EX-99.1 2 c26635exv99w1.htm CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS exv99w1
EXHIBIT 99.1
NUVEEN INVESTMENTS, INC.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
         
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited), March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007
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Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited), Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited), Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited), Three Months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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Nuveen Investments, Inc. & Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Unaudited
(in thousands)
                                                           
          March 31,                   December 31,                
          2008                   2007                
Assets
                                                         
Cash and cash equivalents
          $ 119,754                       $ 285,051                  
Management and distribution fees receivable
            96,284                         103,866                  
Other receivables
            10,901                         51,204                  
Furniture, equipment, and leasehold improvements, at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $78,246 and $76,143, respectively
            48,119                         46,793                  
Investments
            497,926                         489,634                  
Goodwill
            3,431,255                         3,376,841                  
Intangible assets, at cost less accumulated amortization of $24,300 and $8,100, respectively
            4,063,500                         4,079,700                  
Current taxes receivable
            163,232                         235,227                  
Other assets
            23,311                         16,989                  
 
                                                     
 
          $ 8,454,282                       $ 8,685,305                  
 
                                                     
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
                                                         
Short-term obligations:
                                                         
Accounts payable
          $ 12,844                       $ 16,931                  
Accrued compensation and other expenses
            84,274                         174,852                  
Fair value of open derivatives
            83,530                         31,687                  
Other short-term liabilities
            23,520                         82,475                  
 
                                                     
Total short-term obligations
            204,168                         305,945                  
 
                                                     
 
                                                         
Long-term obligations:
                                                         
Term notes
          $ 3,970,963                       $ 3,968,723                  
Deferred compensation
            9,372                         8,124                  
Deferred income tax liability, net
            1,518,979                         1,545,388                  
Other long-term liabilities
            22,264                         21,781                  
 
                                                     
Total long-term obligations
            5,521,578                         5,544,016                  
 
                                                     
 
                                                         
Total liabilities
            5,725,746                         5,849,961                  
 
                                                         
Minority interest
            (12,157 )                       61,315                  
 
                                                         
Shareholders’ equity:
                                                         
Additional paid-in capital
            2,808,493                         2,801,714                  
Retained earnings/ (deficit)
            (60,069 )                       (30,538 )                
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)
            (7,731 )                       2,853                  
 
                                                     
Total shareholders’ equity
            2,740,693                         2,774,029                  
 
                                                     
 
          $ 8,454,282                       $ 8,685,305                  
 
                                                     
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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Nuveen Investments, Inc. & Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
Unaudited
(in thousands)
                         
    Successor   Predecessor
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
    2008   2007
Operating revenues:
               
Investment advisory fees from assets under management
  $ 192,758     $189,716  
Product distribution
    1,231       1,422  
Performance fees / other revenue
    2,825       5,689  
 
               
Total operating revenues
    196,814       196,827  
 
               
 
               
Operating expenses:
               
Compensation and benefits
    77,022       73,475  
Advertising and promotional costs
    3,593       3,391  
Occupancy and equipment costs
    6,544       6,741  
Amortization of intangible assets
    16,200       1,967  
Travel and entertainment
    3,341       2,185  
Outside and professional services
    9,113       8,005  
Minority interest expense
    859       2,335  
Other operating expenses
    9,164       7,673  
 
               
Total operating expenses
    125,836       105,772  
 
               
 
               
Minority interest revenue from consolidated vehicle
    24,508        
 
               
Other income/(expense)
    (76,029 )     1,314  
 
               
Net interest expense
    (68,268 )     (5,906 )
 
               
 
               
Income/(loss) before taxes
    (48,811 )     86,463  
 
               
 
               
Income tax expense/(benefit)
    (19,280 )     34,153  
 
               
 
               
Net income/(loss)
  $  (29,531 )   $  52,310  
 
               
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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Nuveen Investments, Inc. & Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
Unaudited
(in thousands)
                                 
                    Accumulated    
    Additional   Retained   Other    
    Paid-In   Earnings/   Comprehensive    
    Capital   (Deficit)   Income/(Loss)   Total
Balance at December 31, 2007
  $ 2,801,714     $ (30,538 )   $ 2,853     $ 2,774,029  
Net loss
    -       (29,531 )     -       (29,531 )
Vested Value of B Units
    6,779       -       -       6,779  
Other comprehensive income
    -       -       (10,584 )     (10,584 )
 
                               
Balance at March 31, 2008
  $ 2,808,493     $ (60,069 )   $ (7,731 )   $ 2,740,693  
 
                               
         
    Three Months
Comprehensive Income (in 000s):   Ending 3/31/08
Net loss
  $ (29,531 )
Other comprehensive income/(loss):
       
Unrealized gains/(losses) on marketable equity securities, net of tax
    (4,884 )
Reclassification adjustments for realized (gains)/losses
    4  
Funded status of retirement plans, net of tax
    (5,701 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    (3 )
 
