SEC Info - M & F Worldwide Corp - ‘10-K’ for 12/31/07

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes

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Yes

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

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of ‘‘accelerated filer and large accelerated filer’’ in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Yes

The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant (using the New York Stock Exchange closing price as of June 30, 2007, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was approximately $874,413,117. The number of shares of common stock outstanding as of February 29, 2008 was 21,331,270 of which 7,248,000 shares were held by MFW Holdings One LLC and 946,000 shares were held by MFW Holdings Two LLC, each of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.

Portions of the registrant’s 2008 definitive Proxy Statement issued in connection with the annual meeting of stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

This Form 10-K is being distributed to stockholders in lieu of a separate annual report.


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	PART I
Item 1.	Business		1
	Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.	2
	Harland Clarke	2
	Harland Financial Solutions	4
	Scantron	6
	Mafco Worldwide	9
	Non-Operating Contingent Claims, Indemnification and Insurance Matters	13
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	16
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	35
Item 2.	Properties	35
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	37
Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	38
	PART II
Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	39
Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	40
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	41
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks	69
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	70
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	70
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	70
Item 9B.	Other Information	73
	PART III
Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	*
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	*
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	*
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	*
Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services	*
	PART IV
Item 15.	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules	75

M & F Worldwide Corp. (‘‘M & F Worldwide’’ and, together with its subsidiaries, the ‘‘Company’’) was incorporated in Delaware on June 1, 1988. M & F Worldwide is a holding company that conducts its operations through its indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. (‘‘Harland Clarke Holdings’’), formerly known as Clarke American Corp. (‘‘Clarke American’’), and Mafco Worldwide Corporation (‘‘Mafco Worldwide’’). At December 31, 2007, MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. (‘‘Holdings’’), through its wholly owned subsidiaries MFW Holdings One LLC and MFW Holdings Two LLC, beneficially owned approximately 39.4% of the outstanding M & F Worldwide common stock.

On May 1, 2007, M & F Worldwide completed the acquisition of John H. Harland Company (‘‘Harland’’), and a wholly owned subsidiary of Clarke American was merged with and into Harland, with Harland continuing after the merger as the surviving corporation and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Clarke American (the ‘‘Harland Acquisition’’). After the closing of the Harland Acquisition, Clarke American changed its name on May 2, 2007 to Harland Clarke Holdings.

Subsequent to the acquisition of Harland, the Company reorganized its business and corporate structure along the following four business segments: Harland Clarke (which consists of the combined check business and related products and services of Clarke American and Harland), Harland Financial Solutions, Scantron and Licorice Products.

The Harland Clarke segment offers checks and related products, forms and treasury supplies, and related delivery and fraud prevention services. It also provides specialized marketing and contact center services to its financial and commercial institution clients. Harland Clarke’s marketing offerings include turnkey marketing solutions, checkbook messaging and e-mail marketing. Through its contact centers, Harland Clarke provides financial institutions with both inbound and outbound support for its clients, including sales and ordering services for checks and related products and services, customer care and banking support, and marketing services.

The Harland Financial Solutions segment, which is comprised of operations acquired from Harland, provides products and services including lending and mortgage origination and servicing applications, business intelligence solutions, customer relationship management software, branch automation solutions, core processing systems and services and field maintenance services, principally targeted to community banks and credit unions.

The Scantron segment, which is comprised of operations acquired from Harland, provides testing and assessment solutions to schools in North America, offers specialized data collection solutions to educational and commercial institutions and collects and manages survey information for a wide variety of Fortune 1000 and other organizations. Scantron’s products and services include scannable forms, scanning equipment, survey services and testing software and related services.

The Licorice Products segment, which is operated by Mafco Worldwide, produces a variety of licorice products from licorice root, intermediary licorice extracts produced by others and certain other ingredients. Approximately 67% of Mafco Worldwide’s licorice product sales are to the worldwide tobacco industry for use as tobacco flavor enhancing and moistening agents in the manufacture of American blend cigarettes, moist snuff, chewing tobacco and pipe tobacco. Mafco Worldwide also sells licorice to confectioners, food processors, cosmetic companies and pharmaceutical manufacturers for use as flavoring or masking agents, including its Magnasweet brand flavor enhancer, which is used in various brands of chewing gum, energy bars, non-carbonated beverages, lip balm, chewable vitamins, aspirin and other products. In addition, Mafco Worldwide sells licorice root residue as garden mulch under the name Right Dress.

On February 13, 2008, M & F Worldwide entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the ‘‘Purchase Agreement’’), with Pearson Inc. and NCS Pearson, Inc. (‘‘NCS Pearson’’), pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, M & F Worldwide or its designee would purchase all of the limited liability membership interests of Data Management I LLC (‘‘Data Management’’), a wholly owned subsidiary of NCS Pearson, for $225.0 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments (the ‘‘Data Management Purchase’’). Data Management designs, manufactures and services scannable data collection products, including printed forms, scanners and related software, and provides survey consulting and tracking services, including medical device tracking, to corporate and government clients. Prior to the completion of the Data Management Purchase, M & F Worldwide assigned the Purchase Agreement to its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Scantron Corporation, which completed the Data Management Purchase on February 22, 2008. Upon completion of the Data Management Purchase, Data Management became a wholly owned subsidiary of Scantron Corporation. The Company financed the Data Management Purchase and related fees and expenses with available cash at Harland Clarke Holdings. In connection with the Data Management Purchase, the Company paid $2.0 million to Holdings for its services in sourcing, analyzing, negotiating and executing the Data Management acquisition.

Harland Clarke provides checks and related products, marketing and contact center services to financial and commercial institutions as well as directly to individual consumers. In 2007, Harland Clarke generated pro forma revenues of $1,319.4 million (73% of the Company’s consolidated revenues on a pro forma basis for the Harland Acquisition).

In addition to offering basic personal and small business checks, Harland Clarke also offers specialized check products and services. Specialized check products include increasingly popular checks customized with licensed designs and characters, such as cartoon characters, collegiate designs and photographs. Harland Clarke also offers a variety of financial documents in conjunction with personal and small business financial software packages. Accessory products include leather checkbook covers, endorsement stamps, address labels, recording registers and other bill paying accessories. In addition, Harland Clarke also offers its clients a variety of fraud prevention solutions.

Harland Clarke offers various delivery options, including expedited and trackable delivery. Check users can choose guaranteed overnight, two-day or four-day delivery; they often prefer expedited delivery to both receive their order sooner and for the security and tracking features that these expedited methods provide. These delivery services represent an important component of the range of value-added service offerings.

Harland Clarke also offers a wide variety of standard financial forms and flexible formats to suit clients’ needs, and the products are also compatible with image processing systems. Harland Clarke also provides treasury management services, such as integrated cash deposit products, customized deposit tickets and security bags.

Through Harland Clarke, we also offer financial and commercial institutions the following marketing services:

Our contact centers provide both inbound and outbound support to our financial institution clients. Through the contact centers, Harland Clarke provides its clients with customer support focused on check orders and complete fulfillment of those orders, including delivery to the financial institution account holder. Harland Clarke offers check users the option to place orders directly through contact centers and websites as opposed to placing orders through client branches or by way of mail order forms. In addition to check-related support, Harland Clarke offers stand-alone inbound and outbound customer care to its clients. Harland Clarke also provides marketing and promotional support, which includes marketing messages delivered during the check ordering process or stand-alone telemarketing.

Harland Clarke manages relationships with large and complex financial and commercial institutions through dedicated account management teams composed of relationship management, marketing, operations and service oriented skill sets. In addition, Harland Clarke has a nationwide sales force targeting distinct financial institution segments ranging from major nationwide and large regional banks and securities firms to community banks and credit unions.

Harland Clarke also markets its products directly to consumers through personalized check inserts in newspapers, advertisements sent directly to residences, and online advertising. Online shopping, contact center access, mail order and an automated voice response system enable consumers to order their products directly at their convenience.

The clients of Harland Clarke range from major nationwide and large regional banks and securities firms to community banks and credit unions to brokerage houses to financial software companies. In addition, Harland Clarke clients include retailers and other multi-location businesses, as well as individual check consumers.

Harland Clarke contracts with its financial institution clients are generally sole-source contracts for the sale of our checks and related products to the clients’ customers. The initial terms of the agreements generally range from three to five years, and are generally terminable for cause, although some of our financial institution clients, including Bank of America, can terminate their contracts for convenience.

Harland Clarke competes with large outsourcing services providers that offer a wide variety of services including those that compete with Harland Clarke’s primary offerings — specifically payment services, marketing services and teleservices. Deluxe Corporation is a significant competitor. Other large competitors include companies such as eFunds Corporation, Harte-Hanks, Inc., R.R. Donnelly

& Sons Company, and TeleTech Holdings, Inc. There are also other smaller competitors that specialize in providing one or more of these services. Harland Clarke competes on the basis of service, convenience, quality, product range and price. Management believes that Harland Clarke differentiates itself from its competitors by:

Harland Clarke’s current check printing operations use hazardous materials in the printing process and generate solid wastes and wastewater and air emissions. Consequently, its facilities are subject to many existing and proposed federal, state and local laws and regulations designed to protect human health and the environment. While enforcement of these laws may require the expenditure of material amounts for environmental compliance or cleanup, Harland Clarke believes that its facilities are currently in material compliance with such laws and regulations.

Historic check printing operations at Harland Clarke’s current and former facilities used hazardous materials and generated regulated wastes in greater quantities than Harland Clarke’s current operations do. In some instances Harland Clarke has sold these facilities and agreed to indemnify the buyer of the facility for potential environmental liabilities. Harland Clarke may also be subject to liability under environmental laws for environmental conditions at these current or former facilities or in connection with the disposal of waste generated at these facilities. Harland Clarke is not aware of any fact or circumstance that would require the expenditure of material amounts for environmental cleanup or indemnification in connection with its historic operations. However, if environmental contamination is discovered at any of these former facilities or at locations where wastes were disposed, Harland Clarke could be required to spend material amounts for environmental cleanup.

It is generally not possible to predict the ultimate total costs relating to any remediation that may be demanded at any environmental site due to, among other factors, uncertainty regarding the extent of prior pollution, the complexity of applicable environmental laws and regulations and their interpretations, uncertainty regarding future changes to such laws and regulations or their enforcement, the varying costs and effectiveness of alternative cleanup technologies and methods, and the questionable and varying degrees of responsibility and/or involvement by Harland Clarke.

Harland Financial Solutions provides products and services including lending and mortgage origination and servicing applications, business intelligence solutions, customer relationship management (‘‘CRM’’) software, branch automation solutions and core processing systems and services, principally targeted to community banks and credit unions. Through strategic acquisitions, Harland Financial Solutions has built a full suite of software products to service community banks and credit unions and has grown pro forma revenues from $174.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2002 to $317.6 million (representing 17% of the Company’s 2007 consolidated revenue on a pro forma basis for the Harland Acquisition) for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Harland Financial Solutions provides host processing systems on both an in-house and outsourced basis to financial institutions, including small- to mid-sized community banks, credit unions and thrifts. Its products centralize customer information and facilitate high speed and reliable processing of transactions from every delivery channel. Harland Financial Solutions has integrated its compliance, branch automation and business intelligence/CRM products into its core processing solutions. Management believes that this integration capability gives Harland Financial Solutions an opportunity to differentiate itself in the market.

Harland Financial Solutions sells loan and deposit origination and compliance software to the financial institution market. Harland Financial Solutions offers a complete product suite, Pro Suite, including solutions for lending, account opening, sales management and loan underwriting. Harland Financial Solutions has recently launched a commercial lending risk management, underwriting and portfolio management product suite marketed as CreditQuest. Harland Financial Solutions also provides mortgage loan origination, production and servicing solutions through its Interlinq solution.

With respect to its clients’ retail business, Harland Financial Solutions helps financial institutions increase the profitability of customer relationships through CRM and branch automation software. Harland Financial Solutions’ CRM software, Touché, is an enterprise-wide solution that is designed specifically for financial institutions and allows financial institutions to manage all aspects of the customer relationship. Touché Analyzer module provides tools to create marketing campaigns, segment customers by demographic criteria, determine customer and product profitability, and provide research, reporting and campaign management. Touché Sales & Service handles all customer contacts, sales and referral activities, as well as problem resolution and service requests. Touché Messenger is an interactive management tool which automates multi-channel, one-to-one campaign management.

Harland Financial Solutions also offers branch automation systems designed to enhance the customer experience through integrated teller, platform and call center tools.

Harland Financial Solutions provides field maintenance services including installation, maintenance and repairs for computers and related equipment and for Scantron optical mark recognition equipment.

Harland Financial Solutions’ backlog, which consists primarily of contracted products and services prior to delivery, was $348.2 million at December 31, 2007. The Company expects to deliver approximately 47% of the backlog at December 31, 2007 within the following twelve months. Due to the long-term nature of certain service contracts, primarily in the service bureau business, the remainder of the backlog will be delivered in 2009 and beyond.

Harland Financial Solutions sells its products and services directly to financial institutions through its own national sales organization. The Harland Financial Solutions product marketing group is responsible for all go-to-market activities, and is aligned with the individual major product groups. Product marketing is supported by a centralized marketing services organization that provides efficient consolidated capabilities including website, advertising, creative, event-planning, public relations and tradeshows.

Client support, which is primarily technology-related, is provided within the various product management areas by experienced and product-technology knowledgeable representatives, additionally supported by the product developers if necessary.

Harland Financial Solutions is a leading supplier of financial software and services to financial institutions, including small- to mid-sized community banks, credit unions and thrifts.

The market for providing technological solutions to financial institutions is highly competitive and fragmented. Harland Financial Solutions competes with several national competitors, as well as regional and local competitors. There are also other competitors that offer one or more specialized products or services that compete with Harland Financial Solutions. Management believes that competitive factors influencing buying decisions include product features and functionality, client support, price and vendor financial stability.

Scantron provides testing and assessment solutions to schools in North America, offers specialized data collection solutions to educational and commercial institutions and collects and manages survey information for a wide variety of Fortune 1000 and other organizations. Scantron’s products and services include scannable forms, scanning equipment, survey services and testing software and related services. Management believes the growth in the Scantron business will primarily be generated by testing software and related services, and survey software and related services, while Scantron forms and scanners will continue to provide a stable base of revenue. For the year ended December 31, 2007, Scantron generated revenue of $80.1 million (4% of the Company’s consolidated revenue on a pro forma basis for the Harland Acquisition).

Scantron’s sales to K-12 educational institutions have historically represented the largest portion of Scantron’s revenues, although it also generates revenues from sales to higher educational institutions and commercial enterprises. In 2007, Scantron derived approximately 63% of its forms revenues from sales to K-12 educational institutions.

The implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 (‘‘NCLB’’) has presented Scantron with additional opportunities to generate revenues from its K-12 clients. Under NCLB, every state is required to set standards for grade-level achievement and develop a system to measure the progress of all students and subgroups of students in meeting those state-determined, grade-level standards. States also must develop annual adequate yearly progress objectives, with a federal target that all students achieve proficiency in reading and math within 12 years. As a result, NCLB requires thorough monitoring and reporting of student achievement and progress. Although the majority of all testing is still done via paper and pencil, trends in education, including NCLB, have created demand for quick access to data and the ability to manage, evaluate and report that data. Management believes that Scantron has an opportunity to capitalize on those trends through its web-based education products.

Scantron historically has provided educational institutions with a patented forms and scanner solution for standardized and classroom-based testing needs. The Scantron forms and scanner solution has achieved widespread acceptance among educational institutions. Scantron generates forms and scanner solutions revenues by charging for the purchase or lease of scanners and the purchase of forms by the client. In addition, Scantron has a loan marketing program, under which a scanner is loaned to a client in exchange for a minimum annual forms purchase.

Scantron’s Achievement Series is a set of web-based testing solutions that provide schools and other enterprises with a content-neutral platform for measuring achievement, with real-time reporting. Scantron also offers solutions for managing and centralizing the data generated by the testing process to measure progress against state and national standards. Scantron’s Performance Series is an Internet-delivered, standards-based, computer adaptive assessment that provides valid and reliable

diagnostic and placement assessment data. Each assessment is adapted for each student, is aligned to individual state standards, and links to instructional applications that can help educators design formative assessment-based instruction.

Since 2005, Scantron has integrated the Achievement Series and the Performance Series to provide an overall diagnostic, achievement testing, monitoring and data reporting solution. These solutions also allow the easy integration of disparate technologies and content. Scantron’s Achievement Series and Performance Series solutions generate subscription revenues and the opportunity for the sale of associated products, including forms and scanner solutions, testing content, testing-based instruction applications and data management tools.

ParSYSTEM is Scantron’s integrated suite of software modules that allow educators, primarily in higher education, to create, administer and score tests on paper, via networks or over the Internet. Scantron also provides survey software packages for educators. All of these products are shrink-wrapped for sale directly to educators and are intended for use primarily at higher education institutions.

In addition to providing testing and survey tools for the education market, Scantron offers its survey and data collection products to the commercial and financial institution markets. Surveys are delivered by a variety of methods, including traditional paper and electronic means. Scantron also provides a total solution for clients using forms-based data collection methods, including printing, distributing and processing. In 2005, Scantron introduced Clarity, a scanner that combines optical mark recognition with document imaging and a new imaging software solution, Cognition, which automates the conversion of an image into digital information.

Scantron’s backlog, which consists primarily of contracted products and services prior to delivery, was $12.8 million at December 31, 2007. The Company expects to deliver approximately 83% of the backlog at December 31, 2007 within the following twelve months.

Scantron employs approximately 60 sales and account representatives. Forms and scanners are generally sold at the district or school level. Most of Scantron’s educational sales come from the direct sales channel. Software applications are sometimes sold as a package with forms and scanners. Contracts are generally renewable, with an average term of one year. Scantron sells most of its survey services directly to commercial entities. Management intends to capitalize on our presence in the financial institution market to cross-market Scantron survey and data collection products to their financial institution clients.

Scantron provides comprehensive product support to its clients directly, and through Harland Financial Solutions, provides on-site and depot support for their scanner products. Scantron’s sales account managers and account executives help to coordinate these client support efforts, which are supplemented with telephone and on-line support to all clients.

Clients for Scantron’s educational products range from individual educators and institutions to entire districts. Clients for Scantron’s survey products include many Fortune 1000 organizations.

Scantron competes with education-related software providers at the K-12 and higher education levels. Scantron also faces significant competition from a number of local and regional competitors, which may have better local knowledge and contacts. Scantron faces competition with respect to its forms or scanners from national and regional printers and manufacturers. The survey products market is highly fragmented, and Scantron faces competition from many varied sources, including a number of national organizations.

The main supplies used in check and form printing are paper, print ink, binders, boxes, packaging and delivery services. For all critical supplies, Harland Clarke has at least two qualified suppliers or multiple qualified production sites in order to ensure that supplies are available as needed. Harland Clarke has not historically experienced any material shortages, and management believes we have redundancy in its supplier network for each of its key inputs.

Scantron purchases a majority of the paper for its business from a single supplier. It purchases scanner components from various equipment manufacturers and supply firms. Scantron historically has not experienced shortages of and believes it will continue to be able to obtain such materials or suitable substitutes in acceptable quantities and at acceptable prices.

Following the Harland Acquisition, Harland Clarke Holdings conducts business outside the United States in Canada, Israel and Ireland. Its foreign sales totaled $8.4 million in 2007. There were no foreign sales for Harland Clarke Holdings prior to the Harland Acquisition.

As of December 31, 2007, Harland Clarke Holdings had approximately 7,800 employees. None of Harland Clarke Holdings’employees is represented by a labor union. Harland Clarke Holdings considers its employee relations to be good.

Harland Clarke Holdings relies on a combination of trademark, copyright and patent laws, trade secret protection and confidentiality and license agreements to protect its trademarks, copyrights, software, inventions, trade secrets, know-how and other intellectual property. The sale of products bearing trademarks or designs licensed from third parties accounts for a significant portion of Harland Clarke Holdings’ revenue. Typically, such license agreements are effective for a two- to three-year period, provide for the retention of ownership of the trade name, know-how or other intellectual property by the licensor and require the payment of a royalty to the licensor. There can be no guarantee that such licenses will be renewed or will continue to be available on terms that would allow Harland Clarke Holdings to sell the licensed products profitably.

Harland Clarke Holdings is subject to the federal financial modernization law known as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the regulations implementing its privacy and information security requirements, as well as other privacy and data security federal and state laws and regulations. Harland Clarke Holdings is also subject to additional privacy and information security requirements in many of its contracts with financial institution clients, which are often more restrictive than the laws or regulations. These laws, regulations and agreements require Harland Clarke Holdings to develop and implement policies to protect the security and confidentiality of consumers’ nonpublic personal information and to disclose these policies to consumers before a customer relationship is established and periodically thereafter.

These laws and regulations require some of Harland Clarke Holdings’ businesses to provide a notice to consumers to allow them the opportunity to have their nonpublic personal information removed from Harland Clarke Holdings’ files before Harland Clarke Holdings shares their information with certain third parties. These laws and regulations may limit Harland Clarke Holdings’ ability to use its direct-to-consumer data in its businesses. Current laws and regulations allow Harland Clarke Holdings to transfer consumer information to process a consumer-initiated transaction, but also require Harland Clarke Holdings to protect the confidentiality of a consumer’s records or to protect against actual or potential fraud, unauthorized transactions, claims or other liabilities. Harland Clarke

Holdings is also allowed to transfer consumer information for required institutional risk control and for resolving customer disputes or inquiries. Harland Clarke Holdings may also contribute consumer information to a consumer-reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Some of Harland Clarke Holdings’ financial institution clients request various contractual provisions in their agreements that are intended to comply with their obligations under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and other laws and regulations.

Congress and many states have passed and are considering additional laws or regulations that, among other things, restrict the use, purchase, sale or sharing of nonpublic personal information about consumers and business customers. For example, legislation has been introduced in Congress to further restrict the sharing of consumer information by financial institutions, as well as to require that a consumer opt-in prior to a financial institution’s use of his or her data in its marketing programs.

New laws and regulations may be adopted in the future with respect to the Internet, e-commerce or marketing practices generally relating to consumer privacy. Such laws or regulations may impede the growth of the Internet and/or use of other sales or marketing vehicles. For example, new privacy laws could decrease traffic to Harland Clarke Holdings’ websites, decrease telemarketing opportunities and decrease the demand for its products and services. Additionally, the applicability to the Internet of existing laws governing property ownership, taxation and personal privacy is uncertain and may remain uncertain for a considerable length of time.

Mafco Worldwide produces a variety of licorice products from licorice root, intermediary licorice extracts produced by others and certain other ingredients at its facilities in Camden, New Jersey; Richmond, Virginia; Gardanne, France; Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China (‘‘ZFTZ’’); and at the facilities of its joint venture in Weihai, Shandong, People’s Republic of China. Approximately 67% of Mafco Worldwide’s licorice product sales are to the worldwide tobacco industry for use as tobacco flavor enhancing and moistening agents in the manufacture of American blend cigarettes, moist snuff, chewing tobacco and pipe tobacco. While licorice represents a small percentage of the total cost of manufacturing American blend cigarettes and other tobacco products, the particular formulation and quantity used by each brand is an important element in the brand’s quality. In addition, Mafco Worldwide manufactures and sells cocoa and carob products for use in the tobacco industry.

Mafco Worldwide also sells licorice products worldwide to confectioners, food processors, cosmetic companies and pharmaceutical manufacturers for use as flavoring and masking agents, including its Magnasweet brand flavor enhancer, which is used in various brands of chewing gum, lip balm, energy bars, non-carbonated beverages, chewable vitamins, aspirin and other products.

Mafco Worldwide also sells licorice root residue as garden mulch under the name Right Dress.

Mafco Worldwide has achieved its position as the world’s leading manufacturer of licorice products through its experience in obtaining licorice root, its technical expertise at maintaining the consistency and quality of its product and its ability to develop and manufacture proprietary formulations for individual customers and applications.

characteristics and then shreds the root to matchstick size. Licorice solids are then extracted from the shredded root with hot water. After filtration and evaporation, the concentrated extract is converted into powder, semi fluid or blocks, depending on the customer’s requirements, and then packaged and shipped. For certain customers, extracts from root may be blended with intermediary licorice extracts from other producers and non-licorice ingredients to produce licorice products that meet the individual customer’s requirements. Licorice extracts are further purified through various chemical and physical separation processes at Mafco Worldwide’s facilities in China to produce licorice derivatives. Mafco Worldwide maintains finished goods inventories of licorice extracts and licorice derivatives of sufficient quantity to normally provide immediate shipment to its tobacco and non-tobacco customers. In addition, Mafco Worldwide sells licorice root residue as garden mulch under the name Right Dress.

Mafco Worldwide also sells flavoring agents and plant products to the tobacco and health food industries. Mafco Worldwide cuts, grinds and extracts natural plant products into finished products.

Licorice is derived from the roots of the licorice plant, a shrub-like leguminous plant that is indigenous to the Middle East and Central Asia. The plant’s roots, which can be up to several inches thick and up to 25 feet long, are harvested when the plant is about four years old. They are then cleaned, dried and bagged or pressed into bales. Through its foreign suppliers, Mafco Worldwide acquires the root in local markets for shipment to Mafco Worldwide’s licorice extract processing facilities. Most of the licorice root processed by Mafco Worldwide originates in Afghanistan, the People’s Republic of China, Pakistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Turkey. Through many years of experience, Mafco Worldwide has developed extensive knowledge and relationships with its suppliers in these areas. Although the amount of licorice root Mafco Worldwide purchases from any individual source or country varies from year to year depending on cost and quality, Mafco Worldwide endeavors to purchase some licorice root from all available sources. This sourcing strategy enables Mafco Worldwide to maintain multiple sources of supply and relationships with many suppliers so that, if the licorice root from any one source becomes temporarily unavailable or uneconomic, Mafco Worldwide will be able to replace that source with licorice root from another area or supplier. Mafco Worldwide has therefore been able to obtain licorice root raw materials without interruption since World War II, even though there has been periodic instability in the areas of the world where licorice root raw materials are obtained. During 2007, Mafco Worldwide had numerous suppliers of root, and one vendor who supplied approximately 35% of Mafco Worldwide’s total root purchases. Mafco Worldwide tries to maintain a sufficient licorice root raw material inventory and open purchase contracts to meet normal production needs for two to three years. At December 31, 2007, Mafco Worldwide had on hand a supply of licorice root raw material between two and three years. Licorice root has an indefinite retention period as long as it is kept dry, and therefore Mafco Worldwide has experienced little, if any, raw material spoilage.

In addition to licorice root, Mafco Worldwide also uses intermediary licorice extracts and licorice derivatives produced by Mafco Worldwide’s facilities in ZFTZ and purchases licorice extracts and derivatives from other manufacturers for use as a raw material. These products are available from producers primarily in the People’s Republic of China and Central Asia in quantities sufficient to meet Mafco Worldwide’s current requirements and anticipated requirements for the foreseeable future.

Other raw materials for Mafco Worldwide’s non-licorice products and plant products are commercially available through many domestic and foreign sources.

Mafco Worldwide intends to maintain its position as the world leader in licorice products by continuing to manufacture high quality licorice extracts and derivatives to meet its customer’s strict quality requirements and by providing a high level of security of supply and superior service to its customers. In order to accomplish these goals, Mafco Worldwide will continue to make significant investments in licorice raw materials and will continue to operate factories and invest in raw material collection ventures in strategic areas of the world.

All sales in the U.S. (including sales of licorice products to U.S. cigarette manufacturers for use in American blend cigarettes to be exported) are made through Mafco Worldwide’s offices located in Camden, New Jersey or Richmond, Virginia, with technical support from Mafco Worldwide’s research and development department. Outside the U.S., Mafco Worldwide sells its products from its Camden, New Jersey offices, through its French and Chinese subsidiaries, a Chinese joint venture and through exclusive agents as well as independent distributors.

Mafco Worldwide has established strong relationships with its customers in the tobacco, confectionery and other industries because of its expertise in producing and supplying consistent quality licorice products and other flavor enhancing agents with a high level of service and security of supply. Mafco Worldwide ships products worldwide and provides technical assistance for product development for both tobacco and non-tobacco applications.

Mafco Worldwide sells licorice root residue, a by-product of the licorice extract manufacturing process, as garden mulch under the name Right Dress. Distribution of Right Dress is generally limited to the area within a 200-mile radius of Camden, New Jersey due to shipping costs and supply limitations.

In 2007, Mafco Worldwide’s ten largest customers, six of which are manufacturers of tobacco products, accounted for approximately 65% of Mafco Worldwide’s net revenues and approximately 4% of the Company’s consolidated net revenues on a pro forma basis for the Harland Acquisition. One customer, Altria Group Inc., accounted for approximately 35% of Mafco Worldwide’s 2007 net revenues and approximately 2% of the Company’s consolidated net revenues on a pro forma basis for the Harland Acquisition. If Altria Group Inc. or its successors were to stop purchasing licorice from Mafco Worldwide, it would have a significant adverse effect on the financial results of Mafco Worldwide.

Mafco Worldwide’s position as the largest manufacturer of licorice products in the world arises from its long-standing ability to provide its customers with a steady supply of high quality and consistent products, together with superior technical support. Producing licorice products of consistently high quality requires an experienced work force, careful manufacturing and rigorous quality control. Mafco Worldwide’s long-term relationships and knowledge of the licorice root market are of great value in enabling it to consistently acquire quality raw materials. Although Mafco Worldwide could face increased competition in the future, Mafco Worldwide currently encounters limited competition in sales of licorice products to tobacco companies in many of its markets as a result of the factors described above and the large investments in inventories of raw materials and production facilities that are required to adequately fulfill its customers’ needs. Other markets in which Mafco Worldwide operates, particularly the confectionery licorice market in Europe, are more competitive. Significant competing producers of licorice products are government-owned and private corporations in the People’s Republic of China and Iran and a private corporation based in Israel.

Developments and trends within the tobacco industry may have a material effect on the operations of Mafco Worldwide.

Worldwide consumption of American blend cigarettes has declined approximately 2% to 3% per year for the past five years. Manufacturers of cigarettes are subject to regulation in the U.S. at the federal, state and local levels, as well as in foreign countries. During 2007, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives each proposed legislation that would provide greater regulatory oversight for the manufacture of tobacco products, including proposals that could grant government agencies the ability to regulate tobacco product additives. Such legislation, if enacted, could potentially limit the type or quantity of additives that may be used in the manufacture of tobacco products in the U.S. Changing public attitudes toward tobacco products, a constant expansion of tobacco regulations in a number of

countries and an increase in excise and other taxes on cigarettes have all contributed to this worldwide decline in consumption of American blend cigarettes. Moreover, the trend is toward increasing regulation of the tobacco industry. Restrictive foreign tobacco legislation has been on the rise in recent years as well, including restrictions on where tobacco may be sold and used, warning labels and other graphic packaging images and product constituent limitations.

Consumption of chewing tobacco and moist snuff is concentrated primarily in the U.S. Domestic consumption of chewing tobacco products has declined by approximately 4% to 5% per year over the past five years. Chewing tobacco appeals to a limited and declining customer base, primarily males living in rural areas. Moist snuff consumption has risen due at least in part to the shift away from cigarettes and other types of smoking and smokeless tobacco. Consumption of moist snuff has increased approximately 4% to 5% per year over the past five years.

The sale and use of tobacco products has been subject to opposition from government and health officials in the U.S. for more than 40 years and, more recently, in other countries due to claims that tobacco consumption is harmful to an individual’s health. In addition, the World Health Organization has identified smoking as a significant world health risk. These claims have resulted in a number of substantial restrictions on the marketing, advertising, sale and use of cigarettes and other tobacco products, in diminished social acceptability of smoking and in activities by anti-tobacco groups designed to inhibit tobacco product sales. The effects of these claims together with substantial increases in state, federal and foreign taxes on cigarettes have resulted in lower tobacco consumption, which is likely to continue in the future. Mafco Worldwide cannot predict the future course of tobacco regulation. Any substantial increase in tobacco regulation may adversely affect tobacco product sales, which could indirectly have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide.

Over the years, there has been substantial litigation between tobacco product manufacturers and individuals, various governmental units and private health care providers regarding increased medical expenditures and losses allegedly caused by use of tobacco products. In part as a result of settlements in certain of this litigation, the cigarette companies in the U.S. significantly increased the wholesale price of cigarettes in order to recoup the cost of the settlements. Worldwide cigarette consumption has also declined due to the higher prices of cigarettes, the increased emphasis on the health effects of cigarettes and the continuing restrictions on smoking areas. At this time Mafco Worldwide is unable to determine whether additional price increases in the future will reduce tobacco consumption or the effect of reduced consumption on Mafco Worldwide’s financial performance. There may be an increase in health-related litigation against the tobacco industry, and it is possible that Mafco Worldwide, as a supplier to the tobacco industry, may be party to such litigation. This litigation, if successful, could have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide.

