Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)	October 25, 2017

LEGG MASON, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Maryland	1-8529	52-1200960
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)



100 International Drive, Baltimore, Maryland		21202
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:	(410) 539-0000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02	Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

	On October 25, 2017, Legg Mason, Inc. announced its results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2017. A copy of the related press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.

	The information in this Section 2.02 and Exhibit 99 attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits

	Exhibit No.	Subject Matter
	99	Press Release of Legg Mason, Inc. dated October 25, 2017

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 hereunto duly authorized.



	LEGG MASON, INC.
	(Registrant)


Date: October 25, 2017	By:	/s/ Thomas C. Merchant
		Thomas C. Merchant
		Executive Vice President and General Counsel

LEGG MASON, INC.

EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.		Subject Matter

99		Press Release of Legg Mason, Inc. dated October 25, 2017

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



Investor Relations:			Media:
Alan Magleby			Mary Athridge
410-454-5246			212-805-6035
amagleby@leggmason.com			mkathridge@leggmason.com

LEGG MASON REPORTS RESULTS FOR SECOND FISCAL QUARTER


-	Second Quarter Net Income of $75.7 Million, or $0.78 per Diluted Share

- Assets Under Management of $754.4 Billion

- Long-term Net Outflows of $1.2 Billion for the Quarter

Baltimore, Maryland - October 25, 2017 - Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE: LM) today reported its operating results for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2017.




	Quarters Ended						Six Months Ended
Financial Results	Sep		Jun		Sep		Sep		Sep
(Amounts in millions, except per share amounts)	2017		2017		2016		2017		2016
Operating Revenues	$	768.3	$	793.8	$	748.4	$	1,562.2	$	1,448.5
Operating Expenses	623.9		686.6		620.7		1,310.6		1,247.3
Operating Income	144.4		107.2		127.6		251.6		201.2
Net Income¹	75.7		50.9		66.4		126.6		99.9
Net Income Per Share - Diluted¹	0.78		0.52		0.63		1.29		0.94

Assets Under Management²
(Amounts in billions)
End of Period Assets Under Management	$	754.4	$	741.2	$	732.9	$	754.4	$	732.9
Average Assets Under Management	750.3		740.3		742.1		745.8		723.3

(1) Net Income Attributable to Legg Mason, Inc.
(2) September 2016 AUM excludes $12.8 billion of separately managed account assets classified as Assets Under Advisement reported in September and June 2017 as Assets Under Management

Joseph A. Sullivan, Chairman and CEO of Legg Mason said, “We are pleased to have delivered a strong operating quarter driven by solid core revenues and prudent expense management. The diversification of our business mix contributed to these results and the resiliency of our operating revenue yield. We are realizing greater client asset persistency in the retail channels as we continue to provide greater choice in investment strategies and vehicles. Net sales across our Global Distribution platform also reflect the diversification of our business by geography, channel and investment affiliate. We will continue to execute our strategy of expanding client choice to meet the rapidly evolving needs of our global client base.”

News Release

Assets Under Management of $754.4 Billion

Assets Under Management ("AUM") were $754.4 billion at September 30, 2017 compared with $741.2 billion at June 30, 2017, resulting from $12.5 billion in positive market performance and other, $2.2 billion in positive foreign exchange and liquidity inflows of $0.2 billion, partially offset by long-term outflows of $1.2 billion.




	Quarter Ended September 30, 2017
Assets Under Management	AUM (in billions)		Flows (in billions)				Operating Revenue Yield ¹
Equity	$	201.2	$	(2.0	)		63 bps
Fixed Income	411.9		1.5				27 bps
Alternative	65.8		(0.7		)	²	64 bps
Long-Term Assets	678.9		(1.2		)
Liquidity	75.5		0.2				13 bps
Total	$	754.4	$	(1.0	)		38 bps

(1) Operating revenue yield equals total operating revenues less performance fees divided by average AUM
(2) Excludes realizations of $0.5 billion

At September 30, 2017, fixed income represented 54% of AUM, while equity represented 27%, liquidity represented 10% and alternatives represented 9%.

By geography, 68% of AUM was from clients domiciled in the United States and 32% from non-US domiciled clients.

