UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)



þ R	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the ~~quarterly period~~quarter ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014



¨£	TRANSITION PERIOD PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO

Commission File Number: 001-33584

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DICE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

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Delaware		20-3179218
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1040 Avenue of the Americas, 168^thFloor
New York, New York		10018
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(212) 725-6550

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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 þR No ¨£

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 þR No ¨£

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting ~~company”~~company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ¨ £Accelerated filer þR Non-accelerated filer ¨£ Smaller Reporting Company ¨£

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨£ No þR

As of October 24, ~~2013,~~2014, there were ~~56,329,100~~53,148,070 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding.

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		Page
PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements	2
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, ~~2013~~2014 and December 31, ~~2012~~2013
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 and ~~2012~~2013
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 and ~~2012~~2013
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine ~~months~~month periods ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 and ~~2012~~2013
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	2022

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	3336

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	3436

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	3438

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	3438

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	3438

Item 6.	Exhibits	3639

SIGNATURES		37

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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PART I.

~~Item~~ITEM 1. Financial Statements

DICE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)


	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012			September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	44,697		$	40,013		$	27,018		$	39,351
Investments	—			2,201
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,201 and $2,095	24,945			29,030
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,141 and $2,719							40,022			37,760
Deferred income taxes—current	864			1,609			2,811			1,399
Income taxes receivable	573			—			3,310			2,399
Prepaid and other current assets	3,036			3,084			4,159			3,739
Total current assets	74,115			75,937			77,320			84,648
Fixed assets, net	14,949			11,158			16,290			18,612
Acquired intangible assets, net	68,197			62,755			85,936			84,905
Goodwill	212,506			202,944			243,198			230,190
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $312 and $131	896			1,078
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $656 and $378							1,407			1,685
Deferred income taxes—non-current							1,235			—
Other assets	456			358			874			601
Total assets	$	371,119		$	354,230		$	426,260		$	420,641
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	20,774		$	16,552		$	27,300		$	27,468
Deferred revenue	69,389			69,404			81,906			77,394
Current portion of acquisition related contingencies	5,807			4,926			9,040			5,751
Current portion of long-term debt							2,500			2,500
Deferred income taxes—current							110			123
Income taxes payable	—			3,817			1,186			400
Total current liabilities	95,970			94,699			122,042			113,636
Long-term debt	60,000			46,000			110,625			116,500
Deferred income taxes—non-current	14,739			14,414			14,901			13,641
Accrual for unrecognized tax benefits	2,376			2,502			3,511			2,618
Acquisition related contingencies	8,833			4,830			—			4,042
Other long-term liabilities	1,229			1,147			3,013			2,392
Total liabilities	183,147			163,592			254,092			252,829
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
Stockholders’ equity
Convertible preferred stock, $.01 par value, authorized 20,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding	—			—			—			—
Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 240,000; issued 73,249 and 71,047 shares, respectively; outstanding: 57,102 and 58,958 shares, respectively	732			710
Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 240,000; issued 76,132 and 73,414 shares, respectively; outstanding: 53,591 and 54,634 shares, respectively							761			734
Additional paid-in capital	306,471			294,747			323,868			309,087
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(9,938		)	(9,294		)	(9,577		)	(6,114		)
Accumulated earnings	38,692			16,586			53,928			32,832
Treasury stock, 16,147 and 12,090 shares, respectively	(147,985		)	(112,111		)
Treasury stock, 22,541 and 18,780 shares, respectively							(196,812		)	(168,727		)
Total stockholders’ equity	187,972			190,638			172,168			167,812
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	371,119		$	354,230		$	426,260		$	420,641

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DICE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended						Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,						September 30,						September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012			2014			2013			2014			2013
Revenues	$	52,616		$	48,038		$	155,064		$	142,625		$	67,615		$	52,616		$	194,849		$	155,064
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues	6,099			3,603			16,853			10,555			9,418			6,099			27,803			16,853
Product development	5,597			3,874			16,253			10,250			6,487			5,597			19,254			16,253
Sales and marketing	16,601			16,194			50,106			48,801			20,746			16,601			60,032			50,106
General and administrative	8,534			6,736			25,040			19,753			10,760			8,534			32,131			25,040
Depreciation	2,011			1,505			5,377			4,031			2,930			2,011			8,647			5,377
Amortization of intangible assets	2,208			1,419			5,617			4,954			3,798			2,208			12,552			5,617
Change in acquisition related contingencies	50			—			146			—			44			50			134			146
Total operating expenses	41,100			33,331			119,392			98,344			54,183			41,100			160,553			119,392
Operating income	11,516			14,707			35,672			44,281			13,432			11,516			34,296			35,672
Interest expense	(378		)	(327		)	(1,097		)	(1,696		)	(927		)	(378		)	(2,875		)	(1,097		)
Interest income	5			16			29			72
Other income	—			—			232			—
Other income (expense)													8			5			(129		)	261
Income before income taxes	11,143			14,396			34,836			42,657			12,513			11,143			31,292			34,836
Income tax expense	4,085			3,395			12,730			13,583			3,020			4,085			10,196			12,730
Net income	$	7,058		$	11,001		$	22,106		$	29,074		$	9,493		$	7,058		$	21,096		$	22,106

Basic earnings per share	$	0.12		$	0.18		$	0.39		$	0.47		$	0.18		$	0.12		$	0.40		$	0.39
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.12		$	0.17		$	0.37		$	0.44		$	0.18		$	0.12		$	0.39		$	0.37

Weighted-average basic shares outstanding	56,606			59,907			57,324			62,214			52,089			56,606			52,486			57,324
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding	59,505			63,143			60,497			65,636			54,106			59,505			54,545			60,497

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DICE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(unaudited)

(in thousands)


	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended					Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,					September 30,					September 30,
	2013		2012			2013			2012		2014			2013		2014			2013
Net income	$	7,058	$	11,001		$	22,106		$	29,074	$	9,493		$	7,058	$	21,096		$	22,106

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0, $0, $0 and $0	4,413		2,156			(635		)	2,749
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of tax of $0, $2, $0 and $5	—		(1		)	(9		)	7
Foreign currency translation adjustment											(3,759		)	4,413		(3,463		)	(635		)
Unrealized losses on investments											—			—		—			(9		)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	4,413		2,155			(644		)	2,756		(3,759		)	4,413		(3,463		)	(644		)
Comprehensive income	$	11,471	$	13,156		$	21,462		$	31,830	$	5,734		$	11,471	$	17,633		$	21,462

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DICE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

(in thousands)


	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2014			2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	22,106		$	29,074		$	21,096		$	22,106
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation	5,377			4,031			8,647			5,377
Amortization of intangible assets	5,617			4,954			12,552			5,617
Deferred income taxes	(1,841		)	(2,543		)	(4,317		)	(1,841		)
Amortization of deferred financing costs	181			1,028			278			181
Share based compensation	6,263			4,621
Stock based compensation							5,886			6,263
Change in acquisition related contingencies	146			—			134			146
Change in accrual for unrecognized tax benefits	(126		)	(1,467		)	893			(126		)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	5,263			3,857			(232		)	5,263
Prepaid expenses and other assets	321			(500		)	(446		)	321
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	2,681			(975		)	(16		)	2,681
Income taxes receivable/payable	(4,292		)	(135		)	(956		)	(4,292		)
Deferred revenue	(916		)	2,521			3,581			(916		)
Other, net	4			51			544			4
Net cash flows from operating activities	40,784			44,517			47,644			40,784
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(12,259		)	(21,000		)	(27,001		)	(12,259		)
Purchases of fixed assets	(8,160		)	(4,031		)	(6,784		)	(8,160		)
Purchases of investments	(3		)	(1,738		)	—			(3		)
Maturities and sales of investments	2,194			3,005			—			2,194
Net cash flows from investing activities	(18,228		)	(23,764		)	(33,785		)	(18,228		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on long-term debt	(20,000		)	(23,500		)	(23,875		)	(20,000		)
Proceeds from long-term debt	34,000			50,500			18,000			34,000
Payments under stock repurchase plan	(35,046		)	(56,840		)	(26,909		)	(35,046		)
Payment of acquisition related contingencies	—			(1,557		)	(824		)	—
Proceeds from stock option exercises	3,149			1,319			7,974			3,149
Purchase of treasury stock related to vested restricted stock	(995		)	(403		)	(1,223		)	(995		)
Excess tax benefit over book expense from stock options exercised	2,346			921
Financing costs paid	—			(1,101		)
Excess tax benefit over book expense from stock based compensation							1,504			2,346
Net cash flows from financing activities	(16,546		)	(30,661		)	(25,353		)	(16,546		)
Effect of exchange rate changes	(1,326		)	993			(839		)	(1,326		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents for the period	4,684			(8,915		)	(12,333		)	4,684
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	40,013			55,237			39,351			40,013
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	44,697		$	46,322		$	27,018		$	44,697

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DICE HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

~~(unaudited)~~

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Dice Holdings, Inc. (“DHI” or the “Company”) have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and disclosures normally included in annual audited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been omitted and condensed pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments (consisting of only normal and recurring accruals) have been made to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods presented. Although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, ~~2012~~2013 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form ~~10-K.~~10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the “Annual Report on Form 10-K”). Operating results for the nine month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be achieved for the full year.

Preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Management believes the most complex and sensitive judgments, because of their significance to the condensed consolidated financial statements, result primarily from the need to make estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain. Actual results could differ materially from management’s estimates reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto. ~~There have been no significant changes in the Company’s assumptions regarding critical accounting estimates during the~~ ~~nine~~ ~~month period ended~~ ~~September 30, 2013~~.

2. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In ~~February 2013,~~May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU No. ~~2013-02, which amends~~2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The new standard outlines the principles an entity must apply to measure and recognize revenue and the related cash flows it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The updated standard will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in ASC 220 on Comprehensive Income. Under the revised guidance, companies are required to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) by component. In addition, companies are required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, the effects on the line items of net income of significant amounts reclassified out of AOCI but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. ~~GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. This amended guidance is to be applied prospectively and is~~GAAP. The updated standard becomes effective for reporting periods (interim and annual) beginning after December 15, ~~2012 for public companies,~~2016, with no early adoption permitted. The new standard can be applied retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of the change recognized at the date of the initial application. The Company ~~adopted~~is assessing the ~~revised guidance January 1, 2013,~~potential impact of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements and has ~~reported significant items reclassified out of AOCI in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.~~not yet selected a transition method.

3. ACQUISITIONS

OilCareers—In March 2014, the Company acquired from the Daily Mail and General Trust PLC all of the issued and outstanding shares of OilCareers Limited, OilCareers.com, Inc. and OilCareers Pty Limited (collectively, “OilCareers”), the leading recruitment site for oil and gas professionals in Europe. The purchase price consisted of $26.1 million, paid in cash at closing, and $0.3 million paid in the second quarter of 2014 to settle certain working capital requirements. OilCareers was acquired in March 2014; and the valuation of assets and liabilities was completed during the second quarter of 2014. The OilCareers acquisition is not deemed significant to the Company’s financial results, thus limited disclosures are presented herein.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The final valuation of assets and liabilities recognized as of the acquisition date for OilCareers include (in thousands):



	OilCareers Acquisition
Assets:
Accounts receivable	$	1,082
Acquired intangible assets	14,508
Goodwill	15,078
Fixed assets	98
Other assets	196
Assets acquired	30,962

Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	567
Deferred revenue	1,081
Deferred income taxes	2,916
Liabilities assumed	4,564

Net Assets Acquired	$	26,398

Goodwill results from the expansion of the Company’s market share in the Energy vertical, from intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, including an assembled workforce and site traffic, and from expected synergies from combining operations of OilCareers into the Company’s existing operations. The amount of goodwill from the OilCareers acquisition expected to be deductible for tax purposes is $1.2 million.

onTargetjobs—In November 2013, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of onTargetjobs, Inc., a leading vertical recruiting service in healthcare and hospitality. The purchase price consisted of $46.3 million, net of cash acquired. The Company borrowed $54.0 million under the Credit Agreement to fund this acquisition. The acquisition resulted in recording intangible assets of $27.6 million and goodwill of $23.8 million. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. The acquired accounts receivable of $6.3 million were recorded at fair value of $6.3 million. The Company incurred transaction costs related to the acquisition of $1.2 million, which were included in General and Administrative expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the year ended December 31, 2013.

The IT Job Board®—In July 2013, the Company expanded its online tech recruiting business to Europe by acquiring all of the issued and outstanding shares of JobBoard Enterprises Limited, an online recruitment company in the technology ~~industry.~~industry, that operates The IT Job Board business (“The IT Job Board”). The purchase price consisted of ~~£8.0~~£8.0 million ($12.2 ~~million~~)million), net of cash acquired, plus deferred payments totaling ~~£3.0~~£3.0 million ($4.6 ~~million~~)million) in the aggregate, payable upon the achievement of certain operating and financial goals ending in 2014. The Company borrowed $~~15.0~~$15.0 million under the Credit Agreement to fund this acquisition. The acquisition resulted in recording intangible assets of ~~$10.8~~$10.8 million and goodwill of ~~$9.1 million~~.$9.1 million. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. The acquired accounts receivable of ~~$1.2~~$1.2 million were recorded at fair value of ~~$1.2 million~~.$1.2 million. The IT Job ~~Board® acquisition is not deemed significant to the Company’s financial results, thus limited disclosures are presented herein.~~

~~WorkDigital—In October 2012, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of WorkDigital Limited, a technology company focused on the recruitment industry, for~~ ~~$10.0 million~~ ~~in cash, plus deferred payments totaling~~ ~~$10.0 million~~ in the aggregate payable in 2013-2014 based on delivery of certain products and the achievement of certain milestones. In October 2013, a payment of $5.0 million was made to the sellers, and the Company expects deferred purchase price payments totaling ~~$5.0 million~~ ~~to be made in October 2014. The acquisition resulted in recording~~ ~~$17.9 million~~ ~~in goodwill and~~ ~~$2.3 million~~ ~~in intangible assets. The WorkDigital acquisition is not deemed significant to the Company’s financial results, thus limited disclosures are presented herein.~~

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~~Slashdot Media~~—In September 2012, the Company purchased certain assets of Geeknet, Inc.’s online media business (“Slashdot Media”), which is comprised of Slashdot, SourceForge and Freecode websites. The purchase price consisted of ~~$20.0 million~~ ~~in cash, of which~~ ~~$3.0 million~~ ~~is being held in escrow. The acquisition resulted in recording intangible assets of~~ ~~$9.7 million~~ ~~and goodwill of~~ ~~$6.2 million. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. The acquired accounts receivable of~~ ~~$5.1 million~~ ~~were recorded at fair value of~~ ~~$4.8 million~~.

~~FINS.com~~—In June 2012, the Company purchased certain assets of FINS.com, resulting in recording identifiable intangible assets for candidate database, mobile application technology and brand names. Refer to Note 6 “Acquired Intangible Assets”. The FINS.comBoard acquisition is not deemed significant to the Company’s financial results, thus limited disclosures are presented herein.

The assets and liabilities recognized ~~in 2012~~ as of the acquisition dates for ~~FINS.com, Slashdot Media~~onTargetjobs and ~~WorkDigital~~The IT Job Board include (in thousands):

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


	FINS.com, Slashdot Media and WorkDigital Acquisitions		onTargetjobs and The IT Job Board Acquisitions
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			$	8,200
Accounts receivable	$	4,852	7,558
Acquired intangible assets	12,925		38,410
Goodwill	24,212		32,935
Fixed assets	1,922		5,688
Other assets	248		1,195
Assets acquired	44,159		93,986

Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	449	$	9,577
Deferred revenue	2,644		5,465
Deferred income taxes	558		7,160
Fair value of contingent consideration	9,708		4,474
Liabilities assumed	13,359		26,676

Net Assets Acquired	$	30,800	$	67,310

Goodwill results from the entrance or expansion of the Company’s market share in the Healthcare, Hospitality and Tech & Clearance ~~and Finance~~ verticals, from intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, including an assembled workforce and site traffic, and from expected synergies from combining operations of ~~FINS.com, Slashdot Media, WorkDigital and~~ The IT Job ~~Board®~~Board and onTargetjobs into the Company’s existing operations. The amount of goodwill from The IT Job Board and onTargetjobs acquisitions expected to be deductible for tax purposes is ~~$6.3~~$3.9 million.

In October 2014 and 2013, deferred purchase price payments of $5.0 million. each were made related to the WorkDigital acquisition, finalizing all deferred purchase price payments for WorkDigital.

