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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

xQuarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2017

2021

Or

oTransition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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 001-33761

PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

20-8999751

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation or Organization)

Identification No.)

320 Park Avenue

New York, New York10022

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) (212) 355-1600


Not Applicable

(Former Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share

PZN

New York Stock Exchange

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. Yesx No o

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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yesx No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filero

Accelerated filerx

Non-accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting companyo

Emerging growth companyo

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. Yes o No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

As of November 2, 2017,5, 2021, there were 17,302,02917,441,912 outstanding shares of the registrant’s Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

As of November 2, 2017,5, 2021, there were 51,237,51954,729,578 outstanding shares of the registrant’s Class B common stock, par value $0.000001 per share.



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PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

FORM 10-Q

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition of Pzena Investment Management, Inc.
asInc.as of September 30, 20172021 (unaudited) and December 31, 20162020

1

Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) of Pzena Investment Management, Inc. for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 20172021 and 20162020

2

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) of Pzena Investment Management, Inc. for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 20172021 and 20162020

3

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (unaudited) of Pzena Investment Management, Inc. for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 20172021 and 20162020

4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) of Pzena Investment Management, Inc. for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 20172021 and 20162020

6

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

7

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

27

Controls and Procedures

44

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

45

Item 6.

Exhibits

46

SIGNATURES

47


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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS


This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements provide our current expectations, or forecasts, of future events. Forward-looking statements include statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, intentions, assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts. Words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project” or similar words or phrases, or the negatives of those words or phrases, may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking.


Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on our views, plans, estimates, and expectations. Potentially inaccurate assumptions could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the factors described in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.2020. Accordingly, you should not unduly rely on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report to reflect circumstances or events after the date of this Quarterly Report, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. You should, however, review the factors and risks we describe in the reports we will file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:


our ability to respond to global economic, market, business and geopolitical conditions;conditions, including changes in such conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and government responses thereto;
our anticipated future results of operations and operating cash flows;
our successful formulation and execution of business strategies and investment policies;
our financing plans and the availability of short- or long-term borrowing, or equity financing;
our competitive position and the effects of competition on our business;
our ability to identify and capture potential growth opportunities available to us;
the effective recruitment and retention of our key executives and employees;
our expected levels of compensation for our employees;
expectations relating to dividend payments and our ability to make such payments;
our potential operating performance, achievements, efficiency, and cost reduction efforts;
our expected tax rate;
changes in interest rates;
our expectations with respect to the economy, capital markets, the market for asset management services, and other industry trends;
the potential impact of disruptions as a result of natural disasters, pandemics, or other international health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the conditions in the sectors in which we invest; and
the impact of future legislation and regulation, and changes in existing legislation and regulation, on our business.

The reports that we file with the SEC, accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, identify additional factors that can affect forward-looking statements.



ii
The impact of COVID-19 may also exacerbate these risks, any of which could have a material effect on us.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1. Financial Statements



PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(in thousands, except share and per-share amounts)

 

 

As of

 

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents ($936 and $2,201)1

 

$

69,951

 

 

$

65,534

 

Restricted Cash

 

 

1,055

 

 

 

1,050

 

Due from Broker ($28 and $0)1

 

 

537

 

 

 

87

 

Advisory Fees Receivable

 

 

43,046

 

 

 

36,524

 

Investments ($20,822 and $1,131)1

 

 

67,599

 

 

 

34,104

 

Receivable from Related Parties

 

 

3,649

 

 

 

2,880

 

Other Receivables ($55 and $8)1

 

 

279

 

 

 

154

 

Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

 

 

1,825

 

 

 

2,569

 

Right-of-use Assets

 

 

9,786

 

 

 

11,578

 

Deferred Tax Asset

 

 

26,881

 

 

 

29,831

 

Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation of $6,793 and $5,980, respectively

 

 

3,547

 

 

 

4,376

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

228,155

 

 

$

188,687

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses ($29 and $28)1

 

$

34,223

 

 

$

36,317

 

Due to Broker ($59 and $2)1

 

 

1,002

 

 

 

56

 

Securities Sold Short, at Fair Value

 

 

906

 

 

 

714

 

Liability to Selling and Converting Shareholders

 

 

27,820

 

 

 

25,701

 

Lease Liabilities

 

 

10,077

 

 

 

11,905

 

Deferred Compensation Liability

 

 

5,037

 

 

 

5,039

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 

79,065

 

 

 

79,732

 

Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock (Par Value $0.01; 200,000,000 Shares Authorized; NaN Outstanding)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock (Par Value $0.01; 750,000,000 Shares Authorized; 17,523,522 and 17,328,899 Shares Issued and Outstanding in 2021 and 2020, respectively)

 

 

175

 

 

 

173

 

Class B Common Stock (Par Value $0.000001; 750,000,000 Shares Authorized; 54,704,177 and 54,313,620 Shares Issued and Outstanding in 2021 and 2020, respectively)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

 

4,751

 

 

 

5,190

 

Retained Earnings

 

 

34,123

 

 

 

25,611

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

47

 

 

 

132

 

Total Pzena Investment Management, Inc.'s Equity

 

 

39,096

 

 

 

31,106

 

Non-Controlling Interests

 

 

109,994

 

 

 

77,849

 

TOTAL EQUITY

 

 

149,090

 

 

 

108,955

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

$

228,155

 

 

$

188,687

 

1.
Asset and liability amounts in parentheses represent the aggregated balances at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 attributable to Pzena U.S. Best Ideas (GP), LLC, Pzena Global Best Ideas (GP), LLC, and Pzena Global Focus Value Fund which were variable interest entities as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Asset and liability amounts in parentheses at December 31, 2020 are also attributable to Pzena Investment Management Special Situations, LLC.
 As of
 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
 (unaudited)  
ASSETS   
Cash and Cash Equivalents ($3,399 and $3,258)1
$47,910
 $43,522
Restricted Cash4,590
 3,636
Due from Broker ($128 and $0)1
128
 842
Advisory Fees Receivable31,906
 26,326
Investments in Marketable Securities, at Fair Value ($5,456 and $3,174)1
20,254
 14,323
Equity Method Investments7,955
 7,987
Receivable from Related Parties1,470
 1,008
Other Receivables ($17 and $9)1
116
 302
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets709
 769
Deferred Tax Asset70,417
 73,441
Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation of $2,796 and $2,260, respectively6,424
 6,965
TOTAL ASSETS$191,879
 $179,121
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 
  
Liabilities: 
  
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses ($12 and $18)1
$24,822
 $24,648
Due to Broker ($570 and $3)1
571
 17
Securities Sold Short, at Fair Value3,586
 2,622
Liability to Selling and Converting Shareholders65,485
 65,485
Deferred Compensation Liability3,145
 4,157
Other Liabilities704
 858
TOTAL LIABILITIES98,313
 97,787
Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 12)

 

Equity: 
  
Preferred Stock (Par Value $0.01; 200,000,000 Shares Authorized; None Outstanding)
 
Class A Common Stock (Par Value $0.01; 750,000,000 Shares Authorized; 17,285,307 and 17,340,090 Shares Issued and Outstanding in 2017 and 2016, respectively)172
 173
Class B Common Stock (Par Value $0.000001; 750,000,000 Shares Authorized; 51,131,080 and 50,461,598 Shares Issued and Outstanding in 2017 and 2016, respectively)
 
Additional Paid-In Capital7,056
 5,996
Retained Earnings25,778
 22,349
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss1
 (25)
Total Pzena Investment Management, Inc.'s Equity33,007
 28,493
Non-Controlling Interests60,559
 52,841
TOTAL EQUITY93,566
 81,334
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$191,879
 $179,121

1Asset and liability amounts in parentheses represent the aggregated balances at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 attributable to Pzena International Value Service (a series of Pzena Investment Management International, LLC) and Pzena Investment Management Special Situations, LLC, which were variable interest entities as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.









See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.


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PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except share and per-share amounts)

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

REVENUE

 

$

51,622

 

 

$

33,948

 

 

$

148,370

 

 

$

98,758

 

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and Benefits Expense

 

 

18,921

 

 

 

15,808

 

 

 

57,091

 

 

 

50,526

 

General and Administrative Expense

 

 

4,304

 

 

 

3,183

 

 

 

11,920

 

 

 

11,180

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

 

23,225

 

 

 

18,991

 

 

 

69,011

 

 

 

61,706

 

Operating Income

 

 

28,397

 

 

 

14,957

 

 

 

79,359

 

 

 

37,052

 

OTHER INCOME/ (EXPENSE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Income

 

 

53

 

 

 

110

 

 

 

153

 

 

 

356

 

Interest Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12

)

Dividend Income

 

 

333

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

691

 

 

 

228

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/ (Losses) from Investments

 

 

86

 

 

 

179

 

 

 

3,548

 

 

 

(3,162

)

Equity in Earnings/ (Losses) of Affiliates

 

 

(16

)

 

 

116

 

 

 

1,991

 

 

 

(3,002

)

Other Income/ (Expense)

 

 

(82

)

 

 

52

 

 

 

76

 

 

 

12

 

Total Other Income/ (Expense)

 

 

374

 

 

 

534

 

 

 

6,459

 

 

 

(5,580

)

Income Before Income Taxes

 

 

28,771

 

 

 

15,491

 

 

 

85,818

 

 

 

31,472

 

Income Tax Expense/ (Benefit)

 

 

68

 

 

 

(83

)

 

 

5,009

 

 

 

2,280

 

Net Income

 

 

28,703

 

 

 

15,574

 

 

 

80,809

 

 

 

29,192

 

Less: Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests

 

 

23,635

 

 

 

12,910

 

 

 

66,951

 

 

 

24,330

 

Net Income Attributable to Pzena Investment Management, Inc.

 

$

5,068

 

 

$

2,664

 

 

$

13,858

 

 

$

4,862

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income for Basic Earnings per Share

 

$

5,068

 

 

$

2,664

 

 

$

13,858

 

 

$

4,862

 

Basic Earnings per Share

 

$

0.29

 

 

$

0.16

 

 

$

0.80

 

 

$

0.28

 

Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding1

 

 

17,694,559

 

 

 

16,931,447

 

 

 

17,398,518

 

 

 

17,310,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income for Diluted Earnings per Share

 

$

22,663

 

 

$

12,374

 

 

$

63,571

 

 

$

23,119

 

Diluted Earnings per Share

 

$

0.27

 

 

$

0.16

 

 

$

0.76

 

 

$

0.28

 

Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding1

 

 

84,197,618

 

 

 

78,783,209

 

 

 

84,020,711

 

 

 

79,084,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Dividends per Share of Class A Common Stock

 

$

0.03

 

 

$

0.03

 

 

$

0.31

 

 

$

0.52

 


1.
The Company issues restricted shares of Class A common stock and restricted Class B units that have non-forfeitable dividend rights. Under the "two-class method," these shares and units are considered participating securities and are required to be included in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share.
 For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
REVENUE$36,229
 $26,990
 $102,386
 $79,263
EXPENSES       
Compensation and Benefits Expense14,763
 11,767
 44,681
 35,964
General and Administrative Expense3,062
 3,271
 9,585
 9,790
Total Operating Expenses17,825
 15,038
 54,266
 45,754
Operating Income18,404
 11,952
 48,120
 33,509
OTHER INCOME     
  
Interest Income76
 12
 106
 69
Dividend Income117
 84
 318
 258
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains from Investments626
 880
 1,719
 493
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates428
 653
 1,083
 638
Change in Liability to Selling and Converting Shareholders
 (1,200) 
 (1,378)
Other Income59
 11
 178
 (15)
Total Other Income1,306
 440
 3,404
 65
Income Before Income Taxes19,710
 12,392
 51,524
 33,574
Income Tax Expense2,493
 471
 6,460
 2,938
Net Income17,217
 11,921
 45,064
 30,636
Less: Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests14,228
 9,756
 37,110
 25,443
Net Income Attributable to Pzena Investment Management, Inc.$2,989
 $2,165
 $7,954
 $5,193
        
Net Income for Basic Earnings per Share$2,989
 $2,165
 $7,954
 $5,193
Basic Earnings per Share$0.17
 $0.13
 $0.46
 $0.33
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding1
17,285,307
 16,390,298
 17,319,948
 15,807,340
        
Net Income for Diluted Earnings per Share$11,862
 $8,192
 $31,077
 $21,167
Diluted Earnings per Share$0.17
 $0.12
 $0.44
 $0.31
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding1
70,763,213
 68,656,042
 70,845,892
 68,609,667
        
Cash Dividends per Share of Class A Common Stock$0.03
 $0.03
 $0.34
 $0.38
1
The Company issues restricted shares of Class A common stock and restricted Class B units that have non-forfeitable dividend rights. Under the "two-class method," these shares and units are considered participating securities and are required to be included in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share.


See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.



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PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in thousands)




 For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
NET INCOME$17,217
 $11,921
 $45,064
 $30,636
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE GAIN/ (LOSS)       
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment48
 (16) 104
 (57)
Total Other Comprehensive Gain/ (Loss)48
 (16) 104
 (57)
Comprehensive Income17,265
 11,905
 45,168
 30,579
Less: Comprehensive Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests14,264
 9,744
 37,188
 25,400
Total Comprehensive Income Attributable to Pzena Investment Management, Inc.$3,001
 $2,161
 $7,980
 $5,179
        
        































 

 

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

NET INCOME

 

$

28,703

 

 

$

15,574

 

 

$

80,809

 

 

$

29,192

 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE GAIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment

 

 

(659

)

 

 

295

 

 

 

(788

)

 

 

73

 

Total Other Comprehensive Gain/ (Loss)

 

 

(659

)

 

 

295

 

 

 

(788

)

 

 

73

 

Comprehensive Income

 

 

28,044

 

 

 

15,869

 

 

 

80,021

 

 

 

29,265

 

Less: Comprehensive Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests

 

 

23,043

 

 

 

13,136

 

 

 

66,248

 

 

 

24,381

 

Total Comprehensive Income Attributable to Pzena Investment Management, Inc.

 

$

5,001

 

 

$

2,733

 

 

$

13,773

 

 

$

4,884

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.


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PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(in thousands, except share and per-share amounts)

 
Shares of
Class A
Common Stock
 
Shares of
Class B
Common Stock
 
Class A
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-In Capital
 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss 
Retained
Earnings
 
   Non-Controlling
Interests
 Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 201617,340,090
 50,461,598
 $173
 $5,996
 $(25) $22,349
 $52,841
 $81,334
Adjustment for the Cumulative Effect of Applying ASU 2016-09
 
 
 
 
 1,377
 
 1,377
Adjusted Balance at January 1, 201717,340,090
 50,461,598
 173
 5,996
 (25) 23,726
 52,841
 82,711
Amortization of Non-Cash Compensation24,934
 22,410
 
 801
 
 
 2,340
 3,141
Issuance of Shares under Equity Incentive Plan
 620,543
 
 1,118
 
 
 3,295
 4,413
Sale of Shares under Equity Incentive Plan
 29,426
 
 47
 
 
 140
 187
Directors' Share Grants
 
 
 96
 
 
 286
 382
Net Income
 
 
 
 
 7,954
 37,110
 45,064
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
 
 
 
 26
 
 78
 104
Repurchase and Retirement of Class A Common Stock(79,717) 
 (1) (707) 
 
 
 (708)
Repurchase and Retirement of Class B Units
 (2,897) 
 (10) 
 
 (29) (39)
Class A Cash Dividends Declared and Paid ($0.34 per share)
 
 
 
 
 (5,902) 
 (5,902)
Contributions from Non-Controlling Interests
 
 
 
 
 
 4,054
 4,054
Distributions to Non-Controlling Interests
 
 
 
 
 
 (39,841) (39,841)
Other
 
 
 (285) 
 
 285
 
Balance at September 30, 201717,285,307
 51,131,080
 $172
 $7,056
 $1
 $25,778
 $60,559
 $93,566
                
 
Shares of
Class A
Common Stock
 
Shares of
Class B
Common Stock
 
Class A
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-In Capital
 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss 
Retained
Earnings
 
   Non-Controlling
Interests
 Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 201515,218,355
 52,089,472
 $152
 $5,819
 $(2) $12,453
 $67,040
 $85,462
Adjustment for the Cumulative Effect of Applying ASU 2015-02
 
 
 
 
 
 (10,835) (10,835)
Adjusted Balance at January 1, 201615,218,355
 52,089,472
 152
 5,819
 (2) 12,453
 56,205
 74,627
Unit Conversion1,369,811
 (1,369,811) 14
 1,243
 
 
 (1,071) 186
Amortization of Non-Cash Compensation24,934
 22,723
 
 518
 
 
 1,551
 2,069
Sale of Shares under Equity Incentive Plan
 81,871
 
 91
 
 
 286
 377
Directors' Shares
 
 
 87
 
 
 289
 376
Net Income
 
 
 
 
 5,193
 25,443
 30,636
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
 
 
 
 (14) 
 (43) (57)
Option Exercise
 24,027
 
 12
 
 
 39
 51
Repurchase and Retirement of Class A Common Stock(258,279) 
 (2) (2,005) 
 
 
 (2,007)
Repurchase and Retirement of Class B Units
 (8,574) 
 (16) 
 
 (50) (66)
Class A Cash Dividends Declared and Paid ($0.38 per share)
 
 
 
 
 (5,794) 
 (5,794)
Contributions from Non-Controlling Interests
 
 
 
 
 
 584
 584
Distributions to Non-Controlling Interests
 
 
 
 
 
 (39,695) (39,695)
Effect of Deconsolidation
 
 
 
 
 
 (80) (80)
Other
 
 
 (281) 
 
 281
 
Balance at September 30, 201616,354,821
 50,839,708
 $164
 $5,468
 $(16) $11,852
 $43,739
 $61,207

 

 

Shares of
Class A
Common Stock

 

 

Shares of
Class B
Common Stock

 

 

Class A
Common Stock

 

 

Additional
Paid-In Capital

 

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income

 

 

Retained
Earnings

 

 

Non-Controlling
Interests

 

 

Total Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2020

 

 

17,328,899

 

 

 

54,313,620

 

 

$

173

 

 

$

5,190

 

 

$

132

 

 

$

25,611

 

 

$

77,849

 

 

$

108,955

 

Amortization of Non-Cash Compensation

 

 

14,201

 

 

 

320,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,683

 

 

 

2,145

 

Issuance of Shares under Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

12,353

 

 

 

805,987

 

 

 

 

 

 

872

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,950

 

 

 

3,822

 

Sale of Shares under Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

 

 

 

26,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

131

 

 

 

167

 

Directors' Share Grants

 

 

12,338

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

247

 

Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,187

 

 

 

20,842

 

 

 

25,029

 

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(12

)

Repurchase and Retirement of Class A Common Stock

 

 

(275,218

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(516

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,871

)

 

 

(2,390

)

Repurchase and Retirement of Class B Units

 

 

 

 

 

(18,476

)

 

 

 

 

 

(20

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(70

)

 

 

(90

)

Class A Cash Dividends Declared and Paid ($0.25 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,302

)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,302

)

Tax Impact of Transactions with Non-Controlling Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(494

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(494

)

Contributions from Non-Controlling Interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

303

 

 

 

303

 

Distributions to Non-Controlling Interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(29,725

)

 

 

(29,725

)

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(541

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

541

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2021

 

 

17,092,573

 

 

 

55,447,723

 

 

$

170

 

 

$

5,042

 

 

$

127

 

 

$

25,496

 

 

$

72,820

 

 

$

103,655

 

Unit Conversion

 

 

760,000

 

 

 

(760,000

)

 

 

8

 

 

 

1,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,069

)

 

 

265

 

Amortization of Non-Cash Compensation

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

479

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

1,736

 

 

 

2,215

 

Sale of Shares under Equity Incentive Plan

 

   —

 

 

 

7,882

 

 

   —

 

 

 

12

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

55

 

Directors' Share Grants

 

 

1,268

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

30

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

109

 

 

 

139

 

Net Income

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

4,603

 

 

 

22,474

 

 

 

27,077

 

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(13

)

 

   —

 

 

 

(104

)

 

 

(117

)

Options Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

6,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase and Retirement of Class A Common Stock

 

 

(97,656

)

 

   —

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(227

)

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(819

)

 

 

(1,047

)

Repurchase and Retirement of Class B Units

 

 

 

 

 

(2,790

)

 

 

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(25

)

 

 

(32

)

Class A Cash Dividends Declared and Paid ($0.03 per share)

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(513

)

 

   —

 

 

 

(513

)

Tax Impact of Transactions with Non-Controlling Shareholders

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(132

)

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(132

)

Contributions from Non-Controlling Interests

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

13,835

 

 

 

13,835

 

Distributions to Non-Controlling Interests

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(13,931

)

 

 

(13,931

)

Other

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(890

)

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

890

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2021

 

 

17,756,185

 

 

 

54,699,280

 

 

$

177

 

 

$

5,633

 

 

$

114

 

 

$

29,586

 

 

$

95,959

 

 

$

131,469

 

Amortization of Non-Cash Compensation

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

517

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

1,812

 

 

 

2,329

 

Sale of Shares under Equity Incentive Plan

 

   —

 

 

 

4,897

 

 

   —

 

 

 

7

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

33

 

Directors' Share Grants

 

 

1,268

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

29

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

130

 

Net Income

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

5,068

 

 

 

23,635

 

 

 

28,703

 

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(67

)

 

   —

 

 

 

(592

)

 

 

(659

)

Repurchase and Retirement of Class A Common Stock

 

 

(233,931

)

 

   —

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(561

)

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(1,964

)

 

 

(2,527

)

Class A Cash Dividends Declared and Paid ($0.03 per share)

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(531

)

 

   —

 

 

 

(531

)

Tax Impact of Transactions with Non-Controlling Shareholders

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(394

)

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(394

)

Contributions from Non-Controlling Interests

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

9,589

 

 

 

9,589

 

Distributions to Non-Controlling Interests

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(19,052

)

 

 

(19,052

)

Other

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(480

)

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

480

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2021

 

 

17,523,522

 

 

 

54,704,177

 

 

$

175

 

 

$

4,751

 

 

$

47

 

 

$

34,123

 

 

$

109,994

 

 

$

149,090

 

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PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (CONTINUED)

(in thousands, except share and per-share amounts)

 

 

Shares of
Class A
Common Stock

 

 

Shares of
Class B
Common Stock

 

 

Class A
Common Stock

 

 

Additional
Paid-In Capital

 

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss

 

 

Retained
Earnings

 

 

Non-Controlling
Interests

 

 

Total Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

 

 

18,009,350

 

 

 

52,879,323

 

 

$

179

 

 

$

4,829

 

 

$

(3

)

 

$

26,439

 

 

$

76,766

 

 

$

108,210

 

Amortization of Non-Cash Compensation

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

321,949

 

 

 

 

 

 

479

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,573

 

 

 

2,052

 

Issuance of Shares under Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

 

 

 

637,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,952

 

 

 

3,842

 

Sale of Shares under Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

 

 

 

430,955

 

 

 

 

 

 

436

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,466

 

 

 

1,902

 

Directors' Share Grants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

255

 

 

 

331

 

Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

769

 

 

 

769

 

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

122

 

 

 

 

 

 

(627

)

 

 

(505

)

Repurchase and Retirement of Class A Common Stock

 

 

(823,792

)

 

 

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(1,283

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,357

)

 

 

(5,648

)

Repurchase and Retirement of Class B Units

 

 

 

 

 

(94,830

)

 

 

 

 

 

(131

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(434

)

 

 

(565

)

Class A Cash Dividends Declared and Paid ($0.46 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,172

)

 

 

 

 

 

(8,172

)

Tax Impact of Transactions with Non-Controlling Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(717

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(717

)

Effect of Deconsolidation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,685

)

 

 

(1,685

)

Contributions from Non-Controlling Interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

641

 

 

 

641

 

Distributions to Non-Controlling Interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(33,327

)

 

 

(33,327

)

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,224

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,224

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2020

 

 

17,195,558

 

 

 

54,174,746

 

 

$

171

 

 

$

3,355

 

 

$

119

 

 

$

18,267

 

 

$

45,216

 

 

$

67,128

 

Amortization of Non-Cash Compensation

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

449

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

1,566

 

 

 

2,015

 

Sale of Shares under Equity Incentive Plan

 

   —

 

 

 

96,600

 

 

   —

 

 

 

65

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

226

 

 

 

291

 

Modification

 

 

16,806

 

 

 

(16,806

)

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

Directors' Share Grants

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(23

)

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(83

)

 

 

(106

)

Net Income

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

2,198

 

 

 

10,651

 

 

 

12,849

 

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(169

)

 

   —

 

 

 

452

 

 

 

283

 

Repurchase and Retirement of Class A Common Stock

 

 

(266,238

)

 

   —

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(288

)

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(1,106

)

 

 

(1,396

)

Class A Cash Dividends Declared and Paid ($0.03 per share)

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(517

)

 

   —

 

 

 

(517

)

Tax Impact of Transactions with Non-Controlling Shareholders

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(92

)

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(92

)

Contributions from Non-Controlling Interests

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

68

 

Distributions to Non-Controlling Interests

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(1,899

)

 

 

(1,899

)

Other

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

34

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(34

)

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2020

 

 

16,946,126

 

 

 

54,254,540

 

 

$

169

 

 

$

3,500

 

 

$

(50

)

 

$

19,948

 

 

$

55,057

 

 

$

78,624

 

Amortization of Non-Cash Compensation

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

448

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

1,588

 

 

 

2,036

 

Sale of Shares under Equity Incentive Plan

 

   —

 

 

 

20,581

 

 

   —

 

 

 

16

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

74

 

Directors' Share Grants

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

3

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

14

 

Net Income

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

2,664

 

 

 

12,910

 

 

 

15,574

 

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

69

 

 

   —

 

 

 

226

 

 

 

295

 

Repurchase and Retirement of Class A Common Stock

 

 

(102,015

)

 

   —

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(113

)

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(402

)

 

 

(516

)

Class A Cash Dividends Declared and Paid ($0.03 per share)

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(509

)

 

   —

 

 

 

(509

)

Tax Impact of Transactions with Non-Controlling Shareholders

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(138

)

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(138

)

Contributions from Non-Controlling Interests

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

51

 

Distributions to Non-Controlling Interests

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(10,546

)

 

 

(10,546

)

Other

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

(311

)

 

   —

 

 

   —

 

 

 

311

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2020

 

 

16,844,111

 

 

 

54,275,121

 

 

$

168

 

 

$

3,405

 

 

$

19

 

 

$

22,103

 

 

$

59,264

 

 

$

84,959

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.


