be marked to fair value each reporting period. In order to estimate the fair value of the award as of March 31, 2015, we utilized a lattice model with a Monte Carlo simulation. The current fair value of the award is $5,808 and we have recognized $999 in general and administrative expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2015.

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VIE of Which We are Not the Primary Beneficiary
Namex Limited
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, we disposed of our investment in Namex Limited and its related companies, as discussions with management identified different visions in the execution of the long-term strategic direction of the business. Prior to the sale, our investment was accounted for using the equity method, as the investment was considered a VIE and we were not the primary beneficiary. We recorded in net income a proportionate share of the earnings or losses of Namex, as well as related amortization, with a corresponding increase or decrease in the carrying value of the investment. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, we recorded a loss of $1,058 and $2,704, respectively, attributable to Namex in our consolidated statement of operations.
13. Noncontrolling Interests
In certain of our strategic investments we have purchased a controlling equity stake, but there remains a minority portion of the equity that is owned by a third party. The balance sheet and operating activity of these entities are included in our consolidated financial statements and we adjust the net income in our consolidated statement of operations to exclude the noncontrolling interests' proportionate share of results. We present the proportionate share of equity attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests as temporary equity within our consolidated balance sheet and the proportionate share of noncontrolling interests not subject to a redemption provision that is outside of our control as equity.
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
On April 3, 2014 we acquired 97% of the outstanding corporate capital of Pixartprinting S.p.A. The remaining 3% is considered a redeemable noncontrolling equity interest, as it is redeemable for cash based on future financial results and not solely within our control. The redeemable noncontrolling interest was recorded at its fair value as of the acquisition date and will be adjusted to its redemption value on a periodic basis, if that amount exceeds its fair value. As of March 31, 2015, the redemption value is less than carrying value and therefore no adjustment has been made.
We own a 51% controlling interest in a joint business arrangement with Plaza Create Co. Ltd., a leading Japanese retailer of photo products, to expand our market presence in Japan. During fiscal 2014, we contributed $4,891 in cash and $1,100 in assets, and Plaza Create made an initial capital contribution of $4,818 in cash and $955 in assets. We have a call option to acquire the remaining 49% of the business if Plaza Create materially breaches any of its contracts with us. If we materially breach any of our contracts with Plaza Create, Plaza Create has an option to put their shares to us. As the exercise of this put option is not solely within our control, the noncontrolling equity interest in the business is presented as temporary equity in our consolidated balance sheet. As of March 31, 2015, it is not probable that the noncontrolling interest will be redeemable.
Noncontrolling interest
On August 7, 2014, we made a capital investment in Printi LLC as described in Note 12. The noncontrolling interest was recorded at its estimated fair value as of the investment date. The net income (loss) of the operations allocated to the noncontrolling interest considers our stated liquidation preference in applying the income or loss to each party.

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The following table presents the changes in our noncontrolling interests for the nine months ended March 31, 2015:
 
 
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
 
Noncontrolling interest
Balance as of June 30, 2014
 
$
11,160

 
$

Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest
 
4,160

 

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest
 

 
2,465

Dividend paid to noncontrolling interest
 
(118
)
 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
(430
)
 
(1,280
)
Foreign currency translation
 
(2,074
)
 
(202
)
Balance as of March 31, 2015
 
$
12,698

 
$
983

14. Segment Information
During the first quarter of fiscal 2015 we revised our internal management organizational and reporting structure to better align to our strategy of delivering mass customized products to multiple customer segments via various brands. Our operating segments are based upon our internal organization structure, the manner in which our operations are managed and the availability of separate financial information reported internally to the Chief Executive Officer, who is our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) for purposes of making decisions about how to allocate resources and assess performance. The CODM measures and evaluates the performance of our operating segments based on revenue and income (loss) from operations. We have identified several operating segments under our new management reporting structure which are reported in the following two reportable segments:
Vistaprint Business Unit - Aggregates the operations of our core Vistaprint-branded business in the North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand markets, and our Webs-branded business, which is managed with the Vistaprint-branded digital business in the previously listed geographies.
All Other Business Units - Includes the operations of our Albumprinter, Printdeal, Pixartprinting, and Most of World business units. Our Most of World business unit is focused on our emerging market portfolio, including operations in Brazil, India and Japan. These business units have been combined into one reportable segment based on materiality.
Consistent with our historical reporting, the cost of our global legal, human resource, finance, facilities management, software and manufacturing engineering, and the global component of our IT operations functions are generally not allocated to the reporting segments and are instead reported and disclosed under the caption "Corporate and global functions." Corporate and global functions is a cost center and does not meet the definition of an operating segment. We have revised our presentation of all prior periods presented to reflect our revised segment reporting.
There are no internal revenue transactions between our operating segments, and we do not allocate non-operating income to our segment results. All intersegment transfers are recorded at cost for presentation to the CODM, for example, we allocate costs related to products manufactured by our global network of production facilities to the applicable operating segment. There is no intercompany profit or loss recognized on these transactions.
The following factors, among others, may limit the comparability of income from operations by segment:
We do not allocate support costs across operating segments or corporate and global functions.
Some of our recently acquired business units are burdened by the costs of their local finance, HR, and other administrative support functions, whereas other business units leverage our global functions and do not receive an allocation for these services.
Our All Other Business Units reporting segment includes our Most of World business unit, which has operating losses as it is in its early stage of investment relative to the scale of the underlying business.

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Our balance sheet information is not presented to the CODM on an allocated basis, and therefore we do not present asset information by segment.
Revenue by segment is based on the business unit-specific websites through which the customer’s order was transacted. The following tables set forth revenue and income from operations by reportable segment.
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vistaprint Business Unit
$
280,577

 
$
267,706

 
$
908,521

 
$
868,351

All Other Business Units
59,324

 
18,479

 
205,217

 
63,730

Total revenue
$
339,901

 
$
286,185

 
$
1,113,738

 
$
932,081

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Income (loss) from operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vistaprint Business Unit
$
75,071

 
$
64,563

 
$
267,553

 
$
237,816

All Other Business Units
(6,144
)
 
(5,143
)
 
(8,999
)
 
(14,774
)
Corporate and global functions
(64,586
)
 
(54,181
)
 
(177,466
)
 
(156,872
)
Total income from operations
$
4,341

 
$
5,239

 
$
81,088

 
$
66,170

Enterprise Wide Disclosures:
The following tables set forth revenues by geographic area and groups of similar products and services:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

United States
$
177,268

 
$
155,056

 
$
532,243

 
$
485,765

Non-United States (1)
162,633

 
131,129

 
581,495

 
446,316

Total revenue
$
339,901

 
$
286,185

 
$
1,113,738

 
$
932,081

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Physical printed products and other (2)
$
322,564

 
$
266,447

 
$
1,059,805

 
$
871,218

Digital products/services
17,337

 
19,738

 
53,933

 
60,863

Total revenue
$
339,901

 
$
286,185

 
$
1,113,738

 
$
932,081

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(1) Our non-United States revenue includes the Netherlands, our country of domicile. Revenue earned in any other individual country other than the United States was not greater than 10% of consolidated revenue for the periods presented.
(2) Other revenue includes miscellaneous items which account for less than 1% of revenue.

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The following tables set forth long-lived assets by geographic area:
 
March 31,
2015
 
June 30,
2014
Long-lived assets (3):
 

 
 

Netherlands
$
91,504

 
$
106,918

Canada
99,991

 
100,369

United States
106,718

 
49,037

Australia
26,790

 
35,367

Switzerland
38,060

 
31,201

Jamaica
24,269

 
25,431

Italy
24,077

 
20,356

Bermuda
6,727

 
7,570

India
8,456

 
6,958

Other
15,675

 
11,674

Total
$
442,267

 
$
394,881

___________________
(3) Excludes goodwill of $283,567 and $317,187, intangible assets, net of $80,488 and $110,214 and deferred tax assets of $12,646 and $8,762 as of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014, respectively.
15. Commitments and Contingencies
Lease Commitments
We have commitments under operating leases for our facilities that expire on various dates through 2026, including the Waltham lease arrangement discussed in Note 6. Total lease expense, net of sublease income for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 was $4,087 and $12,886, respectively, and $3,727 and $10,122, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014.
We also lease certain machinery and plant equipment under both capital and operating lease agreements that expire at various dates through 2017. The aggregate carrying value of the leased equipment under capital leases included in property, plant and equipment, net in our consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2015, is $15,545, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,584; the present value of lease installments not yet due included in other current liabilities and other liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2015 amounts to $11,847.
Purchase Obligations
At March 31, 2015, we had unrecorded commitments under contract of $26,385, which were principally composed of inventory purchase commitments of approximately $2,276, production and computer equipment purchases of approximately $14,185, and other unrecorded purchase commitments of $9,924.
Other Obligations
We have an outstanding installment obligation of $14,133 related to the fiscal 2012 intra-entity transfer of the intellectual property of our subsidiary Webs, Inc., which results in tax being paid over a 7.5 year term and has been classified as a deferred tax liability in our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2015.
Legal Proceedings
We are not currently party to any material legal proceedings. Although we cannot predict with certainty the results of litigation and claims to which we may be subject from time to time, we do not expect the resolution of any of our current matters to have a material adverse impact on our consolidated results of operations, cash flows or financial position. In all cases, at each reporting period, we evaluate whether or not a potential loss amount or a potential range of loss is probable and reasonably estimable under the provisions of the authoritative guidance that addresses accounting for contingencies. We expense the costs relating to our legal proceedings as those costs are incurred.


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16. Subsequent Events

On April 15, 2015, Vistaprint Italy S.R.L., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cimpress N.V., completed its previously announced acquisition of 70% of the shares of Exagroup SAS, a French simplified joint stock company, for a purchase price of €91,305 ($97,012 based on the exchange rate as of the date of acquisition), subject to a post-closing adjustment based on Exagroup's working capital and debt, pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement dated March 2, 2015 among Bruno Dematté, Nicolas Dematté, Marise Dematté, New Deminvest, Kara Invest, and CM-CIC Investissement, as sellers, and Vistaprint Italy as the buyer. All shareholders of Exagroup sold the entirety of their Exagroup holdings to Vistaprint Italy at the closing, with the exception of Nicolas Dematté and Marise Dematté (the “Remaining Shareholders”), who each retained a 15% ownership interest in Exagroup.

At the closing, Vistaprint Italy and each of the Remaining Shareholders entered into reciprocal put and call options with respect to the 30% of Exagroup shares held by the Remaining Shareholders, pursuant to which each of the Remaining Shareholders has the right to put his or her Exagroup shares to Vistaprint Italy for a period of 30 days beginning on April 15, 2019. If one or both of the Remaining Shareholders does not exercise his or her put option, then Vistaprint Italy has the right to exercise our call option on such Remaining Shareholder's Exagroup shares for a period of 30 days beginning on January 10, 2020. If the put or call options are exercised, the aggregate purchase and sale price for such shares will be between €39,000 and €47,000, depending on Exagroup’s achievement of certain revenue targets for calendar year 2017.

On April 17, 2015, Vistaprint Italy completed its previously announced acquisition of 100% of the share capital of druck.at Druck-und Handelsgesellschäft mbH, a limited liability company under Austrian law, for a total purchase price of €23,300, including €20,000 ($21,537 based on the exchange rate as of the date of acquisition) paid in cash at closing and a deferred payment of €3,300 ($3,554 based on the exchange rate as of the date of acquisition) to be paid in cash or ordinary shares of Cimpress N.V., at our option, in 2017 at the earliest.

We utilized proceeds from our various debt sources to finance the acquisitions. In connection with the acquisitions, we incurred transaction costs related to investment banking, legal, financial, and other professional services of approximately $652 and $1,201 during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, which have been recorded in general and administrative expenses.


Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    
This Report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The statements contained in this Report that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including but not limited to our statements about anticipated income and revenue growth rates, future profitability and market share, new and expanded products and services, geographic expansion and planned capital expenditures. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “may,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “designed,” “potential,” “continue,” “target,” “seek” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements included in this Report are based on information available to us up to, and including the date of this document, and we disclaim any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain important factors, including those set forth in this “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Report. You should carefully review those factors and also carefully review the risks outlined in other documents that we file from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Executive Overview
On November 14, 2014, pursuant to our shareholders’ approval, we amended our articles of association to change our name to Cimpress N.V. and began trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the "CMPR" ticker symbol shortly after. Cimpress, the world leader in mass customization, is a technology and manufacturing-driven company that aggregates, via the Internet, large volumes of individually small, customized orders for a broad spectrum of print, signage, apparel and similar products. We produce those orders in highly automated, capital and technology intensive production facilities in a manner that we believe makes our production techniques significantly

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more competitive than those of traditional suppliers. We bring our products to market via various brands that deliver marketing products and services to the small business, and home and family markets. These brands include Vistaprint, our leading global brand for micro business marketing products and services, as well as brands that we have acquired that serve the needs of various market segments, including resellers, small and medium businesses with differentiated service needs, and consumers purchasing products for personal use.
In July 2014 we changed our internal management reporting structure from geographic-based segments to brand-based segments, resulting in the Vistaprint Business Unit and the All Other Business Units reportable segments. The Vistaprint Business Unit represents our core Vistaprint brand focused on the North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand markets, and our Webs branded business, which is managed with the Vistaprint-branded digital business. The All Other Business Unit is an aggregation of the smaller branded businesses in our portfolio - Albumprinter, Printdeal (formerly known as People & Print Group), Pixartprinting, and Most of World business units.
For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, we reported consolidated revenue of $339.9 million and $1,113.7 million, respectively, representing in each case 19% reported revenue growth over the same period in the prior year. Our constant-currency revenue growth was 26% and 23%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015. Constant-currency revenue growth, excluding the revenue of businesses and brands acquired in the last twelve months, was 11% and 8%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015.
Diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 was $0.25 and $2.85, respectively, increasing from $0.04 and $1.24 in the same prior year periods. This increase was driven by revenue performance of our Vistaprint brand as well as our other brands, advertising efficiency and significant gains recognized from currency movements in the respective periods principally as a result of changes in the fair value of our derivative instruments for which we have not elected hedge accounting and currency gains on non-functional currency activity, principally from intercompany transactional and financing relationships. These gains were partially offset by continued investments in product quality and software development in our core business, as well as investments in markets in which we seek to develop a long-term presence such as India, Japan and Brazil. We believe investments such as these, as well as our other key initiatives, will collectively enable us to scale and strengthen our competitive position and enhance long-term shareholder value. In addition, we recognized $7.5 million and $14.9 million of expense, respectively, during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 for changes in the contingent consideration liabilities associated with our acquisitions of Printdeal and Pixartprinting.
Our long-term aspiration is to maintain and strengthen our leadership position in mass customization globally through the following three focus areas:
What we are passionate about: empowering millions of people to make an impression. We strive to make it easy and affordable for our customers to communicate through customized physical products the thoughts, messages, and sentiments that are important to them. Our products help enable small businesses to grow, families to share memories, and teams and associations to build community.

Where we can be best in the world: computer-integrated manufacturing. Computer-integrated manufacturing harnesses the power of computers and software to control the entire production process to make manufacturing faster, less error-prone, more flexible, and lower cost.

What drives our economic engine: large scale in small quantities. Traditional production economics result in per-unit production costs that are low when items are produced in high quantities, however per-unit production costs are high when items are produced in low quantities. By centrally aggregating and producing millions of customer orders via our technology and manufacturing scale, we are able to achieve per-unit economics much closer to traditional high-volume applications, but we deliver to customers an individual customized product in very small volumes. This enables us to achieve higher gross margins than traditional printing companies while at the same time offer lower prices to our customers.

We ask investors and potential investors in Cimpress to understand the three upper-most priorities by which we endeavor to make all decisions, including investment decisions. Often we make decisions in service of these

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priorities that could be considered non-optimal were they to be evaluated based on other criteria such as (but not limited to) near- and mid- term cash flow, EBITDA, EPS, and non-GAAP EPS. Our three priorities are:

Leadership: being the world leader in mass customization, a discipline that lies at the intersection of what we are passionate about, where we can be the best in the world, and what drives our economic engine.

Long-termism: multi-decade, mutual success for the benefit of the following stakeholders: customers, team members, society, and our long-term investors.

Intrinsic value per share: the free cash flow per share that, in our best judgment, will occur between now and the long-term future, appropriately discounted to reflect our cost of capital.
Results of Operations
The following table presents our operating results for the periods indicated as a percentage of revenue:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
As a percentage of revenue:
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Revenue
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
Cost of revenue
36.9
 %
 
35.3
 %
 
37.0
 %
 
34.1
 %
Technology and development expense
14.2
 %
 
14.8
 %
 
12.5
 %
 
13.7
 %
Marketing and selling expense
35.5
 %
 
38.1
 %
 
33.4
 %
 
36.0
 %
General and administrative expense 
12.1
 %
 
10.0
 %
 
9.9
 %
 
9.1
 %
Income from operations
1.3
 %
 
1.8
 %
 
7.2
 %
 
7.1
 %
Other income (expense), net
2.4
 %
 
 %
 
2.7
 %
 
(0.9
)%
Interest expense, net
(0.9
)%
 
(0.6
)%
 
(0.8
)%
 
(0.5
)%
Income before income taxes and loss in equity interests
2.8
 %
 
1.2
 %
 
9.1
 %
 
5.7
 %
Income tax provision
0.5
 %
 
0.3
 %

0.6
 %

0.8
 %
Loss in equity interests
 %
 
0.4
 %
 
 %

0.3
 %
Net income
2.3
 %
 
0.5
 %
 
8.5
 %

4.6
 %
Add: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
0.2
 %
 
 %
 
0.2
 %
 
 %
Net income attributable to Cimpress N.V.
2.5
 %
 
0.5
 %
 
8.7
 %
 
4.6
 %

In thousands
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015 vs. 2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015 vs. 2014
Revenue
$
339,901

 
$
286,185

 
19%
 
$
1,113,738

 
$
932,081

 
19%
Revenue
We generate revenue primarily from the sale and shipping of customized manufactured products, and by providing digital services, website design and hosting, and email marketing services, with a smaller percentage of revenue coming from order referral fees and other third-party offerings.
Vistaprint Business Unit    
Revenue for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 increased 5% in each period to $280.6 million and $908.5 million, respectively, compared to the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014 as the Vistaprint Business Unit experienced growth from the higher expectations market segment and increases in average order value. We continue to experience improved revenue growth trends in the U.S., U.K. and German markets where we made major pricing and channel marketing changes in fiscal 2014. In addition we have seen year over year improvement in our customer Net Promoter Score™ (which polls our customers on their willingness

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to recommend us to friends and colleagues based on a score of 0 to 10). Our reported revenue growth was negatively affected by currency impacts during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 of 6% and 3%, respectively, resulting in constant-currency revenue growth of 11% and 8%, respectively.
We believe that although our current revenue growth rate remains below our historical levels, we are starting to see a reversing of the major headwinds caused by our transformation efforts of our customer value proposition in our largest business, the Vistaprint brand. This multi-year transformation began in 2011 and is intended over time to improve customer loyalty and long-term returns through improvements to pricing consistency and transparency, site experience, customer communications, product selection, product quality, merchandising, marketing messaging and customer service. Although some of these efforts continue to create revenue headwinds in certain markets we have started to realize benefits from these investments through improved customer retention rates and our increased Net Promoter Score.
All Other Business Units
Revenue for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 increased to $59.3 million and $205.2 million, respectively from $18.5 million and $63.7 million in the prior comparable period, primarily due to the addition of aggregate revenues of the recently acquired Printdeal, Pixartprinting and Fotoknudsen businesses of $40.9 million and $136.9 million, respectively. We also experienced continued growth in our Albumprinter brand, as well as our small, but rapidly growing business in India.
Total revenue by reportable segment for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are shown in the following table:
In thousands
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
Currency
Impact:
 
Constant-
Currency
 
Impact of Acquisitions:
 
Constant- Currency Revenue Growth
 
2015
 
2014
 
%
Change
 
(Favorable)/Unfavorable
 
Revenue Growth (1)
 
(Favorable)/Unfavorable
 
Excluding Acquisitions (1)
Vistaprint Business Unit
$
280,577

 
$
267,706

 
5%
 
6%
 
11%
 
—%
 
11%
All Other Business Units
59,324

 
18,479

 
221%
 
16%
 
237%
 
(227)%
 
10%
Total revenue
$
339,901

 
$
286,185

 
19%
 
7%
 
26%
 
(15)%
 
11%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In thousands
Nine Months Ended March 31,



Currency
Impact:

Constant-
Currency

Impact of Acquisitions:
 
Constant-Currency Revenue Growth
 
2015

2014

%
Change

(Favorable)/Unfavorable

Revenue Growth (1)

(Favorable)/Unfavorable
 
Excluding Acquisitions (1)
Vistaprint Business Unit
$
908,521


$
868,351


5%

3%

8%

—%
 
8%
All Other Business Units
205,217


63,730


222%

7%

229%

(223)%
 
6%
Total revenue
$
1,113,738


$
932,081


19%

4%

23%

(15)%
 
8%
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(1) Constant-currency revenue growth, a non-GAAP financial measure, represents the change in total revenue between current and prior year periods at constant-currency exchange rates by translating all non-U.S. dollar denominated revenue generated in the current period using the prior year period’s average exchange rate for each currency to the U.S. dollar. We have provided these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe they provide meaningful information regarding our results on a consistent and comparable basis for the periods presented. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to GAAP financial measures, to evaluate our operating results. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered supplemental to and not a substitute for our reported financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Constant-currency revenue growth excluding acquisitions excludes revenue results for businesses and brands acquired during the last twelve months, primarily the Printdeal, Pixartprinting and Fotoknudsen acquisitions.

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Operating Expenses
The following table summarizes our comparative operating expenses for the period:
In thousands
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015 vs. 2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015 vs. 2014
Cost of revenue
$
125,540

 
$
100,903

 
24%
 
$
412,381

 
$
317,482

 
30%
% of revenue
36.9
%
 
35.3
%
 
 
 
37.0
%
 
34.1
%
 
 
Technology and development expense
$
48,311

 
$
42,434

 
14%
 
$
138,841

 
$
127,555

 
9%
% of revenue
14.2
%
 
14.8
%
 
 
 
12.5
%
 
13.7
%
 
 
Marketing and selling expense
$
120,795


$
109,118

 
11%
 
$
371,680

 
$
335,679

 
11%
% of revenue
35.5
%
 
38.1
%
 
 
 
33.4
%
 
36.0
%
 
 
General and administrative expense
$
40,914

 
$
28,491

 
44%
 
$
109,748

 
$
85,195

 
29%
% of revenue
12.1
%
 
10.0
%
 
 
 
9.9
%
 
9.1
%
 
 
Cost of revenue
Cost of revenue includes materials used to manufacture our products, payroll and related expenses for production personnel, depreciation of assets used in the production process and in support of digital marketing service offerings, shipping, handling and processing costs, third-party production costs, costs of free products and other related costs of products sold by us. Cost of revenue as a percent of revenue increased during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, as the recently acquired Printdeal and Pixartprinting operations have a lower gross margin profile than our traditional business; however, these companies have lower marketing and selling costs.
Vistaprint Business Unit    
The Vistaprint Business Unit cost of revenue decreased to $88.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 from $90.4 million in the prior year period primarily due to benefits from currency of $7.6 million. This decrease was partially offset by increased costs associated with production volume and product mix.
Cost of revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 was $290.2 million as compared to $285.7 million in the prior year period. Our cost of revenue increased as we produced more volume during the nine months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the same period in fiscal 2014. This increase was partially offset by benefits from currency of $14.1 million, as well as reductions in raw material pricing and shipping costs.
All Other Business Units    
The increase in cost of revenue to $36.8 million and $122.2 million for the All Other Business Units segment for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, respectively, as compared to $8.4 million and $26.2 million in the comparative prior year periods, was primarily due to additional manufacturing costs of $28.3 million and $92.8 million, respectively, for the recently acquired Printdeal, Pixartprinting and FotoKnudsen operations.
Technology and development expense
Technology and development expense consists primarily of payroll and related expenses for our employees engaged in software and manufacturing engineering, information technology operations and content development; amortization of capitalized software, website development costs and certain acquired intangible assets, including developed technology, hosting of our websites, asset depreciation, patent amortization, legal settlements in connection with patent-related claims, and other technology infrastructure-related costs. Depreciation expense for information technology equipment that directly supports the delivery of our digital marketing services products is included in cost of revenue.
The growth in our technology and development expenses of $5.9 million and $11.3 million for three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, respectively, was primarily due to increased payroll and facility-related costs of $4.5 million and $9.5 million, respectively, as a result of an increase in headcount in our technology development

