GBL Gamco Investors Inc

• AUM grew 8.2% to $43.1 billion year to year
• Revenues were $88.3 million versus $87.7 million in the 2016 third quarter
• Third quarter diluted earnings per share was $0.55 compared to $1.03 a year ago
• Adjusted earnings per share was $0.70 compared to $0.69 a year ago

GAMCO Investors, Inc. (“GAMCO”) (NYSE: GBL) today reported third quarter 2017 revenues of $88.3 million, net income of $16.6 million and earnings of $0.55 per diluted share compared to third quarter 2016 revenues of $87.7 million, net income of $30.9 million and earnings of $1.03 per diluted share. On an adjusted basis, 2017 third quarter net income was $21.2 million and earnings were $0.70 per diluted share versus 2016 third quarter net income of $20.4 million and earnings of $0.69 per diluted share. Adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share are non-GAAP performance measures and are explained and reconciled with the most comparable GAAP numbers starting on page 10.

Our third quarter 2017 AUM was up 8.2% from the prior year and 3.4% from $41.7 billion at June 30, 2017. Market appreciation of $1.8 billion was partially offset by net outflows of $213 million and distributions of $140 million.

Average AUM was $42.3 billion for the third quarter of 2017 versus $41.5 billion for the second quarter of 2017 and $39.9 billion for the third quarter of 2016.

As previously disclosed, the Company deferred the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer for all of 2016 and the first half of 2017. This provided the Company with enhanced flexibility to pay down debt related to the spin-off of Associated Capital in November 2015. Deferred compensation expense is recognized ratably over the vesting period, which resulted in a $23.1 million increase in compensation expense and management fee year over year. In addition, the Company incurred additional expenses of $2.9 million due to the accelerated vesting of RSAs and the launching of our 16th closed-end fund.

As a result, operating income was $23.4 million in the third quarter of 2017 compared to $48.1 million in the year ago quarter.

                Financial Highlights Third Quarter YTD ($'s in 000's except AUM and per share data) 2017 2016 2017 2016   AUM - end of period (in millions) $ 43,089 $ 39,806 $ 43,089 $ 39,806 AUM - average (in millions) 42,323 39,883 41,696 38,727                                   GAAP Revenues $ 88,341 $ 87,721 $ 261,858 $ 253,050   Operating income 23,393 48,076 105,496 139,765   Income before income taxes 20,434 45,347 98,002 131,658 Effective tax rate 18.8% 31.9% 34.4% 35.9%   Net income 16,600 30,861 64,314 84,429   Net income per fully diluted share   $ 0.55       $ 1.03       $ 2.14       $ 2.85                                       Non-GAAP Operating income $ 35,672 $ 35,365 $ 105,575 $ 101,397   Adjusted income before income taxes 33,749 32,636 99,117 93,290 Adjusted effective tax rate 37.1% 37.6% 37.8% 37.8%   Adjusted net income 21,214 20,376 61,664 58,023   Adjusted net income per fully diluted share   $ 0.70       $ 0.69       $ 2.05       $ 1.97       Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 28,926 29,185 28,930 29,222   Shares outstanding at September 30 29,168 29,548 29,168 29,548   See the reconciliation to the comparable U.S. GAAP measures starting on page 10.  

Revenues

• Total revenues for the third quarter of 2017 grew to $88.3 million from $87.7 million in the prior year.
• Investment advisory fees advanced to $77.3 million in the third quarter of 2017 from $76.0 million in the third quarter of 2016. Third quarter revenues from our open-end and closed-end funds were $50.0 million, an increase from $48.9 million in the year ago quarter. Institutional and Private Wealth Management accounted for $26.0 million of the revenues in 2017 versus $26.2 million in 2016. SICAV revenues surged to $1.3 million in 2017 from $0.8 million in 2016.
• Distribution fees from our open-end equity funds and other income were $11.0 million for the third quarter 2017, versus the $11.8 million in the prior year quarter.