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PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES       
Net Income$17,217
 $11,921
 $45,064
 $30,636
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Cash       
Provided by Operating Activities:       
Depreciation256
 263
 757
 802
Loss on Disposal of Fixed Assets
 
 6
 
Non-Cash Compensation2,937
 1,765
 7,868
 4,947
Directors' Share Grants100
 99
 382
 376
Net Realized and Unrealized (Gains)/ Losses from Investments(626) (880) (1,719) (493)
Equity in (Earnings)/ Losses of Affiliates(428) (653) (1,083) (638)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments48
 (16) 104
 (57)
Change in Liability to Selling and Converting Shareholders
 1,200
 
 1,378
Deferred Income Taxes1,744
 (282) 4,400
 1,215
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:

 

 

 

Advisory Fees Receivable(2,182) (4,067) (5,580) (3,336)
Due from Broker692
 294
 749
 (41)
Restricted Cash(292) (41) (954) 45
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets164
 219
 246
 (3)
Due to Broker(37) (91) 554
 254
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses, and Other Liabilities4,678
 5,066
 (1,308) 9,433
Purchases of Equity Securities and Securities Sold Short(8,265) (6,857) (33,456) (20,218)
Proceeds from Equity Securities and Securities Sold Short7,777
 6,911
 30,858
 18,082
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities23,783
 14,851
 46,888
 42,382
INVESTING ACTIVITIES       
Purchases of Investments(129) (225) (614) (2,097)
Proceeds from Sale of Investments718
 220
 1,047
 2,383
Payments from/ (to) Related Parties15
 217
 (462) (76)
Purchases of Property and Equipment(177) 
 (222) (95)
Net Cash Provided by/ (Used in) Investing Activities427
 212
 (251) 115
FINANCING ACTIVITIES       
Repurchase and Retirement of Class A Common Stock
 (501) (708) (2,007)
Repurchase and Retirement of Class B Units
 
 (39) (66)
Sale of Shares under Equity Incentive Plan107
 55
 187
 377
Option Exercise
 51
 
 51
Distributions to Non-Controlling Interests(11,052) (7,993) (39,841) (39,695)
Contributions from Non-Controlling Interests415
 115
 4,054
 584
Dividends(519) (491) (5,902) (5,794)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities(11,049) (8,764) (42,249) (46,550)
NET CHANGE IN CASH$13,161
 $6,299
 $4,388
 $(4,053)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - Beginning of Period$34,749
 $24,838
 $43,522
 $35,417
Adjustment for the Cumulative Effect of Applying ASU 2015-02

 
 
 (227)
Effect of Deconsolidation
 (75) 
 (75)
Net Change in Cash13,161
 6,299
 4,388
 (4,053)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - End of Period$47,910
 $31,062
 $47,910
 $31,062
Supplementary Cash Flow Information:       
Issuances of Shares under Equity Incentive Plan$
 $
 $4,413
 $
Income Taxes Paid$253
 $295
 $797
 $665

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

28,703

 

 

$

15,574

 

 

$

80,809

 

 

$

29,192

 

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provided by Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

295

 

 

 

301

 

 

 

886

 

 

 

913

 

Non-Cash Compensation

 

 

3,975

 

 

 

3,040

 

 

 

11,726

 

 

 

9,043

 

Directors' Share Grants

 

 

130

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

516

 

 

 

239

 

Net Realized and Unrealized (Gains)/ Losses from Investments

 

 

(86

)

 

 

(179

)

 

 

(3,548

)

 

 

3,162

 

Equity in (Earnings)/ Losses of Affiliates

 

 

16

 

 

 

(116

)

 

 

(1,991

)

 

 

3,002

 

Noncash Lease Expense

 

 

605

 

 

 

555

 

 

 

1,792

 

 

 

1,717

 

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments

 

 

(659

)

 

 

295

 

 

 

(788

)

 

 

73

 

Deferred Income Taxes

 

 

1,313

 

 

 

945

 

 

 

4,315

 

 

 

2,067

 

Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Fees Receivable

 

 

(85

)

 

 

648

 

 

 

(6,522

)

 

 

3,380

 

Due from Broker

 

 

35

 

 

 

755

 

 

 

(450

)

 

 

(87

)

Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

 

 

(69

)

 

 

(217

)

 

 

617

 

 

 

264

 

Due to Broker

 

 

191

 

 

 

(1,649

)

 

 

946

 

 

 

123

 

Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses, and Other Liabilities

 

 

6,386

 

 

 

5,009

 

 

 

(3,246

)

 

 

(15,998

)

Lease Liabilities

 

 

(617

)

 

 

(567

)

 

 

(1,828

)

 

 

(1,753

)

Purchases of Equity Securities

 

 

(12,191

)

 

 

(5,024

)

 

 

(44,851

)

 

 

(23,162

)

Proceeds from Equity Securities

 

 

1,147

 

 

 

5,002

 

 

 

16,265

 

 

 

19,208

 

Net Cash Provided by/ (Used in) Operating Activities

 

 

29,089

 

 

 

24,386

 

 

 

54,648

 

 

 

31,383

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of Investments

 

 

(1,817

)

 

 

(1,542

)

 

 

(9,427

)

 

 

(25,195

)

Proceeds from Sale of Investments

 

 

1,765

 

 

 

4,473

 

 

 

10,199

 

 

 

51,468

 

Payments from/ (to) Related Parties

 

 

(1

)

 

 

237

 

 

 

(769

)

 

 

(666

)

Purchases of Property and Equipment

 

 

(45

)

 

 

 

 

 

(57

)

 

 

(33

)

Net Cash Provided by/ (Used in) Investing Activities

 

 

(98

)

 

 

3,168

 

 

 

(54

)

 

 

25,574

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase and Retirement of Class A Common Stock

 

 

(2,527

)

 

 

(516

)

 

 

(5,964

)

 

 

(7,560

)

Repurchase and Retirement of Class B Units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(122

)

 

 

(565

)

Sale of Shares under Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

33

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

255

 

 

 

2,267

 

Distributions to Non-Controlling Interests

 

 

(19,052

)

 

 

(10,546

)

 

 

(62,708

)

 

 

(45,772

)

Contributions from Non-Controlling Interests

 

 

9,589

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

23,727

 

 

 

760

 

Dividends Paid

 

 

(531

)

 

 

(509

)

 

 

(5,346

)

 

 

(9,198

)

Net Cash Provided by/ (Used in) Financing Activities

 

 

(12,488

)

 

 

(11,446

)

 

 

(50,158

)

 

 

(60,068

)

NET CHANGE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH

 

$

16,503

 

 

$

16,108

 

 

$

4,436

 

 

$

(3,111

)

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH - Beginning of Period

 

$

54,517

 

 

$

34,174

 

 

$

66,584

 

 

$

53,516

 

Effect of (Deconsolidation)/ Consolidation of Affiliates

 

 

(14

)

 

 

 

 

 

(14

)

 

 

(123

)

Net Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

 

 

16,503

 

 

 

16,108

 

 

 

4,436

 

 

 

(3,111

)

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH - End of Period

 

$

71,006

 

 

$

50,282

 

 

$

71,006

 

 

$

50,282

 

Supplementary Cash Flow Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit Conversion

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

265

 

 

$

-

 

Issuances of Shares under Equity Incentive Plan

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,822

 

 

$

3,842

 

Income Taxes Paid

 

$

311

 

 

$

24

 

 

$

632

 

 

$

139

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.


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Pzena Investment Management, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements



Note 1—Organization

Pzena Investment Management, Inc. (the “Company”) is the sole managing member of its operating company, Pzena Investment Management, LLC (the “operating company”). As a result, the Company: (i) consolidates the financial results of the operating company and reflects the membership interests in the operating company that it does not own as a non-controlling interest in its consolidated financial statements; and (ii) recognizes income generated from its economic interest in the operating company’s net income.

The operating company is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and is headquartered in New York, New York. As of September 30, 2017,2021, the operating company managed assets in a variety of value-oriented investment strategies across a wide range of market capitalizations in both U.S. and non-U.S. capital markets.


The Company also serves as the general partner of Pzena Investment Management, LP, a partnership formed with the objective of aggregating employee ownership in the operating company into one entity.

The Company, through its interest in the operating company, has consolidated the results of operations and financial condition of the following entities as of September 30, 2017

2021:

Ownership at

Legal Entity

Type of Entity (Date of Formation)

September 30, 20172021

Pzena Investment Management, Pty

Australian Proprietary Limited Company (12/16/2009)

100.0%

100.0%

Pzena Financial Services, LLC

Delaware Limited Liability Company (10/15/2013)

100.0%

100.0%

Pzena Investment Management, LTD

England and Wales Private Limited Company (01/08/2015)

100.0%

100.0%

Pzena Investment Management Special Situations,U.S. Best Ideas (GP), LLC

Delaware Limited Liability Company (12/01/2010)(11/16/2017)

99.9%

100.0%

Pzena International Value Service, a series of Global Best Ideas (GP), LLC

Delaware Limited Liability Company (2/15/2018)

100.0%

Pzena Investment Management International 2, LLC

Delaware Limited Liability Company (12/22/2003)(1/21/2020)

67.2%

100.0%

Pzena Long/ShortInternational Small Cap Value Fund, a series of Advisors Series Trust

Open-end Management Investment Company, series of Delaware Statutory Trust (3/31/2014)(6/28/2018)

62.5%

51.4%

Pzena Mid CapGlobal Focused Value Fund a series of Advisors Series Trust

Open-end Management

Australian Registered Investment Company, series of Delaware Statutory Trust (3/31/2014)Scheme (6/10/2016)

55.8%

20.7%

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation:

Principles of Consolidation:

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and related Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules and regulations.

Principles of Consolidation:

The Company’s policy is to consolidate those entities in which it has a direct or indirect controlling financial interest based on eitherinterest. The consolidation guidance requires an analysis to determine if an entity should be evaluated for consolidation using the voting interest entity (“VOE”) model or the variable interest entity (“VIE”) model. As such,Under the Company consolidates majority-owned subsidiaries in which it has aVOE model, controlling financial interest and certain investment vehiclesis generally defined as a majority ownership of voting interests. Under the operating company sponsors for which itVIE model, controlling financial interest is established if the investment adviser that are considered to be variable-interest entities (“VIEs”), and for which the Companyentity is deemeddetermined to be the primary beneficiary.


beneficiary, which is defined as (i) the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the entity and (ii) the right to receive potentially significant benefits or the obligation to absorb potentially significant losses.

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Pursuant to the Consolidation Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”), for legal entities evaluated for consolidation, the Company determines whether interests it holds and fees paid to the entity qualify as a variable interest. If it is determined that the Company does not have a variable interest in the entity or a voting interest in the entity, no further analysis is required and the Company does not consolidate the entity. If it is determined that the Company has a variable interest, it considers its direct economic interests and the proportionate indirect interests through related parties to determine if it is the primary beneficiary of the VIE.



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Pzena Investment Management, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)


For equity investments where the Company does not control the investee, and where it is not the primary beneficiary of a VIE, but can exert significant influence over the financial and operating policies of the investee, the Company follows the equity method of accounting. The evaluation of whether the Company exerts control or significant influence over the financial and operating policies of the investee requires significant judgment based on the facts and circumstances surrounding each investment. Factors considered in these evaluations may include the type of investment, the legal structure of the investee, the terms of the investment agreement, or other agreements with the investee.


The Company analyzes entities structured as series funds which comply with the requirements included in the Investment Company Act of 1940 for registered mutual funds as voting interest entities because the shareholders are deemed to have the ability to direct the activities of the fund that most significantly impact the fund's economic performance.


Consolidated Entities


The Company consolidates the financial results of the operating company and records in its own equity its pro-rata share of transactions that impact the operating company’s net equity, including unit and option issuances, repurchases, and retirements. The operating company’s pro-rata share of such transactions are recorded as an adjustment to additional paid-in capital or non-controlling interests, as applicable, on the consolidated statements of financial condition.


The majority-owned subsidiaries in which the Company, through its interest in the operating company, has a controlling financial interest and the VIEs for which the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary are collectively referred to as “consolidated subsidiaries.” Non-controlling interests recorded on the consolidated financial statements of the Company include the non-controlling interests of the outside investors in each of these entities, as well as those of the operating company. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated through consolidation.


During 2014, the Company provided the initial cash investment for three Pzena mutual funds in an effort to generate an investment performance track record to attract third-party investors. During 2016,June of 2021, the Company provided the initial cash investment for the launch of a fourth Pzena mutual fund:fund, the Pzena Small CapInternational Value Fund. Due to theirits series fund structure, registration, and compliance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, these funds arethe fund is analyzed for consolidation under the voting interest model. As a result of the Company's initial interests, it consolidated the Pzena Mid CapInternational Value Fund Pzena Long/Short Value Fund, Pzena Emerging Markets Value Fund, and Pzena Small Cap Value Fund. On July 11, 2016,through September 17, 2021. During September of 2021, due to additional subscriptions into the Pzena Small CapInternational Value Fund, the Company's ownership decreased to 36.1%.below the threshold for consolidation under the voting interest model. As the entityCompany was no longer deemed to control the fund, the Companyit deconsolidated the entity and removed the related assets, liabilities and non-controlling interest from its balance sheetthe Company’s consolidated statements of financial condition and classified the Company's remaining investment as an equity method investment. Upon adoption

During September of ASU No. 2015-02 as of January 1, 2016,2021, the Company redeemed its investment in Pzena Investment Management Special Situations, LLC. As the Company was no longer deemed to not have a controllingthe primary beneficiary of this entity, it deconsolidated the entity and removed the related assets, liabilities and non-controlling interest infrom the Pzena Emerging Markets Value Fund. The Pzena Mid Cap Value Fund and Pzena Long/Short Value Fund will continue to be consolidated to the extent the Company has a majority ownership interest in them. At September 30, 2017, the aggregate of these funds' $12.5 million in net assets was included in the Company'sCompany’s consolidated statements of financial condition.


The operating company is

On January 1, 2020, the managing member ofCompany redeemed its investment in the Pzena International Value Service a(a series of Pzena Investment Management International, LLC.LLC). As the Company was no longer deemed the primary beneficiary of this entity, it deconsolidated the entity and removed the related assets, liabilities and non-controlling interest from the Company’s consolidated statements of financial condition.

During 2020, the Company provided the initial cash investment for a Pzena-branded Australian Registered Investment Scheme, Pzena Global Focused Value Fund, in an effort to generate an investment performance track record to attract third-party investors. The operating companyCompany is considered the primary beneficiary of this entity. At September 30, 2017,2021, Pzena InternationalGlobal Focused Value Service’s $4.9Fund’s $20.1 million in net assets waswere included in the Company’s consolidated statements of financial condition.


These consolidated mutual funds and investment partnerships are investment companies and apply specialized industry accounting for investment companies. The Company has retained this specialized accounting for these mutual funds and investment partnerships pursuant to U.S. GAAP.


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Non-Consolidated Variable Interest Entities


VIEs that are not consolidated receive investment management services from the operating company and are generally private investment partnerships sponsored by the operating company. The total net assets of these VIEs was approximately $48.9$239.6 million and $44.3$265.9 million at September 30, 20172021 and December 31, 2016,2020, respectively.


As of September 30, 20172021 and December 31, 2016,2020, the operating company had $4.1 million and $3.2 million, respectively, in orderinvestments in certain of these firm-sponsored vehicles, the majority of which are primarily held to satisfy certain of the Company'sCompany’s obligations under its deferred compensation programs, the operating company had $2.5 million and $3.2 million in investments, respectively, in certain of these firm-sponsored vehicles, for which the Company was not deemed to be the primary beneficiary. The Company's exposure to risk of loss in the non-consolidated VIEs is generally limited to any equity investment and any uncollected


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Pzena Investment Management, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)


management fees. As of September 30, 20172021 and December 31, 2016,2020, the Company's maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with the non-consolidated VIEs was $2.6$4.2 million and $3.3$3.6 million, respectively.


Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in 2017:


2021:

In March 2016,December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 718)740): ImprovementsSimplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. The amendments simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting." the general principles in Topic 740. The Companyamendments also improve consistent application of and simplify US GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending the existing guidance. We adopted ASU No. 2016-09 as ofthis standard prospectively on January 1, 2017. This standard requires excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies to be recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as a component of Income Tax Expense when equity awards vest or are settled. The Company is no longer required to delay recognition of an excess tax benefit until it reduces current taxes payable. The standard also requires excess tax benefits to be classified as operating activities along with other income tax cash flows within the consolidated statements of cash flows. In addition, ASU No. 2016-09 allows entities to make an accounting policy election to either estimate the number of forfeitures expected to occur, as was previously required, or to account for actual forfeitures as they occur. The Company has elected to account for forfeitures as they occur, rather than estimate expected forfeitures.


2021. The adoption of ASU No. 2016-09 resulted in a net cumulative effect adjustment reflecting a $1.4 million increase to retained earnings and the deferred tax asset as of January 1, 2017, related to the recognition of the previously unrecognized excess tax benefits using the modified retrospective method. Estimates of forfeitures in prior periods were immaterial, and therefore are not included in the cumulative effect adjustment. The amendments related to the classification of the excess tax benefits in the consolidated statements of cash flows were adopted on a prospective basis, whichthis standard did not requirehave a material impact on the restatementCompany’s consolidated financial condition or results of prior periods.operations.


Management’s Use of Estimates:

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the period. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition:

Revenue, comprised of advisory fee income, is recognized over the period in which advisory services are provided. Advisory fee income includes management fees that are calculated based on percentages of assets under management (“AUM”), generally billed quarterly, either in arrears or advance, depending on the applicable contractual terms. Advisory fee income also includes performance fees that may be earned by the Company depending on the investment return of the AUM, as well as fulcrum fee arrangements. Performance fee arrangements generally entitle the Company to participate, on a fixed-percentage basis, in any returns generated in excess of an agreed-upon benchmark. The Company’s participation percentage in such return differentials is then multiplied by AUM to determine the performance fees earned. In general, returns are calculated on an annualized basis over the contract’s measurement period, which usually extends to three years. Performance fees are generally payable annually or quarterly. Fulcrum fee arrangements require a reduction in the base fee or allow for a performancean increase in the base fee if the relevant investment strategy underperforms or outperforms, respectively, the agreed-upon benchmark over the contract's measurement period, which extends to three years. Fulcrum fees are generally payable quarterly. Following the preferred method identified in the Revenue Recognition Topic of the FASB ASC, performance fee income is recorded at the conclusion of the contractual performance period, when all contingencies are resolved.  Forit is probable that significant reversal of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recognized $0.9 million and $1.6 million in performance fee income. The Company didwill not recognize performanceoccur. Advisory fee income during three months ended September 30, 2016. Foralso includes fund expense cap reimbursements which are required to be presented net against revenue rather than as a component of general and administrative expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2016consolidated statements of operations.

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Revenue from advisory fees is disaggregated into categories based on the Company recognized approximately $0.1 million in performancecomposition of the Company's client base and advisory fee income. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, the Company did not recognize a reduction in base fees related to fulcrum fee arrangements. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recognize a $0.1 million reduction in base fees related to fulcrum fee arrangements. Forstructure for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016,2021 and 2020:

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

Revenue

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Separately Managed Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Based Fees

 

$

26,016

 

 

$

18,457

 

 

$

77,088

 

 

$

53,891

 

Total Separately Managed Fees

 

 

26,016

 

 

 

18,457

 

 

 

77,088

 

 

 

53,891

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sub-Advised Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Based Fees

 

$

21,737

 

 

$

12,884

 

 

$

59,710

 

 

$

37,880

 

Impact of Fulcrum Fees1

 

 

(970

)

 

 

(1,004

)

 

 

(2,923

)

 

 

(3,029

)

Performance-Based Fees

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

0

 

Total Sub-Advised Fees

 

 

20,786

 

 

 

11,880

 

 

 

56,814

 

 

 

34,851

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pzena Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Based Fees

 

$

5,024

 

 

$

3,808

 

 

$

15,133

 

 

$

10,886

 

Expense Cap Reimbursements

 

 

(204

)

 

 

(197

)

 

 

(665

)

 

 

(870

)

Performance-Based Fees

 

 

 

 

                         —

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

Total Pzena Funds Fees

 

 

4,820

 

 

 

3,611

 

 

 

14,468

 

 

 

10,016

 

Total

 

$

51,622

 

 

$

33,948

 

 

$

148,370

 

 

$

98,758

 

1.
Represents the Company recognizednet impact of fulcrum fee arrangements which require a $0.7 million reduction in the base fees related to fulcrum fee arrangements.