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and information technology support organizations. At March 31, 2015, we employed 941 employees in these organizations compared to 814 employees at March 31, 2014. Amortization expense increased by $0.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively, primarily due to the Printdeal, Pixartprinting and FotoKnudsen acquired businesses. Other technology and development expense increased $2.3 million and $5.3 million, respectively, primarily due to increased consulting fees. These expenses were partially offset by a decline in share-based compensation expense of $2.9 million for nine months ended March 31, 2015, as the restricted share awards granted as part of our fiscal 2012 Webs acquisition were fully vested as of December 31, 2013. Also during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, we had higher net capitalization of software costs of $1.0 million and $2.4 million, respectively, due to an increase in current costs that qualified for capitalization during the fiscal year.
Marketing and selling expense
Marketing and selling expense consists primarily of advertising and promotional costs; payroll and related expenses for our employees engaged in marketing, sales, customer support and public relations activities; amortization of certain acquired intangible assets, including customer relationships and trade names; and third-party payment processing fees.
The increase in our marketing and selling expenses of $11.7 million and $36.0 million during three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, respectively, as compared to the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014 was primarily due to additional payroll and facility-related cost increases of $3.3 million and $11.1 million, respectively. We incurred these costs as we expanded our marketing and customer service, sales and design support organization through our recent acquisitions and continued investment in Vistaprint Business Unit customer service resources in order to provide higher value to our customers. At March 31, 2015, we employed 2,602 employees in these organizations compared to 1,975 employees at March 31, 2014. Our advertising costs increased by $6.1 million and $10.8 million, respectively, due to the activity of our recently acquired operations. Amortization expense increased by $2.3 million and $8.3 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, respectively, as a result of the customer and trademark related intangible assets acquired with the Printdeal, Pixartprinting, and FotoKnudsen businesses. Other marketing and selling expenses also increased by $0.4 million and $8.5 million, respectively, due to increased payment processing fees, depreciation costs, employee travel, training, and recruitment costs. The increase in marketing and selling expense was partially offset by decreased share-based compensation expense of $0.4 million and $2.7 million during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, respectively, as the restricted share awards granted as part of our fiscal 2012 Webs acquisition were fully vested at December 31, 2013.
General and administrative expense
General and administrative expense consists primarily of transaction costs, including third-party professional fees, insurance and payroll and related expenses of employees involved in executive management, finance, legal, and human resources.
During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 our general and administrative expenses increased as compared to same period in fiscal 2014 by $12.4 million and $24.6 million, respectively, primarily due to an increase of $7.5 million and $14.9 million attributable to the increase in the fair value of the contingent consideration liabilities for Printdeal and Pixartprinting since June 30, 2014. Payroll and share-based compensation expense increased by $5.9 million and $9.8 million during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, respectively, as compared to the prior periods. At March 31, 2015 we employed 456 employees in these organizations compared to 398 employees at March 31, 2014. Other general and administrative expenses also increased by $1.2 million and $2.0 million, respectively, due to increased employee travel, training, and recruitment costs. The increase in general and administrative expense was partially offset by decreased professional fees of $2.2 million and $2.1 million during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, respectively, as the fiscal year 2014 periods included more expenses incurred primarily for certain strategic initiatives than the corresponding periods in fiscal 2015.
Other income (expense), net
Other income (expense), net generally consists of gains and losses from currency exchange rate fluctuations on transactions or balances denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of our subsidiaries, as well as the realized and unrealized gains and losses on our derivative instruments. The following table summarizes the components of other income (expense), net:

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Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Gains (losses) on derivative instruments
$
5,756

 
$
(1,086
)
 
$
13,398

 
$
(7,526
)
Currency related gains (losses), net
2,535

 
970

 
16,884

 
(625
)
Total other income (expense), net
$
8,291

 
$
(116
)
 
$
30,282

 
$
(8,151
)
During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, we recognized $8.3 million and $30.3 million of currency related gains, respectively, as compared to $0.1 million and $8.2 million of losses during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, respectively. The increase in other income (expense), net is due in part to net gains of $5.8 million and $13.4 million, respectively, recognized on our currency forward contracts for which we did not apply hedge accounting, as compared to net losses of $1.1 million and $7.5 million that were recognized during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014. We expect this volatility to continue in future periods for contracts for which we do not apply hedge accounting.
Changes in our corporate entity operating structure, effective on October 1, 2013, required us to alter our intercompany transactional and financing activities. As a result, we have significant non-functional currency intercompany relationships subject to currency exchange rate volatility. Due to substantial currency exchange rate volatility, we recognized gains of $2.5 million and $16.9 million during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, as compared to $1.0 million gain and $0.6 million loss during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014.
Interest expense, net
Interest expense, net was $3.1 million and $9.5 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, respectively, and $1.7 million and $4.9 million, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, respectively. Interest expense, net primarily consists of interest paid to financial institutions on outstanding balances on our credit facility and amortization of debt issuance costs, and the increase in the current periods compared to the prior year periods is a result of increased borrowing levels to fund investments which we believe will return above our cost of capital and enhance our intrinsic value. In addition, $0.4 million of the increase is due to the issuance of our senior unsecured notes in March 2015. We expect interest expense, net to increase in future periods relative to historical trends as a result of our senior unsecured notes.
Income tax provision
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Income tax provision
$
1,576

 
$
999

 
$
7,658

 
$
7,819

Effective tax rate
16.6
%
 
29.4
%
 
7.5
%
 
14.7
%
The changes in tax expense are primarily attributable to an increase in consolidated pre-tax income for both the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the same prior year periods, offset by tax benefits resulting from changes to our corporate entity operating structure that became effective on October 1, 2013, as further described below. Additionally, our tax expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 was further reduced due to a reduction in our net liability for unrecognized tax benefits recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2014.
Our consolidated annual effective tax rate is primarily impacted by changes in the amount and geographical mix of consolidated pre-tax income. For fiscal 2015, we are forecasting a lower consolidated annual effective tax rate as compared to fiscal 2014, primarily as a result of an increase to and more favorable geographical mix of consolidated pre-tax earnings and greater tax benefits recognized as a result of the changes to our corporate entity operating structure described below. We expect our cash paid for income taxes for fiscal 2015 to be higher than our income tax expense as a result of non-cash tax benefits relating to tax losses for which the cash benefit is expected to occur in a future period.     
On October 1, 2013, we made changes to our corporate entity operating structure, including transferring our intellectual property among certain of our subsidiaries, primarily to align our corporate entities with our evolving operations and business model. The transfer of assets occurred between wholly owned legal entities within the

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Cimpress group that are based in different tax jurisdictions. The impact of the transfer is recognized for income tax purposes only and not in our consolidated financial statements. As the impact of the transfer was the result of an intra-entity transaction, any resulting gain or loss and immediate tax impact on the transfer is eliminated and not recognized in the consolidated financial statements under U.S. GAAP. The transferor entity recognized a gain on the transfer of assets that was not subject to income tax in its local jurisdiction. However, the recipient entity receives a tax benefit associated with the future amortization of the fair market value of the intellectual property received, which for tax purposes will occur over a period of five years in accordance with the applicable tax laws.
We are currently under income tax audits in various jurisdictions. We believe that our income tax reserves associated with these matters are adequate as the positions reported on our tax returns will be sustained on their technical merits. However, final resolutions are uncertain and there is a possibility that they could have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. See Note 11 in our accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional discussion.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Data:
In thousands
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
192,414

 
$
98,046

Net cash used in investing activities
(85,820
)
 
(71,026
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(23,062
)
 
(31,988
)
At March 31, 2015, we had $134.2 million of cash and cash equivalents and $430.5 million of outstanding debt. Cash and cash equivalents increased by $71.7 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2015. The cash flows during the nine months ended March 31, 2015 related primarily to the following items:
Cash inflows:
Net income of $94.2 million;
Adjustments for non-cash items of $71.8 million primarily related to positive adjustments for depreciation and amortization of $69.8 million, share-based compensation costs of $18.8 million, and the change in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities of $14.9 million, offset by negative adjustments for unrealized currency-related gains of $15.9 million and unrealized gains on derivative instruments of $7.4 million;
Changes in working capital balances of $26.4 million primarily driven by improved management of prepaid expenses and accrued expenses; and
Proceeds from the issuance of shares in connection with the exercise of outstanding equity awards of $11.0 million.
Cash outflows:
Capital expenditures of $50.1 million of which $23.1 million were related to the purchase of manufacturing and automation equipment for our production facilities, $13.5 million were related to the purchase of land, facilities and leasehold improvements , and $13.5 million were related to purchases of other capital assets, including facility improvements and office equipment;
Repayments of debt and debt issuance costs of 25.1 million, net of proceeds;
Payments for our FotoKnudsen acquisition and Printi minority investment, net of cash acquired, of $23.0 million;
Internal costs for software and website development that we have capitalized of $12.5 million;

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Payment of contingent consideration obligation of $8.3 million; and
Payments for capital lease arrangements of $4.3 million.
Additional Liquidity and Capital Resources Information. During the nine months ended March 31, 2015, we financed our operations and strategic investments through internally generated cash flows from operations and our debt financing. We currently plan to invest approximately $80 million to $90 million in total capital expenditures in fiscal 2015. The majority of planned fiscal 2015 capital investments are designed to support the planned long-term growth of the business. Due to our investments in recent years, our current liabilities continue to exceed our current assets; however, we believe that our available cash, cash flows generated from operations, and our debt financing capacity will be sufficient to satisfy our liabilities and planned investments to support our long-term growth strategy, including our fiscal 2015 fourth quarter acquisitions and capital expenditure requirements, for the foreseeable future.
As of March 31, 2015, approximately $122.8 million of our cash and cash equivalents was held by our subsidiaries, and undistributed earnings of our subsidiaries that are considered to be indefinitely reinvested were $116.9 million. However, we do not intend to repatriate such funds as the cash and cash equivalent balances are generally used and available, without legal restrictions, to fund ordinary business operations and investments of the respective subsidiaries. If there is a change in the future, the repatriation of undistributed earnings from certain subsidiaries, in the form of dividends or otherwise, could have tax consequences that could result in material cash outflows.
Debt. On March 24, 2015, we completed a private placement of $275.0 million of 7% senior unsecured notes due 2022. The proceeds from the sales of the Notes were used to repay existing outstanding indebtedness under our unsecured line of credit, the indebtedness outstanding under our senior secured credit facility and for general corporate purposes. As of March 31, 2015, we have aggregate loan commitments from our senior secured credit facility totaling $846.0 million. The loan commitments consist of revolving loans of $690.0 million and the remaining term loans of $156.0 million.
In the next twelve months we will continue to use, as needed, our senior secured credit facility or additional sources of borrowings in order to fund our ongoing operations, support our long-term growth through strategic investments, or purchase our ordinary shares. We have other financial obligations that constitute additional indebtedness based on the definitions within the credit facility. As of March 31, 2015, the amount available for borrowing under our senior secured credit facility was as follows:

In thousands

March 31, 2015
Maximum aggregate available for borrowing
$
846,000

Outstanding borrowings of senior secured credit facilities
(156,000
)
Remaining amount
690,000

Limitations to borrowing due to debt covenants and other obligations (1)
(80,345
)
Amount available for borrowing as of March 31, 2015 (2)
$
609,655

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(1) Our borrowing ability under our senior secured credit facility can be limited by our debt covenants each quarter. These covenants may limit our borrowing capacity depending on our leverage, other indebtedness, such as notes, capital leases, letters of credit, and any other debt, as well as other factors that are outlined in the credit agreement.
(2) The use of available borrowings for share purchases, dividend payments, or corporate acquisitions is subject to more restrictive covenants that can lower available borrowings for such purposes relative to the general availability described in the above table.
Debt Covenants. Our credit agreement contains financial and other covenants, including but not limited to the following:
(1) The credit agreement contains financial covenants calculated on a trailing twelve month, or TTM, basis that:
our total leverage ratio, which is the ratio of our consolidated total indebtedness (*) to our TTM consolidated EBITDA (*), will not exceed 4.50 to 1.00.
our senior secured leverage ratio, which is the ratio of our consolidated senior secured indebtedness (*) to our TTM consolidated EBITDA (*), will not exceed 3.25 to 1.00.