Operating Income

As noted, there were several distinct items in both quarters that impacted our results. Operating income before these adjustments was $35.7 million in the third quarter of 2017 versus $35.4 million in the prior year period. The cash compensation deferrals impacted operating costs by a negative swing of $23.1 million, composed of a $9.8 million expense increase in the third quarter of 2017 versus a $13.3 million expense reduction in the third quarter of 2016. Further, in the 2017 third quarter, the Company recorded an additional $1.8 million of compensation expense due to the accelerated vesting of the majority of the GAMCO RSAs. GAMCO also incurred $1.1 million in costs related to launching our 16th closed-end fund, the Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust plc. The net result of these items reduced reported operating income to $23.4 million in the third quarter of 2017 from $48.1 million in the year ago quarter.

Other expense

We recognized $3.0 million in net other expenses in the third quarter versus net other expenses of $2.7 million in the third quarter of 2016. In the third quarter of 2017, we recorded $3.9 million of charitable contribution expense. Interest expense decreased by $0.5 million year over year, reflecting a decline in outstanding debt to $204.0 million at September 30, 2017 from $233.9 million at September 30, 2016. Investment income for 2017 was $3.6 million vs. $0.4 million in 2016.

Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate (“ETR”) for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 was 18.8% versus 31.9% for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. The current year quarter’s ETR benefited from the reversal of certain tax accruals totaling $3.4 million as well as a $1.0 million tax benefit related to the charitable contribution.

Balance Sheet

As anticipated, GAMCO has made substantial progress in reducing its debt since the November 2015 spin-off of Associated Capital Group, Inc. As a result, Standard & Poor’s recently revised its outlook to stable from negative and reaffirmed our debt rating at BBB-.

We ended the quarter with cash of $61.1 million, investments of $101.4 million, and gross debt of $204.0 million. In this regard, we note that $60.0 million of our cash and investments are held in escrow for benefit of the Convertible note holder. We have $500 million available on our universal shelf registration. Together with earnings from operations, the shelf provides us with flexibility to pay down debt, do acquisitions, lift-outs, seed new investment strategies, and co-invest, as well as to fund shareholder compensation, including share repurchases and dividends.

In total, there is $57.2 million of deferred cash compensation that has yet to be recorded and will be during the remainder of 2017, 2018 and 2019, in accordance with GAAP.

Subsequent to quarter end, we reduced the 4% PIK note due November 30, 2020 to $50 million as we redeemed an additional $20 million.

Deferred Compensation

GAMCO entered into a third agreement with its Chief Executive Officer on September 30, 2017 which will defer his cash compensation for the fourth quarter of 2017 until April 2019 under terms that are similar to the prior two deferrals.

Returns to Shareholder

During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, we repurchased 131,480 shares at an average price of $29.42 per share for a total investment of $3.9 million. We also distributed $0.6 million in dividends. Since our IPO in February 1999, we have returned $1.9 billion in total to shareholders comprised of $1.0 billion of spin-offs, $490.4 million in the form of dividends and $447.4 million through stock buybacks of approximately 10.2 million shares.

On November 7, 2017, GAMCO’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.02 per share payable on January 10, 2018 to its Class A and Class B shareholders of record on December 27, 2017.

Business and Investment Highlights

• On July 19, 2017, we launched our 16th closed-end fund and second on the London Stock Exchange, the Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust plc. The fund, which trades under the symbol GMP, raised $100 million.
• On September 18, 2017, the Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd. completed its initial preferred offering. The Fund issued $30 million of 5.25% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares which are perpetual, non-callable for five years.
• On September 26, 2017, the Gabelli Multimedia Trust completed its offering of $50 million of 5.125% Series E Cumulative Preferred Stock. The preferred stock is perpetual, non-callable for five years, and was issued at $25 per share.

About GAMCO Investors, Inc.

GAMCO Investors, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manages private advisory accounts (GAMCO Asset Management Inc.) and open-end funds and closed-end funds (Gabelli Funds, LLC).