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Pzena Investment Management, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)


Cash and Cash Equivalents:

At September 30, 20172021 and December 31, 2016,2020, Cash and Cash Equivalents was $47.9$70.0 million and $43.5$65.5 million, respectively. The Company considers all money market funds and highly-liquid debt instruments with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash in bank deposits, and other accounts whose balances often exceed federally insured limits.

limits and treasury money market funds. Cash is stated at cost, which approximates fair value.

Interest on cash and cash equivalents is recorded as Interest Income on an accrual basis in the consolidated statements of operations.

Restricted Cash:

At both September 30, 20172021 and December 31, 2016,2020, the Company had $4.6$1.1 million and $3.6 million, respectively, of compensating balances recorded in Restricted Cash in the consolidated statements of financial condition.


Included in these These balances at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, isreflect a $1.0 million letter of credit issued by a third party in lieu of a cash security deposit, as required by the Company’s lease for its corporate headquarters.


Also included in these balances at September 30, 2017

The following table reconciles cash, cash equivalents, and December 31, 2016, were amountsrestricted cash per the consolidated statements of cash collateral for margin accounts established byflows to the Pzena Long/Short Value Fund required to maintain to support securities sold short, not yet purchasedconsolidated statements of $3.6 million and $2.6 million, respectively.financial condition.

 

 

September
30,
2021

 

 

June 30,
2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

September
30,
2020

 

 

June 30,
2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

$

69,951

 

 

$

53,463

 

 

$

65,534

 

 

$

49,235

 

 

$

33,131

 

 

$

52,480

 

Restricted Cash

 

 

1,055

 

 

 

1,054

 

 

 

1,050

 

 

 

1,047

 

 

 

1,043

 

 

 

1,036

 

Total

 

$

71,006

 

 

$

54,517

 

 

$

66,584

 

 

$

50,282

 

 

$

34,174

 

 

$

53,516

 

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Due to/from Broker:

Due to/from Broker consists primarily of amounts payable/receivable for unsettled securities transactions held/initiated at the clearing brokers of the Company’sCompany and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Non-Cash Compensation:


All non-cash compensation awards granted have varying vesting schedules and are issued at prices equal to the assessed fair market value at the time of issuance. Expenses associated with these awards are recognized over the period during which employees are required to provide service. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur.


Investments:

Investment Securities, trading

Investments, classified as trading securitiesat Fair Value

Investments, at Fair Value consist of equity securities at fair value held by the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries.subsidiaries, as well as investments in open-ended registered mutual funds. Management determines the appropriate classification of its investments at the time of purchase and re-evaluates such determination on an ongoing basis. Dividends and interest income associated with the Company's investments and the investments of the Company's consolidated subsidiaries are recognized as dividend incomeDividend Income on an ex-dividend basis and Interest Income, respectively, in the consolidated statements of operations.

Securities Sold Short represents securities sold short at fair value, not yet purchased by the Company. Dividend expense associated with these investments is recognized in Other Income/ (Expense) on an ex-dividend basis in the consolidated statements of operations.


Securities Sold Short represents securities sold short, not yet purchased by the Pzena Long/Short Value Fund, which is consolidated with the Company's financial statements. Dividend expense associated with these investments is recognized in Other Income on an ex-dividend basis in the consolidated statements of operations.

All such investments are recorded at fair value, with net realized and unrealized gains and losses recognized as a component of Net Realized and Unrealized GainsGains/ (Losses) from Investments in the consolidated statements of operations.


Investments in equity method investees


During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the

The Company accountedaccounts for its investments in certain private investment partnerships the Pzena Emerging Markets Value Fund, and the Pzena Small Cap Value Fund, each ofin which the Company has non-controlling interests and exercises significant influence, using the equity method. These investments are included in Equity Method Investments in the Company's consolidated statements of financial condition. The carrying value of these investments areis recorded at the amount of capital reported by the private investment partnership or mutual fund. The capital account for each entity reflects any contributions paid to, distributions received from, and equity earnings of, the relevant entity. The earnings of these investments are recognized inas Equity in EarningsEarnings/ (Losses) of Affiliates in the consolidated statements of operations.


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Investments in equity method investees are evaluated for impairment as events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. If the carrying amounts of the assets exceed their respective fair values, additional impairment tests are performed to measure the amounts of impairment losses, if any. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and 2016, no2020, 0 impairment losses were recognized.


Securities Valuation:

Investments in equity securities and securities sold short for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported price or closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. If no reported equity sales occurred on the valuation date, equity investments are valued at the bid price. Investments in registered mutual funds are carried at fair value at their respective net asset values as of the valuation date. Otherwise, fair values for investment securities are based on Level 2 or Level 3 inputs detailed in Note 9. Transactions are recorded on a trade date basis.


The net realized gain or loss on sales of equity securities and securities sold short is determined on a specific identification basis and is included in Net Realized and Unrealized GainsGains/ (Losses) from Investments in the consolidated statements of operations.

Concentrations of Credit Risk:

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, amounts due from brokers, and advisory fees receivable. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents in bank deposits and other accounts whose balances often exceed federally insured limits.


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The concentration of credit risk with respect to advisory fees receivable is generally limited due to the short payment terms extended to clients by the Company. On a periodic basis, the Company evaluates its advisory fees receivable and establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts, if necessary, based on a history of past write-offs, collections, and current credit conditions. ForAt both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, approximately 11.2% of the Company's advisory fees were generated from advisory agreements with one client relationship. For the three2021 and nine months ended September 30, 2016, approximately 8.7% and 10.1% of the Company's advisory fees, respectively, were generated from advisory agreements with one client relationship. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016,2020, there was no0 allowance for doubtful accounts.

Property and Equipment:

Property and equipment is carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets, except for leasehold improvements, which range from three to seven years. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the improvements or the remaining lease term.

Leases:

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included as a component of Right-of-use (“ROU”) Assets and Lease Liabilities on the consolidated statements of financial condition. ROU assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease. These options to extend or terminate are assessed on a lease-by-lease basis, and the ROU assets and lease liabilities are adjusted when it is reasonably certain that an option will be exercised. If a lease arrangement does not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Lease expense associated with leases that have a term of 12 months or less as of the commencement date are recognized as a component of general and administrative expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Share Repurchases:

Share repurchases may be made from time-to-time in open market transactions or through privately negotiated transactions under the authorization approved by the Board of Directors. The Company charges the entire excess of cost over par to additional paid-in capital. If the Company’s additional paid-in capital balance is reduced to zero, any additional amounts are recognized in retained earnings.

Business Segments:

The Company views its operations as comprising one1 operating segment.

Income Taxes:

The Company is organized as a “C” corporation under the Internal Revenue Code, and thus liable for federal, state, and local taxes on the income derived from its economic interest in its operating company. The operating company is a limited liability company that has elected to be treated as a partnership for tax purposes. It has not made a provision for federal or state income taxes because it is the individual responsibility of each of the operating company’s members (including the Company) to separately report their proportionate share of the operating company’s taxable income or loss. The operating company has made a provision for New York City Unincorporated Business Tax (“UBT”) and its consolidated subsidiary Pzena Investment Management, LTD has made a provision for U.K. income taxes. The effective tax rate for interim periods represents the Company’s best estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applied to the full fiscal year, adjusted for discrete items recognized during the quarter.


Judgment is required in evaluating the Company's uncertain tax positions and determining its provision for income taxes. The Company establishes liabilities for tax-related uncertainties based on estimates of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be due. These liabilities are established when the Company believes that certain positions might be challenged despite its belief that its tax return positions are in accordance with applicable tax laws. The Company adjusts these liabilities in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the closing of a tax audit, new tax legislation or the change of an estimate. To the extent that the final tax outcome of these matters is different than the amounts recorded, such differences will


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affect the provision for income taxes in the period in which such determination is made. The provision for income taxes includes the effect of reserve provisions and changes to reserves that are considered appropriate. It is also the Company’s

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policy to recognize accrued interest, and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions in Income Tax Expense on the consolidated statements of operations.

The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries account for all U.S. federal, state, local, and U.K. taxation pursuant to the asset and liability method, which requires deferred income tax assets and liabilities to be recorded for temporary differences between the carrying amount and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the temporary differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount more-likely-than-not to be realized. At both September 30, 2017,2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company did no0t have a valuation allowance recorded against its deferred tax assets.

The income tax expense, or benefit, is the tax payable or refundable for the period, plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Company records its deferred tax liabilities as a component of other liabilities in the consolidated statements of financial condition.


Upon adoption of ASU No. 2016-09 as of January 1, 2017, all All excess tax benefits or tax deficiencies related to stock- and unit-transactions are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as a component of the provision for income taxes. Previously, these excess tax benefits were not recognized until they resulted in a reduction of cash taxes payable, and were subsequently recorded in equity when they reduced cash taxes payable. The Company only recognized a tax benefit from stock- and unit-based awards in Additional Paid-In Capital if an incremental tax benefit was realized after all other tax benefits available had been utilized. The adoption of ASU No. 2016-09 resulted in a net cumulative effect adjustment reflecting a $1.4 million increase to retained earnings and the deferred tax asset as of January 1, 2017, related to the recognition of the previously unrecognized excess tax benefits using the modified retrospective method.


Tax Receivable Agreement:


The Company’s purchase of membership units of the operating company concurrent with theits initial public offering, and the subsequent and future exchanges by holders of Class B units of the operating company for shares of the Company’s Class A common stock (pursuant to the exchange rights provided for in the operating company’s operating agreement), have resulted in, and are expected to continue to result in, increases in the Company’s share of the tax basis of the tangible and intangible assets of the operating company, which will increase the tax depreciation and amortization deductions that otherwise would not have been available to the Company. These increases in tax basis and tax depreciation and amortization are each deductible for tax purposes over a period of 15 years and have reduced, and are expected to continue to reduce, the amount of cash taxes that the Company would otherwise be required to pay in the future. The Company has entered into a tax receivable agreement with past, current, and future members of the operating company that requires the Company to pay to any member involved in any exchange transaction 85%85% of the amount of cash tax savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax or foreign or franchise tax that it realizes as a result of these increases in tax basis and, in limited cases, transfers or prior increases in tax basis. The Company expects to benefit from the remaining 15%15% of cash tax savings, if any, in income tax it realizes. Payments under the tax receivable agreement will be based on the tax reporting positions that the Company will determine. The Company will not be reimbursed for any payments previously made under the tax receivable agreement if a tax basis increase is successfully challenged by the Internal Revenue Service.

The Company records an increase in deferred tax assets for the estimated income tax effects of the increases in tax basis based on enacted federal and state tax rates at the date of the exchange. The Company records 85%85% of the estimated realizable tax benefit (which is the recorded deferred tax asset less any recorded valuation allowance) as an increase to the liability due under the tax receivable agreement, which is reflected as the liability to selling and converting shareholders in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The remaining 15%15% of the estimated realizable tax benefit is initially recorded as an increase to the Company’s additional paid-in capital. All of the effects to the deferred tax asset of changes in any of the estimates after the tax year of the exchange will be reflected in the provision for income taxes. Similarly, the effect of subsequent changes in the enacted tax rates will be reflected in the provision for income taxes.

If the Company exercises its right to terminate the tax receivable agreement early, the Company will be obligated to make an early termination payment to the selling and converting shareholders, based upon the net present value (based upon certain assumptions and deemed events set forth in the tax receivable agreement) of all payments that would be required to be paid by the Company under the tax receivable agreement. If certain change of control events were to occur, the Company would be obligated to make an early termination payment.


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Foreign Currency:

The functional and reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. Dollar. Assets and liabilities of foreign operations whose functional currency is not the U.S. Dollar are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the applicable reporting date, and the consolidated statements of operations are translated at the average exchange rates in effect during the applicable period. A charge or credit is recorded to other comprehensive income/ (loss)income to reflect the translation of these amounts to the extent the non-U.S. currency is designated the functional currency of the subsidiary. Non-functional currency related transaction gains and losses are immediately recorded in other income on the consolidated statements of operations. For each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recorded $0.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively, of other comprehensive

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loss associated with foreign currency translation adjustments. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016,2020, the Company recorded less than $0.1$0.3 million and $0.1$0.1 million, respectively, of other comprehensive income associated with foreign currency translation adjustments.


Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are remeasured into U.S. Dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities, and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies, are remeasured into U.S. Dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions.

The Company does not isolate the portion of the results of its operations resulting from the impact of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on its non-U.S. investments. Such fluctuations are included in Net Realized and Unrealized GainsGains/ (Losses) from Investments in the consolidated statements of operations.

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, foreign withholding taxes, and other receivables and payables recorded on the Company’s consolidated statements of financial condition and the U.S. Dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates.


Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted:

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash." This update requires entities to show the changes in the total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. This guidance is effective for the fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2017. The guidance should be applied using a retrospective approach. Upon adoption, the net change in cash presented in the consolidated statement of cash flows will reflect the total of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230)."  This update provides specific guidance on cash flow classification issues, which is intended to reduce the diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows.  The guidance is effective for the fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2017.  The guidance should be applied using a modified retrospective approach.  The Company is assessing the impact this standard will have on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326)."  This new guidance requires the use of an “expected loss” model, rather than an “incurred loss” model, for financial instruments measured at amortized cost and also requires companies to record allowances for available-for-sale debt securities rather than reduce the carrying amount.  The guidance is effective for the fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2019.  The guidance should be applied using a retrospective approach.  The Company is currently assessing the impact of this standard, however, does not expect the standard to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)." This amended standard was written to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The new standard requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and lease liability for all leases with terms of more than 12 months. Recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses will depend on classification as a finance or operating lease. The amendments also require certain quantitative and qualitative disclosure. Accounting guidance for lessors is largely unchanged. This guidance is effective for the fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2018, and requires a modified retrospective approach to adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption on its consolidated financial statements. The standard is expected to result in an increase in total assets and total liabilities, but will not have a significant impact on the consolidated statement of operations.

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In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)." The core principle of the revenue model is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for the goods or services. In July 2015, the FASB postponed the effective date of this new guidance from January 1, 2017 to January 1, 2018. Early application is not permitted. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company anticipates that it will adopt ASU No. 2014-09 on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method of transition, which requires a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. While we have not identified material changes in the timing of revenue recognition, we continue to evaluate the presentation of certain revenue related costs on a gross versus net basis as well as the additional disclosures required by the standard. However, based on current evaluations, the Company does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Note 3—Compensation and Benefits

Compensation and benefits expense to employees and members is comprised of the following:

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash Compensation and Other Benefits

 

$

14,946

 

 

$

12,768

 

 

$

45,365

 

 

$

41,483

 

Non-Cash Compensation

 

 

3,975

 

 

 

3,040

 

 

 

11,726

 

 

 

9,043

 

Total Compensation and Benefits Expense

 

$

18,921

 

 

$

15,808

 

 

$

57,091

 

 

$

50,526

 



For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 (in thousands)
Cash Compensation and Other Benefits$11,826
 $10,002
 $36,813
 $31,017
Non-Cash Compensation2,937
 1,765
 7,868
 4,947
Total Compensation and Benefits Expense$14,763
 $11,767
 $44,681
 $35,964

All non-cash compensation awards granted have varying vesting schedules and are issued at prices equal to the assessed fair market value at the time of issuance, as discussed below. No new non-cash compensation awards were issued during the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. Details of non-cash compensation awards granted during the nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and 20162020 are as follows:

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Fair
Value
1

 

 

Amount

 

 

Fair
Value
1

 

Class B-1 Units2

 

 

1,456,753

 

 

$

2.41

 

 

 

2,092,879

 

 

$

3.98

 

Options to Purchase Shares of Class A Common Stock3

 

 

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

146,804

 

 

$

2.03

 

Restricted Shares of Class A Common Stock4

 

 

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

16,806

 

 

$

4.74

 

1.
Represents the weighted average grant date estimated fair value per share, unit, or option.
 For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016
 Amount 
Fair
Value
1
 Amount 
Fair
Value
1
Restricted Class B Units40,500
 $11.11
 5,812
 $8.60
Options to Purchase Shares of Class A Common Stock2
50,000
 $3.04
 
 $
Options to Purchase Delayed Exchange Class B Units3
2,630,000
 $2.30
 
 $
Options to Purchase Class B Units2
320,000
 $3.04
 
 $
Deferred Compensation Phantom Delayed Exchange Class B Units4

 $
 149,533
 $5.12
2.
Represents Class B-1 units issued under the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (as defined below). These Class B-1 units are entitled to receive dividends for the duration of the holder’s employment, and upon the end of employment are exchanged for shares of Class A common stock in an amount based upon the appreciation in price of the Class A common stock from the date of grant to the date of exchange. Amounts reflected include the impact of a modification as of May 1, 2020, which resulted in the cancellation of 166,804 Class B-1 Units.
1Represents the grant date fair value per share, unit, or option.
2Represents options to purchase shares of Class A common stock or Class B units. These options become exercisable five years from the date of grant.
3Represents options to purchase Delayed Exchange Class B units issued under 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (as defined below). These options become exercisable five years from the date of grant. Upon exercise, the resulting Delayed Exchange Class B units may not be exchanged pursuant the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement until the seventh anniversary of the exercise date and are not entitled to any benefits under the Tax Receivable Agreement.
4Represents phantom Delayed Exchange Class B units issued under the Bonus Plan (as defined below). These units vest ratably over four years and become Delayed Exchange Class B units upon vesting which may not be exchanged pursuant the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement until the seventh anniversary of the vesting date and are not entitled to any benefits under the Tax Receivable Agreement.

3.
Represents options to purchase shares of Class A common stock issued under the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. These options become exercisable five years from the date of grant. Amounts reflected include the impact of a modification as of May 1, 2020, which resulted in the issuance of 146,804 options to purchase shares of Class A common stock.
4.
Represents shares of Class A common stock issued under the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. These shares vest ratably over a period of four years from the date of grant. These shares are restricted and may not be sold until the seventh anniversary of the date of grant. Amounts reflected include the impact of a modification as of May 1, 2020, which resulted in the issuance of 16,806 restricted shares of Class A common stock.

As part of the Company's year-end bonus structure, certain employee members may elect to have all or part of year-end cash compensation paid in the form of cash, or equity issued pursuant to Pzena Investment Management, LLC Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (“the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan”). For the year ended December 31, 2016, $4.52020, $3.8 million

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of cash compensation was elected to be paid in the form of equity, which was issued and vested immediately on January 1, 2017. 2021. Details of awards associated with these electionsawards issued on January 1, 20172021 are as follows:


 

 

January 1,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Fair Value1

 

Delayed Exchange Class B Units2

 

 

805,987

 

 

$

4.67

 

Restricted Shares of Class A Common Stock3

 

 

12,353

 

 

$

4.67

 

1.
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December 31, 2020.

2.
Represents Class B units issued under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. These units vest immediately upon grant, but may not be exchanged pursuant to the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of the operating company until the seventh anniversary of the date of grant. These units are also not entitled to any benefits under the Tax Receivable Agreement between the Company and members of the operating company.
 January 1,
 2017
 Amount 
Fair Value1
Phantom Class B Units2
5,200
 $9.61
Delayed Exchange Class B Units3
620,023
 $7.11
3.
Represents shares of Class A common stock issued under the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. These shares vest immediately upon grant, but are restricted and may not be sold until the seventh anniversary of the date of grant.
1Represents the grant date fair value per share or unit.
2Represents phantom Class B units issued under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. These phantom units vest ratably over ten years starting immediately and are not entitled to receive dividend or dividend equivalents until vested.
3Represents Class B units issued under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. These units vest immediately upon grant, but may not be exchanged pursuant to the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of the operating company until the seventh anniversary of the date of grant. These units are also not entitled to any benefits under the Tax Receivable Agreement between the Company and members of the operating company.

Pursuant to the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, the operating company issues Class B units, phantom Class B units and options to purchase Class B units. The operating company also issues Delayed Exchange Class B units pursuant to the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. These Delayed Exchange Class B units vest immediately upon grant, but may not be exchanged pursuant to the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of the operating company until at least the seventh anniversary of the date of grant. These Delayed Exchange Class B units are also not entitled to any benefit under the Tax Receivable Agreement between the Company and members of the operating company. The operating company also issues phantom Delayed Exchange Class B units and options to purchase Delayed Exchange Class B units. Under the Pzena Investment Management, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (“the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan”), the Company issues shares of restricted Class A common stock, Class B-1 units, options to purchase Class A common stock, options to purchase restricted Class A shares of common stock and contingently vesting options to acquire shares of Class A common stock. During the three andmonths ended September 30, 2021, 0 contingently vesting options vested. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, 1,000,0002021, 250,000 contingently vesting options were forfeited in connection with an employee departure. Sadly, the Company's Executive Vice President and Executive Committee member passed away on July 22, 2017. As a result, 549,888 phantom Class B units did not vest and were forfeited. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, 48,000 phantom Class B units were forfeited in connection with an employee departure.vested. During each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, no2020, 0 contingently vesting options vested. During the three months ended September 30, 20172021 and 2016, 15,7492020, 4,897 and 11,89320,581 Delayed Exchange Class B units were issued to certain employee members, respectively, for $0.1less than $0.1 million in cash.and $0.1 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and 2016, 29,4262020, 38,876 and 81,871548,136 Delayed Exchange Class B units were issued to certain employee members, respectively, for approximately $0.2$0.1 million and $0.4$2.3 million in cash, respectively.


During the three months ended September 30, 2021, there were 0 options exercised. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the 11,051 options exercised resulted in 6,465 net Class B units issued, as a result of the redemption of 4,586 Class B units for the cashless exercise of options. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, there were 0 options exercised.

Under the Pzena Investment Management, LLC Amended and Restated Bonus Plan (the “Bonus Plan”), eligible employees whose compensation is in excess of certain thresholds are required to defer a portion of that excess. These deferred amounts may be invested, at the employee’s discretion, in certain investment options designated by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors. Amounts deferred in any calendar year reduce that year’s compensation expense and are amortized and vest ratably over a four-yearfour-year period commencing the following year. The Company also issued to certain of its employees deferred compensation with certain investment options that also vest ratably over a four-year period. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, 0 forfeitures occurred. During the vesting of 5,739 deferred compensationnine months ended September 30, 2020, 10,971 phantom Delayed Exchange Class B units and $1.5less than $0.1 million in future deferred compensation investments was accelerated due to both the passing of the Company's Executive Vice President andobligations were forfeited associated with an employee departure. As of September 30, 20172021 and December 31, 2016,2020, the liability associated with all employee deferred compensation investment accounts was $3.1 million and $4.2 million, respectively.


