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DynCorp International Inc.'s Parent Reports Fourth Quarter and Calendar Year-End 2010 Financial Results  

  • Revenue up 32.2% to $3.4 billion from Calendar Year 2009, adjusted for the deconsolidation of the Global Linguist Solutions ("GLS") joint venture.  Reported revenue up 11.1%.
  • Net Loss attributable to Delta Tucker Holdings, Inc. of ($5.3) million, down $79.3 million from Calendar Year 2009, driven by Merger related expenses.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $219.7 million, down $28.5 million from Calendar Year 2009.
  • Funded Backlog of $1,824 million, up 20.0% since closing of the Merger with affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management.
  • $50 million debt reduction in March 2011.

Falls Church, Va. - March 30, 2011 - Delta Tucker Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings"), the parent of DynCorp International Inc. ("DI", and together with Holdings, the "Company"), a global government services provider supporting U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives, today reported fourth quarter and calendar year 2010 financial results, with adjusted annual revenue up 32.2% from calendar year 2009. 

On July 7, 2010, DI completed a merger with an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (the "Merger"), with DI as the surviving corporation. Upon completion of the Merger, DI became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings. On December 16, 2010, the Company's board of directors approved a change in its fiscal year end, which previously ended on the Friday closest to March 31, to conform to the calendar year.  This created a nine-month transition period, which began on April 1, 2010 (date of inception of Holdings) and ended on December 31, 2010.  For the benefit of the Company's investors, comparisons of DynCorp International's Calendar Year 2009 and the combined Company's Calendar Year 2010 are discussed below and included in the financial schedules accompanying this release.

"I am extremely proud of what the team accomplished in 2010. We reorganized the business to better align ourselves with the markets we serve, improved our cost structure, simplified our organization, and reduced reporting layers, delivering approximately $27 million of gross savings, of which $9 million will increase our profitability in 2011," said Steve Gaffney, DynCorp International Chairman and CEO. 

"I am confident that the work we have done to reorganize, to continue our outstanding work on existing contracts, and to focus on capturing new business opportunities has positioned us for a successful year ahead."

Fourth Quarter Calendar Year 2010 Highlights

  • In December 2010, DI was awarded the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) contract by the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense follow-on contract to the civilian police training work that the Company performs under our CivPol contract in Afghanistan with the Department of State. The total value for this thirty-six month contract is approximately $1.0 billion.
  • In December 2010, DI was notified of the award fee determination on the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program ("LOGCAP IV") contract related to operations in Kuwait and Afghanistan. Profit for the quarter benefited $3.7 million from the Afghanistan award, which represented the period of performance from the start of the contract through December 2010.
  • In December 2010 and January 2011, DI received tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service in the amounts of $34.1 million and $46.0 million, respectively. The combined $80.1 million, $5.5 million higher than expected, related to an approved change in accounting method.
  • In October 2010, DI's partner for its Global Linguist Solutions (GLS) joint venture contributed its share of working capital to the JV, which allowed GLS to extinguish its note payable to DI. As such, GLS ceased to be a guarantor on any of the Company's debt.


Summary of Fourth Quarter Calendar Year 2010 Operating Results
Revenue of $856.7 million was up 16.3% from the comparable prior year quarter, adjusted for the deconsolidation of GLS upon the completion of the Merger, which recorded $177.5 million of revenue for the fourth quarter of Calendar Year 2009. Revenue gains were driven by the Contingency Operations business, primarily from LOGCAP IV operations, which produced revenue of $379.1 million, doubling revenues recorded in the fourth quarter of Calendar Year 2009. Additionally, revenues in the period grew from increased demand for secure aviation transport in Iraq, volume gains from the contract to provide aircraft maintenance support at Sheppard Air Force Base, and contributions from the acquisitions of the Phoenix Consulting Group, Inc. and Casals & Associates, Inc.

Partially offsetting the increase were the completion of certain task orders from the Company's Training, Mentoring and Security contracts, lower volume on Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle work and the loss of the Life Cycle Contractor Support (LCCS) contract.

Net income attributable to Delta Tucker Holdings, Inc. of $0.6 million, represents a decrease of $18.4 million from the comparable period in Calendar Year 2009, primarily due to revenue mix, higher legal expenses, increased amortization of intangibles resulting from the Merger and higher interest expenses associated with the Company's new debt. In addition, increased volume from DI's LOGCAP IV business, which produces lower margins, did not offset lower profit levels in our MRAP program as that program transitions to an operations and maintenance phase, or the completion of certain profitable task orders in our Training, Mentoring & Security business.  

Adjusted EBITDA of $46.8 million for the fourth quarter of Calendar Year 2010 decreased $10.3 million from the comparable period in 2009, primarily due to previously-described factors.

Summary of Calendar Year 2010 Operating Results
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $3.4 billion, up 32.2% from the comparable period in 2009, adjusted for the deconsolidation of GLS, which recorded $309.1 million and $764.6 million of revenue in Calendar Year 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Revenue gains were driven by DI's Contingency Operations business, primarily from LOGCAP IV operations, which produced revenue of $1,356.7 million, up $1,002.9 million from Calendar Year 2009. Additionally, increased demand for secure aviation transport in Iraq and Afghanistan, coupled with the contract win to provide aircraft maintenance support at Sheppard Air Force Base, and contributions from the acquisitions of the Phoenix Consulting Group, Inc. and Casals & Associates, Inc. added to revenue growth.

