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Progress for Tomorrow

2013 Annual Report

Progress for

Tomorrow

As AECOM continues to advance as the global 
leader in its field, the company does so with 
a focus on creating progress for tomorrow.  
During fiscal year 2013, AECOM delivered solid 
results, meeting the evolving needs of its clients, 
supporting the professional development of its 
employees and strengthening its standing as a 
valuable investment.

With 45,000 employees located in more than 150 
countries around the world, AECOM works every 
day to make the world a better place.  Aligned 
by a common purpose — to create, enhance 
and sustain the world’s built, natural and social 
environments — AECOM differentiates itself 
by delivering solutions that draw upon global 
expertise and local knowledge.  This purpose is 
brilliantly reflected in the cover artwork for this 
report, which was created by children of AECOM 
employees — reflecting progress for tomorrow 
through their eyes.

Growth and  
financial performance

During fiscal year 2013, AECOM 
continued to expand its services, while 
advancing its organizational structure 
and capital allocation strategy, to 
remain a trusted partner to clients and a 
valuable investment to shareholders. 

Despite key macroeconomic challenges 
in certain areas of its business, the firm 
made advancements toward its 
long-term financial and operational 
goals, while strengthening its 
competitive position.  AECOM’s vision 
and unique operating model of 
comprehensive and complementary 
business lines with a broad geographic 
reach are a critical factor in its success 
in the transportation, facilities, 
government services, environment, and 
energy markets.

The company’s operating success, 
combined with its demonstrated 
commitment to clients’ evolving needs, 
positions AECOM well to capitalize on 
future opportunities.  For fiscal year 
2013, the firm recorded US$8.4 billion in 
new wins, which contributed to a 
backlog of US$16.6 billion, up three 
percent from US$16.0 billion, with gains 
in all of its professional technical 
services end markets.

In addition to its previous acquisitions, 
during fiscal year 2013 AECOM was 
joined by BKS, a multidisciplinary 
engineering firm in South Africa; KPK, a 
construction, cost, contract and project 
management consultancy firm with 
operations across Asia; and the Lend 
Lease capital and maintenance project 
management team focused on Russia 
and Eastern Europe.

As AECOM continues to focus on 
shareholder value and organic growth 
during fiscal year 2014, its capital 
allocation priorities carry over from last 
year. These include:

 - Pursue organic and acquisitive 
investments that further the 
company’s strategy and present 
attractive long-term returns, while 
enhancing technical leadership 
capabilities in high-growth end 
markets and sectors.  

 - Maintain ample liquidity and a strong 
balance sheet.  AECOM had free cash 
flow for fiscal year 2013 of US$365 
million, equivalent to US$3.50 per 
share or 147% of net income, helping 
deliver on the firm’s commitment to 
improve cash conversion and deploy 
capital in high-return investments.  
AECOM is committed to improved 
returns over time, driven by growth 
and enhanced cash conversion, 
which provide additional 
opportunities for deploying capital in 
value-enhancing ways.

 - Opportunistically repurchase stock.  

During the 2013 fiscal year, the 
company invested $373 million to 
repurchase 14.4 million shares.

 
Positioning for Success

Ethics and Integrity

 - Increase penetration of top private 

and multi-national clients — by using 
its diversification efforts to become a 
desired partner with key private 
sector clients.

 - Increase business in emerging 

markets — by continuing to focus on 
areas such as Africa, China, Eastern 
Europe, India, Latin America and the 
Middle East.

Since AECOM’s founding during 1990, 
the firm has been built on a solid 
foundation of sound Core Values that 
have guided the business ever since.  
This commitment to sustaining a 
workplace culture defined by integrity, 
one of the firm’s Core Values, is 
paramount to AECOM’s continued 
success.  The firm has been named one 
of the World’s Most Ethical Companies 
for 2013, 2012 and 2011 by the 
Ethisphere Institute, was awarded the 
2013 American Business Ethics Award 
by the Foundation for Financial Service 
Professionals, and received the 2012 
Best Overall Governance, Compliance 
and Ethics (small to mid-cap) Award 
from Corporate Secretary magazine.

Today, AECOM is a global enterprise, 
with roughly 50 percent of its work 
being done outside the United States. 
AECOM’s balanced growth strategy 
further expands its capabilities and 
diversifies the business into high-
potential areas — such as emerging 
and natural resources-rich markets 
— positioning AECOM well for the 
future.  AECOM has identified six 
long-term objectives:

 - Enhance shareholder value — by 
advancing its capital-allocation 
strategy and financial discipline.

 - Increase profit margins — by evolving 

services to improve overall profitability.

 - Advance organic growth — by further 
integrating and investing in existing 
service offerings as part of its end 
market focus.

 - Adjust mix of public and private sector 
clients — by leveraging knowledge of 
alternative delivery methods; its 
relationship with Meridiam, which 
assists in the funding of public-private 
partnerships (P3s); and the creation of 
AECOM Capital — a fund that helps 
jumpstart P3 projects that are smaller 
in scope than those aided by Meridiam.

Social Responsibility

through the fund, which included 
donated paid time off and monies 
donated by AECOM employees — either 
directly to the fund or to tax-exempt, 
charitable organizations such as the 
International Red Cross and its affiliate 
agencies — and matched by AECOM.  
Similarly, following the devastating 
typhoon in the Philippines, AECOM 
pledged to provide much-needed 
monetary support as it matched all 
contributions made by employees to the 
International Red Cross/Red Crescent 
and/or affiliate agencies, as well as 
electing to direct all 2013 Employee 
Survey funds to the cause, providing 
monetary donations for each survey that 
was completed by a regular full- or 
part-time employee.

Aligning business values, purpose and 
strategy with the social, environmental 
and economic needs of all stakeholders 
creates a competitive advantage for 
AECOM.  Corporate social responsibility 
(CSR) encompasses many areas, from 
Core Values and ethics to governance, 
safety and other components.  
Regarding AECOM’s impact on 
communities, CSR is viewed as the 
collective energy and effort of the 
company and its employees to benefit 
society and the environment through the 
contribution of labor, financial support 
and facilities as well as social and 
community networks.  That’s why the 
heart of AECOM’s CSR program focuses 
on the communities and lives of people 
it touches every day — to drive progress 
for tomorrow. 

AECOM and its employees have a rich 
history of contributing to society and the 
environment by supporting pro-bono, 
philanthropic and charitable activities in 
the places where they work and live.  As 
an enterprise, AECOM made charitable 
donations totaling more than US$5 
million in fiscal year 2013, which 
included more than US$1.3 million to 
community efforts and nearly US$1.2 

million to education.  Additionally, its 
global policies, practices and 
responsibilities reflect AECOM’s 
commitment to doing what is right.  

During 2013, employees logged 
thousands of volunteer hours helping 
disadvantaged communities through 
Engineers Without Borders, Water For 
People, Just a Drop, the International 
Committee of the Red Cross and its 
affiliates around the world, the Maasai 
Wilderness Conservation Trust, the 
Wounded Warrior Project, the Yellow 
Van Food Rescue, the Sabre Charitable 
Trust and the construction and 
property industry’s charity for 
homeless people (CRASH), as well as 
natural-disaster-relief efforts and a 
variety of other philanthropic 
organizations around the world.

AECOM also reaffirmed its commitment 
to helping those in need during critical 
times by providing relief efforts for 
Hurricane Sandy and Typhoon Haiyan.  
Immediately after Hurricane Sandy, 
AECOM set up the AECOM Hurricane 
Sandy Employee Relief Fund to directly 
support AECOM employees and their 
families.  Assistance was available 

Sustainability

AECOM’s vision for a more-sustainable 
future is the foundation of how the 
company operates. That’s why, rather 
than considering sustainability as a 
separate service, the firm provides 
clients with integrated solutions in 
highly sustainable ways.  AECOM 
defines sustainability as helping clients, 
society and the firm address complex 
challenges by managing financial, 
natural, social and human capital, with 
minimum risk.  Examples of these 
efforts include:

 - A partnership with the Carbon 
Disclosure Project (CDP), an 
independent, not-for-profit 
organization that works to reduce 
greenhouse gas emissions and drive 
sustainable water use, to help 
produce its annual CDP cities global 
reports.  The 2013 cities global report, 
based on data disclosed by 110 cities, 
shows how climate change action is 
creating healthier, wealthier cities — 
cities that are cutting their carbon 
footprint, reporting annual energy 
savings of up to US$13 million, and 
having residents benefit from 
healthier living and better  
business environments.

 - After successfully designing a master 
plan for London’s 2012 Olympics that 
focused on long-term urban 
regeneration of the Lower Lea Valley, 
AECOM is now preparing the master 

plan for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro 
Olympic and Paralympic Games.  The 
master plan for the 2016 Games 
includes three phases: the Rio 
Olympic Park area during the 2016 
Games, a transition plan and the final 
position showcasing the site in legacy 
mode after 2016.  After the Games, 
the facilities will be renamed as the 
“Olympic Training Center” and be 
used to discover and develop new 
sporting talent.

 - AECOM is committed to conserving 

environmental resources and 
modeling sustainable practices in its 
operations, which not only benefits 
the business by reducing operating 
costs but also provides substantial 
sustainability benefits and improves 
employee satisfaction.  The firm has 
adopted green policies related to 
purchasing, printing and travel; 
consolidated office space and moved 
into green buildings to reduce its 
carbon footprint; and reduced loads 
on data centers by better managing 
data and dramatically reducing the 
use of paper records where  
legally authorized.

Safety

Safety is an essential part of AECOM’s 
DNA.  This means maintaining a healthy, 
vibrant workplace and ensuring that 
employees protect and preserve 
facilities, property, equipment, the 
environment and, most important, 
people — employees, clients and the 
end users of AECOM’s work.  The firm’s 
safety commitments are outlined in its 
Safety, Health and Environment (SH&E) 
Policy Statement and Life Preserving 
Principles.  The policy statement 
establishes and maintains a framework 
for the firm’s overall SH&E program and 
drives operations to proactively 
incorporate these safety standards into 
all aspects of the business.

In 2013, the firm introduced its “Safety 
for Life” program to reflect the essence 
of its renewed emphasis on SH&E.  The 
Safety for Life program includes 
processes and tools such as online 
training and management system 
assessments, regular communications, 
access to enterprise-wide safe-work-
method statements, and an incentive 
reward card that recognizes and 
rewards proactive safety behavior.  
LifeGuard, an online safety observation 
system that will record and measure 
site and office observations, both 
negative and positive, was also 
introduced under this program, as well 
as an Incident Reporting Tool, which is a 
secure web application that provides 

instant cross-platform access to the 
most current data procedures to follow 
during an incident. 

As a global company, AECOM realizes 
that each region is different, and its 
regional safety leaders ensure that 
safety remains a priority everywhere.   
All applicable safety rules and 
regulations are followed — no matter 
the location — and employees are 
encouraged to make recommendations 
for improvements.  Following are some 
highlights of AECOM’s 2013  
safety successes:

 - Received the 2012 Contractor 
Performance Award from BP 
Remediation Management for 
outstanding Health, Safety, Security 
and Environmental Performance, 
which is the sixth consecutive time 
being awarded this honor.  This top 
award is presented to contractors 
who annually achieve more than 
10,000 hours worked on BP projects 
without a recordable injury.

 - Honored with two 2013 International 

Business Awards in the Health, Safety 
and Environment Program of the Year 
category for efforts in Asia, Australia 
and New Zealand, as well as in 
Canada and the United States. These 
awards recognize AECOM’s successful 
accident and injury prevention 
policies, strong safety awareness 
programs, and strict adherence to 

Our capabilities 

Architecture

Building Engineering

Construction Services

Design + Planning

Economics

Energy

Environment

environmental and occupational 
health and safety laws.

 - Achieved 10 million hours worked 
without a lost-time incident at the 
New Port project in Doha, Qatar, for 
which AECOM serves as program 
manager overseeing more than 3,500 
tradespeople involved in building  
the port.

 - Total recordable injury rate, a 

measure of the frequency of all 
work-related injuries and illnesses, 
improvement of 22 percent.

AECOM continues to utilize innovative 
safety strategies and techniques on 
some of the world’s most-challenging 
projects.  The firm remains committed 
to working towards becoming the 
industry SH&E leader as well as 
achieving its ultimate goal of zero 
work-related injuries and/or illnesses as 
it creates progress for tomorrow.

Government

Mining

Oil + Gas

Program, Cost, Consultancy

Program Management

Transportation

Water

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark one)

(cid:1) ANNUAL REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR  THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

OR

(cid:2) TRANSITION REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the  transition period from 

 to 

Commission file number 0-52423

AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

61-1088522
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

555 South Flower Street, Suite 3700
Los Angeles, California 90071
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(213) 593-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Name of Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock, par  value $0.01  per  share

New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered  pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate  by  check  mark  if  the  registrant  is  a  well-known  seasoned  issuer,  as  defined  in  Rule  405  of  the  Securities

Act.  (cid:1) Yes (cid:2) No

Indicate  by  check  mark  if  the  registrant  is  not  required  to  file  reports  pursuant  to  Section  13  or  Section  15(d)  of  the

Act.  (cid:2) Yes (cid:1) No

Indicate  by  check  mark  whether  the  registrant  (1)  has  filed  all  reports  required  to  be  filed  by  Section  13  or  15(d)  of  the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file
such  reports),  and  (2)  has been subject  to  such  filing requirements for the past 90 days. (cid:1) Yes (cid:2)  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every
Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). (cid:1) Yes (cid:2) No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and
will not be contained to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference
in  Part  III  of  this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. (cid:2)

Indicate  by  check  mark  whether  the  registrant  is  a  large  accelerated  filer,  an  accelerated  filer,  a  non-accelerated  filer,  or  a
smaller reporting company. See the definitions of ‘‘large accelerated filer,’’ ‘‘accelerated filer’’ and ‘‘smaller reporting company’’ in
Rule  12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check  one):
Large  accelerated  filer (cid:1)

Smaller reporting company  (cid:2)

Accelerated filer (cid:2)

Non-accelerated filer  (cid:2)
(Do  not check if  a
smaller  reporting  company)

Indicate  by  check  mark  whether  the  registrant  is  a  shell  company  (as  defined  in  Rule  12b-2  of  the  Exchange

Act). (cid:2)  Yes (cid:1) No

The aggregate market value of registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates on March 28, 2013 (the last business day of the
registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter), based upon the closing price of a share of the registrant’s common stock
on  such date as reported on  the  New  York  Stock Exchange was approximately $2.3 billion.

Number  of shares of the registrant’s  common stock outstanding as of November 4, 2013: 98,196,114

Part III incorporates information by reference from the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting of

Stockholders, to be  filed within 120  days  of  the  registrant’s fiscal 2013 year end.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM  1.
BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM  1A. RISK FACTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM  1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PROPERTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM  2.
ITEM  3.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM  4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM  5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED

STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY
SECURITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SELECTED FINANCIAL EQUITY  DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM  6.
ITEM  7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM  7A. QUANTITATIVE AND  QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET

ITEM  8.
ITEM  9.

RISK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS  ON

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM  9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM  9B. OTHER INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM  10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE . .
ITEM  11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM  12.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP  OF CERTAIN  BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND

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ITEM  13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS  AND  RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND

DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM  14.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM  15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL  STATEMENT SCHEDULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS

PART I

In this report, we use the terms ‘‘AECOM,’’ ‘‘the Company,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ and ‘‘our’’ to refer to AECOM
Technology  Corporation  and  its  consolidated  subsidiaries.  Unless  otherwise  noted,  references  to  years  are  for
fiscal years. Our fiscal year consists of 52 or 53 weeks, ending on the Friday closest to September 30. For clarity
of presentation, we present all periods as if the year ended on September 30. We refer to the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2012, as ‘‘fiscal 2012’’ and  the  fiscal  year  ended September 30,  2013, as  ‘‘fiscal 2013.’’

Overview

We are a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for public and
private  clients  around  the  world.  We  provide  planning,  consulting,  architectural  and  engineering  design,
and  program  and  construction  management  services  for  a  broad  range  of  projects,  including  highways,
airports,  bridges,  mass  transit  systems,  government  and  commercial  buildings,  water  and  wastewater
facilities and power transmission and distribution. We also provide program and facilities management and
maintenance,  training,  logistics,  security  and  other  support  services,  primarily  for  agencies  of  the  U.S.
government.

Through our network of approximately 45,500 employees (as of September 30, 2013), we provide our
services  in  a  broad  range  of  end  markets,  including  the  transportation,  facilities,  environmental,  energy,
water and government markets. According to Engineering News-Record’s (ENR’s) 2013 Design Survey, we
are  the  largest  general  architectural  and  engineering  design  firm  in  the  world,  ranked  by  2012  design
revenue.  In  addition,  we  are  ranked  by  ENR  as  the  leading  firm  in  a  number  of  design  end  markets,
including transportation and general  building.

We  were  formed  in  1980  as  Ashland  Technology  Company,  a  Delaware  corporation  and  a  wholly
owned  subsidiary  of  Ashland,  Inc.,  an  oil  and  gas  refining  and  distribution  company.  Since  becoming
independent of Ashland Inc., we have grown by a combination of organic growth and strategic mergers and
acquisitions from approximately 3,300 employees and $387 million in revenue in fiscal 1991, the first full
fiscal  year  of  independent  operations,  to  approximately  45,500  employees  at  September  30,  2013,  and
$8.2 billion in revenue for fiscal 2013. We completed the initial public offering of our common stock in May
2007, and these shares are traded on the New  York Stock Exchange.

We  offer  our  services  through  two  business  segments:  Professional  Technical  Services  and

Management Support Services.

Professional  Technical  Services  (PTS). Our  PTS  segment  delivers  planning,  consulting,  architectural
and  engineering  design,  and  program  and  construction  management  services  to  commercial  and
government  clients  worldwide  in  major  end  markets  such  as  transportation,  facilities,  environmental,
energy,  water  and  government.  For  example,  we  are  providing  program  management  services  through  a
joint  venture  for  the  Second  Avenue  subway  line  in  New  York  City,  design  and  contract  administration
services  for  the  Hong  Kong-Zhuhai-Macao  Bridge’s  Hong  Kong  Boundary  Crossing  Facilities  and
engineering and environmental management services to support global energy infrastructure development
for  a  number  of  large  petroleum  and  mining  companies.  Our  PTS  segment  contributed  $7.3  billion,  or
89%, of our fiscal 2013 revenue.

Management  Support  Services  (MSS). Our  MSS  segment  provides  program  and  facilities
management and maintenance, training, logistics, consulting, technical assistance and systems integration
services, primarily for agencies of the U.S. government. For example, we oversee remote field experiments,
multiple  laboratory  operations,  waste  management  systems,  and  the  design  and  fabrication  of  electronic,
mechanical and structural systems at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nevada Test Site. Our MSS segment
contributed $0.9 billion, or 11%, of our  fiscal 2013 revenue.

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Our Business Strategy

Our business strategy focuses on leveraging our competitive strengths, leadership positions in our core
markets,  and  client  relationships  to  opportunistically  enter  new  and  emerging  markets  and  geographies.
Key elements of our strategy include:

Expand our long-standing client relationships and provide our  clients  with a  broad range of  services

We  have  long-standing  relationships  with  a  number  of  large  corporations,  public  and  private
institutions and government agencies worldwide. We will continue to focus on client satisfaction along with
opportunities to sell a greater range of services to clients and deliver full-service solutions for their needs.
For  example,  as  our  environmental  business  has  grown,  we  have  provided  environmental  services  for
transportation and other infrastructure projects where such services have in the past been subcontracted to
third parties.

By integrating and providing a broad range of services, we believe we deliver maximum value to our
clients  at  competitive  costs.  Also,  by  coordinating  and  consolidating  our  knowledge  base,  we  believe  we
have the ability to export our leading edge technical skills to any region in the world in which our clients
may need them.

We also have formed AECOM Global Fund I, L.P. (AECOM Capital), an investment fund to invest in
public-private  partnership  (P3)  and  private-sector  real  estate  projects  for  which  we  provide  a  fully
integrated solution that includes equity capital, design, engineering and construction services. In addition,
we leverage our practical knowledge of P3s and other forms of alternative delivery to enable clients to fund
their projects without direct investment  by  AECOM.

Capitalize on opportunities in our core markets

We  intend  to  leverage  our  leading  positions  in  the  transportation,  facilities,  environmental,  energy,
water and government markets to continue to expand our services and revenue. We believe that the need
for infrastructure upgrades, environmental management and government outsourcing of support services,
among other things, will result in continued opportunities in our core markets. With our track record and
our  global resources, we believe we are  well  positioned to  compete for projects in these  markets.

Continue to pursue our balanced capital  allocation strategy

We  intend  to  pursue  a  balanced  capital  allocation  strategy  that  includes  acquisitions.  This  approach
has  served  us  well  as  we  have  strengthened  and  diversified  our  leadership  positions  geographically,
technically  and  across  end  markets.  We  believe  that  the  trend  towards  consolidation  in  our  industry  will
continue to produce candidates that align with our acquisition strategy. Also, as previously mentioned in
our  description  of  services,  we  have  formed  AECOM  Capital,  an  investment  fund  to  invest  in  public-
private  partnership  and  private-sector  real  estate  projects  for  which  we  can  potentially  provide  a  fully
integrated solution that includes equity capital, design, engineering  and construction services.

Strengthen and support human capital

Our  experienced  employees  and  management  team  are  our  most  valuable  resources.  Attracting  and
retaining  key  personnel  has  been,  and  will  remain,  critical  to  our  success.  We  will  continue  to  focus  on
providing  our  personnel  with  training  and  other  personal  and  professional  growth  opportunities,
performance-based incentives, opportunities for stock ownership and other competitive benefits in order
to  strengthen  and  support  our  human  capital  base.  We  believe  that  our  employee  stock  ownership  and
other programs align the interests of our personnel with  those of our  clients and  stockholders.

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Our Business Segments

The  following  table  sets  forth  the  revenue  attributable  to  our  business  segments  for  the  periods

indicated(1):

Professional Technical Services (PTS) . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management Support Services (MSS) . . . . . . . . . . . .

$7,242.9
910.6

$7,276.9
941.3

$6,877.1
1,160.3

Total

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$8,153.5

$8,218.2

$8,037.4

Year Ended September 30,
(in millions)

2013

2012

2011

Our Professional Technical Services Segment

Our PTS segment comprises a broad array of services, generally provided on a fee-for-service basis.
These  services  include  planning,  consulting,  architectural  and  engineering  design,  program  management
and construction management for industrial, commercial, institutional and government clients worldwide.
For  each  of  these  services,  our  technical  expertise  includes  civil,  structural,  process,  mechanical,
geotechnical  systems  and  electrical  engineering,  architectural,  landscape  and  interior  design,  urban  and
regional planning, project economics,  cost consulting and  environmental,  health and safety work.

With  our  technical  and  management  expertise,  we  are  able  to  provide  our  clients  with  a  broad
spectrum  of  services.  For  example,  within  our  environmental  management  service  offerings,  we  provide
remediation,  regulatory  compliance  planning  and  management,  environmental  modeling,  environmental
impact assessment and environmental  permitting  for  major capital/infrastructure projects.

Our  services  may  be  sequenced  over  multiple  phases.  For  example,  in  the  area  of  program
management  and  construction  management  services,  our  work  for  a  client  may  begin  with  a  small
consulting or planning contract, and may later develop into an overall management role for the project or a
series  of  projects,  which  we  refer  to  as  a  program.  Program  and  construction  management  contracts
typically employ a staff of 10 to more than 100 and, in many cases, operate as an outsourcing arrangement
with our staff located at the project site. For example, since 1990, we have been managing renovation work
at  the  Pentagon  for  the  U.S.  Department  of  Defense.  Other  examples  include  our  construction
management  services  for  One  World  Trade  Center,  the  tallest  building  in  the  Western  Hemisphere,  and
program  management  services  for  Crossrail,  the  largest  addition  to  the  transit  system  in  London  and
southeast England in half a century.

We  provide  the  services  in  our  PTS  segment  both  directly  and  through  joint  ventures  or  similar

partner arrangements to the following key end  markets:

Transportation.

(cid:127) Transit and Rail. Projects include light rail, heavy rail (including high-speed, commuter and freight)
and multimodal transit projects. For example, we have provided engineering design services for the
new  World  Trade  Center  Terminal  for  PATH  and  the  Second  Avenue  Subway  (8.5-mile  rail  route
and 16 stations) in New York City, the Ma On Shan Rail (7-mile elevated railway) in Hong Kong,
and  Crossrail  (74-mile  railway)  in  the  United  Kingdom.  We  were  recently  appointed  designer  as
part  of  a  consortium  that  will  construct  the  largest  portion  of  the  Riyadh  metro  system  in  Saudi
Arabia, one of the largest urban infrastructure  projects  in the world.

(1) For additional financial information by segment, see Note 20 in the notes to our consolidated financial

statements.

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(cid:127) Marine, Ports and Harbors. Projects include wharf facilities and container port facilities for private
and public port operators. For example, we have provided marine design and engineering services
for container facilities in Hong Kong, the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, New York and New
Jersey, the new $7 billion Doha Port project in Qatar and waterfront transshipment facilities for oil
and liquid natural gas.

(cid:127) Highways, Bridges and Tunnels. Projects include interstate, primary and secondary urban and rural
highway  systems  and  bridge  projects.  For  example,  we  have  provided  engineering  services  for  the
SH-130  Toll  Road  (49-mile  ‘‘greenfield’’  highway  project)  in  Austin,  Texas,  the  Sydney  Orbital
Bypass (39 kilometer highway) in Sydney, Australia and the Sutong Bridge in China, which crosses
the Yangtze River and was the world’s longest cable-stayed bridge at the time of its completion. We
also have provided mechanical, structural and environmental planning for Singapore’s new North-
South Expressway.

(cid:127) Aviation. Projects  include  landside  terminal  and  airside  facilities  and  runways  as  well  as  taxiways.
For example, we have provided program management services to a number of major U.S. airports,
including  O’Hare  International  in  Chicago,  Los  Angeles  International,  John  F.  Kennedy  and  La
Guardia  in  New  York  City,  Reagan  National  and  Dulles  International  in  Washington,  D.C.,  and
Miami International. We also have provided services to airports in Hong Kong, London, the United
Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus and Qatar.

Facilities.

(cid:127) Government. Projects  include  our  emergency  response  services  for  the  Department  of  Homeland
Security,  including  the  Federal  Emergency  Management  Agency  and  engineering  and  program
management services for agencies of the Department of Defense. We also provide architectural and
engineering  services  for  several  national  laboratories,  including  the  laboratories  at  Hanford,
Washington and Los Alamos, New Mexico.

(cid:127) Industrial. Projects  include  industrial  facilities  for  a  variety  of  niche  end  markets  including
manufacturing,  distribution,  aviation,  aerospace,  communications,  media,  pharmaceuticals,
renewable energy, chemical, and food and beverage facilities.

(cid:127) Urban  Master  Planning/Design. Projects  include  design  services,  landscape  architecture,  general
policy consulting and environmental planning projects for a variety of government, institutional and
private  sector  clients.  For  example,  we  have  provided  planning  and  consulting  services  for  the
Olympic Games sites in Atlanta, Sydney, Beijing, Salt Lake City, London and Rio de Janeiro. We
are  providing  strategic  planning  and  master  planning  services  for  new  cities  and  major  mixed  use
developments  in  China,  Southeast  Asia,  the  Middle  East,  North  Africa,  the  United  Kingdom  and
the United States.

(cid:127) Commercial and Leisure Facilities. Projects include corporate headquarters, high-rise office towers,
historic  buildings,  hotels,  leisure,  sports  and  entertainment  facilities,  hospitals  and  healthcare
facilities and corporate campuses. For example, we provided electronic security programming and
installation  services  for  the  renovation  of  Soldier  Field  in  Chicago,  design  services  for  Barclays
Center  Arena  in  Brooklyn  and  building  services,  engineering,  architectural  lighting,  advanced
modeling, infrastructure and utilities engineering and advanced security for the headquarters of the
British Broadcasting Company in London.

(cid:127) Institutional. Projects  include  engineering  services  for  college  and  university  campuses,  including
the  new  Kennedy-King  College  in  Chicago,  Illinois.  We  also  have  undertaken  assignments  for
Oxford University in the United Kingdom, Pomona College and Loyola Marymount University in
California.

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(cid:127) Health  Care. Projects  include  design  services  for  the  Mayo  Clinic  Gonda  Building  in  Rochester,
Minnesota, University Hospital in Dubai Healthcare City and the Samsung Cancer Center in Seoul,
Korea. We also have undertaken assignments for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Orlando,
Florida,  the  Minneapolis  campus  of  Children’s  Hospitals  and  Clinics  of  Minnesota,  the  Princess
Grace Hospital in Monaco, and a major hospital complex in the Hong Kong Hospital Authority’s
West  Kowloon Cluster.

(cid:127) Correctional. Projects  include  the  planning,  design,  and  construction  of  detention  and  correction
facilities throughout the world. For example, we provided construction management services for the
construction  of  the  California  State  Prison—Kern  County  Delano  II,  justice  design  and  security
consulting  services  for  a  multi-custody  correctional  complex  for  the  Sultanate  of  Oman,  Royal
Police Force, architecture and engineering services for the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex
in  Florida  and  architecture  services  for  the  Grayville,  Illinois  Maximum  Security  Correctional
Center.

Environmental.

(cid:127) Water  and  Wastewater. Projects  include  treatment  facilities  as  well  as  supply,  distribution  and
collection systems, stormwater management, desalinization, and other water re-use technologies for
metropolitan  governments.  We  have  provided  services  to  the  Metropolitan  Water  Reclamation
District of Greater Chicago’s Calumet and Stickney wastewater treatment plants, two of the largest
such plants in the world. Currently, we are working with New York City on the Bowery Bay facility
reconstruction,  and  have  had  a  major  role  in  Hong  Kong’s  Harbor  Area  Treatment  Scheme  for
Victoria Harbor.

(cid:127) Environmental  Management. Projects  include  remediation,  waste  handling,  testing  and  monitoring
of environmental conditions and environmental construction management for private sector clients.
For example, we have provided environmental remediation, restoration of damaged wetlands, and
services associated with reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for large multinational corporations,
and  we also have provided permitting services for pipeline projects for major energy companies.

(cid:127) Water  Resources. Projects  include  regional-scale  floodplain  mapping  and  analysis  for  public
agencies,  along  with  the  analysis  and  development  of  protected  groundwater  resources  for
companies in the bottled water industry.

Energy/Power.

(cid:127) Demand  Side  Management. Projects  include  energy  efficient  systems  for  public  K-12  schools  and
universities,  health  care  facilities,  and  courthouses  and  other  public  buildings,  as  well  as  energy
conservation systems for utilities.

(cid:127) Transmission  and  Distribution. Projects  include  power  stations  and  electric  transmissions  and
distribution  and  co-generation  systems,  including  enhanced  electrical  power  generation  in  Stung
Treng,  Cambodia,  as  well  as  transmission  in  remote  sections  of  Ontario.  These  projects  utilize  a
wide  range  of  services  that  include  consulting,  forecasting  and  surveying  to  detailed  engineering
design and construction management.

(cid:127) Alternative/Renewable  Energy. Projects  include  production  facilities  such  as  ethanol  plants,  wind
farms  and  micro  hydropower  and  geothermal  subsections  of  regional  power  grids.  We  typically
provide site selection and permitting, engineering, procurement and construction management and
related services.

(cid:127) Hydropower/Dams. Projects include hydroelectric power stations, dams, spillways, and flood control
systems including the Song Ba Ha Hydropower Project in Vietnam, the Pine Brook Dam in Boulder
County, Colorado and the Peribonka Hydroelectric Power Plant in Quebec, Canada.

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(cid:127) Solar. Projects  include  performing  environmental  work  for  the  solar  photovoltaic  Brockton
Brightfield  project  in  New  England,  and  environmental  permitting  services  for  the  California
Energy  Commission  to  permit  the  development  of  a  250  MW  solar  thermal  power  plant  in  the
Mojave Desert of California.

Our Management Support Services Segment

Through our MSS segment, we offer program and facilities management and maintenance, training,
logistics, consulting, technical assistance and systems integration services, primarily for agencies of the U.S.
government.

We provide a wide array of services in our MSS segment, both directly and through joint ventures or

similar partner arrangements, including:

Installation, Operations and Maintenance. Projects include Department of Defense and Department
of  Energy  installations  where  we  provide  comprehensive  services  for  the  operation  and  maintenance  of
complex  government  installations,  including  military  bases,  test  ranges  and  equipment.  We  have
undertaken assignments in this category in the Middle East and the United States. We also provide services
for the operations and maintenance of  the Department of Energy’s Nevada Test Site.

Logistics. Projects include logistics support services for a number of Department of Defense agencies
and  defense  prime  contractors  focused  on  developing  and  managing  integrated  supply  and  distribution
networks.  We  oversee  warehousing,  packaging,  delivery  and  traffic  management  for  the  distribution  of
government equipment and materials.

Training. Projects include training applications in live, virtual and simulation training environments.
We  have  conducted  training  at  the  U.S.  Army’s  Center  for  Security  Training  in  Maryland  for  law
enforcement  and  military  personnel.  We  have  also  supported  the  training  of  international  police  officers
and  peacekeepers  for  deployment  in  various  locations  around  the  world  in  the  areas  of  maintaining
electronics and communications equipment.

Systems  Support. Projects  cover  a  diverse  set  of  operational  and  support  systems  for  the
maintenance,  operation  and  modernization  of  Department  of  Defense  and  Department  of  Energy
installations. Our services in this area range from information technology and communications to life cycle
optimization  and  engineering,  including  environmental  management  services.  Through  projects  such  as
our joint venture operation at the Nevada Test Site, our team is responsible for facility and infrastructure
support  for  critical  missions  of  the  U.S.  government  in  its  nonproliferation  efforts,  emergency  response
readiness,  and  force  support  and  sustainment.  Enterprise  network  operations  and  information  systems
support,  including  remote  location  engineering  and  operation  in  classified  environments,  are  also
specialized services we provide.

Technical Personnel Placement. Projects include the placement of personnel in key functional areas of
military  and  other  government  agencies,  as  these  entities  continue  to  outsource  critical  services  to
commercial  entities.  We  provide  systems,  processes  and  personnel  in  support  of  the  Department  of
Justice’s  management  of  forfeited  assets  recovered  by  law  enforcement  agencies.  We  also  support  the
Department of State in its enforcement programs by recruiting, training and supporting police officers for
international and homeland security missions.

Field  Services. Projects  include  maintaining,  modifying  and  overhauling  ground  vehicles,  armored
carriers  and  associated  support  equipment  both  within  and  outside  of  the  United  States  under  contracts
with the Department of Defense. We also maintain and repair telecommunications systems for military and
civilian entities.

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Our Clients

Our  clients  consist  primarily  of  national,  state,  regional  and  local  governments,  public  and  private
institutions and major corporations. The following table sets forth our total revenue attributable to these
categories of clients for each of the periods indicated:

Year Ended September 30,
($ in millions)

2013

2012

2011

U.S. Federal Government

PTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
U.S. State and Local Governments . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-U.S. Governments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Subtotal  Governments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Private Entities (worldwide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 550.0
903.2
1,485.4
1,911.5

4,850.1
3,303.4

7% $ 548.7
931.3
11
1,454.4
18
2,006.4
23

7% $ 640.8
1,151.4
11
1,453.3
18
1,931.3
24

59
41

4,940.8
3,277.4

60
40

5,176.8
2,860.6

8%
14
18
24

64
36

Total

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$8,153.5

100% $8,218.2

100% $8,037.4

100%

Other than the U.S. federal government, no single client accounted for 10% or more of our revenue in
any  of  the  past  five  fiscal  years.  Approximately  18%,  18%  and  22%  of  our  revenue  was  derived  through
direct contracts with agencies of the U.S. federal government in the years ended September 30, 2013, 2012
and 2011, respectively. One of these contracts accounted for approximately 4%, 4% and 3% of our revenue
in  the  years  ended  September  30,  2013,  2012  and  2011,  respectively.  The  work  attributed  to  the  U.S.
federal  government  includes  our  work  for  the  Department  of  Defense,  Department  of  Energy,
Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland  Security.

Contracts

The  price  provisions  of  the  contracts  we  undertake  can  be  grouped  into  two  broad  categories:
cost-reimbursable contracts and fixed-price contracts. The majority of our contracts fall under the category
of  cost-reimbursable  contracts,  which  we  believe  are  generally  less  subject  to  loss  than  fixed-price
contracts.  As  detailed  below,  our  fixed-price  contracts  relate  primarily  to  design  and  construction
management contracts where we do not  self-perform or  take  the risk of construction.

Cost-Reimbursable Contracts

Cost-reimbursable contracts consist of two similar contract types:  cost-plus and  time and material.

Cost-Plus. We enter into two major types of cost-plus contracts:

Cost-Plus  Fixed  Fee. Under  cost-plus  fixed  fee  contracts,  we  charge  clients  for  our  costs,  including
both direct and indirect costs, plus a fixed negotiated fee. The total estimated cost plus the fixed negotiated
fee represents the total contract value. We recognize revenue based on the actual labor and other direct
costs incurred, plus the portion of the  fixed  fee earned to date.

Cost-Plus  Fixed  Rate. Under  cost-plus  fixed  rate  contracts,  we  charge  clients  for  our  direct  and
indirect costs based upon a negotiated rate. We recognize revenue based on the actual total costs expended
and the applicable fixed rate.

Certain cost-plus contracts provide for award fees or a penalty based on performance criteria in lieu of
a fixed fee or fixed rate. Other contracts include a base fee component plus a performance-based award
fee. In addition, we may share award fees with subcontractors. We record accruals for fee-sharing as fees
are  earned.  We  generally  recognize  revenue  to  the  extent  of  costs  actually  incurred  plus  a  proportionate

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amount of the fee expected to be earned. We take the award fee or penalty on contracts into consideration
when  estimating  revenue  and  profit  rates,  and  record  revenue  related  to  the  award  fees  when  there  is
sufficient information to assess anticipated contract performance. On contracts that represent higher than
normal risk or technical difficulty, we may defer all award fees until an award fee letter is received. Once
an award fee letter is received, the estimated or accrued fees are adjusted to the actual award amount.