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our interest coverage ratio, which is the ratio of our consolidated EBITDA to our consolidated interest expense, will be at least 3.00 to 1.00.
(2) Purchases of our ordinary shares, payments of dividends, and corporate acquisitions and dispositions are subject to more restrictive consolidated leverage ratio thresholds than those listed above when calculated on a proforma basis in certain scenarios. Also, regardless of our leverage ratio, the credit agreement limits the amount of purchases of our ordinary shares, payments of dividends, corporate acquisitions and dispositions, investments in joint ventures or minority interests, and consolidated capital expenditures that we may make. These limitations can include annual limits that vary from year-to-year and aggregate limits over the term of the credit facility. Therefore, our ability to make desired investments may be limited during the term of our senior secured credit facility.
(3) The credit agreement also places limitations on additional indebtedness and liens that we may incur, as well as on certain intercompany activities.

(*) The definitions of EBITDA, consolidated total indebtedness, and consolidated senior secured indebtedness are maintained in our credit agreement included as an exhibit to our Form 8-K filed on February 13, 2013, as amended by amendments no. 1 and no. 2 to the credit agreement included as exhibits to our Forms 8-K filed on January 22, 2014 and September 25, 2014.

The indenture under which our 7% senior unsecured notes due 2022 are issued contains various covenants, including covenants that, subject to certain exceptions, limit our and our restricted subsidiaries’ ability to incur and/or guarantee additional debt; pay dividends, repurchase shares or make certain other restricted payments; enter into agreements limiting dividends and certain other restricted payments; prepay, redeem or repurchase subordinated debt; grant liens on assets; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; merge, consolidate or transfer or dispose of substantially all of our consolidated assets; sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of property and assets; and engage in transactions with affiliates.
Our credit agreement also contains customary representations, warranties and events of default. As of March 31, 2015, we were in compliance with all financial and other covenants under the credit agreement.
In addition, we have an uncommitted line of credit with Santander Bank, N.A., and under the terms of the agreement we may borrow up to $25.0 million at any time, with a maturity date of up to 90 days from the loan origination date. Under the terms of our uncommitted line of credit, borrowings bear interest at a variable rate of interest that may change from time to time. As of March 31, 2015 there were no outstanding borrowings under this line of credit.
Contractual Obligations
Contractual obligations at March 31, 2015 are as follows:
In thousands
 
Payments Due by Period
 
Total
 
Less
than 1
year
 
1-3
years
 
3-5
years
 
More
than 5
years
Operating leases, net of subleases
$
37,833

 
$
8,200

 
$
11,030

 
$
7,131

 
$
11,472

Build-to-suit lease
131,769

 
7,332

 
25,139

 
25,139

 
74,159

Purchase commitments
26,385

 
26,385

 

 

 

Credit facility and interest payments
178,595

 
15,994

 
44,592

 
118,009

 

Senior unsecured notes and interest payments
410,178

 
10,053

 
38,500

 
38,500

 
323,125

Capital leases
11,834

 
4,982

 
5,618

 
1,234

 

Other
32,069

 
13,632

 
14,201

 
4,236

 

Total (1)
$
828,663

 
$
86,578

 
$
139,080

 
$
194,249

 
$
408,756

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(1) We may be required to make cash outlays related to our uncertain tax positions. However, due to the uncertainty of the timing of future cash flows associated with our uncertain tax positions, we are unable to make reasonably reliable estimates of the period of cash settlement, if any, with the respective taxing authorities. Accordingly, uncertain tax positions of $4.9 million as of March 31, 2015 have been excluded from the contractual obligations table above. For further information on uncertain tax positions, see Note 11 to the accompanying consolidated

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financial statements.
Operating Leases. We rent office space under operating leases expiring on various dates through 2024. Future minimum rental payments required under our leases are an aggregate of approximately $37.8 million. The terms of certain lease agreements require security deposits in the form of bank guarantees and a letter of credit in the amount of $1.6 million and $1.0 million, respectively.
Build-to-suit lease. In July 2013, we executed a lease for an eleven-year term to move our Lexington, Massachusetts, USA operations to a new facility in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, that is expected to commence in the first quarter of fiscal 2016. Please refer to Note 6 in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional details.
Purchase Commitments. At March 31, 2015, we had unrecorded commitments under contract of $26.4 million, which were composed of inventory purchase commitments of approximately $2.3 million, production and computer equipment purchases of approximately $14.2 million, and other unrecorded purchase commitments of $9.9 million.
Debt. On March 24, 2015, we completed a private placement of $275.0 million of 7% senior unsecured notes due 2022. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 7% per annum and mature on April 1, 2022. Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing on October 1, 2015 and has been included in the table above.
The term loans of $156.0 million outstanding under our credit agreement have repayments due on various dates through September 23, 2019. Interest payable included in this table is based on the interest rate as of March 31, 2015 and assumes that the term loan amortization payments will be made according to our defined schedule. Interest payable includes the estimated impact of our interest rate swap agreements.
Capital leases. We lease certain machinery and plant equipment under capital lease agreements that expire at various dates through 2017. The aggregate carrying value of the leased equipment under capital leases included in property, plant and equipment, net in our consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2015, is $15.5 million, net of accumulated depreciation of $3.6 million. The present value of lease installments not yet due included in other current liabilities and other liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2015 amounts to $11.8 million.
Other Obligations. Other obligations include an installment obligation of $14.1 million related to the fiscal 2012 intra-entity transfer of the intellectual property of our subsidiary Webs, Inc., which resulted in tax being paid over a 7.5 year term and has been classified as a deferred tax liability in our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2015. Other obligations also include the fair value of the contingent consideration payments related to our fiscal 2014 acquisitions of Printdeal and Pixartprinting of $17.9 million. The Pixartprinting liability will be paid in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015. The Printdeal liability is payable during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016. Please refer to Note 3 in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional details.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk. Our exposure to interest rate risk relates primarily to our cash, cash equivalents and debt. As of March 31, 2015, our cash and cash equivalents consisted of standard depository accounts which are held for working capital purposes. Due to the nature of our cash and cash equivalents, we do not believe we have a material exposure to interest rate fluctuations.
As of March 31, 2015, we had $156.0 million of variable rate debt and $14.1 million of variable rate installment obligation related to the fiscal 2012 intra-entity transfer of Webs' intellectual property. As a result, we have exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates related to these obligations. In order to mitigate our exposure to interest rate changes related to our variable rate debt, we execute interest rate swap contracts to fix the interest rate on a portion of our outstanding long-term debt with varying maturities. As of March 31, 2015, a hypothetical 100 basis point increase in rates, inclusive of our outstanding interest rate swaps, would result in an increase of interest expense of approximately $0.1 million over the next 12 months.
Currency Exchange Rate Risk. We conduct business in multiple currencies through our worldwide operations but report our financial results in U.S. dollars. Our international revenues, as well as costs and expenses

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denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, expose us to the risk of fluctuations in exchange rates of such currencies versus the U.S. dollar. Our most significant net currency exposures are the British pound, Canadian Dollar, The Euro and Swiss Franc, although our exposures to these and other currencies fluctuate, particularly in our fiscal second quarter. A summary of our currency risk is as follows:
Translation of our non-U.S. dollar revenues and expenses: Revenue and related expenses generated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar could result in higher or lower net income when, upon consolidation, those transactions are translated to U.S. dollars. When the value or timing of revenue and expenses in a given currency are materially different, we may be exposed to significant impacts on our net income.
We use currency forward contracts to protect or mitigate our forecasted U.S. dollar-equivalent cash flows from adverse changes in currency exchange rates. These hedging contracts reduce, but do not entirely eliminate, the impact of adverse currency exchange rate movements. We elected to execute currency forward contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting. As a result, we may experience volatility in our consolidated statements of operations due to (i) the impact of unrealized gains and losses reported in other income (expense), net on the mark-to-market of outstanding contracts and (ii) realized gains and losses recognized in other income (expense), net, whereas the offsetting gains and losses are reported in the line item of the underlying cash flow, for example, revenue.
Translation of our non-U.S. dollar assets and liabilities: Each of our subsidiaries translates its assets and liabilities to U.S. dollars at current rates of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date. The resulting gains and losses from translation are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheet. Fluctuations in exchange rates can materially impact the carrying value of our assets and liabilities.
Remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities: Transaction gains and losses generated from remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of a subsidiary are included in other income (expense), net on the consolidated statements of operations. Certain of our subsidiaries hold intercompany loans denominated in U.S. dollars with another group company, which may be different from the functional currency of one of the subsidiary loan parties. Due to the significance of these balances, the revaluation of intercompany loans can have a material impact on other income (expense), net. We expect these impacts may be volatile in the future, although do not have a U.S. dollar cash impact for the consolidated group. A hypothetical 10% change in currency exchange rates was applied to total net monetary assets denominated in currencies other than the functional currencies at the balance sheet dates to compute the impact these changes would have had on our income before taxes in the near term. A hypothetical decrease in exchange rates of 10% against the functional currency of our subsidiaries would have resulted in an increase of $19.0 million and $5.8 million on our income before taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2015. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2015, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the three months ended ended March 31, 2015 that materially affect, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our future results may vary materially from those contained in forward-looking statements that we make in this Report and other filings with the SEC, press releases, communications with investors, and oral statements due to the following important factors, among others. Our forward-looking statements in this Report and in any other public statements we make may turn out to be wrong. These statements can be affected by, among other things, inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties or risks we currently deem immaterial. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Risks Related to Our Business
If our long-term growth strategy is not successful or if our financial projections relating to the effects of our strategy turn out to be incorrect, our business and financial results could be harmed.

We may not achieve the objectives of our long-term investment and financial strategy, our financial projections relating to the growth and development of our business may turn out to be incorrect, and our investments in our business may fail to positively impact our results and growth as anticipated. Some of the factors that could cause our investment strategy and our overall business strategy to fail to achieve our objectives include, among others:

our failure to adequately execute our operational strategy or anticipate and overcome obstacles to achieving our strategic goals;

our failure to make our intended investments because the investments are more costly than we expected or because we are unable to devote the necessary operational and financial resources;

our inability to purchase or develop technologies and production platforms to increase our efficiency, enhance our competitive advantage and scale our operations;

the failure of our current supply chain to provide the resources we need and our inability to develop new or enhanced supply chains;

our failure to acquire new customers and enter new markets, retain our current customers, and sell more products to current and new customers;

our failure to identify and address the causes of our revenue weakness in some markets;

our failure to sustain growth in relatively mature markets;

our failure to promote, strengthen, and protect our brands;

the failure of our current and new marketing channels to attract customers;

our failure to manage the growth and complexity of our business and expand our operations;

our failure to realize our net income goals due to lower revenue or higher than expected costs;

our failure to acquire businesses that enhance the growth and development of our business or to effectively integrate the businesses we do acquire into our business;

unanticipated changes in our business, current and anticipated markets, industry, or competitive landscape; and

general economic conditions.


