EX-99.1 2 a5630380ex99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Announces February 29, 2008 Assets under Management

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pzena Investment Management, Inc. (NYSE: PZN) today reported its preliminary assets under management as of February 29, 2008.

AUM for month-end February 2008, month-end January 2008 and month-end February 2007 are listed below:

Pzena Investment Management, Inc.

Assets Under Management

($ billions)

   
As of As of As of

February 29, 2008

 

January 31, 2008

 

February 28, 2007

Large Cap Value $11.9 $12.8 $18.4
Value Service 4.7 5.1 5.8
Other Domestic 1.8 1.9 2.5
Global Value/
International Value 3.0 2.9 1.4
Total $21.4 $22.7 $28.1
 
Separately-Managed Accounts $13.3 $13.8 $15.0
Sub-Advised Accounts 8.1 8.9 13.1
Total $21.4 $22.7 $28.1

Note: Numbers may be subject to rounding.

About Pzena

Pzena Investment Management, LLC, the firm’s operating company, is a premier value-oriented investment management firm with a long-term record of investment excellence and exceptional client service. Founded in late 1995, Pzena Investment Management has built a diverse, global client base. PZN stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on October 25, 2007. More firm and stock information is posted on the Company’s website, www.pzena.com.


Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on the company's current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events. Words like “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgment of the company's management and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by a forward-looking statement are those described in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s prospectus, as filed with the SEC on October 26, 2007, and in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on December 5, 2007. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on the company's future results, performance, or achievements. In light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and factors, actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date stated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of this release.

The company is not under any obligation and does not intend to make publicly available any update or other revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances existing after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of future events even if experience or future events make it clear that any expected results expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements will not be realized.

CONTACT:
Pzena Investment Management, Inc.
Wayne Palladino, 212-355-1600
palladino@pzena.com