AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP INC
10-Q, 1999-11-15
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 10-Q

(MARK ONE)

             [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
                                       OR
            [ ] 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 001-13459

                         AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC.
                         -------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            DELAWARE                                               04-3218510
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation       (IRS Employer Identification
           or organization)                                      Number)

              Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
              ----------------------------------------------------
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (617) 747-3300
                                 --------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




      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 [ ]


      Number of shares of the Registrant's Common Stock outstanding at November
12, 1999: 23,083,947 including 1,492,079 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common
Stock. Unless otherwise specified, the term Common Stock includes both Common
Stock and Class B Non-Voting Common Stock.



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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                         AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC.

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                           December 31,        September 30,
                                                                               1998                1999
                                                                         -----------------    ----------------
                                                                                                (unaudited)

<S>                                                                          <C>                  <C>
                               ASSETS
Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents....................................             $    23,735           $  35,529
Investment advisory fees receivable.............................                  66,939              45,413
   Other current assets.........................................                   5,137               8,310
                                                                             -------------       -------------
      Total current assets......................................                  95,811              89,252

Fixed assets, net...............................................                   8,001              11,347
Equity investment in Affiliate..................................                   1,340               1,528
Acquired client relationships, net of accumulated amortization
   of $13,870 and $20,844, respectively.........................                 169,065             189,106
Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of $23,191
   and $32,717, respectively....................................                 321,409             385,909
Notes receivable from related parties...........................                   1,700               5,119
Other assets....................................................                   8,008               8,776
                                                                             -------------       -------------
   Total assets.................................................             $   605,334          $  691,037
                                                                             -------------       -------------
                                                                             -------------       -------------

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities........................            $    42,617          $    50,880
Notes payable to related parties................................                 22,000                  ---
                                                                            -------------        -------------
      Total current liabilities.................................                 64,617               50,880

Senior bank debt................................................                190,500              157,500
Deferred taxes..................................................                 10,410               17,575
Other long-term liabilities.....................................                  1,204                1,313
Subordinated debt...............................................                    800                  800
                                                                            -------------        -------------
      Total liabilities.........................................                267,531              228,068

Minority interest...............................................                 24,148               20,488

Stockholders' equity:
Convertible stock...............................................                 30,992                  ---
Common stock....................................................                    177                  235
Additional paid-in capital on common stock......................                273,413              405,669
Accumulated other comprehensive income..........................                     16                    5
Accumulated earnings............................................                 11,669               39,184
                                                                            -------------        -------------
                                                                                316,267              445,093
Less treasury shares............................................                 (2,612)              (2,612)
      Total stockholders' equity................................                313,655              442,481
                                                                             -------------       -------------
   Total liabilities and stockholders' equity...................             $  605,334           $  691,037
                                                                             -------------       -------------
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</TABLE>

         The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
                             financial statements.

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                         AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC.

                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                  (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
                                   (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                   For the Three Months                For the Nine Months
                                                    Ended September 30,                Ended September 30,
                                               ------------------------------     -------------------------------
                                                   1998             1999              1998              1999
                                               -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------
<S>                                             <C>             <C>                <C>               <C>
Revenues.................................       $   55,892      $    85,395        $  158,201       $  232,099
Operating expenses:
   Compensation and related expenses.....           19,281           30,808            55,359            81,522
   Amortization of intangible assets.....            4,530            5,649            12,877            16,500
   Depreciation and other amortization...              736              861             1,849             2,752
   Selling, general and administrative...            8,190           13,655            22,830            36,824
   Other operating expenses..............            1,806            2,168             5,011             6,162
                                               -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------
                                                    34,543           53,141            97,926           143,760
                                               -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------
       Operating income..................           21,349           32,254            60,275            88,339

Non-operating (income) and expenses:
   Investment and other income...........             (500)            (881)           (1,341)           (2,539)
   Interest expense......................            3,564            2,699            10,567             8,955
                                               -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------
                                                     3,064            1,818             9,226             6,416
                                               -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------
Income before minority interest and                                  30,436            51,049            81,923
   income taxes..........................           18,285
Minority interest........................           (8,512)         (12,714)          (23,981)          (35,288)
                                               -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------
Income before income taxes...............            9,773           17,722            27,068            46,635
Income taxes.............................            3,909            7,266            10,827            19,120
                                               -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------
Net income...............................      $     5,864     $     10,456      $     16,241       $    27,515
                                               -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------
                                               -------------    -------------     -------------     -------------
Net income per share - basic.............       $     0.33      $      0.45        $     0.92       $      1.26
Net income per share - diluted...........       $     0.30      $      0.45        $     0.85       $      1.22