Average AUM during the quarter was $750.3 billion compared to $740.3 billion in the prior quarter and $742.1 billion in the second quarter of fiscal year 2017. Average long-term AUM was $675.1 billion compared to $658.7 billion in the prior quarter and $631.9 billion in the second quarter of fiscal year 2017.




Quarterly Performance

At September 30, 2017:		1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year
% of Strategy AUM beating Benchmark³		74%	74%	79%	85%

% of Long-Term U.S. Fund Assets Beating Lipper Category Average
	Fixed Income	81%	74%	79%	87%
	Equity	39%	50%	52%	74%
	Alternatives (performance relates to only 3 funds)	100%	100%	100%	n/a
	Total U.S. Fund Assets	59%	62%	64%	80%

	(3) See “Supplemental Data Regarding Quarterly Performance.”

Of Legg Mason’s long-term U.S. mutual fund assets, 52% were in funds rated 4 or 5 stars by Morningstar.

News Release

Operating Results - Comparison to the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2018

Net income was $75.7 million, or $0.78 per diluted share, compared to net income of $50.9 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. In addition to the net impact of the factors listed below, the increased earnings were driven by higher average AUM, one additional day in the quarter, higher non-pass through performance fees and lower compensation expenses due to seasonal factors in the prior quarter.

This quarter's results included:


•	Severance charges of $1.7 million, or $0.01 per diluted share.


•	EnTrustPermal acquisition and transition-related costs of $1.4 million, or $0.01 per diluted share.


•	Year-to-date annualization tax benefit of $1.2 million, or $0.01 per diluted share.

The prior quarter's results included:


•	Non-cash impairment charges totaling $34.0 million, or $0.24 per diluted share.


•	Contingent consideration credit adjustments of $16.6 million, or $0.12 per diluted share.


•	EnTrustPermal acquisition and transition-related costs of $2.6 million, or $0.02 per diluted share.

Operating revenues of $768.3 million were down 3% compared with $793.8 million in the prior quarter reflecting:


•	A reduction in pass through performance fees at Clarion of $45.5 million, which, per the terms of the acquisition, were passed through as compensation.


•	Excluding the pass through performance fees, revenues increased 3% due to higher average long-term AUM, one additional day in the quarter and an increase of 30% in non-pass through performance fees.

Operating expenses of $623.9 million were down 9% compared with $686.6 million in the prior quarter reflecting:


•	Lower compensation of $45.4 million driven by the decrease in Clarion pass through performance fees.


•	Acquisition and transition-related charges of $1.4 million, as compared to $2.6 million in the prior quarter.


•	The prior quarter included non-cash impairment charges of $34.0 million, as well as credits of $16.6 million for contingent consideration fair value adjustments.


•	A $4.8 million gain in the market value of deferred compensation and seed investments, which is recorded as an increase in compensation and benefits with an offset in non-operating income, in line with the prior quarter.

Non-operating expense was $18.1 million, as compared to $15.4 million in the prior quarter reflecting:


•	Gains on corporate investments, not offset in compensation, were $2.4 million compared with gains of $5.7 million in the prior quarter. The prior quarter included a $2.3 million gain related to an accelerated contingent payment received on a prior sale of a non-strategic manager.


•	Gains on funded deferred compensation and seed investments, as described above.


•	A $2.1 million gain associated with the consolidation of sponsored investment vehicles compared to $1.2 million in gains in the prior quarter. The consolidation of sponsored investment vehicles has no impact on net income as the effects of consolidation are fully attributable to noncontrolling interests.

Operating margin was 18.8% compared to 13.5% in the prior quarter. Operating margin, as adjusted⁴, was 24.9%, as compared to 22.5% in the prior quarter.

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, excluding consolidated investment vehicles, was $10.4 million compared to $12.0 million in the prior quarter, principally related to Clarion, EnTrustPermal, RARE and Royce.

(4) See "Use of Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Information."

News Release

Operating Results - Comparison to the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2017

Net income was $75.7 million, or $0.78 per diluted share, compared to net income of $66.4 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal year 2017. The increased earnings were driven by higher average long-term AUM, higher non-pass through performance fees and lower acquisition and transition-related costs.

This quarter's results included:


•	Severance charges of $1.7 million, or $0.01 per diluted share.


•	EnTrustPermal acquisition and transition-related costs of $1.4 million, or $0.01 per diluted share.