              September 30, September 30, 2017 2016 Equities: Open-end Funds $ 13,762 $ 13,799 Closed-end Funds 7,668 7,178 Institutional & PWM - direct (a) 13,893 13,245 Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory 5,346 3,542 SICAV   504   267 (b) Total Equities   41,173   38,031 Fixed Income: Money-Market Fund 1,890 1,738 Institutional & PWM   26   37 Total Fixed Income   1,916   1,775 Total Assets Under Management $ 43,089 $ 39,806 (a)   Includes $280 million and $286 million of Money Market Fund AUM at September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, respectively. (b) Adjusted to include $225 million of Merger Arbitrage assets.     The Company reported Assets Under Management as follows (in millions):       Table I: Fund Flows - 3rd Quarter 2017 Fund Market distributions, June 30, appreciation/ Net cash net of September 30, 2017 (depreciation)   flows reinvestments 2017 Equities: Open-end Funds $ 13,574 $ 517 $ (305 ) $ (24 ) $ 13,762 Closed-end Funds 7,359 249 176 (116 ) 7,668 Institutional & PWM - direct 13,437 613 (157 ) - 13,893 Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory 5,048 368 (70 ) - 5,346 SICAV (a)   421   10   73     -     504 Total Equities   39,839   1,757   (283 )   (140 )   41,173 Fixed Income: Money-Market Fund 1,813 4 73 - 1,890 Institutional & PWM   29   -   (3 )   -     26 Total Fixed Income   1,842   4   70     -     1,916 Total Assets Under Management $ 41,681 $ 1,761 $ (213 ) $ (140 ) $ 43,089   (a) Adjusted to include $371 million of Merger Arbitrage assets at June 30, 2017.     Table II: Fund Flows - Year to date September 2017     Fund Market distributions, December 31, appreciation/ Net cash net of September 30, 2016 (depreciation)   flows reinvestments 2017 Equities: Open-end Funds $ 13,462 $ 1,354 $ (1,009 ) $ (45 ) $ 13,762 Closed-end Funds 7,150 712 162 (356 ) 7,668 Institutional & PWM - direct 13,441 1,523 (1,071 ) - 13,893 Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory 3,783 522 1,041 (b) - 5,346 SICAV (a)   320   29   155     -     504 Total Equities   38,156   4,140   (722 )   (401 )   41,173 Fixed Income: Money-Market Fund 1,767 9 114 - 1,890 Institutional & PWM   31   -   (5 )   -     26 Total Fixed Income   1,798   9   109     -     1,916 Total Assets Under Management $ 39,954 $ 4,149 $ (613 ) $ (401 ) $ 43,089   (a) Adjusted to include $270 million of Merger Arbitrage assets at December 31, 2016. (b) Includes $1.2 billion from being approved as the sub-advisor on two sub-advisory entities as of February 27, 2017.       Table III   GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2017 2016   Investment advisory and incentive fees $ 77,328 $ 75,952 Distribution fees and other income   11,013     11,769   Total revenues 88,341 87,721   Compensation costs 42,919 21,233 Distribution costs 11,665 11,568 Other operating expenses   5,429     5,681   Total expenses 60,013 38,482   Operating income before management fee 28,328 49,239   Investment income 3,586 426 Interest expense (2,688 ) (3,155 ) Shareholder-designated contribution   (3,857 )   -   Other expense, net   (2,959 )   (2,729 )   Income before management fee and income taxes 25,369 46,510 Management fee expense   4,935     1,163   Income before income taxes 20,434 45,347 Income tax expense   3,834     14,486   Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc. $ 16,600   $ 30,861     Net income per share attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.: Basic $ 0.57   $ 1.06     Diluted $ 0.55   $ 1.03     Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic   28,926     29,185     Diluted   31,173     30,406     Actual shares outstanding (a)   29,168     29,548     Notes: (a) Includes 164,050 and 427,290 of RSAs, respectively.   See GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation on page 8.       Table IV   GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 2016   Investment advisory and incentive fees $ 228,942 $ 219,594 Distribution fees and other income   32,916     33,456   Total revenues 261,858 253,050   Compensation costs 97,634 62,130 Distribution costs 33,373 32,786 Other operating expenses   15,900     14,993   Total expenses 146,907 109,909   Operating income before management fee 114,951 143,141   Investment income 4,632 1,622 Interest expense (8,269 ) (9,729 ) Shareholder-designated contribution   (3,857 )   -   Other expense, net   (7,494 )   (8,107 )   Income before management fee and income taxes 107,457 135,034 Management fee expense   9,455     3,376   Income before income taxes 98,002 131,658 Income tax expense   33,688     47,229   Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc. $ 64,314   $ 84,429     Net income per share attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.: Basic $ 2.22   $ 2.89     Diluted $ 2.14   $ 2.85     Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic   28,930     29,222     Diluted   31,144     29,811     Actual shares outstanding (a)   29,168     29,548     Notes: (a) Includes 164,050 and 427,290 of RSAs, respectively. See GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation on page 8.                     Table V GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. UNAUDITED QUARTERLY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   2017 2016 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Quarter Quarter Quarter Full Year Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Full Year Income Statement Data:   Revenues $ 85,917 $ 87,600 $ 88,341 $ 261,858 $ 81,385 $ 83,944 $ 87,721 $ 99,950 $ 353,000   Expenses   41,310     45,584     60,013     146,907     35,363     36,064     38,482     44,777     154,686    