       
Subtotal: other comprehensive income/(loss)
    (10,584 )
 
       
Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
  $ (40,115 )
 
       
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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Nuveen Investments, Inc. & Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Unaudited
(in thousands)
                 
    Successor   Predecessor
    Three Months Ended March 31,
    2008   2007
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net income/(loss)
  $ (29,531 )   $ 52,310  
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided from operating activities:
               
Deferred income taxes
    (23,168 )     (2,651 )
Depreciation of office property, equipment and leaseholds
    2,172       2,667  
Unrealized gains/(losses)
    49,420       465  
Amortization of intangible assets
    16,200       1,967  
Amortization of debt related items, net
    2,240       142  
Compensation expense for equity plans
    10,132       11,689  
Net (increase) decrease in assets:
               
Management and distribution fees receivable
    7,582       (2,174 )
Other receivables
    23,065       450  
Current taxes receivable
    71,995       -  
Other assets
    (6,419 )     4,150  
Net increase (decrease) in liabilities:
               
Accrued compensation and other expenses
    (96,340 )     (78,447 )
Deferred compensation
    13       2,393  
Accounts payable
    (4,087 )     (271 )
Current taxes payable
    -       16,937  
Other liabilities
    (3,625 )     (3,769 )
Other
    2       (1,211 )
 
               
Net cash provided from operating activities
    19,651       4,647  
 
               
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Repayment of notes payable
    -       (50,000 )
Dividends paid
    -       (18,988 )
Proceeds from stock options exercised
    -       16,280  
Acquisition of treasury stock
    -       (31,836 )
Tax effect of options and restricted stock
    -       6,476  
 
               
Net cash used in financing activities
    -       (78,068 )
 
               
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
MDP Transaction
    (127 )     -  
Purchase of office property and equipment
    (3,507 )     (5,763 )
Proceeds from sales of investment securities
    576       356  
Purchases of investment securities
    (7,650 )     (13,183 )
Repurchase of minority members’ interests
    (84,934 )     (22,500 )
Net change in consolidated funds
    (89,269 )     (1,514 )
Other
    (34 )     (239 )
 
               
Net cash used in investing activities
    (184,945 )     (42,843 )
 
               
 
               
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
    (3 )     (1 )
 
               
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (165,297 )     (116,265 )
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents:
               
Beginning of year
    285,051       223,168  
 
               
End of period
  $ 119,754     $ 106,903  
 
               
 
               
Supplemental Information:
               
Taxes Paid
  $ 125     $ 13,391  
Interest Paid
  $ 58,886     $ 16,422  
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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NUVEEN INVESTMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2008
Note 1   Basis of Presentation
The unaudited consolidated financial statements presented herein include the accounts of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (the “Company,” or “we,” or “our”), its majority-owned subsidiaries, and certain funds which we are required to consolidate (as further discussed in Note 10, “Consolidated Funds,” in the Company’s March 31, 2008 filing on Form 8-K), and have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements presented herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s March 31, 2008 filing on Form 8-K.
As more fully discussed in Note 1, “Acquisition of the Company,” of the Company’s March 31, 2008 filing on Form 8-K, Nuveen Investments, Inc. (the “Predecessor”) was acquired by a group of private equity investors led by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (“MDP”) in a merger and related transactions (collectively, the “Transactions”). The transactions closed on November 13, 2007.
Financial results presented for periods prior to November 13, 2007 represent operations of the Predecessor. Financial results presented from November 14, 2007 forward represent operations of the company surviving the MDP-led buyout (the “Successor”). As a result of the MDP-led buyout and the application of purchase accounting as of November 13, 2007, the consolidated financial statements for the period after November 13, 2007 (the Successor period) are presented on a different basis than that for periods prior to November 13, 2007 (the Predecessor period) and therefore are not comparable.
These financial statements rely, in part, on estimates. Actual results could differ from these estimates. In the opinion of management, all necessary adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring accruals) have been reflected for a fair presentation of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements. The results for the period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.
Note 2   SFAS No. 157 — Fair Value Measurements
On September 15, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years.
In February 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position 157-2 (“FSP 157-2”). FSP 157-2 permits delayed adoption of SFAS No. 157 for certain non-financial assets and liabilities, which are not recognized at fair value on a recurring basis, until fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. As permitted by FSP 157-2, the Company has elected to delay the adoption of SFAS No. 157 for qualifying non-financial assets and liabilities, such as property, plant, and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets. The Company is