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Pursuant to the Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Director Plan”), non-employee directors may elect to have all or part of their compensation otherwise payable in cash, deferred in the form of phantom shares of Class A common stock of the Company issued under the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. Elections to defer compensation under the Director Plan are made on a year-to-year basis. Distributions under the Director Plan are made in a single distribution of shares of Class A common stock at such time as elected by the participant when the deferral was made. Since inception of the Director Plan in 2009, the majority of the Company’s directors have elected to defer 100%100% of their compensation in the form of phantom shares of Class A common stock. Amounts deferred inDirector compensation amounts for any calendar year are amortized over the calendar year and reflected as General and Administrative Expense. As of September 30, 20172021 and December 31, 2016,2020, there were 335,138595,833 and 291,230533,444 phantom shares of Class A common stock outstanding, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company distributed 0 and 11,070 shares of Class A common stock, respectively, pursuant to the Director Plan on such date specified by the participant as elected when the deferral was made. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, no2020, 0 distributions were made under the Director Plan.


During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company issued 5,074 restricted shares of Class A common stock associated with non-deferred nonemployee director compensation. These restricted shares will vest quarterly of the calendar year.

As of September 30, 20172021 and December 31, 2016,2020, the Company had approximately $27.8$35.1 million and $30.034.8 million,, respectively, in unrecorded compensation expense related to unvested awards issued pursuant to its Bonus Plan and certain agreements; Class B units, option grants, Delayed Exchange Class B units, phantom Delayed Exchange Class B units, and phantom Class B units issued under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan; and restricted Class A common stock and contingently vesting option grants issued under the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. The Company anticipates that this unrecorded cost will amortize over the respective vesting periods of the awards.



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Note 4—4 – Employee Benefit Plans

The operating company has a Profit Sharing and Savings Plan for the benefit of substantially all employees. The Profit Sharing and Savings Plan is a defined contribution profit sharing plan with a 401(k) deferral component. All full-time employees and certain part-time employees who have met the age and length of service requirements are eligible to participate in the plan. The plan allows participating employees to make elective deferrals of compensation up to the annual limits which are set by law. The plan provides for a discretionary annual contribution by the operating company which is determined by a formula based on the salaries of eligible employees as defined by the plan. For each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021 and 2020, the expense recognized in connection with this plan was $0.1 million and $0.9 million, respectively.$0.1 million. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016,2021 and 2020, the expense recognized in connection with this plan was $0.2$1.2 million and $0.7$1.0 million, respectively.


Note 5—Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing the Company’s net income attributable to its common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period.


Under the two-class method of computing basic earnings per share, basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income for basic earnings per share by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The two-class method includes an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each participating security according to dividends declared and undistributed earnings for the period. The Company’s net income for basic earnings per share is reduced by the amount allocated to participating restricted shares of Class A common stock which participate for purposes of calculating earnings per share.

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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, the Company’s basic earnings per share was determined as follows:

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

Net Income for Basic Earnings per Share Allocated to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock

 

$

5,062

 

 

$

2,661

 

 

$

13,841

 

 

$

4,859

 

Participating Shares of Restricted Class A Common Stock

 

 

6

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

3

 

Total Net Income for Basic Earnings per Share

 

$

5,068

 

 

$

2,664

 

 

$

13,858

 

 

$

4,862

 

Basic Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding

 

 

17,674,063

 

 

 

16,914,641

 

 

 

17,377,767

 

 

 

17,301,491

 

Add: Participating Shares of Restricted Class A Common Stock1

 

 

20,496

 

 

 

16,806

 

 

 

20,751

 

 

 

9,384

 

Total Basic Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding

 

 

17,694,559

 

 

 

16,931,447

 

 

 

17,398,518

 

 

 

17,310,875

 

Basic Earnings per Share

 

$

0.29

 

 

$

0.16

 

 

$

0.80

 

 

$

0.28

 

1.
Certain unvested shares of Class A common stock granted to employees have nonforfeitable rights to dividends and therefore participate fully in the results of the Company from the date they are granted. They are included in the computation of basic earnings per share using the two-class method for participating securities.
 For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Net Income for Basic Earnings per Share Allocated to:      
Class A Common Stock$2,989
 $2,163
 $7,952
 $5,187
Participating Shares of Restricted Class A Common Stock
 2
 2
 6
Total Net Income for Basic Earnings per Share$2,989
 $2,165
 $7,954
 $5,193
Basic Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding17,285,307
 16,375,364
 17,316,392
 15,788,809
Add: Participating Shares of Restricted Class A Common Stock1

 14,934
 3,556
 18,531
Total Basic Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding17,285,307
 16,390,298
 17,319,948
 15,807,340
Basic Earnings per Share$0.17
 $0.13
 $0.46
 $0.33
1Certain unvested shares of Class A common stock granted to employees have nonforfeitable rights to dividends and therefore participate fully in the results of the Company from the date they are granted. They are included in the computation of basic earnings per share using the two-class method for participating securities.

Diluted earnings per share adjusts this calculation to reflect the impact of all outstanding membership units of the operating company, phantom Class B units, phantom Delayed Exchange Class B units, phantom Class A common stock, outstanding options to purchase Class B unitunits, options to purchase Delayed Exchange Class B units, options to purchase Class A common stock, and restricted Class A common stock, to the extent they would have a dilutive effect on net income per share for the reporting period. Net income for diluted earnings per share assumes that all outstanding operating company membership units are converted into Company stock at the beginning of the reporting period and the resulting change to the Company's net income associated with its increased interest in the operating company is taxed at the Company’s effective tax rate, exclusive of one-time charges and adjustments associated with both the valuation allowance and the liability to selling and converting shareholders and other one-time charges.


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Notes When this conversion results in an increase in earnings per share or a decrease in loss per share, diluted net income and diluted earnings per share are assumed to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
be equal to basic net income and basic earnings per share for the reporting period.



For the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, the Company’s diluted net income was determined as follows:

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests of Pzena Investment Management, LLC

 

$

23,385

 

 

$

12,827

 

 

$

66,258

 

 

$

24,327

 

Less: Assumed Corporate Income Taxes

 

 

5,790

 

 

 

3,117

 

 

 

16,545

 

 

 

6,070

 

Assumed After-Tax Income of Pzena Investment Management, LLC

 

 

17,595

 

 

 

9,710

 

 

 

49,713

 

 

 

18,257

 

Net Income of Pzena Investment Management, Inc.

 

 

5,068

 

 

 

2,664

 

 

 

13,858

 

 

 

4,862

 

Diluted Net Income

 

$

22,663

 

 

$

12,374

 

 

$

63,571

 

 

$

23,119

 

 For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 (in thousands)
Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests of Pzena Investment Management, LLC$14,013
 $9,547
 $36,518
 $25,307
Less: Assumed Corporate Income Taxes5,140
 3,520
 13,395
 9,333
Assumed After-Tax Income of Pzena Investment Management, LLC8,873
 6,027
 23,123
 15,974
Net Income of Pzena Investment Management, Inc.2,989
 2,165
 7,954
 5,193
Diluted Net Income$11,862
 $8,192
 $31,077
 $21,167

Under the two-class method of computing diluted earnings per share, diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income for diluted earnings per share by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, plus the dilutive effect of any potential common shares outstanding during the period using the more dilutive of the treasury method or two-class method. The two-class method includes an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each participating security according to dividends declared and undistributed earnings for the period. The Company’s net income for diluted earnings per share is reduced by the amount allocated to participating restricted Class B units and Class B-1 units for purposes of calculating earnings per share. Dividend equivalent distributions paid per share on the operating company’s unvested restricted Class B units are equal to the dividends paid per share of Company Class A common stock.



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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, the Company’s diluted earnings per share were determined as follows:

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

Diluted Net Income Allocated to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock

 

$

20,592

 

 

$

11,435

 

 

$

57,781

 

 

$

21,353

 

Participating Shares of Restricted Class A Common Stock

 

 

6

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

3

 

Participating Class B Units

 

 

2,065

 

 

 

936

 

 

 

5,773

 

 

 

1,763

 

Total Diluted Net Income Attributable to Shareholders

 

$

22,663

 

 

$

12,374

 

 

$

63,571

 

 

$

23,119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Basic Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding

 

 

17,694,559

 

 

 

16,931,447

 

 

 

17,398,518

 

 

 

17,310,875

 

Dilutive Effect of Class B Units

 

 

54,699,539

 

 

 

54,264,501

 

 

 

55,134,505

 

 

 

54,119,584

 

Dilutive Effect of Options1

 

 

1,725,381

 

 

 

5,418

 

 

 

1,569,185

 

 

 

10,658

 

Dilutive Effect of Phantom Class B Units & Phantom Shares of Class A Common Stock

 

 

2,786,184

 

 

 

1,747,495

 

 

 

2,640,566

 

 

 

1,735,983

 

Dilutive Effect of Restricted Shares of Class A Common Stock2

 

 

34,672

 

 

 

10,236

 

 

 

32,579

 

 

 

9,735

 

Dilutive Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding

 

 

76,940,335

 

 

 

72,959,097

 

 

 

76,775,353

 

 

 

73,186,835

 

Add: Participating Class B Units and Class B-1 Units3

 

 

7,257,283

 

 

 

5,824,112

 

 

 

7,245,358

 

 

 

5,897,774

 

Total Dilutive Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding

 

 

84,197,618

 

 

 

78,783,209

 

 

 

84,020,711

 

 

 

79,084,609

 

Diluted Earnings per Share4

 

$

0.27

 

 

$

0.16

 

 

$

0.76

 

 

$

0.28

 

1.
Represents the dilutive effect of options to purchase operating company Class B units and Company Class A common stock.
 For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 (in thousands, except share and
per share amounts)
Diluted Net Income Allocated to:       
Class A Common Stock$11,851
 $8,185
 $31,047
 $21,148
Participating Shares of Restricted Class A Common Stock
 2
 2
 6
Participating Class B Units11
 5
 28
 13
Total Diluted Net Income Attributable to Shareholders$11,862
 $8,192
 $31,077
 $21,167
        
Total Basic Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding17,285,307
 16,390,298
 17,319,948
 15,807,340
Dilutive Effect of Class B Units51,123,950
 50,828,791
 51,108,273
 51,442,921
Dilutive Effect of Options 1
579,881
 150,991
 474,785
 160,067
Dilutive Effect of Phantom Class B Units & Phantom Shares of Class A Common Stock1,636,784
 1,205,981
 1,808,570
 1,121,225
Dilutive Effect of Restricted Shares of Class A Common Stock 2
72,405
 38,924
 69,430
 37,057
Dilutive Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding70,698,327
 68,614,985
 70,781,006
 68,568,610
Add: Participating Class B Units3
64,886
 41,057
 64,886
 41,057
Total Dilutive Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding70,763,213
 68,656,042
 70,845,892
 68,609,667
Diluted Earnings per Share$0.17
 $0.12
 $0.44
 $0.31
2.
Certain restricted shares of Class A common stock granted to employees are not entitled to dividend or dividend equivalent payments until they are vested and are therefore non-participating securities and are not included in the computation of basic earnings per share. They are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share when the effect is dilutive using the treasury stock method.
1Represents the dilutive effect of options to purchase operating company Class B units and Company Class A common stock.
2Certain restricted shares of Class A common stock granted to employees are not entitled to dividend or dividend equivalent payments until they are vested and are therefore non-participating securities and are not included in the computation of basic earnings per share. They are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share when the effect is dilutive using the treasury stock method.
3Unvested Class B Units granted to employees have nonforfeitable rights to dividend equivalent distributions and therefore participate fully in the results of the operating company's operations from the date they are granted. They are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share using the two-class method for participating securities.

3.
Unvested Class B units granted to employees have nonforfeitable rights to dividend equivalent distributions and therefore participate fully in the results of the operating company's operations from the date they are granted. Vested and unvested Class B-1 units are entitled to receive distributions for the duration of the holder’s employment with the operating company, will participate in additional value to the extent there has been appreciation subsequent to the issuance of the Class B-1 membership unit. Unvested Class B units and vested and unvested Class B-1 units are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share using the two-class method for participating securities.
4.
During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the calculation of diluted earnings per share resulted in an increase in earnings per share. Therefore, diluted earnings per share is assumed to be equal to basic earnings per share.

Approximately 0.70.3 million options to purchase Class B units, 0.1 million options to purchase shares of Class A common stock, and 2.01.0 million contingent options to purchase shares of Class A common stock were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, as their inclusion would have had an antidilutive effect based on current market prices or because the option had contingent vesting requirements that were not met. Approximately 1.05.5 million options to purchase Class B units,0.2 million options to purchase shares of Class A common stock, and 1.0 million contingent options to purchase shares of Class A common stock were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, as their inclusion would have had an antidilutive effect based on current market prices. Approximately 0.7 million options to purchase shares of Class A common stock and 3.0 million contingent options to purchase shares of Class A common stock were also excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016,2020, as their inclusion would have had an antidilutive effect based on current market prices or because the option had contingent vesting requirements that were not met.

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Note 6—Shareholders’ Equity

The Company functions as the sole managing member of the operating company. As a result, the Company: (i) consolidates the financial results of the operating company and reflects the membership interest in it that it does not own as a non-controlling interest in its consolidated financial statements; and (ii) recognizes income generated from its economic interest in the operating company’s net income. Class A and Class B units of the operating company have the same economic rights per unit. Class B-1 membership units are entitled to receive distributions for the duration of the holder’s employment with the operating company and will participate in additional value to the extent there has been appreciation in price of the Class A common stock subsequent to the issuance of the Class B-1 membership unit. The percentages presented below are subject to continued changes, including but not limited to, the price of Class A common stock, issuance of awards, and exercise of options. Based on the closing price of the Company’s Class A common stock as of September 30, 2021, the holders of Class A common stock (through the Company), the holders of Class B units of the operating company, and Class B-1 units of the operating company held approximately 23.8%, 74.3%, and 1.9% respectively, of the economic interest in the September 30, 2021 value of the operating company. As of September 30, 20172021, the holders of Class A common stock (through the Company), the holders of Class B units of the operating company, and the holders of Class B-1 units of the operating company held 22.0%, 68.9%, and 9.1%, respectively, of the right to the future income and distributions. Based on the closing price of the Company’s Class A common stock as of December 31, 2020, the holders of Class A common stock of the Company, and the holders of Class B units of the operating company, and the holders of Class B-1 units of the operating company held approximately 25.2%24.2%, 75.8% and 74.8%0.0%, respectively, of the December 31, 2020 economic interests in the operationsvalue of the business.operating company. As of December 31, 2016,2020 the holders of Class A common stock of(through the Company andCompany), the holders of Class B units of the operating company, and the holders of Class B-1 units of the operating company held approximately 25.6%22.4%, 70.1%, and 74.4%7.5%, respectively, of the economic interests inright to the operations of the business.



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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)


future income and distributions.

Each Class B unit of the operating company is issued with a corresponding share of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.000001 per share. Holders of Class B common stock have the right to receive the par value of the Class B common stock held by them upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, but do not share in dividends. Each share of the Company’s Class B common stock entitles its holder to five5 votes, until the first time that the number of shares of Class B common stock outstanding constitutes less than 20%20% of the number of all shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding. From such time and thereafter, each share of the Company’s Class B common stock entitles its holder to one1 vote. When a Class B unit is exchanged for a share of the Company’s Class A common stock or forfeited, a corresponding share of the Company’s Class B common stock will automatically be redeemed and canceled. Conversely, to the extent that the Company causes the operating company to issue additional Class B units to employees pursuant to its equity incentive plan, these additional holders of Class B units would be entitled to receive a corresponding number of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock (including if the Class B units awarded are subject to vesting).

Class B-1 units have 0t been issued corresponding shares and do 0t have voting rights.

All holders of the Company’s Class B common stock have entered into a stockholders’ agreement, pursuant to which they agreed to vote all shares of Class B common stock then held by them, with the majority of votes of Class B common stockholders taken in a preliminary vote of the Class B common stockholders.

The outstanding shares of the Company’s Class A common stock represent 100%100% of the rights of the holders of all classes of the Company’s capital stock to receive distributions, except that holders of Class B common stock will have the right to receive the class’s par value upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

Pursuant to the operating agreement of the operating company, each vested Class B unit is exchangeable for a share of the Company’s Class A common stock, subject to certain exchange timing and volume limitations.

Pursuant to the operating agreement of the operating company, each vested Class B-1 unit, upon the end of the holder’s employment, is exchanged for shares of Class A common stock in an amount based upon the appreciation in price of the Class A common stock from the date of grant to the date of exchange.

On June 11, 2021, certain of the operating company’s members exchanged an aggregate of 760,000 of their Class B units for an equivalent number of shares of Class A common stock of the Company. These acquisitionacquisitions of additional operating company membership wasinterests were treated as a reorganizationreorganizations of entities under common control as required by the Business Combinations Topic of the FASB ASC.


The Company’s share repurchase program was announced on April 24, 2012. The Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to an aggregate of $10$10 million of the Company’s outstanding Class A common stock and the operating company’s Class B units on the open market and in private transactions in accordance with applicable securities laws. On February 11, 2014, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved an increase of $20$20 million in the aggregate amount authorized under the program. On April 19, 2018, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved an additional increase of $30 million in the aggregate amount authorized under the program. On July 20, 2021, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved an increase of $40 million in the aggregate amount authorized under the program. The timing, number and value of common shares and units repurchased are subject to the Company’s discretion.

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The Company’s share repurchase program is not subject to an expiration date and may be suspended, discontinued, or modified at any time, for any reason.


During the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, the Company purchased and retired 79,717606,805 shares of Class A common stock and 2,89721,266 Class B units under the current repurchase authorization at a weighted average price per share of $8.88$9.82 and $11.11,$5.75, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016,2020, the Company purchased and retired 258,2791,192,045 shares of Class A common stock and 8,57494,830 Class B units under the repurchase authorization at a weighted average price per unit of $7.77$6.34 and $7.81,$5.97, respectively. The Company records the repurchase of shares and units at cost based on the trade date of the transaction.


During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, 47,490 Class B unit options exercised resulted in the issuance of 24,027 net Class B units as a result of the redemption of 23,463 Class B units for the cashless exercise of options and $0.1 million in cash. No options were exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Note 7—Non-Controlling Interests

Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests in the operations of the Company’s operating company and consolidated subsidiaries is comprised of the following:

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Non-Controlling Interests of Pzena Investment Management, LLC

 

$

23,385

 

 

$

12,827

 

 

$

66,258

 

 

$

24,327

 

Non-Controlling Interests of Consolidated Subsidiaries

 

 

250

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

693

 

 

 

3

 

Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests

 

$

23,635

 

 

$

12,910

 

 

$

66,951

 

 

$

24,330

 

 For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 (in thousands)
Non-Controlling Interests of Pzena Investment Management, LLC$14,013
 $9,547
 $36,518
 $25,307
Non-Controlling Interests of Consolidated Subsidiaries215
 209
 592
 136
Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests$14,228
 $9,756
 $37,110
 $25,443

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)


Distributions to non-controlling interests represent tax allocations and dividend equivalents paid to the members of the operating company, as well as withdrawals from the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries. Contributions from non-controlling interests represent contributions to the Company's consolidated subsidiaries.


Note 8—Investments


The following is a summary of Investments:

 

 

As of

 

 

 

September 30,
2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Equity Investments, at Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Securities

 

$

50,976

 

 

$

18,739

 

Mutual Funds

 

 

7,326

 

 

 

7,314

 

Total Equity Investments, at Fair Value

 

 

58,302

 

 

 

26,053

 

Investments in Equity Method Investees

 

 

9,297

 

 

 

8,051

 

Total

 

$

67,599

 

 

$

34,104

 

 As of
 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
 (in thousands)
Investment Securities, Trading 
  
Equity Securities$20,254
 $14,323
Total Investment Securities, Trading20,254
 14,323
Investments in Equity Method Investees7,955
 7,987
Total$28,209
 $22,310

Investment, Securities, Trading

at Fair Value

Investments, at Fair Value consisted of the following at September 30, 2017:

 Cost 
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Equity Securities$17,986
 $2,268
 $20,254
Total$17,986
 $2,268
 $20,254

2021:

 

 

Cost

 

 

Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Equity Securities

 

$

47,926

 

 

$

3,050

 

 

$

50,976

 

Mutual Funds

 

 

7,320

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

7,326

 

Total Equity Investments, at Fair Value

 

$

55,246

 

 

$

3,056

 

 

$

58,302

 

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Securities Sold Short, at Fair Value consisted of the following at September 30, 2017:

 Proceeds Unrealized
(Gain)/ Loss
 Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Securities Sold Short$3,526
 $60
 $3,586
Total$3,526
 $60
 $3,586

2021:

 

 

Proceeds

 

 

Unrealized
(Gain)/Loss

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Equity Securities

 

$

956

 

 

$

(50

)

 

$

906

 

Total Securities Sold Short, at Fair Value

 

$

956

 

 

$

(50

)

 

$

906

 

Investments, at Fair Value consisted of the following at December 31, 2016:

 Cost 
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Equity Securities$13,105
 $1,218
 $14,323
Total$13,105
 $1,218
 $14,323


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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)


2020:

 

 

Cost

 

 

Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Equity Securities

 

$

16,521

 

 

$

2,218

 

 

$

18,739

 

Mutual Funds

 

 

7,293

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

7,314

 

Total Equity Investments, at Fair Value

 

$

23,814

 

 

$

2,239

 

 

$

26,053

 

Securities Sold Short, at Fair Value consisted of the following at December 31, 2016:2020:

 

 

Proceeds

 

 

Unrealized
(Gain)/Loss

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Equity Securities

 

$

620

 

 

$

94

 

 

$

714

 

Total Securities Sold Short, at Fair Value

 

$

620

 

 

$

94

 

 

$

714

 


 Proceeds Unrealized
(Gain)/ Loss
 Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Securities Sold Short$2,646
 $(24) $2,622
Total$2,646
 $(24) $2,622

Equity Investments, at Fair Value

Equity investments, at fair value consist of equity securities held by the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries and individual investments held directly by the Company primarily for the purpose of satisfying certain of the Company’s obligations under its deferred compensation program. Equity investments, at fair value also includes investments in open-ended registered mutual funds for which the Company has neither control nor the ability to exercise significant influence. Equity investments are measured at fair value based on quoted market prices or published net asset values.

Trading Securities

Trading securities consists of fixed income investments held directly by the Company. Fixed income investments are carried at fair value based on quoted market prices or market prices obtained from independent pricing services engaged by management.

Investments in Equity Method Investees


The operating company sponsors and provides investment management services to certain private investment partnerships and Pzena mutual funds through which it offers its investment strategies. The Company has made investments in certain of these private investment partnerships and mutual funds to satisfy its obligations under the Company's deferred compensation program and provide the initial cash investment in our mutual funds. The Company holds a non-controlling interest and exercises significant influence in these entities, and accounts for its investments as equity method investments which are included in Equity Method Investments on the consolidated statements of financial condition. On July 11, 2016, due to additional subscriptions into the Pzena Small Cap Value Fund, the Company's ownership decreased to 36.1%. As the entity was no longer deemed to control the fund, the Company deconsolidated the entity, removed the related assets, liabilities and non-controlling interest from its balance sheet and classified the Company's remaining investment as an equity method investment. As of September 30, 2017,2021, the Company's investments range between 4%1% and 17%16% of the capital of these entities and have an aggregate carrying value of $8.0$9.3 million.