Operating income before management fee

44,607 42,016 28,328 114,951 46,022 47,880 49,239 55,173 198,314   Investment income 509 537 (271 ) 775 591 605 426 1,483 3,105 Interest expense   (2,832 )   (2,749 )   (2,688 )   (8,269 )   (3,406 )   (3,168 )   (3,155 )   (2,945 )   (12,674 ) Other expense, net (2,323 ) (2,212 ) (2,959 ) (7,494 ) (2,815 ) (2,563 ) (2,729 ) (1,462 ) (9,569 )  

Income before management fee and income taxes

42,284 39,804 25,369 107,457 43,207 45,317 46,510 53,711 188,745 Management fee expense   2,164     2,356     4,935     9,455     1,080     1,133     1,163     3,142     6,518   Income before income taxes 40,120 37,448 20,434 98,002 42,127 44,184 45,347 50,569 182,227 Income tax expense   15,300     14,554     3,834     33,688     16,102     16,641     14,486     17,877     65,106  

Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.

$ 24,820   $ 22,894   $ 16,600   $ 64,314   $ 26,025   $ 27,543   $ 30,861   $ 32,692   $ 117,121    

Net income per share attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.:

Basic $ 0.86   $ 0.79   $ 0.57   $ 2.22   $ 0.89   $ 0.94   $ 1.06   $ 1.12   $ 4.01     Diluted $ 0.82   $ 0.76   $ 0.55   $ 2.14   $ 0.88   $ 0.93   $ 1.03   $ 1.07   $ 3.92     Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic   28,970     28,896     28,926     28,930     29,247     29,234     29,185     29,062     29,182     Diluted   31,160     31,100     31,173     31,144     29,684     29,522     30,406     31,241     30,170    

Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP:

Operating income before management fee

44,607 42,016 28,328 114,951 46,022 47,880 49,239 55,173 198,314 Deduct: management fee expense   2,164     2,356     4,935     9,455     1,080     1,133     1,163     3,142     6,518   Operating income $ 42,443   $ 39,660   $ 23,393   $ 105,496   $ 44,942   $ 46,747   $ 48,076   $ 52,031   $ 191,796    

Operating margin before management fee

  51.9 %   48.0 %   32.1 %   43.9 %   56.5 %   57.0 %   56.1 %   55.2 %   56.2 %

Operating margin after management fee

  49.4 %   45.3 %   26.5 %   40.3 %   55.2 %   55.7 %   54.8 %   52.1 %   54.3 %   Notes on Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

Operating income before management fee 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.