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in the process of evaluating the impact, if any, that the application of SFAS No. 157 to its non-financial assets will have on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position.
SFAS No. 157 itself does not require that fair value be applied to specific items; it merely clarifies how to value items that must be measured at fair value.
SFAS No. 157 provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities by defining fair value, establishing a framework for measuring fair value, and expanding disclosure requirements about fair value measurements. Prior to this standard, methods for measuring fair value were diverse and inconsistent, especially for items that are not actively traded. The standard clarifies that, for items that are not actively traded, such as certain kinds of derivatives, fair value should reflect the price in a transaction with a market participant, including an adjustment for risk, not just the company’s mark-to-market model value. The standard also requires expanded disclosure of the effect on earnings for items measured using unobservable data.
Under SFAS No. 157, fair value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts. SFAS No. 157 emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. Therefore, a fair value measurement should be determined based on the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing an asset or a liability.
SFAS No. 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes information used to develop those assumptions. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data (for example, the reporting entity’s own data). SFAS No. 157 requires that fair value measurements be separately disclosed by level within the fair value hierarchy in order to distinguish between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy). Specifically:
   
Level 1 - inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.
 
   
Level 2 - inputs to the valuation methodology other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, through corroboration with observable market data (market-corroborated inputs).
 
   
Level 3 - inputs to the valuation methodology that are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability – that is, inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability (including assumptions about risk) developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.


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The following table presents information about the Company’s fair value measurements at March 31, 2008 (in 000s):
                                                
 
                Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2008 Using
                  Quoted Prices in     Significant Other     Significant  
                  Active Markets     Observable     Unobservable  
                  for Identical     Inputs     Inputs  
  Description     March 31, 2008     Assets (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
 
Assets
                                         
 
Available-for-sale securities
    $ 134,381       $ 83,702       $ 18,141       $ 32,538    
 
Trading securities
      1,456         1,456         -         -    
 
Underlying investments from consolidated vehicle
      361,769         -         -         361,769    
 
Other investments
      320         -         -         320    
 
 
                                         
 
Liabilities
                                         
 
Derivative financial instruments
    $ (83,530 )     $ (179 )     $ (83,351 )       -    
 
Available-for-Sale Securities and Trading Securities
Approximately $83.7 million of the Company’s available-for-sale securities and all $1.5 million of the Company’s trading securities are classified as Level 1 financial instruments, as they are valued based on unadjusted quoted market prices. The majority of these investments are investments in the Company’s managed accounts and certain product portfolios (seed investments). Approximately $18.1 million of the Company’s available-for-sale investments are considered to be Level 2 financial instruments, as they are valued based on quoted prices in less liquid markets.
As further discussed in Note 8, “Investments in Collateralized Loan and Debt Obligations,” the Company also has $6.4 million invested in collateralized debt obligation entities for which it acts as a collateral manager. The Company considers these investments to be Level 3 financial instruments, as the valuations for these investments are based on cash flow estimates and the Company’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability (including assumptions about risk), as developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. At March 31, 2008, the Company also holds $22.8 million in auction rate preferred stock. As further discussed in the Company’s March 31, 2008 filing on Form 8-K, the auctions for auction rate preferred stock began to fail on a widespread basis in the beginning of 2008. The Company considers these investments as Level 3 financial instruments, as there is currently no liquid market for these investments.
Underlying Investments from Consolidated Vehicle
As further discussed in Note 9, “Symphony CLO V,” the Company is required to consolidate into its financial results an investment vehicle, Symphony CLO V, in which the Company has no equity interest, but for which an affiliate of MDP is the majority equity holder. The underlying investment securities in Symphony CLO V are predominantly syndicated loans whose fair values are derived from broker-quotes. The Company considers these investments to be Level 3 financial instruments.
Other Investments
The Company holds a general partner interest in certain limited partnerships for which one of its subsidiary companies is the advisor. The Company considers these investments to be Level 3 financial instruments, as the fair value of these investments is based on valuation pricing models.


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Derivative Financial Instruments
As further discussed in Note 6, “Derivative Financial Instruments,” the Company uses derivative instruments to manage the economic impact of fluctuations in interest rates related to its long-term debt and to mitigate the overall market risk for certain recently created product portfolios.
Derivative Instruments Related to Long-Term Debt
Currently, the Company uses interest rate swaps and an interest rate collar to manage its interest rate risk related to its long-term debt. The valuation of these derivative instruments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities.
The fair values of interest rate swaps are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts (or payments) and the discounted expected variable cash payments (or receipts).  The variable cash payments (or receipts) are based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves.  The fair value of the interest rate collar is determined using the market standard methodology of discounting the future expected cash payments that would occur if variable interest rates fell below the floor strike rate or the cash receipts that would occur if variable interest rates rose above cap strike rate.  The variable interest rates used in the calculation of projected cash flows on the collar are based on an expectation of future interest rates derived from observable market interest rate curves and volatilities.
To comply with the provisions of SFAS No. 157, the Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts, and guarantees.
Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives related to long-term debt fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with these derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by the Company and its counterparties. However, as of March 31, 2008, the Company has assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of these derivative positions and has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of these derivatives. As a result, the Company has determined that its valuations for derivatives related to its long-term debt in their entirety are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Derivative Instruments Related to Certain Recently Created Product Portfolios
At March 31, 2008, the Company holds futures contracts that have not been designated as hedging instruments under SFAS No. 133 in order to mitigate the overall market risk of certain recently created product portfolios. As the valuations for these futures contracts are directly received from the counterparty, the futures arm of a nationally recognized bank, the Company has determined that the valuations for the derivatives related to certain recently created product portfolios are classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, as all valuations for these derivatives are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.


