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8-K - FORM 8-K, DATED FEBRUARY 5, 2013 - GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET ALform8kpr02052013.htm


Exhibit 99.1
 
                                                    
 
 
For Immediate Release:
 
Contact:
 
Robert S. Zuccaro
   
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
   
(914) 921-5088
     
   
For further information please visit
   
www.gabelli.com
 
GAMCO Investors, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter & Full Year Results
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AUM were $36.4 Billion, a Record at Year-end
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EPS at $2.86 per Diluted Share versus $2.61 per Diluted Share
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Shareholder Compensation Exceeded $5.00 per share, or $130 Million, of
which $102 Million was paid during the Fourth Quarter
 
Rye, New York, February 5, 2013 – GAMCO Investors, Inc. (GAMCO) (NYSE: GBL) announced fourth quarter 2012 earnings of $17.6 million or $0.67 per fully diluted share versus $23.7 million or $0.89 per fully diluted share in the fourth quarter 2011.  Fourth quarter 2012 earnings reflect after tax costs of $5.7 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, for accelerating all outstanding restricted stock awards (“RSAs”).

For the year ended December 31, 2012, earnings were $75.5 million or $2.86 per diluted share versus $69.7 million or $2.61 per diluted share in 2011.  The current year results include after tax costs of $7.8 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, for charges related to the extinguishment of debt ($0.08 per diluted share) and acceleration of all outstanding RSAs ($0.22 per diluted share).  The prior year results included after tax costs of $3.2 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, related to the launch of a new closed-end fund.  Excluding these charges, earnings were $83.3 million, or $3.16 per diluted share, in 2012 versus $72.9 million, or $2.73 per diluted share, in 2011.
 
Financial Highlights
 
Fourth Quarter
   
Full Year
 
($'s in 000's except AUM and per share data)
 
2012
   
2011
      % D       2012       2011       % D  
                                             
AUM (in millions)
  $ 36,405     $ 34,085       6.8 %   $ 36,405     $ 34,085       6.8 %
Revenues
    99,277       84,991       16.8       344,281       327,128       5.2  
Operating income:
                                               
   before management fee
    27,902       35,520       (21.4 )     124,148       125,564       (1.1 )
   after management fee
    24,739       31,376       (21.2 )     111,130       113,294       (1.9 )
Operating margin:
                                               
   before management fee
    28.1 %     41.8 %             36.1 %     38.4 %        
   after management fee
    24.9 %     36.9 %             32.3 %     34.6 %        
Extinguishment of debt
    -       2               (6,307 )     2       n/m  
Other income/(expense), net
    3,740       5,959       (37.2 )     6,186       (2,852 )     n/m  
Net income attributable to GAMCO
    17,594       23,693       (25.7 )     75,539       69,682       8.4  
Net income attributable to GAMCO per share
  $ 0.67     $ 0.89       (24.7 %)   $ 2.86     $ 2.61       9.6 %
Shares outstanding at December 31
    25,746       26,755               25,746       26,755          
                                                 
 
 
 
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We note that operating income and margin in 2013 will benefit from the absence of pre-tax RSA expense which, in 2012, totaled $13.6 million.   Everything else constant, Other Income, net will benefit from lower interest expense of approximately $5.0 million from lower average debt outstanding and the absence of the $6.3 million loss related to the extinguishment of debt in 2012.

After dividends of $59.6 million and stock buybacks of $42.5 million, we ended the year with cash and investments of approximately $568.9 million, debt of $216.4 million ($220.7 million face value) and equity attributable to GAMCO shareholders of $367.6 million.

Assets under Management

AUM at December 31, 2012 were $36.4 billion, an increase of 6.8% from AUM of $34.1 billion at December 31, 2011 but 1.5% below the September 30, 2012 AUM of $36.9 billion.  During the fourth quarter of 2012, we had net outflows of $1.2 billion versus net outflows of $356 million in the third quarter of 2012 and $50 million of outflows in the fourth quarter of 2011.  Dynamics were:

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Our open-end equity funds’ AUM were $12.5 billion on December 31, 2012, 1.9% above the $12.3 billion on December 31, 2011 but 2.0% lower than the $12.8 billion on September 30, 2012.  For the year, net outflows were $1.1 billion.  Net outflows were $435 million during the fourth quarter of 2012 versus net outflows of $366 million for the third quarter of 2012 and net outflows of $115 million during the fourth quarter of 2011.

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Our closed-end funds had AUM of $6.3 billion on December 31, 2012, 8.4% higher than the $5.8 billion on December 31, 2011 but 1.2% lower than the $6.4 billion on September 30, 2012.  For 2012, additions to AUM from at-the-market offerings, rights offerings and preferred share issuances were $569 million, while redemptions were $149 million.  For 2012, distributions from all closed-end funds, net of reinvestments, reduced AUM by $454 million.  In the fourth quarter of 2012, additions to AUM from at-the-market offerings and rights offerings were $91 million, while redemptions were $76 million.  Distributions from all closed-end funds, net of reinvestments, reduced AUM by $123 million.

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Our institutional and private wealth management business ended the quarter with $15.0 billion in AUM, rising 11.1% from $13.5 billion on December 31, 2011 but declining 1.3% from the September 30, 2012 level of $15.2 billion.  Net flows, encompassing new and closed accounts as well as additional investments or withdrawals, totaled $668 million of outflows in the fourth quarter of 2012.  Over $430 million of the outflows were from two plan sponsors that distributed a portion of assets entrusted to us to cover retiree pension obligations.