Certain  cost-plus  contracts  provide  for  incentive  fees  based  on  performance  against  contractual
milestones. The amount of the incentive fees varies, depending on whether we achieve above, at, or below
target  results.  We  originally  recognize  revenue  on  these  contracts  based  upon  expected  results.  These
estimates  are  revised  when  necessary  based  upon  additional  information  that  becomes  available  as  the
contract progresses.

Time  and  Material. Time  and  material  is  common  for  smaller  scale  engineering  and  consulting
services.  Under  these  types  of  contracts,  we  negotiate  hourly  billing  rates  and  charge  our  clients  based
upon actual hours expended on a project. Unlike cost-plus contracts, however, there is no predetermined
fee. In addition, any direct project expenditures are passed through to the client and are reimbursed. These
contracts  may  have  a  fixed-price  element  in  the  form  of  not-to-exceed  or  guaranteed  maximum  price
provisions.

For fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011, cost-reimbursable contracts represented approximately 58%, 53% and
54%, respectively, of our total revenue, consisting of cost-plus contracts and time and material contracts as
follows:

Cost-plus contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Time and materials contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17% 18% 19%
35
41

35

Total

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

58% 53% 54%

Year Ended
September 30,

2013

2012

2011

Fixed-Price Contracts

There  are  typically  two  types  of  fixed-price  contracts.  The  first  and  more  common  type,  lump-sum,
involves performing all of the work under the contract for a specified lump-sum fee. Lump-sum contracts
are typically subject to price adjustments if the scope of the project changes or unforeseen conditions arise.
In such cases, we will submit formal requests for adjustment of the lump sum via formal change orders or
contract amendments. The second type, fixed-unit price, involves performing an estimated number of units
of work at an agreed price per unit, with the total payment under the contract determined by the actual
number of units delivered.

Many of our fixed-price contracts are negotiated and arise in the design of projects with a specified
scope. Fixed-price contracts often arise in the areas of construction management and design-build services.
Construction management services are typically in the form of general administrative oversight (in which
we do not assume responsibility for construction means and methods and which is on a cost-reimbursable
basis).  Under  our  design-build  projects,  we  are  typically  responsible  for  the  design  of  a  facility  with  the
fixed  contract  price  negotiated  after  we  have  had  the  opportunity  to  secure  specific  bids  from  various
subcontractors  (including  the  contractor  that  will  be  primarily  responsible  for  all  construction  risks)  and
add a  contingency fee.

We  typically  attempt  to  mitigate  the  risks  of  fixed-price  design-build  contracts  by  contracting  to
complete  the  projects  based  on  our  design  as  opposed  to  a  third  party’s  design,  by  not  self-performing
construction  (except  for  limited  environmental  tasks),  by  not  guaranteeing  new  or  untested  processes  or
technologies and by working only with experienced subcontractors with sufficient bonding  capacity.

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Some  of  our  fixed-price  contracts  require  us  to  provide  performance  bonds  or  parent  company
guarantees  to  assure  our  clients  that  their  project  will  be  completed  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  the
contracts.  In  such  cases,  we  typically  require  our  primary  subcontractors  to  provide  similar  bonds  and
guarantees  and  to  be  adequately  insured,  and  we  flow  down  the  terms  and  conditions  set  forth  in  our
agreement on to our subcontractors.

For fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011, fixed-price contracts represented approximately 42%, 47% and 46%,
respectively, of our total revenue. There may be risks associated with completing these projects profitably
if  we  are  not  able  to  perform  our  professional  services  for  the  amount  of  the  fixed  fee.  However,  we
attempt  to mitigate these risks as described above.

Joint Ventures

Some of our larger contracts may operate under joint ventures or other arrangements under which we
team with other reputable companies, typically companies with which we have worked for many years. This
is often done where the scale of the project dictates such an arrangement or when we want to strengthen
either our market position or our technical skills.

Backlog

Backlog  is  expressed  in  terms  of  gross  revenue  and  therefore  may  include  significant  estimated
amounts  of  third  party,  or  pass-through  costs  to  subcontractors  and  other  parties.  Our  total  backlog  is
comprised of contracted backlog and awarded backlog. Our contracted backlog includes revenue we expect
to record in the future from signed contracts, and in the case of a public client, where the project has been
funded.  Our  awarded  backlog  includes  revenue  we  expect  to  record  in  the  future  where  we  have  been
awarded the work, but the contractual agreement has not yet been signed. For non-government contracts,
our backlog includes future revenue at contract rates, excluding contract renewals or extensions that are at
the discretion of the client. For contracts with a not-to-exceed maximum amount, we include revenue from
such contracts in backlog to the extent of the remaining estimated amount. We calculate backlog without
regard  to  possible  project  reductions  or  expansions  or  potential  cancellations  until  such  changes  or
cancellations occur. No assurance can be given that we will ultimately realize our full backlog. Our backlog
for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013,  increased  $0.6  billion,  or  3%,  to  $16.6  billion  as  compared  to
$16.0 billion for the corresponding period  last year.

The following summarizes contracted  and awarded backlog:

September 30,

2013

2012

2011

Contracted backlog:

PTS segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MSS segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 8.4
0.4

$ 7.7
0.8

$ 7.9
1.0

Total contracted backlog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 8.8

$ 8.5

$ 8.9

Awarded backlog:

PTS segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MSS segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 6.9
0.9

$ 6.3
1.2

$ 5.7
1.0

Total awarded backlog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 7.8

$ 7.5

$ 6.7

Total backlog:

PTS segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MSS segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$15.3
1.3

$14.0
2.0

$13.6
2.0

Total backlog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$16.6

$16.0

$15.6

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Competition

The professional technical and management support services markets we serve are highly fragmented
and we compete with a large number of regional, national and international companies. Certain of these
competitors  have  greater  financial  and  other  resources  than  we  do.  Others  are  smaller  and  more
specialized, and concentrate their resources in particular areas of expertise. The extent of our competition
varies  according  to  the  particular  markets  and  geographic  area.  The  degree  and  type  of  competition  we
face  is  also  influenced  by  the  type  and  scope  of  a  particular  project.  Our  clients  make  competitive
determinations  based  upon  qualifications,  experience,  performance,  reputation,  technology,  customer
relationships and ability to provide the relevant  services in a timely, safe and  cost-efficient  manner.

Seasonality

We experience seasonal trends in our business. Our revenue is typically higher in the last half of the
fiscal year. The fourth quarter of our fiscal year (July 1 to September 30) is typically our strongest quarter.
We find that the U.S. federal government tends to authorize more work during the period preceding the
end of our fiscal year, September 30. In addition, many U.S. state governments with fiscal years ending on
June  30  tend  to  accelerate  spending  during  their  first  quarter,  when  new  funding  becomes  available.
Further, our construction management revenue typically increases during the high construction season of
the summer months. Within the United States, as well as other parts of the world, our business generally
benefits  from  milder  weather  conditions  in  our  fiscal  fourth  quarter,  which  allows  for  more  productivity
from  our  on-site  civil  services.  Our  construction  and  project  management  services  also  typically  expand
during the high construction season of the summer months. The first quarter of our fiscal year (October 1
to  December  31)  is  typically  our  weakest  quarter.  The  harsher  weather  conditions  impact  our  ability  to
complete work in parts of North America and the holiday season schedule affects our productivity during
this  period.  For  these  reasons,  coupled  with  the  number  and  significance  of  client  contracts  commenced
and  completed  during  a  particular  period,  as  well  as  the  timing  of  expenses  incurred  for  corporate
initiatives, it is not unusual for us to experience seasonal changes or fluctuations in our quarterly operating
results.

Insurance and Risk Management

We maintain insurance covering professional liability and claims involving bodily injury and property
damage. We consider our present limits of coverage, deductibles, and reserves to be adequate. Wherever
possible,  we  endeavor  to  eliminate  or  reduce  the  risk  of  loss  on  a  project  through  the  use  of  quality
assurance/control,  risk  management,  workplace  safety  and  similar  methods.  A  majority  of  our  active
operating subsidiaries are quality certified under ISO 9001:2000 or an equivalent standard, and we plan to
continue to obtain certification where applicable. ISO 9001:2000 refers to international quality standards
developed by the International Organization for  Standardization,  or  ISO.

Risk management is an integral part of our project management approach and our project execution
process.  We  have  an  Office  of  Risk  Management  that  reviews  and  oversees  the  risk  profile  of  our
operations.  Also,  pursuant  to  our  internal  delegations  of  authority,  we  have  a  formal  process  whereby  a
group  of  senior  members  of  our  risk  management  team  evaluate  risk  through  internal  risk  analyses  of
higher-risk projects, contracts or other business  decisions.

Regulation

We  are  regulated  in  a  number  of  fields  in  which  we  operate.  In  the  United  States,  we  deal  with
numerous U.S. government agencies and entities, including branches of the U.S. military, the Department
of  Defense,  the  Department  of  Energy,  intelligence  agencies  and  the  Nuclear  Regulatory  Commission.
When working with these and other U.S. government agencies and entities, we must comply with laws and

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regulations  relating  to  the  formation,  administration  and  performance  of  contracts.  These  laws  and
regulations, among other things:

(cid:127) require  certification  and  disclosure  of  all  cost  or  pricing  data  in  connection  with  various  contract

negotiations;

(cid:127) impose procurement regulations that define allowable and unallowable costs and otherwise govern

our  right to reimbursement under various  cost-based U.S. government contracts; and

(cid:127) restrict  the  use  and  dissemination  of  information  classified  for  national  security  purposes  and  the

exportation of certain products and technical  data.

Internationally, we are subject to various government laws and regulations (including the U.S. Foreign
Corrupt  Practices  Act,  Arms  Export  Control  Act,  Department  of  Commerce  Export  and  Anti  Boycott
Regulations,  Proceeds  of  Crime  Act,  Office  of  Foreign  Assets  Control  regulations,  UK  Bribery  Act  and
other similar non-U.S. laws and regulations), local government regulations and procurement policies and
practices and varying currency, political and economic  risks.

To  help  ensure  compliance  with  these  laws  and  regulations,  all  of  our  employees  are  required  to

complete tailored ethics and other compliance  training relevant to their position  and our operations.

Compliance with federal, state, local and foreign laws enacted for the protection of the environment
has to date had no significant effect on our capital expenditures, earnings, or competitive position. In the
future,  compliance  with  environmental  laws  could  materially  adversely  affect  us.  We  will  continue  to
monitor the impact of such laws on our  business  and will develop appropriate compliance programs.

Personnel

Our  principal  asset  is  our  employees.  A  large  percentage  of  our  employees  have  technical  and
professional  backgrounds  and  undergraduate  and/or  advanced  degrees.  We  believe  that  we  attract  and
retain  talented  employees  by  offering  them  the  opportunity  to  work  on  highly  visible  and  technically
challenging projects in a stable work environment. The tables below identify our personnel by segment and
geographic region.

Personnel by Segment

Professional Technical Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

38,600
6,500
400

37,100
9,300
400

37,500
7,100
400

Total

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45,500

46,800

45,000

As of September 30,

2013

2012

2011

Personnel by Geographic Region

As of September 30,

2013

2012

2011

Americas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Middle East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia/Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17,400
5,500
10,300
12,300

19,000
5,200
10,500
12,100

21,600
5,200
7,400
10,800

Total

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45,500

46,800

45,000

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Personnel by Segment and Geographic Region

As of September 30, 2013

PTS

MSS

Corporate

Total

Americas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Middle East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia/Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15,000
5,500
5,800
12,300

2,000
—
4,500
—

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

38,600

6,500

400*
—
—
—

400*

17,400
5,500
10,300
12,300

45,500

*

Includes individuals employed by foreign subsidiaries.

A  portion  of  our  employees  are  employed  on  a  project-by-project  basis  to  meet  our  contractual
obligations,  generally  in  connection  with  government  projects  in  our  MSS  segment.  We  believe  our
employee relations are good.

Geographic Information

For  financial  geographic  information,  please  refer  to  Note  20  to  the  notes  to  our  consolidated

financial statements found elsewhere in  this Form 10-K.

Available  Information

The  reports  we  file  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  including  annual  reports  on
Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and proxy materials, including
any amendments, are available free of charge on our website at www.aecom.com. You may read and copy
any materials filed with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington,
D.C.  20549.  Please  call  the  SEC  at  1-800-SEC-0330  for  further  information  about  the  public  reference
room. The SEC also maintains a web site (www.sec.gov) containing reports, proxy, and other information
that we file with the SEC. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines and our Code of Ethics are available on
our website at www.aecom.com under the ‘‘Investors’’ section. Copies of the information identified above
may be obtained without charge from us by writing to AECOM Technology Corporation, 555 South Flower
Street, Suite 3700, Los Angeles, California 90071, Attention: Corporate Secretary.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

We  operate  in  a  changing  environment  that  involves  numerous  known  and  unknown  risks  and
uncertainties that could materially adversely affect our operations. The risks described below highlight some of
the factors that have affected, and in the future could affect our operations. Additional risks we do not yet know
of  or  that  we  currently  think  are  immaterial  may  also  affect  our  business  operations.  If  any  of  the  events  or
circumstances  described  in  the  following  risks  actually  occur,  our  business,  financial  condition  or  results  of
operations could be materially adversely affected.

We depend on long-term government contracts, some of which are only funded on an annual basis. If appropriations
for funding are not made in subsequent years of a multiple-year contract, we may not be able to realize all of our
anticipated revenue  and profits from that project.

A  substantial  majority  of  our  revenue  is  derived  from  contracts  with  agencies  and  departments  of
national,  state  and  local  governments.  During  fiscal  2013,  2012  and  2011,  approximately  59%,  60%  and
64%, respectively, of our revenue was  derived from  contracts  with government  entities.

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Most government contracts are subject to the government’s budgetary approval process. Legislatures
typically appropriate funds for a given program on a year-by-year basis, even though contract performance
may  take  more  than  one  year.  As  a  result,  at  the  beginning  of  a  program,  the  related  contract  is  only
partially  funded,  and  additional  funding  is  normally  committed  only  as  appropriations  are  made  in  each
subsequent fiscal year. These appropriations, and the timing of payment of appropriated amounts, may be
influenced  by,  among  other  things,  the  state  of  the  economy,  competing  priorities  for  appropriation,
changes  in  administration  or  control  of  legislatures  and  the  timing  and  amount  of  tax  receipts  and  the
overall  level  of  government  expenditures.  If  appropriations  are  not  made  in  subsequent  years  on  our
government contracts, then we will not realize all of our potential revenue and profit from that contract.

The Budget Control Act of 2011 could significantly reduce U.S. government spending for the services we provide.

Under  the  Budget  Control  Act  of  2011,  an  automatic  sequestration  process,  or  across-the-board
budget cuts, was triggered when the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, a committee of twelve
members  of  Congress,  failed  to  agree  on  a  deficit  reduction  plan  for  the  U.S.  federal  budget.  The
sequestration  began  on  March  1,  2013.  Absent  additional  legislative  or  other  remedial  action,  the
sequestration requires $1.2 trillion in reduced U.S. federal government spending over a ten-year period. A
significant reduction in federal government spending could reduce demand for our services, cancel or delay
federal projects, and result in the closure of federal facilities, and significant personnel reductions, which
could have a material adverse effect  on  our results  of operations and financial condition.

Governmental agencies may modify, curtail or terminate our contracts at any time prior to their completion and, if
we do not replace them, we may suffer a  decline  in revenue.

Most government contracts may be modified, curtailed or terminated by the government either at its
discretion or upon the default of the contractor. If the government terminates a contract at its discretion,
then we typically are able to recover only costs incurred or committed, settlement expenses and profit on
work completed prior to termination, which could prevent us from recognizing all of our potential revenue
and profits from that contract. In addition, the U.S. government has announced its intention to scale back
outsourcing of services in favor of ‘‘insourcing’’ jobs to its employees, which could reduce the number of
contracts  awarded  to  us.  The  adoption  of  similar  practices  by  other  government  entities  could  also
adversely affect our revenues. If a government terminates a contract due to our default, we could be liable
for excess costs incurred by the government in obtaining services from another source.

Demand  for  our  services  is  cyclical  and  may  be  vulnerable  to  sudden  economic  downturns  and  reductions  in
government and private industry spending. If economic conditions remain weak and decline further, our revenue
and profitability could be adversely affected.

Demand  for  our  services  is  cyclical  and  may  be  vulnerable  to  sudden  economic  downturns  and
reductions in government and private industry spending, which may result in clients delaying, curtailing or
canceling proposed and existing projects. Economic conditions in the U.S. and a number of other countries
and regions, including the United Kingdom and Australia, have been weak and may remain difficult for the
foreseeable future. If global economic and financial market conditions remain weak and/or decline further,
some  of  our  clients  may  face  considerable  budget  shortfalls  that  may  limit  their  overall  demand  for  our
services.  In  addition,  our  clients  may  find  it  more  difficult  to  raise  capital  in  the  future  to  fund  their
projects due to uncertainty in the municipal and general credit  markets.

Where  economies  are  weakening,  our  clients  may  demand  more  favorable  pricing  or  other  terms
while their ability to pay our invoices or to pay them in a timely manner may be adversely affected. Our
government  clients  may  face  budget  deficits  that  prohibit  them  from  funding  proposed  and  existing
projects. If economic conditions remain uncertain and/or weaken and/or government spending is reduced,
our  revenue and profitability could be adversely  affected.

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Our contracts with governmental agencies are subject to audit, which could result in adjustments to reimbursable
contract  costs  or,  if  we  are  charged  with  wrongdoing,  possible  temporary  or  permanent  suspension  from
participating in government programs.

Our books and records are subject to audit by the various governmental agencies we serve and their
representatives.  These  audits  can  result  in  adjustments  to  the  amount  of  contract  costs  we  believe  are
reimbursable by the agencies and the amount of our overhead costs allocated to the agencies. For example,
as discussed elsewhere in this report, the U.S. Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) issued a DCAA
Form  1  questioning  costs  incurred  during  fiscal  2009  by  Global  Linguists  Solutions,  a  joint  venture  that
includes McNeil Technologies, Inc., in the performance of U.S. government contracts. In addition, the U.S.
Attorney’s Office (USAO) has informed us that the USAO and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
are  investigating  potential  criminal  charges  relating  to  one  of  our  subsidiaries’  projects  in  the  state  of
Hawaii.  If  such  matters  are  not  resolved  in  our  favor,  they  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our
business.  In  addition,  if  one  of  our  subsidiaries  is  charged  with  wrongdoing  as  a  result  of  an  audit,  that
subsidiary, and possibly our company as a whole, could be temporarily suspended or could be prohibited
from  bidding  on  and  receiving  future  government  contracts  for  a  period  of  time.  Furthermore,  as  a
government  contractor,  we  are  subject  to  an  increased  risk  of  investigations,  criminal  prosecution,  civil
fraud actions, whistleblower lawsuits and other legal actions and liabilities to which purely private sector
companies are not, the results of which could materially  adversely impact our business.

An impairment charge of goodwill could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of
operations.

Because  we  have  grown  in  part  through  acquisitions,  goodwill  and  intangible  assets-net  represent  a
substantial portion of our assets. Goodwill and intangible assets-net were $1.9 billion as of September 30,
2013. Under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, we are required to test goodwill
carried in our Consolidated Balance Sheets for possible impairment on an annual basis based upon a fair
value  approach  and  whenever  events  occur  that  indicate  impairment  could  exist.  These  events  or
circumstances could include a significant change in the business climate, including a significant sustained
decline  in  a  reporting  unit’s  market  value,  legal  factors,  operating  performance  indicators,  competition,
sale  or  disposition  of  a  significant  portion  of  our  business,  a  significant  sustained  decline  in  our  market
capitalization and other factors.

In connection with our annual goodwill impairment testing for fiscal 2012, we recorded an impairment
charge of $336 million due to market conditions and business trends within the Europe, Middle East, and
Africa  (EMEA)  and  MSS  reporting  units.  We  cannot  accurately  predict  the  amount  and  timing  of  any
future impairment. In addition to the goodwill impairment charge we recorded in fiscal 2012, we may be
required to take additional goodwill impairment charges relating to certain of our reporting units if the fair
value of our reporting units is less than their carrying value. Similarly, certain Company transactions, such
as  merger  and  acquisition  transactions,  could  result  in  additional  goodwill  impairment  charges  being
recorded.

In addition, if we experience a decrease in our stock price and market capitalization over a sustained
period, we would have to record an impairment charge in the future. The amount of any impairment could
be significant and could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations
for the period in which the charge is  taken.

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Our operations worldwide expose us to legal, political and economic risks in different countries as well as currency
exchange rate fluctuations that could harm  our business  and financial results.

During  fiscal  2013,  revenue  attributable  to  our  services  provided  outside  of  the  United  States  to
non-U.S. clients was approximately 41% of our total revenue. There are risks inherent in doing business
internationally, including:

(cid:127) imposition of governmental controls  and  changes in  laws, regulations  or  policies;

(cid:127) political and economic instability;

(cid:127) civil unrest, acts of terrorism, force majeure,  war,  or other armed conflict;

(cid:127) changes in U.S. and other national government trade policies affecting the markets for our services;

(cid:127) changes in regulatory practices, tariffs and taxes;

(cid:127) potential  non-compliance  with  a  wide  variety  of  laws  and  regulations,  including  anti-corruption,

export control and anti-boycott laws and  similar non-U.S. laws and regulations;

(cid:127) changes in labor conditions;

(cid:127) logistical and communication challenges; and

(cid:127) currency exchange rate fluctuations, devaluations  and  other conversion restrictions.

Any  of  these  factors  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  business,  results  of  operations  or

financial condition.

Political, economic and military conditions in the Middle East, Africa and other regions could negatively impact our
business.

Over the last two years, civil unrest, which initially began in Tunisia and Egypt, spread to other areas
in the Middle East and beyond. For example, due to the civil unrest in Libya in February 2011, we ceased
providing services as the program manager for the Libyan Housing and Infrastructure Board’s program to
modernize the country’s infrastructure. We cannot currently determine when or if we will resume services.
This business disruption resulted in an operating loss, primarily due to demobilization and shutdown costs,
and certain asset write-downs. If civil unrest were to disrupt our business in other countries in the Middle
East or other regions in which we operate, and particularly if political activities were to result in prolonged
unrest or civil war, our financial condition could be adversely affected. In addition, the reduction in U.S.
military forces in areas such as Afghanistan  could also negatively impact  our  business.

We  operate  in  many  different  jurisdictions  and  we  could  be  adversely  affected  by  violations  of  the  U.S.  Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act and similar worldwide  anti-corruption laws.

The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and similar worldwide anti-corruption laws, including
the  U.K.  Bribery  Act  of  2010,  generally  prohibit  companies  and  their  intermediaries  from  making
improper payments to non-U.S. officials for the purpose of obtaining  or retaining business. Our internal
policies  mandate  compliance  with  these  anti-corruption  laws,  including  the  requirements  to  maintain
accurate information and internal controls which may fall within the purview of the FCPA, its books and
records  provisions  or  its  anti-bribery  provisions.  We  operate  in  many  parts  of  the  world  that  have
experienced governmental corruption to some degree and, in certain circumstances, strict compliance with
anti-corruption  laws  may  conflict  with  local  customs  and  practices.  Despite  our  training  and  compliance
programs, we cannot assure that our internal control policies and procedures always will protect us from
reckless or criminal acts committed by our employees or agents. Our continued expansion outside the U.S.,
including in developing countries, could increase the risk of such violations in the future. In addition, from
time to time, government investigations of corruption in construction-related industries affect us and our

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peers. Violations of these laws, or allegations of such violations, could disrupt our business and result in a
material adverse effect on our results of operations or  financial condition.

We work in international locations where there are high security risks, which could result in harm to our employees
and contractors or material costs to us.

Some  of  our  services  are  performed  in  high-risk  locations,  such  as  Afghanistan,  and,  until  relatively
recently,  Iraq  and  Libya,  where  the  country  or  location  is  suffering  from  political,  social  or  economic
problems, or war or civil unrest. In those locations where we have employees or operations, we may incur
material  costs  to  maintain  the  safety  of  our  personnel.  Despite  these  precautions,  the  safety  of  our
personnel in these locations may continue to be at risk. Acts of terrorism and threats of armed conflicts in
or around various areas in which we operate could limit or disrupt markets and our operations, including
disruptions  resulting  from  the  evacuation  of  personnel,  cancellation  of  contracts,  or  the  loss  of  key
employees,  contractors  or  assets.  For  example,  as  discussed  above,  we  incurred  losses  related  to
demobilization and shutdown costs related to the cessation of our operations in Libya due to ongoing civil
unrests.

Our business and operating results could be  adversely affected by  losses under  fixed-price contracts.

Fixed-price  contracts  require  us  to  either  perform  all  work  under  the  contract  for  a  specified
lump-sum or to perform an estimated number of units of work at an agreed price per unit, with the total
payment  determined  by  the  actual  number  of  units  performed.  In  fiscal  2013,  approximately  42%  of  our
revenue  was  recognized  under  fixed-price  contracts.  Fixed-price  contracts  are  more  frequently  used
outside of the United States and, thus, the exposures resulting from fixed-price contracts may increase as
we  increase  our  business  operations  outside  of  the  United  States.  Fixed-price  contracts  expose  us  to  a
number  of  risks  not  inherent  in  cost-plus  and  time  and  material  contracts,  including  underestimation  of
costs, ambiguities in specifications, unforeseen costs or difficulties, problems with new technologies, delays
beyond our control, failures of subcontractors to perform and economic or other changes that may occur
during  the  contract  period.  Losses  under  fixed-price  contracts  could  be  substantial  and  adversely  impact
our  results of operations.

Our failure to meet contractual schedule or performance requirements that we have guaranteed could adversely
affect our operating results.

In  certain  circumstances,  we  can  incur  liquidated  or  other  damages  if  we  do  not  achieve  project
completion by a scheduled date. If we or an entity for which we have provided a guarantee subsequently
fails to complete the project as scheduled and the matter cannot be satisfactorily resolved with the client,
we may be responsible for cost impacts to the client resulting from any delay or the cost to complete the
project.  Our  costs  generally  increase  from  schedule  delays  and/or  could  exceed  our  projections  for  a
particular  project.  Material  performance  problems  for  existing  and  future  contracts  could  cause  actual
results of operations to differ from those anticipated by us and also could cause us to suffer damage to our
reputation within our industry and client  base.

We  conduct  a  portion  of  our  operations  through  joint  venture  entities,  over  which  we  may  have  limited  control.

Approximately 12% of our fiscal 2013 revenue was derived from our operations through joint ventures
or similar partnership arrangements, where control may be shared with unaffiliated third parties. As with
most  joint  venture  arrangements,  differences  in  views  among  the  joint  venture  participants  may  result  in
delayed  decisions  or  disputes.  We  also  cannot  control  the  actions  of  our  joint  venture  partners,  and  we
typically have joint and several liability with our joint venture partners under the applicable contracts for
joint  venture  projects.  These  factors  could  potentially  adversely  impact  the  business  and  operations  of  a
joint venture and, in turn, our business and operations.

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Operating through joint ventures in which we are minority holders results in us having limited control
over many decisions made with respect to projects and internal controls relating to projects. Sales of our
services provided to our unconsolidated joint ventures were approximately 6% of our fiscal 2013 revenue.
We generally do not have control of these unconsolidated joint ventures. These joint ventures may not be
subject to the same requirements regarding internal controls and internal control over financial reporting
that we follow. As a result, internal control problems may arise with respect to these joint ventures, which
could have a material adverse effect  on  our financial condition and results of operations.

Misconduct by our employees or consultants or our failure to comply with laws or regulations applicable to our
business could cause us to lose customers or  lose our  ability  to contract with government agencies.

As a government contractor, misconduct, fraud or other improper activities caused by our employees’
or consultants’ failure to comply with laws or regulations could have a significant negative impact on our
business  and  reputation.  Such  misconduct  could  include  the  failure  to  comply  with  federal  procurement
regulations,  environmental  regulations,  regulations  regarding  the  protection  of  sensitive  government
information, legislation regarding the pricing of labor and other costs in government contracts, regulations
on  lobbying  or  similar  activities,  and  anti-corruption,  export  control  and  other  applicable  laws  or
regulations.  For  example,  as  discussed  elsewhere  in  this  report,  the  U.S.  Attorney’s  Office  (USAO)  has
informed  us  that  the  USAO  and  the  U.S.  Environmental  Protection  Agency  are  investigating  potential
criminal charges relating to one of our subsidiaries’ projects in the state of Hawaii. If such matter is not
resolved in our favor, it could have a material adverse effect on our business. Our failure to comply with
applicable laws or regulations, misconduct by any of our employees or consultants or our failure to make
timely  and  accurate  certifications  to  government  agencies  regarding  misconduct  or  potential  misconduct
could subject us to fines and penalties, loss of government granted eligibility, cancellation of contracts and
suspension  or  debarment  from  contracting  with  government  agencies,  any  of  which  may  adversely  affect
our  business.

Our defined benefit plans have significant deficits that could grow in the future and cause us to incur additional
costs.

We  have  defined  benefit  pension  plans  for  employees  in  the  United  States,  United  Kingdom,
Australia,  Ireland,  and  Canada.  At  September  30,  2013,  our  defined  benefit  pension  plans  had  an
aggregate  deficit  (the  excess  of  projected  benefit  obligations  over  the  fair  value  of  plan  assets)  of
approximately  $192.7  million.  In  the  future,  our  pension  deficits  may  increase  or  decrease  depending  on
changes  in  the  levels  of  interest  rates,  pension  plan  performance  and  other  factors.  Because  the  current
economic environment has resulted in declining investment returns and interest rates, we may be required
to  make  additional  cash  contributions  to  our  pension  plans  and  recognize  further  increases  in  our  net
pension cost to satisfy our funding requirements. If we are forced or elect to make up all or a portion of the
deficit for unfunded benefit plans, our results of  operations could be materially and  adversely affected.

New legal requirements could adversely affect our operating results.

Our business and results of operations could be adversely affected by the passage of U.S. health care
reform, climate change, and other environmental legislation and regulations. We are continually assessing
the  impact  that  health  care  reform  could  have  on  our  employer-sponsored  medical  plans.  Growing
concerns about climate change may result in the imposition of additional environmental regulations. For
example,  legislation,  international  protocols,  regulation  or  other  restrictions  on  emissions  could  increase
the  costs  of  projects  for  our  clients  or,  in  some  cases,  prevent  a  project  from  going  forward,  thereby
potentially  reducing  the  need  for  our  services.  However,  these  changes  could  also  increase  the  pace  of
development  of  other  projects,  which  could  have  a  positive  impact  on  our  business.  We  cannot  predict
when or whether any of these various proposals may be enacted or what their effect will be on us or on our
customers.

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Failure to successfully execute our acquisition strategy  may inhibit  our growth.

We  have  grown  in  part  as  a  result  of  our  acquisitions  over  the  last  several  years,  and  we  expect
continued growth in the form of additional acquisitions and expansion into new markets. If we are unable
to pursue suitable acquisition opportunities, as a result of global economic uncertainty or other factors, our
growth  may  be  inhibited.  We  cannot  assure  that  suitable  acquisitions  or  investment  opportunities  will
continue to be identified or that any of these transactions can be consummated on favorable terms or at all.
Any future acquisitions will involve various inherent risks, such as:

(cid:127) our ability to accurately assess the value, strengths, weaknesses, liabilities and potential profitability

of acquisition candidates;

(cid:127) the potential loss of key personnel of an acquired business;

(cid:127) increased  burdens  on  our  staff  and  on  our  administrative,  internal  control  and  operating  systems,

which  may hinder our legal and regulatory compliance activities;

(cid:127) liabilities related to pre-acquisition activities of an acquired business and the burdens on our staff

and resources to comply with, conduct or  resolve investigations into such  activities;

(cid:127) post-acquisition integration challenges; and

(cid:127) post-acquisition deterioration in an acquired business that could result in lower or negative earnings

contribution and/or goodwill impairment  charges.

Furthermore,  during  the  acquisition  process  and  thereafter,  our  management  may  need  to  assume
significant  transaction-related  responsibilities,  which  may  cause  them  to  divert  their  attention  from  our
existing  operations.  If  our  management  is  unable  to  successfully  integrate  acquired  companies  or
implement our growth strategy, our operating results could be harmed. Moreover, we cannot assure that
we will continue to successfully expand or  that growth or  expansion  will result in profitability.

Our ability to grow and to compete in our industry will be harmed if we do not retain the continued services of our
key technical and management personnel  and identify, hire, and  retain additional qualified personnel.

There is strong competition for qualified technical and management personnel in the sectors in which
we  compete.  We  may  not  be  able  to  continue  to  attract  and  retain  qualified  technical  and  management
personnel, such as engineers, architects and project managers, who are necessary for the development of
our business or to replace qualified personnel. Our planned growth may place increased demands on our
resources and will likely require the addition of technical and management personnel and the development
of  additional  expertise  by  existing  personnel.  Also,  some  of  our  personnel  hold  government  granted
eligibility  that  may  be  required  to  obtain  certain  government  projects.  If  we  were  to  lose  some  or  all  of
these  personnel,  they  would  be  difficult  to  replace.  Loss  of  the  services  of,  or  failure  to  recruit,  key
technical and management personnel could limit our ability to successfully complete existing projects and
compete for new projects.

Our revenue and growth prospects may be harmed if we or our employees are unable to obtain government granted
eligibility or other qualifications we and  they  need  to perform services for our  customers.

A number of government programs require contractors to have certain kinds of government granted
eligibility, such as security clearance credentials. Depending on the project, eligibility can be difficult and
time-consuming to obtain. If we or our employees are unable to obtain or retain the necessary eligibility,
including  local  ownership  requirements,  we  may  not  be  able  to  win  new  business,  and  our  existing
customers could terminate their contracts with us or decide not to renew them. To the extent we cannot
obtain or maintain the required security clearances for our employees working on a particular contract, we
may not derive the revenue or profit  anticipated from such  contract.

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Our  industry  is  highly  competitive  and  we  may  be  unable  to  compete  effectively,  which  could  result  in  reduced
revenue, profitability and market share.

We are engaged in a highly competitive business. The professional technical and management support
services markets we serve are highly fragmented and we compete with a large number of regional, national
and international companies. Certain of these competitors have greater financial and other resources than
we  do.  Others  are  smaller  and  more  specialized,  and  concentrate  their  resources  in  particular  areas  of
expertise. The extent of our competition varies according to the particular markets and geographic area.
The degree and type of competition we face is also influenced by the type and scope of a particular project.
Our  clients  make  competitive  determinations  based  upon  qualifications,  experience,  performance,
reputation, technology, customer relationships and ability to provide the relevant services in a timely, safe
and cost-efficient manner. Increased competition may result in our inability to win bids for future projects
and loss of revenue, profitability and  market share.

If we extend a significant portion of our credit to clients in a specific geographic area or industry, we may experience
disproportionately high levels of collection risk and nonpayment if those clients are adversely affected by factors
particular to their geographic area or industry.

Our  clients  include  public  and  private  entities  that  have  been,  and  may  continue  to  be,  negatively
impacted by the changing landscape in the global economy. While outside of the U.S. Federal Government
no one client accounts for over 10% of our revenue, we face collection risk as a normal part of our business
where  we  perform  services  and  subsequently  bill  our  clients  for  such  services.  In  the  event  that  we  have
concentrated credit risk from clients in a specific geographic area or industry, continuing negative trends or
a  worsening  in  the  financial  condition  of  that  specific  geographic  area  or  industry  could  make  us
susceptible  to  disproportionately  high  levels  of  default  by  those  clients.  Such  defaults  could  materially
adversely impact our revenues and our results of operations.

Our services expose us to significant risks of liability and our insurance policies may not provide adequate coverage.

Our services involve significant risks of professional and other liabilities that may substantially exceed
the fees that we derive from our services. In addition, we sometimes contractually assume liability to clients
on  projects  under  indemnification  agreements.  We  cannot  predict  the  magnitude  of  potential  liabilities
from the operation of our business.

Our professional liability policies cover only claims made during the term of the policy. Additionally,
our insurance policies may not protect us against potential liability due to various exclusions in the policies
and  self-insured  retention  amounts.  Partially  or  completely  uninsured  claims,  if  successful  and  of
significant magnitude, could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Our backlog of uncompleted projects under contract is subject to unexpected adjustments and cancellations and,
thus, may not accurately reflect future revenue  and profits.

At  September  30,  2013,  our  contracted  backlog  was  approximately  $8.8  billion  and  our  awarded
backlog was approximately $7.8 billion for a total backlog of $16.6 billion. Our contracted backlog includes
revenue we expect to record in the future from signed contracts and, in the case of a public sector client,
where  the  project  has  been  funded.  Our  awarded  backlog  includes  revenue  we  expect  to  record  in  the
future where we have been awarded the work, but the contractual agreement has not yet been signed. We
cannot guarantee that future revenue will be realized from either category of backlog or, if realized, will
result in profits. Many projects may remain in our backlog for an extended period of time because of the
size or long-term nature of the contract. In addition, from time to time, projects are delayed, scaled back or
canceled.  These  types  of  backlog  reductions  adversely  affect  the  revenue  and  profits  that  we  ultimately
receive from contracts reflected in our  backlog.

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We have submitted claims to clients for work we performed beyond the initial scope of some of our contracts. If these
clients do not approve these claims, our results of operations  could be adversely impacted.

We  typically  have  pending  claims  submitted  under  some  of  our  contracts  for  payment  of  work
performed  beyond  the  initial  contractual  requirements  for  which  we  have  already  recorded  revenue.  In
general, we cannot guarantee that such claims will be approved in whole, in part, or at all. If these claims
are not approved, our revenue may be  reduced in future periods.

In conducting our business, we depend on other contractors and subcontractors. If these parties fail to satisfy their
obligations to us or other parties or if we are unable to maintain these relationships, our revenue, profitability and
growth prospects could be adversely affected.

