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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2010

Or

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

For the transition period from                to                

Commission file number 001-33761

PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

120 West 45th Street

New York, New York 10036

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

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

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Date File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o  No o

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

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

As of November 4, 2010, there were 9,367,659 outstanding shares of the registrant’s Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

As of November 4, 2010, there were 54,960,418 outstanding shares of the registrant’s Class B common stock, par value $0.000001 per share.

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PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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

Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the factors described in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.  Accordingly, you should not unduly rely on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report.  We undertake no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events after the date of this Quarterly Report, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.  You should, however, review the factors and risks we describe in the reports we will file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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

·      our anticipated future results of operations and operating cash flows;

·      our business strategies and investment policies;

·      our financing plans and the availability of short- or long-term borrowing, or equity financing;

·      our competitive position and the effects of competition on our business;

·      potential growth opportunities available to us;

·      the recruitment and retention of our employees;

·      our expected levels of compensation for our employees;

·      our potential operating performance, achievements, efficiency, and cost reduction efforts;

·      our expected tax rate;

·      changes in interest rates;

·                  our expectation with respect to the economy, capital markets, the market for asset management services, and other industry trends; and

·      the impact of future legislation and regulation, and changes in existing legislation and regulation, on our business.

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

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

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

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

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

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(in thousands, except share amounts)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Note 1—Organization

Pzena Investment Management, Inc. (the “Company”) functions as the holding company through which the business of its operating company, Pzena Investment Management, LLC, is conducted.  The Company was incorporated in the State of Delaware on May 8, 2007.  On October 30, 2007, the Company consummated an initial public offering.  Concurrently with the consummation of the Company’s initial public offering, the operating agreement of Pzena Investment Management, LLC (the “operating agreement”) was amended and restated such that, among other things, the Company became the sole managing member of Pzena Investment Management, LLC.  The acquisition of the operating company’s membership interests by the Company was treated as a reorganization of entities under common control.  As a result of these transactions, as of and subsequent to October 30, 2007, (i) the Company has consolidated the financial results of Pzena Investment Management, LLC with its own and reflected the membership interest in it that it does not own as a non-controlling interest in its consolidated financial statements, and (ii) the Company recognizes income generated from its economic interest in Pzena Investment Management, LLC’s net income.

Pzena Investment Management, LLC is an investment adviser which is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and is headquartered in New York, New York.  As of September 30, 2010, the Company managed assets in a variety of value-oriented investment strategies across a wide range of market capitalizations in both U.S. and non-U.S. capital markets.

The Company, through its investment in its operating company, has consolidated the results of operations and financial condition of the following private investment partnership as of September 30, 2010:

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation:

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and related Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules and regulations.  The Company’s policy is to consolidate all majority-owned subsidiaries in which it has a controlling financial interest and variable-interest entities (“VIEs”) where the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary (“consolidated subsidiaries”).  As required by the Consolidation Topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”), the Company also consolidates non-variable-interest entities in which it acts as the general partner or managing member.  All of these entities represent private investment partnerships over which the Company exercises or exercised control.  Non-controlling interests recorded on the consolidated financial statements of the Company include the non-controlling interests of the outside investors in each of these entities, as well as those of the operating company.  All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated.

The Pzena Global Value Service and the Pzena Europe, Australasia, and Far East (“EAFE”) Value Service (formerly known as the International Value Service) are limited liability companies whose managing members are or were members of the executive committee of the operating company, or the operating company itself.  Until December 31, 2009, neither of these entities were considered VIEs, as the members of the executive committee of the operating company and/or the operating company were the majority holders of the equity investments and had controlling financial interests as managing members of the partnerships.  Each of these limited liability companies was considered an entity “similar” to a limited partnership, and was subject to the guidance of the Consolidation Topic of the FASB ASC.  Under each of their respective operating agreements, none of these entities’ non-managing members had the ability to remove the managing member under any circumstance, nor did they have any participating rights.  As a result, nothing substantive existed to overcome the presumption of control by the managing member, as required by the Consolidation Topic of the FASB ASC.  Since the managing members of these entities were either the operating company, or one of the controlling persons of the operating company, their results of operations and financial position had been consolidated through December 30, 2009.

