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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 11-K
 
 
FOR ANNUAL REPORTS OF EMPLOYEE STOCK
PURCHASE, SAVINGS AND SIMILAR PLANS PURSUANT
TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
 

 
(Mark One)
 

[X]           Annual Report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

                         OR

[ ]           Transition Report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from          _____________     to   ______________                   

Commission File Number 0-13163

A.           Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

Acxiom Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan

B.
Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

Acxiom Corporation
601 E. Third Street
Little Rock, AR  72201
 
 
 

 

 
 

 
ACXIOM CORPORATION
 
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
 
December 31, 2012 and 2011
 
(With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Thereon)
 
 
 

 
 

ACXIOM CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
 
Table of Contents
   
 
   
 Page
 
 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     1
     
 Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits – December 31, 2012 and 2011     2
     
 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits – Year ended December 31, 2012     3
     
 Notes to Financial Statements      4
     
 Supplemental Schedule    
     
 Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) – December 31, 2012    15
     
 Note: All other supplemental schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable or are not required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.    
     
 Exhibits
 
   
 Exhibit 23.1 – Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     
 
                                                                    
 
 

 
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
The Plan Administrator
Acxiom Corporation Retirement Savings Plan:
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Acxiom Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2012. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Acxiom Corporation Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2012, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule H, line 4i – schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2012 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
 
 
 
Dallas, Texas
June 25, 2013
 
 
 

 
 
ACXIOM CORPORATION
 
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
 
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
 
 
December 31, 2012 and 2011
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
Assets:
           
Noninterest-bearing cash
  $     $ 4,293  
Investments, at fair value:
               
Acxiom Corporation common stock
    57,548,084        41,123,607   
Participant brokerage accounts
    3,475,551        2,810,180   
Mutual funds
    284,939,181        246,539,865   
Common collective trust funds
    45,942,078        41,445,821   
Total investments at fair value
    391,904,894        331,919,473   
Notes receivable from Participants
    7,760,781        7,728,492   
Net assets available for benefits before adjustment
    399,665,675        339,652,258   
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
               
benefit-responsive investment contracts
    (1,524,980 )       (1,175,446 )  
Net assets available for benefits
  $ 398,140,695     $ 338,476,812  
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
               
                 
 
 
 
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ACXIOM CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
 
Year ended December 31, 2012
Additions:
         
 
Investment income:
   
   
Dividends
   
$        9,491,262   
   
Interest
     
331,472   
   
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
 
51,150,528   
         
Net investment income
 
60,973,262   
Contributions:
     
 
Participants
   
19,549,117   
 
Employer
     
6,638,410   
 
Rollovers
     
1,122,630   
         
Total contributions
 
27,310,157   
         
Total additions, net
 
88,283,419   
Deductions:
       
 
Benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries
 
28,507,207   
 
Plan expenses
 
112,329   
         
Total deductions
 
28,619,536   
         
Net increase in net assets available for benefits
 
59,663,883   
Net assets available for benefits, beginning of year
 
338,476,812   
Net assets available for benefits, end of year
 
$   398,140,695   
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
   
                 
 
 
 
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ACXIOM CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2012 and 2011
 
 
(1)  
Plan Description
 
The following description of the Acxiom Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the plan agreement (the Agreement) for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
 
(a)  
General
 
The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees of Acxiom Corporation and its domestic subsidiaries (Acxiom, the Company, or the Employer). The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). The investment committee, as appointed by the board of directors, is the administrator for the Plan.
 
(b)  
Participation
 
Employees of the Company may participate in the Plan upon commencement of employment, except for those employees, if any, who already receive retirement benefits in connection with a collective bargaining agreement, certain nonresident employees, and leased employees.
 
(c)  
Contributions
 
The Plan includes a 401(k) provision whereby each non highly compensated participant may defer up to 30% of annual compensation, not to exceed limits determined under Section 415(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Deferrals for highly compensated participants are limited to meet nondiscrimination requirements of the IRC and are currently limited to 6% of annual compensation.
 
The Plan provides a discretionary matching contribution of 50% of deferrals for deferrals up to 6% (maximum matching contribution of 3%).
 
Participant contributions to the Plan are invested as directed by participants into various investment options. The Company’s matching contributions are made with Acxiom common stock and are recorded based on the fair value of the common stock at the date contributed. During the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company contributed 437,254 and 486,649 shares, respectively, of Acxiom common stock. Immediately upon deposit into the Plan, the match shares are 100% diversifiable, at the election of the participant, among the other investment options with the Plan.
 
