ACQUISITIONS

We account for our business acquisitions using the purchase method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. The fair value of the net assets acquired and the results of the acquired business are included in the financial statements from the acquisition date forward. We are required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and results of operations during the reporting period. Estimates are used in accounting for, among other things, the fair value of acquired net operating assets, property and equipment, intangible assets, useful lives of property and equipment and amortizable lives for acquired intangible assets. Any excess of the purchase consideration over the identified fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired is recognized as goodwill. All acquisition related costs are expensed as incurred and recorded in operating expenses. Additionally, we recognize liabilities for anticipated restructuring costs that will be necessary due to the elimination of excess capacity, redundant assets or unnecessary functions and record them as operating expenses. We estimate the preliminary fair value of acquired assets and liabilities as of the date of acquisition based on information available at that time. The valuation of these tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities is subject to further management review and may change between the preliminary allocation and the final allocation. Any changes to these estimates may have a material impact on our operating results or financial condition.

Effective February 4, 2013, we acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of MDT Personnel, LLC and its subsidiaries ("MDT") for $53.4 million in cash. MDT supplied blue-collar labor to industries similar to those served by TrueBlue, including construction, event staffing, disaster recovery, hospitality, and manufacturing through its network of 105 branches in 25 states. We expect the acquisition of MDT to enhance TrueBlue's national position as the leading provider of blue-collar temporary labor.

We have fully integrated and blended MDT's operations with our existing service lines. MDT was primarily integrated into the Labor Ready service line. The integration of the MDT sales and branch operations was completed during the first quarter of 2013. We consolidated 65 branches, blended our sales and service teams and fully integrated all former MDT locations into our enterprise systems to optimize our combined operational efficiencies during the first quarter of 2013. We completed the integration of all remaining administrative services during the second quarter of 2013. We incurred restructuring costs related to our integration of MDT of $2.8 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 27, 2013. No restructuring costs were incurred during the thirteen weeks ended September 27, 2013. These activities consisted of integrating our branch network capacity, sales and services teams and infrastructure and included closing, consolidating and relocating certain branch offices and administrative operations, eliminating redundant assets, and reducing excess administrative workforce and capacity. These integration costs are included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income and Cash flows from operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. At September 27, 2013, we have a liability for incurred but not yet paid integration costs of $0.2 million included in accounts payable and other accrued expenses in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Purchase price allocation

The following table summarizes the final allocation of the purchase price, based on the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date of February 4, 2013 (in millions):



	Purchase Price Allocation
	February 4, 2013
Cash	$	0.4
Accounts receivable (1)	29.9
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets	0.6
Property and equipment	0.3
Restricted cash	6.9
Intangible assets	10.2
Total assets acquired	48.3

Accounts payable and other accrued expenses	6.3
Accrued wages and benefits	4.8
Workers' compensation claims reserve	9.4
Other long-term liabilities	0.1
Total liabilities assumed	20.6

Net identifiable assets acquired	27.7
Goodwill (2)	25.7
Net assets acquired	$	53.4

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(1)	The gross contractual amount of accounts receivable was $32.9 million of which $3.0 million was estimated to be uncollectible.


(2)	The goodwill acquired is deductible for income tax purposes.

Intangibles assets include identifiable intangible assets for customer relationships, the trade name/trademarks and a non-compete agreement. We estimated the fair value of the acquired identifiable intangible assets, which are subject to amortization using the income approach. No residual value is estimated for any of the intangible assets. The following table sets forth the components of identifiable intangible assets and their estimated useful lives as of February 4, 2013 (in millions, except for estimated useful lives, in years):



	Estimated Fair Value		Estimated Useful Life
Customer relationships	$	7.8	8.0
Trade name/trademarks	1.0		1.5
Non-compete agreement	1.4		5.0

The acquired assets and liabilities of MDT are included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 27, 2013 and the results of its operations and cash flows are reported in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows from February 4, 2013.

MDT operations have been fully integrated with our existing operations and our customers, temporary workforce, field employees and locations have been merged. The nature of the customers and the services provided by TrueBlue and the former MDT are substantially the same. We competed in the marketplace for the same customers, temporary workers, sales and service personnel. Accordingly, subsequent to merging our operations, it is not possible to segregate and to accurately estimate the revenues and expenses related exclusively to the former MDT operations.

Pro forma financial information

The following table reflects the pro forma consolidated results of operations for the periods presented, as though the acquisition of MDT had occurred as of the beginning of the period being reported on, after giving effect to related income taxes.

The pro forma financial information combines our results of operations with the unaudited financial information of MDT used by MDT management for internal reporting purposes. Any changes required by an audit of the MDT financial information could be material. The pro forma financial information presented is for illustrative purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been realized if the acquisition had been completed on the dates indicated, nor is it indicative of future operating results.

The pro forma consolidated results of operations do not include, among other items, the effects of potential losses in gross profit due to revenue attrition from combining the two companies, differences in our operating costs structure, and any costs of restructuring and integration associated with the acquisition. It does include differences in workers' compensation and certain payroll taxes for temporary employees, and amortization of finite-lived intangible assets.

Pro forma financial data is presented below (in millions, except per share data).



	Thirteen weeks ended				Thirty-nine weeks ended
	September 27, 2013		September 28, 2012		September 27, 2013		September 28, 2012
Revenue from services	$	451.2	$	438.0	$	1,244.1	$	1,207.2
Net income	19.0		13.6		34.5		22.6
Net income per common share - diluted	0.47		0.34		0.85		0.57

Other immaterial acquisition

We acquired certain assets of Crowley Transportation Services, LLC ("Crowley") in June 2013. The total cost of the acquisition was $2.4 million, including contingent consideration of $0.6 million. The Crowley operations were integrated with the Centerline Drivers service line during the second quarter ended June 28, 2013.