•	Year-to-date annualization tax benefit of $1.2 million, or $0.01 per diluted share.

The prior year quarter's results included:

•EnTrustPermal and Clarion acquisition and transition-related costs of $13.2 million, or $0.09 per diluted share.


•	Contingent consideration credit adjustments of $7.0 million, or $0.05 per diluted share.


•	A tax benefit of $6.3 million, or $0.06 per diluted share.

Operating revenues of $768.3 million were up 3% compared with $748.4 million in the prior year quarter reflecting:


•	Increases principally due to higher average long-term AUM.


•	An increase in non-pass through performance fees of $14.8 million, partially offsetting a decrease in pass through performance fees of $15.9 million.

Operating expenses of $623.9 million were up 1% compared with $620.7 million in the prior year quarter reflecting:


•	Increased compensation, excluding acquisition and transition-related charges of $5.3 million, related to increased revenues driven by higher average long-term AUM.


•	Acquisition and transition-related charges of $1.4 million, as compared with $13.2 million in the prior year.


•	The prior year quarter included a contingent consideration credit adjustment of $7.0 million.


•	A $4.8 million gain in the market value of deferred compensation and seed investments, which is recorded as an increase in compensation and benefits with an offset in non-operating income, compared with a gain of $5.4 million in the prior year quarter.

Non-operating expense was $18.1 million, compared to $11.2 million in the prior year quarter reflecting:


•	A $1.2 million increase in interest expense for debt raised to pay for the Clarion and EnTrust acquisitions.


•	A $3.7 million loss on the termination of an interest rate swap in the prior year quarter.


•	Gains on corporate investments, not offset in compensation, were $2.4 million compared with gains of $7.3 million in the prior year quarter.


•	Gains on funded deferred compensation and seed investments, as described above.


•	$2.1 million in gains associated with the consolidation of sponsored investment vehicles, as compared to $6.2 million in gains in the prior year quarter. The consolidation of sponsored investment vehicles has no impact on net income as the effects of consolidation are fully attributable to noncontrolling interests.

Operating margin was 18.8% as compared to 17.1% in the prior year quarter. Operating margin, as adjusted, was 24.9%, as compared to 22.7% in the prior year quarter.

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, excluding consolidated investment vehicles, was $10.4 million, compared to $14.4 million in the prior year quarter, principally related to Clarion, EnTrustPermal, RARE and Royce.

News Release

Quarterly Business Developments and Recent Announcements


•	ClearBridge's Large Cap Growth portfolio co-managers Margaret Vitrano and Peter Bourbeau won the Investment Advisor 2017 SMA Manager of the Year Award in the large cap equity category.


•	On July 14, 2017, Legg Mason launched its first dedicated small-cap, multi-factor ETF sub-advised by Royce & Associates; Legg Mason Small-Cap Quality Value ETF (NASDAQ: SQLV).


•	On October 5, 2017, Moody's Investor Services affirmed the Baa1 senior debt rating of Legg Mason and moved the rating outlook from negative to stable.

Balance Sheet

At September 30, 2017, Legg Mason’s cash position was $654 million. Total debt, net was $2.2 billion and stockholders' equity was $4.0 billion. The ratio of total debt to total capital was 36%, in line with the prior quarter. Seed investments totaled $279 million.

In the second fiscal quarter, the Company retired $90 million, or 2.3 million shares, in the open market. The net impact of the share activity reduced the weighted average shares by 1.1 million.

Conference Call to Discuss Results

A conference call to discuss the Company's results, hosted by Joseph A. Sullivan, will be held at 5:00 p.m. EDT today. The call will be open to the general public. Interested participants should access the call by dialing 1-800-447-0521 (or for international calls 1-847-413-3238), confirmation number 45681143, at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start to ensure connection. A live, listen-only webcast will also be available via the Investor Relations section of www.leggmason.com.

The presentation slides that will be reviewed during the discussion of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Legg Mason website shortly after the release of the financial results.

A replay of the live broadcast will be available on the Legg Mason website, www.leggmason.com, in the Investor Relations section, or by dialing 1-888-843-7419 (or for international calls 1-630-652-3042), enter pass code 45681143# when prompted. Please note that the replay will be available beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, and ending at 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 8, 2017.

