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Insight. Expertise. Execution.

2011 SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT

CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.

Corporate Profile

Cass Information Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of 

transportation, utility and telecom expense management 

and related business intelligence services, disbursing 

$32 billion annually on behalf of its clients. With total 

assets of $1.3 billion, Cass is a business process 

outsourcer focused on invoice processing, auditing 

and payment services. Cass is uniquely supported by 

Cass Commercial Bank, founded in 1906. Today, Cass 

Commercial Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary, providing 

sophisticated financial exchange services to the parent 

organization and its clients.

Table of Contents

Insight. Expertise. Execution.

	 1  2011 Year in Review

	14	  Report of Independent Registered 

  2  Letter to Shareholders

	 5   Cass Leadership

	 6   Insight. Expertise. Execution.

	12   Condensed Consolidated 
Statements of Income

	13	  Condensed Consolidated 

Balance Sheets

Public Accounting Firm

	14	 Forward-Looking Statements

	15	  Board of Directors and 
Executive Officers

	15	  Shareholder Information

2011 SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT

2011 Year  
in Review

For the Year Ended December 31, 	

2011 

Total Net Revenues 

Net Income 

Basic Earnings per Common Share 

Diluted Earnings per Common Share 

Dividends Paid per Common Share 

$	 $106,535,000 

$	

$	

$	

$	

$23,009,000 

2.23	

2.21	

0.61	

2010 

96,217,000

20,310,000

1.98

1.95

0.53

$	

$		

$	

$	

$	

Total Number of Transactions Processed 

42,466,000 

38,534,000

Total Dollar Volume Paid 

$	 31,945,761,000	

$	 27,426,336,000

Return on Average Total Shareholders’ Equity 

Return on Average Assets 

As of December 31, 	

Total Assets 

Total Shareholders’ Equity 

Book Value per Common Share 

	15.17%	

			1.77%	

2011 

	14.74%

	  1.76%

2010	

$	 1,319,301,000 

$	 1,188,035,000

$	

$	

160,548,000		

15.50 

$	

$	

142,094,000

13.76

DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

NET INCOME

(in dollars)

(in millions of dollars)

BOOK VALUE PER SHARE

(in dollars)

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.9

1.6

23.0

20.3

17.8

19.0

16.1

15.5

13.8

12.6

9.8

10.5

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

Eric	Brunngraber		
President and CEO  

   $23

MILLION NET PROFIT

Dear Fellow 
Shareholders, 

Record-Setting Performance
In 2011, for the second consecutive year, Cass achieved record per-

broaden service lines, expand geographically and penetrate new markets  

formance in total revenues and earnings. In so doing, our Company 

in business process outsourcing for complex payables. 

surpassed $100 million in revenues for the first time in its 106-year 

history. It is a milestone figure that attests to our growing presence and 

stature in expanding niche markets involving complex payables. Our 

Financial Highlights
In 2011, Cass posted revenues of $106.5 million, a $10.3 million or 

extensive experience differentiates us in these markets, providing the 

10.7% increase over the $96.2 million in revenues recorded in 2010. As 

insight and expertise necessary for superior execution. 

noted above, it is the first time that Cass has surpassed the $100 million 

revenue plateau after more than 100 years in business. 

Our record-setting operating results were attributable to significant new 

contract wins, additional services provided to existing customers and a 

The Company also set a new all-time record for net income, earning 

recovering global economy. These factors combined to boost both Cass 

$23 million in 2011 – a 13.3% increase over the $20.3 million earned 

fee revenue and dollars processed, which increased earning assets and net 

in 2010. As measured by diluted earnings, 2011 net income was $2.21/

interest income. The market share increase we realized by adding more 

share compared to $1.95/share in 2010. Profit margins were robust with 

customers and securing more business from existing clients is particularly 

a return on average assets of 1.77% and a return on average shareholders’ 

satisfying. It attests to our ongoing success in truly understanding their 

equity of 15.17%. These results allowed us to declare a 10% stock dividend 

challenges and requirements, and then applying our expertise to develop 

and increase the quarterly cash dividend one cent per share, effectively 

unique, effective solutions. 

increasing the dividend by 17%. 