Average shares outstanding - basic.......       17,627,839       23,282,559        17,613,291        21,876,944
Average shares outstanding - diluted.....       19,546,983       23,403,540        19,146,658        22,517,737
</TABLE>


                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                   (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                   For the Three Months                 For the Nine Months
                                                    Ended September 30,                 Ended September 30,
                                               ------------------------------     --------------------------------
                                                   1998             1999              1998              1999
                                               -------------    -------------     -------------     --------------
<S>                                            <C>              <C>                <C>               <C>
Net income                                     $     5,864      $    10,456        $  16,241         $   27,515

Foreign currency translation
   adjustment, net of taxes                              7              104               45                (11)
                                               -------------    -------------     -------------     --------------
Comprehensive income                           $     5,871      $    10,560        $  16,286         $   27,504
                                               -------------    -------------     -------------     --------------
                                               -------------    -------------     -------------     --------------
</TABLE>


         The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
                             financial statements.


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                         AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC.

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                   (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                          For the Nine Months
                                                                                          Ended September 30,
                                                                                    ---------------------------------
                                                                                           1998              1999
                                                                                       -------------     -------------
<S>                                                                                    <C>                <C>
Cash flow from operating activities:
   Net income...................................................................        $  16,241         $  27,515
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow from operating activities:
   Amortization of intangible assets.............................................          12,877            16,500
   Depreciation and other amortization...........................................           1,849             2,752
   Deferred income tax provision.................................................             ---             7,165
Changes in assets and liabilities:
   (Increase) decrease in investment advisory fees receivable....................          (8,323)           30,708
   Increase in other current assets..............................................          (1,301)           (2,864)
   Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities          9,522            (2,932)
   Minority interest.............................................................           4,785            (3,660)
                                                                                       -------------     -------------
       Cash flow from operating activities.......................................          35,650            75,184
                                                                                       -------------     -------------
Cash flow used in investing activities:
   Purchase of fixed assets......................................................          (2,658)           (3,985)
   Costs of investments, net of cash acquired....................................         (65,389)         (101,382)
   Distribution received from Affiliate equity investment........................             495               366
   Increase in other assets......................................................            (293)           (1,381)
   Loans to related parties......................................................             ---            (3,137)
                                                                                       -------------     -------------
       Cash flow used in investing activities....................................         (67,845)         (109,519)
                                                                                       -------------     -------------
Cash flow from financing activities:
   Borrowings of senior bank debt................................................          74,300           138,800
   Repayments of senior bank debt................................................         (33,500)         (171,800)
   Repayments of notes payable...................................................             ---           (22,000)
   Issuance (repurchase) of equity securities....................................          (1,539)          101,322
   Debt issuance costs...........................................................             ---              (180)
                                                                                       -------------     -------------
       Cash flow from financing activities.......................................          39,261            46,142
                                                                                       -------------     -------------
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash flow.............................              45               (13)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents........................................           7,111            11,794
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period...............................            22,766            23,735
                                                                                       -------------     -------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period.......................................       $  29,877         $  35,529
                                                                                       -------------     -------------
                                                                                       -------------     -------------
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
   Stock issued in acquisitions..................................................       $  30,992         $     ---

</TABLE>

         The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
                             financial statements.


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1.    BASIS OF PRESENTATION

         The consolidated financial statements of Affiliated Managers Group,
Inc. (the "Company" or "AMG") have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the
instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do
not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted
accounting principles for complete financial statements. The year end condensed
balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not
include all of the disclosures required by generally accepted accounting
principles. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal
recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been
included. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the
current year presentation. Operating results for interim periods are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1998 includes additional information about AMG, its operations, and its
financial position, and should be read in conjunction with this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q.

2.    INCOME TAXES

      A summary of the provision for income taxes is as follows (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Three Months Ended September 30,
                                                                 -------------------------------------
                                                                       1998                 1999
                                                                 ----------------     ----------------

        <S>              <C>                                     <C>                    <C>
        Federal:         Current...........................         $    ---            $   3,830
                         Deferred..........................            3,103                2,372
        State:           Current...........................              367                  657
                         Deferred..........................              439                  407
                                                                 ----------------     ----------------
        Provision for income taxes.........................         $  3,909            $   7,266
                                                                 ----------------     ----------------
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</TABLE>

3.    SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

         On October 18, 1999, AMG announced that it had reached a definitive
agreement to acquire an approximately 70% interest in Frontier Capital
Management Company, LLC ("Frontier"), with Frontier management holding the
remaining 30%. Frontier is a Boston-based investment adviser which had
approximately $4 billion of assets under management at September 30, 1999.
The transaction is expected to close upon receipt of customary approvals.