We depend on contractors and subcontractors in conducting our business. There is a risk that we may
have disputes with our subcontractors arising from, among other things, the quality and timeliness of work
performed  by  the  subcontractor,  customer  concerns  about  the  subcontractor,  or  our  failure  to  extend
existing task orders or issue new task orders under a subcontract. In addition, if any of our subcontractors
fail  to  deliver  on  a  timely  basis  the  agreed-upon  supplies  and/or  perform  the  agreed-upon  services,  our
ability  to  fulfill  our  obligations  as  a  prime  contractor  may  be  jeopardized  and/or  we  could  be  held
responsible for such failures.

We  also  rely  on  relationships  with  other  contractors  when  we  act  as  their  subcontractor  or  joint
venture partner. Our future revenue and growth prospects could be adversely affected if other contractors
eliminate  or  reduce  their  subcontracts  or  joint  venture  relationships  with  us,  or  if  a  government  agency
terminates or reduces these other contractors’ programs, does not award them new contracts or refuses to
pay under a contract. In addition, due to ‘‘pay when paid’’ provisions that are common in subcontracts in
certain  countries,  including  the  U.S.,  we  could  experience  delays  in  receiving  payment  if  the  prime
contractor experiences payment delays.

If clients use our reports or other work product without appropriate disclaimers or in a misleading or incomplete
manner, our business could be adversely  affected.

The reports and other work product we produce for clients sometimes include projections, forecasts
and  other  forward-looking  statements.  Such  information  by  its  nature  is  subject  to  numerous  risks  and
uncertainties,  any  of  which  could  cause  the  information  produced  by  us  to  ultimately  prove  inaccurate.
While we include appropriate disclaimers in the reports that we prepare for our clients, once we produce
such written work product, we do not always have the ability to control the manner in which our clients use
such information. As a result, if our clients reproduce such information to solicit funds from investors for
projects  without  appropriate  disclaimers  and  the  information  proves  to  be  incorrect,  or  if  our  clients
reproduce  such  information  for  potential  investors  in  a  misleading  or  incomplete  manner,  our  clients  or
such investors may threaten to or file suit against us for, among other things, securities law violations. If we
were found to be liable for any claims related to our client work product, our business could be adversely
affected.

Our quarterly  operating results may fluctuate significantly.

We experience seasonal trends in our business with our revenue typically being higher in the last half
of the fiscal year. Our fourth quarter (July 1 to September 30) typically is our strongest quarter, and our
first  quarter  is  typically  our  weakest  quarter.  Our  quarterly  revenue,  expenses  and  operating  results  may
fluctuate significantly because of a number  of  factors, including:

(cid:127) the spending cycle of our public sector clients;

(cid:127) employee hiring and utilization rates;

(cid:127) the number and significance of client engagements commenced and completed during a quarter;

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(cid:127) the ability of clients to terminate engagements without  penalties;

(cid:127) the ability of our project managers to accurately estimate the percentage of the project completed;

(cid:127) delays incurred as a result of weather conditions;

(cid:127) delays incurred in connection with an engagement;

(cid:127) the size and scope of engagements;

(cid:127) the timing and magnitude of expenses incurred for, or savings realized from, corporate initiatives;

(cid:127) changes in foreign currency rates;

(cid:127) the seasonality of our business;

(cid:127) the impairment of goodwill or other  intangible assets; and

(cid:127) general economic and political conditions.

Variations  in  any  of  these  factors  could  cause  significant  fluctuations  in  our  operating  results  from

quarter to quarter.

If we are unable to continue to access credit on acceptable terms, our  business  may be  adversely affected.

The state of the global credit markets could make it more difficult for us to access funds, refinance our
existing  indebtedness,  enter  into  agreements  for  uncommitted  bond  facilities  and  new  indebtedness,
replace our existing revolving and term credit agreements on or before their respective expirations in 2016
and 2018 or obtain funding through the issuance of our securities. We use credit facilities to support our
working  capital  and  acquisition  needs.  There  is  no  guarantee  that  we  can  continue  to  renew  our  credit
facility on terms as favorable as those in our existing credit facility and, if we are unable to do so, our costs
of borrowing and our business may be adversely affected.

Our debt agreements contain restrictive covenants and financial ratio tests that restrict or prohibit our ability to
engage in or enter into a variety of transactions. If we fail to comply with these covenants or tests, our indebtedness
under  these agreements could become accelerated, which could adversely affect us.

Our  debt  agreements,  including  our  senior  credit  facility  and  the  agreement  governing  our  senior
notes, contain various covenants that may have the effect of limiting, among other things, our ability and
the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to: merge with other entities, enter into a transaction resulting in a
change in control, create new liens, incur additional indebtedness, sell assets outside of the ordinary course
of  business,  enter  into  transactions  with  affiliates  (other  than  subsidiaries)  or  substantially  change  the
general nature of our and our subsidiaries’ business, taken as a whole, and, in the case of our senior credit
facility,  make  certain  investments,  enter  into  restrictive  agreements,  or  make  certain  dividends  or  other
distributions. These restrictions could limit our ability to take advantage of financing, merger, acquisition
or  other  opportunities,  to  fund  our  business  operations  or  to  fully  implement  our  current  and  future
operating strategies.

All  of  our  debt  agreements  relating  to  our  unsecured  revolving  credit  facility  and  unsecured  term
credit  agreements  require  us  to  maintain  compliance  with  a  maximum  consolidated  leverage  ratio  at  the
end  of  any  fiscal  quarter.  The  agreement  governing  our  senior  notes  also  requires  us  to  maintain  a  net
worth  above  a  required  threshold.  As  of  September  30,  2013,  our  consolidated  leverage  ratio  was  2.54,
which did not exceed our most restrictive maximum consolidated leverage ratio of 3.0. As of September 30,
2013,  our  net  worth  was  $2.0  billion,  which  exceeds  the  required  threshold  of  $1.6  billion.  Our  ability  to
continue to meet these financial ratios and tests will be dependent upon our future performance and may
be affected by events beyond our control (including factors discussed in this ‘‘Risk Factors’’ section). If we
fail to satisfy these requirements, our indebtedness under these agreements could become accelerated and

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payable at a time when we are unable to pay them. This would adversely affect our ability to implement
our  operating strategies and would have  a  material adverse effect on our  financial  condition.

Systems and information technology interruption could adversely impact our ability to operate.

We  rely  heavily  on  computer,  information  and  communications  technology  and  related  systems  in
order to properly operate. From time to time, we experience occasional system interruptions and delays. If
we  are  unable  to  continually  add  software  and  hardware,  effectively  upgrade  our  systems  and  network
infrastructure and take other steps to improve the efficiency of and protect our systems, the operation of
our systems could be interrupted or delayed. Our computer and communications systems and operations
could be damaged or interrupted by natural disasters, telecommunications failures, acts of war or terrorism
and similar events or disruptions. Any of these or other events could cause system interruption, delays and
loss of critical data, or delay or prevent  operations, and adversely affect our operating results.

In  addition,  we  face  the  threat  to  our  computer  systems  of  unauthorized  access,  computer  hackers,
computer  viruses,  malicious  code,  organized  cyber  attacks  and  other  security  problems  and  system
disruptions,  including  possible  unauthorized  access  to  our  and  our  clients’  proprietary  or  classified
information.  We  rely  on  industry-accepted  security  measures  and  technology  to  securely  maintain  all
confidential and proprietary information on our information systems. We have devoted and will continue
to devote significant resources to the security of our computer systems, but they may still be vulnerable to
these threats. A user who circumvents security measures could misappropriate confidential or proprietary
information  or  cause  interruptions  or  malfunctions  in  operations.  As  a  result,  we  may  be  required  to
expend significant resources to protect against the threat of these system disruptions and security breaches
or to alleviate problems caused by these disruptions and breaches. Any of these events could damage our
reputation  and  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  business,  financial  condition,  results  of  operations
and cash flows.

Failure to adequately protect, maintain, or enforce our rights in our intellectual property may adversely limit our
competitive position.

Our  success  depends,  in  part,  upon  our  ability  to  protect  our  intellectual  property.  We  rely  on  a
combination of intellectual property policies and other contractual arrangements to protect much of our
intellectual property where we do not believe that trademark, patent or copyright protection is appropriate
or  obtainable.  Trade  secrets  are  generally  difficult  to  protect.  Although  our  employees  are  subject  to
confidentiality obligations, this protection may be inadequate to deter or prevent misappropriation of our
confidential information and/or the infringement of our patents and copyrights. Further, we may be unable
to detect unauthorized use of our intellectual property or otherwise take appropriate steps to enforce our
rights.  Failure  to  adequately  protect,  maintain,  or  enforce  our  intellectual  property  rights  may  adversely
limit our competitive position.

Our charter documents contain provisions that may delay, defer  or prevent a change  of control.

Provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws could make it more difficult for a third party
to acquire control of us, even if the change in control would be beneficial to stockholders. These provisions
include the following:

(cid:127) division of our Board of Directors into three classes, with each class serving a staggered three-year

term;

(cid:127) removal of directors for cause only;

(cid:127) ability  of  our  Board  of  Directors  to  authorize  the  issuance  of  preferred  stock  in  series  without

stockholder approval;

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(cid:127) two-thirds stockholder vote requirement to approve specified business combinations, which include

a sale of substantially all of our assets;

(cid:127) vesting of exclusive authority in our Board of Directors to determine the size of the board (subject

to limited exceptions) and to fill vacancies;

(cid:127) advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals and nominations for election to our Board

of Directors; and

(cid:127) prohibitions  on  our  stockholders  from  acting  by  written  consent  and  limitations  on  calling  special

meetings.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Our corporate offices are located in approximately 64,000 square feet of space at 555 and 515 South
Flower  Street,  Los  Angeles,  California.  Our  other  offices  consist  of  an  aggregate  of  approximately
7.1 million square feet worldwide. We also maintain smaller administrative or project offices. Virtually all
of our offices are leased. See Note 13 in the notes to our consolidated financial statements for information
regarding  our  lease  obligations.  We  believe  our  current  properties  are  adequate  for  our  business
operations and are not currently underutilized. We may add additional facilities from time to time in the
future as the need arises.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

As a government contractor, we are subject to various laws and regulations that are more restrictive
than  those  applicable  to  non-government  contractors.  Intense  government  scrutiny  of  contractors’
compliance  with  those  laws  and  regulations  through  audits  and  investigations  is  inherent  in  government
contracting  and,  from  time  to  time,  we  receive  inquiries,  subpoenas,  and  similar  demands  related  to  our
ongoing  business  with  government  entities.  Violations  can  result  in  civil  or  criminal  liability  as  well  as
suspension or debarment from eligibility  for  awards of new government  contracts or  option renewals.

We are involved in various investigations, claims and lawsuits in the normal conduct of our business.
Although the outcome of our legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty and no assurances can
be  provided,  in  the  opinion  of  our  management,  based  upon  current  information  and  discussions  with
counsel,  none  of  the  investigations,  claims  and  lawsuits  in  which  we  are  involved  is  expected  to  have  a
material  adverse  effect  on  our  consolidated  financial  position,  results  of  operations,  cash  flows  or  our
ability to conduct business. See Note 19, ‘‘Commitments and Contingencies,’’ of this report for a discussion
of certain matters to which we are a party. From time to time, we establish reserves for litigation when we
consider it probable that a loss will occur.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER

MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). According to the records of
our transfer agent, there were 1,850 stockholders of record as of November 7, 2013. The following table
sets forth the low and high closing sales prices of a share of our common stock during each of the fiscal
quarters presented, based upon quotations on the  NYSE consolidated reporting  system:

Low Sales High Sales
Price ($)
Price ($)

Fiscal 2013:

First quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Third quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fourth quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18.87
23.80
28.22
28.63

24.37
32.95
32.01
35.20

Fiscal 2012:

First quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Third quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fourth quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16.84
20.80
14.91
15.29

21.62
24.06
22.68
21.62

Low Sales High Sales
Price ($)
Price ($)

Our policy is to use cash flow from operations to fund future growth and pay down debt. Accordingly,
we have not paid a cash dividend since our inception and we currently have no plans to pay cash dividends
in the foreseeable future. Additionally, our term credit agreement and revolving credit facility restrict our
ability  to  pay  cash  dividends.  Our  debt  agreements  do  not  permit  us  to  pay  cash  dividends  unless  at  the
time of and immediately after giving effect to the dividend, (a) there is no default or event of default and
(b) the leverage ratio (as defined in the debt agreements)  is less than 3.00 to 1.00.

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Equity Compensation Plans

The  following  table  presents  certain  information  about  our  equity  compensation  plans  as  of

September 30, 2013:

Column A

Column B

Column  C

Number of securities Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding
options, warrants,
and  rights

to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants, and rights

Number of securities
remaining available  for
future issuance under
equity compensation
plans (excluding
securities reflected  in
Column  A)

Plan Category

Equity compensation plans not approved by

stockholders:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

N/A

N/A

N/A

Equity compensation plans approved by

stockholders:

AECOM Technology Corporation 2006 Stock
Incentive Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AECOM Technology Corporation Equity

Incentive Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AECOM Technology Corporation Employee

Stock Purchase Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AECOM Technology Corporation Global

Stock Program(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,551,691

$24.73

17,581,795

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

4,189,556

6,226,065

22,716,027

50,713,443

Total

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,551,691

$24.73

(a) The  AECOM  Technology  Corporation  Global  Stock  Program  consists  of  our  plans  in  Australia,
Hong  Kong,  New  Zealand,  Singapore,  United  Arab  Emirates/Qatar,  and  United  Kingdom;  and  for
North America, the Retirement & Savings Plan and Equity  Investment Plan.

Performance Measurement Comparison(1)

The following chart compares the percentage change of AECOM stock (ACM) with that of the S&P
MidCap  400  and  the  S&P  1500  SuperComposite  Engineering  and  Construction  indices  from  October  1,
2008 to September 30, 2013. We believe the S&P MidCap 400, on which we are listed, is an appropriate
independent  broad  market  index,  since  it  measures  the  performance  of  similar  mid-sized  companies  in
numerous  sectors.  In  addition,  we  believe  the  S&P  1500  SuperComposite  Engineering  and  Construction
Index  is  an  appropriate  published  industry  index  since  it  measures  the  performance  of  engineering  and
construction companies.

(1) This section is not ‘‘soliciting material,’’ is not deemed ‘‘filed’’ with the SEC and is not incorporated by
reference in any of our filings under the Securities Act or Exchange Act whether made before or after
the date hereof and irrespective of any  general  incorporation language in  any such filing.

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Comparison of Percentage Change
October 1, 2008—September 30, 2013

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

S ep-08

-10%

D ec-08

M ar-09

Jun-09

S ep-09

D ec-09

M ar-10

Jun-10

S ep-10

D ec-10

M ar-11

Jun-11

S ep-11

D ec-11

M ar-12

Jun-12

S ep-12

D ec-12

M ar-13

Jun-13

S ep-13

-20%

-30%

-40%

ACM

S&P 400 Midcap

S&P 1500 SuperComposite Engineering and Construction

11NOV201321262467

End-of-Month Prices by Quarter

Dec 31, Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec  31, Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec  31, Mar 31, Jun  30,
2010

2011

2009

2010

2010

2009

2008

2010

2009

2011

2009

AECOM . . . . . . . . . . . .
30.73
S&P MidCap 400 . . . . . . 538.28
S&P 1500 Super

Composite Engineering
and Construction . . . . . 126.35

26.08
489.00

32.00
27.50
27.14
578.14 691.02 726.67

28.37
789.90

23.06
27.97
24.26
711.73 802.10 907.25

27.73
989.05

27.34
978.64

113.38

137.70 140.92 129.42

138.10

123.09 131.29 155.98

172.46

156.12

Sep 30, Dec 31, Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec  31, Mar  31,
2012

2011

2012

2013

2012

2011

2012

Jun 30,
2013

Sep  30,
2013

AECOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20.57
S&P MidCap 400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 781.26 879.16
S&P 1500 Super  Composite Engineering

17.67

22.37
994.30

16.45
31.27
941.64 989.02 1,020.43 1,153.68 1,160.82 1,243.85

21.16

23.80

32.80

31.79

and Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112.61 132.27

150.66

129.37 145.58

157.35

181.57

173.79

187.28

Stock Repurchase Program

In  August  2011,  the  Board  of  Directors  authorized  a  stock  repurchase  program  (Repurchase
Program),  pursuant  to  which  we  could  purchase  our  common  stock.  The  dollar  value  capacity  of  the
Repurchase Program was as follows:

Authorization Date

Increase in the Dollar
Value  Capacity

Maximum Dollar
Value Capacity at  the
Authorization  Date

(amounts in millions)

August  2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
August 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
January 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$200.0
$300.0
$500.0

$ 200.0
$ 500.0
$1,000.0

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Share  repurchases  under  this  program  can  be  made  through  open  market  purchases,  unsolicited  or
solicited privately negotiated transactions or other methods, including pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan. The
timing, nature and amount of purchases depended on a variety of factors, including market conditions and
the  volume  limit  defined  by  Rule  10b-18.  Repurchased  shares  are  retired,  but  remain  authorized  for
registration and issuance in the future.

A summary of the repurchase activity for the three months ended September 30, 2013 is as follows:

Period

Total Number
of Shares
Purchased

Average Price
Paid Per Share

Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced  Plans
or Programs

Approximate
Dollar
Value of Shares
that May
Yet  Be Purchased
Under  the Plans
or Programs

July 1 - 31, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
August 1 - 31, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
September 1 - 30, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

—
0.7
1.3

2.0

$31.83
29.99
30.47

30.33

—
0.7
1.3

2.0

$425.2
403.8
364.7

364.7

(Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL  DATA

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

You  should  read  the  following  selected  consolidated  financial  data  along  with  ‘‘Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations’’ and our consolidated financial
statements  and  the  accompanying  notes,  which  are  included  in  this  Form  10-K.  We  derived  the  selected
consolidated financial data from our audited consolidated  financial statements.

Consolidated Statement of Operations  Data:
Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gross profit

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in earnings of joint ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment

Income from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Income from continuing operations before  income  tax

expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Income (loss) from continuing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Discontinued operations, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Noncontrolling interests in income of consolidated

Year Ended September 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

(in millions, except share data)

$8,153
7,703

$8,218
7,796

$8,037
7,570

$6,546
6,116

$6,119
5,768

450
24
(97)
—

377
4
(45)

336
93

243
—

243

422
49
(81)
(336)

54
11
(47)

18
75

(57)
—

(57)

467
45
(91)
—

421
5
(42)

384
100

284
—

284

430
21
(110)
—

341
11
(11)

341
92

249
—

249

351
23
(87)
—

287
3
(12)

278
77

201
3

204

subsidiaries, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4)

(2)

(8)

(12)

(14)

Net income (loss) attributable to AECOM . . . . . . . . . .

$ 239

$ (59) $ 276

$ 237

$ 190

Net income (loss) attributable to AECOM per share:

Basic

Continuing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 2.38
—

$ (0.52) $ 2.35
—

—

$ 2.07
—

$ 1.73
.03

$ 2.38

$ (0.52) $ 2.35

$ 2.07

$ 1.76

Diluted

Continuing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 2.35
—

$ (0.52) $ 2.33
—

—

$ 2.05
—

$ 1.70
.03

$ 2.35

$ (0.52) $ 2.33

$ 2.05

$ 1.73

Weighted average shares outstanding: (in millions)

Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

101
102

112
112

117
118

114
115

108
110

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Year Ended September 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

(in millions, except employee data)

Other Data:
Depreciation and amortization(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization expense of acquired intangible

assets(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Capital expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contracted backlog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Number of full-time and part-time employees . . . . . .

$

94

$

103

$

110

$

79

$

84

21
52
$ 8,753
45,500

24
63
$ 8,499
46,800

36
78
$ 8,881
45,000

19
68
$ 6,802
48,100

26
63
$ 5,356
43,200

(1) Includes amortization of deferred  debt issuance costs.

(2) Included in depreciation and amortization  above.

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Working capital
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long-term debt excluding current portion . . . . . . . . . . . .
AECOM Stockholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

As of September 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

(in millions)

$ 601
1,078
5,666
1,089
2,021

$ 594
1,069
5,665
907
2,169

$ 457
1,176
5,789
1,145
2,340

$ 613
1,094
5,243
915
2,090

$ 291
658
3,790
142
1,730

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION  AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

You should read the following discussion in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the
related notes included in this report. In addition to historical consolidated financial information, the following
discussion  contains  forward-looking  statements  that  reflect  our  plans,  estimates  and  beliefs.  You  should  not
place  undue  reliance  on  these  forward-looking  statements.  Our  actual  results  could  differ  materially.  Factors
that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this report,
particularly in ‘‘Risk Factors.’’

Overview

We are a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for public and
private  clients  around  the  world.  We  provide  our  services  in  a  broad  range  of  end  markets  through  a
network of approximately 45,500 employees.

Our business focuses primarily on providing fee-based professional technical and support services and
therefore  our  business  is  labor  and  not  capital  intensive.  We  derive  income  from  our  ability  to  generate
revenue  and  collect  cash  from  our  clients  through  the  billing  of  our  employees’  time  spent  on  client
projects and our ability to manage our costs. We report our business through two segments: Professional
Technical Services (PTS) and Management Support Services (MSS).

Our  PTS  segment  delivers  planning,  consulting,  architectural  and  engineering  design,  and  program
and  construction  management  services  to  commercial  and  government  clients  worldwide  in  end  markets
such  as  transportation,  facilities,  environmental,  energy,  water  and  government  markets.  PTS  revenue  is
primarily  derived  from  fees  from  services  that  we  provide,  as  opposed  to  pass-through  fees  from
subcontractors and other direct costs. Our PTS segment contributed $7,242.9 million, or 89%, of our fiscal
2013 revenue.

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Our MSS segment provides program and facilities management and maintenance, training, logistics,
consulting,  technical  assistance  and  systems  integration  services,  primarily  for  agencies  of  the  U.S.
government. MSS revenue typically includes a significant amount of pass-through fees from subcontractors
and other direct costs. Our MSS segment contributed $910.6 million, or 11%, of our fiscal 2013 revenue.

Our  revenue  is  dependent  on  our  ability  to  attract  and  retain  qualified  and  productive  employees,
identify  business  opportunities,  integrate  and  maximize  the  value  of  our  recent  acquisitions,  allocate  our
labor  resources  to  profitable  and  high  growth  markets,  secure  new  contracts  and  renew  existing  client
agreements. Demand for our services is cyclical and may be vulnerable to sudden economic downturns and
reductions in government and private industry spending, which may result in clients delaying, curtailing or
canceling  proposed  and  existing  projects.  Moreover,  as  a  professional  services  company,  maintaining  the
high quality of the work generated by our employees is integral to our revenue generation and profitability.

Our  costs  consist  primarily  of  the  compensation  we  pay  to  our  employees,  including  salaries,  fringe
benefits,  the  costs  of  hiring  subcontractors  and  other  project-related  expenses,  and  sales,  general  and
administrative costs.

We define revenue provided by acquired companies as revenue included in the current period up to
twelve  months  subsequent  to  their  acquisition  date.  Throughout  this  section,  we  refer  to  companies  we
acquired in the last twelve months as ‘‘acquired companies.’’

Acquisitions

The  aggregate  value  of  all  consideration  for  our  acquisitions  consummated  during  the  year  ended

September 30, 2013, 2012, and 2011 was $82.0 million,  $15.4 million, and $453.3 million, respectively.

All of our acquisitions have been accounted for as business combinations and the results of operations
of  the  acquired  companies  have  been  included  in  our  consolidated  results  since  the  dates  of  the
acquisitions.

Components of Income and Expense

Our  management  analyzes  the  results  of  our  operations  using  several  financial  measures  not  in
accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  (GAAP).  A  significant  portion  of  our  revenue
relates to services provided by subcontractors and other non-employees that we categorize as other direct
costs. Those costs are typically paid to service providers upon our receipt of payment from the client. We
segregate other direct costs from revenue resulting in a measurement that we refer to as ‘‘revenue, net of
other direct costs,’’ which is a measure of work performed by AECOM employees. A large portion of our
fees  are  derived  through  work  performed  by  AECOM  employees  rather  than  other  parties.  We  have
included  information  on  revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs,  as  we  believe  that  it  is  useful  to  view  our
revenue  exclusive  of  costs  associated  with  external  service  providers,  and  the  related  gross  margins,  as
discussed in ‘‘Results of Operations’’ below. Because of the importance of maintaining the high quality of
work  generated  by  our  employees,  gross  margin  is  an  important  metric  that  we  review  in  evaluating  our
operating performance.

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The  following  table  presents,  for  the  periods  indicated,  a  presentation  of  the  non-GAAP  financial

measures reconciled to the closest GAAP  measure:

Year Ended September 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

(in millions)

Other Financial Data:
Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other direct costs(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$8,153
3,176

$8,218
3,034

$8,037
2,856

$6,546
2,340

$6,119
2,300

Revenue, net of other direct costs(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of revenue, net of other direct costs(1) . . . . . . . . .

4,977
4,527

5,184
4,762

5,181
4,714

4,206
3,776

3,819
3,468

Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in earnings of joint ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment

450
24
(97)
—

422
49
(81)
(336)

467
45
(91)
—

430
21
(110)
—

351
23
(87)
—

Income from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 377

$

54

$ 421

$ 341

$ 287

Reconciliation of Cost of Revenue:

Other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . .

$3,176
4,527

$3,034
4,762

$2,856
4,714

$2,340
3,776

$2,300
3,468

Cost of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$7,703

$7,796

$7,570

$6,116

$5,768

(1) Non-GAAP measure

Revenue

We generate revenue primarily by providing professional technical and management support services
for commercial and government clients around the world. Our revenue consists of both services provided
by our employees and pass-through fees from subcontractors and other direct costs. We generally utilize a
cost-to-cost approach in applying the percentage-of-completion method of revenue recognition. Under this
approach,  revenue  is  earned  in  proportion  to  total  costs  incurred,  divided  by  total  costs  expected  to  be
incurred.

Other  Direct Costs

In  the  course  of  providing  our  services,  we  routinely  subcontract  for  services  and  incur  other  direct
costs  on  behalf  of  our  clients.  These  costs  are  passed  through  to  our  clients  and,  in  accordance  with
industry practice and GAAP, are included in our revenue and cost of revenue. Since subcontractor services
and  other  direct  costs  can  change  significantly  from  project  to  project  and  period  to  period,  changes  in
revenue may not accurately reflect business trends.

Revenue, Net of Other Direct Costs

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations uses revenue, net of
other direct costs as a point of reference. Revenue, net of other direct costs is a non-GAAP measure and
may not be comparable to similarly titled  items reported  by other companies.

Cost of Revenue, Net of Other Direct Costs

Cost  of  revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs  reflects  the  cost  of  our  own  personnel  (including  fringe

benefits and overhead expense) associated  with revenue, net of other direct costs.

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Amortization Expense of Acquired Intangible Assets

Included in our cost of revenue, net of other direct costs is amortization of acquired intangible assets.
We  have  ascribed  value  to  identifiable  intangible  assets  other  than  goodwill  in  our  purchase  price
allocations  for  companies  we  have  acquired.  These  assets  include,  but  are  not  limited,  to  backlog  and
customer relationships. To the extent we ascribe value to identifiable intangible assets that have finite lives,
we amortize those values over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Such amortization expense, although
non-cash in the period expensed, directly impacts our results of operations.

It is difficult to predict with any precision the amount of expense we may record relating to acquired
intangible assets. As backlog is typically the shortest lived intangible asset in our business, we would expect
to see higher amortization expense in the first 12 to 18 months (the typical backlog amortization period)
after an acquisition has been consummated.

Equity in Earnings of Joint Ventures

Equity in earnings of joint ventures includes our portion of fees charged by our unconsolidated joint
ventures  to  clients  for  services  performed  by  us  and  other  joint  venture  partners  along  with  earnings  we
receive from investments in unconsolidated joint ventures.

General and Administrative Expenses

General  and  administrative  expenses  include  corporate  overhead  expenses,  including  personnel,

occupancy, and administrative expenses.

Goodwill  Impairment

See Critical Accounting Policies and Consolidated Results below.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense varies as a function of income before income tax expense and permanent non-tax
deductible  expenses.  As  a  global  enterprise,  our  tax  rates  are  affected  by  many  factors,  including  our
worldwide  mix  of  earnings,  the  extent  to  which  those  earnings  are  indefinitely  reinvested  outside  of  the
United States, our acquisition strategy and changes to existing tax legislation. Our tax returns are routinely
audited and settlements of issues raised in these audits  sometimes  affect our tax provisions.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our  financial  statements  are  presented  in  accordance  with  GAAP.  Highlighted  below  are  the
accounting policies that management considers significant to understanding the operations of our business.

Revenue Recognition

We  generally  utilize  a  cost-to-cost  approach  in  applying  the  percentage-of-completion  method  of
revenue recognition, under which revenue is earned in proportion to total costs incurred, divided by total
costs expected to be incurred. Recognition of revenue and profit under this method is dependent upon a
number of factors, including the accuracy of a variety of estimates, including engineering progress, material
quantities, the achievement of milestones, penalty provisions, labor productivity and cost estimates. Due to
uncertainties inherent in the estimation process, it is possible that actual completion costs may vary from
estimates.  If  estimated  total  costs  on  contracts  indicate  a  loss,  we  recognize  that  estimated  loss  in  the
period the estimated loss first becomes known.

Claims Recognition

Claims  are  amounts  in  excess  of  the  agreed  contract  price  (or  amounts  not  included  in  the  original
contract  price)  that  we  seek  to  collect  from  customers  or  others  for  delays,  errors  in  specifications  and

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designs,  contract  terminations,  change  orders  in  dispute  or  unapproved  contracts  as  to  both  scope  and
price or other causes of unanticipated additional costs. We record contract revenue related to claims only if
it  is  probable  that  the  claim  will  result  in  additional  contract  revenue  and  if  the  amount  can  be  reliably
estimated. In such cases, we record revenue only to the extent that contract costs relating to the claim have
been  incurred.  The  amounts  recorded,  if  material,  are  disclosed  in  the  notes  to  the  financial  statements.
Costs attributable to claims are treated  as  costs of contract performance as incurred.

Government Contract Matters

Our  federal  government  and  certain  state  and  local  agency  contracts  are  subject  to,  among  other
regulations,  regulations  issued  under  the  Federal  Acquisition  Regulations  (FAR).  These  regulations  can
limit the recovery of certain specified indirect costs on contracts and subject us to ongoing multiple audits
by  government  agencies  such  as  the  Defense  Contract  Audit  Agency  (DCAA).  In  addition,  most  of  our
federal and state and local contracts  are  subject to termination at the discretion of the client.

Audits by the DCAA and other agencies consist of reviews of our overhead rates, operating systems
and  cost  proposals  to  ensure  that  we  account  for  such  costs  in  accordance  with  the  Cost  Accounting
Standards  of  the  FAR  (CAS).  If  the  DCAA  determines  we  have  not  accounted  for  such  costs  consistent
with  CAS,  the  DCAA  may  disallow  these  costs.  There  can  be  no  assurance  that  audits  by  the  DCAA  or
other governmental agencies will not result in material cost disallowances in  the future.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We record accounts receivable net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. This allowance for doubtful
accounts  is  estimated  based  on  management’s  evaluation  of  the  contracts  involved  and  the  financial
condition of its clients. The factors we consider in our contract evaluations include, but are not limited to:

(cid:127) Client type—federal or state and local government or commercial client;

(cid:127) Historical contract performance;

(cid:127) Historical collection and delinquency trends;

(cid:127) Client  credit worthiness; and

(cid:127) General economic conditions.

Unbilled Accounts Receivable and Billings in Excess of  Costs on  Uncompleted  Contracts

Unbilled accounts receivable represents the contract revenue recognized but not yet billed pursuant to

contract terms or accounts billed after  the period end.

Billings  in  excess  of  costs  on  uncompleted  contracts  represent  the  billings  to  date,  as  allowed  under
the  terms  of  a  contract,  but  not  yet  recognized  as  contract  revenue  using  the  percentage-of-completion
accounting method.

Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

We  have  noncontrolling  interests  in  joint  ventures  accounted  for  under  the  equity  method.  Fees
received for and the associated costs of services performed by us and billed to joint ventures with respect to
work done by us for third-party customers are recorded as our revenues and costs in the period in which
such  services  are  rendered.  In  certain  joint  ventures,  a  fee  is  added  to  the  respective  billings  from  both
ourselves and the other joint venture partners on the amounts billed to the third-party customers. These
fees result in earnings to the joint venture and are split with each of the joint venture partners and paid to
the joint venture partners upon collection from the third-party customer. We record our allocated share of
these fees as equity in earnings of joint ventures.

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Income Taxes

Valuation Allowance. Deferred income taxes are provided on the liability method whereby deferred
tax assets and liabilities are established for the difference between the financial reporting and income tax
basis of assets and liabilities, as well as operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities  are  adjusted  for  the  effects  of  changes  in  tax  laws  and  rates  on  the  date  of  enactment  of  such
changes to laws and rates.

Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in our opinion, it is more likely than
not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets may not be realized. Whether a deferred tax asset
may be realized requires considerable judgment by us. In considering the need for a valuation allowance,
we  consider  a  number  of  factors  including  the  future  reversal  of  existing  temporary  differences,  future
taxable  income  exclusive  of  reversing  temporary  differences  and  carry  forwards,  taxable  income  in
carry-back years if carry-back is permitted under tax law, and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies
that would normally be taken by management, in the absence of the desire to realize the deferred tax asset.
Whether a deferred tax asset will ultimately be realized is also dependent on varying factors, including, but
not limited to, changes in tax laws and audits by tax jurisdictions  in which we  operate.

We review the need for a valuation allowance at least quarterly. If we determine we will not realize all
or part of our deferred tax asset in the future, we will record an additional valuation allowance. Conversely,
if  a  valuation  allowance  exists  and  we  determine  that  the  ultimate  realizability  of  all  or  part  of  the  net
deferred tax asset is more likely than not to be realized, then the amount of the valuation allowance will be
reduced. This adjustment will increase or decrease income tax expense in the period of such determination.

Undistributed  Non-U.S.  Earnings. The  results  of  our  operations  outside  of  the  United  States  are
consolidated  for  financial  reporting;  however,  earnings  from  investments  in  non-U.S.  operations  are
included in domestic U.S. taxable income only when actually or constructively received. No deferred taxes
have  been  provided  on  the  undistributed  pre-tax  earnings  of  non-U.S.  operations  of  approximately
$852.2 million because we plan to permanently reinvest these earnings overseas. If we were to repatriate
these earnings, additional taxes would be due at that time.

Goodwill  and Acquired Intangible Assets

Goodwill  represents  the  excess  amounts  paid  over  the  fair  value  of  net  assets  acquired  from  an
acquisition.  In  order  to  determine  the  amount  of  goodwill  resulting  from  an  acquisition,  we  perform  an
assessment  to  determine  the  value  of  the  acquired  company’s  tangible  and  identifiable  intangible  assets
and liabilities. In our assessment, we determine whether identifiable intangible assets exist, which typically
include backlog and customer relationships.

We test goodwill for impairment annually for each reporting unit and between annual tests if events
occur  or  circumstances  change  which  suggest  that  goodwill  should  be  evaluated.  Such  events  or
circumstances include significant changes in legal factors and business climate, recent losses at a reporting
unit,  and  industry  trends,  among  other  factors.  We  have  multiple  reporting  units.  A  reporting  unit  is
defined  as  an  operating  segment  or  one  level  below  an  operating  segment.  Our  impairment  tests  are
performed at the operating segment level as  they represent our  reporting  units.

The  impairment  test  is  a  two-step  process.  During  the  first  step,  we  estimate  the  fair  value  of  the
reporting unit using income and market approaches, and compare that amount to the carrying value of that
reporting unit. In the event the fair value of the reporting unit is determined to be less than the carrying
value, a second step is required. The second step requires us to perform a hypothetical purchase allocation
for  that  reporting  unit  and  to  compare  the  resulting  current  implied  fair  value  of  the  goodwill  to  the
current  carrying  value  of  the  goodwill  for  that  reporting  unit.  In  the  event  that  the  current  implied  fair
value of the goodwill is less than the  carrying  value,  an impairment charge is  recognized.

During  the  fourth  quarter,  we  conduct  our  annual  goodwill  impairment  test.  The  impairment
evaluation  process  includes,  among  other  things,  making  assumptions  about  variables  such  as  revenue
growth rates, profitability, discount rates, and industry market multiples, which are subject to a high degree
of judgment.

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As  a  result  of  the  first  step  of  the  fiscal  2012  impairment  analysis,  we  identified  adverse  market
conditions and business trends within the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and MSS reporting
units, which led us to determine that goodwill was impaired. The second step of the analysis was performed
to  measure  the  impairment  as  the  excess  of  the  goodwill  carrying  value  over  its  implied  fair  value.  This
analysis resulted in an impairment of  $336.0 million, or  $317.2  million,  net of tax.

Material  assumptions  used  in  the  impairment  analysis  included  the  weighted  average  cost  of  capital
(WACC) percent and terminal growth rates. For example, a 1% increase in the WACC rate represents a
$500 million decrease to the fair value of our reporting units. A 1% decrease in the terminal growth rate
represents a $400 million increase to the  fair  value of our  reporting units.

Pension Plans

A  number  of  assumptions  are  necessary  to  determine  our  pension  liabilities  and  net  periodic  costs.
These  liabilities  and  net  periodic  costs  are  sensitive  to  changes  in  those  assumptions.  The  assumptions
include discount rates, long-term rates of return on plan assets and inflation levels limited to the United
Kingdom and are generally determined based on the current economic environment in each host country
at  the  end  of  each  respective  annual  reporting  period.  We  evaluate  the  funded  status  of  each  of  our
retirement plans using these current assumptions and determine the appropriate funding level considering
applicable  regulatory  requirements,  tax  deductibility,  reporting  considerations  and  other  factors.  Based
upon current assumptions, we expect to contribute $16.0 million to our international plans in fiscal 2014.
We  do  not  have  a  required  minimum  contribution  for  our  U.S.  plans;  however,  we  may  make  additional
discretionary contributions. We currently expect to contribute $4.9 million to our U.S. plans in fiscal 2014.
If  the  discount  rate  was  reduced  by  25  basis  points,  plan  liabilities  would  increase  by  approximately
$32.3 million. If the discount rate and return on plan assets were reduced by 25 basis points, plan expense
would  increase  by  approximately  $0.5  million  and  $1.5  million,  respectively.  If  inflation  increased  by  25
basis points, plan liabilities in the United Kingdom would increase by approximately $19.6 million and plan
expense would increase by approximately  $1.5 million.