The tobacco industry, including cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, has been subject to federal, state, local and foreign excise taxes for many years. In recent years, federal, state, local and foreign governments have increased or proposed increases to such taxes as a means of both raising revenue and discouraging the consumption of tobacco products. Proposals to increase taxes on tobacco products are also pending in both the U.S. and in foreign countries. Mafco Worldwide is unable to predict the likelihood of enactment of such proposals or the extent to which enactment of such proposals would affect tobacco sales. A significant reduction in consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco products could have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide.

Mafco Worldwide is subject to applicable state, federal and foreign environmental laws. Management believes that Mafco Worldwide’s operations are in substantial compliance with all applicable environmental laws. Although no other material capital or operating expenditures relating to environmental controls or other environmental matters are currently anticipated, there can be no assurance that Mafco Worldwide will not incur costs in the future relating to environmental matters that would have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business or financial condition.

The licorice product business is generally non-seasonal. However, sales of Right Dress garden mulch occur primarily in the first six and last two months of the year.

At December 31, 2007, Mafco Worldwide had approximately 384 employees. Mafco Worldwide has 162 employees covered under collective bargaining agreements. The Mafco Worldwide collective bargaining agreement covering employees at the Camden, New Jersey facility expires at the end of May 2008. Management of Mafco Worldwide believes that employee relations are good.

The Company’s non-operating contingent claims are generally associated with its indirect, wholly owned, non-operating subsidiary, Pneumo Abex LLC (together with its predecessors in interest, ‘‘Pneumo Abex’’). Substantially all of these contingent claims are the financial responsibility of third parties and include various environmental and asbestos-related claims. As a result, the Company has not since 1995 paid and does not expect to pay on its own behalf material amounts related to these matters.

In 1988, a predecessor of PepsiAmericas, Inc. (the ‘‘Original Indemnitor’’) sold to Pneumo Abex various operating businesses, all of which Pneumo Abex re-sold by 1996. Prior to the 1988 sale, those businesses had manufactured certain asbestos-containing friction products. Pneumo Abex has been named, typically along with 10 to as many as 100 or more other companies, as a defendant in various personal injury lawsuits claiming damages relating to exposure to asbestos. Pursuant to indemnification agreements, the Original Indemnitor has ultimate responsibility for all the remaining asbestos-related claims asserted against Pneumo Abex through August 1998 and for certain asbestos-related claims asserted thereafter. In connection with the sale by Pneumo Abex in December 1994 of its Friction Products Division, a subsidiary (the ‘‘Friction Buyer’’) of Cooper Industries, Inc. (now Cooper Industries, LLC, the ‘‘Friction Guarantor’’) assumed all liability for substantially all asbestos-related claims asserted against Pneumo Abex after August 1998 and not indemnified by the Original Indemnitor. Following the Friction Products sale, Pneumo Abex treated the Division as a discontinued operation and stopped including the Division’s assets and liabilities in its financial statements.

In 1995, MCG Intermediate Holdings Inc. (‘‘MCGI’’), M & F Worldwide and two subsidiaries of M & F Worldwide entered into a transfer agreement (the ‘‘Transfer Agreement’’). Under the Transfer Agreement, Pneumo Abex transferred to MCGI substantially all of its assets and liabilities other than the assets and liabilities relating to its former Abex NWL Aerospace Division (‘‘Aerospace’’) and certain contingent liabilities and the related assets, including its historical insurance and indemnification arrangements. The Transfer Agreement provides for appropriate transfer, indemnification and tax sharing arrangements, in a manner consistent with applicable law and previously existing contractual arrangements, as further explained below.

The Transfer Agreement also requires MCGI, which currently is an indirect subsidiary of Holdings, to undertake certain administrative and funding obligations with respect to certain categories of asbestos-related claims and other liabilities, including environmental claims, that Pneumo Abex did not transfer. Pneumo Abex will be obligated to reimburse the amounts so funded only when it receives amounts under related indemnification and insurance agreements. Such administrative and funding obligations would be terminated as to these categories of asbestos-related claims in the case of a bankruptcy of Pneumo Abex or M & F Worldwide or of certain other events affecting the availability of coverage for such claims from third-party indemnitors and insurers. In the event of certain kinds of disputes with Pneumo Abex’s indemnitors regarding their indemnities, the Transfer Agreement permits Pneumo Abex to require MCGI to fund 50% of the costs of resolving the disputes.

commenced litigation in 1982 against a portion of these insurers in order to confirm the availability of this coverage. As a result of settlements in that litigation, other coverage agreements with other carriers, payments by the Original Indemnitor and funding payments pursuant to the Transfer Agreement, all of Pneumo Abex’s monthly expenditures for asbestos-related claims other than as described below are managed and paid by others. As of December 31, 2007, the Company incurred or expected to incur approximately $1.0 million of costs related to asbestos-related claims not subject to the arrangements described above (the ‘‘Remaining Claims’’), as to which it either has received or expects to receive approximately $0.8 million in insurance reimbursements. Management does not expect the Remaining Claims to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations, but the Company is unable to forecast either the number of future asbestos-related claimants or the amount of future defense and settlement costs associated with present or future asbestos-related claims.

The Transfer Agreement further provides that MCGI will assume from Pneumo Abex all liability for environmental matters associated with Pneumo Abex’s and its predecessor’s operations to the extent not paid by third-party indemnitors or insurers, other than matters relating to Pneumo Abex’s former Aerospace business. Accordingly, environmental liabilities arising after the 1988 transaction with the Original Indemnitor that relate to the former Aerospace business are the Company’s responsibility. The Original Indemnitor is obligated to indemnify Pneumo Abex for costs, expenses and liabilities relating to environmental and natural resource matters to the extent attributable to the pre-1988 operation of the businesses acquired from the Original Indemnitor, subject to certain conditions and limitations principally relating to compliance with notice, cooperation and other procedural requirements. The Original Indemnitor is generally discharging its environmental indemnification liabilities in the ordinary course, and MCGI manages and advances all costs associated with such matters pending reimbursement by the Original Indemnitor.

It is generally not possible to predict the ultimate total costs relating to any remediation that may be demanded at any of the sites subject to the indemnity from the Original Indemnitor due to, among other factors, uncertainty regarding the extent of prior pollution, the complexity of applicable environmental laws and regulations and their interpretations, uncertainty regarding future changes to such laws and regulations or their enforcement, the varying costs and effectiveness of alternative cleanup technologies and methods, and the questionable and varying degrees of responsibility and/or involvement by Pneumo Abex. However, the Company does not itself expect to pay any of these costs due to the Transfer Agreement and the Original Indemnitor’s indemnity.

The Company considers Pneumo Abex’s unassumed contingent claims, except for certain immaterial matters where no third-party indemnification or assumption arrangement exists, to be the financial responsibility of those third parties and monitors their financial positions to determine the level of uncertainty associated with their abilities to satisfy their obligations. Based upon these third parties’ repeated acknowledgements of their obligations, active management of these contingent claims, discharging of the related liabilities when required, and financial positions based upon publicly filed financial statements, as well as the history of insurance recovery set forth above, the Company believes that the likelihood of these third parties failing to satisfy these claims against Pneumo Abex is remote.

trust for the payment of $500.0 million, (iii) the trust would assume all financial responsibility for the payment of asbestos-related claims subject to the Friction Buyer’s assumption, and (iv) one or more court-ordered injunctions would bar the assertion of any claim arising out of the asbestos-related claims subject to the Friction Buyer’s assumption from being asserted against the Company, the Friction Buyer or the Friction Guarantor (items (a)(i) through (a)(iv) collectively, the ‘‘Plan A Settlement’’) or (b) under certain conditions set forth in the agreements relating to possible difficulties in implementing the Plan A Settlement, (i) Pneumo Abex would continue to be owned by the Company but would receive $2.0 million from the Friction Buyer’s bankruptcy estate, (ii) the Friction Buyer would be relieved of its obligations, and (iii) the Friction Guarantor would continue to honor its guaranty obligation and receive $138.0 million from the Friction Buyer’s bankruptcy estate (items (b)(i) through (b)(iii) collectively, the ‘‘Plan B Settlement’’). Both the Plan A Settlement and the Plan B Settlement are subject to various contingencies, including, in the case of the Plan A Settlement, bankruptcy court approval. In December 2007, the Friction Buyer consummated its bankruptcy plan of reorganization, and was discharged from its obligations to Pneumo Abex. This discharge did not affect the Friction Guarantor’s obligation. Pursuant to the terms of the plan of reorganization, and pending a resolution of the Plan A Settlement, the amounts payable under the Plan B Settlement have been placed in escrow. As of the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Plan A Settlement remains under submission to the court overseeing the Friction Buyer’s bankruptcy. No assurance can be given regarding whether the Plan A Settlement can or will be consummated.

Pneumo Abex’s former Aerospace business sold certain of its aerospace products to the U.S. Government or to private contractors for the U.S. Government. Pneumo Abex retained in the Aerospace sale certain claims for allegedly defective pricing that the Government made with respect to certain of these products. In the sole remaining matter managed by Pneumo Abex, Pneumo Abex contests the Government’s allegations and has been attempting to resolve this matter without litigation.

Certain of the intermediate holding companies of the predecessor of Harland Clarke Holdings had issued guarantees on behalf of operating companies formerly owned by these intermediate holding companies, which operating companies are not part of Harland Clarke Holdings’ businesses. In the stock purchase agreement executed in connection with the acquisition of Clarke American by the Company, Honeywell agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to assume, replace or terminate such guarantees and indemnify the Company and its affiliates, including Harland Clarke Holdings and its subsidiaries, with respect to all liabilities arising under such guarantees.

Various other legal proceedings, claims and investigations are pending against the Company, including those relating to commercial transactions, product liability, environmental, safety and health matters and other matters. Most of these matters are covered by insurance, subject to deductibles and maximum limits, and by third-party indemnities. In the opinion of management, based upon the information available at this time, the outcome of the matters referred to above will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

Copies of the Company’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 are available on the Company’s website, www.mandfworldwide.com, without charge and as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company files such materials with or furnishes such materials to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

M & F Worldwide’s holding company structure could limit its ability to pay its expenses and dividends on its common stock.

M & F Worldwide is a holding company whose only material assets are the stock of its subsidiaries, approximately $17.0 million in cash and cash equivalents and $40.0 million in marketable securities as of December 31, 2007. M & F Worldwide conducts all of its operations through its operating subsidiaries. M & F Worldwide’s ability to pay its expenses and dividends on its common stock depends on its cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities on hand and on the payment of dividends and tax sharing payments to it by Harland Clarke Holdings and Mafco Worldwide. Payments to M & F Worldwide by those subsidiaries, in turn, depend upon their consolidated results of operations and cash flows and whether they meet the criteria to make dividend payments under the instruments governing their indebtedness.

Our subsidiaries have substantial indebtedness, which may adversely affect our ability to operate our businesses and prevent our subsidiaries from fulfilling their obligations under their respective debt agreements.

As of December 31, 2007, Harland Clarke Holdings had total indebtedness of $2,409.9 million (including $3.9 million of capital lease obligations and other indebtedness), and $84.2 million of additional availability under the Harland Clarke Holdings revolving credit facility (after giving effect to the issuance of $15.8 million of letters of credit). As of December 31, 2007, Mafco Worldwide had total indebtedness of $65.7 million and $14.7 million of additional availability under the Mafco Worldwide revolving credit facility (after giving effect to the issuance of $0.3 million of letters of credit). In addition, under certain circumstances, Harland Clarke Holdings is permitted to incur additional term loan and/or revolving credit facility indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of up to $250.0 million, and the terms of Harland Clarke Holdings’ senior secured credit facilities and notes allow it to borrow substantial additional debt, including additional secured debt. Our substantial level of indebtedness could have important consequences. For example, it could:

Holdings has advised the Company that it has pledged shares of M & F Worldwide common stock to secure obligations and that additional shares of M & F Worldwide common stock may from time to time be pledged to secure obligations of Holdings. A default under any of these obligations that are secured by the pledged shares could cause a foreclosure with respect to such shares of common stock. A foreclosure upon any such shares of common stock or dispositions of shares of common stock could, in a sufficient amount, constitute a ‘‘change of control’’ as defined under Mafco Worldwide’s financing agreements, which would permit Mafco Worldwide’s lenders to accelerate amounts outstanding under such indebtedness.

Harland Clarke Holdings’ and Mafco Worldwide’s ability to make payments on their indebtedness depends on their ability to generate sufficient cash in the future.

Harland Clarke Holdings’ and Mafco Worldwide’s ability to make payments on their respective indebtedness and to fund planned capital expenditures will depend on their ability to generate cash in the future. This is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors beyond our control.

Harland Clarke Holdings is required to make scheduled payments of principal on its senior secured term loan in the amount of $18.0 million per year in equal quarterly installments. In addition, Harland Clarke Holdings’ term loan facility requires that a portion of its excess cash flow be applied to prepay amounts borrowed under that facility, beginning in 2009 with respect to 2008. Harland Clarke Holdings is required to repay its senior secured term loan in full in 2014 and is required to repay its senior notes in 2015. Harland Clarke Holdings’ revolving credit facility will mature in 2013.

Mafco Worldwide is required to make scheduled payments of principal on its senior secured term loan in the amount of $1.1 million per year in equal quarterly installments. In addition, Mafco Worldwide’s term loan facility requires that a portion of its excess cash flow be applied to prepay amounts borrowed under that facility. Mafco Worldwide is required to repay its senior secured term loan in full in December 2011. Mafco Worldwide’s revolving credit facility will mature in 2010.

In connection with the purchase of the remaining 50% of a joint venture in July 2007, Mafco Worldwide entered into the first amendment to the Mafco Worldwide credit facilities. The amendment provided for, among other things, Mafco Worldwide’s ability to make certain earnout payments, if any, and the incorporation of such earnout payments into the excess cash flow calculation.

Harland Clarke Holdings and Mafco Worldwide may not be able to generate sufficient cash flow from operations and future borrowings may not be available to them under their respective credit facilities in an amount sufficient to enable Harland Clarke Holdings or Mafco Worldwide to repay their debt or to fund their other liquidity needs. If Harland Clarke Holdings’ or Mafco Worldwide’s future cash flow from operations and other capital resources is insufficient to pay their obligations as they mature or to fund their liquidity needs, Harland Clarke Holdings or Mafco Worldwide, as the case may be, may be forced to reduce or delay its business activities and capital expenditures, sell assets, obtain additional debt or equity capital or restructure or refinance all or a portion of its debt on or before maturity. Harland Clarke Holdings or Mafco Worldwide, as the case may be, may not be able to accomplish any of these alternatives on a timely basis or on satisfactory terms, if at all. In addition, the terms of Harland Clarke Holdings’ and Mafco Worldwide’s existing and future indebtedness may limit their respective ability to pursue any of these alternatives.

Despite our subsidiaries’ current indebtedness levels, we and our subsidiaries may still be able to incur substantially more debt. Additional indebtedness could exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial leverage.

We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future. The terms of Harland Clarke Holdings’ senior secured credit facilities, the indenture governing Harland Clarke Holdings’ senior notes and the terms of Mafco Worldwide’s credit facilities do not fully prohibit Harland Clarke Holdings or Mafco Worldwide from doing so. In addition, as of December 31, 2007, there was $84.2 million of additional availability under Harland Clarke Holdings’ $100.0 million revolving credit facility (after giving effect to the issuance of $15.8 million of letters of credit) and $14.7 million of additional availability under Mafco Worldwide’s $15.0 million revolving credit facility (after giving effect to the issuance of $0.3 million of letters of credit). Under certain circumstances, Harland Clarke Holdings is permitted to incur additional term loan and/or revolving credit facility indebtedness under its senior secured credit facilities in an aggregate principal amount of up to $250.0 million. In addition, the terms of Harland Clarke Holdings’ senior secured credit facilities and senior notes allow Harland Clarke Holdings to borrow substantial additional debt, including additional secured debt. If new indebtedness is added to our current debt levels, the related risks that we now face could intensify.

Covenant restrictions under our subsidiaries’ indebtedness may limit each subsidiary’s ability to operate its respective business.

The indenture governing Harland Clarke Holdings’ senior notes and the agreements governing Harland Clarke Holdings’ and Mafco Worldwide’s respective senior secured credit facilities contain, among other things, covenants that restrict Harland Clarke Holdings’, Mafco Worldwide’s and their respective subsidiaries’ ability to finance future operations or capital needs or to engage in other

business activities. The indenture governing the Harland Clarke Holdings senior notes restrict, among other things, Harland Clarke Holdings’ and its subsidiaries’ ability to:

Harland Clarke Holdings’ and Mafco Worldwide’s senior secured credit facilities contain customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among other things, restrictions on indebtedness, liens, mergers and consolidations, sales of assets, loans, investments, acquisitions, restricted payments, transactions with affiliates, dividends and other payment restrictions affecting subsidiaries and sale-leaseback transactions.

In addition, Harland Clarke Holdings’ and Mafco Worldwide’s respective credit facilities contain covenants requiring them to maintain financial ratios, including, with respect to Harland Clarke Holdings, a maximum consolidated secured leverage ratio for the benefit of the lenders under its revolving credit facility only and with respect to Mafco Worldwide, a maximum total debt ratio and a minimum consolidated interest expense ratio. These restrictions may limit Harland Clarke Holdings’ and Mafco Worldwide’s ability to operate their respective businesses and may prohibit or limit their ability to enhance their operations or take advantage of potential business opportunities as they arise.

We may not be able to successfully integrate Harland’s business, and we may not be able to achieve the cost savings or synergies we currently expect, which could have a material and adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

Although each of Clarke American and Harland had acquired and integrated businesses in the past, we may not be able to successfully integrate Harland’s business. The process of integrating acquired businesses involves numerous risks, including, among others:

In addition, it may cost more than we have anticipated to achieve synergies, and we may not be able to achieve the expected cost savings and synergies to the degree or at the times we currently expect, or at all.

The acquisition of Harland has also greatly increased the size of our company, and we may be unable to manage the increase in scale successfully. The failure to manage the increase in scale successfully could have a material and adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

We may not be able to retain all of Clarke American’s and Harland’s historical clients, which may have a material, adverse effect on our business prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

For various reasons, the clients of Clarke American or Harland prior to the Harland Acquisition may not remain as our clients in the combined company. A number of our Harland Clarke segment’s historical contracts are terminable upon short notice or at will. Furthermore, change of control, non-competition and other provisions in certain of our contracts may have given clients the right to terminate those contracts as a result of the Harland Acquisition. The loss of a significant number of clients as a result of the Harland Acquisition may have a material, adverse effect on our business prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

Account data breaches involving stored client data or misuse of such data could adversely affect our reputation, revenues, profits and growth.

We, our clients, and other third parties store customer account information relating to our Harland Clarke segment’s checks. In addition, a number of clients use our Harland Financial Solutions products and Scantron products to store and manage sensitive customer and student information. Scantron also provides services which involve the storage of non-public customer information. Any breach of the systems on which sensitive customer data and account information are stored or archived and any misuse by our own employees, by employees of data archiving services or by other unauthorized users of such data could lead to fraudulent activity involving our clients and our financial institution clients’ customers’ information and/or funds, damage the reputation of our brands and result in claims against us. If we are unsuccessful in defending any lawsuit involving such data security breaches or misuse, we may be forced to pay damages, which could materially and adversely affect our profitability and could have a material adverse impact on our transaction volumes, revenue and future growth prospects. In addition, such breaches could adversely affect our financial institution clients’ perception as to our reliability, and could lead to the termination of client contracts.

Legislation and contracts relating to protection of personal data could limit or harm our future business.

We are subject to state and federal laws and regulations regarding the protection of consumer information commonly referred to as ‘‘non-public personal information.’’ Examples include the federal financial modernization law known as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the regulations implementing its privacy and information security requirements, as well as other privacy and data security federal and state laws and regulations. We are also subject to additional requirements in many of our contracts with financial institution clients, which are often more restrictive than the regulations. These laws, regulations and agreements require us to develop and implement policies to protect non-public personal information and to disclose these policies to consumers before a customer relationship is established and periodically thereafter. The laws, regulations, and agreements limit our ability to use or disclose non-public personal information for other than the purposes originally intended.

Where not preempted by the provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, states may enact legislation or regulations that are more restrictive on our use of data. In addition, more restrictive legislation or regulations have been introduced in the past and could be introduced in the future in Congress and the states and could have a negative impact on our business, results of operations or prospects. Additionally, future contracts may impose even more stringent requirements on us which could increase our operating costs, as well as interfere with the cost savings we are trying to achieve.

The financial services sector is also subject to various federal and state regulations and oversight. As a supplier of services to financial institutions, certain operations of our Harland Clarke and Harland Financial Solutions segments are examined by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, among other agencies, to confirm our ability to maintain data security. These agencies regulate and audit services we provide and the manner in which we operate, and we are required to comply with a broad range of applicable laws and regulations. Adverse audit findings could impact our ability to continue to render services or require investment in corrective measures. Moreover, current laws and regulations may be amended in the future or interpreted by regulators in a manner which could negatively impact the operations of our Harland Clarke or Harland Financial Solutions segments or limit their future growth.

The use of our Scantron products to store and manage student and other educational data may be subject to The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, commonly known as FERPA, which is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records in connection with Scantron’s web-based assessment services. Many states have enacted similar laws to protect the privacy of student data. The operation of websites by Scantron that are accessed by children under the age of 13 is subject to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, commonly known as COPPA. The collection of patient data through Scantron’s survey services is subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, commonly known as HIPAA, which protects the privacy of patient data. Scantron is also subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.

New laws and regulations may be adopted in the future with respect to the Internet, e-commerce or marketing practices generally relating to consumer privacy. Such laws or regulations may impede the growth of the Internet and/or use of other sales or marketing vehicles. As an example, new privacy laws could decrease traffic to our websites, decrease telemarketing opportunities and decrease the demand for our products and services. Additionally, the applicability to the Internet of existing laws governing property ownership, taxation, libel and personal privacy is uncertain and may remain uncertain for a considerable length of time.

We may experience processing errors or software defects that could harm our business and reputation.

We use sophisticated software and computing systems to process check orders for clients of our Harland Clarke, Harland Financial Solutions and Scantron segments. We may experience difficulties in installing or integrating our technologies on platforms used by our clients. Furthermore, certain financial institution clients of our Harland Clarke segment have integrated certain components of their systems with ours, permitting our operators to effect certain operations directly into our financial institution clients’ customers’ accounts. Errors or delays in the processing of check orders, software defects or other difficulties could result in:

We may not successfully implement any or all components of our business strategy or realize all of our expected cost savings, which could reduce our revenues and profitability.

The primary components of our business strategy for the businesses operated by Harland Clarke Holdings are to cross-sell between business segments, capitalize on complementary offerings across the client base of our Harland Clarke segment, cross-sell software products into our combined client base, continue focusing on software-enabled testing and assessment products while expanding the offering of survey services to financial institutions, and continue to reduce costs and generate strong cash flow.

We may not be able to fully implement any or all components of our business strategy or realize, in whole or in part or within the timeframes anticipated, the efficiency improvements or expected cost savings from this strategy. Our strategy is subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. Additionally, our business strategy may change from time to time. As a result, we may not be able to achieve our expected results of operations.

We may be unable to protect our rights in intellectual property, and third party infringement or misappropriation may materially adversely affect our profitability.

We rely on a combination of measures to protect our intellectual property, among them, registering trademarks and copyrights, patenting inventions, implementing procedures that afford trade secret status and protection to our proprietary information, such as entering into third party

non-disclosure and intellectual property assignment agreements, and maintaining our intellectual property by entering into licenses that grant only limited rights to third parties. We may be required to spend significant resources to protect, monitor and police our trade secrets, proprietary know-how trademarks and other intellectual property rights. Despite our efforts to protect our intellectual property, third parties or licensees may infringe or misappropriate our intellectual property. The confidentiality agreements that are designed to protect our trade secrets and proprietary know-how could be breached, or our trade secrets and proprietary know-how might otherwise become known by others. We may not have adequate remedies for infringement or misappropriation of our intellectual property rights or for breach of our confidentiality agreements. The loss of intellectual property protection or the inability to enforce our intellectual property rights could harm our business and ability to compete.

We may be unable to maintain our licenses to use third party intellectual property on favorable terms.

A significant portion of our revenues are derived from the sale of products by our Harland Clarke segment bearing third party trademarks or designs pursuant to royalty-bearing licenses. Typically, these licenses are for a term of between two and three years, and some licenses may be terminated at the licensor’s option upon a change of control. There can be no guarantee that such licenses will be renewed or will continue to be available to us on terms that would allow us to continue to sell the licensed products profitably.

Third parties may assert intellectual property infringement claims against us in the future. In particular, there has been a substantial increase in the issuance of patents for Internet related systems and business methods, which may have broad implications for participants in technology and service sectors. Claims for infringement of these patents are increasingly becoming a subject of litigation. Because some patent applications are maintained in secrecy for a period of time, there is also a risk that we could adopt a technology without knowledge of a pending patent application, which technology would infringe a third party patent once that patent is issued. Responding to these infringement claims may require us to enter into royalty-bearing license agreements, to stop selling or to redesign affected products, services and technologies, to pay damages, and/or to satisfy indemnification commitments under agreements with our licensees. In the event that our trademarks are successfully challenged by third parties, we could be forced to rebrand our products, which could result in the loss of brand recognition. Future litigation relating to infringement claims could also result in substantial costs to us and a diversion of management resources. Adverse determinations in any litigation or proceeding could also subject us to significant liabilities and could prevent us from using some of our products, services or technologies.

We are dependent upon third-party providers for significant information technology needs, and an interruption of services from these providers could materially and adversely affect our operations.

We have entered into agreements with third party providers for the licensing of certain software and the provision of information technology services, including software development and support services, and personal computer, telecommunications, network server and help desk services. In the event that one or more of these providers is not able to provide adequate information technology services or terminates a license or service, we would be adversely affected. Although we believe that information technology services and substantially equivalent software and services are available from numerous sources, a failure to perform or a termination by one or more of our service providers could cause a disruption in our business while we obtain an alternative source of supply and we may not be able to find such an alternative source on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.

We depend upon the talents and contributions of a limited number of individuals, many of whom would be difficult to replace, and the loss or interruption of their services could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our business is largely driven by the personal relationships of our senior management teams. Despite executing employment agreements with certain members of our senior management team,

these individuals may discontinue service with us and we may not be able to find individuals to replace them at the same cost, or at all. We have not obtained key person insurance for any member of our senior management team. The loss or interruption of the services of these executives could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We face uncertainty with respect to future acquisitions, and unsuitable or unsuccessful acquisitions could materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

We have acquired complementary businesses in the past, and we may pursue acquisitions of complementary businesses in the future. On February 22, 2008, we completed the acquisition of Pearson plc’s Data Management business. We may be unable to successfully integrate the acquired business or retain management, key employees and/or customers, and this acquisition may prove to be unsuccessful. We cannot predict whether suitable acquisition candidates can be acquired on acceptable terms or whether future acquisitions, even if completed, will be successful. Future acquisitions by us could result in the incurrence of contingent liabilities, debt or amortization expenses relating to intangible assets which could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. Moreover, the success of any past or future acquisition will depend upon our ability to integrate effectively the acquired businesses.

We also cannot predict whether any acquired products, technologies or businesses will contribute to our revenues or earnings to any material extent or whether cost savings and synergies we expect at the time of the acquisition can be realized once the acquisition has been completed. Furthermore, if we incur additional indebtedness to finance an acquisition, we cannot predict whether the acquired business will be able to generate sufficient cash flow to service that additional indebtedness.

Unsuitable or unsuccessful acquisitions could therefore have a material and adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

We are exposed to changes in interest rates on our variable rate debt. A hypothetical 10% increase in the interest rates applicable to debt outstanding at December 31, 2007 would result in an increase to interest expense of approximately $11.1 million per year. Adverse interest rate changes could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We are dependent on the success of our research and development and the failure to develop new and improved products could adversely affect its business.

We have in the past made, and intend to continue in the future to make, investments in research and development in order to enable us to identify and develop new products. The development process for new products can be lengthy. Despite investments in this area, our research and development may not result in the discovery or successful development of new products. The success of our new product offerings will depend on several factors, including its ability to:

The continuous introduction of new products is important to our growth. Our financial condition could deteriorate if it we are unable to successfully develop and commercialize new products.

We may be subject to sales and other taxes, which could have adverse effects on our business.

In accordance with current federal, state and local tax laws, and the constitutional limitations thereon, we currently collect sales, use or other similar taxes in state and local jurisdictions where we

have a physical presence. One or more state or local jurisdictions may seek to impose sales tax collection obligations on us and other out-of-state companies which engage in remote or online commerce. Several U.S. states have taken various initiatives to prompt retailers to collect local and state sales taxes on purchases made over the Internet. Furthermore, tax law and the interpretation of constitutional limitations thereon is subject to change. In addition, any new operations of these businesses in states where they do not currently have a physical presence could subject shipments of goods by these businesses into such states to sales tax under current or future laws. If one or more state or local jurisdictions successfully asserts that we must collect sales or other taxes beyond our current practices, it could have a material, adverse affect on our business.

We may be subject to environmental risks, and liabilities for environmental compliance or cleanup could have a material, adverse effect on our profitability.

Our operations are subject to many existing and proposed federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations pertaining to pollution and protection of human health and the environment, the violation of which can result in substantial costs and liabilities, including material civil and criminal fines and penalties. Such requirements include those pertaining to air emissions; wastewater discharges; occupational safety and health; the generation, handling, treatment, remediation, use, storage, transport, release, and exposure to hazardous substances and wastes. Under certain of these laws and regulations, such as the federal Superfund statute, the obligation to investigate and remediate contamination at a facility may be imposed on current and former owners or operators or on persons who may have sent waste to that facility for disposal. In addition, environmental laws and regulations, and interpretation or enforcement thereof, are constantly evolving and any such changes could impact the business, financial condition or results of operations. Enforcement of these laws and regulations may require the expenditure of material amounts for environmental compliance or cleanup.

The operations of our Harland Clarke segment use hazardous materials in the printing process and generate wastewater and air emissions. Some of our historic check and form printing operations at current and former facilities used hazardous materials in greater quantities. In some instances, we have sold these facilities and agreed to indemnify the buyer of the facility for certain environmental liabilities. We may also be subject to liability under environmental laws and regulations for environmental conditions at our current or former facilities or in connection with the disposal of waste generated at these facilities. Although we are not aware of any fact or circumstance which would require the expenditure of material amounts for environmental compliance or cleanup, if environmental liabilities are discovered at our current or former facilities or at locations where our wastes were disposed, we could be required to spend material amounts for environmental compliance or cleanup.

Holdings is a corporation wholly owned by Mr. Ronald O. Perelman. Mr. Perelman, directly and through Holdings, beneficially owned, as of December 31, 2007, approximately 39.4% of our outstanding common stock. In addition, two of our directors, as well as our senior executives, are affiliated with Holdings. As a result, Holdings and its sole stockholder possess significant influence over our business decisions.

The paper check industry overall is a mature industry and check usage is declining. Our business will be harmed if check usage declines faster than expected.

Check and related products and services, including delivery services, account for most of our revenues. The check industry overall is a mature industry. The number of checks written in the United States has declined in recent years, and we believe that it will continue to decline due to the increasing use of alternative payment methods, including credit cards, debit cards, smart cards, automated teller machines, direct deposit, wire transfers, electronic, home banking applications, Internet based payment services and other bill paying services. According to Global Concepts, Inc., an independent consulting firm hired by the Federal Reserve to analyze check writing patterns, the number of checks written declined at a compound annual rate of approximately 4.0% from 2000 to 2003 and was forecast to decline at a compound annual rate of approximately 3.7% from 2004 to 2009. The actual rate and extent to which alternative payment methods will achieve consumer acceptance and replace checks, whether as a result of legislative developments, personal preference or otherwise, cannot be predicted with certainty and could decline at a more rapid rate. Changes in technology or the widespread adoption of current technologies may also make alternative payment methods more popular. An increase in the use of any of these alternative payment methods could have a material adverse effect on the demand for checks and a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and prospects.

Consolidation among financial institutions may adversely affect our relationships with our clients and our ability to sell our products and may therefore result in lower revenues and profitability.

Mergers, acquisitions and personnel changes at financial institutions may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. For the year ended December 31, 2007, on a pro forma basis, financial institutions accounted for approximately 86% of revenues for our Harland Clarke segment. In recent years, the number of financial institutions has declined due to consolidation. Consolidation among financial institutions could cause us to lose current and potential clients as such clients are, for example, acquired by financial institutions with pre-existing relationships with our competitors. This concentration greatly increases the importance of retaining our major financial institution clients and attracting significant additional clients. The increase in general negotiating leverage possessed by such consolidated entities also presents a risk that new and/or renewed contracts with these institutions may not be secured on terms as favorable as those historically negotiated with these clients. Consolidation among financial institutions could therefore decrease our revenues and profitability.