         On October 21, 1999, the Company announced that its Board of
Directors had authorized a share repurchase program (the "Share Repurchase
Program") pursuant to which AMG can repurchase up to five percent of its
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock in open market transactions,
with the timing of purchases and the amount of stock purchased determined at
the discretion of AMG's management. As of November 12, 1999, AMG had
repurchased 198,800 shares of Common Stock at an average price of $24.57.

4.    EARNINGS PER SHARE

         The calculation for the basic earnings per share is based on the
weighted average of common shares outstanding during the period. The calculation
for the diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average of common
and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. The following is a
reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted EPS
computations.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                        Three Months Ended September 30,
                                                                   --------------------------------------
                                                                         1998                 1999
                                                                   ------------------   -----------------
     <S>                                                           <C>                  <C>
     Numerator:
        Net income..............................................   $    5,864,000       $   10,456,000

     Denominator:
        Average shares outstanding - basic......................       17,627,839           23,282,559
        Convertible stock.......................................        1,750,942                  ---
        Stock options and unvested restricted stock.............          168,202              120,981
                                                                   ------------------   -----------------
        Average shares outstanding - diluted....................       19,546,983           23,403,540
                                                                   ------------------   -----------------
                                                                   ------------------   -----------------
     Net income per share:
        Basic...................................................   $         0.33       $         0.45
        Diluted.................................................   $         0.30       $         0.45
</TABLE>

         In March 1998, the Company issued 1,750,942 shares of Series C
Convertible Stock in completing its investment in Essex Investment Management
Company, LLC. Each share converted into one share of Common Stock in March
1999. In March 1999, the Company sold 4,000,000 shares in a public offering.
The shares of converted Series C Convertible Stock and the shares issued in the
public offering have been included in the calculation of basic shares
outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 1999. Shares of Common
Stock purchased by AMG pursuant to the Share Repurchase Program are not
reflected in the calculation above because the purchases occurred after
September 30, 1999.


ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

         WHEN USED IN THIS FORM 10-Q AND IN OUR FUTURE FILINGS WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, IN OUR PRESS RELEASES AND IN ORAL
STATEMENTS MADE WITH THE APPROVAL OF AN AUTHORIZED EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE
WORDS OR PHRASES "WILL LIKELY RESULT," "ARE EXPECTED TO," "WILL CONTINUE,"
"IS ANTICIPATED," "BELIEVES," "ESTIMATE," "PROJECT," OR SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS
ARE INTENDED TO IDENTIFY "FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS" WITHIN THE MEANING OF
THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. SUCH STATEMENTS ARE
SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS, THE
FOLLOWING:

     -   OUR PERFORMANCE IS DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY CHANGING CONDITIONS IN THE
         FINANCIAL AND SECURITIES MARKETS, AND A DECLINE OR A LACK OF SUSTAINED
         GROWTH IN THE FINANCIAL MARKETS MAY RESULT IN DECREASED ADVISORY FEES
         OR PERFORMANCE FEES AND A CORRESPONDING DECLINE (OR LACK OF GROWTH)
         IN THE CASH FLOW DISTRIBUTABLE TO US FROM OUR AFFILIATES;

     -   WE CANNOT BE CERTAIN THAT WE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN FINDING OR
         INVESTING IN ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FIRMS ON FAVORABLE
         TERMS, OR THAT EXISTING AND NEW AFFILIATES WILL HAVE FAVORABLE
         OPERATING RESULTS;

     -   WE WILL NEED TO RAISE CAPITAL BY MAKING LONG-TERM OR SHORT-TERM
         BORROWINGS OR BY SELLING SHARES OF OUR STOCK IN ORDER TO FINANCE
         INVESTMENTS IN ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FIRMS, AND WE CANNOT
         BE SURE THAT SUCH CAPITAL WILL BE AVAILABLE TO US ON ACCEPTABLE TERMS;

     -   THE CLOSING OF OUR PROPOSED INVESTMENT IN FRONTIER CAPITAL
         MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC IS SUBJECT TO THE FULFILLMENT OF CUSTOMARY
         CONDITIONS; AND

     -   THOSE CERTAIN OTHER FACTORS DISCUSSED UNDER THE CAPTION
         "BUSINESS-CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS" IN OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR
         THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998.