Effective December 31, 2009, substantially all of the Company’s investments in the Pzena Global Value Service and the Pzena EAFE Value Service, held to satisfy the Company’s obligations under its deferred compensation program, were reallocated to the Pzena Large Cap Value Fund.  Also effective December 31, 2009, the investments of the operating company’s executive committee members in the Pzena Global Value Service and the Pzena EAFE Value Service were transferred to a separately-managed account.  Since the remaining holders of the equity investments in the partnerships subsequent to these transactions lacked a controlling financial interest in these partnerships, as of December 31, 2009, these entities were deemed VIEs.  The Company is not

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considered the primary beneficiary of these entities.  Correspondingly, the Pzena Global Value Service and the Pzena EAFE Value Service were deconsolidated effective December 31, 2009.  The results of operations and financial position of each of these entities were consolidated up until December 30, 2009.  The Pzena Global Value Service and the Pzena EAFE Value Service, and other VIEs that are not consolidated, continue to receive investment management services from the Company, and are vehicles through which the Company offers its Global Value and/or its EAFE Value strategies.  The total net assets of these VIEs was approximately $535.1 million and $522.1 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.  The Company is not exposed to losses as a result of its involvement with these entities, since it has no direct investment in them.

During the three months ended June 30, 2010, the Company redeemed its investments in the Pzena Large Cap Value Fund, the Pzena Emerging Markets Focused Value Service, and the Pzena Emerging Market Countries Value Service.  The operating company maintained its controlling financial interest as the managing member of these entities.  Correspondingly, these entities were deemed VIEs.  Since certain members of the operating company’s executive committee were majority holders of the equity investments in the partnerships, the Company continued to be considered the primary beneficiary of these entities.  As such, the results of operations and financial position of these entities were consolidated by the Company in accordance with the Consolidation Topic of the FASB ASC at June 30, 2010.

During the three months ended September 30, 2010, the holder of the equity investments in the Pzena Emerging Markets Focused Value Service and the Pzena Emerging Market Countries Value Service became the managing member of these entities.  This appointment gave the holder of the equity investments a controlling financial interest in these entities.  Correspondingly, the Company was no longer deemed to control these entities.  Each of these limited liability companies is considered an entity “similar” to a limited partnership, and is subject to the guidance of the Consolidation Topic of the FASB ASC.  As a result, the Pzena Emerging Markets Focused Value Service and the Pzena Emerging Market Countries Value Service were deconsolidated during the three months ended September 30, 2010.

The Company’s investments previously held in the Pzena Large Cap Value Fund to satisfy the Company’s obligations under its deferred compensation program have been transferred to third-party mutual funds and are included in investments in mutual funds at September 30, 2010.

The consolidated investment partnership, the Pzena Large Cap Value Fund, is an investment company under the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies.  The Company has retained the specialized accounting for this partnership pursuant to the Consolidation Topic of the FASB ASC.  Thus, the Company reports the investment partnership’s investments in equity securities at fair value, with net realized and unrealized gains and losses reported in earnings in the consolidated statements of operations.

The Company records in its own equity its pro-rata share of transactions that impact the operating company’s net equity, including equity and option issuances and adjustments to accumulated other comprehensive income.  The operating company’s pro-rata share of such transactions are recorded as adjustments to additional paid-in capital or non-controlling interests, as applicable, on the consolidated statements of financial position.

Management’s Use of Estimates:

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

Fair Values of Financial Instruments:

The carrying amounts of all financial instruments in the consolidated statements of financial condition, including investments in equity securities and mutual funds, approximate their fair value.

