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NeuStar, Inc. reported unaudited consolidated earnings results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. For the quarter, the company’s consolidated revenue totaled $216.4 million, an 8% increase from $199.6 million in the first quarter of 2012. This $16.8 million increase included growth in all three of its operating segments. Income from operations was $70,826,000 against $64,386,000 a year ago. Income from continuing operations before income taxes was $53,405,000 against $56,422,000 a year ago. Net income was $33,764,000 or $0.50 per diluted share against $33,962,000 or $050 per diluted share a year ago. Adjusted net income was $54,131,000 or $0.80 per diluted share against $43,878,000 or $0.64 per diluted share a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA was $104,539,000 against $91,515,000 a year ago. The company spent $13.4 million in capital expenditures. The continue to generate strong cash this quarter. This was supplemented by an $18.4 million of incremental proceeds from debt financing. The company affirmed its earnings guidance for the year 2013, the company now expects revenue to range from $895 million to $915 million, adjusted net income to range from $220 million to $230 million and adjusted net income per share to range from $3.28 to $3.43.

Neustar, Inc. announced that Leonard (Len) Kennedy will join the company as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, effective May 13. In this position, Mr. Kennedy will oversee Neustar's legal and external affairs efforts, including public policy and government relations. Mr. Kennedy comes to Neustar from the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, where he served as Associate Director and General Counsel and, most recently, as Senior Advisor to the Director. Previously, he served as General Counsel and Chief Government Affairs Officer at Sprint Nextel. Mr. Kennedy has more than 30 years of experience advising clients and the federal government on telecommunications and media law, regulatory strategy and policy, and investment matters affecting wireless, wired, and Internet communications services and networks. Prior to serving in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Nextel Communications. Mr. Kennedy will replace Scott Blake Harris, who has been Neustar's Senior Vice President and General Counsel since 2011. Mr. Harris is returning to private practice.

NeuStar, Inc. announced the release of Campaign Conversion Insights (CCI), a Neustar AdAdvisor service that allows marketers to measure the performance of digital ad campaigns based on conversion, leads and sales. How Neustar Campaign Conversion Insights works: the marketer runs online display campaign through media platform(s) of choice; platform executes online display ad campaigns and gathers non-identifying information about members of the "exposed" consumer audience; marketer or offline partners supply household-level, SKU-level sales data related to the campaign time period; AdAdvisor de-identifies partner-provided data, which is compared with ad delivery data to provide a privacy-friendly matching between the offline or online action, purchase, or conversion and online ad exposure information; and AdAdvisor delivers in-depth analytics with CCI reporting providing insights into online campaigns. Neustar AdAdvisor offers a suite of data insights and analytics solutions that allow marketers to easily identify and target audiences at scale. By leveraging Neustar AdAdvisor's comprehensive database of consumer insights at the household level, marketers can reach audiences most likely to purchase and use specific brands, products and services. This results in higher return on ad spend, fewer wasted ad impressions and smarter media planning.

NeuStar, Inc., Q1 2013 Earnings Call, May 02, 2013

NeuStar, Inc. announced that they will report Q1, 2013 results at 5:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time on May 02, 2013