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Taleo Delivers Strong Second Quarter Results

Application Revenue Increases 4% Quarter-Over-Quarter and 40% Year-Over-Year; GAAP EPS of $0.01; Non-GAAP EPS of $0.17; Increased Demand for Talent Management Suite Sales; Closes 8 Large Enterprise Deals, Including Largest International Deal to Date

DUBLIN, CA, Jul 30, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Taleo (NASDAQ: TLEO), the leading provider of on demand talent management solutions, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009.

Quarterly highlights include:

--  GAAP revenues of $49.2 million for the second quarter of 2009, an
increase of 30% year-over-year. Non-GAAP revenues increased to $49.5
million, which includes amounts excluded from GAAP revenue due to the write
down of deferred revenue required under purchase accounting associated with
the acquisition of Vurv Technology, Inc. ("Vurv") on July 1, 2008.
--  Signed 146 new customers, including 12 new enterprise customers and
134 new Business Edition customers.
--  Closed 8 large enterprise deals with annual contract values in excess
of $250,000, including one international deal in excess of $1 million in
annual contract value.
--  Increased demand for enterprise Talent Management suite sales,
including Recruiting and Performance or Compensation management offerings.
--  Record number of new Performance Management customers and three
Compensation Management deals with strategic partner Worldwide
Compensation.
--  GAAP net income of $234,000, or $0.01 per fully diluted share.
--  Non-GAAP net income of $5.6 million, or $0.17 per fully diluted share.

"Businesses of all sizes are taking a new look at priorities and ROI, and are recognizing the value of Talent Management products and practices to their success," said Michael Gregoire, Taleo Chairman and CEO. "We are seeing this in the growing adoption of our unified set of Talent Management software solutions, as Taleo transforms and leads the industry."

Other significant achievements included:
--  Acquired 12 new enterprise customers and closed 8 large enterprise
deals with annual contract values in excess of $250,000, bringing Taleo's
enterprise customer base to over 700 organizations around the world. New
enterprise customers include: New South Wales Government, Meijer,
NCR Corporation, L-3 Communications, Corrections
Corporation of America and PricewaterhouseCoopers (Belgium).
--  Increased momentum in enterprise Talent Management suite sales. New
customers buying Taleo's Talent Management suite offering include Vermeer
Corporation, Stream Global Services and Oakley, which purchased Taleo's
Recruiting, Performance and Compensation Management solutions.
--  Record quarter in total Performance Management deals in both
enterprise and Business Edition segments, including Veolia Group, CPS
Energy, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Dow Jones and Company and Books-A-
Million, and closed three Compensation Management deals with strategic
partner Worldwide Compensation.
--  Signed 134 new Small and Medium-sized Customers. Taleo Business
Edition, a recruiting solution targeted at companies with less than 5,000
employees, now has more than 3,400 customers. New Taleo Business Edition
customers include: MTV Networks, Public Policy of California, City of
Artesia, Imperial Toy Company and Emprise Bank.
--  Vurv conversions and commitments to convert to Taleo continues to
track to expectations. Recent Vurv customers committing to Taleo include:
American Family Insurance Group, Barclay's Global Investors NA, Direct
Supply, Wegman's Food Markets, Hasbro, the City of College Station and
Austin Industrial.
Taleo delivered the following financial results:

Revenue: Total revenue, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, for the second quarter was $49.2 million, representing an increase of 30% on a year-over-year basis. Application revenue for the second quarter was $43.0 million, an increase of 40% on a year-over-year basis. Total non-GAAP revenue for the second quarter of 2009 was $49.5 million, an increase of 31% year-over-year. Total non-GAAP application revenue for the second quarter was $43.3 million. The difference between GAAP and non-GAAP revenue reflects the amounts excluded from the GAAP revenue due to purchase accounting adjustments, which require the write down of deferred revenue associated with the Vurv acquisition in order to reflect fair value.