Revenue Recognition:

Revenue, comprised of advisory fee income, is recognized over the period in which advisory services are provided.  Advisory fee income includes management fees that are calculated based on percentages of assets under management (“AUM”), generally billed quarterly, either in arrears or advance, depending on their contractual terms.  Advisory fee income also includes incentive fees that may be earned by the Company depending on the investment return of the AUM.  Incentive fee arrangements generally entitle the Company to participate, on a fixed-percentage basis, in any returns generated in excess of an agreed-upon benchmark. The Company’s

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participation percentage in such return differentials is then multiplied by AUM to determine the incentive fees earned.  In general, returns are calculated on an annualized basis over the contract’s measurement period, which usually extends up to three years.  Incentive fees are generally payable annually.  Following the preferred method identified in the Revenue Recognition Topic of the FASB ASC, such incentive fee income is recorded at the conclusion of the contractual performance period, when all contingencies are resolved.

Earnings per Share:

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing the Company’s net income or loss attributable to the Company’s common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period.  Diluted earnings per share adjusts this calculation to reflect the impact of all outstanding operating company Class B units, outstanding operating company phantom Class B units, and outstanding options granted under the Pzena Investment Management, LLC 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”) and the Pzena Investment Management, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”), to the extent they would have a dilutive effect on net income per share for the reporting period.  Net income for diluted earnings per share generally assumes all operating company Class B units are converted into Company stock at the beginning of the reporting period and the resulting change to Company net income associated with its increased interest in the operating company is taxed at the Company’s effective tax rate.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company’s diluted net income was determined as follows:

For each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, 1,620,060 options to purchase operating company units, 961,750 options to purchase Class A common stock, and 44,916 phantom operating company units were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share, as their inclusion would have had an antidilutive effect for each period.  For each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, 954,310 options to purchase operating company units were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share, as their inclusion also would have had an antidilutive effect.

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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company’s basic and diluted earnings per share were determined as follows:

Cash and Cash Equivalents:

At September 30, 2010, cash and cash equivalents was $26.8 million.  The Company considers all money market funds and highly-liquid debt instruments with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.  The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit and other accounts whose balances, at times, exceed federally insured limits.

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

Restricted Cash:

The Company maintains a compensating balance of $1.4 million at September 30, 2010 as collateral for a letter of credit issued by a third party in lieu of a cash security deposit, as required by the Company’s lease for its New York office space.  Such amounts are recorded in restricted cash on the consolidated statements of financial condition.

Due to/from Broker:

Due to/from broker consists primarily of cash balances and amounts receivable/payable for unsettled securities transactions held/initiated at the clearing brokers of the Company’s consolidated investment partnerships.

Investments in Securities:

Investments in equity securities represent the securities held by the Company and its consolidated investment partnerships.  All such securities are recorded at fair value, with net realized and unrealized gains and losses reported in earnings in the consolidated statements of operations.

The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the FASB ASC defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the FASB ASC also establishes a framework for measuring fair value and a valuation hierarchy based upon the transparency of inputs used in the valuation of an asset or liability.  Classification within the hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.  The valuation hierarchy contains three levels: (i) valuation inputs are unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets (Level 1); (ii) valuation inputs are quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, quoted market prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and other observable inputs directly or indirectly related to the asset or liability being measured (Level 2); and (iii) valuation inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement (Level 3).  Additionally, entities are required to disclose in interim and annual periods the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and define assets and liabilities measured at fair value by major class.

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The Company’s fair value measurements relate to its consolidated investment partnerships’ investments in equity securities, which are exchange-traded securities with quoted prices in active markets, as well as investments in mutual funds.  The fair value measurements of the securities have been classified as Level 1.

The following table presents these instruments’ fair value at September 30, 2010:

The following table presents these instruments’ fair value at December 31, 2009:

Securities Valuation:

Investments in equity securities and mutual funds which are traded on a national securities exchange are carried at fair value based on the last reported sales price on the valuation date.  If no reported sales occurred on the valuation date, investments in securities are valued at the bid price.  Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date.

The net realized gain or loss on sales of securities is determined on a specific identification basis and is included in net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments in the consolidated statements of operations.

Concentrations of Credit Risk:

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

The concentration of credit risk with respect to advisory fees receivable is generally limited due to the short payment terms extended to clients by the Company.  On a periodic basis, the Company evaluates its advisory fees receivable and establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts, if necessary, based on a history of past write-offs and collections and current credit conditions.  For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, approximately 10.4% and 10.6%, respectively, of the Company’s advisory fees were generated from an advisory agreement with one client.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, fees generated from this agreement comprised 10.1% and 11.4%, respectively, of the Company’s total advisory fees.  At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, no allowance for doubtful accounts has been deemed necessary.