Partially offsetting the increase were lower volumes in the Training, Mentoring and Security business, the loss of the LCCS contract and the Army Pre-positioned Stocks Program (APS3), reduced demand on MRAP contracts and the completion of certain Contract Field Team (CFT) task orders.

Net Loss attributable to Delta Tucker Holdings, Inc. of ($5.4) million decreased $79.3 million from Calendar Year 2009 primarily due to revenue mix, higher legal expenses, Merger expenses, increased amortization of intangibles resulting from the Merger and higher interest expense associated with new debt.

Additionally, increased volume from LOGCAP IV, which produces lower margins, did not offset lower profit levels in the MRAP program and CFT business. The completion of certain profitable task orders in the Training, Mentoring & Security business also reduced profitability. This was partially offset by higher award scores on DI's War Reserve Materiel (WRM) contract and the favorable settlement of a claim associated with LCCS.

Adjusted EBITDA of $219.7 million for Calendar Year 2010, decreased $28.5 million from the comparable period in 2009 due to the factors described above. This decline was partially offset by labor efficiencies of $6.3 million.

"Our initial LOGCAP award fee score was not where we anticipated, which impacted income for the quarter," said Bill Kansky, SVP and Chief Financial Officer. "I am, however, pleased with the progress the team has made and in fact this week we received the second award fee determination, which was much higher than the first score."

Total funded backlog as of December 31, 2010 was $1.8 billion, an increase of $364 million since the Merger. This increase was primarily driven by new or modified task and delivery orders on the LOGCAP IV program. Partially offsetting this increase was the loss of the LCCS program.

Cash From Operating Activities (CFOA) provided $69.5 million in Calendar Year 2010, compared to $86.2 million of CFOA for Calendar Year 2009. The decline was driven by $63.1 million of Merger costs and higher interest cost of $16.8 million, due to higher post-Merger debt, partially offset by $28.8 million from net tax refunds and a decline in working capital. 

Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call at 9:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 to discuss results for the year-ended December 31, 2010.

To participate in the conference call, dial (866) 871-0758 and enter the conference ID number: 52664207. International callers should dial (706) 634-5249 and enter the same conference ID number above. A telephonic replay will be available from 1:00 p.m. EDT on March 30th, 2011 through 11:59 p.m. EDT April 30, 2011. To access the replay, please dial (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291 and enter the conference ID number. 

About DynCorp International
DynCorp International Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Tucker Holdings, Inc., is a global government services provider in support of U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives, delivering support solutions for defense, diplomacy, and international development. DynCorp International operates major programs in logistics, platform support, contingency operations, and training and mentoring to reinforce security, community stability, and the rule of law. DynCorp International is headquartered in Falls Church, Va. For more information, visit www.dyn-intl.com.

Reconciliation to GAAP
In addition to the Company's financial results reported in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") included in this press release, the Company has provided certain financial measures that are not calculated according to GAAP. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating operating performance and are regularly used by security analysts, institutional investors and other interested parties in reviewing the Company. Non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be a substitute for any GAAP financial measure and, as calculated, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of the performance of other companies.

For a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures please see the financial schedules accompanying this release.

Forward-looking Statements
Certain statements made in this announcement may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, regarding the expectations of management with respect to revenue and profitability. All of these forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by the Company's management that, although believed by the Company to be reasonable, are inherently uncertain. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors outside of the Company's control that may cause its business, strategy or actual results or events to differ materially from the statements made herein. These risks and uncertainties may include, but are not limited to, the following: the future impact of mergers (including the Merger with affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management L.P. which was completed on July 7, 2010), acquisitions, joint ventures or teaming agreements; our substantial level of indebtedness and changes in availability of capital and cost of capital; the outcome of any material litigation, government investigation, audit or other regulatory matters; policy and/or spending changes implemented by the Obama Administration, any subsequent administration or Congress; termination or modification of key United States ("U.S.") government or commercial contracts, including subcontracts; changes in the demand for services that we provide or work awarded under our contracts, including without limitation, the CivPol, INL Air Wing, WPPS and LOGCAP IV contracts; pursuit of new commercial business in the U.S. and abroad; activities of competitors and the outcome of bid protests; changes in significant operating expenses; impact of lower than expected win rates for new business; general political, economic, regulatory and business conditions in the U.S. or in other countries in which we operate; acts of war or terrorist activities; variations in performance of financial markets; the inherent difficulties of estimating future contract revenue and changes in anticipated revenue from indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts;  the timing or magnitude of any award fee granted under our government contracts, including, but not limited to, LOGCAP IV; changes in expected percentages of future revenue represented by fixed-price and time-and-materials contracts; lower than anticipated award fee determinations by the U.S. government; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's financial statements and reports to investors posted on its website. Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Company Contact:
Chris Porter
Vice President and Treasurer
(817) 224-7742
Christopher.Porter@dyn-intl.com

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