SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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, 2012March 31, 2013
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 No. 001-14761

GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
    
New York  13-4007862
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
      
One Corporate Center, Rye, NY  10580-1422
(Address of principle executive offices)  (Zip Code)
    
(914) 921-3700
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.
YesxNoo
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yesx    Noo
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer", and "smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer ¨
 
Accelerated filer x
 
    
Non-accelerated filer o
 
Smaller reporting company o
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
YesoNox
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant’s classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practical date.
Class Outstanding at October 31, 2012April 30, 2013 
Class A Common Stock, .001 par value 6,684,2156,138,795 
Class B Common Stock, .001 par value 19,919,81819,564,174 
 
 
 

 

 
INDEX
 
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
  
PART I.FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
  
  
Item 1.Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
  
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income:
 -    Three months ended September 30,March 31, 2013 and 2012 and 2011
-    Nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011
  
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income:
 -    Three months ended September 30,March 31, 2013 and 2012 and 2011
-    Nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011
  
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition:
 -    September 30, 2012March 31, 2013
 -    December 31, 20112012
 -    September 30, 2011March 31, 2012
  
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity:
  
 -    NineThree months ended September 30,March 31, 2013 and 2012 and 2011
  
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
 -    NineThree months ended September 30,March 31, 2013 and 2012 and 2011
  
 Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
  
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
  
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk (Included in Item 2)
  
Item 4.Controls and Procedures
  
PART II.OTHER INFORMATION 
  
Item 1.Legal Proceedings
  
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
  
Item 6.Exhibits
  
SIGNATURES 
  

 
 
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GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESGAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESGAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOMECONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOMECONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME 
UNAUDITEDUNAUDITEDUNAUDITED 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) 
                   
                   
 Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended   Three Months Ended 
 September 30,  September 30,   March 31, 
 2012  2011  2012  2011   2013  2012 
Revenues                   
Investment advisory and incentive fees $67,790  $65,244  $202,783  $197,407   $72,607  $67,783 
Distribution fees and other income  11,139   11,486   33,768   33,419    11,353   11,623 
Institutional research services  3,302   3,421   8,453   11,311    2,221   2,343 
Total revenues  82,231   80,151   245,004   242,137    86,181   81,749 
Expenses                         
Compensation  32,948   32,010   100,423   99,792    35,652   34,554 
Management fee  3,056   1,387   9,855   8,126    3,980   4,184 
Distribution costs  10,386   11,091   30,575   34,108    11,010   10,177 
Other operating expenses  6,829   5,002   17,760   18,193    4,812   5,822 
Total expenses  53,219   49,490   158,613   160,219 (a)  55,454   54,737 
                         
Operating income  29,012   30,661   86,391   81,918    30,727   27,012 
Other income (expense)                         
Net gain/(loss) from investments  7,525   (16,152)  17,234   (3,743) 
Extinguishment of debt (b)  (6,305)  -   (6,307)  -  
Net gain from investments  12,291   13,878 
Interest and dividend income  920   1,823   3,938   5,620    1,345   1,236 
Interest expense  (3,586)  (4,418)  (12,419)  (10,688)   (3,488)  (4,404)
Total other income (expense), net  (1,446)  (18,747)  2,446   (8,811) 
Shareholder-designated contribution   (5,000   - 
Total other income, net  5,148   10,710 
Income before income taxes  27,566   11,914   88,837   73,107    35,875   37,722 
Income tax provision  8,467   4,745   30,909   26,978    13,195   13,756 
Net income  19,099   7,169   57,928   46,129    22,680   23,966 
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests  95   (530)  (17)  140  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests  135   130 
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders $19,004  $7,699  $57,945  $45,989   $22,545  $23,836 
                         
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders                         
per share:                         
Basic $0.72  $0.29  $2.20  $1.72   $0.88  $0.90 
                         
Diluted $0.72  $0.29  $2.19  $1.72   $0.88  $0.90 
                         
Weighted average shares outstanding:                         
Basic  26,250   26,496   26,309   26,686    25,742   26,415 
                         
Diluted  26,439   26,576   26,480   26,772    25,758   26,533 
                         
Dividends declared: $0.30 (c) $0.04  $0.63  $0.11   $0.05  $0.04 
                         
(a) Includes $5.6 million in costs directly related to the launch of a new closed-end fund.          
(b) Relates to repurchase of $64.6 million (face value) of Subordinated Debentures.                 
(c) Includes regular quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share and special dividend of $0.25 per share.               
                         
See accompanying notes.                         
 
 
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GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
UNAUDITED 
(Dollars in thousands) 
             
             
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2012  2011  2012  2011 
             
Net income $19,099  $7,169  $57,928  $46,129 
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax:                
  Foreign currency translation  (34)  (18)  (29)  5 
  Net unrealized gains/(losses) on securities available for sale  2,938   (7,906)  3,816   (6,969)
Other comprehensive income/(loss)  2,904   (7,924)  3,787   (6,964)
                 
Comprehensive income/(loss)  22,003   (755)  61,715   39,165 
Less: Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests  (95)  530   17   (140)
                 
Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc. $21,908  $(225) $61,732  $39,025 
                 
See accompanying notes.                

GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
UNAUDITED 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) 
       
       
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2013  2012 
       
Net income $22,680  $23,966 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:        
  Foreign currency translation  (49)  (17)
  Net unrealized gains on securities available for sale (a)  6,040   3,457 
Other comprehensive income  5,991   3,440 
         
Comprehensive income  28,671   27,406 
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests  (135)  (130)
         
Comprehensive income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc. $28,536  $27,276 
         
(a) Net of income tax expense of $3,547 and $2,031 for 2013 and 2012, respectively.     
         
See accompanying notes.        
 
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GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION 
UNAUDITED 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) 
          
  March 31,  December 31,  March 31, 
  2013  2012  2012 
ASSETS         
Cash and cash equivalents $273,353  $190,608  $324,630 
Investments in securities  229,286   218,843   257,607 
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies  64,294   61,872   62,305 
Investments in partnerships  94,260   97,549   101,685 
Receivable from brokers  44,583   50,655   29,298 
Investment advisory fees receivable  29,624   42,429   27,193 
Income tax receivable  917   1,018   39 
Other assets  24,312   27,759   23,668 
  Total assets $760,629  $690,733  $826,425 
             
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY            
Payable to brokers $15,059  $14,346  $22,366 
Income taxes payable and deferred tax liabilities  34,292   25,398   24,782 
Capital lease obligation  4,914   4,949   5,043 
Compensation payable  34,676   10,535   28,834 
Securities sold, not yet purchased  6,377   3,136   9,657 
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests  1,343   1,342   1,390 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  34,537   26,365   28,692 
  Sub-total  131,198   86,071   120,764 
             
5.5% Senior notes (due May 15, 2013)  99,000   99,000   99,000 
5.875% Senior notes (due June 1, 2021)  100,000   100,000   100,000 
Zero coupon subordinated debentures, Face value: $21.7 million at March 31, 2013 and            
  December 31, 2012 and $86.3 million at March 31, 2012 (due December 31, 2015)  17,688   17,366   65,300 
  Total liabilities  347,886   302,437   385,064 
             
Redeemable noncontrolling interests  16,414   17,362   16,828 
Commitments and contingencies (Note J)            
Equity            
  GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders' equity            
    Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized;            
      none issued and outstanding            
    Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized;            
      14,265,769, 14,203,146 and 13,760,697 issued, respectively; 6,147,532,            
      6,121,585 and 6,592,716 outstanding, respectively  13   13   13 
    Class B Common Stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized;            
      24,000,000 shares issued; 19,564,174, 19,624,174 and 20,040,746 shares            
      outstanding, respectively  20   20   20 
    Additional paid-in capital  280,196   280,089   265,280 
    Retained earnings  429,553   408,295   431,963 
    Accumulated other comprehensive income  32,291   26,300   25,960 
    Treasury stock, at cost (8,118,237, 8,081,561 and 7,167,981 shares, respectively)  (349,074)  (347,109)  (302,152)
  Total GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders' equity  392,999   367,608   421,084 
Noncontrolling interests  3,330   3,326   3,449 
Total equity  396,329   370,934   424,533 
             
Total liabilities and equity $760,629  $690,733  $826,425 
             
See accompanying notes.            
 
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION 
UNAUDITED 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) 
          
  September 30,  December 31,  September 30, 
  2012  2011  2011 
ASSETS         
Cash and cash equivalents $288,685  $276,340  $335,656 
Investments in securities  235,445   238,333   214,759 
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies  64,223   59,214   55,564 
Investments in partnerships  102,604   100,893   98,286 
Receivable from brokers  55,159   20,913   67,064 
Investment advisory fees receivable  29,187   32,156   23,451 
Income tax receivable  1,018   39   227 
Other assets  22,250   28,861   25,883 
  Total assets $798,571  $756,749  $820,890 
             
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY            
Payable to brokers $28,039  $10,770  $15,590 
Income taxes payable and deferred tax liabilities  16,445   15,296   21,235 
Capital lease obligation  4,982   5,072   5,100 
Compensation payable  33,998   17,695   31,559 
Securities sold, not yet purchased  3,856   5,488   6,743 
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests  1,356   1,386   1,490 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  30,175   24,441   31,450 
  Sub-total  118,851   80,148   113,167 
             
5.5% Senior notes (due May 15, 2013)  99,000   99,000   99,000 
5.875% Senior notes (due June 1, 2021)  100,000   100,000   100,000 
Zero coupon subordinated debentures, Face value: $21.8 million at September 30, 2012,            
  $86.3 million at December 31, 2011 and $86.4 million at September 30, 2011            
  (due December 31, 2015)  17,118   64,119   62,973 
  Total liabilities  334,969   343,267   375,140 
             
Redeemable noncontrolling interests  20,228   6,071   38,050 
Commitments and contingencies (Note J)            
Equity            
  GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders' equity            
    Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized;            
      none issued and outstanding            
    Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized;            
      13,904,190, 13,627,397 and 13,600,897 issued, respectively; 6,685,414,            
      6,684,149 and 6,666,654 outstanding, respectively  13   13   13 
    Class B Common Stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized;            
      24,000,000 shares issued; 19,920,730, 20,070,746 and 20,106,746 shares            
      outstanding, respectively  20   20   20 
    Additional paid-in capital  267,914   264,409   264,028 
    Retained earnings  450,326   409,191   413,295 
    Accumulated other comprehensive income  26,307   22,520   18,425 
    Treasury stock, at cost (7,218,776, 6,943,248 and 6,934,243 shares, respectively)  (304,567)  (292,181)  (291,781)
  Total GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders' equity  440,013   403,972   404,000 
Noncontrolling interests  3,361   3,439   3,700 
Total equity  443,374   407,411   407,700 
             
Total liabilities and equity $798,571  $756,749  $820,890 
             
See accompanying notes.            

 
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GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESGAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITYCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY 
UNAUDITEDUNAUDITED UNAUDITED 
(In thousands)(In thousands) (In thousands) 
                                                
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 
For the three months ended March 31, 2013For the three months ended March 31, 2013 
    GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders        GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders    
             Accumulated                       Accumulated          
       Additional     Other        Redeemable        Additional     Other        Redeemable 
 Noncontrolling  Common  Paid-in  Retained  Comprehensive  Treasury     Noncontrolling  Noncontrolling  Common  Paid-in  Retained  Comprehensive  Treasury     Noncontrolling 
 Interests  Stock  Capital  Earnings  Income  Stock  Total  Interests  Interests  Stock  Capital  Earnings  Income  Stock  Total  Interests 
Balance at December 31, 2011 $3,439  $33  $264,409  $409,191  $22,520  $(292,181) $407,411  $6,071 
Balance at December 31, 2012 $3,326  $33  $280,089  $408,295  $26,300  $(347,109) $370,934  $17,362 
Redemptions of redeemable                                                                
noncontrolling interests  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (8,566)  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (2,298)
Contributions from redeemable                                                                
noncontrolling interests  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   22,662   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1,219 
Net income (loss)  (78)  -   -   57,945   -   -   57,867   61   4   -   -   22,545   -   -   22,549   131 
Net unrealized gains on                                                                
securities available for sale,                                                                
net of income tax ($2,241)  -   -   -   -   3,816   -   3,816   - 
net of income tax ($3,823)  -   -   -   -   6,511   -   6,511   - 
Amounts reclassified from                                
accumulated other                                
comprehensive income,                                
net of income tax benefit ($276)  -   -   -   -   (471)  -   (471)  - 
Foreign currency translation  -   -   -   -   (29)  -   (29)  -   -   -   -   -   (49)  -   (49)  - 
Dividends declared ($0.63 per                                
Dividends declared ($0.05 per                                
share)  -   -   -   (16,810)  -   -   (16,810)  -   -   -   -   (1,287)  -   -   (1,287)  - 
Stock based compensation                                                                
expense  -   -   2,615   -   -   -   2,615   -   -   -   15   -   -   -   15   - 
Exercise of stock options                                                                
including tax benefit  -   -   890   -   -   -   890   -   -   -   92   -   -   -   92   - 
Purchase of treasury stock  -   -   -   -   -   (12,386)  (12,386)  -   -   -   -   -   -   (1,965)  (1,965)  - 
Balance at September 30, 2012 $3,361  $33  $267,914  $450,326  $26,307  $(304,567) $443,374  $20,228 
Balance at March 31, 2013 $3,330  $33  $280,196  $429,553  $32,291  $(349,074) $396,329  $16,414 
                                                                
See accompanying notes.                                                                

 
 
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GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESGAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITYCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY 
UNAUDITEDUNAUDITED UNAUDITED 
(In thousands)(In thousands) (In thousands) 
                                                
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 
For the three months ended March 31, 2012For the three months ended March 31, 2012 
    GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders         GAMCO Investors, Inc. stockholders    
             Accumulated                       Accumulated          
       Additional     Other        Redeemable        Additional     Other        Redeemable 
 Noncontrolling  Common  Paid-in  Retained  Comprehensive  Treasury     Noncontrolling  Noncontrolling  Common  Paid-in  Retained  Comprehensive  Treasury     Noncontrolling 
 Interests  Stock  Capital  Earnings  Income  Stock  Total  Interests  Interests  Stock  Capital  Earnings  Income  Stock  Total  Interests 
Balance at December 31, 2010 $3,579  $33  $262,108  $370,272  $25,389  $(271,773) $389,608  $26,984 
Balance at December 31, 2011 $3,439  $33  $264,409  $409,191  $22,520  $(292,181) $407,411  $6,071 
Redemptions of redeemable                                                                
noncontrolling interests  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (2,340)  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (3)
Contributions from redeemable                                                                
noncontrolling interests  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   17,490   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   10,640 
Deconsolidation of                                
Partnership  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (4,103)
Net income  121   -   -   45,989   -   -   46,110   19   10   -   -   23,836   -   -   23,846   120 
Net unrealized gains on                                                                
securities available for sale,                                                                
net of income tax benefit ($4,093)  -   -   -   -   (6,969)  -   (6,969)  - 
net of income tax ($2,031)  -   -   -   -   3,457   -   3,457   - 
Foreign currency translation  -   -   -   -   5   -   5   -   -   -   -   -   (17)  -   (17)  - 
Dividends declared                                                                
($0.11 per share)  -   -   -   (2,966)  -   -   (2,966)  - 
($0.04 per share)  -   -   -   (1,064)  -   -   (1,064)  - 
Stock based compensation                                                                
expense  -   -   1,920   -   -   -   1,920   -   -   -   871   -   -   -   871   - 
Purchase of treasury stock  -   -   -   -   -   (20,008)  (20,008)  -   -   -   -   -   -   (9,971)  (9,971)  - 
Balance at September 30, 2011 $3,700  $33  $264,028  $413,295  $18,425  $(291,781) $407,700  $38,050 
Balance at March 31, 2012 $3,449  $33  $265,280  $431,963  $25,960  $(302,152) $424,533  $16,828 
                                                                
See accompanying notes.                                                                
 
 
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GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESGAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
UNAUDITEDUNAUDITED UNAUDITED 
(In thousands)(In thousands) (In thousands) 
            
 Nine Months Ended  Three Months Ended 
 September 30,  March 31, 
 2012  2011  2013  2012 
Operating activities            
Net income $57,928  $46,129  $22,680  $23,966 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                
Equity in net gains from partnerships  (4,445)  (268)  795   (3,351)
Depreciation and amortization  580   642   202   180 
Stock based compensation expense  2,615   1,920   15   871 
Deferred income taxes  1,708   (1,358)  1,471   1,515 
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options  108   -   16   - 
Foreign currency translation  (29)  5 
Other-than-temporary loss on available for sale securities  20   - 
Foreign currency translation gain/(loss)  (49)  (17)
Fair value of donated securities  393   111   148   83 
Gains on sales of available for sale securities  (1,503)  (584)  (597)  (279)
Accretion of zero coupon debentures  2,908   3,393   323   1,180 
Extinguishment of debt  6,307   - 
Loss on extinguishment of debt  -   1 
(Increase) decrease in assets:                
Investments in trading securities  (60)  5,417   (5,538)  (13,604)
Investments in partnerships:                
Contributions to partnerships  (26,893)  (13,283)  (3,492)  (23,293)
Distributions from partnerships  29,627   3,312   5,987   25,852 
Receivable from brokers  (34,246)  (26,130)  6,071   (8,385)
Investment advisory fees receivable  2,970   21,339   12,804   4,963 
Income tax receivable and deferred tax assets  (979)  98   97   - 
Other assets  6,045   (2,424)  3,227   5,023 
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:                
Payable to brokers  17,268   14,036   713   11,596 
Income taxes payable and deferred tax liabilities  (2,802)  3,726   3,881   5,940 
Compensation payable  16,301   7,787   24,141   11,139 
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests  (30)  47   1   4 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  5,394   9,579   8,136   4,227 
Total adjustments  21,257   27,365   58,352   23,645 
Net cash provided by operating activities $79,185  $73,494  $81,032  $47,611 
        