We are dependent on a few large clients, and adverse changes in our relationships with these highly concentrated clients may adversely affect our revenues and profitability.

The majority of sales from our Harland Clarke segment has been, and very likely will continue to be, concentrated among a small group of clients. For the year ended December 31, 2007 the top 20 clients of our Harland Clarke segment represented approximately 42% of its revenues, with sales to Bank of America representing a significant portion of revenues. A number of contracts with Harland Clarke segment clients may be terminated by the client for convenience upon written notice or ‘‘for cause.’’ A significant decrease or interruption in business from any of our Harland Clarke segment significant clients, or the termination of our contracts with any of our most significant clients, could have a material adverse effect on our revenues and profitability.

Our financial results can also be adversely affected by the business practices and actions of our large clients in a number of ways, including timing, size and mix of product orders and supply chain management. Several contracts with our significant clients expire over the next several years. We may not be able to renew them on terms favorable to us, or at all. The loss of one or more of these clients or a shift in the demand by, distribution methods of, pricing to, or terms of sale to, one or more of these clients could materially adversely affect us. The write-off of any significant receivable due from delays in payment or return of products by any of our significant clients could also adversely impact our revenues and profitability.

We face intense competition and pricing pressures in certain areas of our business, which could result in lower revenues, higher costs and lower profitability.

The check printing industry is intensely competitive. In addition to competition from alternative payment methods, we also face considerable competition from other check printers and other similar providers of printed products. The principal factors on which we compete are service, convenience, quality, product range and price. We may not be able to compete effectively against current and future competitors, which could result in lower revenues, higher costs and lower profitability.

Interruptions or adverse changes in our vendor or supplier relationships or delivery services could have a material adverse effect on our business.

We have strong relationships with many of the country’s largest paper mills and ink suppliers. These relationships afford us certain purchasing advantages, including stable supply and favorable pricing arrangements. Our supplier arrangements are by purchase order and terminable at will at the option of either party. While we have been able to obtain sufficient paper supplies during recent paper shortages and otherwise, in part through purchases from foreign suppliers, we are subject to the risk that we will be unable to purchase sufficient quantities of paper to meet our production requirements during times of tight supply. An interruption in our relationship with service providers for our digital printers could compromise our ability to fulfill pending orders for checks and related products. Any interruption in supplies or service from these or other vendors or suppliers or delivery services could result in a disruption to our business if we are unable to readily find alternative service providers at comparable rates.

Increased production and delivery costs, such as fluctuations in paper costs, could materially adversely affect our profitability.

Increases in production costs such as paper and labor could adversely affect our profitability, our business, our financial condition and results of operations. For example, the principal raw material used by our Harland Clarke segment is paper. Any significant increase in paper prices as a result of a short supply or otherwise would adversely affect our costs. In addition, disruptions in parcel deliveries or increases in delivery rates, which are often tied to fuel prices, could also increase our costs. Our contracts with clients in our Harland Clarke segment may contain certain restrictions on our ability to pass on to clients increased production costs or price increases. In addition, competitive pressures in the check industry may have the effect of inhibiting our ability to reflect these increased costs in the prices of our products and services.

Softness in direct mail response rates could have an adverse impact on our operating results.

The direct to consumer business of our Harland Clarke segment has experienced declines in response and retention rates related to direct mail promotional materials. We believe that these declines are attributable to a number of factors, including the decline in check usage, the overall increase in direct mail solicitations received by our target customers, and the multi-box promotional strategies employed by us and our competitors. To offset these factors, we may have to modify and/or increase its marketing efforts, which could result in increased expense.

The profitability of the direct to consumer business of our Harland Clarke segment depends in large part on our ability to secure adequate advertising media placements at acceptable rates, as well as the consumer response rates generated by such advertising. Suitable advertising media may not be available at a reasonable cost, or available at all. Furthermore, the advertising we utilize may not be effective. Competitive pricing pressure may inhibit our ability to reflect any of these increased costs in the prices of our products. We may not be able to sustain our current levels of profitability as a result.

If we fail to continually improve our Harland Financial Solutions and Scantron products, effectively manage our product offerings and introduce new products and service offerings, our competitive position could erode and our business may suffer.

The markets for our Harland Financial Solutions and Scantron products are characterized by technological change, evolving industry standards, changes in client requirements and frequent new product introductions and enhancements. The markets for providing technological solutions to financial institutions, educational organizations and other enterprises have been and continue to be intensely competitive, which requires that we continually improve our existing products and create new products while at the same time controlling our costs. We face intense competition from a number of national, regional and local providers of software, some of whom may have greater financial and other resources than we have, greater familiarity with our prospective clients than we do, or the ability to offer more attractive products and services than we do. Our future success will depend in part upon our ability to:

We may not successfully anticipate and develop product enhancements or new products and services to adequately address changing technologies and client requirements. Any such products, solutions or services may not be successful in the marketplace or may not generate expected revenues or cash flow, and the business and results of operations of our Harland Financial Solutions and Scantron businesses may be materially and adversely affected as a result.

The revenues, cash flows and results of operations of our Harland Financial Solutions segment may be reduced if we need to lower prices or offer other favorable terms on our products and services to meet competitive pressures in the software industry.

The market for providing technological solutions to financial institutions has been and continues to be intensely competitive. Some of our competitors have advantages over Harland Financial Solutions due to their significant worldwide presence, longer operating and product development history, larger installed client base, and substantially greater financial, technical and marketing resources. In response to competition, Harland Financial Solutions has been required in the past, and may be required in the future, to furnish additional discounts to clients, otherwise modify pricing practices or offer more favorable payment terms or more favorable contractual implementation terms. These developments have and may increasingly negatively impact the revenues, cash flows and results of operations of the Harland Financial Solutions business.

Consolidation among financial institutions may adversely affect our relationships with Harland Financial Solutions clients and our ability to sell our products and may therefore result in lower revenues and profitability.

Mergers, acquisitions and personnel changes at financial institutions may adversely affect our Harland Financial Solutions business, financial condition and results of operations. For the year ended December 31, 2007, on a pro forma basis, financial institutions accounted for approximately 83% of our Harland Financial Solutions segment revenues. In recent years, the number of financial institutions has declined due to consolidation. Consolidation among financial institutions could cause us to lose current and potential clients as such clients are, for example, acquired by financial

institutions with pre-existing relationships with our competitors. This concentration greatly increases the importance of retaining our major financial institution clients and attracting significant additional clients. The increase in general negotiating leverage possessed by such consolidated entities also presents a risk that new and/or renewed contracts with these institutions may not be secured on terms as favorable as those historically negotiated with these clients. Consolidation among financial institutions could therefore decrease our revenues and profitability.

Downturns in general economic and market conditions and reductions in information technology budgets could cause decreases in demand for our software and related services which could negatively affect our revenues, cash flows and results of operations.

Our revenues, cash flows and results of operations depend on the overall demand for our products, software and related services. Economic downturns in one or more of the countries in which we do business could result in reductions in the information technology, or IT, budgets for some portion of our clients. Such reductions could result in delays or cancellations of client purchases and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Prolonged economic slowdowns may result in clients requiring us to renegotiate existing contracts on less advantageous terms than those currently in place or default on payments due on existing contracts.

As our software offerings increase in number, scope and complexity, our need to prevent any undetected errors and to correct any identified errors may increase our costs, slow the introduction of new products and we may become subject to warranty or product liability claims which could be costly to resolve and result in negative publicity.

Although our Harland Financial Solutions and Scantron businesses test each of their new products and product enhancement releases and evaluate and test the products obtained through acquisition before introducing them to the market, significant errors may be found in existing or future releases of our software products, with the possible result that significant resources and expenditures may be required in order to correct such errors or otherwise satisfy client demands. In addition, defects in our products or difficulty integrating our products with our clients’ systems could result in delayed or lost revenues, warranty or other claims against us by clients or third parties, adverse client reaction and negative publicity about us or our products and services or reduced acceptance of our products and services in the marketplace, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Errors, defects or other performance problems of our products could result in harm or damage to our clients and expose us to liability, which may adversely affect our business and operating results.

Because our clients may use our products for mission critical applications, errors, defects or other performance problems may cause financial or other damages to our clients and result in claims for substantial damages against us, regardless of our responsibility for such errors, defects or other performance problems. For example, Harland Financial Solutions has been brought into actions challenging certain provisions in Harland Financial Solutions’ lending products. In addition, there is a risk that Harland Financial Solutions clients use Harland Financial Solutions products that may not be up-to-date with regulations or market practice.

The terms of our contracts with our clients are generally designed to limit our liability for errors, defects or other performance problems and damages relating to such errors, defects or other performance problems, but these provisions may not be enforced by a court or otherwise effectively protect us from legal claims. Our liability insurance may not be adequate to cover all of the costs resulting from these legal claims. Our current liability insurance coverage may not continue to be available on acceptable terms and insurers may deny coverage as to any future claim. The successful assertion against us of one or more large claims that exceed available insurance coverage, or the occurrence of changes in our insurance policies, including premium increases or the imposition of large deductible or coinsurance requirements, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Furthermore, even if we succeed in the litigation, we are likely to incur additional costs and our management’s attention might be diverted from our normal operations.

Failure to hire and retain a sufficient number of qualified IT professionals could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our business of delivering professional IT services is labor intensive, and, accordingly, our success depends upon our ability to attract, develop, motivate, retain and effectively utilize highly skilled IT professionals. We believe that there is a growing shortage of, and significant competition for, IT professionals in the United States who possess the technical skills and experience necessary to deliver our services, and that such IT professionals are likely to remain a limited resource for the foreseeable future. We believe that, as a result of these factors, we operate within an industry that experiences a significant rate of annual turnover of IT personnel. Our business plans are based on hiring and training a significant number of additional IT professionals each year to meet anticipated turnover and increased staffing needs. Our ability to maintain and renew existing engagements and to obtain new business depends, in large part, on our ability to hire and retain qualified IT professionals. We may not be able to recruit and train a sufficient number of qualified IT professionals, and we may not be successful in retaining current or future employees. Increased hiring by technology companies and increasing worldwide competition for skilled technology professionals may lead to a shortage in the availability of qualified personnel in the markets in which we operate and hire. Failure to hire and train or retain qualified IT professionals in sufficient numbers could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We may not receive significant revenues from our current research and development efforts.

Developing and localizing software is expensive, and the investment in product development may involve a long payback cycle. Our future plans include significant investments in software research and development and related product opportunities. We believe that we must continue to dedicate a significant amount of resources to our research and development efforts to maintain our competitive position, but future revenues from these investments are not fully predictable. Therefore, we may not realize any benefits from our research and development efforts in a timely fashion or at all.

Our Harland Financial Solutions segment provides services to clients which are subject to government regulations that could constrain its operations.

The financial services sector is subject to various federal and state regulations and oversight. As a supplier of services to financial institutions, certain Harland Financial Solutions operations are examined by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, among other agencies. These agencies regulate services we provide and the manner in which we operate, and we are required to comply with a broad range of applicable laws and regulations. Current laws and regulations may be amended in the future or interpreted by regulators in a manner which could negatively impact our current Harland Financial Solutions’ operations or limit its future growth.

We may not be able to successfully integrate the newly acquired Data Management business, and we may not be able to achieve the cost savings or synergies we currently expect.

Although we have acquired businesses in the past, we may not be able to successfully integrate the Data Management business we acquired on February 22, 2008. We expect the Data Management business to be operated by and integrated with our Scantron business. The process of integrating acquired businesses involves numerous risks, including, among others, difficulties in assimilating operations and products; diversion of management’s attention from other businesses concerns to focus on new businesses and integration issues; risks of operating business in which we have limited or no direct prior experience; potential loss of our key employees or of those of the acquired businesses; potential exposure to unknown liabilities; and possible loss of our clients or of those of the acquired businesses. In addition, it may cost more than we have anticipated to achieve synergies, and we may not be able to achieve the expected cost savings and synergies to the degree or at the times we currently expect, or at all.

We may not be able to successfully develop new products and services for our Scantron segment, and those products and services may not receive widespread acceptance. As a result, the business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition of Scantron could be materially and adversely affected.

The data collection and educational testing industry has also changed significantly during recent years due to technological advances and regulatory changes, including NCLB, and we need to successfully develop new products and solutions in our Scantron segment to respond to those changes. Scantron must continue to keep pace with changes in testing and data collection technology and the needs of its clients. The development of new testing methods and technologies depends on the timing and costs of the development effort, product performance, functionality, market acceptance, adoption rates and competition, all of which could have a negative impact on our business. If we are not able to adopt new electronic data collection solutions at a rate that keeps pace with other technological advances, the business, business prospects, results of operations and financial condition of Scantron could be materially and adversely affected.

Budget deficits may reduce funding available for Scantron products and services and have a negative impact on our revenue.

Our Scantron segment derives a significant portion of its revenues from public schools and colleges, which are heavily dependent on local, state and federal governments for financial support. Government budget deficits may negatively impact the availability of funding for Scantron products. Budget deficits experienced by schools or colleges may also cause those institutions to react negatively to future price increases for Scantron products. If budget deficits significantly reduce funding available for Scantron products and services, our revenue could be negatively impacted.

If we are not able to obtain paper and other supplies at acceptable quantities and prices, our revenue could be negatively impacted.

Our Scantron segment purchases a majority of its paper from one supplier. Scantron purchases scanner components from equipment manufacturers, supply firms and others. Scantron may not be able to purchase those supplies in adequate quantities or at acceptable prices. If Scantron is forced to obtain paper and other supplies at higher prices or lower quantities, our revenue could be negatively impacted.

Mafco Worldwide’s business is heavily dependent on sales to the worldwide tobacco industry, and negative developments and trends within the tobacco industry could have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

In 2007, approximately 67% of Mafco Worldwide’s licorice sales and 5% of the Company’s consolidated net revenues were to the worldwide tobacco industry for use as tobacco flavor enhancing and moistening agents in the manufacture of American blend cigarettes, moist snuff, chewing tobacco and pipe tobacco. Negative developments and trends within the tobacco industry, such as those described below, could have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Worldwide consumption of American blend cigarettes has declined approximately 2% to 3% per year for the past five years. Manufacturers of cigarettes are subject to regulation in the U.S. at the federal, state and local levels, as well as in foreign countries. Changing public attitudes toward tobacco products, a constant expansion of tobacco regulations in a number of countries and an increase in excise and other taxes on cigarettes have all contributed to this worldwide decline in consumption. U.S. production of chewing tobacco products has declined steadily for more than a decade. This decline has been partially offset by an increase in moist snuff volumes.

The tobacco industry has been the subject of increased governmental regulation in recent years, and this trend is likely to continue.

Producers of tobacco products are subject to regulation in the U.S. at the federal, state and local levels. There has been a constant expansion of tobacco regulation in the U.S. since the early 1970s

and this trend is likely to continue. During 2007, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives each proposed legislation that would provide greater regulatory oversight for the manufacture of tobacco products including proposals that could grant government agencies the ability to regulate tobacco product additives. Such legislation, if enacted, could potentially limit the type or quantity of additives that may be used in the manufacture of tobacco products in the U.S. Restrictive foreign tobacco legislation has been on the rise in recent years as well, including restrictions on where tobacco may be sold and used, warning labels and other graphic packaging images and product constituent limitations. The sale and use of tobacco products has been subject to opposition from government and health officials in the U.S. for more than 40 years, and more recently in other countries due to claims that tobacco consumption is harmful to an individual’s health. In addition, the World Health Organization has identified smoking as a significant world health risk. These claims have resulted in a number of substantial restrictions on the marketing, advertising, sale and use of cigarettes and other tobacco products, in diminished social acceptability of smoking and in activities by anti-tobacco groups designed to inhibit tobacco product sales. The effects of these claims together with substantial increases in state, federal and foreign regulation of tobacco products have resulted in lower tobacco consumption, which is likely to continue in the future, and could have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

There has been substantial litigation between tobacco product manufacturers and individuals, various governmental units and private health care providers regarding increased medical expenditures and losses allegedly caused by use of tobacco products. As a result of settlements of some of this litigation in the U.S., the cigarette companies in the U.S. significantly increased the wholesale price of cigarettes in order to recoup the cost of the settlements. At this time Mafco Worldwide is unable to determine whether additional price increases in the future will reduce tobacco consumption or the effect of reduced consumption on its financial performance. Health-related litigation against the tobacco industry may increase, and Mafco Worldwide, as a supplier to the tobacco industry, may become party to such litigation regardless of the merit of any claim. This litigation, if successful, could have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Federal, state, local and foreign excise tax increases on tobacco products are likely to reduce demand for tobacco products.

In recent years, federal, state, local and foreign governments have increased or proposed increases to excise taxes on tobacco products as a means of both raising revenue and discouraging the consumption of such products. Proposals to increase taxes on tobacco products are also pending in both U.S. and in foreign countries. Substantial increases in excise taxes on tobacco products have reduced, and are likely to continue to reduce, the demand for tobacco products, which could have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Changes in consumer preferences could decrease Mafco Worldwide’s revenues and cash flow.

Mafco Worldwide is subject to the risks of evolving consumer preferences and nutritional and health-related concerns. A portion of Mafco Worldwide’s revenues are derived from the sale of licorice to worldwide confectioners. To the extent that consumer preferences shift away from licorice flavored candy, operating results relating to the sale of licorice to worldwide confectioners could be impaired, which could have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, a portion of Mafco Worldwide’s revenues are derived from the sale of licorice derivatives to food processors for use as flavoring or masking agents, including Mafco Worldwide’s Magnasweet brand flavor enhancer, which is used in various brands of chewing gum, lip balm, energy bars, non-carbonated beverages, chewable vitamins, aspirin, and other products and is identified in the U.S. as a natural flavor. To the extent that consumer preferences evolve away from products that use licorice derivatives, operating results relating to the sale of licorice derivatives could be impaired, which could have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Changes in regulations regarding licorice confection may reduce Mafco Worldwide’s sales and profits.

Licorice confections are primarily purchased by consumers in the European Union. The European Union is currently evaluating the implementation of regulations that would impose limitations on certain chemical substances commonly found in licorice root and licorice extracts. If enacted, these new regulations could potentially result in decreased demand for Mafco Worldwide’s products from its confectionary customers in the European Union. Sales of licorice extracts to confectionary customers in the European Union totaled $13.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Competition and consolidation in the specialty sweetener industry may reduce Mafco Worldwide’s sales and profit margins.

The non-nutritive sweetener industry is a highly competitive industry. Mafco Worldwide competes with companies that have greater capital resources, facilities and diversity of product lines. Increased competition as to Mafco Worldwide’s products could result in decreased demand for its products, reduced volumes and/or prices, each of which would reduce Mafco Worldwide’s sales and margins and have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Mafco Worldwide’s margins are also under pressure from consolidation in the retail food industry in many regions of the world. In the U.S., Mafco Worldwide’s customers may experience a shift in the channels where consumers purchase their products from the higher margin retail to the lower margin club and mass merchandisers. Such consolidation may significantly increase Mafco Worldwide’s customers’ costs of doing business and may further result in lower sales of its products and/or lower margins on sales.

If Mafco Worldwide fails to comply with the many laws applicable to its business, Mafco Worldwide may incur significant fines and penalties.

Mafco Worldwide’s facilities and products are subject to laws and regulations administered by the Federal Food and Drug Administration, and other federal, state, local, and foreign governmental agencies relating to the processing, packaging, storage, distribution, advertising, labeling, quality, and safety of food products. Mafco Worldwide’s failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations could subject it to administrative penalties and injunctive relief, civil remedies, including fines, injunctions and recalls of Mafco Worldwide’s products. Mafco Worldwide’s operations are also subject to regulations administered by the Environmental Protection Agency and other state, local and foreign governmental agencies. Failure to comply with these regulations can have serious consequences, including civil and administrative penalties and negative publicity. In addition to these possible fines and penalties, changes in laws and regulations in domestic and foreign jurisdictions, including changes in food and drug laws, accounting standards, taxation requirements (including tax rate changes, new tax laws and revised tax law interpretations) and environmental laws could have a significant adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s results of operations.

Mafco Worldwide is heavily dependent on certain of its customers for a significant percentage of its net revenues.

In 2007, Mafco Worldwide’s ten largest customers, six of which are manufacturers of tobacco products, accounted for approximately 65% of its net revenues, with sales to Altria Group Inc. representing a significant portion of such net revenues. If Altria Group Inc., its successors or any of Mafco Worldwide’s other significant customers were to stop purchasing licorice products from Mafco Worldwide, it would have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Many of Mafco Worldwide’s employees belong to labor unions and strikes, work stoppages and other labor disturbances could adversely affect Mafco Worldwide’s operations and could cause its costs to increase.

Mafco Worldwide is a party to a collective bargaining agreement with respect to its employees at the Camden, New Jersey facility. This agreement expires in May 2008. Disputes with regard to the terms of this agreement or Mafco Worldwide’s potential inability to negotiate an acceptable contract upon expiration of the existing contract could result in, among other things, strikes, work stoppages or other slowdowns by the affected workers. If the unionized workers were to engage in a strike, work stoppage or other slowdown, or other employees were to become unionized or the terms and conditions in future labor agreements were renegotiated, Mafco Worldwide could experience a significant disruption of its operations and higher ongoing labor costs. In addition, Mafco Worldwide’s collective bargaining agreements and labor laws may impair its ability to reduce labor costs by streamlining existing manufacturing facilities and in restructuring its business because of limitations on personnel and salary changes and similar restrictions.

Changes in Mafco Worldwide’s relationships with its suppliers could have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Mafco Worldwide is dependent on its relationships with suppliers of licorice root. Licorice is derived from the roots of the licorice plant, a shrub-like leguminous plant that is indigenous to the Middle East and Central Asia. Most of the licorice root Mafco Worldwide purchases originates in Afghanistan, the Peoples’s Republic of China, Pakistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. During 2007, one of Mafco Worldwide’s suppliers of licorice root supplied approximately 35% of its total root purchases. Mafco Worldwide also purchases licorice extracts and licorice derivatives. If any material licorice root supplier or any other material supplier modifies its relationship with Mafco Worldwide, such a loss, reduction or modification could have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

Fluctuations in costs of licorice root and intermediary licorice extract could have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

The price of licorice root and intermediary licorice extracts increased significantly during 2007. Prior to this, the price of licorice root and intermediary licorice extract had been relatively stable for several years. The price of licorice root and intermediary licorice extract are affected by many factors, including monetary fluctuations and economic, political and weather conditions in countries where Mafco Worldwide’s suppliers are located. Although Mafco Worldwide often enters into purchase contracts for these products, significant or prolonged increases in the prices of licorice root and intermediary licorice extract could have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

Mafco Worldwide is subject to risks associated with economic, climatic or political instability in countries in which Mafco Worldwide sources licorice root and intermediary licorice extract.

Most of the licorice root Mafco Worldwide processes originates in Afghanistan, the People’s Republic of China, Pakistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Turkey. Producers of intermediary licorice extract are located primarily in the People’s Republic of China, Iraq and Central Asia. Mafco Worldwide’s wholly owned derivative manufacturing facility, the primary source of Mafco Worldwide’s licorice derivatives, is located in the People’s Republic of China. These countries and regions have, from time to time, been subject to political instability, corruption and violence. Economic, climatic or political instability in these countries and regions could result in reduced supply, material shipping delays, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, customs duties, tariffs and import or export quotas, embargos, sanctions, significant raw material price increases or exposure to liability under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and could have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business, results of operations and financial condition. Furthermore, military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, increasing military tension involving Pakistan, as well as the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and subsequent threats of terrorist attacks and unrest, have caused instability in the world’s financial and commercial markets and have significantly increased political and economic

instability in some of the countries and regions from which Mafco Worldwide’s raw materials originate. Acts of terrorism and threats of armed conflicts in or around these countries and regions could adversely affect Mafco Worldwide’s business, results of operations and financial condition in ways the Company cannot predict at this time.

Mafco Worldwide faces competition in the licorice industry and could face increased competition in the future.

Some of the markets in which Mafco Worldwide operates, particularly the licorice confectionary market in Europe, are competitive. Significant competing producers of licorice products are government-owned and private corporations in the People’s Republic of China and Iran and a private corporation based in Israel. Mafco Worldwide could also face increased competition in sales of licorice products to tobacco companies in the future. Increased competition in any of the markets in which Mafco Worldwide operates could reduce its sales and profit margins and have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

Mafco Worldwide’s success depends, in part, on its ability to retain key employees. These employees have substantial experience and expertise in Mafco Worldwide’s business and have made significant contributions to its success. The unexpected loss of one or more of such key employees could have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

Mafco Worldwide’s business is exposed to domestic and foreign currency fluctuations and changes in interest rates.

Mafco Worldwide’s international sales are generally denominated in foreign currencies, and this revenue could be materially affected by currency fluctuations. Approximately 22% of Mafco Worldwide’s sales were from international operations in 2007. Mafco Worldwide’s primary exposures are to fluctuations in exchange rates for the U.S. dollar versus the Euro and the U.S. dollar versus the Chinese Yuan. Changes in currency exchange rates could also affect the relative prices at which Mafco Worldwide and its foreign competitors sell products in the same market. Adverse foreign currency fluctuations could have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

Mafco Worldwide is also exposed to changes in interest rates on its variable rate debt. A hypothetical 10% increase in the interest rates applicable to debt outstanding at December 31, 2007 would result in an increase to interest expense of approximately $0.3 million per year. Adverse interest rate changes could have a material adverse effect on Mafco Worldwide’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

If Mafco Worldwide fails to maintain the quality of its manufacturing processes or raw materials, its operating results would be harmed.

The manufacture of Mafco Worldwide’s products is a multi-stage process that requires the use of high-quality materials and manufacturing technologies. In spite of stringent quality controls, weaknesses in process control or minute impurities in materials may cause a substantial percentage of a product in a lot to be defective. If Mafco Worldwide were not able to maintain its manufacturing processes or to maintain stringent quality controls, or if contamination problems arise, Mafco Worldwide’s operating results would be harmed.

Mafco Worldwide is dependent on the success of its research and development and the failure to develop new and improved products could adversely affect its business.

Mafco Worldwide has in the past made, and intends to continue in the future to make, investments in research and development in order to enable Mafco Worldwide to identify and develop new products. The development process for new products can be lengthy. Despite investments in this

area, Mafco Worldwide’s research and development may not result in the discovery or successful development of new products. The success of Mafco Worldwide’s new product offerings will depend on several factors, including its ability to:

The continuous introduction of new products is important to the growth of Mafco Worldwide’s business. Mafco Worldwide’s financial condition could deteriorate if it is unable to successfully develop and commercialize new products.

Mafco Worldwide’s business is subject to risks related to weather, disease and pests that could adversely affect its business.

Licorice production is subject to a variety of agricultural risks. Extreme weather conditions, disease and pests can materially and adversely affect the quality and quantity of licorice produced.

The Company cannot be sure that these factors will not affect a substantial portion of Mafco Worldwide’s production in any year or have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations and financial condition.

An extended interruption in Mafco Worldwide’s ability to ship or distribute products could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations. While the Company believes Mafco Worldwide is adequately insured, the Company cannot be sure that Mafco Worldwide would be able to transport its products by alternative means if it were to experience an interruption due to strike, natural disasters or otherwise, in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Mafco Worldwide’s failure to accurately forecast and manage inventory could result in an unexpected shortfall or surplus of its products which could harm its business.

Mafco Worldwide monitors its inventory levels based on its own projections of future demand. Because of the length of time necessary to harvest licorice root and produce licorice products, Mafco Worldwide must make production decisions well in advance of sales. An inaccurate forecast of demand can result in the unavailability of licorice products in high demand. This unavailability may depress sales volumes and adversely affect customer relationships.

The failure of Pneumo Abex’s claims managers, guarantor, indemnitors and insurers to pay their obligations timely and substantially in full could have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Pneumo Abex has no operating business or regular source of revenue and is therefore dependent on its claims managers, guarantor, indemnitors and insurers for payment of obligations arising out of the defense and resolution of third-party claims asserted against it. Based upon these third parties’ active management of indemnifiable matters, discharging of the related liabilities when required, and financial positions based upon publicly filed financial statements, as well as the history of insurance recovery, the Company believes that the likelihood of the covering parties failing to satisfy the obligations associated with these matters is remote, although there can be no assurance. Even if there should be a material failure to satisfy these obligations, there should be no material effect on the Company as a whole because Pneumo Abex is an immaterial part of the overall Company. In that circumstance, however, third-party claimants may attempt to seek redress from the other units of the Company. While such attempts should fail, the Company can give no assurance in that regard.

Negative conditions in the global credit markets may impair the liquidity of a portion of our investments in auction rate securities

The recent negative conditions in the global credit markets have prevented some investors from liquidating their holdings of auction rate securities. The Company’s investments included $40.0 million of auction rate securities (‘‘ARS’’) held by M & F Worldwide as of December 31, 2007 and the date of this filing. These investments are classified as available-for-sale and are reported as current assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at market value. These types of ARS investments are backed by student loans and all have credit ratings of AAA or Aaa. The Company does not own any other type of ARS investments.

The ARS held by the Company are securities with long-term nominal maturities for which the interest rates reset every 28 days by an auction process. Historically, these types of ARS investments have been highly liquid. Beginning in February 2008, there was insufficient demand at auction (also known as failure to settle) for ARS investments backed by student loans, including auctions for ARS investments held by M & F Worldwide. The result of a failed auction is that these ARS continue to pay interest in accordance with their terms until the next successful auction; however, liquidity will be limited until there is a successful auction or until such time as other markets for these ARS investments develop. The Company believes that the underlying credit quality of the assets backing its ARS investments has not been impacted by the reduced liquidity of these ARS investments. Management does not believe that these investments are impaired or that they will not be settled in the short term, although the market for these investments is presently uncertain.

In the event the Company needs to access the funds that are in an illiquid state, it will not be able to do so without the possible loss of principal, until a future auction for these investments is successful or they are redeemed by the issuer or they mature. The Company does not have a need to access these funds for operational purposes for the foreseeable future. The Company will continue to monitor and evaluate these investments on an ongoing basis for impairment or for the need to reclassify to long term investments.

On April 10, 2007, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘‘SEC’’) sent the Company a letter informing it that the SEC had reviewed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 (the ‘‘2006 Form 10-K’’). In the letter, the SEC raised a question with respect to the Company’s accounting and related disclosures for the contingent claims asserted against the Company’s indirect, wholly owned subsidiary, Pneumo Abex LLC, and requested that the Company either provide it with information explaining why such accounting and disclosures were correct or amend the 2006 Form 10-K. Following an exchange of correspondence and a teleconference with members of the SEC staff, the SEC completed its review without further comment.