At each measurement date, all assumptions are reviewed and adjusted as appropriate. With respect to
establishing  the  return  on  assets  assumption,  we  consider  the  long  term  capital  market  expectations  for
each  asset  class  held  as  an  investment  by  the  various  pension  plans.  In  addition  to  expected  returns  for
each asset class, we take into account standard deviation of returns and correlation between asset classes.
This  is  necessary  in  order  to  generate  a  distribution  of  possible  returns  which  reflects  diversification  of
assets. Based on this information, a distribution of possible returns is generated based on the plan’s target
asset allocation.

Capital  market  expectations  for  determining  the  long  term  rate  of  return  on  assets  are  based  on
forward-looking  assumptions  which  reflect  a  20-year  view  of  the  capital  markets.  In  establishing  those
capital market assumptions and expectations, we rely on the assistance of our actuary and our investment
consultant. We and the plan trustees review whether changes to the various plans’ target asset allocations
are  appropriate.  A  change  in  the  plans’  target  asset  allocations  would  likely  result  in  a  change  in  the
expected  return  on  asset  assumptions.  In  assessing  a  plan’s  asset  allocation  strategy,  we  and  the  plan
trustees  consider  factors  such  as  the  structure  of  the  plan’s  liabilities,  the  plan’s  funded  status,  and  the
impact  of  the  asset  allocation  to  the  volatility  of  the  plan’s  funded  status,  so  that  the  overall  risk  level
resulting from our defined benefit plans is appropriate within our  risk management  strategy.

Between  September  30,  2012  and  September  30,  2013,  the  aggregate  worldwide  pension  deficit
increased from $192.2 million to an estimated $192.7 million. Although funding rules are subject to local
laws and regulations and vary by location, we expect to reduce this deficit over a period of 7 to 10 years. If
the  various  plans  do  not  experience  future  investment  gains  to  reduce  this  shortfall,  the  deficit  will  be
reduced by additional contributions.

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Accrued Professional Liability Costs

We  carry  professional  liability  insurance  policies  or  self-insure  for  our  initial  layer  of  professional
liability claims under our professional liability insurance policies and for a deductible for each claim even
after exceeding the self-insured retention. We accrue for our portion of the estimated ultimate liability for
the  estimated  potential  incurred  losses.  We  establish  our  estimate  of  loss  for  each  potential  claim  in
consultation  with  legal  counsel  handling  the  specific  matters  and  based  on  historic  trends  taking  into
account  recent  events.  We  also  use  an  outside  actuarial  firm  to  assist  us  in  estimating  our  future  claims
exposure. It is possible that our estimate of loss may be revised based on the actual or revised estimate of
liability of the claims.

Foreign Currency Translation

Our functional currency is the U.S. dollar. Results of operations for foreign entities are translated to
U.S. dollars using the average exchange rates during the period. Assets and liabilities for foreign entities
are translated using the exchange rates in effect as of the date of the balance sheet. Resulting translation
adjustments  are  recorded  as  a  foreign  currency  translation  adjustment  into  other  accumulated
comprehensive income/(loss) in stockholders’ equity.

We  limit  exposure  to  foreign  currency  fluctuations  in  most  of  our  contracts  through  provisions  that
require client payments in currencies corresponding to the currency in which costs are incurred. As a result
of  this  natural  hedge,  we  generally  do  not  need  to  hedge  foreign  currency  cash  flows  for  contract  work
performed.  However,  we  will  use  foreign  exchange  derivative  financial  instruments  from  time  to  time  to
mitigate foreign currency risk. The functional currency of all significant foreign operations is the respective
local currency.

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 compared to the  fiscal year  ended September  30, 2012

Consolidated Results

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

Change

$

%

Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$8,153.5
3,176.5

4,977.0
4,527.0

Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in earnings of joint ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment

Income from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Income from continuing operations before  income tax expense .
Income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Noncontrolling interests in income of consolidated

subsidiaries, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

450.0
24.3
(97.3)
—

377.0
3.5
(44.7)

335.8
92.6

243.2

(4.0)

($ in millions)
$8,218.2
3,034.3

5,183.9
4,762.0

421.9
48.6
(80.9)
(336.0)

53.6
10.6
(46.7)

17.5
74.4

(56.9)

$ (64.7)
142.2

(206.9)
(235.0)

(0.8)%
4.7

(4.0)
(4.9)

28.1
(24.3)
(16.4)
336.0

323.4
(7.1)
2.0

318.3
18.2

300.1

6.7
(50.0)
20.3
(100.0)

603.4
(67.0)
(4.3)

1,818.9
24.5

*

(1.7)

(2.3)

135.3

Net income (loss) attributable to AECOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 239.2

$ (58.6)

$ 297.8

*%

*

Not meaningful

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The  following  table  presents  the  percentage  relationship  of  certain  items  to  revenue,  net  of  other

direct costs:

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

Revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . .

100.0%
91.0

100.0%
91.9

Gross margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in earnings of joint ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment

Income from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Income from continuing operations before income tax

expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Noncontrolling interests in income of consolidated

subsidiaries, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net income (loss) attributable to AECOM . . . . . . . . . . .

9.0
0.5
(1.9)
—

7.6
0.1
(1.0)

6.7
1.8

4.9

8.1
0.9
(1.5)
(6.5)

1.0
0.2
(0.9)

0.3
1.4

(1.1)

(0.1)

4.8%

0.0

(1.1)%

Revenue

Our  revenue  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013  decreased  $64.7  million,  or  0.8%,  to
$8,153.5 million as compared to $8,218.2 million for the corresponding period last year. Revenue provided
by acquired companies was $166.9 million for the year ended September 30, 2013. Excluding the revenue
provided  by  acquired  companies,  revenue  decreased  $231.6  million,  or  2.8%,  from  the  year  ended
September 30, 2012.

The decrease in revenue, excluding acquired companies, for the year ended September 30, 2013 was
primarily attributable to a decrease in Australia of approximately $300 million substantially from decreased
mining  related  services.  These  decreases  were  partially  offset  by  an  increase  in  Asia  of  approximately
$60 million primarily from engineering  and program management services on  infrastructure projects.

Revenue, Net of Other Direct Costs

Our  revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs,  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013  decreased
$206.9 million, or 4.0%, to $4,977.0 million as compared to $5,183.9 million for the corresponding period
last  year.  Revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs,  of  $128.3  million  was  provided  by  acquired  companies.
Excluding revenue, net of other direct costs, provided by acquired companies, revenue, net of other direct
costs, decreased $335.2 million, or 6.5%, over  the year ended September 30,  2012.

The  decrease  in  revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs,  excluding  revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs
provided by acquired companies, for the year ended September 30, 2013 was primarily due to a decrease in
Australia  of  approximately  $190  million  substantially  from  decreased  mining  related  services  and  a
reduction  in  engineering  and  program  management  services  in  the  Americas  of  approximately
$180  million,  partially  offset  by  an  increase  in  Asia  of  approximately  $70  million  primarily  from
engineering and program management services on  infrastructure projects.

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Gross Profit

Our  gross  profit  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013  increased  $28.1  million,  or  6.7%,  to
$450.0 million as compared to $421.9 million for the corresponding period last year. Gross profit provided
by  acquired  companies  was  $10.5  million.  Excluding  gross  profit  provided  by  acquired  companies,  gross
profit  increased  $17.6  million,  or  4.2%,  from  the  year  ended  September  30,  2012.  For  the  year  ended
September 30, 2013, gross profit, as a percentage of revenue, net of other direct costs, increased to 9.0%
from 8.1% in the year ended September 30, 2012.

The increases in gross profit and gross profit as a percentage of revenue, net of other direct costs, for
the  year  ended  September  30,  2013  were  primarily  due  to  improved  project  performance  in  our  MSS
reportable segment.

Equity in Earnings of Joint Ventures

Our  equity  in  earnings  of  joint  ventures  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013  was  $24.3  million

compared to $48.6 million in the corresponding period last year.

The  decrease  in  equity  in  earnings  of  joint  ventures  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013  was
primarily  due  to  reduced  earnings  on  MSS  joint  ventures  that  support  the  United  States  Army  in  the
Middle East.

General and Administrative Expenses

Our  general  and  administrative  expenses  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013  increased
$16.4  million,  or  20.3%,  to  $97.3  million  as  compared  to  $80.9  million  for  the  corresponding  period  last
year. As a percentage of revenue, net of other direct costs, general and administrative expenses increased
to 1.9% for the year ended September  30, 2013 from  1.5% for the year ended September 30, 2012.

The  increases  in  general  administrative  expenses  are  primarily  due  to  increased  performance-based

compensation.

Other  Income

Our  other  income  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013  decreased  $7.1  million  to  $3.5  million  as

compared to $10.6 million for the year  ended September 30,  2012.

The  decrease  in  other  income  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013  is  primarily  due  to  decreased

earnings from investments.

Interest Expense

Our  interest  expense  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013  was  $44.7  million  as  compared  to

$46.7 million of interest expense for the  year ended September 30,  2012.

Income Tax Expense

Our income tax expense for the year ended September 30, 2013 increased $18.2 million, or 24.5%, to
$92.6 million as compared to $74.4 million for the year ended September 30, 2012. The effective tax rate
was 27.6% and 425.7% for the years ended  September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The increase in income tax expense for the year ended September 30, 2013 was primarily due to the
change in tax jurisdictional mix of income, a higher pretax income than the prior year, and a current year
restructuring transaction that resulted in U.S. income tax expense.

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Net Income (Loss) Attributable to AECOM

The factors described above resulted in the net income attributable to AECOM of $239.2 million for
year ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the net loss attributable to AECOM of $58.6 million for
the year ended September 30, 2012.

Results of Operations by Reportable Segment

Professional Technical Services

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

Change

$

%

Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . .

$7,242.9
2,826.5

4,416.4
3,999.5

($ in millions)
$7,276.9
2,669.6

$ (34.0)
156.9

(0.5)%
5.9

4,607.3
4,183.5

(190.9)
(184.0)

(4.1)
(4.4)

Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 416.9

$ 423.8

$

(6.9)

(1.6)%

The  following  table  presents  the  percentage  relationship  of  certain  items  to  revenue,  net  of  other

direct costs:

Revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

100.0%
90.6

9.4%

100.0%
90.8

9.2%

Revenue

Revenue  for  our  PTS  segment  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013  decreased  $34.0  million,  or
0.5%, to $7,242.9 million as compared to $7,276.9 million for the corresponding period last year. Revenue
provided by acquired companies was $166.9 million. Excluding revenue provided by acquired companies,
revenue decreased $200.9 million, or  2.8%, over the  year ended September 30,  2012.

The decrease in revenue, excluding acquired companies, for the year ended September 30, 2013 was
primarily attributable to a decrease in Australia of approximately $300 million substantially from decreased
mining  related  services.  These  decreases  were  partially  offset  by  an  increase  in  Asia  of  approximately
$60 million primarily from engineering  and  program management services on  infrastructure projects.

Revenue, Net of Other Direct Costs

Revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs,  for  our  PTS  segment  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013
decreased  $190.9  million,  or  4.1%,  to  $4,416.4  million  as  compared  to  $4,607.3  million  for  the
corresponding  period  last  year.  Revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs  provided  by  acquired  companies  was
$128.3 million. Excluding revenue, net of other direct costs, provided by acquired companies, revenue, net
of other direct costs, decreased $319.2  million, or  6.9%, over the  year ended September  30, 2012.

The  decrease  in  revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs,  excluding  revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs
provided by acquired companies, for the year ended September 30, 2013 was primarily due to a decrease in
Australia  of  approximately  $190  million  substantially  from  decreased  mining  related  services,  and  a

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reduction  in  engineering  and  program  management  services  in  the  Americas  of  approximately
$180  million,  partially  offset  by  an  increase  in  Asia  of  approximately  $70  million  primarily  from
engineering and program management services on infrastructure projects.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for our PTS segment for the year ended September 30, 2013 decreased $6.9 million, or
1.6%, to $416.9 million as compared to $423.8 million for the corresponding period last year. Gross profit
provided by acquired companies was $10.5 million. Excluding gross profit provided by acquired companies,
gross profit decreased $17.4 million, or 4.1%, from the year ended September 30, 2012. As a percentage of
revenue, net of other direct costs, gross profit increased to 9.4% of revenue, net of other direct costs, for
the year ended September 30, 2013,  from  9.2% in the  corresponding  period last year.

The  decrease  in  gross  profit,  excluding  gross  profit  provided  by  acquired  companies,  for  the  year
ended September 30, 2013 was primarily attributable to a decline in our Australian mining related services,
which  led us to incur severance costs  of approximately  $15 million.

Management Support Services

Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

Change

$

%

$910.6
350.0

560.6
527.5

($ in millions)
$941.3
364.7

$(30.7)
(14.7)

(3.3)%
(4.0)

576.6
578.5

(16.0)
(51.0)

(2.8)
(8.8)

Gross profit (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 33.1

$ (1.9)

$ 35.0

*%

* Not meaningful

The  following  table  presents  the  percentage  relationship  of  certain  items  to  revenue,  net  of  other

direct costs:

Revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gross profit (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

100.0%
94.1

5.9%

100.0%
100.3

(0.3)%

Revenue

Revenue  for  our  MSS  segment  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013,  decreased  $30.7  million,  or

3.3%, to $910.6 million as compared  to  $941.3 million for the corresponding period last year.

Revenue, Net of Other Direct Costs

Revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs,  for  our  MSS  segment  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013
decreased  $16.0  million,  or  2.8%,  to  $560.6  million  as  compared  to  $576.6  million  for  the  corresponding
period last year.

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Gross Profit (Loss)

Gross profit (loss) for our MSS segment for the year ended September 30, 2013 was $33.1 million as
compared to $(1.9) million for the corresponding period last year. As a percentage of revenue, net of other
direct costs, gross profit (loss) increased to 5.9% of revenue, net of other direct costs, for the year ended
September 30, 2013 from (0.3)% in the corresponding  period last  year.

The  increase  in  gross  profit  (loss)  and  gross  profit  (loss),  as  a  percentage  of  revenue,  net  of  other
direct costs, for the year ended September 30, 2013 was primarily due to improved project performance.

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2012,  compared  to  the fiscal year ended  September  30, 2011

Consolidated Results

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

Change

$

%

Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . .

$8,218.2
3,034.3

5,183.9
4,762.0

Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in earnings of joint ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Income from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Income from continuing operations before income tax

expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net (loss) income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Noncontrolling interests in income of consolidated

421.9
48.6
(80.9)
(336.0)

53.6
10.6
(46.7)

17.5
74.4

(56.9)

($ in millions)
$8,037.4
2,856.6

$ 180.8
177.7

2.2%
6.2

0.1
1.0

(9.6)
8.5
(10.4)
*

(87.3)
112.0
11.2

3.1
47.9

(44.8)
3.8
9.4
(336.0)

(367.6)
5.6
(4.7)

(366.7)
(25.7)

(95.4)
(25.7)

(341.0)

(120.0)

5,180.8
4,714.1

466.7
44.8
(90.3)
—

421.2
5.0
(42.0)

384.2
100.1

284.1

subsidiaries, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(1.7)

(8.3)

6.6

(79.5)

Net (loss) income attributable to AECOM . . . . . . . . . . .

$ (58.6)

$ 275.8

$(334.4)

(121.2)%

* Not meaningful

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The  following  table  presents  the  percentage  relationship  of  certain  items  to  revenue,  net  of  other

direct costs:

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

Revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . .

100.0%
91.9

100.0%
91.0

Gross margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in earnings of joint ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment

Income from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Income from continuing operations before income tax

expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net (loss) income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Noncontrolling interests in income of consolidated

8.1
0.9
(1.5)
(6.5)

1.0
0.2
(0.9)

0.3
1.4

(1.1)

subsidiaries, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.0

Net (loss) income attributable to AECOM . . . . . . . . . . .

(1.1)%

9.0
0.9
(1.8)
0.0

8.1
0.1
(0.8)

7.4
1.9

5.5

(0.2)

5.3%

Revenue

Our  revenue  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2012  increased  $180.8  million,  or  2.2%,  to
$8,218.2  million  as  compared  to  $8,037.4  million  for  the  prior  year.  Revenue  provided  by  acquired
companies was $35.1 million for the year ended September 30, 2012. Excluding the revenue provided by
acquired companies, revenue increased $145.7 million, or 1.8%, from the year ended September 30, 2011.

The increase in revenue, excluding acquired companies, for the year ended September 30, 2012, was
primarily attributable to increased demand for our construction management services in the Americas of
approximately  $220  million,  engineering  and  program  management  services  on  infrastructure  projects  in
Australia and Asia of approximately $170 million and $95 million, respectively, partially offset by the effect
of  foreign  currencies  of  $40  million,  a  reduction  in  services  in  our  MSS  segment  noted  below  of
approximately $220 million, a reduction in engineering and program management services provided in the
United States of approximately $50 million, and a reduction in services provided in Libya of approximately
$30 million.

Revenue, Net of Other Direct Costs

Our revenue, net of other direct costs, for the year ended September 30, 2012 increased $3.1 million,
or 0.1%, to $5,183.9 million as compared to $5,180.8 million for the prior year. Revenue, net of other direct
costs, of $27.4 million was provided by acquired companies. Excluding revenue, net of other direct costs,
provided by acquired companies, revenue, net of other direct costs, decreased $24.3 million, or 0.5%, over
the year ended September 30, 2011.

The  decrease  in  revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs,  excluding  revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs
provided by acquired companies, for the year ended September 30, 2012 was primarily due to a reduction
in  engineering  and  program  management  services  in  the  United  States,  the  Middle  East  and  Europe  of
approximately  $75  million,  $40  million,  and  $30  million,  respectively,  in  addition  to  the  effect  of  foreign

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currencies  of  $30  million.  These  decreases  were  partially  offset  by  an  increased  demand  for  our
engineering  and  program  management  services  on  infrastructure  projects  in  Australia  and  Asia  of
approximately $90 million and $75 million,  respectively.

Gross Profit

Our  gross  profit  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2012  decreased  $44.8  million,  or  9.6%,  to
$421.9  million  as  compared  to  $466.7  million  for  the  prior  year.  Gross  profit  provided  by  acquired
companies was $3.8 million. Excluding gross profit provided by acquired companies, gross profit decreased
$48.6 million, or 10.4%, from the year ended September 30, 2011. For the year ended September 30, 2012,
gross profit, as a percentage of revenue, net of other direct costs, decreased to 8.1% from 9.0% in the year
ended September 30, 2011.

The decrease in gross profit and gross profit, as a percentage of revenue, net of other direct costs for
the  year  ended  September  30,  2012,  as  compared  to  the  corresponding  period  in  the  prior  year  was
primarily attributable to reductions in gross profit in our MSS  segment noted below.

Equity in Earnings of Joint Ventures

Our  equity  in  earnings  of  joint  ventures  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2012  was  $48.6  million
compared  to  $44.8  million  for  the  prior  year.  No  equity  in  earnings  of  joint  ventures  was  provided  by
acquired companies.

The  increase  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2012  was  primarily  due  to  increased  activity  in  joint
ventures on projects for the U.S. Army and Department of Energy, partially offset by decreased activity in
a joint venture in Iraq for the U.S. Department of Defense.

General and Administrative Expenses

Our  general  and  administrative  expenses  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2012,  decreased
$9.4 million, or 10.4%, to $80.9 million as compared to $90.3 million for the prior year. As a percentage of
revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs,  general  and  administrative  expenses  decreased  from  1.8%  in  the  year
ended September 30, 2011 to 1.5% in the  year ended September  30, 2012.

The decrease in general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to reduced expenses

related to employee compensation.

Goodwill  Impairment

During the fourth quarter of our year ended September 30, 2012, we conducted our annual goodwill
impairment  test.  The  impairment  evaluation  process  includes,  among  other  things,  making  assumptions
about variables such as revenue growth rates, profitability, discount rates, and industry market multiples,
which are subject to a high degree of judgment. As a result of the first step of the impairment analysis, due
to market conditions and business trends within the EMEA and MSS reporting units, we determined that
goodwill was impaired. The second step of the analysis was performed to measure the impairment as the
excess of the goodwill carrying value over its implied fair value. This analysis resulted in an impairment of
$336.0 million, or $317.2 million, net  of tax.

Other  Income

Our  other  income  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2012  was  $10.6  million  as  compared  to

$5.0 million for the year ended September  30, 2011.

Other income is primarily related to investment earnings.

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Interest Expense

Our  interest  expense  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2012  was  $46.7  million  as  compared  to

$42.0 million of interest expense for the  year ended September 30,  2011.

Income Tax Expense

Our income tax expense for the year ended September 30, 2012, decreased $25.7 million, or 25.7%, to
$74.4 million as compared to $100.1 million for the year ended September 30, 2011. The effective tax rate
was 425.7% and 26.1% for the years ended  September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The 425.7% effective tax rate for the year ended September 30, 2012 differs from the statutory rate of
35% primarily due to the goodwill impairment charge taken during the year, the majority of which is not
deductible for tax purposes.

Net (Loss) Income Attributable to AECOM

The factors described above resulted in the net loss attributable to AECOM of $58.6 million for year
ended September 30, 2012, as compared to net income attributable to AECOM of $275.8 million for the
year ended September 30, 2011.

Results of Operations by Reportable Segment

Professional Technical Services

Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

Change

$

%

$7,276.9
2,669.6

4,607.3
4,183.5

($ in millions)
$6,877.1
2,264.9

$399.8
404.7

5.8%
17.9

4,612.2
4,194.5

(4.9)
(11.0)

(0.1)
(0.3)

Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 423.8

$ 417.7

$

6.1

1.5%

The  following  table  presents  the  percentage  relationship  of  certain  items  to  revenue,  net  of  other

direct costs:

Revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

100.0%
90.8

9.2%

100.0%
90.9

9.1%

Revenue

Revenue  for  our  PTS  segment  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2012  increased  $399.8  million,  or
5.8%, to $7,276.9 million as compared to $6,877.1 million for the prior year. Revenue provided by acquired
companies  was  $35.1  million.  Excluding  revenue  provided  by  acquired  companies,  revenue  increased
$364.7 million, or 5.3%, over the year  ended September 30, 2011.

The increase in revenue, excluding acquired companies, for the year ended September 30, 2012 was
primarily attributable to increased demand for our construction management services in the Americas of

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approximately  $220  million,  engineering  and  program  management  services  on  infrastructure  projects  in
Australia and Asia of approximately $170 million and $95 million, respectively, partially offset by the effect
of  foreign  currencies  of  $40  million,  a  reduction  in  engineering  and  program  management  services
provided in the United States of approximately $50 million, and a reduction in services provided in Libya
of approximately $30 million.

Revenue, Net of Other Direct Costs

Revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs,  for  our  PTS  segment  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2012
decreased  $4.9  million,  or  0.1%,  to  $4,607.3  million  as  compared  to  $4,612.2  million  for  the  prior  year.
Revenue, net of other direct costs provided by acquired companies was $27.4 million. Excluding revenue,
net  of  other  direct  costs,  provided  by  acquired  companies,  revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs,  decreased
$32.3 million, or 0.7%, over the year ended September 30, 2011.

The  decrease  in  revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs,  excluding  revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs
provided by acquired companies, for the year ended September 30, 2012 was primarily due to decreased
engineering  and  program  management  services  in  the  United  States,  the  Middle  East  and  Europe  of
$75  million,  $40  million,  and  $30  million,  respectively,  in  addition  to  the  effect  of  foreign  currencies  of
$30 million. These decreases were partially offset by increased demand for our engineering and program
management  services  on  infrastructure  projects  in  Australia  and  Asia  of  approximately  $90  million  and
$75 million, respectively. Revenue, net of other direct costs, excluding the effects of acquired companies,
was relatively consistent with the prior period primarily due to the increase in subcontractor costs from our
construction management services.

Gross Profit

Gross  profit  for  our  PTS  segment  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2012  increased  $6.1  million,  or
1.5%, to $423.8 million as compared to $417.7 million for the prior year. Gross profit provided by acquired
companies was $3.8 million. Excluding gross profit provided by acquired companies, gross profit increased
$2.3 million, or 0.6%, from the year ended September 30, 2011. As a percentage of revenue, net of other
direct  costs,  gross  profit  increased  to  9.2%  of  revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs,  for  the  year  ended
September 30, 2012 from 9.1% in the prior  year.

Management Support Services

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

Change

$

%

Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . .

$941.3
364.7

576.6
578.5

($ in millions)
$1,160.3
591.7

$(219.0)
(227.0)

(18.9)%
(38.4)

568.6
519.6

8.0
58.9

1.4
11.3

Gross (loss) profit

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ (1.9)

$

49.0

$ (50.9)

(103.9)%

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The  following  table  presents  the  percentage  relationship  of  certain  items  to  revenue,  net  of  other

direct costs:

Revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of revenue, net of other direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0%
100.3

Gross (loss) profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(0.3)%

100.0%
91.4

8.6%

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

Revenue

Revenue  for  our  MSS  segment  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2012  decreased  $219.0  million,  or
18.9%, to $941.3 million as compared to $1,160.3 million for the prior last year. No revenue was provided
by acquired companies.

The decrease in revenue for the year ended September 30, 2012 was primarily attributable to reduced
U.S. government activities in the Middle East related to the completion in February 2011 of our combat
support project, which resulted in an approximate $220  million reduction in revenue.

Revenue, Net of Other Direct Costs

Revenue,  net  of  other  direct  costs,  for  our  MSS  segment  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2012
increased  $8.0  million,  or  1.4%,  to  $576.6  million  as  compared  to  $568.6  million  for  the  prior  year.  No
revenue, net of other direct costs, was provided by acquired companies.

Gross (Loss) Profit

Gross  (loss)  profit  for  our  MSS  segment  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2012  decreased
$50.9 million, or 103.9%, to $(1.9) million as compared to $49.0 million for the prior year. As a percentage
of revenue, net of other direct costs, gross (loss) profit decreased to (0.3)% of revenue, net of other direct
costs, for the year ended September 30, 2012 from 8.6% in the prior year. No gross profit was provided by
acquired companies.

The  decrease  in  gross  (loss)  profit  and  gross  (loss)  profit,  as  a  percentage  of  revenue,  net  of  other
direct costs, for the year ended September 30, 2012 was primarily due to reduced revenue from the combat
support  project  noted  in  Revenue  above,  and  decreased  performance  on  several  projects  in  our  national
security programs and contract field teams services, and the settlement of the previously disclosed Combat
Support Associates Defense Contract Audit  Agency Form  1.

Seasonality

We experience seasonal trends in our business. Our revenue is typically higher in the last half of the
fiscal year. The fourth quarter of our fiscal year (July 1 to September 30) is typically our strongest quarter.
We find that the U.S. Federal Government tends to authorize more work during the period preceding the
end of our fiscal year, September 30. In addition, many U.S. state governments with fiscal years ending on
June  30  tend  to  accelerate  spending  during  their  first  quarter,  when  new  funding  becomes  available.
Further, our construction management revenue typically increases during the high construction season of
the summer months. Within the United States, as well as other parts of the world, our business generally
benefits  from  milder  weather  conditions  in  our  fiscal  fourth  quarter,  which  allows  for  more  productivity
from  our  on-site  civil  services.  Our  construction  and  project  management  services  also  typically  expand
during the high construction season of the summer months. The first quarter of our fiscal year (October 1
to  December  31)  is  typically  our  weakest  quarter.  The  harsher  weather  conditions  impact  our  ability  to

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complete work in parts of North America and the holiday season schedule affects our productivity during
this  period.  For  these  reasons,  coupled  with  the  number  and  significance  of  client  contracts  commenced
and  completed  during  a  particular  period,  as  well  as  the  timing  of  expenses  incurred  for  corporate
initiatives, it is not unusual for us to experience seasonal changes or fluctuations in our quarterly operating
results.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flows

Our  principal  sources  of  liquidity  are  cash  flows  from  operations,  borrowings  under  our  credit
facilities,  and  access  to  financial  markets.  Our  principal  uses  of  cash  are  operating  expenses,  capital
expenditures, working capital requirements, acquisitions, repurchases of stock under our stock repurchase
program and repayment of debt. We believe our anticipated sources of liquidity including operating cash
flows,  existing  cash  and  cash  equivalents,  borrowing  capacity  under  our  revolving  credit  facility  and  our
ability to issue debt or equity, if required, will be sufficient to meet our projected cash requirements for at
least the next 12 months.

At September 30, 2013, cash and cash equivalents were $600.7 million, an increase of $6.9 million, or
1.2%, from $593.8 million at September 30, 2012. The increase in cash and cash equivalents was primarily
attributable to cash provided by operating activities and net borrowings under credit agreements, partially
offset by cash payments for business acquisitions, stock  repurchases and purchases of investments.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $408.6 million for the year ended September 30, 2013, a
decrease  of  $24.8  million  from  $433.4  million  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2012.  The  decrease  was
primarily  attributable  to  the  timing  of  receipts  and  payments  of  working  capital,  which  include  accounts
receivable,  accounts  payable,  accrued  expenses,  and  billings  in  excess  of  costs  on  uncompleted  contracts.
The sale of trade receivables to financial institutions during the year ended September 30, 2013 provided a
net benefit of $64.9 million, which is an increase in cash provided by operating activities of $36.8 million
over the year ended September 30, 2012. We expect to continue to sell trade receivables in the future as
long as the terms continue to remain favorable  to  AECOM.

Net  cash  used  in  investing  activities  was  $139.5  million  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013,
compared to $73.8 million for the year ended September 30, 2012. This increase was primarily attributable
to a $50.8 million increase in purchases of investments and $29.4 million increase in payments for business
acquisitions, net of cash acquired, partially offset  by a  decrease in  capital  expenditures  of  $10.8 million.

Net  cash  used  in  financing  activities  was  $254.4  million  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013,
compared to $237.6 million for the year ended September 30, 2012. The change was primarily attributable
to  a  $227.1  million  increase  in  payments  to  repurchase  common  stock  under  the  Repurchase  Program,
partially offset by an increase in net borrowings under  credit agreements  of $218.2 million.

Working Capital

Working  capital,  or  current  assets  less  current  liabilities,  increased  $9.2  million,  or  0.9%,  to
$1,078.1  million  at  September  30,  2013  from  $1,068.9  million  at  September  30,  2012.  Net  accounts
receivable,  which  includes  billed  and  unbilled  costs  and  fees,  net  of  billings  in  excess  of  costs  on
uncompleted contracts, decreased $55.8 million,  or 2.7%, to $2,019.8  million at September  30, 2013.

Accounts receivable decreased 2.2%, or $53.6 million, to $2,342.3 million at September 30, 2013 from

$2,395.9 million at September 30, 2012.

Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), which includes accounts receivable, net of billings in excess of costs
on  uncompleted  contracts,  and  excludes  the  effects  of  recent  acquisitions  was  88  days  and  91  days  at
September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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In  Note  5,  Accounts  Receivable—Net,  in  the  notes  to  our  consolidated  financial  statements,  a
comparative  analysis  of  the  various  components  of  accounts  receivable  is  provided.  Substantially  all
unbilled receivables are expected to be billed  and collected within twelve months.

Unbilled receivables related to claims are recorded only if it is probable that the claim will result in
additional contract revenue and if the amount can be reliably estimated. In such cases, revenue is recorded
only  to  the  extent  that  contract  costs  relating  to  the  claim  have  been  incurred.  Other  than  as  disclosed,
there  are  no  significant  net  receivables  related  to  contract  claims  as  of  September  30,  2013  and  2012.
Award fees in unbilled receivables are accrued only when there is sufficient information to assess contract
performance.  On  contracts  that  represent  higher  than  normal  risk  or  technical  difficulty,  award  fees  are
generally deferred until an award fee letter is  received.

Because  our  revenue  depends  to  a  great  extent  on  billable  labor  hours,  most  of  our  charges  are
invoiced  following  the  end  of  the  month  in  which  the  hours  were  worked,  the  majority  usually  within
15 days. Other direct costs are normally billed along with labor hours. However, as opposed to salary costs,
which are generally paid on either a bi-weekly or monthly basis, other direct costs are generally not paid
until payment is received (in some cases  in the  form of advances) from the  customers.

Debt

Debt consisted of the following:

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

(in millions)

Unsecured term credit agreement
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unsecured senior notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unsecured revolving credit facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes secured by real properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 750.0
260.2
114.7
—
48.4

Total debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less: Current portion of debt and short-term  borrowings

1,173.3
(84.3)

$ 750.0
256.8
24.0
24.2
14.7

1,069.7
(162.6)

Long-term debt, less current portion . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$1,089.0

$ 907.1

The following table presents, in millions, scheduled maturities of our debt as of September 30, 2013:

Fiscal Year

2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

84.3
38.2
152.9
37.7
600.0
260.2

Total

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$1,173.3

Unsecured Term Credit Agreement

In  June  2013,  we  entered  into  a  Second  Amended  and  Restated  Credit  Agreement  (Term  Credit
Agreement) with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and a lender, and the other lenders party
thereto.  Pursuant  to  the  Term  Credit  Agreement,  we  borrowed  $750  million  and  may  borrow  up  to  an
additional  $100  million  subject  to  certain  conditions,  including  Company  and  lender  approval.  We  used
approximately  $675  million  of  the  proceeds  from  the  loans  to  repay  indebtedness  under  our  prior  term

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loan facility. The loans under the Term Credit Agreement bear interest, at our option, at either the Base
Rate  (as  defined  in  the  Term  Credit  Agreement)  plus  an  applicable  margin  or  the  Eurodollar  Rate  (as
defined  in  the  Term  Credit  Agreement)  plus  an  applicable  margin.  The  applicable  margin  for  the  Base
Rate loans is a range of 0.125% to 1.250% and the applicable margin for Eurodollar Rate loans is a range
of 1.125% to 2.250%, both based on our debt-to-earnings leverage ratio at the end of each fiscal quarter.
For the years ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the average interest rate of our term loan facility was
1.98%  and  2.19%,  respectively.  Payments  of  the  initial  principal  amount  outstanding  under  the  Term
Credit  Agreement  are  required  on  an  annual  basis  beginning  on  June  30,  2014  with  the  final  principal
balance of $600 million due on June 7, 2018. We may, at our option, prepay the loans at any time, without
penalty.

Unsecured Senior Notes

In July 2010, we issued $300 million of notes to private institutional investors. The notes consisted of
$175.0 million of 5.43% Senior Notes, Series A, due July 2020 and $125.0 million of 1.00% Senior Discount
Notes,  Series  B,  due  July  2022  for  net  proceeds  of  $249.8  million.  The  outstanding  accreted  balance  of
Series  B  Notes,  which  have  an  effective  interest  rate  of  5.62%,  was  $85.2  million  and  $81.8  million  at
September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The fair value of our unsecured senior notes was approximately
$269.4  million  and  $277.8  million  at  September  30,  2013  and  2012,  respectively.  We  calculated  the  fair
values based on model-derived valuations using market observable inputs, which are Level 2 inputs under
the  accounting  guidance.  Our  obligations  under  the  notes  are  guaranteed  by  certain  of  our  subsidiaries
pursuant to one or more subsidiary guarantees.

Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility

In  July  2011,  we  entered  into  a  Third  Amended  and  Restated  Credit  Agreement  (Revolving  Credit
Agreement)  with  Bank  of  America,  N.A.,  as  an  administrative  agent  and  a  lender  and  the  other  lenders
party  thereto,  which  provides  for  a  borrowing  capacity  of  $1.05  billion.  In  June  2013,  we  entered  into  a
Fourth  Amendment  to  the  Revolving  Credit  Agreement  to,  among  other  things,  conform  certain
provisions  to  the  applicable  provisions  in  the  Term  Credit  Agreement.  The  Revolving  Credit  Agreement
has  an  expiration  date  of  July  20,  2016,  and  prior  to  this  expiration  date,  principal  amounts  outstanding
under the Revolving Credit Agreement may be repaid and reborrowed at our option without prepayment
or  penalty,  subject  to  certain  conditions.  We  may  request  an  increase  in  capacity  of  up  to  a  total  of
$1.15  billion,  subject  to  certain  conditions.  The  loans  under  the  Revolving  Credit  Agreement  may  be
borrowed in dollars or in certain foreign currencies and bear interest, at our option, at either the Base Rate
(as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) plus an applicable margin or the Eurocurrency Rate (as
defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for the Base
Rate loans is a range of 0.00% to 1.50% and the applicable margin for the Eurocurrency Rate loans is a
range  of  1.00%  to  2.50%,  both  based  on  our  debt-to-earnings  leverage  ratio  at  the  end  of  each  fiscal
quarter.  In  addition  to  these  borrowing  rates,  there  is  a  commitment  fee  which  ranges  from  0.150%  to
0.375%  on  any  unused  commitment.  At  September  30,  2013  and  2012,  $114.7  million  and  $24.0  million,
respectively,  were  outstanding  under  our  revolving  credit  facility.  At  September  30,  2013  and  2012,
outstanding  standby  letters  of  credit  totaled  $35.5  million  and  $35.1  million,  respectively,  under  our
revolving  credit  facility.  As  of  September  30,  2013,  we  had  $899.8  million  available  under  our  Revolving
Credit  Agreement.

Covenants and Restrictions

Under  our  debt  agreements  relating  to  our  unsecured  revolving  credit  facility  and  unsecured  term
credit  agreements,  we  are  subject  to  a  maximum  consolidated  leverage  ratio  at  the  end  of  each  fiscal
quarter. This ratio is calculated by dividing consolidated funded debt (including financial letters of credit)
by  consolidated  earnings  before  interest,  taxes,  depreciation,  and  amortization  (EBITDA).  For  our  debt

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agreements,  EBITDA  is  defined  as  consolidated  net  income  attributable  to  AECOM  plus  interest,
depreciation and amortization expense, amounts set aside for taxes and other non-cash items (including a
calculated  annualized  EBITDA  from  our  acquisitions).  As  of  September  30,  2013,  our  consolidated
leverage ratio was 2.54, which did not exceed our most restrictive maximum consolidated leverage ratio of
3.0.