Note 9—Fair Value Measurements

The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the FASB ASC defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the FASB ASC also establishes a framework for measuring fair value and a valuation hierarchy based upon the transparencyobservability of inputs used in the valuation of an asset or liability.

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Classification within the hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The valuation hierarchy contains three levels: (i) valuation inputs are unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets (Level 1); (ii) valuation inputs are quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, quoted market prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and other observable inputs directly or indirectly related to the asset or liability being measured (Level 2); and (iii) valuation inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement (Level 3).

Included in the Company’s consolidated statements

Level 1 assets consist primarily of financial condition arecash equivalents, equity investments at fair value, and securities sold short at fair value. Cash equivalent investments in equityactively traded money market funds are measured at amortized cost that approximates fair value. Equity securities and securities sold short both of which are exchange-traded securities with quoted prices in active markets. The fair value measurementsof investments in mutual funds are based on a published net asset values.

Level 2 assets consist of debt securities for which the fair values are determined using independent third-party broker or dealer price quotes. U.S. Treasury bills are valued upon quoted market prices for similar assets in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets that are not active and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable or corroborated by observable market data. The fair value of corporate bonds is measured using various techniques, which consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable), bond spreads and fundamental data relating to the issuer.

Also included in equity securities, securities sold short,investments, at fair value, in the Company's consolidated statements of financial condition are investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). Certain of the Company’s ADRs and GDRs may not be listed on a public exchange and may be valued using an evaluated price based on a compilation of observable market information. Inputs used include currency factors, depositary receipt ratios, exchange prices of underlying and common stock of the same issuer, and adjustments for corporate actions. ADRs and GDRs valued using an evaluated price have been classified as Level 1. 2.

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Pzena Investment Management, Inc.
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The following table presents these instruments’ fair value at September 30, 2017:

 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
 (in thousands)
Assets:       
Equity Securities$20,254
 $
 $
 $20,254

 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
 (in thousands)
Liabilities:       
Securities Sold Short$3,586
 $
 $
 $3,586


2021:

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash Equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money Market Funds

 

$

8

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

8

 

Equity Investments, at Fair Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Securities

 

 

50,316

 

 

 

660

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,976

 

Mutual Funds

 

 

7,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,326

 

Total Assets

 

$

57,650

 

 

$

660

 

 

$

 

 

$

58,310

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Sold Short

 

$

906

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

906

 

Total Liabilities

 

$

906

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

906

 

The following table presents these instruments’ fair value at December 31, 2016:2020:

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash Equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money Market Funds

 

$

8

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

8

 

Equity Investments, at Fair Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Securities

 

 

18,006

 

 

 

733

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,739

 

Mutual Funds

 

 

7,314

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,314

 

Total Assets

 

$

25,328

 

 

$

733

 

 

$

 

 

$

26,061

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Sold Short

 

 

714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

714

 

Total Liabilities

 

$

714

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

714

 

 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
 (in thousands)
Assets:       
Equity Securities$14,323
 $
 $
 $14,323

 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
 (in thousands)
Liabilities:       
Securities Sold Short$2,622
 $
 $
 $2,622


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Transfers among levels, if any, are recorded as of the beginning of the reporting period. For each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, there were no0 transfers between levels. In addition, the Company did not0t hold any Level 2 or Level 3 securities during these periods.the nine months ended September 30, 2021 or during the year ended December 31, 2020.



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Pzena Investment Management, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)


Note 10—Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation is comprised of the following:

 

 

As of

 

 

 

September 30,
2021

 

 

December 31,
2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Leasehold Improvements

 

$

6,929

 

 

$

6,929

 

Furniture and Fixtures

 

 

1,591

 

 

 

1,591

 

Computer Hardware

 

 

729

 

 

 

745

 

Computer Software

 

 

879

 

 

 

879

 

Office Equipment

 

 

212

 

 

 

212

 

Total

 

 

10,340

 

 

 

10,356

 

Less: Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization

 

 

(6,793

)

 

 

(5,980

)

Total

 

$

3,547

 

 

$

4,376

 

 As of
 September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 (in thousands)
Leasehold Improvements$6,832
 $6,832
Furniture and Fixtures1,190
 1,190
Computer Hardware681
 756
Computer Software272
 238
Office Equipment245
 209
Total9,220
 9,225
Less: Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization(2,796) (2,260)
Total$6,424
 $6,965

Depreciation is included in general and administrative expense and totaled approximately $0.3$0.3 million and $0.8$0.9 million, respectively, for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. 2021 and 2020.

Note 11—Related Party Transactions

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, depreciation totaled approximately $0.3 million2021 and $0.8 million, respectively.


Note 11—Related Party Transactions
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2020, the Company earned $0.1$0.3 million and $0.3$0.1 million, respectively, in investment advisory fees, net of expense reimbursements from unconsolidated VIEs that receive investment management services from the Company. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016,2021 and 2020, the Company earned $0.1$0.9 million and $0.2$0.4 million, respectively, in such fees.

The Company offers loans to employees, excluding executive officers, for the purpose of financing tax obligations associated with compensatory stock and unit vesting. Loans are generally written for a seven-year period, at an interest rate equivalent to the Applicable Federal Rate, payable in annual installments, and collateralized by shares and units held by the employee. As of September 30, 20172021 and December 31, 2016,2020, the Company had approximately $1.3$3.3 million and $0.9$2.6 million, respectively, of such loans outstanding.


The operating company, as investment adviser for certain Pzena branded SEC-registered mutual funds, private placement funds, and non-U.S. funds, has contractually agreed to waive a portion or all of its management fees and pay fund expenses to ensure that the annual operating expenses of the funds stay below certain established total expense ratio thresholds. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, the Company recognized $0.2$0.4 million and $0.8$0.9 million, ofrespectively, in such expenses, respectively.expenses. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016,2020, the Company recognized $0.3$0.2 million and $0.8$0.8 million, ofrespectively, in such expenses.


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The operating company manages personal funds of certain of the Company’s employees, including the CEO, and its two Presidents, and its Executive Vice President.Presidents. The operating company also manages accounts beneficially owned by a private fund in which certain of the Company’s executive officers invest. Investments by employees in individual accounts are permitted only at the discretion of the executive committee of the operating company, but are generally not subject to the same minimum investment levels that are required of outside investors. The operating company also manages personal funds of some of its employees’ family members. Pursuant to the respective investment management agreements, the operating company waives or reduces its regular advisory fees for these accounts and personal funds. In addition, the operating company pays custody and administrative fees for certain of these accounts and personal funds in order to incubate products or preserve performance history. The aggregate value of the fees that the Company waived related to the Company’s executive officers, other employees, and family members, was approximately $0.2$0.3 million and $0.6$1.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, respectively. For each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016,2020, the Company waived $0.2$0.2 million and $0.5$0.6 million, respectively, in such fees, respectively.fees.


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Pzena Investment Management, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)


Note 12—Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into agreements that include indemnities in favor of third parties, such as engagement letters with advisers and consultants. In certain cases, the Company may have recourse against third parties with respect to these indemnities. The Company maintains insurance policies that may provide coverage against certain claims under these indemnities. The Company has had no0 claims or payments pursuant to these agreements, and it believes the likelihood of a claim being made is remote. Utilizing the methodology in the Guarantees Topic of the FASB ASC, the Company’s estimate of the value of such guarantees is de minimis, therefore, no0 accrual has been made in the consolidated financial statements.


The Company leases office space under a non-cancelable operating lease agreement, which expires on December 31, 2025. The Company recognizes minimum lease expense for its headquarters on a straight-line basis over the lease term. During the third quarter of 2016, the Company terminated its five-year sublease agreement which commenced on May 1, 2015. The Company entered into a new four-year sublease agreement commencing on October 1, 2016, which terminated on January 31, 2019. The Company entered into a new sublease agreement commencing on February 1, 2019, that expires on December 31, 2025. During October of 2020, the Company executed an amendment to the sublease agreement. The sublease agreement is cancelable by either the Company or sublessee given appropriate notice after the thirty-first month following the commencement of the sublease agreement. The sublease agreement is for certain office space associated with the Company's operating lease agreement in its corporate headquarters.upon at least six months prior written notice. Sublease income will continue to decrease annual lease expense by approximately $0.4$0.3 million per year.


During December 2018, the Company signed a non-cancellable amendment to the corporate headquarters lease to obtain additional space that expires on December 31, 2025. In accordance with ASC 842, Leases, the lease term commenced on February 1, 2019 and the Company recorded a Right-of-use Asset and Lease Liability on the consolidated statements of financial condition associated with the new lease.

During June 2019, the Company signed a non-cancellable lease to the business development and client service office in London to obtain additional space that expires on October 31, 2021. In accordance with ASC 842, Leases, the lease term commenced on November 1, 2019 and the Company recorded a Right-of-use Asset and Lease Liability on the consolidated statements of financial condition associated with the new lease. During July 2021, the Company signed an extension of the non-cancellable lease to the business development and client service office in London which commences on November 1, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2023.

During each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, lease expenses were $0.5of $0.8 million and $1.6$2.2 million, respectively, and are included in general and administrative expense. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016,2020, lease expenses were $0.5$0.8 million and $1.4$2.2 million, respectively. This lease expense includes short-term lease expenses associated with the Company's office spacesspace in the U.K.Australia. Short-term lease expense was $0.1 million and Australia. Lease expenses$0.3 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172021. Lease expenses for each of the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, were net of $0.1$0.1 million of sublease income. Lease expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, were net of $0.2 million and $0.3$0.3 million of sublease income, respectively. Lease expenses for

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The following table presents the components of operating lease expense, as well as supplemental cash flow information, related to the Company’s leases:

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Operating lease expense1

 

$

605

 

 

$

1,792

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

617

 

 

$

1,828

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations

 

$

 

 

$

 

1.
Amounts have not been reduced by sublease income of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 were net2021.

The following table presents information regarding the Company’s operating leases:

 

 

As of

 

 

 

September 30,
2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

$

9,786

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

$

10,077

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)

 

 

4.2

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

 

4.3

%

The maturities of $0.1 million and $0.3 million of sublease income, respectively.lease liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,

 

Operating Leases

 

2021 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2021)

 

$

672

 

2022

 

 

2,574

 

2023

 

 

2,596

 

2024

 

 

2,607

 

2025

 

 

2,607

 

2026 and thereafter

 

 

-

 

Total undiscounted lease payments

 

$

11,056

 

Less discount

 

 

(979

)

Total lease liabilities

 

$

10,077

 


Note 13—Income Taxes

The operating company is a limited liability company that has elected to be treated as a partnership for tax purposes. The operating company has made a provision for New York City Unincorporated Business Tax (“UBT”) and its consolidated subsidiary Pzena Investment Management, LTD has made a provision for U.K. income taxes. The Company's provision for income taxes reflects U.S. federal, state, and local incomes taxes on its allocable portion of the operating company's income. The Company's effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and 20162020 was 12.5%5.8% and 8.8%7.2%, respectively. The effective tax rate includes a rate benefit attributable to the fact that approximately 74.7%78.2% and 76.5%77.6% of the operating company's earnings were not subject to corporate-level taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, respectively. Income before income taxes includes net income attributable to non-controlling interests and not taxable to the Company, which reduces the effective tax rate. This favorable impact is partially offset by the impact

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The Income Taxes Topic of the FASB ASC establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax return positions in financial statements.


As of September 30, 20172021 and December 31, 2016,2020, the Company had $4.1$7.7 million and $2.8$7.6 million, respectively, in unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the provision for income taxes. As of both September 30, 20172021 and December 31, 2016,2020, the Company had interest related to unrecognized tax benefits of $0.4 million.$1.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively. As of September 30, 20172021 and December 31, 2016, no2020, 0 penalty accruals were recorded.


During the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized intermittent net discrete tax benefits of $2.5 million and $1.6 million, respectively, associated with the remeasurement of reserves and related interest in connection with the lapse of the statute of limitations in certain tax jurisdictions.

As of September 30, 20172021 and December 31, 2016,2020, the net values of all deferred tax assets were approximately $70.4$26.9 million and $73.4$29.8 million, respectively. These deferred tax assets primarily reflect the future tax benefits associated with the Company's initial public offering, and the subsequent and future exchanges by holders of Class B units of the operating company for shares of Class A common stock. At September 30, 20172021 and December 31, 2016,2020, the Company did not0t have a valuation allowance recorded against its deferred tax assets.



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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)


Note 14—Subsequent Events


On October 17, 2017,19, 2021, the Company announced that the Board of Directors approved and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.03$0.03 per share of its Class A common stock that will be paid on November 22, 201719, 2021 to holders of record on October 27, 2017.


29, 2021.

On October 19, 2021, at the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board of Directors voted to increase the size of the Board by one seat and appointed Ms. Chenyu Caroline Cai to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from such increase in the size of the Board.

No other subsequent events necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments.


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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations


Overview

We are an investment management firm that utilizes a classic value investment approach across all of our investment strategies. We currently manage assets in a variety of value-oriented investment strategies across a wide range of market capitalizations in both U.S. and non-U.S. capital markets. At September 30, 2017,2021, our assets under management, or AUM, was $35.4 billion.$50.8 billion. We manage separate accounts on behalf of institutions, act as sub-investment adviser for a variety of SEC-registered mutual funds and non-U.S. funds, and act as investment adviser for the Pzena mutual funds, private placement funds and non-U.S. funds.

We function as the sole managing member of our operating company, Pzena Investment Management, LLC (the “operating company”). As a result, we: (i) consolidate the financial results of our operating company with our own, and reflect the membership interest in it that we do not own as a non-controlling interest in our consolidated financial statements; and (ii) recognize income generated from our economic interest in our operating company’s net income. AsThe percentages presented below are subject to continued changes, including but not limited to, the price of Class A common stock, issuance of awards, and exercise of options. Based on the closing price of the Company’s Class A common stock as of September 30, 2017,2021, the holders of Class A common stock (through the Company) and, the holders of Class B units of the operating company, and Class B-1 units of the operating company held approximately 23.8%, 74.3%, and 1.9% respectively, of the economic interest in the September 30, 2021 value of the operating company. As of September 30, 2021, the holders of our Class A common stock and the holders of Class B and Class B-1 units of our operating company held approximately 25.2%22.0%, 68.9%, and 74.8%9.1%, respectively, of the economic interests in the operations of our business.


future income and distributions.

The Company also serves as the general partner of Pzena Investment Management, LP, a partnership formed with the objective of aggregating employee ownership in one entity.


Certain

Our founders and certain of our named executive officers and employees have interests in Pzena Investment Management, LP and certain estate planning vehicles through which they indirectly own Class B and B-1 units of our operating company. AsBased on the closing price of the Company’s Class A common stock as of September 30, 2017,2021, through direct and indirect interests, our five named executive officers; 38three founders, 52 other employee members;members, and certain other members of our operating company, including one of our directors, his related entities, and certain former employees, collectively held 50.5%48.4%, 4.7%8.7%, and 19.6%19.1% of the economic interests in our operating company, respectively.

GAAP As of September 30, 2021, through direct and Non-GAAP indirect interests, our three founders, 52 other employee members, and certain former employees, collectively held 44.9%, 15.4%, and 17.7% of the future income and distributions of our operating company.

Net Income

GAAP diluted

Diluted net income and GAAP diluted earnings per share were $11.9$22.7 million and $0.17,$0.27, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2017,2021, and $8.2$12.4 million and $0.12,$0.16, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2016. GAAP diluted2020. Diluted net income and GAAP diluted earnings per share were $31.1$63.6 million and $0.44,$0.76, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, and $21.2$23.1 million and $0.31,$0.28, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Our results for2020. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 include2020, the calculation of diluted earnings per share resulted in an increase in earnings per share. Therefore, diluted earnings per share for such period is assumed to be equal to earnings per share.

In evaluating our financial condition and results of operations, we also review non-GAAP measures of earnings, which are adjusted to exclude accounting adjustments related to our deferred tax asset generated by the Company's initial public offering and subsequent Class B unit conversions, as well as our tax receivable agreement and the associated liability to our selling and converting shareholders. We believe that these accounting adjustments add a measure of non-operational complexity that partially obscures a clear understanding of the underlying performance of our business.  Therefore, in evaluating our financial condition and results of operations, we also review certain non-GAAP measures of earnings, which are adjusted to exclude these items.  As adjusted, non-GAAP diluted net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share were $8.0 million and $0.12, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2016. As adjusted, non-GAAP diluted net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share were $20.9 million and $0.30, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. No such adjustments were made to the GAAP results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 due to the release of the valuation allowance recorded against the deferred tax assets during the fourth quarter of 2016.  


GAAP2021 and non-GAAP net2020.

Net income for diluted earnings per share generally assumes all operating company membership units are converted into Company stock at the beginning of the reporting period, and the resulting change to our net income associated with our increased interest in the operating company is taxed at our historical effective tax rate, exclusive of the adjustments related to changes in the valuation allowance recorded against the deferred tax asset and other discrete and permanently non-deductible items. Our resulting effective tax rate exclusive of these adjustments, was 36.7%24.8% and 25.0% for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, and 36.9% for each of the three and nine months 36.9%ended September 30, 2021, and 24.3% and 25.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.2020, respectively. See “Operating Results - Income Tax Expense” below.

We use these non-GAAP measures to assess the strength

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Table of the underlying operations of the business. We believe that these adjustments, and the non-GAAP measures derived from them, provide information to further analyze our operations between


periods and over time. We also use non-GAAP net income as one factor in determining the amount of dividends we pay.  See “Dividend Policy” below.  Investors should consider these non-GAAP measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

A reconciliation of the most comparable GAAP measures to the non-GAAP measures is included below:
 For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 (in thousands, except share and per share data)
GAAP Net Income$2,989
 $2,165
 $7,954
 $5,193
Net Effect of Tax Receivable Agreement
 (211) 
 (269)
Non-GAAP Net Income$2,989
 $1,954
 $7,954
 $4,924
        
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding17,285,307
 16,390,298
 17,319,948
 15,807,340
GAAP Basic Earnings per Share$0.17
 $0.13
 $0.46
 $0.33
Net Effect of Tax Receivable Agreement
 (0.01) 
 (0.02)
Non-GAAP Basic Earnings per Share$0.17
 $0.12
 $0.46
 $0.31
     

 

GAAP Net Income for Diluted Earnings per Share$11,862
 $8,192
 $31,077
 $21,167
Net Effect of Tax Receivable Agreement
 (211) 
 (269)
Non-GAAP Net Income for Diluted Earnings per Share$11,862
 $7,981
 $31,077
 $20,898
     

 

Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding70,763,213
 68,656,042
 70,845,892
 68,609,667
GAAP Basic Earnings per Share$0.17
 $0.12
 $0.44
 $0.31
Net Effect of Tax Receivable Agreement
 
 
 (0.01)
Non-GAAP Basic Earnings per Share$0.17
 $0.12
 $0.44
 $0.30

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Revenue

We generate revenue primarily from management fees and performance fees, which we collectively refer to as our advisory fees, by managing assets on behalf of institutionalour separately managed and sub-advised accounts, and for retail clients, which are generally open-end mutual funds catering primarily to retail investors.as well as our Pzena funds. Our advisory fee income is primarily based on our AUM, as discussed below, and recognized over the period in which investment management services are provided. FollowingIn accordance with the preferred method identified in the Revenue Recognition Topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”), income from performance fees is recorded at the conclusion of the contractual performance period, when all contingenciesit is probable that significant reversal of the performance fee will not occur. Advisory fee income also includes fund expense cap reimbursements which are resolved.

required to be presented net against revenue rather than as a component of general and administrative expense.

Our advisory fees are primarily driven by the level of our AUM. Our AUM increases or decreases with the net inflows or outflows of funds into our various investment strategies and with the investment performance thereof. In order to increase our AUM and expand our business, we must develop and market investment strategies that suit the investment needs of our target clients, and provide attractive returns over the long term. The value and composition of our AUM, and our ability to continue to attract clients depends on a variety of factors as described in "Item 1 — Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business — Our primary source of revenue is derived from management fees, which are directly tied to the levels of our assets under management. Fluctuations in AUM therefore will directly impact our revenue" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.


2020.

For our institutionalseparately managed accounts, we are paid fees according to a schedule, which varies by investment strategy. The substantial majority of these accounts pay us management fees pursuant to a schedule by which the rate we earn on the AUM declines as the amount of AUM increases.

Pursuant to our sub-investment advisory agreements, with our retail clients and advisory agreements with Pzena branded funds, we are generally paid a management fee according to a schedule in which the rate we earn on the AUM declines as the amount of AUM increases. Certain of these funds pay us fixed-rate management fees. Due to the substantially larger account


size of certain of these accounts, the average advisory fees we earn on them, as a percentage of AUM, are lower than the advisory fees we earn on our institutionalseparately managed accounts.

Advisory fees we earn on institutionalseparately managed accounts are generally based on the value of AUM at a specific date on a quarterly basis. Certain of our institutionalseparately managed accounts, and all of our retailsub-advised accounts, are calculated based on the average of the monthly or daily market value. Advisory fees are also generally adjusted for any cash flows into or out of a portfolio, where the cash flow represents greater than 10% of the value of the portfolio. While a specific group of accounts may use the same fee rate, the calculation methodology may differ as described above.

Certain of our clients pay us performance fees according to the performance of their accounts relative to certain agreed-upon benchmarks, which results in a lower base fee, but allows for us to earn higher fees if the relevant investment strategy outperforms the agreed-upon benchmark. Some performance-based fee arrangements include high-water mark provisions, which generally provide that if a client account underperforms relative to its performance target, it must gain back such underperformance before we can collect future performance-based fees. Fulcrum fee arrangements require a reduction in the base fee, or allow for a performance fee if the relevant investment strategy underperforms or outperforms, respectively, the agreed-upon benchmark.

Our advisory fees may fluctuate based on a number of factors, including the following:

changes in AUM due to appreciation or depreciation of our investment portfolios, and the levels of the contribution and withdrawal of assets by new and existing clients;

distribution of AUM among our investment strategies, which have differing fee schedules;

distribution of AUM between institutionalseparately managed accounts and retailsub-advised accounts, for which we generally earn lower overall advisory fees; and

the level of our performance with respect to accounts on which we are paid performance fees or have fulcrum fee arrangements.

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Expenses

Our expenses consist primarily of Compensation and Benefits Expense, as well as General and Administrative Expense. Our largest expense is Compensation and Benefits, which includes the salaries, bonuses, equity-based compensation, and related benefits and payroll costs attributable to our employee members and employees. Compensation and benefits packages are benchmarked against relevant industry and geographic peer groups in order to attract and retain qualified personnel. General and Administrative Expense includes lease expenses, professional and outside services fees, depreciation, the costs associated with operating and maintaining our research, trading and portfolio accounting systems, the costs associated with being a public company, and other expenses. Our occupancy-related costs and professional services expenses, in particular, generally increase or decrease in relative proportion to the overall size and scale of our business operations.