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In addition, projections are inherently uncertain and are based on assumptions and judgments by management that may be flawed or based on information about our business and markets that may change in the future in ways that may be beyond our control. Our actual results may differ materially from our projections due to various factors, including the factors listed immediately above and in the risk factor below entitled "Our quarterly financial results will often fluctuate," which is also applicable to longer-term results.
If our strategy is not successful, or if there is a market perception that our strategy is not successful, then our revenue and earnings may not grow as anticipated or may decline, we may not be profitable, our reputation and brand may be damaged, and the price of our shares may decline. In addition, we may change our strategy from time to time, which can cause fluctuations in our financial results and volatility in our share price.
If we are unable to attract visitors to our websites and convert those visitors to customers, our business and results of operations could be harmed.
Our success depends on our ability to attract new and repeat customers in a cost-effective manner. We rely on a variety of methods to draw visitors to our websites and promote our products and services, such as purchased search results from online search engines such as Google and Yahoo!, e-mail, direct mail, advertising banners and other online links, broadcast media, and word-of-mouth customer referrals. If the search engines on which we rely modify their algorithms, terminate their relationships with us, or increase the prices at which we may purchase listings, our costs could increase, and fewer customers may click through to our websites. If we are not effective at reaching new and repeat customers, if fewer customers click through to our websites, or if the costs of attracting customers using our current methods significantly increase, then traffic to our websites would be reduced, our revenue and net income could decline, and our business and results of operations would be harmed.
Purchasers of micro business marketing products and services, including graphic design and customized printing, may not choose to shop online, which would prevent us from acquiring new customers that are necessary to the success of our business.

The online market for micro business marketing products and services is less developed than the online market for other business and home and family products, and our success depends in part on our ability to attract customers who have historically purchased products and services we offer through offline channels. Specific factors that could prevent prospective customers from purchasing from us as an online retailer include:

concerns about buying graphic design services and marketing products without face-to-face interaction with sales personnel;

the inability to physically handle and examine product samples;

delivery time associated with Internet orders;

concerns about the security of online transactions and the privacy of personal information;

delayed shipments or shipments of incorrect or damaged products;

limited access to the Internet; and

the inconvenience associated with returning or exchanging purchased items.

In addition, our internal research shows that an increasing number of current and potential customers access our websites using smart phones or tablet computing devices and that our website visits using traditional desktop computers may be declining. Designing and purchasing custom designed products on a smart phone, tablet, or other mobile device is more difficult than doing so with a traditional computer due to limited screen sizes and bandwidth constraints. If our customers and potential customers have difficulty accessing and using our websites and technologies, then our revenue could decline.


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We may not succeed in promoting and strengthening our brands, which could prevent us from acquiring new customers and increasing revenues.     

A primary component of our business strategy is to promote and strengthen our brands to attract new and repeat customers to our websites, and we face significant competition from other companies in our markets who also seek to establish strong brands. To promote and strengthen our brands, we must incur substantial marketing expenses and establish a relationship of trust with our customers by providing a high-quality customer experience. Providing a high-quality customer experience requires us to invest substantial amounts of resources in our website development, design and technology, graphic design operations, production operations, and customer service operations. Our ability to provide a high-quality customer experience is also dependent on external factors over which we may have little or no control, including the reliability and performance of our suppliers, third-party carriers, and communication infrastructure providers. If we are unable to promote our brands or provide customers with a high-quality customer experience, we may fail to attract new customers, maintain customer relationships, and sustain or increase our revenues.
Our quarterly financial results will often fluctuate, which may lead to volatility in our share price.

Our revenues and operating results often vary significantly from quarter to quarter due to a number of factors, some of which are inherent in our business strategies but many of which are outside of our control. We target annual, rather than quarterly, financial objectives which can lead to fluctuations in our quarterly results. Other factors that could cause our quarterly revenue and operating results to fluctuate include among others:
 
seasonality-driven or other variations in the demand for our products and services, in particular during our second fiscal quarter;

currency and interest rate fluctuations, which affect our revenues and costs;

hedging activity that does not qualify for, or for which we do not elect, hedge accounting;

our ability to attract visitors to our websites and convert those visitors into customers;

our ability to retain customers and generate repeat purchases;

shifts in product mix toward less profitable products;

the commencement or termination of agreements with our strategic partners, suppliers, and others;

our ability to manage our production, fulfillment, and support operations;

costs to produce and deliver our products and provide our services, including the effects of inflation;

our pricing and marketing strategies and those of our competitors;

investments in our business in the current period intended to generate or support revenues and operations in future periods;

expenses and charges related to our compensation agreements with our executives and employees;

costs and charges resulting from litigation;

significant increases in credits, beyond our estimated allowances, for customers who are not satisfied with our products;

changes in our income tax rate;

costs to acquire businesses or integrate our acquired businesses;

impairments of our tangible and intangible assets including goodwill; and


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the results of our minority investments and joint ventures.
 
Some of our expenses, such as office leases, depreciation related to previously acquired property and equipment, and personnel costs, are relatively fixed, and we may be unable to adjust operating expenses quickly enough to offset any revenue shortfall. Accordingly, any shortfall in revenue may cause significant variation in operating results in any quarter. Based on the above factors, among others, we believe that quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our operating results may not be a good indication of our future performance. Our operating results may sometimes be below the expectations of public market analysts and investors, in which case the price of our ordinary shares will likely decline.
Our global operations and expansion place a significant strain on our management, employees, facilities and other resources and subject us to additional risks.

We are a global company with production facilities, offices, and localized websites in multiple countries across four continents. We expect to establish operations and sell our products and services in additional geographic regions, including emerging markets, where we may have limited or no experience. We may not be successful in all regions in which we invest or where we establish operations, which may be costly to us. We are subject to a number of risks and challenges that relate to our global operations and expansion, including, among others:

difficulty managing operations in, and communications among, multiple locations and time zones;

difficulty complying with multiple tax laws, treaties, and regulations and limiting our exposure to onerous or unanticipated taxes, duties, and other costs;

local regulations that may restrict or impair our ability to conduct our business as planned;

protectionist laws and business practices that favor local producers and service providers;

our inexperience in marketing and selling our products and services within unfamiliar countries and cultures;

challenges of working with local business partners in some regions, such as Japan and Brazil;

our failure to properly understand and develop graphic design content and product formats appropriate for local tastes;

disruptions caused by political and social instability that may occur in some countries;

corrupt business practices, such as bribery or the willful infringement of intellectual property rights, that may be common in some countries;

difficulty expatriating our earnings from some countries;

difficulty importing and exporting our products across country borders and difficulty complying with customs regulations in the many countries where we sell products;

disruptions or cessation of important components of our international supply chain;

the challenge of complying with disparate laws in multiple countries;

restrictions imposed by local labor practices and laws on our business and operations; and

failure of local laws to provide a sufficient degree of protection against infringement of our intellectual property.

To manage our operations and anticipated growth, we must continue to refine our operational, financial, and management controls, human resource policies, reporting systems, and procedures in the locations in which we operate. If we are unable to implement improvements to these systems and controls in an efficient or timely manner

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or if we discover deficiencies in our existing systems and controls, then our ability to provide a high-quality customer experience could be harmed, which would damage our reputation and brands and substantially harm our business and results of operations.

Acquisitions and strategic investments may be disruptive to our business.

A component of our strategy is to selectively pursue acquisitions of businesses, technologies, or services and invest in businesses and joint ventures. The time and expense associated with finding suitable businesses, technologies, or services to acquire or invest in can be disruptive to our ongoing business and divert our management's attention. In addition, we have needed in the past, and may need in the future, to seek financing for acquisitions and investments, which may not be available on terms that are favorable to us, or at all, and can cause dilution to our shareholders, cause us to incur additional debt, or subject us to covenants restricting the activities we may undertake.

Integrating newly acquired businesses, technologies, and services and monitoring and managing our investments and joint ventures are complex, expensive, time consuming, and subject to many risks, including the following:

We may not be able to retain customers and key employees of the acquired businesses, and we and the businesses we acquire or invest in may not be able to cross sell products and services to each other's customers.

An acquisition or investment may fail to achieve our goals and expectations because we fail to integrate the acquired business, technologies, services, or internal systems effectively, the integration is more expensive or takes more time than we anticipated, the management of our investment is more expensive or takes more resources than we expected, or the business we acquired or invested in does not perform as well as we expected.

In some cases, our acquisitions and investments are dilutive for a period of time, leading to reduced earnings.

Acquisitions and investments can result in increased expenses including impairments of goodwill and intangible assets if financial goals are not achieved, assumptions of contingent or unanticipated liabilities, or increased tax costs.

We generally assume the liabilities of businesses we acquire, which could include liability for an acquired business' violation of law that occurred before we acquired it. In addition, we have historically acquired smaller, privately held companies that may not have as strong a culture of legal compliance as a larger, publicly traded company like Cimpress, and if we fail to implement adequate training, controls, and monitoring of the acquired companies, we could also be liable for post-acquisition legal violations.
The accounting for our acquisitions requires us to make significant estimates, judgments, and assumptions that can change from period to period, based in part on factors outside of our control, and can create volatility in our financial results. For example, we often pay a portion of the purchase price for our acquisitions in the form of an earn-out based on performance targets for the acquired companies, which can be difficult to forecast. We accrue liabilities for estimated future contingent earn-out payments based on an evaluation of the likelihood of achievement of the contractual conditions underlying the earn-out and weighted probability assumptions of the required outcomes. If in the future our assumptions change and we determine that higher levels of achievement are likely under our earn-outs, we will need to pay and record additional amounts to reflect the increased purchase price. These additional amounts could be significant and could adversely impact our results of operations. In addition, earn-out provisions can lead to disputes with the sellers about the achievement of the earn-out performance targets, and earn-out performance targets can sometimes create inadvertent incentives for the acquired company's management to take actions designed to maximize the earn-out instead of benefiting the business.
Seasonal fluctuations in our business place a strain on our operations and resources.
Our business is highly seasonal. Our second fiscal quarter includes the majority of the holiday shopping season and accounts for a disproportionately high portion of our earnings for the year, primarily due to higher sales of home and family products such as holiday cards, calendars, photo books, and personalized gifts. Revenue

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during the second fiscal quarter represented 30%, 30%, and 29% of annual revenue in the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively, and operating income during the second fiscal quarter represented 61%, 72%, and 59% of annual operating income in the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively. In anticipation of increased sales activity during our second fiscal quarter holiday season, we typically incur significant additional capacity related expenses each year to meet our seasonal needs, including facility expansions, equipment purchases, and increases in the number of temporary and permanent employees. Lower than expected sales during the second quarter would likely have a disproportionately large impact on our operating results and financial condition for the full fiscal year. In addition, if our manufacturing and other operations are unable to keep up with the high volume of orders during our second fiscal quarter, we and our customers can experience delays in order fulfillment and delivery and other disruptions. If we are unable to accurately forecast and respond to seasonality in our business, our business and results of operations may be materially harmed.
A significant portion of our revenues and expenses are transacted in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, our reporting currency. We therefore have currency exchange risk, despite our efforts to mitigate such risk through our currency hedging program.

We are exposed to fluctuations in currency exchange rates that may impact items such as the translation of our revenues and expenses, remeasurement of our intercompany balances, and the value of our cash and cash equivalents and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. For example, when currency exchange movements are unfavorable to our business, the U.S. dollar equivalent values of our revenue and operating results and net assets recorded in other currencies is diminished, particularly in certain currencies where we have disproportionate revenues or expenses. While we engage in hedging activities to try to partially mitigate the impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations, our results of operations and financial condition may differ materially from expectations as a result of such fluctuations. As we expand our operations throughout the world, our exposure to additional currencies and exchange rate fluctuations is increasing. Additionally, our income tax rate may be impacted by fluctuations in currency exchange rates in jurisdictions where our tax returns are prepared in a currency other than the functional currency.

Our hedging activity could negatively impact our results of operations and cash flows.

We have entered into derivatives to manage differences in the amount of our known or expected cash payments or receipts related to our long-term debt and operating cash flows. Our objective in using these derivatives is to manage our exposure to interest rate and currency movements. If we do not accurately forecast our future long-term debt, revenue or expenditure levels, execute contracts that do not effectively mitigate our economic exposure to variable interest and currency rates, elect to not apply hedge accounting, or fail to comply with the complex accounting requirements for hedging, our results of operations and cash flows could be volatile, as well as negatively impacted.

We face risks related to interruption of our operations and lack of redundancy.