         IN ADDITION, THE DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS WITH RESPECT TO THE YEAR
2000 (AS DESCRIBED MORE FULLY BELOW), INCLUDING OUR EXPECTATIONS OF THE
CAPACITY OF ALL RELEVANT INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SYSTEMS TO HANDLE DATES BEYOND
1999 (GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS "YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE") ARE BASED UPON OUR
ESTIMATES WHICH, IN TURN, ARE BASED UPON A NUMBER OF ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING
FUTURE EVENTS, INCLUDING THIRD PARTY MODIFICATION PLANS. THERE CAN BE NO
GUARANTEE THAT THESE ESTIMATES WILL BE ACHIEVED, AND ACTUAL RESULTS MAY
DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM OUR ESTIMATES. SPECIFIC FACTORS WHICH MIGHT CAUSE SUCH
MATERIAL DIFFERENCES WITH RESPECT TO THE YEAR 2000 INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO, THE FAILURE OF AFFILIATES AND THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS TO
ACHIEVE REPRESENTED OR STATED LEVELS OF YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE, THE ABILITY TO
LOCATE AND CORRECT ALL RELEVANT COMPUTER CODES, AND SIMILAR UNCERTAINTIES.

         THESE FACTORS (AMONG OTHERS) COULD AFFECT OUR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
AND CAUSE OUR ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM HISTORICAL EARNINGS
AND THOSE PRESENTLY ANTICIPATED AND PROJECTED. WE WILL NOT UNDERTAKE AND WE
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY OBLIGATION TO RELEASE PUBLICLY THE RESULT OF ANY
REVISIONS WHICH MAY BE MADE TO ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT
EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER THE DATE OF SUCH STATEMENTS OR TO REFLECT THE
OCCURRENCE OF EVENTS, WHETHER OR NOT ANTICIPATED. IN THAT RESPECT, WE WISH TO
CAUTION READERS NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS, WHICH SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE MADE.

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OVERVIEW

         We buy and hold equity interests in mid-sized investment management
firms (our "Affiliates") and currently derive all of our revenues from those
firms. We hold investments in 14 Affiliates that in aggregate managed $69.9
billion in assets at September 30, 1999. Our most recent investments were in
Davis Hamilton Jackson & Associates, L.P. ("DHJA") in December 1998, Rorer
Asset Management, LLC ("Rorer") in January 1999 and The Managers Funds LLC
("Managers") in April 1999. On October 18, 1999, AMG entered into a
definitive agreement to acquire an approximately 70% interest in Frontier
Capital Management Company, LLC ("Frontier"), with Frontier management
holding the remaining 30%. Frontier had approximately $4 billion of assets
under management at September 30, 1999.

         We have a revenue sharing arrangement with each of our Affiliates
(other than Managers) which allocates a specified percentage of revenues
(typically 50-70%) for use by management of that Affiliate in paying operating
expenses, including salaries and bonuses (the "Operating Allocation"). The
remaining portion of revenues of each such Affiliate, typically 30-50% (the
"Owners' Allocation"), is allocated to the owners of that Affiliate (including
AMG), generally in proportion to their ownership of the Affiliate. One of the
purposes of our revenue sharing arrangements is to provide ongoing incentives
for the managers of these Affiliates by allowing them:

- -   to participate in their firm's growth through their compensation from the
    Operating Allocation,
- -   to receive a portion of the Owners' Allocation based on their ownership
    interest in the Affiliate, and
- -   to control operating expenses, thereby increasing the portion of the
    Operating Allocation which is available for growth initiatives and bonuses
    for management of such Affiliate.

         Under the revenue sharing arrangements, the managers of our Affiliates
have an incentive to both increase revenues of the Affiliate (thereby increasing
the Operating Allocation and their Owners' Allocation) and to control expenses
of the Affiliate (thereby increasing the excess Operating Allocation).

         The revenue sharing arrangements allow us to participate in the revenue
growth of our Affiliates because we receive a portion of the additional revenue
as our share of the Owners' Allocation. However, we participate in that growth
to a lesser extent than the managers of our Affiliates, because we do not share
in the growth of the Operating Allocation.

         Under the organizational documents of the Affiliates (other than
Managers), the allocations and distributions of cash to us generally take
priority over the allocations and distributions to the other owners of the
Affiliates. This further protects us if there are any expenses in excess of
the Operating Allocation of an Affiliate. Thus, if an Affiliate's expenses
exceed its Operating Allocation, the excess expenses first reduce the portion
of the Owners' Allocation allocated to the Affiliate's management owners,
until that portion is eliminated, and then reduce the portion allocated to
us. Unlike all other Affiliates, Managers is not subject to a revenue sharing
arrangement since we own substantially all of the firm. As a result, we
participate fully in any increase or decrease in the revenues or expenses of
Managers.

