UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-4255
NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST
(Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in Charter)
605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10158-0180
(Address of Principal Executive Offices - Zip Code)
Peter E. Sundman, Chief Executive Officer
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust
605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10158-0180
Jeffrey S. Puretz, Esq.
Dechert LLP
1775 I Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
(Names and Addresses of agents for service)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code: (212) 476-8800
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2007
Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)(17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. Section 3507.
ITEM 1. REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS
The following are copies of the semi-annual reports transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act.
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2007
Neuberger Berman
Advisers
Management
Trust
Partners
Portfolio®
B0737 08/07
NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Partners Portfolio Manager's Commentary
The Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (AMT) Partners Portfolio performed well in the first half of 2007, delivering a solidly positive return and beating its S&P 500 and Russell 1000® Value Index benchmarks. Our holdings outperformed in six of ten sectors, more than doubling benchmark sector returns in Materials, Industrials, Consumer Staples, and Utilities. The portfolio's overweight in the four top-performing S&P 500 sectors also contributed to relative performance.
Highlighted by the strong performance of National-Oilwell Varco, Valero Energy Corp., and Canadian Natural Resources, the portfolio's Energy holdings made the largest total contribution to portfolio returns. The excellent performance of commodities companies Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., and United States Steel Corporation, contributed to superior returns in the Materials sector. Caterpillar, Terex and Joy Global showed excellent relative performance in the Industrial sector, while big gains in NRG Energy Inc. and TXU Corp. produced strong relative returns in the Utilities sector.
Despite recent years' strong performance, we still have a positive view of the Energy sector. These stocks are favored by strong global demand combined with supply constraints resulting from periodic political disruptions in oil producing nations, rising exploration and production costs, and declining production in giant oil fields around the world. These forces, in our view, should keep oil prices at levels that will support energy company earnings. In addition, limited refining capacity, difficulty in securing permits, and the high cost of building new refineries should maintain high margins for refiners. Materials stocks should continue to benefit from strong demand resulting from synchronized global growth and rapidly expanding emerging market economies. Increased global investment in energy facilities, mining infrastructure, and non-residential construction should support industrial equipment company profits. Finally, Utili ties should benefit from the tightening power supply/demand balance in the U.S.
Exposure to homebuilder stocks was primarily responsible for our poor showing in the Consumer Discretionary sector during the six-month reporting period. In fact, five homebuilders (Hovnanian Enterprises, Centex Corp., Lennar Corp., D. R. Horton, and KB Home) appeared on our bottom-ten contributors list. In our opinion, modestly higher mortgage rates and concerns over the financial health of subprime lenders has delayed rather than derailed a recovery in housing. We currently expect continued strong job growth to reinvigorate housing demand and reduce homebuilders' inventories during the second half of this year. With homebuilder stocks now selling at book value, we currently believe that all of the bad news is fully discounted while the upside potential of a potentially firming housing market is being ignored.
Information Technology (IT) was the only other sector in which the portfolio materially lagged, with Lexmark, a leading computer printer, showing the worst single tech performance. The company has been working through company specific problems and appears to be making some headway. However, we sold the position shortly after the close of the reporting period. At present, the portfolio is underweight in IT, but that may change as we are seeing more high quality tech companies come into our value range.
Looking ahead, we believe that investors may be underestimating the growth prospects for the U.S. and global economies. A second-half recovery in housing could help push U.S. GDP growth back into the 3% range. Consequently, we have maintained positions in high quality companies in cyclical sectors such as Materials, Industrials and Consumer Discretionary. Driven by ongoing rapid economic expansion in emerging markets such as China and India, and steady growth in Europe, international economic growth will, we believe, be even stronger. Consequently, we find U.S.
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Partners Portfolio Manager's Commentary cont'd
domiciled companies with strong international footprints especially compelling.
Volatility has returned to the stock market. As such, investors may have to deal with erratic market behavior going forward. However, we believe that if we maintain a portfolio of low price/earnings ratio, low debt, high profit margin companies with defensible business models, we can continue to generate attractive long-term returns.
In closing, we are pleased to have delivered superior performance in the first half of 2007. We will strive to build on the portfolio's gains over the balance of 2007 and in the years ahead.
Sincerely,
S. BASU MULLICK
PORTFOLIO MANAGER
Industry Diversification
(% of Total Net Assets)
Auto Related | | | 1.6 | % | |
Banking & Financial | | | 4.9 | | |
Coal | | | 1.4 | | |
Defense | | | 1.5 | | |
Electric Utilities | | | 4.5 | | |
Energy | | | 1.5 | | |
Energy Services & Equipment | | | 1.5 | | |
Financial Services | | | 3.8 | | |
Food & Beverage | | | 3.8 | | |
Health Care | | | 6.6 | | |
Home Builders | | | 9.3 | | |
Industrial | | | 4.9 | | |
Insurance | | | 7.0 | | |
Machinery & Equipment | | | 6.1 | | |
Materials | | | 4.2 | % | |
Metals | | | 3.1 | | |
Oil & Gas | | | 11.9 | | |
Oil Services | | | 1.4 | | |
Pharmaceutical | | | 2.0 | | |
Retail | | | 4.9 | | |
Software | | | 6.6 | | |
Steel | | | 1.5 | | |
Technology | | | 2.4 | | |
Transportation | | | 1.5 | | |
Wireless Telecommunications Services | | | 1.2 | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 5.3 | | |
Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets | | | (4.4 | ) | |
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Endnotes
1. 21.31%, 14.30% and 8.12% were the average annual total returns for the 1-, 5- and 10-year periods ended June 30, 2007. Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("NBMI") has agreed to absorb certain expenses of the AMT Portfolios. Without this arrangement, which is subject to change, the total returns of the Portfolios would be less. Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance data quoted represents past performance and the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that the shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please visi t https://www.nb.com/public/DMA/html/performance_ins_amt_equity_monthly.html. The performance information does not reflect fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans whose proceeds are invested in the Partners Portfolio.
2. The S&P 500 Index is widely regarded as the standard for measuring large-cap U.S. stock market performance and includes a representative sample of the leading companies in leading industries. The Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index (which measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization). The Russell 1000® Index represents approximately 90% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. Please note that indices do not take into account any fees and expenses of investing in the individual securities that they track and that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. Data about the performance of these indices are prepared or obtained by NBMI and include reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. The Portfolio may invest in many securities not included in the above-described indices.
Any ratios or other measurements using a factor of forecasted earnings of a company discussed herein are based on consensus estimates, not NBMI's own projections, and they may or may not be realized. In addition, any revision to a forecast could affect the market price of a security. By quoting them herein, NBMI does not offer an opinion as to the accuracy of and does not guarantee these forecasted numbers.
The investments for the Portfolio are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage one or more other mutual funds that have similar names, investment objectives and investment styles as the Portfolio. You should be aware that the Portfolio is likely to differ from the other mutual funds in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Portfolio can be expected to vary from those of the other mutual funds.
The composition, industries and holdings of the Portfolio are subject to change.
Shares of the separate AMT Portfolios are sold only through the currently effective prospectus and are not available to the general public. Shares of this Portfolio may be purchased only by life insurance companies to be used with their separate accounts that fund variable annuity and variable life insurance policies and by qualified pension and retirement plans.
© 2007 Neuberger Berman Management Inc., distributor. All rights reserved.
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Information About Your Fund's Expenses
This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. All mutual funds incur operating expenses, which include management fees, fees for administrative services and costs of shareholder reports, among others. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended June 30, 2007 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates the fund's costs in two ways:
Actual Expenses and Performance: The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the fund's actual performance during the period. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
The table and the expense example do not include expenses and charges that are, or may be, imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan. If such expenses and charges were included, your costs would be higher.
Expense Information As of 6/30/07 (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Partners Portfolio
Actual | | Beginning Account Value 1/1/07 | | Ending Account Value 6/30/07 | | Expenses Paid During the Period* 1/1/07 – 6/30/07 | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,088.80 | | | $ | 4.69 | | |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses) ** | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.30 | | | $ | 4.54 | | |
* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of .91%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).
** Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by multiplying the number of days in the most recent half year divided by 365.