Net Income (Loss) and Net Income (Loss) Per Share to Common Stockholders: Net income was $234,000 for the second quarter, compared to a net loss of $(45,000) for the same period last year. Net income includes $3.6 million in amortization expense related to the acquisition of Vurv, as well as increased third party costs related to the Company's restatement-related revenue review. Net income for the second quarter of 2009 also includes share-based compensation expense of $2.6 million. Net income per fully diluted share was $0.01 for the second quarter of 2009 based on 32.6 million weighted average shares outstanding compared to a net loss per fully diluted share of $(0.00) for the same period in 2008 based on 25.7 million weighted average shares outstanding.

Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Net Income Per Share: Non-GAAP net income, which includes amounts excluded from GAAP revenue due to the write down of the deferred revenue associated with purchase accounting for the Vurv acquisition, and excludes costs associated with the restatement-related revenue review, share-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangibles, restructuring and severance expense, non-cash tax valuation adjustment and non-cash income tax audit settlement, was $5.6 million for the second quarter of 2009, compared to a non-GAAP net income of $3.1 million in the same period last year. Non-GAAP net income per fully diluted share was $0.17 for the second quarter of 2009 based on 32.6 million weighted average shares outstanding compared to non-GAAP net income per fully diluted share of $0.11 for the same period in 2008 based on 29.1 million weighted average shares outstanding.

Conference Call Details

In conjunction with this announcement, Taleo will host a conference call 5:00pm EDT today to discuss the Company's second quarter 2009 financial results. A live and replay Webcast of the call will be available at the Investor Relations section of Taleo's website at www.taleo.com.

About Taleo

Taleo (NASDAQ: TLEO) is the leader in on-demand unified talent management solutions that empower organizations of all sizes to assess, acquire, develop and align their workforces for improved business performance. Approximately 4,100 organizations use Taleo for talent acquisition and performance management, including 46 of the Fortune 100 and approximately 3,400 small and medium sized businesses across 200 countries and territories. Known for its strong configurability and usability, Taleo runs on a world-class infrastructure and achieves 99.9% availability. Taleo's Talent Grid will harness the resources of the Taleo community of customers, candidates, and partners to power the talent needs of companies around the world.

Forward-looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Taleo's future financial performance, new product development, market growth, the demand for Taleo's solutions, the impact of Taleo's acquisition of Vurv, and general business conditions. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon Taleo's historical performance and its current plans, estimates and expectations and are not a representation that such plans, estimates, or expectations will be achieved. These forward-looking statements represent Taleo's expectations as of the date of this press announcement. Subsequent events may cause these expectations to change, and Taleo disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements in the future. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. Further information on potential factors that could affect actual results is included in Part II, Item 1A of Taleo's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on May 11, 2009, and in other reports filed by Taleo with the SEC.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Taleo has provided in this release financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with GAAP. This information includes non-GAAP revenue, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per share. Taleo uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing its financial results and believes they are useful to investors, as a supplement to GAAP measures, in evaluating Taleo's ongoing operational performance. Taleo believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing its financial measures with other companies in Taleo's industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors. As noted, the non-GAAP revenue discussed above includes amounts excluded from GAAP revenue due to the write down of the deferred revenue associated with purchase accounting for the Vurv acquisition, and other non-GAAP measures include amounts excluded from GAAP revenue due to the write down of the deferred revenue associated with purchase accounting for the Vurv acquisition and exclude costs associated with the restatement-related revenue review, share-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangibles, restructuring and severance expense, non-cash tax valuation adjustment and non-cash income tax audit settlement. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure as detailed above. As previously mentioned, a reconciliation of GAAP to the non-GAAP financial measures has been provided in the tables included as part of this press release.