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Note 3   Net Capital Requirement
Nuveen Investments, LLC, the Company’s wholly-owned broker/dealer subsidiary, is subject to SEC Rule 15c3-1, the “Uniform Net Capital Rule,” which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital and requires that the ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital, as these terms are defined in the Rule, shall not exceed 15 to 1. At March 31, 2008, Nuveen Investments, LLC’s net capital ratio was 1.5 to 1 and its net capital was approximately $16.5 million, which was $14.8 million in excess of the required net capital of $1.7 million.
Note 4   Goodwill and Intangible Assets
The following table presents a reconciliation of activity in the balance of goodwill from December 31, 2007 to March 31, 2008 presented on our consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):
         
Balance at December 31, 2007
  $3,376,841  
MDP Transaction
    (5,551 )
Repurchase of NWQ minority interests
    23,500  
Repurchase of SBAM minority interests
    12,327  
Repurchase of NWQ, Tradewinds, and Symphony Equity Program interests
    24,138  
 
       
Balance at March 31, 2008
  $3,431,255  
 
       
During the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company recorded approximately $5.6 million of an adjustment to the purchase accounting / revaluation of its pension and post-retirement plans.
As discussed in Note 20, “Subsequent Events,” in the Company’s March 31, 2008 filing on Form 8-K, the Company repurchased various minority interests of certain subsidiaries. As a result of these various repurchase transactions, the Company recorded a total of approximately $60.0 million as goodwill.
The following table presents gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization amounts for the remaining unamortized intangible assets presented on our consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 (in thousands):
                                                 
    At March 31, 2008   At December 31, 2007
    Gross           Gross    
    Carrying   Accumulated   Carrying   Accumulated
    Amount   Amortization   Amount   Amortization
Trade names
    $  273,800       $          -       $  273,800       $        -  
Investment contracts – closed end funds
    1,551,400       -       1,551,400       -  
Investment contracts – mutual funds
    1,290,600       -       1,290,600       -  
Customer relationships – managed accts
    972,000       24,300       972,000       8,100  
 
                               
Total
    $4,087,800       $24,300       $4,087,800       $8,100  
 
                               
Of the intangible assets presented above, only one is amortizable – Customer Relationships – Managed Accounts; the estimated approximate useful life of this one amortizable intangible asset is 15 years. The remaining intangible assets presented above are indefinite-lived. The estimated aggregate amortization expense for the next five years is approximately $48.6 million for the remaining nine months of 2008, and annual amortization of $64.8 million for each of the years 2009 through 2012.


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Note 5   Debt
At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, debt on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets was comprised of the following long-term obligations (in thousands):
                             
    March 31,
2008
  December 31,
2007
Long-Term Obligations:
               
Senior term notes – 5 Year (due 2010)
  $  250,000     $  250,000  
Net unamortized discount – 5 year notes
    (361 )     (395 )
Senior term notes – 10 Year (due 2015)
    300,000       300,000  
Net unamortized discount – 10 year notes
    (1,198 )     (1,230 )
 
               
Net unamortized debt issuance costs – 5 and 10 year senior term notes
    (2,895 )     (3,042 )
 
               
Term Loan Facility
    2,315,000       2,315,000  
Net unamortized discount
    (22,214 )     (22,847 )
 
               
10.5% Senior Unsecured Notes
    785,000       785,000  
 
               
Net unamortized debt issuance costs – term loan facility and 10.5% senior unsecured notes
    (55,117 )     (56,511 )
 
               
Symphony CLO V Notes Payable
    378,540       378,540  
 
               
Symphony CLO V Subordinated Notes
    24,208       24,208  
 
               
 