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Schedule of Investments Partners Portfolio
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Common Stocks (99.1%) | | | |
Auto Related (1.6%) | | | |
| 171,700 | | | Harley-Davidson | | $ | 10,235,037 | | |
Banking & Financial (4.9%) | | | |
| 310,998 | | | Countrywide Financial | | | 11,304,777 | | |
| 139,900 | | | Merrill Lynch | | | 11,692,842 | | |
| 150,900 | | | MGIC Investment | | | 8,580,174 | | |
| | | 31,577,793 | | |
Coal (1.4%) | | | |
| 137,600 | | | Arch Coal | | | 4,788,480 | È | |
| 88,000 | | | Peabody Energy | | | 4,257,440 | È | |
| | | 9,045,920 | | |
Defense (1.5%) | | | |
| 95,200 | | | L-3 Communications Holdings | | | 9,271,528 | | |
Electric Utilities (4.5%) | | | |
| 151,500 | | | FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 9,806,595 | | |
| 130,400 | | | Mirant Corp. | | | 5,561,560 | * | |
| 314,100 | | | NRG Energy | | | 13,057,137 | * | |
| | | 28,425,292 | | |
Energy (1.5%) | | | |
| 106,400 | | | Suncor Energy | | | 9,567,488 | | |
Energy Services & Equipment (1.5%) | | | |
| 274,200 | | | Halliburton Co. | | | 9,459,900 | È | |
Financial Services (3.8%) | | | |
| 63,600 | | | Goldman Sachs Group | | | 13,785,300 | | |
| 126,400 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 10,602,432 | | |
| | | 24,387,732 | | |
Food & Beverage (3.8%) | | | |
| 415,900 | | | ConAgra, Inc. | | | 11,171,074 | | |
| 535,700 | | | Constellation Brands | | | 13,006,796 | * | |
| | | 24,177,870 | | |
Health Care (6.6%) | | | |
| 208,500 | | | Boston Scientific | | | 3,198,390 | * | |
| 180,000 | | | Medtronic, Inc. | | | 9,334,800 | | |
| 237,000 | | | UnitedHealth Group | | | 12,120,180 | | |
| 99,800 | | | WellPoint Inc. | | | 7,967,034 | * | |
| 115,800 | | | Zimmer Holdings | | | 9,830,262 | * | |
| | | 42,450,666 | | |
Home Builders (9.3%) | | | |
| 245,500 | | | Centex Corp. | | | 9,844,550 | | |
| 527,066 | | | D.R. Horton | | | 10,504,425 | È | |
| 368,000 | | | Hovnanian Enterprises | | | 6,083,040 | *È | |
| 275,000 | | | KB HOME | | | 10,826,750 | | |
| 248,300 | | | Lennar Corp. Class A | | | 9,077,848 | | |
| 18,900 | | | NVR, Inc. | | | 12,847,275 | * | |
| | | 59,183,888 | | |
Industrial (4.9%) | | | |
| 214,900 | | | Chicago Bridge & Iron | | | 8,110,326 | | |
| 247,300 | | | General Electric | | | 9,466,644 | | |
| 77,400 | | | McDermott International | | | 6,433,488 | * | |
| 209,200 | | | Owens Corning | | | 7,035,396 | * | |
| | | 31,045,854 | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Insurance (7.0%) | | | |
| 242,700 | | | Aetna Inc. | | $ | 11,989,380 | | |
| 187,200 | | | American International Group | | | 13,109,616 | | |
| 3,880 | | | Berkshire Hathaway Class B | | | 13,987,400 | * | |
| 57,900 | | | Hartford Financial Services Group | | | 5,703,729 | | |
| | | 44,790,125 | | |
Machinery & Equipment (6.1%) | | | |
| 157,200 | | | Caterpillar Inc. | | | 12,308,760 | | |
| 229,650 | | | Joy Global | | | 13,395,485 | | |
| 162,800 | | | Terex Corp. | | | 13,235,640 | * | |
| | | 38,939,885 | | |
Materials (4.2%) | | | |
| 233,430 | | | Cemex SAB de C.V. ADR | | | 8,613,567 | * | |
| 193,000 | | | Teck Cominco Class B | | | 8,202,500 | | |
| 169,900 | | | Xstrata PLC | | | 10,114,586 | | |
| | | 26,930,653 | | |
Metals (3.1%) | | | |
| 185,100 | | | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold | | | 15,329,982 | | |
| 310,000 | | | Sterlite Industries (India) ADR | | | 4,547,700 | * | |
| | | 19,877,682 | | |
Oil & Gas (11.9%) | | | |
| 170,900 | | | Canadian Natural Resources | | | 11,339,215 | | |
| 184,900 | | | Denbury Resources | | | 6,933,750 | * | |
| 87,600 | | | EOG Resources | | | 6,400,056 | | |
| 66,800 | | | Exxon Mobil | | | 5,603,184 | | |
| 110,000 | | | Noble Corp. | | | 10,727,200 | | |
| 72,200 | | | Petroleo Brasileiro ADR | | | 8,755,694 | | |
| 102,000 | | | Quicksilver Resources | | | 4,547,160 | *È | |
| 101,400 | | | Southwestern Energy | | | 4,512,300 | * | |
| 364,145 | | | Talisman Energy | | | 7,038,923 | | |
| 55,200 | | | Valero Energy | | | 4,077,072 | | |
| 95,733 | | | XTO Energy | | | 5,753,553 | | |
| | | 75,688,107 | | |
Oil Services (1.4%) | | | |
| 84,500 | | | National-Oilwell Varco | | | 8,808,280 | * | |
Pharmaceutical (2.0%) | | | |
| 174,200 | | | Shire PLC ADR | | | 12,913,446 | | |
Retail (4.9%) | | | |
| 166,900 | | | Best Buy | | | 7,789,223 | | |
| 130,800 | | | J.C. Penney | | | 9,467,304 | | |
| 174,800 | | | Macy's Inc. | | | 6,953,544 | | |
| 250,200 | | | TJX Cos. | | | 6,880,500 | | |
| | | 31,090,571 | | |
Software (6.6%) | | | |
| 412,500 | | | Activision, Inc. | | | 7,701,375 | * | |
| 327,200 | | | Check Point Software Technologies | | | 7,463,432 | * | |
| 281,500 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 8,295,805 | | |
| 472,200 | | | Oracle Corp. | | | 9,307,062 | * | |
| 477,757 | | | Symantec Corp. | | | 9,650,691 | * | |
| | | 42,418,365 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments Partners Portfolio cont'd
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Steel (1.5%) | | | |
| 88,500 | | | United States Steel | | $ | 9,624,375 | | |
Technology (2.4%) | | | |
| 127,500 | | | Lexmark International Group | | | 6,287,025 | * | |
| 231,700 | | | Texas Instruments | | | 8,718,871 | | |
| | | 15,005,896 | | |
Transportation (1.5%) | | | |
| 106,350 | | | Frontline Ltd. | | | 4,888,372 | È | |
| 159,448 | | | Ship Finance International | | | 4,732,417 | È | |
| | | 9,620,789 | | |
Wireless Telecommunications Services (1.2%) | | | |
| 147,500 | | | China Mobile ADR | | | 7,950,251 | | |
| | Total Common Stocks (Cost $458,726,412) | | | 632,487,393 | | |
Short-Term Investments (5.3%) | | | |
| 4,126,278 | | | Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class | | | 4,126,278 | @ | |
| 29,750,593 | | | Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC | | | 29,750,593 | ‡ | |
| Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $33,876,871) | | | | | | 33,876,871 | # | |
| Total Investments (104.4%) (Cost $492,603,283) | | | | | | 666,364,264 | ## | |
| Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets [(4.4%)] | | | | | | (28,104,633 | ) | |
| Total Net Assets (100.0%) | | | | | $ | 638,259,631 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Notes to Schedule of Investments Partners Portfolio
† Investments in equity securities by Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Partners Portfolio (the "Fund") are valued at the latest sale price where that price is readily available; securities for which no sales were reported, unless otherwise noted, are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices. Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued by the Fund at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. The Fund values all other securities, including securities for which the necessary last sale, asked and/or bid prices are not readily available, by methods the Board of Trustees of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Board") has approved on the belief that they reflect fair value. Numerous factors may be considered when determining the fair value of a security, including available analyst, media or other reports, trading in futures or ADRs and whether the issuer of the security being fair valued has other securities outstanding. Foreign security prices are furnished by independent quotation services and expressed in local currency values. Foreign security prices are currently translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. The Board has approved the use of FT Interactive Data Corporation ("FT I nteractive") to assist in determining the fair value of the Fund's foreign equity securities when changes in the value of a certain index suggest that the closing prices on the foreign exchanges may no longer represent the amount that the Fund could expect to receive for those securities. In this event, FT Interactive will provide adjusted prices for certain foreign equity securities using a statistical analysis of historical correlations of multiple factors. In the absence of precise information about the market values of these foreign securities as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Board has determined on the basis of available data that prices adjusted in this way are likely to be closer to the prices the Fund could realize on a current sale than are the prices of those securities established at the close of the foreign markets in which the securities primarily trade. However, fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to th e price at which the security next trades. Short-term debt securities with less than 60 days until maturity may be valued at cost which, when combined with interest earned, approximates market value.
# At cost, which approximates market value.
## At June 30, 2007, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $493,995,392. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $187,803,776 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $15,434,904, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $172,368,872, based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
* Security did not produce income during the last twelve months.
È All or a portion of this security is on loan (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements).
‡ Managed by an affiliate of Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and could be deemed an affiliate of the Fund (see Notes A & F of Notes to Financial Statements).
@ Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money") is also managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money (see Notes A & F of Notes to Financial Statements).
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Partners Portfolio | |
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at market value*† (Notes A & F )—see Schedule of Investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 632,487,393 | | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 33,876,871 | | |
| | | 666,364,264 | | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 479,764 | | |
Receivable for securities sold | | | 10,560,122 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 102,731 | | |
Receivable for securities lending income (Note A) | | | 144,802 | | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 22,773 | | |
Total Assets | | | 677,674,456 | | |
Liabilities | |
Due to custodian | | | 23,235 | | |
Payable for collateral on securities loaned (Note A) | | | 29,750,593 | | |
Payable for securities purchased | | | 8,685,715 | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 290,738 | | |
Payable to investment manager—net (Notes A & B) | | | 285,629 | | |
Payable to administrator (Note B) | | | 162,346 | | |
Payable for securities lending fees (Note A) | | | 135,019 | | |
Accrued expenses and other payables | | | 81,550 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 39,414,825 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 638,259,631 | | |
Net Assets consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 352,395,572 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | 5,103,793 | | |
Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments | | | 106,998,042 | | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments | | | 173,762,224 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 638,259,631 | | |
Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized) | | | 27,702,637 | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 23.04 | | |
†Securities on loan, at market value: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 28,476,175 | | |
*Cost of investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 458,726,412 | | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 33,876,871 | | |
Total cost of investments | | $ | 492,603,283 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Operations
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Partners Portfolio | |
Investment Income | |
Income (Note A): | |
Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 4,016,156 | | |
Interest income—unaffiliated issuers | | | 878 | | |
Income from securities loaned—net (Note F) | | | 56,711 | | |
Income from investments in affiliated issuers (Note F) | | | 139,134 | | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (83,225 | ) | |
Total income | | | 4,129,654 | | |
Expenses: | |
Investment management fees (Notes A & B) | | | 1,661,323 | | |
Administration fees (Note B) | | | 941,006 | | |
Audit fees | | | 19,157 | | |
Custodian fees (Note B) | | | 92,635 | | |
Insurance expense | | | 12,730 | | |
Legal fees | | | 70,728 | | |
Shareholder reports | | | 45,988 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 11,962 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 20,786 | | |
Total expenses | | | 2,876,315 | | |
Investment management fees waived (Note A) | | | (2,180 | ) | |
Expenses reduced by custodian fee expense offset and commission recapture arrangements (Note B) | | | (33,756 | ) | |
Total net expenses | | | 2,840,379 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1,289,275 | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Note A) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers | | | 48,199,134 | | |
Foreign currency | | | 43,516 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 3,854,107 | | |
Foreign currency | | | (4,318 | ) | |
Net gain (loss) on investments | | | 52,092,439 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 53,381,714 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | Partners Portfolio | |
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended December 31, 2006
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | |
From Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 1,289,275 | | | $ | 3,830,001 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 48,242,650 | | | | 59,154,630 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | 3,849,789 | | | | 8,872,020 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 53,381,714 | | | | 71,856,651 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A): | |
Net investment income | | | — | | | | (4,491,484 | ) | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | — | | | | (69,178,673 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | — | | | | (73,670,157 | ) | |
From Fund Share Transactions (Note D): | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 36,115,162 | | | | 85,548,617 | | |
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | — | | | | 73,670,157 | | |
Payments for shares redeemed | | | (82,440,237 | ) | | | (258,207,711 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions | | | (46,325,075 | ) | | | (98,988,937 | ) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | 7,056,639 | | | | (100,802,443 | ) | |
Net Assets: | |
Beginning of period | | | 631,202,992 | | | | 732,005,435 | | |
End of period | | $ | 638,259,631 | | | $ | 631,202,992 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period | | $ | 5,103,793 | | | $ | 3,814,518 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements Partners Portfolio
Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
1 General: Partners Portfolio (the "Fund") is a separate operating series of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to a Trust Instrument dated May 23, 1994. The Trust is currently comprised of eleven separate operating series (each a "Series," collectively, the "Funds") each of which is diversified. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Fund currently offers only Cla ss I shares. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board") may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.