 
                            Taleo Corporation
              Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
             (All amounts in thousands except per share data)
                                (Unaudited)
                                    Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
                                         June 30,            June 30,
                                    ------------------  ------------------
                                      2009      2008      2009      2008
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
                                                 As                  As
                                              restated            restated
                                              --------            --------
Revenue:
  Application                       $ 43,011  $ 30,730  $ 84,215  $ 60,893
  Consulting                           6,179     7,172    13,058    12,839
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
    Total revenue                     49,190    37,902    97,273    73,732
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Cost of revenue (note 1):
  Application                          9,830     6,320    18,759    12,574
  Amortization of acquired
   intangibles                           760        36     1,520        72
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
    Total cost of application
     revenue                          10,590     6,356    20,279    12,646
  Consulting                           6,238     5,559    12,508    11,283
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
    Total cost of revenue             16,828    11,915    32,787    23,929
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Gross profit                          32,362    25,987    64,486    49,803
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Operating expenses (note 1):
  Sales and marketing                 14,229    11,759    27,269    22,356
  Sales - amortization of acquired
   intangibles                         2,810        73     5,623       146
  Research and development             8,865     7,365    17,417    14,398
  General and administrative           7,627     7,200    17,393    13,788
  Restructuring and severance              -       281         -       281
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
    Total operating expenses          33,531    26,678    67,702    50,969
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Loss from operations                  (1,169)     (691)   (3,216)   (1,166)
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Other income / (expense):
  Interest income                         54       518       194     1,296
  Interest expense                       (47)      (41)      (88)      (86)
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
    Total other income                     7       477       106     1,210
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Income / (loss) before benefit from
 income tax                           (1,162)     (214)   (3,110)       44
  Benefit from income taxes           (1,396)     (169)   (1,160)     (472)
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Net income / (loss) attributable
 to Class A common stockholders     $    234  $    (45) $ (1,950) $    516
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========
Net income / (loss) per share
 attributable to Class A common
 stockholders - basic               $   0.01  $  (0.00) $  (0.06) $   0.02
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========
Net income / (loss) per share
 attributable to Class A common
 stockholders - diluted             $   0.01  $  (0.00) $  (0.06) $   0.02
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========
Weighted average Class A common
 shares - basic                       30,417    25,708    30,341    25,538
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========
Weighted average Class A common
 shares - diluted                     32,611    25,708    30,341    28,994
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========
NOTES
1. Includes share-based
   compensation expense pursuant
   to (SFAS 123(R))
     Application cost of revenue    $    141  $    134  $    267  $    260
     Consulting cost of revenue          264       192       483       373
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
     Cost of revenue subtotal            405       326       750       633
     Sales and marketing operating
      expense                            711       887     1,169     1,522
     Research and development
      operating expense                  339       287       618       586
     General and administrative
      operating expense                1,128     1,255     2,414     2,510
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
     Operating expense subtotal        2,178     2,429     4,201     4,618
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
    Total share-based compensation
     expense                        $  2,583  $  2,755  $  4,951  $  5,251
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========
                            Taleo Corporation
        Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Continued)
             (All amounts in thousands except per share data)
Reconciliation of GAAP net income /
 (loss) and non-GAAP net income:
                                    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                                         June 30,            June 30,
                                    ------------------  ------------------
                                      2009      2008      2009      2008
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
                                                 As                  As
                                              restated            restated
                                              --------            --------
GAAP net income / (loss) reported
 above                              $    234  $    (45) $ (1,950) $    516
Add back:
Revenue
  Non-GAAP application revenue           260         -       773         -
  Non-GAAP service revenue                 -         -        13         -
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
    Total  Non-GAAP revenue              260         -       786         -
Expenses
  Revenue review expense                 277         -     1,631         -
  Share-based compensation expense
   (SFAS 123(R))                       2,583     2,755     4,951     5,251
  Amortization of acquired
   intangibles                         3,570       109     7,143       218
  Restructuring and severance
   expense                                 -       281         -       281
  Non-cash tax valuation adjustment        -         -         -      (332)
  Non-cash income tax audit
   settlement                         (1,335)        -    (1,335)        -
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
                                       5,095     3,145    12,390     5,418
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Non-GAAP net income                 $  5,589  $  3,100  $ 11,226  $  5,934
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========
Non-GAAP net income per share
  Basic                             $   0.18  $   0.12  $   0.37  $   0.23
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========
  Diluted                           $   0.17  $   0.11  $   0.36  $   0.20
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========
Reconciliation of basic and fully
 diluted share count:
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Basic                                 30,417    25,708    30,341    25,538
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Add: Weighted Average - Series B
      common stock                         -       462         -       512
     Weighted Average - options and
      unreleased restricted stock      1,716     2,900       497     2,944
     Weighted Average - Vurv escrow
      shares                             478         -       478         -