 
 
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GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESGAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
UNAUDITED (continued)UNAUDITED (continued) UNAUDITED (continued) 
(In thousands)(In thousands) (In thousands) 
            
 Nine Months Ended  Three Months Ended 
 September 30,  March 31, 
 2012  2011  2013  2012 
Investing activities            
Purchases of available for sale securities $(1,264) $(4,374) $(4) $(4)
Proceeds from sales of available for sale securities  3,068   5,685   5,343   525 
Return of capital on available for sale securities  1,650   1,262   611   571 
Net cash provided by investing activities  3,454   2,573   5,950   1,092 
                
Financing activities                
Contributions from redeemable noncontrolling interests  22,662   17,490   1,219   10,640 
Redemptions of redeemable noncontrolling interests  (8,566)  (2,340)  (2,298)  (3)
Issuance of 5.875% Senior notes due June 1, 2021  -   100,000 
Issuance costs on the 5.875% Senior notes due June 1, 2021  -   (934)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options  781   -   76   - 
Repurchase of zero coupon subordinated debentures  (56,215)  - 
Dividends paid  (16,558)  (2,966)  (1,287)  (1,070)
Purchase of treasury stock  (12,386)  (20,008)  (1,965)  (9,971)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities  (70,282)  91,242 
Net cash used in financing activities  (4,255)  (404)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents  (12)  (3)  18   (9)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents  12,345   167,306   82,745   48,290 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  276,340   169,601   190,608   276,340 
Decrease in cash from deconsolidation of partnership  -   (1,251)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $288,685  $335,656  $273,353  $324,630 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:                
Cash paid for interest $4,684  $3,554  $285  $322 
Cash paid for taxes $31,639  $23,587  $7,272  $6,038 
                
Non-cash activity:                
- On January 1, 2011, GAMCO Investors, Inc. was no longer deemed to have control over a certain partnership which 
resulted in the deconsolidation of that partnership and decreases of approximately $1,251 of cash and cash     
equivalents, $2,852 of net assets and $4,103 of noncontrolling interests.        
- For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, the Company accrued restricted stock 
award dividends of $203 and $27, respectively.        
- For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, the Company accrued dividends on restricted- For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, the Company accrued dividends on restricted 
stock awards of $0 and $13, respectively.        
See accompanying notes.                
        


 
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GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2012March 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
A.  Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation
 
Unless we have indicated otherwise, or the context otherwise requires, references in this report to “GAMCO Investors, Inc.,” “GAMCO,” “the Company,” “GBL,” “we,” “us” and “our” or similar terms are to GAMCO Investors, Inc., its predecessors and its subsidiaries.
 
The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of GAMCO included herein have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States 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 the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP in the United States for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows of GAMCO for the interim periods presented and are not necessarily indicative of a full year’s results.
 
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of GAMCO and its subsidiaries, including our new broker-dealer, G.distributors, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GAMCO, which became the distributor for the Gabelli/GAMCO family of funds on August 1, 2011.subsidiaries.  Intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated.
 
These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20112012 from which the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements were derived.

Beginning with the period ended March 31, 2012 the Company has now separately disclosed the amount of investments in sponsored registered investment companies as a new line item in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.  These amounts were previously included within investments in securities in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.

Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported on the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Recent Accounting Developments

In MayDecember 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance on fair value measurement which expands existing disclosure requirements for fair value measurements and makes other amendments.  The guidance requires, for level 3 fair value measurements, (1) a quantitative disclosure of the unobservable inputs and assumptions used in the measurement, (2) a description of the valuation processes in place, and (3) a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value to changes in unobservable inputs and interrelationships between those inputs.  Additionally, the guidance requires disclosure of the level in the fair value hierarchy of items that are not measured at fair value in the statement of financial condition but whose fair value must be disclosed and clarifies that the valuation premise and highest and best use concepts are not relevant to financial assets or liabilities.  The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  The Level 3 investments held by the Company are not material, and therefore the adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company.

In June 2011, the FASB issued guidance which revises the manner in which entities present comprehensive income in their financial statements.  The new guidance requires entities to report comprehensive income in either (1) a continuous statement of comprehensive income or (2) two separate but consecutive statements.  Under the two-statement approach, the first statement would include components of net income, which is consistent with the income statement format used historically, and the second statement would include components of other comprehensive income (“OCI”).  The guidance does not change the items that must be reported in OCI.  In December 2011, the FASB indefinitely deferred a portion of the guidance that would have required entities to present reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component in both the statement in which the net income is presented and the statement in which other comprehensive income is presented.  The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, and for interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company adopted the guidance on January 1, 2012 and opted for the two separate but consecutive statements approach.  Accordingly, the Company now presents the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income immediately following the condensed consolidated statements of income.
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In December 2011, the FASB issued guidance which creates new disclosure requirements about the nature of an entity’s right of offset and related arrangements associated with its financial instruments and derivative instruments.  In January 2013, the FASB issued guidance which clarifies the scope of the disclosure requirements.  The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods therein, with retrospective application required.  The new disclosures are designed to make financial statements that are prepared under U.S. GAAP more comparable to those prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the application ofadopted this guidance will have on its disclosures.January 1, 2013 and now presents the disclosures required by this guidance in Note B.

In July 2012, the FASB issued guidance allowing companies to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired.  If a company determines, on the basis of qualitative factors, that the fair value of such asset is not more likely than not impaired, it would not need to calculate the fair value of such asset.  However, if a company concludes otherwise, it must calculate the fair value of the asset, compare the value with its carrying amount and record an impairment charge, if any.  To perform the qualitative assessment, a company must identify and evaluate events and circumstances that could affect the significant inputs used to determine the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset.  This guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012, with early adoption permitted.  The application ofCompany adopted this guidance is not expected to beon January 1, 2013 without a material impact to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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In February 2013, the FASB issued guidance which adds new disclosure requirements for items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”).  The guidance is intended to help entities improve the transparency of changes in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and items reclassified out of AOCI in their financial statements.  It does not amend any existing requirements for reporting net income or OCI in the financial statements.  The guidance requires entities to disclose additional information about reclassification adjustments, including changes in AOCI balances by component and significant items reclassified out of AOCI.  The guidance requires an entity to present information about significant items reclassified out of AOCI by component either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or as a separate disclosure in the notes to the financial statements.  The guidance is effective prospectively for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2012.  The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2013 and now presents the disclosures required by this guidance in Note B.

B.  Investment in Securities

Investments in securities at September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, December 31, 20112012 and September 30, 2011March 31, 2012 consisted of the following:
 
  March 31, 2013  December 31, 2012  March 31, 2012 
  Cost  Fair Value  Cost  Fair Value  Cost  Fair Value 
  (In thousands) 
Trading securities:                  
  Government obligations $49,970  $49,990  $42,973  $42,989  $48,624  $48,630 
  Common stocks  119,918   139,503   125,697   138,478   156,206   170,224 
  Mutual funds  1,073   1,655   1,072   1,484   1,086   1,495 
  Other investments  315   1,179   328   630   601   571 
Total trading securities  171,276   192,327   170,070   183,581   206,517   220,920 
                         
Available for sale securities:                        
  Common stocks  14,312   35,225   14,822   33,560   16,158   34,578 
  Mutual funds  1,014   1,734   1,105   1,702   1,362   2,109 
Total available for sale securities  15,326   36,959   15,927   35,262   17,520   36,687 
                         
Total investments in securities $186,602  $229,286  $185,997  $218,843  $224,037  $257,607 
                         
  September 30, 2012  December 31, 2011  September 30, 2011 
  Cost  Fair Value  Cost  Fair Value  Cost  Fair Value 
  (In thousands) 
Trading securities:                  
  Government obligations $28,731  $28,742  $42,124  $42,126  $18,698  $18,699 
  Common stocks  160,027   170,846   153,294   159,314   166,989   160,861 
  Mutual funds  1,064   1,461   1,084   1,307   1,081   1,178 
  Other investments  382   484   466   399   442   396 
Total trading securities  190,204   201,533   196,968   203,146   187,210   181,134 
                         
Available for sale securities:                        
  Common stocks  14,931   32,239   16,487   33,282   16,724   31,903 
  Mutual funds  1,105   1,673   1,362   1,905   1,361   1,722 
Total available for sale securities  16,036   33,912   17,849   35,187   18,085   33,625 
                         
Total investments in securities $206,240  $235,445  $214,817  $238,333  $205,295  $214,759 

Securities sold, not yet purchased at September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, December 31, 20112012 and September 30, 2011March 31, 2012 consisted of the following:

  September 30, 2012  December 31, 2011  September 30, 2011 
  Proceeds  Fair Value  Proceeds  Fair Value  Proceeds  Fair Value 
Trading securities: (In thousands) 
  Common stocks $3,044  $3,816  $5,271  $5,415  $7,979  $6,743 
  Other investments  -   40   49   73   -   - 
Total securities sold, not yet purchased $3,044  $3,856  $5,320  $5,488  $7,979  $6,743 
  March 31, 2013  December 31, 2012  March 31, 2012 
  Cost  Fair Value  Cost  Fair Value  Cost  Fair Value 
Trading securities: (In thousands) 
  Common stocks $5,163  $5,650  $2,593  $2,867  $9,016  $9,553 
  Other  86   727   184   269   21   104 
Total securities sold, not yet purchased $5,249  $6,377  $2,777  $3,136  $9,037  $9,657 
                         
 
 
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Investments in sponsored registered investment companies at September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, December 31, 20112012 and September 30, 2011March 31, 2012 consisted of the following:
 
 September 30, 2012  December 31, 2011  September 30, 2011  March 31, 2013  December 31, 2012  March 31, 2012 
 Cost  Fair Value  Cost  Fair Value  Cost  Fair Value  Cost  Fair Value  Cost  Fair Value  Cost  Fair Value 
 (In thousands)  (In thousands) 
Trading securities:                                    
Mutual funds $19  $24  $15  $18  $15  $24  $19  $17  $19  $20  $15  $17 
Total trading securities  19   24   15   18   15   24   19   17   19   20   15   17 
                                                
Available for sale securities:                                                
Closed-end funds  36,721   60,731   37,104   55,855   38,116   52,156   31,014   60,895   35,868   58,511   36,546   58,721 
Mutual funds  2,080   3,468   2,213   3,341   2,241   3,384   2,047   3,382   2,055   3,341   2,204   3,567 
Total available for sale securities  38,801   64,199   39,317   59,196   40,357   55,540   33,061   64,277   37,923   61,852   38,750   62,288 
                                                
Total investments in sponsored                                                
registered investment companies $38,820  $64,223  $39,332  $59,214  $40,372  $55,564  $33,080  $64,294  $37,942  $61,872  $38,765  $62,305 
                        

Management determines the appropriate classification of debt and equity securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such designation as of each balance sheet date.  Investments in United States Treasury Bills and Notes with maturities of greater than three months at the time of purchase are classified as investments in securities, and those with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase are classified as cash equivalents.  A substantial portion of investments in securities is held for resale in anticipation of short-term market movements and therefore is classified as trading securities.  Trading securities are stated at fair value, with any unrealized gains or losses reported in current period earnings.  Available for sale (“AFS”) investments are stated at fair value, with any unrealized gains or losses, net of taxes, reported as a component of equity except for losses deemed to be other than temporary which are recorded as unrealized losses in the condensed consolidated statements of income.

The following table identifies all reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2013 (in thousands):
Amount Affected Line Item inReason for
Reclassified in the StatementsReclassification
from AOCI Of Incomefrom AOCI
    
$597  Net gain from investments Realized gain / (loss) on sale of securities
 150  Other operating expenses Donation of securities
$747  Income before income taxes 
 (276) Income tax provision 
$471  Net income 
     

The Company recognizes all derivatives as either assets or liabilities measured at fair value and includes them in either investments in securities or securities sold, not yet purchased on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.  From time to time, the Company and/or the partnerships and offshore funds that the Company consolidates will enter into hedging transactions to manage their exposure to foreign currencies and equity prices related to their proprietary investments.  For the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had derivative transactions in equity derivatives which resulted in net lossesgains of $411,000$281,000 and net losses of $425,000,$29,000, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company had no derivative transactions.  At September 30, 2011, the Company did not hold any derivatives.  At September 30,March 31, 2013, December 31, 2012 and DecemberMarch 31, 2011,2012, we held derivative contracts on 1.1222,000 equity shares, 1.2 million equity shares and 142,0001.0 million equity shares, respectively, and the fair value was ($6,000)$61,000, $(121,000) and $24,000,$105,000, respectively; these are included in investments in securities in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.  These transactions are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes, and therefore changes in fair values of these derivatives are included in net gain/(loss) from investments in the condensed consolidated statements of income. 

 
The Company is a party to enforceable master netting arrangements for swaps entered into as part of the investment strategy of the Company’s proprietary portfolio.  They are typically not used as hedging instruments.  These swaps, while settled on a net basis with the counterparties, major U.S. financial institutions, are shown gross in assets and liabilities on the consolidated statements of financial position.  The swaps have a firm contract end date and are closed out and settled when each contract expires. 
 
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           Gross Amounts Not Offset in the 
           Statements of Financial Position 
  Gross  Gross Amounts  Net Amounts of          
  Amounts of  Offset in the  Assets Presented          
  Recognized  Statements of  in the Statements  Financial  Cash Collateral    
  Assets  Financial Position  of Financial Position  Instruments  Received  Net Amount 
Swaps: (In thousands) 
March 31, 2013 $788  $-  $788  $(703) $-  $85 
December 31, 2012  148   -   148   (132)  -   16 
March 31, 2012 $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $- 
                         
              Gross Amounts Not Offset in the 
              Statements of Financial Position 
  Gross  Gross Amounts  Net Amounts of             
  Amounts of  Offset in the  Liabilities Presented             
  Recognized  Statements of  in the Statements  Financial  Cash Collateral     
  Liabilities  Financial Position  of Financial Position  Instruments  Received  Net Amount 
Swaps: (In thousands) 
March 31, 2013 $703  $-  $703  $(703) $-  $- 
December 31, 2012  132   -   132   (132)  -   - 
March 31, 2012 $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $- 
                         
 
The following is a summary of the cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses and fair value of available for sale investments as of September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, December 31, 20112012 and September 30, 2011:March 31, 2012:
 
  March 31, 2013 
     Gross  Gross    
     Unrealized  Unrealized  Fair 
  Cost  Gains  Losses  Value 
  (In thousands) 
Common stocks $14,312  $20,913  $-  $35,225 
Closed-end Funds  31,014   29,884   (3)  60,895 
Mutual funds  3,061   2,055   -   5,116 
Total available for sale securities $48,387  $52,852  $(3) $101,236 
                 
  December 31, 2012 
      Gross  Gross     
      Unrealized  Unrealized  Fair 
  Cost  Gains  Losses  Value 
  (In thousands) 
Common stocks $14,822  $18,738  $-  $33,560 
Closed-end Funds  35,868   22,645   (2)  58,511 
Mutual funds  3,160   1,883   -   5,043 
Total available for sale securities $53,850  $43,266  $(2) $97,114 
                 
  March 31, 2012 
      Gross  Gross     
      Unrealized  Unrealized  Fair 
  Cost  Gains  Losses  Value 
  (In thousands) 
Common stocks $16,158  $18,420  $-  $34,578 
Closed-end Funds  36,546   22,189   (14)  58,721 
Mutual funds  3,566   2,110   -   5,676 
Total available for sale securities $56,270  $42,719  $(14) $98,975 
                 

  September 30, 2012 
     Gross  Gross    
     Unrealized  Unrealized  Fair 
  Cost  Gains  Losses  Value 
  (In thousands) 
Common stocks $14,931  $17,308  $-  $32,239 
Closed-end Funds  36,721   24,010   -   60,731 
Mutual funds  3,185   1,956   -   5,141 
Total available for sale securities $54,837  $43,274  $-  $98,111 
                 
  December 31, 2011 
      Gross  Gross     
      Unrealized  Unrealized  Fair 
  Cost  Gains  Losses  Value 
  (In thousands) 
Common stocks $16,487  $16,795  $-  $33,282 
Closed-end Funds  37,104   18,779   (28)  55,855 
Mutual funds  3,575   1,671   -   5,246 
Total available for sale securities $57,166  $37,245  $(28) $94,383 
                 
  September 30, 2011 
      Gross  Gross     
      Unrealized  Unrealized  Fair 
  Cost  Gains  Losses  Value 
  (In thousands) 
Common stocks $16,724  $15,179  $-  $31,903 
Closed-end Funds  38,116   14,040   -   52,156 
Mutual funds  3,602   1,504   -   5,106 
Total available for sale securities $58,442  $30,723  $-  $89,165 
 
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Unrealized changes toin fair value, net of taxes, for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012 of $6.0 million and September 30, 2011 of $2.9$3.5 million in gains, and $7.9 million in losses, respectively, have been included in other comprehensive income, a component of equity, at September 30, 2012March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2011.March 31, 2012.  Return of capital on available for sale securities was $0.8$0.6 million and $0.5$0.6 million for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, and September 30, 2011, respectively.  Proceeds from sales of investments available for sale were approximately $2.3$5.3 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012.  There were no sales of investments available for sale for the three months ended September 30, 2011.March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, respectively.  For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, gross gains on the sale of investments available for sale amounted to $1.1$0.6 million and $0.3 million, respectively, and were reclassedreclassified from other comprehensive income into net gain from investments in the condensed consolidated statements of income.  There were no losses on the sale of investments available for sale for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2013 or March 31, 2012.  Unrealized changes to fair value, net of taxes, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 of $3.8 million in gains and $7.0 million in losses, respectively, have been included in other comprehensive income, a component of equity, at September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011. Return of capital on available for sale securities was $1.7 million and $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively.  Proceeds from sales of investments available for sale were approximately $3.1 million and $5.7 million for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, gross gains on the sale of investments available for sale amounted to $1.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively, and were reclassed from other comprehensive income into the condensed consolidated statements of income.  There were no losses on the sale of investments available for sale for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 or September 30, 2011.  The basis on which the cost of a security sold is determined is specific identification.