Pro forma Information—The following pro forma ~~condensed~~ consolidated results of operations are presented as if the acquisition of ~~Slashdot Media~~onTargetjobs was completed as of January 1, ~~2011:~~2013:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,				Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012		2014		2013		2014		2013

Revenues	$	52,616	$	51,886	$	155,064	$	156,501	$	67,615	$	62,539	$	194,849	$	184,446
Net income	7,058		14,669		22,106		33,083		9,493		7,417		21,096		22,391
Basic earnings per share	$	0.12	$	0.24	$	0.39	$	0.53	0.18		0.13		0.40		0.39

The pro forma financial information represents the combined historical operating results of the Company and ~~Slashdot Media~~onTargetjobs with adjustments for purchase accounting and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the ~~acquisitions~~acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the periods presented. The pro forma adjustments included adjustments for interest on borrowings, amortization of acquired intangible assets and the related income tax impacts of such adjustments. The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine ~~month periods~~ months ended September 30,

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~~2013~~ 2014 include revenues from the ~~Slashdot Media~~onTargetjobs acquisition of ~~$3.7~~$10.2 million and ~~$11.8~~$28.5 million,, respectively, and operating losses of ~~$827,000~~$0.2 million and ~~$2.3~~$2.6 million,, respectively. The ~~Condensed Consolidated Statements~~operating losses were primarily attributable to amortization of ~~Operations~~intangible assets of $1.0 million and $4.9 million for the three and nine ~~month periods~~ months ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 ~~include revenues from The IT Job Board® acquisition of~~ ~~$1.1 million~~ ~~and an operating loss of~~ ~~$1.1 million~~., respectively.

The pro forma financial information does not include adjustments for ~~the FINS.com, WorkDigital and~~ The IT Job ~~Board® acquisitions,~~Board or OilCareers, as they are not individually or collectively material into the Company’s results.

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4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The FASB ASC topic on Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures for each major asset and liability category measured at fair value on either a recurring or nonrecurring basis. As a basis for considering assumptions, a three-tier fair value hierarchy is used, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-derived valuations, in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

Money market funds are included in cash and cash equivalents on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The money market funds are valued using quoted prices in the ~~market, and investments are valued using significant other observable inputs.~~market. The carrying amounts reported in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and long-term debt approximate their fair values. ~~The Company estimated the fair value of long-term debt using Level 3 inputs, based on an estimate of current rates for debt of the same remaining maturities.~~

The Company has obligations, to be paid in cash, related to its acquisitions if certain future operating and financial goals are ~~met or if delivery of certain product enhancements occur.~~met. See Note 3 - “Acquisitions.” The fair value of this contingent consideration is determined using an expected present value technique. Expected cash flows are determined using the probability weighted-average of possible outcomes that would occur should ~~financial goals be met or~~ delivery of certain product enhancements occur. There is no market data available to use in valuing the contingent consideration; therefore, the Company developed its own assumptions related to the expected future delivery of product enhancements to estimate the fair value of these liabilities. A 2% discount rate is used to ~~estimate the~~ fair value of the expected payments. The liabilities for the contingent consideration were established at the time of acquisition and are evaluated at each reporting period. The ~~increase in fair value is recorded as an~~ expense ~~and~~ is included in ~~change~~Change in ~~acquisition related contingencies~~Acquisition Related Contingencies on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows (in thousands):



	As of September 30, 2014
	Fair Value Measurements Using						Total
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Money market funds	$	361	$	—	$	—	$	361
Contingent consideration to be paid in cash for the acquisitions	—		—		9,040		9,040


	As of September 30, 2013								As of December 31, 2013
	Fair Value Measurements Using						Total		Fair Value Measurements Using						Total
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Money market funds	$	16,127	$	—	$	—	$	16,127	$	15,610	$	—	$	—	$	15,610
Contingent consideration to be paid in cash for the acquisitions	—		—		14,640		14,640		—		—		9,793		9,793

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As of December 31, 2012
Fair Value Measurements Using Total

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)

Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

Money market funds $ 11,820
$ —
$ —
$ 11,820
Investments —
2,201
—
2,201
Contingent consideration to be paid in cash for the acquisitions —
—
9,756
9,756

Reconciliations of liabilities measured and carried at fair value on a recurring basis with the use of significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) are as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,					Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012			2014			2013		2014			2013
Contingent consideration for acquisitions
Balance at beginning of period	$	9,852	$	—	$	9,756	$	1,557		$	9,195		$	9,852	$	9,793		$	9,756
Additions for acquisitions	4,738		—		4,738		—			—			4,738		—			4,738
Cash payments	—		—		—		(1,557		)	—			—		(824		)	—
Change in estimates included in earnings	50		—		146		—			44			50		134			146
Change due to foreign exchange rate changes										(199		)	—		(63		)	—
Balance at end of period	$	14,640	$	—	$	14,640	$	—		$	9,040		$	14,640	$	9,040		$	14,640

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis and therefore are not included in the table above. These assets include goodwill and intangible assets which result as acquisitions occur. Items valued using such internally generated valuation techniques are classified according to the lowest level input or value driver that is significant to the valuation. Thus, an item may be classified in Level 3 even though there may be some significant inputs that are readily observable. Such instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances, for example, when there is evidence of impairment.

Goodwill—The Company determines whether the carrying value of recorded goodwill is impaired for each reporting unit on an annual basis or more frequently if indicators of potential impairment exist for each reporting unit. The annual impairment test for ~~goodwill for~~ the ~~reporting units from the 2005 Dice Inc. acquisition~~goodwill is performed ~~annually as of August 31, and~~on the ~~last test resulted in no impairment. The impairment test for goodwill for the~~following reporting units from the 2006 eFinancialCareers acquisition, the 2009 Health Callings acquisition and the 2010 WorldwideWorker and Rigzone acquisitions are performed annually as of October 31 and the last test resulted in no impairment. units:



Reporting Unit	Annual Impairment Test Date	Impairment Indicated
Tech & Clearance	August 31	No
Energy	October 31	No
Finance	October 31	No
Slashdot Media	October 31	Yes - Q4 2013
Health Callings	October 31	Yes - Q4 2013
Work Digital	October 31	No

Goodwill resulting from the ~~2012~~2013 acquisitions of ~~FINS, Slashdot Media,~~The IT Job Board and ~~WorkDigital~~onTargetjobs and the 2014 acquisition of OilCareers will be tested annually for impairment beginning on October 31, ~~2013 or more frequently if indicators of potential impairment exist for each reporting unit.~~2014. In testing goodwill for impairment, a qualitative assessment can be performed and if it is determined that the fair value of the reporting unit is more likely than not less than the carrying amount, the two step impairment test is required. The first step of the impairment review process compares the fair value of the reporting unit in which the goodwill resides to the carrying value of that reporting unit. The second step measures the amount of impairment loss, if any, by comparing the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill with its carrying amount. The determination of whether or not goodwill has become impaired involves a significant level of judgment in the assumptions underlying the approach used to determine the value of the reporting units. Fair values of each reporting unit are determined either by using a discounted cash flow methodology or by using a combination of a discounted cash flow methodology and a market comparable method. The discounted cash flow methodology is based on projections of the amounts and timing of future revenues and cash flows, assumed discount rates and other assumptions as deemed appropriate. Factors such as historical performance, anticipated market conditions, operating expense trends and capital expenditure requirements are considered. Additionally, the discounted cash flows analysis takes into consideration cash expenditures for product development, other technological updates and advancements to the websites and investments to improve the candidate databases. The market comparable method indicates the fair value of a business by comparing it to publicly traded companies in similar lines of business or to comparable transactions or assets. Considerations for factors such as size, growth, profitability, risk and return on investment are analyzed and compared to the comparable businesses and adjustments are made. A market value of invested capital of the publicly traded companies is calculated and then applied to the entity’s operating results to arrive at an estimate of value. ~~No impairment was indicated during the 2012 impairment tests or the August 2013 impairment tests. The fair value of each reporting unit was in excess of the carrying value.~~

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Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets—The indefinite-lived acquired intangible assets include the Dice trademarks and brand name. The Company determines whether the carrying value of recorded indefinite-lived acquired intangible assets is impaired on an annual basis or ~~test~~ more frequently if indicators of potential impairment exist. The impairment test is performed annually as of August 31 and last resulted in no impairment. The impairment review process compares the fair value of the indefinite-lived

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acquired intangible assets to its carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, an impairment loss is recorded. The determination of whether or not indefinite-lived acquired intangible assets have become impaired involves a significant level of judgment in the assumptions underlying the approach used to determine the value of the indefinite-lived acquired intangible assets. Fair values are determined using a profit allocation methodology, which estimates the value of the trademark and brand name by capitalizing the profits saved because the ~~company~~Company owns the asset. Factors such as historical performance, anticipated market conditions, operating expense trends and capital expenditure requirements are considered. Changes in Company strategy and/or market conditions could significantly impact these judgments and require adjustments to recorded amounts of intangible assets.

5. ~~INVESTMENTS~~

~~DHI’s investments are stated at fair value. These investments are available-for-sale. The Company held~~ no ~~investments as of~~ ~~September 30, 2013. The following table summarizes the Company’s investments (in thousands) as of~~ ~~December 31, 2012~~:

As of December 31, 2012
Maturity
Gross
Amortized Cost

Gross Unrealized
Gain

Estimated
Fair Value
Certificates of deposit Within one year 1,210
4
1,214
Certificates of deposit 1 to 5 years 982
5
987
Total $ 2,192
$ 9
$ 2,201

6. ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

Below is a summary of the major acquired intangible assets and the weighted-average amortization period for the acquired identifiable intangible assets (in thousands):

As of September 30, 2013
Cost Acquisitions Total Cost
Accumulated
Amortization

Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustment

Acquired
Intangible
Assets, Net

Weighted-
Average
Amortization
Period
Technology $ 21,000
$ 1,207
$ 22,207
$ (16,878 ) $ (47 ) $ 5,282
3.6 years
Trademarks and brand names—Dice 39,000
—
39,000
—
—
39,000
Indefinite
Trademarks and brand names—Other 19,115
457
19,572
(10,048 ) (493 ) 9,031
5.8 years
Customer lists 45,213
299
45,512
(39,684 ) (728 ) 5,100
4.8 years
Candidate and content database 30,341
8,857
39,198
(29,580 ) 166
9,784
2.9 years
Acquired intangible assets, net $ 154,669
$ 10,820
$ 165,489
$ (96,190 ) $ (1,102 ) $ 68,197



	As of and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Cost		Acquisitions		Total Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Acquired Intangible Assets, Net		Weighted- Average Amortization Period
Technology	$	23,654	$	166	$	23,820	$	(19,757	)	$	(120	)	$	3,943	3.5 years
Trademarks and brand names—Dice	39,000		—		39,000		—			—			39,000		Indefinite
Trademarks and brand names—Other	23,837		1,123		24,960		(12,231		)	(696		)	12,033		6.1 years
Customer lists	54,932		9,403		64,335		(41,363		)	(1,418		)	21,554		5.5 years
Candidate and content database	40,198		3,816		44,014		(34,863		)	255			9,406		2.7 years
Order backlog	2,718		—		2,718		(2,718		)	—			—		0.5 years
Acquired intangible assets, net	$	184,339	$	14,508	$	198,847	$	(110,932	)	$	(1,979	)	$	85,936


	As of December 31, 2012															As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
	Cost		Acquisitions		Total Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Acquired Intangible Assets, Net		Weighted- Average Amortization Period	Cost		Acquisitions		Total Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Impairment			Acquired Intangible Assets, Net		Weighted- Average Amortization Period
Technology	$	17,500	$	3,500	$	21,000	$	(15,156	)	$	(53	)	$	5,791	3.7 years	$	21,000	$	4,028	$	25,028	$	(17,566	)	$	(35	)	$	(1,374	)	$	6,053	3.5 years
Trademarks and brand names—Dice	39,000		—		39,000		—			—			39,000		Indefinite	39,000		—		39,000		—			—			—			39,000		Indefinite
Trademarks and brand names—Other	15,490		3,625		19,115		(8,930		)	(490		)	9,695		6.0 years	19,115		6,651		25,766		(10,541		)	(505		)	(1,929		)	12,791		6.2 years
Customer lists	41,513		3,700		45,213		(38,624		)	(729		)	5,860		4.8 years	45,213		14,500		59,713		(40,255		)	(840		)	(3,281		)	15,337		5.3 years
Candidate and content database	28,241		2,100		30,341		(27,884		)	(48		)	2,409		2.8 years	30,341		10,513		40,854		(30,615		)	329			(656		)	9,912		2.8 years
Order backlog																—		2,718		2,718		(906		)	—			—			1,812		0.5 years
Acquired intangible assets, net	$	141,744	$	12,925	$	154,669	$	(90,594	)	$	(1,320	)	$	62,755		$	154,669	$	38,410	$	193,079	$	(99,883	)	$	(1,051	)	$	(7,240	)	$	84,905

~~The WorldwideWorker brand~~OilCareers was acquired in March 2014 and ~~technology were retired~~the valuation of assets and liabilities was completed during the ~~year ended December 31, 2012. The total cost and accumulated amortization were reduced from the total cost as~~second quarter of ~~December 31, 2012.~~

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2014. Identifiable intangible assets for the ~~Slashdot Media, WorkDigital and FINS.com acquisitions~~OilCareers acquisition are included in the total cost as of ~~December 31, 2012.~~September 30, 2014. The weighted-average amortization period for the technology, trademarks and brand names, customer lists and candidate and content database are 0.8 years, 5.0 years, 7.0 years and 2.0 years, respectively, related to the OilCareers acquisition.

Identifiable intangible assets for The IT Job Board and onTargetjobs acquisitions are included in the total cost as of December 31, 2013. The weighted-average amortization period for the technology, trademarks and brand names, customer lists, candidate and content database and order backlog are 3.0 years, 6.9 years, 8.0 years, 2.8 years, ~~5.8 years~~, ~~10.0 years~~ and 0.5 years, respectively, related to these acquisitions.~~1.6 years, respectively.~~

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During 2013, the long-lived assets of both Health Callings and Slashdot Media were tested for recoverability due to the downturn in the current and expected future financial performance of the reporting units. This process resulted in an impairment of unamortized intangible assets of $7.2 million at Slashdot Media as of December 31, 2013.

Based on the carrying value of the acquired finite-lived intangible assets recorded as of September 30, ~~2013~~2014, and assuming no subsequent impairment of the underlying assets, the estimated future amortization expense is as follows (in thousands):


October 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013	$	2,435
2014	9,271
October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014			$	3,780
2015	7,447		13,825
2016	3,798		8,259
2017	1,795		5,101
2018 and thereafter	4,451
2018			4,545
2019 and thereafter			11,426
Total			$	46,936

7.6. INDEBTEDNESS

Credit Agreement—In ~~June 2012,~~October 2013, the Company, together with Dice Inc. and Dice Career Solutions, Inc. (collectively, the “Borrowers”) entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), which provides for a $50.0 million term loan facility and a revolving loan facility of $~~155.0~~200.0 million, with both facilities maturing in ~~June 2017.~~October 2018. The ~~Borrowers used~~Company borrowed $~~14.2~~65.0 million ofunder the ~~proceeds from the~~new Credit Agreement to ~~pay the full amount of~~repay all outstanding indebtedness ~~and interest outstanding~~ under the previously existing credit facility dated ~~July 2010,~~June 2012, terminating that facility. A portion of the proceeds was also used to pay certain costs associated with the Credit Agreement and for working capital purposes.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at the Company’s option, at a LIBOR rate or a base rate plus a margin. The margin ranges from 1.75% to 2.50% on LIBOR loans and 0.75% to 1.50% on base rate loans, determined by the Company’s most recent consolidated leverage ratio.The facility requires quarterly payments of $625,000 with the unpaid balance due at maturity and may be prepaid at any time without penalty.

The Credit Agreement contains various customary affirmative and negative covenants and also contains certain financial covenants, including a consolidated leverage ratio and a consolidated interest coverage ratio. Negative covenants include restrictions on incurring certain liens; making certain payments, such as stock repurchases and dividend payments; making certain investments; making certain acquisitions; and incurring additional indebtedness. Restricted payments are allowed under the Credit Agreement to the extent the consolidated leverage ratio, calculated on a pro forma basis, is equal to or less than 2.0 to 1.0, plus an additional $5.0 million of restricted payments. The Credit Agreement also provides that the payment of obligations may be accelerated upon the occurrence of customary events of default, including, but not limited to, non-payment, change of control, or insolvency. As of September 30, ~~2013~~2014, the Company was in compliance with all of the financial ~~and other~~ covenants under the Credit Agreement.

The obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by three of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, eFinancialCareers, Inc. ~~(formerly known as JobsintheMoney.com, Inc.)~~, Targeted Job Fairs, Inc., and Rigzone.com, Inc., and secured by substantially all of the assets of the Borrowers and the guarantors and stock pledges from certain of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries.

Debt issuance costs of ~~approximately~~ $~~1.1 million~~872,000 were incurred and are being amortized over the life of the loan. These costs are included in interest expense. Unamortized deferred financing costs from the previous credit facility of $~~765,000~~878,000 ~~were written off and are included in interest expense during~~will continue to be amortized over the ~~second quarter~~life of ~~2012.~~

~~The Company’s previous credit facility, which was in place from July 2010 to June 2012, provided for a revolving facility of~~ ~~$70.0 million~~ ~~and a term facility of~~ ~~$20.0 million~~ ~~and bore interest at a LIBOR rate, LIBOR rate, or base rate plus a margin. The margin ranges were from~~ ~~2.75%~~ to ~~3.50%~~ ~~on LIBOR loans and~~ ~~1.75%~~ to ~~2.50%~~ ~~on base rate loans.~~the new Credit Agreement.

