Ancestry.com Inc. Announces New $125 Million Share Repurchase Program

Ancestry.com Inc. (Nasdaq:ACOM), the world's largest online family history resource, today announced that its board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $125 million of its outstanding common stock. Ancestry.com shares may be repurchased from time to time through April 30, 2012 in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.

"The decision to initiate this new share repurchase program reflects our confidence in our business model and growth prospects," said Tim Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer of Ancestry.com. "Ancestry.com's solid financial performance, demonstrated by our healthy balance sheet and strong free cash flow generation, allows us to continue investing in our business while also returning capital to stockholders."

Ancestry.com expects to fund the repurchases using cash on hand and an existing credit facility. The amount and timing of specific repurchases, if any, will depend on market conditions, stock price, and other factors. As of March 31, 2011, Ancestry.com had cash and cash equivalents of $102.3 million and 45.7 million shares of common stock outstanding.

About Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com Inc. (Nasdaq:ACOM - News) is the world's largest online family history resource, with nearly 1.6 million paying subscribers. More than 6 billion records have been added to the site in the past 14 years. Ancestry users have created more than 24 million family trees containing over 2.4 billion profiles. Ancestry.com has local Web sites directed at nine countries that help people discover, preserve and share their family history, including its flagship Web site at www.ancestry.com.

Forward-looking Statements

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