 
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Investments classified as available for sale that are in an unrealized loss position for which other-than-temporary impairment has not been recognized consisted of the following:
 
  September 30, 2012  December 31, 2011  September 30, 2011 
     Unrealized        Unrealized        Unrealized    
  Cost  Losses  Fair Value  Cost  Losses  Fair Value  Cost  Losses  Fair Value 
(in thousands) 
Mutual Funds $-  $-  $-  $101  $(28) $73  $100  $(21) $79 
  March 31, 2013  December 31, 2012  March 31, 2012 
     Unrealized        Unrealized        Unrealized    
  Cost  Losses  Fair Value  Cost  Losses  Fair Value  Cost  Losses  Fair Value 
(in thousands)                           
Mutual Funds $216  $(3) $213  $73  $(2) $71  $97  $(14) $83 
                                     
 
At December 31, 20112012 and September 30, 2011,March 31, 2012, there was one holding in a loss position which was not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired due to the length of time that it had been in a loss position and because it passed scrutiny in our evaluation of issuer-specific and industry-specific considerations.  In this specific instance, the investment at December 31, 20112012 and September 30, 2011March 31, 2012 was a closed-end fund with diversified holdings across multiple companies and across multiple industries.  The one holding was impaired for sevenone and fourten consecutive months at December 31, 20112012 and September 30, 2011,March 31, 2012, respectively.  The value of this holding at both December 31, 20112012 and September 30, 2011March 31, 2012 was $0.1 million.

At September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, there were no available for saletwo holdings in loss positions.positions which were not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired due to the length of time that they had been in a loss position and because they passed scrutiny in our evaluation of issuer-specific and industry-specific considerations.  In this specific instance, the investments at March 31, 2013 were closed-end funds with diversified holdings across multiple companies and across multiple industries.  Both holdings were impaired for two consecutive months at March 31, 2013.  The value of these holding at March 31, 2013 was $0.2 million.

For the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2013 and 2012, there was $20,000 ofwere no losses on available for sale securities deemed to be other than temporary.

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C. Fair Value

The following tables present information about the Company’s assets and liabilities by major categories measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2013, December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value:

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of March 31, 2013 (in thousands)
  Quoted Prices in Active  Significant Other  Significant  Balance as of 
  Markets for Identical  Observable  Unobservable  March 31, 
Assets Assets (Level 1)  Inputs (Level 2)  Inputs (Level 3)  2013 
Cash equivalents $272,653  $-  $-  $272,653 
Investments in partnerships  -   23,772   -   23,772 
Investments in securities:                
  AFS - Common stocks  35,225   -   -   35,225 
  AFS - Mutual funds  1,734   -   -   1,734 
  Trading - Gov't obligations  49,990   -   -   49,990 
  Trading - Common stocks  138,829   7   667   139,503 
  Trading - Mutual funds  1,655   -   -   1,655 
  Trading - Other  92   788   299   1,179 
Total investments in securities  227,525   795   966   229,286 
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies:             
  AFS - Closed-end Funds  60,895   -   -   60,895 
  AFS - Mutual Funds  3,382   -   -   3,382 
  Trading - Mutual funds  17   -   -   17 
Total investments in sponsored                
  registered investment companies  64,294   -   -   64,294 
Total investments  291,819   24,567   966   317,352 
Total assets at fair value $564,472  $24,567  $966  $590,005 
Liabilities                
  Trading - Common stocks $5,650  $-  $-  $5,650 
  Trading - Other  -   727   -   727 
Securities sold, not yet purchased $5,650  $727  $-  $6,377 
                 
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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of December 31, 2012 (in thousands)
  Quoted Prices in Active  Significant Other  Significant  Balance as of 
  Markets for Identical  Observable  Unobservable  December 31, 
Assets Assets (Level 1)  Inputs (Level 2)  Inputs (Level 3)  2012 
Cash equivalents $190,475  $-  $-  $190,475 
Investments in partnerships  -   26,128   -   26,128 
Investments in securities:                
  AFS - Common stocks  33,560   -   -   33,560 
  AFS - Mutual funds  1,702   -   -   1,702 
  Trading - Gov't obligations  42,989   -   -   42,989 
  Trading - Common stocks  137,796   7   675   138,478 
  Trading - Mutual funds  1,484   -   -   1,484 
  Trading - Other  120   148   362   630 
Total investments in securities  217,651   155   1,037   218,843 
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies:             
  AFS - Closed-end Funds  58,511   -   -   58,511 
  AFS - Mutual Funds  3,341   -   -   3,341 
  Trading - Mutual funds  20   -   -   20 
Total investments in sponsored                
  registered investment companies  61,872   -   -   61,872 
Total investments  279,523   26,283   1,037   306,843 
Total assets at fair value $469,998  $26,283  $1,037  $497,318 
Liabilities                
  Trading - Common stocks $2,867  $-  $-  $2,867 
  Trading - Other  -   269   -   269 
Securities sold, not yet purchased $2,867  $269  $-  $3,136 
                 
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of March 31, 2012 (in thousands)
  Quoted Prices in Active  Significant Other  Significant  Balance as of 
  Markets for Identical  Observable  Unobservable  March 31, 
Assets Assets (Level 1)  Inputs (Level 2)  Inputs (Level 3)  2012 
Cash equivalents $324,333  $-  $-  $324,333 
Investments in partnerships  -   23,166   -   23,166 
Investments in securities:                
  AFS - Common stocks  34,578   -   -   34,578 
  AFS - Mutual funds  2,109   -   -   2,109 
  Trading - Gov't obligations  48,630   -   -   48,630 
  Trading - Common stocks  169,463   114   647   170,224 
  Trading - Mutual funds  1,495   -   -   1,495 
  Trading - Other  293   -   278   571 
Total investments in securities  256,568   114   925   257,607 
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies:             
  AFS - Closed-end Funds  58,721   -   -   58,721 
  AFS - Mutual Funds  3,567   -   -   3,567 
  Trading - Mutual funds  17   -   -   17 
Total investments in sponsored                
  registered investment companies  62,305   -   -   62,305 
Total investments  318,873   23,280   925   343,078 
Total assets at fair value $643,206  $23,280  $925  $667,411 
Liabilities                
  Trading - Common stocks $9,553  $-  $-  $9,553 
  Trading - Other  -   104   -   104 
Securities sold, not yet purchased $9,553  $104  $-  $9,657 
                 
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The following tables present additional information about assets by major categories measured at fair value on a recurring basis and for which the Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value.

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 (in thousands)
           Total                
           Unrealized                
           Gains or  Total             
     Total Realized and  (Losses)  Realized             
  December  Unrealized Gains or  Included in  and        Transfers    
  31, 2012   (Losses) in Income  Other  Unrealized        In and/or    
  Beginning     AFS  Comprehensive  Gains or        (Out) of  Ending 
Asset Balance  Trading  Investments  Income  (Losses)  Purchases  Sales  Level 3  Balance 
Financial                            
instruments owned:                            
Trading - Common                            
  stocks $675  $(8) $-  $-  $(8) $-  $-  $-  $667 
Trading - Other  362   1   -   -   1   -   (64)  -   299 
Total $1,037  $(7) $-  $-  $(7) $-  $(64) $-  $966 
                                     
There were no transfers between any Levels during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 (in thousands)
           Total                
           Unrealized                
           Gains or  Total             
     Total Realized and  (Losses)  Realized             
  December  Unrealized Gains or  Included in  and        Transfers    
  31, 2011   (Losses) in Income  Other  Unrealized        In and/or    
  Beginning     AFS  Comprehensive  Gains or        (Out) of  Ending 
Asset Balance  Trading  Investments Income  (Losses)  Purchases  Sales  Level 3  Balance 
Financial                            
instruments owned:                            
Trading - Common                            
  stocks $670  $-  $-  $-  $-  $57  $(80) $-  $647 
Trading - Other  284   (2)  -   -   (2)  4   (8)  -   278 
Total $954  $(2) $-  $-  $(2) $61  $(88) $-  $925 
                                     
There were no transfers between any Levels during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

D. Investments in Partnerships, Offshore Funds and Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”)
 
The Company is general partner or co-general partner of various sponsored limited partnerships and the investment manager of various sponsored offshore funds,affiliated entities in which the Company has investments totaling $88.3$80.8 million, $83.9 million and $86.9 million and $80.2 million at September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, December 31, 20112012 and September 30, 2011,March 31, 2012, respectively, and whose underlying assets consist primarily of marketable securities (the “affiliated entities”).  We also have investments in unaffiliated partnerships, offshore funds and other entities of $14.3$13.5 million, $14.0$13.6 million and $18.1$14.8 million at September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, December 31, 20112012 and September 30, 2011,March 31, 2012, respectively (the “unaffiliated entities”).  We evaluate each entity for the appropriate accounting treatment and disclosure.  Certain of the affiliated entities, and none of the unaffiliated entities, are consolidated.  In addition,

For those entities where consolidation is not deemed to be appropriate, we report them in our statement of financial condition under the caption “Investments in partnerships”.  This caption includes those investments, in both affiliated and unaffiliated entities, which the Company accounts for under the equity method of accounting, as well as certain investments that the feeder funds hold that are carried at fair value, as described in Note D.C.  The Company reflects the equity in earnings of these equity method investees and the change in fair value of the consolidated feeder funds (“CFFs”) under the caption “Net gain/(loss)gain from investments” on the condensed consolidated statements of income.
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The following table highlights the number of entities, including voting interest entities (“VOEs”), that we consolidate as well as under which accounting guidance they are consolidated, including consolidated feeder funds (“CFFs”),CFFs, which retain their specialized investment company accounting, partnerships and offshore funds.
 
Entities consolidated                        
  CFFs  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  Total 
  VIEs  VOEs  VIEs  VOEs  VIEs  VOEs  VIEs  VOEs 
Entities consolidated at December 31, 2010  1   2   -   2   1   -   2   4 
Additional consolidated entities  -   -   -   -   -   1   -   1 
Deconsolidated entities  -   -   -   (1)  -   -   -   (1)
Entities consolidated at September 30, 2011  1   2   -   1   1   1   2   4 
Additional consolidated entities  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Deconsolidated entities  -   -   -   -   (1)  -   (1)  - 
Entities consolidated at December 31, 2011  1   2   -   1   -   1   1   4 
Additional consolidated entities  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Deconsolidated entities  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Entities consolidated at September 30, 2012  1   2   -   1   -   1   1   4 
Entities consolidated                        
  CFFs  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  Total 
  VIEs  VOEs  VIEs  VOEs  VIEs  VOEs  VIEs  VOEs 
Entities consolidated at December 31, 2011  1   2   -   1   -   1   1   4 
Additional consolidated entities  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Deconsolidated entities  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Entities consolidated at March 31, 2012  1   2   -   1   -   1   1   4 
Additional consolidated entities  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Deconsolidated entities  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Entities consolidated at December 31, 2012  1   2   -   1   -   1   1   4 
Additional consolidated entities  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Deconsolidated entities  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Entities consolidated at March 31, 2013  1   2   -   1   -   1   1   4 
                                 

At and for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 and at December 31, 2012, the one CFF VIE is consolidated, as the Company has been determined to be the primary beneficiary because it has an equity interest and absorbs the majority of the expected losses and/or expected gains.  At and for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 and at December 31, 2012, the two CFF VOEs, the one Partnership VOE and the one Offshore Fund VOE are consolidated because the unaffiliated partners or shareholders lack substantive rights, and the Company, as either the general partner or investment manager, is deemed to have control.

The following table breaks down the investments in partnerships line by accounting method, either fair value or equity method, and investment type.

  March 31, 2013 
  Investment Type 
  Affiliated  Unaffiliated    
  Consolidated                
Accounting method Feeder Funds  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  Total 
                   
Fair Value $23,772  $-  $-  $-  $-  $23,772 
Equity Method  -   27,477   29,551   6,427   7,033   70,488 
                         
Total $23,772  $27,477  $29,551  $6,427  $7,033  $94,260 
                         
  December 31, 2012 
  Investment Type 
  Affiliated  Unaffiliated     
  Consolidated                     
Accounting method Feeder Funds  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  Total 
                         
Fair Value $26,128  $-  $-  $-  $-  $26,128 
Equity Method  -   28,158   29,679   6,505   7,079   71,421 
                         
Total $26,128  $28,158  $29,679  $6,505  $7,079  $97,549 
                         
  March 31, 2012 
  Investment Type 
  Affiliated  Unaffiliated     
  Consolidated                     
Accounting method Feeder Funds  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  Total 
                         
Fair Value $23,166  $-  $-  $-  $-  $23,166 
Equity Method  -   33,374   30,398   7,776   6,971   78,519 
                         
Total $23,166  $33,374  $30,398  $7,776  $6,971  $101,685 
                         
 
 
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On January 1, 2011, upon analysis of several factors, including the additional contribution of capital from unrelated third parties into a partnership that we consolidated for the year ended and as of December 31, 2010, we determined that the Company was no longer deemed to control one particular partnership, resulting in the deconsolidation of this partnership, effective January 1, 2011.  The deconsolidation did not result in the recognition of any gain or loss.  The Company continues to serve as the general partner and earn fees for this role, and it also maintains an investment in the deconsolidated partnership which is included in investments in partnerships on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition and is accounted for under the equity method (which approximates fair value).

The following table includes the net impact by line item on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition for each category of entity consolidated (in thousands):
 
 September 30, 2012  March 31, 2013 
 Prior to              Prior to             
 Consolidation  CFFs  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  As Reported  Consolidation  CFFs  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  As Reported��
Assets                              
Cash and cash equivalents $287,806  $-  $879  $-  $288,685  $272,454  $534  $365  $-  $273,353 
Investments in securities  222,489   -   6,908   6,048   235,445   214,627   -   7,733   6,926   229,286 
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies  64,223   -   -   -   64,223 
Investments in sponsored investment companies  64,278   -   16   -   64,294 
Investments in partnerships  109,801   1,540   (8,737)  -   102,604   99,500   3,423   (8,663)  -   94,260 
Receivable from brokers  27,597   -   1,255   26,307   55,159   30,569   -   866   13,148   44,583 
Investment advisory fees receivable  29,182   6   (1)  -   29,187   29,717   (6)  (2)  (85)  29,624 
Other assets  23,047   9   -   212   23,268   26,136   (1,000)  -   93   25,229 
Total assets $764,145  $1,555  $304  $32,567  $798,571  $737,281  $2,951  $315  $20,082  $760,629 
Liabilities and equity                                        
Securities sold, not yet purchased $3,879  $-  $-  $(23) $3,856  $5,864  $-  $-  $513  $6,377 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  100,774   68   30   14,123   114,995   118,401   614   34   5,772   124,821 
Total debt  216,118   -   -   -   216,118   216,688   -   -   -   216,688 
Redeemable noncontrolling interests  -   1,487   274   18,467   20,228   (1)  2,337   281   13,797   16,414 
Total equity  443,374   -   -   -   443,374   396,329   -   -   -   396,329 
Total liabilities and equity $764,145  $1,555  $304  $32,567  $798,571  $737,281  $2,951  $315  $20,082  $760,629 
                                        
 December 31, 2011  December 31, 2012 
 Prior to                  Prior to                 
 Consolidation  CFFs  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  As Reported  Consolidation  CFFs  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  As Reported 
Assets                                        
Cash and cash equivalents $259,531  $15,000  $1,809  $-  $276,340  $189,743  $-  $865  $-  $190,608 
Investments in securities  225,599   -   6,211   6,523   238,333   213,639   -   6,944   (1,740)  218,843 
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies  59,197   -   17   -   59,214 
Investments in sponsored investment companies  61,852   -   20   -   61,872 
Investments in partnerships  107,981   933   (8,021)  -   100,893   100,164   5,388   (8,003)  -   97,549 
Receivable from brokers  17,593   -   270   3,050   20,913   25,972   -   1,480   23,203   50,655 
Investment advisory fees receivable  32,157   1   (2)  -   32,156   42,425   9   (5)  -   42,429 
Other assets  43,889   (14,989)  -   -   28,900   32,673   (2,986)  (1,000)  90   28,777 
Total assets $745,947  $945  $284  $9,573  $756,749  $666,468  $2,411  $301  $21,553  $690,733 
Liabilities and equity                                        
Securities sold, not yet purchased $5,488  $-  $-  $-  $5,488  $3,033  $-  $-  $103  $3,136 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  69,929   51   28   4,652   74,660   76,135   384   21   6,395   82,935 
Total debt  263,119   -   -   -   263,119   216,366   -   -   -   216,366 
Redeemable noncontrolling interests  -   894   256   4,921   6,071   -   2,027   280   15,055   17,362 
Total equity  407,411   -   -   -   407,411   370,934   -   -   -   370,934 
Total liabilities and equity $745,947  $945  $284  $9,573  $756,749  $666,468  $2,411  $301  $21,553  $690,733 
                                        