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Our investment partnerships’ AUM increased to $801 million on December 31, 2012 from $605 million on December 31, 2011 and $785 million on September 30, 2012.  Net cash inflows in the fourth quarter of 2012 were $8 million.

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The GAMCO International SICAV, our Luxembourg based UCITS fund which has two sub-funds, the GAMCO Strategic Value and the GAMCO Merger Arbitrage, totaled $119 million in AUM at December 31, 2012 as compared to $105 million at December 31, 2011 and $121 million at September 30, 2012.  Net outflows were $4 million during the fourth quarter of 2012.  For the full year 2012 there were net inflows of $10 million.
 
 
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AUM in The Gabelli U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund (“GUSTO”), our 100% U.S. Treasury money market fund, were $1.7 billion at December 31, 2012 as compared to the $1.8 billion at both December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012.

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In addition to management fees, we earn incentive fees for certain institutional client assets, assets attributable to certain preferred issues for our closed-end funds, our GDL Fund (NYSE: GDL) and investment partnership assets.  As of December 31, 2012, assets with incentive based fees were $3.7 billion, unchanged from December 31, 2011 and 7.5% lower than the $4.0 billion on September 30, 2012.  The majority of these assets have calendar year-end measurement periods; therefore, our incentive fees are primarily recognized in the fourth quarter when the uncertainty is removed at the end of the annual measurement period.

For the Fourth quarter

Revenues

Investment advisory and incentive fees for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012 were a record $85.7 million, an increase of 21.4% from the $70.6 million reported in the 2011 period:

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Open-end fund revenues were $31.0 million versus $30.0 million in the fourth quarter 2011, an increase of 3.3%.  Average AUM for open-end equity funds rose 3.1% from the prior year quarter and average AUM for all open-end funds were 2.1% higher at $14.3 billion in the 2012 quarter versus $14.0 billion in the prior year quarter.

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Our closed end fund revenues, which are comprised of both a management fee and incentive fee, increased 53.3% to $25.6 million in the 2012 quarter from $16.7 million in the prior year quarter. Management fee revenues rose 13.8% and were driven by the increase in average AUM, which increased 9.4% over the same period. Performance based fees increased $7.3 million to $12.3 million in 2012 quarter versus $5.0 million in the prior year quarter.

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Institutional and private wealth management account revenues, excluding incentive fees, which are generally based upon beginning of quarter AUM, increased 17.7% to $21.9 million in the fourth quarter 2012 from $18.6 million in fourth quarter 2011.  During the fourth quarter 2012, we earned $2.6 million in incentive fees, an increase of $0.9 million from the $1.7 million recognized in the fourth quarter 2011.
 
 
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Investment partnership gross fee income for the fourth quarter 2012 was $4.6 million, an increase of 31.4% from $3.5 million in the fourth quarter 2011.  Incentive fees increased by $0.7 million to $3.0 million in the 2012 fourth quarter versus $2.3 million in the 2011 fourth quarter.  Investment advisory fees increased by $0.4 million in the 2012 quarter versus the 2011 quarter, which were driven by the 50.7% increase in average assets managed.
 
 
 
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        Revenues from the distribution of our open-end funds and other income were $11.1 million for the fourth quarter 2012, a decrease of $0.3 million or 2.8% from the prior year quarter of $11.4 million, largely the result of lower sales of load shares of mutual funds.

Our institutional research services generated revenues of $2.5 million in the fourth quarter 2012, down 16.0% from the $3.0 million in the prior year period principally due to lower trading volume and revenue per share.

Operating Income and Margin

Operating income, which is net of management fee expense, was $24.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 versus $31.4 million in the prior year period, a decline of $6.7 million, or 21.3%.  Included in the fourth quarter 2012 operating income is a $10.1 million non-cash charge resulting from the acceleration of RSAs.  Excluding this non-cash charge, operating income would have increased $3.4 million, or 10.8%.  Operating income before management fee was $27.9 million in the fourth quarter 2012, versus $35.5 million in the fourth quarter 2011.  For the fourth quarter 2012, the operating margin before management fee was 28.1% (38.3% excluding RSA acceleration) versus 41.8% in the fourth quarter of 2011.  After management fee the operating margin was 24.9% (35.1% excluding RSA acceleration) in the 2012 fourth quarter versus 36.9% in the prior year period.  Management believes evaluating operating income before management fee is an important measure in analyzing the Company’s operating results.  Further information regarding Non-GAAP measures is included in Notes on Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Table VII included elsewhere herein.

Other Income / (Expense)

Other income/(expense), net, was $0.07 per diluted share, as compared to $0.13 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2011.  Mark to market gains, largely unrealized, from proprietary investments in our mutual funds, alternative products and proprietary accounts, were $7.2 million versus $10.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.  Interest expense was $3.5 million in the 2012 fourth quarter, $0.8 million lower than the prior year quarter following the repurchase of $64.1 million (face value) in 0% debentures through a tender offer during the third quarter of 2012.

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 was 38.0% compared to the 2011 quarter effective tax rate of 36.9%.

For the Year

Revenues

Investment advisory and incentive fees for the year ended December 31, 2012 were a record $288.5 million, an increase of 7.6% from the $268.0 million reported in the 2011 period:

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Open-end fund revenues were $124.2 million versus $119.6 million in 2011, an increase of 3.8%.  Average AUM for open-end equity funds rose 3.5% from the prior year.  Average AUM for all open-end funds were 4.3% higher at $14.5 billion in 2012 versus $13.9 billion in the prior year.
 