         The portion of our Affiliates' revenues which is included in their
Operating Allocation and retained by them to pay salaries, bonuses and other
operating expenses, as well as the portion of our Affiliates' revenues which are
included in their Owners' Allocation and distributed to us and the other owners
of the Affiliates, are included as "revenues" on our Consolidated Statements of
Operations. The expenses of our Affiliates which are paid out of the Operating
Allocation, as well as our holding company expenses which we pay out of the
amounts of the Owners' Allocation which we receive from the Affiliates, are both
included in "operating expenses" on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Since Managers is not subject to a revenue sharing arrangement, all revenues and
expenses of Managers are consolidated into the revenues and operating expenses
in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. The portion of our Affiliates'
revenues which is allocated to owners of the Affiliates other than us is
included in "minority interest" on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

         The EBITDA Contribution of an Affiliate represents the Owners'
Allocation of that Affiliate allocated to AMG (or, in the case of Managers, the
income allocated to AMG) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
of that Affiliate. EBITDA Contribution does not include our holding company
expenses.

         Our revenues are generally derived from the provision of investment
management services for fees by our Affiliates. Investment management fees are
usually determined as a percentage fee charged on periodic values of a


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client's assets under management. Certain of the Affiliates bill advisory
fees for all or a portion of their clients based upon assets under management
valued at the beginning of a billing period ("in advance"). Other Affiliates
bill advisory fees for all or a portion of their clients based upon assets
under management valued at the end of the billing period ("in arrears"),
while mutual fund clients are billed based upon daily assets. Advisory fees
billed in advance will not reflect subsequent changes in the market value of
assets under management for that period. Conversely, advisory fees billed in
arrears will reflect changes in the market value of assets under management
for that period. In addition, several of the Affiliates charge
performance-based fees to certain of their clients; these performance-based
fees result in payments to the applicable Affiliate based on levels of
investment performance achieved. While the Affiliates bill performance-based
fees at various times throughout the year, the greatest portion of these fees
are billed in the fourth quarter in any given year. All references to "assets
under management" include assets directly managed as well as assets
underlying overlay strategies which employ futures, options or other
derivative securities to achieve a particular investment objective.

         Our level of profitability will depend on a variety of factors
including principally: (i) the level of Affiliate revenues, which is dependent
on the ability of our existing and future Affiliates to maintain or increase
assets under management by maintaining their existing investment advisory
relationships and fee structures, marketing their services successfully to new
clients, and obtaining favorable investment results; (ii) a variety of factors
affecting the securities markets generally, which could potentially result in
considerable increases or decreases in the assets under management at our
Affiliates; (iii) the receipt of Owners' Allocation, which is dependent on the
ability of our existing and future Affiliates to maintain certain levels of
operating profit margins; (iv) the availability and cost of the capital with
which we finance our existing and new investments; (v) our success in attracting
new investments and the terms upon which such transactions are completed; (vi)
the level of intangible assets and the associated amortization expense resulting
from our investments; (vii) the level of expenses incurred for holding company
operations, including compensation for its employees; and (viii) the level of
taxation to which we are subject. Each of the foregoing are, to some extent,
dependent on factors (including general securities market conditions, as noted
above) which are not in our control.

         Assets under management were $69.9 billion at September 30, 1999
versus $70.9 billion at June 30, 1999 and $57.7 billion at December 31, 1998.
The decrease in assets under management during the quarter was primarily due
to negative investment performance of $927.4 million, which was partially
offset by positive net client cash flows for directly managed assets of $66
million. Overlay assets (which generally carry lower fees than directly
managed assets) declined by $95 million in this period. The year to date
increase in assets under management was primarily based on our investments in
Rorer (which had $4.4 billion in assets under management at January 6, 1999)
and Managers (which had $1.7 billion in assets under management at April 1,
1999) and internal growth from existing Affiliates (including Rorer and
Managers following the date of our investments) of $6.1 billion.

         Our investments have been accounted for under the purchase method of
accounting under which goodwill is recorded for the excess of the purchase price
for the acquisition of interests in Affiliates over the fair value of the net
assets acquired, including acquired client relationships.

         As a result of our investments, intangible assets, consisting of
acquired client relationships and goodwill, constitute a substantial percentage
of our consolidated assets. As of September 30, 1999, our total assets were
approximately $691.0 million, of which $189.1 million consisted of acquired
client relationships and $385.9 million consisted of goodwill.

         The amortization period for intangible assets for each investment is
assessed individually, with amortization periods for our investments to date
ranging from eight to 28 years in the case of acquired client relationships and
15 to 35 years in the case of goodwill. In determining the amortization period
for intangible assets acquired, we consider a number of factors including: the
firm's historical and potential future operating performance and rate of
attrition among clients; the stability and longevity of existing client
relationships; the firm's recent, as well as long-term, investment performance;
the characteristics of the firm's products and investment styles; the stability
and depth of the firm's management team and the firm's history and perceived
franchise or brand value. We perform a quarterly evaluation of intangible assets
on an investment-by-investment basis to determine whether there has been any
impairment in their carrying value or their useful lives. If impairment is
indicated, then the carrying amount of intangible assets, including goodwill,
will be reduced to their fair values.