 September 30, 2011  March 31, 2012 
 Prior to                  Prior to                 
 Consolidation  CFFs  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  As Reported  Consolidation  CFFs  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  As Reported 
Assets                                        
Cash and cash equivalents $333,230  $-  $2,175  $251  $335,656  $322,523  $-  $2,107  $-  $324,630 
Investments in securities  164,916   -   5,616   44,227   214,759   236,387   -   6,503   14,717   257,607 
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies  55,540   -   24   -   55,564 
Investments in sponsored investment companies  62,289   -   16   -   62,305 
Investments in partnerships  158,432   1,007   (7,703)  (53,450)  98,286   109,136   990   (8,441)  -   101,685 
Receivable from brokers  16,846   -   158   50,060   67,064   18,400   -   121   10,777   29,298 
Investment advisory fees receivable  23,524   12   (1)  (84)  23,451   27,189   5   (1)  -   27,193 
Other assets  26,029   11   -   70   26,110   23,691   16   -   -   23,707 
Total assets $778,517  $1,030  $269  $41,074  $820,890  $799,615  $1,011  $305  $25,494  $826,425 
Liabilities and equity                                        
Securities sold, not yet purchased $2,957  $-  $-  $3,786  $6,743  $9,633  $-  $-  $24  $9,657 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  105,887   109   35   393   106,424   101,149   59   38   9,861   111,107 
Total debt  261,973   -   -   -   261,973   264,300   -   -   -   264,300 
Redeemable noncontrolling interests  -   921   234   36,895   38,050   -   952   267   15,609   16,828 
Total equity  407,700   -   -   -   407,700   424,533   -   -   -   424,533 
Total liabilities and equity $778,517  $1,030  $269  $41,074  $820,890  $799,615  $1,011  $305  $25,494  $826,425 
                    
 
 
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The following table includes the net impact by line item on the condensed consolidated statements of income for each category of entity consolidated (in thousands):

  Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 
  Prior to             
  Consolidation  CFFs  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  As Reported 
Total revenues $86,456  $(6) $(1) $(268) $86,181 
Total expenses  55,215   53   10   176   55,454 
Operating income  31,241   (59)  (11)  (444)  30,727 
Total other income, net  4,502   110   15   521   5,148 
Income before income taxes  35,743   51   4   77   35,875 
Income tax provision  13,195   -   -   -   13,195 
Net income  22,548   51   4   77   22,680 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests  3   51   4   77   135 
Net income attributable to GAMCO $22,545  $-  $-  $-  $22,545 
                     
  Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 
  Prior to                 
  Consolidation  CFFs  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  As Reported 
Total revenues $82,579  $(1) $(1) $(828) $81,749 
Total expenses  54,521   23   11   182   54,737 
Operating income  28,058   (24)  (12)  (1,010)  27,012 
Total other income, net  9,544   85   23   1,058   10,710 
Income before income taxes  37,602   61   11   48   37,722 
Income tax provision  13,756   -   -   -   13,756 
Net income  23,846   61   11   48   23,966 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests  10   61   11   48   130 
Net income attributable to GAMCO $23,836  $-  $-  $-  $23,836 
                     
 
  Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 
  Prior to             
  Consolidation  CFFs  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  As Reported 
Total revenues $82,489  $(2) $(1) $(255) $82,231 
Total expenses  52,976   28   11   204   53,219 
Operating income  29,513   (30)  (12)  (459)  29,012 
Total other income (expense), net  (2,032)  78   34   474   (1,446)
Income before income taxes  27,481   48   22   15   27,566 
Income tax provision  8,467   -   -   -   8,467 
Net income  19,014   48   22   15   19,099 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests  10   48   22   15   95 
Net income attributable to GAMCO $19,004  $-  $-  $-  $19,004 
                     
  Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 
  Prior to                 
  Consolidation  CFFs  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  As Reported 
Total revenues $80,237  $(1) $(1) $(84) $80,151 
Total expenses  49,463   38   7   (18)  49,490 
Operating income  30,774   (39)  (8)  (66)  30,661 
Total other income (expense), net  (18,299)  (109)  66   (405)  (18,747)
Income before income taxes  12,475   (148)  58   (471)  11,914 
Income tax provision  4,745   -   -   -   4,745 
Net income  7,730   (148)  58   (471)  7,169 
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests  31   (148)  58   (471)  (530)
Net income attributable to GAMCO $7,699  $-  $-  $-  $7,699 
                     
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 
  Prior to                 
  Consolidation  CFFs  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  As Reported 
Total revenues $245,771  $(4) $(2) $(761) $245,004 
Total expenses  158,146   76   30   361   158,613 
Operating income  87,625   (80)  (32)  (1,122)  86,391 
Total other income, net  1,151   175   51   1,069   2,446 
Income before income taxes  88,776   95   19   (53)  88,837 
Income tax provision  30,909   -   -   -   30,909 
Net income  57,867   95   19   (53)  57,928 
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests  (78)  95   19   (53)  (17)
Net income attributable to GAMCO $57,945  $-  $-  $-  $57,945 
                     
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 
  Prior to                 
  Consolidation  CFFs  Partnerships  Offshore Funds  As Reported 
Total revenues $242,357  $(5) $(2) $(213) $242,137 
Total expenses  159,869   97   30   223   160,219 
Operating income  82,488   (102)  (32)  (436)  81,918 
Total other income (expense), net  (9,400)  70   2   517   (8,811)
Income before income taxes  73,088   (32)  (30)  81   73,107 
Income tax provision  26,978   -   -   -   26,978 
Net income  46,110   (32)  (30)  81   46,129 
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests  121   (32)  (30)  81   140 
Net income attributable to GAMCO $45,989  $-  $-  $-  $45,989 

Variable Interest Entities

We also have sponsoredsponsor a number of investment vehicles where we are the general partner or investment manager.  TheseCertain of these vehicles are VIEs, andbut we are not the primary beneficiary, in all but one case, because we do not absorb a majority of the entities’ expected losses or expected returns.returns, and they are, therefore, not consolidated.  We consolidate the one VIE where we are the primary beneficiary.  The Company has not provided any financial or other support to these entities.those VIEs where we are not the primary beneficiary.  The total net assets of these entitiesnon-consolidated VIEs at September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, December 31, 20112012 and September 30, 2011March 31, 2012 were $78.6$77.8 million, $73.7$75.0 million and $29.5$74.5 million, respectively.  Our maximum exposure to loss as a result of our involvement with the VIEs is limited to the investment in one VIE and the deferred carried interest that we have in another.  On September 30,March 31, 2013, December 31, 2012 and DecemberMarch 31, 2011,2012, we had an investment in one of the VIE offshore funds of approximately $8.2$8.3 million, $7.7 million and $5.0$8.2 million, respectively, which was included in investments in partnerships on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.  On September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, December 31, 20112012 and September 30, 2011,March 31, 2012, we had a deferred carried interest in one of the VIE offshore funds of approximately $42,000, $47,000$45,000, $45,000 and $47,000,$49,000, respectively, which was included in investments in partnerships on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.  Additionally, as the general partner or investment manager to these VIEs the Company earns fees in relation to these roles, which given a decline in AUMs of the VIEs would result in lower fee revenues earned by the Company which would be reflected on the condensed consolidated statementsstatement of income, condensed consolidated statementsstatement of financial condition and condensed consolidated statementsstatement of cash flows.

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Prior to January 1, 2011, we were consolidating two VIEs since we had determined that we were the primary beneficiary of each because we had equity interests and absorbed a majority of each entity’s expected losses; therefore they were consolidated in the financial statements.  Effective October 1, 2011, we deconsolidated one of the VIEs upon analysis of several factors, including the redemption of $49.2 million of proprietary capital from this VIE by which, we determined that the Company was no longer deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE.  The deconsolidation did not result in the recognition of any gain or loss.  The Company has not provided any financial support to these VIEs but does continue to serve as the investment manager and earn fees for this role, and it also maintains an investment in the deconsolidated VIE, which is included in investments in partnerships on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition and is accounted for under the equity method (which approximates fair value).  The assets of these VIEs may only be used to satisfy obligations of the VIEs.  The following table presents the balances related to these VIEsthe VIE that areis consolidated and wereis included on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition as well as GAMCO’s net interest in these VIEs.this VIE.  Only one VIE is consolidated at September 30,March 31, 2013, December 31, 2012 and DecemberMarch 31, 2011 and two are consolidated at September 30, 2011:
  September 30,  December 31,  September 30, 
  2012  2011  2011 
(In thousands)         
Cash and cash equivalents $-  $15,000  $251 
Investments in securities  -   -   44,227 
Investments in partnerships  23,086   1,433   1,489 
Receivable from brokers  -   -   50,060 
Other assets  -   -   70 
Securities sold, not yet purchased  -   -   (3,786)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  (15)  (15,006)  (525)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests  (962)  (381)  (37,289)
GAMCO's net interests in consolidated VIEs $22,109  $1,046  $54,497 
D. Fair Value2012:

All of the instruments within cash and cash equivalents, investments in securities and securities sold, not yet purchased are measured at fair value.  Certain investments in partnerships are also measured at fair value.

The Company’s assets and liabilities recorded at fair value have been categorized based upon a fair value hierarchy in accordance with the FASB’s guidance on fair value measurement.  The levels of the fair value hierarchy and their applicability to the Company are described below:

-  Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the reporting date.  Level 1 assets include cash equivalents, government obligations, open-end mutual funds, closed-end funds and equities.
-  Level 2 inputs utilize inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities that are not active and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly-quoted intervals.  Assets that generally are included in this category may include certain limited partnership interests in private funds in which the valuations for substantially all of the investments within the fund are based upon Level 1 or Level 2 inputs and over the counter derivatives that have inputs to the valuations that can generally be corroborated by observable market data.
-  Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.  Assets included in this category generally include equities that trade infrequently and direct private equity investments held within consolidated partnerships.
In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy.  In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.  The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.  Investments are transferred into or out of any level at their beginning period values.
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The availability of observable inputs can vary from product to product and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of product, whether the product is new and not yet established in the marketplace, and other characteristics particular to the transaction.  To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment.  Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Company in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized as Level 3.

The valuation process and policies reside with the financial reporting and accounting group which reports to the Chief Financial Officer.  The Company uses the “market approach” valuation technique to value its investments in Level 3 investments.  The Company’s valuation of the Level 3 investments has been based upon either i) the recent sale prices of the issuer’s equity securities or ii) the net assets, book value or cost basis of the issuer when there is no recent sales prices available.

In the absence of a closing price, an average of the bid and ask price is used.  Bid prices reflect the highest price that the market is willing to pay for an asset.  Ask prices represent the lowest price that the market is willing to accept for an asset.

Cash equivalents – Cash equivalents primarily consist of an affiliated money market mutual fund which is invested solely in U.S. Treasuries.  U.S. Treasury Bills and Notes with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase are also considered cash equivalents.  Cash equivalents are valued using quoted market prices.

Investments in securities and securities sold, not yet purchased – Investments in securities and securities sold, not yet purchased are generally valued based on quoted prices from an exchange.  To the extent these securities are actively traded, valuation adjustments are not applied, and they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.  Securities categorized in Level 2 investments are valued using other observable inputs.  Nonpublic and infrequently traded investments are included in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy because significant inputs to measure fair value are unobservable.

Investments in Partnerships – The Company’s investments include limited partner investments in consolidated feeder funds.  The Company considers the net asset value of the master funds held by the consolidated feeder fund to be the best estimate of fair value.  Investments in private funds that are redeemable at the measurement date or within the near term, are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.  These funds primarily invest in long and short investments in debt and equity securities that are traded in public and over-the-counter exchanges in the United States and are generally classified as Level 1 assets or liabilities in the master funds’ financial statements.  We may redeem our investments in these funds monthly with 30 days’ notice.
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The following tables present information about the Company’s assets and liabilities by major categories measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2012, December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value:
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of September 30, 2012 (in thousands)
  Quoted Prices in Active  Significant Other  Significant  Balance as of 
  Markets for Identical  Observable  Unobservable  September 30, 
Assets Assets (Level 1)  Inputs (Level 2)  Inputs (Level 3)  2012 
Cash equivalents $288,450  $-  $-  $288,450 
Investments in partnerships  -   24,976   -   24,976 
Investments in securities:                
  AFS - Common stocks  32,239   -   -   32,239 
  AFS - Mutual funds  1,673   -   -   1,673 
  Trading - Gov't obligations  28,742   -   -   28,742 
  Trading - Common stocks  170,159   10   677   170,846 
  Trading - Mutual funds  1,461   -   -   1,461 
  Trading - Other  59   77   348   484 
Total investments in securities  234,333   87   1,025   235,445 
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies:             
  AFS - Closed-end Funds  60,731   -   -   60,731 
  AFS - Mutual Funds  3,468   -   -   3,468 
  Trading - Mutual funds  24   -   -   24 
Total investments in sponsored                
  registered investment companies  64,223   -   -   64,223 
Total investments  298,556   25,063   1,025   324,644 
Total assets at fair value $587,006  $25,063  $1,025  $613,094 
Liabilities                
  Trading - Common stocks $3,816  $-  $-  $3,816 
  Trading - Other  -   40   -   40 
Securities sold, not yet purchased $3,816  $40  $-  $3,856 

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of December 31, 2011 (in thousands)
  Quoted Prices in Active  Significant Other  Significant  Balance as of 
  Markets for Identical  Observable  Unobservable  December 31, 
Assets Assets (Level 1)  Inputs (Level 2)  Inputs (Level 3)  2011 
Cash equivalents $260,969  $-  $-  $260,969 
Investments in partnerships  -   27,122   -   27,122 
Investments in securities:                
  AFS - Common stocks  33,282   -   -   33,282 
  AFS - Mutual funds  1,905   -   -   1,905 
  Trading - Gov't obligations  42,126   -   -   42,126 
  Trading - Common stocks  158,623   21   670   159,314 
  Trading - Mutual funds  1,307   -   -   1,307 
  Trading - Other  55   60   284   399 
Total investments in securities  237,298   81   954   238,333 
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies:             
  AFS - Closed-end Funds  55,855   -   -   55,855 
  AFS - Mutual Funds  3,341   -   -   3,341 
  Trading - Mutual funds  18   -   -   18 
Total investments in sponsored                
  registered investment companies  59,214   -   -   59,214 
Total investments  296,512   27,203   954   324,669 
Total assets at fair value $557,481  $27,203  $954  $585,638 
Liabilities                
  Trading - Common stocks $5,415  $-  $-  $5,415 
  Trading - Other  -   73   -   73 
Securities sold, not yet purchased $5,415  $73  $-  $5,488 
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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of September 30, 2011 (in thousands)
  Quoted Prices in Active  Significant Other  Significant  Balance as of 
  Markets for Identical  Observable  Unobservable  September 30, 
Assets Assets (Level 1)  Inputs (Level 2)  Inputs (Level 3)  2011 
Cash equivalents $335,098  $-  $-  $335,098 
Investments in partnerships  -   27,071   -   27,071 
Investments in securities:                
  AFS - Common stocks  31,903   -   -   31,903 
  AFS - Mutual funds  1,722   -   -   1,722 
  Trading - Gov't obligations  18,699   -   -   18,699 
  Trading - Common stocks  160,259   8   594   160,861 
  Trading - Mutual funds  1,178   -   -   1,178 
  Trading - Other  38   -   358   396 
Total investments in securities  213,799   8   952   214,759 
Investments in sponsored registered investment companies:             
  AFS - Closed-end Funds  52,156   -   -   52,156 
  AFS - Mutual Funds  3,384   -   -   3,384 
  Trading - Mutual funds  24   -   -   24 
Total investments in sponsored                
  registered investment companies  55,564   -   -   55,564 
Total investments  269,363   27,079   952   297,394 
Total assets at fair value $604,461  $27,079  $952  $632,492 
Liabilities                
  Trading - Common stocks $6,743  $-  $-  $6,743 
Securities sold, not yet purchased $6,743  $-  $-  $6,743 

The following tables present additional information about assets by major categories measured at fair value on a recurring basis and for which the Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value.

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 (in thousands)
           Total                
           Unrealized                
           Gains or  Total             
     Total Realized and  (Losses)  Realized             
  June  Unrealized Gains or  Included in  and        Transfers    
   30, 2012  (Losses) in Income  Other  Unrealized        In and/or    
  Beginning     AFS  Comprehensive  Gains or        (Out) of  Ending 
Asset Balance  Trading  Investments  Income  (Losses)  Purchases  Sales  Level 3  Balance 
Financial                            
instruments owned:                            
Trading - Common                            
  stocks $671  $6  $-  $-  $6  $-  $-  $-  $677 
Trading - Other  351   15   -   -   15   -   (18)  -   348 
Total $1,022  $21  $-  $-  $21  $-  $(18) $-  $1,025 
  March 31,  December 31,  March 31, 
  2013  2012  2012 
(In thousands)         
Cash and cash equivalents $21  $-  $- 
Investments in partnerships  15,484   18,507   17,183 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  (1,041)  (3,010)  (7)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests  -   (411)  (403)
GAMCO's net interests in consolidated VIE $14,464  $15,086  $16,773 
             
There were no transfers between any Levels during the three months ended September 30, 2012.