About Legg Mason

Legg Mason is a global asset management firm, with $754.4 billion in AUM as of September 30, 2017. The Company provides active asset management in many major investment centers throughout the world. Legg Mason is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, and its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: LM).

This release contains forward-looking statements subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. For a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, see "Risk Factors" and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Legg Mason's Annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 and in the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

News Release

Supplemental Data Regarding Quarterly Performance

Strategy Performance

For purposes of investment performance comparisons, strategies are an aggregation of discretionary portfolios (separate accounts, investment funds, and other products) into a single group that represents a particular investment objective. In the case of separate accounts, the investment performance of the account is based upon the performance of the strategy to which the account has been assigned. Each of our asset managers has its own specific guidelines for including portfolios in their strategies. For those managers which manage both separate accounts and investment funds in the same strategy, the performance comparison for all of the assets is based upon the performance of the separate account.

Approximately eighty-eight percent of total AUM is included in strategy AUM as of September 30, 2017, although not all strategies have three-, five-, and ten-year histories. Total strategy AUM includes liquidity assets. Certain assets are not included in reported performance comparisons. These include: accounts that are not managed in accordance with the guidelines outlined above; accounts in strategies not marketed to potential clients; accounts that have not yet been assigned to a strategy; and certain smaller products at some of our affiliates.

Past performance is not indicative of future results. For AUM included in institutional and retail separate accounts and investment funds managed in the same strategy as separate accounts, performance comparisons are based on gross-of-fee performance. For investment funds which are not managed in a separate account format, performance comparisons are based on net-of-fee performance. Funds-of-hedge funds generally do not have specified benchmarks. For purposes of this comparison, performance of those products is net of fees, and is compared to the relevant HFRX index. These performance comparisons do not reflect the actual performance of any specific separate account or investment fund; individual separate account and investment fund performance may differ. The information in this presentation is provided solely for use regarding this presentation, and is not directed toward existing or potential clients of Legg Mason.

Long-term US Fund Assets Beating Lipper Category Average

Long-term US fund assets include open-end, closed-end, and variable annuity funds. These performance comparisons do not reflect the actual performance of any specific fund; individual fund performance may differ. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Source: Lipper Inc.



LEGG MASON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)

				Quarters Ended									Six Months Ended
				September			June			September			September			September
				2017			2017			2016			2017			2016
Operating Revenues:
	Investment advisory fees:
		Separate accounts ⁽¹⁾		$	253,128		$	250,046		$	233,328		$	503,174		$	460,181
		Funds		393,035			382,228			377,079			775,263			740,542
		Performance fees		40,821			81,537			41,970			122,358			59,429
	Distribution and service fees ⁽¹⁾			80,668			78,906			94,545			159,574			185,927
	Other			686			1,125			1,448			1,811			2,456
			Total operating revenues	768,338			793,842			748,370			1,562,180			1,448,535

Operating Expenses: ⁽²⁾
	Compensation and benefits			367,951			413,307			368,330			781,258			726,955
	Distribution and servicing			123,634			122,349			128,868			245,983			253,531
	Communications and technology			51,299			50,303			51,281			101,602			104,013
	Occupancy			25,171			24,408			30,558			49,579			63,700
	Amortization of intangible assets			6,082			6,339			6,271			12,421			11,974
	Impairment of intangible assets			—			34,000			—			34,000			—
	Contingent consideration fair value adjustments			—			(16,550		)	(7,000		)	(16,550		)	(25,000		)
	Other			49,782			52,481			42,429			102,263			112,174
			Total operating expenses	623,919			686,637			620,737			1,310,556			1,247,347

Operating Income				144,419			107,205			127,633			251,624			201,188

Non-Operating Income (Expense):
	Interest income			1,572			1,468			1,545			3,040			3,393
	Interest expense			(29,077		)	(29,266		)	(27,925		)	(58,343		)	(52,490		)
	Other income, net			7,289			11,388			9,975			18,677			16,560
	Non-operating income of
		consolidated investment vehicles, net		2,094			997			5,206			3,091			8,434
			Total non-operating income (expense)	(18,122		)	(15,413		)	(11,199		)	(33,535		)	(24,103		)

Income Before Income Tax Provision				126,297			91,792			116,434			218,089			177,085

	Income tax provision			38,673			28,255			29,902			66,928			45,213

Net Income				87,624			63,537			86,532			151,161			131,872
	Less: Net income attributable
		to noncontrolling interests		11,960			12,617			20,091			24,577			31,979

Net Income Attributable to Legg Mason, Inc.				$	75,664		$	50,920		$	66,441		$	126,584		$	99,893

													(Continued)

⁽¹⁾ For the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017, separate accounts advisory fees include $13.8 million and $12.4 million, respectively, of revenue relating to retail separately managed accounts for which revenues were previously classified as Distribution and service fees. See note 2 on page 12.