As longtime shareholders know, investing in the people and technology 

Cass generates revenue from two main sources – fees for its payables  

deemed critical to fueling future growth is central to our core strategy 

and information processing services and net investment income resulting 

and a key multiplier in the Cass formula for long-term profitability. The 

from the balances produced by payment processing plus net interest 

Company remained true to that tradition in 2011 as it set the stage to

income earned by our subsidiary, Cass Commercial Bank. 

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letter to shareholders

Continuing to leverage our core systems and competencies during 

the year, Cass made its presence felt in a new market, medical claim 

With Profound Gratitude 
The theme of this year’s shareholder report – “Insight. Expertise. 

reimbursement. A Cass payment engine that links claims payers and 

Execution.” – is in large measure a tribute to our employees. Without 

multiple providers executed more than $200 million in payments in 

their acumen in discerning client needs, ability to devise solutions 

support of a major U.S. healthcare management company. That figure is 

based on sound business principles, and resolve to implement 

expected to grow substantially in 2012. 

solutions with utmost efficiency, it would not have been possible  

for our Company to achieve the record results of 2011. 

Finally, in January 2012, Cass acquired Waste Reduction Consultants, Inc.,  

one of the fastest-growing providers of environmental expense management 

While our employees define our Company, our customers are the 

services in the U.S. Purchasing the Jacksonville, Florida-based firm, which helps 

reason Cass exists. Cass is privileged to serve a remarkably diverse 

multi-site companies optimize the cost of waste removal and recycling, 

array of clients – from multi-national corporations to regional 

broadens our portfolio of services for controlling facility-related expenses 

retailers to faith-based organizations. Regardless of their stature or 

and enhances our national standing as a back-office business processor. 

standing, our clients challenge us to find new ways to be of greater 

Looking Ahead 
Although the U.S. economy is beginning to exhibit stronger signs of 

recovery, our outlook for 2012 remains cautious. We see debt uncertainty 

service to them. The innovative solutions we present in response to 

the needs they express ultimately enhance our capability to serve  

new customers in the future. 

in Europe, slow worldwide growth and political indecision in 

To our board of directors, we extend special thanks for its guidance, 

Washington, D.C. as drags on today’s tepid U.S. economic recovery. 

counsel and ongoing support of the core values and culture that make 

Further, the commitment of the U.S. Federal Reserve to hold interest 

Cass so unique in the domain of publicly traded companies. 

rates at historic lows means that Cass net investment income will 

continue to be negatively impacted. While we are encouraged by our 

Equally exceptional and rare is the loyalty of so many of our shareholders. 

demonstrated ability to win new business in a variety of economic climates, 

It is notable that a number of families and institutions have held Cass 

an economic environment marked by slow growth and interest rates that 

stock for decades. 

hover just above zero percent will present a stiff headwind. 

Yet, we remain optimistic. Our balance sheet remains strong. It enables us 

spiritual foundation on which we base our plan. As media reports 

to continue to invest in the human and physical infrastructure that will 

detailed throughout 2011, it appears increasingly difficult for a publicly 

position us to strategically enter into new payables markets, add services and 

held company to conduct business in a moral and wholly ethical manner. 

expand geographically. Also robust is the pipeline of new business prospects 

Yet, that remains the goal to which we aspire. As 2012 unfolds, our  

for each of our operating units. Fortunate for Cass is that, in a cost-

belief in His sovereignty will continue to inspire and guide us.  

Finally, we express our gratitude to God for providing us with the solid 

conscious environment such as today’s, our services carry a high value. 

While the bottom-line benefits of our internal advances may be muted 

while short-term interest rates remain historically low, when interest rates 

return to previous norms, Cass will be well-positioned to profit and to 

reward shareholders with even stronger per-share earnings. 

Eric H. Brunngraber 
President and Chief Executive Officer 
Cass Information Systems, Inc.

FROM  THE FULLNESS OF HIS GRACE, WE ALL HAVE RECEIVED ONE BLESSING AFTER ANOTHER.

JOHN 1:16

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CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.