 
 
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Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring BasisE. Income Taxes
The effective tax rate for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands)three months ended March 31, 2013 was 36.8% compared to 36.5% for the prior year three month period.

F. Earnings Per Share
The computations of basic and diluted net income per share are as follows:
 
           Total                
           Unrealized                
           Gains or  Total             
     Total Realized and  (Losses)  Realized             
  June  Unrealized Gains or  Included in  and        Transfers    
   30, 2011  (Losses) in Income  Other  Unrealized        In and/or    
  Beginning     AFS  Comprehensive  Gains or        (Out) of  Ending 
Asset Balance  Trading  Investments  Income  (Losses)  Purchases  Sales  Level 3  Balance 
Financial                            
instruments owned:                            
Trading - Common                            
  stocks $584  $10  $-  $-  $10  $-  $-  $-  $594 
Trading - Other  369   12   -   -   12   3   (26)  -   358 
Total $953  $22  $-  $-  $22  $3  $(26) $-  $952 
There were no transfers between any Levels during the three months ended September 30, 2011.
  Three Months Ended March 31, 
(in thousands, except per share amounts) 2013  2012 
Basic:      
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders $22,545  $23,836 
Weighted average shares outstanding  25,742   26,415 
Basic net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s        
  shareholders per share $0.88  $0.90 
         
Diluted:        
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders $22,545  $23,836 
         
Weighted average share outstanding  25,742   26,415 
Dilutive stock options and restricted stock awards  16   118 
Total  25,758   26,533 
Diluted net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s        
  shareholders per share $0.88  $0.90 
         

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Nine months ended September 30, 2012 (in thousands)
           Total                
           Unrealized                
           Gains or  Total             
     Total Realized and  (Losses)  Realized             
  December  Unrealized Gains or  Included in  and        Transfers    
   31, 2011  (Losses) in Income  Other  Unrealized        In and/or    
  Beginning     AFS  Comprehensive  Gains or        (Out) of  Ending 
Asset Balance  Trading  Investments  Income  (Losses)  Purchases  Sales  Level 3  Balance 
Financial                            
instruments owned:                            
Trading - Common                            
  stocks $670  $30  $-  $-  $30  $57  $(80) $-  $677 
Trading - Other  284   72   -   -   72   18   (26)  -   348 
Total $954  $102  $-  $-  $102  $75  $(106) $-  $1,025 
There were no transfers between any Levels during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

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Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands)
           Total                
           Unrealized                
           Gains or  Total             
     Total Realized and  (Losses)  Realized             
  December  Unrealized Gains or  Included in  and        Transfers    
   31, 2010  (Losses) in Income  Other  Unrealized        In and/or    
  Beginning     AFS  Comprehensive  Gains or        (Out) of  Ending 
Asset Balance  Trading  Investments  Income  (Losses)  Purchases  Sales  Level 3  Balance 
Financial                            
instruments owned:                            
Trading - Common                            
  stocks $147  $47  $-  $-  $47  $414  $(14) $-  $594 
Trading - Other  278   135   -   -   135   13   (74)  6   358 
Total $425  $182  $-  $-  $182  $427  $(88) $6  $952 
There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company reclassed approximately $6,000 of investments from Level 1 to Level 3.  The reclassifications were due to decreased availability of market price quotations and were based on the values at the beginning of the period in which the reclass occurred.

E.G. Debt

Debt consists of the following:
 
 September 30, 2012  December 31, 2011  September 30, 2011  March 31, 2013  December 31, 2012  March 31, 2012 
 Carrying  Fair Value  Carrying  Fair Value  Carrying  Fair Value  Carrying  Fair Value  Carrying  Fair Value  Carrying  Fair Value 
 Value  Level 2  Value  Level 2  Value  Level 2  Value  Level 2  Value  Level 2  Value  Level 2 
(In thousands)                                    
5.5% Senior notes $99,000  $100,832  $99,000  $100,733  $99,000  $100,643  $99,000  $99,581  $99,000  $100,485  $99,000  $100,733 
5.875% Senior notes  100,000   104,458   100,000   93,070   100,000   96,120   100,000   109,969   100,000   106,250   100,000   104,375 
0% Subordinated debentures  17,118   19,612   64,119   58,899   62,973   58,302   17,688   19,635   17,366   19,638   65,300   66,774 
Total $216,118  $224,902  $263,119  $252,702  $261,973  $255,065  $216,688  $229,185  $216,366  $226,373  $264,300  $271,882 
                        
 
5.5% Senior notes
On May 15, 2003, the Company issued 10-year, $100 million senior notes, of which $99 million was outstanding at March 31, 2013, December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012.  The senior notes, due May 15, 2013, pay interest semi-annually at 5.5%.

5.875% Senior notes

On May 31, 2011, the Company issued 10-year, $100 million of senior unsecured notes at par.  The net proceeds of $99.1 million were used for working capital and general corporate purposes.  The issuance costs of $0.9 million have been capitalized and are being amortized over the term of the debt.notes.  The notes mature on June 1, 2021 and bear interest at 5.875% per annum, payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year and commenced on December 1, 2011.  Upon the occurrence of a change of control triggering event, as defined in the indenture, the Company would be required to offer to repurchase the notes at 101% of their principal amount.

Zero coupon Subordinated debentures due December 31, 2015

On December 31, 2010, the Company issued $86.4 million in par value of five year zero coupon subordinated debentures due December 31, 2015 (“Debentures”) to its shareholders of record on December 15, 2010 through the declaration of a special dividend of $3.20 per share.  The Debentures have a par value of $100 and are callable at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Debentures to be redeemed.  During the three monthsmonth periods ended September 30,March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, the Company repurchased 645,77932 Debentures and 229 Debentures, respectively, having a face value of $64.6 million.$3,200 and $22,900, respectively.  The redemption wasredemptions were accounted for as an extinguishmentextinguishments of debt and resulted in a loss of $6.3 million,less than $1,000 and a loss of $1,000, respectively, which waswere included in extinguishment of debtnet gain from investments on the condensed consolidated statements of income.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company repurchased 646,008 Debentures having a face value of $64.6 million.  The redemption was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt and resulted in a loss of $6.3 million, which was included in extinguishment of debt on the condensed consolidated statements of income.  There were no repurchases for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011.  The debt is being accreted to its face value using the effective rate on the date of issuance of 7.45%.  At September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, December 31, 20112012 and September 30, 2011,March 31, 2012, the debt was recorded at its accreted value of $17.1$17.7 million, $64.1$17.4 million and $63.0$65.3 million, respectively.
 
 
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The fair value of the Company’s debt, which is a Level 2 valuation, is estimated based on either quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities or using market standard models.  Inputs in these standard models include credit rating, maturity and interest rate.

On May 30, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) declared effective the “shelf” registration statement filed by the Company.  The “shelf” provides the Company with the flexibility of issuing any combination of senior and subordinated debt securities, convertible securities and common and preferred securities up to a total amount of $500 million and replaced the existing shelf registration which was due to expire in July 2012.  As of September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, $400 million is available on the shelf.

F. Income Taxes
The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was 30.7% compared to 39.8% for the prior year three month period.  The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was 34.8% compared to 36.9% for the prior year nine month period.  The third quarter 2012 rate included a benefit of 5.1% resulting from the difference between the tax and book basis of Subordinated Debentures repurchased, including the tender offer completed in July 2012.  In addition, the third quarter 2011 rate was affected by the change in the mix of operating income and investment losses which increased the effective state tax rate for the period.  The 2012 nine month rate included a benefit of 1.6% resulting from the difference between the tax and book basis of Subordinated Debentures repurchased, including the tender offer completed in July 2012.

G. Earnings Per Share
The computations of basic and diluted net income per share are as follows:
  Three Months Ended September 30,  Nine Months Ended September 30, 
(in thousands, except per share amounts) 2012  2011  2012  2011 
Basic:            
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders $19,004  $7,699  $57,945  $45,989 
Weighted average shares outstanding  26,250   26,496   26,309   26,686 
Basic net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s                
  shareholders per share $0.72  $0.29  $2.20  $1.72 
                 
Diluted:                
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders $19,004  $7,699  $57,945  $45,989 
                 
Weighted average share outstanding  26,250   26,496   26,309   26,686 
Dilutive stock options and restricted stock awards  189   80   171   86 
Total  26,439   26,576   26,480   26,772 
Diluted net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s                
  shareholders per share $0.72  $0.29  $2.19  $1.72 
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H. Stockholders’ Equity
 
Shares outstanding were 25.7 million on March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and 26.6 million on September 30, 2012, 26.8 million on DecemberMarch 31, 2011, and 26.8 million on September 30, 2011.2012.

Dividends
 
PaymentRecord
DateDateAmount
Three months ended March 31, 2012March 27, 2012March 13, 2012 $    0.04
Three months ended June 30, 2012June 26, 2012June 12, 2012       0.29
Three months ended September 30, 2012September 11, 2012September 25, 2012       0.30
Nine months ended September 30, 2012 $    0.63
Three months ended March 31, 2011March 29, 2011March 15, 2011 $    0.03
Three months ended June 30, 2011June 28, 2011June 14, 2011       0.04
Three months ended September 30, 2011September 13, 2011September 27, 2011       0.04
Nine months ended September 30, 2011 $    0.11
 PaymentRecord   
 DateDate Amount 
      
Three months ended March 31, 2013March 26, 2013March 12, 2013 $0.05 
Three months ended March 31, 2012March 27, 2012March 13, 2012 $0.04 
       

Voting Rights

The holders of Class A Common stock (“Class A Stock”) and Class B Common stock (“Class B Stock”) have identical rights except that (i) holders of Class A Stock are entitled to one vote per share, while holders of Class B Stock are entitled to ten votes per share on all matters to be voted on by shareholders in general, and (ii) holders of Class A Stock are not eligible to vote on matters relating exclusively to Class B Stock and vice versa.

Stock Award and Incentive Plan
 
The Company maintains two plans approved by the shareholders, which are designed to provide incentives which will attract and retain individuals key to the success of GAMCO through direct or indirect ownership of our common stock.  Benefits under the Plans may be granted in any one or a combination of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock awards, dividend equivalents and other stock or cash based awards.  A maximum of 1.5 million shares of Class A Stock have been reserved for issuance under each of the Plans by a committee of the Board of Directors responsible for administering the Plans (“Compensation Committee”).  Under the Plans, the committee may grant restricted stock awards (“RSA”) and either incentive or nonqualified stock options with a term not to exceed ten years from the grant date and at an exercise price that the committee may determine.  Options granted under the plans typically vest 75% after three years and 100% after four years from the date of grant and expire after ten years.  RSA shares granted under the Plans typically vest 30% after three years and 100% after five years.

On January 3, 2012, the Company approved the granting of 105,300 RSA shares at a grant date fair value of $43.49 per share.  On January 15, 2011, and February 9, 2011, the Company approved the granting of 193,900 RSA shares and 3,300 RSA shares, respectively, at a grant date fair value of $48.85 per share and $45.77 per share, respectively.  As of September 30,March 31, 2012, December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, there were 371,500375,000 RSA shares 275,600 RSA shares and 285,100 RSA shares, respectively, outstanding that were previously issued at an average weighted grant price of $45.15, $45.56 and $45.52, respectively.$45.14.  All grants of the RSA shares were recommended by the Company's Chairman, who did not receive a RSA, and approved by the Compensation Committee.  This expense, net of forfeitures, iswas recognized over the vesting period for these awards which is 30% over three years from the date of grant and 70% over five years from the date of grant.  During the vesting period, dividends to RSA holders arewere being held for them until the RSA vesting dates and arewere forfeited if the grantee iswas no longer employed by the Company on the vesting dates.  Dividends declared on these RSAs, less estimated forfeitures, arewere charged to retained earnings on the declaration date.  During November 2012, the Board of Directors accelerated the lapsing of restrictions on all outstanding RSAs resulting in recognition of $10.1 million in stock compensation expense during 2012 that would have been recorded in 2013 through 2016.  There were no RSAs outstanding at either March 31, 2013 or December 31, 2012.
 
 
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For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, and September 30, 2011, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $0.9 million$15,000 and $0.7 million, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $2.6 million and $1.9$0.9 million, respectively.  Actual and projected stock-based compensation expense for RSA shares and options for the years ended December 31, 20112012 through December 31, 20162015 (based on awards currently issued or granted) is as follows ($ in thousands):
 
   2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016 
 Q1  $577  $871  $870  $625  $494  $175 
 Q2   686   869   848   588   462   128 
 Q3   655   875   805   588   399   128 
 Q4   670   870   805   588   399   128 
Full Year  $2,588  $3,485  $3,328  $2,389  $1,754  $559 
   2012  2013  2014  2015 
 Q1  $871  $15  $7  $1 
 Q2   869   15   3   - 
 Q3   875   15   3   - 
 Q4   10,968   15   3   - 
Full Year  $13,583  $60  $16  $1 
                   
 
The total compensation cost related to non-vested RSAs and options not yet recognized is approximately $8.9 million$62,000 as of September 30, 2012.March 31, 2013.  For the three months ended September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, proceeds from the exercise of 24,9772,623 stock options were $723,000$76,000 resulting in a tax benefit to GAMCO of $84,000.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, proceeds from the exercise of 26,977 stock options were $781,000 resulting in a tax benefit to GAMCO of $87,000.$16,000.  There were no options exercised in either the three or nine month periodsperiod ended September 30, 2011.  The Company recognized $21,000 in tax benefits from 3,900 RSAs that vested during the nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2012.

Stock Repurchase Program
 
In March 1999, GAMCO's Board of Directors established the Stock Repurchase Program to grant management the authority to repurchase shares of our Class A Common Stock.  On May 6, 2011,February 5, 2013, our Board of Directors authorized an incremental 500,000 shares to be added to the current buyback authorization.  For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, and September 30, 2011, the Company repurchased 47,42636,676 shares and 11,752224,733 shares, respectively, at an average price per share of $47.79$53.57 and $42.07, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, the Company repurchased 275,528 shares and 441,961 shares, respectively, at an average price per share of $44.94 and $45.26,$44.35, respectively.  From the inception of the program through September 30, 2012, 7,619,580March 31, 2013, 8,520,041 shares have been repurchased at an average price of $40.78$41.70 per share.  At September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, the total shares available under the program to be repurchased in the future were 297,839.614,767.

I. Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets
 
At September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, $3.5 million of goodwill is reflected within other assets on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition with $3.3 million related to a 93%-owned subsidiary, Gabelli Securities, Inc. and $0.2 million related to G.distributors, LLC.  The Company assesses the recoverability of goodwill at least annually, or more often should events warrant, using a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that an impairment has occurred to determine if a quantitative analysis is required.  There were no indicators of impairment for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2013 or March 31, 2012, or the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, and as such there was no impairment analysis performed or charge recorded.

As a result of becoming the advisor to the Gabelli Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund and the associated consideration paid, the Company maintains an identifiable intangible asset of $1.9 million within other assets on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition at September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, December 31, 20112012 and September 30, 2011.March 31, 2012.  The investment advisory agreement is subject to annual renewal by the fund's Board of Directors, which the Company expects to be renewed, and the Company does not expect to incur additional expense as a result, which is consistent with other investment advisory agreements entered into by the Company.  The advisory contract is next up for renewal in February 2013.2014.  The Company assesses the recoverability of this intangible asset at least annually, or more often should events warrant.  There were no indicators of impairment for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2013 or March 31, 2012, or September 30, 2011, and as such there was no impairment analysis performed or charge recorded.
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J.  Commitments and Contingencies
 
From time to time, the Company is named in legal actions and proceedings.  These actions may seek substantial or indeterminate compensatory as well as punitive damages or injunctive relief.  The Company is also subject to governmental or regulatory examinations or investigations.  The examinations or investigations could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, injunctions, restitutions or other relief.  The Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of such matters.  With respect to one such matter, a subsidiary of the Company has agreed in principle, subject to an acceptable settlement document, to resolve an outstanding matter with FINRA regarding lapses in the subsidiary’s supervision of certain registered representatives in their role as general partners of outside private partnerships.  The condensed consolidated financial statements include the necessary provisions for losses that the Company believes are probable and estimable.  Furthermore, the Company evaluates whether there exist losses which may be reasonably possible and, if material, makes the necessary disclosures.  Such amounts, both those that are probable and those that are reasonably possible, are not considered material to the Company’s financial condition, operations or cash flows.

