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Camelot Information Systems Inc. Announces Unaudited Third-Quarter 2011 Financial Results

2011-11-30 19:04 1763

BEIJING, November 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Camelot Information Systems Inc. ("Camelot" or the "Company") (NYSE: CIS), a leading domestic provider of enterprise application services and financial industry information technology services in China, today announced unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011.

THIRD-QUARTER 2011 FINANCIAL AND OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

  • Net revenues increased 1.9% year-over-year to $54.5 million in the third quarter of 2011, as compared to $53.5 million in the year-ago quarter
  • Adjusted operating loss(1) was $0.3 million, as compared to operating income of $11.7 million in the year-ago quarter
  • U.S. GAAP net loss attributable to Camelot was $46.5 million, compared to U.S. GAAP net income attributable to Camelot of $6.9 million in the year-ago quarter
  • The Company performed impairment tests on intangible assets and goodwill in the quarter, resulting in non-cash charges of $8.6 million and $21.5 million, respectively. The Company also recorded a $2.7 million provision for accounts receivable in the quarter
  • Share-based compensation was $14.4 million in the quarter, with the increase primarily due to the repricing of employee stock options
  • In the third quarter, the Company repurchased a total of 1.9 million ADSs for a total price of $11.4 million
  • On September 1, 2011 the Company was presented the 2011 Best Ecosystem Partner Award by SAP AG, and Dimension, one of the Company's subsidiaries, was presented the 2011 Best Business All-in-One High Tech Industry Solution Award

Mr. Simon Ma, Camelot's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are clearly dissatisfied with our third-quarter results, which were affected by the disruption to our business from the departure of team members of our Agree subsidiary, thereby interrupting our ability to deliver and engage new contracts. We have subsequently taken on the challenge to transform our FIS business line into a fully integrated business that offers a broader solution platform. Additionally, we have modified our company-wide retention program, and our projects are fully staffed again."

"We believe Camelot's wide range of industry solutions and broad China coverage position us to benefit from major future investment programs in both the public and financial sectors. Although Camelot has experienced growing pains during the past couple of quarters, we are confident that our young, enthusiastic team can capture many future promising opportunities. We will continue to devote our efforts towards regaining our investors' and customers' trust and turn this temporary disruption into an opportunity to position Camelot for the next phase of growth," continued Mr. Ma.

Third-Quarter 2011 Financial Results

Net revenues in the third quarter ended September 30, 2011 increased 1.9% to $54.5 million from $53.5 million in the year-ago quarter and declined 8.3% from $59.4 million in prior quarter. Enterprise Application Services (EAS) revenues increased 18.0% year-over-year to $41.1 million in the quarter but declined slightly from the prior quarter. EAS revenues amounted to 75.5% of net revenues in the quarter. Financial Industry IT Services (FIS) revenues decreased 28.5% year-over-year and declined 23.5% sequentially to $13.3 million, mainly due to the disruption to project deliveries and new contract signing caused by the departure of team members at a subsidiary and due to business hesitation ahead of the upcoming Taiwan national elections. FIS accounted for the remaining 24.5% of the quarter's revenues.

GAAP cost of revenues increased 28.5% to $43.7 million from $34.0 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted cost of revenues increased 24.5% to $41.8 million from $33.6 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted cost of revenues excludes $1.4 million of share-based compensation, primarily resulted from stock-option repricing.

GAAP gross profit decreased 44.6% to $10.8 million in the quarter from $19.5 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted gross profit decreased 36.4% to $12.6 million from $19.9 million in the year-ago quarter, primarily due to lower utilization of an expanded IT professional team. GAAP gross margin was 19.8% in the quarter, compared to 36.4% in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted gross margin was 23.2%, as compared to 37.2% in the year-ago quarter.

GAAP operating expenses were $57.2 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared to $11.2 million in the year-ago quarter. GAAP operating expenses include $13.0 million of share-based compensation expense, which includes approximately $11.8 million from stock-option repricing.

The Company performed impairment tests of intangible assets and goodwill in the third quarter, resulting in non-cash charges of $8.6 million and $21.5 million, respectively, primarily due to recent business challenges and the macro economic environment. The Company also reviewed accounts receivable aged over one year and recorded a $2.7 million provision in the quarter. These impairments and provisions are also included under GAAP operating expenses.

Adjusted operating expenses were $13.0 million, representing a 59.9% increase over the year-ago quarter. The increase was primarily attributable to higher SG&A expenses from expanding the sales and marketing team. The GAAP operating loss was $46.3 million, compared to an operating income of $8.3 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted operating loss was $0.3 million, compared to the adjusted operating income of $11.7 million in the year-ago quarter.

