The Advisory Board Company Reports Fiscal Year 2008 Third Quart...(Share-based descriptions ...),Health

descriptions reported compensation Adjusted

Cost of services $74,775 $(3,780) $70,995

Member relations and

marketing $33,654 $(2,124) $31,530

General and administrative $19,457 $(4,539) $14,918

Income from operations $30,561 $10,443 $41,004

Net income $23,529 $6,968 $30,497

Diluted earnings per share $1.25 $0.37 $1.62

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2006

Financial statement GAAP, as Share-based

descriptions reported compensation Adjusted

Cost of services $65,824 $(3,131) $62,693

Member relations and

marketing $29,808 $(2,087) $27,721

General and administrative $17,015 $(3,947) $13,068

Income from operations $25,439 $9,165 $34,604

Net income $20,217 $6,059 $26,276

Diluted earnings per share $1.03 $0.31 $1.34

Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on information available to the Company as of February 5, 2008, the date of this news release, as well as the Company's current projections, forecasts and assumptions, and involve risks and uncertainties. You are hereby cautioned that these statements may be affected by certain factors, including those set forth below. Consequently, actual operations and results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements, and reported results should not be cons
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