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For the year ending December 31, 2005, Manhattan Associates currently expects to achieve adjusted earnings, which excludes the amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, in the range of $0.88 to $0.94 per fully diluted share and GAAP earnings per share of $0.80 to $0.86 per fully diluted share. The adjusted earnings range represents growth over 2004 of between 10% and 18%.
For the quarter ending March 31, 2005, Manhattan Associates currently expects to achieve adjusted earnings, which excludes the amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, in the range of $0.15 to $0.19 per fully diluted share and GAAP earnings per share of $0.13 to $0.17 per fully diluted share.
Manhattan Associates will make its earnings release and published expectations available on its Web site (www.manh.com). Beginning March 15, 2005, Manhattan Associates will observe a "Quiet Period" during which Manhattan Associates and its representatives will not comment concerning previously published financial expectations. Prior to the start of the Quiet Period, the public can continue to rely on the expectations published in this Business Outlook section as still being Manhattan Associates` current expectation on matters covered, unless Manhattan Associates publishes a notice stating otherwise. The public should not rely on previously published expectations during the Quiet Period, and Manhattan Associates disclaims any obligation to update any previously published financial expectations during the Quiet Period. The Quiet Period will extend until the date when Manhattan Associates` next quarterly earnings release is published, presently scheduled for the fourth week of April 2005.
About Manhattan Associates
Manhattan Associates, Inc., is the global leader in providing supply chain execution and optimization solutions. It enables operational excellence through its warehouse, transportation, distributed order management, reverse logistics and trading partner management applications, as well as its RFID, performance management and event management capabilities. These Integrated Logistics Solutions™ leverage state-of-the-art technologies, innovative practices and our domain expertise to enhance performance, profitability and competitive advantage. Manhattan Associates has licensed more than 900 customers representing more than 1,600 facilities worldwide, which include some of the world`s leading manufacturers, distributors and retailers. For more information about Manhattan Associates, visit www.manh.com.
This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" relating to Manhattan Associates, Inc. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are delays in product development, undetected software errors, competitive pressures, technical difficulties, market acceptance, availability of technical personnel, changes in customer requirements, risks of international operations and general economic conditions. Additional factors are set forth in "Safe Harbor Compliance Statement for Forward-Looking Statements" included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company`s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. Manhattan Associates undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in future operating results.

















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