Our  Revolving  Credit  Agreement  and  Term  Credit  Agreement  also  contain  certain  covenants  that
limit our ability to, among other things, (i) merge with other entities, (ii) enter into a transaction resulting
in  a  change  of  control,  (iii)  create  new  liens,  (iv)  sell  assets  outside  of  the  ordinary  course  of  business,
(v) enter into transactions with affiliates, (vi) substantially change the general nature of the Company and
its  subsidiaries taken as a whole, and  (vii) incur indebtedness and contingent obligations.

Additionally, our unsecured senior notes contain covenants that limit (i) certain types of indebtedness,
which include indebtedness incurred by subsidiaries and indebtedness secured by a lien, (ii) merging with
other  entities,  (iii)  entering  into  a  transaction  resulting  in  a  change  of  control,  (iv)  creating  new  liens,
(v) selling assets outside of the ordinary course of business, (vi) entering into transactions with affiliates,
and (vii) substantially changing the general nature of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
The  unsecured  senior  notes  also  contain  a  financial  covenant  that  requires  us  to  maintain  a  net  worth
above a calculated threshold. The threshold is calculated as $1.2 billion plus 40% of the consolidated net
income for each fiscal quarter commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2010. In the calculation
of this threshold, we cannot include a consolidated net loss that may occur in any fiscal quarter. Our net
worth  for  this  financial  covenant  is  defined  as  total  AECOM  stockholders’  equity,  which  is  consolidated
stockholders’  equity,  including  any  redeemable  common  stock  and  stock  units  and  the  liquidation
preference of any preferred stock. As of September 30, 2013, this amount was $2.0 billion, which exceeds
the calculated threshold of $1.6 billion.

Should we fail to comply with these covenants, all or a portion of our borrowings under the unsecured
senior notes and unsecured term credit agreements could become immediately payable and our unsecured
revolving credit facility could be terminated. At September 30, 2013 and 2012, we were in compliance with
all such covenants.

Our average effective interest rate on total borrowings, including the effects of the interest rate swap
agreements,  during  the  years  ended  September  30,  2013,  2012  and  2011  was  3.0%,  3.1%  and  3.3%,
respectively.

Notes Secured by Real Properties

Notes  secured  by  real  properties,  payable  to  a  bank,  were  assumed  in  connection  with  a  business
acquired  during  the  year  ended  September  30,  2008.  These  notes  payable  accrued  interest  at  6.04%  per
annum and were to mature in December 2028. These notes were settled in connection with the sale of the
real properties during the third quarter  of fiscal 2013.

Other Debt

Other  debt  consists  primarily  of  bank  overdrafts  and  obligations  under  capital  leases  and  other
unsecured  credit  facilities.  In  addition  to  the  unsecured  revolving  credit  facility  discussed  above,  we  also
have  other  unsecured  credit  facilities  primarily  used  for  standby  letters  of  credit  issued  for  payment  and
performance  guarantees.  At  September  30,  2013  and  2012,  outstanding  standby  letters  of  credit  totaled
$236.4  million  and  $209.8  million,  respectively.  We  had  $0.5  million  and  $4.8  million  of  obligations
outstanding under these unsecured credit facilities as of September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. As of
September 30, 2013 and 2012, we had $331.8 million and $255.5 million, respectively, available under our
unsecured credit facilities.

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Commitments and Contingencies

Other than normal property and equipment additions and replacements, expenditures to further the
implementation  of  our  Enterprise  Resource  Planning  system,  commitments  under  our  incentive
compensation programs, amounts we may expend to repurchase stock under our stock repurchase program
and acquisitions from time to time, we currently do not have any significant capital expenditures or outlays
planned  except  as  described  below.  However,  as  we  acquire  additional  businesses  in  the  future  or  if  we
embark on other capital-intensive initiatives,  additional working capital  may  be  required.

Under our unsecured revolving credit facility and other facilities discussed in Other Debt above, as of
September  30,  2013,  there  was  approximately  $271.9  million  outstanding  under  standby  letters  of  credit
issued primarily in connection with general and professional liability insurance programs and for contract
performance  guarantees.  For  those  projects  for  which  we  have  issued  a  performance  guarantee,  if  the
project  subsequently  fails  to  meet  guaranteed  performance  standards,  we  may  either  incur  significant
additional  costs  or  be  held  responsible  for  the  costs  incurred  by  the  client  to  achieve  the  required
performance standards.

We recognized on our balance sheet the funded status (measured as the difference between the fair
value  of  plan  assets  and  the  projected  benefit  obligation)  of  our  pension  plans.  The  total  amounts  of
employer contributions paid for the year ended September 30, 2013 were $6.8 million for U.S. plans and
$16.2 million for non-U.S. plans. Funding requirements for each plan are determined based on the local
laws of the country where such plan resides. In certain countries, the funding requirements are mandatory
while in other countries, they are discretionary. We do not have a required minimum contribution for our
domestic plans; however, we may make additional discretionary contributions. In the future, such pension
funding  may  increase  or  decrease  depending  on  changes  in  the  levels  of  interest  rates,  pension  plan
performance and other factors.

Global Linguists Solutions Joint Venture

On  October  5,  2011  and  February  8,  2012,  the  DCAA  issued  DCAA  Forms  1  questioning  costs
incurred  by  Global  Linguists  Solutions  (GLS),  an  equity  method  joint  venture,  of  which  McNeil
Technologies Inc., which we acquired in August 2010, is an owner. The questioned costs were incurred by
GLS during fiscal 2009, a period prior to the acquisition. Specifically, the DCAA questioned direct labor,
associated burdens, and fees billed to the U.S. government under a contract for the U.S. Army for linguists
that  allegedly  did  not  meet  specific  contract  requirements.  As  a  result  of  the  issuance  of  the  DCAA
Forms  1,  the  U.S.  government  has  withheld  approximately  $19  million  from  payments  on  current  year
billings pending final resolution.

GLS  is  performing  a  review  of  the  issues  raised  in  the  Forms  1  in  order  to  respond  fully  to  the
questioned  costs.  Based  on  a  preliminary  review,  GLS  believes  that  it  met  the  applicable  contract
requirements in all material respects.

Additionally, on April 20, 2012, GLS received a subpoena from the Office of the Inspector General of
the U.S. Department of Defense requesting documentation related to the same contract with the United
States  Army.  GLS  has  responded  to  the  government’s  request  and  is  cooperating  in  the  government’s
investigation. If the DCAA Forms 1 are not overruled and subsequent appeals are unsuccessful or there
are  unfavorable  consequences  from  the  Inspector  General’s  investigation,  these  events  could  have  a
material adverse effect on our results of operations.

AECOM Australia

In  2005  and  2006,  our  main  Australian  subsidiary,  AECOM  Australia  Pty  Ltd  (AECOM  Australia),
performed  a  traffic  forecast  assignment  for  a  client  consortium  as  part  of  their  project  to  design,  build,
finance  and  operate  a  tolled  motorway  tunnel  in  Australia.  To  fund  the  motorway’s  design  and

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construction,  the  client  formed  a  special  purpose  vehicle  (SPV)  that  raised  approximately  $700  million
Australian  dollars  through  an  initial  public  offering  (IPO)  of  equity  units  in  2006  and  approximately  an
additional $1.4 billion Australian dollars in long term bank loans. The SPV (and certain affiliated SPVs)
went into insolvency administrations  in  February 2011.

A  class  action  lawsuit,  which  has  been  amended  to  include  approximately  770  of  the  IPO  investors,
was  filed  against  AECOM  Australia  in  the  Federal  Court  of  Australia  on  May  31,  2012.  Separately,
KordaMentha,  the  receivers  for  the  SPVs,  filed  a  lawsuit  in  the  Federal  Court  of  Australia  on  May  14,
2012. WestLB, one of the lending banks to the SPVs, filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court of Australia on
May 18, 2012. Centerbridge Credit Partners (and a number of related entities) and Midtown Acquisitions
(and a number of related entities), both claiming to be assignees of certain other lending banks, previously
filed their own proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia and then subsequently withdrew the lawsuits.
All of the lawsuits claim damages that purportedly resulted from AECOM Australia’s role in connection
with the above described traffic forecast. None of the lawsuits specify the amount of damages sought and
the damages sought by WestLB are duplicative  of damages already included  in the receivers’ claim.

AECOM Australia intends to vigorously defend the claims brought against  it.

Hawaii Project

The  U.S.  Attorney’s  Office  (USAO)  informed  us  in  May  2011  that  the  USAO  and  the  U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency are investigating potential criminal charges in connection with services
our  subsidiary  provided  to  the  operator  of  the  Waimanalo  Gulch  Sanitary  Landfill  in  Hawaii.  We  have
cooperated fully with the investigation and, as of this date, no actions have been filed. We believe that the
investigation will show that there has been no criminal wrongdoing on our part or any of our subsidiaries
and, if any actions are brought, we intend  to vigorously defend against such actions.

The services performed by the subsidiary included the preparation of a pollution control plan, which
the operator used to obtain permits necessary for the operation of the landfill. The USAO is investigating
whether flooding at the landfill that resulted in the discharge of waste materials and storm water into the
Pacific Ocean in December 2010 and January 2011 was due in part to reliance on information contained in
the plan prepared by our subsidiary.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

The  following  summarizes  our  contractual  obligations  and  commercial  commitments  as  of

September 30, 2013:

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

Total

Less than
One Year

One to
Three Years

Three to More  than
Five Years
Five Years

Debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest on debt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operating leases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pension obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$1,173.3
180.3
976.8
69.9
395.0

$ 84.3
29.4
186.6
69.9
32.8

(in millions)
$191.1
57.4
291.9
—
71.7

Total contractual obligations and commitments .

$2,795.3

$403.0

$612.1

$637.7
50.2
206.4
—
78.5

$972.8

$260.2
43.3
291.9
—
212.0

$807.4

New Accounting Pronouncements and  Changes in Accounting

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance on the presentation
of comprehensive income. The standard requires companies to present items of net income, items of other
comprehensive  income  and  total  comprehensive  income  in  one  continuous  statement  or  two  separate

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consecutive statements. This guidance was effective for us in our fiscal year beginning October 1, 2012 and
it did not have a material impact on  our  financial condition or results of operations.

In  September  2011,  the  FASB  issued  guidance  intended  to  simplify  goodwill  impairment  testing.
Entities  are  allowed  to  perform  a  qualitative  assessment  to  determine  whether  it  is  more  likely  than  not
that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is
necessary  to  perform  the  two-step  goodwill  impairment  test.  This  guidance  was  effective  for  goodwill
impairment tests performed in interim and annual periods for our fiscal year beginning October 1, 2012.
This guidance did not have a material  impact  on our consolidated financial statements.

In  February  2013,  the  FASB  issued  new  accounting  guidance  to  update  the  presentation  of
reclassifications  from  comprehensive  income  to  net  income  in  consolidated  financial  statements.  Under
this  new  guidance,  an  entity  is  required  to  present  information  about  the  amounts  reclassified  out  of
accumulated  other  comprehensive  income  either  by  the  respective  line  items  of  net  income  or  by
cross-reference  to  other  required  disclosures.  The  new  guidance  does  not  change  the  requirements  for
reporting net income or other comprehensive income in financial statements. This guidance is effective for
our  fiscal  year  beginning  October  1,  2013  and  it  is  not  expected  to  have  a  material  impact  on  our
consolidated financial statements.

In February 2013, the FASB issued new accounting guidance for the recognition, measurement, and
disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount
of the obligation (within the scope of this guidance) is fixed at the reporting date. Examples of obligations
within  the  scope  of  this  guidance  include  debt  arrangements,  other  contractual  obligations,  and  settled
litigation and judicial rulings. This new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after
December 15, 2013 and subsequent interim periods. This guidance is effective for our fiscal year beginning
October 1, 2014 and it is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In  July  2013,  the  FASB  issued  new  accounting  guidance  that  requires  the  presentation  of
unrecognized tax benefits as a reduction of the deferred tax assets, when a net operating loss carryforward,
a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists at the reporting date. This new guidance is effective for
annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2013 and subsequent interim periods. This
guidance is effective for our fiscal year beginning October 1, 2014 and it is not expected to have a material
impact on our consolidated financial  statements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We  enter  into  various  joint  venture  arrangements  to  provide  architectural,  engineering,  program
management,  construction  management  and  operations  and  maintenance  services.  The  ownership
percentage of these joint ventures is typically representative of the work to be performed or the amount of
risk assumed by each joint venture partner. Some of these joint ventures are considered variable interest
entities. We have consolidated all joint ventures for which we have control. For all others, our portion of
the  earnings  are  recorded  in  equity  in  earnings  of  joint  ventures.  See  Note  7  in  the  notes  to  our
consolidated financial statements. We do not believe that we have any off-balance sheet arrangements that
have  or  are  reasonably  likely  to  have  a  current  or  future  effect  on  our  financial  condition,  changes  in
financial  condition,  revenues  or  expenses,  results  of  operations,  liquidity,  capital  expenditures  or  capital
resources that would be material to investors.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES  ABOUT MARKET  RISK

Financial Market Risks

We are exposed to market risk, primarily related to foreign currency exchange rates and interest rate
exposure  of  our  debt  obligations  that  bear  interest  based  on  floating  rates.  We  actively  monitor  these
exposures. Our objective is to reduce, where we deem appropriate to do so, fluctuations in earnings and

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cash flows associated with changes in foreign exchange rates and interest rates. In order to accomplish this
objective, we sometimes enter into derivative financial instruments, such as forward contracts and interest
rate hedge contracts. It is our policy and practice to use derivative financial instruments only to the extent
necessary to manage our exposures. We do not use derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.

Foreign Exchange Rates

We  are  exposed  to  foreign  currency  exchange  rate  risk  resulting  from  our  operations  outside  of  the
U.S. We do not comprehensively hedge our exposure to currency rate changes; however, our exposure to
foreign  currency  fluctuations  is  limited  in  that  most  of  our  contracts  require  client  payments  to  be  in
currencies corresponding to the currency in which costs are incurred. As a result, we typically do not need
to  hedge  most  foreign  currency  cash  flows  for  contract  work  performed.  The  functional  currency  of  our
significant foreign operations is the local  currency.

Interest Rates

Our  senior  revolving  credit  facility  and  certain  other  debt  obligations  are  subject  to  variable  rate
interest which could be adversely affected by an increase in interest rates. As of September 30, 2013 and
2012, we had $864.7 million and $774.0 million, respectively, outstanding borrowings under our unsecured
term credit agreements and our unsecured revolving credit facility. Interest on amounts borrowed under
these agreements is subject to adjustment based on certain levels of financial performance. The applicable
margin  that  is  added  to  the  borrowing’s  base  rate  can  range  from  0.0%  to  2.5%.  For  the  year  ended
September  30,  2013,  our  weighted  average  floating  rate  borrowings  were  $409.1  million,  excluding
borrowings with effective fixed interest rates due to swap agreements. If short term floating interest rates
had  increased  or  decreased  by  1%,  our  annual  interest  expense  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013
would have increased or decreased by $4.1 million. We invest our cash in a variety of financial instruments,
consisting  principally  of  money  market  securities  or  other  highly  liquid,  short-term  securities  that  are
subject to minimal credit and market risk.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

AECOM Technology Corporation
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2013

Audited  Annual Financial Statements
Reports of Independent Registered Public  Accounting Firm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2013  and 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated Statements of Operations  for the Years Ended September  30, 2013, 2012  and 2011 . .
Consolidated  Statements  of  Comprehensive  Income  (Loss)  for  the  Years  Ended  September  30,

57
59
60

2013, 2012 and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

61

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended September 30, 2013, 2012

and 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  for  the Years Ended September 30,  2013, 2012 and 2011 .
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

62
63
64

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Report of Independent Registered Public  Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders  of AECOM Technology Corporation

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of AECOM Technology Corporation
(the  ‘‘Company’’)  as  of  September  30,  2013  and  2012,  and  the  related  consolidated  statements  of
operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in
the period ended September 30, 2013. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  Public  Company  Accounting
Oversight  Board  (United  States).  Those  standards  require  that  we  plan  and  perform  the  audit  to  obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes  examining,  on  a  test  basis,  evidence  supporting  the  amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by  management,  as  well  as  evaluating  the  overall  financial  statement  presentation.  We  believe  that  our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our  opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
consolidated financial position of AECOM Technology Corporation at September 30, 2013 and 2012, and
the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
September 30, 2013, in conformity with  U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States), AECOM Technology Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of
September  30,  2013,  based  on  criteria  established  in  Internal  Control—Integrated  Framework  issued  by
the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway  Commission  (1992  framework)  and  our
report dated November 13, 2013 expressed  an unqualified opinion  thereon.

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as
a whole. The information contained in Schedule II: Valuation and Qualifying Accounts included in Item 8
of the Form 10-K is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial
statements.  Such  information  has  been  subjected  to  the  auditing  procedures  applied  in  our  audits  of  the
financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial
statements  taken  as  a  whole.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Los Angeles,  California
November 13, 2013

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Report of Independent Registered Public  Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders  of AECOM Technology Corporation

We have audited AECOM Technology Corporation’s (the ‘‘Company’’) internal control over financial
reporting  as  of  September  30,  2013,  based  on  criteria  established  in  Internal  Control—Integrated
Framework  issued  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway  Commission  (1992
framework)  (the  ‘‘COSO  criteria’’).  AECOM  Technology  Corporation’s  management  is  responsible  for
maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal
Control  over  Financial  Reporting.  Our  responsibility  is  to  express  an  opinion  on  the  Company’s  internal
control over financial reporting based  on  our audit.

We  conducted  our  audit  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  Public  Company  Accounting
Oversight  Board  (United  States).  Those  standards  require  that  we  plan  and  perform  the  audit  to  obtain
reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in
all  material  respects.  Our  audit  included  obtaining  an  understanding  of  internal  control  over  financial
reporting,  assessing  the  risk  that  a  material  weakness  exists,  testing  and  evaluating  the  design  and
operating  effectiveness  of  internal  control  based  on  the  assessed  risk,  and  performing  such  other
procedures  as  we  considered  necessary  in  the  circumstances.  We  believe  that  our  audit  provides  a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

A  company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  is  a  process  designed  to  provide  reasonable
assurance  regarding  the  reliability  of  financial  reporting  and  the  preparation  of  financial  statements  for
external  purposes  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  A  company’s  internal
control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance
of  records  that,  in  reasonable  detail,  accurately  and  fairly  reflect  the  transactions  and  dispositions  of  the
assets  of  the  company;  (2)  provide  reasonable  assurance  that  transactions  are  recorded  as  necessary  to
permit  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles,
and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations
of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention
or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have
a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk
that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In  our  opinion,  AECOM  Technology  Corporation  maintained,  in  all  material  respects,  effective

internal control over financial reporting as of September  30, 2013, based on the COSO  criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board  (United  States),  the  consolidated  balance  sheets  of  AECOM  Technology  Corporation  as  of
September  30,  2013  and  2012,  and  the  related  consolidated  statements  of  operations,  comprehensive
income  (loss),  stockholders’  equity,  and  cash  flows  for  each  of  the  three  years  in  the  period  ended
September 30, 2013 and our report dated November 13, 2013 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Los Angeles, California
November 13, 2013

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AECOM Technology Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share data)

September 30,
2013

September  30,
2012

CURRENT ASSETS:

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash in consolidated joint ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 450,328
150,349

$ 456,983
136,793

Total cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts receivable—net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred tax assets—net

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT—NET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS—NET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOODWILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INTANGIBLE ASSETS—NET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

600,677
2,342,262
168,714
19,949

3,131,602
270,672
143,478
80,045
1,811,754
83,149
144,923

593,776
2,395,881
140,764
16,872

3,147,293
325,917
126,948
91,049
1,775,352
96,973
101,036

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$5,665,623

$5,664,568

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’  EQUITY

Short-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued expenses and other current  liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income taxes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Current portion of long-term  debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LONG-TERM DEBT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

29,578
725,389
915,282
6,127
322,486
54,687

2,053,549
448,920
1,089,060

3,591,529

$

1,641
761,211
821,663
12,641
320,296
160,950

2,078,402
454,537
907,141

3,440,080

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  (Note 19)

AECOM STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

Preferred stock, Class E—authorized, 20 shares; issued  and outstanding,  2  and  3
shares as of September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively; no  par  value,  $1.00
liquidation preference value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Common stock—authorized, 300,000,000 shares of  $0.01  par  value as  of
September 30, 2013 and 2012; issued  and outstanding 96,016,358  and
107,041,003 shares as of September 30, 2013  and  2012, respectively . . . . . . . . .
Additional paid-in capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TOTAL AECOM STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Noncontrolling interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

—

—

960
1,809,627
(261,299)
472,155

2,021,443
52,651

2,074,094

1,070
1,741,478
(179,173)
606,089

2,169,464
55,024

2,224,488

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$5,665,623

$5,664,568

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial  Statements.

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AECOM Technology Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$8,153,495

$8,218,180

$8,037,374

Cost of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7,703,507

7,796,321

7,570,672

Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

449,988

421,859

466,702

Equity in earnings of joint ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24,319
(97,318)
—

48,650
(80,903)
(336,000)

44,819
(90,298)
—

Income from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

376,989

53,606

421,223

Other income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Income before income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Noncontrolling interests in income of consolidated

3,522
(44,737)

335,774
92,578

243,196

10,603
(46,726)

17,483
74,416

(56,933)

5,008
(42,051)

384,180
100,090

284,090

subsidiaries, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3,953)

(1,634)

(8,290)

Net income (loss) attributable to AECOM . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 239,243

$ (58,567)

$ 275,800

Net income (loss) allocation:

Preferred stock dividend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders . . .

$

— $

— $

239,243

(58,567)

2
275,798

Net income (loss) attributable to AECOM . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 239,243

$ (58,567)

$ 275,800

Net income (loss) attributable to AECOM per share:

Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$
$

2.38
2.35

$
$

(0.52)
(0.52)

$
$

2.35
2.33

Weighted average shares outstanding:

Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100,618
101,942

111,875
111,875

117,396
118,345

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial  Statements.

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AECOM Technology Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  Income (Loss)

(in thousands)

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$243,196

$(56,933)

$284,090

Other comprehensive income (loss),  net of tax:

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives:

Unrealized holding gain (loss) on derivatives . . . . . . . . .
Reclassification adjustments for losses included in net

(260)

(5,043)

income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,828

Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives,  net of tax . . . . . .
Foreign currency translation adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pension adjustments, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other comprehensive income (loss),  net of tax . . . . . . . . . . .

1,568
(70,441)
(14,582)

(83,455)

1,327

(3,716)
53,895
(41,778)

8,401

—

—

—
(45,609)
5,556

(40,053)

Comprehensive income (loss), net of  tax . . . . . . . . . . . .

159,741

(48,532)

244,037

Noncontrolling interests in comprehensive income  of

consolidated subsidiaries, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2,624)

(1,634)

(8,290)

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable  to  AECOM,

net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$157,117

$(50,166)

$235,747

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial  Statements.

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AECOM Technology Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(in thousands)

Convertible
Preferred Common

Stock

Additional
Paid-In
Capital

Accumulated
Other

Total
AECOM
Comprehensive Retained Stockholders’ Controlling Stockholder’s
Equity

Earnings

Interests

Equity

Total

Non-

Loss

Stock

$ 231

(233)
2

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.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30,  2010 .
.
.
.
Net income .
.
.
.
.
Other comprehensive loss
.
.
.
.
Issuance of stock .
.
.
.
.
Repurchases of stock .
.
.
.
Preferred stock dividend .
.
.
.
Proceeds from exercise of options .
.
Tax benefit from exercise of stock  options
Stock based compensation .
.
.
Other transactions with noncontrolling interests .
.
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
.
.
Distributions to noncontrolling interests

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

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.
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.
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$1,153

$1,585,044

$(147,521)

(40,053)

36
(70)

88,495
(66,784)

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6,275
61,248
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BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 .
.
.
.
Net loss .
.
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.
.
.
Other comprehensive income .
.
.
.
.
Issuance of stock .
.
.
.
Repurchases of stock .
.
.
.
Proceeds from exercise of options .
.
.
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options
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.
.
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.
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BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 .
.
.
.
.
Net income .
.
.
.
Other comprehensive loss
.
.
.
Issuance of stock .
.
.
.
Repurchases of stock .
.
.
Proceeds from exercise of  options .
.
.
Tax benefit from exercise of stock  options
.
.
Stock based compensation .
Other transactions with noncontrolling interests .
.
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.
.
Distributions to noncontrolling interests

.
.
.
.
.
.
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$ —

$1,132

$1,699,207

$(187,574)

8,401

9
(83)
4

8

18,622
(7,081)
4,537
(350)
26,543

$ —

$1,070

$1,741,478

$(179,173)

(82,126)

11
(147)
8

18

28,340
(8,380)
14,357
1,239
32,593

$ 651,105
275,800

(99,957)
(2)

$ 826,946
(58,567)

(162,290)

$ 606,089
239,243

(373,177)

$2,090,012
275,800
(40,053)
88,531
(167,044)
—
6,280
61,248
24,937
—
—
—

$2,339,711
(58,567)
8,401
18,631
(169,454)
4,541
(350)
26,551
—
—

$2,169,464
239,243
(82,126)
28,351
(381,704)
14,365
1,239
32,611
—
—
—

$ 48,457
8,290

(20)
1,700
(3,001)

$ 55,426
1,634

(753)
(1,283)

$ 55,024
3,953
(1,329)

13,488
1,421
(19,906)

$2,138,469
284,090
(40,053)
88,531
(167,044)
—
6,280
61,248
24,937
(20)
1,700
(3,001)

$2,395,137
(56,933)
8,401
18,631
(169,454)
4,541
(350)
26,551
(753)
(1,283)

$2,224,488
243,196
(83,455)
28,351
(381,704)
14,365
1,239
32,611
13,488
1,421
(19,906)

BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 .

.

.

.

.

.

$ —

$ 960

$1,809,627

$(261,299)

$ 472,155

$2,021,443

$ 52,651

$2,074,094

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial  Statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

Fiscal Year Ended

September  30, September 30, September 30,
2012

2011

2013

CASH  FLOWS FROM  OPERATING  ACTIVITIES:
Net  income  (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation  and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in earnings  of unconsolidated  joint  ventures
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Distribution of earnings  from unconsolidated  joint  ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-cash  stock  compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Excess  tax  benefit  from share-based  payment
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign currency translation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred  income tax  (benefit)  expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Changes in operating  assets and  liabilities,  net  of  effects  of  acquisitions:

Settlement of deferred compensation  plan  liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prepaid expenses  and  other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued expenses  and  other  current  liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Billings in excess of costs  on  uncompleted  contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other long-term liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income taxes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

243,196

$

(56,933)

$

284,090

94,406
(24,319)
31,159
32,611
(1,754)
(16,061)
(7,210)
—
1,821

—
92,152
(21,836)
(47,019)
71,125
(12,945)
(19,027)
(7,701)

102,974
(48,650)
26,401
26,551
(1,254)
9,735
(20,303)
336,000
(5,286)

—
(21,544)
11,363
80,999
14,682
(5,376)
(28,180)
12,173

110,306
(44,819)
36,628
24,937
(61,248)
(7,251)
29,200
—
3,052

(89,688)
(89,052)
39,599
76,144
(67,975)
(58,551)
(40,456)
(12,904)

Net cash provided  by operating  activities

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

408,598

433,352

132,012

CASH FLOWS FROM  INVESTING  ACTIVITIES:

Payments for business  acquisitions,  net  of  cash  acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from disposal of  businesses  and  property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net investment in unconsolidated joint  ventures
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purchases of investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from sale  of investments in  rabbi  trust
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Payments for capital expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(42,005)
2,724
2,781
(50,873)
—
(52,117)

Net cash used in  investing activities

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(139,490)

CASH FLOWS FROM  FINANCING  ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from borrowings  under credit  agreements
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repayments of borrowings  under credit  agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from loans  on  deferred compensation  plan  investments
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repayment of loans on  deferred  compensation  plan  investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from issuance of  common  stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from exercise  of stock  options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Payments to repurchase  common  stock  under  the  Repurchase  Program . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Payments for other repurchases  of common  stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Excess tax benefit  from share-based  payment
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net (distributions  to)  contributions  from  noncontrolling interests

2,278,465
(2,156,399)
—
—
14,029
14,365
(379,718)
(8,383)
1,754
(18,486)

(12,571)
2,647
(2,846)
(87)
1,958
(62,874)

(73,773)

1,454,861
(1,550,996)
—
—
13,760
4,541
(152,666)
(7,085)
1,254
(1,283)

(365,540)
2,434
(23,398)
(22,683)
65,261
(77,991)

(421,917)

2,863,906
(2,640,649)
59,324
(59,324)
15,020
6,280
(100,000)
(67,044)
61,248
(1,301)

Net cash (used  in) provided  by financing  activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(254,373)

(237,614)

137,460

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES  ON  CASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)  IN  CASH  AND  CASH  EQUIVALENTS . . . . . . . . . . .
CASH AND CASH  EQUIVALENTS  AT  BEGINNING  OF  YEAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CASH AND CASH  EQUIVALENTS  AT  END  OF  YEAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH  FLOW INFORMATION:

Equity issued for  acquisitions  (non-cash) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Equity issued to  settle  liabilities (non-cash)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Interest paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Income taxes paid,  net  of  refunds  received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(7,834)
6,901
593,776

600,677

14,322

—

37,342

115,508

$

$

$

$

$

14,871
136,836
456,940

593,776

857

4,016

39,044

38,482

$

$

$

$

$

(3,472)
(155,917)
612,857

456,940

68,453

5,058

36,624

37,991

$

$

$

$

$

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial  Statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Organization—AECOM  Technology  Corporation  and  its  consolidated  subsidiaries  (the  Company)
provide  professional  technical  and  management  support  services  for  commercial  and  government  clients
around  the  world.  These  services  encompass  a  variety  of  technical  disciplines,  including  consulting,
planning,  architectural  and  engineering  design,  and  program  and  construction  management  for  a  broad
range of projects. These services are applied to a number of areas and industries, including transportation
infrastructure;  research,  testing  and  defense  facilities;  water,  wastewater  and  other  environmental
programs;  land  development;  security  and  communication  systems;  institutional,  mining,  industrial  and
commercial and energy-related facilities. The Company also provides operations and maintenance services
to governmental agencies throughout  the U.S.  and abroad.

Fiscal Year—The Company reports results of operations based on 52 or 53-week periods ending on the
Friday nearest September 30. For clarity of presentation, all periods are presented as if the year ended on
September  30.  Fiscal  years  2013,  2012  and  2011  each  contained  52  weeks  and  ended  on  September  27,
September 28, and September 30, respectively.

Use  of  Estimates—The  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  accounting  principles
generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at  the  date  of  the  financial  statements  and  the  reported  amounts  of  revenues  and  expenses  during  the
reporting period. The more significant estimates affecting amounts reported in the consolidated financial
statements relate to revenues under long-term contracts and self-insurance accruals. Actual results could
differ  from those estimates.

Principles of Consolidation and Presentation—The consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of  all  majority-owned  subsidiaries  and  material  joint  ventures  in  which  the  Company  is  the  primary
beneficiary. All inter-company accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. Also see Note 7 regarding
joint ventures and variable interest entities.

Revenue  Recognition—The  Company  generally  utilizes  a  cost-to-cost  approach  in  applying  the
percentage-of-completion  method  of  revenue  recognition.  Under  this  approach,  revenue  is  earned  in
proportion to total costs incurred, divided by total costs expected to be incurred. Recognition of revenue
and profit is dependent upon a number of factors, including the accuracy of a variety of estimates made at
the balance sheet date, engineering progress, materials quantities, the achievement of milestones, penalty
provisions,  labor  productivity  and  cost  estimates  made  at  the  balance  sheet  date.  Due  to  uncertainties
inherent  in  the  estimation  process,  actual  completion  costs  may  vary  from  estimates.  If  estimated  total
costs on contracts indicate a loss, the Company recognizes that estimated loss in the period the estimated
loss first becomes  known.

In  the  course  of  providing  its  services,  the  Company  routinely  subcontracts  for  services  and  incurs
other direct costs on behalf of its clients. These costs are passed through to clients and, in accordance with
industry  practice  and  GAAP,  are  included  in  the  Company’s  revenue  and  cost  of  revenue.  Because
subcontractor services and other direct costs can change significantly from project to project and period to
period, changes in revenue may not be indicative of business trends. These other direct costs for the years
ended September 30, 2013, 2012 and  2011  were $3.2 billion, $3.0  billion and $2.9 billion, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

1. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Cost-Plus Contracts. The Company enters into two major types of cost-plus contracts:

Cost-Plus  Fixed  Fee. Under  cost-plus  fixed  fee  contracts,  the  Company  charges  clients  for  its  costs,
including both direct and indirect costs, plus a fixed negotiated fee. The total estimated cost plus the fixed
negotiated fee represents the total contract value. The Company recognizes revenue based on the actual
labor and other direct costs incurred, plus the portion of the fixed fee  it has  earned to date.

Cost-Plus  Fixed  Rate. Under  the  Company’s  cost-plus  fixed  rate  contracts,  the  Company  charges
clients  for  its  direct  and  indirect  costs  based  upon  a  negotiated  rate.  The  Company  recognizes  revenue
based on the actual total costs it has expended  and  the applicable  fixed  rate.

Certain cost-plus contracts provide for award fees or a penalty based on performance criteria in lieu of
a fixed fee or fixed rate. Other contracts include a base fee component plus a performance-based award
fee. In addition, the Company may share award fees with subcontractors. The Company records accruals
for  fee-sharing  as  fees  are  earned.  The  Company  generally  recognizes  revenue  to  the  extent  of  costs
actually incurred plus a proportionate amount of the fee expected to be earned. The Company takes the
award  fee  or  penalty  on  contracts  into  consideration  when  estimating  revenue  and  profit  rates,  and  it
records  revenue  related  to  the  award  fees  when  there  is  sufficient  information  to  assess  anticipated
contract  performance.  On  contracts  that  represent  higher  than  normal  risk  or  technical  difficulty,  the
Company  may  defer  all  award  fees  until  an  award  fee  letter  is  received.  Once  an  award  fee  letter  is
received, the estimated or accrued fees are adjusted to the actual award amount.

Certain  cost-plus  contracts  provide  for  incentive  fees  based  on  performance  against  contractual
milestones. The amount of the incentive fees varies, depending on whether the Company achieves above,
at,  or  below  target  results.  The  Company  originally  recognizes  revenue  on  these  contracts  based  upon
expected  results.  These  estimates  are  revised  when  necessary  based  upon  additional  information  that
becomes available as the contract progresses.

Time-and-Materials Contracts.

Time-and-Materials. Under  time-and-materials  contracts,  the  Company  negotiates  hourly  billing
rates  and  charges  its  clients  based  on  the  actual  time  that  it  expends  on  a  project.  In  addition,  clients
reimburse  the  Company  for  its  actual  out-of-pocket  costs  of  materials  and  other  direct  incidental
expenditures  that  it  incurs  in  connection  with  its  performance  under  the  contract.  Profit  margins  on
time-and-materials contracts fluctuate based on actual labor and overhead costs that it directly charges or
allocates  to  contracts  compared  to  negotiated  billing  rates.  Many  of  the  Company’s  time-and-materials
contracts are subject to maximum contract values and, accordingly, revenue relating to these contracts is
recognized as if these contracts were a fixed-price contract.

Fixed-Price Contracts.

Fixed-Price. Fixed-price  contracting  is  the  predominant  contracting  method  outside  of  the  United
States. There are typically two types of fixed-price contracts. The first and more common type, lump-sum,
involves performing all of the work under the contract for a specified lump-sum fee. Lump-sum contracts
are typically subject to price adjustments if the scope of the project changes or unforeseen conditions arise.
The second type, fixed-unit price, involves performing an estimated number of units of work at an agreed
price  per  unit,  with  the  total  payment  under  the  contract  determined  by  the  actual  number  of  units
delivered. The Company recognizes revenue  on fixed-price  contracts  using the  percentage-of-completion

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

1. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

method  described  above.  Prior  to  completion,  recognized  profit  margins  on  any  fixed-price  contract
depend on the accuracy of the Company’s estimates and will increase to the extent that its actual costs are
below the estimated amounts. Conversely, if the Company’s costs exceed these estimates, its profit margins
will decrease and the Company may realize a loss on a project. The Company recognizes anticipated losses
on contracts in the period in which they become evident.

Service-Related Contracts.

Service-Related. Service-related  contracts,  including  operations  and  maintenance  services  and  a
variety of technical assistance services, are accounted for over the period of performance, in proportion to
the costs of performance.

Contract Claims—Claims are amounts in excess of the agreed contract price (or amounts not included in
the original contract price) that the Company seeks to collect from customers or others for delays, errors in
specifications and designs, contract terminations, change orders in dispute or unapproved as to both scope
and price or other causes of unanticipated additional costs. The Company records contract revenue related
to claims only if it is probable that the claim will result in additional contract revenue and if the amount
can  be  reliably  estimated.  In  such  cases,  the  Company  records  revenue  only  to  the  extent  that  contract
costs relating to the claim have been incurred. As of September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company had no
significant net receivables related to  contract claims.

Government Contract Matters—The Company’s federal government and certain state and local agency
contracts  are  subject  to,  among  other  regulations,  regulations  issued  under  the  Federal  Acquisition
Regulations (FAR). These regulations can limit the recovery of certain specified indirect costs on contracts
and  subjects  the  Company  to  ongoing  multiple  audits  by  government  agencies  such  as  the  Defense
Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). In addition, most of the Company’s federal and state and local contracts
are subject to termination at the discretion  of the client.

Audits  by  the  DCAA  and  other  agencies  consist  of  reviews  of  the  Company’s  overhead  rates,
operating systems and cost proposals to ensure that the Company accounted for such costs in accordance
with  the  Cost  Accounting  Standards  of  the  FAR  (CAS).  If  the  DCAA  determines  the  Company  has  not
accounted  for  such  costs  consistent  with  CAS,  the  DCAA  may  disallow  these  costs.  There  can  be  no
assurance  that  audits  by  the  DCAA  or  other  governmental  agencies  will  not  result  in  material  cost
disallowances in the future. See also Note  19.