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Diluted                               32,611    29,070    31,316    28,994
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
                            Taleo Corporation
                  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                        (All amounts in thousands)
                                (Unaudited)
                                                      June 30, December 31,
                                                        2009       2008
                                                      ---------  ---------
ASSETS
   Current assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents                       $  61,969  $  49,462
      Restricted cash                                       521        521
      Accounts receivable, net                           45,539     49,167
      Prepaid expenses and other current assets          11,337     10,977
      Investment credits receivable                       5,909      6,087
                                                      ---------  ---------
      Total current assets                              125,275    116,214
   Property and equipment, net                           26,394     25,250
   Restricted cash                                          305        515
   Goodwill                                              91,025     91,626
   Other intangibles, net                                37,671     44,802
   Other assets                                           6,504      4,782
                                                      ---------  ---------
   Total assets                                       $ 287,174  $ 283,189
                                                      =========  =========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
   Current liabilities:
      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities        $  21,784  $  24,877
      Deferred revenue - application services and
       customer deposits                                 54,682     54,421
      Deferred revenue - consulting services             15,044     16,221
      Capital lease obligation, short-term                  758      1,101
                                                      ---------  ---------
      Total current liabilities                          92,268     96,620
   Long-term deferred revenue - application services
    and customer deposits                                   547        777
   Long-term deferred revenue - consulting services      12,168      9,594
   Other liabilities                                      4,347      3,258
   Capital lease obligation, long-term                      232        519
                                                      ---------  ---------
   Total liabilities                                    109,562    110,768
                                                      ---------  ---------
   Stockholders' equity:
      Capital stock                                           -          -
      Additional paid-in capital                        254,434    247,764
      Accumulated deficit                               (77,868)   (75,918)
      Treasury stock                                       (221)         -
      Accumulated other comprehensive income              1,267        575
                                                      ---------  ---------
      Total stockholders' equity                        177,612    172,421
                                                      ---------  ---------
   Total liabilities and stockholders' equity         $ 287,174  $ 283,189
                                                      =========  =========
                            Taleo Corporation
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                        (All amounts in thousands)
                                (Unaudited)
                                                     Six Months Ended
                                                          June 30,
                                                      2009         2008
                                                  -----------  -----------
                                                               As restated
                                                               -----------
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income / (loss)                             $    (1,950) $       516
  Adjustments to reconcile net income / (loss)
   to net cash provided by operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                      13,589        4,726
    Loss disposal of fixed assets                          16            -
    Amortization of tenant inducements                    (76)         (76)
    Share-based compensation expense                    4,951        5,251
    Director fees settled with stock                      126          119
    Bad debt expense                                      528          100
    Changes in working capital accounts:
      Accounts receivable                               2,897          631
      Prepaid expenses and other assets                (1,795)      (3,648)
      Investment credit receivable                        509       (1,393)
      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities         (3,549)       3,877
      Deferred revenue & customer deposits              1,206        9,039
                                                  -----------  -----------
        Net cash provided by operating
         activities                                    16,452       19,142
                                                  -----------  -----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchases of property and equipment                  (5,340)      (3,625)
  Restricted cash - decrease                              210          210
                                                  -----------  -----------
        Net cash used in investing activities          (5,130)      (3,415)
                                                  -----------  -----------
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Principal payments on capital lease obligations        (630)         (24)
  Treasury stock acquired to settle employee
   withholding liability                                 (339)        (572)
  Proceeds from stock options exercised and ESPP
   shares                                               1,711        3,426
                                                  -----------  -----------
        Net cash provided by financing
         activities                                       742        2,830
                                                  -----------  -----------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash
 equivalents                                              443           43
                                                  -----------  -----------
Increase in cash and cash equivalents                  12,507       18,600
Cash and cash equivalents:
  Beginning of period                                  49,462       86,135
                                                  -----------  -----------
  End of period                                   $    61,969  $   104,735
                                                  ===========  ===========
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
  Cash paid for interest                          $        40  $         1
                                                  -----------  -----------
  Cash paid for income taxes                      $       271  $         -
                                                  -----------  -----------
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing and
 investing activities:
    Property and equipment purchases included in
     accounts payable and accrued liabilities     $     3,467  $     2,487
    Class B common stock exchanged for Class A
     common stock                                 $         -  $        96
 

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