Harland Clarke is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas and has a regional headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Harland Financial Solutions is headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida. Scantron is headquartered in Irvine, California. Mafco Worldwide is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey. The principal properties for each segment are as follows:

Location

Use

Approximate
Floor Space
(Square Feet)

Leased/
owned status

Atlanta, GA

Holding Company Headquarters and Harland Clarke Regional Headquarters for Administration, Sales and Marketing

96,400

Owned

Atlanta, GA

Information Technology

36,000

Owned

Atlanta, GA (a)

Operations Support

54,000

Owned

Atlanta, GA (a)

Printing

132,300

Owned

Atlanta, GA

Contact Center

33,000

Leased

Bolingbrook, IL

Printing

120,000

Leased

Boulder City, NV

Administration and Production

4,000

Leased

Charlotte, NC

Printing

38,120

Leased

Charlotte, NC

Administration

4,906

Leased

Clayton, MO

Services

3,648

Leased

Clearwater, FL (a)

Printing

61,200

Owned

Columbia, SC (a)

Printing

92,500

Owned

Des Moines, IA

Printing

62,250

Leased

Glen Burnie, MD

Printing

120,000

Leased

Grapevine, TX

Printing

83,282

Leased

Greensboro, NC

Printing

66,250

Owned

Harrisburg, PA (a)

Contact Center

4,465

Leased

Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

Printing

22,125

Leased

Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

Sales

2,356

Leased

Jeffersonville, IN

Printing

141,332

Leased

Knoxville, TN (a)

Contact Center

3,014

Leased

Louisville, KY

Printing

50,000

Leased

Milton, WA

Printing

87,640

Leased

Mounds View, MN

Printing, Administration, Development and Support, Sales, Marketing and Contact Center

81,490

Leased

Nashville, TN

Administration

21,309

Leased

New Braunfels, TX

Administration, Printing and Contact Center

98,030

Owned

Phoenix, AZ

Printing

64,000

Leased

Salt Lake City, UT

Printing, Distribution and Contact Center

129,100

Owned

Salt Lake City, UT (a)

Contact Center

18,120

Leased

Salt Lake City, UT (a)

Contact Center

12,856

Leased

Salt Lake City, UT

Parking Lot

87,120

Leased

San Antonio, TX

Printing

166,000

Leased

San Antonio, TX

Contact Center

68,000

Leased

San Antonio, TX

Contact Center

42,262

Leased

San Antonio, TX

Corporate Headquarters

90,000

Leased

San Antonio, TX

Administration

2,137

Leased

San Antonio, TX

Administration

1,936

Leased

San Antonio, TX

Warehouse

16,166

Leased

Simi Valley, CA (a)

Contact Center

3,186

Leased

Syracuse, NY

Printing

28,055

Owned

Location

Use

Approximate
Floor Space
(Square Feet)

Leased/
Owned Status

Atlanta, GA

Development and Support

7,098

Leased

Birmingham, AL

Development and Support

5,500

Leased

Bothell, WA

Development and Support

66,519

Leased

Carmel, IN

Development and Support

5,931

Leased

Cincinnati, OH

Administration and Service Bureau

63,901

Leased

Cincinnati, OH

Administration and Production

9,295

Leased

Clive, IA

Service Bureau

36,466

Leased

Cotuit, MA

Development and Support

3,200

Leased

Denver, CO

Development and Support

34,167

Leased

Englewood, CO

Development and Support

28,800

Leased

Fargo, ND

Development and Support

19,745

Leased

Grand Rapids, MI

Development and Support

5,703

Leased

Lake Mary, FL

Corporate Headquarters

80,390

Leased

Miamisburg, OH

Development and Support

15,286

Leased

Omaha, NE

Field Services, Administration and Support

50,000

Owned

Orlando, FL

Processing

14,800

Leased

Pleasanton, CA

Development and Support

49,115

Leased

Portland, OR

Development and Support

79,089

Leased

Tel Aviv, Israel

Development and Support

4,693

Leased

Toronto, Ontario

Field Services

635

Leased

Various legal proceedings, claims and investigations are pending against the Company, including those relating to commercial transactions, product liability, safety and health matters, employment matters and other matters. The Company is also involved in various stages of legal proceedings, claims, investigations and cleanup relating to environmental or natural resource matters, some of which relate to waste disposal sites. Most of these matters are covered by insurance, subject to deductibles and maximum limits, and by third-party indemnities.

Pneumo Abex’s former Aerospace business sold certain of its aerospace products to the U.S. Government or to private contractors for the U.S. Government. Pneumo Abex retained in the Aerospace sale certain claims for allegedly defective pricing that the U.S. Government made with respect to certain of these products. In the remaining unindemnified matter, Pneumo Abex contests the U.S. Government’s allegations and has been attempting to resolve the matter without litigation.

The Company believes that the outcome of all pending legal proceedings in the aggregate will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

See Item 1. Business: Mafco Worldwide -The Tobacco Industry; and Non-Operating Contingent Claims, Indemnification and Insurance Matters.

No matter was submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of 2007.

The M & F Worldwide common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (‘‘NYSE’’) under the symbol MFW. The following table sets forth, for the calendar quarters indicated, the high and low closing prices per share of the M & F Worldwide common stock on the NYSE based on published financial sources.

The number of holders of record of the M & F Worldwide common stock as of February 19, 2008 was 5,379.

M & F Worldwide has not paid any cash dividend on the M & F Worldwide common stock to date and does not intend to pay regular cash dividends on the M & F Worldwide common stock. M & F Worldwide’s Board of Directors will review M & F Worldwide’s dividend policy from time to time in light of M & F Worldwide’s results of operations and financial position and such other business considerations as the Board of Directors considers relevant. Mafco Worldwide’s credit agreement and Harland Clarke Holdings’ credit agreement and indenture limit Mafco Worldwide’s and Harland Clarke Holdings’ respective ability to pay dividends to M & F Worldwide, which in turn may limit the ability of M & F Worldwide to pay dividends. See Item 7. ‘‘Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources’’ and the notes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

During the fourth quarter of 2007, M & F Worldwide did not repurchase any of its equity securities.

The Chief Executive Officer of M & F Worldwide certified to the NYSE in June 2007 that he was not aware of any violation by the Company of the NYSE’s corporate governance listing standards.

The graph and table set forth below present a comparison of cumulative stockholder return through December 31, 2007, assuming reinvestment of dividends, by an investor who invested $100.00 on December 31, 2002 in each of (i) the M & F Worldwide common stock, (ii) the S&P 500 Composite Index (the ‘‘S&P 500 Index’’), (iii) Deluxe Corporation common stock, and (iv) R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. common stock.

Comparison of Cumulative Total Return Among the Company’s Common Stock, the S&P 500 Index, Deluxe Corporation Common Stock and R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. Common Stock

The table below reflects historical financial data which are derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of M & F Worldwide for each of the years in the five-year period ended December 31, 2007.

On May 1, 2007, the Company purchased 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Harland. On December 15, 2005, the Company purchased 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Novar USA, Inc., which was the predecessor to Clarke American. The accounts and results of the related acquired operations are included in the Company’s consolidated results from the respective dates of acquisition.

The selected financial data are not necessarily indicative of results of future operations, and should be read in conjunction with Item 7. ‘‘Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations’’ and the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


	Year Ended December 31,
	2007(a)				2006				2005(b)				2004				2003
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Statement of Operations Data:
Net revenues		$	1,472.8			$	722.0			$	121.4			$	93.4			$	95.7
Cost of revenues			889.3				439.2				66.5				45.1				46.3
Gross profit			583.5				282.8				54.9				48.3				49.4
Selling, general and administrative expenses			360.6				162.0				21.4				17.2				16.3
Restructuring costs			5.6				3.3				—				—				—
Operating income			217.3				117.5				33.5				31.1				33.1
Interest expense, net			(163.3	)			(65.3	)			(1.5	)			(2.3	)			(2.8	)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt			(54.6	)			—				—				—				—
Other income (expense), net			0.1				—				3.9				—				2.8
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes			(0.5	)			52.2				35.9				28.8				33.1
Provision for income taxes			3.7				16.0				11.9				3.6				10.5
(Loss) income from continuing operations			(4.2	)			36.2				24.0				25.2				22.6
Gain from operations of discontinued business, net of taxes of $0.6 in 2003			—				—				—				—				0.6
Net (loss) income		$	(4.2	)		$	36.2			$	24.0			$	25.2			$	23.2
Basic (loss) earnings per common share:
Undistributed earnings from continuing operations		$	(0.20	)		$	1.82			$	1.25			$	1.35			$	1.23
Undistributed earnings from discontinued operations			—				—				—				—				0.04
Total common stock		$	(0.20	)		$	1.82			$	1.25			$	1.35			$	1.27
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share:
Undistributed earnings from continuing operations		$	(0.20	)		$	1.78			$	1.21			$	1.26			$	1.18
Undistributed earnings from discontinued operations			—				—				—				—				0.03
Total common stock		$	(0.20	)		$	1.78			$	1.21			$	1.26			$	1.21

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with Item 6. ‘‘Selected Financial Data’’ and the M & F Worldwide consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

M & F Worldwide is a holding company that conducts its operations through its indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, Harland Clarke Holdings, formerly known as Clarke American, and Mafco Worldwide. As a result of the acquisition of Harland, which was completed on May 1, 2007, the Company’s business and corporate structure was reorganized along the following four business segments: Harland Clarke (which consists of the combined check business and related products and services of Clarke American and Harland), Harland Financial Solutions, Scantron and Licorice Products.

The Licorice Products segment, which is operated by Mafco Worldwide, produces a variety of licorice products from licorice root, intermediary licorice extracts produced by others and certain other ingredients. Approximately 67% of Mafco Worldwide’s licorice product sales are to the worldwide tobacco industry for use as tobacco flavor enhancing and moistening agents in the manufacture of American blend cigarettes, moist snuff, chewing tobacco and pipe tobacco. In addition, Mafco Worldwide manufactures and sells natural products for use in the tobacco industry. Mafco Worldwide also sells licorice to confectioners, food processors, cosmetic companies and pharmaceutical manufacturers for use as flavoring or masking agents, including its Magnasweet brand flavor enhancer, which is used in various brands of chewing gum, energy bars, non-carbonated beverages, lip balm, chewable vitamins, aspirin and other products. Mafco Worldwide sells licorice root residue as garden mulch under the name Right Dress.

On May 1, 2007, the Company consummated an agreement and plan of merger with Harland, pursuant to which a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company merged with and into Harland, with Harland continuing after the merger as the surviving corporation and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Clarke American (the ‘‘Harland Acquisition’’). The cash consideration paid was $52.75 per share, or a

total of approximately $1,423.0 million, for the outstanding equity of Harland. Subsequent to the completion of the Harland Acquisition, Clarke American was renamed Harland Clarke Holdings on May 2, 2007.

To fund the purchase price in the Harland Acquisition, to refinance Harland Clarke Holdings’ and Harland’s prior existing indebtedness, and to pay the fees and expenses for the Harland Acquisition and the related financings:

The Harland Acquisition and related financing transactions have greatly increased the Company’s revenues, cost of revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses and interest expense. As a result of the application of purchase accounting under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (‘‘SFAS’’) No. 141, ‘‘Business Combinations,’’ the Company’s depreciation and amortization expense has also increased significantly.

Having completed the Harland Acquisition, the Company is focused on improving operating margins by reducing selling general and administrative expenses, shared services costs and cost of sales.

On October 31, 2005, M & F Worldwide and Honeywell International, Inc. (‘‘Honeywell’’) entered into a stock purchase agreement in which M & F Worldwide agreed to purchase 100% of the capital stock of Novar USA, Inc. (‘‘Novar’’), a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell and the indirect parent of the business of Clarke American, for a cash purchase price of $800.0 million (the ‘‘Clarke American Acquisition’’). In connection with the Clarke American Acquisition, M & F Worldwide formed CA Investment Corp., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of M & F Worldwide.

The business of Clarke American was owned by Novar, which indirectly wholly owned the operating subsidiaries of the Clarke American business. In connection with the Clarke American Acquisition, Novar and its subsidiaries completed a series of merger transactions to eliminate certain intermediate holding companies. Concurrent with the Clarke American Acquisition, Novar and CA Investment Corp. completed a series of merger transactions, with CA Investment Corp. as the surviving entity. On December 15, 2005, CA Investment Corp. purchased 100% of the capital stock of Novar and was renamed Clarke American.

In connection with closing the Clarke American Acquisition, to fund the purchase price and approximately $22.5 million of expenses for the Clarke American Acquisition and the related financings:

The Company accounted for the Clarke American Acquisition as a purchase, in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 141, which resulted in valuations for Clarke American’s consolidated assets and liabilities based on fair values as of the date of the Clarke American Acquisition.

While total non-cash payments — including checks, credit cards, debit cards and other electronic forms of payment — are growing, the number of checks written has declined and is expected to continue to decline. Harland Clarke believes the number of checks printed is driven by the number of checks written, the number of new checking accounts opened and reorders reflecting changes in consumers’ personal situations, such as name or address changes. Checks written remain one of the largest forms of non-cash payment in the U.S.

The financial institution outsourcing services industry is highly competitive and fragmented with quality and breadth of service offerings and strength of customer relationships among the key competitive factors. Within this category, Harland Clarke competes with large outsourcing service providers that offer a wide variety of services including those that compete with Harland Clarke’s primary offerings — specifically payment services, marketing services, and teleservices. There are also other competitors that specialize in providing one or more of these services.

The Harland Clarke segment’s operating results are also modestly impacted by consumer confidence and employment. Consumer confidence directly correlates with consumer spending, while employment also impacts revenues through the number of new checking accounts being opened. To a lesser degree, business confidence impacts a portion of the Harland Clarke segment.

Harland Financial Solutions’ operating results are impacted by the overall demand for our products, software and related service which is based upon the technology budgets of our clients and prospects. Economic downturns in one or more of the countries in which we do business could result in reductions in the information technology, or IT, budgets for some portion of our clients.

The markets for our Harland Financial Solutions products are characterized by technological change, evolving industry standards, regulatory changes in client requirements and frequent new product introductions and enhancements. The markets for providing technological solutions to financial institutions and other enterprises requires that we continually improve our existing products and create new products while at the same time controlling our costs to remain price competitive.

The market for providing technological solutions to financial institutions is highly competitive and fragmented. Harland Financial Solutions competes with several domestic and international companies. There are also other competitors that offer one or more specialized products or services that compete with Harland Financial Solutions. Some of our competitors have advantages over Harland Financial Solutions due to their significant worldwide presence, longer operating and product development history, larger installed client base, and substantially greater financial, technical and marketing. In response to competition, Harland Financial Solutions has been required in the past, and may be required in the future, to furnish additional discounts to clients, otherwise modify pricing practices or offer more favorable payment terms or more favorable contractual implementation terms.

While the number of tests given annually in K-12 and higher education markets continue to grow, the demand for Optical Mark Reader paper based testing has declined and is expected to continue to decline. Scantron believes the change in demand is caused by the offering of new methods such as internet-based on-line, PDA, plain-paper scanners and other data collection technologies.

Data collection for non-testing applications such as surveys is also experiencing a conversion to non-paper based methods of collection. Scantron believes this trend will also continue as the availability of these alternative technologies becomes more widely spread. Changes in educational funding can impact the rate at which schools adopt new technology thus slowing the decline for paper based testing but also slowing the demand for Scantron’s on-line testing products.

Developments and trends within the tobacco industry may have a material effect on the operations of Mafco Worldwide. Worldwide consumption of American blend cigarettes has declined approximately 2% to 3% per year for the past five years. Changing public attitudes toward tobacco products, an increase in excise and other taxes on cigarettes and a constant expansion of tobacco regulations in a number of countries have contributed significantly to this worldwide decline in consumption. Consumption of chewing tobacco and moist snuff is concentrated primarily in the U.S. Domestic consumption of chewing tobacco products has declined by approximately 4% to 5% per year over the past five years. Moist snuff consumption has increased approximately 4% to 5% per year over the past five years due at least in part to the shift away from cigarettes and other types of smoking and smokeless tobacco.

Producers of tobacco products are subject to regulation in the U.S. at the federal, state and local levels, as well as in foreign countries. During 2007, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives each proposed legislation that would provide greater regulatory oversight for the manufacture of tobacco products including proposals that could grant government agencies the ability to regulate tobacco product additives. Such legislation, if enacted, could potentially limit the type or quantity of additives that may be used in the manufacture of tobacco products in the U.S. Together with changing public attitudes toward tobacco products, a constant expansion of tobacco regulations worldwide has been a major cause for the decline in consumption. Moreover, the trend is toward increasing regulation of the tobacco industry. Restrictive foreign tobacco legislation has been on the rise in recent years as well, including restrictions on where tobacco may be sold and used, warning labels and other graphic packaging images, product constituent limitations and a general increase in taxes.

The Company reviews its accounting policies on a regular basis. The Company makes estimates and judgments as part of its financial reporting that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to accounts receivable, investments, intangible assets, pensions and other postretirement benefits, income taxes, contingencies and litigation, as well as other assets and liabilities. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Results may differ from these estimates due to actual outcomes being different from the assumed outcomes. The Company believes the following critical accounting policies affect its more significant judgments and estimates.

Revenue Recognition — The Company considers its revenue recognition policy as critical to its reported results of operations primarily in its Harland Financial Solutions and Scantron segments. Revenue is recognized in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Position (‘‘SOP’’) 97-2, ‘‘Software Revenue Recognition,’’ as amended by SOP 98-9, ‘‘Software Revenue Recognition, with Respect to Certain Transactions,’’ and clarified by Staff Accounting Bulletin (‘‘SAB’’) 101, ‘‘Revenue

Recognition in Financial Statements,’’ SAB 104, ‘‘Revenue Recognition,’’ and Emerging Issues Task Force (‘‘EITF’’) Issue 00-21 (‘‘EITF 00-21’’), ‘‘Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables.’’ The application of these pronouncements requires judgment, including, amongst other things, whether a software arrangement includes multiple elements, whether any elements are essential to the functionality of any other elements, and whether vendor-specific objective evidence (‘‘VSOE’’) of fair value exists for those elements. Customers receive certain elements of the Company’s products and services over time.

Changes to the elements in a software arrangement or in the Company’s ability to identify VSOE for those elements could materially impact the amount of earned and unearned revenue reflected in the financial statements.

For software license agreements that do not require significant modification or customization of the software, the Company recognizes software license revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery of the product has occurred, the license fee is fixed and determinable and collection is probable. The Company’s software license agreements include multiple products and services or ‘‘elements.’’ None of these elements are deemed to be essential to the functionality of the other elements. SOP 97-2, as amended by SOP 98-9, generally requires revenue earned on software arrangements involving multiple elements to be allocated to each element based on VSOE of fair value. Fair value is determined for license fees based upon the price charged when sold separately. In the event that the Company determines that VSOE does not exist for one or more of the delivered elements of a software arrangement, but does exist for all of the undelivered elements, revenue is recognized using the residual method allowed by SOP 98-9. Under the residual method, a residual amount of the total arrangement fee is recognized as revenue for the delivered elements after the established fair value of all undelivered elements has been deducted.

Implementation services are generally for installation, training, implementation and configuration. These services are not considered essential to the functionality of the related software. VSOE of fair value is established by pricing used when these services are sold separately. Generally revenue is recognized when services are completed. On implementations for outsourced data processing services, revenue is deferred and recognized over the life of the outsourcing arrangement. On certain larger implementations, revenue is recognized based on milestones during the implementation. Milestones are triggered by tasks completed or based on labor hours. Estimates of efforts to complete a project are used in the percentage-of-completion calculation. Due to uncertainties inherent in these estimates, actual results could differ from these estimates.

Maintenance fees are deferred and recognized ratably over the maintenance period, which is usually twelve months. VSOE of fair value is determined based on contract renewal rates.

Outsourced data processing services and other transaction processing services are recognized in the month the transactions are processed or the services are rendered.

The Company recognizes product and service revenue when persuasive evidence of a non-cancelable arrangement exists, products have been shipped and/or services have been rendered, the price is fixed or determinable, collectibility is reasonably assured, legal title and economic risk is transferred to the customer and an economic exchange has taken place. Revenues are recorded net of any applicable discounts, contract acquisition payments amortization, accrued incentives and allowances for sales returns. Deferred revenues represent amounts billed to the customer in excess of amounts earned.

Title for product sales may pass to customers upon leaving the Company’s facilities, upon receipt at a specific destination (such as a shipping port) or upon arrival at the customer’s facilities, depending on the terms of the contractual agreements for each customer. Title for product sales to domestic customers typically passes when the product leaves the Company’s facilities. Title for product sales to international customers typically passes either when the product is delivered to a shipping port or when the product is delivered to the customer’s facilities.

Revenues for direct response marketing services are recognized from the Company’s fixed price direct mail and marketing contracts based on the proportional performance method for specific projects.

Inventories — The majority of the Company’s inventories consists of licorice raw materials. Licorice raw materials have an indefinite life as long as they are kept dry; therefore the Company has not been required to establish an obsolescence reserve for licorice. A reserve for the value of the products has not been necessary based on the Company’s lower of cost or market analysis. The Company determines cost by average costing or the first-in, first-out method. The Company also ensures that storage facilities where the raw materials are inventoried are properly safeguarded and maintained to preserve its characteristics.

Advertising — Advertising costs, which are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses, consist primarily of marketing new and existing products, re-branding existing products and launching new initiatives throughout the Company. Direct-response advertising is capitalized and amortized over its expected period of future benefit, while all other advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Direct-response advertising consists primarily of inserts that include order coupons for products offered by Checks In The Mail, a division of the Company’s Harland Clarke segment, which are amortized for a period up to 18 months. These costs are amortized following their distribution, and are charged to match the advertising expense with the related revenue streams. Unamortized balances are included in other current and non-current assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Income Taxes — The Company estimates its actual current tax liability together with temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items, such as net operating losses and depreciation, for tax and accounting purposes. These temporary differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Company must assess the likelihood that it will recover deferred tax assets from future taxable income and, to the extent it believes that recovery is not likely, establish a valuation allowance. To the extent the Company establishes a valuation allowance or increases this allowance in a period, it must include and expense the allowance within the tax provision in the consolidated statement of operations. Significant management judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets.

As part of the process of preparing its consolidated financial statements, the Company is required to calculate the amount of income tax in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates. On a regular basis, the amount of taxable income is reviewed by various federal, state and foreign taxing authorities. As such, the Company routinely provides reserves for items that it believes could be challenged by these taxing authorities. On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48 (‘‘FIN 48’’), which prescribes a comprehensive model for the financial statement recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in income tax returns.

Long-Lived Assets — The Company assesses the impairment of property, plant and equipment, amortizable intangible assets and investment in a joint venture whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Some factors the Company considers important that could trigger an impairment review include the following:

When the Company determines that the carrying value of long-lived assets may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more indicators of impairment, it measures the impairment based on a projected discounted cash flow method using a discount rate determined by management to be commensurate with the risk inherent in the Company’s current business model. Significant assumptions requiring judgment are required to determine future cash flows, including but not limited to the estimated remaining useful life of the asset, future revenue streams and future expenditures to maintain the existing service potential of the asset. The Company re-evaluates the

useful life of these assets at least annually to determine if events and circumstances continue to support their recorded useful lives. Assets held for disposal are carried at the lower of carrying amount or fair value, less estimated costs to sell such assets.

Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets — Goodwill represents the excess of cost (purchase price) over the fair value of net assets acquired. Acquired intangibles are recorded at fair value as of the date acquired using the purchase method. Goodwill and other intangibles determined to have an indefinite life are not amortized, but are tested for impairment at least annually or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired.

The goodwill impairment test is a two-step process, which requires management to make judgments in determining what assumptions to use in the calculation. The first step of the process consists of estimating the fair value of the Company’s reporting units based on discounted cash flow models using revenue and profit forecasts and comparing the estimated fair values with the carrying values of the Company’s reporting units, which include the goodwill. If the estimated fair values are less than the carrying values, a second step is performed to compute the amount of the impairment by determining an ‘‘implied fair value’’ of goodwill. The determination of the Company’s ‘‘implied fair value’’ requires the Company to allocate the estimated fair value to the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit. Any unallocated fair value represents the ‘‘implied fair value’’ of goodwill, which is compared to the corresponding carrying value.

The Company measures impairment of its indefinite-lived intangible assets, which consist of certain tradenames and trademarks and product formulations, based on projected discounted cash flows. The Company also re-evaluates the useful life of these assets at least annually to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life.

The annual impairment evaluations for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets involve significant estimates made by management in determining the fair value of the Company’s reporting units and its indefinite lived intangible assets. There is inherent subjectivity involved in estimating future cash flows. These estimates are susceptible to change from period to period because management must make assumptions about future cash flows, profitability, terminal values and other items. Changes in estimates could have a material impact in the carrying amount of goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets in future periods.

Intangible assets that are deemed to have a finite life are evaluated for impairment as discussed above in ‘‘Long-Lived Assets.’’

Contingencies and Indemnification Agreements — The Company records the estimated impacts of various conditions, situations or circumstances involving uncertain outcomes. These events are ‘‘contingencies,’’ and the accounting for such events follows SFAS No. 5, ‘‘Accounting for Contingencies.’’

The accrual of a contingency involves considerable judgment by management. The Company uses internal expertise and outside experts, as necessary, to help estimate the probability that the Company has incurred a loss and the amount (or range) of the loss. When evaluating the need for an accrual or a change in an existing accrual, the Company considers whether it is reasonably probable to estimate an outcome for the contingency based on its experience, any experience of others facing similar contingencies of which the Company is aware and the particulars of the circumstances creating the contingency. See Item 3. Legal Proceedings; and Note 15 — Commitments and Contingencies to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits — The Company sponsors defined benefit pension plans, which cover certain current and former Company employees who meet eligibility requirements. Also, as a result of the Harland Acquisition, the Company sponsors unfunded defined benefit postretirement plans that cover certain salaried and nonsalaried former Harland employees. One postretirement benefit plan provides health care benefits and the other provides life insurance benefits. The Company’s actuarial consultants use several statistical and other factors that attempt to estimate future events to calculate the expense and liability related to the plans. These factors include assumptions about the discount rate, expected return on pension plan assets and rate of future

compensation increases as determined by the Company, within certain guidelines. In addition, the Company’s actuarial consultants also use subjective factors such as withdrawal and mortality rates and the expected health care cost trend rate to estimate these factors.

The actuarial assumptions used by the Company may differ materially from actual results due to changing market and economic conditions, higher or lower withdrawal rates, higher or lower healthcare inflation rates or longer or shorter life spans of participants, among other things. Differences from these assumptions may result in a significant difference with the amount of pension and postretirement benefit income/expense and asset/liability that the Company recorded.

Derivative Financial Instruments — The Company began using derivative financial instruments in 2006 to manage interest rate risk related to a portion of its long-term debt. The Company recognizes all derivatives at fair value as either assets or liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets and changes in the fair values of such instruments are recognized in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met. If specific cash flow hedge accounting criteria are met, the Company recognizes the changes in fair value of these instruments in other comprehensive income (loss) until the underlying debt instrument being hedged is settled or the Company determines that the specific hedge accounting criteria are no longer met.

On the date the interest rate derivative contract is entered into, the Company designates the derivative as either a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedge. The Company formally documents the relationship between hedging instruments and the hedged items, as well as its risk-management objectives and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. The Company links all hedges that are designated as fair value hedges to specific assets or liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm commitments. The Company links all hedges that are designated as cash flow hedges to forecasted transactions or to liabilities on the balance sheet. The Company also assesses, both at the inception of the hedge and on an on-going basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of hedged items. If an existing derivative were to become not highly effective as a hedge, the Company would discontinue hedge accounting prospectively. The Company assesses the effectiveness of the hedge based on total changes in the hedge’s cash flows at each payment date as compared to the change in the expected future cash flows on the long-term debt.

See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding the impact of recent accounting pronouncements on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

It has not been the Company’s practice to enter into off-balance sheet arrangements. In the normal course of business the Company periodically enters into agreements that incorporate general indemnification language. These indemnifications encompass such items as intellectual property rights, governmental regulations and/or employment-related matters. Performance under these indemnities would generally be triggered by a breach of terms of the contract or by a third-party claim. There has historically been no material losses related to such indemnifications, and the Company does not expect any material adverse claims in the future.

The Company is not engaged in any transactions, arrangements or other relationships with any unconsolidated entity or other third party that is reasonably likely to have a material effect on its consolidated results of operations, financial position or liquidity. In addition, the Company has not established any special purpose entity.

On December 15, 2005, the Company acquired Clarke American. Accordingly, the results of Clarke American, subsequently renamed Harland Clarke Holdings, are included in the Company’s

results of operations from that date. From December 15, 2005 to May 1, 2007, the Company operated in three business segments: (a) the Financial Institution segment, through which Clarke American provided checks and related products and direct marketing services to financial institutions; (b) the Direct to Consumer segment, through which Clarke American provided checks and related products and services and treasury management supplies directly to consumers and businesses; and (c) the Licorice Products segment, through which Mafco Worldwide produced a variety of licorice products from licorice root, intermediary licorice extracts produced by others and certain other ingredients, which products are sold primarily to the worldwide tobacco industry for use as tobacco flavor enhancing and moistening agents in the manufacture of American blend cigarettes, moist snuff, chewing tobacco and pipe tobacco. Corporate expenses are expenses of the Company that are not directly attributable to the operating businesses including, among other things, expenses incurred in connection with being a public company.

Subsequent to the completion of the Harland Acquisition on May 1, 2007, the Company reorganized its business along four reportable segments together with a corporate group for certain support services. The reorganization aligns the Company’s operations on the basis of products, services and industry. The Company’s previously existing Financial Institution and Direct to Consumer segments were combined with Harland’s similar operations; this business segment now operates under the name of Harland Clarke and is referred to as the Harland Clarke segment. The Company also added two new reportable segments for business lines acquired in the Harland Acquisition: the Harland Financial Solutions segment and the Scantron segment. Management measures and evaluates the reportable segments based on operating income. Prior period results in the tables below have been restated to conform to the business segment changes.

The operating results for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, as reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and described below, include the acquired Harland, Peldec and Wei Feng businesses from the respective dates of acquisition (see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K).

Net revenues increased by $750.8 million in the 2007 period as compared to the 2006 period, primarily as a result of the Harland Acquisition which occurred on May 1, 2007 and accounted for $699.2 million of the increase.

Net revenues from the Harland Clarke segment increased by $480.6 million to $1,104.5 million in the 2007 period from $623.9 million in the 2006 period, primarily as a result of the Harland Acquisition which accounted for $433.8 million of the increase. The remaining $46.8 million of the increase was primarily due to higher revenues per unit and an increase in revenues from a large client, partially offset by a decline in units.

Net revenues from the Harland Clarke, Harland Financial Solutions and Scantron segments include reductions of $0.6 million, $10.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively, for a fair value

adjustment to deferred revenues recorded in the purchase accounting for the Harland Acquisition. The fair value adjustment is a one-time reduction in deferred revenues for these segments attributable to the purchase accounting for the Harland Acquisition. Net revenues will continue to be affected by this adjustment until all acquired deferred revenue is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company expects that the substantial majority of the reduction in net revenues resulting from the deferred revenue fair value adjustment will be recognized during the twelve month period following the Harland Acquisition.

Net revenues from the Licorice Products segment increased by $4.8 million, or 4.9%, to $102.9 million in the 2007 period from $98.1 million in the 2006 period. Magnasweet and licorice derivatives sales increased $3.0 million due to increased shipment volumes and the consolidation of Wei Feng’s third party sales since July 2, 2007. Sales to the worldwide tobacco industry decreased by $0.7 million as the result of a decline in sales of non-licorice products offset by an increase in licorice extract sales. Sales of licorice extracts to non-tobacco customers and other sales increased $2.7 million as a result of increased sales to customers in Asia, the favorable impact of the U.S. dollar translation of Mafco Worldwide’s Euro denominated sales due to the weaker dollar in the 2007 period versus the 2006 period and an increase in shipment volumes to confectionary customers. Sales of raw materials to Wei Feng prior to it becoming a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the Company on July 2, 2007 were $2.3 million in the 2007 period and $2.5 million in the 2006 period. Sales from Mafco Worldwide to Wei Feng since July 2, 2007 have been eliminated in consolidation.

Cost of revenues increased by $450.1 million in the 2007 period as compared to the 2006 period, primarily as a result of the Harland Acquisition which occurred on May 1, 2007 and accounted for $424.8 million of the increase.

Cost of revenues for the Harland Clarke segment increased by $323.4 million to $711.8 million in the 2007 period from $388.4 million in the 2006 period, primarily as a result of the Harland Acquisition which accounted for $302.7 million of the increase. The remaining $20.7 million of the increase was primarily due to increased delivery expenses. Cost of revenues in the 2007 period includes $49.2 million of amortization expense for intangible assets compared to $27.0 million the prior year. The increase in amortization expense resulted from the addition of amortizable intangible assets recorded in connection with the Harland Acquisition. Cost of revenues in the 2007 period includes $1.4 million for a fair value adjustment to inventory recorded in the purchase accounting for the Harland Acquisition, which will not recur.

Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues for the Harland Financial Solutions and Scantron segments were 44.1% and 54.3%, respectively, in the 2007 period. Included in cost of revenues for Harland Financial Solutions and Scantron is amortization expense for intangible assets of $12.1 million and $5.0 million, respectively, recorded in connection with the Harland Acquisition. Cost of revenues in the 2007 period for the Scantron segment includes $3.0 million for a fair value adjustment to inventory recorded in the purchase accounting for the Harland Acquisition, which will not recur.

Cost of revenues for the Licorice Products segment was $55.5 million in the 2007 period and $50.8 million in the 2006 period, an increase of $4.7 million, or 9.3%. The increase in cost of revenues for the Licorice Products segment was due to the increase in sales and the consolidation of Wei Feng’s

results since July 2, 2007, as well as increased manufacturing costs, especially raw materials. Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues for the Licorice Products segment was 53.9% in the 2007 period as compared to 51.8% in the 2006 period.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $198.6 million in the 2007 period as compared to the 2006 period, primarily as a result of the Harland Acquisition, which occurred on May 1, 2007 and accounted for $178.3 million of the increase.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the Harland Clarke segment increased by $60.8 million to $206.0 million in the 2007 period from $145.2 million in the 2006 period, primarily as a result of the Harland Acquisition, which accounted for $47.9 million of the increase. The remaining $12.9 million of the increase was primarily due to $8.3 million of incremental incentive compensation expense resulting from improved performance of the business and $3.1 million of impairment adjustments to intangible assets (see Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K), partially offset by cost reductions. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues for the Harland Clarke segment were 18.7% in the 2007 period as compared to 23.3% in the 2006 period.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $96.2 million and $18.0 million for the 2007 period for the Harland Financial Solutions and Scantron segments, respectively, and relate to operations acquired in the Harland Acquisition.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the Licorice Products segment were $11.9 million in the 2007 period and $11.6 million in the 2006 period. The increase of $0.3 million was primarily due to higher professional fees.