 
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Our closed-end fund revenues increased 18.3% to $62.8 million from $53.1 million in 2011.  Average closed-end fund AUM, excluding certain preferred share assets that generate annual incentive fees, increased 3.2% from the prior year.  Current year 2012 results benefitted from $12.8 million in incentive fees, an increase of $7.8 million from $5.0 million in incentive fees in 2011.

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The institutional and private wealth management business generated revenues, excluding incentive fees, of $85.9 million, up 6.8%, in 2012 from the $80.4 million realized in 2011 as billable AUM rose 4.9%.  We realized $6.5 million in incentive fees during 2012 versus $8.2 million in the prior year.
 
 
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Investment partnership revenues for the year ended December 31, 2012 were $8.9 million, an increase of 39.1% from $6.4 million in the prior year period.  Incentive fees increased by $0.7 million to $3.0 million in 2012 versus $2.3 million in 2011.  Investment advisory fees increased by $1.7 million in 2012 versus 2011, which were driven by the 44.3% increase in average assets managed.

Revenues from the distribution of our open-end funds and other income were $44.8 million for both 2012 and 2011.

Our institutional research services generated revenues of $11.0 million in 2012, versus $14.3 million in the prior year principally due to lower trading volume and revenue per share.

Operating Income and Margin

Operating income, net of management fee expense, decreased $2.2 million, or 1.9%, to $111.1 million for 2012 versus $113.3 million in the prior year period.  Adjusting for the $10.1 million of non-cash charges ($0.22 per diluted share) incurred from the fourth quarter acceleration of RSAs and the $5.6 million ($0.12 per diluted share) related to the launch of a new closed end fund in 2011, operating income would be $2.3 million higher, an increase of 1.9%.  Operating margin was 32.3% in 2012 (35.2% excluding one-time costs) versus 34.6% in the prior year period (36.3% excluding one-time costs).  Operating income before management fee was $124.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, versus $125.6 million in 2011.  Operating margin before management fee was 36.1% in the 2012 period (39.0% excluding one-time costs) versus 38.4% in the 2011 period (40.1% excluding one-time costs).  Management believes evaluating operating income before management fee is an important measure in analyzing the Company’s operating results.  Further information regarding Non-GAAP measures is included in Notes on Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Table VII included elsewhere herein.

Other Income / (Expense)

Other income/(expense), net, was $6.2 million or $0.12 per diluted share net of management fee and tax expense in 2012 versus an expense of $2.9 million or $0.08 per diluted share, net of management fee and tax benefit in 2011.  Included in the 2012 results are $6.3 million in charges related to total purchases of $64.6 million (face value) of the Subordinated Debentures.  Interest expense was $15.9 million in 2012, $0.9 million higher than the prior year period due to an increase in average debt outstanding of $19.0 million, following the issuance of $100 million of 5.875% Senior Debentures due 2021 in May 2011 and less the purchase of approximately $64.6 million (face value) of Subordinated Debentures in July 2012.
 
 
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Income Taxes

The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2012 was 35.6% compared to the 2011 effective tax rate of 36.9%.  The decrease in the rate was principally due to a benefit of 1.2% resulting from the difference between the tax and book basis of Subordinated Debentures repurchased, including 641,127 bonds bought back through the tender offer completed in July 2012.

Business and Investment Highlights

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On December 12, 2012, GAMCO concluded its modified “Dutch Auction” tender offer to purchase up to 800,000 shares of GBL Class A stock, purchasing 717,389 shares at $50 per share for a total investment of $35.9 million.

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On November 9, 2012 GAMCO’s Board of Directors approved a special dividend of $2.20 per share to all of its Class A and Class B shareholders.

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On December 19, 2012, The Gabelli Utility Trust (NYSE: GUT) announced the successful completion of its transferable rights offering in which the Fund issued $54 million in common shares.

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On November 1, 2012, Cornelius V. (“CV”) McGinity was appointed President of Gabelli & Company, Inc.  In his new role, CV will be responsible for all of the firm’s institutional research sales and trading initiatives and is leading the effort to significantly grow the company’s client base and team of research analysts.  He was most recently a Managing Director, Institutional Sales at Knight Capital Group for fifteen years and had previously worked for Cantor Fitzgerald, Merrill Lynch and Smith Barney.

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GAMCO announced that Paul D. Sonkin, an adjunct professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Business and former portfolio manager of The Hummingbird Value Fund and the Tarsier Nanocap Value Fund, joined the firm as portfolio manager, non-market correlated investments, stubs and spin-offs, focusing on micro and nano-cap stocks.

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During October Gabelli & Company, Inc. hosted its 36th Annual Automotive Aftermarket Symposium in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The two day conference showcased a full spectrum of leading automotive companies, including aftermarket parts retailers, original equipment and aftermarket parts suppliers, publicly traded dealership groups, and medium and heavy duty truck manufacturers.  Additionally, during December Gabelli & Company hosted its 5th annual Best Idea Conference in New York City.  The conference was a multi-industry event that allowed institutional investors the opportunity to observe best in class management teams that represent compelling and timely investment ideas.  Available on the “In the News” and “On the Air” segments of our website are recent interviews with Portfolio Managers including Mario Gabelli, Barbara Marcin, Howard Ward, Chris Marangi, Kevin Dreyer and Caesar Bryan among others as they address world markets, industries and specific stocks.  Complete articles and interviews are on the Gabelli website at www.gabelli.com/inthenews.html.
 