Cash and Cash Equivalents—The Company’s cash equivalents include highly liquid investments which

have an initial maturity of three months  or less.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts—The Company records its accounts receivable net of an allowance for
doubtful accounts. This allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated based on management’s evaluation of
the contracts involved and the financial condition of its clients. The factors the Company considers in its
contract evaluations include, but are  not  limited to:

(cid:127) Client type—federal or state and local government  or commercial client;

(cid:127) Historical contract performance;

(cid:127) Historical collection and delinquency trends;

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

1. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

(cid:127) Client credit worthiness; and

(cid:127) General economic conditions.

Derivative Financial Instruments—The Company accounts for its derivative instruments as either assets

or liabilities and carries them at fair value.

For derivative instruments that hedge the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows that are
designated  as  cash  flow  hedges,  the  effective  portion  of  the  gain  or  loss  on  the  derivative  instrument  is
reported  as  a  component  of  accumulated  other  comprehensive  income  in  stockholders’  equity  and
reclassified  into  income  in  the  same  period  or  periods  during  which  the  hedged  transaction  affects
earnings. The ineffective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument, if any, is recognized in
current  income.  To  receive  hedge  accounting  treatment,  cash  flow  hedges  must  be  highly  effective  in
offsetting changes to expected future cash  flows on hedged transactions.

The  net  gain  or  loss  on  the  effective  portion  of  a  derivative  instrument  that  is  designated  as  an
economic hedge of the foreign currency translation exposure generated by the re-measurement of certain
assets  and  liabilities  denominated  in  a  non-functional  currency  in  a  foreign  operation  is  reported  in  the
same manner as a foreign currency translation adjustment. Accordingly, any gains or losses related to these
derivative instruments are recognized in  current income.

Derivatives that do not qualify as hedges are  adjusted to fair value  through  current income.

Fair  Value  of  Financial  Instruments—The  Company  determines  the  fair  values  of  its  financial
instruments,  including  short-term  investments,  debt  instruments  and  derivative  instruments,  and  pension
and  post-retirement  plan  assets  based  on  inputs  or  assumptions  that  market  participants  would  use  in
pricing  an  asset  or  a  liability.  The  Company  categorizes  its  instruments  using  a  valuation  hierarchy  for
disclosure of the inputs used to measure fair value. This hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three broad
levels  as  follows:  Level  1  inputs  are  quoted  prices  (unadjusted)  in  active  markets  for  identical  assets  or
liabilities; Level 2 inputs are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that
are  observable  for  the  asset  or  liability,  either  directly  or  indirectly  through  market  corroboration,  for
substantially the full term of the financial instrument; Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs based on the
Company’s assumptions used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value. The classification of a financial
asset or liability within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the
fair value measurement.

The  carrying  amounts  of  cash  and  cash  equivalents,  accounts  receivable  and  accounts  payable
approximate  fair  value  because  of  the  short  maturities  of  these  instruments.  The  carrying  amount  of  the
revolving  credit  facility  approximates  fair  value  because  the  interest  rates  are  based  upon  variable
reference rates. See also Notes 9 and 11.

The Company’s fair value measurement methods may produce a fair value calculation that may not be
indicative  of  net  realizable  value  or  reflective  of  future  fair  values.  Although  the  Company  believes  its
valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with those used by other market participants, the use of
different  methodologies  or  assumptions  to  determine  fair  value  could  result  in  a  different  fair  value
measurement at the reporting date.

Property and Equipment—Property and equipment are recorded at cost and are depreciated over their
estimated  useful  lives  using  the  straight-line  method.  Expenditures  for  maintenance  and  repairs  are

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

1. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

expensed  as  incurred.  Typically,  estimated  useful  lives  range  from  three  to  ten  years  for  equipment,
furniture and fixtures. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of
their estimated useful lives or the remaining terms of the  underlying lease agreement.

Long-lived Assets—Long-lived assets to be held and used are reviewed for impairment whenever events
or  circumstances  indicate  that  the  assets  may  be  impaired.  For  assets  to  be  held  and  used,  impairment
losses are recognized based upon the excess of the asset’s carrying amount over the fair value of the asset.
For long-lived assets to be disposed, impairment losses are recognized at the lower of the carrying amount
or fair value less cost to sell.

Goodwill  and  Acquired  Intangible  Assets—Goodwill  represents  the  excess  amounts  paid  over  the  fair
value of net assets acquired from an acquisition. In order to determine the amount of goodwill resulting
from  an  acquisition,  the  Company  performs  an  assessment  to  determine  the  value  of  the  acquired
company’s  tangible  and  identifiable  intangible  assets  and  liabilities.  In  its  assessment,  the  Company
determines  whether  identifiable  intangible  assets  exist,  which  typically  include  backlog  and  customer
relationships.

The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually for each reporting unit in the fourth quarter of
the  fiscal  year,  and  between  annual  tests  if  events  occur  or  circumstances  change  which  suggest  that
goodwill should be evaluated. Such events or circumstances include significant changes in legal factors and
business climate, recent losses at a reporting unit, and industry trends, among other factors. A reporting
unit  is  defined  as  an  operating  segment  or  one  level  below  an  operating  segment.  The  Company’s
impairment tests are performed at the operating segment level as they represent the Company’s reporting
units.

The impairment test is a two-step process. During the first step, the Company estimates the fair value
of  the  reporting  unit  using  income  and  market  approaches,  and  compares  that  amount  to  the  carrying
value of that reporting unit. In the event the fair value of the reporting unit is determined to be less than
the  carrying  value,  a  second  step  is  required.  The  second  step  requires  the  Company  to  perform  a
hypothetical purchase allocation for that reporting unit and to compare the resulting current implied fair
value of the goodwill to the current carrying value of the goodwill for that reporting unit. In the event that
the  current  implied  fair  value  of  the  goodwill  is  less  than  the  carrying  value,  an  impairment  charge  is
recognized. See also Note 4.

Pension Plans—The Company has certain defined benefit pension plans. The Company calculates the
market-related  value  of  assets,  which  is  used  to  determine  the  return-on-assets  component  of  annual
pension expense and the cumulative net unrecognized gain or loss subject to amortization. This calculation
reflects the Company’s anticipated long-term rate of return and amortization of the difference between the
actual return (including capital, dividends, and interest) and the expected return over a five-year period.
Cumulative  net  unrecognized  gains  or  losses  that  exceed  10%  of  the  greater  of  the  projected  benefit
obligation or the market related value of  plan  assets are subject to amortization.

Insurance Reserves—The Company maintains insurance for certain insurable business risks. Insurance
coverage  contains  various  retention  and  deductible  amounts  for  which  the  Company  accrues  a  liability
based  upon  reported  claims  and  an  actuarially  determined  estimated  liability  for  certain  claims  incurred
but not reported. It is the Company’s policy not to accrue for any potential legal expense to be incurred in
defending  the  Company’s  position.  The  Company  believes  that  its  accruals  for  estimated  liabilities

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1. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

associated with professional and other liabilities are sufficient and any excess liability beyond the accrual is
not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

Foreign  Currency  Translation—The  Company’s  functional  currency  is  the  U.S.  dollar.  Results  of
operations  for  foreign  entities  are  translated  to  U.S.  dollars  using  the  average  exchange  rates  during  the
period. Assets and liabilities for foreign entities are translated using the exchange rates in effect as of the
date of the balance sheet. Resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a foreign currency translation
adjustment into other accumulated comprehensive  income/(loss) in stockholders’ equity.

The Company uses foreign currency forward contracts from time to time to mitigate foreign currency
risk.  The  Company  limits  exposure  to  foreign  currency  fluctuations  in  most  of  its  contracts  through
provisions  that  require  client  payments  in  currencies  corresponding  to  the  currency  in  which  costs  are
incurred. As a result of this natural hedge, the Company generally does not need to hedge foreign currency
cash flows for contract work performed. The functional currency of all significant foreign operations is the
respective local currency.

Income  Taxes—The  Company  files  a  consolidated  federal  income  tax  return  and  combined  /
consolidated state tax returns and separate company state tax returns. The Company accounts for certain
income and expense items differently for financial reporting and income tax purposes. Deferred tax assets
and  liabilities  are  determined  based  on  the  difference  between  the  financial  statement  and  tax  basis  of
assets and liabilities, applying enacted statutory tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are
expected to reverse. In determining the need for a valuation allowance, management reviews both positive
and  negative  evidence,  including  current  and  historical  results  of  operations,  future  income  projections,
and potential tax planning strategies. Based upon management’s assessment of all available evidence, the
Company  has  concluded  that  it  is  more  likely  than  not  that  the  deferred  tax  assets,  net  of  valuation
allowance, will be realized.

2. New Accounting Pronouncements  and  Changes in  Accounting

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance on the presentation
of comprehensive income. The standard requires companies to present items of net income, items of other
comprehensive  income  and  total  comprehensive  income  in  one  continuous  statement  or  two  separate
consecutive statements. This guidance was effective for the Company in its fiscal year beginning October 1,
2012 and it did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

In  September  2011,  the  FASB  issued  guidance  intended  to  simplify  goodwill  impairment  testing.
Entities  are  allowed  to  perform  a  qualitative  assessment  to  determine  whether  it  is  more  likely  than  not
that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is
necessary  to  perform  the  two-step  goodwill  impairment  test.  This  guidance  was  effective  for  goodwill
impairment  tests  performed  in  interim  and  annual  periods  for  the  Company  in  its  fiscal  year  beginning
October  1,  2012.  This  guidance  did  not  have  a  material  impact  on  the  Company’s  consolidated  financial
statements.

In  February  2013,  the  FASB  issued  new  accounting  guidance  to  update  the  presentation  of
reclassifications  from  comprehensive  income  to  net  income  in  consolidated  financial  statements.  Under
this  new  guidance,  an  entity  is  required  to  present  information  about  the  amounts  reclassified  out  of
accumulated  other  comprehensive  income  either  by  the  respective  line  items  of  net  income  or  by  cross-
reference to other required disclosures. The new guidance does not change the requirements for reporting

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2. New Accounting Pronouncements  and  Changes in Accounting  (Continued)

net  income  or  other  comprehensive  income  in  financial  statements.  This  guidance  is  effective  for  the
Company’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2013 and it is not expected to have a material impact on the
Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2013, the FASB issued new accounting guidance for the recognition, measurement, and
disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount
of the obligation (within the scope of this guidance) is fixed at the reporting date. Examples of obligations
within  the  scope  of  this  guidance  include  debt  arrangements,  other  contractual  obligations,  and  settled
litigation and judicial rulings. This new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after
December  15,  2013  and  subsequent  interim  periods.  This  guidance  is  effective  for  the  Company’s  fiscal
year  beginning  October  1,  2014  and  it  is  not  expected  to  have  a  material  impact  on  the  Company’s
consolidated financial statements.

In  July  2013,  the  FASB  issued  new  accounting  guidance  that  requires  the  presentation  of
unrecognized tax benefits as a reduction of the deferred tax assets, when a net operating loss carryforward,
a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists at the reporting date. This new guidance is effective for
annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2013 and subsequent interim periods. This
guidance is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2014 and it is not expected to have
a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

3. Stock Repurchase Program

In  August  2011,  the  Company’s  Board  of  Directors  authorized  a  stock  repurchase  program  (the
Repurchase Program), pursuant to which the Company could purchase its common stock. The dollar value
capacity  of the Repurchase Program was  as follows:

Authorization Date

Increase in the Dollar
Value  Capacity

Maximum Dollar
Value Capacity at  the
Authorization  Date

(amounts in millions)

August  2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
August  2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
January 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$200.0
$300.0
$500.0

$ 200.0
$ 500.0
$1,000.0

Share  repurchases  under  the  Repurchase  Program  can  be  made  through  open  market  purchases,
unsolicited  or  solicited  privately  negotiated  transactions  or  other  methods,  including  pursuant  to  a
Rule 10b5-1 plan. Under the Repurchase Program, which includes purchases made through an accelerated
share repurchase (ASR) agreement, Rule 10b5-1 repurchase plans and the open market, the Company has
purchased  a  total  of  26.6  million  shares  at  an  average  price  of  $23.88  per  share,  for  a  total  cost  of
$635.3 million. As of September 30, 2013, $364.7 million was available for the repurchase of the Company’s
common stock pursuant to the Repurchase Program. Repurchased shares are returned to treasury status,
but remain authorized for registration and issuance in  the future.

Accelerated Share Repurchase

In connection with the Repurchase Program, the Company entered into an ASR agreement with Bank
of America, N.A. (Bank of America) on August 16, 2011. Under the ASR agreement, the Company agreed
to  repurchase  $100  million  of  its  common  stock  from  Bank  of  America.  During  the  quarter  ended

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3. Stock Repurchase Program (Continued)

September  30,  2011,  Bank  of  America  delivered  4.3  million  shares  to  the  Company,  at  which  point  the
Company’s  shares  outstanding  were  reduced  and  accounted  for  as  a  reduction  to  retained  earnings.  The
number  of  shares  delivered  was  the  minimum  amount  of  shares  Bank  of  America  was  contractually
obligated to provide under the ASR agreement.

The number of shares that ultimately were repurchased by the Company under the ASR agreement
was based upon the volume-weighted average share price of the Company’s common stock during the term
of the ASR agreement, less an agreed discount, subject to collar provisions which established a maximum
and minimum price and other customary conditions under the ASR agreement. The ASR agreement was
settled in full on March 7, 2012 and the total number of shares repurchased was 4.8 million at an average
price of $20.97 per share.

Rule 10b5-1 Repurchase Plan and Open Market Purchases

In connection with the Repurchase Program, the Company enters into Rule 10b5-1 repurchase plans.
The timing, nature and amount of purchases depended on a variety of factors, including market conditions
and the volume limit defined by Rule  10b-18.

From  the  inception  of  the  Repurchase  Program  through  September  30,  2013,  the  Company  had
repurchased  through  open  market  purchases  and  purchases  made  under  Rule  10b5-1  plans,  a  total  of
21.8 million shares at an average price of $24.52 per share, for a total cost of $535.3 million, which included
0.1 million shares repurchased in transactions that were settled in the first quarter of fiscal  2014.

4. Business Acquisitions, Goodwill, and Intangible  Assets

The  Company  completed  three,  one,  and  six  business  acquisitions  during  the  years  ended
September 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Business acquisitions completed during the years ended
September  30,  2013,  2012  and  2011  did  not  meet  the  quantitative  thresholds  to  require  pro  forma
disclosures  of  operating  results,  either  individually  or  in  the  aggregate,  based  on  the  Company’s
consolidated assets, investments and net income.

Business  acquisitions  during  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013  included  South  Africa-based  BKS

Group and Asia-based KPK Quantity Surveyors.

During the year ended September 30, 2012, the Company acquired an environmental engineering firm

in Asia.

Business  acquisitions  during  the  year  ended  September  30,  2011  included  four  separate  global  cost
and  project  management  consultancy  firms  that  operated  under  the  Davis  Langdon  name,  including
businesses in Europe and Middle East, Australia and New Zealand, Africa, and North America. Each of
the four acquisitions were separately negotiated, executed by separate purchase agreements, with no one
acquisition  contingent  upon  the  other,  and  the  businesses,  although  operating  as  part  of  a  Swiss  Verein,
under  which  they  shared  certain  naming  and  marketing  rights,  were  not  under  common  control  or
management.  Business  acquisitions  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2011  also  included  RSW,  Inc.,  an
international  engineering  firm  based  in  Montreal,  Quebec,  Canada  and  Spectral  Services  Consultants
Pte.  Ltd. (Spectral), a building services consultancy in India.

The  aggregate  value  of  all  consideration  for  acquisitions  consummated  during  the  years  ended
September 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were $82.0 million, $15.4 million and $453.3 million, respectively. The

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4. Business Acquisitions, Goodwill, and Intangible Assets (Continued)

following  table  summarizes  the  estimated  fair  values  of  the  assets  acquired  and  liabilities  assumed,  as  of
the acquisition dates, from acquisitions  consummated during the fiscal years presented:

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

Cash acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other non-current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net assets acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 20.1
41.5
72.6
9.4
8.6
(54.9)
(15.3)

$ 82.0

(in millions)
$ 1.9
7.8
10.5
1.5
3.3
(8.8)
(0.8)

$15.4

$ 19.3
149.2
405.2
44.3
51.5
(140.5)
(75.7)

$ 453.3

Acquired intangible assets above includes the following:

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

Backlog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customer relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trademark / tradename . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$4.2
5.2
—

$9.4

(in millions)
$0.7
0.8
—

$1.5

$10.7
30.2
3.4

$44.3

Consideration for acquisitions above includes the following:

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

Cash paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Promissory notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity issued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$62.1
5.6
14.3

$82.0

(in millions)
$14.5
—
0.9

$15.4

$384.8
—
68.5

$453.3

All of the above acquisitions were accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. As such,
the  purchase  consideration  of  each  acquired  company  was  allocated  to  acquired  tangible  and  intangible
assets and liabilities based upon their fair values. Although the final purchase price allocation has not been
completed for acquisitions made during the year ended September 30, 2013, the Company does not expect
material  changes  to  the  preliminary  purchase  price  allocation.  The  excess  of  the  purchase  consideration
over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired was recorded as goodwill.
The  results  of  operations  of  each  company  acquired  have  been  included  in  the  Company’s  financial
statements from the date of acquisition.

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4. Business Acquisitions, Goodwill, and Intangible Assets (Continued)

At  the  time  of  acquisition,  the  Company  preliminarily  estimates  the  amount  of  the  identifiable
intangible  assets  acquired  based  upon  historical  valuations  of  similar  acquisitions  and  the  facts  and
circumstances available at the time. The Company determines the final value of the identifiable intangible
assets  as  soon  as  information  is  available,  but  not  more  than  12  months  from  the  date  of  acquisition.
Post-acquisition adjustments primarily  relate to project  related liabilities.

During  the  fourth  quarter  of  its  fiscal  year,  the  Company  conducts  its  annual  goodwill  impairment
test. The impairment evaluation process includes, among other things, making assumptions about variables
such as revenue growth rates, profitability, discount rates, and industry market multiples, which are subject
to a high degree of judgment.

As  a  result  of  the  first  step  of  the  fiscal  2012  impairment  analysis,  the  Company  identified  adverse
market  conditions  and  business  trends  within  the  Europe,  Middle  East,  and  Africa  (EMEA)  and  MSS
reporting  units,  which  led  the  Company  to  determine  that  goodwill  was  impaired.  Adverse  market
conditions  included  prolonged  and  sustained  deterioration  of  European  macroeconomic  conditions  in
EMEA and decreased U.S. government military activities and unsuccessful contract pursuits in MSS. The
reporting units’ goodwill impairments largely relate to the  following  acquired businesses:

(cid:127) MSS—McNeil Technologies, Inc.

(cid:127) EMEA—Davis Langdon Europe and Middle East

Significant  changes  to  the  assumptions  used  in  the  September  30,  2012  as  compared  to  the
September 30, 2011 analysis were financial forecasts and market multiples. While both the MSS and the
EMEA  reporting  units  have  historically  generated  positive  cash  flows,  and  are  expected  to  continue  to
generate  positive  cash  flows,  the  fair  value  of  future  cash  flows  of  the  Company’s  EMEA  and  MSS
reporting  units  decreased.  Additionally,  the  market  multiples  for  the  two  reporting  units  decreased.  The
market multiples used were as follows:

September 30,

2012

2011

Market multiple of revenue:

EMEA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.35
0.35

0.5
0.5

The  second  step  of  the  analysis  was  performed  to  measure  the  impairment  as  the  excess  of  the
goodwill  carrying  value  over  its  implied  fair  value.  This  analysis  resulted  in  an  impairment  of
$336.0 million, or $317.2 million, net of tax. The goodwill carrying values of the EMEA and MSS reporting
units before and after the goodwill impairment  expense were as  follows:

Carrying value before impairment
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 345.5
(155.0)

$ 347.8
(181.0)

Carrying value after impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 190.5

$ 166.8

September 30, 2012

EMEA

MSS

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4. Business Acquisitions, Goodwill, and Intangible Assets (Continued)

The  changes  in  the  carrying  value  of  goodwill  by  reportable  segment  for  the  fiscal  years  ended

September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as  follows:

September 30,
2012

Post-
Acquisition
Adjustments

Foreign
Exchange
Impact

Acquired

Goodwill
Impairment

September 30,
2013

Fiscal Year 2013

Professional Technical Services
Management Support Services

$1,608.6
166.8

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$1,775.4

$—
—

$—

(in millions)

$(36.2)
—

$(36.2)

$72.6
—

$72.6

Fiscal Year 2012

$—
—

$—

$1,645.0
166.8

$1,811.8

September 30,
2011

Post-
Acquisition
Adjustments

Foreign
Exchange
Impact

Acquired

Goodwill
Impairment

September 30,
2012

(in millions)

Professional Technical Services
Management Support Services

$1,733.9
352.4

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$2,086.3

$(1.2)
(4.6)

$(5.8)

$20.4
—

$20.4

$10.5
—

$10.5

$(155.0)
(181.0)

$1,608.6
166.8

$(336.0)

$1,775.4

The gross amounts and accumulated amortization of the Company’s acquired identifiable intangible
assets with finite useful lives as of September 30, 2013 and 2012, included in intangible assets—net, in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheets, were  as follows:

September 30, 2013

September 30, 2012

Gross Accumulated
Amount Amortization

Intangible
Assets,
Net

Gross Accumulated
Amount Amortization

Assets,
Net

Period
(years)

Intangible Amortization

Backlog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 94.9
147.1
Customer relationships . . . . . . . .
7.8
Trademark / tradename . . . . . . . .

$ (89.4)
(69.5)
(7.8)

(in millions)

$ 5.5
77.6
—

$ 91.1
143.6
7.8

$ (83.8)
(54.1)
(7.6)

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $249.8

$(166.7)

$83.1

$242.5

$(145.5)

1 -  5
10
2

$ 7.3
89.5
0.2

$97.0

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4. Business Acquisitions, Goodwill, and Intangible Assets (Continued)

Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets included within cost of revenue was $21.2 million
and  $22.5  million  for  the  years  ended  September  30,  2013  and  2012,  respectively.  The  following  table
presents estimated amortization expense  of  existing intangible assets for  the succeeding years:

Fiscal Year

(in millions)

2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$18.7
15.8
13.1
11.9
8.5
15.1

$83.1

In addition to the above, amortization of acquired intangible assets included within equity in earnings
of joint ventures was $0.2 million and $1.0 million for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2013 and 2012,
respectively.

In  connection  with  the  goodwill  impairment  recognized  in  the  year  ended  September  30,  2012
discussed  above,  the  Company  performed  testing  of  acquired  intangible  assets  and  concluded  that  no
impairment existed.

5. Accounts Receivable—Net

Net accounts receivable consisted of the following:

Billed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unbilled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contract retentions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total accounts receivable—gross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Allowance for doubtful accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

(in millions)

$1,177.6
1,076.8
174.3

2,428.7
(86.4)

$1,207.0
1,145.1
156.6

2,508.7
(112.8)

Total accounts receivable—net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$2,342.3

$2,395.9

Billed accounts receivable represent amounts billed to clients that have yet to be collected. Unbilled
accounts  receivable  represents  the  contract  revenue  recognized  but  not  yet  billed  pursuant  to  contract
terms  or  accounts  billed  after  the  period  end.  Substantially  all  unbilled  receivables  as  of  September  30,
2013 and 2012 are expected to be billed and collected within twelve months. Contract retentions represent
amounts  invoiced  to  clients  where  payments  have  been  withheld  pending  the  completion  of  certain
milestones,  other  contractual  conditions  or  upon  the  completion  of  the  project.  These  retention
agreements vary from project to project  and could be outstanding for several  months or  years.

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5. Accounts Receivable—Net (Continued)

Allowances  for  doubtful  accounts  have  been  determined  through  specific  identification  of  amounts
considered to be uncollectible and potential write-offs, plus a non-specific allowance for other amounts for
which  some potential loss has been determined to be probable based on current and  past experience.

Other  than  the  U.S.  government,  no  single  client  accounted  for  more  than  10%  of  the  Company’s

outstanding receivables at September  30, 2013 and 2012.

The Company sold trade receivables to financial institutions, of which $100.2 million and $31.2 million
were outstanding as of September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company does not retain financial
or  legal  obligations  for  these  receivables  that  would  result  in  material  losses.  The  Company’s  ongoing
involvement is limited to the remittance of customer payments to the financial institutions with respect to
the sold trade receivables.

6. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, at cost, consists  of the following:

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

Useful Lives
(years)

(in millions)

Building and land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leasehold improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Computer systems and equipment . . . . . . . .
Furniture and fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Automobiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accumulated depreciation and amortization .

$

4.4
289.9
257.0
106.4
5.4

663.1
(392.4)

$ 43.7
287.7
229.8
109.2
5.9

676.3
(350.4)

Property and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . .

$ 270.7

$ 325.9

27
2 - 12
3 - 7
5 - 10
3  - 10

Depreciation  expense  for  the  fiscal  years  ended  September  30,  2013,  2012  and  2011  were
$70.7  million,  $77.1  million  and  $73.2  million,  respectively.  Included  in  depreciation  expense  is
amortization  of  capitalized  software  costs  in  the  years  ended  September  30,  2013,  2012  and  2011  of
$6.4  million,  $6.2  million  and  $6.7  million,  respectively.  Unamortized  capitalized  software  costs  at
September 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were $29.6  million, $24.1  million  and  $20.9  million,  respectively.

Depreciation  and  amortization  are  provided  using  primarily  the  straight-line  method  over  the
estimated  useful  lives  of  the  assets,  or  in  the  case  of  leasehold  improvements  and  capitalized  leases,  the
lesser of the remaining life of the lease  or  its estimated useful life.

7. Joint Ventures and Variable Interest Entities

The Company’s joint ventures provide architecture, engineering, program management, construction
management  and  operations  and  maintenance  services.  Joint  ventures,  the  combination  of  two  or  more
partners,  are  generally  formed  for  a  specific  project.  Management  of  the  joint  venture  is  typically
controlled  by  a  joint  venture  executive  committee,  comprised  of  representatives  from  the  joint  venture

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7. Joint Ventures and Variable Interest Entities  (Continued)

partners.  The  joint  venture  executive  committee  normally  provides  management  oversight  and  controls
decisions which could have a significant impact on the  joint  venture.

Some of the Company’s joint ventures have no employees and minimal operating expenses. For these
joint  ventures,  the  Company’s  employees  perform  work  for  the  joint  venture,  which  is  then  billed  to  a
third-party customer by the joint venture. These joint ventures function as pass through entities to bill the
third-party  customer.  For  consolidated  entities,  the  Company  records  the  entire  amount  of  the  services
performed and the costs associated with these services, including the services provided by the other joint
venture partners, in the Company’s result of operations. For certain of these joint ventures where a fee is
added by an unconsolidated joint venture to client billings, the Company’s portion of that fee is recorded in
equity in earnings of joint ventures.

The Company also has joint ventures that have their own employees and operating expenses, and to
which the Company generally makes a capital contribution. The Company accounts for these joint ventures
either as consolidated entities or equity method investments based on the criteria further discussed below.

The Company follows guidance issued by the FASB on the consolidation of variable interest entities
(VIEs)  that  requires  companies  to  utilize  a  qualitative  approach  to  determine  whether  it  is  the  primary
beneficiary of a VIE. The process for identifying the primary beneficiary of a VIE requires consideration
of the factors that indicate a party the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the joint
ventures’  economic  performance,  including  powers  granted  to  the  joint  venture’s  program  manager,
powers  contained  in  the  joint  venture  governing  board  and,  to  a  certain  extent,  a  company’s  economic
interest in the joint venture. The Company analyzes  its  joint ventures and  classifies  them as  either:

(cid:127) a  VIE  that  must  be  consolidated  because  the  Company  is  the  primary  beneficiary  or  the  joint
venture  is  not  a  VIE  and  the  Company  holds  the  majority  voting  interest  with  no  significant
participative rights available to the other partners; or

(cid:127) a VIE that does not require consolidation because the Company is not the primary beneficiary or

the joint venture is not a VIE and the Company does not hold the majority  voting interest.

If  it  is  determined  that  the  Company  has  the  power  to  direct  the  activities  that  most  significantly
impact  the  joint  venture’s  economic  performance,  the  Company  considers  whether  or  not  it  has  the
obligation to absorb losses or rights to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to
the VIE.

The Company has not provided financial or other support during the periods presented to any of its
VIEs that it was not previously contractually required to provide. Contractually required support provided
to the Company’s joint ventures is further discussed in Note  19.

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7. Joint Ventures and Variable Interest Entities  (Continued)

Summary of unaudited financial information of the  consolidated joint ventures  is as follows:

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

(in millions)

Current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total AECOM equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Noncontrolling interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total owners’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$185.7
—

$185.7

$ 38.9
—

38.9
106.8
40.0

146.8

$243.2
—

$243.2

$ 43.1
—

43.1
145.1
55.0

200.1

Total liabilities and owners’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$185.7

$243.2

Total revenue of the consolidated joint ventures was $490.9 million, $468.6 million and $557.8 million
for  the  years  ended  September  30,  2013,  2012  and  2011,  respectively.  The  assets  of  the  Company’s
consolidated joint ventures are restricted for use only by the particular joint venture and are not available
for the general operations of the Company.

Summary of unaudited financial information of the  unconsolidated  joint  ventures is  as follows:

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

(in millions)

Current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Joint ventures’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total liabilities and joint ventures’ equity . . . . . . . . .

AECOM’s investment in joint ventures . . . . . . . . . .

$523.1
47.7

$570.8

$382.2
17.3

399.5

171.3

$570.8

$ 80.0

$598.8
15.2

$614.0

$411.2
2.7

413.9

200.1

$614.0

$ 91.0

Total revenue of the unconsolidated joint ventures was $2.1 billion, $2.0 billion and $2.0 billion for the
years  ended  September  30,  2013,  2012  and  2011,  respectively.  Total  operating  income  of  the

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7. Joint Ventures and Variable Interest Entities  (Continued)

unconsolidated  joint  ventures  were  $70.1  million,  $127.5  million,  and  $121.4  million  for  the  years  ended
September 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

(in millions)

AECOM’s equity in earnings of
unconsolidated joint ventures:
Pass through joint ventures . . . . . . . . . .
Other joint ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 6.4
17.9

$24.3

$ 5.2
43.4

$48.6

$ 3.8
41.0

$44.8

8. Pension Plans

In the U.S., the Company sponsors a Defined Benefit Pension Plan (the Pension Plan) which covers
substantially  all  permanent  employees  hired  as  of  March  1,  1998,  subject  to  eligibility  and  vesting
requirements, and required contributions from participating employees through March 31, 1998. Benefits
under  this  plan  generally  are  based  on  the  employee’s  years  of  creditable  service  and  compensation.
Effective April 1, 2004, the Company set a maximum on the amount of compensation used to determine
pension benefits based on the highest calendar year of compensation earned in the 10 completed calendar
years  from  1994  through  2003,  or  the  relevant  IRS  annual  compensation  limit,  $200,000,  whichever  is
lower.  Outside  the  U.S.,  the  Company  sponsors  various  pension  plans,  which  are  appropriate  to  the
country in which the Company operates,  some of  which are  government mandated.

During  the  quarter  ended  March  31,  2011,  the  Company  adopted  an  amendment  to  freeze  pension
plan  benefit  accruals  for  certain  U.K.  and  Ireland  employee  plans  resulting  in  a  curtailment  gain  of
$4.2 million.

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8. Pension Plans (Continued)

The following tables provide reconciliations of the changes in the U.S. and international plans’ benefit
obligations, reconciliations of the changes in the fair value of assets for the years ended September 30, and
reconciliations of the funded status as of September  30 of each year.

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

U.S.

Int’l

U.S.

Int’l

U.S.

Int’l

(in millions)

Change in benefit obligation:

Benefit obligation at beginning of year . . . . . .
Service cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participant contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benefits paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Actuarial (gain) loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Curtailment gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Plan settlements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net transfer in/(out)/acquisitions . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign currency translation (gain) loss . . . . . .

$192.9
—
0.4
6.6
(11.0)
(8.6)
—
—
—
—

$574.0
0.9
0.3
23.8
(18.8)
49.0
—
(5.7)
—
(1.4)

$171.0
—
0.6
7.7
(10.0)
23.6
—
—
—
—

$504.3
1.1
0.3
25.6
(25.7)
50.3
—
(2.4)
—
20.5

$169.9
—
0.4
8.2
(11.3)
5.7
—
(1.9)
—
—

$441.8
4.0
1.9
27.0
(19.3)
(23.7)
(8.2)
—
89.5
(8.7)

Benefit obligation at end of year . . . . . . . . . . .

$180.3

$622.1

$192.9

$574.0

$171.0

$504.3

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

September  30,
2011

U.S.

Int’l

U.S.

Int’l

U.S.

Int’l

(in millions)

Change in plan assets

Fair value of plan assets at beginning  of  year . .
Actual return on plan assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employer contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participant contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benefits paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Plan settlements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net transfer in/(out)/acquisitions . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain . . . . . .

$112.3
11.3
6.8
0.4
(11.0)
—
—
—

$462.4
37.4
16.2
0.3
(18.8)
(5.7)
—
(1.9)

$ 91.5
17.0
13.2
0.6
(10.0)
—
—
—

$417.3
39.0
17.2
0.3
(25.7)
(2.4)
—
16.7

$ 84.6
0.6
19.1
0.4
(11.3)
(1.9)
—
—

$362.8
10.0
18.6
1.9
(19.3)
—
50.5
(7.2)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year . . . . . .

$119.8

$489.9

$112.3

$462.4

$ 91.5

$417.3

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8. Pension Plans (Continued)

Reconciliation of funded status:
Funded status at end of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contribution made after measurement date . . .

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30, 2013

September 30, 2012

September 30,  2011

U.S.

Int’l

U.S.

Int’l

U.S.

Int’l

(in millions)

$(60.5) $(132.2) $(80.6) $(111.6) $(79.5)
N/A
N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$(87.0)
N/A

Net amount recognized at end of year . . . . . . .

$(60.5) $(132.2) $(80.6) $(111.6) $(79.5)

$(87.0)

The  following  table  sets  forth  the  amounts  recognized  in  the  consolidated  balance  sheets  as  of

September 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011:

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30, 2013

September 30, 2012

September 30,  2011

U.S.

Int’l

U.S.

Int’l

U.S.

Int’l

(in millions)

Amounts recognized in the consolidated

balance sheets:
Other non-current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued expenses and other current  liabilities
Other long-term liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ — $
(1.4)
(59.1)

0.6
—
(132.8)

$ — $ — $ — $ 0.5
—
(87.5)

—
(111.6)

(1.4)
(78.1)

(1.7)
(78.9)

Net amount recognized in the balance  sheet .

$(60.5) $(132.2) $(80.6) $(111.6) $(79.5)

$(87.0)

The  following  table  details  the  reconciliation  of  amounts  in  the  consolidated  statements  of

stockholders’ equity for the fiscal years ended September 30,  2013,  2012 and 2011:

Reconciliation of amounts in consolidated

statements of stockholders’ equity:
Prior service credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net (loss)

Total recognized in accumulated other

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30, 2013

September 30, 2012

September 30,  2011

U.S.

Int’l

U.S.

Int’l

U.S.

Int’l

(in millions)

$ — $
(99.4)

6.0
(170.7)

$ — $
(115.1)

6.2
(143.2)

$ — $
(103.2)

6.2
(104.3)

comprehensive  income  (loss) . . . . . . . . .

$(99.4) $(164.7) $(115.1) $(137.0) $(103.2) $ (98.1)

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8. Pension Plans (Continued)

The  following  table  details  the  components  of  net  periodic  benefit  cost  for  the  plans  in  fiscal  2013,

2012 and 2011:

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

U.S.

Int’l

U.S.

Int’l

U.S.

Int’l

(in millions)

Components of net periodic (benefit) cost:

Service costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation . . . . . .
Expected return on plan assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of prior service costs . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Curtailment  gain  recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Settlement loss recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ — $ 1.0
7.7
23.8
(8.4)
(22.7)
(0.2) —
3.1
4.0
—
—
—
2.6

$ — $ 1.1
8.2
25.6
(8.1)
(25.3)
(0.2) —
2.6
2.3
—
—
0.6
0.5

$ — $ 4.0
27.0
(27.8)
(0.2)
2.7
(4.2)
—

6.6
(8.5)
—
4.3
—
—

Net periodic cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 2.4

$ 8.5

$ 2.4

$ 4.0

$ 3.3

$ 1.5

The amount, net of applicable deferred income taxes, included in other comprehensive income arising
from a change in net prior service cost and net gain/loss was $2.6 million, $9.0 million, and $2.1 million in
the years ended September 30, 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.

Amounts  included  in  accumulated  other  comprehensive  loss  as  of  September  30,  2013  that  are
expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost during fiscal 2014 are (in millions):

Amortization of prior service credit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of net actuarial losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ — $ 0.2
(4.8)

(4.0)

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$(4.0) $(4.6)

U.S.

Int’l

The table below provides additional year-end information for pension plans with accumulated benefit

obligations in excess of plan assets.

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

U.S.

Int’l

U.S.

Int’l

U.S.

Int’l

(in millions)

Projected benefit obligation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accumulated benefit obligation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fair value of plan assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$180.3
180.3
119.8

$601.7
599.8
469.0

$192.9
192.9
112.3

$574.0
570.6
462.4

$171.0
171.0
91.5

$496.1
493.7
408.7

Funding requirements for each plan are determined based on the local laws of the country where such
plan resides. In certain countries, the funding requirements are mandatory while in other countries, they
are discretionary. The Company currently intends to contribute $16.0 million to the international plans in
fiscal 2014. The Company does not have a required minimum contribution for the U.S. plans; however, the
Company may make discretionary contributions. The Company currently intends to contribute $4.9 million
to U.S. plans in fiscal 2014.