The assets of each Series belong only to that Series, and the liabilities of each Series are borne solely by that Series and no other.
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("Management") to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2 Portfolio valuation: Investment securities are valued as indicated in the notes following the Schedule of Investments.
3 Foreign currency translation: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are currently translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain (loss) arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statement of Operations.
4 Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of original issue discount, where applicable, and accretion of discount on short-term investments, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactio ns and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations. Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments are proceeds from the settlement of class action litigation in which the Fund participated as a plaintiff. The amount of such proceeds for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $231,973.
5 Income tax information: The Funds are treated as separate entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment
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companies and to distribute substantially all of its earnings to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.
Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund as a whole. The Fund may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.
As determined on December 31, 2006, permanent differences resulting primarily from different book and tax accounting for foreign currency gains and losses were reclassified at fiscal year-end. These reclassifications had no effect on net income, net asset value or net asset value per share of the Fund.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was as follows:
| | Distributions Paid From: | | | |
Ordinary Income | | Long-Term Capital Gain | | Total | |
2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
$ | 11,894,519 | | | $ | 6,487,803 | | | $ | 61,775,638 | | | $ | 150,568 | | | $ | 73,670,157 | | | $ | 6,638,371 | | |
As of December 31, 2006, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Gain | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Loss Carryforwards and Deferrals | |
Total | |
$ | 5,917,490 | | | $ | 58,337,153 | | | $ | 168,227,702 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 232,482,345 | | |
The difference between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings is attributable primarily to timing differences of wash sales. | |
6 Distributions to shareholders: The Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, generally are distributed in October. Income distributions and capital gain distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-date.
7 Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.
8 Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds. Expenses directly attributable to a Series are charged to that Series. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributed to a Series are allocated among the funds, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the funds can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which Management serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributed to a Series or the Trust are allocated among the Fund and the other investment companies in the complex or series thereof on the
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basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each investment company in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly.
9 Repurchase agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that Management has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. The Fund requires that the securities purchased in a repurchase agreement be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the Fund to assert a perfected security interest in those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the securities transferred to ensure that their value, including accrued interest, is greater than amounts owed to t he Fund under each such repurchase agreement.
10 Security lending: Since 2005, a third party, eSecLending, has assisted the Fund in conducting a bidding process to identify agents/principals that would pay a guaranteed amount to the Fund in consideration of the Fund entering into an exclusive securities lending arrangement.
Through a bidding process in August 2006, and in accordance with an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund selected Neuberger Berman, LLC ("Neuberger"), an affiliate of the Fund, to be its exclusive lending agent for a specified period. Under the agreement entered into between the Fund and Neuberger, Neuberger pays a guaranteed amount to the Fund.
Under the securities lending arrangement, the Fund receives cash collateral at the beginning of each transaction equal to at least 102% of the prior day's market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). The Fund may invest all the cash collateral in Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC ("Quality Fund"), a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management.
Net income from the lending program represents the guaranteed amount plus income earned on the cash collateral invested in Quality Fund or in other investments, less cash collateral fees and other expenses associated with the loans. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund received net income under the securities lending arrangement of approximately $56,711, which is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from securities loaned-net." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, "Income from securities loaned-net" consisted of approximately $1,282,376 in income earned on cash collateral and guaranteed amounts (including approximately $1,220,680 of interest income earned from the Quality Fund and $61,696 in guaranteed amounts received from Neuberger), less fees and expenses paid of approximately $1,225,665 (including approximately $83,820 retained by Neuberger).
11 Transactions with other funds managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc.: Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund may invest in a money market fund managed by Management or an affiliate. The Fund invests in the Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money"), as approved by the Board. Prime Money seeks to provide the highest available current income consistent with safety and liquidity. For any cash that the Fund invests in Prime Money, Management waives a portion of its management fee equal to the management fee it receives from Prime Money on those assets (the "Arrangement"). For the six months ended June 30, 2007, manageme nt
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fees waived under this Arrangement amounted to $2,180 and are reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Investment management fees waived." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, income earned under this Arrangement amounted to $139,134 and is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from investments in affiliated issuers."
12 Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.
Note B—Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
Fund shares are issued and redeemed in connection with investments in and payments under certain variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued through separate accounts of life insurance companies and are also offered directly to qualified pension and retirement plans.
The Fund retains Management as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 0.55% of the first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.525% of the next $250 million, 0.50% of the next $250 million, 0.475% of the next $250 million, 0.45% of the next $500 million, 0.425% of the next $2.5 billion, and 0.40% of average daily net assets in excess of $4 billion.
The Fund retains Management as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. The Fund pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.30% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, Management retains State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. Management pays State Street a fee for all services received under this agreement.
The Board adopted a non-fee distribution plan for the Fund.
Management has contractually undertaken through December 31, 2010 to reimburse the Fund for its operating expenses (excluding fees payable to Management, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, and transaction costs) ("Operating Expenses") which exceed, in the aggregate, 1.00% per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets (the "Expense Limitation"). For the six months ended June 30, 2007, no reimbursement to the Fund was required. The Fund has agreed to repay Management through December 31, 2013 for its excess Operating Expenses previously reimbursed by Management, so long as its annual Operating Expenses during that period do not exceed its Expense Limitation, and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which Management issued the reimbursement. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there was no reimbursement to
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Management under this agreement. At June 30, 2007, the Fund had no contingent liability to Management under this agreement.
Management and Neuberger, a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange and sub-adviser to the Fund, are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ("Lehman"), a publicly-owned holding company. Neuberger is retained by Management to furnish it with investment recommendations and research information without added cost to the Fund. Several individuals who are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust are also employees of Neuberger and/or Management.
The Fund has entered into a commission recapture program, which enables it to pay some of its operational expenses by recouping a portion of the commissions it pays to a broker that is not a related party of the Fund. Pursuant to the agreement, brokers pay recaptured commissions to the Fund's custodian and the custodian directs these amounts toward payment of expenses such as custodial, transfer agency or accounting services. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $32,107.
The Fund has an expense offset arrangement in connection with its custodian contract. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $1,649.
Note C—Securities Transactions:
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there were purchase and sale transactions (excluding short-term securities) of $118,951,789 and $162,405,011, respectively.
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, brokerage commissions on securities transactions amounted to $294,001, of which Neuberger received $0, Lehman Brothers Inc. received $42,064, and other brokers received $251,937.
Note D—Fund Share Transactions:
Share activity for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 2006 was as follows:
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | | For the Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Shares Sold | | | 1,596,588 | | | | 3,869,168 | | |
Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions | | | — | | | | 3,702,018 | | |
Shares Redeemed | | | (3,724,144 | ) | | | (11,930,502 | ) | |
Total | | | (2,127,556 | ) | | | (4,359,316 | ) | |
Note E—Line of Credit:
At June 30, 2007, the Fund was a participant in a single committed, unsecured $150,000,000 line of credit with a consortium of banks organized by State Street, to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes.
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Other investment companies managed by Management also participate in this line of credit on the same terms. Interest is charged on borrowings under this agreement at the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% per annum. A facility fee of 0.07% per annum of the available line of credit is charged, of which the Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due and payable. The fee is paid quarterly in arrears. Because several investment companies participate, there is no assurance that an individual fund will have access to all or any part of the $150,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at June 30, 2007. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund did not utilize this line of credit.
Note F—Investments in Affiliates*:
Name of Issuer | | Balance of Shares Held December 31, 2006 | | Gross Purchases and Additions | | Gross Sales and Reductions | | Balance of Shares Held June 30, 2007 | | Value June 30, 2007 | | Income from Investments in Affiliated Issuers Included in Total Income | |
Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class** | | | 7,244,235 | | | | 68,586,793 | | | | 71,704,750 | | | | 4,126,278 | | | $ | 4,126,278 | | | $ | 139,134 | | |
Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC *** | | | 45,640,511 | | | | 232,117,517 | | | | 248,007,435 | | | | 29,750,593 | | | | 29,750,593 | | | | 1,220,680 | | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | $ | 33,876,871 | | | $ | 1,359,814 | | |
* Affiliated issuers, as defined in the 1940 Act.