               
Total
  $3,970,963     $3,968,723  
 
               
Senior Secured Credit Agreement — Successor
As a result of the Transactions, the Company has a new senior secured credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) consisting of a $2.3 billion term loan facility and a $250 million secured revolving credit facility. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had $2.3 billion outstanding under the term loan facility. The Company received approximately $2.3 billion in net proceeds after discounts and underwriting commissions. The net proceeds were used as part of the financing to consummate the Transactions. There were no borrowings at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 under the $250 million secured revolving credit facility. All borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus 3.0%. In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the Credit Facility, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee to the lenders in respect of the unutilized loan commitments at a rate of 0.3750% per annum.
All obligations under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by Windy City Investments Inc. (the “Parent”) and each of our present and future, direct and indirect, wholly-owned material domestic subsidiaries (excluding subsidiaries that are broker dealers). The obligations under the Credit Facility and these guarantees are secured, subject to permitted liens and other specified exceptions, (1) on a first-lien basis, by all the capital stock of Nuveen Investments and certain of its subsidiaries (excluding significant subsidiaries and limited, in the case of foreign subsidiaries, to 100% of the non-voting capital stock and 65% of the voting capital stock of the first tier foreign subsidiaries) directly held by Nuveen Investments or any guarantor and (2) on a first lien basis by substantially all present and future assets of Nuveen Investments and each guarantor.
The senior secured term loan matures on November 13, 2014 and the senior secured revolving credit facility matures on November 13, 2013.


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The Company is required to make quarterly payments under the senior term loan facility in the amount of approximately $5.8 million beginning June 30, 2008. The credit agreement permits all or any portion of the loans outstanding to be prepaid.
At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the fair value of the $2.3 billion term loan facility was approximately $2.1 billion and $2.3 billion, respectively. The Credit Facility contains customary financial covenants, including but not limited to, maximum consolidated total secured leverage, net of certain cash and cash equivalents, and certain other limitations on the Company and certain of the Company’s restricted subsidiaries’ (as defined in the credit agreement) ability to incur additional debt.
Senior Term Notes – Predecessor / Successor
On September 12, 2005, the Predecessor issued $550 million of senior unsecured notes, comprised of $250 million of 5-year notes and $300 million of 10-year notes (“Predecessor senior term notes”), which remain outstanding at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007. The Company received approximately $544 million in net proceeds after discounts and other debt issuance costs. The 5-year Predecessor senior term notes bear interest at an annual fixed rate of 5.0% payable semi-annually beginning March 15, 2006. The 10-year Predecessor senior term notes bear interest at an annual fixed rate of 5.5% payable semi-annually also beginning March 15, 2006. The net proceeds from the Predecessor senior term notes were used to refinance outstanding indebtedness. The costs related to the issuance of the Predecessor senior term notes were capitalized and amortized to expense over their term. At March 31, 2008, the fair value of the 5-year and 10-year Predecessor senior term notes was approximately $215.3 million and $189.0 million, respectively. At December 31, 2007, the fair value of the 5-year and 10-year Predecessor senior term notes was approximately $229.2 million and $207.9 million, respectively.
Senior Unsecured Notes – Successor
Also in connection with the Transactions, the Company issued $785 million of 10.5% senior unsecured notes (“10.5% senior notes”). The 10.5% senior notes mature on November 15, 2015 and pay a coupon of 10.5% of par value semi-annually on May 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing on May 15, 2008. The Company received approximately $758.9 million in net proceeds after underwriting commissions and structuring fees. The net proceeds were used as part of the financing to consummate the Transactions.
As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the fair value of the $785 million 10.5% senior notes was approximately $679.0 million and $780 million, respectively.
Obligations under the notes are guaranteed by the Parent and each of our existing, subsequently acquired, and/or organized direct or indirect, domestic, restricted (as defined in the credit agreement) subsidiaries that guarantee the debt under the credit agreement.
Symphony CLO V – Successor
As more fully discussed in Note 10, “Consolidated Funds,” in the Form 8-K filed on March 31, 2008, the Company is required to consolidate into its financial results a collateralized loan obligation, Symphony CLO V, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Although the Company does not hold any equity interest in this investment vehicle, an affiliate of MDP is the majority equity holder. The $378.5 million of Notes Payable and $24.2 million of Subordinated Notes reflected in the table, above, reflect debt obligations of Symphony CLO V. All of this debt is collateralized by the assets of Symphony CLO V.