⁽²⁾ Operating expenses include acquisition and transition-related costs related to business combinations.

	Acquisition and transition-related costs:
		Compensation		$	1,115		$	2,364		$	6,821		$	3,479		$	37,007
		Occupancy		(23		)	121			5,086			98			14,179
		Other		266			77			1,269			343			18,775
			Total acquisition and transition-related costs	$	1,358		$	2,562		$	13,176		$	3,920		$	69,961



LEGG MASON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME, CONTINUED
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

				Quarters Ended						Six Months Ended
				September		June		September		September		September
				2017		2017		2016		2017		2016

Net Income Attributable to Legg Mason, Inc.				$	75,664	$	50,920	$	66,441	$	126,584	$	99,893

	Less: Earnings (distributed and undistributed)
		allocated to participating securities ⁽¹⁾		2,687		1,736		2,183		4,387		3,173

Net Income (Distributed and Undistributed)
	Allocated to Shareholders (Excluding
	Participating Securities)			$	72,977	$	49,184	$	64,258	$	122,197	$	96,720

Net Income per Share Attributable to
	Legg Mason, Inc. Shareholders:
			Basic	$	0.78	$	0.52	$	0.63	$	1.30	$	0.94

			Diluted	$	0.78	$	0.52	$	0.63	$	1.29	$	0.94

Weighted-Average Number of Shares
	Outstanding:
			Basic	93,087		94,869		101,817		93,973		103,075
			Diluted	93,496		95,297		102,057		94,390		103,301

(1)		Participating securities excluded from weighted-average number of shares outstanding were 3,417, 3,192, and 3,447 for the quarters ended September 2017, June 2017, and September 2016, respectively, and 3,305 and 3,291 for the six months ended September 2017 and September 2016, respectively.



LEGG MASON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
	Quarters Ended
	September 2017									June 2017									September 2016

	Balance Before Consolidation of Consolidated Investment Vehicles and Other ⁽¹⁾			Consolidated Investment Vehicles and Other ⁽¹⁾			Consolidated Totals			Balance Before Consolidation of Consolidated Investment Vehicles and Other ⁽¹⁾			Consolidated Investment Vehicles and Other ⁽¹⁾			Consolidated Totals			Balance Before Consolidation of Consolidated Investment Vehicles and Other ⁽¹⁾			Consolidated Investment Vehicles and Other ⁽¹⁾			Consolidated Totals

Total operating revenues	$	768,361		$	(23	)	$	768,338		$	793,886		$	(44	)	$	793,842		$	748,384		$	(14	)	$	748,370
Total operating expenses	623,814			105			623,919			686,614			23			686,637			620,613			124			620,737
Operating Income (Loss)	144,547			(128		)	144,419			107,272			(67		)	107,205			127,771			(138		)	127,633
Non-operating income (expense)	(19,794		)	1,672			(18,122		)	(16,128		)	715			(15,413		)	(17,023		)	5,824			(11,199		)
Income Before Income Tax Provision	124,753			1,544			126,297			91,144			648			91,792			110,748			5,686			116,434
Income tax provision	38,673			—			38,673			28,255			—			28,255			29,902			—			29,902
Net Income	86,080			1,544			87,624			62,889			648			63,537			80,846			5,686			86,532
Less: Net income attributable
to noncontrolling interests	10,416			1,544			11,960			11,969			648			12,617			14,405			5,686			20,091
Net Income Attributable to Legg Mason, Inc.	$	75,664		$	—		$	75,664		$	50,920		$	—		$	50,920		$	66,441		$	—		$	66,441