 
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Other Financial Highlights

Statement of Financial Condition

We ended the quarter with $568.9 million in cash and investments versus $690.9 million at September 30, 2012 and $674.8 million at December 31, 2011.  This included approximately $97.1 million in available for sale securities at December 31, 2012 of which $61.9 million was in our sponsored registered investment companies.  We have $216 million ($220.7 million in face value) in total debt outstanding of which $99 million in 5.5% senior notes mature in May 2013.  With the renewal of our universal shelf registration in May 2012, we continue to have the flexibility of issuing any combination of senior and subordinated debt securities, convertible debt securities and common and preferred securities of up to a total amount of $400 million.

Shareholder Compensation

Dividends

On November 9, 2012 GAMCO’s Board of Directors approved a special dividend of $2.20 per share in addition to a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share to all of its Class A and Class B shareholders.

During 2012, we paid $76.4 million, or $2.88 per share, in dividends, and since our IPO, we have paid cumulative dividends of $420.4 million, or $16.30 per share.

GAMCO announced on February 5, 2013 that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share payable on March 26, 2013 to its Class A and Class B shareholders of record on March 12, 2013.

Share Repurchase

During 2012, we repurchased 1,138,313 shares, at an average price of $48.25 per share for an investment of $54.9 million, including 717,389 shares purchased at $50.00 per share through the Dutch Tender Offer that concluded on December 12, 2012.  Overall, we have repurchased a total of 8.5 million shares at an average price of $41.65 per share for an investment of $353.3 million.  Since our 1999 IPO in which we sold six million shares at a price of $17.50 per share, we have returned $774 million to our shareholders through dividends and stock repurchases.
 
 
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GAMCO announced on February 5, 2013, that its Board of Directors increased the share buyback authorization by an additional 500,000 shares.  As a result, there are 652,443 shares available to be repurchased under our existing buyback plan.
 
Fully diluted shares outstanding for the fourth quarter 2012 were 26.3 million, 1.0% lower than 26.6 million in the fourth quarter 2011.  Diluted shares outstanding were lower in the fourth quarter 2012 due to shares purchased under our Stock Repurchase Program.  At the end of 2012 we had 25.7 million shares outstanding.
 
 
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NOTES ON NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

A.  
Operating income before management fee expense is used by management to evaluate its business operations.  We believe this measure is useful in illustrating the operating results of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) as management fee expense is based on pre-tax income before management fee expense, which includes non-operating items including investment gains and losses from the Company’s proprietary investment portfolio and interest expense.  The reconciliation of operating income before management fee expense to operating income is provided in Table VII.
 
B.  
Operating income before management fee expense per share and other income, net per share are used by management for purposes of evaluating its business operations.  We believe this measure is useful in comparing the operating and non-operating results of the Company for the purposes of understanding the composition of net income per fully diluted share.  The reconciliation of operating income before management fee expense per share and other income, net per share to net income per fully diluted share, is provided below.
 
 
   
4th Quarter
   
Full Year
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
Operating income before management fee
  $ 27,902     $ 35,520     $ 124,148     $ 125,564  
Management fee expense
    (2,802 )     (3,561 )     (12,427 )     (12,568 )
Tax expense
    (9,529 )     (11,803 )     (39,732 )     (41,710 )
Noncontrolling interest expense
    120       37       363       609  
Operating income (after management fee and taxes)
    15,691       20,193       72,352       71,895  
Per fully diluted share
  $ 0.60     $ 0.76     $ 2.74     $ 2.69  
                                 
Other income/(loss), net
  $ 3,740     $ 5,959     $ 6,186     $ (2,852 )
Management fee expense/(benefit)
    (361 )     (583 )     (591 )     298  
Tax expense/(benefit)
    (1,283 )     (1,986 )     (1,989 )     943  
Noncontrolling interest (expense)/income
    (193 )     110       (419 )     (602 )
Other income/(loss), net (after management fee and taxes)
  $ 1,903     $ 3,500     $ 3,187     $ (2,213 )
Per fully diluted share
  $ 0.07     $ 0.13     $ 0.12     $ (0.08 )
                                 
Net income per fully diluted share
  $ 0.67     $ 0.89     $ 2.86     $ 2.61  
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
    26,305       26,584       26,436       26,724  
                                 
                                 
 
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Launch of new closed-end fund expense, net of management fee and tax benefit, per diluted share:

   
Full Year
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
2011
 
Launch of new closed-end fund expense
  $ 5,562  
Management fee and tax benefit
    2,359  
Net loss
  $ 3,203  
         
Launch of new closed-end fund expense per share
  $ 0.12  
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
    26,724  
         
 
 
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D.  
RSA expense, net of management fee and tax benefit, per diluted share:

   
4th Quarter
   
Full Year
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
2012
   
2012
 
RSA amortization expense
  $ 870     $ 3,486  
RSA acceleration expense
    10,097       10,097  
Total RSA compensation expense
    10,967       13,583  
Management fee and tax benefit (RSA amortization)
    378       1,516  
Management fee and tax benefit (RSA acceleration)
    4,391       4,391  
Management fee and tax benefit
    4,769       5,907  
Net loss from RSA amortization
    492       1,970  
Net loss from RSA acceleration
    5,706       5,706  
Net loss from total RSA compensation expense
  $ 6,198     $ 7,676  
                 