GAAP net loss attributable to Camelot for the third quarter of 2011 was $46.5 million, or a loss of $1.05 per diluted ADS, compared to net income of $6.9 million in the year-ago quarter, or a net income of $0.16 per diluted ADS. Adjusted net loss attributable to Camelot for the third quarter of 2011 was $0.5 million, or a loss of $0.01 per diluted ADS, versus net income of $10.4 million in the year-ago quarter, or $0.23 per diluted ADS.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

As of September 30, 2011, the Company had $89.2 million in cash, cash equivalents, and term deposits, compared to $140.5 million cash, cash equivalents, and term deposits as of December 31, 2010, and the decrease was mainly due to an operating cash outflow of $18.4 million, $18.2 million paid for acquisitions of Dimension, Tansun, Agree and Red River Valley and $14.4 million used to repurchase ordinary shares.

In the third quarter of 2011, the Company repurchased a total of 1.9 million ADSs for a total price of $11.4 million.

Days' sales outstanding(2) ("DSO") were 175 days for the third quarter of 2011, attributable to delays in invoicing due to the disruption in the FIS business line.

Employees

As of September 30, 2011, the Company's headcount totaled 4,566, which included 3,885 information technology (IT) professionals. Of the IT professionals, EAS employee headcount was 2,074, and FIS employee headcount was 1,811, as of September 30, 2011.

Recent Events

On August 31, 2011, the Company announced the availability of a new Enterprise Payment System and that it had secured its first customer.

On September 6, 2011, the Company announced that SAP AG had been awarded Camelot the 2011 Best Ecosystem Partner Award and that Dimension, one of our subsidiaries had been awarded the 2011 Best Business All-in-One High Tech Industry Solution Award.

On September 30, 2011, the Company announced that its Chairman and CEO, Mr. Simon Ma, and its President, Ms. Heidi Chou, had, solely due to market conditions and pursuant to margin calls, divested a total of 3,981,153 ADSs, or 15,924,612 shares.

On October 14, 2011, the Company announced the appointment of two new independent directors, Mr. Qian Zhao and Mr. Jian Wang, and that two directors, Mr. Ajit Bhushan and Mr. Dipak K. Rastogi, had resigned from the Board to focus on their own business activities.

On November 10, 2011, the Company announced that Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Gordon Lau, had resigned for personal reasons, and that Mr. Franklin King had been appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer.

Business Outlook

Full-Year 2011 Guidance

For full-year 2011, Camelot expects net revenues of approximately $225 million, representing a 16.7% increase from the prior year. This figure implies net revenues of $57.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2011.

In addition, Camelot expects full-year 2011 adjusted net income attributable to Camelot to be approximately $14.0 million, representing a 55.6% decrease from the prior year. This figure implies adjusted net income of $1.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. Based on 47.2 million and 49.6 million weighted average ADSs outstanding for the fourth quarter and full-year 2011, respectively, Camelot expects adjusted diluted earnings per ADS2 to amount to approximately $0.03 and $0.28, respectively. Adjusted diluted earnings per ADS2 were $0.23 in the fourth quarter of 2010 and $0.76 for full-year 2010.

Conference-Call Information

Camelot's management will host a conference call at 08:00 a.m. (U.S. Eastern Standard Time) / 05:00 a.m. (U.S. Pacific Standard Time) / 21:00 p.m. (Beijing / Hong Kong time) on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 to discuss the Company's third-quarter 2011 financial results and provide a business update.

The conference call may be accessed by calling:

US Toll free:

866.314.4483

US Toll / International:

617.213.8049

Hong Kong toll free:

800.96.3844

HK Toll:

852.3002.1672

UK toll free:

08082347616

UK toll:

44.207.365.8426

South China toll free / China Telecom:

10 800 130 0399

South China toll free / China Netcom:

10 800 852 1490

North China toll free / China Telecom:

10 800 152 1490

China toll:

86 4008811630

Taiwan toll free:

00801148420


Passcode: 66117693



Please dial in approximately 10 minutes before the scheduled time of the call.

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following numbers until Wednesday, December 7, 2011:

US Toll free:

888-286-8010

US Toll / International:

617-801-6888


Passcode: 79095518



A live webcast of the conference call and recording of the conference call will be available on the investor relations page of Camelot's website at www.camelotchina.com.