         While amortization of intangible assets has been charged to the results
of operations and is expected to be a continuing material component of our
operating expenses, management believes it is important to distinguish this


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expense from other operating expenses since such amortization does not require
the use of cash. Because of this, and because our distributions from our
Affiliates are based on their Owners' Allocation, we have provided additional
supplemental information in this report for "cash" related earnings, as an
addition to, but not as a substitute for, measures related to net income. Such
measures are (i) EBITDA, which we believe is useful to investors as an indicator
of our ability to service debt, to make new investments and meet working capital
requirements, and (ii) EBITDA as adjusted, which we believe is useful to
investors as another indicator of funds available which may be used to make new
investments, to repay debt obligations, to repurchase shares of our Common Stock
or pay dividends on our Common Stock (although the Company has no current plans
to pay dividends).

THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AS COMPARED TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998

         The Company had net income of $10.5 million for the quarter ended
September 30, 1999 compared to net income of $5.9 million for the quarter ended
September 30, 1998. The increase in net income resulted primarily from the
growth in EBITDA contribution from existing Affiliates and also from investments
in new Affiliates. The Company invested in DHJA, Rorer and Managers on December
31, 1998, January 6, 1999, and April 1, 1999, respectively.

         Total revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 1999 were $85.4
million, an increase of $29.5 million over the quarter ended September 30, 1998,
primarily as a result of the investments in new Affiliates and also from the
growth in revenues from existing Affiliates.

         Total operating expenses increased by $18.6 million to $53.1 million
for the quarter ended September 30, 1999 from $34.5 million for the quarter
ended September 30, 1998. Compensation and related expenses increased by
$11.5 million from $19.3 million to $30.8 million, selling, general and
administrative expenses increased by $5.5 million from $8.2 million to $13.7
million, and amortization of intangible assets increased by $1.1 million from
$4.5 million to $5.6 million. The increases in operating expenses were
primarily due to the investments in the new Affiliates and also from the
growth in the Operating Allocation related to the growth in revenues from
existing Affiliates.

         Interest expense decreased by approximately $865,000 to $2.7 million
for the quarter ended September 30, 1999 from $3.6 million for the quarter
ended September 30, 1998. The reduction in interest expense was from
repayments of senior bank debt generated from the net proceeds from our
public offering of Common Stock in March 1999 and cash flow from ongoing
operations, offset by borrowings related to new investments. In addition,
interest expense decreased due to the favorable impact of the offering on our
LIBOR margin as well as a favorable interest rate environment.

         Minority interest increased by $4.2 million to $12.7 million for the
quarter ended September 30, 1999 from $8.5 million for the quarter ended
September 30, 1998. This increase was primarily a result of the addition of new
Affiliates and also from the growth in revenues from existing Affiliates as
described above.

         Income tax expense was $7.3 million for the quarter ended September 30,
1999 compared to $3.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 1998. The
change in tax expense was primarily related to an increase in income before
taxes.

         EBITDA increased by $8.3 million to $26.9 million for the quarter ended
September 30, 1999 from $18.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 1998,
primarily as a result of the investments in new Affiliates and also from the
growth in revenues from existing Affiliates as described above.

         EBITDA as adjusted increased by $5.9 million to $17.0 million for the
quarter ended September 30, 1999 from $11.1 million for the quarter ended
September 30, 1998 as a result of the factors affecting net income as described
above with the exception of the amortization of intangible assets.

THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AS COMPARED TO THE NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998

         The Company had net income of $27.5 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 1999 compared to net income of $16.2 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 1998. The increase in net income resulted mostly from EBITDA
contribution from new investments made during and subsequent to the first nine
months of


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1998. The Company invested in Essex, DHJA, Rorer and Managers on March 20, 1998,
December 31, 1998, January 6, 1999 and April 1, 1999, respectively.

         Total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 were $232.1
million, an increase of $73.9 million over the nine months ended September 30,
1998, primarily as a result of the investments in new Affiliates.

         Total operating expenses increased by $45.9 million to $143.8
million for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 from $97.9 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 1998. Compensation and related expenses
increased by $26.1 million from $55.4 million to $81.5 million, selling,
general and administrative expenses increased by $14.0 million from $22.8
million to $36.8 million, amortization of intangible assets increased by $3.6
million from $12.9 million to $16.5 million, and other operating expenses
increased by $1.2 million from $5.0 million to $6.2 million. The increases in
operating expenses are primarily due to the investments in the new Affiliates
as described above.