 

      Table VI GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   September 30, December 31, September 30, 2017 2016 2016   ASSETS  

Cash and cash equivalents (includes restricted cash of $95 and $0, respectively)

$ 61,097 $ 39,812 $ 33,852

Investments (includes restricted investments in securities of $59,954 and $0, respectively)

101,425 37,285 32,889 Receivable from brokers 1,342 453 344 Other receivables 31,641 50,756 32,429 Income tax receivable and deferred tax asset 24,941 9,349 10,634 Other assets   10,580     11,574     11,120     Total assets $ 231,026   $ 149,229   $ 121,268     LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   Payable to brokers $ 13,311 $ 66 $ 10,203 Income taxes payable and deferred tax liabilities 3,215 3,815 164 Compensation payable (a) 82,896 42,384 31,469 Accrued expenses and other liabilities   32,091     35,656     44,574   Sub-total 131,513 81,921 86,410   5.875% Senior notes (due June 1, 2021) 24,138 24,120 24,115 4.5% Convertible note (due August 15, 2021) 109,862 109,835 109,826 4% PIK note (due November 30, 2020)   70,000     100,000     100,000   Total debt   204,000     233,955     233,941   Total liabilities 335,513 315,876 320,351   GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s stockholders' deficit   (104,487 )   (166,647 )   (199,083 )   Total liabilities and equity $ 231,026   $ 149,229   $ 121,268     (a) Excludes $57.2 million of DCCA expense that is not yet recorded under GAAP.  

Non-GAAP information and reconciliation:

GAMCO’s non-GAAP measures include adjusted income before taxes, adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per fully diluted share. GAMCO’s calculation of these non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to potential differences between companies in the method of calculation. As a result, the use of these non-GAAP measures has limitations and should not be considered superior to, in isolation from, or a substitute for, related U.S. GAAP measures.

These non-GAAP measures allow management and investors to view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons and benchmark performance between periods to understand operating performance without regard to items that we do not consider to be a component of our core operating performance. Management uses these measures in its financial, investment and operational decision-making processes, for internal reporting and as part of its forecasting and budgeting processes. For these reasons we believe these non-GAAP measures are useful for our investors.

Adjusted income before taxes, adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per fully diluted share can be used by investors to review our results on a consistent basis. Examples of adjustments to these measures include the GAAP impact of the 2016 DCCA and First Half 2017 DCCA that were put in place to enable the Company to more quickly pay down its debt, the acceleration of outstanding RSAs, charitable contributions and closed-end fund launch expenses.

The following tables reconcile adjusted income before taxes, adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share to their closest GAAP equivalent:

