NEW YORK - (Business Wire) Pzena Investment Management, Inc. (NYSE: PZN) today reported its preliminary assets under management as of October 31, 2009. AUM for month-end October 2009, month-end September 2009, and month-end October 2008 are listed below:
| Pzena Investment Management, Inc. | | | |
| Assets Under Management¹ | | | |
| ($ billions) | | | |
| | | |
| | | | As of | | As of | | As of |
| | | October 31, 2009 | | September 30, 2009 | | October 31, 2008 |
| U.S. Value Strategies | | $ | 9.4 | | | | | $ | 9.9 | | | | | $ | 9.7 | | | |
| EAFE² Value Strategies | | | 1.8 | | | | | | 1.6 | | | | | | 0.3 | | | |
| Global Value Strategies | | | 2.4 | | | | | | 2.4 | | | | | | 1.9 | | | |
| Total | | $ | 13.6 | | | | | $ | 13.9 | | | | | $ | 11.9 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Institutional Accounts | | $ | 10.1 | | | | | $ | 10.2 | | | | | $ | 8.1 | | | |
| Retail Accounts | | | 3.5 | | | | | | 3.7 | | | | | | 3.8 | | | |
| Total | | $ | 13.6 | | | | | $ | 13.9 | | | | | $ | 11.9 | | | |
(1) Numbers may be subject to rounding. In September 2009, the Company changed the classification of its assets under management to Institutional Accounts and Retail Accounts. Historical information has been reclassified for all periods presented.
(2) Europe, Australasia, and Far East
About Pzena
Pzena Investment Management, LLC, the firm’s operating company, is a value-oriented investment management firm. Founded in 1995, Pzena Investment Management has built a diverse, global client base. More firm and stock information is posted at www.pzena.com.
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Pzena Investment Management, LLC
Lawrence Kohn, 212-355-1600
kohn@pzena.com