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8. Pension Plans (Continued)

The table below provides the expected  future benefit  payments,  in millions:

Year  Ending September 30,

U.S.

Int’l

2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2019 - 2023 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 11.2
13.3
11.3
12.7
11.9
60.7

$ 21.6
23.2
23.9
26.1
27.8
151.3

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$121.1

$273.9

The underlying assumptions for the pension plans are as follows:

Weighted-average assumptions to determine  benefit

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

U.S.

Int’l

U.S.

Int’l

U.S.

Int’l

obligation:
Discount rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Salary increase rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A

4.40% 4.44% 3.50% 4.39% 4.65% 5.12%
2.65%

2.58% N/A

2.36% N/A

Weighted-average assumptions to determine net

periodic benefit cost:
Discount rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Salary increase rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A
Expected long-term rate of return on  plan assets . . . .

3.50% 4.39% 4.65% 5.12% 4.95% 5.05%
3.27%
7.50% 5.11% 7.50% 5.65% 7.50% 6.05%

2.36% N/A

2.65% N/A

Pension costs are determined using the assumptions as of the beginning of the plan year, October 1.

The funded status is determined using  the assumptions as  of the end of the plan  year.

The  following  table  summarizes  the  Company’s  target  allocation  for  2013  and  pension  plan  asset

allocation, both U.S. and international, as  of September  30, 2013 and 2012:

Target
Allocations

Percentage of Plan Assets
as of September 30,

2013

2012

U.S.

Int’l

U.S.

Int’l

U.S.

Int’l

Asset Category
Equities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50% 3% 49% 28% 51% 29%
32
45
3 —
52

37
4
31

33
2
14

34
1
16

42
3
26

15

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

The Company’s policy is to minimize the risk of large losses through diversification in a portfolio of
stocks,  bonds,  and  cash  equivalents,  as  appropriate,  which  may  reflect  varying  rates  of  return.  The
percentage  of  assets  allocated  to  cash  is  to  assure  liquidity  to  meet  benefit  disbursements  and  general
operating expenses.

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8. Pension Plans (Continued)

To develop the expected long-term rate of return on assets assumption, the Company considered the
historical  returns  and  the  future  expectations  for  returns  for  each  asset  class,  as  well  as  the  target  asset
allocation of the pension portfolio and the diversification of the portfolio. This resulted in the selection of
a 7.5% and 5.1% weighted-average long-term rate of return on assets assumption for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2013 for U.S. and non-U.S. plans, respectively.

As  of  September  30,  2013,  the  fair  values  of  the  Company’s  post-retirement  benefit  plan  assets  by

major asset categories were as follows:

Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Investment funds

Diversified funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fixed income funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hedge funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Assets  held by insurance company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fair Value Measurement as of
September 30, 2013

Total
Carrying
Value as of

Quoted
Prices in
Active

September 30, Markets
(Level 1)

2013

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level  3)

(in millions)

$ 11.0

$11.0

$ —

$ —

108.6
192.4
220.6
25.0
46.1
6.0

—
—
—
—
—
—

108.6
192.4
220.6
12.4
46.1
6.0

—
—
—
12.6
—
—

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$609.7

$11.0

$586.1

$12.6

As  of  September  30,  2012,  the  fair  values  of  the  Company’s  post-retirement  benefit  plan  assets  by

major asset categories are as follows:

Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Investment funds

Diversified funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fixed income funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hedge funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Assets  held by insurance company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fair Value Measurement as of
September 30, 2012

Total
Carrying
Value as of

Quoted
Prices in
Active

September 30, Markets
(Level 1)

2012

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level  3)

(in millions)

$

4.6

$4.6

$ —

$ —

77.9
181.9
226.8
40.5
37.5
5.5

—
—
—
—
—
—

77.9
181.9
226.8
29.9
37.5
5.5

—
—
—
10.6
—
—

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$574.7

$4.6

$559.5

$10.6

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8. Pension Plans (Continued)

Changes  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2013,  in  the  fair  value  of  the  Company’s  recurring

post-retirement plan Level 3 assets are as  follows:

Actual return
Actual return
on plan assets, on plan assets,

September 30,
2012
Beginning
balance

relating to
assets still held
at reporting
date

relating  to
assets  sold
during  the
period

Transfer
into  /
Purchases,
sales  and
(out  of)
settlements Level  3

Change
due to
exchange
rate
changes

September  30,
2013
Ending
balance

(in millions)

Investment funds

Hedge funds . . . . . . .

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$10.6

$10.6

$2.0

$2.0

$—

$—

$—

$—

$—

$—

$—

$—

$12.6

$12.6

Changes  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  2012,  in  the  fair  value  of  the  Company’s  recurring

post-retirement plan Level 3 assets are as  follows:

Actual return
Actual return
on plan assets, on plan assets,

September 30,
2011
Beginning
balance

relating to
assets still held
at reporting
date

relating  to
assets  sold
during  the
period

Transfer
into  /
Purchases,
sales  and
(out  of)
settlements Level  3

Change
due to
exchange
rate
changes

September  30,
2012
Ending
balance

(in millions)

Investment funds

Hedge funds . . . . . . .

Total . . . . . . . . . . .

$10.0

$10.0

$0.9

$0.9

$—

$—

$(0.3)

$(0.3)

$—

$—

$—

$—

$10.6

$10.6

Cash  equivalents  are  mostly  comprised  of  short-term  money-market  instruments  and  are  valued  at

cost, which approximates fair value.

For equity investment funds not traded on an active exchange, or if the closing price is not available,
the trustee obtains indicative quotes from a pricing vendor, broker, or investment manager. These funds
are  categorized  as  Level  2  if  the  custodian  obtains  corroborated  quotes  from  a  pricing  vendor  or
categorized  as  Level  3  if  the  custodian  obtains  uncorroborated  quotes  from  a  broker  or  investment
manager.

Fixed income investment funds categorized as Level 2 are valued by the trustee using pricing models
that  use  verifiable  observable  market  data  (e.g.,  interest  rates  and  yield  curves  observable  at  commonly
quoted  intervals),  bids  provided  by  brokers  or  dealers,  or  quoted  prices  of  securities  with  similar
characteristics.

Hedge  funds  categorized  as  Level  3  are  valued  based  on  valuation  models  that  include  significant
unobservable inputs and cannot be corroborated using verifiable observable market data. Hedge funds are
valued  by  independent  administrators.  Depending  on  the  nature  of  the  assets,  the  general  partners  or
independent  administrators  use  both  the  income  and  market  approaches  in  their  models.  The  market
approach consists of analyzing market transactions for comparable assets while the income approach uses
earnings  or  the  net  present  value  of  estimated  future  cash  flows  adjusted  for  liquidity  and  other  risk
factors. As of September 30, 2013, there were  no material changes to the valuation  techniques.

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9. Debt

Debt consisted of the following:

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

(in millions)

Unsecured term credit agreement
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unsecured senior notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unsecured revolving credit facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes secured by real properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 750.0
260.2
114.7
—
48.4

Total debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less: Current portion of debt and short-term  borrowings

1,173.3
(84.3)

$ 750.0
256.8
24.0
24.2
14.7

1,069.7
(162.6)

Long-term debt, less current portion . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$1,089.0

$ 907.1

The following table presents, in millions, scheduled maturities of our debt as of September 30, 2013:

Fiscal Year

2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

84.3
38.2
152.9
37.7
600.0
260.2

Total

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$1,173.3

Unsecured Term Credit Agreement

In June 2013, the Company entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Term
Credit  Agreement)  with  Bank  of  America,  N.A.,  as  administrative  agent  and  a  lender,  and  the  other
lenders party thereto. Pursuant to the Term Credit Agreement, the Company borrowed $750 million and
may borrow up to an additional $100 million subject to certain conditions, including Company and lender
approval.  The  Company  used  approximately  $675  million  of  the  proceeds  from  the  loans  to  repay
indebtedness under our prior term loan facility. The loans under the Term Credit Agreement bear interest,
at  our  option,  at  either  the  Base  Rate  (as  defined  in  the  Term  Credit  Agreement)  plus  an  applicable
margin or the Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) plus an applicable margin. The
applicable margin for the Base Rate loans is a range of 0.125% to 1.250% and the applicable margin for
Eurodollar Rate loans is a range of 1.125% to 2.250%, both based on the debt-to-earnings leverage ratio of
the  Company  at  the  end  of  each  fiscal  quarter.  For  the  years  ended  September  30,  2013  and  2012,  the
average interest rate of the Company’s term loan facility was 1.98% and 2.19%, respectively. Payments of
the initial principal amount outstanding under the Term Credit Agreement are required on an annual basis
beginning  on  June  30,  2014  with  the  final  principal  balance  of  $600  million  due  on  June  7,  2018.  The
Company may, at its option, prepay the  loans at any  time, without penalty.

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9. Debt (Continued)

Unsecured Senior Notes

In  July  2010,  the  Company  issued  $300  million  of  notes  to  private  institutional  investors.  The  notes
consisted  of  $175.0  million  of  5.43%  Senior  Notes,  Series  A,  due  July  2020  and  $125.0  million  of  1.00%
Senior  Discount  Notes,  Series  B,  due  July  2022  for  net  proceeds  of  $249.8  million.  The  outstanding
accreted balance of Series B Notes, which have an effective interest rate of 5.62%, was $85.2 million and
$81.8 million at September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The fair value of our unsecured senior notes
was  approximately  $269.4  million  and  $277.8  million  at  September  30,  2013  and  2012,  respectively.  The
Company  calculated  the  fair  values  based  on  model-derived  valuations  using  market  observable  inputs,
which are Level 2 inputs under the accounting guidance. The Company’s obligations under the notes are
guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of  the Company pursuant to one or more  subsidiary  guarantees.

Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility

In July 2011, the Company entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Revolving
Credit  Agreement)  with  Bank  of  America,  N.A.,  as  an  administrative  agent  and  a  lender  and  the  other
lenders party thereto, which provides for a borrowing capacity of $1.05 billion. In June 2013, the Company
entered  into  a  Fourth  Amendment  to  the  Revolving  Credit  Agreement  to,  among  other  things,  conform
certain  provisions  to  the  applicable  provisions  in  the  Term  Credit  Agreement.  The  Revolving  Credit
Agreement  has  an  expiration  date  of  July  20,  2016,  and  prior  to  this  expiration  date,  principal  amounts
outstanding  under  the  Revolving  Credit  Agreement  may  be  repaid  and  reborrowed  at  the  Company’s
option  without  prepayment  or  penalty,  subject  to  certain  conditions.  The  Company  may  request  an
increase  in  capacity  of  up  to  a  total  of  $1.15  billion,  subject  to  certain  conditions.  The  loans  under  the
Revolving Credit Agreement may be borrowed in dollars or in certain foreign currencies and bear interest,
at our option, at either the Base Rate (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) plus an applicable
margin  or  the  Eurocurrency  Rate  (as  defined  in  the  Revolving  Credit  Agreement)  plus  an  applicable
margin. The applicable margin for the Base Rate loans is a range of 0.00% to 1.50% and the applicable
margin for the Eurocurrency Rate loans is a range of 1.00% to 2.50%, both based on our debt-to-earnings
leverage ratio at the end of each fiscal quarter. In addition to these borrowing rates, there is a commitment
fee which ranges from 0.150% to 0.375% on any unused commitment. At September 30, 2013 and 2012,
$114.7  million  and  $24.0  million,  respectively,  were  outstanding  under  the  revolving  credit  facility.  At
September 30, 2013 and 2012, outstanding standby letters of credit totaled $35.5 million and $35.1 million,
respectively, under the revolving credit facility. As of September 30, 2013, the Company had $899.8 million
available under its Revolving Credit  Agreement.

Covenants and Restrictions

Under  the  Company’s  debt  agreements  relating  to  our  unsecured  revolving  credit  facility  and
unsecured  term  credit  agreements,  the  Company  is  subject  to  a  maximum  consolidated  leverage  ratio  at
the  end  of  each  fiscal  quarter.  This  ratio  is  calculated  by  dividing  consolidated  funded  debt  (including
financial  letters  of  credit)  by  consolidated  earnings  before  interest,  taxes,  depreciation,  and  amortization
(EBITDA).  For  the  Company’s  debt  agreements,  EBITDA  is  defined  as  consolidated  net  income
attributable to AECOM plus interest, depreciation and amortization expense, amounts set aside for taxes
and  other  non-cash  items  (including  a  calculated  annualized  EBITDA  from  our  acquisitions).  As  of
September 30, 2013, the consolidated leverage ratio was 2.54, which did not exceed the Company’s most
restrictive maximum consolidated leverage ratio of 3.0.

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9. Debt (Continued)

The  Company’s  Revolving  Credit  Agreement  and  Term  Credit  Agreement  also  contain  certain
covenants that limit the Company’s ability to, among other things, (i) merge with other entities, (ii) enter
into  a  transaction  resulting  in  a  change  of  control,  (iii)  create  new  liens,  (iv)  sell  assets  outside  of  the
ordinary course of business, (v) enter into transactions with affiliates, (vi) substantially change the general
nature of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, and (vii) incur indebtedness and contingent
obligations.

Additionally, the Company’s unsecured senior notes contain covenants that limit (i) certain types of
indebtedness,  which  include  indebtedness  incurred  by  subsidiaries  and  indebtedness  secured  by  a  lien,
(ii)  merging  with  other  entities,  (iii)  entering  into  a  transaction  resulting  in  a  change  of  control,
(iv)  creating  new  liens,  (v)  selling  assets  outside  of  the  ordinary  course  of  business,  (vi)  entering  into
transactions  with  affiliates,  and  (vii)  substantially  changing  the  general  nature  of  the  Company  and  its
subsidiaries taken as a whole. The unsecured senior notes also contain a financial covenant that requires
the  Company  to  maintain  a  net  worth  above  a  calculated  threshold.  The  threshold  is  calculated  as
$1.2  billion  plus  40%  of  the  consolidated  net  income  for  each  fiscal  quarter  commencing  with  the  fiscal
quarter  ending  June  30,  2010.  In  the  calculation  of  this  threshold,  the  Company  cannot  include  a
consolidated  net  loss  that  may  occur  in  any  fiscal  quarter.  The  Company’s  net  worth  for  this  financial
covenant  is  defined  as  total  AECOM  stockholders’  equity,  which  is  consolidated  stockholders’  equity,
including any redeemable common stock and stock units and the liquidation preference of any preferred
stock. As of September 30, 2013, this amount was $2.0 billion, which exceeds the calculated threshold of
$1.6 billion.

Should the Company fail to comply with these covenants, all or a portion of its borrowings under the
unsecured senior notes and unsecured term credit agreements could become immediately payable and its
unsecured revolving credit facility could be terminated. At September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company was
in compliance with all such covenants.

The Company’s average effective interest rate on total borrowings, including the effects of the interest
rate  swap  agreements,  during  the  years  ended  September  30,  2013,  2012  and  2011  was  3.0%,  3.1%  and
3.3%, respectively.

Notes Secured by Real Properties

Notes  secured  by  real  properties,  payable  to  a  bank,  were  assumed  in  connection  with  a  business
acquired  during  the  year  ended  September  30,  2008.  These  notes  payable  accrued  interest  at  6.04%  per
annum and were to mature in December 2028. These notes were settled in connection with the sale of the
real properties during the third quarter  of fiscal 2013.

Other Debt

Other  debt  consists  primarily  of  bank  overdrafts  and  obligations  under  capital  leases  and  other
unsecured  credit  facilities.  In  addition  to  the  unsecured  revolving  credit  facility  discussed  above,  the
Company  also  has  other  unsecured  credit  facilities  primarily  used  for  standby  letters  of  credit  issued  for
payment and performance guarantees. At September 30, 2013 and 2012, these outstanding standby letters
of  credit  totaled  $236.4  million  and  $209.8  million,  respectively.  The  Company  had  $0.5  million  and
$4.8 million of obligations outstanding under these unsecured credit facilities as of September 30, 2013 and
2012,  respectively.  As  of  September  30,  2013  and  2012,  the  Company  had  $331.8  million  and
$255.5 million, respectively, available under  these unsecured credit  facilities.

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10. Derivative Financial Instruments

The  Company  uses  certain  interest  rate  derivative  contracts  to  hedge  interest  rate  exposures  on  the
Company’s  variable  rate  debt.  The  Company  enters  into  foreign  currency  derivative  contracts  with
financial institutions to reduce the risk that its cash flows and earnings will be adversely affected by foreign
currency  exchange  rate  fluctuations.  The  Company’s  hedging  program  is  not  designated  for  trading  or
speculative purposes.

The  Company  recognizes  derivative  instruments  as  either  assets  or  liabilities  on  the  accompanying
consolidated  balance  sheets  at  fair  value.  The  Company  records  changes  in  the  fair  value  (i.e.,  gains  or
losses)  of  the  derivatives  that  have  been  designated  as  accounting  hedges  in  the  accompanying
consolidated  statements  of  operations  as  cost  of  revenue,  interest  expense  or  to  accumulated  other
comprehensive loss in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Cash Flow Hedges

The  Company  uses  interest  rate  swap  agreements  designated  as  cash  flow  hedges  to  fix  the  variable
interest  rates  on  portions  of  the  Company’s  debt.  The  Company  also  uses  foreign  currency  options
designated as cash flow hedges to hedge forecasted revenue transactions denominated in currencies other
than the U.S. dollar. The Company initially reports any gain on the effective portion of a cash flow hedge
as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Depending on the type of cash flow hedge, the
gain is subsequently reclassified to either interest expense when the interest expense on the variable rate
debt is recognized, or to cost of sales when the hedged revenues are recorded. If the hedged transaction
becomes  probable  of  not  occurring,  any  gain  or  loss  related  to  interest  rate  swap  agreements  or  foreign
currency  options  would  be  recognized  in  other  income  (expense).  Further,  the  Company  excludes  the
change in the time value of the foreign currency options from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. The
Company  records  the  premium  paid  or  time  value  of  an  option  on  the  date  of  purchase  as  an  asset.
Thereafter, the Company recognizes  any change to this time  value in cost of sales.

At September 30, 2013, the effective portion of our interest rate swap agreements designated as cash
flow  hedges  before  tax  effect  was  $3.7  million,  of  which  $2.6  million  is  expected  to  be  reclassified  from
accumulated  other  comprehensive  loss  to  interest  expense,  net  within  the  next  12  months.  At
September  30,  2013,  the  effective  portion  of  the  Company’s  foreign  currency  options  designated  as  cash
flow hedges before tax effect was $0.1 million.

As of September 30, 2013 and 2012, the notional principal, fixed rates and related expiration dates of

the Company’s outstanding interest rate swap agreements are as  follows:

Notional Amount
(in millions)

$250.0
200.0
150.0

Fixed
Rate

0.95%
0.68%
0.55%

Expiration
Date

September  2015
December 2014
December 2013

The notional principal of foreign currency options to purchase British Pounds (GBP) with Brazilian
Reais  (BRL)  was  BRL  2.1  million  (or  approximately  $0.9  million)  at  September  30,  2013.  These  foreign
exchange contracts have maturities of 24 months or less. The notional principal of foreign currency options
to purchase GBP with BRL was BRL 16.4 million (or approximately $8.1 million) at September 30, 2012.

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10. Derivative Financial Instruments (Continued)

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

The  Company  uses  foreign  currency  forward  contracts,  which  are  not  designated  as  accounting
hedges,  to  hedge  intercompany  transactions  and  other  monetary  assets  or  liabilities  denominated  in
currencies  other  than  the  functional  currency  of  a  subsidiary.  Gains  and  losses  on  these  contracts  are
recognized  in  cost  of  sales  for  those  instruments  related  to  the  provision  of  our  services  or  general  and
administrative  expenses,  along  with  the  offsetting  losses  and  gains  of  the  related  hedged  items.  The
notional  principal  of  foreign  currency  forward  contracts  to  purchase  U.S.  dollars  with  foreign  currencies
was $171.8 million at September 30, 2013. The notional principal of foreign currency forward contracts to
sell U.S. dollars for foreign currencies was $174.2 million at September 30, 2013. The notional principal of
foreign  currency  forward  contracts  to  purchase  GBP  with  BRL  was  BRL  4.0  million  (or  approximately
$1.8  million)  at  September  30,  2013.  The  notional  principal  of  foreign  currency  forward  contracts  to  sell
GBP for BRL was BRL 8.2 million (or approximately  $3.6 million) at September 30, 2013.

The  notional  principal  of  foreign  currency  forward  contracts  to  purchase  U.S.  dollars  with  foreign
currencies  was  $60.1  million  at  September  30,  2012.  The  notional  principal  of  foreign  currency  forward
contracts to sell U.S. dollars for foreign currencies was $110.2 million at September 30, 2012. The notional
principal  of  foreign  currency  forward  contracts  to  purchase  GBP  with  BRL  was  BRL  9.7  million  (or
approximately  $4.9  million)  at  September  30,  2012.  The  notional  principal  of  foreign  currency  forward
contracts to sell U.S. dollars for foreign  currencies was  $57.1 million at September 30, 2011.

Other  Derivatives

Other derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments consist of option contracts that the
Company  uses  to  hedge  anticipated  transactions  in  currencies  other  than  the  functional  currency  of  a
subsidiary. The Company recognizes gains and losses on these contracts as well as the offsetting losses and
gains  of  the  related  hedged  item  costs  in  cost  of  sales.  The  Company  records  the  premium  paid  or  time
value of an option on the date of purchase as an asset. Thereafter, the Company recognizes any change to
this time value in cost of sales. The notional principal of option contracts to sell U.S. dollars for foreign
currencies  was  $17.3  million  at  September  30,  2012  and  no  such  option  contracts  were  outstanding  at
September 30, 2013.

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10. Derivative Financial Instruments (Continued)

The fair values of our outstanding derivative instruments  were as follows (in millions):

Balance Sheet Location

Fair Value of
Derivative
Instruments
as of
September 30,

2013

2012

Derivative assets
Derivatives designated as hedging

instruments:
Foreign currency options . . . . . . . . . Prepaid expenses and other current assets

$0.1

$0.1

Derivatives not designated as  hedging

instruments:
Option contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prepaid expenses and other current assets
. Prepaid expenses  and  other current assets
Foreign currency forward contracts

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Derivative liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedging

instruments:
Interest rate swap agreements . . . . . Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Interest rate swap agreements . . . . . Other long-term liabilities

Derivatives not designated as hedging

instruments:
Foreign currency forward contracts

. Accrued expenses and other current  liabilities

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

—
1.6

$1.7

$2.6
1.1

1.5

$5.2

0.1
0.4

$0.6

$2.9
3.2

0.6

$6.7

The  effect  of  derivative  instruments  in  cash  flow  hedging  relationships  on  income  and  other

comprehensive income is summarized  below (in millions):

Increase in Losses
Recognized in Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss
on Derivatives Before Tax
Effect (Effective Portion)
Year Ended September 30,

2013

2012

2011

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationship:

Interest rate swap agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$(0.5)

$(8.4)

$—

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationship:

Interest rate swap agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Interest expense

$(3.1)

$(2.2)

$—

Losses Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss into
Income (Effective Portion)
Year Ended September 30,

Location

2013

2012

2011

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10. Derivative Financial Instruments (Continued)

Losses Recognized in
Income on Derivatives
(Amount Excluded from
Effectiveness Testing and
Ineffective Portion)(1)
Year Ended September 30,

Location

2013

2012

2011

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationship:

Foreign currency options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cost of revenue

$(0.1)

$(0.1)

$—

(1) Losses related to the ineffective  portion of the hedges were not material in  all  periods presented.

The gain recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss from the Company’s foreign currency
options  was  immaterial  for  all  years  presented.  The  gain  reclassified  from  accumulated  other
comprehensive loss into income from the foreign currency options was immaterial for all years presented.
Additionally,  there  were  no  losses  recognized  in  income  due  to  amounts  excluded  from  effectiveness
testing from the Company’s interest rate swap agreements.

The effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on income is summarized

below (in millions):

Gains / (Losses) Recognized
in Income on Derivatives
(Amount Excluded from
Effectiveness Testing and
Ineffective Portion)(1)
Year Ended September 30,

2013

2012

2011

Location

Derivatives not designated as

hedging instruments:
Foreign currency forward

contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General and administrative expenses

$(4.7)

$ 4.2

Foreign currency forward

contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cost of revenue
Option contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . Cost of revenue

—
(0.3)

0.1
(0.1)

$(5.0)

$ 4.2

$—

—
—

$—

(1) Losses related to the ineffective  portion of the hedges were not material in  all  periods presented.

11. Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an
orderly  transaction  between  market  participants  at  the  measurement  date.  When  determining  fair  value,
the  Company  considers  the  principal  or  most  advantageous  market  in  which  it  would  transact,  and  the
Company considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. It
measures  certain  financial  and  nonfinancial  assets  and  liabilities  at  fair  value  on  a  recurring  and
nonrecurring basis.

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11. Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

Nonfinancial  assets  and  liabilities  include  items  such  as  goodwill  and  long  lived  assets  that  are
measured  at  fair  value  resulting  from  impairment,  if  deemed  necessary.  During  the  year  ended
September  30,  2012,  the  Company  recognized  an  impairment  of  goodwill  within  both  its  PTS  and  MSS
reportable segments. For further information regarding the impairment of goodwill refer to Note 4 herein.

Fair Value Hierarchy

The three levels of inputs may be used to measure fair value, as discussed in Note 1. There were no
significant  transfers  between  any  of  the  levels  of  the  fair  value  hierarchy  during  the  years  ended
September 30, 2013 and 2012. The Company classifies its derivative financial instruments within Level 2 as
the valuation inputs are based on quoted prices and market observable data of similar instruments.

The following table summarizes the Company’s non-pension financial assets and liabilities measured

at fair value on a recurring basis (at  least  annually) in millions:

September 30,
2013

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Similar Assets
(Level 2)

Foreign currency options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign currency forward contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Interest rate swap agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign currency forward contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$0.1
1.6

$1.7

$3.7
1.5

$5.2

$0.1
1.6

$1.7

$3.7
1.5

$5.2

September 30,
2012

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Similar Assets
(Level 2)

Foreign currency options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Option contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign currency forward contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Interest rate swap agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign currency forward contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$0.1
0.1
0.4

$0.6

$6.1
0.6

$6.7

$0.1
0.1
0.4

$0.6

$6.1
0.6

$6.7

For  additional  information  about  the  Company’s  derivative  financial  instruments  refer  to  Note  10

herein.

12. Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist
principally  of  temporary  cash  investments  and  trade  receivables.  The  Company’s  cash  balances  and
short-term investments are maintained in accounts held by major banks and financial institutions located

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12. Concentration of Credit Risk (Continued)

primarily in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, Middle East and Hong Kong. If the Company extends a
significant  portion  of  its  credit  to  clients  in  a  specific  geographic  area  or  industry,  the  Company  may
experience  disproportionately  high  levels  of  default  if  those  clients  are  adversely  affected  by  factors
particular  to  their  geographic  area  or  industry.  Concentrations  of  credit  risk  with  respect  to  trade
receivables  are  limited  due  to  the  large  number  of  customers  comprising  the  Company’s  customer  base,
including, in large part, governments, government agencies and quasi-government organizations, and their
dispersion across many different industries and geographies. See Note 20 regarding the Company’s foreign
revenues.  In  order  to  mitigate  credit  risk,  the  Company  continually  reviews  the  credit  worthiness  of  its
major private clients.

13. Leases

The Company and its subsidiaries are lessees in non-cancelable leasing agreements for office buildings
and equipment which expire at various dates. The related lease payments are expensed on a straight-line
basis over the lease term, including, as applicable, any free-rent period during which the Company has the
right to use the asset. For leases with renewal options where the renewal is reasonably assured, the lease
term, including the renewal period is used to determine the appropriate lease classification and to compute
periodic rental expense. The following table presents, in millions, amounts payable under non-cancelable
operating lease commitments during  the  following fiscal years:

Year  Ending September 30,

2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$186.6
156.7
135.2
111.5
94.9
291.9

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$976.8

Included  in  the  above  table  are  commitments  totaling  $14.2  million  related  to  the  sale-leaseback  of
the Company’s Orange, California facility initially entered into during the year ended September 30, 2006.
The  sales  price  of  this  facility  was  $20.1  million  of  which  $16.3  million  in  gain  on  sale-leaseback  was
deferred and is being amortized over  the 12-year term of  the lease.

The  Company  also  has  similar  non-cancelable  leasing  agreements  that  are  accounted  for  as  capital
lease obligations due to the terms of the underlying leases. At September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company
had total lease obligations under capital leases of $3.1 million and $5.9 million, respectively. Rent expense
for  all  leases  for  the  years  ended  September  30,  2013,  2012  and  2011  was  approximately  $225.4  million,
$237.4 million and $254.5 million, respectively. When the Company is required to restore leased facilities
to original condition, provisions are made  over the period  of  the lease.

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14. Other Financial Information

Accrued expenses and other current  liabilities  consist of the  following:

Accrued salaries and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued contract costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

(in millions)

$410.6
404.2
100.5

$915.3

$415.2
333.4
73.1

$821.7

Accrued  contract  costs  above  include  balances  related  to  professional  liability  accruals  of
$121.3 million and $117.8 million as of September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The remaining accrued
contract costs primarily relate to costs for services provided by subcontractors and other non-employees.

Other long-term liabilities consist of the following:

Pension liabilities (Note 8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reserve for uncertain tax positions (Note 17) . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

(in millions)

$192.7
60.2
196.0

$448.9

$192.2
56.3
206.0

$454.5

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss  are as follows:

Loss on cash flow hedge valuations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign currency translation adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defined benefit minimum pension liability adjustment,

net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

$

(in millions)
$

(2.1)
(66.4)

(3.7)
2.7

(192.8)

$(261.3)

(178.2)

$(179.2)

15. Stockholders’ Equity

Common  Stock  Units—Common  stock  units  are  only  redeemable  for  common  stock.  In  the  event  of
liquidation of the Company, holders of stock units are entitled to no greater rights than holders of common
stock. See also Note 16.

Class E Preferred Stock—The Class E Preferred Stock is limited to an aggregate of 20 shares, has no par
value, and has a liquidation preference of $1.00 per share. Holders of these shares are entitled to 100,000
votes per share on all matters voted on by holders of Class E Preferred Stock. The Company, with notice,

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15. Stockholders’ Equity (Continued)

may  redeem  Class  E  Preferred  Stock  by  paying  the  liquidation  preference.  The  holders  of  Class  E
Preferred Stock have no conversion rights. All shares of Class E Preferred Stock redeemed or repurchased
by  the  Company  will  be  restored  to  the  status  of  authorized  but  un-issued  shares  of  Preferred  Stock,
without designation as to series.

16. Stock Plans

Defined Contribution Plans—Substantially all permanent employees are eligible to participate in defined
contribution plans provided by the Company. Under these plans, participants may make contributions into
a variety of funds, including a fund that is fully invested in Company stock. Employees are not required to
allocate any funds to Company stock, which allows employees to limit their exposure to market changes in
the  Company’s  stock  price.  Employees  may  generally  reallocate  their  account  balances  on  a  daily  basis.
The only limit on the frequency of reallocations applies to changes involving Company stock investments
by employees classified as insiders or restricted  personnel under the Company’s insider trading policy.

Stock compensation expense relating to employer contributions under defined contribution plans for
fiscal years ended September 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $14.6 million, $15.9 million and $17.2 million,
respectively.  Issuances  and  repurchases  of  AECOM  common  stock  related  to  employee  participants’
contributions  to  and  withdrawals  from  these  defined  contribution  plans  are  included  as  issuances  and
repurchases  of  stock  in  the  accompanying  Consolidated  Statements  of  Stockholders’  Equity  and  of  Cash
Flows.

Stock  Incentive  Plans—Under  the  2006  Stock  Incentive  Plan,  the  Company  has  up  to  17.6  million
securities  remaining  available  for  future  issuance  under  stock  options  or  restricted  stock  awards  as  of
September  30,  2013.  Stock  options  may  be  granted  to  employees  and  non-employee  directors  with  an
exercise  price  not  less  than  the  fair  market  value  of  the  stock  on  the  date  of  grant.  Unexercised  options
expire  seven  years  after  date  of  grant.  During  the  years  ended  September  30,  2013,  2012  and  2011,
compensation expense recognized relating to employee stock options as a result of the fair value method
was $0.3 million, $2.4 million and $4.6 million, respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense relating
to  employee  stock  options  outstanding  as  of  September  30,  2013  was  $0.2  million  to  be  recognized  on  a
straight-line basis over the awards’ respective vesting periods which are  generally three years.

The  Company  did  not  grant  any  employee  stock  options  during  the  twelve  months  ended
September 30, 2013 and 2012. The fair value of the Company’s stock options granted to employees were
determined using the following weighted average assumptions:

Dividend yield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Expected volatility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Risk-free interest rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Term (in years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.0%
38.6%
1.5%
4.5

The  weighted  average  grant-date  fair  value  of  stock  options  granted  during  the  year  ended

September 30, 2011 was $9.43.

Fiscal Year Ended
September 30,
2011

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16. Stock Plans (Continued)

During  the three years in the  period ended  September 30, 2013, option activity was as follows:

Balance, September 30, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Balance, September 30, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Balance, September 30, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Balance, September 30, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exercisable as of September 30, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exercisable as of September 30, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exercisable as of September 30, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Number of
Options

(in millions)
3.1
0.4
(0.5)
(0.1)

2.9
—
(0.4)
—

2.5
—
(0.8)
(0.1)

1.6

2.1

2.1

1.4

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

$19.09
27.65
12.28
23.91

21.38
—
11.40
26.23

22.81
—
18.31
26.83

$24.73

$19.55

$22.07

$24.51

The  following  table  summarizes  information  concerning  outstanding  and  exercisable  options  as  of

September 30, 2013:

Options Outstanding

Options  Exercisable

Number
Outstanding
as of

Weighted
Average Weighted
Average
September 30, Contractual Exercise

Remaining

2013

Life

Price

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

Number
Exercisable
as of

Weighted
Average Weighted
Average
September 30, Contractual Exercise

Remaining

2013

Life

Price

(in millions)

(in  millions)

(in millions)

Range of Exercise Prices
$14.20 - $23.94 . . . . . . . . . .
24.45 -  26.47 . . . . . . . . . . .
27.00 -  34.00 . . . . . . . . . . .

14.20 -  34.00 . . . . . . . . . . .

0.6
0.4
0.6

1.6

1.90
2.96
2.99

2.53

$22.20
24.56
27.84

24.73

$ 5.8
2.4
1.9

$10.1

0.6
0.4
0.4

1.4

1.90
2.96
2.68

2.40

$22.20
24.56
27.91

24.51

The  remaining  contractual  life  of  options  outstanding  at  September  30,  2013,  range  from  0.10  to
4.51  years  and  have  a  weighted  average  remaining  contractual  life  of  2.53  years.  The  aggregate  intrinsic
value  of  stock  options  exercised  during  the  years  ended  September  30,  2013,  2012  and  2011  was
$7.9 million, $3.9 million and $7.8 million, respectively.

The  Company  grants  stock  units  to  employees  under  the  Performance  Earnings  Program  (PEP),
whereby  units  are  earned  and  issued  dependent  upon  meeting  established  performance  objectives  and
vesting over a three-year period. Additionally, the Company issues restricted stock units, which are earned

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16. Stock Plans (Continued)

based  on  service  conditions.  Total  compensation  expense  related  to  these  share  based  payments  was
$31.1 million, $24.1 million and $20.4 million during the years ended September 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011,
respectively.  Unrecognized  compensation  expense  related  to  PEP  units  and  restricted  stock  units
outstanding as of September 30, 2013 was $52.4 million, to be recognized on a straight-line basis over the
awards’ respective vesting periods which are  generally three years.

Cash  flow  attributable  to  tax  benefits  resulting  from  tax  deductions  in  excess  of  compensation  cost
recognized  for  those  stock  options  (excess  tax  benefits)  is  classified  as  financing  cash  flows.  Excess  tax
benefits of $1.8 million, $1.3 million and $61.2 million for the years ended September 30, 2013, 2012 and
2011, respectively, have been classified as financing cash inflows in the Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows.

17. Income Taxes

Income  before  income  taxes  included  income  (loss)  from  domestic  operations  of  $111.8  million,
($89.2) million and $148.0 million for fiscal years ended September 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011 and income
from  foreign  operations  of  $224.0  million,  $106.7  million  and  $236.2  million  for  fiscal  years  ended
September 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

Income tax expense (benefit) on continuing  operations is comprised of:

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

(in millions)

Current:

Federal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total current income tax expense . . . .

Deferred:

Federal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 30.3
9.9
59.7

99.9

5.8
(10.6)
(2.5)

Total  deferred  income  tax  (benefit)

expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(7.3)

Total income tax expense . . . . . . . . . .