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The amounts borrowed ~~under the Credit Agreement~~ as of September 30, ~~2013~~2014 and December 31, ~~2012~~2013 are as follows (dollars in thousands):


	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012			September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Amounts Borrowed:
LIBOR rate loans	$	60,000		$	46,000
Amounts borrowed:
Term loan facility							$	48,125		$	50,000
Revolving credit facility							65,000			69,000
Total borrowed	$	60,000		$	46,000		$	113,125		$	119,000

Maximum available to be borrowed under revolving facility	$	95,000		$	109,000
Available to be borrowed under revolving facility							$	135,000		$	131,000

Interest rates:
LIBOR rate loans:
Interest margin	1.75		%	1.75		%	2.00		%	2.00		%
Actual interest rates	1.94		%	2.00		%	2.19		%	2.19		%

Future maturities as of September 30, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):



October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014	$	625
2015	2,500
2016	5,000
2017	5,000
2018	100,000
Total minimum payments	$	113,125

Borrowings during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were to fulfill temporary cash needs to fund operating activities. Borrowings during the year ended December 31, 2013 were to fund The IT Job Board acquisition, onTargetjobs acquisition, and stock repurchases. Scheduled payments to repay the term loan commenced in the first quarter of 2014. There are no scheduled amortization payments ~~until maturity of~~for the ~~Credit Agreement in June 2017.~~

~~In July 2013, the Company borrowed $15.0 million~~ ~~under the Credit Agreement to fund the acquisition of The IT Job Board®.~~

~~On October 28, 2013, the Company entered into a new Credit Agreement, which provides for a~~ ~~$50.0 million~~ ~~term loan facility and a~~ revolving loan facility of $200.0 million~~, with both facilities maturing~~ until maturity of the Credit Agreement in October 2018. ~~Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at the Company’s option, at a LIBOR rate or base rate plus a margin. The margin ranges from~~ ~~1.75%~~ to ~~2.50%~~ ~~on LIBOR loans and~~ ~~0.75%~~ to ~~1.50%~~ on base rate loans, determined by the Company’s most recent consolidated leverage ratio. Interest rates and covenants in the new Credit Agreement are consistent with the previous Credit Agreement. Quarterly payments of principal are required on the term loan facility, commencing March 31, 2014. The facilities may be prepaid at any time without penalty and payments on the term loan facility result in a permanent reduction. The Company borrowed ~~$65.0 million~~ ~~under the new Credit Agreement to repay in full all outstanding indebtedness under the previous Credit Agreement, which was terminated upon repayment.~~

8.7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Leases

The Company leases equipment and office space under operating leases expiring at various dates through ~~February 2020.~~December 2025. Future minimum lease payments under ~~non-cancelable~~non-cancellable operating leases as of September 30, ~~2013~~2014 are as follows (in thousands):


October 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013	$	906
2014	3,302
October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014			$	1,311
2015	2,528		3,277
2016	2,109		2,836
2017	2,039		2,832
2018 and thereafter	8,837
2018			2,520
2019 and thereafter			9,208
Total minimum payments	$	19,721	$	21,984

Rent expense was ~~$943,000~~$1.1 million and $~~2.4~~3.0 million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, ~~2013~~,2014, respectively, and $~~575,000~~0.9 million and ~~$1.6~~$2.4 million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, ~~2012~~,2013, respectively, and is included in ~~general~~General and ~~administrative~~Administrative expense onin the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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Litigation

The Company is subject to various claims from taxing authorities, lawsuits and other complaints arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company records provisions for losses when claims become probable and the amounts are reasonably estimable. Although the outcome of these legal matters cannot be determined, it is the opinion of management that the final resolution of these matters will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, operations or liquidity.

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Tax Contingencies

The Company operates in a number of tax jurisdictions and is subject to audits and reviews by various taxation authorities with respect to income, payroll, sales and use and other taxes and remittances. The Company may become subject to future tax assessments by various authorities for current or prior periods. The determination of the Company’s worldwide provision for taxes requires judgment and estimation. There are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. The Company has recorded certain provisions for ~~our~~ tax estimates which ~~we believe~~management believes are reasonable.

9.8. EQUITY TRANSACTIONS

Stock Repurchase ~~Plan~~Plans—~~On August 15, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program that permitted the Company to repurchase up to~~ ~~$30 million~~ ~~of its common stock over a one year period (the “Stock Repurchase Plan I”). This plan concluded on March 8, 2012.~~

~~In March 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program that permitted the Company to repurchase up to~~ ~~$65 million~~ of its common stock (the “Stock Repurchase Plan II”). This new authorization became effective upon the completion of the Stock Repurchase Plan I on March 8, 2012 and was in effect for one year. This plan expired on March 8, 2013.

~~In January 2013, the~~The Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program that permits the Company to repurchase ~~up to~~ ~~$50 million~~ of its common ~~stock (the “Stock Repurchase Plan III” and, together with~~stock. The following table summarizes the Stock Repurchase Plans ~~I and II,~~approved by the ~~“Stock Repurchase Plans”). This new authorization became effective upon the completion~~Board of ~~the~~Directors:



	Stock Repurchase Plan
	II	III	IV
Approval Date	March 2012	January 2013	December 2013
Authorized Repurchase Amount of Common Stock	$65 million	$50 million	$50 million
Effective Dates	March 2012 to March 2013	April 2013 to December 2013	December 2013 to present

The Company is currently under Stock Repurchase Plan ~~II on March 8, 2013 and~~IV, which will ~~be in effect for one year.~~expire no later than December 2014. Under ~~the~~each plan, management has discretion in determining the conditions under which shares may be purchased from time to time.

During the ~~three~~ ~~months~~quarter ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014, purchases of the ~~Company purchased~~ ~~2.6 million~~ ~~shares of its~~Company’s common stock ~~on the open market. These shares~~pursuant to Stock Repurchase Plan IV were ~~purchased at an average cost of~~ as follows:



Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Dollar Value of Shares Purchased		Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
1,056,207	$	8.22	$	8,677,152	$	21,987,000

~~$8.73~~ ~~per share, for a total cost of approximately~~ ~~$22.5 million~~. Approximately $~~682,000~~0.5 million and $0.6 million of share repurchases had not settled as of September 30, ~~2013~~2014, and ~~this amount is~~December 31, 2013, respectively, and are included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance ~~Sheet as of~~ ~~September 30, 2013. As of~~ ~~September 30, 2013, there was approximately~~ ~~$19.4 million~~ ~~remaining under the Stock Repurchase Plan III.~~Sheets.

~~10.~~9. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE ~~INCOME (LOSS)~~LOSS

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net consists of the following components, net of tax, (in thousands):

September 30,
2013 December 31,
2012

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $1,336 and $1,336 $ (9,938 ) $ (9,303 )
Unrealized gains on investments, net of tax of $0 and $0 —
9
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net $ (9,938 ) $ (9,294 )

~~Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss during the three months ended~~ ~~September 30, 2013~~ ~~are as follows (in thousands):~~

Foreign currency translation adjustment Unrealized gains (losses) on investments Total
Beginning balance $ (14,351 ) $ —
$ (14,351 )
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications 4,413
—
4,413
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income —
—
—
Net current-period other comprehensive income 4,413
—
4,413
Ending balance $ (9,938 ) $ —
$ (9,938 )



	September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013

Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(9,577	)	$	(6,117	)
Unrealized gains on investments, net of tax of $0 and $0	—			3
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	$	(9,577	)	$	(6,114	)

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Changes in accumulated other comprehensive ~~loss~~income (loss) during the three months ended September 30, ~~2012~~2014 are as follows (in thousands):

Foreign currency translation adjustment Unrealized gains (losses) on investments Total
Beginning balance $ (11,459 ) $ 8
$ (11,451 )
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications 2,156
(1 ) 2,155
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income —
—
—
Net current-period other comprehensive income 2,156
(1 ) 2,155
Ending balance $ (9,303 ) $ 7
$ (9,296 )



	Foreign currency translation adjustment			Unrealized gains on investments		Total
Beginning balance	$	(5,821	)	$	3	$	(5,818	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(3,759		)	—		(3,759		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			—		—
Net current-period other comprehensive loss	(3,759		)	—		(3,759		)
Ending balance	$	(9,580	)	$	3	$	(9,577	)

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive ~~loss~~income (loss) during the ~~nine~~three months ended September 30, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):


	Foreign currency translation adjustment			Unrealized gains (losses) on investments			Total			Foreign currency translation adjustment			Unrealized gains (losses) on investments		Total
Beginning balance	$	(9,303	)	$	9		$	(9,294	)	$	(14,351	)	$	—	$	(14,351	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(635		)	(9		)	(644		)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications										4,413			—		4,413
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			—			—			—			—		—
Net current-period other comprehensive loss	(635		)	(9		)	(644		)
Net current-period other comprehensive income										4,413			—		4,413
Ending balance	$	(9,938	)	$	—		$	(9,938	)	$	(9,938	)	$	—	$	(9,938	)

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive ~~loss~~income (loss) during the nine months ended September 30, ~~2012~~2014 are as follows (in thousands):

Foreign currency translation adjustment Unrealized gains (losses) on investments Total
Beginning balance $ (12,055 ) $ 3
$ (12,052 )
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications 2,752
4
2,756
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income —
—
—
Net current-period other comprehensive income 2,752
4
2,756
Ending balance $ (9,303 ) $ 7
$ (9,296 )



	Foreign currency translation adjustment			Unrealized gains on investments		Total
Beginning balance	$	(6,117	)	$	3	$	(6,114	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(3,463		)	—		(3,463		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			—		—
Net current-period other comprehensive loss	(3,463		)	—		(3,463		)
Ending balance	$	(9,580	)	$	3	$	(9,577	)

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):



	Foreign currency translation adjustment			Unrealized gains (losses) on investments			Total
Beginning balance	$	(9,303	)	$	9		$	(9,294	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(635		)	(9		)	(644		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			—			—
Net current-period other comprehensive loss	(635		)	(9		)	(644		)
Ending balance	$	(9,938	)	$	—		$	(9,938	)

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10. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

~~During~~Under the ~~year ended~~ ~~December 31, 2012, the Company had~~ ~~two~~ plans (the “2005 Plan and 2007 Plan”) under which it could grant stock-based awards to certain employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries. On April 20, 2012, at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the stockholders approved the Company’s 2012 Omnibus Equity Award Plan, ~~(the “2012 Plan”). The 2012 Plan replaced~~ the ~~2005~~Company has granted stock options and ~~2007 Plan.~~restricted stock to certain employees, consultants and directors. Compensation expense for stock-based awards made to employees, directors and consultants in return for service is recorded in accordance with Compensation-Stock Compensation of the FASB ASC. The expense is measured at the grant-date fair value of the award and recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the service period, which is the vesting period. The Company estimates forfeitures that it expects will occur and records expense based upon the number of awards expected to vest.

The Company recorded stock based compensation expense of $~~2.1~~1.7 million and $~~6.3~~5.9 million during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, ~~2013~~,2014, respectively, and $~~1.6~~2.1 million and ~~$4.6~~$6.3 million during the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, ~~2012~~,2013, respectively. At September 30, ~~2013~~2014, there was $~~20.0~~15.8 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.7 years.

Restricted ~~Stock-~~ Stock—Restricted stock is granted to employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries, and to non-employee members of the Company’s Board. These shares are part of the compensation plan for services provided by the employees, consultants, or Board members. The closing price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant ~~was~~is used to determine the fair value of the grants. The expense related to the restricted stock grants is recorded over the vesting period. There was no cash flow impact resulting from the grants.

A summary of the status of restricted stock awards as of September 30, ~~2013~~2014 and ~~2012~~2013, and the changes during the periods then ended is presented below:

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	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013				Three Months Ended September 30, 2012				Three Months Ended September 30, 2014				Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Shares		Weighted- Average Fair Value at Grant Date		Shares		Weighted- Average Fair Value at Grant Date		Shares		Weighted- Average Fair Value at Grant Date		Shares		Weighted- Average Fair Value at Grant Date
Non-vested at beginning of the period	1,733,375		$	9.91	1,202,244		$	10.28	1,891,131		$	8.48	1,733,375		$	9.91
Granted- Restricted Stock	117,000		$	9.39	17,500		$	8.71
Granted—Restricted Stock									78,000		$	7.69	117,000		$	9.39
Forfeited during the period	(74,875	)	$	10.03	(14,250	)	$	10.86	(114,625	)	$	8.21	(74,875	)	$	10.03
Vested during the period	(25,125	)	$	10.07	(3,500	)	$	12.65	(56,000	)	$	9.43	(25,125	)	$	10.07
Non-vested at end of period	1,750,375		$	9.87	1,201,994		$	10.25	1,798,506		$	8.43	1,750,375		$	9.87


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Shares		Weighted- Average Fair Value at Grant Date		Shares		Weighted- Average Fair Value at Grant Date		Shares		Weighted- Average Fair Value at Grant Date		Shares		Weighted- Average Fair Value at Grant Date
Non-vested at beginning of the period	1,305,369		$	10.09	550,250		$	12.98	1,560,375		$	9.81	1,305,369		$	10.09
Granted- Restricted Stock	989,500		$	9.80	862,300		$	9.01
Granted—Restricted Stock									1,013,500		$	7.21	989,500		$	9.80
Forfeited during the period	(170,563	)	$	10.20	(61,625	)	$	10.73	(208,825	)	$	8.64	(170,563	)	$	10.20
Vested during the period	(373,931	)	$	10.30	(148,931	)	$	12.98	(566,544	)	$	9.96	(373,931	)	$	10.30
Non-vested at end of period	1,750,375		$	9.87	1,201,994		$	10.25	1,798,506		$	8.43	1,750,375		$	9.87

Stock ~~Options-~~Options—The fair value of each option grant is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the weighted-average assumptions in the table below. This valuation model requires the Company to make assumptions and judgments about the variables used in the calculation, including the fair value of the Company’s common stock, the expected life (the period of time that the options granted are expected to be outstanding), the volatility of the Company’s common stock, a risk-free interest rate and expected dividends. The expected life of options granted is derived from historical exercise behavior. The risk-free rate for periods within the expected life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury rates in effect at the time of grant.

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	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012			2014			2013			2014			2013
The weighted average fair value of options granted	$	3.39		$	—		$	3.54		$	4.42		$	2.57		$	3.39		$	2.60		$	3.54
Dividend yield	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%
Weighted average risk free interest rate	1.40		%	—		%	0.98		%	0.84		%	1.71		%	1.40		%	1.56		%	0.98		%
Weighted average expected volatility	41.46		%	—		%	42.20		%	60.13		%	36.73		%	41.46		%	40.53		%	42.20		%
Expected life (in years)	4.6			—			4.6			4.6			4.6			4.6			4.6			4.6

A summary of the status of options granted as of September 30, ~~2013~~2014 and ~~2012~~2013, and the changes during the periods then ended is presented below:



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Options		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at beginning of period	7,044,103		$	5.79	$	16,371,140
Granted	3,000		$	7.69	—
Exercised	(1,014,414	)	$	4.47	$	4,015,153
Forfeited	(110,746	)	$	9.75	—
Options outstanding at end of period	5,921,943		$	5.94	$	16,629,928



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Options		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at beginning of period	8,595,577		$	5.24	$	36,183,544
Granted	235,000		$	9.29	—
Exercised	(522,394	)	$	0.93	$	4,188,424
Forfeited	(104,250	)	$	9.13	—
Options outstanding at end of period	8,203,933		$	5.58	$	27,187,484



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Options		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at beginning of period	7,536,601		$	5.53	$	17,493,907
Granted	617,000		$	7.20	—
Exercised	(1,913,943	)	$	4.17	$	7,069,999
Forfeited	(317,715	)	$	9.46	—
Options outstanding at end of period	5,921,943		$	5.94	$	16,629,928
Exercisable at end of period	4,675,592		$	5.29	$	15,958,433

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Options Weighted-Average Exercise Price Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at beginning of period 8,595,577
$ 5.24
$ 36,183,544
Granted 235,000
$ 9.29
—
Exercised (522,394 ) $ 0.93
$ 4,188,424
Forfeited (104,250 ) $ 9.13
—
Options outstanding at end of period 8,203,933
$ 5.58
$ 27,187,484

Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Options Weighted-Average Exercise Price Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at beginning of period 8,755,825
$ 4.58
$ 43,682,363
Exercised (35,179 ) $ 5.34
$ 94,628
Forfeited (2,813 ) $ 9.16
—
Options outstanding at end of period 8,717,833
$ 4.58
$ 35,795,158



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Options		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at beginning of period	8,780,400		$	4.67	$	41,236,574
Granted	968,000		$	9.71	—
Exercised	(1,382,403	)	$	2.28	$	9,848,965
Forfeited	(162,064	)	$	8.95	—
Options outstanding at end of period	8,203,933		$	5.58	$	27,187,484
Exercisable at end of period	6,475,360		$	4.57	$	26,834,448

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Options Weighted-Average Exercise Price Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at beginning of period 8,826,199
$ 4.19
$ 38,284,701
Granted 523,000
$ 9.01
—
Exercised (563,990 ) $ 2.33
$ 4,240,828
Forfeited (67,376 ) $ 6.95
—
Options outstanding at end of period 8,717,833
$ 4.58
$ 35,795,158
Exercisable at end of period 7,239,323
$ 3.91
$ 33,479,422

The weighted-average remaining contractual term of options exercisable at September 30, ~~2013~~2014 is ~~2.6~~1.9 years. The following table summarizes information about options outstanding as of September 30, ~~2013~~2014:

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	Options Outstanding		Options Exercisable	Options Outstanding		Options Exercisable
Exercise Price	Number Outstanding	Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life	Number Exercisable	Number Outstanding	Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life	Number Exercisable
		(in years)			(in years)
$ 0.20 - $ 0.99	688,391	1.9	688,391	313,791	0.9	313,791
$ 1.00 - $ 3.99	2,164,527	2.1	2,164,527	1,306,412	1.2	1,306,412
$ 4.00 - $ 5.99	581,945	3.1	581,945	580,445	2.1	580,445
$ 6.00 - $ 8.99	3,393,267	3.2	2,747,258	2,835,207	3.1	2,012,294
$ 9.00 - $ 14.50	1,375,803	5.9	293,239	886,088	5.1	462,650
	8,203,933		6,475,360	5,921,943		4,675,592

~~12.~~11. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company changed its reportable segments during the fourth quarter of 2013 to reflect the current operating structure. Accordingly, all prior periods have been recast to reflect the current segment presentation.