    $32

BILLION PAID

Insight. Expertise. Execution.   
As a premier business process outsourcer, Cass has built a national 

reputation for managing complex payables. We’re an organization that 

partners with some of the largest companies in the world by providing 

insight, expertise and execution into challenging payment types such as 

freight, utility, small parcel, telecom, waste and others.

In 2011, Cass processed more than 42 million invoices and paid 

47,000 separate client vendors. It takes impeccable execution – and 

“ Cass provides 

clients with powerful 

business intelligence 

tools that can be 

leveraged in a variety 

of ways.”

extremely sophisticated business 

systems – to manage such high 

volume. With over five decades 

of experience, Cass has amassed 

deep domain expertise surrounding 

our products in select back-office 

process areas, giving our customers 

confidence to entrust $32 billion  

in payables to us in 2011, a  

new record. 

At the heart of our products’ value 

proposition is the insight provided to clients from the information 

harvested from the invoices – insight that drives significant enterprise 

cost savings through logistics, sourcing, auditing and targeted 

Insight. With in-
depth knowledge 
of the niches we 
serve, we bring 
unique perspective 
to everything  
we do.

equipment investment – insight that supports sustainability initiatives 

– insight that empowers employees to help their organization curtail 

resource consumption – insight that makes Cass a leader.

Strategic Initiatives in 2011 
Cass recorded another year of exceptional growth in the transportation 

marketplace. We exceeded our previous high of freight bills processed, 

and for the first time, Cass reached $20 billion in payments made to 

carriers on behalf of our customers. 

Another milestone was reached with the release of a new global 

processing system and the opening of our European office in Breda, 

The Netherlands. In addition to Europe, we have added business in 

Mexico on our global platform and expect that South America will 

be the next opportunity in our global expansion plans. We continue 

to focus on automation and scalability that will allow our customers 

to economically expand their relationship with us to gain processing 

control and visibility to their global supply chain expenses. 

Cass Transportation Indexes
In the process of managing $20 billion in payments to freight carriers, 

we extract information that is exceedingly valuable to our customers 

in managing their supply chain expenses. When this information is 

aggregated, it becomes a useful tool for transportation economists who 

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gauge overall economic trends in business growth and carrier pricing.  

In 2011, Cass began publishing two new mode-specific freight cost 

Minimizing Environmental Impact
Automation and the elimination of paper continue to be a major 

indexes that offer reliable market indicators. The Cass Truckload 

initiative. Where we cannot process completely electronically, we have 

Linehaul Index™ and Cass Intermodal Linehaul Index™ measure 

developed unique processes that combine electronic images of invoices 

changes in U.S. domestic freight rates.

and automation that have proven very successful. With the help of the 

carrier community, this approach is gaining momentum as a preferred 

In 1990, Cass began publishing its first barometer, the Cass Freight 
Index™, which tracks all modes of North American freight. The index 

method of processing freight bills to eliminate paper transactions. 

Our efforts were recognized with our third Green Award by Supply & 

is based on Cass clients’ monthly shipments.  Like same-store sales 

Demand Chain Executive magazine. Cass’ products continue to be a key 

comparisons, the customer data is normalized to enable a statistically 

component of sustainability initiatives for large companies throughout 

valid comparison of freight bills (shipment volume) and freight dollars 

the U.S. With data warehouses built from accurately entered invoices, 

from one period to another. Cass industry data has been well-received 

and insight provided by sophisticated portals and skilled analysts, 

by the media, economists, financial analysts and others. Bloomberg, 

decisions are made daily to minimize the environmental impact of 

CNBC and The Journal of Commerce are among the media outlets 

running a business. 

that have reported Cass Index results to describe transportation 

industry trends.

Total Invoices Processed

Total Dollars Paid

42.5 million

38.5 million

34.6 million

$ 31.9 billion

$ 27.4 billion

$ 23.7 billion

2009 

2010 

2011

2009 

2010 

2011

Environmental Cost  
Management 

In January 2012, Cass acquired Waste Reduction Consultants, Inc., one of the fastest-growing 

providers of environmental expense management services. The acquisition adds to Cass’ 

industry-leading suite of services for controlling facility-related expenses and accelerates our 

leadership position as a back-office business processor. Waste Reduction Consultants assists 

clients in effectively managing the storage, collection and disposal or recycling of a myriad of 

waste material types, including medical waste.