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Other
The Company’s broker-dealer subsidiary may utilize available, uncommitted lines of credit with no annual facility fees, which approximate $50 million, to satisfy unanticipated, short-term liquidity needs. As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, no borrowings were outstanding on these uncommitted lines of credit.
Note 6   Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company uses derivative financial instruments to manage the economic impact of fluctuations in interest rates related to its long-term debt and to mitigate the overall market risk for certain recently created product portfolios.
SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended by SFAS No. 138, “Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities, an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” and further amended by SFAS No. 149, “Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” (collectively, “SFAS No. 133”), requires recognition of all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. Derivatives that do not meet the SFAS No. 133 criteria for hedge accounting must be adjusted to fair value through earnings. Changes in the fair value of derivatives that do meet the hedge accounting criteria under SFAS No. 133 are offset against the change in the fair value of the hedged assets or liabilities, with only any “ineffectiveness” (as defined under SFAS No. 133) marked through earnings.
At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company did not hold any derivatives designated in a formal hedge relationship under the provisions of SFAS No. 133.
Derivative Transactions Related to Financing Part of the Transactions
As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company held nine interest rate swap derivative transactions and one collar derivative that effectively convert $2.3 billion of variable rate debt into fixed-rate borrowings. In addition at March 31, 2008 the Company also held three basis swap derivative transactions with a notional amount of $1.5 billion. These basis swap derivatives effectively lock-in the expected future difference between one-month and three-month LIBOR as the primary reference rate for our variable debt. Collectively, these derivatives are referred to as the “New Debt Derivatives.” As further discussed in Note 5, “Debt,” the Company borrowed $2.3 billion under a variable rate term loan facility and $785.0 million under 10.5% senior term notes due 2015 to finance part of the Transactions. The Company recorded $49.4 million in unrealized losses related to the New Debt Derivatives in “Other Income/(Expense)” on the accompanying consolidated statement of income for the three months ended March 31, 2008. As the New Debt Derivatives did not exist until the fourth quarter of 2007, there were no unrealized gains/losses related to the New Debt Derivatives for the three months ended March 31, 2007. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the fair value of the New Debt Derivatives is ($83.4 million) and ($31.7 million), respectively, and is reflected in “Fair Value of Open Derivatives” on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
Derivative Transactions Related to Certain Recently Created Product Portfolios
The Company entered into swap agreements and futures contracts that have not been designated as hedging instruments under SFAS No. 133 in order to mitigate overall market risk of certain recently created product portfolios. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the net fair value of these open non-hedging derivatives was approximately ($0.2 million) and $17,000, respectively, and is reflected as approximately $0.2 million in “Fair Value of Open Derivatives” and $0.01 million in “Other Assets” on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company recorded approximately $0.3 million of net losses related to these derivatives, comprised of approximately $26,000 in unrealized losses and $0.3 million in realized losses, both of which are reflected in “Other Income/(Expense)” on the accompanying consolidated statement of income for that period. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company recorded


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approximately $0.3 million of net losses related to these derivatives, comprised of $0.5 million in unrealized losses and $0.2 million in realized gains, both of which are reflected in “Other Income/(Expense)” on the accompanying consolidated statement of income for that period.
Note 7   Retirement Plans
The following table presents the components of the net periodic retirement plans’ benefit costs for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively:
                                         
    Three Months   Three Months
    Ended March 31, 2008   Ended March 31, 2007
      Total   Post-   Total   Post-
      Pension   Retirement   Pension   Retirement
 
                               
Service Cost
  $ 381,718     $ 90,172     $ 471,631     $ 79,382  
 
                               
Interest Cost
    599,616       165,304       570,673       141,367  
 
                               
Expected Return on Assets
    (598,548 )           (573,318 )      
 
                               
Amortization of:
                               
Unrecognized Prior Service Cost
    (38,429 )           (652 )     (66,308 )
Unrecognized (Gain)/Loss
                68,900       20,235  
 
                               
 
                               
Total
  $ 344,357     $ 255,476     $ 537,234     $ 174,676  
 
                               
During 2008, the Company expects to contribute approximately $0.5 million to its excess pension plan. The Company does not expect to make any contributions to its qualified pension plan. In addition, the Company expects to contribute $0.6 million, net of expected Medicare Part D reimbursements, for benefit payments to its post-retirement benefit plan during 2008. For the first three months of 2008, the Company has paid out approximately $0.1 million in post-retirement benefits.
Note 8   Investments in Collateralized Loan and Debt Obligations
The Company holds an investment in two collateralized debt obligation entities for which it acts as a collateral manager, Symphony CLO I, Ltd. (“CLO”) and the Symphony Credit Opportunities Fund Ltd. (“CDO”), pursuant to collateral management agreements between the Company and each of the CLO and the CDO entities. At March 31, 2008, combined assets under management in the collateral pools of the CLO and CDO were approximately $819.9 million. The Company had combined minority equity investments of $6.4 million and $9.8 million in the CLO and CDO as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
The Company accounts for its investments in the CLO and CDO under EITF 99-20, “Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased and Retained Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets.” The excess of future cash flows over the initial investment at the date of purchase is recognized as interest income over the life of the investment using the effective yield method. The Company reviews cash flow estimates throughout the life of the CLO and CDO investment pool to determine whether an impairment of its equity investments should be recognized. Cash flow estimates are based on the underlying pool of collateral securities and take into account the overall credit quality of the issuers in the collateral securities, the forecasted default rate of the collateral securities and the Company’s past