Corporate selling, general and administrative expenses were $28.5 million in the 2007 period and $5.2 million in the 2006 period, representing an increase of $23.3 million. This increase primarily relates to additional corporate infrastructure costs and management services fees resulting from the increased size of the business subsequent to the Harland Acquisition, increased directors fees, amortization of restricted stock issued on May 30, 2007 and $2.4 million of non-recurring retention bonus expenses.

During the 2007 period, as a result of the Harland Acquisition, the Company adopted a plan to restructure its business, focusing on improving operating margins through consolidating facilities and reducing duplicative selling, general and administrative expenses, executive and shared services costs.

The Company recorded $5.6 million of restructuring costs, net of adjustments, for the Harland Clarke segment in the 2007 period related primarily to this initiative, as well as a restructuring plan implemented prior to the Harland Acquisition, which combined resulted in the closure of two printing plants and a contact center, as well as costs to redefine sales territories and consolidate sales divisions. The Company also recorded $21.9 of restructuring costs in the purchase accounting for the Harland Acquisition (see Notes 3 and 14 to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K). The Company recorded $3.3 million of restructuring costs for the

Harland Clarke segment in the 2006 period related to changes in the senior leadership structure and other costs related to reductions in workforce.

Interest income was $9.4 million in the 2007 period as compared to $2.7 million in the 2006 period. The increase in interest income was mainly due to higher cash balances available for investments in cash equivalents and marketable securities in the 2007 period as compared to the 2006 period, as well as higher interest rates in the 2007 period as compared to the 2006 period. The higher cash balances were primarily due to increased cash and cash equivalents on hand subsequent to the closing of the Harland Acquisition resulting from acquisition related financing transactions and cash provided by operating activities.

Interest expense was $172.7 million in the 2007 period as compared to $68.0 million in the 2006 period. The increase in interest expense was primarily due to higher amounts of long-term debt outstanding at Harland Clarke Holdings and its subsidiaries subsequent to May 1, 2007 as a result of the financing transactions completed in connection with the Harland Acquisition.

The loss on early extinguishment of debt of $54.6 million in the 2007 period relates to the refinancing transactions completed in connection with the Harland Acquisition. This loss consists of the following related to the repayment of Harland Clarke Holdings debt: $37.3 million for prepayment premiums and consent payments on the 2013 Senior Notes, a $3.9 million prepayment penalty on the Harland Clarke Holdings prior credit facilities, a non-cash expense of $1.5 million for the write-off of unamortized original discount on the prior credit facilities, and a non-cash expense of $11.9 million for the write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees related to the 2013 Senior Notes and the prior credit facilities (see Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K).

Other income (expense), net was $0.1 million of income in the 2007 period as compared to a nominal amount in the 2006 period. These amounts primarily relate to non-recurring miscellaneous expenses and income.

The Company recorded a tax provision of $3.7 million in the 2007 period and a tax provision of $16.0 million in the 2006 period. The tax provision differs from the statutory tax rate for the 2007 period primarily due to state tax liabilities in separate state taxing jurisdictions and foreign losses for which no benefit was received. The tax provision differs from the rate in the 2006 period due to state and local taxes and the effects of changes in state tax rates on deferred tax balances.

Total net revenues increased by $600.6 million to $722.0 million in the 2006 period from $121.4 million in the 2005 period. Net revenues from the Harland Clarke segment increased significantly due to a full year of results in 2006 versus 17 days in 2005. Net revenues from the Licorice Products segment increased by $0.8 million, or 0.8% from $97.3 million to $98.1 million. Magnasweet and licorice derivative sales increased $1.1 million in 2006 versus 2005 on higher shipment volumes. Sales to the worldwide tobacco industry for licorice and non-licorice products declined $1.7 million in 2006 compared to 2005 as a result of lower shipment volumes due to a decrease in cigarette consumption in certain markets and a decline in shipment volumes of non-licorice products to the worldwide tobacco industry. Sales of licorice products to confectionary and other customers declined by $0.5 million on lower shipment volumes in 2006 versus 2005. Mafco Worldwide’s sales of raw materials to Wei Feng increased by $1.9 million to $2.5 million in 2006 versus $0.6 million in 2005.

Cost of revenues was $439.2 million in the 2006 period and $66.5 million in the 2005 period, an increase of $372.7 million. Cost of revenues from the Harland Clarke segment increased significantly due to a full year of results in 2006 versus 17 days in 2005.

Cost of revenues for Harland Clarke segment includes a non-recurring charge of $1.3 million and $1.8 million in 2006 and 2005, respectively, related to amortizing a fair value adjustment of $3.1 million to inventories in connection with the Clarke American Acquisition.

Cost of revenues for the Licorice Products segment was $50.8 million in the 2006 period and $49.1 million in the 2005 period, an increase of $1.7 million, or 3.5%. The increase in cost of revenues for the Licorice Products segment was due to the increase in sales as well as substantially higher energy, raw materials and other manufacturing costs in the 2006 period versus the 2005 period. Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues for the Licorice Products segment was 51.8% in the 2006 period as compared to 50.5% in the 2005 period.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $162.0 million in the 2006 period and $21.4 million in the 2005 period, an increase of $140.6 million. Selling, general and administrative expenses from the Harland Clarke Segment increased significantly due to a full year of results in 2006 versus 17 days in 2005. Selling, general and administrative expenses from the Licorice Products segment were $11.6 million in 2006 and $11.5 million in 2005, a slight increase of $0.1 million. Corporate expenses increased to $5.2 million in 2006, from $3.9 million in 2005 mainly due to the increase in management fees in 2006.

During the 2005 period, the Company adopted a plan to improve its business, focusing on improving operating margins through consolidating facilities and reducing duplicative selling, general and administrative expenses, executive and shared services costs.

The Company recorded $3.3 million of restructuring costs for the Harland Clarke segment in the 2006 period related to the 2005 initiative, the closure of two production facilities and the reduction in workforce of the segments corporate staff in 2006.

Interest income was $2.7 million in the 2006 period and $3.5 million in the 2005 period. The decrease was due mainly to lower cash balances available for investment in cash equivalents and marketable securities in the 2006 period compared to 2005 period. The decrease in average cash equivalent and marketable securities balances in 2006 period as compared to 2005 period was primarily due to the use of a significant portion of cash in December 2005 in connection with the Clarke American Acquisition.

Interest expense was $68.0 million in the 2006 period and $5.0 million in the 2005 period. The increase was due to indebtedness incurred in December 2005 to finance the Clarke American Acquisition. A fee of $1.5 million was incurred in 2005 for a bridge loan commitment obtained by the Company in connection with the financing of the Clarke American Acquisition.

There were no significant items in other income (expense), net in the 2006 period. Other income (expense), net was $3.9 million in the 2005 period. In the 2005 period, income of $3.0 million was recognized for a gain on the sale of marketable securities and $0.9 million related to settlement of litigation.

The Company recorded a tax provision of $16.0 million in the 2006 period and a tax provision of $11.9 million in the 2005 period. The tax provision differs from the statutory tax rate for the 2006 period due to state and local taxes and the effects of changes in state tax rates on deferred tax balances. The tax provision differs from the statutory tax rate for the 2005 period due to a reduction in the valuation allowance related to the utilization of capital loss carryforwards in connection with the sale of marketable securities and a reduction of reserves for federal and state taxes related to the resolution of uncertainties.

In connection with the 1995 transfer to an indirect subsidiary of Holdings of certain of Pneumo Abex’s consolidated assets and liabilities, with the remainder being retained, M & F Worldwide, the transferee subsidiary and two subsidiaries of M & F Worldwide entered into the Transfer Agreement. Under the Transfer Agreement, Pneumo Abex retained the assets and liabilities relating to Aerospace, as well as certain contingent liabilities and the related assets, including its historical insurance and indemnification arrangements. Pneumo Abex transferred substantially all of its other assets and liabilities to the transferee subsidiary. The Transfer Agreement provides for appropriate transfer, indemnification and tax sharing arrangements, in a manner consistent with applicable law and existing contractual arrangements.

The Transfer Agreement requires the transferee subsidiary to undertake certain administrative and funding obligations with respect to certain categories of asbestos-related claims and other

liabilities, including environmental claims, retained by Pneumo Abex. Pneumo Abex will be obligated to make reimbursement for the amounts so funded only when it receives amounts under related indemnification and insurance agreements. Such administrative and funding obligations would be terminated as to these categories of asbestos-related claims in the case of a bankruptcy of Pneumo Abex or M & F Worldwide or of certain other events affecting the availability of coverage for such claims from third-party indemnitors and insurers. In the event of certain kinds of disputes with Pneumo Abex’s indemnitors regarding their indemnities, the Transfer Agreement permits Pneumo Abex to require the transferee subsidiary to fund 50% of the costs of resolving the disputes.

A subsidiary of Holdings (‘‘MCG’’) and the Company are parties to a registration rights agreement (as amended, the ‘‘Company/MCG Registration Rights Agreement’’) providing MCG with the right to require the Company to use its best efforts to register under the Securities Act, and the securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction designated by MCG, all or a portion of the issued and outstanding shares of M & F Worldwide common stock owned by MCG or its affiliates (the ‘‘Registrable Shares’’). Such demand rights are subject to the conditions that the Company is not required to (1) effect a demand registration more than once in any 12-month period, (2) effect more than one demand registration with respect to the Registrable Shares, or (3) file a registration statement during periods (not to exceed three months) (a) when the Company is contemplating a public offering, (b) when the Company is in possession of certain material non-public information, or (c) when audited financial statements are not available and their inclusion in a registration statement is required. In addition, and subject to certain conditions described in the Company/MCG Registration Rights Agreement, if at any time the Company proposes to register under the Securities Act an offering of common stock or any other class of equity securities, then MCG will have the right to require the Company to use its best efforts to effect the registration under the Securities Act and the securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction designated by MCG of all or a portion of the Registrable Shares as designated by MCG. The Company is responsible for all expenses relating to the performance of, or compliance with, the Company/MCG Registration Rights Agreement except that MCG is responsible for underwriters’ discounts and selling commissions with respect to any Registrable Shares sold.

MacAndrews & Forbes Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings, provides the services of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as well as other management, advisory, transactional, corporate finance, legal, risk management, tax and accounting services pursuant to the terms of a management services agreement (the ‘‘Management Services Agreement’’). Under the terms of the Management Services Agreement, the Company pays MacAndrews & Forbes Inc. an annual fee for these services. The annual rate is $10.0 million effective May 1, 2007. Prior to May 1, 2007, the fee was set at an annual rate of $5.0 million for the period July 1, 2006 to April 30, 2007 and at an annual rate of $1.5 million for periods prior to July 1, 2006.

The Management Services Agreement will terminate on December 31, 2008, subject to automatic one-year renewal periods unless either party gives the other party written notice at least 90 days prior to the end of the initial term or a subsequent renewal period. The Management Services Agreement will also terminate in the event that MacAndrews & Forbes Inc. or its affiliates no longer in the aggregate retain beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the outstanding common stock of the Company. The Management Services Agreement also contains customary indemnities covering MacAndrews & Forbes Inc. and its affiliates and personnel.

continues to provide services to the Company as a director, officer or consultant. The Restricted Stock will vest 100% upon the occurrence of a change in control of the Company. The Company’s Compensation Committee has the right to accelerate the vesting of the Restricted Stock at its discretion. The shares of Restricted Stock have all the rights of a stockholder, including the right to vote and the right to receive dividends thereon, however, no transfer of the right is permitted prior to the vesting of the Restricted Stock. In accordance with EITF 96-18, ‘‘Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services,’’ the Company is recognizing non-cash compensation expense related to the Restricted Stock using the straight-line method over the vesting period. The unvested Restricted Stock is revalued at the end of each reporting period based on the quoted market price of the Company’s common stock. The Company expensed $2.1 million related to the Restricted Stock in 2007.

As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company paid $10.0 million to Holdings in the second quarter of 2007 for services in sourcing, analyzing, negotiating and executing the Harland Acquisition.

The Company participates in Holdings’ directors and officer’s insurance program, which covers the Company as well as Holdings and Holdings’ other affiliates. The limits of coverage are available on aggregate losses to any or all of the participating companies and their respective directors and officers. The Company reimburses Holdings for its allocable portion of the premiums for such coverage, which the Company believes is more favorable than the premiums the Company could secure were it to secure its own coverage. At December 31, 2007, the Company recorded prepaid expenses and other assets of $1.5 million and $1.0 million relating to the directors and officers insurance program. At December 31, 2006, the Company recorded prepaid expenses and other assets of $1.2 million and $2.4 million relating to the directors and officers insurance program. The Company made net payments of $0.4 million to Holdings in 2007 under the insurance program. No payments to Holdings were made in 2006 under the insurance program.

The Company’s net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $229.7 million as compared to $106.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities of $123.5 million was due to an increase in cash flow from operations, primarily from the Harland Acquisition, and a larger net cash inflow from changes in working capital in the 2007 period as compared to the 2006 period.

The Company’s net cash used in investing activities was $1,487.6 million for year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to $48.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase in cash used in investing activities was primarily due to the Harland Acquisition.

The Company’s net cash provided by financing activities was $1,459.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to net cash used in financing activities of $46.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2006. The financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2007 included borrowings to fund the Harland Acquisition, refinance the outstanding 2013 Senior Notes and Harland and Clarke American credit agreements and pay related fees and expenses. The financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2006 were primarily scheduled repayments of credit agreements and other borrowings and the funding of the net change in cash overdrafts.

M & F Worldwide is a holding company whose only material assets are its ownership interests in its subsidiaries, approximately $17.0 million in cash and cash equivalents and $40.0 million in marketable securities as of December 31, 2007. M & F Worldwide is considering various alternatives for the application of its cash and cash equivalents and investments on hand. M & F Worldwide’s principal business operations are conducted by its subsidiaries, and M & F Worldwide has no operations of its own. Accordingly, M & F Worldwide’s only source of cash to pay its obligations, other than cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities on hand, is expected to be

distributions and tax sharing payments with respect to its ownership interests in its subsidiaries. M & F Worldwide’s subsidiaries may not generate sufficient cash flow to pay dividends, tax sharing payments or distribute funds to M & F Worldwide and applicable state law and contractual restrictions, including negative covenants contained in the debt instruments of such subsidiaries, may not permit such dividends or distributions. During the year ended December 31, 2007, M & F Worldwide received cash dividend payments in the amount of $1.8 million and $1.5 million from Harland Clarke Holdings and Mafco Worldwide, respectively, to cover certain public company related expenses.

The recent negative conditions in the global credit markets have prevented some investors from liquidating their holdings of auction rate securities (‘‘ARS’’). The Company’s investments included $40.0 million of ARS held by M & F Worldwide as of December 31, 2007 and the date of this filing. These investments are classified as available-for-sale and are reported as current assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K at market value. These types of ARS investments are backed by student loans and all have credit ratings of AAA or Aaa. The Company does not own any other type of ARS investments.

The Company has certain cash obligations and other commercial commitments which will affect its short-term liquidity. At December 31, 2007, such obligations and commitments, which do not include options for renewal, were as follows:


	Payments Due by Period
	Total			Less than 1 year			1-3 years			4-5 years			After 5 years
	(in millions)
Revolving credit facilities⁽¹⁾⁽⁷⁾		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Senior secured term loans⁽²⁾⁽⁷⁾			1,856.7			18.0			37.8			99.9			1,701.0
Senior notes⁽³⁾⁽⁷⁾			615.0			—			—			—			615.0
Interest on long-term debt⁽⁴⁾⁽⁷⁾			1,301.8			197.8			389.6			377.8			336.6
Capital lease obligations and other indebtedness			4.1			2.2			1.9			—			—
Operating lease obligations			108.1			24.9			40.7			25.6			16.9
Raw material purchase obligations			17.5			15.6			1.9			—			—
Other long-term liabilities			20.0			1.1			3.1			1.7			14.1
Contract acquisition payments⁽⁵⁾			98.5			41.0			48.6			8.9			—
Other purchase obligations⁽⁶⁾			62.8			29.7			30.9			1.0			1.2
Postretirement benefit payments			9.2			0.9			1.8			1.8			4.7
Acquisition-related liabilities⁽⁸⁾			2.9			2.9			—			—			—
Total		$	4,096.6		$	334.1		$	556.3		$	516.7		$	2,689.5

At December 31, 2007, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits of $20.1 million for which the Company is unable to make reasonable reliable estimates of the period of cash settlement with the respective taxing authority. Thus, these liabilities have not been included in the contractual obligations table.

Mafco Worldwide expects to contribute approximately $0.8 million to its defined benefit pension plans in the next twelve months and Harland Clarke Holdings expects to contribute $1.0 million to its defined benefit postretirement plans in 2008.

On December 8, 2005, Mafco Worldwide entered into a credit agreement governing its $125.0 million senior secured credit facilities. The Mafco Worldwide credit facilities replaced Mafco Worldwide’s previously existing senior secured credit facility. The Mafco Worldwide credit facilities consist of a $110.0 million term loan which was drawn on December 8, 2005 and matures in six years and a five-year $15.0 million revolving credit facility. The indebtedness under the Mafco Worldwide credit facilities is guaranteed by Mafco Worldwide’s domestic subsidiaries and its parent corporation, Flavors Holdings Inc. (collectively, the ‘‘Mafco Worldwide Guarantors’’). Mafco Worldwide’s obligations under the Mafco Worldwide credit facilities and the guarantees of the Mafco Worldwide Guarantors are secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of Mafco Worldwide’s and the Mafco Worldwide Guarantors’ assets. Borrowings under the Mafco Worldwide credit facility bear interest, at Mafco Worldwide’s option, at either an adjusted Eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin of 2.25% in the case of revolving loans or 2.00% in the case of term loans, or an alternative base rate, plus an applicable margin of 1.25% in the case of revolving loans or 1.00% in the case of term loans.

The Mafco Worldwide credit facilities contain affirmative and negative covenants customary for such financings. The Mafco Worldwide credit facilities also require Mafco Worldwide to maintain a maximum total debt ratio and a minimum consolidated interest expense ratio as of the last day of each fiscal quarter. The Mafco Worldwide credit facilities contain events of default customary for such financings, including but not limited to nonpayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts when due; violation of covenants; failure of any representation or warranty to be true in all material respects when made or deemed made; cross default and cross acceleration to certain indebtedness; certain ERISA events; change of control; dissolution, insolvency and bankruptcy events; material judgments; actual or asserted invalidity of the guarantees or security documents; and violation of limitations on the activities of Flavors Holdings Inc. and Mafco Shanghai Corporation, a subsidiary of Mafco Worldwide. Some of these events of default allow for grace periods and materiality concepts.

The Mafco Worldwide term loan is repayable in quarterly installments of approximately $0.3 million. In addition, a mandatory repayment is required in each year based upon prior year excess cash flow (as defined in the Mafco Worldwide credit agreement), beginning in 2007 with respect to 2006. No excess cash flow payment is required in 2008 due to repayments of $23.3 million made by Mafco Worldwide during 2007, which included mandatory repayments of $1.1 million. At December 31, 2007, there was $65.7 million principal amount outstanding under the term loan. At December 31, 2007, there were no borrowings under the Mafco Worldwide $15.0 million revolving credit facility. At December 31, 2007, $0.3 million of the Mafco Worldwide revolving loan facility was reserved for lender guarantees on outstanding letters of credit and $14.7 million was available for borrowing.

In connection with the purchase of the remaining 50% of a joint venture (see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K), Mafco Worldwide entered into the first amendment to the Mafco Worldwide credit facilities on June 27, 2007. The amendment provides for, among other things, Mafco Worldwide’s ability to make certain earnout payments, if any, and the incorporation of such earnout payments into the excess cash flow calculation.

During February 2006, Mafco Worldwide entered into an interest rate derivative transaction in the form of a two-year non-cancelable interest rate zero-cost collar with a notional amount of $50.0 million that caps the underlying variable rate at 5.25% and sets a floor at 4.79%. This derivative is being accounted for as a cash flow hedge. The purpose of this hedge transaction is to limit the Company’s risk on a portion of Mafco Worldwide’s variable rate senior secured credit facility.

Mafco Worldwide’s French subsidiary has credit agreements renewable annually with two banks whereby it may borrow up to 2.0 million Euros (approximately $2.9 million at December 31, 2007) for working capital purposes. The French subsidiary had no borrowings at December 31, 2007.

Concurrent with the completion of the Harland Acquisition, Harland Clarke Holdings, as borrower, entered into senior secured credit facilities, which provided for a revolving credit facility of $100.0 million maturing on June 28, 2013 and a $1,800.0 million term loan maturing on June 30, 2014. Portions of the Harland Clarke Holdings revolving credit facility are available for the issuance of letters of credit and swing line loans.

All obligations under the credit facilities are guaranteed by Harland Clarke Holdings’ direct parent (a subsidiary of the Company) and by each of Harland Clarke Holdings’ direct and indirect present domestic subsidiaries and future wholly owned domestic subsidiaries. The credit facilities are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in substantially all of Harland Clarke Holdings’ and the guarantors’ assets, other than voting stock in excess of 65.0% of the outstanding voting stock of each direct foreign subsidiary and certain other excluded property.

The term loan facility has an aggregate principal amount of $1,800.0 million which was drawn in full on May 1, 2007. The term loan facility is required to be repaid in quarterly installments of $4.5 million until maturity. The term loan facility requires that a portion of Harland Clarke Holdings’ excess cash flow (as defined in the senior secured credit facilities) be applied to prepay amounts borrowed thereunder, beginning in 2009 with respect to 2008. The balance of the term loan facility is due in full in 2014.

Loans under the credit facilities bear, at Harland Clarke Holdings’ option, interest at:

The credit facilities have a commitment fee for the unused portion of the revolver and for issued letters of credit of 0.50% and 2.88%, respectively. Interest rate margins and commitment fees under the Revolver are subject to reduction in increments based upon Harland Clarke Holdings achieving certain consolidated leverage ratio.

The credit facilities contain representations and warranties customary for a senior secured credit facility. They also contain affirmative and negative covenants customary for a senior secured credit facility, including, among other things, restrictions on indebtedness, liens, mergers and consolidations, sales of assets, loans, acquisitions, restricted payments, transactions with affiliates, dividends and other payment restrictions affecting subsidiaries and sale leaseback transactions. The credit facilities also require Harland Clarke Holdings to maintain a certain maximum consolidated secured leverage ratio for the benefit of the lenders under the revolver only.

As of December 31, 2007, $1,791.0 million principal amount was outstanding under the term loan facility. As of December 31, 2007, no amounts were drawn under Harland Clarke Holdings’ $100.0 million revolving credit facility, and Harland Clarke Holdings had $84.2 million available for borrowing (giving effect to the issuance of $15.8 million of letters of credit).

During June and August of 2007, Harland Clarke Holdings entered into interest derivative transactions in the form of two- and three-year interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $760.0 million, which swap the underlying variable rate for fixed rates ranging from 4.997% to 5.362%. Those derivatives are being accounted for as cash flow hedges. The purpose of the transactions is to limit the Company’s risk on a portion of Harland Clarke Holdings’ variable rate term loan and comply with the terms of the credit facilities.

Concurrent with the completion of the Harland Acquisition, on May 1, 2007, Harland Clarke Holdings issued $305.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2015 (the ‘‘Floating Rate Notes’’) and $310.0 million aggregate principal amount of 9.50% Senior Fixed Rate Notes due 2015 (the ‘‘Fixed Rate Notes’’ and, together with the Floating Rate Notes, the ‘‘2015 Senior Notes’’). The 2015 Senior Notes mature on May 15, 2015. The Fixed Rate Notes bear interest at a rate per annum of 9.50%. The Floating Rate Notes bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable LIBOR Rate (as defined in the indenture governing the 2015 Senior Notes (the ‘‘Indenture’’)) plus 4.75%. The Senior Notes are unsecured and are therefore effectively subordinated to all of Harland Clarke Holdings’ senior secured indebtedness, including outstanding borrowings under the senior secured credit facilities. The Indenture contains customary restrictive covenants, including, among other things, restrictions on Harland Clarke Holdings’ ability to incur additional debt, pay dividends and make distributions, make certain investments, repurchase stock, incur liens, enter into transactions with affiliates, enter into sale and lease back transactions, merge or consolidate and transfer or sell assets. Harland Clarke Holdings must offer to repurchase all of the 2015 Senior Notes upon the occurrence of a ‘‘change of control,’’ as defined in the Indenture, at a purchase price equal to 101% of their aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Harland Clarke Holdings must also offer to repurchase the 2015 Senior Notes with the proceeds from certain sales of assets, if it does not apply those proceeds within a specified time period after the sale, at a purchase price equal to 100% of their aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

The Senior Notes are guaranteed fully and unconditionally, jointly and severally by all of Harland Clarke Holdings’ subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned by Harland Clarke Holdings.

The Company presents its results of operations and financial condition based upon historical cost. While it is difficult to measure accurately the impact of inflation due to the imprecise nature of the estimates required, the Company believes that, for the three most recent fiscal years, the effects of inflation, if any, on its results of operations and financial condition have been minor.

The Company believes that its cash and cash equivalents, borrowings available under the Harland Clarke Holdings and Mafco Worldwide credit agreements (as further discussed in Note 12 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K) and anticipated cash flow from operating activities will be sufficient to meet the Company’s expected operating needs, investment and capital spending requirements and debt service requirements for the foreseeable future.

In addition to Harland Clarke Holdings’ normal operating cash and working capital requirements and service of its indebtedness, it also requires cash to fund capital expenditures, enable cost reductions through restructuring projects and make contract acquisition payments to financial institution clients as follows:

Harland Clarke Holdings anticipates that its future capital expenditures and contract acquisition payments will be largely consistent with the combined historical levels of such payments for Clarke American and Harland. Harland Clarke Holdings expects that payments related to restructuring programs will increase in the next twelve months to support the achievement of planned cost savings, including actions related to the acquisition of Data Management I LLC that was consummated in February 2008. The Company used available cash at Harland Clarke Holdings to fund the $225.0 million purchase price for Data Management I LLC and related fees and expenses.

In addition to Mafco Worldwide’s normal operating cash and working capital requirements and service of its indebtedness, it also requires cash to fund capital expenditures, periodically build raw materials inventories and fund administrative and other expenses regarding indemnified liabilities.

Mafco Worldwide believes that, based on current levels of operations and anticipated growth, cash flow from operations, together with other available sources of funds, including borrowings under its revolving credit facility, will be adequate to make required payments on its indebtedness, to fund anticipated capital expenditures and to satisfy its working capital requirements for at least the next twelve months.

Each of Harland Clarke Holdings’ and Mafco Worldwide’s ability to meet their respective debt service obligations and reduce their total debt will depend upon their respective ability to generate cash in the future which, in turn, will be subject to general economic, financial, business, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other conditions, many of which are beyond each’s respective control. Each of Harland Clarke Holdings and Mafco Worldwide may not be able to generate sufficient cash flow from operations and future borrowings may not be available to them under their credit facilities in an amount sufficient to enable them to repay their debt or to fund their other liquidity needs. As of

December 31, 2007, Harland Clarke Holdings had $84.2 million of additional availability under its revolving credit facility (after giving effect to the issuance of $15.8 million of letters of credit) and Mafco Worldwide had $14.7 million of additional availability under its revolving credit facility (after giving effect to the issuance of $0.3 million of letters of credit). The Company may also use the revolving credit facilities to fund potential future acquisitions. If future cash flow from operations and other capital resources is insufficient to pay each’s respective obligations as they mature or to fund their liquidity needs, Harland Clarke Holdings or Mafco Worldwide, as the case may be, may be forced to reduce or delay business activities and capital expenditures, sell assets, obtain additional debt or equity capital or restructure or refinance all or a portion of their debt on or before maturity. Harland Clarke Holdings or Mafco Worldwide, as the case may be, may not be able to accomplish any of these alternatives on a timely basis or on satisfactory terms, if at all. In addition, the terms of their existing and future indebtedness may limit their ability to pursue any of these alternatives.

Mafco Worldwide may encounter liquidity risks arising from its supply of licorice root raw material. Mafco Worldwide tries to maintain a sufficient licorice root raw material inventory and open purchase contracts to meet normal production needs for two to three years. At December 31, 2007, Mafco Worldwide had on hand a supply of licorice root raw material between two and three years. Licorice root has an indefinite retention period as long as it is kept dry, and therefore has experienced little, if any, material spoilage. Although Mafco Worldwide has been able to obtain licorice root raw materials without interruption since World War II, since there has been periodic instability in the areas of the world where licorice root raw materials are obtained, Mafco Worldwide may in the future experience a short supply of licorice root raw materials due to these or other instabilities. If Mafco Worldwide is unable to obtain licorice root raw materials, or is unable to obtain them in a cost-effective manner, Mafco Worldwide’s business will be severely hampered and Mafco Worldwide will experience severe liquidity difficulties.

In 2007, Mafco Worldwide’s ten largest customers, six of which are manufacturers of tobacco products, accounted for approximately 4% of the Company’s net revenues on a pro forma basis for the Harland Acquisition (and approximately 65% of Mafco Worldwide’s net revenues). One customer, Altria Group Inc., accounted for approximately 35% of Mafco Worldwide’s 2007 net revenues and approximately 2% of the Company’s consolidated net revenues on a pro forma basis for the Harland Acquisition. If Altria Group Inc. or its successors were to stop purchasing licorice from Mafco Worldwide, it would have a material adverse effect on the financial results of Mafco Worldwide, which would also create severe liquidity problems for Mafco Worldwide.

indemnified by the Original Indemnitor. Following the Friction Products sale, Pneumo Abex treated the Division as a discontinued operation and stopped including the Division’s assets and liabilities in its financial statements.

Pneumo Abex’s former subsidiary maintained product liability insurance covering substantially all of the period during which it manufactured or distributed asbestos-containing products. The subsidiary commenced litigation in 1982 against a portion of these insurers in order to confirm the availability of this coverage. As a result of settlements in that litigation, other coverage agreements with other carriers, payments by the Original Indemnitor and funding payments pursuant to the Transfer Agreement, all of Pneumo Abex’s monthly expenditures for asbestos-related claims other than as described below are managed and paid by others. As of December 31, 2007, the Company incurred or expected to incur approximately $1.0 million of costs related to asbestos-related claims not subject to the arrangements described above (the ‘‘Remaining Claims’’), as to which it either has received or expects to receive approximately $0.8 million in insurance reimbursements. Management does not expect the Remaining Claims to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations, but the Company is unable to forecast either the number of future asbestos-related claimants or the amount of future defense and settlement costs associated with present or future asbestos-related claims.

such laws and regulations or their enforcement, the varying costs and effectiveness of alternative cleanup technologies and methods, and the questionable and varying degrees of responsibility and/or involvement by Pneumo Abex. However, the Company does not itself expect to pay any of these costs due to the Transfer Agreement and the Original Indemnitor’s indemnity.

Federal-Mogul Corporation purchased the Friction Buyer in October 1998. In October 2001, the Friction Buyer filed a petition under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and stopped performing its obligations to Pneumo Abex. The Friction Guarantor guaranteed performance of the Friction Buyer’s obligations, however, and, since the Friction Buyer’s bankruptcy filing, has been fulfilling the Friction Buyer’s obligations. In November 2006, the Company entered into a series of agreements with the Friction Buyer, the Friction Guarantor and others that proposed a settlement of the Company’s claims against the Friction Buyer relating to the 1994 sale transaction as part of the bankruptcy reorganization of the Friction Buyer. If the transactions outlined in the agreements are approved by the courts overseeing the Friction Buyer’s bankruptcy and then consummated, then either (a) (i) the Company would transfer its interest in Pneumo Abex to a trust to be created in connection with the Friction Buyer’s bankruptcy reorganization plan, (ii) the Company would pay $10.0 million to the trust, and the Friction Guarantor would pay $246.0 million to the trust and issue a 25-year note to the trust for the payment of $500.0 million, (iii) the trust would assume all financial responsibility for the payment of asbestos-related claims subject to the Friction Buyer’s assumption, and (iv) one or more court-ordered injunctions would bar the assertion of any claim arising out of the asbestos-related claims subject to the Friction Buyer’s assumption from being asserted against the Company, the Friction Buyer or the Friction Guarantor (items (a)(i) through (a)(iv) collectively, the ‘‘Plan A Settlement’’) or (b) under certain conditions set forth in the agreements relating to possible difficulties in implementing the Plan A Settlement, (i) Pneumo Abex would continue to be owned by the Company but would receive $2.0 million from the Friction Buyer’s bankruptcy estate, (ii) the Friction Buyer would be relieved of its obligations, and (iii) the Friction Guarantor would continue to honor its guaranty obligation and receive $138.0 million from the Friction Buyer’s bankruptcy estate (items (b)(i) through (b)(iii) collectively, the ‘‘Plan B Settlement’’). Both the Plan A Settlement and the Plan B Settlement are subject to various contingencies, including, in the case of the Plan A Settlement, bankruptcy court approval. In December 2007, the Friction Buyer consummated its bankruptcy plan of reorganization and was discharged from its obligations to Pneumo Abex. This discharge did not affect the Friction Guarantor’s obligation. Pursuant to the terms of the plan of reorganization, the amounts payable under the Plan B Settlement have been placed in escrow. As of the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Plan A Settlement remains under submission to the court overseeing the Friction Buyer’s bankruptcy. No assurance can be given regarding whether the Plan A Settlement can or will be consummated.