Financial Instruments:

On February 28, 2008, the operating company entered into an interest rate swap agreement, as discussed further in Note 9.  This interest rate swap was subsequently unwound in conjunction with the termination of the credit agreement in September 2009.  The counterparty to this agreement was a major financial institution.  The Company’s swap agreement was designated as a trading derivative and the fair value was recorded in other liabilities, with changes to the swap’s fair value recognized as a component of other income/(expense).  For each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recognized less than $0.1 million in other income related to such changes.

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Pursuant to the guidance in the Derivatives and Hedging Topic of the FASB ASC, it is a requirement to disclose balance sheet and income statement amounts of derivatives, as well as their locations within the consolidated financial statements.  The following table summarizes the impact of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on its results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009:

Property and Equipment:

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

Business Segments:

The Company views its operations as comprising one operating segment.

Income Taxes:

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

The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries account for all federal, state, and local taxation pursuant to the asset and liability method, which requires deferred income tax assets and liabilities to be recorded for temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the temporary differences are expected to affect taxable income.  Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount more likely than not to be realized.  At September 30, 2010, the Company had a $61.4 million valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset recorded as part of the Company’s initial public offering and the subsequent exchanges of Class B units for shares of its Class A common stock.  At December 31, 2009, the Company had a $60.3 million valuation allowance against this deferred tax asset.  The income tax provision, or benefit, is the tax payable or refundable for the period, plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.  The Company records its deferred tax liabilities as a component of other liabilities on the consolidated statements of financial condition.

Foreign Currency:

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

The Company does not isolate that portion of the results of its operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held.  Such fluctuations are included in the realized and unrealized gain/(loss), net on equity securities in the consolidated statements of operations.

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

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from changes in exchange rates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

In September 2009, the FASB issued a new standard that requires an enterprise to perform a qualitative analysis to determine whether its variable-interests give it a controlling financial interest in a VIE.  Under the standard, an enterprise has a controlling financial interest when it has (a) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance, and (b) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE.  An enterprise that holds a substantive interest and a controlling financial interest in a VIE is deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE and is required to consolidate the VIE.  The standard also requires an ongoing assessment of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, and additional disclosures about an enterprise’s involvement in VIEs, and any significant changes in risk exposure due to that involvement.  The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009.  In November 2009, the FASB issued a proposed standard update, which defers the consolidation criteria requirements of this new standard for assets managers’ interests in entities that apply the specialized accounting guidance for investment companies, or that have the attributes of investment companies.  In February 2010, the FASB issued further guidance which provided a limited scope deferral for a reporting entity’s interest in an entity that meets all of the following conditions: (a) the entity has all the attributes of an investment company as defined under AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide, Investment Companies, or does not have all the attributes of an investment company but is an entity for which it is acceptable based on industry practice to apply measurement principles that are consistent with the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide, Investment Companies, (b) the reporting entity does not have explicit or implicit obligations to fund any losses of the entity that could potentially be significant to the entity, and (c) the entity is not a securitization entity, asset-backed financing entity or an entity that was formerly considered a qualifying special-purpose entity.  The reporting entity is required to perform a consolidation analysis for entities that qualify for the deferral in accordance with previously issued guidance on VIEs.  The Company has evaluated the deferral guidelines and determined that the standard is applicable for the Company’s investment in its operating company, but that the Company meets the criteria for deferral provided in this standard for its VIEs.  The Company adopted the updated guidance on January 1, 2010, and it had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  The Company is monitoring future guidance for updates on the treatment of its interests in its VIEs.

Note 3—Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, net, is comprised of the following:

Depreciation is included in general and administrative expenses and totaled $0.1 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.  Such expenses totaled $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Note 4—Related Party Transactions

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company earned $1.4 million and $4.1 million, respectively, in investment advisory fees from unconsolidated entities for which it acts as the investment manager.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, such advisory fees totaled $1.1 million and $2.7 million, respectively.