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

To supplement the unaudited consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, Camelot uses the non-GAAP ("adjusted") financial measures of gross profit and margin, operating expenses, operating income and margin, net income attributable to Camelot Information Systems Inc. and margin, and diluted earnings per share and diluted earnings per ADS, which are adjusted from results based on U.S. GAAP to exclude share-based compensation, acquisition-related intangible amortization, and changes in fair value of contingent consideration. The non-GAAP financial measures are provided as additional information to help our investors compare business trends among different reporting periods on a consistent basis and to enhance investors' overall understanding of our current financial performance and prospects for the future. The non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to U.S. GAAP results. In addition, our calculation of the non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the calculations used by other companies, and therefore comparability may be limited.

STATEMENT REGARDING UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The unaudited financial information set forth above is subject to adjustments that may be identified when audit work is performed on the Company's year-end financial statements, which could result in significant differences from this unaudited financial information.

ABOUT CAMELOT INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC.

Camelot is a leading domestic provider of enterprise application services and financial industry information technology ("IT") services in China, focusing on the high end of the IT value chain. The Company is the largest domestic provider of SAP-based Enterprise Resource Planning services in China as measured by 2009 revenue and by number of SAP consultants as of December 31, 2009. Camelot also operates in other areas of the Asia Pacific region, including Taiwan and Japan. The Company provides services to a wide range of industries, including financial services, resources and energy, manufacturing and automobile, technology, as well as telecommunication, media and education.

SAFE HARBOR

This press release contains statements that may constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the Company's growth strategies, the Company's ability to attract and retain skilled professionals, the market of IT services in China, the wages of IT professionals, the Company's ability to serve, retain, and attract customers. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Camelot's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. Camelot does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable law.

(1) For more information about the adjusted (i.e. non-GAAP) financial measures contained in this press release, please see "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below

(2) Calculated by dividing average accounts receivable, net of deferred revenue, by rolling gross revenues before business tax and related surcharges, and multiplying by 360 days. Rolling gross revenues is for the 12 months ended September 30, 2011.



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CAMELOT INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)



September 30,
2011


December 31,
2010

Assets




Current assets




Cash and cash equivalents

$54,287


$140,356

Term deposits

34,920


160

Restricted cash

12,521


6,932

Billed accounts receivable

34,752


43,072

Unbilled accounts receivable

108,757


62,624

Other current assets

13,420


14,073

Total current assets

258,657


267,217

Property and equipment, net

4,779


4,680

Goodwill and other intangible assets

46,517


67,860

Other long-term assets

2,072


1,708

Total assets

312,025


341,465





Liabilities and shareholders' equity




Current liabilities




Consideration payable in connection with business




acquisition and debt extinguishment

-


15,594

Contingent consideration in relation to




acquisition of Tansun and Dimension

5,969


-

Other current liabilities

70,804


64,442

Total current liabilities

76,773


80,036

Contingent consideration in relation to acquisition

2,719


2,307

Other non-current liabilities

4,461


5,845

Total liabilities

83,953


88,188





Shareholders' equity(a)

228,072


253,277

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

312,025


341,465






Note: (a) As of September 30, 2011, there were 182,762,475 ordinary shares issued and 175,738,475 outstanding.



CAMELOT INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(US Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)



Three months ended
September 30,

Nine months ended
September 30,


2011

2010

2011

2010

Net revenues

$54,462

$53,470

$167,430

$132,852

Cost of revenues(1)(2)

(43,662)

(33,985)

(123,733)

(91,174)

Gross profit

10,800

19,485

43,697

41,678

Selling and marketing(1)(2)

(6,704)

(3,588)

(15,944)

(8,348)

General and administrative(1)(2)

(18,718)

(6,191)

(32,853)

(15,762)

Research and development costs

(1,461)

(632)

(3,608)

(1,587)

Changes in fair value of contingent consideration for acquisition

(317)

(802)

(1,227)

(2,108)

Impairment of intangible assets

(8,552)

-

(8,552)

-

Impairment of goodwill

(21,457)

-

(21,457)

-

Total operating expense

(57,209)

(11,213)

(83,641)

(27,805)

Government subsidies

62

-

66

-

Income (Loss) from operations

(46,347)

8,272

(39,878)

13,873

Interest expenses

(251)

(95)

(746)

(333)

Interest income

257

190

718

250

Income (Loss) before provisions for income tax

(46,341)

8,367

(39,906)

13,790

Income tax expense

(236)

(1,463)

(1,492)

(2,455)

Net Income (loss)

(46,577)

6,904

(41,398)

11,335

Noncontrolling interest

74

7

113

(19)

Net Income (loss) attributable to
Camelot Information Systems Inc.(3)

($46,503)