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The Company indemnifies the clearing brokers of G.research, Inc. (formerly known as Gabelli & Company, Inc.), our broker-dealer subsidiary, for losses they may sustain from the customer accounts that trade on margin introduced by it.  At September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, the total amount of customer balances subject to indemnification (i.e. unsecured margin debits) was immaterial.  The Company also has entered into arrangements with various other third parties many of which provide for indemnification of the third parties against losses, costs, claims and liabilities arising from the performance of obligations under the agreements.  The Company has had no claims or payments pursuant to these or prior agreements and believes the likelihood of a claim being made is remote.  The Company’s estimate of the value of such agreements is de minimis, and therefore an accrual has not been made on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
K. Shareholder-Designated Contribution Plan

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company recorded a charge of $5.0 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, net of management fee and tax benefit, related to a newly adopted Shareholder Designated Charitable Contribution program.  Under the program, each shareholder will be eligible to designate charities to which the company will make a donation based upon the actual number of shares registered in the shareholder’s name.  Shares held in nominee or street name are not eligible to participate.  The Board of Directors will determine, annually, amounts to be contributed per registered share.  The Board approved an initial contribution for 2013 of $0.25 per registered share. If all shareholders participate, register their shares, and respond on a timely basis, the total charge to earnings would increase to $6.4 million.  The Company recorded the charge, which is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition, based on the current number of registered shares.
L. Subsequent Events
 
From OctoberApril 1, 20122013 to November 2, 2012,May 7, 2013, the Company repurchased 1,11110,747 shares at $48.00$48.35 per share.

On May 7, 2013, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share to all of its shareholders, payable on June 25, 2013 to shareholders of record on June 11, 2013.
 
 
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ITEM 2:  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (INCLUDING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK)

Overview
 
GAMCO through the Gabelli brand, well known for its Private Market Value (PMV) with a CatalystTM investment approach, is a widely-recognized provider of investment advisory services to mutual funds, institutional and high net worth investors, and investment partnerships, principally in the United States.  Through G.research, Inc. (formerly Gabelli & Company, Inc.) (“Gabelli & Company”G.research”), we provide institutional research and brokerage services to institutional clients and investment partnerships.  Through G.distributors, LLC (“G.distributors”), we provide mutual fund distribution.  We generally manage assets on a fully discretionary basis and invest in a variety of U.S. and international securities through various investment styles.  Our revenues are based primarily on the Company’s levels of assets under management and fees associated with our various investment products.
 
Our revenues are highly correlated to the level of assets under management and fees associated with our various investment products, rather than our own corporate assets.  Assets under management, which are directly influenced by the level and changes of the overall equity markets, can also fluctuate through acquisitions, the creation of new products, the addition of new accounts or the loss of existing accounts.  Since various equity products have different fees, changes in our business mix may also affect revenues.  At times, the performance of our equity products may differ markedly from popular market indices, and this can also impact our revenues.  General stock market trends will have the greatest impact on our level of assets under management and hence, on revenues.

We conduct our investment advisory business principally through:through the following subsidiaries: GAMCO Asset Management Inc. (Institutional and High Net Worth), Gabelli Funds, LLC (Mutual Funds) and Gabelli Securities, Inc. (Investment Partnerships).  We also act as an underwriter and provide institutional research through Gabelli & Company,G.research, one of our broker-dealer subsidiaries.  The distribution of our open-end funds is conducted through G.distributors.G.distributors, our other broker-dealer subsidiary.
 
Assets under management (“AUM”) were a record $36.9$40.1 billion as of September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, an increase of 17.9%10.1% from AUM of $31.3$36.4 billion at September 30, 2011December 31, 2012 and up 3.6%9.3% from the June 30,March 31, 2012 AUM of $35.7$36.7 billion.  Fund flows in the thirdThe first quarter of 2012 were a positive $1.32013 AUM rose $3.7 billion consistingand consisted of market appreciation of $1.8$3.3 billion, and net cash outflowsinflows of $470$498 million and recurring distributions, net of reinvestments, from open-end and closed-end funds of $145 million.  Average total AUM was $36.2$38.4 billion in the 20122013 quarter versus $33.9$35.9 billion in the prior year period, an increase of 6.8%7.0%.  Average AUM in our open-end equity funds, a key driver to our investment advisory fees, was $12.6$13.2 billion in the thirdfirst quarter of 2012,2013, rising 2.4%3.1% from the 20112012 quarter average AUM of $12.3$12.8 billion.

In addition to management fees, we earn incentive fees for certain institutional client assets, certain assets attributable to preferred issues forof our closed-end funds and to our GDL Fund (NYSE: GDL) and investment partnership assets.  As of September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, assets with incentive based fees were $3.9$3.8 billion, 14.7%2.7% higher than the $3.4$3.7 billion on September 30, 2011December 31, 2012 and unchanged from June 30,the $3.8 billion on March 31, 2012. 


 
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The Company reported Assets Under Management as follows (in millions):       
                
Table I: Fund Flows - 1st Quarter 2013             
           Fund    
     Market     distributions,    
  December 31,  appreciation/  Net cash  net of  March 31, 
  2012  (depreciation)  flows  reinvestments  2013 
Equities:               
Open-end Funds $12,502  $1,140  $202  $(31) $13,813 
Closed-end Funds  6,288   381   2   (114)  6,557 
Institutional & PWM - direct  12,030   1,485   175   -   13,690 
Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory  2,924   316   59   -   3,299 
Investment Partnerships  801   8   (13)  -   796 
SICAV (a)  119   2   (8)  -   113 
Total Equities  34,664   3,332   417   (145)  38,268 
Fixed Income:                    
Money-Market Fund  1,681   -   77   -   1,758 
Institutional & PWM  60   -   4   -   64 
Total Fixed Income  1,741   -   81   -   1,822 
Total Assets Under Management $36,405  $3,332  $498  $(145) $40,090 
                     
The Company reported Assets Under Management as follows (in millions):          
                
Table I: Fund Flows - 3rd Quarter 2012             
           Closed-end Fund    
     Market     distributions,    
  June 30,  appreciation/  Net cash  net of  September 30, 
  2012  (depreciation)  flows  reinvestments  2012 
Equities:               
Open-end Funds $12,496  $628  $(366) $-  $12,758 
Closed-end Funds  5,860   359   260   (114)  6,365 
Institutional & PWM - direct  11,655   602   (68)  -   12,189 
Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory  2,788   157   (33)  -   2,912 
Investment Partnerships  781   6   (2)  -   785 
SICAV (a)  126   1   (6)  -   121 
Total Equities  33,706   1,753   (215)  (114)  35,130 
Fixed Income:                    
Money-Market Fund  1,893   -   (141)  -   1,752 
Institutional & PWM  63   -   -   -   63 
Total Fixed Income  1,956   -   (141)  -   1,815 
Total Assets Under Management $35,662  $1,753  $(356) $(114) $36,945 
 
The Company reported Assets Under Management as follows (in millions):          
               
Table II: Fund Flows - Nine months ended September 30, 2012          
          Closed-end Fund    
    Market     distributions,    
Table II: Assets Under Management         
 December 31,  appreciation/  Net cash  net of  September 30,  March 31,  March 31,  % 
 2011  (depreciation)  flows  reinvestments  2012  2012  2013  Inc.(Dec.) 
Equities:                        
Open-end Funds $12,273  $1,180  $(695) $-  $12,758  $12,996  $13,813   6.3%
Closed-end Funds  5,799   492   405   (331)  6,365   6,067   6,557   8.1 
Institutional & PWM - direct  10,853   1,142   194   -   12,189   12,031   13,690   13.8 
Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory  2,600   249   63   -   2,912   2,924   3,299   12.8 
Investment Partnerships  605   16   164   -   785   594   796   34.0 
SICAV (a)  105   2   14   -   121   118   113   (4.2)
Total Equities  32,235   3,081   145   (331)  35,130   34,730   38,268   10.2 
Fixed Income:                                
Money-Market Fund  1,824   -   (72)  -   1,752   1,922   1,758   (8.5)
Institutional & PWM  26   -   37   -   63   26   64   146.2 
Total Fixed Income  1,850   -   (35)  -   1,815   1,948   1,822   (6.5)
Total Assets Under Management $34,085  $3,081  $110  $(331) $36,945  $36,678  $40,090   9.3%
            
 
Table III: Assets Under Management by Quarter                
                 % Increase/ 
                 (decrease) from 
   3/12   6/12   9/12   12/12   3/13   3/12   12/12 
Equities:                            
Open-end Funds $12,996  $12,496  $12,758  $12,502  $13,813   6.3%  10.5%
Closed-end Funds  6,067   5,860   6,365   6,288   6,557   8.1   4.3 
Institutional & PWM - direct  12,031   11,655   12,189   12,030   13,690   13.8   13.8 
Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory  2,924   2,788   2,912   2,924   3,299   12.8   12.8 
Investment Partnerships  594   781   785   801   796   34.0   (0.6)
SICAV (a)  118   126   121   119   113   (4.2)  (5.0)
Total Equities  34,730   33,706   35,130   34,664   38,268   10.2   10.4 
Fixed Income:                            
Money-Market Fund  1,922   1,893   1,752   1,681   1,758   (8.5)  4.6 
Institutional & PWM  26   63   63   60   64   146.2   6.7 
Total Fixed Income  1,948   1,956   1,815   1,741   1,822   (6.5)  4.7 
Total Assets Under Management $36,678  $35,662  $36,945  $36,405  $40,090   9.3%  10.1%
                             
(a) Includes $102 million, $101 million, $102 million, $104 million and $99 million of proprietary seed capital at March 31, 2012, June 30, 2012, 
      September 30, 2012, December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013, respectively.     
                             
 
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Table III: Assets Under Management         
  September 30,  September 30,  % 
  2011  2012  Inc.(Dec.) 
Equities:         
Open-end Funds $11,469  $12,758   11.2%
Closed-end Funds  5,355   6,365   18.9 
Institutional & PWM - direct  9,644   12,189   26.4 
Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory  2,326   2,912   25.2 
Investment Partnerships  627   785   25.2 
SICAV (a)  -   121   n/m 
Total Equities  29,421   35,130   19.4 
Fixed Income:            
Money-Market Fund  1,895   1,752   (7.5)
Institutional & PWM  26   63   142.3 
Total Fixed Income  1,921   1,815   (5.5)
Total Assets Under Management $31,342  $36,945   17.9%
Table IV: Assets Under Management by Quarter                
                 % Increase/ 
                 (decrease) from 
   9/11   12/11   3/12   6/12   9/12   9/11   6/12 
Equities:                            
Open-end Funds $11,469  $12,273  $12,996  $12,496  $12,758   11.2%  2.1%
Closed-end Funds  5,355   5,799   6,067   5,860   6,365   18.9   8.6 
Institutional & PWM - direct  9,644   10,853   12,031   11,655   12,189   26.4   4.6 
Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory  2,326   2,600   2,924   2,788   2,912   25.2   4.4 
Investment Partnerships  627   605   594   781   785   25.2   0.5 
SICAV (a)  -   105   118   126   121   n/m   (4.0)
Total Equities  29,421   32,235   34,730   33,706   35,130   19.4   4.2 
Fixed Income:                            
Money-Market Fund  1,895   1,824   1,922   1,893   1,752   (7.5)  (7.4)
Institutional & PWM  26   26   26   63   63   142.3   - 
Total Fixed Income  1,921   1,850   1,948   1,956   1,815   (5.5)  (7.2)
Total Assets Under Management $31,342  $34,085  $36,678  $35,662  $36,945   17.9%  3.6%
                             
(a) Includes $100 million, $102 million, $101 million and $102 million of proprietary seed capital at December 31, 2011, March 31, 2012, 
June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2012, respectively.                     
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Relative long-term investment performance remained strong with approximately 35%, 45%, 75% and 72% of firm wide mutual funds performing in the top half of their Lipper categories on a one-, three-, five-, and ten-year total return basis, respectively as of September 30, 2012.  Also, 44% of the firm’s mutual funds that are rated have a 4- or 5-star overall Morningstar RatingTM.
Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Morningstar Ratings Based on Risk Adjusted returns as of September 30, 2012 for funds that we manage   
  Overall Rating3 Year Rating5 Year Rating10 Year Rating
 Morningstar # of # of # of # of
FUNDCategoryStarsFundsStarsFundsStarsFundsStarsFunds
Gabelli ABC AAAMid-Cap Growthêêê673ê673êêêêê597êê429
Gabelli Asset AAALarge Blendêêêê1524êêêê1524êêêê1328êêêêê832
Gabelli Dividend Growth AAALarge Blendêêêê1524êêê1524êêê1328êêêêê832
Gabelli Equity Income AAALarge Blendêêêê1524êêê1524êêêê1328êêêêê832
Gabelli Small Cap Growth AAASmall Blendêêêêê597êêêê597êêêêê513êêêêê309
Gabelli SRI Green AAAWorld Stockêêêê740êêê740êêêêê529n/an/a
Gabelli Utilities AAAUtilitiesêêê75êê75êêêê73êêê51
Gabelli Value ALarge Blendêêê1524êêêêê1524êê1328êêê832
Gabelli Focus Five AAASmall Blendêêê597êêê597êêê513n/an/a
GAMCO Vertumnus AAAConvertiblesê64êê64ê51ê39
GAMCO Global Growth AAAWorld Stockêêêê740êêêê740êêêê529êêêê299
GAMCO Global Opportunity AAAWorld Stockêêêê740êêê740êêê529êêêê299
GAMCO Global Telecommunications AAACommunicationsêêê45êê45êêê37êêêê28
Gabelli Gold AAAEquity Precious Metalsêêê70êêêê70êêê65êêê45
GAMCO Growth AAALarge Growthêê1514êê1514êê1311êê867
GAMCO International Growth AAAForeign Large Growthêêêê218êêêê218êêêê173êêê98
GAMCO MathersConservative Allocationê561ê561ê474ê187
Gabelli Enterprise Mergers & Acquisitions AMid-Cap Blendêê373êê373êêê316êê199
Percent of Rated funds rated 4 or 5 stars 44.44% 33.33% 44.44% 43.75% 
          
The Overall Morningstar Rating™ is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three, five and ten year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics.
Data presented reflects past performance, which is no guarantee of future results.  Ratings are for Class AAA or A shares noted above.  Other classes may have different performance
characteristics.  Unrated funds and closed-end funds are not listed above.  The percentage of 4 and 5 star funds are calculated based on the total number of GAMCO/Gabelli
Funds that are rated for a given period.  For each fund with at least a three year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return
measure (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees) that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations
and rewarding consistent performance.  The top 10% of the funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2
stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star.  (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the
distribution percentages.)  Strong relative performance is not indicative of positive fund returns.  Performance for some funds was negative for certain periods.  © 2012 Morningstar, Inc.
All rights reserved.  The information contained herein:  (1) is proprietaryto Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be
accurate, complete or timely.  Neither Morningstar nor its contentproviders are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Investors should
carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, andexpenses of each fund before investing.  Each fund's prospectus contains information about these and other
matters and should be read carefully before investing.  Each fund's share price will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the fund's portfolio securities.  Stocks
are subject to market, economic and business risks that cause their prices to fluctuate.  When you sell fund shares, they may be worth less than what you paid for them.
Consequently, you can lose money by investing in any of the funds.  You can obtain a prospectus by calling 800-GABELLI (422-3554), online at www.gabelli.com, or from
your financial advisor. Distributed by G.distributors, LLC, One Corporate Center, Rye New York, 10580.     
The inception date for the Gabelli SRI Green Fund was June 1, 2007.  The inception date for the Gabelli Focus Five Fund was December 31, 2002.  
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GABELLI/GAMCO FUNDS Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Lipper Rankings as of September 30, 2012
  1 Yr - 9/30/11-9/30/123 Yrs - 9/30/09-9/30/125 Yrs - 9/30/07-9/30/1210 Yrs - 9/30/02-9/30/12
  PercentileRank /PercentileRank /PercentileRank /PercentileRank /
Fund NameLipper CategoryRankTotal FundsRankTotal FundsRankTotal FundsRankTotal Funds
Gabelli Asset; AAAMulti-Cap Core Funds51406/80616106/6861374/5941136/344
Gabelli Value Fund; AMulti-Cap Core Funds32256/806314/68617101/5941965/344
Gabelli SRI; AAAGlobal Small/Mid-Cap Funds8487/1036053/8885/70--
Gabelli Eq:Eq Inc; AAAEquity Income Funds75222/29763155/2463471/2131516/106
GAMCO Growth; AAALarge-Cap Growth Funds1389/71781526/65077427/56056209/373
Gabelli Eq:SC Gro; AAASmall-Cap Core Funds75528/71244272/6211263/5351135/324
Gabelli Focus Five Fund; AAASmall-Cap Core Funds745/71247292/62139204/535--
GAMCO Gl:Oppty; AAAGlobal Multi-Cap Growth51109/2134768/1462417/71207/35
GAMCO Gl:Growth; AAAGlobal Large-Cap Growth64/781611/703320/612712/44
Gabelli Gold; AAAPrecious Metal Funds1511/733521/593217/534516/35
GAMCO Intl Gro; AAAInternational Large-Cap Growth56121/216611/2041726/1604349/115
Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund; AAALarge-Cap Value Funds65293/45657231/4101966/34723/225
Gabelli Inv:ABC; AAASpecialty Diversified Equity Funds5727/475216/304111/26232/8
GAMCO Mathers; AAASpecialty Diversified Equity Funds8440/477523/307520/26343/8
Comstock Cap Val; ASpecialty Diversified Equity Funds9646/479128/308924/26787/8
GAMCO Gl:Telecom; AAATelecommunications Funds6625/377425/335013/25346/17
GAMCO Gl:Vertumnus; AAAConvertible Securities Funds9871/728848/549641/429129/31
Gabelli Utilities; AAAUtility Funds5037/737551/67159/626327/42
787:Gabelli Merg&Acq; AMid-Cap Core Funds100373/37597318/33065179/27898181/184
Gabelli Capital Asset FundDistributed through Insurance Channel1748/290514/2791951/2621015/143
% of funds in top half 35.0% 45.0% 75.0% 72.2% 
          
Data presented reflects past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Strong rankings are not indicative of positive fund performance.  Absolute performance for some
funds was negative for certain periods.  Other share classes are available which may have different performance characteristics.
          