RSA amortization expense per share
  $ 0.02     $ 0.07  
RSA acceleration expense per share
  $ 0.22     $ 0.22  
Total RSA compensation expense per share
  $ 0.24     $ 0.29  
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
    26,305       26,436  
                 

E.  
Extinguishment of debt charge, net of management fee and tax benefit, per diluted share:
 
 
   
Full Year
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
2012
 
Extinguishment of debt charge
  $ 6,307  
Management fee and tax benefit
    4,227  
Net loss
  $ 2,080  
         
Extinguishment of debt charge per share
  $ 0.08  
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
    26,436  
         
         

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Our disclosure and analysis in this press release contain some forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements because they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning. They also appear in any discussion of future operating or financial performance. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, future performance of our products, expenses, the outcome of any legal proceedings, and financial results.  Although we believe that we are basing our expectations and beliefs on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of what we currently know about our business and operations, there can be no assurance that our actual results will not differ materially from what we expect or believe.  Some of the factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our expectations or beliefs include, without limitation: the adverse effect from a decline in the securities markets; a decline in the performance of our products; a general downturn in the economy; changes in government policy or regulation; changes in our ability to attract or retain key employees; and unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings or investigations of governmental and self-regulatory organizations.  We also direct your attention to any more specific discussions of risk contained in our Form 10-K and other public filings.  We are providing these statements as permitted by the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  We do not undertake to update publicly any forward-looking statements if we subsequently learn that we are unlikely to achieve our expectations or if we receive any additional information relating to the subject matters of our forward-looking statements.
 
 
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The Company reported Assets Under Management as follows (in millions):
             
                               
Table I: Fund Flows - 4th Quarter 2012
                         
                     
Fund
       
         
Market
         
distributions,
       
   
September 30,
   
appreciation/
   
Net cash
   
net of
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
(depreciation)
   
flows
   
reinvestments
   
2012
 
Equities:
                             
Open-end Funds
  $ 12,758     $ 232     $ (435 )   $ (53 )   $ 12,502  
Closed-end Funds
    6,365       31       15       (123 )     6,288  
Institutional & PWM - direct
    12,189       383       (542 )     -       12,030  
Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory
    2,912       135       (123 )     -       2,924  
Investment Partnerships
    785       8       8       -       801  
SICAV (a)
    121       2       (4 )     -       119  
Total Equities
    35,130       791       (1,081 )     (176 )     34,664  
Fixed Income:
                                       
Money-Market Fund
    1,752       -       (71 )     -       1,681  
Institutional & PWM
    63       -       (3 )     -       60  
Total Fixed Income
    1,815       -       (74 )     -       1,741  
Total Assets Under Management
  $ 36,945     $ 791     $ (1,155 )   $ (176 )   $ 36,405  
                                         
 
 
The Company reported Assets Under Management as follows (in millions):
             
                               
Table II: Fund Flows - Full Year 2012
                         
                     
Fund
       
         
Market
         
distributions,
       
   
December 31,
   
appreciation/
   
Net cash
   
net of
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
(depreciation)
   
flows
   
reinvestments
   
2012
 
Equities:
                             
Open-end Funds
  $ 12,273     $ 1,501     $ (1,130 )   $ (142 )   $ 12,502  
Closed-end Funds
    5,799       523       420       (454 )     6,288  
Institutional & PWM - direct
    10,853       1,525       (348 )     -       12,030  
Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory
    2,600       384       (60 )     -       2,924  
Investment Partnerships
    605       24       172       -       801  
SICAV (a)
    105       4       10       -       119  
Total Equities
    32,235       3,961       (936 )     (596 )     34,664  
Fixed Income:
                                       
Money-Market Fund
    1,824       -       (143 )     -       1,681  
Institutional & PWM
    26       -       34       -       60  
Total Fixed Income
    1,850       -       (109 )     -       1,741  
Total Assets Under Management
  $ 34,085     $ 3,961     $ (1,045 )   $ (596 )   $ 36,405  
                                         
 
 
 
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Table III: Assets Under Management
                 
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
   
%
 
   
2011
   
2012
   
Inc.(Dec.)
 
Equities:
                 
Open-end Funds
  $ 12,273     $ 12,502       1.9 %
Closed-end Funds
    5,799       6,288       8.4  
Institutional & PWM - direct
    10,853       12,030       10.8  
Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory
    2,600       2,924       12.5  
Investment Partnerships
    605       801       32.4  
SICAV (a)
    105       119       13.3  
Total Equities
    32,235       34,664       7.5  
Fixed Income:
                       
Money-Market Fund
    1,824       1,681       (7.8 )
Institutional & PWM
    26       60       130.8  
Total Fixed Income
    1,850       1,741       (5.9 )
Total Assets Under Management
  $ 34,085     $ 36,405       6.8 %
                         
 
 
Table IV: Assets Under Management by Quarter
                               
                                 
% Increase/
 
                                 
(decrease) from
 
      12/11       3/12       6/12       9/12       12/12       12/11       9/12  
Equities:
                                                       