The former Aerospace business of the Company formerly sold certain of its aerospace products to the U.S. Government or to private contractors for the U.S. Government. The Company retained in the Aerospace sale certain claims for allegedly defective pricing that the Government made with respect to certain of these products. In the sole remaining matter, the Company contests the Government’s allegations and has been attempting to resolve this matter without litigation.

Certain of the intermediate holding companies of the predecessor of Harland Clarke Holdings had issued guarantees on behalf of operating companies formerly owned by these intermediate

holding companies, which operating companies are not part of Harland Clarke Holdings’ businesses. In the stock purchase agreement executed in connection with the acquisition of Clarke American by M & F Worldwide, Honeywell agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to assume, replace or terminate such guarantees and indemnify M & F Worldwide and its affiliates, including Harland Clarke Holdings and its subsidiaries, with respect to all liabilities arising under such guarantees.

In addition, various other legal proceedings, claims and investigations are pending against the Company, including those relating to commercial transactions, product liability, environmental, safety and health matters and other matters. Most of these matters are covered by insurance, subject to deductibles and maximum limits, and by third-party indemnities. In the opinion of management, based upon the information available at this time, the outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

This Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, as well as certain of the Company’s other public documents and statements and oral statements, contains forward-looking statements that reflect management’s current assumptions and estimates of future performance and economic conditions. When used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the words ‘‘believes,’’ ‘‘anticipates,’’ ‘‘plans,’’ ‘‘expects,’’ ‘‘intends,’’ ‘‘estimates’’ or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Although the Company believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements are reasonable, such plans, intentions or expectations may not be achieved. Such forward-looking statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and future trends to differ materially from those projected, stated or implied by the forward-looking statements. In addition, the Company encourages investors to read the summary of the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K under the heading ‘‘Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates.’’

In addition to factors described in the Company’s SEC filings and others, the following factors could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by the Company:

The Company encourages investors to read carefully the risk factors in the section entitled ‘‘Risk Factors’’ for a description of certain risks that could, among other things, cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements.

The Company has exposure to market risk from changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, which could affect its business, results of operations and financial condition. The Company manages its exposure to these market risks through its regular operating and financing activities.

At December 31, 2007, Harland Clarke Holdings had $1,791.0 million of term loans outstanding under its credit agreement, $15.8 million of letters of credit outstanding under its revolving credit facility, $305.0 million of floating rate senior notes and $310.0 million of 9.50% fixed rate senior notes. At December 31, 2007, Mafco Worldwide had $65.7 million of term loans outstanding under its credit agreement and $0.3 million of letters of credit outstanding under its revolving credit facility. All of these outstanding loans bear interest at variable rates, with the exception of the $310.0 million of fixed rate senior notes. Accordingly, the Company is subject to risk due to changes in interest rates. The Company believes that a hypothetical 10% increase or decrease in interest rates applicable to its floating rate debt outstanding at December 31, 2007 would have resulted in an increase or decrease in its interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2007 of approximately $11.1 million.

In order to manage its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates on a portion of the outstanding variable rate debt, the Company entered into interest rate derivative transactions in 2006 and 2007 in the form of swaps for Harland Clarke Holdings with notional amounts totaling $910.0 million and a collar for Mafco Worldwide with a notional amount of $50.0 million, as further described in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Harland Clarke Holdings’ derivatives swap the underlying variable rate for a fixed rate ranging from 4.992% to 5.362%. The Mafco Worldwide collar caps the underlying variable rate at 5.25% and sets a floor at 4.79%.

As of December 31, 2007, the Company’s net foreign currency market exposures were $45.2 million. This is the value of the equity of the investments in the foreign subsidiaries in France, Ireland, Canada, Israel and China. Most of the Company’s export sales and purchases of licorice raw materials are made in U.S. dollars. Mafco Worldwide’s French subsidiary sells in several foreign currencies as well as U.S. dollar and purchases raw materials principally in U.S. dollars. Mafco Worldwide’s Chinese subsidiaries primarily sell finished products and purchase raw materials in U.S. dollars. Since the exposures are not material on these transactions, the Company does not generally hedge against foreign currency fluctuations.

A 10% appreciation in foreign currency exchange rates from the prevailing market rates would result in a $4.8 million increase in the related assets or liabilities. Conversely, a 10% depreciation in these currencies from the prevailing market rates would result in a $3.9 million decrease in the related assets or liabilities.

The recent negative conditions in the global credit markets have prevented some investors from liquidating their holdings of auction rate securities (‘‘ARS’’). The Company’s investments included $40.0 million of ARS held by M & F Worldwide as of December 31, 2007 and the date of this filing. These investments are classified as available-for-sale and are reported as current assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at market value. These types of ARS investments are backed by student loans and all have credit ratings of AAA or Aaa. The Company does not own any other type of ARS investments.

See the financial statements and supplementary data listed in the accompanying Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules on page F-1 herein. Information required by other schedules called for under Regulation S-X is either not applicable or is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

The Company’s management, with the participation of M & F Worldwide’s Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15d−(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the ‘‘Exchange Act’’)) as of December 31, 2007. Based on that evaluation, M & F Worldwide’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2007. There were no material changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fourth quarter of 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (‘‘COSO’’) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework.

Based on its assessment, management believes that as of December 31, 2007, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective.

The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm has issued an audit report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, which appears below.

We have audited M & F Worldwide Corp.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). M & F Worldwide Corp.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit 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 effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, M & F Worldwide Corp. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007 based on the COSO criteria.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the 2007 consolidated financial statements of M & F Worldwide Corp. and our report dated February 28, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

The Company will provide the information otherwise set forth in Part III, Items 10 through 14, of Form 10-K in its definitive proxy statement for its 2008 annual meeting of stockholders, which is to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than April 28, 2008.

See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules, which appears on page F-1 herein. All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and therefore have been omitted.


Exhibit No.			Description
2.1			Stock Purchase Agreement, dated April 28, 1988, between Pneumo Abex and IC Industries, Inc. (predecessor of PepsiAmericas, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Pneumo Abex’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, Commission File No. 33-22725) as amended by an Amendment, dated as of August 29, 1988, and a Second Amendment and related Settlement Agreement, dated September 23, 1991 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Abex Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992).
2.2			Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 21, 1994, by and between Pneumo Abex and Wagner Electric Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to Abex Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 21, 1994.
2.3			Stock Purchase Agreement by and between M & F Worldwide Corp. and Honeywell International Inc., dated October 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated October 31, 2005).
2.4			Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among John H. Harland Company, M & F Worldwide Corp. and H Acquisition Corp., dated as of December 19, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 20, 2006).
2.5			Membership Interest Purchase Agreement by and among M & F Worldwide Corp., NCS Pearson Inc. and Pearson Inc., dated as of February 13, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated February 14, 2008).
3.1			Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 30, 1996).
3.2			Certificate of Designations, Powers, Preferences and Rights of Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Participating Preferred Stock of M & F Worldwide Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Form 8-K dated April 20, 2001).
3.3			By-laws of M & F Worldwide Corp. as currently in effect (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 27, 2007).
4.1			Registration Rights Agreement between Holdings and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Schedule 13D dated June 26, 1995 filed by Holdings Inc., MCG Holdings Inc. and Holdings in connection with the Company’s capital stock).


Exhibit No.			Description
4.2			Indenture dated as of May 1, 2007 among Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., the co-issuers and guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 333-143717).
4.3			Registration Rights Agreement (relating to the initial notes) dated as of May 1, 2007 by and among Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., the Guarantors (listed therein), Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 333-143717).
4.4			Credit Agreement dated as of December 8, 2005 among Flavors Holdings Inc., Mafco Worldwide Corporation, the several lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc., as syndication agent, and Natexis Banques Populaires and National City Bank, as co-documentation agents (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005).
4.5			Guarantee and Collateral Agreement made by Flavors Holdings Inc., Mafco Worldwide Corporation, and certain of its subsidiaries in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, dated as of December 8, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005).
4.6			Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents, and Fixture Filing, made by Mafco Worldwide Corporation, Mortgagor, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Mortgagee, dated as of December 8, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005).
4.7			Credit Line Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents, and Fixture Filing, made by Mafco Worldwide Corporation, Grantor, in favor of Kanawha Land Title Services, LLC, as Trustee, for the use and benefit of, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Beneficiary, dated as of December 8, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005).
4.8			Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Trademarks, dated as of January 30, 2006, made by Mafco Worldwide Corporation in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005).
4.9			Credit Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2007 among Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., the Subsidiary Borrowers (listed therein), the Lenders (listed therein) and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 333-143717).
4.10			First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2007, by and among Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., the lender parties (listed therein) and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 333-143717).


Exhibit No.			Description
4.11			Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007, by and among Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. and certain subsidiaries in favor of Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 333-143717).
4.12			Assumption Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007 by and among Harland Clarke Corp., Harland Checks and Services, Inc., Scantron Corporation, Harland Financial Solutions, Inc., HFS Core Systems, Inc., Centralia Holding Corp. and John H. Harland Company of Puerto Rico in favor of Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 333-143717).
4.13			Intellectual Property Security Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007, by and among B²Direct, Inc., Checks in the Mail, Inc. and Clarke American Checks, Inc., the Grantors, in favor of Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 333-143717)
4.14			Intellectual Property Security Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007, by and among Harland Clarke Corp., Harland Checks and Services, Inc., Scantron Corporation, Harland Financial Solutions, Inc. and HFS Core Systems, Inc., the Grantors, in favor of Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 333-143717).
4.15			Joinder Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007, by and among B²Direct, Inc., Checks in the Mail, Inc., Clarke American Checks, Inc., New CS, Inc., New SCSFH, Inc., H Acquisition Corp., New SCH, Inc., New SFH, Inc. and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 333-143717).
4.16			Joinder Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007, by and among Harland Clarke Corp., Harland Checks and Services, Inc., Scantron Corporation, Harland Financial Solutions, Inc., HFS Core Systems, Inc. and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 333-143717).
4.17			Mortgage by Harland Clarke Corp. to Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch (5115 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater, Florida) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.13 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 333-143717).
4.18			Deed to Secure Debt by Harland Clarke Corp. to Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch (5096 Panola Industrial Blvd, Decatur, Georgia and 2933-2939 Miller Road, Decatur, Georgia) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 333-143717)
4.19			Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment of Rents and Leases and Fixture Filing by Scantron Corporation in favor of First American Title Insurance Company, as trustee for the benefit of Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch (2020 South 156 Circle, Omaha, Nebraska) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 333-143717).


Exhibit No.			Description
4.20			Mortgage by Clarke American Checks, Inc. to Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch (124 Metropolitan Avenue, Salina, New York) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.16 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 333-143717).
4.21			Mortgage by Harland Clarke Corp. to Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch (3430 Platt Springs, West Columbia, South Carolina) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.17 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 333-143717).
4.22			Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment of Rents and Leases and Fixture Filing by Checks In The Mail Inc. in favor of Peter Graf, Esq., as trustee for the benefit of Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch (2435 Goodwin Lane, New Braunfels, Texas) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.18 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 333-143717).
4.23			Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment of Rents and Leases and Fixture Filing by Clarke American Checks, Inc. in favor of Peter Graf, Esq., as trustee for the benefit of Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch (5734 Farinon Drive, San Antonio, Texas) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.19 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 333-143717).
4.24			Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment of Rents and Leases and Fixture Filing by Harland Clarke Corp. in favor of First American Title Insurance Agency, LLC, as trustee for the benefit of Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch (4867-4883 West Harold Gatty Road, Salt Lake City, Utah) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.20 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 333-143717).
10.1			Mutual Guaranty Agreement, dated as of December 30, 1994, between Abex Inc. and Cooper Industries Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to Abex Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, Commission File No. 33-92188)
10.2			Transfer Agreement among the Company, MCG Intermediate Holdings Inc., Pneumo Abex and PCT International Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to PCT’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 28, 1995).
10.3			Letter Agreement, dated as of June 26, 1995, between the Company and Mafco Consolidated Group LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 28, 1995).
10.4			Letter Agreement, dated as of February 5, 1996, between the Company and Mafco Consolidated Group LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 6 to Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D dated February 8, 1996 filed by Holdings, Mafco Consolidated Group LLC and Mafco Consolidated Holdings Inc. in connection with the Company’s capital stock).
10.5*			Contract between Mafco Worldwide Corporation and Licorice & Paper Employees Association of Camden, New Jersey effective June 1, 2005.
10.6+			Stephen G. Taub Executive Employment Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001).


Exhibit No.			Description
10.7+			First Amendment to the Employment Agreement by and between Mafco Worldwide Corporation and Stephen G. Taub, dated as of October 31, 2006 (incorporated by reference to M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 31, 2006).
10.8			Second Amended and Restated Management Services Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2007, by and between MacAndrews & Forbes Inc., and M & F Worldwide Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 25, 2007)
10.9*			M & F Worldwide Corp. Amended and Restated Outside Directors Deferred Compensation Plan.
10.10+			M & F Worldwide Corp. 2003 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A dated April 2, 2004).
10.11			Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2005, by and among M & F Worldwide Corp., Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., and PCT International Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005).
10.12+			Employment Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2008, between Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. and Charles T. Dawson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 15, 2008).
10.13+			M & F Worldwide Corp. 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Form 8-K filed on May 24, 2006).
10.14+			M & F Worldwide Corp. 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan — Form of Award Agreement for Participating Executives of Clarke American Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to M & F Worldwide Corp.’s Form 8-K filed on May 24, 2006).
10.15+*			M & F Worldwide Corp. 2008 Long Term Incentive Plan.
10.16+*			M & F Worldwide Corp. 2008 Long Term Incentive Plan — Award Agreement for Participating Executives.
21.1*			List of subsidiaries.
23.1*			Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24.1*			Powers of attorney executed by Messrs. Perelman, Beekman, Dawson, Dinh, Durnan, Folz, Meister, Slovin, Taub and Webb and Ms. Byorum.
31.1*			Certification of Barry F. Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer, dated February 29, 2008.
31.2*			Certification of Paul G. Savas, Chief Financial Officer, dated February 29, 2008.
32.1			Certification of Barry F. Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer, dated February 29, 2008, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
32.2			Certification of Paul G. Savas, Chief Financial Officer, dated February 29, 2008., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the following persons have signed this report on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007

The following consolidated financial statements of M & F Worldwide Corp. and Subsidiaries are included in Item 8:

All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and, therefore, have been omitted.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of M & F Worldwide Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007. Our audits also included the financial statement schedules listed in the Index at Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedules are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedules 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 consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of M & F Worldwide Corp. and subsidiaries at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, ‘‘Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109,’’ Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), ‘‘Share-Based Payment’’ and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, ‘‘Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans,’’ effective January 1, 2007, January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), M & F Worldwide Corp. and subsidiaries internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 28, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

M & F Worldwide Corp. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in millions, except share and per share data)


	December 31,
	2007				2006
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	265.1			$	63.4
Accounts receivable (net of allowances of $2.6 and $0.1)			113.6				29.6
Inventories			101.1				75.5
Investments			40.0				30.0
Income taxes receivable			11.5				0.5
Deferred tax assets			22.2				4.7
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			49.3				15.9
Total current assets			602.8				219.6
Property, plant and equipment, net			203.3				106.1
Goodwill			1,391.3				387.7
Other intangible assets, net			1,450.5				660.5
Pension asset			17.7				17.9
Contract acquisition payments, net			51.6				31.1
Other assets			94.5				32.5
Total assets		$	3,811.7			$	1,455.4
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	70.0			$	25.0
Deferred revenues			86.3				1.1
Current maturities of long-term debt			20.1				47.7
Accrued liabilities:
Salaries, wages, and employee benefits			76.3				27.1
Income and other taxes payable			11.3				7.2
Customer incentives			26.0				8.8
Acquisition-related payments			2.9				—
Other current liabilities			37.8				13.0
Total current liabilities			330.7				129.9
Long-term debt			2,455.5				645.0
Deferred tax liabilities			516.6				258.0
Other liabilities			103.4				12.0
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 23,873,170 shares issued at December 31, 2007 and 22,775,270 shares issued at December 31, 2006			0.2				0.2
Additional paid-in capital			57.8				50.5
Treasury stock at cost; 2,541,900 shares at December 31, 2007 and 2006			(14.8	)			(14.8	)
Retained earnings			369.5				373.7
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes:
Currency translation adjustment			8.3				2.3
Funded status of benefit plans			(1.6	)			(1.5	)
Derivative fair-value adjustment			(13.9	)			0.1
Total stockholders’ equity			405.5				410.5
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	3,811.7			$	1,455.4

M & F Worldwide Corp. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in millions, except per share data)


	Year Ended December 31,
	2007				2006				2005
Product revenues, net		$	1,302.2			$	720.4			$	121.4
Service revenues, net			170.6				1.6				—
Total net revenues			1,472.8				722.0				121.4
Cost of products sold			808.6				438.0				66.5
Cost of services provided			80.7				1.2				—
Total cost of revenues			889.3				439.2				66.5
Gross profit			583.5				282.8				54.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses			360.6				162.0				21.4
Restructuring costs			5.6				3.3				—
Operating income			217.3				117.5				33.5
Interest income			9.4				2.7				3.5
Interest expense			(172.7	)			(68.0	)			(5.0	)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt			(54.6	)			—				—
Other income (expense), net			0.1				—				3.9
(Loss) income before income taxes			(0.5	)			52.2				35.9
Provision for income taxes			3.7				16.0				11.9
Net (loss) income		$	(4.2	)		$	36.2			$	24.0
(Loss) earnings per common share:
Basic		$	(0.20	)		$	1.82			$	1.25
Diluted		$	(0.20	)		$	1.78			$	1.21

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(in millions, except per share data)


	Common Stock					Additional Paid-in Capital			Treasury Stock						Retained Earnings				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)				Total
	Shares		Amount			Additional Paid-in Capital			Shares		Amount				Retained Earnings				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)				Total
Balance, December 31, 2004		21.6		$	0.2		$	39.2		2.5		$	(14.8	)		$	313.5			$	2.1			$	340.2
Net income																	24.0								24.0
Currency translation adjustment, net of taxes of $0.0																					(4.7	)			(4.7	)
Minimum pension liability, net of taxes of $0.2																					(0.4	)			(0.4	)
Comprehensive income																									18.9
Stock options exercised, including tax benefit of $0.9		0.2						2.3																	2.3
Balance, December 31, 2005		21.8		$	0.2		$	41.5		2.5		$	(14.8	)		$	337.5			$	(3.0	)		$	361.4
Net income																	36.2								36.2
Currency translation adjustment, net of taxes of $0.0																					3.8				3.8
Minimum pension liability, net of taxes of $0.1																					0.2				0.2
Adjustment to apply SFAS No. 158, net of taxes of $0.1																					(0.2	)			(0.2	)
Derivative fair-value adjustment, net of taxes of $0.0																					0.1				0.1
Comprehensive income																									40.1
Stock options exercised, including tax benefit of $3.1		1.0						9.0																	9.0
Balance, December 31, 2006		22.8		$	0.2		$	50.5		2.5		$	(14.8	)		$	373.7			$	0.9			$	410.5
Net loss																	(4.2	)							(4.2	)
Currency translation adjustment, net of taxes of $0.0																					6.0				6.0
Change in unrecognized amounts included in pension and postretirement obligation, net of tax benefit of $0.1																					(0.1	)			(0.1	)
Unrealized losses on investments, net of tax benefit of $0.3																					(0.5	)			(0.5	)
Reclassification for investment write-down included in net income, net of tax benefit of $0.3																					0.5				0.5
Derivative fair-value adjustment, net of tax benefit of $8.9																					(14.0	)			(14.0	)
Comprehensive loss																									(12.3	)
Stock options exercised		0.8						5.2																	5.2
Issuance of restricted stock and amortization of unearned compensation, net of taxes of $0.0		0.2						2.1																	2.1
Balance, December 31, 2007		23.8		$	0.2		$	57.8		2.5		$	(14.8	)		$	369.5			$	(7.2	)		$	405.5

M & F Worldwide Corp. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions, except per share data)


	Year Ended December 31,
	2007				2006				2005
Operating activities
Net (loss) income		$	(4.2	)		$	36.2			$	24.0
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gain on sale of marketable securities			—				—				(3.0	)
Depreciation			60.3				28.7				3.9
Amortization of intangible assets			68.3				28.8				1.3
Amortization of deferred financing fees and original discount			7.9				4.3				0.1
Loss on early extinguishment of debt			54.6				—				—
Restricted stock amortization			2.1				—				—
Deferred income taxes and tax reserves			(4.7	)			(6.0	)			11.0
Asset impairment			3.1				—				—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets and liabilities acquired:
Accounts receivable			1.7				3.8				1.1
Inventories			1.5				(6.2	)			6.0
Prepaid expenses and other assets			(6.3	)			5.8				(3.3	)
Pension asset			(1.4	)			(1.4	)			(1.1	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			(0.3	)			3.2				1.3
Deferred revenue			12.1				(0.5	)			0.4
Contract acquisition payments, net			20.6				6.4				1.0
Income and other taxes			12.5				(1.1	)			—
Other, net			1.9				4.2				1.8
Net cash provided by operating activities			229.7				106.2				44.5
Investing activities
Purchase of Harland, net of cash acquired of $23.8			(1,438.9	)			(2.0	)			—
Purchase of Peldec assets			(14.3	)			—				—
Purchase of Wei Feng, net of cash acquired of $0.8			0.3				—				—
Purchase of Clarke American			—				—				(803.5	)
Investments in marketable securities			(10.0	)			(30.0	)			(172.2	)
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities			—				—				175.2
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment			3.3				—				—
Net investment in joint ventures			—				(0.1	)			(0.2	)
Capital expenditures			(26.9	)			(15.5	)			(2.2	)
Capitalized interest			(0.4	)			(1.0	)			—
Other, net			(0.7	)			—				—
Net cash used in investing activities			(1,487.6	)			(48.6	)			(802.9	)
Financing activities
Cash overdrafts			(0.1	)			(13.2	)			(3.5	)
Proceeds from stock options exercised and related tax benefits			5.2				9.0				2.3
Issuance of notes			615.0				—				175.0
Redemption of notes			(175.0	)			—				—
Borrowings on credit agreements			1,800.0				3.3				557.6
Repayments of credit agreements and other borrowings			(687.9	)			(45.9	)			(5.5	)
Premiums, penalties and consent payments related to extinguishment of debt			(41.2	)			—				—
Debt issuance cost			(56.6	)			—				(18.3	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			1,459.4				(46.8	)			707.6
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			0.2				0.2				(0.4	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			201.7				11.0				(51.2	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			63.4				52.4				103.6
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	265.1			$	63.4			$	52.4
Supplemental disclosure of cash paid for:
Interest, net of amounts capitalized		$	158.5			$	66.2			$	1.9
Income taxes, net of refunds			(8.5	)			18.8				1.8

M & F Worldwide Corp. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in millions, except per share data)

On May 1, 2007, M & F Worldwide completed the acquisition of John H. Harland Company (‘‘Harland’’), and a wholly owned subsidiary of Clarke American was merged with and into Harland, with Harland continuing after the merger as the surviving corporation and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Clarke American (the ‘‘Harland Acquisition’’) (see Note 3). After the closing of the Harland Acquisition, Clarke American changed its name on May 2, 2007 to Harland Clarke Holdings.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries after the elimination of all material intercompany accounts and transactions. The Company has consolidated the results of operations and accounts of businesses acquired from the date of acquisition. The Company accounts for its investment in 50% or less owned affiliates on the equity method.

The Harland Clarke segment offers checks and related products, forms and treasury supplies, and related delivery and fraud prevention services. It also provides specialized marketing and contact center services to its financial and commercial institution clients. Harland Clarke’s direct marketing offerings include turnkey marketing solutions, checkbook messaging and e-mail marketing. Through its contact centers, Harland Clarke provides financial institutions with both inbound and outbound support for its clients, including sales and ordering services for checks and related products and services, customer care and banking support, and marketing services.

The Harland Financial Solutions segment provides products and services including lending and mortgage origination and servicing applications, business intelligence solutions, customer relationship management software, branch automation solutions, core processing systems and services and field maintenance services, principally targeted to community banks and credit unions.

The Scantron segment provides testing and assessment solutions to schools in North America, offers specialized data collection solutions to educational and commercial institutions and collects and manages survey information for a wide variety of Fortune 1000 and other organizations. Scantron’s products and services include scannable forms, scanning equipment, survey services and testing software and related services.

The Licorice Products segment, which is operated by Mafco Worldwide, produces a variety of licorice products from licorice root, intermediary licorice extracts produced by others and certain other ingredients. Approximately 67% of Mafco Worldwide’s licorice product sales are to the worldwide tobacco industry for use as tobacco flavor enhancing and moistening agents in the manufacture of American blend cigarettes, moist snuff, chewing tobacco and pipe tobacco. Mafco Worldwide also manufactures and sells natural products for use in the tobacco industry. Mafco Worldwide also sells licorice to confectioners, food processors, cosmetic companies and pharmaceutical manufacturers for use as flavoring or masking agents, including its Magnasweet brand flavor enhancer,

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
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which is used in various brands of chewing gum, energy bars, non-carbonated beverages, lip balm, chewable vitamins, aspirin and other products. In addition, Mafco Worldwide sells licorice root residue as garden mulch under the name Right Dress.

Harland Clarke Holdings and each of its existing subsidiaries other than unrestricted subsidiaries and certain immaterial subsidiaries which were acquired from Harland, are guarantors and may also be co-issuers under the 2015 Senior Notes (as hereinafter defined) (see Note 12). Harland Clarke Holdings is a holding company, and has no independent assets at December 31, 2007, and no operations. The guarantees and the obligations of the subsidiaries of Harland Clarke Holdings are full and unconditional and joint and several, and any subsidiaries of Harland Clarke Holdings other than the subsidiary guarantors and obligors are minor.

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenues for direct response marketing services are recognized from the Company’s fixed price direct mail and marketing contracts based on the proportional performance method for specific projects.

For multiple-element software arrangements, total revenue is allocated to each element based on the fair value method or the residual method when applicable. Under the fair value method, the total revenue is allocated among the elements based upon the relative fair value of each element as determined through vendor-specific objective evidence. Under the residual method, the fair value of the undelivered maintenance, training and other service elements, as determined based on vendor-specific objective evidence (the price of a bundled element when sold separately), is deferred and the remaining (residual) arrangement is recognized as revenue at the time of delivery. Maintenance fees are deferred and recognized ratably over the maintenance period, which is usually twelve months. Training revenue is recognized as the services are performed. For multiple-element arrangements that do not include software, total revenue is allocated to contract elements based on the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (‘‘FASB’’) Emerging Issues Task Force (‘‘EITF’’) 00-21, ‘‘Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Elements.’’

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share data)

Revenue from licensing of software under usage-based contracts is recognized ratably over the term of the agreement or on an actual usage basis. Revenue from licensing of software under limited term license agreements is recognized ratably over the term of the agreement.

For software that is installed and integrated by the Company or customer, license revenue is recognized upon shipment assuming functionality has already been proven and there are no significant customization services. For software that is installed, integrated and customized by the Company, revenue is recognized on a percentage-of-completion basis as the services are performed using an input method based on labor hours. Estimates of efforts to complete a project are used in the percentage-of-completion calculation. Due to the uncertainties inherent in these estimates, actual results could differ from those estimates. Revenue from arrangements that are subject to substantive customer acceptance provisions is deferred until the acceptance conditions have been met.

Revenue from outsourced data processing services and other transaction processing services is recognized in the month the transactions are processed or the services are rendered.

The contractual terms of software sales do not provide for product returns or allowances. However, on occasion the Company may allow for returns or allowances primarily in the case of a new product release. Provisions for estimated returns and sales allowances are established by the Company concurrently with the recognition of revenue and are based on a variety of factors including actual return and sales allowance history and projected economic conditions.

Service revenues are comprised of revenues derived from software maintenance agreements, card services, field maintenance services, core processing service bureau deliverables, analytical services, consulting services, training services, survey services and certain contact center services.

The Company’s Harland Clarke segment has contracts with certain clients that provide both fixed and volume based rebates. These rebates are recorded as a reduction of revenues to which they apply and as accrued liabilities.

Revenue received from shipping and handling fees is reflected in product revenues, net in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Costs related to shipping and handling are included in cost of products sold.

The Company considers all cash on hand, money market funds and other highly liquid debt instruments with a maturity, when purchased, of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents.

The Company has investments classified as available-for-sale securities, consisting of auction rate debt securities (‘‘ARS’’) backed by student loans, U.S. corporate securities and other equity interests which are stated at market value, with unrealized gains and losses on such investments reflected, net of tax, as other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses on investments are included in other income (expense), net in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method. Interest earned on ARS is included in interest income in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations ($1.8, $0.2, and $0.9 during 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively). See Note 21.

If the market value of an investment declines below its cost, the Company evaluates whether the decline is temporary, or other than temporary. The Company considers several factors in determining

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share data)

whether a decline is temporary including the length of time market value has been below cost, the magnitude of the decline, financial prospects of the business and the Company’s intention to hold the security. If a decline in market value of an investment is determined to be other than temporary, a charge to earnings is recorded for the loss and a new cost basis in the investment is established.

Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable losses in its existing accounts receivable based on historical losses and current economic conditions. Account balances are charged against the allowance when the Company believes it is probable the receivable will not be recovered. The Company does not have any off-balance sheet credit exposure related to its customers.

The Company states inventories at the lower of cost or market value. The Company determines cost by average costing or the first-in, first-out method.

Certain contracts with customers of the Company’s Harland Clarke segment involve upfront payments to the customer. These payments are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis as a reduction of revenue over the life of the related contract and are generally refundable from the customer on a prorated basis if the contract is canceled prior to the contract termination date. When such a termination occurs, the amounts repaid are offset against any unamortized contract acquisition payment balance related to the terminating customer, with any resulting excess reported as an increase in revenue. The Company recorded revenue related to contract terminations of $1.7, $1.1 and $0.1 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Advertising costs, which are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses, consist primarily of marketing new and existing products, re-branding existing products and launching new initiatives throughout the Company.

Direct-response advertising is capitalized and amortized over its expected period of future benefit, while all other advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Direct-response advertising consists primarily of inserts that include order coupons for products offered by Checks in The Mail, a division of the Company’s Harland Clarke segment, which are amortized for a period up to 18 months. These costs are amortized following their distribution, and are charged to match the advertising expense with the related revenue streams.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had prepaid advertising costs of $4.1 and $3.6, respectively, which are included in prepaid expenses and current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s advertising expense was $19.4, $15.5 and $0.5 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

The Company states property, plant and equipment at cost. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Additions, improvements and replacements that extend the asset life are capitalized. Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of such

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share data)

assets. The Company amortizes leasehold improvements over the shorter of the useful life of the related asset or the lease term. Certain leases also contain tenant improvement allowances, which are recorded as a leasehold improvement and deferred rent and amortized over the lease term. The Company eliminates cost and accumulated depreciation applicable to assets retired or otherwise disposed of from the accounts and reflects any gain or loss on such disposition in operating results. As further discussed below, the Company capitalizes the qualifying costs incurred during the development stage on software to be sold, leased or otherwise marketed, internally developed software and software obtained for internal use and amortizes the costs over the estimated useful life of the software. The Company capitalizes interest on qualified long-term projects and depreciates it over the life of the related asset.

The Company expenses research and development expenditures as incurred, including expenditures related to the development of software products that do not qualify for capitalization. The amounts expensed totaled $12.6 during 2007 and were primarily costs incurred related to the development of software. Research and development costs were not significant in 2006 and 2005.