Lipper, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments including mutual funds, retirement funds, hedge funds, fund fees and
expenses to the asset management and media communities. Lipper ranks the performance of mutual funds within a classification of funds that have similar investment objectives.
Rankings are historical with capital gains and dividends reinvested and do not include the effect of loads. If an expense waiver was in effect, it may have had a material effect on the
 total return or yield for the period.        
          
Relative long-term investment performance remained strong with approximately 35%, 45%, 75% and 72% of firmwide mutual funds in the top half of their Lipper categories on a one-,
three-, five-, and ten-year total-return basis, respectively, as of September 30, 2012.      
          
Investors should carefully consider the investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses of each fund before investing.  Each fund's prospectus contains information about these
and other matters and should be read carefully before investing.  Each fund’s share price will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the fund’s portfolio securities. Stocks
are subject to market, economic and business risks that cause their prices to fluctuate.  When you sell fund shares, they may be worth less than what you paid for them.
Consequently, you can lose money by investing in a fund.  You can obtain a prospectus by calling 800-GABELLI (422-3554), online at www.gabelli.com, or from your financial
advisor.  Distributed by G.distributors, LLC., One Corporate Center, Rye New York, 10580.  Other share classes are available that have different performance characteristics.
          
The inception date for the Gabelli SRI Green Fund was June 1, 2007.  The inception date for the Gabelli Focus Five Fund was December 31, 2002.   
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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included in Item 1 to this report.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012March 31, 2013 Compared To Three Months Ended September 30, 2011March 31, 2012
 
(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share data)      
  2012  2011 
Revenues      
  Investment advisory and incentive fees $67,790  $65,244 
  Distribution fees and other income  11,139   11,486 
  Institutional research services  3,302   3,421 
Total revenues  82,231   80,151 
Expenses        
  Compensation  32,948   32,010 
  Management fee  3,056   1,387 
  Distribution costs  10,386   11,091 
  Other operating expenses  6,829   5,002 
Total expenses  53,219   49,490 
Operating income  29,012   30,661 
Other income (expense)        
  Net gain/(loss) from investments  7,525   (16,152)
  Extinguishment of debt  (6,305)  - 
  Interest and dividend income  920   1,823 
  Interest expense  (3,586)  (4,418)
Total other income (expense), net  (1,446)  (18,747)
Income before income taxes  27,566   11,914 
Income tax provision  8,467   4,745 
Net income  19,099   7,169 
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests  95   (530)
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders $19,004  $7,699 
         
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders per share:        
Basic $0.72  $0.29 
Diluted $0.72  $0.29 
         
Reconciliation of net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders        
  to Adjusted EBITDA:        
         
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders $19,004  $7,699 
Interest expense  3,586   4,418 
Income tax provision and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests  8,562   4,215 
Depreciation and amortization  221   186 
Adjusted EBITDA (a) $31,373  $16,518 
(a) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and noncontrolling interests.  Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure and should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance as promulgated under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States nor should it be considered as an indicator of our overall financial performance.  We use Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure of performance as we believe it gives investors a more complete understanding of our operating results before the impact of financing activities as a tool for determining the private market value of an enterprise.
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(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share data)      
  2013  2012 
Revenues      
  Investment advisory and incentive fees $72,607  $67,783 
  Distribution fees and other income  11,353   11,623 
  Institutional research services  2,221   2,343 
Total revenues  86,181   81,749 
Expenses        
  Compensation  35,652   34,554 
  Management fee  3,980   4,184 
  Distribution costs  11,010   10,177 
  Other operating expenses  4,812   5,822 
Total expenses  55,454   54,737 
Operating income  30,727   27,012 
Other income (expense)        
  Net gain from investments  12,291   13,878 
  Interest and dividend income  1,345   1,236 
  Interest expense  (3,488)  (4,404)
  Shareholder-designated contribution   (5,000   - 
Total other income, net  5,148   10,710 
Income before income taxes  35,875   37,722 
Income tax provision  13,195   13,756 
Net income  22,680   23,966 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests  135   130 
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders $22,545  $23,836 
         
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders per share:        
Basic $0.88  $0.90 
Diluted $0.88  $0.90 
         
 
Overview

Net income attributable to shareholders of GAMCO Investors, Inc. for the quarter was $19.0$22.5 million or $0.72$0.88 per fully diluted share versus $7.7$23.8 million or $0.29$0.90 per fully diluted share in the prior year’s quarter.   Included in the 2013 results is a $5.0 million charge, or $0.11 per diluted share, net of management fee and tax benefit, for our recently adopted shareholder designated charitable contribution program.  Excluding this charge earnings for the quarter rose 7% to $25.4 million or $0.99 per diluted share.  The quarter to quarter comparison, excluding this charge, was higher due to an increase in total revenues, largely drivenpositively impacted by higher AUM, an investment gain in our proprietary portfolios,revenues, improved operating margins and lower interest expense on lower average debt balances outstanding and a lower effective tax rate which were partially offset by the negative impactlower income from the extinguishment of debt and increased operating expenses.our proprietary investments.

Revenues
 
Investment advisory and incentive fees for the thirdfirst quarter 20122013 were $67.8$72.6 million, 4.0%7.1% above the 20112012 comparative figure of $65.2$67.8 million.  Open-end mutual fund revenues increased by 2.6%1.6% to $31.2$32.0 million from $30.4$31.5 million in thirdfirst quarter 20112012 driven by a 2.4%3.0% increase in average open-end equity AUM largely due to positive market performance.AUM.  Our closed-end fund revenues rose 9.2%10.6% to $13.1$13.6 million in the thirdfirst quarter 20122013 from $12.0$12.3 million in 20112012 due to a 3.9%10.9% increase in non-performance fee based average AUM.  During the third quarter of 2012, we earned $0.5 million in performance based fees.  There were no such fees earned during the 2011 quarter.  Institutional and private wealth management account revenues, excluding incentive fees, which are generally based on beginning of quarter AUM, increased $0.8$2.9 million, or 3.8%14.4%, to $21.6$23.0 million from $20.8$20.1 million in thirdfirst quarter 2011.  During the third2013.  Incentive fees were largely flat quarter 2012, we earned $0.3to quarter at $2.4 million in incentive fees, a decrease of $0.7the 2013 quarter versus $2.5 million from the $1.0 million recognized in the 2011 quarter.prior year period.  Investment partnership revenues were $1.6$1.5 million, an increase of 45.5%15.4% from $1.1$1.3 million in thirdfirst quarter 20112012 due to an increase in average AUM resulting from net inflows.
 
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Open-end fund distribution fees and other income were $11.1$11.4 million for the thirdfirst quarter 2012,2013, a decrease of $0.4$0.2 million or 3.5%1.7% from $11.5$11.6 million in the prior year period, primarily due to a decreased level of sales of load shares of mutual funds, slightlypartially offset by higher quarterly average AUM in open-end equity mutual funds that generate distribution fees.

Our institutional research subsidiary had revenues of $3.3were $2.2 million in the thirdfirst quarter 2012, down 2.9% from $3.42013 versus $2.3 million in the prior year period.

Expenses
 
Compensation costs, which are largely variable, were $32.9$35.7 million or 2.8%3.2% higher than the $32.0 million incurred in the prior year period.compensation costs of $34.6 million.  The quarter over quarter increase was largely comprised of $0.5 million of increased variable compensation of $1.4 million related to the increased levels of AUM $1.1and $0.6 million in increased fixed compensation and $0.2partially offset by $0.9 million decrease in amortization expense for RSAs issued in January 2012 partially offset by a $0.9 million decrease in commissions and payouts related to lower trading volume and sales of open-end funds.prior years.

Management fee expense, which is wholly variable and based on pretax income, increaseddecreased to $3.1$4.0 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 20122013 from $1.4$4.2 million in the 20112012 period.
 
Distribution costs were $10.4$11.0 million, a decreasean increase of $0.7$0.8 million or 6.3%7.8% from $11.1$10.2 million in the prior year’s period.  This decreaseincrease in distribution costs was mostly due to a decreasean increase in payments to third-party distributors of $1.7 million partially offset by lower amortization of upfront commissions paid to third-party distributors of $0.6$0.7 million and a reduction in expense reimbursements to our open-end mutual funds of $0.3 million.
 
Other operating expenses were $6.8$4.8 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2012, an increase2013, a decrease of $1.8$1.0 million, or 36.0%17.2%, from $5.0$5.8 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2011.2012.  The 2012 perioddecrease was impacted by the size and timing of contributions which totaled $1.5 million, an increase of $1.4 million from the prior year period.  The quarter comparison was also negatively impacted by a combinationresult of reimbursements received in the 2011 periodfrom insurance carriers for legal fees previously incurred legal expenses and reversals of one-time accruals for client service matters in 2011 totaling $0.6 million.expensed.

Total expenses, excluding the management fee, were $50.2 million in the third quarter of 2012, a 4.4% increase from $48.1 million in the third quarter of 2011.
Operating income for the thirdfirst quarter of 20122013 was $29.0$30.7 million, a decreasean increase of $1.7$3.7 million, or 13.7%, from the thirdfirst quarter 2011’s $30.72012’s $27.0 million.  Operating income, as a percentage of revenues, was 35.3%35.7% in the 20122013 quarter as compared to 38.3%33.0% in the 20112012 quarter.
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Other
 
Total other income, (expense), net of interest expense, was ($1.4)$5.1 million for the thirdfirst quarter 20122013 versus ($18.7)$10.7 million in the prior year’s quarter.  Realized and unrealized gains in our trading portfolio were $7.5$12.3 million in the 20122013 quarter, a positive swing of $23.7$1.6 million versus $16.2lower than the $13.9 million of losses in the 2011 quarter largely from the relative strength in the U.S. equity markets.  Includedreported in the 2012 results are $6.3 million in charges related to total purchases of $64.6 million (face value) of the Company’s 0% Subordinated Debentures due 2015.  We had repurchased $64.1 million (face value) of these 0% Subordinated Debentures through a tender offer which was completed in July 2012.quarter.  Interest and dividend income was lowerhigher by $0.9$0.1 million.  Interest expense decreased by $0.8$0.9 million to $3.6$3.5 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 20122013 from the $4.4 million in thirdfirst quarter of 20112012 due to a decrease in total average debt outstanding largely in connection withoutstanding.  During the third quarter of 2012, we reduced our overall debt through the repurchase of Subordinated Debentures.$64.1 million (face value) five year zero coupon subordinated debentures due 2015 (“Debentures”).   The 2013 quarter includes a $5.0 million charge related to the newly established Shareholder-designated charitable contribution program in which registered shareholders have the opportunity to participate in determining which charities will receive company contributions.
 
The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2012March 31, 2013 was 30.7%36.8% as compared to the prior year period’s effective rate of 39.8%36.5%.  The third quarter 2012 rate included a benefit of 5.1% resulting from the difference between the tax and book basis of Subordinated Debentures repurchased, including the tender offer completed in July 2012.  In addition, the third quarter 2011 rate was affected by the change in the mix of operating income and investment losses which increased the effective state tax rate for the period.

Nine months ended September 30, 2012 Compared To Nine months ended September 30, 2011
(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share data)      
  2012  2011 
Revenues      
  Investment advisory and incentive fees $202,783  $197,407 
  Distribution fees and other income  33,768   33,419 
  Institutional research services  8,453   11,311 
Total revenues  245,004   242,137 
Expenses        
  Compensation  100,423   99,792 
  Management fee  9,855   8,126 
  Distribution costs  30,575   34,108 
  Other operating expenses  17,760   18,193 
Total expenses (a)  158,613   160,219 
Operating income  86,391   81,918 
Other income (expense)        
  Net gain/(loss) from investments  17,234   (3,743)
  Extinguishment of debt  (6,307)  - 
  Interest and dividend income  3,938   5,620 
  Interest expense  (12,419)  (10,688)
Total other income (expense), net  2,446   (8,811)
Income before income taxes  88,837   73,107 
Income tax provision  30,909   26,978 
Net income  57,928   46,129 
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests  (17)  140 
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders $57,945  $45,989 
         
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders per share:        
Basic $2.20  $1.72 
Diluted $2.19  $1.72 
         
Reconciliation of net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders        
  to Adjusted EBITDA:        
         
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s shareholders $57,945  $45,989 
Interest expense  12,419   10,688 
Income tax provision and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests  30,892   27,118 
Depreciation and amortization  580   642 
Adjusted EBITDA (b) $101,836  $84,437 
(a)   Nine months ended September 30, 2011 includes $5.6 million in costs directly related to the launch of a new closed-end fund.
(b) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and noncontrolling interests.  Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure and should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance as promulgated under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States nor should it be considered as an indicator of our overall financial performance.  We use Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure of performance as we believe it gives investors a more complete understanding of our operating results before the impact of financing activities as a tool for determining the private market value of an enterprise.
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Overview

Net income attributable to shareholders of GAMCO Investors, Inc. for the first nine months of 2012 was $57.9 million or $2.19 per fully diluted share versus $46.0 million or $1.72 per fully diluted share in the first nine months of 2011.  The period to period comparison benefited from an increase in total revenues, largely driven by higher AUM, an increase in investment gains in our proprietary portfolios and a lower effective tax rate which were partially offset by the negative impact from the extinguishment of debt, an increase in operating expenses and an increase in interest expense on higher average debt balances outstanding.

Revenues
Investment advisory and incentive fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were $202.8 million, 2.7% above the 2011 comparative figure of $197.4 million.  Open-end mutual fund revenues increased by 4.1% to $93.3 million from $89.6 million in first nine months of 2011 driven by a 3.7% increase in average open-end equity AUM resulting from both net inflows and positive market performance.  Our closed-end fund revenues rose 2.2% to $37.2 million in the first nine months of 2012 from $36.4 million in 2011, primarily due to $0.5 million of incentive fee revenue in the 2012 period.  Institutional and private wealth management account revenues, excluding incentive fees, which are generally based on beginning of quarter AUM, increased $2.1 million, or 3.4%, to $64.1 million from $62.0 million in first nine months of 2011, largely due to an increase in billable AUM.  During the first nine months of 2012, we earned $3.9 million in incentive fees, a decrease of $2.7 million from $6.6 million earned in the first nine months of 2011.  Investment partnership revenues were $4.3 million, an increase of 48.3% from $2.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as AUM increased to $906 million in the 2012 quarter from $627 million in the 2011 quarter.
Open-end fund distribution fees and other income were $33.8 million for the first nine months of 2012, an increase of $0.4 million or 1.2% from $33.4 million in the prior year period, primarily due to higher quarterly average AUM in open-end equity mutual funds that generate such fees.

Our institutional research subsidiary had revenues of $8.5 million in the first nine months of 2012, down 24.8% from $11.3 million in the prior year period principally due to lower trading volume and a decline in average commission rates.

Expenses
Compensation costs, which are largely variable, were $100.4 million, or 0.6% higher than the $99.8 million incurred in the prior year period.  Included in the 2011 period was $0.4 million in one-time costs related to the launch of a new closed-end fund.  Excluding these costs, the period over period increase was $1.0 million or 1.0% and was largely comprised of $2.3 million of increased variable compensation related to the increased levels of AUM, $0.7 million in increased amortization expense for RSAs issued in January 2012 and $1.3 million in increased fixed compensation partially offset by a $3.3 million decrease in commissions and payouts related to lower trading volume and sales of open-end funds.
Management fee expense, which is wholly variable and based on pretax income, increased to $9.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from $8.1 million in the 2011 period.
Distribution costs were $30.6 million, a decrease of $3.5 million or 10.3% from $34.1 million in the prior year’s period.  Costs were higher on a comparable basis after adjusting for the $4.7 million in one-time charges related to the launch of a closed-end fund, the GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust by Gabelli (“GNT”), during the first nine months of 2011.  Excluding these one-time charges, distribution costs increased $1.2 million, or 4.1%, to $30.6 million from $29.4 million for the first nine months of 2011.  This increase in distribution costs was mostly due to the 3.7% increase in average AUM in our open-end equity funds, increased amortization of costs associated with sales of Class C shares and higher expense reimbursements.
Other operating expenses were $17.8 million in the first nine months of 2012, a decline of $0.4 million or 2.2% from the $18.2 million in the first nine months of 2011 largely due to the one-time charges of $0.5 million related to the launch of GNT in 2011.
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Total expenses, excluding the management fee, were $148.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, a 2.2% decrease from $152.1 million in the first nine months of 2011, primarily due to the $5.6 million in one-time charges related to the launch of GNT in the first nine months of 2011.
Operating income for the first nine months of 2012 was $86.4 million, an increase of $4.5 million from the 2011 period’s $81.9 million.  Operating income, as a percentage of revenues, was 35.3% in the 2012 period as compared to 33.8% in the 2011 period.  The 2011 operating income and operating margin were negatively impacted by $5.6 million in one-time charges related to the launch of GNT.