Combining its proprietary technology platform with the knowledge gained from managing 

thousands of waste service plans, Waste Reduction Consultants helps multi-location businesses 

control their expenses through information-driven optimization and procurement of waste 

removal services. By automating the auditing and processing of waste invoices and managing 

the dispatch of on-demand hauling, Waste Reduction Consultants helps its clients maintain 

optimal service efficiencies. 

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CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.

106 

YEARS IN BUSINESS

Expertise. Our 
knowledge is 
unmatched 
by any other 
business process 
outsourcer.

Utility Invoices Processed

Freight Invoices Processed

13.4 million

12.2 million

11.5 million

29.0 million

26.3 million

23.1 million

2009 

2010 

2011

2009 

2010 

2011

No.1 for Client Satisfaction 

In 2011, Cass received exceptional client feedback through an independent study of large 

enterprises using telecom expense management (TEM) services. Nearly 1,000 professionals 

at more than 450 organizations participated in the study conducted by AOTMP, a leading 

industry authority on driving efficiency and performance into enterprise fixed and mobile telecom 

environments. Participants were asked to rate their TEM providers on a number of service 

components including invoice processing, reporting & analysis, auditing, optimization, asset 

inventory management, and service inventory management.

Cass outperformed all other TEM business process outsourcers. Not only did Cass clients 

indicate a high level of satisfaction, but the highest ratings came from senior management in 

these organizations. These study results directly reflect our highest organizational priorities: 

delivering results while serving our clients with accuracy, efficiency and responsiveness. 

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2011 SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT

Executing New Processes
Less than a day. That’s been the goal – and the result – for turning around 

Cass excels in client-focused solutions. A large regional banking 

company wanted Cass to provide insight into fees paid for false alarms, 

a utility or telecom invoice at Cass for years. In the world of complex 

which are generally levied by cities when police or fire departments are 

payables outsourcing, processing speed is a critical component of success, 

dispatched erroneously, either by equipment malfunction or human 

and Cass delivered in 2011 with an average receipt-to-bill entry of .68 

error. These fees/fines can easily reach $100 per occurrence. By adding 

business days. And we are not done yet. A recent process refinement 

these bills to the facility-payables solution at Cass, and aided by reports 

put in production for a subset of clients in 2011 ensures that 100% of 

that highlight locations incurring the charges, the customer gains visibility 

bills have key billing determinants entered within 12 hours of receipt. 

and control. In total, Cass processes and pays invoices for more than  

This allows intelligence-driven scheduling of downstream data capture, 

50 discrete services related to facilities across its customer base.

prioritizing keying by due date and/or invoice amount and by service 

type. Executing new processes such as these continues to drive quality 

improvement and further cut into unnecessary late fees.

Wireless Optimization Delivers Value
Wireless expense management continues to drive double-digit growth 

of the telecom product. Unlike competitors that have expanded 

“ Cass helps clients 

visualize the true 

costs associated  

with various steps  

in the supply chain.”

As another example 

horizontally through acquisition, Cass’ telecom wireless product was 

of Cass leveraging its 

developed internally, leveraging Cass’ expertise in the wireless arena. 

core business systems 

Just as importantly, Cass’ portal seamlessly integrates wired and wireless 

and expertise, it has 

expense management, inventory controls, and usage reporting with a 

continued to build a 

single application and single logon.

niche product in medical 

claim reimbursement. It 

Optimization is a key value proposition of Cass’ wireless expense 

provides a sophisticated 

management service. Wireless carriers compete intensely to capture large 

payment engine that 

enterprise accounts. However, making sure each employee is on the correct 

links claims payers and 

plan, or contributing the optimal amount of voice and data services to 

multiple providers in 

shared pools, requires continuous monitoring and management of actual 

support of one of the largest healthcare revenue and payment cycle 

consumption. Unfortunately, choosing the right plan is only the start. Very 

management companies in the U.S. Claims worth more than $200 

often, subsequent invoices don’t accurately reflect the newly negotiated rate. 