The Company has ~~three~~five reportable segments: Tech & Clearance, Finance, Energy, Healthcare and ~~Energy.~~Hospitality. The Tech & Clearance reportable segment includes the Dice.com, ClearanceJobs.com, ~~Slashdot Media services~~and The IT Job Board (since the date of acquisition) ~~and The IT Job Board® (since the date of acquisition).~~services, as well as related career fairs. The Finance reportable segment includes the eFinancialCareers service ~~worldwide, including both the operating segments of North America and International.~~worldwide. The Energy reportable segment includes the Rigzone ~~service.~~service, OilCareers service (since the date of acquisition) and related career fairs. The Healthcare reportable segment includes Health Callings, HEALTHeCAREERS and BioSpace (since the date of acquisition of HEALTHeCAREERS and BioSpace) services. The Hospitality reportable segment includes Hcareers (since the date of acquisition) and did not require recast as it was new in the year ended 2013. Management has organized its reportable segments based upon the industry verticals served. Each of the reportable segments generates significant revenue from sales of recruitment packages and related services.

The Company has other services and activities that individually are not more than 10% of consolidated revenues, ~~net~~operating income or total assets. These include ~~Health Callings, Targeted Job Fairs~~Slashdot Media and WorkDigital ~~(since the date of acquisition)~~ and are reported in the ~~“Other” category.~~ “Corporate & Other” category, along with corporate-related costs which are not considered in a segment.

The Company’s foreign operations are comprised of The IT Job ~~Board®~~Board operations (since the date of acquisition) and a portion of the eFinancialCareers, ~~Rigzone~~OilCareers (since the date of acquisition) and ~~Slashdot Media~~Rigzone services, which operate in Europe, the financial centers of the ~~Gulf Region~~gulf region of the Middle East and Asia Pacific. The Company’s foreign operations also include Hcareers (since the date of acquisition), which operates in Canada.

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The following table shows the segment information (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,				Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012		2014			2013			2014			2013
By Segment:
Revenues:
Tech & Clearance	$	37,032	$	32,975	$	109,123	$	96,278	$	34,783		$	33,610		$	101,268		$	97,988
Finance	8,556		9,379		25,891		29,141		9,449			8,556			27,493			25,891
Energy	5,952		4,486		16,939		13,813		8,043			6,157			22,465			17,529
Other	1,076		1,198		3,111		3,393
Healthcare									6,921			634			19,995			1,831
Hospitality									3,668			—			10,050			—
Corporate & Other									4,751			3,659			13,578			11,825
Total revenues	$	52,616	$	48,038	$	155,064	$	142,625	$	67,615		$	52,616		$	194,849		$	155,064

Depreciation:
Tech & Clearance	$	1,779	$	1,255	$	4,676	$	3,319	$	1,581		$	1,422		$	4,715		$	3,696
Finance	124		160		395		446		152			124			441			395
Energy	36		24		94		70		47			36			130			94
Other	72		66		212		196
Healthcare									742			68			2,184			186
Hospitality									76			—			197			—
Corporate & Other									332			361			980			1,006
Total depreciation	$	2,011	$	1,505	$	5,377	$	4,031	$	2,930		$	2,011		$	8,647		$	5,377

Amortization:
Tech & Clearance	$	1,264	$	97	$	2,370	$	97	$	973		$	760		$	2,917		$	760
Finance	19		194		406		194		19			19			57			406
Energy	775		1,092		2,325		4,426		1,605			775			4,170			2,325
Other	150		36		516		237
Healthcare									464			—			3,201			67
Hospitality									575			—			1,722			—
Corporate & Other									162			654			485			2,059
Total amortization	$	2,208	$	1,419	$	5,617	$	4,954	$	3,798		$	2,208		$	12,552		$	5,617

Operating income (loss):
Tech & Clearance									$	13,065		$	15,258		$	37,981		$	46,018
Finance									1,823			1,169			5,090			4,794
Energy									2,061			1,676			4,626			4,601
Healthcare									(766		)	(327		)	(4,000		)	(1,065		)
Hospitality									801			—			1,578			—
Corporate & Other									(3,552		)	(6,260		)	(10,979		)	(18,676		)
Operating income									13,432			11,516			34,296			35,672
Interest expense									(927		)	(378		)	(2,875		)	(1,097		)
Other income (expense)									8			5			(129		)	261
Income before income taxes									$	12,513		$	11,143		$	31,292		$	34,836

Capital expenditures:
Tech & Clearance									$	1,923		$	1,787		$	4,729		$	6,207
Finance									50			129			542			235
Energy									31			91			128			390
Healthcare									432			139			1,138			311
Hospitality									2			—			20			—
Corporate & Other									19			128			227			1,172
Total capital expenditures									$	2,457		$	2,274		$	6,784		$	8,315

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Operating income (loss):
Tech & Clearance $ 9,648
$ 13,096
$ 30,452
$ 37,464
Finance 1,169
2,053
4,794
8,793
Energy 1,572
708
4,207
614
Other (873 ) (1,150 ) (3,781 ) (2,590 )
Operating income 11,516
14,707
35,672
44,281
Interest expense (378 ) (327 ) (1,097 ) (1,696 )
Interest income 5
16
29
72
Other income —
—
232
—
Income before income taxes $ 11,143
$ 14,396
$ 34,836
$ 42,657

Capital expenditures:
Tech & Clearance $ 1,915
$ 836
$ 7,372
$ 3,143
Finance 129
368
235
701
Energy 91
4
390
14
Other 139
79
318
177
Total capital expenditures $ 2,274
$ 1,287
$ 8,315
$ 4,035

By Geography:
Revenues:
U.S. $ 42,457
$ 38,526
$ 125,297
$ 113,331
Non- U.S. 10,159
9,512
29,767
29,294
Total revenues $ 52,616
$ 48,038
$ 155,064
$ 142,625



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013

By Geography:
Revenues:
United States	$	47,603	$	42,457	$	139,446	$	125,297
Non-United States	20,012		10,159		55,403		29,767
Total revenues	$	67,615	$	52,616	$	194,849	$	155,064


	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012		September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Total assets:
Tech & Clearance	$	204,640	$	183,896	$	177,892	$	180,366
Finance	91,285		92,513		77,308		89,213
Energy	51,701		53,203		82,887		52,374
Other	23,493		24,618
Healthcare					22,032		28,679
Hospitality					34,919		38,600
Corporate & Other					31,222		31,409
Total assets	$	371,119	$	354,230	$	426,260	$	420,641

The following table shows the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment as of December 31, ~~2012~~2013 and September 30, ~~2013~~2014 and the changes in goodwill for the nine month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 (in thousands):


	Tech & Clearance		Finance			Energy		Other			Total		Tech & Clearance			Finance			Energy		Healthcare		Hospitality			Corporate & Other			Total

Balance, December 31, 2012	$	90,991	$	55,315		$	35,104	$	21,534		$	202,944
Balance, December 31, 2013													$	96,519		$	56,254		$	35,104	$	6,269	$	17,456		$	18,588		$	230,190
Addition for Acquisitions	9,130		—			—		—			9,130		—			—			15,078		—		—			—			15,078
Foreign currency translation adjustment	533		(72		)	—		(29		)	432		(151		)	(727		)	5		—		(916		)	(281		)	(2,070		)
Goodwill at September 30, 2013	$	100,654	$	55,243		$	35,104	$	21,505		$	212,506
Goodwill at September 30, 2014													$	96,368		$	55,527		$	50,187	$	6,269	$	16,540		$	18,307		$	243,198

Goodwill acquired during the nine month period ended September 30, 2014 was the result of the OilCareers acquisition. OilCareers was acquired in March 2014 and the valuation of assets and liabilities was completed during the second quarter of 2014, resulting in an increase to goodwill.

~~13.~~12. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted EPS is computed based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding plus common stock equivalents assuming exercise of stock options, where dilutive. Options to purchase approximately ~~3.0~~2.5 million and ~~2.3~~2.9 million shares were outstanding during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014, respectively, and options to purchase ~~approximately~~ 3.0 million and 2.3 million ~~and~~ ~~1.2 million~~ shares were outstanding during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, ~~2012~~,2013, respectively, but were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS for the periods then ended because the options’

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,				Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012		2014		2013		2014		2013
Net income	$	7,058	$	11,001	$	22,106	$	29,074
Income from continuing operations—basic and diluted									$	9,493	$	7,058	$	21,096	$	22,106

Weighted-average shares outstanding—basic	56,606		59,907		57,324		62,214		52,089		56,606		52,486		57,324
Add shares issuable upon exercise of stock options	2,899		3,236		3,173		3,422		2,017		2,899		2,059		3,173
Weighted-average shares outstanding—diluted	59,505		63,143		60,497		65,636		54,106		59,505		54,545		60,497

Basic earnings per share	$	0.12	$	0.18	$	0.39	$	0.47	$	0.18	$	0.12	$	0.40	$	0.39
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.12	$	0.17	$	0.37	$	0.44	$	0.18	$	0.12	$	0.39	$	0.37

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~~Item 2.~~	~~Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations~~

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report. See also “Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Information contained herein contains forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on those statements because they are subject to numerous uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business strategy. These statements often include words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate” or similar expressions. These statements are based on assumptions that we have made in light of our experience in the industry as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect our actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, competition from existing and future competitors in the highly competitive market in which we operate, failure to adapt our business model to keep pace with rapid changes in the recruiting and career services business, failure to maintain and develop our reputation and brand recognition, failure to increase or maintain the number of customers who purchase recruitment packages, cyclicality or downturns in the economy or industries we serve, failure to attract qualified professionals to our websites or grow the number of qualified professionals who use our websites, failure to successfully identify or integrate acquisitions, U.S. and foreign government regulation of the Internet and taxation, ~~foreign exchange risk,~~ our ability to borrow funds under our revolving credit facility or refinance our indebtedness and restrictions on our current and future operations under such indebtedness. These factors and others are discussed in more detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, ~~2012~~,2013, under the headings “Risk Factors,” ~~“Forward-Looking~~“Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of ~~Operations”.~~Operations.”

Information contained herein contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. These measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for measures in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Such measures presented herein include adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, non-cash stock based compensation expense, and other non-recurring income or expense (“Adjusted EBITDA”), and free cash flow. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital ~~Resources”.~~Resources.”

You should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement made by us herein, or elsewhere, speaks only as of the date on which it is made. New risks and uncertainties come up from time to time, and it is impossible to predict these events or how they may affect us. We have no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date hereof, except as required by federal securities laws.

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, proxy and information statements and other material information concerning us are available free of charge on the ~~Investor Relations~~Investors page of our website at www.diceholdingsinc.com. Our reports filed with the SEC are also available at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549, by calling 1-800-SEC-0330, or by visiting http://www.sec.gov. The information contained on our website is not incorporated into this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Overview

We are a leading provider of specialized websites for select professional communities. Through our online communities, professionals can manage their careers by finding relevant job opportunities and by building their knowledge through original and community-shared content. Our websites enable employers, recruiters, staffing agencies, consulting firms and marketing professionals to effectively target and reach highly-valued audiences.

In online recruitment, we target employment categories in which there is a long-term scarcity of highly skilled, highly qualified professionals relative to market demand. Our websites serve as online marketplaces where employers and recruiters find and recruit prospective employees, and where professionals find relevant job opportunities and information to further their careers.

In online media, we serve the technology community and the marketing and advertising professionals who want to reach this audience where they create, improve, compare and distribute open source software or debate and discuss current news and issues.

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Our websites offer job postings, news and content, open source software, career development and recruiting services tailored to the specific needs of the professional community that each website serves.

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Through our predecessors, we have been in the recruiting and career development business for more than 23 years. Based on our operating structure, we have identified ~~three~~five reportable segments under the Segment Reporting topic of the FASB ASC.

Our reportable segments ~~include~~ include:

Tech & ~~Clearance (which includes~~Clearance— Dice.com, ClearanceJobs.com, ~~Slashdot Media and~~ The IT Job ~~Board® (from the date of acquisition)), Finance (which includes eFinancialCareers’ global service),~~Board (acquired in July 2013) and ~~Energy (which includes WorldwideWorker~~related career fairs

Finance— eFinancialCareers

Energy— Rigzone, OilCareers (acquired in March 2014) and ~~Rigzone, which were combined into one service under the Rigzone brand and website in January 2012). Targeted Job Fairs,~~related career fairs

Healthcare— Health Callings, ~~(acquired as AllHealthcareJobs~~HEALTHeCAREERS and BioSpace (both acquired in ~~June 2009), and WorkDigital~~November 2013)

Hospitality— Hcareers (acquired in ~~October 2012) do not meet certain quantitative thresholds, and therefore are reported in the aggregate in Other.~~

~~Recent Developments~~

Effective September 30, 2013, Scot Melland resigned from his position as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Melland retained a seat on the Board. Michael Durney became President and CEO and a director of Dice Holdings, Inc., and Peter Ezersky became Chairman of the Board on September 30, 2013. On October 14, 2013, John Roberts joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer succeeding Mr. Durney.

On October 28, 2013, the Company entered into a new Credit Agreement, which provides for a $50.0 million term loan facility and a revolving loan facility of $200.0 million, with both facilities maturing in October 2018. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at the Company’s option, at a LIBOR rate or base rate plus a margin. The margin ranges from 1.75% to 2.50% on LIBOR loans and 0.75% to 1.50% on base rate loans, determined by the Company’s most recent consolidated leverage ratio. Interest rates and covenants in the new Credit Agreement are consistent with the previous Credit Agreement. Quarterly payments of principal are required on the term loan facility, commencing March 31, 2014. The facilities may be prepaid at any time without penalty and payments on the term loan facility result in a permanent reduction. The Company borrowed $65.0 million under the new Credit Agreement to repay in full all outstanding indebtedness under the previous Credit Agreement, which was terminated upon repayment.November 2013)

Our Revenues and Expenses

We derive the majority of our revenues from customers who pay fees, either annually, quarterly or monthly, to post jobs on our websites and to access our searchable databases of resumes. Our fees vary by customer based on the number of individual users of our databases of resumes, the number and type of job postings purchased and the terms of the package purchased. Our Tech & Clearance segment sells recruitment packages that can include both access to our databases of resumes and Open Web profiles, as well as job posting capabilities. Our Finance, Energy, Healthcare and ~~Energy~~Hospitality segments sell job postings and access to our resume databases either as part of a package or individually. We believe the key metrics that are material to an analysis of our businesses are our total number of recruitment package customers and the revenue, on average, that these customers generate. At September 30, ~~2013~~2014, Dice.com had approximately ~~8,450~~8,000 total recruitment package ~~customers, and our other websites collectively served approximately~~ ~~3,900~~ ~~customers, including some customers who are also customers of Dice.com, as of the same date. Customers who buy multiple products or services are counted individually.~~customers. Deferred revenue is a key metric of our business as it indicates a level of sales already made that will be recognized as revenue in the future. Deferred revenue reflects the impact of our ability to sign customers to ~~long-term~~longer term contracts. We recorded deferred revenue of $~~69.4~~81.9 million and $~~69.4~~77.4 million at September 30, ~~2013~~2014 and December 31, ~~2012~~2013, respectively.