** Prime Money is also managed by Management and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money.
*** Quality Fund, a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management, is used to invest cash the Fund receives as collateral for securities loaned as approved by the Board. Because all shares of Quality Fund are held by funds in the related investment management complex, Quality Fund may be considered an affiliate of the Fund.
Note G—Recent Accounting Pronouncement:
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Statement No. 157, "Fair Value Measurement" ("SFAS 157"), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management believes the adoption of SFAS 157 will not have a material impact on the Fund's financial positions or results of operations.
Note H—Unaudited Financial Information:
The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.
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Financial Highlights Partners Portfolio
The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements.
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 (Unaudited) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 21.16 | | | $ | 21.41 | | | $ | 18.32 | | | $ | 15.40 | | | $ | 11.40 | | | $ | 15.10 | | |
Income From Investment Operations: | |
Net Investment Income (Loss)‡ | | | .04 | | | | .12 | | | | .14 | | | | .17 | | | | .00 | | | | .01 | | |
Net Gains or Losses on Securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | 1.84 | | | | 2.33 | | | | 3.15 | | | | 2.75 | | | | 4.00 | | | | (3.64 | ) | |
Total From Investment Operations | | | 1.88 | | | | 2.45 | | | | 3.29 | | | | 2.92 | | | | 4.00 | | | | (3.63 | ) | |
Less Distributions From: | |
Net Investment Income | | | — | | | | (.16 | ) | | | (.19 | ) | | | (.00 | ) | | | — | | | | (.07 | ) | |
Net Capital Gains | | | — | | | | (2.54 | ) | | | (.01 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total Distributions | | | — | | | | (2.70 | ) | | | (.20 | ) | | | (.00 | ) | | | — | | | | (.07 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 23.04 | | | $ | 21.16 | | | $ | 21.41 | | | $ | 18.32 | | | $ | 15.40 | | | $ | 11.40 | | |
Total Return†† | | | +8.88 | %** | | | +12.24 | % | | | +18.04 | % | | | +18.98 | % | | | +35.09 | % | | | -24.14 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net Assets, End of Period (in millions) | | $ | 638.3 | | | $ | 631.2 | | | $ | 732.0 | | | $ | 589.8 | | | $ | 669.6 | | | $ | 522.6 | | |
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets# | | | .92 | %* | | | .91 | % | | | .90 | % | | | .91 | % | | | .91 | % | | | .91 | % | |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | .91 | %*§ | | | .91 | %§ | | | .89 | %§ | | | .89 | %§ | | | .90 | %§ | | | .91 | % | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | | | .41 | %* | | | .57 | % | | | .70 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | .01 | % | | | .05 | % | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 19 | %** | | | 36 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 71 | % | | | 76 | % | | | 53 | % | |
See Notes to Financial Highlights
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Notes to Financial Highlights Partners Portfolio
†† Total return based on per share net asset value reflects the effects of changes in net asset value on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period and assumes dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested. Results represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal may fluctuate and shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not waived certain expenses. The total return information shown does not reflect charges and other expenses that apply to the separate account or the related insurance policies, and the inclusion of these charges and other expenses would reduce the total return for all fiscal periods shown.
# The Fund is required to calculate an expense ratio without taking into consideration any expense reductions related to expense offset arrangements.
‡ Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.
§ After waiver of a portion of the investment management fee by Management. Had Management not undertaken such action, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:
Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | |
2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | |
| 0.91 | % | | | 0.91 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | |
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov, and on Management's website at www.nb.com.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust's Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free).
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Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2007
Neuberger Berman
Advisers
Management
Trust
Regency
Portfolio®
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Regency Portfolio Manager's Commentary
The Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (AMT) Regency Portfolio performed well in the first half of 2007, delivering a solid return and outpacing its Russell Midcap® Value Index benchmark. Stock selection in the Materials, Industrials and Utilities sectors deserves much of the credit for the portfolio's superior return. Relative performance also benefited from significant overweights in Energy and Industrials, two of the top three performing benchmark sectors.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., iron ore producer Cleveland-Cliffs, and United States Steel Corporation were at the very top of our top-ten contributors list and were the primary reason our Materials holdings doubled the return from the corresponding benchmark sector. The portfolio was more than double-weighted in the Energy sector and, although no energy companies appeared on our top ten list, collectively they were substantial performance contributors. Chicago Bridge & Iron, a leading builder of liquid natural gas storage facilities, terminals and ships, was our best performer in the Industrials sector. The portfolio was underweight in Utilities, but the excellent performance of NRG Energy and Mirant Corp. helped nearly triple the return from the benchmark's Utilities sector.
Despite strong performance over the last year, we still think that select Materials stocks represent good value. Synchronized global growth and the rapid industrialization of emerging market economies including the "BRIC" nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China) should sustain strong demand for raw materials. We currently continue to favor Energy as well. Over the longer term, we believe that growth in global demand will exceed growth in supply, which will be restrained by periodic political disruptions in leading oil producing nations, the high and rising cost of finding and producing more oil, and the decline in production from giant oil fields around the world. We favor independent exploration and production companies, oil services firms and refiners, which we currently believe will continue to enjoy high profit margins resulting from constrained capacity. Although Utilities do not constitute a growth industry, we currently believe that power generators, in particular, should benefit from a tightening supply/demand balance.
During the six-month reporting period, the portfolio materially underperformed in the Consumer Discretionary and Financials sectors. The sell-off in homebuilder stocks including portfolio holdings Hovnanian Enterprises, Meritage Homes Corp., Centex Corp., Lennar Corp., and KB Home, was primarily responsible for the negative return of our Consumer Discretionary sector investments. The homebuilders had performed quite well from their July 2006 bottom through February 2007. However, in March, higher mortgage rates and concern about rising sub-prime mortgage delinquencies stalled the rally and, over the next four months, homebuilder stocks gave back all of the ground gained during their initial recovery. However, the stocks sell at very reasonable valuations, with bad news already reflected in their stock prices. If, as we anticipate, strong job growth revives housing demand and homebuilder inventories are worked down in the second half of 2007, we currently believe that these stocks can make another good run.
Our primary disappointments in the Financials sector, IndyMac Bancorp, Bear Stearns, and MGIC Investment Corp., were also victims of problems in the subprime mortgage market. A portion of IndyMac's loan portfolio was in sub-prime mortgages, two of Bear Stearns' hedge funds were heavily invested in packaged sub-prime loans, and MGIC is a mortgage insurer. We think all three of these quality companies will recover effectively from the sub-prime lending fallout and regain investor interest.
Looking ahead, we currently expect that U.S. GDP growth will reaccelerate in second half 2007, helped in part by a firming housing market. As such, as of June 30, we are maintaining exposure to cyclical sectors such as Materials, Industrials, Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology. We think that despite recent monetary tightening overseas, international economic growth will be even stronger, with emerging market economies expanding their role on the global
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economic stage. Consequently, we are biased toward U.S. based multinationals with substantial international operations.
Recently, the stock market has become more volatile, with big short-term moves both negative and positive. All investors, including yours truly, will have to live with the daily market drama. However, we believe that our portfolio of financially strong, highly profitable, well-established companies trading at below market valuations will continue to produce good long-term returns.
Sincerely,
S. BASU MULLICK
PORTFOLIO MANAGER
Industry Diversification
(% of Total Net Assets)
Aerospace | | | 3.3 | % | |
Auto Related | | | 2.5 | | |
Banking & Financial | | | 5.5 | | |
Coal | | | 1.3 | | |
Communications Equipment | | | 1.1 | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 1.1 | | |
Defense | | | 1.4 | | |
Electric Utilities | | | 8.7 | | |
Financial & Insurance | | | 0.5 | | |
Financial Services | | | 1.9 | | |
Food & Beverage | | | 6.3 | | |
Health Care | | | 0.9 | | |
Home Builders | | | 7.2 | | |
Industrial | | | 3.9 | | |
Insurance | | | 6.6 | | |
Machinery & Equipment | | | 4.1 | | |
Manufacturing | | | 1.0 | | |
Metals | | | 4.8 | % | |
Oil & Gas | | | 7.4 | | |
Oil Services | | | 1.0 | | |
Pharmaceutical | | | 2.8 | | |
Real Estate | | | 5.9 | | |
Retail | | | 4.5 | | |
Semiconductors | | | 2.8 | | |
Software | | | 3.4 | | |
Steel | | | 2.4 | | |
Technology | | | 1.2 | | |
Transportation | | | 0.9 | | |
Utilities | | | 0.4 | | |
Utilities, Electric & Gas | | | 3.1 | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 17.2 | | |
Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets | | | (15.1 | ) | |
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Endnotes
1. For Class I, 19.13%, 14.99% and 12.73% were the average annual total returns for the 1- and 5-year and since inception (08/22/01) periods ended June 30, 2007. For Class S, 18.81%, 14.89% and 12.65% were the average annual total returns for the 1- and 5-year and since inception (08/22/01) periods ended June 30, 2007. Performance shown prior to April 29, 2005, for the Class S shares is that of the Class I shares, which has lower expenses and correspondingly higher returns than Class S shares. Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("NBMI") has agreed to absorb certain expenses of the AMT Portfolios. Without this arrangement, which is subject to change, the total returns of the Portfolios would be less. Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance data quoted represent past performance an d the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that the shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please visit https://www.nb.com/public/DMA/html/performance_ins_amt_equity_monthly.html. The performance information does not reflect fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans whose proceeds are invested in the Regency Portfolio.
2. The Russell Midcap® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000® Index, which represents approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® Index (which, in turn, consists of the 1,000 largest U.S. companies, based on market capitalization). Please note that indices do not take into account any fees and expenses of investing in the individual securities that they track and that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. Data about the performance of these indices are prepared or obtained by NBMI and include reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. The Portfolio m ay invest in many securities not included in the above-described indices.