Our production facilities, websites, infrastructure, supply chain, customer service centers, and operations may be vulnerable to interruptions, and we do not have redundancies or alternatives in all cases to carry on these operations in the event of an interruption. In addition, because we are dependent in part on third parties for the implementation and maintenance of certain aspects of our communications and production systems, we may not be able to remedy interruptions to these systems in a timely manner or at all due to factors outside of our control. Some of the events that could cause interruptions in our operations or systems are, among others:

fire, flood, earthquake, hurricane, or other natural disaster or extreme weather, especially in Bermuda, where the computer hardware for our websites is located, and Jamaica, where our largest customer service center is located, both of which locations are subject to the risk of hurricanes;

labor strike, work stoppage, or other issues with our workforce;

political instability or acts of terrorism or war;

power loss or telecommunication failure;

attacks on our external websites or internal network by hackers or other malicious parties;


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undetected errors or design faults in our technology, infrastructure, and processes that may cause our websites to fail;

inadequate capacity in our systems and infrastructure to cope with periods of high volume and demand; and

human error, including poor managerial judgment or oversight.

Any interruptions to our systems or operations could result in lost revenue, increased costs, negative publicity, damage to our reputation and brand, and an adverse effect on our business and results of operations. Building redundancies into our infrastructure, systems and supply chain to mitigate these risks may require us to commit substantial financial, operational, and technical resources, in some cases before the volume of our business increases with no assurance that our revenues will increase.

We face intense competition, and we expect our competition to continue to increase.

The markets for small business marketing products and services and home and family custom products, including the printing and graphic design market, are intensely competitive, highly fragmented, and geographically dispersed. The competitive landscape for e-commerce companies continues to change as new e-commerce businesses are introduced and traditional “bricks and mortar” businesses establish an online presence. Competition may result in price pressure, reduced profit margins and loss of market share and brand recognition, any of which could substantially harm our business and results of operations. Current and potential competitors include:

traditional offline printers and graphic design providers;

online printing and graphic design companies, many of which provide printed products and services similar to ours;

office superstores, drug store chains, food retailers and other major retailers targeting small business and consumer markets;

wholesale printers;

self-service desktop design and publishing using personal computer software;

email marketing services companies;

website design and hosting companies;

suppliers of customized apparel, promotional products and gifts;

online photo product companies;

Internet firms and retailers; and

other digital marketing such as social media, local search directories and other providers.

Many of our current and potential competitors have advantages over us, including longer operating histories, greater brand recognition or loyalty, more focus on a given subset of our business, or significantly greater financial, marketing, and other resources. Many of our competitors currently work together, and additional competitors may do so in the future through strategic business agreements or acquisitions. Competitors may also develop new or enhanced products, technologies or capabilities that could render many of the products, services and content we offer obsolete or less competitive, which could harm our business and results of operations.
In addition, we have in the past and may in the future choose to collaborate with some of our existing and potential competitors in strategic partnerships that we believe will improve our competitive position and results of operations, such as through a retail in-store or web-based collaborative offering. It is possible, however, that such ventures will be unsuccessful and that our competitive position and results of operations will be adversely affected as a result of such collaboration.

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Failure to meet our customers' price expectations would adversely affect our business and results of operations.

Demand for our products and services, in particular in the Price Primary Market Segment where we generate most of our business, is sensitive to price, and changes in our pricing strategies have a significant impact on our revenues and results of operations. For example, recent changes to our pricing and marketing strategies have adversely affected our revenue growth in some regions. Many factors can significantly impact our pricing and marketing strategies, including the costs of running our business, our competitors' pricing and marketing strategies, and the effects of inflation. We offer some free or discounted products and services as a means of attracting customers and encouraging repeat purchases, but these free offers and discounts reduce our profit margins and may not result in repeat business to increase our revenues. As we continue our strategy of reducing the frequency of free and deep discount promotions as a customer acquisition and retention tool, we have seen resulting declines in both the number of new customers that purchase from us and short-term repeat orders, despite a consistent trend of higher average order value. There can be no assurance that this trend can be reversed or that the higher average order value that we recently experienced will continue. If we fail to meet our customers' price expectations, our business and results of operations will suffer.

Failure to protect our networks and the confidential information of our customers, employees, and business partners against security breaches could damage our reputation and brands and substantially harm our business and results of operations.

We may need to expend significant resources to protect against security breaches or to address problems caused by breaches. Any compromise or breach of our network or the technology that we use to protect our network, our employee personal data, and our customer transaction data, including credit and debit card information, could, among other things:

damage our reputation and brand;

expose us to losses, litigation, and possible liability;

result in a failure to comply with legal and industry privacy regulations and standards;

lead to the misappropriation of our and our customers' proprietary or personal information; or

cause interruptions in our operations.

In addition, some of our partners also collect information from transactions with our customers, and we may be liable or our reputation may be harmed if our partners fail to protect our customers' information or use it in a manner that is inconsistent with legal and industry privacy regulations or our practices.

If we fail to address risks associated with payment fraud, our reputation and brands could be damaged, and our business and results of operations could be harmed.

We may be liable for fraudulent transactions conducted on our websites, such as through the use of stolen credit card numbers. To date, quarterly losses from payment fraud have not exceeded 1% of total revenues in any quarter, but we continue to face the risk of significant losses from this type of fraud.


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We rely heavily on email to market to and communicate with customers, and email communications are subject to regulatory and reputation risks.

Various private entities attempt to regulate the use of commercial email solicitation by blacklisting companies that the entities believe do not meet their standards, which results in those companies' emails being blocked from some Internet domains and addresses. Although we believe that our commercial email solicitations comply with all applicable laws, from time to time some of our Internet protocol addresses appear on some of these blacklists. The blacklisting sometimes interferes with our ability to send operational or advertising emails to our current and potential customers and to send and receive emails to and from our corporate email accounts, which can interfere with our ability to market our products and services, communicate with our customers, and operate and manage our websites and corporate email accounts. In addition, as a result of being blacklisted, we have had disputes with, or concerns raised by, various service providers who perform services for us, including co-location and hosting services, Internet service providers and electronic mail distribution services.

Further, we have contractual relationships with partners that market our products and services on our behalf, and some of our marketing partners engage third-party email marketers with which we do not have any contractual or other relationship. Although we believe we comply with all applicable laws relating to email solicitations and our contracts with our partners require that they do the same, we do not always have control over the third-party email marketers that our partners engage. If such a third party were to send emails marketing our products and services in violation of applicable anti-spam or other laws, then our reputation could be harmed and we could potentially be liable for their actions.

We are subject to safety, health, and environmental laws and regulations, which could result in
liabilities, cost increases or restrictions on our operations.

We are subject to a variety of safety, health and environmental (“SHE”) laws and regulations in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. These laws and regulations govern, among other things, air emissions, wastewater discharges, the storage, handling and disposal of hazardous and other regulated substances and wastes, soil and groundwater contamination and employee health and safety. We use regulated substances such as inks and solvents, and generate air emissions and other discharges at our manufacturing facilities, and some of our facilities are required to hold environmental permits. If we fail to comply with existing SHE requirements, or new, more stringent SHE requirements applicable to us are imposed, we may be subject to monetary fines, civil or criminal sanctions, third-party claims or the limitation or suspension of our operations. In addition, if we are found to be responsible for hazardous substances at any location (including, for example, offsite waste disposal facilities or facilities at which we formerly operated), we may be responsible for the cost of cleaning up contamination, regardless of fault, as well as to claims for harm to health or property or for natural resource damages arising out of contamination or exposure to hazardous substances.

Our customers create products that incorporate images, illustrations and fonts that we license from third parties, and any loss of the right to use these licensed materials may substantially harm our business and results of operations.

Many of the images, illustrations, and fonts incorporated in the design products and services we offer are the copyrighted property of other parties that we use under license agreements. If one or more of our licenses covering a significant amount of content were terminated, the amount and variety of content available on our websites would be significantly reduced, and we may not be able to find, license, and introduce substitute content in a timely manner, on acceptable terms, or at all.

The loss of key personnel or an inability to attract and retain additional personnel could affect our ability to successfully grow our business.

We are highly dependent upon the continued service and performance of our senior management team and key technical, marketing, and production personnel, any of whom may cease their employment with us at any time with minimal advance notice. We face intense competition for qualified individuals from many other companies in diverse industries. The loss of one or more of our key employees may significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our business objectives, and our failure to attract and retain suitably qualified individuals could have an adverse effect on our ability to implement our business plan.


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Our credit facility and the indenture that governs our senior notes restrict our current and future operations, particularly our ability to respond to changes or to take certain actions.

Our senior secured credit facility with JPMorgan, which we refer to as our credit facility, and the indenture that governs our 7% senior unsecured notes due 2022, which we refer to as our senior notes, contain a number of restrictive covenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us and may limit our ability to engage in acts that may be in our long-term best interest, including restrictions on our ability to:

incur additional indebtedness and guarantee indebtedness;

pay dividends or make other distributions or repurchase or redeem capital stock;

prepay, redeem, or repurchase certain subordinated debt;

issue certain preferred stock or similar redeemable equity securities;

make loans and investments;

sell assets;

incur liens;

enter into transactions with affiliates;

alter the businesses we conduct;

enter into agreements restricting our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends; and

consolidate, merge, or sell all or substantially all of our assets.

As a result of these restrictions, we may be limited in how we conduct our business and grow in accordance with our strategy, unable to raise additional debt or equity financing to operate during general economic or business downturns, or unable to compete effectively or take advantage of new business opportunities. In addition, the restrictive covenants in the credit facility require us to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy other financial condition tests. Our ability to meet those financial ratios and tests can be affected by events beyond our control, and we may be unable to meet them.

A breach of the covenants or restrictions under the indenture that governs our senior notes or under the credit facility could result in an event of default under the applicable indebtedness. Such a default may allow the creditors to accelerate the related debt and may result in the acceleration of any other debt to which a cross-acceleration or cross-default provision applies. In addition, an event of default under our credit facility would permit the lenders under the credit facility to terminate all commitments to extend further credit under that facility. Furthermore, if we were unable to repay the amounts due and payable under our credit facility, those lenders could proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure that indebtedness. If our lenders or senior noteholders accelerate the repayment of our borrowings, we and our subsidiaries may not have sufficient assets to repay that indebtedness. In addition, our financial results, our substantial indebtedness, and our credit ratings could adversely affect the availability and terms of our financing.

Our significant indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition.

As of March 31, 2015, our total debt was $431 million, made up of $275 million of senior unsecured notes and $156 million of term loan obligations under our credit facility. We had unused commitments of $688 million under our credit facility (after giving effect to letter of credit obligations) .

Subject to the limits contained in the credit facility, the indenture that governs our senior unsecured notes, and our other debt instruments, we may be able to incur substantial additional debt from time to time to finance working capital, capital expenditures, investments or acquisitions, or for other purposes. If we do so, the risks

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related to our level of debt could intensify. Specifically, our level of debt could have important consequences, including the following:

making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our debt;

limiting our ability to obtain additional financing to fund future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, or other general corporate requirements;

requiring a substantial portion of our cash flows to be dedicated to debt service payments instead of other purposes, thereby reducing the amount of cash flows available for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes;

increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;


exposing us to the risk of increased interest rates as some of our borrowings, including borrowings under our credit facility, are at variable rates of interest;

limiting our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in the industry in which we compete;

placing us at a disadvantage compared to other, less leveraged competitors; and

increasing our cost of borrowing.

We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness and may be forced to take other actions to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness, which may not be successful.

Our ability to make scheduled payments on or refinance our debt obligations depends on our financial condition and operating performance, which are subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions and to certain financial, business, legislative, regulatory, and other factors beyond our control. We may be unable to maintain a level of cash flows from operating activities sufficient to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness.

If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we could face substantial liquidity problems and could be forced to reduce or delay investments and capital expenditures or to dispose of material assets or operations, seek additional debt or equity capital, or restructure or refinance our indebtedness. We may not be able to effect any such alternative measures, if necessary, on commercially reasonable terms or at all, and, even if successful, those alternative actions may not allow us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations. The credit facility and the indenture that governs our senior notes restrict our ability to dispose of assets and use the proceeds from those dispositions and may also restrict our ability to raise debt or equity capital to be used to repay other indebtedness when it becomes due. We may not be able to consummate those dispositions or to obtain proceeds in an amount sufficient to meet any debt service obligations then due.