We also generate revenue from advertising on our various websites or from lead generation and marketing solutions provided to our customers. Advertisements include various forms of rich media and banner advertising, text links, sponsorships, and custom content marketing solutions. Lead generation information utilizes advertising and other methods to deliver leads to a customer.

Our ability to continue to grow our revenues will largely depend on our ability to grow our customer bases in the markets in which we operate by acquiring new recruitment package customers and advertisers while retaining a high proportion of the customers we currently serve, and to expand the breadth of services our customers purchase from us. We continue to make investments in our business and infrastructure to help us achieve our long-term growth objectives.

Other material factors that may affect our results of operations include our ability to attract qualified professionals that become engaged with our websites and our ability to attract customers with relevant job opportunities. The more qualified professionals that use our websites, the more attractive our websites become to employers and advertisers, which in turn makes them more likely to become our customers, resulting positively on our results of operations. If we are unable to continue to attract qualified professionals to engage with our websites, our customers may no longer find our services attractive, which could have a negative impact on our results of operations. Additionally, we need to ensure that our websites remain relevant in order to attract qualified professionals to our websites and to engage them in high-valued tasks such as posting resumes and/or applying to jobs.

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The largest components of our expenses are personnel costs and marketing and sales expenditures. Personnel costs consist of salaries, benefits, and incentive compensation for our employees, including commissions for salespeople. Personnel costs are categorized in our statement of operations based on each employee’s principal function. Marketing expenditures primarily consist of online advertising and direct mailing programs.

Critical Accounting Policies

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies as compared to the critical accounting policies described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, ~~2012~~.2013.

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Results of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, ~~2012~~2013

Revenues


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Increase (Decrease)			Percent Change		Three Months Ended September 30,				Increase		Percent Change
	2013		2012		Increase (Decrease)			Percent Change		2014		2013		Increase		Percent Change
	(in thousands, except percentages)									(in thousands, except percentages)
Tech & Clearance	$	37,032	$	32,975	$	4,057		12.3	%	$	34,783	$	33,610	$	1,173	3.5	%
Finance	8,556		9,379		(823		)	(8.8	)%	9,449		8,556		893		10.4	%
Energy	5,952		4,486		1,466			32.7	%	8,043		6,157		1,886		30.6	%
Other	1,076		1,198		(122		)	(10.2	)%
Healthcare										6,921		634		6,287		N/A
Hospitality										3,668		—		3,668		—	%
Corporate & Other										4,751		3,659		1,092		29.8	%
Total revenues	$	52,616	$	48,038	$	4,578		9.5	%	$	67,615	$	52,616	$	14,999	28.5	%

Our revenues were $~~52.6~~67.6 million for the three month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 compared to $~~48.0~~52.6 million for the same period in ~~2012~~2013, an increase of $~~4.6~~15.0 million, or ~~9.5%~~28.5%.

We experienced an increase in the Tech & Clearance segment revenue of $~~4.1~~1.2 million, or ~~12.3%~~3.5%, of which the ~~acquisitions~~acquisition of ~~Slashdot Media and~~ The IT Job ~~Board®~~Board contributed ~~$2.9 million and $1.1~~$1.4 million to the ~~increase, respectively.~~increase. Revenue at Dice.com ~~was essentially flat~~decreased by approximately $240,000 compared to the ~~three~~ ~~month~~same period ~~ended~~in 2013. Recruitment package customer count decreased from 8,450 at September 30, ~~2012. We saw an increase in revenue~~2013 to 8,000 at September 30, 2014, but is unchanged from ~~recruitment packages offset by lower revenue from transactional job advertising.~~June 30, 2014. Our customers’ usage of our websites increased, as demonstrated through an increase in average monthly revenue per recruitment package customer ~~at Dice.com~~ of approximately 2%5% from the three ~~month period ended~~ ~~September 30, 2012~~ ~~to the~~ ~~three~~ month period ended September 30, 2013~~. The recruitment package customer count at Dice.com decreased from 8,650 at~~ ~~September 30, 2012~~ to ~~8,450 at~~ ~~September 30, 2013. Revenues decreased at ClearanceJobs by~~ ~~$127,000~~ ~~for~~ the three month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~ ~~as compared to the same period in~~ ~~2012, a decrease of~~ 5%2014. ~~This decrease was attributed to the slow-growth environment due to sequestration.~~

The Finance segment experienced ~~a decline~~an increase in revenue of $~~823,000~~893,000, or ~~8.8%~~10.4%. The decrease was the result of continued declines in recruitment activity, beginning in the second half of 2011 and continuing through the third quarter of 2013, primarily due to the global economic slowdown including the European debt crisis causing companies to slow hiring, decreasing demand for our product. Currency impact for the three month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 ~~was a decrease to~~increased revenue ofby approximately ~~$140,000.~~$590,000. In originating currency, revenue ~~decreased 9% in the UK, 8% in North America, 5%~~increased 18% in Continental Europe, ~~and 5%~~9% in the Asia Pacific ~~region.~~region, 6% in the UK, and decreased 9% in North America. Recruitment activity in financial services increased in the quarter, particularly in Europe and Asia.

Revenues for the Energy segment totaled $~~6.0~~8.0 million for the three month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014, an increase of $~~1.5~~1.9 million or ~~32.7%~~30.6% from the comparable ~~2012~~2013 period. The acquisition of OilCareers in March 2014 contributed $2.0 million of the increase. The increase was ~~primarily the result of increased usage of our career center and advertising as well as an increase~~offset by a decrease in events revenue due to a biennial industry event that ~~occurred~~did not occur in the current period.

The Healthcare segment, consisting of HEALTHeCAREERS, BioSpace and Health Callings, increased revenue by $6.3 million. The acquisitions of HEALTHeCAREERS and BioSpace on November 7, 2013 provided the increase.

Revenues for the Hospitality segment, which includes Hcareers, totaled $3.7 million. Hcareers was acquired on November 7, 2013.

Revenues from the Corporate & Other segment, which consists of revenue from Slashdot Media and WorkDigital, increased by $1.1 million or 29.8% due to Slashdot Media.

Cost of Revenues


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change		Three Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change
	2013			2012							2014			2013
	(in thousands, except percentages)										(in thousands, except percentages)
Cost of revenues	$	6,099		$	3,603		$	2,496	69.3	%	$	9,418		$	6,099		$	3,319	54.4	%
Percentage of revenues	11.6		%	7.5		%					13.9		%	11.6		%

Our cost of revenues for the three month period ended September 30, 2014 was $9.4 million compared to $6.1 million for the same period in 2013, an increase of $3.3 million, or 54.4%. The Healthcare segment increased $2.6 million due to the acquisitions of HEALTHeCAREERS and BioSpace. HEALTHeCAREERS has relationships with various healthcare associations which provide traffic and jobs to the website. Royalties paid to these associations are driving $1.5 million of the increase at the Healthcare segment. The Tech & Clearance segment experienced an increase of $734,000, of which $475,000

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~~Our~~was attributed to investment in software subscriptions. Additional headcount and increased compensation is driving $190,000 of the increase. The acquisition of The IT Job Board added $161,000 to the remainder of the increase at the Tech & Clearance segment. The Hospitality segment increased $444,000 due to the acquisition of Hcareers, and the Energy segment decreased $359,000 due to a lower cost of ~~revenues~~recruitment events.

Product Development Expenses



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change
	2014			2013			Increase		Percent Change
	(in thousands, except percentages)
Product Development	$	6,487		$	5,597		$	890	15.9	%
Percentage of revenues	9.6		%	10.6		%

Product development expenses for the three month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 ~~was~~were $~~6.1~~6.5 million compared to $~~3.6~~5.6 million for the same period in ~~2012~~2013, an increase of $~~2.5 million, or~~ ~~69.3%~~. The Tech & Clearance segment experienced an increase in cost of revenues of $1.9 million, of which the acquisition of Slashdot Media contributed $1.3 million to the increase, as compared to the three months ended ~~September 30, 2012~~. The increase was also due to our investment in an integrated enterprise platform including software, the related personnel and consulting services to drive this initiative. The Energy segment experienced an increase in cost of revenues of $645,000 primarily due to increases in events, including costs related to a biennial industry event that occurred in the current period.

~~Product Development Expenses~~

Three Months Ended September 30, Increase
Percent
Change
2013 2012
(in thousands, except percentages)
Product Development $ 5,597
$ 3,874
$ 1,723
44.5 %
Percentage of revenues 10.6 % 8.1 %

~~Product development expenses for the~~ ~~three~~ ~~month period ended~~ ~~September 30, 2013~~ ~~were~~ ~~$5.6 million~~ ~~compared to~~ ~~$3.9 million~~ ~~for the same period in~~ ~~2012, an increase of~~ ~~$1.7 million~~890,000 or ~~44.5%~~15.9%. The Healthcare segment increased by $556,000; the acquisition of HEALTHeCAREERS and BioSpace contributed to the increase. An increase of ~~$1.6 million~~$406,000 was experienced in the Tech & Clearance segment, ~~of which~~primarily driven by additional headcount. The Hospitality segment increased $298,000 due to the acquisition of ~~Slashdot Media contributed $893,000~~Hcareers. The Energy segment increased by $151,000, of which $81,000 was due to the ~~increase.~~acquisition of OilCareers. The remaining increase in the ~~Tech & Clearance~~Energy segment was ~~driven by additional salaries and related costs for an increased number of employees. We invested in programs~~due to ~~create an agile development environment and expand our product base. This investment included the expansion of our staff of product management and development personnel.~~employee-related expenses. The ~~Finance~~Corporate & Other segment experienced ~~an increase~~a decrease of ~~$241,000~~$439,000, primarily ~~related~~attributable to change in leadership and removal of consultants at Corporate of $393,000, lower headcount at Slashdot Media of $179,000, offset by increased employee-related ~~separation costs and increased costs to build a mobile platform.~~expenses of $156,000 at WorkDigital.

Sales and Marketing Expenses


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change		Three Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change
	2013			2012							2014			2013
	(in thousands, except percentages)										(in thousands, except percentages)
Sales and Marketing	$	16,601		$	16,194		$	407	2.5	%	$	20,746		$	16,601		$	4,145	25.0	%
Percentage of revenues	31.6		%	33.7		%					30.7		%	31.6		%

Sales and marketing expenses for the three month period ended September 30, 2014 were $20.7 million compared to $16.6 million for the same period in 2013, an increase of $4.1 million or 25.0%. The Tech and Clearance segment sales expense increased by $1.2 million primarily due to increased commissions costs of $460,000 as a result of higher billings, $216,000 due to additional headcount and $113,000 due to increased employee-related expenses. The acquisition of The IT Job Board added $396,000 to the increase at the Tech & Clearance segment. The Healthcare segment experienced an increase in sales expense of $1.2 million for the three month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 ~~were~~ ~~$16.6~~; of which the acquisition of HEALTHeCAREERs and BioSpace added $1.4 million ~~compared~~ to ~~$16.2 million~~ ~~for~~ the ~~same period in~~ ~~2012, an~~increase. This increase was offset by decreased sales expenses at Health Callings of $191,000. The Hospitality segment sales expense increased by $908,000 due to increased costs related to the acquisition of Hcareers.~~$407,000~~ or ~~2.5%. The~~

At the Energy segment, we experienced an increase of ~~$271,000~~$441,000 in sales and marketing ~~expenses.~~costs due to the acquisition of OilCareers. The increase in the Energy segment was the result of increased costs related to expanding our worldwide sales organization and incentive compensation resulting from sales growth, as well as marketing to oil and gas professionals.

~~The Tech & Clearance~~Healthcare segment experienced an increase in ~~sales~~marketing expenses of $312,000, of which the acquisition of HEALTHeCAREERs and ~~marketing of $228,000 compared~~BioSpace added $734,000 to the ~~same period~~increase. This increase was offset by decreased marketing expenses at Health Callings of $422,000. The Hospitality segment experienced an increase in~~2012~~ ~~to $10.1 million. We experienced a $1.2 million decrease in advertising and other~~ marketing costs of $132,000 due to ~~decreased spending for our online advertising, email and social network campaigns. The addition of the Slashdot Media business has provided traffic~~increased costs related to the ~~Dice.com website, allowing us to reduce our third party marketing spend on Dice.com. This decrease was partially offset by increases~~acquisition of ~~$571,000 and $509,000 of sales costs from the recently acquired Slashdot Media and The IT Job Board® businesses.~~

~~The Finance segment experienced a decrease in overall sales and marketing expense of $131,000 to $3.7 million for the~~ ~~three~~ ~~months ended~~ ~~September 30, 2013, primarily due to reduction of spending in non-core markets.~~Hcareers.

General and Administrative Expenses


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change		Three Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change
	2013			2012							2014			2013
	(in thousands, except percentages)										(in thousands, except percentages)
General and administrative	$	8,534		$	6,736		$	1,798	26.7	%	$	10,760		$	8,534		$	2,226	26.1	%
Percentage of revenues	16.2		%	14.0		%					15.9		%	16.2		%

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General and administrative expenses for the three month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 were $~~8.5~~10.8 million compared to $~~6.7~~8.5 million for the same period in ~~2012~~2013, an increase of $~~1.8~~2.2 million or ~~26.7%~~26.1%.

Stock-based compensation expense was ~~$2.1~~$1.7 million,~~, an increase~~ a decrease of ~~$445,000~~approximately $300,000 compared to the same period in ~~2012~~.2013. The ~~increase~~decrease was due to ~~more people receiving awards in~~ the ~~annual grant~~lower value of equity awards ~~made~~recognized in the ~~first quarter of 2013 primarily due to the addition of Slashdot and Work Digital employees.~~current period.

General and administrative expense for the Tech & Clearance segment increased ~~$1.7 million~~$320,000 in the three month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014, as compared to the same period in ~~2012~~2013. AnThe increase ~~of $1.2 million~~ was ~~primarily~~related to increased recruitment fees and employee-related expenses.

The Healthcare and Hospitality segments increased by $819,000 and $416,000 due to the acquisitions of HEALTHeCAREERS and BioSpace and Hcareers, respectively. The Finance segment increased by $428,000 due primarily to recruitment fees and other employee-related ~~separation costs, increases in employee-related expenses and recruitment costs, offset by decreased legal expense. Increases of $371,000 and $119,000 were~~costs. The Energy segment increased $364,000 due to ~~costs related to The IT Job Board® and Slashdot Media businesses, respectively, following~~ the ~~acquisition of these businesses as compared to the~~ ~~three~~ ~~months ended~~ ~~September 30, 2012~~.OilCareers acquisition.

Depreciation


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change		Three Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change
	2013			2012							2014			2013
	(in thousands, except percentages)
Depreciation	$	2,011		$	1,505		$	506	33.6	%	$	2,930		$	2,011		$	919	45.7	%
Percentage of revenues	3.8		%	3.1		%					4.3		%	3.8		%

Depreciation expense for the three month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 was $~~2.0~~2.9 million compared to $~~1.5~~2.0 million for the same period of ~~2012~~2013, an increase of $~~506,000~~919,000 or ~~33.6%~~45.7%. The increase was primarily related to the addition of ~~Slashdot Media~~onTargetjobs assets, which ~~contributed $265,000 of the increase in~~increased depreciation expense ~~during the~~ ~~three~~ ~~month period ended~~ ~~September 30, 2013~~.by $818,000. The remaining increase in depreciation was the result of other capital additions to hardware, software, and web development costs atand their related depreciation in 2014 in the Tech & Clearance segment.

Amortization of Intangible Assets


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change		Three Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change
	2013			2012							2014			2013
	(in thousands, except percentages)										(in thousands, except percentages)
Amortization	$	2,208		$	1,419		$	789	55.6	%	$	3,798		$	2,208		$	1,590	72.0	%
Percentage of revenues	4.2		%	3.0		%					5.6		%	4.2		%

Amortization expense for the three month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 was $~~2.2~~3.8 million compared to $~~1.4~~2.2 million for the same period in ~~2012~~2013, an increase of $~~789,000~~1.6 million or ~~55.6%~~72.0%. Amortization expense for the three month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 increased ~~by $1.3 million~~ due to the onTargetjobs, OilCareers and The IT Job ~~Board®, Slashdot Media~~Board acquisitions of $1.0 million, $924,000 and ~~WorkDigital acquisitions,~~$213,000, respectively. This increase was offset by decreased amortization expense ~~related~~due to ~~certain~~the impairment of intangible assets ~~from the Health Callings, FINS.com, Rigzone and Worldwideworker acquisitions becoming fully amortized.~~at Slashdot Media at December 31, 2013.