(d)  
Participant Accounts
 
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution, rollovers, if any, the Company’s matching contribution, and discretionary contributions, if any, and is adjusted for investment income/losses and expenses. Allocations of income/losses and expenses are made according to formulas specified in the Agreement based on participant compensation or account balances. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
 
 
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ACXIOM CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2012 and 2011
 
 
(1)
Plan Description (Continued)
 
(e)  
Notes Receivable from Participants
 
Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000, less the highest outstanding balance in the previous 12 months or 50% of their vested account balance. Loans are repayable through payroll deductions ranging up to five years unless the loan is for the purchase of a primary residence, in which case the loan can be repaid over ten years. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at the prime rate in effect at the date of the loan plus 1.0%. The interest rates on outstanding participant loans at December 31, 2012 and 2011 range from 4.25% to 10.25%, with maturity dates ranging from January 2013 to October 2022.
 
(f)  
Vesting
 
Participants are immediately vested in their voluntary contributions, rollovers, if any, and the earnings thereon. Participants are vested in the remainder of their accounts based on years of service, whereby partial vesting occurs in 20% increments beginning after two years of service until participants become fully vested after six years of service. If applicable, nonvested portions of Company contributions are forfeited as of an employee’s termination date and are used to reduce future Company matching contributions or to pay plan expenses.
 
At December 31, 2012 and 2011, forfeited nonvested accounts totaled $26,060 and $14,466, respectively. These accounts will be used to reduce future employer contributions. During 2012, $510,376 of participants’ accounts was forfeited, and employer contributions were reduced by $530,919 from forfeited nonvested accounts. During 2012, the forfeiture account balance was increased by $32,137 on the fair market value of the investments held in the account.
 
(g)  
Investment Options
 
Upon enrollment in the Plan, a participant may direct employee contributions in any of 29 mutual funds, two common collective trust funds, or the Acxiom common stock fund. In addition, participants have the option to open a self-directed brokerage account with T. Rowe Price in order to invest in numerous other stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.
 
The Plan’s investment in the T. Rowe Price Stable Value Fund (the Fund), a common trust fund, holds substantial investments in guaranteed investment contracts, bank investment contracts, and synthetic investment contracts. The value of the Fund reflects the value of the underlying contracts, which consist of changes in principal value, reinvested dividends, and capital gains distributions. The stated interest rates of the contracts vary and the average yield for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were 2.54% and 2.93%, respectively, after expenses.
 
The Plan’s investment in the T. Rowe Price Equity Index Trust (the Trust), a common trust fund, holds substantial investments in common stocks of companies that comprise the S&P Index. The returns from the investments vary and the average yield for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were 15.82% and 5.08%, respectively, after expenses.
 
 
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ACXIOM CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2012 and 2011
 
(1)
Plan Description (Continued)
 
(h)  
Benefits Paid to Participants and Beneficiaries
 
Benefits paid upon retirement, death, or disability are made in the form of a lump-sum payment of cash or common stock of the Company. If a participant receives benefits prior to retirement, death, or disability, the benefits paid from the participant’s employer contribution account shall not exceed the participant’s vested balance therein.
 
(2)  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
(a)  
Basis of Accounting
 
The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting.
 
(b)  
New Accounting Pronouncements
 
In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 generally provides a uniform framework for fair value measurements and related disclosures between U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Additional disclosure requirements in the update include: (1) for Level 3 fair value measurements, quantitative information about unobservable inputs used, a description of the valuation process used by the entity, and a qualitative discussion about the sensitivity of the measurements to changes in the unobservable inputs; (2) for an entity’s use of a nonfinancial asset that is different from the asset’s highest and best use, the reason for the difference; (3) for financial instruments not measured at fair value but for which disclosure of fair value is required, the fair value hierarchy level in which the fair value measurements were determined; and (4) the disclosures of all transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. This ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 31, 2011. The adoption of ASU 2011-04 in 2012 did not have a material impact on the disclosure requirements for the Plan’s financial statements.
 