In addition, we conduct a substantial portion of our operations through our subsidiaries, which may not be able to, or may not be permitted to, make distributions to enable us to make payments in respect of our indebtedness. Each subsidiary is a distinct legal entity, and, under certain circumstances, legal and contractual restrictions may limit our ability to obtain cash from our subsidiaries. If we do not receive distributions from our subsidiaries, we may be unable to make required principal and interest payments on our indebtedness.

Our inability to generate sufficient cash flows to satisfy our debt obligations, or to refinance our indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms or at all, would materially and adversely affect our financial position and results of operations.

 
If we cannot make scheduled payments on our debt, we will be in default and our lenders could declare all outstanding principal and interest to be due and payable, the lenders under our credit facility could terminate their commitments to loan money, our secured lenders could foreclose against the assets securing their borrowings, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation.


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Our variable rate indebtedness subjects us to interest rate risk, which could cause our debt service obligations to increase significantly.

Borrowings under our credit facility are at variable rates of interest and expose us to interest rate risk. In order to mitigate our exposure to interest rate changes related to our variable rate debt, we execute interest rate swap contracts to fix the interest rate on a portion of our outstanding long-term debt with varying maturities. If interest rates were to increase, our debt service obligations on the variable rate indebtedness would increase even though the amount borrowed remained the same, and our net income and cash flows, including cash available for servicing our indebtedness, will correspondingly decrease. Assuming all loans are fully drawn and excluding the impact of any interest rate swaps we may have in effect from time to time, each quarter point change in interest rates would result in a $2.1 million change in annual interest expense on the aggregate principal amount of indebtedness we could incur under our credit facility. In the future, we may enter into additional interest rate swaps that involve the exchange of floating for fixed rate interest payments in order to further reduce interest rate volatility. However, we might not maintain interest rate swaps with respect to all of our variable rate indebtedness, and any swaps we enter into may not fully mitigate our interest rate risk.

The United States government may further increase border controls and impose duties or restrictions on cross-border commerce that may substantially harm our business by impeding our shipments into the United States from our Canadian manufacturing facility.

For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013 we derived 51% and 52% of our revenue, respectively, from sales to customers in the United States. We produce substantially all physical products for our United States customers at our facility in Ontario, Canada, and the United States imposes restrictions on shipping goods into the United States from Canada, as well as protectionist measures such as customs duties and tariffs that may apply directly to product categories comprising a material portion of our revenues. The customs laws, rules and regulations that we are required to comply with are complex and subject to unpredictable enforcement and modification. We have from time to time experienced delays in shipping our manufactured products into the United States as a result of these restrictions.

In the future, the United States could impose further border controls, tariffs and restrictions, interpret or apply regulations in a manner unfavorable to the importation of products from outside the United States, or take other actions that have the effect of restricting the flow of goods from Canada and other countries into the United States, up to and including shutting down the United States-Canada border for an extended period of time. If we experience greater difficulty or delays shipping products into the United States or are foreclosed from doing so, or if our costs and expenses materially increased, our business and results of operations could be harmed.
If we are unable to protect our intellectual property rights, our reputation and brands could be damaged, and others may be able to use our technology, which could substantially harm our business and results of operations.

We rely on a combination of patents, trademarks, trade secrets and copyrights and contractual restrictions to protect our intellectual property, but these protective measures afford only limited protection. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may be able to copy or use technology or information that we consider proprietary. There can be no guarantee that any of our pending patent applications or continuation patent applications will be granted, and from time to time we face infringement, invalidity, intellectual property ownership, or similar claims brought by third parties with respect to our patents. In addition, despite our trademark registrations throughout the world, our competitors or other entities may adopt names, marks, or domain names similar to ours, thereby impeding our ability to build brand identity and possibly leading to customer confusion. For example, some of our competitors purchase the term “Vistaprint” and other terms incorporating our proprietary trademarks from Google and other search engines as part of their search listing advertising, and courts do not always side with the trademark owners in cases involving search engines. Enforcing our intellectual property rights can be extremely costly, and a failure to protect or enforce these rights could damage our reputation and brands and substantially harm our business and results of operations.


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Intellectual property disputes and litigation are costly and could cause us to lose our exclusive rights, subject us to liability, or require us to stop some of our business activities.

From time to time, we receive claims from third parties that we infringe their intellectual property rights, that we are required to enter into patent licenses covering aspects of the technology we use in our business, or that we improperly obtained or used their confidential or proprietary information. Any litigation, settlement, license, or other proceeding relating to intellectual property rights, even if we settle it or it is resolved in our favor, could be costly, divert our management's efforts from managing and growing our business, and create uncertainties that may make it more difficult to run our operations. If any parties successfully claim that we infringe their intellectual property rights, we might be forced to pay significant damages and attorney's fees, and we could be restricted from using certain technologies important to the operation of our business.

Our business is dependent on the Internet, and unfavorable changes in government regulation of the Internet, e-commerce, and email marketing could substantially harm our business and results of operations.

Due to our dependence on the Internet for our sales, laws specifically governing the Internet, e-commerce and email marketing may have a greater impact on our operations than other more traditional businesses. Existing and future laws, such as laws covering pricing, customs, privacy, consumer protection, or commercial email, may impede the growth of e-commerce and our ability to compete with traditional “bricks and mortar” retailers. It is not always clear how existing laws governing these and other issues apply to the Internet and e-commerce, as the vast majority of applicable laws were adopted before the advent of the Internet and do not contemplate or address the unique issues raised by the Internet or e-commerce. Those laws that do reference the Internet, such as the Bermuda Electronic Transactions Act 1999, the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and the U.S. CAN SPAM Act of 2003, are only beginning to be interpreted by the courts, and their applicability and reach are therefore uncertain. Those current and future laws and regulations or unfavorable resolution of these issues may substantially harm our business and results of operations.

Our suppliers' failure to use legal and ethical business practices could negatively impact our business.

We source the raw materials for the products we sell from a wide variety of suppliers worldwide, and we require our suppliers to operate in compliance with all applicable laws, including those regarding working conditions, employment practices, safety and health, and environmental compliance. However, we cannot control our suppliers' business practices, and we may not be able to adequately monitor and audit our many suppliers throughout the world. If any of our suppliers violates labor, environmental, or other laws or implements business practices that are regarded as unethical, our reputation could be severely damaged, and our supply chain could be interrupted, which could harm our sales and results of operations.

We face judicial and regulatory challenges to our practice of offering free products and services, which, if successful, could hinder our ability to attract customers and generate revenue.

At times we offer free products and services as an inducement for customers to try our products and services. Although we believe that we conspicuously and clearly communicate all details and conditions of these offers, such as the shipping and processing charges associated with these offers, from time to time we face claims, complaints, and inquiries from our customers, competitors, governmental regulators, standards bodies, and others that our free offers are misleading or do not comply with applicable legislation or regulation. If we are compelled or determine to curtail or eliminate our use of free offers as the result of any such actions, our business prospects and results of operations could be materially harmed.

If we were required to review the content that our customers incorporate into our products and interdict the shipment of products that violate copyright protections or other laws, our costs would significantly increase, which would harm our results of operations.

Because of our focus on automation and high volumes, the vast majority of our sales do not involve any human-based review of content. Although our websites' terms of use specifically require customers to make representations about the legality and ownership of the content they upload for production, there is a risk that a customer may supply an image or other content for an order we produce that is the property of another party used without permission, that infringes the copyright or trademark of another party, or that would be considered to be defamatory, hateful, obscene, or otherwise objectionable or illegal under the laws of the jurisdiction(s) where that

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customer lives or where we operate. If we were to become legally obligated to perform manual screening of customer orders, our costs would increase significantly, and we could be required to pay substantial penalties or monetary damages for any failure in our screening process.

We are subject to customer payment-related risks.

We accept payments for our products and services on our websites by a variety of methods, including credit or debit card, PayPal, check, wire transfer or other methods. In some geographic regions, we rely on one or two third party companies to provide payment processing services. If any of the payment processing or other companies with which we have contractual arrangements became unwilling or unable to provide these services to us or they or we are unable to comply with our contractual requirements under such arrangements, then we would need to find and engage replacement providers, which we may not be able to do on terms that are acceptable to us or at all, or to process the payments ourselves. Any of these scenarios could be disruptive to our business as they could be costly and time consuming and may unfavorably impact our customers.

As we offer new payment options to our customers, we may be subject to additional regulations, compliance requirements and fraud risk. For some payment methods, including credit and debit cards, we pay interchange and other fees, which may increase over time and raise our operating costs and lower our profit margins or require that we charge our customers more for our products. We are also subject to payment card association and similar operating rules and requirements, which could change or be reinterpreted to make it difficult or impossible for us to comply. If we fail to comply with these rules and requirements, we may be subject to fines and higher transaction fees and lose our ability to accept credit and debit card payments from our customers or facilitate other types of online payments, and our business and operating results could be materially adversely affected.

We may be subject to product liability claims if people or property are harmed by the products we sell.

Some of the products we sell may expose us to product liability claims relating to personal injury, death, or property damage, and may require product recalls or other actions. Any claims, litigation, or recalls relating to product liability could be costly to us and damage our brands and reputation.

Our inability to acquire or maintain domain names in each country or region where we currently or intend to do business could negatively impact our brands and our ability to sell our products and services in that country or region.

From time to time we have difficulty obtaining a domain name using Cimpress, Vistaprint, or our other trademarks in a particular country or region, and we may not be able to prevent third parties from acquiring domain names that infringe or otherwise decrease the value of our trademarks and other proprietary rights. If we are unable to use a domain name in a particular country, then we could be forced to purchase the domain name from an entity that owns or controls it, which we may not be able to do on commercially acceptable terms or at all; we may incur significant additional expenses to develop a new brand to market our products within that country; or we may elect not to sell products in that country.

We do not collect indirect taxes in all jurisdictions, which could expose us to tax liabilities.

In some of the jurisdictions where we sell products and services, we do not collect or have imposed upon us sales, value added or other consumption taxes, which we refer to as indirect taxes. The application of indirect taxes to e-commerce businesses such as Cimpress is a complex and evolving issue, and in many cases, it is not clear how existing tax statutes apply to the Internet or e-commerce. For example, some state governments in the United States have imposed or are seeking to impose indirect taxes on Internet sales. A successful assertion by one or more governments in jurisdictions where we are not currently collecting sales or value added taxes that we should be, or should have been, collecting indirect taxes on the sale of our products could result in substantial tax liabilities for past sales.


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If we are unable to retain security authentication certificates, which are supplied by a limited number of third party providers over which we exercise little or no control, our business could be harmed.

We are dependent on a limited number of third party providers of website security authentication certificates that are necessary for conducting secure transactions over the Internet. Despite any contractual protections we may have, these third party providers can disable or revoke, and in the past have disabled or revoked, our security certificates without our consent, which would render our websites inaccessible to some of our customers and could discourage other customers from accessing our sites. Any interruption in our customers' ability or willingness to access our websites if we do not have adequate security certificates could result in a material loss of revenue and profits and damage to our brands.

Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure

Challenges by various tax authorities to our international structure could, if successful, increase our effective tax rate and adversely affect our earnings.

We are a Dutch limited liability company that operates through various subsidiaries in a number of countries throughout the world. Consequently, we are subject to tax laws, treaties and regulations in the countries in which we operate, and these laws and treaties are subject to interpretation. From time to time, we are subject to tax audits, and the tax authorities in these countries could claim that a greater portion of the income of the Cimpress N.V. group should be subject to income or other tax in their respective jurisdictions, which could result in an increase to our effective tax rate and adversely affect our results of operations. For more information about audits to which we are currently subject refer to Note 11 “Income Taxes” in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this Report.