Open-end Funds
  $ 12,273     $ 12,996     $ 12,496     $ 12,758     $ 12,502       1.9 %     (2.0 %)
Closed-end Funds
    5,799       6,067       5,860       6,365       6,288       8.4       (1.2 )
Institutional & PWM - direct
    10,853       12,031       11,655       12,189       12,030       10.8       (1.3 )
Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory
    2,600       2,924       2,788       2,912       2,924       12.5       0.4  
Investment Partnerships
    605       594       781       785       801       32.4       2.0  
SICAV (a)
    105       118       126       121       119       13.3       (1.7 )
Total Equities
    32,235       34,730       33,706       35,130       34,664       7.5       (1.3 )
Fixed Income:
                                                       
Money-Market Fund
    1,824       1,922       1,893       1,752       1,681       (7.8 )     (4.1 )
Institutional & PWM
    26       26       63       63       60       130.8       (4.8 )
Total Fixed Income
    1,850       1,948       1,956       1,815       1,741       (5.9 )     (4.1 )
Total Assets Under Management
  $ 34,085     $ 36,678     $ 35,662     $ 36,945     $ 36,405       6.8 %     (1.5 %)
                                                         
(a) Includes $100 million, $102 million, $101 million, $102 million and $104 million of proprietary seed capital at December 31, 2011,
 
March 31, 2012, June 30, 2012, September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2012, respectively.
         
                                                         
 
 
 
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Table V
                   
                     
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
 
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
                     
   
For the Three Months Ended December 31,
 
                 
% Inc.
 
   
2012
     
2011
   
(Dec.)
 
                     
Investment advisory and incentive fees
  $ 85,697       $ 70,617       21.4 %
Distribution fees and other income
    11,080         11,397       (2.8 )
Institutional research services
    2,500         2,977       (16.0 )
Total revenues
    99,277         84,991       16.8  
                           
Compensation costs
    39,416         32,509       21.2  
Stock compensation costs
    10,967  
(a)
    669          
Distribution costs
    10,267         10,319       (0.5 )
Other operating expenses
    10,725         5,974       79.5  
Total expenses
    71,375         49,471       44.3  
                           
Operating income before management fee
    27,902         35,520       (21.4 )
                           
Investment income/(loss)
    7,220         10,268          
Interest expense
    (3,480 )       (4,309 )        
Other income/(expense), net
    3,740         5,959          
                           
Income before management fee and income taxes
    31,642         41,479       (23.7 )
Management fee expense
    3,163         4,144          
Income before income taxes
    28,479         37,335       (23.7 )
Income tax expense
    10,812         13,789          
Net income
    17,667         23,546       (25.0 )
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
    73         (147 )        
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.
  $ 17,594       $ 23,693       (25.7 )
                           
Net income per share attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.:
                         
Basic
  $ 0.67       $ 0.89       (24.7 )
                           
Diluted
  $ 0.67       $ 0.89       (24.7 )
                           
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                         
Basic
    26,208         26,488       (1.1 )
                           
Diluted
    26,305         26,584       (1.0 )
                           
Actual shares outstanding (b)
    25,746         26,755       (3.8 %)
                           
Notes:
                         
(a) Includes $10.1 million in expenses related to the acceleration of RSAs.
                   
(b) Includes 0 and 275,600 of RSAs, respectively.
                         
See GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation on page 15.
                         
                           
 
 
 
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Table VI
                     
                       
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
 
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
                       
   
For the Years Ended December 31,
     
                   
% Inc.
 
   
2012
     
2011
     
(Dec.)
 
                       
Investment advisory and incentive fees
  $ 288,480       $ 268,024         7.6 %
Distribution fees and other income
    44,848         44,816         0.1  
Institutional research services
    10,953         14,288         (23.3 )
Total revenues
    344,281         327,128         5.2  
                             
Compensation costs
    137,223         130,382         5.2  
Stock compensation costs
    13,583  
(a)
    2,588            
Distribution costs
    40,842         44,427         (8.1 )
Other operating expenses
    28,485         24,167         17.9  
Total expenses
    220,133         201,564  
(b)
    9.2  
                             
Operating income before management fee
    124,148         125,564         (1.1 )
                             
Investment income
    28,392         12,143            
Extinguishment of debt
    (6,307 )       2            
Interest expense
    (15,899 )       (14,997 )          
Other income/(expense), net
    6,186         (2,852 )          
                             
Income before management fee and income taxes
    130,334         122,712         6.2  
Management fee expense
    13,018         12,270            
Income before income taxes
    117,316         110,442         6.2  
Income tax expense
    41,721         40,767            
Net income
    75,595         69,675         8.5  
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
    56         (7 )          
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.
  $ 75,539       $ 69,682         8.4  
                             
Net income per share attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.:
                           
Basic
  $ 2.87       $ 2.62         9.5  
                             
Diluted
  $ 2.86       $ 2.61         9.6  
                             
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                           
Basic
    26,283         26,636         (1.3 )
                             
Diluted
    26,436         26,724         (1.1 )
                             
Actual shares outstanding (c)
    25,746         26,755         (3.8 %)
                             
Notes:
                           
(a) Includes $10.1 million in expenses related to the acceleration of RSAs.
                     
(b) Includes $0.4 million in compensation, $4.7 million in distribution costs and $0.5 million in other operating
 
expenses directly related to the launch of a new closed-end fund.
                     
(c) Includes 0 and 275,600 of RSAs, respectively.
                           
See GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation on page 15.
                           