Any ratios or other measurements using a factor of forecasted earnings of a company discussed herein are based on consensus estimates, not NBMI's own projections, and they may or may not be realized. In addition, any revision to a forecast could affect the market price of a security. By quoting them herein, NBMI does not offer an opinion as to the accuracy of and does not guarantee these forecasted numbers.
The investments for the Portfolio are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage one or more other mutual funds that have similar names, investment objectives and investment styles as the Portfolio. You should be aware that the Portfolio is likely to differ from the other mutual funds in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Portfolio can be expected to vary from those of the other mutual funds.
The composition, industries and holdings of the Portfolio are subject to change.
Shares of the separate AMT Portfolios are sold only through the currently effective prospectus and are not available to the general public. Shares of this Portfolio may be purchased only by life insurance companies to be used with their separate accounts that fund variable annuity and variable life insurance policies and by qualified pension and retirement plans.
© 2007 Neuberger Berman Management Inc., distributor. All rights reserved.
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Information About Your Fund's Expenses
This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. All mutual funds incur operating expenses, which include management fees, fees for administrative services and costs of shareholder reports, among others. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended June 30, 2007 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates the fund's costs in two ways:
Actual Expenses and Performance: The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the fund's actual performance during the period. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
The table and the expense example do not include expenses and charges that are, or may be, imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan. If such expenses and charges were included, your costs would be higher.
Expense Information As of 6/30/07 (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Regency Portfolio
Actual Beginning Account Value 1/1/07 | | Ending Account Value 6/30/07 | | Expenses Paid During the Period* 1/1/07 – 6/30/07 | | Expense Ratio | |
Class I $1,000.00 | | $ | 1,093.80 | | | $ | 4.80 | | | | .92 | % | |
Class S $1,000.00 | | $ | 1,091.60 | | | $ | 6.08 | | | | 1.17 | % | |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)** | |
Class I $1,000.00 | | $ | 1,020.21 | | | $ | 4.63 | | | | .92 | % | |
Class S $1,000.00 | | $ | 1,018.98 | | | $ | 5.87 | | | | 1.17 | % | |
* For each class of the fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).
** Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by multiplying the number of days in the most recent half year divided by 365.
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Schedule of Investments Regency Portfolio
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Common Stocks (97.9%) | | | |
Aerospace (3.3%) | | | |
| 125,500 | | | Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica ADR | | $ | 6,050,355 | È | |
| 169,600 | | | Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Class A | | | 6,114,080 | * | |
| | | 12,164,435 | | |
Auto Related (2.5%) | | | |
| 93,450 | | | Advance Auto Parts | | | 3,787,529 | | |
| 94,500 | | | Harley-Davidson | | | 5,633,145 | | |
| | | 9,420,674 | | |
Banking & Financial (5.5%) | | | |
| 190,900 | | | Colonial BancGroup | | | 4,766,773 | È | |
| 166,800 | | | IndyMac Bancorp | | | 4,865,556 | È | |
| 100,900 | | | MGIC Investment | | | 5,737,174 | È | |
| 114,100 | | | PMI Group | | | 5,096,847 | | |
| | | 20,466,350 | | |
Coal (1.3%) | | | |
| 74,600 | | | Arch Coal | | | 2,596,080 | | |
| 42,800 | | | Peabody Energy | | | 2,070,664 | | |
| | | 4,666,744 | | |
Communications Equipment (1.1%) | | | |
| 227,200 | | | Arris Group | | | 3,996,448 | *È | |
Consumer Discretionary (1.1%) | | | |
| 35,000 | | | Whirlpool Corp. | | | 3,892,000 | | |
Defense (1.4%) | | | |
| 53,800 | | | L-3 Communications Holdings | | | 5,239,582 | | |
Electric Utilities (8.7%) | | | |
| 194,800 | | | DPL Inc. | | | 5,520,632 | | |
| 56,500 | | | Edison International | | | 3,170,780 | | |
| 111,200 | | | FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 7,197,976 | | |
| 122,400 | | | Mirant Corp. | | | 5,220,360 | * | |
| 144,800 | | | NRG Energy | | | 6,019,336 | * | |
| 112,400 | | | PPL Corp. | | | 5,259,196 | | |
| | | 32,388,280 | | |
Financial & Insurance (0.5%) | | | |
| 38,100 | | | StanCorp Financial Group | | | 1,999,488 | | |
Financial Services (1.9%) | | | |
| 50,700 | | | Bear Stearns | | | 7,098,000 | | |
Food & Beverage (6.3%) | | | |
| 274,000 | | | ConAgra, Inc. | | | 7,359,640 | | |
| 315,500 | | | Constellation Brands | | | 7,660,340 | *È | |
| 179,800 | | | Smithfield Foods | | | 5,536,042 | * | |
| 114,200 | | | Tyson Foods | | | 2,631,168 | | |
| | | 23,187,190 | | |
Health Care (0.9%) | | | |
| 60,800 | | | Coventry Health Care | | | 3,505,120 | * | |
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Home Builders (7.2%) | | | |
| 113,000 | | | Centex Corp. | | $ | 4,531,300 | È | |
| 191,700 | | | Hovnanian Enterprises | | | 3,168,801 | *È | |
| 113,300 | | | KB HOME | | | 4,460,621 | È | |
| 98,600 | | | Lennar Corp. Class A | | | 3,604,816 | | |
| 150,500 | | | Meritage Homes | | | 4,025,875 | *È | |
| 8,100 | | | NVR, Inc. | | | 5,505,975 | * | |
| 35,100 | | | Ryland Group | | | 1,311,687 | È | |
| | | 26,609,075 | | |
Industrial (3.9%) | | | |
| 172,700 | | | Chicago Bridge & Iron | | | 6,517,698 | | |
| 64,200 | | | McDermott International | | | 5,336,304 | * | |
| 84,100 | | | Walter Industries | | | 2,435,536 | | |
| | | 14,289,538 | | |
Insurance (6.6%) | | | |
| 111,500 | | | Aetna Inc. | | | 5,508,100 | | |
| 127,200 | | | CIGNA Corp. | | | 6,642,384 | | |
| 162,100 | | | Endurance Specialty Holdings | | | 6,490,484 | È | |
| 248,300 | | | Fidelity National Financial Class A | | | 5,884,710 | È | |
| | | 24,525,678 | | |
Machinery & Equipment (4.1%) | | | |
| 139,850 | | | Joy Global | | | 8,157,450 | | |
| 87,100 | | | Terex Corp. | | | 7,081,230 | * | |
| | | 15,238,680 | | |
Manufacturing (1.0%) | | | |
| 65,300 | | | Ingersoll-Rand | | | 3,579,746 | | |
Metals (4.8%) | | | |
| 101,300 | | | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold | | | 8,389,666 | | |
| 241,000 | | | Sterlite Industries (India) ADR | | | 3,535,470 | * | |
| 137,500 | | | Teck Cominco Class B | | | 5,843,750 | | |
| | | 17,768,886 | | |
Oil & Gas (7.4%) | | | |
| 74,200 | | | Canadian Natural Resources | | | 4,923,170 | | |
| 115,100 | | | Denbury Resources | | | 4,316,250 | * | |
| 56,500 | | | Noble Corp. | | | 5,509,880 | | |
| 54,900 | | | Quicksilver Resources | | | 2,447,442 | *È | |
| 60,100 | | | Southwestern Energy | | | 2,674,450 | * | |
| 26,500 | | | Sunoco, Inc. | | | 2,111,520 | | |
| 135,065 | | | Talisman Energy | | | 2,610,806 | | |
| 47,176 | | | XTO Energy | | | 2,835,278 | | |
| | | 27,428,796 | | |
Oil Services (1.0%) | | | |
| 71,500 | | | Oceaneering International | | | 3,763,760 | * | |
Pharmaceutical (2.8%) | | | |
| 118,700 | | | Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings | | | 4,063,101 | * | |
| 87,300 | | | Shire PLC ADR | | | 6,471,549 | | |
| | | 10,534,650 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments Regency Portfolio cont'd
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Real Estate (5.9%) | | | |
| 216,600 | | | Annaly Mortgage Management | | $ | 3,123,372 | | |
| 88,400 | | | Colonial Properties Trust | | | 3,222,180 | | |
| 61,900 | | | Developers Diversified Realty | | | 3,262,749 | | |
| 106,100 | | | First Industrial Realty Trust | | | 4,112,436 | | |
| 138,800 | | | iStar Financial | | | 6,153,004 | | |
| 57,100 | | | Ventas, Inc. | | | 2,069,875 | È | |
| | | 21,943,616 | | |
Retail (4.5%) | | | |
| 77,000 | | | Aeropostale, Inc. | | | 3,209,360 | * | |
| 170,300 | | | Circuit City Stores | | | 2,568,124 | | |
| 194,200 | | | Liz Claiborne | | | 7,243,660 | È | |
| 135,000 | | | TJX Cos. | | | 3,712,500 | | |
| | | 16,733,644 | | |
Semiconductors (2.8%) | | | |
| 96,100 | | | Avnet, Inc. | | | 3,809,404 | * | |
| 177,400 | | | International Rectifier | | | 6,609,924 | * | |
| | | 10,419,328 | | |
Software (3.4%) | | | |
| 215,500 | | | Activision, Inc. | | | 4,023,385 | * | |
| 138,900 | | | Check Point Software Technologies | | | 3,168,309 | * | |
| 261,400 | | | Take-Two Interactive Software | | | 5,220,158 | *È | |
| | | 12,411,852 | | |
Steel (2.4%) | | | |
| 45,800 | | | Cleveland-Cliffs | | | 3,557,286 | | |
| 48,300 | | | United States Steel | | | 5,252,625 | | |
| | | 8,809,911 | | |
Technology (1.2%) | | | |
| 90,100 | | | Lexmark International Group | | | 4,442,831 | * | |
Transportation (0.9%) | | | |
| 117,850 | | | Ship Finance International | | | 3,497,788 | È | |
Utilities (0.4%) | | | |
| 34,800 | | | National Fuel Gas | | | 1,507,188 | È | |
Utilities, Electric & Gas (3.1%) | | | |
| 41,100 | | | AGL Resources | | | 1,663,728 | | |
| 104,800 | | | Atmos Energy | | | 3,150,288 | | |
| 77,700 | | | Constellation Energy Group | | | 6,773,109 | | |
| | | 11,587,125 | | |
| | Total Common Stocks (Cost $314,988,101) | | | 363,116,403 | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Short-Term Investments (17.2%) | |
| 7,070,228 | | | Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class | | $ | 7,070,228 | @ | |
| 56,613,649 | | | Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC | | | 56,613,649 | ‡ | |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $63,683,877) | | | | | 63,683,877 | # | |
Total Investments (115.1%) (Cost $378,671,978) | | | | | 426,800,280 | ## | |
Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets [(15.1%)] | | | | | (55,879,104 | ) | |
Total Net Assets (100.0%) | | | | $ | 370,921,176 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Notes to Schedule of Investments Regency Portfolio
† Investments in equity securities by Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Regency Portfolio (the "Fund") are valued at the latest sale price where that price is readily available; securities for which no sales were reported, unless otherwise noted, are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices. Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued by the Fund at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. The Fund values all other securities, including securities for which the necessary last sale, asked, and/or bid prices are not readily available, by methods the Board of Trustees of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Board") has approved on the belief that they reflect fair value. Numerous factors may be considered when determining the fair value of a security, including available analyst, media or other reports, trading in futures or ADRs and whether the issuer of the security being fair valued has other securities outstanding. Foreign security prices are furnished by independent quotation services and expressed in local currency values. Foreign security prices are currently translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. The Board has approved the use of FT Interactive Data Corporation ("FT Interactive") to assist in determining the fair value of the Fund's foreign equity securities when changes in the value of a certain index suggest that the closing prices on the foreign exchanges may no longer represent the amount that the Fund could expect to receive for those securities. In this event, FT Interactive will provide adjusted prices for certain foreign equity securities using a statistical analysis of historical correlations of multiple factors. In the absence of precise information about the market values of these foreign securities as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Board has determined on the basis of available data that prices adjusted in this way are likely to be closer to the prices the Fund could realize on a current sale than are the prices of those securities established at the close of the foreign markets in which the securities primarily trade. However, fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at whi ch the security next trades. Short-term debt securities with less than 60 days until maturity may be valued at cost which, when combined with interest earned, approximates market value.