Software development costs incurred prior to the establishment of technological feasibility are expensed as incurred. Software development costs incurred after the technological feasibility of the subject software product has been established and prior to its availability for sale are capitalized in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (‘‘SFAS’’) No. 86, ‘‘Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to Be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed.’’ Capitalized software development costs are amortized on a product-by-product basis using the estimated economic life of the product on a straight-line basis over three years. Unamortized software development costs in excess of estimated net realizable value from a particular product are written down to their estimated net realizable value.

The Company accounts for costs to develop or obtain computer software for internal use in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (‘‘AICPA’’) Statement of Position 98-1, ‘‘Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use,’’ which requires certain costs to be capitalized.

Goodwill represents the excess of cost (purchase price) over the fair value of net assets acquired. Acquired intangibles are recorded at fair value as of the date acquired using the purchase method. Goodwill and other intangibles determined to have an indefinite life are not amortized, but are tested for impairment at least annually or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired.

M & F Worldwide Corp. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share data)

less than the carrying values, a second step is performed to compute the amount of the impairment by determining an ‘‘implied fair value’’ of goodwill. The determination of the Company’s ‘‘implied fair value’’ requires the Company to allocate the estimated fair value to the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit. Any unallocated fair value represents the ‘‘implied fair value’’ of goodwill, which is compared to the corresponding carrying value.

The Company measures impairment of its indefinite lived intangible assets, which consist of certain tradenames and trademarks and Mafco Worldwide’s product formulations, based on projected discounted cash flows. The Company also re-evaluates the useful life of these assets to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life.

The Company evaluates goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis in the fourth quarter, or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist.

The Company amortizes its customer relationships, software and amortizable trademarks and tradenames using the cash flow method over their estimated useful lives. All other amortizable intangible assets are being amortized ratably over their estimated useful lives.

When events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a long-lived asset other than goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets may not be recoverable, the Company assesses the recoverability of such asset based on estimates of future undiscounted cash flows compared to net book value. If the future undiscounted cash flow estimates are less than net book value, net book value would then be reduced to estimated fair value, which generally approximates discounted cash flows. The Company also evaluates the amortization periods of assets to determine whether events or circumstances warrant revised estimates of useful lives. Assets held for disposal are carried at the lower of carrying amount or fair value, less estimated costs to sell such assets.

The Company computes income taxes under the liability method. Under the liability method, the Company generally determines deferred income taxes based on the differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company records net deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that it will realize the tax benefits.

On January 1, 2007 the Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, ‘‘Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109’’ (‘‘FIN 48’’). The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. See Note 7.

The Company records any tax assessed by a governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction between a seller and a customer, which may include, but is not limited to, sales, use, value added, and some excise taxes on a net basis in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The Company has defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans and defined contribution 401(k) plans, which cover certain current and former employees of the Company who meet eligibility requirements.

Benefits for defined benefit pension plans are based on years of service and, in some cases, the employee’s compensation. The Company’s policy is to contribute annually the amount required

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share data)

pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Certain subsidiaries of the Company outside the U.S. have retirement plans that provide certain payments upon retirement.

Effective December 31, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 158, ‘‘Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R).’’ SFAS No. 158 requires an entity to recognize in its balance sheet the funded status of its defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans, measured as the difference between the fair value of the plan assets and the benefit obligation. SFAS No. 158 also requires an entity to recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plan within accumulated comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, to the extent such changes are not recognized in earnings as components of periodic net benefit cost. The adoption of SFAS No. 158 did not change the amount of actuarially determined expense that is recorded in the consolidated statements of operations. See Note 10.

The functional currency for the Company’s foreign subsidiaries is their local currency. The Company translates all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign functional currencies into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date and statement of operations items at the average rates of exchange prevailing during the period. The Company records translation gains and losses as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheets. Gains and losses resulting from transactions in other than functional currencies are reflected in operating results, except for transactions of a long-term nature. The Company considers undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries to be permanently invested. As a result, no income taxes have been provided on these undistributed earnings or on the foreign currency translation adjustments recorded as a part of other comprehensive income (loss).

The Company is self-insured for certain workers’ compensation and group medical costs. Provisions for losses expected under these programs are recorded based on the Company’s estimates of the aggregate liabilities for the claims incurred. Payments for estimated claims beyond one year have been discounted. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the combined liabilities for self-insured workers compensation and group medical liability were $12.1 and $3.9, respectively.

During 2005, the Company accounted for stock-based compensation plans using the intrinsic value method prescribed in Accounting Principles Board (‘‘APB’’) Opinion No. 25, ‘‘Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,’’ and related interpretations. Accordingly, the Company measured compensation cost for stock options as the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of the Company’s stock at the date of the grant over the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock.

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), ‘‘Share-Based Payment,’’ which replaces SFAS No. 123 ‘‘Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,’’ and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25. SFAS No. 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values. The Company utilized the modified prospective method of adoption. The modified prospective method requires that compensation expense be recorded for all unvested stock options and restricted stock at the beginning of the first quarter of adoption of SFAS No. 123(R). Adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) did not impact the Company’s statements of operations since all options were fully vested prior to January 1, 2006. SFAS No. 123(R) also requires that excess tax benefits related to share-based payments be presented in the statements of cash flows as a financing cash inflow, with corresponding operating cash outflow.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share data)

The Company did not grant any options in 2007, 2006, and 2005. All stock options were vested prior to January 1, 2006 and were exercised prior to June 30, 2007. See Note 9 regarding the issuance of restricted stock to a director in May 2007.

The Company began using derivative financial instruments in 2006 to manage interest rate risk related to a portion of its long-term debt. The Company recognizes all derivatives at fair value as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets and changes in the fair values of such instruments are recognized in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met. If specific cash flow hedge accounting criteria are met, the Company recognizes the changes in fair value of these instruments in other comprehensive income (loss) until the underlying debt instrument being hedged is settled or the Company determines that the specific hedge accounting criteria are no longer met.

On the date the interest rate derivative contract is entered into, the Company designates the derivative as either a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedge. The Company formally documents the relationship between hedging instruments and the hedged items, as well as its risk-management objectives and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. The Company links all hedges that are designated as fair value hedges to specific assets or liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm commitments. The Company links all hedges that are designated as cash flow hedges to forecasted transactions or to liabilities on the balance sheet. The Company also assesses, both at the inception of the hedge and on an on-going basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of hedged items. If an existing derivative were to become not highly effective as a hedge, the Company would discontinue hedge accounting prospectively. The Company measures ineffectiveness in accordance with SFAS No. 133, ‘‘Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.’’

Deferred financing fees are being amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the respective financing agreements. Unamortized balances are reflected in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and were $52.4 and $15.1 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The Company has restructuring costs related primarily to facility consolidations and workforce rationalization. A portion of these costs relate to the operations acquired from Harland and have been included in purchase accounting in accordance with EITF 95-3, ‘‘Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination.’’ The remaining costs relate to the Company’s previously existing operations and have been accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 146, ‘‘Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.’’ Additional restructuring charges related to the Company’s previously existing operations will be incurred as the Company completes its restructuring plan.

Certain amounts in previously issued financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2007 presentation. These reclassifications primarily relate to the Harland Acquisition, which resulted in the inclusion of additional line items in the financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, ‘‘Fair Value Measurement.’’ SFAS No. 157, as amended by FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-1, defines fair value, establishes a framework for

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(dollars in millions, except per share data)

measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The standard applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value, but does not expand the use of fair value to any new circumstance and does not apply to certain lease arrangements. SFAS No. 157, as amended by FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-2, is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2007, with exception of certain nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities for which SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 157, as amended, on its consolidated results of operations and financial position.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, ‘‘The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.’’ SFAS No. 159 provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value and requires entities to display the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which the company has chosen to use fair value on the face of the balance sheet. SFAS No. 159 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has not elected the fair value option for any assets and liabilities under SFAS No. 159.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (Revised 2007), ‘‘Business Combinations’’ (‘‘SFAS No.141R’’). SFAS No. 141R will change the accounting for business combinations. Under the requirements of SFAS No. 141R, an acquiring entity will be required to recognize all the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a transaction at the acquisition-date fair value with limited exceptions. SFAS No. 141R will change the accounting treatment for certain specific items, including acquisition costs, noncontrolling interests, acquired contingent liabilities, in-process research and development, restructuring costs associated with a business combination, deferred tax valuation allowances changes, and income tax uncertainties after the acquisition date. SFAS No. 141R also includes a substantial number of new disclosure requirements. SFAS No. 141R applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS No. 141R will impact the Company’s accounting for any acquisitions in 2009 and beyond.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, ‘‘Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — An Amendment of ARB No. 51.’’ SFAS No. 160 establishes new accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. SFAS No. 160 requires the recognition of a noncontrolling interest (minority interest) as equity in the consolidated financial statements and separate from the parent’s equity and the recognition of the amount of net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest to be included in results of operations. SFAS No. 160 clarifies that changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in deconsolidation are equity transactions if the parent retains its controlling financial interest. SFAS No. 160 also requires that a parent recognize a gain or loss in net income when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. Such gain or loss will be measured using the fair value of the noncontrolling equity investment on the deconsolidation date. SFAS No. 160 also includes expanded disclosure requirements regarding the interests of the parent and its noncontrolling interest. SFAS No. 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 160 on its consolidated results of operations and financial position.

On May 1, 2007, the Company purchased 100% of the outstanding shares of Harland, for $1,423.0 in cash. The acquisition combined complementary products and services of Harland and Clarke

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American to create a more effective and efficient strategic partner to financial institutions. Harland’s results of operations have been included in the Company’s operations since May 1, 2007, the date of the Harland Acquisition. Fees and expenses of $42.5 related to the Harland Acquisition were capitalized in the purchase price. The capitalized fees and expenses include $10.0 paid to Holdings for services in sourcing, analyzing, negotiating and executing the Harland Acquisition. Acquisition-related liabilities of $2.9 on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007 represent amounts to be paid to certain former Harland executives under employment contracts.

Harland Clarke Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries borrowed the following amounts on May 1, 2007 in order to fund the purchase price for Harland, to repay debt under Harland Clarke Holdings’ previously outstanding senior secured credit facilities, to repay Harland Clarke Holdings’ previously outstanding 11.75% Senior Notes, to repay Harland’s existing indebtedness and to pay fees and expenses (see Note 12):

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the Harland Acquisition date:

The above purchase price allocation is preliminary and the amount that will be allocated to goodwill and the resulting goodwill allocation to the segments and reporting units is subject to refinement as the Company finalizes the valuation of certain assets and liabilities. Goodwill in the amount of approximately $95.0 and intangible assets in the amount of approximately $107.0 related to Harland are deductible for tax purposes.

As a result of the Harland Acquisition, the Company adopted a formal plan to terminate certain employees and exit duplicative facilities, which is subject to further refinement. The Company recorded $18.2 of severance and severance-related costs for the termination of certain Harland employees and $3.7 of costs for the closure of certain Harland facilities in the above purchase price allocation in accordance with EITF 95-3. See Note 14 for additional disclosures regarding restructuring.

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As part of the application of purchase accounting, inventory was increased by $4.6 due to a fair value adjustment. The amount of the inventory fair value adjustment is being expensed as additional non-cash cost of products sold as the fair-valued inventory is sold (of which $4.4 was expensed during the period from May 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007).

Also as part of the application of purchase accounting, deferred revenue was decreased by $15.0 due to a fair value adjustment. This non-cash fair value adjustment results in lower revenue being recognized over the related earnings period (of which $12.2 was reflected as reduced revenues during the period from May 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007). The Company expects that the substantial majority of the reduction in net revenues resulting from the deferred revenue fair value adjustment will be recognized during the twelve month period following the Harland Acquisition.

The unaudited financial information in the table below summarizes the results of operations of the Company, on a pro forma basis, as though the Harland Acquisition and related financing transactions had occurred as of the beginning of each of the periods presented. The unaudited pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the Harland Acquisition and related financing transactions had taken place at the beginning of each of the periods presented, nor does it purport to represent results of operations for future periods.

In the pro forma information above, the results prior to the Harland Acquisition were adjusted to include the pro forma impact of: the adjustment of amortization of intangible assets and depreciation of fixed assets based on the preliminary purchase price allocation; the adjustment of interest expense reflecting the extinguishment of Harland Clarke Holdings’ and Harland’s former debt and the issuance of $2,415.0 of new debt; and to reflect the impact of income taxes with respect to the pro forma adjustments, utilizing an estimated effective tax rate of 39%. In the pro forma information above, the results prior to the Harland Acquisition were not adjusted for non-recurring employee retention bonuses, stock based compensation and other non-recurring merger related expenses incurred by Harland prior to the acquisition totaling $115.9 and $11.6 during 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The pro forma information above for 2007 includes the impact of the loss on early extinguishment of debt of $54.6; a commitment fee related to the financing transactions; the non-recurring fair value adjustments to inventory and deferred revenue resulting from the application of purchase accounting of $4.4 and $12.2, respectively; and non-recurring employee retention bonuses of $2.4.

The pro forma information above for 2006 includes the impact of non-recurring fair value adjustments to inventory of $1.3 resulting from the application of purchase accounting as a result of the Company’s purchase of Clarke American on December 15, 2005.

The pro forma information also gives effect to certain identified cost savings as if they had been implemented in their entirety at the beginning of each period presented ($80.2 reflected in 2007 and

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2006). These cost savings pertain to the termination of certain Harland employees and the closure of certain Harland facilities and were estimated pursuant to EITF 95-3. There can be no assurance that all of such cost savings will be accomplished during any particular period, or at all.

The pro forma information does not include adjustments for additional expected cost savings resulting from the termination of certain of the Company’s historical employees, the closure of certain of the Company’s historical facilities, procurement savings or the elimination of certain duplicate corporate costs to the extent not yet realized in the Company’s operating results. There can be no assurance that all of such cost savings will be accomplished during any particular period, or at all.

On August 15, 2007, the Company’s indirect wholly owned Irish subsidiary, Harland Financial Solutions Worldwide Limited, purchased certain intellectual property (the ‘‘Products’’) and operations related to software products developed by Peldec Decision Systems Ltd. (‘‘Peldec’’), an Israeli corporation, including related contracts, documents, permits and agreements, and the assumption of certain related liabilities and contractual obligations, for aggregate consideration of $30.0. Peldec’s results of operations have been included in the Company’s operations since August 15, 2007. Harland Financial Solutions, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, had distributed the Products since August 2005 pursuant to a reseller agreement with Peldec.

Of the total consideration of $30.0, $14.0 was paid at closing, $6.0 is due on the first anniversary of the closing date, and $5.0 is due on each of the second and third anniversaries of the closing date. The time-based payments are treated as an incentive agreement and are being recorded as compensation expense ratably over the service period. Each time-based payment is subject to forfeiture if certain key employees terminate employment prior to such payment date for certain reasons. The time-based payments are also subject to acceleration in certain instances, including a change in control, as defined in the related agreements. Fees and expenses of $0.4 were capitalized in the purchase price. A preliminary allocation of the purchase price above resulted in identified intangible assets of $7.2.

The pro forma effects on the results of operations for the Peldec assets purchase were not material and are not included in the pro forma information presented above.

On July 2, 2007, Mafco Worldwide purchased the remaining 50% of the outstanding shares of Wei Feng Enterprises Limited (‘‘Wei Feng’’) for $1.5 ($0.5 of which was paid to the seller on July 2, 2007 and $1.0 of which will be paid to the seller upon the issuance of a specific environmental permit for Wei Feng’s Zhangjiagang, China factory), plus up to an additional $1.9 over six years based on an earnout provision. As a result of this transaction, Wei Feng became a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Mafco Worldwide and the Company has consolidated the accounts of Wei Feng beginning July 2, 2007. Wei Feng manufactures licorice derivatives which are sold to third-party customers and to Mafco Worldwide. Wei Feng purchases licorice extracts from Mafco Worldwide, as well as from third-party suppliers.

Mafco Worldwide had a 50% ownership in Wei Feng through July 1, 2007. The Company accounted for this investment using the equity method through July 1, 2007 and its share of earnings using the equity method was $0.1, $0.3, and $0.7 for 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively. Mafco Worldwide’s investment in Wei Feng was $6.4 on December 31, 2006 and is included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Net product revenues in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations include sales to Wei Feng prior to its consolidation into the accounts of Mafco Worldwide of $2.4, $2.5, and $0.6 in 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively.

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The pro forma effects on the results of operations for the Wei Feng acquisition were not material and are not included in the pro forma information presented above.

On December 15, 2005, CA Investment Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, purchased 100% of the outstanding shares of Novar USA, Inc. from Honeywell International, Inc. (‘‘Honeywell’’) for $800.0 in cash (the ‘‘Clarke American Acquisition’’). Clarke American (subsequently renamed Harland Clarke Holdings) is the successor by merger to Novar. Fees and expenses of $3.8 related to the Clarke American Acquisition were capitalized in the purchase price. The Company also incurred fees of $19.2 relating to the financing of the Clarke American Acquisition that were being amortized as non-cash interest expense using the effective interest method over the life of the related debt. On May 1, 2007, the debt was repaid and the remaining fees of $11.9 were written off. The Clarke American Acquisition was financed with Harland Clarke Holdings’ $480.0 senior secured credit facilities, Harland Clarke Holdings’ 11.75% senior notes due 2013, Mafco Worldwide’s $125.0 senior secured credit facilities and cash on hand of $96.0.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the Clarke American Acquisition date:

Approximately $6.7 of the goodwill related to Clarke American is deductible for tax purposes.

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Depreciation expense was $60.3, $28.7 and $3.9 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and includes the depreciation of the Company’s capital leases. Capitalized lease equipment was $6.3 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related accumulated depreciation was $3.0 and $1.6 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Construction-in-progress mainly consists of investments in Harland Clarke’s information technology infrastructure, contact center, production bindery and delivery systems.

The change in carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

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Useful lives, gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization for other intangible assets are as follows:

Amortization expense was $68.3, $28.8 and $1.3 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

The weighted average amortization period for all amortizable intangible assets recorded in connection with the Harland Acquisition was 17.6 years as of May 1, 2007. The weighted average amortization period for each major class of these amortizable intangible assets as of May 1, 2007 was as follows: customer relationships — 18.5 years, trademarks and tradenames — 4.7 years, software — 8.2 years and patented technology — 10.0 years. Intangible assets acquired in the Peldec assets purchase had a weighted average amortization period of 8.5 years as of the acquisition date. Intangible assets acquired in the Wei Feng acquisition had a weighted average amortization period of 3.0 years as of the acquisition date.

Estimated annual aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets through December 31, 2012 is as follows:

During 2007, the Company continued to experience greater revenue attrition than expected for Alcott Routon operations of the Harland Clarke segment. As a result of this, as well as management’s decision to change the business model, the Company assessed whether a portion of the related acquired tradename and customer relationship intangible assets were impaired. An analysis of the sum of the forecasted undiscounted future cash flows based on current expectations indicated an impairment and the intangible assets were written down to their current estimated fair value. As a result, an impairment charge of $3.1 was recorded and included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for 2007.

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Information pertaining to the Company’s (loss) income before income taxes and the applicable provision (benefit) for income taxes is as follows:

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:


	December 31,
	2007				2006
Current:
Inventory		$	1.5			$	1.1
Net operating loss carryforwards			4.9				—
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			19.4				3.6
Net current deferred tax asset			25.8				4.7
Valuation allowance			(3.6	)			—
			22.2				4.7
Long-term:
Postretirement benefits obligations			6.9				—
Deferred compensation			2.6				—
Interest rate hedges liability			8.9				—
Net operating loss carryforwards			4.8				—
Net capital loss carryforwards			—				3.1
Other liabilities			11.4				3.3
Property, plant and equipment			(18.8	)			(11.5	)
Pension asset			(6.8	)			(5.8	)
Intangible assets			(520.7	)			(245.5	)
Net deferred tax liability			(511.7	)			(256.4	)
Valuation allowance			(4.9	)			(3.1	)
			(516.6	)			(259.5	)
Net deferred tax liabilities		$	(494.4	)		$	(254.8	)

The Company recorded net deferred tax liabilities of $254.1 in the purchase accounting for the Harland Acquisition.

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Pursuant to SFAS No. 123(R), the Company’s deferred tax assets do not include approximately $14.6 of net operating losses relating to the excess tax benefits from employee stock option exercises.

The effective tax rate before income taxes varies from the current statutory federal income tax rate as follows:

At December 31, 2007, the Company had approximately $48.4 of federal net operating loss carryforwards which are available to offset future taxable income. If not used, these carryforwards expire between 2020 and 2027. Approximately $7.3 of the federal net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to annual limitations under the Internal Revenue Code and Regulations. To the extent the net operating loss carryforwards relate to the excess tax benefits from employee stock option exercises, the resulting benefits of approximately $14.6 will be credited to stockholders’ equity when realized.

The Company had domestic state net operating loss carryforwards totaling $5.4 (tax effected), with $0.2 expiring between 2008-2009, $1.1 expiring between 2010-2019, and the remainder expiring beyond 2019. The Company had domestic tax credits of $1.7 (tax effected) of which $1.0 expires between 2020-2025 and $0.6 that do not expire. In addition, the Company had foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $0.2 and $4.1 for Israel and Ireland, respectively. These foreign carryforwards have no expiration dates.

The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets increased by $5.4 in 2007. The increase in this allowance was primarily due to the Harland Acquisition and foreign losses created in 2007.

The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

Of the amounts reflected in the table above at December 31, 2007, $0.8 of tax benefits that if recognized, would reduce the Company’s annual effective tax rate. As of January 1, 2007, the Company had approximately $4.4 of accrued interest and penalties and approximately $6.2 as of December 31, 2007. The Company records both accrued interest and penalties related to income tax

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matters in the provision for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Company does not expect its unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly over the next 12 months.

In connection with the Clarke American Acquisition, Honeywell has agreed to indemnify the Company for certain income tax liabilities that arose prior to the Clarke American Acquisition.

The Company and its subsidiaries joins in the filing of U.S., state and foreign income tax returns in jurisdictions with varying statutes of limitations. The 2004 through 2007 tax years generally remain subject to examination by federal and most state tax authorities. The Internal Revenue Service commenced an examination of Harland’s U.S. income tax returns for 2005. In addition, there are ongoing examinations with various states. Open tax years related to foreign jurisdictions remain subject to examination but are not considered material.

M & F Worldwide’s authorized capital stock consists of 250,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 250,020,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. The preferred stock is issuable in one or more series or classes, any or all of which may have such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and related participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as set forth in M & F Worldwide’s Certificate of Incorporation or any amendment thereto, or in the resolution providing for the issuance of such stock adopted by M & F Worldwide’s Board of Directors, which is expressly authorized to set such terms for any such issue.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, there were shares of common stock outstanding of 23,873,170 and 22,775,270, respectively, of which 2,541,900 shares were held in treasury at December 31, 2007 and 2006. There were 20,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding at December 31, 2007 and 2006, all of which were held in treasury.

The Company established four stock plans, one in 1995, one in 1997, one in 2000 and one in 2003 (the ‘‘Stock Plans’’), which provide for the grant of awards covering up to 5.5 million shares of M & F Worldwide common stock. As of December 31, 2007, options to purchase a total of approximately 3.1 million shares of M & F Worldwide common stock have been granted pursuant to the Stock Plans. As of December 31, 2007, 0.2 million shares of M & F Worldwide restricted common stock have been granted pursuant to the Stock Plans.

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity for the Stock Plans and related information for the years ended December 31 is as follows:

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Information regarding stock options exercisable under the Stock Plans is as follows:

The Company’s options generally had a 10-year term. The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company did not grant any options in 2007, 2006 and 2005.

In addition, non-employee directors are eligible to participate in the Company’s Outside Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. This plan enables such directors to forego cash fees otherwise payable to them in respect to their service as a director and to have such fees credited in the form of stock units, which will be payable in the form of stock or cash, as elected by a director, when the director terminates service as a director, or at such other time as a director elects. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company recorded a liability of $1.4 and $0.6, respectively, related to deferred directors’ compensation. Deferred directors’ compensation is recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, there were 26,363 and 24,611 stock units, respectively.

On May 30, 2007, the Company issued 200,000 shares of restricted common stock to Mr. Ronald O. Perelman under the Company’s 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the ‘‘Restricted Stock’’). Mr. Perelman is the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors and is the sole shareholder of Holdings. The Restricted Stock vests in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the issuance date, provided that from the issuance date to each such vesting date, Mr. Perelman continues to provide services to the Company as a director, officer or consultant. The Restricted Stock will vest 100% upon the occurrence of a change in control of the Company. The Company’s Compensation Committee has the right to accelerate the vesting of the Restricted Stock in its discretion. The shares of Restricted Stock have all the rights of a stockholder, including the right to vote and the right to receive dividends thereon, however, no transfer of the right is permitted prior to the vesting of the Restricted Stock. In accordance with EITF 96-18, ‘‘Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services,’’ the Company is recognizing non-cash compensation expense related to the Restricted Stock using the straight-line method over the vesting period. The unvested Restricted Stock is revalued at the end of each reporting period based on the quoted market price of the Company’s common stock. The Company expensed $2.1 related to the Restricted Stock in 2007.

Certain current and former employees of Mafco Worldwide are covered under various defined benefit retirement plans. Plans covering Mafco Worldwide’s salaried employees generally provide pension benefits based on years of service and compensation. Plans covering Mafco Worldwide’s union members generally provide stated benefits for each year of credited service. The Company’s funding policy is to contribute annually the statutory required amount as actuarially determined.

The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 158 effective December 31, 2006. SFAS No. 158 requires the Company to recognize the funded status of its pension plans in the consolidated balance sheet, with a corresponding adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax. The adjustment to other comprehensive income at adoption was $0.2 and represents the net

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unrecognized prior service cost and unrecognized actuarial net loss remaining from the initial adoption of SFAS No. 87 ‘‘Employers’ Accounting for Pensions,’’ which were previously netted against the plan’s funded status in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 87. These amounts will be subsequently recognized as net periodic pension cost pursuant to the Company’s historical accounting policy for amortizing such amounts. Further, actuarial gains and losses that arise in subsequent periods and are not recognized as net periodic pension cost in the same periods will be recognized as a component of other comprehensive income. Those amounts will be subsequently recognized as a component of net periodic pension cost on the same basis as the amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income at adoption of SFAS No. 158.

The following table reconciles the funded status of Mafco Worldwide’s funded defined benefit pension plans as of December 31. The Company uses December 31 as a measurement date for all plans.

Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets for Mafco Worldwide’s funded defined benefit pension plans consist of the following:

Net amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income at December 31, 2007, which have not yet been recognized as a component of net periodic pension income/cost for Mafco Worldwide’s funded defined benefit pension plans, are as follows:

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The total prior service cost and actuarial loss included in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income and expected to be recognized as a reduction to net periodic pension income during the year ending December 31, 2008 for Mafco Worldwide’s funded pension plans is $0.1 and $0.1, respectively.

The components of net periodic benefit income for Mafco Worldwide’s funded defined benefit plans are as follows:

In addition to the amounts shown above, Mafco Worldwide has an unfunded supplemental benefit plan to provide salaried employees with additional retirement benefits due to limitations established by the U.S. income tax regulation. The projected benefit obligation for this plan was $3.3 and $3.6 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The projected benefit obligation reflected on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2007 includes a current liability of $0.2 and a non-current liability of $3.1. Net loss recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income at December 31, 2007, which has not yet been recognized as a component of net periodic pension cost for Mafco Worldwide’s unfunded plan was $0.5, net of tax. The net loss included in accumulated other comprehensive income and expected to be recognized in net periodic cost during the year ending December 31, 2008 is less than $0.1. The net periodic pension cost recognized for this plan was $0.3 for each year ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005.

In determining its expected rate of return on the plans’ assets, the Company considered the investment style, the historical returns, and the expected returns of the fund in which it currently invests. In 2007, the plans’ assets were invested in global asset allocation funds from a U.S. asset allocation fund. The actual performance of the global asset allocation funds over the past ten years has exceeded the previously used 8.5% annual rate of return. For 2008 and beyond, based upon investment models developed for the global asset allocation funds, the 3 year annual rate of return is expected to exceed 8.0%.

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Mafco Worldwide’s pension plan asset allocations at December 31, 2007 and 2006 by asset category are as follows:

The Investment Committee has retained a professional investment consultant as an advisor. Based upon that advice, the plans’ assets are invested in asset allocation funds which are comprised of global equities, global fixed income securities and cash.

Mafco Worldwide currently expects to contribute approximately $0.8 to its defined benefit pension plans in 2008.

Primarily as a result of the Harland Acquisition, the Company has deferred compensation agreements with certain former officers. The present value of the cash benefits payable under these agreements was $6.5 at December 31, 2007. Accretion expense recognized for these agreements was not significant.

Also as a result of the Harland Acquisition, the Company currently sponsors two unfunded defined benefit postretirement plans that cover certain salaried and nonsalaried employees who were formerly employees of Harland. One plan provides health care benefits and the other provides life insurance benefits. The medical plan is contributory and contributions are adjusted annually based on actual claims experience. For retirees who retired prior to December 31, 2002 with twenty or more years of service at December 31, 2000, the Company contributes approximately 50% of the cost of providing the medical plan. For all other retirees, the Company’s intent is that the retirees provide the majority of the actual cost of providing the medical plan. The life insurance plan is noncontributory for those employees that retired by December 31, 2002.

The accrued postretirement benefit obligation (‘‘APBO’’) as of May 1, 2007, the date of the Harland Acquisition, was $17.3. For the May 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007 period, the Company contributed $0.8 to these plans. The Company expects to contribute $1.0 to these plans in 2008.

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The following table presents the changes in the APBO from the May 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007 and reconciles the plans’ status to the accrued postretirement health care and life insurance liability reflected on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007:

The following table presents the changes in the fair value of plan assets and the funded status from May 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007:

The weighted average discount rate used to determine benefit obligations as of December 31, 2007 and May 1, 2007 were 5.75% and 5.75%, respectively. The weighted average discount rate used to determine the net periodic postretirement benefit cost for the 2007 period was 5.75%. The annual health care cost trend rate used for 2008 to determine benefit obligations at December 31, 2007 was assumed to be 8.0%. The estimated annual health care cost trend rates grade down proportionally to 4.5% at 2015, the year that the ultimate trend rate is reached. Participant contributions are assumed to increase with health care cost trend rates.

The health care cost trend rate assumptions, which are net of participant contributions and subsidies, could have a significant effect on amounts reported. A change in the assumed trend rate of

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The following reflects the estimated future benefit payments, net of estimated participant contributions and subsidies:

The Company recognized a net actuarial gain of $1.5 in other comprehensive income in 2007. During 2007, there were no reclassification adjustments or amortization of the actuarial gain included in other comprehensive loss. The Company does not expect any net amortization will be included in 2008 net periodic postretirement benefit costs.

Mafco Worldwide has a defined contribution 401(k) plan covering its domestic salaried employees. Mafco Worldwide contributes up to 2% of an employees’ salary to this plan. Harland Clarke Holdings, through its subsidiaries, sponsors certain defined contribution benefit plans where by it generally matches employee contributions up to 4% of base wages. Contributions to these plans were $11.5, $5.3 and $0.2 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

In connection with the Harland Acquisition, on April 4, 2007, Harland Clarke Holdings and substantially all of its subsidiaries as co-borrowers entered into a credit agreement (the ‘‘Credit Agreement’’).

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(dollars in millions, except per share data)

The Credit Agreement provides for a $1,800.0 senior secured term loan (the ‘‘Term Loan’’), which was fully drawn at closing on May 1, 2007 and matures on June 30, 2014. Harland Clarke Holdings is required to repay the Term Loan in equal quarterly installments in aggregate annual amounts equal to 1% of the original principal amount. In addition, the Credit Agreement requires that a portion of Harland Clarke Holdings’ excess cash flow be applied to prepay amounts borrowed, as further described below. The Credit Agreement also provides for a $100.0 revolving credit facility (the ‘‘Revolver’’) that matures on June 28, 2013. The Revolver includes an up to $60.0 subfacility in the form of letters of credit and an up to $30.0 subfacility in the form of short-term swing line loans. The weighted average interest rate on borrowings outstanding under the Term Loan was 7.3% at December 31, 2007. As of December 31, 2007, there were no borrowings under the Revolver and there was $84.2 available for borrowing (giving effect to the issuance of $15.8 of letters of credit).

Under certain circumstances, Harland Clarke Holdings is permitted to incur additional term loan and/or revolving credit facility indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of up to $250.0. In addition, the terms of the Credit Agreement and the 2015 Senior Notes (as defined below) allow Harland Clarke Holdings to incur substantial additional debt.

Loans under the Credit Agreement bear, at Harland Clarke Holdings’ option, interest at:

The Credit Agreement has a commitment fee for the unused portion of the Revolver and for issued letters of credit of 0.50% and 2.88%, respectively. Interest rate margins and commitment fees under the Revolver are subject to reduction in increments based upon Harland Clarke Holdings achieving certain consolidated leverage ratios.