Change in Acquisition Related Contingencies

The change in acquisition related contingencies was an expense of $~~50,000~~44,000 for the three month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 due to The IT Job Board and WorkDigital acquisitions, compared to $50,000 of expense in the prior year period due to the WorkDigital acquisition. In January 2014, a payment of $824,000 related to The IT Job Board was made to the seller. In October ~~2013,~~2014, a final deferred purchase price payment of $5.0 million related to the WorkDigital acquisition was made to the ~~sellers.~~seller. We expect deferred purchase price payments totaling ~~$5.0~~$4.0 million to be ~~made for the WorkDigital acquisition in October 2014 and payments totaling $4.8 million~~paid by ~~December 2014~~January 2015 related to The IT Job ~~Board® acquisition.~~Board.

Operating Income

Operating income for the three ~~month period~~ months ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 was $~~11.5~~13.4 million compared to $~~14.7~~11.5 million for the same period in ~~2012~~2013, ~~a decrease~~an increase of ~~$3.2~~$1.9 million or ~~21.7%~~16.6%. The ~~decrease~~increase was the result of increased revenue, offset by higher operating costs, primarily related to the expenses of the new businesses of onTargetjobs, OilCareers and The IT Job ~~Board® and Slashdot Media.~~Board.

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Interest Expense


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change		Three Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change
	2013			2012							2014			2013
	(in thousands, except percentages)										(in thousands, except percentages)
Interest expense	$	378		$	327		$	51	15.6	%	$	927		$	378		$	549	145.2	%
Percentage of revenues	0.7		%	0.7		%					1.4		%	0.7		%

Interest expense for the three month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 was $~~378,000~~927,000 compared to $~~327,000~~378,000 for the same period in ~~2012~~2013, ~~a decrease~~an increase of $~~51,000~~549,000 or ~~15.6%~~145.2%. The weighted-average debt outstanding was higher in the three month period ended September 30, 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013 due to additional borrowings for the onTargetjobs acquisition.

Income Taxes


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2014			2013
	(in thousands, except percentages)						(in thousands, except percentages)
Income before income taxes	$	11,143		$	14,396		$	12,513		$	11,143
Income tax expense	4,085			3,395			3,020			4,085
Effective tax rate	36.7		%	23.6		%	24.1		%	36.7		%

The effective income tax rate was ~~36.7%~~24.1% and ~~23.6%~~36.7% for the three month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 and September 30, ~~2012~~2013, respectively. The ~~rate was higher~~Company recognized a benefit in the current period ~~because~~ of ~~a change~~$1.7 million related to tax loss carryovers obtained in the ~~mix of U.S.~~onTargetjobs acquisition.

Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share was $0.18 and ~~non-U.S. income. Also,~~$0.12 for the ~~prior year~~three month period included a $1.8 million discrete item reducing tax expense for a decrease in the accrual for unrecognized tax benefits, primarily due to the lapse of the statute of limitations with regard to various uncertain tax positions.ended

~~Nine Months Ended~~September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively, an increase of $0.06 or 50.0%. Diluted earnings per share was $0.18 and $0.12 for the three month period ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively, an increase of $0.06 or 50.0%. The increases were primarily due to an increase in net income and decreased weighted-average shares outstanding due to stock repurchases.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, ~~2012~~2013

Revenues


	Nine Months Ended September 30,				Increase (Decrease)			Percent Change		Nine Months Ended September 30,				Increase		Percent Change
	2013		2012		Increase (Decrease)			Percent Change		2014		2013		Increase		Percent Change
	(in thousands, except percentages)									(in thousands, except percentages)
Tech & Clearance	$	109,123	$	96,278	$	12,845		13.3	%	$	101,268	$	97,988	$	3,280	3.3	%
Finance	25,891		29,141		(3,250		)	(11.2	)%	27,493		25,891		1,602		6.2	%
Energy	16,939		13,813		3,126			22.6	%	22,465		17,529		4,936		28.2	%
Other	3,111		3,393		(282		)	(8.3	)%
Healthcare										19,995		1,831		18,164		N/A
Hospitality										10,050		—		10,050		—	%
Corporate & Other										13,578		11,825		1,753		14.8	%
Total revenues	$	155,064	$	142,625	$	12,439		8.7	%	$	194,849	$	155,064	$	39,785	25.7	%

Our revenues were ~~$155.1~~$194.8 million for the nine month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 compared to ~~$142.6~~$155.1 million for the same period in ~~2012~~2013, an increase of ~~$12.4~~$39.8 million,, or ~~8.7%~~25.7%.

We experienced an increase in the Tech & Clearance segment revenue of ~~$12.8~~$3.3 million,, or ~~13.3%~~3.3%, of which the ~~acquisitions~~acquisition of ~~Slashdot Media and~~ The IT Job ~~Board®~~Board contributed ~~$11.1~~$5.9 million ~~and $1.1 million, respectively,~~ to the increase. Revenue at Dice.com ~~for the~~ ~~nine~~ ~~month period ended~~ ~~September 30, 2013~~ ~~increased $798,000 as~~decreased by $2.5 million compared to the same period in 2013. Recruitment package customer count decreased from 8,450 at ~~2012~~September 30, 2013 to 8,000 at September 30, 2014. Our customers’ usage of our websites increased, as demonstrated through an increase in average monthly revenue per recruitment package customer ~~at Dice.com~~ of approximately 3%4% from the nine ~~month period ended~~ ~~September 30, 2012~~ ~~to the~~ ~~nine~~ month period ended September 30, 2013.

~~The Finance segment experienced a decline in revenue of~~ ~~$3.3 million, or~~ ~~11.2%. The decrease was the result of continued declines in recruitment activity, beginning in the second half of 2011 and continuing through the first nine months of 2013, primarily due~~ to the ~~global economic slowdown including the European debt crisis and a recession in the United Kingdom causing companies to slow hiring, decreasing demand for our product. Currency impact for the~~ ~~nine~~ ~~month period ended~~ ~~September 30, 2013~~ ~~was a decrease to revenue of approximately $459,000. In originating currency, revenue decreased 17% in Continental Europe, 12% in the UK, 4% in the Asia Pacific region and 3% in North America.~~

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nine month period ended September 30, 2014. Revenues for related career fairs and ClearanceJobs decreased by $178,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013.

The Finance segment experienced an increase in revenue of $1.6 million, or 6.2%. Currency impact for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014 increased revenue by approximately $1.8 million. In originating currency, revenue increased 8% in Continental Europe, increased 4% in the UK, increased 3% in the Asia Pacific region and decreased 10% in North America. Recruitment activity in financial services increased in the nine month period ended September 30, 2014, particularly in Europe and Asia.

Revenues for the Energy segment totaled ~~$16.9~~$22.5 million for the nine month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014, an increase of ~~$3.1~~$4.9 million or ~~22.6%~~28.2% from the comparable ~~2012~~2013 period. The acquisition of OilCareers in March 2014 contributed $4.2 million of the increase. The remaining increase was ~~primarily the~~a result of increased usage of our advertising products and our career ~~center and advertising, as well as an increase in events revenue due to a biennial industry event that occurred in the current period.~~center.

The Healthcare segment, consisting of HEALTHeCAREERS, BioSpace and Health Callings, increased revenue by $18.2 million. The acquisitions of HEALTHeCAREERS and BioSpace on November 7, 2013 provided the increase.

Revenues for the Hospitality segment, which consists of Hcareers, totaled $10.1 million. Hcareers was acquired on November 7, 2013. Revenues from the Corporate & Other segment, ~~totaled~~ ~~$3.1~~which consists of revenue from Slashdot Media and WorkDigital, increased by $1.8 million ~~for the~~ ~~nine~~ ~~month period ended~~ ~~September 30, 2013, a decrease of~~ ~~$282,000~~ or ~~8.3%~~ ~~from the comparable~~ ~~2012~~ ~~period. The decrease was primarily a result of fewer job fairs in the current period.~~14.8% due to Slashdot Media.

Cost of Revenues


	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change		Nine Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change
	2013			2012							2014			2013
	(in thousands, except percentages)										(in thousands, except percentages)
Cost of revenues	$	16,853		$	10,555		$	6,298	59.7	%	$	27,803		$	16,853		$	10,950	65.0	%
Percentage of revenues	10.9		%	7.4		%					14.3		%	10.9		%

Our cost of revenues for the nine month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 was ~~$16.9~~$27.8 million compared to ~~$10.6~~$16.9 million for the same period in ~~2012~~2013, an increase of ~~$6.3~~$11.0 million,, or ~~59.7%~~65.0%. The Healthcare segment increased $7.4 million due to the acquisitions of HEALTHeCAREERS and BioSpace. HEALTHeCAREERS has relationships with various healthcare associations which provide traffic and jobs to the website. Royalties paid to these associations are driving $4.1 million of the increase at the Healthcare segment. The Tech & Clearance segment experienced an increase of $2.4 million. Approximately $1.2 million of the increase was attributed to additional compensation and software subscriptions. The acquisition of The IT Job Board added $856,000 to the remainder of the increase at the Tech & Clearance segment. The Hospitality segment increased $1.3 million due to the acquisition of Hcareers. The Corporate & Other segment experienced a decrease in cost of revenues of ~~$5.8 million, of which the acquisition of Slashdot Media contributed $4.3 million to the increase, as~~$217,000 compared to the same period in ~~nine~~2013 ~~months ended~~ ~~September 30, 2012. The increase was also due~~primarily relating to ~~our investment in an integrated enterprise platform including software and the related personnel and consulting services to drive this initiative. The Energy segment~~lower headcount at Slashdot Media offset by increased ~~$464,000, primarily due to an increase in customer support employees and costs~~web hosting expenses related to a biennial industry event that occurred in the current period, offset by lower hosting costs. The Finance segment experienced an increase of $106,000, primarily due to increased site hosting costs for the FINS.com site.Work Digital.

Product Development Expenses


	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change		Nine Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change
	2013			2012							2014			2013
	(in thousands, except percentages)										(in thousands, except percentages)
Product Development	$	16,253		$	10,250		$	6,003	58.6	%	$	19,254		$	16,253		$	3,001	18.5	%
Percentage of revenues	10.5		%	7.2		%					9.9		%	10.5		%

Product development expenses for the nine month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 were ~~$16.3~~$19.3 million compared to ~~$10.3~~$16.3 million for the same period in ~~2012~~2013, an increase of ~~$6.0~~$3.0 million or ~~58.6%~~18.5%. The Healthcare segment increased by $1.6 million; the acquisition of HEALTHeCAREERS and BioSpace contributed to the increase. An increase of ~~$5.0~~$1.2 million was experienced in the Tech & Clearance segment, primarily driven by additional salaries and related costs of ~~which~~$1.2 million for the increased number of employees, partially offset by increased capitalized development costs. The acquisition of The IT Job Board added the remaining $344,000 of the increase. The increase was offset by decreased training, software and testing expenses of $306,000.

The Hospitality segment increased $866,000 due to the acquisition of ~~Slashdot Media contributed $3.5 million to the increase.~~Hcareers. The ~~remaining increase in the Tech & Clearance~~Finance segment ~~was~~increased by $378,000 primarily driven by additional salaries and related costs for the increased number of ~~employees. We invested in programs to create an agile development environment~~employees and ~~expand our product base. This investment included the expansion~~consulting fees of ~~our staff of product management and development personnel. The Other segment for the~~ ~~nine~~ ~~month period ended~~ ~~September 30, 2013~~ experienced an expense increase of $562,000 compared to the same period in 2012 which was partially driven by salaries and related costs amounting to $929,000 associated with the addition of personnel following the WorkDigital acquisition. This increase in the Other segment was partially offset by lower expenses related to ending a new product initiative. The Finance segment experienced an increase of $337,000 related to development of our websites and employee-related separation costs.

~~Sales and Marketing Expenses~~

Nine Months Ended September 30, Increase
Percent
Change
2013 2012
(in thousands, except percentages)
Sales and Marketing $ 50,106
$ 48,801
$ 1,305
2.7 %
Percentage of revenues 32.3 % 34.2 %

~~Sales and marketing expenses for the~~ ~~nine~~ ~~month period ended~~ ~~September 30, 2013~~ ~~were~~ ~~$50.1 million~~ ~~compared to~~ ~~$48.8 million~~ ~~for the same period in~~ ~~2012, an increase of~~ ~~$1.3 million~~ or ~~2.7%. The Energy segment experienced an increase of $1.1 million in sales and marketing expenses. The increase in the Energy segment was the result of increased costs related to~~

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~~expanding our worldwide sales organization~~$225,000, and ~~incentive compensation resulting from sales growth, as well as~~product initiatives and system upgrades of $190,000. Energy increased ~~marketing efforts~~$312,000, of which the acquisition of OilCareers contributed $171,000 of the increase. The remainder of the increase at the Energy segment was due to ~~oil~~salaries and ~~gas professionals~~related costs. The Corporate & Other segment experienced a decrease of $1.4 million attributable primarily to a decrease of $826,000 due to lower headcount at Slashdot Media, a decrease of $447,000 related to ~~industry events.~~ending a specific product initiative, a decrease of $354,000 due to lower consulting expenses at Corporate, offset by increased employee-related expenses of $226,000 at WorkDigital.

Sales and Marketing Expenses



	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change
	2014			2013			Increase		Percent Change
	(in thousands, except percentages)
Sales and Marketing	$	60,032		$	50,106		$	9,926	19.8	%
Percentage of revenues	30.8		%	32.3		%

Sales and marketing expenses for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014 were $60.0 million compared to $50.1 million for the same period in 2013, an increase of $9.9 million or 19.8%. The Healthcare segment experienced an increase in overall sales and marketing expense of $4.5 million to $6.6 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014, of which $5.5 million was related to the acquisition of HEALTHeCAREERs and BioSpace. This increase was offset by decreased sales and marketing expenses at Health Callings of $1.0 million. The Hospitality segment sales and marketing expense increased by $3.1 million due to increased costs related to the acquisition of Hcareers. The Energy segment sales and marketing expense increased by $1.5 million due to increased costs related to the acquisition of OilCareers.

The Tech & Clearance segment experienced an increase in sales ~~and marketing expenses~~costs of ~~$344,000 compared~~$3.4 million. The acquisition of The IT Job Board added $2.2 million to the ~~same period~~increase in ~~2012. This~~sales costs at the Tech & Clearance segment. The remaining increase in sales costs at the Tech & Clearance segment was due to increased commissions costs as a result of higher billings, additional headcount and increased employee-related expenses. The Finance segment sales costs increased by $1.0 million primarily due to ~~increases~~increased commissions costs as a result of ~~$2.1~~higher billings and increased employee-related expenses. Marketing costs at the Tech & Clearance segment decreased by $3.2 million due to a $4.4 million reallocation of marketing initiatives and ~~$846,000~~reduction in email campaigns, offset by an increase of ~~sales and marketing costs from Slashdot Media and~~$192,000 due to additional headcount. The acquisition of The IT Job ~~Board®, respectively, partially offset by a decrease of $2.6~~Board added $1.0 million to marketing costs at ~~Dice.com and ClearanceJobs. The addition of~~ the ~~Slashdot Media business has provided traffic to~~Tech & Clearance segment. Marketing costs at the ~~Dice.com website, allowing us to reduce our third party marketing spend on Dice.com.~~

~~The~~ Finance segment ~~experienced a decrease in overall sales and marketing expense of $233,000 to $10.5 million for the~~ ~~nine~~ ~~months ended~~ ~~September 30, 2013, primarily~~decreased by $342,000 due to ~~the decrease in~~timing of marketing ~~expenditures in non-core markets, partially offset by increased salaries and related costs.~~spend.

General and Administrative Expenses


	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change		Nine Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change
	2013			2012							2014			2013
	(in thousands, except percentages)										(in thousands, except percentages)
General and administrative	$	25,040		$	19,753		$	5,287	26.8	%	$	32,131		$	25,040		$	7,091	28.3	%
Percentage of revenues	16.1		%	13.8		%					16.5		%	16.1		%

General and administrative expenses for the nine month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 were ~~$25.0~~$32.1 million compared to ~~$19.8~~$25.0 million for the same period in ~~2012~~2013, an increase of ~~$5.3~~$7.1 million or ~~26.8%~~28.3%.

Stock-based compensation expense was ~~$6.3~~$5.9 million,~~, an increase~~ a decrease of ~~$1.6 million~~approximately $375,000 compared to the same period in ~~2012~~.2013. The ~~increase~~decrease was due to the ~~annual grant~~lower value of equity awards ~~made~~recognized in the ~~first quarter of 2013.~~current period.

General and administrative expense for the Tech & Clearance segment increased ~~$3.7~~$2.4 million in the nine month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~,2014, as compared to the same period in ~~2012. Increases~~2013 due to increases of ~~$913,000~~$1.3 million related to employee-related expenses, recruitment fees, additional headcount, the build out of Tech & Clearance operations in Silicon Valley and ~~$371,000 were~~additional office space in Iowa. The remaining increase of approximately $1.1 million at the Tech & Clearance segment was due to costs related to ~~the Slashdot Media and~~ The IT Job ~~Board® businesses, respectively, following the acquisition of these businesses as compared~~Board business. The Healthcare and Hospitality segments increased by $2.4 million and $1.3 million due to the ~~nine~~ ~~months ended~~ ~~September 30, 2012~~.acquisitions of HEALTHeCAREERS and BioSpace and Hcareers, respectively. The ~~remaining~~Energy segment increase of ~~$2.4 million at Dice.com~~$868,000 was primarily attributable to costs related to the OilCareers acquisition. The Finance segment increased $476,000 due primarily to ~~increases in employee-related expenses, recruitment costs, employee-related separation costs~~increased recruiting fees.