 
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ACXIOM CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2012 and 2011

 
(2)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
 
(c)  
Fair Value Measurements
 
The Plan applies the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820, Fair Value Measurements. ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and requires disclosure about assets and liabilities measured at fair value. Specifically, ASC 820:
 
·  
Defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, and establishes a framework for measuring fair value;
 
·  
Establishes a three-level hierarchy based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3); and
 
·  
Expands disclosures about instruments measured at fair value.
 
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 are described below:
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
 
Level 2 – Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. These are inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
 
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
 
 
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ACXIOM CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2012 and 2011
 
(2)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
 
 
(c)
Fair Value Measurements (Continued)
 
The following tables present a summary of the Plan’s investments measured at fair value as of December 31, 2012 and 2011:
 
   
Investments at fair value as of December 31, 2012
 
                     
Total
 
                     
carrying
 
   
Quoted
   
Significant
         
value in
 
   
prices
   
other
         
statement
 
   
in active
   
observable
   
Unobservable
   
of net assets
 
   
market
   
inputs
   
inputs
   
available
 
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
   
for benefits
 
Acxiom Corporation
                       
common stock (a)
  $ 57,548,084     $     $     $ 57,548,084  
Common and collective
                               
trusts (b):
                               
Money market
          36,997,601             36,997,601  
Large cap equity
          8,944,477             8,944,477  
Mutual funds (b):
                               
Fixed income
    23,209,772                   23,209,772  
Balanced
    85,937,738                   85,937,738  
Large cap equity
    77,908,980                   77,908,980  
Mid cap equity
    41,091,323                   41,091,323  
Small cap equity
    38,000,819                   38,000,819  
International equity
    18,790,549                   18,790,549  
Participant-directed
                               
brokerage accounts
    3,475,551                   3,475,551  
Total investment
                               
assets at fair
                               
value
  $ 345,962,816     $ 45,942,078     $     $ 391,904,894  
                                 
 
 
 
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ACXIOM CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2012 and 2011
 
(2)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
 
 
(c)
Fair Value Measurements (Continued)
   
Investments at fair value as of December 31, 2011
 
                     
Total
 
                     
carrying
 
   
Quoted
   
Significant
         
value in
 
   
prices
   
other
         
statement
 
   
in active
   
observable
   
Unobservable
   
of net assets
 
   
market
   
inputs
   
inputs
   
available
 
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
   
for benefits
 
Acxiom Corporation
                       
common stock (a)
  $ 41,123,607     $     $     $ 41,123,607  
Common and collective
                               
trusts (b):
                               
Money market
          33,704,843             33,704,843  
Large cap equity
          7,740,978             7,740,978  
Mutual funds (b):
                               
Fixed income
    20,547,261                   20,547,261  
Balanced
    71,078,067                   71,078,067  
Large cap equity
    67,734,213                   67,734,213  
Mid cap equity
    36,681,241                   36,681,241  
Small cap equity
    33,907,734                   33,907,734  
International equity
    16,591,349                   16,591,349  
Participant-directed
                               
brokerage accounts (a)(b)
    2,810,180                   2,810,180  
Total investment
                               
assets at
                               
fair value
  $ 290,473,652     $ 41,445,821     $     $ 331,919,473  
                                 
 
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. See also note 2(d) for more information.
 
 
(a)
Common stock: Valued at the closing price reported in the active market in which the individual securities are traded.
 
 
 
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ACXIOM CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2012 and 2011
 
(2)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
 
 
(c)
Fair Value Measurements (Continued)
 
 
(b)
Common and collective trusts; mutual funds: Valued at the net asset value (NAV) of shares held by the Plan at year-end. The following table summarizes the Plan’s investments in common collective trusts with a reported fair value using NAV per share:
 
               
Redemption
   
Fair value as of December 31
 
Redemption
notice
   
2012
   
2011
 
frequency
period
T. Rowe Price Stable
               
Value Fund
    $      36,997,601       33,704,843   
Daily
None
T. Rowe Price Equity
                   
Index Fund
    8,944,477        7,740,978   
Daily
90 Days
 
The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement as of the reporting date. There have been no transfers of investments between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy during the year ended December 31, 2012.
 
(d)  
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
 
The Plan’s investments in mutual funds, Acxiom common stock, and participant brokerage accounts are stated at fair value, based upon quoted market prices. Investments in common collective trusts are valued based on their NAV as determined by the trustee, based on the fair value of the underlying assets. Investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be recorded at fair value. However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. The Plan’s T. Rowe Price Stable Value Common Trust Fund invests in investment contracts. The statements of net assets available for benefits present the fair value of the investments in the collective trust as well as the adjustment of the investments in the collective trust from fair value to contract value relating to the investment contracts. The statement of changes in net assets available for benefits is prepared on contract-value basis.
 