	Six Months Ended
	September 2017									September 2016

	Balance Before Consolidation of Consolidated Investment Vehicles and Other ⁽¹⁾			Consolidated Investment Vehicles and Other ⁽¹⁾			Consolidated Totals			Balance Before Consolidation of Consolidated Investment Vehicles and Other ⁽¹⁾			Consolidated Investment Vehicles and Other ⁽¹⁾			Consolidated Totals

Total operating revenues	$	1,562,247		$	(67	)	$	1,562,180		$	1,448,561		$	(26	)	$	1,448,535
Total operating expenses	1,310,428			128			1,310,556			1,247,124			223			1,247,347
Operating Income (Loss)	251,819			(195		)	251,624			201,437			(249		)	201,188
Non-operating income (expense)	(35,922		)	2,387			(33,535		)	(32,518		)	8,415			(24,103		)
Income Before Income Tax Provision	215,897			2,192			218,089			168,919			8,166			177,085
Income tax provision	66,928			—			66,928			45,213			—			45,213
Net Income	148,969			2,192			151,161			123,706			8,166			131,872
Less: Net income attributable
to noncontrolling interests	22,385			2,192			24,577			23,813			8,166			31,979
Net Income Attributable to Legg Mason, Inc.	$	126,584		$	—		$	126,584		$	99,893		$	—		$	99,893

⁽¹⁾ Other represents consolidated sponsored investment products that are not designated as CIVs



LEGG MASON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING MARGIN, AS ADJUSTED ⁽¹⁾
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)

				Quarters Ended												Six Months Ended

				September				June				September				September				September
				2017				2017				2016				2017				2016

Operating Revenues, GAAP basis				$	768,338			$	793,842			$	748,370			$	1,562,180			$	1,448,535

	Plus (less):
		Pass-through performance fees		(19,874		)		(65,431		)		(35,831		)		(85,305		)		(50,431		)
		Operating revenues eliminated upon
			consolidation of investment vehicles	23				44				14				67				26
		Distribution and servicing expense excluding
			consolidated investment vehicles	(123,578		)		(122,349		)		(128,806		)		(245,927		)		(253,396		)

Operating Revenues, as Adjusted				$	624,909			$	606,106			$	583,747			$	1,231,015			$	1,144,734


Operating Income, GAAP basis				$	144,419			$	107,205			$	127,633			$	251,624			$	201,188

	Plus (less):
		Gains on deferred compensation
			and seed investments, net	4,824				5,428				5,432				10,252				7,598
		Impairment of intangible assets		—				34,000				—				34,000				—
		Amortization of intangible assets		6,082				6,339				6,271				12,421				11,974
		Contingent consideration fair value adjustments		—				(16,550		)		(7,000		)		(16,550		)		(25,000		)
		Operating loss of consolidated investment
			vehicles, net	128				67				138				195				249

Operating Income, as Adjusted				$	155,453			$	136,489			$	132,474			$	291,942			$	196,009

Operating Margin, GAAP basis				18.8			%	13.5			%	17.1			%	16.1			%	13.9			%
Operating Margin, as Adjusted				24.9				22.5				22.7				23.7				17.1

⁽¹⁾ See explanations for "Use of Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Information."



LEGG MASON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
RECONCILIATION OF CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
TO ADJUSTED EBITDA ⁽¹⁾
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)

				Quarters Ended									Six Months Ended

				September			June			September			September			September
				2017			2017			2016			2017			2016

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities, GAAP basis				$	289,329		$	(113,580	)	$	303,829		$	175,749		$	137,859

	Plus (less):
		Interest expense, net of accretion and amortization
			of debt discounts and premiums	28,343			28,330			26,487			56,673			50,393
		Current tax expense		9,662			6,072			15,689			15,734			14,906
		Net change in assets and liabilities		(145,656		)	213,323			(92,837		)	67,667			129,588
		Net change in assets and liabilities
			of consolidated investment vehicles	1,235			31,789			(97,344		)	33,024			(58,773		)
		Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(11,960		)	(12,617		)	(20,091		)	(24,577		)	(31,979		)
		Net gains (losses) and earnings on investments		1,491			5,546			1,103			7,037			(3,391		)
		Net gains on consolidated investment vehicles		2,094			997			5,206			3,091			8,434
		Other		194			77			948			271			(499		)

Adjusted EBITDA				$	174,732		$	159,937		$	142,990		$	334,669		$	246,538

⁽¹⁾		See explanations for "Use of Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Information."