$6,911

($41,285)

$11,316






Earnings (loss) per share





Basic-ordinary shares

($0.26)

$0.04

($0.23)

$0.08

Diluted-ordinary shares

($0.26)

$0.04

($0.23)

$0.07






Earnings (loss) per ADS





Basic-ADSs

($1.05)

$0.18

($0.92)

$0.30

Diluted-ADSs

($1.05)

$0.16

($0.92)

$0.28






Weighted average shares outstanding





Basic-ordinary shares

177,600,079

155,970,950

180,272,281

112,611,866

Diluted-ordinary shares

177,600,079

177,399,720

180,272,281

156,700,099






Weighted average ADSs outstanding





Basic-ADSs

44,400,020

38,992,738

45,068,070

28,152,966

Diluted-ADSs

44,400,020

44,349,930

45,068,070

39,175,025







(1) Includes the following amounts of share-based compensation expenses for the periods indicated



Three Months Ended Sept. 30,

Nine Months Ended Sept. 30,


2011

2010

2011

2010

Cost of revenues

$1,379

$28

$1,435

$108

Selling and marketing

3,463

98

6,603

198

General and administrative

9,509

1,148

10,317

1,902

Total share-based compensation expenses

$14,351

$1,274

$18,355

$2,208


(2) Includes the following amounts of amortization expense related to intangible assets acquired for business combination for the periods indicated


Three Months Ended Sept. 30,

Nine Months Ended Sept. 30,


2011

2010

2011

2010

Cost of revenues

$467

$364

$1,383

$1,406

Selling and marketing

809

1,014

2,686

3,298

General and administrative

70

-

207

-

Total acquisition-related intangible amortization expenses

$1,346

$1,378

$4,276

$4,704


(3) The following table sets forth the reconciliation of our adjusted net income attributable to Camelot Information Systems Inc. to the U.S. GAAP net income attributable to Camelot Information Systems Inc.


Three Months Ended Sept. 30,

Nine Months Ended Sept. 30,


2011

2010

2011

2010

Net income(Loss) attributable to Camelot Information Systems Inc. (U.S. GAAP)

($46,503)

$6,911

($41,285)

$11,316

Share-based compensation

14,351

1,274

18,355

2,208

Acquisition-related intangible amortization

1,346

1,378

4,276

4,704

Changes in fair value of contingent consideration

317

802

1,227

2,108

Impairment of intangible assets

8,552

-

8,552

-

Impairment of goodwill

21,457

-

21,457

-

Total adjusted amounts

46,023

3,454

53,867

9,020

Adjusted net income (loss)attributable to Camelot Information Systems Inc.

($480)

$10,365

$12,582

$20,336




CAMELOT INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)



Three Month Periods Ended Sept. 30,

Nine Month Periods Ended Sept. 30,


2011

2010

2011

2010

Cash flow from operating activities:





Net income (loss)

($46,577)

$6,904

($41,398)

$11,335

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:





Depreciation of property and equipment

266

220

818

671

Amortization of intangible assets

1,396

1,428

4,422

4,861

Deferred income taxes

(1,718)

(182)

(2,126)

(309)

Impairment of intangible assets

8,552

-

8,552

-

Impairment of goodwill

21,457

-

21,457

-

Provision for account receivable

2,717

-

2,717

18

Provision for other current assets

-

-

1,231

-

Share-based compensation

14,351

1,274

18,355

2,208

Gains on disposal of property and equipment

2

3

9

(1)

Change in fair value of contingent consideration for acquisition

317

802

1,227

2,108

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:





Accounts receivable

(12,022)

(11,941)

(32,236)

(30,983)

Other assets

1,140

(858)

(1,464)

(1,934)

Accounts payable

(2,095)

(125)

(2,084)

3,758

Other liabilities

4,622

5,504

2,079

5,130

Net cash used in operating activities

(7,592)

3,029

(18,441)

(3,138)






Cash flows from investing activities:





Term deposits

(34,403)

(2)

(34,443)

143

Restricted cash

915

577

(5,260)

432

Repayment of loan to unrelated parties

-

-

-

(55)

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

-

(106)

18

(826)

Purchase of property and equipment

(146)

(18)

(664)

(2)

Purchase of intangible assets

(78)

-

(78)

(63)

Purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired

-

(5,899)

(11,430)

(8,359)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

(33,712)

(5,448)

(51,857)

(8,731)






Cash flows from financing activities:





Proceeds from bank borrowing

165

373

7,832

1,897

Repayment of bank borrowing

(318)

(2,077)

(3,758)