        For the three months ended September 30, 2017     Reported First Half RSA GAAP 2017 DCCA 2016 DCCA Acceleration Other Adjusted   Total revenues $ 88,341 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 88,341   Compensation costs 42,919 (4,816 ) (3,415 ) (1,796 ) - 32,892 Distribution costs 11,665 - - - (1,068 ) 10,597 Other operating expenses   5,429     -     -     -     -     5,429   Total expenses 60,013 (4,816 ) (3,415 ) (1,796 ) (1,068 ) 48,918   Operating income before management fee 28,328 4,816 3,415 1,796 1,068 39,423   Other expense, net (2,959 ) - - - 1,036 (1,923 )   Income before management fee and income taxes 25,369 4,816 3,415 1,796 2,104 37,500 Management fee expense   4,935     (886 )   (688 )   180     210     3,751   Income before income taxes 20,434 5,702 4,103 1,616 1,894 33,749 Income tax expense   3,834     2,167     1,559     (113 )   5,088     12,535   Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc. $ 16,600   $ 3,535   $ 2,544   $ 1,729   $ (3,194 ) $ 21,214     Net income per share attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.: Basic $ 0.57   $ 0.12   $ 0.09   $ 0.06   $ (0.11 ) $ 0.73   Diluted $ 0.55   $ 0.11   $ 0.08   $ 0.06   $ (0.10 ) $ 0.70         For the three months ended September 30, 2016 Reported     GAAP 2016 DCCA Other Adjusted   Total revenues $ 87,721 $ - $ - $ 87,721   Compensation costs 21,233 10,885 - 32,118 Distribution costs 11,568 - (638 ) 10,930 Other operating expenses   5,681     -     -     5,681   Total expenses 38,482 10,885 (638 ) 48,729   Operating income before management fee 49,239 (10,885 ) 638 38,992   Other expense, net (2,729 ) - - (2,729 )   Income before management fee and income taxes 46,510 (10,885 ) 638 36,263 Management fee expense   1,163     2,400     64     3,627   Income before income taxes 45,347 (13,285 ) 574 32,636 Income tax expense   14,486     (5,075 )   2,849     12,260   Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc. $ 30,861   $ (8,210 ) $ (2,275 ) $ 20,376     Net income per share attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.: Basic $ 1.06   $ (0.28 ) $ (0.08 ) $ 0.70   Diluted $ 1.03   $ (0.27 ) $ (0.07 ) $ 0.69       For the nine months ended September 30, 2017           Reported First Half RSA GAAP 2017 DCCA 2016 DCCA Acceleration Other Adjusted   Total revenues $ 261,858 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 261,858   Compensation costs 97,634 14,390 (9,174 ) (5,479 ) - 97,371 Distribution costs 33,373 - - - (1,068 ) 32,305 Other operating expenses   15,900     -     -     -     -     15,900   Total expenses 146,907 14,390 (9,174 ) (5,479 ) (1,068 ) 145,576   Operating income before management fee 114,951 (14,390 ) 9,174 5,479 1,068 116,282   Other expense, net (7,494 ) - - - 1,036 (6,458 )   Income before management fee and income taxes 107,457 (14,390 ) 9,174 5,479 2,104 109,824 Management fee expense   9,455     2,666     (2,172 )   548     210     10,707   Income before income taxes 98,002 (17,056 ) 11,346 4,931 1,894 99,117 Income tax expense   33,688     (6,594 )   4,350     921     5,088     37,453   Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc. $ 64,314   $ (10,462 ) $ 6,996   $ 4,010   $ (3,194 ) $ 61,664     Net income per share attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.: Basic $ 2.22   $ (0.36 ) $ 0.24   $ 0.14   $ (0.11 ) $ 2.13   Diluted $ 2.14   $ (0.34 ) $ 0.22   $ 0.13   $ (0.10 ) $ 2.05       For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 Reported       GAAP 2016 DCCA Other Adjusted   Total revenues $ 253,050 $ - $ - $ 253,050   Compensation costs 62,130 32,016 - 94,146 Distribution costs 32,786 - (638 ) 32,148 Other operating expenses   14,993     -     -     14,993   Total expenses 109,909 32,016 (638 ) 141,287   Operating income before management fee 143,141 (32,016 ) 638 111,763   Other expense, net (8,107 ) - - (8,107 )   Income before management fee and income taxes 135,034 (32,016 ) 638 103,656 Management fee expense   3,376     6,926     64     10,366   Income before income taxes 131,658 (38,942 ) 574 93,290 Income tax expense   47,229     (14,811 )   2,849     35,267   Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc. $ 84,429   $ (24,131 ) $ (2,275 ) $ 58,023     Net income per share attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.: Basic $ 2.89   $ (0.83 ) $ (0.08 ) $ 1.99   Diluted $ 2.85   $ (0.81 ) $ (0.08 ) $ 1.97    

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GAMCO Investors, Inc.Kieran Caterina or Diane M. LaPointeSVPs and Co-Chief Accounting Officers914-921-5149 or 7763orFor further information please visitwww.gabelli.com