LEGG MASON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Amounts in billions)
(Unaudited)
Assets Under Management
			Quarters Ended
By asset class:			September 2017			June 2017			March 2017			December 2016			September 2016
	Equity		$	201.2		$	196.2		$	179.8		$	169.0		$	168.4
	Fixed Income		411.9			403.6			394.3			381.1			396.9
	Alternative		65.8			66.5			67.9			71.5			72.0
		Long-Term Assets	678.9			666.3			642.0			621.6			637.3
	Liquidity		75.5			74.9			86.4			88.8			95.6
		Total	$	754.4		$	741.2		$	728.4		$	710.4		$	732.9

			Quarters Ended															Six Months Ended
By asset class (average):			September 2017			June 2017			March 2017			December 2016			September 2016			September 2017			September 2016
	Equity		$	198.9		$	190.6		$	174.2		$	166.7		$	166.1		$	194.5		$	164.6
	Fixed Income		410.2			400.7			388.1			387.8			393.7			405.7			385.5
	Alternative		66.0			67.4			70.4			71.3			72.1			66.7			63.8
		Long-Term Assets	675.1			658.7			632.7			625.8			631.9			666.9			613.9
	Liquidity		75.2			81.6			86.2			90.9			110.2			78.9			109.4
		Total	$	750.3		$	740.3		$	718.9		$	716.7		$	742.1		$	745.8		$	723.3

Component Changes in Assets Under Management
			Quarters Ended															Six Months Ended
			September 2017			June 2017			March 2017			December 2016			September 2016			September 2017			September 2016
Beginning of period			$	741.2		$	728.4		$	710.4		$	732.9		$	741.9		$	728.4		$	669.6
Net client cash flows:
Equity			(2.0		)	1.0			3.1			(3.7		)	(1.5		)	(1.0		)	(4.5		)
Fixed Income			1.5			0.3			3.5			0.5			2.8			1.7			6.7
Alternative			(0.7		)	(0.8		)	(2.7		)	(0.8		)	(1.6		)	(1.5		)	(3.6		)
Long-Term flows			(1.2		)	0.5			3.9			(4.0		)	(0.3		)	(0.8		)	(1.4		)
Liquidity			0.2			(11.5		)	(3.1		)	(6.9		)	(25.4		)	(11.3		)	(17.4		)
Total net client cash flows			(1.0		)	(11.0		)	0.8			(10.9		)	(25.7		)	(12.1		)	(18.8		)
Realizations⁽¹⁾			(0.5		)	(1.3		)	—			—			—			(1.9		)	—
Market performance and other⁽²⁾			12.5			24.7			17.1			(2.3		)	15.7			37.4			27.9
Impact of foreign exchange			2.2			0.7			4.0			(8.4		)	1.0			2.9			3.1
Acquisitions (disposition), net			—			(0.3		)	(3.9		)	(0.9		)	—			(0.3		)	51.1
End of period			$	754.4		$	741.2		$	728.4		$	710.4		$	732.9		$	754.4		$	732.9

(1) Realizations represent investment manager-driven distributions primarily related to the sale of assets. Realizations are specific to our alternative managers and do not include client-driven distributions (e.g. client requested redemptions, liquidations or asset transfers). Realizations of $0.2 billion, $0.4 billion, $0.4 billion, and $0.3 billion were included in net client cash flows for the quarters ended March 31, 2017, December 31, 2016, September 30, 2016, and June 30, 2016, respectively.
(2) For the quarter ended June 30, 2017, Other includes a reclass, effective April 1, 2017, of $16.0 billion of certain assets which were previously included in Assets Under Advisement to Assets Under Management, specifically retail separately managed account programs that operate and have fee rates comparable to programs managed on a fully discretionary basis. These Assets Under Advisement as of the quarters ended March 31, 2017, December 31, 2016, and September 30, 2016 were $16.0 billion, $13.7 billion, and $12.8 billion, respectively. For the quarter ended June 30, 2017, Other also includes a $3.7 billion reconciliation to previously reported amounts.
(3) Due to effects of rounding, the sum of the quarterly results may differ immaterially from the year-to-date results.