Our expenses may fluctuate due to a number of factors, including the following:

variations in the level of total compensation expense due to, among other things, bonuses, awards of equity to our employees and employee members of our operating company, changes in our employee count and mix, and competitive factors; and

general and administrative expenses, such as rent, professional service fees and data-related costs, incurred, as necessary, to run our business.


Other Income

Income/ (Expense)

Other IncomeIncome/ (Expense) is derived primarily from investment income or loss arising from our consolidated entities,subsidiaries, income or loss generated by our investments, and interest income generated on our cash balances. Other IncomeIncome/ (Expense) is also affected by changes in our estimates of the liability due to our selling and converting shareholders associated with payments owed to them under the tax receivable agreement, which was executed in connection with our reorganization and initial public offering on October 30, 2007. As discussed further below under “Tax Receivable Agreement,” this liability represents 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state, and local income tax that we realize as a result of the amortization of the increases in tax basis generated from our acquisitions of our operating company’s units from our selling and converting shareholders. We expect the interest and investment components of Other Income,Income/ (Expense), in the aggregate, to fluctuate based on market conditions and the performance of our consolidated entities and other investments.


Non-Controlling Interests


We are the sole managing member of our operating company and control its business and affairs and, therefore, consolidate its financial results with ours. In light of our employees’ and outside investors’ direct and indirect interests in our operating company, we have reflected their membership interests as non-controlling interest in our consolidated financial statements. As of September 30, 2017,2021, the holders of Class A common stock of the Company and the holders of Class B units and Class B-1 units of the operating company held approximately 25.2%23.8%, 74.3%, and 74.8%,1.9% respectively, of the economic interests in the operations of the business. In addition, our operating company consolidates the results of operations of the private investment partnerships and Pzena-branded mutual funds over which we exercise a controlling influence. Non-controlling interests recorded in our consolidated financial statements include the non-controlling interests of the outside investors in these consolidated subsidiaries.


Operating Results

General

Our earnings and cash flows are heavily dependent upon prevailing financial market conditions. Significant increases or decreases in the various securities markets, particularly equities markets, can have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

The global effects of COVID-19 on the securities market caused a significant reduction in our AUM. While many businesses have re-opened, vaccinations are underway (particularly in the U.S., the U.K. and Israel) and leading economic indicators are showing signs of improvement, the overall extent and duration of COVID-19's impact on businesses and economic activity generally remains uncertain. The economic impact of COVID-19 and any additional declines in the financial markets could have a significant adverse effect on our AUM and revenues, particularly if economic activity does not continue to recover. Although countries throughout the world continue to grapple with re-opening their economies, this will continue to

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be a gradual process, and there is a significant risk that the opening process may be further interrupted if infection rates increase, as a result of the emergence of new variants of COVID-19 or otherwise.

We continue to consider, and in some cases are methodically implementing, return to office programs for our U.S., U.K., and Australian offices. During the third quarter of 2021, we gradually began to bring our workforce back into the office and we will continue to do so during the fourth quarter of 2021. However, we continue to monitor the daily evolution of the pandemic and communications from the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in order to ensure the health and safety of our employees, which remains our top priority. We will modify our return to office plans, as needed, to ensure the safety of our employees and to ensure that the highest safety and cleanliness protocols are followed. We believe that our business continuity plan and technology platform will continue to support the effectiveness of our employees working remotely.

As most of our workforce continues working remotely, we are mindful of increased risk related to cybersecurity, which could significantly disrupt our business functions.

Assets Under Management and Flows

As of September 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, our AUM of approximately $35.4$50.8 billion and $27.4 million,$33.3 billion, respectively, was invested in a variety of value-oriented investment strategies, representing distinct market capitalization segments of U.S. and non-U.S. equity markets. The assets under management and performance of our largest investment strategies as of September 30, 20172021 are further described below. We follow the same investment process for each of these strategies. Our investment strategies are distinguished by the market capitalization ranges from which we select securities for their portfolios, which we refer to as each strategy’s investment universe, as well as the regions in which we invest and the degree to which we concentrate on a limited number of holdings. While our investment process includes ongoing review of companies in the investment universes described below, our actual investments may include companies outside of the relevant market capitalization range at the time of our investment. In addition, the number of holdings typically found in the portfolios of each of our investment strategies may vary, as described below.



The following tables describe the allocation of our AUM among our investment strategies and the domicile of our accounts, as of September 30, 20172021 and 2016:

  AUM at September 30,
Strategy 2017 2016
  (in billions)
U.S. Value Strategies    
Large Cap Value $10.5
 $9.1
Mid Cap Value 2.7
 2.3
Value 2.1
 1.8
Small Cap Value 1.6
 1.3
Other U.S. Strategies 0.1
 
     Total U.S. Value Strategies 17.0
 14.5
  
 
Global and Non-U.S. Value Strategies    
International Value 5.8
 4.5
Global Value 5.6
 4.4
Emerging Markets Value 3.8
 2.5
European Value 3.1
 1.4
Other Non-U.S. Strategies 0.1
 0.1
     Total Global and Non-U.S. Value Strategies 18.4
 12.9
     Total $35.4
 $27.4

  AUM at September 30,
Account Domicile 2017 2016
  (in billions)
U.S. $23.9
 $19.7
Non-U.S. 11.5
 7.7
Total $35.4
 $27.4

2020:

 

 

AUM at September 30,

 

Strategy

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in billions)

 

U.S. Value Strategies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large Cap Value

 

$

11.2

 

 

$

7.2

 

Mid Cap Value

 

 

2.9

 

 

 

2.3

 

Small Cap Value

 

 

2.5

 

 

 

1.4

 

Value

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

0.4

 

Other U.S. Strategies

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.2

 

Total U.S. Value Strategies

 

 

17.5

 

 

 

11.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global and Non-U.S. Value Strategies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Value

 

 

14.8

 

 

 

8.4

 

International Value

 

 

7.8

 

 

 

5.9

 

Emerging Markets Value

 

 

7.2

 

 

 

5.1

 

European Value

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

2.1

 

Other Global and Non-U.S. Strategies

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.3

 

Total Global and Non-U.S. Value Strategies

 

 

33.3

 

 

 

21.8

 

Total

 

$

50.8

 

 

$

33.3

 

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AUM at September 30,

 

Account Domicile

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in billions)

 

U.S.

 

$

31.2

 

 

$

21.1

 

Non-U.S.

 

 

19.6

 

 

 

12.2

 

Total

 

$

50.8

 

 

$

33.3

 

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The following table indicates the annualized returns, gross and net (which represents annualized returns prior to, and after, payment of advisory fees, respectively), of our largest investment strategies from their inception to September 30, 2017,2021, and in the five-year, three-year, and one-year periods ended September 30, 2017,2021, as well as the performance of the market index which is most commonly used by our clients to compare the performance of the relevant investment strategy.

 

 

Period Ended September 30, 20211

 

Investment Strategy (Inception Date)

 

Since
Inception

 

 

5 Years

 

 

3 Years

 

 

1 Year

 

Large Cap Value (July 2012)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annualized Gross Returns

 

 

12.8

%

 

 

11.4

%

 

 

8.6

%

 

 

58.1

%

Annualized Net Returns

 

 

12.6

%

 

 

11.2

%

 

 

8.5

%

 

 

57.9

%

Russell 1000® Value Index

 

 

12.2

%

 

 

10.9

%

 

 

10.1

%

 

 

35.0

%

International Value (November 2008)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annualized Gross Returns

 

 

10.0

%

 

 

9.5

%

 

 

7.0

%

 

 

40.5

%

Annualized Net Returns

 

 

9.6

%

 

 

9.1

%

 

 

6.6

%

 

 

40.1

%

MSCI EAFE® Index—Net/U.S.$2

 

 

7.8

%

 

 

8.8

%

 

 

7.6

%

 

 

25.7

%

Global Value (January 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annualized Gross Returns

 

 

9.2

%

 

 

11.0

%

 

 

9.0

%

 

 

52.1

%

Annualized Net Returns

 

 

8.8

%

 

 

10.6

%

 

 

8.6

%

 

 

51.6

%

MSCI® World Index – Net/U.S.$2

 

 

10.5

%

 

 

13.7

%

 

 

13.1

%

 

 

28.8

%

Emerging Markets Focused Value (January 2008)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annualized Gross Returns

 

 

4.5

%

 

 

10.8

%

 

 

8.5

%

 

 

42.4

%

Annualized Net Returns

 

 

3.7

%

 

 

9.9

%

 

 

7.7

%

 

 

41.4

%

MSCI® Emerging Markets Index—Net/U.S.$2

 

 

2.5

%

 

 

9.2

%

 

 

8.6

%

 

 

18.2

%

Large Cap Focused Value (October 2000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annualized Gross Returns

 

 

7.8

%

 

 

11.3

%

 

 

8.6

%

 

 

67.2

%

Annualized Net Returns

 

 

7.4

%

 

 

11.0

%

 

 

8.3

%

 

 

66.6

%

Russell 1000® Value Index

 

 

7.4

%

 

 

10.9

%

 

 

10.1

%

 

 

35.0

%

European Focused Value (August 2008)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annualized Gross Returns

 

 

5.6

%

 

 

8.4

%

 

 

4.9

%

 

 

53.2

%

Annualized Net Returns

 

 

5.3

%

 

 

8.0

%

 

 

4.5

%

 

 

52.7

%

MSCI® Europe Index – Net/U.S.$2

 

 

3.8

%

 

 

8.8

%

 

 

7.8

%

 

 

27.3

%

Global Focused Value (January 2004)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annualized Gross Returns

 

 

6.5

%

 

 

11.0

%

 

 

8.7

%

 

 

56.7

%

Annualized Net Returns

 

 

5.8

%

 

 

10.4

%

 

 

8.1

%

 

 

56.1

%

MSCI® All Country World Index – Net/U.S.$2

 

 

8.2

%

 

 

13.2

%

 

 

12.6

%

 

 

27.4

%

Mid Cap Value (April 2014)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annualized Gross Returns

 

 

9.0

%

 

 

10.3

%

 

 

9.0

%

 

 

63.9

%

Annualized Net Returns

 

 

8.7

%

 

 

10.1

%

 

 

8.8

%

 

 

63.7

%

Russell Mid Cap® Value Index

 

 

9.3

%

 

 

10.6

%

 

 

10.3

%

 

 

42.4

%

Small Cap Focused Value (January 1996)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annualized Gross Returns

 

 

13.4

%

 

 

11.3

%

 

 

8.6

%

 

 

73.3

%

Annualized Net Returns

 

 

12.2

%

 

 

10.3

%

 

 

7.6

%

 

 

71.9

%

Russell 2000® Value Index

 

 

9.9

%

 

 

11.0

%

 

 

8.6

%

 

 

63.9

%

Focused Value (January 1996)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annualized Gross Returns

 

 

10.5

%

 

 

10.2

%

 

 

7.9

%

 

 

64.2

%

Annualized Net Returns

 

 

9.8

%

 

 

9.6

%

 

 

7.3

%

 

 

63.2

%

Russell 1000® Value Index

 

 

9.1

%

 

 

10.9

%

 

 

10.1

%

 

 

35.0

%

International Focused Value (January 2004)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annualized Gross Returns

 

 

7.0

%

 

 

10.2

%

 

 

7.4

%

 

 

45.1

%

Annualized Net Returns

 

 

6.2

%

 

 

9.7

%

 

 

6.8

%

 

 

44.3

%

MSCI® All Country World ex-U.S. Index – Net/U.S.$2

 

 

6.5

%

 

 

8.9

%

 

 

8.0

%

 

 

23.9

%

Mid Cap Focused Value (September 1998)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annualized Gross Returns

 

 

12.7

%

 

 

12.2

%

 

 

11.4

%

 

 

70.2

%

Annualized Net Returns

 

 

11.9

%

 

 

11.5

%

 

 

10.7

%

 

 

69.1

%

Russell Mid Cap® Value Index

 

 

10.5

%

 

 

10.6

%

 

 

10.3

%

 

 

42.4

%

1.
The historical returns of these investment strategies are not necessarily indicative of their future performance, or the future performance of any of our other current or future investment strategies.
  
Period Ended September 30, 20171
Investment Strategy (Inception Date) 
Since Inception
 5 Years 3 Years 1 Year
Large Cap Value (July 2012)        
Annualized Gross Returns 15.9% 15.5% 9.9% 22.5%
Annualized Net Returns 15.8% 15.3% 9.7% 22.1%
Russell 1000® Value Index
 13.9% 13.2% 8.5% 15.1%
International Value (November 2008)2
        
Annualized Gross Returns 11.7% 10.5% 5.1% 23.3%
Annualized Net Returns 11.4% 10.2% 4.8% 22.9%
MSCI EAFE® Index—Net/U.S.$3
 8.4% 8.4% 5.0% 19.1%
Large Cap Focused Value (October 2000)        
Annualized Gross Returns 7.7% 15.7% 10.3% 24.1%
2.

Net of applicable withholding taxes and presented in U.S. Dollars
Annualized Net Returns 7.2% 15.3% 9.9% 23.6%
Russell 1000® Value Index
 6.9% 13.2% 8.5% 15.1%
Emerging Markets Focused Value (January 2008)        
Annualized Gross Returns 3.7% 6.9% 5.0% 28.4%
Annualized Net Returns 2.8% 6.1% 4.2% 27.5%
MSCI® Emerging Markets Index—Net/U.S.$3
 1.0% 4.0% 4.9% 22.5%
European Focused Value (August 2008)        
Annualized Gross Returns 6.5% 11.3% 5.8% 29.5%
Annualized Net Returns 6.1% 10.9% 5.5% 29.1%
MSCI® Europe Index – Net/U.S.$3
 3.0% 8.4% 4.4% 22.3%
Global Focused Value (January 2004)        
Annualized Gross Returns 6.2% 13.1% 7.0% 25.4%
Annualized Net Returns 5.4% 12.5% 6.4% 24.7%
MSCI® All Country World Index – Net/U.S.$3
 7.1% 10.2% 7.4% 18.7%
Global Value (January 2010)4
        
Annualized Gross Returns 9.7% 12.7% 7.2% 23.4%
Annualized Net Returns 9.4% 12.3% 6.9% 22.9%
MSCI® World Index – Net/U.S.$3
 9.4% 11.0% 7.7% 18.2%
Mid Cap Value (April 2014)        
Annualized Gross Returns 10.2% N/A
 12.0% 20.3%
Annualized Net Returns 9.9% N/A
 11.7% 20.0%
Russell Mid Cap® Value Index
 8.7% N/A
 9.2% 13.4%
Focused Value (January 1996)        
Annualized Gross Returns 11.1% 16.2% 10.4% 23.1%
Annualized Net Returns 10.4% 15.5% 9.7% 22.5%
Russell 1000® Value Index
 9.0% 13.2% 8.5% 15.1%
Small Cap Focused Value (January 1996)        
Annualized Gross Returns 14.2% 17.3% 14.7% 21.9%
Annualized Net Returns 13.0% 16.1% 13.5% 20.7%
Russell 2000® Value Index
 10.2% 13.3% 12.1% 20.6%
International Focused Value (January 2004)5
        
Annualized Gross Returns 7.1% 11.3% 6.2% 25.9%
Annualized Net Returns 6.2% 10.6% 5.7% 25.3%
MSCI® All Country World ex-U.S. Index – Net/U.S.$3
 6.5% 7.0% 4.7% 19.6%
Mid Cap Focused Value (September 1998)        
Annualized Gross Returns 13.3% 17.1% 12.4% 21.9%
Annualized Net Returns 12.5% 16.4% 11.7% 21.2%
Russell Mid Cap® Value Index
 10.6% 15.1% 9.2% 13.4%
1The historical returns of these investment strategies are not necessarily indicative of their future performance, or the future performance of any of our other current or future investment strategies.
2Formerly known as International Value EAFE
3Net of applicable withholding taxes and presented in U.S. Dollars
4Formerly known as Global Value World
5Formerly known as International (ex-U.S.) Focused Value


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Large Cap Value. This strategy reflects a portfolio composed of approximately 50 to 80 stocks drawn from a universe of 500 of the largest U.S. listed companies, based on market capitalization. This strategy was launched in July 2012. At September 30, 2017,2021, the Large Cap Value strategy generated a one-year annualized gross return of 22.5%58.1%, outperforming its benchmark. The outperformance was primarily driven by our stock selectiontop contributing sectors included the industrials, consumer discretionary, and overexposure in the financial services sector and our stock selection in the energy sector.

sectors.

International Value. This strategy reflects a portfolio composed of approximately 60 to 80 stocks drawn from a universe of 1,500 of the largest companies across the world excluding the United States, based on market capitalization. This strategy was launched in November 2008. At September 30, 2017,2021, the International Value strategy generated a one-year annualized gross return of 23.3%40.5%, outperforming its benchmark. The top contributing sectors included the industrials, materials, and consumer staples sectors.

Global Value.This outperformancestrategy reflects a portfolio composed of approximately 60 to 95 stocks drawn from a universe of 2,000 of the largest companies across the world, based on market capitalization. This strategy was primarily driven by our stock selection and overexposurelaunched in January 2010. At September 30, 2021, the Global Value strategy generated a one-year annualized gross return of 52.1%, outperforming its benchmark. The top contributing sectors included the financial services, sectorindustrials, materials, and certain positionsconsumer discretionary sectors.

Emerging Markets Focused Value. This strategy reflects a portfolio composed of approximately 40 to 80 stocks drawn from a universe of 1,500 of the largest emerging market companies, based on market capitalization. This strategy was launched in January 2008. At September 30, 2021, the materials sector, partially offset by our stock selection inEmerging Markets Focused Value strategy generated a one-year annualized gross return of 42.4%, outperforming its benchmark. The top contributing sectors included the consumer discretionary, sector.

financial services, and industrials sectors.

Large Cap Focused Value. This strategy reflects a portfolio composed of approximately 30 to 40 stocks drawn from a universe of 500 of the largest U.S. listed companies, based on market capitalization. This strategy was launched in October 2000. At September 30, 2017,2021, the Large Cap Focused Value strategy generated a one-year annualized gross return of 24.1%67.2%, outperforming its benchmark. The outperformance was driven primarily by our stock selection and overexposure intop contributing sectors included the industrials, financial services, sector.

Emerging Markets Focused Value. This strategy reflects a portfolio composed of approximately 40 to 80 stocks drawn from a universe of 1,500 of the largest emerging market companies, based on market capitalization. This strategy was launched in January 2008. At September 30, 2017, the Emerging Markets Focused Value strategy generated a one-year annualized gross return of 28.4%, outperforming its benchmark. This outperformance was driven primarily by our stock selection in the materials, industrials, and consumer discretionary sectors and the performance of certain stocks in the consumer staples sector. This relative outperformance was partially offset by our stock selection in the information technology sector.
sectors.

European Focused Value. This strategy reflects a portfolio composed of approximately 40 to 50 stocks drawn from a universe of 750 of the largest European companies, based on market capitalization. This strategy was launched in August 2008. At September 30, 2017,2021, the European Focused Value strategy generated a one-year annualized gross return of 29.5%53.2%, outperforming its benchmark. This outperformance was broad based and primarily driven by our overexposure inThe top contributing sectors included the materials, financial services, sector, our stock selection in the materials and industrials sectors, our underweight position in the consumer staples sector, and the performance of certain French stocks. This outperformance was partially offset by our stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector.

sectors.

Global Focused Value. This strategy reflects a portfolio composed of approximately 40 to 60 stocks drawn from a universe of 2,000 of the largest companies across the world, based on market capitalization. This strategy was launched in January 2004. At September 30, 2017,2021, the Global Focused Value strategy generated a one-year annualized gross return of 25.4%56.7%, outperforming its benchmark. The main contributors to this outperformance were our stock selection and overexposure intop contributing sectors included the financial services, sector, our stock selection in the energyindustrials, and materials sectors, partially offset by our stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector.

Global Value.  This strategy reflects a portfolio composed of approximately 60 to 95 stocks drawn from a universe of 2,000 of the largest companies across the world, based on market capitalization. This strategy was launched in January 2010. At September 30, 2017, the Global Value strategy generated a one-year annualized gross return of 23.4%, outperforming its benchmark. This outperformance was primarily driven by our stock selection and overexposure in the financial services sector and our stock selection in the energy and materials sectors, partially offset by our stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector.
sectors.

Mid Cap Value. This strategy reflects a portfolio composed of approximately 50 to 80 stocks drawn from a universe of U.S. listed companies ranked from the 201st to 1,200th largest, based on market capitalization. This strategy was launched in April 2014. At September 30, 2017,2021, the Mid Cap Value strategy generated a one-year annualized gross return of 20.3%63.9%, outperforming its benchmark. This outperformance was driven by our stock selection inThe top contributing sectors included the industrials, consumer discretionary, and financial services sectors.

Small Cap Focused Value. This strategy reflects a portfolio composed of approximately 40 to 50 stocks drawn from a universe of U.S. listed companies ranked from the 1,001st to 3,000th largest, based on market capitalization. This strategy was launched in January 1996. At September 30, 2021, the Small Cap Focused Value strategy generated a one-year annualized gross return of 73.3%, outperforming its benchmark. The top contributing sectors included the health care, materials, and producer durables sectors.

industrials sectors, partially offset by the underperformance of the technology sector.

Focused Value. This strategy reflects a portfolio composed of a portfolio of approximately 30 to 40 stocks drawn from a universe of 1,000 of the largest U.S. listed companies, based on market capitalization. This strategy was launched in January 1996. At September 30, 2017,2021, the Focused Value strategy generated a one-year annualized gross return of 23.1%, outperforming its benchmark. This relative outperformance was driven primarily by our stock selection and overexposure in the financial services sector and our stock selection in the producer durables sector.

Small Cap Focused Value.  This strategy reflects a portfolio composed of approximately 40 to 50 stocks drawn from a universe of U.S. listed companies ranked from the 1,001st to 3,000th largest, based on market capitalization. This strategy was

launched in January 1996. At September 30, 2017, the Small Cap Focused Value strategy generated a one-year annualized gross return of 21.9%64.2%, outperforming its benchmark. The main contributors to this outperformance include our stock selection intop contributing sectors included the industrials, financial services, sector, and certain positions in the technology sector, partially offset by our stock selection in the health care sector.
consumer discretionary sectors.

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International Focused Value. This strategy reflects a portfolio composed of approximately 30 to 50 stocks drawn from a universe of 1,500 of the largest companies across the world excluding the United States, based on market capitalization. This strategy was launched in January 2004. At September 30, 2017,2021, the International Focused Value strategy generated a one-year annualized gross return of 25.9%45.1%, outperforming its benchmark. This relative outperformance was driven by our stock selection and overweight position inThe top contributing sectors included the financial services, sector and our stock selection in the materials sector, partially offset by our exposure to the consumer discretionary, sector.

and industrials sectors.

Mid Cap Focused Value. This strategy reflects a portfolio composed of approximately 30 to 40 stocks drawn from a universe of U.S. listed companies ranked from the 201st to 1,200th largest, based on market capitalization. This strategy was launched in September 1998. At September 30, 2017,2021, the Mid Cap Focused Value strategy generated a one-year annualized gross return of 21.9%70.2%, outperforming its benchmark. Our stock selection inThe top contributing sectors included the industrials, consumer discretionary, and financial services and producer durables sectors were the largest contributors to this outperformance.

sectors.