Other
Total other income, net of interest expense, was $2.4 million for the first nine months of 2012 versus an expense of $8.8 million in the prior year’s period.  Realized and unrealized gains in our trading portfolio were $17.2 million in the 2012 period, an increase of $20.9 million versus an expense of $3.7 million in the first nine months of 2011.  Included in the 2012 results are $6.3 million in charges related to total purchases of $64.6 million (face value) of the Company’s 0% Subordinated Debentures due 2015.  We had repurchased $64.1 million (face value) of these 0% Subordinated Debentures through a tender offer which was completed in July 2012.  Interest and dividend income was lower by $1.7 million.  Interest expense increased by $1.7 million to $12.4 million in the first nine months of 2012 from the $10.7 million in the first nine months of 2011 due to higher average debt balances outstanding.
The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was 34.8% as compared to the prior year period’s effective rate of 36.9%.  The 2012 nine month rate included a benefit of 1.6% resulting from the difference between the tax and book basis of Subordinated Debentures repurchased, including the tender offer completed in July 2012.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our principal assets are highly liquid in nature and consist of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, securities held for investment purposes, investments in mutual funds and investment partnerships and offshore funds, both proprietary and external.partnerships.  Cash and cash equivalents are comprised primarily of 100% U.S. Treasury money market funds managed by GAMCO.  Although the investmentinvestments in partnerships and offshore funds are forsubject to restrictions on the most part, illiquid,timing of distributions, the underlying investments of such partnerships or funds are, for the most part, liquid, and the valuations of these products reflect that underlying liquidity.
 
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Summary cash flow data is as follows:
 Nine months ended  Three months ended 
 September 30,  March 31,    
 2012  2011  2013  2012 
Cash flows provided by: (in thousands) 
Cash flows provided by (used in): (in thousands)    
Operating activities $79,185  $73,494  $81,032  $47,611 
Investing activities  3,454   2,573   5,950   1,092 
Financing activities  (70,282)  91,242   (4,255)  (404)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents  (12)  (3)  18   (9)
Net increase  12,345   167,306   82,745   48,290 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  276,340   169,601   190,608   276,340 
Decrease in cash from deconsolidation  -   (1,251)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $288,685  $335,656  $273,353  $324,630 
        
 
Cash requirements and liquidity needsrequirements have historically been met through cash generated by operating activitiesincome and our borrowing capacity.  We filed a shelf registration with the SEC in 20092012 which, among other things, provides us theopportunistic flexibility to sell any combination of senior and subordinate debt securities, convertible debt securities, equity securities (including common and preferred stock), and other securities up to a total amount of $400$500 million.  We replaced thisThe shelf registration with a new filing for up to $500 million on May 14, 2012.  On May 31, 2011, the Company issued $100 million of senior unsecured notes at par.  The net proceeds of $99.1 million were used for working capital and general corporate purposes.  The notes mature June 1, 2021 and bear interest, payable semi-annually, at 5.875% per annum.  The notes were issued pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration and there remainshas $400 million which remains available under the shelf for future use.  Onthrough May 21, 2012, the Company commenced a tender offer (the “Offer”) to purchase up to $50 million aggregate principal amount (“face value”) of its 0% Subordinated Debentures (“Debentures”) due 2015 at a price to be determined under a “Modified Dutch Auction” procedure.  On June 19, 2012, we amended the Offer to increase the maximum principal amount of Debentures the Company would purchase to the entire amount outstanding and extended the expiration date of the Offer to July 2, 2012.  At the expiration of the Offer, the Company purchased $64.1 million in face value of Debentures (accreted value of $49.5 million) at a price of $870 per $1,000 principal amount for a total cost of $55.8 million.  This transaction reduced the Company’s cash and cash equivalents by $55.8 million, debt outstanding by $49.5 million and resulted in a one-time loss on extinguishment of debt, net of management fees and tax benefit, of approximately $2.1 million or $0.08 per fully diluted share.  Interest expense is expected to be reduced annually by $4.0 million in 2013, $4.3 million in 2014 and $4.6 million in30, 2015.
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At September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, we had total cash and cash equivalents of $288.7$273.4 million, an increase of $12.4$82.7 million from December 31, 2011.2012.  Cash and cash equivalents of $0.9 million and investments in securities of $6.9$14.7 million held by consolidated investment partnerships and offshore funds may not be readily available for the Company to access.  Total debt outstanding at September 30, 2012March 31, 2013 was $216.1$216.7 million, consisting of $17.1$17.7 million in five year zero coupon subordinated debentures due 2015 (“Debentures”),Debentures, with a face value of $21.8$21.7 million, $100 million of 5.875% senior notes due 2021 and $99 million of 5.5% senior notes due 2013.  We expect to fund the maturity of the 5.5% senior notes due May 15, 2013 from available cash balances.
 
For the ninethree months ended September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, cash provided by operating activities was $79.2$81.0 million, an increase of $5.7$33.4 million from cash provided in the prior year period of $73.5$47.6 million.  Cash was provided through ana decrease in contributions to partnerships of $19.8 million, a $14.5 million decrease in receivable from brokers, a $13.0 million increase in net income of $11.8compensation payable, a $7.8 million net distributions received from partnerships of $12.7decrease in investment advisory fees receivable, a $8.1 million $6.3 million loss on repurchase of debtdecrease in trading investments and $6.9$2.3 million from other sources.  Reducing cash was an $8.1a $19.9 million increasedecrease in receivabledistributions from partnerships, a $10.9 million decrease in payable to brokers and a $5.5$1.3 million increasedecrease in trading investments and an $18.4 million increase in investment advisory fees receivable.net income.  Cash provided by investing activities, related to purchases and proceeds from sales of available for sale securities, was $3.5$6.0 million in the first ninethree months of 2012.2013.  Cash used in financing activities in the first ninethree months of 20122013 was $70.3$4.3 million, including $56.2 million for the repurchase of debt, $16.6$1.3 million paid in dividends, and $12.4$2.0 million paid for the purchase of treasury stock partially offset by $14.1and $1.1 million in net contributionsredemptions from redeemable noncontrolling interests and $0.8less $0.1 million in proceeds from the exercise of stock options.

For the ninethree months ended September 30, 2011,March 31, 2012, cash provided by operating activities was $73.5$47.6 million.  Cash provided by investing activities, related to purchases and proceeds from sales of available for sale securities, was $2.6$1.1 million in the first ninethree months of 2011.2012.  Cash provided byused in financing activities in the first ninethree months of 20112012 was $91.2$0.4 million.

Based upon our current level of operations and anticipated growth, we expect that our current cash balances plus cash flows from operating activities and our borrowing capacity will be sufficient to finance our working capital needs for the foreseeable future.  We have no material commitments for capital expenditures.
 
We have two broker-dealers, Gabelli & CompanyG.research and G.distributors, which are subject to certain net capital requirements.  Both broker-dealers compute their net capital under the alternative method permitted, which requires minimum net capital of the greater of $250,000 or 2% of the aggregate debit items in the reserve formula for those broker-dealers subject to Rule 15c3-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The requirement was $250,000 for each broker-dealer at September 30, 2012.March 31, 2013.  At September 30, 2012, Gabelli & CompanyMarch 31, 2013, G.research had net capital, as defined, of approximately $7.9$6.8 million, exceeding the regulatory requirement by approximately $7.7$6.6 million, and G.distributors which became the distributor of the open-end mutual funds on August 1, 2011, had net capital, as defined, of approximately $3.9$4.2 million, exceeding the regulatory requirement by approximately $3.6$4.0 million.  Net capital requirements for our affiliated broker-dealers may increase in accordance with rules and regulations to the extent they engage in other business activities.
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Market Risk
 
Our primary market risk exposure is to changes in equity prices and interest rates.  Since over 90% of our AUM are equities, our financial results are subject to equity-market risk as revenues from our investment management services are sensitive to stock market dynamics.  In addition, returns from our proprietary investment portfolio are exposed to interest rate and equity market risk.

The Company’s Chief Investment Officer oversees the proprietary investment portfolios and allocations of proprietary capital among the various strategies.  The Chief Investment Officer and the Board of Directors review the proprietary investment portfolios throughout the year.  Additionally, the Company monitors its the proprietary investment portfolios to ensure that they are in compliance with the Company’s guidelines.

Equity Price Risk
 
The Company earns substantially all of its revenue as advisory and distribution fees from our affiliated open-end and closed-end funds, Institutional and Private Wealth Management assets, and Investment Partnership assets.  Such fees represent a percentage of AUM, and the majority of these assets are in equity investments.  Accordingly, since revenues are proportionate to the value of those investments, a substantial increase or decrease in equity markets overall will have a corresponding effect on the Company's revenues.
 
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With respect to our proprietary investment activities, included in investments in securities of $235.4$229.3 million and investments in sponsored registered investment companies of $64.2$64.3 million at September 30, 2012March 31, 2013 were investments in United States Treasury Bills and Notes of $28.7$50.0 million, mutual funds and closed-end funds, largely invested in equity products, of $67.4$67.7 million, a selection of common and preferred stocks totaling $203.1$174.7 million, and other investments of approximately $0.4$1.2 million.  In addition, we may alter our investment holdings from time to time in response to changes in market risks and other factors considered appropriate by management.  Of the approximately $203.1$174.7 million invested in common and preferred stocks at September 30, 2012, $32.2March 31, 2013, $35.2 million represented our investment in Westwood Holdings Group Inc., and $77.1$38.5 million was invested by the Company in risk arbitrage opportunities in connection with mergers, consolidations, acquisitions, tender offers or other similar transactions.  Risk arbitrage generally involves announced deals with agreed upon terms and conditions, including pricing, which typically involve less market risk than common stocks held in a trading portfolio.  The principal risk associated with risk arbitrage transactions is the inability of the companies involved to complete the transaction.  Securities sold, not yet purchased are stated at fair value and are subject to market risks resulting from changes in price and volatility.  At September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, the fair value of securities sold, not yet purchased was $3.8$6.4 million.  Investments in partnerships totaled $102.6$94.3 million at September 30, 2012, $77.1March 31, 2013, $47.1 million of which consisted of investment partnerships and offshore funds which invest in risk arbitrage opportunities.

The following table provides a sensitivity analysis for our investments in equity securities and partnerships and affiliates which invest primarily in equity securities, excluding arbitrage products for which the principal exposure is to deal closure and not overall market conditions, as of September 30,March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.  The sensitivity analysis assumes a 10% increase or decrease in the value of these investments (in thousands):
 
     Fair Value  Fair Value 
     assuming  assuming 
     10% decrease in  10% increase in 
  (unaudited) Fair Value  equity prices  equity prices 
At September 30, 2012:         
Equity price sensitive investments, at fair value $268,637  $241,773  $295,501 
At December 31, 2011:            
Equity price sensitive investments, at fair value $261,024  $234,922  $287,126 
     Fair Value  Fair Value 
     assuming  assuming 
     10% decrease in  10% increase in 
  (unaudited) Fair Value  equity prices  equity prices 
At March 31, 2013:         
Equity price sensitive investments, at fair value $295,870  $266,283  $325,457 
At December 31, 2012:            
Equity price sensitive investments, at fair value $273,271  $245,944  $300,598 
             
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
Our exposure to interest rate risk results, principally, from our investment of excess cash in a sponsored money market fund that holds U.S. Government securities.  These investments are primarily short term in nature, and the carrying value of these investments generally approximates fair value.  Based on September 30, 2012March 31, 2013 cash and cash equivalent balance of $288.7$273.4 million, a 1% increase in interest rates would increase our interest income by $2.9$2.7 million annually.  Given that our current return on these cash equivalent investments is approximately 0.03%0.02% annually, an analysis of a 1% decrease is not meaningful.

As the advisor to a money market fund that invests 100% in U.S. Government securities, our exposure to interest rate risk results from the fund’s potential inability to earn a return in excess of the fund’s expenses.  If the fund were not to earn a return on its $1.8 billion in assets, the advisor could be responsible to cover the fund’s expenses of approximately $540,000, or 0.03%, annually.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.  Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.  See Note A and the Company’s Critical Accounting Policies in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in GAMCO’s 20112012 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 7, 20128, 2013 for details on Significant Accounting Policies.
 
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
In the normal course of its business, GAMCO is exposed to risk of loss due to fluctuations in the securities market and general economy. Management is responsible for identifying, assessing and managing market and other risks. 
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Our exposure to pricing risk in equity securities is directly related to our role as financial intermediary and advisor for AUM in our affiliated open-end and closed-end funds, institutional and private wealth management accounts, and investment partnerships as well as our proprietary investment and trading activities.  At September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, we had equity investments, including mutual funds largely invested in equity products, of $270.9$293.6 million.  Investments in mutual funds and closed-end funds, $67.4$67.7 million, usually generate lower market risk through the diversification of financial instruments within their portfolios.  In addition, we may alter our investment holdings from time to time in response to changes in market risks and other factors considered appropriate by management.  We also hold investments in partnerships which invest primarily in equity securities and which are subject to changes in equity prices.  Investments in partnerships totaled $102.6$94.3 million, of which $77.1$47.1 million were invested in partnerships which invest in risk arbitrage.  Risk arbitrage is primarily dependent upon deal closure rather than the overall market environment.  The equity investment portfolio is at fair value and will move in line with the equity markets.  The trading portfolio changes will beare recorded as net gain from investments in the condensed consolidated statements of income while the available for sale portfolio changes will beare recorded in other comprehensive income in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures
 
We evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2012.March 31, 2013.  Disclosure controls and procedures as defined under the Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), are designed to ensure that the information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in SEC rules and regulations.  Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), and Co-Chief Accounting Officers (“CAOs”), to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  Our CEO, CFO, and CAOs participated in this evaluation and concluded that, as of the date of September 30, 2012,March 31, 2013, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
 
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting as defined by Rule 13a-15(f) that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Forward-Looking Information
 
Our disclosure and analysis in this report contain some forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements because they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning. They also appear in any discussion of future operating or financial performance. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, future performance of our products, expenses, the outcome of any legal proceedings, and financial results.  Although we believe that we are basing our expectations and beliefs on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of what we currently know about our business and operations, there can be no assurance that our actual results will not differ materially from what we expect or believe. Some of the factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our expectations or beliefs include, without limitation: the adverse effect from a decline in the securities markets; a decline in the performance of our products; a general downturn in the economy; changes in government policy or regulation; changes in our ability to attract or retain key employees; and unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings or investigations of governmental and self-regulatory organizations. We also direct your attention to any more specific discussions of risk contained in our Form 10-Q and other public filings.  We are providing these statements as permitted by the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We do not undertake to update publicly any forward-looking statements if we subsequently learn that we are unlikely to achieve our expectations or if we receive any additional information relating to the subject matters of our forward-looking statements.
 
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Part II:  Other Information

 Item 1.Legal Proceedings
  
From time to time, the Company is named in legal actions and proceedings.  These actions may seek substantial or indeterminate compensatory as well as punitive damages or injunctive relief.  The Company is also subject to governmental or regulatory examinations or investigations.  The examinations or investigations could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, injunctions, restitutions or other relief.  The Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of such matters.  With respect to one such matter, a subsidiary of the Company has agreed in principle, subject to an acceptable settlement document, to resolve an outstanding matter with FINRA regarding lapses in the subsidiary’s supervision of certain registered representatives in their role as general partners of outside private partnerships.  The condensed consolidated financial statements include the necessary provisions for losses that the Company believes are probable and estimable.  Furthermore, the Company evaluates whether there exist losses which aremay be reasonably possible and, if material, makes the necessary disclosures.  Such amounts, both those that are probable and those that are reasonably possible, are not considered material to the Company’s financial condition, operations or cash flows.

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 Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
  
 The following table provides information with respect to the repurchase of Class A Common Stock of GAMCO during the three months ended September 30, 2012:March 31, 2013:
 
        (c) Total Number of  (d) Maximum 
  (a) Total  (b) Average  Shares Repurchased as  Number of Shares 
  Number of  Price Paid Per  Part of Publicly  That May Yet Be 
  Shares  Share, net of  Announced Plans  Purchased Under 
Period Repurchased  Commissions  or Programs  the Plans or Programs 
7/01/12 - 7/31/12  -  $-   -   345,265 
8/01/12 - 8/31/12  19,489   46.20   19,489   325,776 
9/01/12 - 9/30/12  27,937   48.90   27,937   297,839 
Totals  47,426  $47.79   47,426     
        (c) Total Number of  (d) Maximum 
  (a) Total  (b) Average  Shares Repurchased as  Number of Shares 
  Number of  Price Paid Per  Part of Publicly  That May Yet Be 
  Shares  Share, net of  Announced Plans  Purchased Under 
Period Repurchased  Commissions  or Programs  the Plans or Programs 
1/01/13 - 1/31/13  -  $-   -   152,443 
2/01/13 - 2/28/13  772   56.71   772   651,671 
3/01/13 - 3/31/13  35,904   53.50   35,904   615,767 
Totals  36,676  $53.57   36,676     
                 

The Board of Directors increased the buyback authorization by 500,000 shares on February 5, 2013.  Our stock repurchase programs are not subject to expiration dates.

 
Item 6.  (a) Exhibits
  
 
 31.1Certification of CEO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).

 31.2Certification of CFO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).

 32.1Certification of CEO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 32.2Certification of CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INSXBRL Instance Document
    101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
    101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
    101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
    101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
    101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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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.
 
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
(Registrant)
 
By: /s/ Kieran Caterina By: /s/ Diane M. LaPointe 
Name: Kieran CaterinaName: Diane M. LaPointe
Title:   Co-Chief Accounting OfficerTitle:   Co-Chief Accounting Officer
  
Date: November 2, 2012May 7, 2013Date: November 2, 2012May 7, 2013
 
 
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