million were paid via this product in 2011, a number that is expected 

Given the volume of invoices and the complexity of rate structures, these 

to grow substantially in 2012 as more providers adopt this electronic 

errors aren’t easily identified without the right automation and business 

method of payment that eliminates the need for paper checks and 

process expertise. Cass’ systems and service teams execute time-tested 

facilitates reconciliation of accounts receivable.

procedures to ensure the recovery of overcharges.

Client-Focused Solutions
Utility customers use Expense$mart®, Cass’ industry-leading business 
intelligence platform, and services of skilled energy engineers in its 

For wireless expense management clients, Cass integrates with 

customers’ Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS). HRIS 

integration enables Cass to keep an accurate roster of employees with 

partner network to cost-effectively deploy capital toward making 

wireless devices, enabling near real-time management of employee 

their stores or plants more energy efficient and to measure the results 
of those investments. Freight customers use CassPort®, our portal 
that consolidates logistical data into an organized online analytical 

turnover and change. Reporting can be delivered via email to managers, 

supervisors and employees (with hierarchical roll-ups of direct reports, 

as well) providing insight into equipment, usage and costs. New devices 

processing (OLAP) cube, for sophisticated cost-reduction analysis. 

can be provisioned through the portal, using customer-specific business 

Customers will also rely on Cass’ expertise in waste reduction to remove 

rules based on an employee’s role in the organization. HRIS integration 

items from their waste stream, spurring recycling and lowering pressure 

also allows automated workflow such as the routing of service requests 

on landfills.

and accurate chargeback of wireless costs to appropriate cost centers.

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CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.

47 

THOUSAND VENDORS

Execution. We 
execute back-
office processes 
with speed, 
accuracy and 
reliability.

Utility Dollars Paid

Freight Dollars Paid

$ 10.7 billion

$ 10.5 billion

$ 9.7 billion

$ 20.6 billion

$ 17.0 billion

$ 14.0 billion

2009 

2010 

2011

2009 

2010 

2011

We Help Cass Clients 
Leverage Their ERP Systems 

In 2011, Cass worked on numerous system integrations, allowing our clients to further leverage 

their investments in enterprise resource planning solutions such as SAP and Oracle, as well as 

other systems. 

We integrate with our clients’ financial applications to provide a seamless connection to their 

enterprise platform. Cass experts apply their in-depth understanding of cost accounting to 

create custom business rules for sophisticated cost allocations. Automated general ledger 

accounting eliminates manual coding and data entry. Automated accounting processes 

produce extraordinary time savings and increased information accuracy, however, these 

benefits are predicated on Cass’ systems integration knowledge and ability to address the 

sophistication of our clients’ business logic.

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2011 SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT

Key Role of Cass Commercial Bank
Cass Commercial Bank is embarking on its 106th year of providing 

over the past two years. Perhaps no area represents Cass insight and 

experience more than our over 20-year commitment to lending and 

expertise and banking services for its clients. From its beginning as a 

expertise in the faith-based community. Working together, our office 

one-location bank on the north side of downtown St. Louis, the bank 

in Orange County, California, our new presence in Colorado and 

has evolved into a critical risk management role within the Company 

our St. Louis/Eastern U.S. team provide national coverage for serving 

while continuing to serve businesses and faith-based organizations.

congregations and faith-based organizations.