Our earnings and cash flows are heavily dependent upon prevailing financial market conditions. Significant increases or decreases in the various securities markets, particularly the equities markets, can have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows.


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The change in AUM in our institutionalseparately managed accounts, sub-advised accounts, and retail accountsPzena funds for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and 20162020 is described below. Inflows are composed of the investment of new or additional assets by new or existing clients. Outflows consist of redemptions of assets by existing clients.

Assets Under Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

($ billions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Separately Managed Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

 

$

20.0

 

 

$

13.0

 

 

$

17.3

 

 

$

16.4

 

Inflows

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

1.2

 

Outflows

 

 

(1.1

)

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

(2.8

)

 

 

(1.0

)

Net Flows

 

 

(0.9

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(1.2

)

 

 

0.2

 

Market Appreciation/(Depreciation)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

(3.4

)

Foreign Exchange1

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

0.1

 

End of Period

 

$

18.8

 

 

$

13.3

 

 

$

18.8

 

 

$

13.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sub-Advised Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

 

$

30.2

 

 

$

16.4

 

 

$

23.3

 

 

$

22.4

 

Inflows

 

 

1.3

 

 

 

2.5

 

 

 

5.9

 

 

 

4.0

 

Outflows

 

 

(1.7

)

 

 

(1.2

)

 

 

(3.9

)

 

 

(3.4

)

Net Flows

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

1.3

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

0.6

 

Market Appreciation/(Depreciation)

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

4.3

 

 

 

(5.1

)

Foreign Exchange1

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

0.1

 

End of Period

 

$

29.3

 

 

$

18.0

 

 

$

29.3

 

 

$

18.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pzena Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

 

$

2.9

 

 

$

2.1

 

 

$

2.7

 

 

$

2.4

 

Inflows

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.4

 

Outflows

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

(0.7

)

 

 

(0.4

)

Net Flows

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

-

 

Market Appreciation/(Depreciation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

(0.4

)

Foreign Exchange1

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

 

End of Period

 

$

2.7

 

 

$

2.0

 

 

$

2.7

 

 

$

2.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

 

$

53.1

 

 

$

31.5

 

 

$

43.3

 

 

$

41.2

 

Inflows

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

8.0

 

 

 

5.6

 

Outflows

 

 

(3.0

)

 

 

(1.7

)

 

 

(7.4

)

 

 

(4.8

)

Net Flows

 

 

(1.4

)

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

0.8

 

Market Appreciation/(Depreciation)

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

7.8

 

 

 

(8.9

)

Foreign Exchange1

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

(0.9

)

 

 

0.2

 

End of Period

 

$

50.8

 

 

$

33.3

 

 

$

50.8

 

 

$

33.3

 

1.
Foreign exchange reflects the impact of translating non-U.S. dollar denominated AUM into U.S. dollars for reporting purposes.
Assets Under Management        
($ billions)        
  For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2017 2016 2017 2016
         
Institutional Accounts        
  Assets        
  Beginning of Period $18.7
 $14.3
 $16.9
 $14.9
     Inflows 0.5
 1.1
 1.8
 1.9
     Outflows (0.5) (0.9) (1.7) (1.9)
     Net Flows 
 0.2
 0.1
 
     Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) 1.0
 1.4
 2.7
 1.0
  End of Period $19.7
 $15.9
 $19.7
 $15.9
         
Retail Accounts        
  Assets        
  Beginning of Period $14.8
 $11.1
 $13.1
 $11.1
     Inflows 0.4
 0.1
 1.7
 1.1
     Outflows (0.2) (0.7) (0.8) (1.7)
     Net Flows 0.2
 (0.6) 0.9
 (0.6)
     Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) 0.7
 1.0
 1.7
 1.0
  End of Period $15.7
 $11.5
 $15.7
 $11.5
         
Total        
  Assets        
  Beginning of Period $33.5
 $25.4
 $30.0
 $26.0
     Inflows 0.9
 1.2
 3.5
 3.0
     Outflows (0.7) (1.6) (2.5) (3.6)
     Net Flows 0.2
 (0.4) 1.0
 (0.6)
     Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) 1.7
 2.4
 4.4
 2.0
  End of Period $35.4
 $27.4
 $35.4
 $27.4

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Three Months Ended September 30, 20172021 and September 30, 2016


2020

At September 30, 2017,2021, we managed $19.7$18.8 billion in institutionalseparately managed accounts, $29.3 billion in sub-advised accounts, and $15.7$2.7 billion in retail accounts,Pzena funds, for a total of $35.4$50.8 billion in assets under management. For the three months ended September 30, 2017,2021, we experienced total gross outflows of $3.0 billion, market depreciation of $0.4 billion, and a decrease associated with foreign exchange movements of $0.5 billion, partially offset by total gross inflows of $1.6 billion. Assets in separately managed accounts decreased by $1.2 billion, or 6.0%, from $20.0 billion at June 30, 2021, due to $1.1 billion in gross outflows, $0.1 billion in market depreciation, and a $0.2 billion decrease associated with foreign exchange movements, partially offset by $0.2 billion in gross inflows. Assets in sub-advised accounts decreased by $0.9 billion, or 3.0%, from $30.2 billion at June 30, 2021, due to $1.7 billion in gross outflows, $0.3 billion in market depreciation, and a $0.2 billion decrease associated with foreign exchange movements, partially offset by $1.3 billion in gross inflows. Assets in Pzena funds decreased by $0.2 billion, or 6.9%, from $2.9 billion at June 30, 2021, due to $0.2 billion in gross outflows and $0.1 billion decrease associated with foreign exchange movements , partially offset by $0.1 billion in gross inflows.

At September 30, 2020, we managed $13.3 billion in separately managed accounts, $18.0 billion in sub-advised accounts, and $2.0 billion in Pzena funds, for a total of $33.3 billion in assets under management. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, we experienced market appreciation of $1.7$0.3 billion, an increase associated with foreign exchange movements of $0.4 billion, and total gross inflows of $0.9$2.8 billion, partially offset by total gross outflows of $0.7$1.7 billion. Assets in institutionalseparately managed accounts increased by $1.0$0.3 billion, or 5.3%2.3%, from $18.7$13.0 billion at June 30, 2017,2020, due to $1.0$0.1 billion in market appreciation, a $0.3 billion decrease associated with foreign exchange movements, and $0.2 billion in gross inflows, partially offset by $0.3 billion in gross outflows. Assets in sub-advised accounts increased by $1.6 billion, or 9.8%, from $16.4 billion at June 30, 2020, due to $0.2 billion in market appreciation, a $0.1 billion increase associated with foreign exchange movements, and $2.5 billion in gross inflows, partially offset by $1.2 billion in gross outflows. Assets in Pzena funds decreased by $0.1 billion, or 4.8%, from $2.1 billion at June 30, 2020, due to $0.2 billion in gross outflows, partially offset by $0.1 billion in gross inflows.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we experienced market appreciation of $7.8 billion and total gross inflows of $8.0 billion, which were partially offset by total gross outflows of $7.4 billion and a $0.9 billion decrease associated with foreign exchange movements. Assets in separately managed accounts increased by $1.5 billion, or 8.7%, from $17.3 billion at December 31, 2020, due to $3.1 billion in market appreciation and $1.6 billion in gross inflows, partially offset by $2.8 billion in gross outflows and $0.4 billion decrease associated with foreign exchange movements. Assets in sub-advised accounts increased by $6.0 billion, or 25.8%, from $23.3 billion at December 31, 2020 due to $4.3 billion in market appreciation and $5.9 billion in gross inflows, partially offset by $3.9 billion in gross outflows and $0.3 billion decrease associated with foreign exchange movements. Assets in Pzena funds remained flat from $2.7 billion at December 31, 2020 due to $0.4 billion in market appreciation and $0.5 billion in gross inflows, partially offset by $0.5 billion in gross outflows. Assets in retail accounts increased by $0.9 billion, or 6.1%, from $14.8 billion at June 30, 2017, due to $0.7 billion in market appreciation and $0.4 billion in gross inflows, partially offset by $0.2 billion in gross outflows.

At September 30, 2016, we managed $15.9 billion in institutional accounts and $11.5 billion in retail accounts, for a total of $27.4 billion in assets under management. For the three months ended September 30, 2016, we experienced market appreciation of $2.4 billion and total gross inflows of $1.2 billion, partially offset by total gross outflows of $1.6 billion. Assets

in institutional accounts increased by $1.6 billion, or 11.2%, from $14.3 billion at June 30, 2016, due to $1.4 billion in market appreciation and $1.1 billion in gross inflows, partially offset by $0.9 billion in gross outflows. Assets in retail accounts increased by $0.4 billion, or 3.6%, from $11.1 billion at June 30, 2016, due to $1.0 billion in market appreciation and $0.1 billion in gross inflows, partially offset by $0.7 billion in gross outflows.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017outflows and September 30, 2016

$0.2 billion decrease associated with foreign exchange movements.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2020, we experienced market appreciationdepreciation of $4.4$8.9 billion and total gross inflowsoutflows of $3.5$4.8 billion, which were partially offset by total gross outflowsinflows of $2.5 billion.$5.6 billion and $0.2 billion increase associated with foreign exchange movements. Assets in institutionalseparately managed accounts increaseddecreased by $2.8$3.1 billion, or 16.6%18.9%, from $16.9$16.4 billion at December 31, 20162019 due to $2.7$3.4 billion in market appreciationdepreciation and $1.8$1.0 billion in gross inflows,outflows, partially offset by $1.7 billion in gross outflows. Assets in retail accounts increased $2.6 billion, or 19.8%, from $13.1 billion at December 31, 2016 due to $1.7$1.2 billion in gross inflows and $1.7$0.1 billion in market appreciation, partially offset by $0.8 billion in gross outflows.


For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we experienced total gross inflows of $3.0 billion and market appreciation of $2.0 billion, which were partially offset by total gross outflows of $3.6 billion.increase associated with foreign exchange movements. Assets in institutionalsub-advised accounts increaseddecreased by $1.0$4.4 billion, or 6.7%19.6%, from $14.9$22.4 billion at December 31, 20152019 due to $1.9$5.1 billion in market depreciation and $3.4 billion in gross outflows, partially offset by $4.0 billion in gross inflows and $1.0$0.1 billion in market appreciation, partially offset by $1.9 billion in gross outflows.increase associated with foreign exchange movements. Assets in retail accounts increasedPzena funds decreased by $0.4 billion, or 3.6%16.7%, from $11.1$2.4 billion at December 31, 2019 due to $1.1$0.4 billion in market depreciation and $0.4 billion in gross inflows and $1.0 billion in market appreciation,outflows, partially offset by $1.7$0.4 billion in gross outflows.

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Revenue


Our revenue from advisory fees earned on our institutionalseparately managed accounts, sub-advised accounts, and our retail accountsPzena funds for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and 20162020 is described below:

  For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
Revenue 2017 2016 2017
2016
  (in thousands)
Institutional Accounts $25,643
 $20,513
 $72,846
 $58,679
Retail Accounts 10,586
 6,477
 29,540
 20,584
Total $36,229
 $26,990
 $102,386
 $79,263

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

Revenue

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Separately Managed Accounts

 

$

26,016

 

 

$

18,457

 

 

$

77,088

 

 

$

53,891

 

Sub-Advised Accounts

 

 

20,786

 

 

 

11,880

 

 

 

56,814

 

 

 

34,851

 

Pzena Funds

 

 

4,820

 

 

 

3,611

 

 

 

14,468

 

 

 

10,016

 

Total

 

$

51,622

 

 

$

33,948

 

 

$

148,370

 

 

$

98,758

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 20172021 and September 30, 2016


2020

Our total revenue increased by $9.2$17.7 million, or 34.2%52.1%, to $36.2$51.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017,2021, from $27.0$33.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016.2020. This change was driven primarily by an increase in our average AUM due to market appreciation during the first and net inflows.second quarters of 2021. Average AUM increased 28.4%58.1% to $34.4$52.4 billion from $26.8$33.1 billion for the three months ended September 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, respectively. We recognized $0.9 million in performance fees of less than $0.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2017. We did not recognize any2021, compared to no performance fees recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2016. In2020.

Our weighted average fees were 0.394% and 0.410% for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Average assets in separately managed accounts increased 45.5% to $19.5 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2021, from $13.4 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2020, and had weighted average fees of 0.534% and 0.549% for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The decrease in average fees when compared to the third quarter of 2020 primarily reflects that when there is an increase in assets due to market appreciation, the rates we earn in the majority of our fee schedules decline as the assets increase.

Average assets in sub-advised accounts increased 71.0% to $30.1 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2021, from $17.6 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2020, and had weighted average fees of 0.276% and 0.270% for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase in sub-advised weighted average fee rates reflects a shift in assets to strategies that typically carry higher fee rates. Certain accounts related to one retail client relationship have fulcrum fee arrangements. These fee arrangements require a reduction in the base fee or allow for an increase in the base fee if the relevant investment strategy underperforms or outperforms, respectively, the agreed-upon benchmark over the contract's measurement period, which extends to three years. During each of the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we recognized a $1.0 million reduction in base fees, related to this client relationship. To the extent the three-year performance record of these accounts fluctuates relative to its relevant benchmark, the amount of base fees recognized may vary.

Average assets in Pzena funds increased 33.3% to $2.8 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2021, from $2.1 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2020, and had weighted average fees of 0.690% and 0.687% for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase in weighted average fee rate for Pzena funds primarily reflects a reduction in expense reimbursements.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020

Our total revenue increased by $49.6 million, or 50.2%, to $148.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, from $98.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This increase was driven primarily by increases in our average AUM.

Our weighted average fees were 0.399% and 0.393% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Average assets in separately managed accounts increased $5.5 billion to $19.0 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, from $13.5 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and had weighted average fees of 0.540% and 0.531% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase in separately managed weighted average fee rates reflects the addition of assets to certain strategies that typically carry higher fee rates.

Average assets in sub-advised accounts increased $9.8 billion to $27.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, from $17.9 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and had weighted average fees of 0.274% and 0.259% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase in sub-advised weighted average fee rates primarily reflects a shift in assets to strategies that typically carry higher fee rates. Certain accounts related to one retail client relationship have fulcrum fee arrangements. These fee arrangements require a reduction in the base fee or allow for a performance fee if the relevant investment strategy underperforms or outperforms, respectively, the agreed-upon benchmark over the contract's measurement period, which extends to three years. During each of the threenine months ended September 30, 2016,2021 and 2020, we recognized a $0.7$3.0 million reduction in base fees related to this client relationship. To the extent the three-year performance records of these fee arrangements was recognized.  A reduction inaccounts fluctuate relative to their relevant benchmarks, the amount of base fees was not recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2017 due to improved relative performance, contributing to the increase in weighted average fee rate.


Our weighted average fees were 0.421% and 0.403% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

may vary.

Average assets in institutional accountsPzena funds increased $3.8$0.7 billion to $19.2 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $15.4 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2016, and had weighted average fees of 0.533% for each of the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.  Although the weighted average fee rate for institutional accounts remained flat, the activity reflects an increase in performance fees recognized, offset by inflows from large client relationships that generally carry lower fee rates.



Average assets in retail accounts increased $3.8 billion to $15.2 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $11.4 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2016, and had weighted average fees of 0.279% and 0.227% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.  The increase in retail weighted average fee rates primarily reflects an increase in performance fees recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2017, as well as an increase in assets in non-U.S. strategies that generally carry higher fee rates.  We did not recognize any performance fees during the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $0.6 million recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2017. In addition, during the three months ended September 30, 2016, a $0.7 million reduction in base fees related to fulcrum fee arrangements was recognized.  A reduction in base fees was not recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2017 due to improved relative performance, contributing to the increase in weighted average fee rate.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016

Our total revenue increased by $23.1 million, or 29.2%, to $102.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, from $79.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. This change was driven primarily by an increase in our average AUM due to market appreciation and net inflows. Average AUM increased 25.7% to $32.8 billion from $26.1$2.8 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.  

Our weighted average fees were 0.416% and 0.405% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Average assets in institutional accounts increased $3.6 billion to $18.42021, from $2.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, from $14.8 billion2020, and had weighted average fees of 0.686% and 0.646% for the nine months ended September 30, 2016,2021 and had weighted average fees of 0.529% and 0.530% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.  

Average assets in retail accounts increased $3.1 billion to $14.4 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, from $11.3 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, and had weighted average fees of 0.273% and 0.243% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016,2020, respectively. The increase in retail weighted average fee rates primarilyrate for Pzena funds reflects an increasea decrease in retail performance fees. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, a $0.7 million reduction in base fees related to fulcrum fee arrangements was recognized.  A reduction in base fees was notfund expense cap reimbursements recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 due to improved relative performance, contributing to the increase in weighted average fee rate.

2021, which are presented net against revenue.

Expenses

Our operating expenses are driven primarily by our compensation and benefits costs. The table below describes the components of our operating expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and 2016.

 For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 (in thousands)
Cash Compensation and Other Benefits$11,826
 $10,002
 $36,813
 $31,017
Other Non-Cash Compensation2,937
 1,765
 7,868
 4,947
Total Compensation and Benefits Expense14,763
 11,767
 44,681
 35,964
General and Administrative Expense3,062
 3,271
 9,585
 9,790
Total Operating Expenses$17,825
 $15,038
 $54,266
 $45,754

2020.

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash Compensation and Other Benefits

 

$

14,946

 

 

$

12,768

 

 

$

45,365

 

 

$

41,483

 

Other Non-Cash Compensation

 

 

3,975

 

 

 

3,040

 

 

 

11,726

 

 

 

9,043

 

Total Compensation and Benefits Expense

 

 

18,921

 

 

 

15,808

 

 

 

57,091

 

 

 

50,526

 

General and Administrative Expense

 

 

4,304

 

 

 

3,183

 

 

 

11,920

 

 

 

11,180

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

$

23,225

 

 

$

18,991

 

 

$

69,011

 

 

$

61,706

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 20172021 and September 30, 2016


2020

Total operating expenses increased by $2.8$4.2 million, or 18.5%22.3%, to $17.8$23.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017,2021, from $15.0$19.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016.2020. This increase reflects an increaseincreases in both compensation and benefits expense partially offset by a decrease inand general and administrative expense. 

expenses.

Compensation and benefits expense increased by approximately $3.0$3.1 million, or 25.5%19.7%, to $14.8$18.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017,2021, from $11.8$15.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016.  This2020. The increase reflectsin compensation and benefits expense is driven by an increase in headcountcompensation and in the market performance of strategies tied to the Company’s deferred compensation rates.


obligation.

General and administrative expense was $3.1increased by $1.1 million, or 35.2%, to $4.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, decreasing2021, from $3.3$3.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016.


2020. The increase in general and administrative expenses primarily reflects an increase in professional fees and data and systems expense.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 20172021 and September 30, 2016


2020

Total operating expenses increased by $8.5$7.3 million, or 18.6%11.8%, to $54.3$69.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, from $45.8$61.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.2020. This increase was primarily attributable to an increasereflects increases in ourboth compensation and benefits expense and general and administrative expenses.

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Compensation and benefits expense increased by approximately $8.7$6.6 million, or 24.2%13.0%, to $44.7$57.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, from $36.0$50.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.  This2020. The increase reflectsis driven by an increase in headcountcompensation and in the market performance of strategies tied to the Company’s deferred compensation rates, as well as other charges recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2017, which we do not expect to recur during the year.

obligation.

General and administrative expense was $9.6increased $0.7 million, or 6.6%, to $11.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, decreasing2021, from $9.8$11.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.


2020. The increase in general and administrative expenses primarily reflects an increase in professional fees and data and systems expense.

Other Income


Income/ (Expense)

Three Months Ended September 30, 20172021 and September 30, 2016

2020

Other IncomeIncome/ (Expense) was $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, and consisted primarilyincome of $0.6 million in income related to net realized and unrealized gains from investments, $0.4 million in equity in the earnings of affiliates, $0.1 million in dividend income, and $0.1 million in interest income. Other Income was $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016,2021, and consisted primarily of $0.9 million in net realized and unrealized gains from investments, $0.7 million in equity in the earnings of affiliates, and $0.1 million in dividend income, partially offset by $1.2 million in expense related to adjustments to our liability to our selling and converting shareholders.  As discussed further below, the liability to our selling and converting shareholders represents 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that we realize as a result of the amortization of the increases in tax basis generated from our purchase of operating company units from our selling shareholders.


Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016

Other Income was $3.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, and consisted primarily of $1.7 million in income related to net realized and unrealized gains from investments, $1.1 million in equity in the earnings of affiliates, $0.3 million in dividend income, and $0.1 million in interest income. Other Income was $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, and consisted primarily of $0.6 million in equity in the earnings of affiliates, $0.5 million in net realized and unrealized gains from investments and $0.3 million in dividend income. Other Income/ (Expense) was an expense of $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, and consisted primarily of $0.1 million in equity in the earnings of affiliates, $0.2 million in net realized and unrealized gains from investments, and $0.1 million in interest income.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020

Other Income/ (Expense) was income of $6.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and consisted primarily of $3.5 million net realized and unrealized losses from investments, $2.0 million in equity in the losses of affiliates, $0.7 million in dividend income, and $0.2 million in interest income. Other Income/ (Expense) was an expense of $5.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and consisted primarily of $3.0 million in equity in the losses of affiliates and $3.2 million net realized and unrealized losses from investments, partially offset by $1.4$0.4 million in expense related to adjustments to our liability to our sellinginterest income, and converting shareholders.  As discussed further below, the liability to our selling and converting shareholders represents 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any,$0.2 million in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that we realize as a result of the amortization of the increases in tax basis generated from our purchase of operating company units from our selling shareholders.




dividend income.

Income Tax Expense

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, components of our income tax expense are as follows:

 For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 (in thousands)
Unincorporated and Other Business Tax Expenses$747
 $758
 $2,047
 $1,735
Corporate Tax Expense:       
Corporate Income Tax Expense1,746
 1,126
 4,413
 2,855
Change in Valuation Allowance
 (1,413) 
 (1,652)
Total Corporate Tax Expense/ (Benefit)1,746
 (287) 4,413
 1,203
Total Income Tax Expense$2,493
 $471
 $6,460
 $2,938

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Unincorporated and Other Business Tax Expenses

 

$

(1,550

)

 

$

(1,044

)

 

$

371

 

 

$

151

 

Total Corporate Tax Expense

 

 

1,618

 

 

 

961

 

 

 

4,638

 

 

 

2,129

 

Total Income Tax Expense/ (Benefit)

 

$

68

 

 

$

(83

)

 

$

5,009

 

 

$

2,280

 

The operating company is a limited liability company that has elected to be treated as a partnership for tax purposes. The operating company has made a provision for New York City Unincorporated Business Tax (“UBT”) and its consolidated subsidiary Pzena Investment Management, LTD has made a provision for U.K. income taxes. The Company's provision for income taxes reflects its U.S. federal, state, and local incomes taxes on its allocable portion of the operating company's income. The effective tax rate includes a rate benefit attributable to the fact that approximately 74.7%78.2% and 76.5%77.6% of the operating company's earnings were not subject to corporate-level taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, respectively. Income before income taxes includes net income attributable to non-controlling interests and not taxable to the Company, which reduces the effective tax rate. This favorable impact is partially offset by the impact of certain permanently non-deductible items. These factors are expected to continue to impact the effective tax rate for future years although asand to the Company'sextent the Company’s economic interest in the operating company increases,changes, the effective tax rate will likewise increase as morechange with variations in the level of income will be subject to corporate-level taxes. The effective tax rate will also be affected by the discrete tax impact of future dividends on unvested share-based awards and future vesting of restricted share-based awards based on fluctuations in the trading price of the Company's Class A common stock between grant date and vesting date.