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest is recorded as earned. Net appreciation/depreciation in fair value of investments represents realized gains (losses) on investments sold and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments held at year-end.
 
 
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ACXIOM CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2012 and 2011
 
(2)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
 
(e)  
Notes Receivable from Participants
 
Notes receivable from participants are stated at amortized cost, which represents the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest.
 
(f)  
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
(g)  
Payment of Benefits
 
Benefits are recorded when paid.
 
(3)  
Investments
 
The fair value of individual investments representing 5% or more of net assets available for benefits as of December 31 is as follows:
                    2012         2011  
               
Number of
     
Number of
   
               
shares or
     
shares or
   
               
units
 
Fair value
 
units
 
Fair value
**Acxiom Corporation common
           
 
stock
         
3,295,996   
 
                         $       57,548,084  
 
3,368,027   
 
$                  41,123,607   
Mutual funds:
                 
**T. Rowe Price Equity Income
               
 
Fund
         
1,079,491   
 
28,552,547   
 
1,079,734   
 
24,898,671   
**T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund
 
1,218,357   
 
25,146,881   
 
1,199,617   
 
22,720,747   
**T. Rowe Price Growth Stock
               
 
Fund
         
724,195   
 
27,360,103   
 
750,483   
 
23,887,888   
**T. Rowe Price Small-Cap
               
 
Value Fund
   
592,213   
 
23,196,968   
 
600,135   
 
20,692,645   
**T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap
               
 
Growth Fund
   
597,557   
 
33,744,055   
 
576,634   
 
30,405,911   
Common collective trust funds:
               
** T. Rowe Price Stable Value
               
 
Fund
         
35,472,621   
 
36,997,601   
 
32,529,397   
 
33,704,843   
** Party in interest to the Plan.
               
 
 
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ACXIOM CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2012 and 2011
 
(3)
Investments (Continued)
 
The Plan’s investments (including investments bought, sold, and held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows:
 
               
2012
Acxiom common stock
$
18,002,002   
Common collective trusts
 
1,220,897   
Mutual funds
     
31,423,185   
Participant brokerage accounts
 
504,444   
             
$
51,150,528   
                 
(4)  
Plan Administration
 
The Plan is administered by the Investment Committee. T. Rowe Price Trust Company (T. Rowe Price) is the recordkeeper and trustee of the Plan.
 
(5)  
Tax Status
 
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has determined and informed the Company in a letter dated November 24, 2009, that the Plan is designed in accordance with applicable sections of the IRC. The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. The plan administrator believes that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.
 
GAAP require plan management to evaluate uncertain tax positions taken by the Plan. The financial statement effects of a tax position are recognized when the position is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, to be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan and concluded that as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken. The Plan has recognized no interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.
 
(6)  
Related Party Transactions
 
Certain investments represent mutual funds managed by T. Rowe Price, the trustee. Other related party transactions involve the common stock of the Company and notes receivable from participants. During 2012 and 2011, total fees paid to related parties were $112,329 and $122,007, respectively.
 
 
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ACXIOM CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2012 and 2011
 
(7)  
Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500
 
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements at December 31, 2012 and 2011 to the Form 5500:
   
2012
   
2011
 
Net assets available for benefits per financial statements
  $ 398,140,695       338,476,812   
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
               
benefit-responsive investment contracts
    1,524,980        1,175,446   
Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500
  $ 399,665,675       339,652,258   
                 
 
The following is a reconciliation of net changes in net assets per the financial statements to the Form 5500:
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
 
Net changes in net assets per financial statements
  $ 59,663,883  
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive
       
investment contracts as of December 31, 2012
    1,524,980   
Reverse adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully
       
benefit-responsive investment contracts as of December 31, 2011
    (1,175,446 )  
Participant loans in default-deemed distributions
    4,037   
Total changes in net assets per Form 5500
  $ 60,017,454  
         
(8)  
Plan Termination
 
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. Upon complete discontinuance of contributions, termination, or partial termination of the Plan, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts. Upon full termination of the Plan, the value of such accounts shall be distributed as provided in the Plan.
 