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Depreciation


	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change		Nine Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change
	2013			2012							2014			2013
	(in thousands, except percentages)
Depreciation	$	5,377		$	4,031		$	1,346	33.4	%	$	8,647		$	5,377		$	3,270	60.8	%
Percentage of revenues	3.5		%	2.8		%					4.4		%	3.5		%

Depreciation expense for the nine month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 was ~~$5.4~~$8.6 million compared to ~~$4.0~~$5.4 million for the same period of ~~2012~~2013, an increase of ~~$1.3~~$3.3 million or ~~33.4%~~60.8%. The increase was primarily related to the addition of ~~Slashdot Media~~onTargetjobs and The IT Job Board assets, which increased depreciation expense by ~~$864,000 during the~~ ~~nine~~ ~~month period ended~~ ~~September 30, 2013~~.$2.4 million and $327,000, respectively. The remaining increase in depreciation was the result of other capital additions to hardware, software, and web development costs in the Tech & Clearance segment.

Amortization of Intangible Assets


	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change		Nine Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change
	2013			2012							2014			2013
	(in thousands, except percentages)										(in thousands, except percentages)
Amortization	$	5,617		$	4,954		$	663	13.4	%	$	12,552		$	5,617		$	6,935	123.5	%
Percentage of revenues	3.6		%	3.5		%					6.4		%	3.6		%

Amortization expense for the nine month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 was ~~$5.6~~$12.6 million compared to ~~$5.0~~$5.6 million for the same period in ~~2012~~2013, an increase of ~~$663,000~~$6.9 million or ~~13.4%~~123.5%. Amortization expense for the nine month period ended

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September 30, ~~2013~~2014 increased due to the ~~Slashdot Media,~~onTargetjobs, The IT Job ~~Board®, WorkDigital,~~Board and ~~FINS.com acquisitions.~~OilCareers acquisitions of $4.9 million, $2.2 million and $2.0 million, respectively. This increase was offset by decreased amortization expense due to ~~certain~~the write off of intangible assets ~~from the Health Callings, Rigzone and Worldwideworker acquisitions becoming fully amortized.~~at Slashdot Media at December 31, 2013.

Change in Acquisition Related Contingencies

The change in acquisition related contingencies was an expense of ~~$146,000~~$134,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 due to The IT Job Board and WorkDigital acquisitions, compared to $146,000 of expense in the prior year period due to the WorkDigital acquisition. In January 2014, a payment of $824,000 related to The IT Job Board was made to the seller. In October ~~2013,~~2014, a final deferred purchase price payment of $5.0 million related to the WorkDigital acquisition was made to the ~~sellers.~~seller. We expect deferred purchase price payments totaling ~~$5.0~~$4.0 million to be ~~made for the WorkDigital acquisition in October 2014 and payments totaling $4.8 million~~paid by ~~December 2014~~January 2015 related to The IT Job ~~Board® acquisition.~~Board.

Operating Income

Operating income for the nine month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 was ~~$35.7~~$34.3 million compared to ~~$44.3~~$35.7 million for the same period in ~~2012~~2013, a decrease of ~~$8.6~~$1.4 million or ~~19.4%~~3.9%. The decrease was the result of higher operating costs, primarily related to the expenses of the new businesses of ~~Slashdot Media,~~onTargetjobs, OilCareers and The IT Job ~~Board® and WorkDigital.~~Board.

Interest Expense


	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Decrease			Percent Change		Nine Months Ended September 30,						Increase		Percent Change
	2013			2012								2014			2013
	(in thousands, except percentages)											(in thousands, except percentages)
Interest expense	$	1,097		$	1,696		$	(599	)	(35.3	)%	$	2,875		$	1,097		$	1,778	162.1	%
Percentage of revenues	0.7		%	1.2		%						1.5		%	0.7		%

Interest expense for the nine month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 was $~~1.1~~2.9 million compared to ~~$1.7~~$1.1 million for the same period in ~~2012~~2013, ~~a decrease~~an increase of ~~$599,000~~$1.8 million or ~~35.3%~~162.1%. The ~~decrease~~weighted-average debt outstanding was higher in ~~interest expense was due to~~ the ~~write off of unamortized deferred financing costs of $765,000 during the~~ ~~nine~~ ~~months~~period ended September 30, ~~2012~~2014~~, following~~ as compared to the ~~termination of our previous credit facility~~same period in ~~June 2012.~~2013 due to additional borrowings for the onTargetjobs acquisition.

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Income Taxes


	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2014			2013
	(in thousands, except percentages)						(in thousands, except percentages)
Income before income taxes	$	34,836		$	42,657		$	31,292		$	34,836
Income tax expense	12,730			13,583			10,196			12,730
Effective tax rate	36.5		%	31.8		%	32.6		%	36.5		%

The effective income tax rate was ~~36.5%~~32.6% and ~~31.8%~~36.5% for the nine month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 and September 30, ~~2012~~2013, respectively. The Company’s effective rate on ordinary income was higher in the current period because an increased percentage of ~~state law modifications which affected our apportionment methodology, and because of a change~~worldwide 2014 income is expected to be earned in the ~~mix of U.S. and non-U.S. income. Also,~~United States. However, the ~~prior year period included~~Company also recognized a ~~$1.8 million discrete item reducing tax expense for a decrease~~benefit in the ~~accrual for unrecognized~~current period of $1.7 million related to tax ~~benefits, primarily due to~~loss carryovers obtained in the ~~lapse of the statute of limitations with regard to various uncertain tax positions.~~onTargetjobs acquisition.

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Non-GAAP Measures

We have provided certain non-GAAP financial information as additional information for our operating results. These measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for measures in accordance with GAAP and may be different from similarly titled non-GAAP measures reported by other companies. We believe the presentation of non-GAAP measures, such as Adjusted EBITDA, and free cash flow, provides useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations.

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Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP metric used by management to measure operating performance. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure for internal monitoring and planning, including preparation of annual budgets, analyzing investment decisions and evaluating profitability and performance comparisons between us and our competitors. We also use this measure to calculate amounts of performance based compensation under the senior management incentive bonus program. Adjusted EBITDA, as defined in our Credit Agreement, represents net income ~~(loss)~~ plus (to the extent deducted in calculating such net ~~income (loss))~~income) interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, non-cash stock option expenses, losses resulting from certain dispositions outside the ordinary course of business, certain writeoffs in connection with indebtedness, impairment charges with respect to long-lived assets, expenses incurred in connection with an equity offering, extraordinary or non-recurring non-cash expenses or losses, transaction costs in connection with the Credit Agreement up to $250,000, deferred revenues written off in connection with acquisition purchase accounting adjustments, writeoff of non-cash stock compensation expense, and business interruption insurance proceeds, minus (to the extent included in calculating such net ~~income (loss))~~income) non-cash income or gains, interest income, and any income or gain resulting from certain dispositions outside the ordinary course of business.

We also consider Adjusted EBITDA, as defined above, to be an important indicator to investors because it provides information related to our ability to provide cash flows to meet future debt service, capital expenditures and working capital requirements and to fund future growth as well as to monitor compliance with financial covenants. We present Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental performance measure because we believe that this measure provides our board of directors, management and investors with additional information to measure our performance, to provide comparisons from period to period and company to company by excluding potential differences caused by variations in capital structures (affecting interest expense) and tax positions (such as the impact on periods or companies of changes in effective tax rates or net operating losses), and to estimate our value.

We present Adjusted EBITDA because covenants in our Credit Agreement contain ratios based on this measure. Our Credit Agreement is material to us because it is one of our primary sources of liquidity. If our Adjusted EBITDA were to decline below certain levels, covenants in our Credit Agreement that are based on Adjusted EBITDA may be violated and could cause a default and acceleration of payment obligations under our Credit Agreement. See Note 76 “Indebtedness” for additional information on the covenants offor our Credit Agreement.

Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our profitability or liquidity.

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We understand that although Adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts, lenders and others in their evaluation of companies, Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our liquidity or results as reported under GAAP. Some limitations are:

Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;

Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;

Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on your debt;

Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized often will have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and

Other companies in our industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

To compensate for these limitations, management evaluates our liquidity by considering the economic effect of ~~the~~ excluded expense items independently, as well as in connection with its analysis of cash flows from operations and through the use of other financial measures, such as capital expenditure budget variances, investment spending levels and return on capital ~~analyses.~~analysis.

A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands) follows:



	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA:
Net income	$	21,096		$	22,106
Interest expense	2,875			1,097
Income tax expense	10,196			12,730
Depreciation	8,647			5,377
Amortization of intangible assets	12,552			5,617
Change in acquisition related contingencies	134			146
Non-cash stock compensation expense	5,886			6,263
Deferred revenue adjustment	2,745			359
Other	129			(261		)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	64,260		$	53,434

Reconciliation of Operating Cash Flows to Adjusted EBITDA:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	47,644		$	40,784
Interest expense	2,875			1,097
Amortization of deferred financing costs	(278		)	(181		)
Income tax expense	10,196			12,730
Deferred income taxes	4,317			1,841
Change in accrual for unrecognized tax benefits	(893		)	126
Change in accounts receivable	232			(5,263		)
Change in deferred revenue	(3,581		)	916
Deferred revenue adjustment	2,745			359
Changes in working capital and other	1,003			1,025
Adjusted EBITDA	$	64,260		$	53,434

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~~A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA for the~~ ~~nine~~ ~~months ended~~ ~~September 30, 2013~~ ~~and~~ ~~2012~~ ~~(in thousands) follows:~~

For the nine months ended September 30,
2013 2012
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA:
Net income $ 22,106
$ 29,074
Interest expense 1,097
1,696
Interest income (29 ) (72 )
Income tax expense 12,730
13,583
Depreciation 5,377
4,031
Amortization of intangible assets 5,617
4,954
Change in acquisition related contingencies 146
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Non-cash stock compensation expense 6,263
4,621
Other income (232 ) 16
Adjusted EBITDA $ 53,075
$ 57,903

Reconciliation of Operating Cash Flows to Adjusted EBITDA:
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 40,784
$ 44,517
Interest expense 1,097
1,696
Amortization of deferred financing costs (181 ) (1,028 )
Interest income (29 ) (72 )
Income tax expense 12,730
13,583
Deferred income taxes 1,841
2,543
Change in accrual for unrecognized tax benefits 126
1,467
Change in accounts receivable (5,263 ) (3,857 )
Change in deferred revenue 916
(2,521 )
Changes in working capital and other 1,054
1,575
Adjusted EBITDA $ 53,075
$ 57,903

Free Cash Flow

We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities minus capital expenditures. We believe free cash flow is an important non-GAAP measure for management and investors as it provides useful cash flow information regarding our ability to service, incur or pay down indebtedness or repurchase our common stock. We use free cash flow as a measure to reflect cash available to service our debt as well as to fund our expenditures. A limitation of using free cash flow versus the GAAP measure of net cash provided by operating activities is free cash flow does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance from operations for the period since it includes cash used for capital expenditures during the period and is adjusted for acquisition related payments within operating cash flows.

We have summarized our free cash flow for the nine months ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 and ~~2012~~2013 (in thousands).


	For the nine months ended September 30,						For the nine months ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2014			2013
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	40,784		$	44,517
Cash from operating activities							$	47,644		$	40,784
Purchases of fixed assets	(8,160		)	(4,031		)	(6,784		)	(8,160		)
Free cash flow	$	32,624		$	40,486		$	40,860		$	32,624

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Cash Flows

We have summarized our cash flows for the nine ~~month periods~~ months ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 and ~~2012~~2013 (in thousands).


	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2014			2013
Cash from operating activities	$	40,784		$	44,517		$	47,644		$	40,784
Cash from investing activities	(18,228		)	(23,764		)	(33,785		)	(18,228		)
Cash from financing activities	(16,546		)	(30,661		)	(25,353		)	(16,546		)

We have financed our operations primarily through cash provided by operating activities. At September 30, ~~2013~~2014, we had cash and cash equivalents ~~and investments~~ of $~~44.7~~27.0 million compared to $~~42.2~~39.4 million at December 31, ~~2012~~2013. ~~Investments are comprised of highly liquid debt instruments of the U.S. government and government agencies and certificates of deposit.~~ Cash and cash equivalents held in ~~non-U.S.~~non-United States jurisdictions totaled approximately ~~$34.6~~$18.0 million at September 30, ~~2013~~2014. This cash is indefinitely reinvested in those jurisdictions. Cash balances and cash generation in the ~~U.S.,~~United States, along with the unused portion of our revolving credit facility, is sufficient to maintain liquidity and meet our obligations without being dependent on our foreign cash and earnings.

Liquidity

Our principal internal sources of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents, ~~and investments,~~ as well as the cash flow that we generate from our operations. In addition, externally, we had $~~95.0~~135.0 million in borrowing capacity under our Credit Agreement at September 30, ~~2013~~2014. We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents, ~~investments,~~ cash generated from operations and available borrowings under our Credit Agreement will be sufficient to satisfy our currently anticipated cash requirements through at least the next 12 months and the foreseeable future thereafter. However, it is possible that one or more lenders under the revolving portion of the Credit Agreement may refuse or be unable to satisfy their commitment to lend to us or we may need to refinance our debt and be unable to do so. In addition, our liquidity could be negatively affected by a decrease in demand for our products and services. We may also make acquisitions and may need to raise additional capital through future debt financings or equity offerings to the extent necessary to fund such acquisitions, which we may not be able to do on a timely basis or on terms satisfactory to us or at all.

Operating Activities

Net cash flows from operating activities primarily consists of net income adjusted for certain non-cash items, including depreciation, amortization, changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities, ~~share~~stock based compensation, and the effect of changes in working capital. Net cash ~~provided by~~flows from operating activities was ~~$40.8~~$47.6 million and ~~$44.5~~$40.8 million for the nine month periods ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 and ~~2012~~,2013, respectively. ~~The cash provided by operating activities during the 2013 period decreased primarily due to a slow down in sales.~~ Cash inflow from operations is driven by earnings and is dependent on the amount and timing of billings and cash collection from our customers. Additionally, the ~~change in deferred revenue, accounts receivable and the~~ timing of tax payments impacted cash ~~flow~~flows from operations.

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Investing Activities

During the nine month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014, cash used by investing activities was ~~$18.2~~$33.8 million compared to cash used of ~~$23.8~~$18.2 million in the nine month period ended September 30, ~~2012~~2013. Cash used by investing activities in the nine month period ended ~~nine~~September 30, 2014 was primarily attributable to the $26.4 million in cash used to purchase the business of OilCareers. Cash used by investing activities in the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 was primarily attributable to the ~~$12.3~~$12.3 million used to purchase The IT Job ~~Board®~~Board business, ~~$8.2~~$8.2 million used to purchase fixed assets, partially offset by ~~$2.2~~$2.2 million ~~from~~ of sales of investments. ~~Cash used by investing activities in the~~ ~~nine~~ ~~month period ended~~ ~~September 30, 2012~~ ~~was primarily attributable to the $21.0 million used to purchase Slashdot Media assets.~~

Financing Activities

Cash used for financing activities during the nine month period ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 and ~~2012~~2013 was ~~$16.5~~$25.4 million and ~~$30.7~~$16.5 million,, respectively. The cash used during the current period was primarily due to ~~$35.0~~$26.9 million of payments to repurchase the Company’s common stock and $23.9 million used in repayment of long-term debt, offset by $18.0 million in proceeds from long-term debt and $8.0 million in proceeds from stock option exercises. During the nine month period ended ~~$20.0~~September 30, 2013, the cash used was primarily due to $35.0 million of payments to repurchase the Company’s common stock, $20.0 million used in repayment of long-term debt, partially offset by ~~$34.0~~$34.0 million in proceeds from long-term debt and proceeds from stock option exercises of ~~$3.1 million. During the~~ ~~nine~~ ~~month period ended~~ ~~September 30, 2012~~, the cash used was primarily due to $56.8 million of payments to repurchase the Company’s stock and $23.5 million used in repayment of long-term debt, partially offset by $50.5 million in proceeds from long-term debt.$3.1 million.