# At cost, which approximates market value.
## At June 30, 2007, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $379,268,317. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $68,540,789 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $21,008,826, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $47,531,963, based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
* Security did not produce income during the last twelve months.
È All or a portion of this security is on loan (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements).
‡ Managed by an affiliate of Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and could be deemed an affiliate of the Fund (see Notes A & F of Notes to Financial Statements).
@ Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money") is also managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money (see Notes A & F of Notes to Financial Statements).
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Regency Portfolio | |
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at market value*† (Notes A & F)—see Schedule of Investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 363,116,403 | | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 63,683,877 | | |
| | | 426,800,280 | | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 481,648 | | |
Receivable for securities sold | | | 6,436,649 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 803,746 | | |
Receivable for securities lending income (Note A) | | | 522,513 | | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 5,269 | | |
Total Assets | | | 435,050,105 | | |
Liabilities | |
Due to custodian | | | 9,429 | | |
Payable for collateral on securities loaned (Note A) | | | 56,613,649 | | |
Payable for securities purchased | | | 6,395,837 | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 275,546 | | |
Payable to investment manager—net (Notes A & B) | | | 169,822 | | |
Payable for securities lending fees (Note A) | | | 509,398 | | |
Payable to administrator—net (Note B) | | | 118,602 | | |
Accrued expenses and other payables | | | 36,646 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 64,128,929 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 370,921,176 | | |
Net Assets consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 290,053,292 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | 3,802,359 | | |
Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments | | | 28,936,994 | | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments | | | 48,128,531 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 370,921,176 | | |
Net Assets | |
Class I | | $ | 250,757,466 | | |
Class S | | | 120,163,710 | | |
Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized) | |
Class I | | | 14,144,263 | | |
Class S | | | 6,342,973 | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | |
Class I | | $ | 17.73 | | |
Class S | | | 18.94 | | |
†Securities on loan, at market value: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 53,979,821 | | |
*Cost of investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 314,988,101 | | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 63,683,877 | | |
Total cost of investments | | $ | 378,671,978 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Operations
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Regency Portfolio | |
Investment Income | |
Income (Note A): | | | | | |
Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 3,429,258 | | |
Income from securities loaned—net (Note F) | | | 69,440 | | |
Income from investments in affiliated issuers (Note F) | | | 420,864 | | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (20,888 | ) | |
Total income | | | 3,898,674 | | |
Expenses: | |
Investment management fees (Notes A & B) | | | 919,759 | | |
Administration fees (Note B): | | | | | |
Class I | | | 378,827 | | |
Class S | | | 129,039 | | |
Distribution fees (Note B): | |
Class S | | | 107,491 | | |
Audit fees | | | 19,158 | | |
Custodian fees (Note B) | | | 68,900 | | |
Insurance expense | | | 4,879 | | |
Legal fees | | | 23,532 | | |
Shareholder reports | | | 23,080 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 11,917 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 9,913 | | |
Total expenses | | | 1,696,495 | | |
Investment management fees waived (Note A) | | | (6,608 | ) | |
Expenses reduced by custodian fee expense offset and commission recapture arrangements (Note B) | | | (17,580 | ) | |
Total net expenses | | | 1,672,307 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 2,226,367 | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Note A) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers | | | 19,764,429 | | |
Foreign currency | | | (383 | ) | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of: | | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 7,143,208 | | |
Foreign currency | | | 277 | | |
Net gain (loss) on investments | | | 26,907,531 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 29,133,898 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | Regency Portfolio | |
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | | Year Ended December 31, 2006 (Unaudited) | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | |
From Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 2,226,367 | | | $ | 1,959,887 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 19,764,046 | | | | 9,233,887 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | 7,143,485 | | | | 15,745,875 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 29,133,898 | | | | 26,939,649 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A): | |
Net investment income | |
Class I | | | — | | | | (936,105 | ) | |
Class S | | | — | | | | (104,852 | ) | |
Net realized gain on investments | |
Class I | | | — | | | | (12,977,691 | ) | |
Class S | | | — | | | | (1,453,614 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | — | | | | (15,472,262 | ) | |
From Fund Share Transactions (Note D): | |
Proceeds from shares sold | |
Class I | | | 18,347,562 | | | | 35,031,862 | | |
Class S | | | 71,137,339 | | | | 52,186,110 | | |
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions | |
Class I | | | — | | | | 13,913,796 | | |
Class S | | | — | | | | 1,558,466 | | |
Payments for shares redeemed | |
Class I | | | (32,204,448 | ) | | | (37,749,543 | ) | |
Class S | | | (13,253,858 | ) | | | (3,964,618 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions | | | 44,026,595 | | | | 60,976,073 | | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | 73,160,493 | | | | 72,443,460 | | |
Net Assets: | |
Beginning of period | | | 297,760,683 | | | | 225,317,223 | | |
End of period | | $ | 370,921,176 | | | $ | 297,760,683 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period | | $ | 3,802,359 | | | $ | 1,575,992 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Notes to Financial Statements Regency Portfolio
Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
1 General: Regency Portfolio (the "Fund") is a separate operating series of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to a Trust Instrument dated May 23, 1994. The Trust is currently comprised of eleven separate operating series (each a "Series," collectively, the "Funds") each of which is diversified. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). The Fund currently offers Class I and Class S shares. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board") may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.
The assets of each Series belong only to that Series, and the liabilities of each Series are borne solely by that Series and no other.
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("Management") to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2 Portfolio valuation: Investment securities are valued as indicated in the notes following the Schedule of Investments.
3 Foreign currency translation: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are currently translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain (loss) arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statement of Operations.
4 Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of original issue discount, where applicable, and accretion of discount on short-term investments, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactio ns and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations.
5 Income tax information: The Funds are treated as separate entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its earnings to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.
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Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund as a whole. The Fund may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.
As determined on December 31, 2006, permanent differences resulting primarily from different book and tax accounting for distributions from real estate investments trusts ("REITs"), corporate actions and foreign currency gains and losses were reclassified at fiscal year-end. These reclassifications had no effect on net income, net asset value or net asset value per share of the Fund.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was as follows:
Distributions Paid From: | |
Ordinary Income | | Long-Term Capital Gain | | Total | |
2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
$ | 2,742,890 | | | $ | 4,451,514 | | | $ | 12,729,372 | | | $ | 8,209,556 | | | $ | 15,472,262 | | | $ | 12,661,070 | | |
As of December 31, 2006, components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Gain | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Loss Carryforwards and Deferrals | | Total | |
$ | 3,253,489 | | | $ | 8,060,783 | | | $ | 40,419,714 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 51,733,986 | | |
The difference between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings is attributable primarily to timing differences of wash sales, and basis adjustments for REITs and corporate actions.
6 Distributions to shareholders: The Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, generally are distributed in October. Income distributions and capital gain distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-date.
7 Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.
8 Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds. Expenses directly attributable to a Series are charged to that Series. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributed to a Series are allocated among the funds, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the funds can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which Management serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributed to a Series or the Trust are allocated among the Fund and the other investment companies in the complex or series thereof on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each investment
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company in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly. The Fund's expenses (other than those specific to each class) are allocated proportionally each day between the classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.
9 Security lending: Since 2005, a third party, eSecLending, has assisted the Fund in conducting a bidding process to identify agents/principals that would pay a guaranteed amount to the Fund in consideration of that Fund entering into an exclusive securities lending arrangement. Pursuant to such arrangement, eSecLending currently acts as lending agent for the Fund.
Under the securities lending arrangement, the Fund receives cash collateral at the beginning of each transaction equal to at least 102% of the prior day's market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). The Fund may invest all the cash collateral in Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC ("Quality Fund"), a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management.