News Release

Use of Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Information

As supplemental information, we are providing a performance measure for "Operating Margin, as Adjusted" and a liquidity measure for "Adjusted EBITDA", each of which are based on methodologies other than generally accepted accounting principles ("non-GAAP"). Our management uses these measures as benchmarks in evaluating and comparing our period-to-period operating performance and liquidity.

Operating Margin, as Adjusted

We calculate “Operating Margin, as Adjusted,” by dividing (i) Operating Income, adjusted to exclude the impact on compensation expense of gains or losses on investments made to fund deferred compensation plans, the impact on compensation expense of gains or losses on seed capital investments by our affiliates under revenue sharing agreements, amortization related to intangible assets, income (loss) of consolidated investment vehicles, the impact of fair value adjustments of contingent consideration liabilities, if any, and impairment charges by (ii) our operating revenues, adjusted to add back net investment advisory fees eliminated upon consolidation of investment vehicles, less distribution and servicing expenses which we use as an approximate measure of revenues that are passed through to third parties, and less performance fees that are passed through as compensation expenses or net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests, which we refer to as “Operating Revenues, as Adjusted”. The deferred compensation items are removed from Operating Income in the calculation because they are offset by an equal amount in Non-operating income (expense), and thus have no impact on Net Income Attributable to Legg Mason, Inc. We adjust for the impact of amortization of management contract assets and the impact of fair value adjustments of contingent consideration liabilities, if any, which arise from acquisitions to reflect the fact that these items distort comparison of our operating results with results of other asset management firms that have not engaged in significant acquisitions. Impairment charges and income (loss) of consolidated investment vehicles are removed from Operating Income in the calculation because these items are not reflective of our core asset management operations. We use Operating Revenues, as Adjusted in the calculation to show the operating margin without distribution and servicing expenses, which we use to approximate our distribution revenues that are passed through to third parties as a direct cost of selling our products, although distribution and servicing expenses may include commissions paid in connection with the launching of closed-end funds for which there is no corresponding revenue in the period. We also use Operating Revenues, as Adjusted in the calculation to show the operating margin without performance fees, which are passed through as compensation expense or net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests per the terms of certain more recent acquisitions. Operating Revenues as adjusted also include our advisory revenues we receive from consolidated investment vehicles that are eliminated in consolidation under GAAP.

We believe that Operating Margin, as Adjusted, is a useful measure of our performance because it provides a measure of our core business activities. It excludes items that have no impact on Net Income Attributable to Legg Mason, Inc. and indicates what our operating margin would have been without the distribution revenues that are passed through to third parties as a direct cost of selling our products, performance fees that are passed through as compensation expense or net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests per the terms of certain more recent acquisitions, amortization related to intangible assets, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities, if any, impairment charges, and the impact of the consolidation of certain investment vehicles described above. The consolidation of these investment vehicles does not have an impact on Net Income Attributable to Legg Mason, Inc. This measure is provided in addition to our operating margin calculated under GAAP, but is not a substitute for calculations of margins under GAAP and may not be comparable to non-GAAP performance measures, including measures of adjusted margins of other companies.

Adjusted EBITDA

We define Adjusted EBITDA as cash provided by (used in) operating activities plus (minus) interest expense, net of accretion and amortization of debt discounts and premiums, current income tax expense (benefit), the net change in assets and liabilities, net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests, net gains (losses) and earnings on investments, net gains (losses) on consolidated investment vehicles, and other. The net change in assets and liabilities adjustment aligns with the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Adjusted EBITDA is not reduced by equity-based compensation expense, including management equity plan non-cash issuance-related charges. Most management equity plan units may be put to or called by Legg Mason for cash payment, although their terms do not require this to occur.

News Release

We believe that this measure is useful to investors and us as it provides additional information with regard to our ability to meet working capital requirements, service our debt, and return capital to our shareholders. This measure is provided in addition to Cash provided by operating activities and may not be comparable to non-GAAP performance measures or liquidity measures of other companies, including their measures of EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA. Further, this measure is not to be confused with Net Income, Cash provided by operating activities, or other measures of earnings or cash flows under GAAP, and are provided as a supplement to, and not in replacement of, GAAP measures.

We have previously disclosed Adjusted EBITDA that conformed to calculations required by our debt covenants, which adjusted for certain items that required cash settlement that are not part of the current definition.

This regulatory filing also includes additional resources:
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