Briefs

License Growth Drives 85% Earnings Increase

CHICAGO, IL (USA), May 2, 2006 — SPSS Inc. (NASDAQ: SPSS), a worldwide provider of predictive analytics software, today announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. The Company reported net revenues of $62.2 million, an increase of 8 percent from $57.5 million in the first quarter of 2005. New license revenues were $29.9 million, up 15 percent from $26.0 million in the 2005 first quarter. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $0.24, an increase of 85 percent from $0.13 for the same period last year. 2006 first quarter EPS includes a $0.03 charge for the expensing of share-based compensation.

Operating income for the first quarter of 2006 increased to $7.0 million or 11 percent of total revenues, from $4.0 million or 7 percent of total revenues in the same quarter last year. Cash totaled $100.4 million as of March 31, 2006, up from $84.4 million as of December 31, 2005.

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