Net income from the lending program represents the guaranteed amount plus income earned on the cash collateral invested in Quality Fund or in other investments, less cash collateral fees and other expenses associated with the loans. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund received net income under the securities lending arrangement of approximately $69,440, which is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from securities loaned-net." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, "Income from securities loaned-net" consisted of approximately $3,064,032 in income earned on cash collateral and guaranteed amounts (including approximately $2,763,345 of interest income earned from the Quality Fund), less fees and expenses paid of approximately $2,994,592.
10 Repurchase agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that Management has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. The Fund requires that the securities purchased in a repurchase agreement be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the Fund to assert a perfected security interest in those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the securities transferred to ensure that their value, including accrued interest, is greater than amounts owed to the Fund under each such repurchase agreement.
11 Transactions with other funds managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc.: Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund may invest in a money market fund managed by Management or an affiliate. The Fund invests in Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money"), as approved by the Board. Prime Money seeks to provide the highest available current income consistent with safety and liquidity. For any cash that the Fund invests in Prime Money, Management waives a portion of its management fee equal to the management fee it receives from Prime Money on those assets ( the "Arrangement"). For the six months ended June 30, 2007, management fees waived under this Arrangement amounted to $6,608 and are reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Investment management fees waived." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, income earned under this Arrangement amounted to $420,864 and is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from investments in affiliated issuers."
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12 Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.
13 Other: All net investment income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the Fund are allocated, on the basis of relative net assets, pro rata among its respective classes.
Note B—Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
Fund shares are issued and redeemed in connection with investments in and payments under certain variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued through separate accounts of life insurance companies and are also offered directly to qualified pension and retirement plans.
The Fund retains Management as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 0.55% of the first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.525% of the next $250 million, 0.50% of the next $250 million, 0.475% of the next $250 million, 0.45% of the next $500 million, 0.425% of the next $2.5 billion, and 0.40% of average daily net assets in excess of $4 billion.
The Fund retains Management as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. Each class pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.30% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, Management retains State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. Management pays State Street a fee for all services received under this agreement.
The Board adopted a non-fee distribution plan for the Fund's Class I.
For the Fund's Class S, Management acts as agent in arranging for the sale of class shares without commission and bears advertising and promotion expenses. The Board has adopted a distribution plan (the "Plan") with respect to this class, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that, as compensation for administrative and other services provided to this class, Management's activities and expenses related to the sale and distribution of this class of shares, and ongoing services provided to investors in this class, Management receives from this class a fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of Class S's average daily net assets. Management receives this amount to provide distribution and shareholder servicing for this class and pays a portion of it to institutions that provide such services. Those institutions may use the payments for, among other purposes, compensating employees engaged in sales and/or shareholder servicing. The amount of fees paid by this class during any year may be more or less than the cost of distribution and other services provided to this class. NASD rules limit the amount of annual distribution fees that may be paid by a mutual fund and impose a ceiling on the cumulative distribution fees paid. The Trust's Plan complies with those rules.
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Management has contractually undertaken to reimburse the Fund's Class I and Class S shares for their operating expenses (including the fees payable to Management but excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, and transaction costs) ("Operating Expenses") which exceed the expense limitation as detailed in the following table:
| | Expense Limitation(1) | | Expiration | | Reimbursement from Management for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | |
Class I | | | 1.50 | % | | | 12/31/10 | | | $ | — | | |
Class S | | | 1.25 | % | | | 12/31/17 | | | | — | | |
(1) Expense limitation per annum of the respective class' average daily net assets.
Each respective class has agreed to repay Management for its excess Operating Expenses previously reimbursed by Management, so long as its annual Operating Expenses during that period do not exceed its Expense Limitation, and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which Management issued the reimbursement. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there was no reimbursement to Management under this agreement. At June 30, 2007, the Fund had no contingent liability to Management under this agreement.
Management and Neuberger Berman, LLC ("Neuberger"), a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange and sub-adviser to the Fund, are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ("Lehman"), a publicly-owned holding company. Neuberger is retained by Management to furnish it with investment recommendations and research information without added cost to the Fund. Several individuals who are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust are also employees of Neuberger and/or Management.
The Fund has entered into a commission recapture program, which enables it to pay some of its operational expenses by recouping a portion of the commissions it pays to a broker that is not a related party of the Fund. Pursuant to the agreement, brokers pay recaptured commissions to the Fund's custodian and the custodian directs these amounts toward payment of expenses such as custodial, transfer agency or accounting services. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $15,310.
The Fund has an expense offset arrangement in connection with its custodian contract. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $2,270.
Note C—Securities Transactions:
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there were purchase and sale transactions (excluding short-term securities) of $149,343,182 and $90,739,620, respectively.
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, brokerage commissions on securities transactions amounted to $281,183, of which Neuberger received $0, Lehman Brothers Inc. received $29,827, and other brokers received $251,356.
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Note D—Fund Share Transactions:
Share activity for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006 was as follows:
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007
| | Shares Sold | | Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions | | Shares Redeemed | | Total | |
Class I | | | 1,080,647 | | | | – | | | | (1,863,538 | ) | | | (782,891 | ) | |
Class S | | | 3,858,456 | | | | – | | | | (727,939 | ) | | | 3,130,517 | | |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2006
| | Shares Sold | | Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions | | Shares Redeemed | | Total | |
Class I | | | 2,201,594 | | | | 904,080 | | | | (2,408,435 | ) | | | 697,239 | | |
Class S | | | 3,066,582 | | | | 94,624 | | | | (235,254 | ) | | | 2,925,952 | | |
Note E—Line of Credit:
At June 30, 2007, the Fund was a participant in a single committed, unsecured $150,000,000 line of credit with a consortium of banks organized by State Street, to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Other investment companies managed by Management also participate in this line of credit on the same terms. Interest is charged on borrowings under this agreement at the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% per annum. A facility fee of 0.07% per annum of the available line of credit is charged, of which the Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due and payable. The fee is paid quarterly in arrears. Because several investment companies participate, there is no assurance that an individual fund will have access to all or any part of the $150,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding pu rsuant to this line of credit at June 30, 2007. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund did not utilize this line of credit.
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Note F—Investments in Affiliates*:
Name of Issuer | | Balance of Shares Held December 31, 2006 | | Gross Purchases and Additions | | Gross Sales and Reductions | | Balance of Shares Held June 30, 2007 | | Value June 30, 2007 | | Income from Investments in Affiliated Issuers Included in Total Income | |
Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class** | | | 21,372,838 | | | | 51,295,956 | | | | 65,598,566 | | | | 7,070,228 | | | $ | 7,070,228 | | | $ | 420,864 | | |
Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC*** | | | 57,640,741 | | | | 229,817,361 | | | | 230,844,453 | | | | 56,613,649 | | | | 56,613,649 | | | | 2,763,345 | | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | $ | 63,683,877 | | | $ | 3,184,209 | | |
* Affiliated issuers, as defined in the 1940 Act.
** Prime Money is also managed by Management and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money.
*** Quality Fund, a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management, is used to invest cash the Fund receives as collateral for securities loaned as approved by the Board. Because all shares of Quality Fund are held by funds in the related investment management complex, Quality Fund may be considered an affiliate of the Fund.
Note G—Recent Accounting Pronouncement:
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Statement No. 157, "Fair Value Measurement" ("SFAS 157"), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management believes the adoption of SFAS 157 will not have a material impact on the Fund's financial positions or results of operations.
Note H—Unaudited Financial Information:
The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.
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Financial Highlights Regency Portfolio
The following tables include selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements.
Class I | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 16.21 | | | $ | 15.50 | | | $ | 14.79 | | | $ | 12.09 | | | $ | 8.90 | | | $ | 9.97 | | |
Income From Investment Operations: | |
Net Investment Income (Loss)‡ | | | .11 | | | | .13 | | | | .09 | | | | .02 | | | | .01 | | | | (.00 | ) | |
Net Gains or Losses on Securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | 1.41 | | | | 1.55 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 2.68 | | | | 3.18 | | | | (1.05 | ) | |
Total From Investment Operations | | | 1.52 | | | | 1.68 | | | | 1.68 | | | | 2.70 | | | | 3.19 | | | | (1.05 | ) | |
Less Distributions From: | |
Net Investment Income | | | — | | | | (.07 | ) | | | (.01 | ) | | | (.00 | ) | | | — | | | | (.01 | ) | |
Tax Return of Capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.01 | ) | |
Net Capital Gains | | | — | | | | (.90 | ) | | | (.96 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total Distributions | | | — | | | | (.97 | ) | | | (.97 | ) | | | (.00 | ) | | | — | | | | (.02 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 17.73 | | | $ | 16.21 | | | $ | 15.50 | | | $ | 14.79 | | | $ | 12.09 | | | $ | 8.90 | | |
Total Return†† | | | +9.38 | %** | | | +11.17 | % | | | +12.00 | % | | | +22.36 | % | | | +35.84 | % | | | –10.56 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net Assets, End of Period (in millions) | | $ | 250.8 | | | $ | 242.0 | | | $ | 220.6 | | | $ | 138.5 | | | $ | 59.9 | | | $ | 29.1 | | |
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets# | | | .93 | %* | | | .96 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.28 | % | |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets§ | | | .92 | %* | | | .95 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.28 | % | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | | | 1.32 | %* | | | .80 | % | | | .56 | % | | | .19 | % | | | .07 | % | | | (.02 | )% | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 28 | %** | | | 53 | % | | | 83 | % | | | 68 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 81 | % | |
See Notes to Financial Highlights
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Financial Highlights Regency Portfolio cont'd
Class S | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | | Period from April 29, 2005^ to December 31, | |
| | 2007 (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 17.35 | | | $ | 16.56 | | | $ | 14.02 | | |
Income From Investment Operations: | |
Net Investment Income (Loss)‡ | | | .12 | | | | .10 | | | | .08 | | |
Net Gains or Losses on Securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | 1.47 | | | | 1.66 | | | | 2.46 | | |
Total From Investment Operations | | | 1.59 | | | | 1.76 | | | | 2.54 | | |
Less Distributions From: | |
Net Investment Income | | | — | | | | (.07 | ) | | | — | | |
Net Capital Gains | | | — | | | | (.90 | ) | | | — | | |
Total Distributions | | | — | | | | (.97 | ) | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 18.94 | | | $ | 17.35 | | | $ | 16.56 | | |
Total Return†† | | | +9.16 | %** | | | +10.94 | % | | | +18.12 | %** | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net Assets, End of Period (in millions) | | $ | 120.2 | | | $ | 55.7 | | | $ | 4.7 | | |
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets# | | | 1.19 | %* | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.25 | %* | |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets§ | | | 1.17 | %* | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.23 | %* | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | | | 1.29 | %* | | | .56 | % | | | .72 | %* | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 28 | %** | | | 53 | % | | | 83 | %Ø | |
See Notes to Financial Highlights
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Notes to Financial Highlights Regency Portfolio
†† Total return based on per share net asset value reflects the effects of changes in net asset value on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period and assumes dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested. Results represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal may fluctuate and shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not reimbursed and/or waived certain expenses. Total return would have been higher if Management had not recouped previously reimbursed expenses. The total return information shown does not reflect charges and other expenses that apply to the separate account or the related insurance policies, and the inclusion of these charges and other expenses would reduce the total return for all fiscal periods shown.