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experience in managing similar securities. If an updated estimate of future cash flows (taking into account both timing and amounts) is less than the revised estimate, an impairment loss is recognized based on the excess of the carrying amount of the investment over its fair value. As of March 31, 2008, the Company has determined that no impairment of its equity investments exists. The Company has recorded its equity interest in the CLO and CDO in Investments on its consolidated balance sheets at fair value. Fair value is determined using current information, notably market yields and projected cash flows based on forecasted default and recovery rates that a market participant would use in determining the current fair value of the equity interest. Market yields, default rates and recovery rates used in the Company’s estimate of fair value vary based on the nature of the investments in the underlying collateral pools. In the periods of rising credit default rates and lower debt recovery rates, the fair value, and therefore the carrying value, of the Company’s investments in the CLO and CDO may be adversely affected. The Company’s risk of loss in the CLO and CDO is limited to the $6.4 million that remains invested in these entities at March 31, 2008.
Note 9   Symphony CLO V
As further discussed in Note 10, “Consolidated Funds,” in the Company’s March 31, 2008 filing on Form 8-K, the Company is required to consolidate into its financial results an investment vehicle, Symphony CLO V, in which the Company has no equity interest, but for which an affiliate of MDP is the majority equity holder.
As the Company has no equity interest in Symphony CLO V, all gains and losses recorded in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for 2008 are attributable to other investors. The Company recorded $24.5 million of “Minority Interest Revenue from Consolidated Vehicle” on the accompanying consolidated statement of income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 to reflect the net loss of Symphony CLO V which belongs entirely to the minority owners. As the requirement to consolidate did not exist until the fourth quarter of 2007, there was no minority interest revenue from consolidated vehicle for the three months ended March 31, 2007. At March 31, 2008, total assets of Symphony CLO V approximated $398.0 million and total liabilities approximated $429.9 million. At December 31, 2007, total assets of Symphony CLO V approximated $463.3 million and total liabilities approximated $470.7 million.
The following table presents a condensed summary of the assets and liabilities for Symphony CLO V that have been consolidated in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2008:
(in 000s)
         
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 28,679  
 
       
Receivables
    3,244  
Investments
    361,769  
Other (deferred issuance costs)
    4,315  
 
       
Accrued comp & other expenses
    7,898  
Deferred revenue
    267  
Payable for investments purchased
    19,018  
Notes payable
    378,540  
Subordinated notes
    24,208  
 
       
Minority interest receivable
    31,923  


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Note 10   Financial Information Related to Guarantor Subsidiaries
As discussed in Note 5, “Debt,” obligations under the senior notes due 2015 are guaranteed by the Parent and each of our present and future, direct and indirect, wholly-owned material domestic subsidiaries (excluding subsidiaries that are broker dealers). The obligations under the Credit Facility and these guarantees are secured, subject to permitted liens and other specified exceptions, (1) on a first-lien basis, by all the capital stock of Nuveen Investments and certain of its subsidiaries (excluding significant subsidiaries and limited, in the case of foreign subsidiaries, to 100% of the non-voting capital stock and 65% of the voting capital stock of the first tier foreign subsidiaries) directly held by Nuveen Investments and any guarantor and (2) on a first lien basis by substantially all present and future assets of Nuveen Investments and each guarantor.
The following tables present consolidating supplementary financial information for the issuer of the notes (Nuveen Investments, Inc.), the issuer’s domestic guarantor subsidiaries, and the non-guarantor subsidiaries together with eliminations as of and for the periods indicated. The issuer’s Parent is also a guarantor of the notes. The Parent was a newly formed entity with no assets, liabilities or operations prior to the completion of the Transactions on November 13, 2007. Separate complete financial statements of the respective guarantors would not provide additional material information that would be useful in assessing the financial composition of the guarantors.
Consolidating financial information is as follows:


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Nuveen Investments, Inc. & Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
March 31, 2008
                                                 
    Parent                                
    Windy City       Issuer of Notes             Non              
    Investments,     Nuveen     Guarantor     Guarantor     Intercompany        
    Inc.     Investments, Inc.     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Assets
                                               
Cash and cash equivalents
          34,681       12,315       72,758           $ 119,754  
Management and distribution fees receivable
                90,069       6,215             96,284  
Other receivables
          (675,192 )     725,878       (39,785 )           10,901  
Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements*
                35,457       12,662             48,119  
Investments
          133,487       2,035       362,404             497,926  
Investment in Subsidiaries
  $ 2,740,694       872,324       549,438       2,582       (4,165,038 )      
Goodwill
          3,371,290       59,965                   3,431,255  
Other intangible assets*
          4,063,500                         4,063,500  
Current taxes receivable
          163,169       63                   163,232  
Other assets
                11,796       11,515             23,311  
 
                                   
 
  $ 2,740,694       7,963,259       1,487,016       428,351       (4,165,038 )   $ 8,454,282  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
                                               
Short-Term Obligations:
                                               
Accounts payable
          2       3,977       8,865             12,844  
Accrued compensation and other expenses
          33,078       42,477       8,719             84,274  
Fair value of open derivatives
          83,530                         83,530  
Other short-term liabilities
          1,200       2,003       20,317             23,520  
 
                                   
Total Short-Term Obligations
          117,810       48,457       37,901             204,168  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Long-Term obligations:
                                               