$ 92.6

$ 29.3
2.1
63.3

94.7

(19.2)
0.6
(1.7)

(20.3)

$ 74.4

$

0.5
12.1
58.3

70.9

38.5
(8.7)
(0.6)

29.2

$100.1

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17. Income Taxes (Continued)

The  major  elements  contributing  to  the  difference  between  the  U.S.  federal  statutory  rate  of  35.0%

and the effective tax rate are as follows:

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Tax  at federal statutory rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State income tax, net of federal benefit . . . . . . . . . . .
U.S. income tax credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign tax rate differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign Research and Experimentation credits . . . . . .
Tax  audits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Change in uncertain tax positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Valuation allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other items, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$117.5
2.5
(13.4)
(9.9)
(3.9)

(in millions)
6.1
35.0% $
1.1
0.7
(4.1)
(4.0)
(25.4)
(2.9)
(5.8)
(1.1)
— —
2.1
— — 101.1
(4.1)
0.5
2.9

35.0% $134.5
6.9
6.3
(11.1)
(23.4)
(19.5)
(145.1)
(33.3)
(6.1)
12.0
578.3
(23.4)
2.7
16.6

35.0%
1.8
(2.9)
(5.0)
(1.6)
— —
— —
0.5
1.9
(0.8)
(3.1)
(0.9)
(3.4)

(2.2)
0.5
1.6

(7.3)
1.6
5.5

Total income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 92.6

27.6% $ 74.4

425.7% $100.1

26.1%

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17. Income Taxes (Continued)

The deferred tax assets (liabilities) are as follows:

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

(in millions)

Deferred tax assets:

Compensation and benefit accruals not currently

deductible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net operating loss carry forwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Self insurance reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Research and Experimentation and other tax credits . .
Pension liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Investment in  joint ventures/non-controlled subsidiaries .
State taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total deferred tax assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Deferred tax liabilities:

Unearned revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acquired intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Investments in joint ventures/non-controlled

subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total deferred tax liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Valuation allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 74.7
58.1
54.7
38.3
58.5
56.1
13.9
0.9
4.2

359.4

(139.3)
(20.1)
(15.8)
—

—

(175.2)

(20.8)

$ 77.6
57.0
50.2
42.4
58.7
86.5
—
—
4.0

376.4

(167.8)
(18.8)
(21.4)
(3.8)

(1.6)

(213.4)

(19.2)

Net deferred tax assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 163.4

$ 143.8

As  of  September  30,  2013,  the  Company  has  available  unused  state  net  operating  loss  (NOL)  carry
forwards of $255.6 million and foreign NOL carry forwards of $216.7 million which expire at various dates
through 2032. In addition, as of September 30, 2013, the Company has available unused federal foreign tax
credits  of  $16.8  million  which  expire  at  various  dates  through  2021,  unused  federal  research  and
development credits of $1.8 million, which expire at various dates through 2033, unused state research and
development credits of $15.7 million and California Enterprise Zone Tax Credits of $4.1 million which can
be carried forward indefinitely.

As of September 30, 2013 and 2012, gross deferred tax assets were $359.4 million and $376.4 million,
respectively.  The  Company  has  recorded  a  valuation  allowance  of  approximately  $20.8  million  and
$19.2 million at September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, related to state and foreign net operating loss
carry forwards and credits. The Company has performed an assessment of positive and negative evidence,
including  cumulative  losses  in  recent  years,  regarding  the  realization  of  the  net  deferred  tax  asset  in
accordance with ASC 740-10, ‘‘Accounting for Income Taxes.’’ This assessment included the evaluation of
scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, the availability of carry forwards and estimates of projected

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17. Income Taxes (Continued)

future  taxable  income.  Although  realization  is  not  assured,  based  on  the  Company’s  assessment,  the
Company has concluded that it is more likely than not that the remaining asset of $338.6 million will be
realized and, as such, no additional valuation allowance has  been provided.

As  of  September  30,  2013  and  2012,  the  Company  has  remaining  tax-deductible  goodwill  of
$283.9  million  and  $306.6  million,  respectively,  resulting  from  acquisitions.  The  amortization  of  this
goodwill is deductible over various periods ranging up to 15 years.

The Company does not provide for U.S. taxes or foreign withholding taxes on undistributed earnings
from  non-U.S.  subsidiaries  because  such  earnings  are  able  to  and  intended  to  be  reinvested  indefinitely.
The  undistributed  earnings  are  approximately  $852.2  million.  If  undistributed  pre-tax  earnings  were
distributed,  foreign  tax  credits  could  become  available  under  current  law  to  reduce  the  resulting  U.S.
income tax liability.

As  of  September  30,  2013  and  2012,  the  Company  had  a  liability  for  unrecognized  tax  benefits,
including  potential  interest  and  penalties,  net  of  related  tax  benefit,  totaling  $60.2  million  and
$56.3 million,  respectively.  The  gross  unrecognized  tax  benefits  as  of  September  30,  2013  and  2012  were
$53.7 million and $55.8 million, respectively, excluding interest, penalties, and related tax benefit. Of the
$53.7 million, approximately $33.5 million would be included in the effective tax rate if recognized in the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2013. The adoption of ASC 805, ‘‘Accounting for Business Combinations,’’
at  the  beginning  of  the  fiscal  year  ended  September  30,  2010  changed  the  treatment  of  the  reversal  of
unrecognized tax benefits related to acquired companies which prior to adoption of ASC 805 would have
impacted goodwill, but after the adoption of ASC 805, results in the recognition of income tax benefit. A
reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized  tax benefits is as  follows:

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

(in millions)

Balance at the beginning of the year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross increase in prior years’ tax positions . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross decrease in prior years’ tax positions . . . . . . . . . . .
Decrease due to settlement with tax  authorities . . . . . . .
Gross increase in current period’s tax positions . . . . . . . .
Lapse of statute of limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Balance at the end of the year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$55.8
7.2
(5.6)
(1.6)
3.8
(5.9)

$53.7

$58.1
3.7
(4.4)
(5.2)
4.9
(1.3)

$55.8

The Company classifies interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions within the income tax
expense  line  in  the  accompanying  consolidated  statements  of  operations.  At  September  30,  2013,  the
accrued  interest  and  penalties  were  $7.3  million  and  $2.7  million,  respectively,  excluding  any  related
income  tax  benefits.  As  of  September  30,  2012,  the  accrued  interest  and  penalties  were  $9.6  million  and
$0.1 million, respectively, excluding any related income tax benefits.

The Company files income tax returns in numerous tax jurisdictions, including the U.S., and numerous
U.S. states and non-U.S. jurisdictions around the world. The statute of limitations varies by jurisdiction in
which  the  Company  operates.  Because  of  the  number  of  jurisdictions  in  which  the  Company  files  tax

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17. Income Taxes (Continued)

returns, in any given year the statute of limitations in certain jurisdictions may expire without examination
within the 12-month period from the  balance sheet date.

The Company is currently under examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service for the fiscal years
ended  September  30,  2010  and  September  30,  2011.  With  a  few  exceptions,  the  Company  is  no  longer
subject to U.S. state or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax on authorities for years before fiscal year
2008.  The  Company  anticipates  that  some  of  the  audits  may  be  concluded  in  the  foreseeable  future,
including  in  fiscal  year  ending  September  30,  2014.  Based  on  the  status  of  these  audits,  it  is  reasonably
possible that the conclusion of the audits may result in a reduction of unrecognized tax benefits. However,
it  is  not  possible  to  estimate  the  impact  of  the  change  at  this  time  due  to  the  early  status  of  the  tax
examinations.

18. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share (EPS) excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income available for
common  stockholders  by  the  weighted  average  number  of  common  shares  outstanding  for  the  period.
Diluted  EPS  is  computed  by  dividing  net  income  by  the  weighted  average  number  of  common  shares
outstanding  and  potential  common  shares  for  the  period.  The  Company  includes  as  potential  common
shares  the  weighted  average  dilutive  effects  of  outstanding  stock  options  and  restricted  stock  units  using
the  treasury  stock  method.  The  computation  of  diluted  loss  per  share  for  the  year  ended  September  30,
2012 excludes 0.7 million of potential  common  shares due to their antidilutive effect.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the denominators of basic and diluted earnings per

share:

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30,
2013

September 30,
2012

September 30,
2011

Denominator for basic earnings per share .
Potential common shares . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.6
1.3

Denominator for diluted earnings per

(in millions)
111.9
—

117.4
0.9

share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

101.9

111.9

118.3

As  discussed  in  Note  3,  EPS  includes  the  effect  of  repurchased  shares.  For  the  years  ended
September 30, 2013 and 2011, options excluded from the calculation of potential common shares were not
significant.

19. Commitments and Contingencies

The  Company  records  amounts  representing  its  probable  estimated  liabilities  relating  to  claims,
guarantees, litigation, audits and investigations. The Company relies in part on qualified actuaries to assist
it  in  determining  the  level  of  reserves  to  establish  for  insurance-related  claims  that  are  known  and  have
been asserted against it, and for insurance-related claims that are believed to have been incurred based on
actuarial  analysis,  but  have  not  yet  been  reported  to  the  Company’s  claims  administrators  as  of  the
respective  balance  sheet  dates.  The  Company  includes  any  adjustments  to  such  insurance  reserves  in  its
consolidated results of operations.

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19. Commitments and Contingencies  (Continued)

The  Company  is  a  defendant  in  various  lawsuits  arising  in  the  normal  course  of  business.  In  the
opinion of management, the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on
its  consolidated balance sheet or statements of operations  or cash flows.

In  some  instances,  the  Company  guarantees  that  a  project,  when  complete,  will  achieve  specified
performance  standards.  If  the  project  subsequently  fails  to  meet  guaranteed  performance  standards,  the
Company  may  either  incur  additional  costs  or  be  held  responsible  for  the  costs  incurred  by  the  client  to
achieve the required performance standards. At September 30, 2013, the Company was contingently liable
in  the  amount  of  approximately  $271.9  million  under  standby  letters  of  credit  issued  primarily  in
connection  with  general  and  professional  liability  insurance  programs  and  for  payment  and  performance
guarantees.

In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into various agreements providing financial or
performance  assurances  to  clients  on  behalf  of  certain  unconsolidated  partnerships,  joint  ventures  and
other  jointly  executed  contracts.  These  agreements  are  entered  into  primarily  to  support  the  project
execution  commitments  of  these  entities.  The  guarantees  have  various  expiration  dates.  The  maximum
potential payment amount of an outstanding performance guarantee is the remaining cost of work to be
performed  by  or  on  behalf  of  third  parties.  Generally,  under  joint  venture  arrangements,  if  a  partner  is
financially unable to complete its share of the contract, the other partner(s) will be required to complete
those activities. The Company generally only enters into joint venture arrangements with partners who are
reputable,  financially  sound  and  who  carry  appropriate  levels  of  surety  bonds  for  the  project  in  order  to
adequately  assure  completion  of  their  assignments.  The  Company  does  not  expect  that  these  guarantees
will  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  its  consolidated  balance  sheet  or  statements  of  operations  or  cash
flows.

Global Linguists Solutions Joint Venture

On  October  5,  2011  and  February  8,  2012,  the  DCAA  issued  DCAA  Forms  1  questioning  costs
incurred  by  Global  Linguists  Solutions  (GLS),  an  equity  method  joint  venture,  of  which  McNeil
Technologies Inc., which the Company acquired in August 2010, is an interest holder. The questioned costs
were  incurred  by  GLS  during  fiscal  2009,  a  period  prior  to  the  acquisition.  Specifically,  the  DCAA
questioned direct labor, associated burdens, and fees billed to the U.S. government under a contract for
the U.S. Army for linguists that allegedly did not meet specific contract requirements. As a result of the
issuance  of  the  DCAA  Forms  1,  the  U.S.  government  has  withheld  approximately  $19  million  from
payments on current year billings pending  final resolution.

GLS  is  performing  a  review  of  the  issues  raised  in  the  Forms  1  in  order  to  respond  fully  to  the
questioned  costs.  Based  on  a  preliminary  review,  GLS  believes  that  it  met  the  applicable  contract
requirements in all material respects.

Additionally, on April 20, 2012, GLS received a subpoena from the Office of the Inspector General of
the U.S. Department of Defense requesting documentation related to the same contract with the United
States  Army.  GLS  has  responded  to  the  government’s  request  and  is  cooperating  in  the  government’s
investigation. If the DCAA Forms 1 are not overruled and subsequent appeals are unsuccessful or there
are  unfavorable  consequences  from  the  Inspector  General’s  investigation,  these  events  could  have  a
material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations.

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19. Commitments and Contingencies  (Continued)

AECOM Australia

In  2005  and  2006,  the  Company’s  main  Australian  subsidiary,  AECOM  Australia  Pty  Ltd  (AECOM
Australia), performed a traffic forecast assignment for a client consortium as part of their project to design,
build,  finance  and  operate  a  tolled  motorway  tunnel  in  Australia.  To  fund  the  motorway’s  design  and
construction,  the  client  formed  a  special  purpose  vehicle  (SPV)  that  raised  approximately  $700  million
Australian  dollars  through  an  initial  public  offering  (IPO)  of  equity  units  in  2006  and  approximately  an
additional $1.4 billion Australian dollars in long term bank loans. The SPV (and certain affiliated SPVs)
went into insolvency administrations  in  February 2011.

A  class  action  lawsuit,  which  has  been  amended  to  include  approximately  770  of  the  IPO  investors,
was  filed  against  AECOM  Australia  in  the  Federal  Court  of  Australia  on  May  31,  2012.  Separately,
KordaMentha,  the  receivers  for  the  SPVs,  filed  a  lawsuit  in  the  Federal  Court  of  Australia  on  May  14,
2012. WestLB, one of the lending banks to the SPVs, filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court of Australia on
May 18, 2012. Centerbridge Credit Partners (and a number of related entities) and Midtown Acquisitions
(and a number of related entities), both claiming to be assignees of certain other lending banks, previously
filed their own proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia and then subsequently withdrew the lawsuits.
All of the lawsuits claim damages that purportedly resulted from AECOM Australia’s role in connection
with the above described traffic forecast. None of the lawsuits specify the amount of damages sought and
the damages sought by WestLB are duplicative  of damages already included  in the receivers’ claim.

AECOM Australia intends to vigorously defend the claims brought against  it.

Hawaii Project

The U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) informed the Company in May 2011 that the USAO and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency are investigating potential criminal charges in connection with services a
subsidiary of the Company provided to the operator of the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill in Hawaii.
The Company has cooperated fully with the investigation and, as of this date, no actions have been filed.
The Company believes that the investigation will show that there has been no criminal wrongdoing on its
part or any of its subsidiaries and, if any actions are brought, the Company intends to vigorously defend
against such actions.

The services performed by the subsidiary included the preparation of a pollution control plan, which
the operator used to obtain permits necessary for the operation of the landfill. The USAO is investigating
whether flooding at the landfill that resulted in the discharge of waste materials and storm water into the
Pacific Ocean in December 2010 and January 2011 was due in part to reliance on information contained in
the plan prepared by a subsidiary of  the Company.

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20. Reportable Segments and Geographic Information

The  Company’s  operations  are  organized  into  two  reportable  segments:  Professional  Technical
Services  (PTS)  and  Management  Support  Services  (MSS).  The  Company’s  PTS  reportable  segment
delivers  planning,  consulting,  architectural  and  engineering  design,  and  program  and  construction
management  services  to  commercial  and  government  clients  worldwide.  The  Company’s  MSS  reportable
segment provides program and facilities management and maintenance, training, logistics, consulting, and
technical assistance and systems integration services, primarily for agencies of the U.S. government. These
reportable segments are organized by the types of services provided, the differing specialized needs of the
respective  clients,  and  how  the  Company  manages  its  business.  The  Company  has  aggregated  operating
segments into its PTS reportable segment based on their similar characteristics, including similar long term
financial performance, the nature of services provided, internal processes for delivering those services, and
types of customers.

Management  internally  analyzes  the  results  of  its  operations  using  several  non-GAAP  measures.  A
significant  portion  of  the  Company’s  revenues  relates  to  services  provided  by  subcontractors  and  other
non-employees  that  it  categorizes  as  other  direct  costs.  Other  direct  costs  are  segregated  from  cost  of
revenues resulting in revenue, net of other direct costs, which is a measure of work performed by Company
employees. The Company has included information on revenue, net of other direct costs, as it believes that
it is useful to view its revenue exclusive of costs  associated with external service providers.

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20. Reportable Segments and Geographic Information (Continued)

The following tables set forth unaudited summarized financial information concerning the Company’s

reportable segments:

Reportable Segments:

Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2013:
Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Revenue, net of other direct costs(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in earnings of joint ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operating income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Segment assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross profit as a % of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross profit as a % of revenue, net of other direct

costs(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2012:
Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Revenue, net of other direct costs(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in earnings of joint ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operating income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Segment assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross profit as a % of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross profit as a % of revenue, net of other direct

costs(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2011:
Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Revenue, net of other direct costs(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in earnings of joint ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operating income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Segment assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross profit as a % of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross profit as a % of revenue, net of other direct

costs(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(1) Corporate assets include intercompany eliminations.

(2) Non-GAAP measure.

106

Professional Management

Technical
Services

Support
Services

Corporate(1)

Total

(in millions)

$7,242.9
4,416.4
416.9
12.3
—
429.2

5,761.1

5.8%

9.4%

$7,276.9
4,607.3
423.8
16.8
—
(155.0)
285.6

5,557.2

5.8%

9.2%

$6,877.1
4,612.2
417.7
15.3
—
433.0

5,296.7

6.1%

9.1%

$ 910.6
560.6
33.1
12.0
—
45.1

541.9

3.6%

5.9%

$ 941.3
576.6
(1.9)
31.8
—
(181.0)
(151.1)

564.8

(0.2)%

(0.3)%

$1,160.3
568.6
49.0
29.5
—
78.5

740.4

4.2%

8.6%

$ — $8,153.5
4,977.0
450.0
24.3
(97.3)
377.0

—
—
—
(97.3)
(97.3)

(637.4)

5,665.6

5.5%

9.0%

$ — $8,218.2
5,183.9
421.9
48.6
(80.9)
(336.0)
53.6

—
—
—
(80.9)
—
(80.9)

(457.4)

5,664.6

5.1%

8.1%

$ — $8,037.4
5,180.8
466.7
44.8
(90.3)
421.2

—
—
—
(90.3)
(90.3)

(247.8)

5,789.3

5.8%

9.0%

AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

20. Reportable Segments and Geographic Information (Continued)

Geographic Information:

Fiscal Year Ended

September 30, 2013

September 30, 2012

September 30, 2011

Revenue

Long-Lived
Assets

Revenue

Long-Lived
Assets

Revenue

Long-Lived
Assets

(in millions)

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other foreign countries . . . . . . . . .

$4,829.6
1,507.2
712.0
599.4
505.3

$1,477.3
361.0
168.4
267.2
116.6

$4,756.0
1,715.1
708.8
608.2
430.1

$1,496.8
374.9
189.2
243.6
85.8

$4,806.4
1,421.0
686.4
643.0
480.6

$1,683.2
349.5
182.0
372.2
129.4

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$8,153.5

$2,390.5

$8,218.2

$2,390.3

$8,037.4

$2,716.3

The  Company  attributes  revenue  by  geography  based  on  the  external  customer’s  country  of  origin.

Long-lived assets consist of noncurrent  assets  excluding deferred tax assets.

21. Major Clients

Other  than  the  U.S.  federal  government,  no  single  client  accounted  for  10%  or  more  of  the
Company’s  revenue  in  any  of  the  past  five  fiscal  years.  Approximately  18%,  18%  and  22%  of  the
Company’s revenue was derived through direct contracts with agencies of the U.S. federal government in
the  years  ended  September  30,  2013,  2012  and  2011,  respectively.  One  of  these  contracts  accounted  for
approximately  4%,  4%  and  3%  of  the  Company’s  revenue  in  the  years  ended  September  30,  2013,  2012
and 2011, respectively.

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AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

22. Quarterly Financial Information—Unaudited

In  the  opinion  of  management,  the  following  unaudited  quarterly  data  reflects  all  adjustments
necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring
nature.

Fiscal Year  2013:

First
Quarter

Second
Quarter

Third
Quarter

Fourth
Quarter

(in millions, except per share data)

Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$2,017.3
1,939.2

$1,989.6
1,889.7

$2,067.5
1,935.7

$2,079.1
1,938.9

Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in earnings of joint ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Income from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Income before income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Noncontrolling interest in income of  consolidated

subsidiaries, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net income attributable to AECOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net income attributable to AECOM  per  share:

Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

78.1
5.9
(22.1)

61.9
0.7
(10.9)

51.7
12.7

39.0

(0.9)

38.1

0.36
0.36

$

$
$

99.9
7.9
(27.3)

80.5
0.1
(11.9)

68.7
14.0

54.7

(0.9)

53.8

0.54
0.53

131.8
4.1
(24.0)

111.9
1.2
(11.7)

101.4
30.1

71.3

(0.5)

70.8

0.71
0.70

$

$
$

$

$
$

$

$
$

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

104.8
105.5

100.4
101.8

99.3
100.8

140.2
6.4
(23.9)

122.7
1.5
(10.2)

114.0
35.8

78.2

(1.7)

76.5

0.78
0.77

98.0
99.7

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AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

22. Quarterly Financial Information—Unaudited  (Continued)

Fiscal Year  2012:

First
Quarter

Second
Quarter

Third
Quarter

Fourth
Quarter

(in millions, except per share data)

Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$2,029.2
1,938.9

$2,010.9
1,934.7

$2,095.2
1,984.0

$2,082.9
1,938.7

Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in earnings of joint ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General and administrative expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Income (loss) from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income

tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Noncontrolling interest in income of  consolidated

subsidiaries, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net income (loss) attributable to AECOM . . . . . . . . . . . .

Net income (loss) attributable to AECOM per share:

Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

90.3
9.0
(22.6)
—

76.7
2.3
(11.0)

68.0
19.6

48.4

(0.5)

47.9

0.42
0.42

$

$
$

76.2
16.9
(19.9)
—

73.2
4.8
(11.6)

66.4
16.7

49.7

(0.7)

49.0

0.43
0.43

$

$
$

111.2
12.3
(20.7)
—

102.8
1.5
(13.1)

91.2
21.4

69.8

144.2
10.4
(17.7)
(336.0)

(199.1)
2.0
(11.0)

(208.1)
16.7

(224.8)

(0.4)

(0.1)

69.4

$ (224.9)

0.63
0.63

$ (2.05)
$ (2.05)

$

$
$

Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

114.0
114.6

113.4
114.3

110.2
110.8

110.0
110.0

109

AECOM Technology Corporation

Schedule II: Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

(amounts in millions)

Balance at
Beginning
of Year

Additions
Charged to Cost
of Revenue

Deductions(a)

Other and
Foreign
Exchange Impact

Balance at
the End  of
the Year

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Fiscal Year 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fiscal Year 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fiscal Year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$112.8
120.2
98.8

$18.3
28.7
48.4

$(45.5)
(37.7)
(50.6)

$ 0.8
1.6
23.6

$ 86.4
112.8
120.2

(a) Primarily relates to accounts written-off and recoveries

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON  ACCOUNTING AND

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and  Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our CEO and CFO, are responsible for establishing and
maintaining ‘‘disclosure controls and procedures’’ (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act)
for our company. Based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report, our CEO
and  CFO  have  concluded  that  our  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  were  effective  to  ensure  that  the
information  required  to  be  disclosed  by  us  in  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  was  (i)  recorded,
processed,  summarized  and  reported  within  the  time  periods  specified  in  the  SEC’s  rules  and
(ii)  accumulated  and  communicated  to  our  management,  including  our  principal  executive  and  principal
financial officers, to allow timely decisions  regarding required  disclosures.

Management’s Report on Internal Control  over Financial  Reporting

Our  management  is  responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining  adequate  internal  control  over
financial  reporting.  Internal  control  over  financial  reporting  is  defined  in  Rule  13a-15(f)  or  15d-15(f)
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as a process designed by, or under
the  supervision  of,  the  company’s  principal  executive  and  principal  financial  officers  and  effected  by  the
company’s  board  of  directors,  management  and  other  personnel,  to  provide  reasonable  assurance
regarding  the  reliability  of  financial  reporting  and  the  preparation  of  financial  statements  for  external
purposes  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  Internal  control  over  financial
reporting  includes  those  policies  and  procedures  that  (i)  pertain  to  the  maintenance  of  records  that  in
reasonable  detail  accurately  and  fairly  reflect  the  transactions  and  dispositions  of  the  assets  of  the
company;  (ii)  provide  reasonable  assurance  that  transactions  are  recorded  as  necessary  to  permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that
receipts  and  expenditures  of  the  company  are  being  made  only  in  accordance  with  authorizations  of
management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or
timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a
material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk
that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Our  management,  with  the  participation  of  our  CEO  and  CFO,  assessed  the  effectiveness  of  our
internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of  September  30,  2013,  the  end  of  our  fiscal  year.  Our
management based its assessment on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued
by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway  Commission  (1992  framework).  Our
management’s assessment included evaluation and testing of the design and operating effectiveness of key
financial  reporting  controls,  process  documentation,  accounting  policies,  and  our  overall  control
environment.

Based  on  our  management’s  assessment,  our  management  has  concluded  that  our  internal  control
over  financial  reporting  was  effective  as  of  September  30,  2013.  Our  management  communicated  the
results of its assessment to the Audit  Committee of our Board of Directors.

Our  independent  registered  public  accounting  firm,  Ernst  &  Young  LLP,  audited  our  financial
statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and

111

has issued an audit report on our assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, a
copy  of which is included earlier in this Annual Report on  Form 10-K.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management, including our CEO and CFO, confirm that there were no changes in our company’s
internal  control  over  financial  reporting  during  the  fiscal  quarter  ended  September  30,  2013  that  have
materially  affected,  or  are  reasonably  likely  to  materially  affect,  our  company’s  internal  control  over
financial reporting.

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE  OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Incorporated  by  reference  from  our  definitive  proxy  statement  for  the  2014  Annual  Meeting  of

Stockholders, to be filed within 120 days of our fiscal 2013 year end.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Incorporated  by  reference  from  our  definitive  proxy  statement  for  the  2014  Annual  Meeting  of

Stockholders, to be filed within 120 days of our fiscal 2013 year end.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP  OF CERTAIN  BENEFICIAL  OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

AND RELATED STOCKHOLDERS  MATTERS

Other  than  with  respect  to  the  information  relating  to  our  equity  compensation  plans,  which  is
incorporated herein by reference to Part II, Item 5, ‘‘Equity Compensation Plans’’ of this Form 10-K, the
information required by this item is incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement for the
2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders,  to  be  filed  within 120 days of  our fiscal 2013 year  end.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS  AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENCE

Incorporated  by  reference  from  our  definitive  proxy  statement  for  the  2014  Annual  Meeting  of

Stockholders, to be filed within 120 days of our  fiscal 2013 year end.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

Incorporated  by  reference  from  our  definitive  proxy  statement  for  the  2014  Annual  Meeting  of

Stockholders, to be filed within 120 days of our  fiscal 2013 year end.

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a) Documents filed as part of this report:

PART IV

(1) The company’s Consolidated Financial Statements at September 30, 2013 and 2012 and for
each  of  the  three  years  in  the  period  ended  September  30,  2013  and  the  notes  thereto,
together  with  the  report  of  the  independent  auditors  on  those  Consolidated  Financial
Statements are hereby filed as part of this report.

(2) Financial  Statement  Schedule  II—Valuation  and  Qualifying  Accounts  for  the  Years  Ended

September 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

(3) See Exhibits and Index to Exhibits,  below.

(b) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Numbers

Description

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

4.1

10.1

10.2

Amended  and  Restated  Certificate  of  Incorporation  of  AECOM  Technology  Corporation
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed
with the SEC on November 18, 2011)

Certificate  of  Designations  for  Class  C  Preferred  Stock  (incorporated  by  reference  to
Exhibit  3.2  to  the  Company’s  registration  statement  on  Form  10  filed  with  the  SEC  on
January 29, 2007)

Certificate  of  Designations  for  Class  E  Preferred  Stock  (incorporated  by  reference  to
Exhibit  3.3  to  the  Company’s  registration  statement  on  Form  10  filed  with  the  SEC  on
January 29, 2007)

Certificate  of  Designations  for  Class  F  Convertible  Preferred  Stock,  Series  1  (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Company’s registration statement on Form 10 filed with the
SEC on January 29, 2007)

Certificate of Designations for Class G Convertible Preferred Stock, Series 1 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Company’s registration statement on Form 10 filed with the
SEC on January 29, 2007)

Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s
current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC  on September 2,  2009)

Form  of  Common  Stock  Certificate  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.1  to  the
Company’s registration statement on Form 10  filed with the SEC on January 29,  2007)

Third  Amended  and  Restated  Credit  Agreement,  dated  as  of  July  20,  2011,  by  and  among
AECOM  Technology  Corporation,  Bank  of  America,  N.A.,  as  administrative  agent  and  a
lender,  and  the  lenders  party  thereto  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  to  the
Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the  SEC on  July 26, 2011)

Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2013, by and among
AECOM  Technology  Corporation,  Bank  of  America,  N.A.,  as  administrative  agent  and  a
lender,  and  the  lenders  party  thereto  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  to  the
Company’s current report on Form 8-K with the SEC on June  13, 2013)

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Exhibit
Numbers

10.3

Description

Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 7,
2013, by and among AECOM Technology Corporation, the subsidiaries party thereto, Bank
of  America,  N.A.,  as  administrative  agent  and  a  lender,  and  the  lenders  party  thereto
(incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  current  report  on  Form  8-K
with the SEC on June 13, 2013)

10.4# AECOM  Technology  Corporation  Stock  Purchase  Plan,  restated  as  of  October  1,  2006
(incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.10  to  the  Company’s  registration  statement  on
Form 10 filed with the SEC on January  29, 2007)

10.5# Amendment 2006-1, dated as of October 1, 2006, to AECOM Technology Corporation Stock
Purchase  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.11  to  the  Company’s  registration
statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC on January 29, 2007)

10.6# 1992  Supplemental  Executive  Retirement  Plan,  restated  as  of  November  20,  1997
(incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.12  to  the  Company’s  registration  statement  on
Form 10 filed with the SEC on January  29, 2007)

10.7# First  Amendment,  effective  July  1,  1998,  to  the  1992  Supplemental  Executive  Retirement
Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s registration statement on
Form 10 filed with the SEC on January  29, 2007)

10.8# Second  Amendment,  effective  March  1,  2003,  to  the  1992  Supplemental  Executive
Retirement  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.14  to  the  Company’s  registration
statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC on January 29, 2007)

10.9# Third Amendment, effective April 1, 2004, to the 1992 Supplemental Executive Retirement
Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s registration statement on
Form 10 filed with the SEC on January  29, 2007)

10.10# 1996  Supplemental  Executive  Retirement  Plan,  restated  as  of  November  20,  1997
(incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.16  to  the  Company’s  registration  statement  on
Form 10 filed with the SEC on January  29, 2007)

10.11# First  Amendment,  effective  July  1,  1998,  to  the  1996  Supplemental  Executive  Retirement
Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s registration statement on
Form 10 filed with the SEC on January  29, 2007)

10.12# Second Amendment, effective April 1, 2004, to the 1996 Supplemental Executive Retirement
Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s registration statement on
Form 10 filed with the SEC on January  29, 2007)

10.13# 1998  Management  Supplemental  Executive  Retirement  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to
Exhibit  10.20  to  the  Company’s  registration  statement  on  Form  10  filed  with  the  SEC  on
January 29, 2007)

10.14# First  Amendment,  effective  January  1,  2002,  to  the  1998  Management  Supplemental
Executive  Retirement  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.21  to  the  Company’s
registration statement on Form 10 filed  with the  SEC on  January 29,  2007)

10.15# Second  Amendment,  effective  July  1,  1998,  to  the  1998  Management  Supplemental
Executive  Retirement  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.22  to  the  Company’s
registration statement on Form 10 filed  with the  SEC on  January 29,  2007)

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Description

10.16# Third  Amendment,  effective  October  31,  2004,  to  the  1998  Management  Supplemental
Executive  Retirement  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.23  to  the  Company’s
registration statement on Form 10 filed  with the  SEC on  January 29,  2007)

10.17# 1996  Excess  Benefit  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.24  to  the  Company’s

registration statement on Form 1 filed with the SEC on January  29, 2007)

10.18# First  Amendment,  effective  July  1,  1998,  to  the  1996  Excess  Benefit  Plan  (incorporated  by
reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Company’s registration statement on Form 10 filed with the
SEC on January 29, 2007)

10.19# Second Amendment, effective March 1, 2003, to the 1996 Excess Benefit Plan (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Company’s registration statement on Form 10 filed with
the SEC on January 29, 2007)

10.20# Third Amendment, effective April 1, 2004, to the 1996 Excess Benefit Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Company’s registration statement on Form 10 filed with the
SEC on January 29, 2007)

10.21# 2005  ENSR  Stock  Purchase  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.28  to  the

Company’s registration statement on Form 10 filed  with the  SEC on  January 29,  2007)

10.22# 2005  UMA  Group  Ltd.  Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to
Exhibit  10.29  to  the  Company’s  registration  statement  on  Form  10  filed  with  the  SEC  on
January 29, 2007)

10.23# 2006  Stock  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.30  to  the  Company’s

registration statement on Form 10 filed  with the  SEC on  January 29,  2007)

10.24

10.25

Cansult  Maunsell  Merger  Investment  Plan,  dated  September  11,  2006  (incorporated  by
reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Company’s registration statement on Form 10 filed with the
SEC on January 29, 2007)

AECOM  Technology  Corporation  Equity  Investment  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to
Exhibit  10.32  to  the  Company’s  registration  statement  on  Form  10  filed  with  the  SEC  on
January 29, 2007)

10.26# Global Stock Investment Plan—United Kingdom (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33
to the Company’s registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC on January 29, 2007)

10.27# Hong Kong Stock Investment Plan—Grandfathered Directors (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit  10.34  to  the  Company’s  registration  statement  on  Form  10  filed  with  the  SEC  on
January 29, 2007)

10.28# AECOM  Retirement  &  Savings  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.35  to  the

Company’s registration statement on Form 10 filed  with the  SEC on  January 29,  2007)

10.29# Change  in  Control  Severance  Policy  for  Key  Executives  (incorporated  by  reference  to
Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 11,
2009)

10.30# Standard  Terms  and  Conditions  for  Non-Qualified  Stock  Options  under  AECOM
Technology  Corporation  2006  Stock  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to
Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Company’s  current  report  on  Form  8-K  filed  with  the  SEC  on
December 5, 2008)

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Description

10.31# Standard  Terms  and  Conditions  for  Restricted  Stock  Units  under  AECOM  Technology
Corporation  2006  Stock  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.2  to  the
Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December  5, 2008)

10.32# Standard  Terms  and  Conditions  for  Performance  Earnings  Program  under  AECOM
Technology  Corporation  2006  Stock  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to
Exhibit  10.3  to  the  Company’s  current  report  on  Form  8-K  filed  with  the  SEC  on
December 5, 2008)

10.33# Employment  Agreement,  dated  as  of  July  14,  2010,  by  and  among  AECOM  Technology
Corporation,  Tishman  Construction  Corporation  and  Daniel  R.  Tishman  (incorporated  by
reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
July 14, 2010)

10.34

Note  Purchase  Agreement,  dated  June  28,  2010,  by  and  among  AECOM  Technology
Corporation and the Purchasers identified therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the  SEC on  July 1, 2010)

10.35# AECOM  Technology  Corporation  Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan  (incorporated  by
reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the
SEC on May 24, 2010)

10.36# Consulting  Agreement,  dated  as  of  February  8,  2011,  between  Francis  S.  Y.  Bong  and
AECOM  Technology  Corporation  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  to  the
Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the  SEC  on  February 14,  2011)

10.37# Consulting  Agreement,  dated  as  of  April  21,  2011,  between  Richard  G.  Newman  and
AECOM  Technology  Corporation  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  to  the
Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April  25, 2011)

10.38# Consulting Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2012, between Richard G. Newman and AECOM
Technology  Corporation  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.3  to  the  Company’s
quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May  5, 2012)

10.39# Consulting  Agreement  Renewal  Letter,  dated  as  of  May  7,  2013,  between  Richard  G.
Newman and AECOM Technology Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q with  the SEC on May  8, 2013)

10.40# Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex B to
the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on January 21,
2011)

10.41# Amended  Stock  Option  Standard  Terms  and  Conditions  under  2006  Stock  Incentive  Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q
filed with the SEC on May 4, 2012)

10.42# Form of New and Amended Restricted Stock Unit Standard Terms and Conditions under the
2006  Stock  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.2  of  the  Company’s
current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC  on December 21, 2012)

21.1

23.1

31.1

Subsidiaries of AECOM

Consent of Independent Registered Public  Accounting Firm

Certification  of  the  Company’s  Chief  Executive  Officer  pursuant  to  Section  302  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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31.2

32

Description

Certification  of  the  Company’s  Chief  Financial  Officer  pursuant  to  Section  302  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act  of 2002

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation  Linkbase

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels  Linkbase

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

# Management contract or compensatory plan  or arrangement.

117

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  Section  13  or  15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  the
Registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed  on  its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized.

SIGNATURE

AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

By:

/s/ JOHN M. DIONISIO

John M. Dionisio
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 13, 2013

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  this  report  has  been  signed

below by the following persons on behalf of  the Registrant in the  capacities and on  the date indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ JOHN M.  DIONISIO

John M. Dionisio

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

November 13, 2013

/s/ STEPHEN M. KADENACY

Stephen M. Kadenacy

Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)

November 13, 2013

/s/ RONALD E. OSBORNE

Ronald E. Osborne

Senior Vice President, Corporate
Controller (Principal Accounting
Officer)

November 13,  2013

/s/ RICHARD G. NEWMAN

Richard G. Newman

/s/ FRANCIS S.Y. BONG

Francis S.Y. Bong

/s/ JAMES H. FORDYCE

James H. Fordyce

/s/ S. MALCOLM GILLIS

S. Malcolm Gillis

Director, Chairman Emeritus

November 13,  2013

Director

November 13,  2013

Director

November 13,  2013

Director

November 13,  2013

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Signature

Title

Date

/s/ LINDA GRIEGO

Linda Griego

/s/ DAVID W. JOOS

David W. Joos

/s/ WILLIAM G. OUCHI

William G. Ouchi

/s/ ROBERT J. ROUTS

Robert J. Routs

/s/ WILLIAM P. RUTLEDGE

William P. Rutledge

/s/ DANIEL R. TISHMAN

Daniel R. Tishman

Director

November 13,  2013

Director

November 13,  2013

Director

November 13,  2013

Director

November 13,  2013

Director

November 13,  2013

Director, AECOM Vice Chairman

November  13, 2013

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About AECOMAECOM is a global provider of professionaltechnical and management support services to abroad range of markets, including transportation,facilities, environmental, energy, water andgovernment. With approximately 45,000employees around the world, AECOM is a leader inall of the key markets that it serves. AECOMprovides a blend of global reach, local knowledge,innovation and technical excellence in deliveringsolutions that create, enhance and sustain theworld’s built, natural and social environments.A Fortune 500 company, AECOM serves clients inapproximately 150 countries and has annualrevenue in excess of $8.0 billion.More information on AECOM and its services canbe found at www.aecom.com.