A change in tax laws, treaties or regulations, or their interpretation, of any country in which we operate could result in a higher tax rate on our earnings, which could result in a significant negative impact on our earnings and cash flow from operations. We continue to assess the impact of various international tax proposals and modifications to existing tax treaties between the Netherlands and other countries that could result in a material impact on our income taxes. We cannot predict whether any specific legislation will be enacted or the terms of any such legislation. However, if such proposals were enacted, or if modifications were to be made to certain existing treaties, the consequences could have a materially adverse impact on us, including increasing our tax burden, increasing costs of our tax compliance or otherwise adversely affecting our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Our intercompany arrangements may be challenged, which could result in higher taxes or penalties and an adverse effect on our earnings.

We operate pursuant to written intercompany service and related agreements, which we also refer to as transfer pricing agreements, among Cimpress N.V. and its subsidiaries. These agreements establish transfer prices for production, marketing, management, technology development and other services performed by these subsidiaries for other group companies. Transfer prices are prices that one company in a group of related companies charges to another member of the group for goods, services or the use of property. If two or more affiliated companies are located in different countries, the tax laws or regulations of each country generally will require that transfer prices be consistent with those between unrelated companies dealing at arm's length. With the exception of certain jurisdictions where we have obtained rulings or advance pricing agreements, our transfer pricing arrangements are not binding on applicable tax authorities, and no official authority in any other country has made a determination as to whether or not we are operating in compliance with its transfer pricing laws. If tax authorities in any country were successful in challenging our transfer prices as not reflecting arm's length transactions, they could require us to adjust our transfer prices and thereby reallocate our income to reflect these revised transfer prices. A reallocation of taxable income from a lower tax jurisdiction to a higher tax jurisdiction would result in a higher tax liability to us. In addition, if the country from which the income is reallocated does not agree with the reallocation, both countries could tax the same income, resulting in double taxation.


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Our Articles of Association, Dutch law and the independent foundation, Stichting Continuïteit Cimpress, may make it difficult to replace or remove management, may inhibit or delay a change of control or may dilute your voting power.

Our Articles of Association, or Articles, as governed by Dutch law, limit our shareholders' ability to suspend or dismiss the members of our management board and supervisory board or to overrule our supervisory board's nominees to our management board and supervisory board by requiring a supermajority vote to do so under most circumstances. As a result, there may be circumstances in which shareholders may not be able to remove members of our management board or supervisory board even if holders of a majority of our ordinary shares favor doing so.

In addition, an independent foundation, Stichting Continuïteit Cimpress, or the Foundation, exists to safeguard the interests of Cimpress N.V. and its stakeholders, which include but are not limited to our shareholders, and to assist in maintaining Cimpress' continuity and independence. To this end, we have granted the Foundation a call option pursuant to which the Foundation may acquire a number of preferred shares equal to the same number of ordinary shares then outstanding, which is designed to provide a protective measure against unsolicited take-over bids for Cimpress and other hostile threats. If the Foundation were to exercise the call option, it may prevent a change of control or delay or prevent a takeover attempt, including a takeover attempt that might result in a premium over the market price for our ordinary shares. Exercise of the preferred share option would also effectively dilute the voting power of our outstanding ordinary shares by one half.

We have limited flexibility with respect to certain aspects of capital management and certain corporate transactions.

Dutch law requires shareholder approval for the issuance of shares and grants preemptive rights to existing shareholders to subscribe for new issuances of shares. In November 2011, our shareholders granted our supervisory board and management board the authority to issue ordinary shares as the boards determine appropriate, without obtaining specific shareholder approval for each issuance, and to limit or exclude shareholders' preemptive rights. However, this authorization expires in November 2016. Although we plan to seek re-approval from our shareholders from time to time in the future, we may not succeed in obtaining future re-approvals. In addition, subject to specified exceptions, Dutch law requires shareholder approval for many corporate actions, such as the approval of dividends, authorization to purchase outstanding shares, and corporate acquisitions of a certain size. Situations may arise where the flexibility to issue shares, pay dividends, purchase shares, acquire other companies, or take other corporate actions without a shareholder vote would be beneficial to us, but is not available under Dutch law.

Because of our corporate structure, our shareholders may find it difficult to pursue legal remedies against the members of our supervisory board or management board.

Our Articles and our internal corporate affairs are governed by Dutch law, and the rights of our shareholders and the responsibilities of our supervisory board and management board are different from those established under United States laws. For example, under Dutch law derivative lawsuits are generally not available, and our supervisory board and management board are responsible for acting in the best interests of the company, its business and all of its stakeholders generally (including employees, customers and creditors), not just shareholders. As a result, our shareholders may find it more difficult to protect their interests against actions by members of our supervisory board or management board than they would if we were a U.S. corporation.


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Because of our corporate structure, our shareholders may find it difficult to enforce claims based on United States federal or state laws, including securities liabilities, against us or our management team.

We are incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, and the vast majority of our assets are located outside of the United States. In addition, some of our officers and management board members reside outside of the United States. In most cases, a final judgment for the payment of money rendered by a U.S. federal or state court would not be directly enforceable in the Netherlands. Although there is a process under Dutch law for petitioning a Dutch court to enforce a judgment rendered in the United States, there can be no assurance that a Dutch court would impose civil liability on us or our management team in any lawsuit predicated solely upon U.S. securities or other laws. In addition, because most of our assets are located outside of the United States, it could be difficult for investors to place a lien on our assets in connection with a claim of liability under U.S. laws. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to enforce U.S. court judgments or rights predicated upon U.S. laws against us or our management team outside of the United States.

We may not be able to make distributions or purchase shares without subjecting our shareholders to Dutch withholding tax.

A Dutch withholding tax may be levied on dividends and similar distributions made by Cimpress N.V. to its shareholders at the statutory rate of 15% if we cannot structure such distributions as being made to shareholders in relation to a reduction of par value, which would be non-taxable for Dutch withholding tax purposes. We have purchased our shares and may seek to purchase additional shares in the future. Under our Dutch Advanced Tax Ruling, a purchase of shares should not result in any Dutch withholding tax if we hold the purchased shares in treasury for the purpose of issuing shares pursuant to employee share awards or for the funding of acquisitions. However, if the shares cannot be used for these purposes, or the Dutch tax authorities challenge the use of the shares for these purposes, such a purchase of shares for the purposes of capital reduction may be treated as a partial liquidation subject to the 15% Dutch withholding tax to be levied on the difference between our recognized paid in capital per share for Dutch tax purposes and the redemption price per share. Our recognized paid in capital per share for Dutch tax purposes is €28.99 per share translated as of the date of our reincorporation to the Netherlands on August 28, 2009.
 
We may be treated as a passive foreign investment company for United States tax purposes, which may subject United States shareholders to adverse tax consequences.

If our passive income, or our assets that produce passive income, exceed levels provided by law for any taxable year, we may be characterized as a passive foreign investment company, or a PFIC, for United States federal income tax purposes. If we are treated as a PFIC, U.S. holders of our ordinary shares would be subject to a disadvantageous United States federal income tax regime with respect to the distributions they receive and the gain, if any, they derive from the sale or other disposition of their ordinary shares.

We believe that we were not a PFIC for the tax year ended June 30, 2014 and we expect that we will not become a PFIC in the foreseeable future. However, whether we are treated as a PFIC depends on questions of fact as to our assets and revenues that can only be determined at the end of each tax year. Accordingly, we cannot be certain that we will not be treated as a PFIC for our current tax year or for any subsequent year.

If a United States shareholder acquires 10% or more of our ordinary shares, it may be subject to increased United States taxation under the “controlled foreign corporation” rules. Additionally, this may negatively impact the demand for our ordinary shares.

If a United States shareholder owns 10% or more of our ordinary shares, it may be subject to increased United States federal income taxation (and possibly state income taxation) under the “controlled foreign corporation” rules. In general, each U.S. person who owns (or is deemed to own) at least 10% of the voting power of a non-U.S. corporation, “10% U.S. Shareholder,” and if such non-U.S. corporation is a “controlled foreign corporation”, or “CFC,” for an uninterrupted period of 30 days or more during a taxable year, then a 10% U.S. shareholder who owns (or is deemed to own) shares in the CFC on the last day of the CFC's taxable year, must include in its gross income for United States federal income tax (and possibly state income tax) purposes its pro rata share of the CFC's “subpart F income”, even if the "subpart F income" is not distributed. In general, a non-U.S. corporation is considered a CFC if one or more 10% U.S. Shareholders together own more than 50% of the voting power or value of the corporation on any day during the taxable year of the corporation. “Subpart F income”

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consists of, among other things, certain types of dividends, interest, rents, royalties, gains, and certain types of income from services and personal property sales.
The rules for determining ownership for purposes of determining 10% U.S. Shareholder and CFC status are complicated, depend on the particular facts relating to each investor, and are not necessarily the same as the rules for determining beneficial ownership for SEC reporting purposes. For taxable years in which we are a CFC for an uninterrupted period of 30 days or more, each of our 10% U.S. Shareholders will be required to include in its gross income for United States federal income tax purposes its pro rata share of our "subpart F income", even if the subpart F income is not distributed by us. We currently do not believe we are a CFC. However, whether we are treated as a CFC can be affected by, among other things, facts as to our share ownership that may change. Accordingly, we cannot be certain that we will not be treated as a CFC for our current tax year or any subsequent tax year.
The risk of being subject to increased taxation as a CFC may deter our current shareholders from acquiring additional ordinary shares or new shareholders from establishing a position in our ordinary shares. Either of these scenarios could impact the demand for, and value of, our ordinary shares.
We will pay taxes even if we are not profitable on a consolidated basis, which would harm our results of operations.
 
The intercompany service and related agreements among Cimpress N.V. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries ensure that many of the subsidiaries realize profits based on their operating expenses. As a result, if the Cimpress group is less profitable, or even not profitable on a consolidated basis, many of our subsidiaries will be profitable and incur income taxes in their respective jurisdictions.



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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
On December 11, 2014, in order to provide us with flexibility to repurchase our ordinary shares at times when our management believes it may be beneficial for our business, our Supervisory Board authorized the repurchase of up to 6,400,000 of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares on the open market (including block trades that satisfy the safe harbor provisions of Rule 10b-18 pursuant to the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934), through privately negotiated transactions, or in one or more self-tender offers. This share repurchase authorization expires on May 12, 2016, and we may suspend or discontinue the repurchase program at any time. Our Supervisory Board approved this repurchase program pursuant to the authorization we received from our shareholders in November 2014.
We did not repurchase any shares during the three months ended March 31, 2015, and 6,400,000 shares remain available for repurchase under this program, subject to certain limitations imposed by our credit agreement.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
We are filing the exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index following the signature page to this Report.



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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
April 30, 2015                                                            Cimpress N.V.
 
By: 
/s/ Ernst J. Teunissen
 
 
Ernst J. Teunissen
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Sean E. Quinn
 
 
Sean E. Quinn
 
 
Chief Accounting Officer
 
 
(Principal Accounting Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit  
 
 
No.
 
Description
2.1
 
Share Purchase Agreement dated March 2, 2015 among Vistaprint Italy S.R.L., Bruno Dematte, Nicolas Dematte, Marise Dematte, New Deminvest, Kara Invest and CM-CIC Investissement SAS is incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2015
2.2
 
Form of Put Option between Vistaprint Italy S.R.L. and Nicolas Dematte is incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2015
2.3
 
Form of Put Option between Vistaprint Italy S.R.L. and Marise Dematte is incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2015
2.4
 
Form of Call Option between Vistaprint Italy S.R.L. and Nicolas Dematte is incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2015
2.5
 
Form of Call Option between Vistaprint Italy S.R.L. and Marise Dematte is incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2015
4.1
 
Senior Notes Indenture (including Form of Notes), dated as of March 24, 2015, between Cimpress N.V., certain subsidiaries of Cimpress N.V. as guarantors thereto, and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as trustee, is incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 24, 2015
10.1
 
Amendment No. 3 dated as of March 10, 2015 to Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011, as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013, among Cimpress N.V., Vistaprint Limited, Vistaprint Schweiz GmbH, Vistaprint B.V., and Vistaprint USA, Incorporated, as borrowers; the lenders named therein as lenders; and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders
31.1
 
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), by Chief Executive Officer
31.2
 
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Rule 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a), by Chief Financial Officer
32.1
 
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*
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*
 
Submitted electronically herewith.

Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following materials from this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.





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