Term notes
          3,568,215             402,748             3,970,963  
Deferred compensation
                9,372                   9,372  
Deferred income tax liability, net
          1,532,473       (13,094 )     (400 )           1,518,979  
Other long-term liabilities
          4,066       15,523       2,675             22,264  
 
                                   
Total Long-Term Obligations
          5,104,754       11,801       405,023             5,521,578  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Total Liabilities
          5,222,564       60,258       442,924             5,725,746  
 
                                               
Minority interest
                19,766       (31,923 )           (12,157 )
 
                                               
Shareholders’ Equity
  $ 2,740,694       2,740,695       1,406,992       17,350       (4,165,038 )     2,740,693  
 
                                   
 
  $ 2,740,694       7,963,259       1,487,016       428,351       (4,165,038 )   $ 8,454,282  
 
                                   
     
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Nuveen Investments, Inc. & Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
                                                 
    Parent     Issuer of Notes                          
    Windy City     Nuveen     Guarantor     Non Guarantor     Intercompany        
    Investments, Inc.     Investments, Inc.     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Operating revenues:
                                               
Investment advisory fees
                190,681       2,077           $ 192,758  
Product distribution
                      1,231             1,231  
Performance fees/other revenue
                8,049       1,006       (6,230 )     2,825  
 
                                   
Total operating revenues
                198,730       4,314       (6,230 )     196,814  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Operating expense
                                               
Compensation and benefits
                71,092       5,930             77,022  
Advertising and promotional costs
                3,442       151             3,593  
Occupancy and equipment costs
                5,538       1,006             6,544  
Amortization of intangible assets
          16,200                         16,200  
Travel and entertainment
          42       2,803       496             3,341  
Outside and professional services
          6       8,026       1,096       (15)       9,113  
Minority interest expense
                577       282             859  
Other operating expenses
          174       9,462       5,743       (6,215 )     9,164  
 
                                   
Total operating expenses
          16,422       100,940       14,704       (6,230)       125,836  
 
                                   
 
Minority interest revenue from consolidated vehicle
                      24,508             24,508  
 
                                               
Other income/(expense)
          (49,990 )     (83 )     (25,956 )           (76,029 )
 
                                               
Net interest revenue/(expense)
          (71,036 )     467       2,301             (68,268 )
 
                                   
 
                                               
Income/(loss) before taxes
          (137,448 )     98,174       (9,537 )           (48,811 )
 
                                   
 
                                               
Income tax expense/(benefit)
          (34,587 )     19,020       (3,713 )           (19,280 )
 
                                   
 
                                               
Net income/(loss)
          (102,861 )     79,154       (5,824 )         $ (29,531 )
 
                                   


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Nuveen Investments, Inc. & Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
                                                 
            Issuer of Notes                            
    Parent     Nuveen             Non              
    Windy City,     Investments,     Guarantor     Guarantor     Intercompany        
    Investments, Inc.     Inc.     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Cash flows from operating activities:
                                               
Net income/(loss)
    -       (102,861 )     79,154       (5,824 )           $ (29,531 )
Non-cash items
                                            -  
Deferred income taxes
    -       (25,350 )     2,504       (322 )     -       (23,168 )
Depreciation of office property, equipment, and leaseholds
    -       -       1,882       290       -       2,172  
Unrealized gains/(losses)
    -       49,420       -       -       -       49,420  
Amortization of intangibles
    -       16,200       -       -       -       16,200  
Amortization of debt related items, net
    -       2,240       -       -       -       2,240  
Compensation expense for equity plans
    -       -       10,020       112       -       10,132  
Net change in working capital
    -       (18,743 )     (553 )     11,482       -       (7,814 )
 
                                   
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
    -       (79,094 )     93,007       5,738       -       19,651  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Cash flow from financing activities
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
 
                                               
Cash flow from investing activities:
                                               
MDP Transaction
    -       (127 )     -       -       -       (127 )
Purchase of office property and equipment
    -       -       (1,911 )     (1,596 )     -       (3,507 )
Proceeds from sales of investment securities
    -       576       -       -       -       576  
Purchase of investment securities
    -       (7,650 )     -       -       -       (7,650 )
Net change in consolidated funds
    -       -       -       (89,269 )     -       (89,269 )
Repurchase of minority members’ interests
    -       -       (84,934 )     -       -       (84,934 )
Other
    -       (34 )     -       -       -       (34 )
 
                                   
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities
    -       (7,235 )     (86,845 )     (90,865 )     -       (184,945 )
 
                                   
 
                                               
Effect of exchange rate changes
    -       -       (3 )     -       -       (3 )
 
                                               
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    -       (86,329 )     6,159       (85,127 )     -       (165,297 )
Cash and cash equivalents
                                               
Beginning of year
    -       121,010       6,156       157,885       -       285,051  
 
                                   
End of period
    -       34,681       12,315       72,758       -     $ 119,754  
 
                                   


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