         Interest expense decreased by $1.6 million to $9.0 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 1999 from $10.6 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 1998. The reduction in interest expense was from
repayments of senior bank debt generated from the net proceeds from our
public offering of Common Stock in March 1999 and cash flow from ongoing
operations, offset by borrowings related to new investments. In addition,
interest expense decreased due to the favorable impact of the offering on our
LIBOR margin as well as a favorable interest rate environment.

         Minority interest increased by $11.3 million to $35.3 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 1999 from $24.0 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 1998. This increase is primarily a result of the addition of
new Affiliates as described above.

         Income tax expense was $19.1 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 1999 compared to $10.8 million for the nine months ended September
30, 1998. The change in tax expense was primarily related to an increase in
income before taxes.

         EBITDA increased by $22.4 million to $74.8 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 1999 from $52.4 million for the nine months ended September
30, 1998, primarily as a result of the investments in new Affiliates as
described above.

         EBITDA as adjusted increased by $15.8 million to $46.8 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 1999 from $31.0 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 1998 as a result of the factors affecting net income as
described above with the exception of the amortization of intangible assets.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

         We have met our cash requirements primarily through cash generated
by operating activities, bank borrowings, and the issuance of equity and debt
securities in public and private placement transactions. We anticipate that
we will use cash flow from our operating activities to repay debt and to
finance our working capital needs and will use bank borrowings and issue
equity and debt securities to finance future investments. Our principal uses
of cash have been to make investments, to retire indebtedness, repurchase
shares and to support our and our Affiliates' operating activities. We expect
that our principal use of funds for the foreseeable future will be for
additional investments, repayments of debt, including interest payments on
outstanding debt, payment of income taxes, repurchase of shares, capital
expenditures, distributions to owners of Affiliates other than us, additional
investments in existing Affiliates, including upon management owners' sales
of their retained equity to us, and for working capital purposes.

         On March 3, 1999, the Company completed a public offering of Common
Stock. In the offering 5,529,954 shares of Common Stock were sold, of which
4,000,000 shares were sold by the Company and 1,529,954 shares were sold by
selling stockholders. AMG used the net proceeds from the offering to reduce
indebtedness under our credit facility (as described below) and did not
receive any proceeds from the sale of Common Stock by the selling
stockholders.

         At September 30, 1999, we had outstanding borrowings of senior debt
under our credit facility of $157.5 million and the ability to borrow an
additional $172.5 million. We have the option, with the consent of our
lenders, to increase the facility by another $70 million to a total of $400
million. The Frontier investment (as described above) will be financed under
the credit facility and is expected to close upon receipt of customary
approvals. Barring unforseen events, following the closing of our investment
in Frontier we will have significant additional borrowing capacity under our
credit facility.

         Our borrowings under the credit facility are collateralized by pledges
of all of our interests in Affiliates (including all interests which are
directly held by us, as well as all interests which are indirectly held by us
through wholly-owned subsidiaries), which interests represent substantially all
of our assets. Our credit facility contains a number of negative covenants,
including those which generally prevent us and our Affiliates from: (i)
incurring additional indebtedness (other than subordinated indebtedness), (ii)
creating any liens or encumbrances on material assets (with certain enumerated
exceptions), (iii) selling assets outside the ordinary course of business or
making certain fundamental changes with respect to our businesses, including a
restriction on our ability to transfer interests in any majority owned Affiliate
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(iv) declaring or paying dividends on our Common Stock. Our credit facility
bears interest at either LIBOR plus a margin or the Prime Rate plus a margin.
We pay a commitment fee on the daily unused portion of the facility. In order
to partially offset our exposure to changing interest rates we have entered
into interest rate hedging contracts. The credit facility matures during
December 2002.

         In order to provide the funds necessary for us to continue to acquire
interests in investment management firms, including our existing Affiliates upon
the management owners' sales of their retained equity to us, it will be
necessary for us to incur, from time to time, additional long-term bank debt
and/or issue equity or debt securities, depending on market and other
conditions. There can be no assurance that such additional financing will be
available or become available on terms acceptable to us.

YEAR 2000

         The "Year 2000" poses a concern to our business as a result of the fact
that computer applications have historically used the last two digits, rather
than all four digits, to store year data. If left unmodified, these applications
would misinterpret the Year 2000 for the Year 1900 and would in many cases be
unable to function properly in the Year 2000 and beyond.