(4,934)

Repurchase of ordinary shares

(11,434)

-

(14,415)

-

Proceeds from initial public offering

-

93,367

(964)

92,802

Payment of contingent consideration and deferred consideration for business acquisitions

(2,048)

-

(6,773)

(4,249)

Payment and reimbursement of follow-on offering expenses, net

(223)

-

275

-

Proceeds from stock option exercises

91

-

1,294

-

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(13,767)

91,663

(16,509)

85,516






Effect of foreign exchange rate changes

126

1,291

738

1,525






Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

(54,945)

90,535

(86,069)

75,172

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

109,232

18,457

140,356

33,820

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$54,287

$108,992

$54,287

$108,992




CAMELOT INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC.

Reconciliations of Adjusted Financial Measures to Comparable GAAP Measures

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data and Percentages)



Three Months Ended September 30, 2011


Three Months Ended September 30, 2010


GAAP

Adjustments


Adjusted


GAAP

Adjustments


Adjusted

Cost of revenues

$43,662

(1,846)

(a)

$41,816


$33,985

(392)

(a)

$33,593

Gross profit

10,800

1,846

(a)

12,646


19,485

392

(a)

19,877

Operating expenses

57,209

(44,177)

(a)

13,032


11,213

(3,062)

(a)

8,151

Operating income (loss)

(46,347)

46,023

(a)

(324)


8,272

3,454

(a)

11,726

Net income (loss)

(46,503)

46,023

(a)(d)

(480)


6,911

3,454

(a)

10,365

Net gross margin

19.8%

3.4%

(b)

23.2%


36.4%

0.7%

(b)

37.2%

Net operating margin

(85.1%)

84.5%

(a)

(0.6%)


15.5%

6.5%

(a)

22.0%

Net margin

(85.4%)

84.5%

(a)

(0.9%)


12.9%

6.5%

(a)

19.4%

Diluted EPS

($0.26)

$0.26

(c)

$0.003


$0.04

$0.02

(c)

$0.06












Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011


Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010


GAAP

Adjustments


Adjusted


GAAP

Adjustments


Adjusted

Cost of revenues

$123,733

(2,818)

(a)

$120,915


$91,174

(1,514)

(a)

$89,660

Gross profit

43,697

2,818

(a)

46,515


41,678

1,514

(a)

43,192

Operating expenses

83,641

(51,049)

(a)

32,592


27,805

(7,506)

(a)

20,299

Operating income (loss)

(39,878)

53,867

(a)

13,989


13,873

9,020

(a)

22,893

Net income (loss)

(41,285)

53,867

(a)(d)

12,582


11,316

9,020

(d)

20,336

Net gross margin

26.1%

1.7%

(b)

27.8%


31.4%

1.1%

(b)

32.5%

Net operating margin

(23.8%)

32.2%

(a)

8.4%


10.4%

6.8%

(a)

17.2%

Net margin

(24.7%)

32.2%

(a)

7.5%


8.5%

6.8%

(a)

15.3%

Diluted EPS

($0.23)

$0.29

(c)

$0.06


$0.07

$0.06

(c)

$0.13












Notes:


(a) The non-GAAP adjustments include share-based compensation expenses and amortization expense related to intangible assets acquired for business acquisition, where were presented in the notes (1) and (2) below Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the reconciliation process.

(b) Adjustment to exclude acquisition-related intangible assets amortization expense and share-based compensation recorded in cost of sales, $1,846, $392, $2,818 and $1,514 for three-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, and the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. In addition, adjustments for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 exclude impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, amounting to $21,457 and $8,552, respectively.

(c) Adjusted diluted EPS is computed by dividing adjusted net income attributable to Camelot Information Systems Inc. by the weighted average number of diluted ordinary shares outstanding used in computing the GAAP diluted EPS for the respective periods.

(d) Net income refers to net income attributable to Camelot.




Company Contacts:

Camelot Information Systems Inc.

Mr. Franklin King, Interim Chief Financial Officer

Tel: +86 (10) 8201 9008

E-mail: investors@camelotchina.com


Ms. Jojo Guo, Investor Relations Manager

Tel: +1 (646) 371-6533

E-mail: investors@camelotchina.com


Investor Relations Contacts:

CCG Investor Relations

Mr. Crocker Coulson, President

Tel: +1 (646) 213-1915

E-mail: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com


Mr. John Harmon, CFA, Sr. Acct. Mgr.

Tel: +86 (10) 6561 6886 x807 (Beijing)

E-mail: john.harmon@ccgir.com




Source: Camelot Information Systems Inc.
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