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At both September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had less than $0.1 million remaining of an advance to an international investment company for organization and start-up costs, which is included in receivable from related parties on the consolidated statements of financial condition.  The Company is the sponsor and investment manager of this entity.

At December 31, 2009, receivables from related parties included less than $0.1 million of loans to employees.  These loans were in the form of forgivable promissory notes, which were amortized through compensation expense pursuant to their terms.  For the three months ended September 30, 2010, no amortization was recognized as compensation and benefits expense.  For the three months ended September 30, 2009, and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, less than $0.1 million of such amortization was recognized as compensation and benefits expense.  At September 30, 2010, receivables from related parties included less than $0.1 million of loans to employees.

Certain qualified employees of the Company have the ability to open individual accounts, or invest in certain of the Company’s consolidated investment partnerships, without being assessed advisory fees.  Investments by employees in individual accounts are permitted only at the discretion of the executive committee of the Company, but are generally not subject to the same minimum investment levels that are required of outside investors.

On October 28, 2008, the Company issued an aggregate of $16.0 million principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes to entities established by Richard S. Pzena, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, for the benefit of certain of his family members, an entity controlled by a Company Director, and a former employee.  On December 31, 2009, the Company repaid a total of $6.0 million principal amount outstanding of Senior Subordinated Notes to the entity controlled by the Company Director and a former employee.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company repaid the remaining $10.0 million principal amount outstanding of the Senior Subordinated Notes to the entities established by Richard S. Pzena.

Note 5—Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into agreements that include indemnities in favor of third parties, such as engagement letters with advisors and consultants.  In certain cases, the Company may have recourse against third parties with respect to these indemnities.  The Company maintains insurance policies that may provide coverage against certain claims under these indemnities.  The Guarantees Topic of the FASB ASC provides accounting and disclosure requirements for certain guarantees.  The Company has had no claims or payments pursuant to these agreements, and it believes the likelihood of a claim being made is remote.  Utilizing the methodology in the Guarantees Topic of the FASB ASC, the Company’s estimate of the value of such guarantees is de minimis; therefore, no accrual has been made in the consolidated financial statements.

The Company leases office space under a non-cancelable operating lease agreement which expires on October 31, 2015.  The Company reflects minimum lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.  Lease expenses totaled $0.4 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and are included in general and administrative expenses.  Such expenses totaled $1.5 million and $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Note 6—Compensation and Benefits

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

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company granted no options to purchase capital units of the operating company and no options to purchase shares of Class A common stock pursuant to its 2006 Plan and 2007 Plan.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the operating company granted 7,000 and 30,000, respectively, restricted Class B units to certain members pursuant to its 2006 Plan.  These unit grants each vest ratably over a four-year period commencing January 1, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The amortization of these awards was not material for the three and nine months

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Unaudited Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.  For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, no such options were granted.

Pursuant to the Pzena Investment Management, LLC Amended and Restated Bonus Plan (the “Bonus Plan”), which became effective January 1, 2007, eligible employees whose cash compensation is in excess of certain thresholds have a portion of that excess mandatorily deferred.  Amounts deferred may take the form of phantom Class B units, or be invested in third-party funds at the employee’s discretion, and vest ratably over four years.  At both September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the liability associated with deferred compensation investment accounts was approximately $0.6 million, and has been included as a component of other liabilities on the consolidated statements of financial condition.  For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company recognized approximately $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively, in compensation and benefits expense associated with the amortization of all deferred compensation awards.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company recognized approximately $0.9 million and $0.6 million, respectively, in such expense.

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had approximately $3.4 million and $5.3 million, respectively, in unrecorded compensation expense related to unvested operating company phantom units issued pursuant to our deferred compensation plan, operating company Class B unit and option grants issued under the Company’s 2006 Plan, and Class A stock option grants issued under our 2007 Plan.

Note 7—Short Term Borrowings

The operating company had a $1.8 million revolving credit facility that was terminated in September 2009.  No balance was outstanding and no amounts were drawn down against the facility over the course of its existence.

Note 8—Term Loan