         We have based our evaluation of our ability to prepare for the Year
2000 upon a number of assumptions regarding future events, including third
party modification plans. We cannot guarantee that these estimates will be
achieved, and actual results may differ materially from our estimates.
Specific factors which might cause such material differences with respect to
the Year 2000 include, but are not limited to, the failure of our Affiliates
and third party service providers to achieve represented or stated levels of
Year 2000 Compliance and the ability to locate and correct all relevant
computer codes and similar uncertainties.

         AMG'S HOLDING COMPANY READINESS

         In anticipation of the Year 2000 problem, we identified all of the
significant computers, software applications and related equipment used at
the holding company that required modifying, upgrading or replacing to
minimize the possibility of a material disruption to our business based on
the advent of the Year 2000. We modified, upgraded or replaced all such
equipment and have completed our Year 2000 preparations at the holding
company. We incurred $500,000 of costs in remediating the Year 2000 problem
in the last four years.

         AMG'S AFFILIATES' READINESS

         We established a time line with each of our Affiliates to complete
their Year 2000 preparations, and, as part of our general preparedness
program, each of our Affiliates assigned responsibility for preparing for the
Year 2000 to a member of its senior management in order to ensure that both
proprietary and third party vendor systems will be ready for the Year 2000.
Each of our Affiliates has completed its assessment and renovation or
replacement of all non-compatible systems and the subsequent testing of such
systems.

         OUTSIDE SERVICE PROVIDERS

         Outside service providers perform several processes which are
critical to our Affiliates' business operations, including transfer agency
and custody functions. Our Affiliates have surveyed these parties and are
monitoring their progress. However, our Affiliates have limited control, if
any, over the actions of these outside parties and in some instances have no
alternative vendors. While the Company believes that third party service
providers have resolved their Year 2000 issues, there can be no assurances in
this regard. In the event that outside service providers fail to resolve
their Year 2000 issues, our Affiliates' operations may experience material
disruptions caused by the inability to process trades and access client and
investment research data files and, accordingly, our and our Affiliates'
businesses would be adversely affected.


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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

         We use interest-rate swaps to manage market exposures associated with
our variable rate debt by creating offsetting market exposures. These
instruments are not held for trading purposes. In the normal course of
operations, we also face risks that are either nonfinancial or nonquantifiable.
Such risks principally include country risk, credit risk, and legal risk, and
are not represented in the analysis that follows.

         This analysis presents the hypothetical loss in earnings of the
derivative instruments we held at September 30, 1999 that are sensitive to
changes in interest rates. Interest rate swaps allow us to achieve a level of
variable-rate and fixed-rate debt that is acceptable to us, and to reduce
interest rate exposure. In each of our interest rate swaps, we have agreed with
another party to exchange the difference between fixed-rate and floating rate
interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed notional principal amount.
Under each of our interest rate swaps, interest rates on the notional amounts
are capped at rates ranging between 6.67% and 6.78% upon quarterly reset dates.
In addition, if LIBOR falls below 5% at a quarterly reset date, we are required
to make a payment to our counterparty equal to the difference between the
interest rate on our floating rate LIBOR debt on an annualized rate of between
6.67% and 6.78%, multiplied by the notional principal amount. At September 30,
1999, a total of $185 million was subject to interest rate swaps (the "Original
Swaps"), and our exposure was to changes in three-month LIBOR rates. Beginning
in January 1999, we also became a party to additional contracts with a $75
million notional amount (the "Subsequent Swaps"). These contracts are designed
to limit interest rate increases to 5.99% on this notional amount if three-month
LIBOR rates fall below 5%.

         Under these derivative instruments, a hypothetical change of 10
percent in three-month LIBOR rates, sustained for three months, would have
resulted in no loss in earnings. Because our net-earnings exposure under the
combined debt and interest-rate swap was to three-month LIBOR rates, any
hypothetical loss would be calculated as follows: multiplying the notional
amount of the swap by the effect of a 10% reduction in LIBOR under the
Original Swaps, partially offset by the Subsequent Swaps and interest savings
on the underlying debt.

                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

         From time to time, the Company and its Affiliates may be parties to
various claims, suits and complaints. Currently, there are no such claims, suits
or complaints that, in the opinion of management, would have a material adverse
effect on the Company's financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

  (a)   Exhibits

        27.1  Financial Data Schedule

  (b)   Reports on Form 8-K:

        There have been no reports on Form 8-K filed by the Company during the
        quarter ended September 30, 1999.


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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                         AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC.
                                  (Registrant)

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/s/ Darrell W. Crate       on behalf of the Registrant as Senior Vice President,          November 12, 1999
- --------------------            Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Darrell W. Crate)               (and also as Principal Financial and
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