                             
 
 
 
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Table VII
                                                                 
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
 
UNAUDITED QUARTERLY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
                                                                   
   
2012
   
2011
 
   
1st
   
2nd
   
3rd
     
4th
     
YTD
   
1st
     
2nd
   
3rd
   
4th
       
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
     
Quarter
     
2012
   
Quarter
     
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Full Year
 
Income Statement Data:
                                                                 
                                                                   
Revenues
  $ 81,749     $ 81,024     $ 82,231       $ 99,277       $ 344,281     $ 76,905       $ 85,081     $ 80,151     $ 84,991     $ 327,128  
                                                                                       
Expenses
    50,553       48,042       50,163         71,375  
(a)
    220,133       53,032  
(b)
    50,958       48,103       49,471       201,564  
                                                                                       
Operating income before
                                                                                     
  management fee
    31,196       32,982       32,068         27,902         124,148       23,873         34,123       32,048       35,520       125,564  
                                                                                       
Investment income/(loss)
    15,114       (2,389 )     2,140  
(c)
    7,220         22,085       10,676         5,530       (14,329 )     10,268       12,145  
Interest expense
    (4,404 )     (4,429 )     (3,586 )       (3,480 )       (15,899 )     (2,867 )       (3,403 )     (4,418 )     (4,309 )     (14,997 )
Other income/(expense), net
    10,710       (6,818 )     (1,446 )       3,740         6,186       7,809         2,127       (18,747 )     5,959       (2,852 )
                                                                                       
Income before management
                                                                                 
  fee and income taxes
    41,906       26,164       30,622         31,642         130,334       31,682         36,250       13,301       41,479       122,712  
Management fee expense
    4,184       2,615       3,056         3,163         13,018       3,113         3,626       1,387       4,144       12,270  
Income before income taxes
    37,722       23,549       27,566         28,479         117,316       28,569         32,624       11,914       37,335       110,442  
Income tax expense
    13,756       8,686       8,467         10,812         41,721       10,288         11,945       4,745       13,789       40,767  
Net income
    23,966       14,863       19,099         17,667         75,595       18,281         20,679       7,169       23,546       69,675  
Net income/(loss) attributable
                                                                               
  to noncontrolling interests
    130       (242 )     95         73         56       638         32       (530 )     (147 )     (7 )
Net income attributable to
                                                                                   
  GAMCO Investors, Inc.
  $ 23,836     $ 15,105     $ 19,004       $ 17,594       $ 75,539     $ 17,643       $ 20,647     $ 7,699     $ 23,693     $ 69,682  
                                                                                       
Net income per share
                                                                                     
  attributable to GAMCO
                                                                                     
  Investors, Inc.:
                                                                                     
Basic
  $ 0.90     $ 0.58     $ 0.72       $ 0.67       $ 2.87     $ 0.66       $ 0.77     $ 0.29     $ 0.89     $ 2.62  
                                                                                       
Diluted
  $ 0.90     $ 0.57     $ 0.72       $ 0.67       $ 2.86     $ 0.65       $ 0.77     $ 0.29     $ 0.89     $ 2.61  
                                                                                       
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                                                                     
Basic
    26,415       26,258       26,250         26,208         26,283       26,901         26,665       26,496       26,488       26,636  
                                                                                       
Diluted
    26,533       26,426       26,439         26,305         26,436       27,008         26,733       26,576       26,584       26,724  
Reconciliation of non-GAAP
                                                                               
  financial measures to GAAP:
                                                                               
Operating income before
                                                                                     
  management fee
  $ 31,196     $ 32,982     $ 32,068       $ 27,902       $ 124,148     $ 23,873       $ 34,123     $ 32,048     $ 35,520     $ 125,564  
Deduct: management fee expense
    4,184       2,615       3,056         3,163         13,018       3,113         3,626       1,387       4,144       12,270  
Operating income
  $ 27,012     $ 30,367     $ 29,012       $ 24,739       $ 111,130     $ 20,760       $ 30,497     $ 30,661     $ 31,376     $ 113,294  
                                                                                       
Operating margin before
                                                                                     
  management fee
    38.2 %     40.7 %     39.0 %       28.1 %       36.1 %     31.0 %       40.1 %     40.0 %     41.8 %     38.4 %
Operating margin after
                                                                                     
  management fee
    33.0 %     37.5 %     35.3 %       24.9 %       32.3 %     27.0 %       35.8 %     38.3 %     36.9 %     34.6 %
                                                                                       
(a) Includes $10.1 million in expenses from the acceleration of RSAs.
                                                     
(b) Includes $5.6 million in expenses directly related to the launch of a new closed-end fund.
                                           
(c) Includes $6.3 million loss on extinguishment of $64.6 million (face value) of 0% Subordinated Debentures.
                                   
                                                                                       
 
 
 
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Table VIII
           
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
 
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
             
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
             
ASSETS
           
             
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 190,608     $ 276,340  
Investments (a)
    378,263       398,440  
Receivable from brokers
    50,655       20,913  
Other receivables
    52,600       43,424  
Income tax receivable
    1,014       39  
Other assets
    17,589       17,593  
                 
  Total assets
  $ 690,729     $ 756,749  
                 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
               
                 
Payable to brokers
  $ 14,346     $ 10,770  
Income taxes payable and deferred tax liabilities
    25,394       15,296  
Compensation payable
    10,535       17,695  
Securities sold short, not yet purchased
    3,136       5,488  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    32,656       30,899  
  Sub-total
    86,067       80,148  
                 
5.5% Senior notes (due May 15, 2013)
    99,000       99,000  
5.875% Senior notes (due June 1, 2021)
    100,000       100,000  
0% Subordinated Debentures (due December 31, 2015) (b)
    17,366       64,119  
  Total debt
    216,366       263,119  
  Total liabilities
    302,433       343,267  
                 
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
    17,362       6,071  
                 
GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s stockholders' equity
    367,608       403,972  
Noncontrolling interests
    3,326       3,439  
Total equity
    370,934       407,411  
                 
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 690,729     $ 756,749  
                 
(a) Includes investments in sponsored registered investment companies of $61.9 Million and $59.2 million,
 
      respectively.
               