The bank serves as both the primary asset generator and risk manager 

The bank also plays a pivotal role in providing execution for financial 

for the corporate financial assets – loans and investments. We have had 

transaction services both for our bank clients and importantly for Cass’ 

a favorable loan loss experience for many years – especially during the 

own payables services. As a member of the Federal Reserve System, 

economic and financial crisis of the past four years. Our losses have been 

we processed payments of $32 billion for Cass alone to over 47,000 

less than 1/10th those experienced by our peer group. As a result, the bank 

suppliers. This high level of execution capability provides efficient 

has continued to provide loans and expertise to our customers through 

service to our Company internally and leading-edge financial service  

this difficult economic period. Loans have grown an average of over 8% 

to our bank clients.

a year for the past three 

“ Delivering what we 

promise is a cultural 

value at Cass.”

years. We have identified 

Insight. Expertise. Execution. It’s what Cass is all about. Our specialized 

specific market niches 

domain expertise, our insight from years in complex payables and our 

where we can bring our 

skilled execution differentiate Cass from others in the marketplace. 

insight and expertise 

In addition to driving customer value, we believe these traits create 

as a trusted advisor. In 

shareholder value. We leverage these attributes to win new business, 

addition to our long 

satisfy our existing base of clients and even drive costs out of our own 

history of serving private 

operations. Cass insight, expertise and execution – we believe these 

companies in greater  

characteristics position us well for whatever we confront during our 

St. Louis, we also provide specific lending expertise to McDonald’s 

106th year in business.  ■

restaurant franchises – a key source of growth in our loan portfolio 

Strong Bank  
Payment Operations 

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Cass Information Systems, Inc., Cass Commercial Bank 

provides the investment management expertise and financial exchange infrastructure that 

protects the Company’s assets and supports its payment operations – the movement of  

$32 billion to 47,000 suppliers in 2011. We process payments through our bank’s operations 

center, providing cost efficiencies that benefit our customers and provide competitive 

advantage. Cass delivers payment and remittance data electronically, executes payment timing 

with precision, and consolidates payments to suppliers. A single automated clearing house 

transfer of several million dollars to one supplier might include several payments on behalf 

of multiple Cass clients. Such intricate payment processing creates efficiencies for Cass, its 

clients and their suppliers. 

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CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated 
Statements of Income

(in thousands of dollars, except share and per share information)

For the Year Ended December 31,	 

2011  

2010 

2009

REVENUES

Payment and Processing 

Net Investment Income 

Gain on Sales of Securities 

Other  

Total	Net	Revenues 

EXPENSES

Salaries and Employee Benefits 

Occupancy 

Equipment 

Other 

Total	Expenses 

Income Before Income Tax Expense 

Income Tax Expense 

Net	Income 

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic  

Diluted 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

Basic  

Diluted 

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$	

60,688	

$	

54,183	

$	

48,665

43,711		

43	

2,093		

106,535	

56,573		

2,318		

3,525		

12,613		

75,029	

31,506	

8,497		

40,071		

—	

1,963		

96,217	

51,368		

2,485		

3,561		

10,870		

68,284	

27,933	

7,623		

36,681	

697	

1,876	 

87,919 

50,614	

2,396	

3,348	

10,027	 

66,385

21,534 

5,405	 

$	

23,009	

$	

20,310	

$	 $16,129 

$	

2.23	

2.21	

$	

1.98	

1.95	

$	

1.60	

1.57

	10,297,244		

	10,432,382		

	10,268,811		

	10,392,333		

	10,072,340	

	10,311,476	

	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
2011 SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT

Condensed Consolidated 
Balance Sheets

(in thousands of dollars, except share and per share information)

As of December 31, 	

ASSETS

Cash and Cash Equivalents 

Loans and Investments, Net 

Premises and Equipment, Net 

Other Assets  

Total	Assets 

LIABILITIES

Deposits 

Accounts and Drafts Payable 

Other Liabilities  

Total	Liabilities 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

2011	

2010

$			235,962	

$					138,929

969,223	

9,587	

	104,529	

961,311

9,617

78,178 

$1,319,301	

$1,188,035 

$			548,368	

$			518,590

595,201	

	15,184	

516,107

11,244 

1,158,753	

1,045,941

Preferred Stock, par value $.50 per share; 2,000,000 shares authorized and no shares issued 

–	

–

Common Stock, par value $.50 per share; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 10,890,163  

and 9,949,324 shares issued at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively 

Additional Paid in Capital 

Retained Earnings 

Common Shares in Treasury, at cost (532,233 and 561,533 shares  

at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively) 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss  

Total Shareholders’ Equity 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity 

5,445	

80,971	

89,853	

4,975

46,653

107,263

(12,968)	

	(13,549)

	(2,753)	

	160,548	

(3,248) 

142,094 

$1,319,301	

$1,188,035

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CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.