Harland Clarke Holdings and each of its existing and future domestic subsidiaries, other than unrestricted subsidiaries and certain immaterial subsidiaries, are guarantors and may also be co-borrowers under the Credit Agreement. In addition, Harland Clarke Holdings’ direct parent, CA Acquisition Holdings, Inc., is a guarantor under the Credit Agreement. The senior secured credit facilities are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in substantially all of Harland Clarke Holdings’, each of the co-borrowers’ and the guarantors’ tangible and intangible assets and equity interests (other than voting stock in excess of 65.0% of the outstanding voting stock of each direct foreign subsidiary and certain other excluded property).

The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants including, among other things, restrictions on indebtedness, liens, mergers and consolidations, sales of assets, loans, acquisitions, restricted payments, transactions with affiliates, dividends and other payment restrictions affecting subsidiaries and sale-leaseback transactions. The Credit Agreement requires Harland Clarke Holdings to maintain a maximum consolidated secured leverage ratio for the benefit of lenders under the Revolver only. Harland Clarke Holdings has the right to prepay the Term Loan at any time without premium or penalty, subject to certain breakage costs, and Harland Clarke Holdings may also reduce any unutilized portion of the Revolver at any time, in minimum principal amounts set forth in the Credit Agreement. Harland Clarke Holdings is required to prepay the Term Loan with 50% of excess cash flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement, commencing in 2009 with respect to 2008, with certain reductions set forth in the Credit Agreement, based on achievement and maintenance of leverage ratios) and 100% of the net proceeds of certain issuances, offerings or placements of debt obligations of Harland Clarke Holdings or any of its subsidiaries (other than permitted debt). Each

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such prepayment will be applied first to the next eight unpaid quarterly amortization installments on the term loans and second to the remaining amortization installments on the term loans on a pro rata basis.

The Credit Agreement also contains certain customary events of default. Such events of default include, but are not limited to: non-payment of amounts when due; violation of covenants; material inaccuracy of representations and warranties; cross default and cross acceleration with respect to other material debt; bankruptcy and other insolvency events; certain ERISA events; invalidity of guarantees or security documents; and material judgments. Some of these events of default allow for grace periods.

If a change of control (as defined in the Credit Agreement) occurs, Harland Clarke Holdings will be required to make an offer to prepay all outstanding term loans under the Credit Agreement at 101% of the outstanding principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, and lenders holding a majority of the revolving credit commitments may elect to terminate the revolving credit commitments in full. Harland Clarke Holdings is also required to offer to prepay outstanding term loans at 100% of the principal amount to be prepaid, plus accrued and unpaid interest, with the proceeds of certain asset sales under certain circumstances.

Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, Harland Clarke Holdings is required to ensure that, until no earlier than May 1, 2009, at least 40% of the aggregate principal amount of its long-term indebtedness bears interest at a fixed rate, either by its terms or through entering into hedging agreements within 180 days of the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement. In order to comply with this requirement, Harland Clarke Holdings has entered into interest rate derivative arrangements described in ‘‘Interest Rate Hedges’’ below.

Additionally, in connection with the Harland Acquisition, on May 1, 2007, Harland Clarke Holdings issued $305.0 aggregate principal amount of Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2015 (the ‘‘Floating Rate Notes’’) and $310.0 aggregate principal amount of 9.50% Senior Fixed Rate Notes due 2015 (the ‘‘Fixed Rate Notes’’ and, together with the Floating Rate Notes, the ‘‘2015 Senior Notes’’). The 2015 Senior Notes mature on May 15, 2015. The Fixed Rate Notes bear interest at a rate per annum of 9.50%, payable on May 15 and November 15 of each year. The Floating Rate Notes bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable LIBOR Rate (as defined in the indenture governing the 2015 Senior Notes (the ‘‘Indenture’’)) plus 4.75%, payable on February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year. The interest rate on the floating rate notes was 9.62% at December 31, 2007. The Senior Notes are unsecured and are therefore effectively subordinated to all of Harland Clarke Holdings’ senior secured indebtedness, including outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement. The Indenture contains customary restrictive covenants, including, among other things, restrictions on Harland Clarke Holdings’ ability to incur additional debt, pay dividends and make distributions, make certain investments, repurchase stock, incur liens, enter into transactions with affiliates, enter into sale and lease back transactions, merge or consolidate and transfer or sell assets. Harland Clarke Holdings must offer to repurchase all of the 2015 Senior Notes upon the occurrence of a ‘‘change of control,’’ as defined in the Indenture, at a purchase price equal to 101% of their aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Harland Clarke Holdings must also offer to repurchase the 2015 Senior Notes with the proceeds from certain sales of assets, if it does not apply those proceeds within a specified time period after the sale, at a purchase price equal to 100% of their aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

In accordance with the deadlines and other provisions of a registration rights agreement that Harland Clarke Holdings executed in connection with the issuance of the 2015 Senior Notes, Harland Clarke Holdings filed a registration statement on June 13, 2007 registering an offer to exchange for

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publicly registered 2015 Senior Notes with substantially equivalent terms as those of the 2015 Senior Notes originally issued, which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 2007. Harland Clarke Holdings commenced an exchange offer on June 21, 2007 and closed the offer on August 3, 2007, with $614.5 of the total $615.0 principal amount of the 2015 Senior Notes having been exchanged.

Concurrent with the completion of the Company’s acquisition of Clarke American (since renamed Harland Clarke Holdings) in December 2005, Harland Clarke Holdings, as Borrower, entered into senior secured credit facilities (the ‘‘Prior Credit Facilities’’), which provided for a revolving credit facility (the ‘‘Prior Revolver’’) in the amount of $40.0 maturing on December 15, 2010 and a $440.0 term loan maturing on December 15, 2011 (the ‘‘Prior Term Loan’’). The outstanding principal balance under the Prior Credit Facilities of $393.7 was repaid on May 1, 2007 in connection with the Harland Acquisition and related financing transactions, along with accrued interest through the date of repayment of $2.9 and prepayment penalties of $3.9.

The Prior Term Loan had an aggregate principal amount at maturity of $440.0. Harland Clarke Holdings assumed $437.8 of net obligations from its issuance, net of original discount of 0.5%. The original discount was being amortized as non-cash interest expense over the life of the term loan facility using the effective interest method, and the unamortized amount of $1.5 was written off in 2007 upon repayment of the debt. The Prior Term Loan required that a portion of Harland Clarke Holdings’ excess cash flow be applied to prepay amounts borrowed thereunder. The amount of the excess cash flow payment, with respect to 2006, included in current maturities was $26.5 at December 31, 2006 and such amount was paid in February 2007. At the time of the excess cash flow payment, the Company wrote-off deferred financing fees of $0.6.

Concurrent with the completion of the Company’s acquisition of Clarke American (since renamed Harland Clarke Holdings) in December 2005, Harland Clarke Holdings issued $175.0 principal amount of 11.75% Senior Notes due December 15, 2013 (the ‘‘2013 Senior Notes’’). All of these notes were either repurchased in a tender offer that closed on May 3, 2007 or redeemed on June 4, 2007 for total consideration of $220.1, including prepayment premiums and consent payments totaling $37.3 and accrued interest of $7.8. The 2013 Senior Notes were to mature on December 15, 2013 and paid interest at a rate per annum of 11.75% on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The 2013 Senior Notes were unsecured and were subordinated to all of Harland Clarke Holdings’ secured indebtedness.

In connection with the extinguishment of Harland Clarke Holdings’ Prior Credit Facilities and the 2013 Senior Notes, the Company recorded a total loss on early extinguishment of debt of $54.6, consisting of the following: the $37.3 prepayment premiums and consent payments on the 2013 Senior Notes, the $3.9 prepayment penalty on the Prior Credit Facilities, a non-cash expense of $1.5 for the write-off of unamortized original discount on the Prior Credit Facilities, and a non-cash expense of $11.9 for the write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees related to the 2013 Senior Notes and the Prior Credit Facilities.

On December 8, 2005, Mafco Worldwide entered into a credit agreement governing its $125.0 senior secured credit facilities. The Mafco Worldwide credit facilities consist of a $110.0 term loan

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which was drawn on December 8, 2005 and matures in December 2011 and a $15.0 revolving credit facility that matures in December 2010. The indebtedness under the Mafco Worldwide credit facilities is guaranteed by Mafco Worldwide’s domestic subsidiaries and its parent corporation, Flavors Holdings Inc. (collectively, the ‘‘Mafco Worldwide Guarantors’’). Mafco Worldwide’s obligations under the Mafco Worldwide credit facilities and the guarantees of the Mafco Worldwide Guarantors are secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of Mafco Worldwide’s and the Mafco Worldwide Guarantors’ assets. Borrowings under the Mafco Worldwide credit facilities bear interest, at Mafco Worldwide’s option, at either an adjusted Eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin of 2.25% in the case of revolving loans or 2.00% in the case of term loans, or an alternative base rate, plus an applicable margin of 1.25% in the case of revolving loans or 1.00% in the case of term loans. The weighted average interest rate on borrowings outstanding under the Mafco Worldwide credit facilities was 6.91% at December 31, 2007.

The Mafco Worldwide term loan is repayable in quarterly installments of approximately $0.3. Due to repayments made in 2007, there are no quarterly installment requirements in 2008. In addition, the Mafco Worldwide term loan facility requires that a portion of Mafco Worldwide’s excess cash flow be applied to prepay amounts borrowed under that facility (there are no such amounts to be paid with respect to 2007). Mafco Worldwide made repayments totaling $23.3 in 2007, which included mandatory repayments of $1.1. Mafco Worldwide made repayments totaling $18.1 in 2006, which included mandatory repayments of $1.1. As of December 31, 2007, there were no borrowings under the Mafco Worldwide $15.0 revolving credit facility, and there was $14.7 available for borrowing (giving effect to the issuance of $0.3 of letters of credit).

In connection with the purchase of the remaining 50% of a joint venture (see Note 3), Mafco Worldwide entered into the first amendment to the Mafco Worldwide credit facilities on June 27, 2007. The amendment provides for, among other things, Mafco Worldwide’s ability to make certain earnout payments, if any, and the incorporation of such earnout payments into the excess cash flow calculation.

The Company has outstanding capital lease obligations with principal balances totaling $3.4 and $4.6 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. These obligations have imputed interest rates ranging from 3.6% to 6.0% and have required payments, including interest, of $1.7 in 2008, $1.6 in 2009 and $0.3 in 2010. The Company also had $0.5 and $1.0 outstanding under an information technology financing obligation at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Mafco Worldwide’s French subsidiary has credit agreements renewable annually with two banks whereby it may borrow up to 2.0 million Euros (approximately $2.9 and $2.6 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively) for working capital purposes. The subsidiary had no borrowings at December 31, 2007 and 2006.

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During February 2006, Harland Clarke Holdings (formerly Clarke American) entered into interest rate hedge transactions in the form of three-year interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $150.0, which became effective on July 1, 2006 and are accounted for as cash flow hedges. The hedges were designed to swap the underlying variable rate for a fixed rate of 4.992%. The purpose of the hedge transactions was to limit the Company’s risk on a portion of Harland Clarke Holdings’ variable interest rate Prior Credit Facilities. On May 1, 2007, Harland Clarke Holdings’ Prior Credit Facilities were repaid in full. The Company redesignated the swaps as a hedge against the variable interest rate on a portion of Harland Clarke Holdings’ Term Loan. In accordance with SFAS No. 133, as amended and interpreted, the Company is amortizing the fair value of the derivative liability of $0.4 as of May 1, 2007 over the remaining life of the derivative contract using the straight-line method in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

During June 2007, Harland Clarke Holdings entered into interest rate derivative transactions in the form of a two-year interest rate swap with a notional amount of $255.0 and a three-year interest rate swap with a notional amount of $255.0, which became effective on June 29, 2007 and are accounted for as cash flow hedges. The two-year hedge swaps the underlying variable rate for a fixed rate of 5.323% and the three-year hedge swaps the underlying variable rate for a fixed rate of 5.362%. The purpose of these hedge transactions is to limit the Company’s risk on a portion of Harland Clarke Holdings’ variable rate Term Loan and comply with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

During August 2007, Harland Clarke Holdings entered into an interest rate derivative transaction in the form of a two-year interest rate swap with a notional amount of $250.0, which became effective on September 28, 2007 and is accounted for as a cash flow hedge. The hedge swaps the underlying variable rate for a fixed rate of 4.997%. The purpose of this hedge transaction is to limit the Company’s risk on a portion of Harland Clarke Holdings’ variable rate Term Loan and comply with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

During February 2006, Mafco Worldwide entered into an interest rate derivative transaction in the form of a two-year non-cancelable interest rate zero-cost collar with a notional amount of $50.0 that caps the underlying variable rate at 5.25% and sets a floor at 4.79%. This derivative is being accounted for as a cash flow hedge. The purpose of this hedge transaction is to limit the Company’s risk on a portion of Mafco Worldwide’s variable rate senior secured credit facility.

As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company recorded a liability of $22.7 and an asset of $0.1, respectively, related to these derivative instruments in other liabilities and other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

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Most of the Company’s clients are in the financial services, tobacco and educational industries. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its clients and maintains allowances for potential credit losses. The Company does not generally require collateral. Actual losses and allowances have been within management’s expectations.

The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, marketable securities, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value. The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt is based on the quoted market prices for the same issues or on the current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities. The estimated fair value of long-term debt at December 31, 2007 was approximately $273.0 lower than the carrying value of $2,475.6. The estimated fair value of long-term debt at December 31, 2006 was approximately $27.0 higher than the carrying value of $692.7.

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Prior to the Harland Acquisition, the Company developed a restructuring plan for its checks and related products business, which is now contained in the Harland Clarke segment, to streamline and redesign the manufacturing plant and contact center network in order to take advantage of high-capacity technology and economies of scale, to redefine sales territories and consolidate sales divisions, and to restructure the segment’s corporate staff.

During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company established $3.3 in reserves with respect to the checks and related products business related to the closure of two production facilities and a reduction in force of the segment’s corporate staff. In connection with the facilities closures, the Company sold $0.5 of assets in January 2007 and recognized an insignificant gain.

During the period January 1, 2007 through April 30, 2007, the Company established $1.5 in reserves with respect to the checks and related products business related to the closure of one contact center and one printing plant. These facilities were closed in 2007 with ongoing lease commitments through 2009. The total expected expenditures for these closures is $2.7.

During the second quarter of 2007, as a result of the Harland Acquisition, the Company adopted a plan to restructure its business, focusing on improving operating margins through consolidating facilities and reducing duplicative selling, general and administrative expenses, as well as executive and shared services costs. The Company’s planned initiatives primarily include the following:

As discussed in Note 3, the Company recorded $18.2 of severance and severance-related costs for the termination of certain former Harland employees and $3.7 of costs for the closure of certain Harland facilities in purchase accounting in accordance with EITF 95-3. In addition to these restructuring liabilities recorded in purchase accounting in 2007, subsequent to the Harland Acquisition, the Company expensed $1.5, net of adjustments, for severance and severance-related costs for the termination of certain of the Company’s historical employees and $2.6 for facilities and other costs for the closure of certain of the Company’s historical facilities. Of the liabilities recorded in purchase accounting, $12.8 relates to the Harland Clarke segment, $7.5 relates to the Harland Financial Solutions segment and $1.6 relates to the Corporate segment. All of the restructuring costs expensed during 2007 relate to the Harland Clarke segment.

With respect to the restructuring costs totaling $4.1, which were expensed subsequent to the Harland Acquisition, the Company expects to complete the planned facilities closures and employee terminations by April 2008, with ongoing lease commitments through 2010. The remaining amounts of the $4.1 of restructuring costs the Company expects to pay include approximately $0.5 for the termination of certain pre-Harland Acquisition employees and $1.3 for facilities and other costs.

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The following details the components of the Company’s restructuring accruals in 2007 and 2006:

Restructuring accruals are reflected in other current liabilities and other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company expects to pay the remaining severance through December 2008 and the remaining facilities closure costs and other costs through February 2010.

In addition to the amounts disclosed in the table above, the Company also incurred other costs related to the facility closures, including inventory write-offs, training, hiring, relocation and travel.

The Company leases property, equipment and vehicles under operating leases that expire at various dates through 2018. Certain leases contain renewal options for one to five year periods. Rental payments are typically fixed over the initial term of the lease and usually contain escalation factors for the renewal term. At December 31, 2007, future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases with terms of one year or more are as follows:

Minimum annual rental payments in the above table have not been reduced by minimum sublease rentals of $2.8.

Total lease expense for all operating leases was $21.0, $9.5 and $0.8 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

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parties and include various environmental and asbestos-related claims. As a result, the Company has not since 1995 paid and does not expect to pay on its own behalf material amounts related to these matters.

Pneumo Abex’s former subsidiary maintained product liability insurance covering substantially all of the period during which it manufactured or distributed asbestos-containing products. The subsidiary commenced litigation in 1982 against a portion of these insurers in order to confirm the availability of this coverage. As a result of settlements in that litigation, other coverage agreements with other carriers, payments by the Original Indemnitor and funding payments pursuant to the Transfer Agreement, all of Pneumo Abex’s monthly expenditures for asbestos-related claims other than as described below are managed and paid by others. As of December 31, 2007, the Company incurred or expected to incur approximately $1.0 of costs related to asbestos-related claims not subject to the arrangements described above (the ‘‘Remaining Claims’’), as to which it either has received or expects to receive approximately $0.8 in insurance reimbursements. Management does not expect the Remaining Claims to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of

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operations, but the Company is unable to forecast either the number of future asbestos-related claimants or the amount of future defense and settlement costs associated with present or future asbestos-related claims.

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certain conditions set forth in the agreements relating to possible difficulties in implementing the Plan A Settlement, (i) Pneumo Abex would continue to be owned by the Company but would receive $2.0 from the Friction Buyer’s bankruptcy estate, (ii) the Friction Buyer would be relieved of its obligations, and (iii) the Friction Guarantor would continue to honor its guaranty obligation and receive $138.0 from the Friction Buyer’s bankruptcy estate (items (b)(i) through (b)(iii) collectively, the ‘‘Plan B Settlement’’). Both the Plan A Settlement and the Plan B Settlement are subject to various contingencies, including, in the case of the Plan A Settlement, bankruptcy court approval. In December 2007, the Friction Buyer consummated its bankruptcy plan of reorganization and was discharged from its obligations to Pneumo Abex. This discharge did not affect the Friction Guarantor’s obligation. Pursuant to the terms of the plan of reorganization, the amounts payable under the Plan B Settlement have been placed in escrow. The Plan A Settlement remains under submission to the court overseeing the Friction Buyer’s bankruptcy. No assurance can be given regarding whether the Plan A Settlement can or will be consummated.

Certain of the intermediate holding companies of the predecessor of Harland Clarke Holdings had issued guarantees on behalf of operating companies formerly owned by these intermediate holding companies, which operating companies are not part of Harland Clarke Holdings’ businesses. In the stock purchase agreement executed in connection with the acquisition of Clarke American by the Company, Honeywell agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to assume, replace or terminate such guarantees and indemnify M & F Worldwide and its affiliates, including Harland Clarke Holdings and its subsidiaries, with respect to all liabilities arising under such guarantees. See Note 7 for certain tax matters indemnified by Honeywell.

MacAndrews & Forbes Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings, provides the services of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as well as other management, advisory, transactional, corporate finance, legal, risk management, tax and accounting services pursuant to the terms of a management services agreement (the ‘‘Management Services Agreement’’). Under the terms of the Management Services Agreement, the Company pays MacAndrews & Forbes Inc. an annual fee for these services. The annual rate is $10.0 effective May 1, 2007. Prior to May 1, 2007, the fee was set at an annual rate of $5.0 for the period July 1, 2006 to April 30, 2007 and at an annual rate of $1.5 for periods prior to July 1, 2006.

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As discussed in Note 3, the Company paid $10.0 to Holdings in the second quarter of 2007 for services in sourcing, analyzing, negotiating and executing the Harland Acquisition. As discussed in Note 10, the Company issued 200,000 shares of restricted common stock to a director in May 2007.

The Company participates in Holdings’ directors and officer’s insurance program, which covers the Company as well as Holdings and Holdings’ other affiliates. The limits of coverage are available on aggregate losses to any or all of the participating companies and their respective directors and officers. The Company reimburses Holdings for its allocable portion of the premiums for such coverage, which the Company believes is more favorable than the premiums the Company could secure were it to secure its own coverage. At December 31, 2007, the Company recorded prepaid expenses and other assets of $1.5 and $1.0 relating to the directors and officers insurance program. At December 31, 2006, the Company recorded prepaid expenses and other assets of $1.2 and $2.4 relating to the directors and officers insurance program. The Company paid $0.4 to Holdings in 2007 under the insurance program. No payments to Holdings were made in 2006 under the insurance program.

Harland Clarke Holdings’ top 20 clients accounted for approximately 30% and 46% of the Company’s net revenues in 2007 and 2006, respectively, with sales to Bank of America representing a significant portion of such revenues in the Harland Clarke segment. In addition, Mafco Worldwide’s sales to the Altria Group Inc. accounted for approximately 2%, 5% and 29% of the Company’s net revenues in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

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Subsequent to the completion of the Harland Acquisition on May 1, 2007, the Company reorganized its business along four reportable segments together with a corporate group for certain support services. The reorganization aligned the Company’s operations on the basis of products, services and industry. The Company’s previously existing Financial Institution and Direct to Consumer segments were combined with Harland’s similar operations; this business segment now operates under the name of Harland Clarke and is referred to as the Harland Clarke segment. The Company also added two new reportable segments for business lines acquired in the Harland Acquisition: the Harland Financial Solutions segment and the Scantron segment. Management measures and evaluates the reportable segments based on operating income. The current segments and their principal activities consist of the following:

Prior period results in the tables below have been restated to conform to the business segment changes as described above. See Note 3 for additional disclosures regarding the Harland Acquisition.

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Selected summarized financial information for 2007, 2006 and 2005 is as follows:


	Harland Clarke⁽¹⁾			Harland Financial Solutions⁽¹⁾			Scantron⁽¹⁾			Licorice Products⁽¹⁾			Corporate and Other				Total
Product revenues, net:
2007		$	1,101.4		$	50.3		$	47.6		$	102.9		$	—			$	1,302.2
2006			622.3			—			—			98.1			—				720.4
2005			24.1			—			—			97.3			—				121.4
Service revenues, net:
2007		$	2.5		$	161.0		$	7.1		$	—		$	—			$	170.6
2006			1.6			—			—			—			—				1.6
2005			—			—			—			—			—				—
Intersegment revenues:
2007		$	0.6		$	0.6		$	—		$	—		$	(1.2	)		$	—
2006			—			—			—			—			—				—
2005			—			—			—			—			—				—
Operating income (loss):
2007		$	181.1		$	22.2		$	7.0		$	35.5		$	(28.5	)		$	217.3
2006			87.0			—			—			35.7			(5.2	)			117.5
2005			0.7			—			—			36.7			(3.9	)			33.5
Depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing fees and original discount):
2007		$	98.2		$	18.8		$	9.1		$	2.5		$	0.1			$	128.7
2006			54.5			—			—			3.0			—				57.5
2005			2.2			—			—			3.0			—				5.2
Capital expenditures (excluding capital leases):
2007		$	18.0		$	6.0		$	1.5		$	1.4		$	—			$	26.9
2006			14.7			—			—			0.8			—				15.5
2005			1.1			—			—			1.1			—				2.2
Total assets:
December 31, 2007		$	1,734.0		$	1,093.4		$	356.5		$	293.9		$	333.9			$	3,811.7
December 31, 2006			1,118.3			—			—			278.4			58.7				1,455.4

Selected summarized geographic information at December 31, 2007 and 2006 was as follows:

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The following is a summary of unaudited quarterly financial information for 2007 and 2006:

Loss (earnings) per share calculations for each quarter are based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding for each period, and the sum of the quarterly amounts may not necessarily equal the annual (loss) earnings per share amounts.

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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share:

On February 13, 2008, M & F Worldwide entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the ‘‘Purchase Agreement’’), with Pearson Inc. and NCS Pearson, Inc. (‘‘NCS Pearson’’), pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, M & F Worldwide or its designee would purchase all of the limited liability membership interests of Data Management I LLC (‘‘Data Management’’), a wholly owned subsidiary of NCS Pearson, for $225.0 in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments (the ‘‘Data Management Purchase’’). Data Management designs, manufactures and services scannable data collection products, including printed forms, scanners and related software, and provides survey consulting and tracking services, including medical device tracking, to corporate and government clients. Prior to the completion of the Purchase, M & F Worldwide assigned the Purchase Agreement to its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Scantron Corporation, which completed the Data Management Purchase on February 22, 2008. Upon completion of the Data Management Purchase, Data Management became a wholly owned subsidiary of Scantron Corporation. The Company financed the Data Management Purchase and related fees and expenses with available cash at Harland Clarke Holdings. In connection with the Data Management Purchase, the Company paid $2.0 to Holdings on February 22, 2008 for its services in sourcing, analyzing, negotiating and executing the Data Management acquisition.

The Company’s investments included $40.0 of ARS held by M & F Worldwide as of December 31, 2007 and the date of this filing. These investments are classified as available-for-sale and are reported as current assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at market value. These types of ARS investments are backed by student loans, and all have credit ratings of AAA or Aaa. The Company does not own any other type of ARS investments.

M & F Worldwide Corp. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(dollars in millions, except per share data)

investments held by M & F Worldwide. The result of a failed auction is that these ARS continue to pay interest in accordance with their terms until the next successful auction; however, liquidity will be limited until there is a successful auction or until such time as other markets for these ARS investments develop. The Company believes that the underlying credit quality of the assets backing its ARS investments has not been impacted by the reduced liquidity of these ARS investments. Management does not believe that these investments are impaired or that they will not be settled in the short term, although the market for these investments is presently uncertain.

Schedule I – Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
Balance Sheets (Parent Only)
(in millions, except share and per share data)


	December 31,
	2007				2006
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	17.0			$	19.8
Investments			40.0				30.0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			3.2				0.9
Total current assets			60.2				50.7
Investment in subsidiaries			348.0				357.3
Receivable from subsidiaries			3.3				1.2
Deferred tax assets			2.4				3.9
Other assets			1.8				6.7
Total assets		$	415.7			$	419.8
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	1.4			$	0.6
Accrued liabilities			0.7				2.5
Income taxes payable			—				1.7
Total current liabilities			2.1				4.8
Payable to subsidiaries			7.0				—
Deferred tax liabilities			—				3.8
Other liabilities			1.1				0.7
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 23,873,170 shares and 22,775,270 shares issued at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively			0.2				0.2
Additional paid-in capital			57.8				50.5
Treasury stock at cost; 2,541,900 shares at December 31, 2007 and 2006			(14.8	)			(14.8	)
Retained earnings			369.5				373.7
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income			(7.2	)			0.9
Total stockholders’ equity			405.5				410.5
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	415.7			$	419.8

Schedule I – Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
Statements of Operations (Parent Only)
(in millions)

Schedule I – Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
Statements of Cash Flows (Parent Only)
(in millions)


	Year Ended December 31,
	2007				2006				2005
Operating activities
Net (loss) income		$	(4.2	)		$	36.2			$	24.0
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to total cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Equity in income of subsidiaries			(2.0	)			(38.9	)			(24.1	)
Restricted stock amortization			2.1				—				—
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivable from/payables to subsidiaries			4.9				(0.4	)			1.5
Other, net			(2.1	)			6.9				(2.4	)
Cash (used in) provided by operating activities			(1.3	)			3.8				(1.0	)
Investing activities
Purchase of Clarke American			—				—				(202.5	)
Investments in marketable securities			(10.0	)			(30.0	)			—
Professional fees related to acquisition of Harland			—				(2.0	)			—
Dividend from Harland Clarke Holdings			1.8				1.5				—
Dividend from Mafco Worldwide			1.5				1.8				145.0
Cash used in investing activities			(6.7	)			(28.7	)			(57.5	)
Financing activities
Proceeds from stock options exercised and related tax benefits			5.2				8.5				2.3
Cash provided by financing activities			5.2				8.5				2.3
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents			(2.8	)			(16.4	)			(56.2	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			19.8				36.2				92.4
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	17.0			$	19.8			$	36.2
Non-cash financing activity:
Non-cash dividend from Mafco Worldwide		$	—			$	—			$	10.7

The following is a summary of the valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005.


Delaware			02-0423416
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
35 East 62^nd Street, New York, N.Y.			10065
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)


Title of each class			Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share			New York Stock Exchange, Inc.


	High			Low
Calendar 2006
First Quarter		$	17.30		$	14.13
Second Quarter			16.47			13.27
Third Quarter			17.62			14.70
Fourth Quarter			26.17			14.96
Calendar 2007
First Quarter		$	47.61		$	25.56
Second Quarter			68.69			48.48
Third Quarter			68.89			50.07
Fourth Quarter			57.41			46.21


Value of Initial Investment	12/31/02			12/31/03			12/31/04			12/31/05			12/31/06			12/31/07
M & F Worldwide Corp.		$	100.00		$	247.41		$	252.24		$	302.26		$	467.84		$	997.32
S&P 500 Index		$	100.00		$	128.86		$	142.67		$	149.65		$	173.28		$	182.81
Deluxe Corporation		$	100.00		$	101.62		$	95.15		$	80.15		$	71.03		$	95.37
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.		$	100.00		$	144.57		$	174.84		$	174.67		$	187.20		$	204.32


	M & F WORLDWIDE CORP.
Dated: February 29, 2008	By:	/s/ *Barry F. Schwartz*
		Barry F. Schwartz President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
Dated: February 29, 2008	By:	/s/ *Paul G. Savas*
		Paul G. Savas
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Dated: February 29, 2008	By:	/s/ *Alison M. Horowitz*
		Alison M. Horowitz
		Vice President, Treasurer and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

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


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	•	turnkey marketing solutions – a suite of campaigns that uses Stratics, our proprietary predictive modeling software, and is designed around core financial products and services such as CDs, money market accounts, auto loans and mortgages;


	•	onboarding — an ongoing, integrated new client marketing solution that builds long-term relationships by engaging new checking account holders and growing them into satisfied, profitable and loyal customers;


	•	agency services — highly customized direct marketing campaigns that use client-tailored predictive models to support a variety of marketing strategies including acquisition, retention, activation, and cross-selling and up-selling;


	•	checkbook messaging — a program that employs digital print technology to insert targeted, intelligence-driven marketing messages into the checkbook; and


	•	e-mail marketing — a program that uses market-leading technology as well as high security and filter standards to deliver targeted, intelligence-driven marketing messages to customers who prefer e-mail communication.


	•	improving client satisfaction through consistent product quality and expertise in matching client preferences with the right product and delivery options;


	•	expanding client relationships through cross-selling and up-selling both check and related financial products on behalf of financial institution clients;


	•	capitalizing on integration with financial institution clients’ checking account processes to improve their customer service and operational efficiencies;


	•	being an existing secure and trusted provider to financial institutions in a time when security is of utmost importance to financial institutions;


	•	offering a broad suite of outsourcing services, such as direct marketing, contact center services, treasury management, and analytical modeling; and


	•	adopting the ‘‘best practices’’ of both Clarke American and Harland.


	•	make it more difficult for our subsidiaries to satisfy their obligations with respect to their indebtedness;


	•	increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;


	•	require us to dedicate a substantial portion of cash flow from operations to payments on indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, research and development efforts and other general corporate purposes;


	•	limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our businesses and the industries in which we operate; and


	•	diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns to focus on new businesses and integration issues;


	•	risks of operating businesses in which we have limited or no direct prior experience;


	•	potential loss of our key employees or of those of the acquired businesses;

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	•	possible loss of our clients or of those of the acquired businesses.


	•	accurately anticipate and properly identify our customers’ needs and industry trends;


	•	innovate, develop and commercialize new products and applications in a timely manner;


	•	differentiate our products from competitors’ products; and


	•	continue to enhance and expand existing Harland Financial Solutions and Scantron products and services;


	•	make Harland Financial Solutions and Scantron products compatible with future and existing operating systems and applications that achieve popularity within the business application marketplace, including current and future versions of Windows, Unix and IBM iSeries;


	•	develop and introduce new products and new services that satisfy increasingly sophisticated client requirements, keep pace with technological and regulatory developments, provide client value and be accepted in the market.


	•	differentiate its products from competitors’ products; and


	•	Harland Clarke Holdings entered into a $1,800.0 million senior secured term loan facility and a $100.0 million revolving credit facility; and


	•	Harland Clarke Holdings issued $305.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior floating rate notes due 2015 and $310.0 million aggregate principal amount of 9.50% senior fixed rate notes due 2015.