Credit Agreement

In ~~June 2012,~~October 2013, we entered into ~~our~~a new Credit Agreement, which provides for a $50.0 million term loan facility and a revolving loan facility of ~~$155.0~~$200.0 million,, with both facilities maturing in October 2018. The Company borrowed $65.0 million under the new Credit Agreement to repay in full all outstanding indebtedness under the previously existing credit facility dated June ~~2017.~~ ~~The facility may be prepaid at any time without penalty.~~

~~Table~~2012, terminating that facility. A portion of ~~Contents~~the proceeds was also used to pay certain costs associated with the Credit Agreement and for working capital purposes.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at the Company’s option, at a LIBOR rate or a base rate plus a margin. The margin ranges from1.75% to 2.50%on LIBOR loans and0.75% to 1.50%on base rate loans, determined by the Company’s most recent consolidated leverage ratio.

Quarterly payments of principal are required on the term loan facility, commencing in the first quarter of 2014. The facilities may be prepaid at any time without penalty and payments on the term loan facility result in a permanent reduction.

On October 28, 2013, we entered into a new Credit Agreement, which provides for a $50.0 million term loan facility and a revolving loan facility of $200.0 million, with both facilities maturing in October 2018. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at the Company’s option, at a LIBOR rate or base rate plus a margin. The margin ranges from 1.75% to 2.50% on LIBOR loans and 0.75% to 1.50% on base rate loans, determined by the Company’s most recent consolidated leverage ratio. Interest rates and covenants in the new Credit Agreement are consistent with the previous Credit Agreement. Quarterly payments of principal are required on the term loan facility, commencing March 31, 2014. The facilities may be prepaid at any time without penalty and payments on the term loan facility result in a permanent reduction. The Company borrowed $65.0 million under the new Credit Agreement to repay in full all outstanding indebtedness under the previous Credit Agreement, which was terminated upon repayment.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

Commitments and Contingencies

The following table presents certain minimum payments due and the estimated timing under contractual obligations with minimum firm commitments as of September 30, ~~2013~~2014:

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	Payments due by period										Payments due by period
	Total		Less Than 1 Year		1-3 Years		3-5 Years		More Than 5 Years		Total		Less Than 1 Year		2-3 Years		4-5 Years		More Than 5 Years
	(in thousands)										(in thousands)
Credit Agreement	$	60,000	$	—	$	—	$	60,000	$	—	$	113,125	$	625	$	7,500	$	105,000	$	—
Operating lease obligations	19,721		906		5,830		4,148		8,837		21,984		1,311		6,113		5,352		9,208
Total contractual obligations	$	79,721	$	906	$	5,830	$	64,148	$	8,837	$	135,109	$	1,936	$	13,613	$	110,352	$	9,208

We make commitments to purchase advertising from online vendors which we pay for on a monthly basis. We have no significant long-term obligations to purchase a fixed or minimum amount with these vendors.

Our principal commitments consist of obligations under operating leases for office space and equipment and long-term debt. As of September 30, ~~2013~~2014, we had $~~60.0~~113.1 million outstanding under our Credit Agreement. Interest payments are due quarterly or at varying, specified periods (to a maximum of three months) based on the type of loan (LIBOR or base rate loan) we choose. See Note 76 “Indebtedness” in our condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information related to our ~~revolving~~credit facility.

Future interest payments on our ~~revolving facility~~Credit Agreement are variable due to our interest rate being based on a LIBOR rate or a base rate. Assuming an interest rate of ~~1.94%~~2.19% (the rate in effect on September 30, ~~2013~~)2014) on our current borrowings, interest payments are expected to be ~~$407,000~~$750,000 for ~~September~~October through December ~~2013, $3.3~~2014, $5.9 million ~~in 2014-2015~~during 2015 and ~~$2.4~~2016, and $5.2 million ~~in 2016-2017.~~during 2017 and 2018.

We have payments totaling $4.0 million to be paid by January 2015 related to The IT Job Board acquisition based on achievement of certain financial measures. In October 2014, a ~~contingent~~final deferred purchase price payment of $5.0 million related to the WorkDigital acquisition ~~that is expected~~was made to be paid in October 2014 based on delivery of certain products and achievement of certain milestones. We also have payments totaling $4.8 million to be paid by December 2014 related to The IT Job Board® acquisition based on achievement of certain financial measures.the seller.

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As of September 30, ~~2013~~,2014, we recorded approximately ~~$2.4~~$3.5 million of unrecognized tax benefits as liabilities, and we are uncertain ~~as to~~ if or when such amounts may be settled. Related to the unrecognized tax benefits considered permanent differences, we have also recorded a liability for potential penalties and interest. Included in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, ~~2013~~2014 are ~~$2.4~~$3.5 million of tax benefits that if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. The Company believes it is reasonably possible that as much as ~~$225,000~~$696,000 of its unrecognized tax benefits may be recognized in the next 12twelve months as a result of a lapse of the statute of limitations.

~~Recent Accounting Pronouncements~~

~~For a discussion of new accounting pronouncements affecting the Company, refer to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.~~

Cyclicality

The labor market and certain of the industries that we serve have historically experienced short-term cyclicality. However, we believe that the economic and strategic value provided by online career websites has led to an overall increase in the use of these services during the most recent labor market cycle. That increased usage has somewhat lessened the impact of cyclicality on our businesses as compared to traditional offline competitors.

Any slowdown in recruitment activity that occurs will negatively impact our revenues and results of operations. Alternatively, a decrease in the unemployment rate or a labor shortage, including as a result of an increase in job turnover, generally means that employers (including our customers) are seeking to hire more individuals, which would generally lead to more job postings and database licenses and have a positive impact on our revenues and results of operations. Based on historical trends, improvements in labor markets and the need for our services generally lag behind overall economic improvements. Additionally, there has historically been a lag from the time customers begin to increase purchases of our recruitment services and the impact to our revenues due to the recognition of revenue occurring over the length of the contract, which can be several months to a year.

The significant increase in the unemployment rate and general reduction in recruitment activity experienced in 2008 through 2009 is an example of how economic conditions can negatively impact our revenues and results of operations. During 2010 and the first half of 2011, we saw a significant improvement in recruitment activity, resulting in revenue and customer growth. From the second half of 2011 into ~~2013,~~2014, we saw tougher market conditions in our finance segment and a less urgent recruiting environment for technology professionals. If recruitment activity continues to be slow in ~~2013~~2014 and beyond, our revenues and results of operations will be negatively impacted.

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In our media businesses, advertisers can generally terminate their contracts with us at any time. Our advertisers’ spending patterns tend to be cyclical, reflecting overall macroeconomic conditions, seasonality and company-specific budgeting and buying patterns. Our advertisers are also concentrated in the technology sector and the economic conditions in this sector also impact their spending decisions. Because we derive a large part of our Media revenue from these advertisers, decreases in or delays of advertising spending could reduce our revenue or negatively impact our results from operations.


Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We have exposure to financial market risks, including changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, and other relevant market prices.

Foreign Exchange Risk

We conduct business serving 19multiple markets, in ~~five~~three languages, mainly across Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America using the eFinancialCareers name. Rigzone, OilCareers, Slashdot Media, ~~and~~ The IT Job ~~Board®~~Board and onTargetjobs also conduct business outside the United States. For the nine month periods ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 and ~~2012~~2013, approximately ~~19%~~28% and ~~21%~~19% of our revenues, respectively, were earned outside the ~~U.S.~~United States and collected in local currency. We are subject to risk for exchange rate fluctuations between such local currencies and the pound sterling and between local currencies and the ~~U.S.~~United States dollar and the subsequent translation of the pound sterling to ~~U.S.~~United States dollars. We currently do not hedge currency risk. A decrease in foreign exchange rates during a period would result in decreased amounts reported in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, Comprehensive Income, and of Cash Flows. For example, if foreign exchange rates between the pound sterling and ~~U.S.~~United States dollar decreased by 1.0%, the impact on our revenues during the nine months ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 would have been a decrease of approximately ~~$230,000.~~$353,000.

The financial statements of our ~~non-U.S.~~non-United States subsidiaries are translated into ~~U.S.~~United States dollars using current exchange rates, with gains or losses included in the cumulative translation adjustment account, which is a component of stockholders’ equity. As of September 30, ~~2013~~2014 and December 31, ~~2012~~2013, our translation adjustment, net of tax, decreased stockholders’ equity by $~~9.9~~9.6 million and $~~9.3~~6.1 million, respectively. The change from December 31, ~~2012~~2013 to September 30, ~~2013~~2014 is primarily attributable to the position of the ~~U.S.~~United States dollar against the pound sterling.

Interest Rate Risk

We have interest rate risk primarily related to borrowings under our Credit Agreement. Borrowings under our Credit Agreement bear interest, at our option, at a LIBOR rate or base rate plus a margin. The margin ranges from 1.75% to 2.50% on the LIBOR loans and 0.75% to 1.50% on the base rate, as determined by our most recent consolidated leverage ratio. As of

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September 30, ~~2013~~2014, we had outstanding borrowings of ~~$60.0~~$113.1 million under our Credit Agreement. If interest rates increased by 1.0%, interest expense in the remainder of ~~2013~~2014 on our current borrowings would increase by approximately ~~$150,000.~~$283,000.

We also have interest rate risk related to our ~~portfolio of investments and~~ money market accounts. Our ~~investments and~~ money market accounts will produce less income than expected if market interest rates fall.


Item 4.	Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We have established a system of controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Exchange Act and in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange ~~Commission’s rules and forms.~~Commission (the “SEC”). These disclosure controls and procedures have been evaluated under the direction of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) for the period covered by this report. We acquired ~~The IT Job Board®~~OilCareers in the ~~third~~first quarter of ~~2013. The IT Job Board®~~2014. OilCareers represented approximately 7% of our total assets as of September 30, ~~2013~~2014 and 3% and 2% of our revenues for the three and nine month ~~period~~periods ended September 30, ~~2013~~.2014, respectively. As the acquisition occurred during ~~2013,~~2014, the scope of our assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting does not include ~~The IT Job Board®.~~OilCareers. This exclusion is in accordance with the SEC’s general guidance that an assessment of a recently acquired business may be omitted from our scope in the year of acquisition. Based on such evaluations, our CEO and CFO have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the ~~Securities and Exchange Commission,~~SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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Changes in Internal Controls

~~No change~~In January 2014, we completed the initial phase of the implementation of a new global billing system, which upgrades our system capabilities and improves our business processes and financial reporting system, but full implementation of the system remains ongoing. The new system is expected to result in enhanced internal controls. Other than the continued implementation of our integrated enterprise platform (“IEP”) and global billing system, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) ~~occurred~~ during the quarter ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

~~Item 1. Legal Proceedings~~


Item 1.	Legal Proceedings

From time to time we may be involved in disputes or litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations. We are currently not a party to any material pending ~~material~~ legal proceedings.


Item 1A.	Risk Factors

We have disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K the risk factors which materially affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. ~~There~~As of September 30, 2014 there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed. You should carefully consider the risk factors set forth in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and the other information set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. You should be aware that these risk factors and other information may not describe every risk facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.


Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

~~On August 15, 2011, the Company’s~~Our Board of Directors approved the Stock Repurchase Plan I, a stock repurchase program authorizing the purchase, at the discretion of management, of up to $30 million of the Company’s common stock over a one year period. This plan concluded on March 8, 2012.

In March 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the Stock Repurchase Plan II, a stock repurchase program that permitted the Company to repurchase up to $65 million of its common stock. This new authorization became effective upon the completion of the Stock Repurchase Plan I on March 8, 2012 and was in effect for one year. This plan expired March 8, 2013.

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~~In January 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the Stock Repurchase Plan III,~~ a stock repurchase program that permits the Company to repurchase ~~up to $50 million of its~~our common stock. ~~This new authorization became effective upon the expiration of~~The following table summarizes the Stock Repurchase Plans approved by the Board of Directors:



	Stock Repurchase Plan
	II	III	IV
Approval Date	March 2012	January 2013	December 2013
Authorized Repurchase Amount of Common Stock	$65 million	$50 million	$50 million
Effective Dates	March 2012 to March 2013	April 2013 to December 2013	December 2013 to present

The Company is currently under Stock Repurchase Plan ~~II on March 8, 2013 and~~IV, which will be in effect for up to one year. Under ~~the~~each plan, management has discretion in determining the conditions under which shares may be purchased from time to time.

During the three months ended September 30, ~~2013~~2014, purchases of ~~the Company’s~~our common stock pursuant to ~~the~~ Stock Repurchase ~~Plans~~Plan IV were as follows:

Period (a) Total Number of Shares Purchased [1] (b) Average Price Paid per Share (c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (d) Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs [2]
July 1 through July 31, 2013 564,900
$ 9.24 564,900
$ 36,638,341
August 1 through August 31, 2013 876,979
8.68 876,979
29,028,680
September 1 through September 30, 2013 1,132,837
8.51 1,132,837
19,384,084
Total 2,574,716
$ 8.73 2,574,716



Period	(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased [1]	(b) Average Price Paid per Share		(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	(d) Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
July 1 through July 31, 2014	185,000	$	7.73	185,000	$	29,234,000
August 1 through August 31, 2014	—	—		—	29,234,000
September 1 through September 30, 2014	871,207	8.32		871,207	21,987,000
Total	1,056,207	$	8.22	1,056,207

[1] No shares of ~~the Company’s~~our common stock were purchased other than through a publicly announced plan or ~~program.~~program, including the 500,000 shares that the Company repurchased from investment funds affiliated with General Atlantic LLC on September 5, 2014.

[2] The Stock Repurchase Plan I concluded on March 8, 2012, and the Stock Repurchase Plan II commenced on such date. The Stock Repurchase Plan II expired on March 8, 2013, and the Stock Repurchase Plan III commenced on such date.

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Item 6. Exhibits



10.110.01		~~Separation~~Purchase Agreement dated as of ~~July 29, 2013~~September 5, 2014, between Dice Holdings, Inc.~~, Dice Inc.~~ as purchaser and ~~Scot W. Melland.~~
10.2*		~~Amendment to Employment Agreement dated~~the General Atlantic entities listed on Schedule I thereto as ~~of July 29, 2013 between Dice Inc., Dice Holdings, Inc. and Michael P. Durney.~~
10.3*		~~Employment Agreement dated as of October 9, 2013 between Dice Inc. and John J. Roberts.~~sellers.
31.1*		~~Certification~~Certifications of Michael P. Durney, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*		~~Certification~~Certifications of John J. Roberts, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*		~~Certification~~Certifications of Michael P. Durney, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*		~~Certification~~Certifications of John J. Roberts, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS**101.INS		XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH**101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL**101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF**101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB**101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE**101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

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*		Filed herewith.
**	XBRL information is deemed not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under such sections.

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SIGNATURES

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



		DICE HOLDINGS, INC.
Date:	October ~~29, 2013~~30, 2014	Registrant

			/S/ MICHAEL P. DURNEY
			Michael P. Durney
			President and Chief Executive Officer
			(Principal Executive Officer)
			/S/ JOHN J. ROBERTS
			John J. Roberts
			Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial Officer)

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10.110.01		~~Separation~~Purchase Agreement dated as of ~~July 29, 2013~~September 5, 2014, between Dice Holdings, Inc.~~, Dice Inc.~~ as purchaser and ~~Scot W. Melland.~~
10.2*		~~Amendment to Employment Agreement dated~~the General Atlantic entities listed on Schedule I thereto as ~~of July 29, 2013 between Dice Inc., Dice Holdings, Inc. and Michael P. Durney.~~
10.3*		~~Employment Agreement dated as of October 9, 2013 between Dice Inc. and John J. Roberts.~~sellers.
31.1*		~~Certification~~Certifications of Michael P. Durney, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*		~~Certification~~Certifications of John J. Roberts, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*		~~Certification~~Certifications of Michael P. Durney, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*		~~Certification~~Certifications of John J. Roberts, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS**101.INS		XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH**101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL**101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF**101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB**101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE**101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

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*		Filed herewith
**		XBRL information is deemed not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under such sections.

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	As of December 31, 2012
	Maturity	Gross Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Estimated Fair Value
Certificates of deposit	Within one year	1,210		4		1,214
Certificates of deposit	1 to 5 years	982		5		987
Total		$	2,192	$	9	$	2,201



Operating income (loss):
Tech & Clearance	$	9,648		$	13,096		$	30,452		$	37,464
Finance	1,169			2,053			4,794			8,793
Energy	1,572			708			4,207			614
Other	(873		)	(1,150		)	(3,781		)	(2,590		)
Operating income	11,516			14,707			35,672			44,281
Interest expense	(378		)	(327		)	(1,097		)	(1,696		)
Interest income	5			16			29			72
Other income	—			—			232			—
Income before income taxes	$	11,143		$	14,396		$	34,836		$	42,657

Capital expenditures:
Tech & Clearance	$	1,915		$	836		$	7,372		$	3,143
Finance	129			368			235			701
Energy	91			4			390			14
Other	139			79			318			177
Total capital expenditures	$	2,274		$	1,287		$	8,315		$	4,035

By Geography:
Revenues:
U.S.	$	42,457		$	38,526		$	125,297		$	113,331
Non- U.S.	10,159			9,512			29,767			29,294
Total revenues	$	52,616		$	48,038		$	155,064		$	142,625