Report of Independent Registered 
Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and 
Shareholders of Cass Information 
Systems, Inc. 
We have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public 

In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying 

condensed consolidated financial statements is fairly stated, in all 

Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the 

material respects, in relation to the consolidated financial statements 

consolidated balance sheets of Cass Information Systems, Inc. and 

from which it has been derived.

subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and 

the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity 

and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the 

three-year period ended December 31, 2011 (not presented herein); 

and in our report dated March 9, 2012, we expressed an unqualified 

St. Louis, Missouri
March 9, 2012

opinion on those consolidated financial statements. 

Forward-Looking Statements

Factors That May Affect Future 
Results 
This report may contain or incorporate by reference forward-looking 

performance to be materially different from expected performance 

statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 

summarized in the forward-looking statements. These risks, 

27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E 

uncertainties and other factors are discussed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk 

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Although we 

Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, 

believe that, in making any such statements, our expectations are 

filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no 

based on reasonable assumptions, forward-looking statements are not 

obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements 

guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and 

to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or 

other factors beyond our control, which may cause future 

unanticipated events, or changes to future results over time.

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Board of Directors

Executive Officers

ERIC H. BRUNNGRABER
President & Chief  
Executive Officer

P. STEPHEN APPELBAUM
Executive Vice President &  
Chief Financial Officer

HARRY M. MURRAY
Executive Vice President,  
Corporate Development

JOHN F. PICKERING
President, Transportation  
Information Services

GARY B. LANGFITT
President, Expense  
Management Services

ROBERT J. MATHIAS
President & Chief Operating  
Officer, Cass Commercial Bank

LAWRENCE A. COLLETT
Chairman of the Board

K. DANE BROOKSHER
Retired Chairman & Chief  
Executive Officer, ProLogis

ERIC H. BRUNNGRABER
President & Chief Executive Officer

BRYAN S. CHAPELL
President, Covenant 
Theological Seminary

ROBERT A. EBEL
Chief Executive Officer,  
Universal Printing Company

BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS, IV
Chairman, Chief Executive 
Officer & President,  
Benjamin F. Edwards  
& Company

JOHN L. GILLIS, JR.
Retired, Armstrong Teasdale LLP

WAYNE J. GRACE
Retired Managing Director,  
UHY Advisors MO, Inc.

JAMES J. LINDEMANN
Executive Vice President,  
Emerson Electric Co.

RANDALL L. SCHILLING
President & Chief Executive  
Officer, Candlestiq

ANDREW J. SIGNORELLI
President, Hope Educational 
& Research Center

FRANKLIN D. WICKS, JR., PH. D.
Executive Vice President & President,  
Research S.B.U., Sigma-Aldrich

Shareholder Information

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
Cass Information Systems, Inc. 
13001 Hollenberg Drive 
Bridgeton, Missouri 63044  
314.506.5500
cass@cassinfo.com 
www.cassinfo.com

COMMON STOCK
The company’s common stock trades on the 
NASDAQ stock market under the symbol CASS.

ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of shareholders will be held 
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the Charles  
F. Knight Executive Education and Conference 
Center, Olin Business School at Washington 
University, St. Louis, Missouri.

INVESTOR RELATIONS
Security analysts, investment managers and others 
seeking financial information about the company 
should contact:

TRANSFER AGENT
Shareholders with inquiries regarding stock accounts, 
dividends, change of ownership or address, lost 
certificates or consolidation of accounts should contact:

Investor Relations Department 
Cass Information Systems, Inc. 
13001 Hollenberg Drive 
Bridgeton, Missouri 63044 
314.506.5500

10-K AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS
A copy of the company’s Form 10-K, as filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission, will be 
furnished without charge upon written request to  
the address above or from the company’s website  
at: www.cassinfo.com 

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
KPMG LLP 
10 South Broadway, Suite 900 
St. Louis, Missouri 63102

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