(b) The 0% Subordinated Debentures due December 31, 2015 have a face value of $21.7 million at
 
December 31, 2012 and $86.3 million at December 31, 2011.
         
                 
 
 
 
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GABELLI/GAMCO FUNDS
 
Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Lipper Rankings as of December 31, 2012
   
1 Yr - 12/31/11-12/31/12
3 Yrs - 12/31/09-12/31/12
5 Yrs - 12/31/07-12/31/12
10 Yrs - 12/31/02-12/31/12
   
Percentile
Rank /
Percentile
Rank /
Percentile
Rank /
Percentile
Rank /
Fund Name
Lipper Category
Rank
Total Funds
Rank
Total Funds
Rank
Total Funds
Rank
Total Funds
Gabelli Asset; AAA
Multi-Cap Core Funds
38
293/778
11
73/664
14
76/582
14
46/342
Gabelli Value Fund; A
Multi-Cap Core Funds
27
205/778
4
20/664
11
64/582
26
86/342
Gabelli SRI; AAA
Global Small/Mid-Cap Funds
62
71/114
88
78/88
6
4/75
-
-
Gabelli Eq:Eq Inc; AAA
Equity Income Funds
40
125/313
42
104/247
38
81/216
16
17/111
GAMCO Growth; AAA
Large-Cap Growth Funds
42
299/713
85
540/640
83
463/563
62
232/379
Gabelli Eq:SC Gro; AAA
Small-Cap Core Funds
10
66/705
24
146/623
16
86/539
11
35/337
Gabelli Focus Five Fund; AAA
Small-Cap Core Funds
2
13/705
11
63/623
22
116/539
74
250/337
GAMCO Gl:Oppty; AAA
Global Multi-Cap Growth
61
136/224
44
64/146
19
14/74
25
9/35
GAMCO Gl:Growth; AAA
Global Large-Cap Growth
56
43/77
15
10/68
42
25/59
31
13/42
Gabelli Gold; AAA
Precious Metal Funds
6
4/73
22
13/60
32
17/53
52
20/38
GAMCO Intl Gro; AAA
International Large-Cap Growth
75
160/213
6
12/200
9
14/157
39
46/117
Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund; AAA
Large-Cap Value Funds
90
423/472
68
277/412
16
56/353
7
14/226
Gabelli Inv:ABC; AAA
Specialty Diversified Equity Funds
57
27/47
46
16/34
45
12/26
10
1/9
GAMCO Mathers; AAA
Specialty Diversified Equity Funds
82
39/47
78
27/34
75
20/26
40
4/9
Comstock Cap Val; A
Specialty Diversified Equity Funds
96
46/47
95
33/34
89
24/26
80
8/9
GAMCO Gl:Telecom; AAA
Telecommunications Funds
72
27/37
71
24/33
70
18/25
23
4/17
GAMCO Gl:Vertumnus; AAA
Convertible Securities Funds
93
70/75
86
48/55
94
42/44
94
30/31
Gabelli Utilities; AAA
Utility Funds
56
41/73
59
40/67
5
3/62
61
28/45
787:Gabelli Merg&Acq; A
Mid-Cap Core Funds
96
357/371
95
311/329
61
174/285
98
182/185
Gabelli Capital Asset Fund
Distributed through Insurance Channel
12
34/288
5
13/282
12
31/268
13
20/153
% of funds in top half
 
40.0%
 
55.0%
 
70.0%
 
63.2%
 
                   
Data presented reflects past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Strong rankings are not indicative of positive fund performance.  Absolute performance for some
funds was negative for certain periods.  Other share classes are available which may have different performance characteristics.
       
                   
Lipper, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments including mutual funds, retirement funds, hedge funds, fund fees and
expenses to the asset management and media communities. Lipper ranks the performance of mutual funds within a classification of funds that have similar investment objectives.
Rankings are historical with capital gains and dividends reinvested and do not include the effect of loads. If an expense waiver was in effect, it may have had a material effect on the
total return or yield for the period.                   
Relative long-term investment performance remained strong with approximately 40%, 55%, 70% and 63% of firmwide mutual funds in the top half of their Lipper categories on a one-,
three-, five-, and ten-year total-return basis, respectively, as of December 31, 2012.
             
                   
Investors should carefully consider the investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses of each fund before investing.  Each fund's prospectus contains information about these
and other matters and should be read carefully before investing.  Each fund’s share price will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the fund’s portfolio securities. Stocks
are subject to market, economic and business risks that cause their prices to fluctuate.  When you sell fund shares, they may be worth less than what you paid for them.
Consequently, you can lose money by investing in a fund.  You can obtain a prospectus by calling 800-GABELLI (422-3554), online at www.gabelli.com, or from your financial
advisor.  Distributed by G.distributors, LLC., One Corporate Center, Rye New York, 10580. Other share classes are available that have different performance characteristics.
                   
The inception date for the Gabelli SRI Green Fund was June 1, 2007.
               
                   
 
 
 
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