 
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ACXIOM CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
December 31, 2012 and 2011
 
(9)  
Risks and Uncertainties
 
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and those changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.
 
Recent market conditions have resulted in a high degree of volatility and increased the risks and short-term liquidity associated with certain investments held by the Plan, which could impact the value of investments after the date of these financial statements. Due to uncertainties inherent in the estimations and assumptions process, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in these estimates and assumptions in the near term would be material to the financial statements.
 

 
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ACXIOM CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
 
December 31, 2012
Identity of issuer, borrower,
           
Shares
 
Fair
lessor, or similar party
 
Description
 
or units
 
value
*
Acxiom Corporation
 
Common stock
 
3,295,996   
$
57,548,084   
 
Participant Brokerage Accounts
 
Tradelink Investments
 
3,475,551   
 
3,475,551   
*
T. Rowe Price
 
Mutual funds:
       
                 
PIMCO Total Return Instl.
 
997,224   
 
11,208,803   
                 
American Funds Growth Fund of America – R5
342,494   
 
11,747,536   
                 
Prime Reserve Fund
 
7,663   
 
7,663   
                 
Retirement Income Fund
 
53,003   
 
739,394   
                 
Retirement 2005 Fund
 
52,145   
 
633,042   
                 
Retirement 2010 Fund
 
82,380   
 
1,356,803   
                 
Retirement 2015 Fund
 
228,676   
 
2,945,351   
                 
Retirement 2020 Fund
 
516,227   
 
9,230,147   
                 
Retirement 2025 Fund
 
716,032   
 
9,394,334   
                 
Retirement 2030 Fund
 
691,803   
 
13,088,905   
                 
Retirement 2035 Fund
 
559,864   
 
7,490,984   
                 
Retirement 2040 Fund
 
566,904   
 
10,822,194   
                 
Retirement 2045 Fund
 
145,478   
 
1,849,020   
                 
Retirement 2050 Fund
 
79,768   
 
850,326   
                 
Retirement 2055 Fund
 
41,856   
 
441,160   
                 
BlackRock Global Allocation, I
 
50,001   
 
991,527   
                 
Harbor International Fund
 
15,293   
 
950,007   
                 
Ivy Asset Strategy Class I
 
25,402   
 
662,229   
                 
American Funds Europacific Growth – R5
456,858   
 
18,790,549   
                 
J P Morgan Mid-Cap Value Instl.
 
262,496   
 
7,347,268   
                 
Growth Stock Fund
 
724,195   
 
27,360,103   
                 
Eagle Small Cap Growth R5
 
126,088   
 
5,531,502   
                 
New Horizons Fund
 
279,540   
 
9,272,349   
                 
Small-Cap Value Fund
 
592,213   
 
23,196,968   
                 
Mid-Cap Growth Fund
 
597,557   
 
33,744,055   
                 
Balanced Fund
 
1,218,357   
 
25,146,881   
                 
Equity Income Fund
 
1,079,491   
 
28,552,547   
                 
Spectrum Income Fund
 
923,151   
 
12,000,969   
                 
Spectrum Growth Fund
 
494,153   
 
9,586,565   
                     
Total mutual funds
     
284,939,181   
               
Common collective trust funds:
       
*
T. Rowe Price
   
Stable Value Fund – Sch A
 
35,472,621   
 
36,997,601   
*
T. Rowe Price
   
Equity Index Trust – Sch A
 
189,662   
 
8,944,477   
                     
Total common collective trust funds
   
45,942,078   
                     
Total investments at fair value
     
391,904,894   
*
Notes receivable from Participants, interest rates range from 4.25% – 10.25%
   
7,760,781   
   
and maturities of January 2013 to October 2022.
       
                               
                     
Noninterest-bearing cash
     
—    
                               
                     
Total assets
   
$
399,665,675   
Historical cost information is not presented on this schedule, as all investments are participant directed.
*
Indicates a party in interest to the Plan.
           
See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm.
   
                               
 
 
 
 
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Signature


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Acxiom Corporation has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
Acxiom Corporation
As Sponsor and Administrator of the
Acxiom Corporation Retirement Savings Plan
 
 
 
 
 Date: June 25, 2013     By: /s/ Jerry C. Jones      
   Jerry C. Jones    
   Chief Ethics and Legal Officer & Executive Vice President    
       
 
                                                                        
 
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