Excluding discrete and permanently non-deductible items, such aswhich includes the net income attributable to non-controlling interest, the Company's effective tax rate was 36.7%24.8% and 25.0% for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, respectively, and 36.9%24.3% and 25.0% for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.


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Three Months Ended September 30, 20172021 and September 30, 2016


2020

Income Tax Expense was $2.5 million and $0.5$0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 20172021 and 2016, respectively.$(0.1) million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 20172021 consisted of $0.7$(1.6) million in operating company unincorporated and other business taxes and $1.7$1.6 million of corporate income taxes. Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 20162020 consisted of $0.8$(1.0) million in operating company unincorporated and other business taxes $1.1and $1.0 million of corporate income taxes, and a $1.4 million benefit associated with a decrease in the valuation allowance recorded against our deferred tax asset. No changes in the realizability of the deferred tax asset were recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2017.


taxes.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 20172021 and September 30, 2016


2020

Income Tax Expense was $6.5$5.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20172021 and $2.9$2.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.2020. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 20172021 consisted of $2.0$0.4 million in operating company unincorporated and other business taxes and $4.4of $4.6 million of corporate income taxes. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 20162020 consisted of $1.7$0.2 million in operating company unincorporated and other business taxes $2.9and $2.1 million of corporate income taxes, and a $1.7 million benefit associated with a decreasetaxes. The increase in income tax expense during for the valuation allowance recorded against our deferred tax asset. No changesnine months ended September 30, 2021 reflects the increase in the realizability of the deferred tax asset were recordedincome before income taxes during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.


2021.

Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests

Three Months Ended September 30, 20172021 and September 30, 2016


2020

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests was $14.2$23.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017,2021, and consisted primarily of $14.0$23.4 million associated with our employees’ and outside investors’ approximately 74.8%77.9% weighted average interest in the income of the operating company and $0.2$0.3 million associated with the non-controlling interest in the income of our consolidated subsidiaries.entities. Net income attributable to non-controlling interests was $9.8$12.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016,2020, and consisted of $9.5$12.8 million associated with our employees’ and outside investors’ approximately 75.6%78.0% weighted average interest in the income of the operating company and $0.2 $0.1
million associated with the non-controlling interest in the income of our consolidated subsidiaries.entities . The change in net income attributable to non-controlling interests primarily reflects the increase in net income for the three months ended September 30, 2017,2021, partially offset by the decreasean increase in our employees’ and outside investors’ weighted average interest in the income of the operating company. We expect the interests in our operating company in subsequent periods to depend on changes in our shareholder’s equity and the size and composition of Class B and Class B-1 units awarded by our operating company’s compensation plans.


Nine Months Ended September 30, 20172021 and September 30, 2016


2020

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests was $37.1$67.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, and consisted primarily of $36.5$66.3 million associated with our employees’ and outside investors’ approximately 74.7%78.2% weighted average interest in the income of the operating company and $0.6$0.7 million associated with the non-controlling interest in the income of our consolidated subsidiaries.entities. Net income attributable to non-controlling interests was $25.4$24.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016,2020, and consisted primarily consisted of $25.3$24.3 million associated with our employees’ and outside investors’ approximately 76.5%77.6% weighted average interest in the income of the operating company. The change in net income attributable to non-controlling interests primarily reflects the increase in net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2021, partially offset by the decreasean increase in our employees’ and outside investors’ weighted average interest in the income of the operating company. We expect the interests in our operating company in subsequent periods to depend on changes in our shareholder’s equity and the size and composition of Class B and Class B-1 units awarded by our operating company’s compensation plans.


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Liquidity and Capital Resources


Historically, the working capital needs of our business have primarily been met through the cash generated by our operations. Distributions to members of our operating company are our largest use of cash. Other activities include purchases and sales of investments to fund our deferred compensation program, capital expenditures, and supporting strategic growth initiatives such as providing the initial cash investment in our mutual funds.


We expect to fund the liquidity needs of our business in the next twelve months, and over the long term, primarily through cash generated from operations. As an investment management company, our business is materially affected by conditions in the global financial markets and economic conditions throughout the world. Our liquidity is highly dependent on the revenue and income from our operations, which is directly related to our levels of AUM. For the three months ended September 30, 2017,2021, our average AUM and revenues increased by 28.4%58.1% and 34.2%52.1%, respectively, compared to our average AUM and revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2016.2020. At September 30, 2017,2021, cash and cash equivalents was $47.9$70.0 million, inclusive of $5.0$2.5 million in cash held by our consolidated subsidiaries. Advisory fees receivable was $31.9 million. We also had $7.3 million in an open-ended mutual fund that can be sold to meet future cash flow needs and approximately $10.6$17.6 million in investments set aside to satisfy our obligations under our deferred compensation programs.

Advisory fees receivable was $43.0 million.

In determining the sufficiency of liquidity and capital resources to fund our business, we regularly monitor our liquidity position, including, among other things, cash, working capital, investments, long-term liabilities, lease commitments, and operating company distributions. Compensation is our largest expense. To the extent we deem necessary and appropriate to run our business, recognizing the need to retain our key personnel, we have the ability to change the absolute levels of our compensation packages, as well as change the mix of their cash and non-cash components. Historically, we have not tied our level of compensation directly to revenue, as many Wall Street firms do. Correspondingly, there is not a linear relationship between our compensation and the revenues we generate. This generally has the effect of increasing operating margins in periods of increased revenues, but can reduce operating margins when revenue declines.


We regularly evaluate our staffing requirements and compensation levels with reference to our own liquidity position and external peer benchmarking data. The result of this review directly influences management’s recommendations to our Board of Directors with respect to such staffing and compensation levels.

We anticipate that tax allocations and dividend equivalent payments to the members of our operating company, which consist of certain of our employees, unaffiliated persons, former employees, and us, will continue to be a material financing activity. Cash distributions to operating company members for partnership tax allocations would increase should the taxable income of the operating company increase. Dividend equivalent payments will depend on our dividend policy and the discretion of our Board of Directors, as discussed below.

We believe that our lack of long-term debt, and ability to vary cash compensation levels, have provided us with an appropriate degree of flexibility in providing for our liquidity needs.

Dividend Policy

We are a holding company and our primary investment is our ownership of membership interests in our operating company. As a result, we depend upon distributions from our operating company to pay any dividends that our Board of Directors may declare to be paid to our Class A common stockholders. When, and if, our Board of Directors declares any such dividends, we then cause our operating company to make distributions to us in an amount sufficient to cover the dividends declared. Our dividend policy has certain risks and limitations, particularly with respect to liquidity. We may not pay dividends to our Class A common shareholdersstockholders in amounts that have been paid to them in the past, or at all, if, among other things, we do not have the cash necessary to pay our intended dividends. To the extent we do not have cash on hand sufficient to pay dividends in the future, we may decide not to pay dividends. By paying cash dividends rather than investing that cash in our future growth, we risk slowing the pace of our growth, or not having a sufficient amount of cash to fund our operations or unanticipated capital expenditures, should the need arise.

On an annual basis, our Board of Directors has targetedtargets a cash dividend payout ratio of approximately 70%60% to 80%70% of our non-GAAP diluted net income, subject to growth initiatives and other funding needs. Our ability to pay dividends is subject to the Board of Directors’ discretion and may be limited by our holding company structure and applicable provisions of Delaware law.

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Tax Receivable Agreement


Our purchase of membership units of our operating company concurrent with our initial public offering, and the subsequent and future exchanges by holders of Class B units of our operating company for shares of our Class A common stock (pursuant to the exchange rights provided for in the operating company’s operating agreement), has resulted in, and is expected to continue to result in, increases in our share of the tax basis of the tangible and intangible assets of our operating company, which will increase the tax depreciation and amortization deductions that otherwise would not have been available to us. These increases in tax basis and tax depreciation and amortization deductions have reduced, and are expected to continue to reduce, the amount of cash taxes that we would otherwise be required to pay in the future. We entered into a tax receivable agreement with the current members of our operating company, the one member of our operating company immediately prior to our initial public offering who sold all membership units to us in connection with our initial public offering and any future holders of Class B units. This tax receivable agreement requires us to pay these members 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that we actually realize (or are deemed to realize in the case of an early termination payment by us, or a change in control, as described in the tax receivable agreement) as a result of the increases in tax basis described above and certain other tax benefits related to entering into the tax receivable agreement, including tax benefits attributable to payments under the tax receivable agreement.


Cash Flows


Three Months Ended September 30, 20172021 and September 30, 2016


2020

Cash, and cash equivalents and restricted cash increased $13.2$16.5 million to $47.9$71.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 20172021 compared to a $6.2$16.1 million increase in cash, and cash equivalents and restricted cash to $31.1$50.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2016.2020. Net cash provided by operating activities was $23.8$29.1 million infor the three months ended September 30, 2017,2021, compared to $14.9 million provided bynet cash used in operating activities inof $24.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016.2020. The increase in cash provided was primarily due to an increase in net income and changes in operating assets and liabilities and working capital.


Net cash provided byused in investing activities was $0.4decreased $3.3 million to $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $0.22021 from $3.2 million provided for the three months ended September 30, 2016.2020. The increasedecrease in cash provided by investing activities was primarily due to a $0.6$3.0 million increasedecrease in net proceeds from the salepurchases of investments partially offset byand a $0.2 million decrease in payments from related parties and a $0.2 million increase in the purchase of property and equipment during the three months ended September 30, 2017.

2021.

Net cash used in financing activities increased $2.3by $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 20172021 to $11.0$12.5 million from $8.8$11.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016.2020. The increase in cash used is primarily due to a $2.8$2.0 million increase in net distributions from non-controlling interests,the repurchase and retirement of shares of Class A common stock partially offset by a $0.5$1.0 million decrease in net distributions to non-controlling interests.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020

Cash and restricted cash increased $4.4 million to $71.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to a $3.1 million decrease in cash and restricted cash to $50.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Net cash provided by operating activities increased $23.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to $54.6 million from $31.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase in cash provided was primarily due to an increase in net income and changes in operating assets and liabilities, and working capital.

Net cash used in investing activities was $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $25.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The decrease in cash provided was primarily due to a $25.5 million decrease in net cash provided by sale of investments during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Net cash used in financing activities decreased $9.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to $50.2 million from $60.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The decrease in cash used is primarily due to a $2.0 million decrease in the repurchase and retirement of shares of Class A common stock and Class B units, duringa $6.0 million decrease in net distributions to non-controlling interests, and a $3.9 million decrease in dividend payments, partially offset by a $2.0 million decrease in the three months ended September 30, 2017.


Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016

Cash and cash equivalents increased $4.4 million to $47.9 millionsale of shares under the equity incentive program during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to2021.

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Contractual Obligations

We are a $4.4 million decrease in cash and cash equivalents to $31.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.  Net cash providedsmaller reporting company as defined by operating activities increased $4.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 to $46.9 million from $42.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016.  The increase was primarily due to an increase in net income, partially offset by changes in operating assets and liabilities, and working capital.

Net cash used in investing activities was $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $0.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.  The increase in cash used by investing activities was primarily due to a $0.4 million increase in payments to related parties and a $0.1 million increase in purchase of property and equipment, partially offset by $0.2 million increase in net proceeds from the sale of investments during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
Net cash used in financing activities decreased $4.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 to $42.2 million from $46.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease in cash used is primarily due to a $3.3 million decrease in net distributions from non-controlling interests and a $1.3 million decrease in the repurchase and retirement of shares of Class A common stock and Class B units, partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in cash received for the purchase of Delayed Exchange Class B Units and a $0.1 million increase in payments of dividends during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Contractual Obligations

The lease for our former corporate headquarters expired in October 2015.  We entered into an 11-year lease agreement in June 2014, the term of which commenced in October 2014.  Annual minimum rent during the term is approximately $2.0 million.  During the third quarter of 2016, we terminated a five-year sublease agreement which commenced on May 1, 2015. We entered into a new four-year sublease agreement commencing on October 1, 2016, which is cancelable by either the Company or sublessee given appropriate notice after the thirty-first month following the commencementRule 12b-2 of the sublease agreement.  Sublease income decreases annual lease expense by approximately $0.4 million per year.

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2017.

2021.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"), requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect our reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under current circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily available from other sources. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis. Actual results may materially differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Accounting policies are an integral part of our financial statements. A thorough understanding of these accounting policies is essential when reviewing our reported results of operations and our financial condition. Management believes that the critical accounting policies discussed below involve additional management judgment due to the sensitivity of the methods and assumptions used.

Consolidation

Our policy is to consolidate all majority-owned subsidiaries in which we have a controlling financial interest and variable-interest entities of which we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary. We assess our consolidation practices regularly, as circumstances dictate. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated.


Income Taxes

We are a “C” corporation under the Internal Revenue Code, and thus liable for federal, state and local taxes on the income derived from our economic interest in our operating company. The operating company is a limited liability company that has elected to be treated as a partnership for tax purposes. Our operating company has not made a provision for federal or state income taxes because it is the responsibility of each of the operating company’s members (including us) to separately report their proportionate share of the operating company’s taxable income or loss. Similarly, the income of our consolidated subsidiaries is not subject to income taxes, as such income is allocated to each partnership’s individual partners. The operating company has made a provision for New York City Unincorporated Business Tax.

We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits. A valuation allowance is recorded on our deferred tax assets when it is more-likely-than-not that all or a portion of such assets will not be realized. When evaluating the realizability of our deferred tax assets, all evidence, both positive and negative, is evaluated, which requires management to make significant judgments and assumptions. Items considered when evaluating the need for a valuation allowance include our forecast of future taxable income, future reversals of existing temporary differences, tax planning strategies and other relevant considerations.

We believe that the accounting estimate related to the valuation allowance is a critical accounting estimate because the underlying assumptions can change from period to period. For example, tax law changes, or variances in future projected operating performance, could result in a change in the valuation allowance. If we are not able to realize all or part of our net deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to our deferred tax asset valuation allowance would be charged to income tax expense in the period such determination was made.



During the first quarter of 2017, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting," issued by the FASB in March 2016. This standard requires all excess tax benefits or tax deficiencies related to stock and unit transactions to be reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as a component of the provision for income taxes. Previously, these excess tax benefits were not recognized until they resulted in a reduction of cash taxes payable, and were subsequently recorded in equity when they reduced cash taxes payable. The Company only recognized a tax benefit from stock and unit-based awards in Additional Paid-In Capital if an incremental tax benefit was realized after all other tax benefits available had been utilized. The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-09 under a modified retrospective approach by recording a cumulative effect adjustment to equity as of the January 1, 2017, related to the recognition of the previously unrecognized excess tax benefits. The effects of ASU No. 2016-09 on the Company’s consolidated financial statements are included in “Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies — Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in 2017” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Management's judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, evaluating our tax positions and establishing deferred tax assets and liabilities. The calculation of our tax liabilities involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations. If the ultimate resolution of uncertainties is different from currently estimated, it could affect income tax expense and the effective tax rate.

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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted


See Note 2, "Significant Accounting Policies — Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted"

None.

U.S. Economic Relief Legislation

On March 27, 2020, the U.S. enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, followed by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARP”) on March 11, 2021. The CARES Act and ARP provide economic relief to eligible individuals and businesses impacted by the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.    


Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Market Risk
Our exposureCOVID-19 pandemic, including changes to market risk is directly related to our role as investment adviser fortax policy. We are currently assessing what impact, if any, the institutional separate accounts we manage and the retail clients for which we act as sub-investment adviser.  
Our revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was generally derived from advisory fees, which are typically based on the market value of our AUM, which can be affected by adverse changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange and equity prices.  Accordingly, a decline in the prices of securities would cause our revenue and income to decline, due to a decrease in the value of the assets we manage.  In addition, such a decline could cause our clients to withdraw their funds in favor of investments offering higher returnsCARES Act’s or lower risk, which would cause our revenue and income to decline further.

The value of our AUM was $35.4 billion as of September 30, 2017. A 10% increase or decrease in the value of our AUM, if proportionately distributed over all of our investment strategies, products, and client relationships, would cause an annualized increase or decrease in our revenues of approximately $14.5 million at our current weighted average fee rate excluding the impact of performance fees and fulcrum fees of 0.410%. There are differences in our fee rates across distribution channels, investment strategies and the size of client relationships. As such, a change in the composition of our AUM, in particular an increase in the proportion of our total assets under management attributable to strategies, clients or relationships with lower effective fee rates, couldARP’s provisions will have a material negative impact on our overall weighted average fee rates and thus different impact to revenues on the same 10% increase or decrease in the value of our AUM.
We are also subject to market risk due to a decline in the value of the our holdings and the holdings of our consolidated subsidiaries, which, as of September 30, 2017, consist primarily of marketable securities, investments in equity method investees, and securities sold short.  At September 30, 2017, the value of our assets subject to market risk was $28.2 million. At September 30, 2017, the value of our liabilities subject to market risk was $3.6 million. Assuming a 10% increase or decrease, the fair value of assets and liabilities would have increased or decreased by $2.8 million and $0.4 million, respectively, at September 30, 2017.

Exchange Rate Risk

A substantial portion of the accounts that we advise, or sub-advise, hold investments that are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. Movements in the rate of exchange between the U.S. Dollar and the underlying foreign currency affect the values of assets held in accounts that we manage, thereby affecting the amount of revenues we earn. The value of our AUM was $35.4 billion as of September 30, 2017 and approximately 36% of our assets under management across our investment strategies were invested in strategies that primarily invest in securities of non-U.S. companies and approximately 42% of our assets under management were invested in securities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. To the extent our assets under management are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar, the value of those assets under management will decrease with an increase in the value of the U.S. Dollar, or increase with a decrease in the value of the U.S. Dollar. Because we believe that many of our clients invest in those strategies in order to gain exposure to non-U.S. currencies, or may implement their own hedging programs,financial position, but we do not hedge an investment portfolio’s exposure to a non-U.S. currency.

We have not adopted a corporate-level risk management policy to manage this exchange rate risk. Assuming that 42% of our assets under management is invested in securities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar, a 10% increase or decrease in the value of the U.S. Dollar would decrease or increase the fair value of our assets under management by $1.6 billion, which would cause an annualized increase or decrease in revenues of approximately $6.4 million at our current weighted average fee rate excludingbelieve the impact of performance fees and fulcrum fees of 0.410%.

We operate in several foreign countries, including the United Kingdom and Australia. We incur operating expenses and have foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities associated with these operations, although our revenues are predominately realized in U.S. Dollar. We do not believe that foreign currency fluctuations materially affect our results of operations and, as such, have not adopted a corporate-level risk management policy to manage this exchange rate risk.


Interest Rate Risk
As of September 30, 2017, our $47.9 million in cash and cash equivalents was primarily held in demand deposit accounts. As such, interest rate changes would not have a material impact on the income we earn from these deposits. Since the Company does not have any debt that bears interest at a variable rate, it did not have any direct exposure to interest rate risk at September 30, 2017.

will be material.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

During the course of the review of our consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2017,2021, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of September 30, 2017,2021, our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.


Issuances

During the three months ended September 30, 2017, in connection with both employee equity purchases and accelerated vesting due to the passing of the Company's Executive Vice President, we issued an aggregate of 21,488 Class B units of our operating company and the corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock. Certain of these Class B units are Delayed Exchange Class B units, which have the right to receive dividend payments; but cannot be exchanged for shares of the Company's Class A common stock until seven years after the date of grant and do not carry rights associated with the tax receivable agreement.

These issuances did not involve any public offering, general advertising or general solicitation. The certificates representing the securities bear a restrictive legend. The securities were issued in a transaction not involving a public offering and were issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

The table below sets forth information regarding purchases of our Class A Common Stock on a monthly basis during the three months ended September 30, 2017.

2021.

Period

 

(a) Total Number of
Shares of Class A
Common Stock
Purchased

 

 

(b) Average
Price Paid per
Share of Class A
Common Stock

 

 

(c) Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs
1

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

July 1, 2021 - July 30, 2021

 

 

67,913

 

 

$

10.88

 

 

 

67,913

 

 

$

46.2

 

August 1, 2021 - August 31, 2021

 

 

103,690

 

 

 

11.16

 

 

 

103,690

 

 

 

45.1

 

September 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021

 

 

62,328

 

 

 

10.11

 

 

 

62,328

 

 

 

44.4

 

Total

 

 

233,931

 

 

$

10.80

 

 

 

233,931

 

 

$

44.4

 

1.
Our share repurchase program was announced on April 24, 2012. The Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase an aggregate of $10 million of our outstanding Class A common stock and the operating company's Class B units on the open market and in private transactions in accordance with applicable securities laws. In February 2014, the Company announced an increase of $20 million in the aggregate amount authorized under the repurchase program. On April 19, 2018, the Company announced an additional increase of $30 million in the aggregate amount authorized under the repurchase program. On July 20, 2021, the Company announced an additional increase of $40 million in the aggregate amount authorized under the current program to repurchase Class A common stock and Class B units. The timing, number and value of common shares and units repurchased are subject to the Company’s discretion. The Company’s share repurchase program is not subject to an expiration date and may be suspended, discontinued, or modified at any time, for any reason.
Period (a) Total Number of Shares of Class A Common Stock Purchased (b) Average Price Paid per Share of Class A Common Stock 
(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs1
 (d) Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
        (in millions)
July 1, 2017 - July 31, 2017 
 $
 
 $6.7
August 1, 2017 - August 31, 2017 
 
 
 6.7
September 1, 2017 - September 30, 2017 
 
 
 6.7
Total 
 $
 
 $6.7

1Our share repurchase program was announced on April 24, 2012. The Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase an aggregate of $10 million of our outstanding Class A common stock and the operating company's Class B units on the open market and in private transactions in accordance with applicable securities laws. In February 2014, the Company announced an increase of $20 million in the aggregate amount authorized under the repurchase program. The timing, number and value of common shares and units repurchased are subject to the Company’s discretion. The Company’s share repurchase program is not subject to an expiration date and may be suspended, discontinued, or modified at any time, for any reason.

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Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit

Description of Exhibit

31.1

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) (filed herewith)

31.2

31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) (filed herewith)

32.1

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)

32.2

32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)

101

Materials from

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document – the Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q forinstance document does not appear in the quarter ended September 30, 2017, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL):  (i) Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows,Interactive Data File because iXBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and (vi) related Unaudited Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged in detail (furnished herewith).contained Exhibit 101)



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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements 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.


Dated: November 3, 2017


8, 2021

PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

By:

By:

/s/ RICHARDRICHARD S. PZENAPZENA

Name:

Richard S. Pzena

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

By:

By:

/s/ JESSICAJESSICA R. DORANDORAN

Name:

Jessica R. Doran

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


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