# The Fund is required to calculate an expense ratio without taking into consideration any expense reductions related to expense offset arrangements.
§ After reimbursement of expenses by Management. Had Management not undertaken such action, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:
| | Period from April 29, 2005^ to December 31, 2005 | |
Regency Portfolio Class S | | | 1.32 | % | |
After reimbursement of expenses previously paid by Management. Had Management not been reimbursed, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:
| | Six Months Ended | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | June 30, 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | |
Regency Portfolio Class I | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1.23 | % | |
Regency Portfolio Class S | | | — | | | | 1.22 | % | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
After waiver of a portion of the investment management fee by Management. Had Management not undertaken such action, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | | Period Ended December 31, | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005^^ | | 2004 | | 2003 | |
Regency Portfolio Class I | | | 0.93 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1.17 | % | |
Regency Portfolio Class S | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | — | | | | — | | |
^^ For the year ended December 31, 2005 for Class I. For the period from April 29, 2005 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2005 for Class S.
^ The date investment operations commenced.
‡ Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.
Ø Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended December 31, 2005.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov, and on Management's website at www.nb.com.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust's Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free).
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Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2007
Neuberger Berman
Advisers
Management
Trust
Mid-Cap
Growth
Portfolio®
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Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Manager's Commentary
The Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (AMT) Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio generated a positive return in the first half of 2007, outperforming its benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Growth Index. The portfolio ranked in approximately the top 5% of its fund peer group as defined by Lipper and Morningstar, with favorable stock selection across most sectors.*
The U.S. stock market was strong in the first half of 2007, with private equity firms continuing to fuel acquisitions. Large- and mid-cap shares led smaller issues and growth style results outpaced value across the capitalization spectrum. The best performing sectors in the mid-cap growth space were Energy and Materials. The weakest was Financials, as subprime mortgage issues continued to concern not only the market, but this sector in particular.
In terms of adding value, the largest contributors to portfolio performance were securities selected within Information Technology (IT) and Consumer Discretionary. In IT, strong performers included service names such as Alliance Data Systems and Mastercard Inc. aQuantive, Inc. was also a top performer as it was acquired by Microsoft. Within Consumer Discretionary, strong performers in this sector included Chinese advertising company Focus Media and specialty retailer Polo Ralph Lauren. Within Energy, the top-performing sector in the reporting period, our security selection was also additive, with Dresser-Rand and National-Oilwell Varco providing standout results. Stock selection within Financials was also additive, with property management company CB Richard Ellis continuing to be a strong performer. Finally, security selection within Telecom was a contributor to relative performance as our emphasis in wireless continues to add value. In this sector, Leap Wireless continued to provide strong results.
In aggregate, our sector allocation was a slight contributor to performance for the six-month reporting period. Our underweight in the weak consumer-related sectors added the majority of this value.
Stock selection in Materials and Industrials detracted from relative portfolio performance. Within Materials, industrial equipment and cleaning product providers were laggards. Within Industrials, some service-oriented companies underperformed.
After an uncertain start to the year, the U.S. economy appears to be on steadier ground despite the subprime mortgage worries and rising energy and food costs. The consumer, thus far, appears to be relatively resilient in the face of these developments, probably because of healthy wage gains. Corporate earnings have also been stronger than initially expected, but are now priced into the market, in our opinion. It is difficult to forecast a market environment that would continue to be this strong, since we have already experienced healthy returns across much of the market and most major market indices. This, coupled with continued subprime mortgage worries and the anticipation of a rising interest-rate environment may cause the market to take a pause. Given the strong advances, we believe that the market will likely trade sideways, but then should continue to provide positive returns.
In terms of sectors, we currently think that Energy has longer-term earnings growth potential, due to worldwide demand. As of June 30, we are slightly underweighted and intend to move towards a neutral weighting opportunistically. We currently find good growth potential in the Telecom and Health Care sectors, both of which remain overweighted positions. As of June 30, we are emphasizing capital-markets sensitive industries in Financials and remain neutral-weighted, in aggregate, despite the impact of subprime mortgage issues in the sector. We are also slightly overweighted in IT. We are cautious about consumer-related sectors and currently intend to remain underweight both in Consumer Discretionary and Staples.
Sincerely,
KENNETH J. TUREK
PORTFOLIO MANAGER
*As categorized by Lipper, AMT Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Class I ranked 7 out of 153 funds in its Mid-Cap Growth Variable Product Underlying Funds Classification for the six-month period ending June 30, 2007. As categorized by Morningstar, AMT Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Class I ranked 12 out of 205 funds in its US Insurance Fund Mid-Cap Growth Category for the six-month period ending June 30, 2007.
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Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Manager's Commentary cont'd
Industry Diversification
(% of Total Net Assets)
Aerospace | | | 5.1 | % | |
Basic Materials | | | 2.6 | | |
Biotechnology | | | 3.2 | | |
Business Services | | | 9.9 | | |
Cable Systems | | | 1.1 | | |
Communications Equipment | | | 2.1 | | |
Consumer Staples | | | 3.4 | | |
Energy | | | 8.2 | | |
Financial Services | | | 6.2 | | |
Health Care | | | 10.1 | | |
Industrial | | | 2.8 | | |
Leisure | | | 6.3 | | |
Media | | | 1.9 | % | |
Medical Equipment | | | 4.1 | | |
Retail | | | 7.3 | | |
Semiconductors | | | 2.8 | | |
Software | | | 2.3 | | |
Technology | | | 8.2 | | |
Telecommunications | | | 8.3 | | |
Transportation | | | 1.6 | | |
Utilities | | | 0.3 | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 25.6 | | |
Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets | | | (23.4 | ) | |
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Endnotes
1. For Class I, 24.79%, 14.06% and 11.25% were the average annual total returns for the 1-, 5-year and since inception (11/03/97) periods ended June 30, 2007. For Class S, 24.51%, 13.79% and 11.11% were the average annual total returns for the 1-year, 5-year and since inception (11/03/97) periods ended June 30, 2007. Performance shown prior to February 2003 for the Class S shares is of the Class I shares, which has lower expenses and correspondingly higher returns than the Class S shares. Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("NBMI") has agreed to absorb certain expenses of the AMT Portfolios. Without this arrangement, which is subject to change, the total returns of the Portfolios would be less. Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain d istributions. Performance data quoted represent past performance and the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that the shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please visit https://www.nb.com/public/DMA/html/performance_ins_amt_equity_monthly.html. The performance information does not reflect fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans whose proceeds are invested in the Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio.
2. The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000® Index, which represents approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® Index (which, in turn, consists of the 1,000 largest U.S. companies, based on market capitalization). Please note that indices do not take into account any fees and expenses of investing in the individual securities that they track and that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. Data about the performance of these indices are prepared or obtained by NBMI and inclu de reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. The Portfolio may invest in many securities not included in the above-described indices.
Any ratios or other measurements using a factor of forecasted earnings of a company discussed herein are based on consensus estimates, not NBMI's own projections, and they may or may not be realized. In addition, any revision to a forecast could affect the market price of a security. By quoting them herein, NBMI does not offer an opinion as to the accuracy of and does not guarantee these forecasted numbers.
The investments for the Portfolio are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage one or more other mutual funds that have similar names, investment objectives and investment styles as the Portfolio. You should be aware that the Portfolio is likely to differ from the other mutual funds in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Portfolio can be expected to vary from those of the other mutual funds.
The composition, industries and holdings of the Portfolio are subject to change.
Shares of the separate AMT Portfolios are sold only through the currently effective prospectus and are not available to the general public. Shares of this Portfolio may be purchased only by life insurance companies to be used with their separate accounts that fund variable annuity and variable life insurance policies and by qualified pension and retirement plans.
© 2007 Neuberger Berman Management Inc., distributor. All rights reserved.
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Information About Your Fund's Expenses
This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. All mutual funds incur operating expenses, which include management fees, fees for administrative services and costs of shareholder reports, among others. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended June 30, 2007 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates the fund's costs in two ways:
Actual Expenses and Performance: The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the fund's actual performance during the period. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
The table and the expense example do not include expenses and charges that are, or may be, imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan. If such expenses and charges were included, your costs would be higher.
Expense Information As of 6/30/07 (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
Actual | | Beginning Account Value 1/1/07 | | Ending Account Value 6/30/07 | | Expenses Paid During the Period* 1/1/07 – 6/30/07 | | Expense Ratio | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,164.20 | | | $ | 4.74 | | | | .88 | % | |
Class S | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,162.90 | | | $ | 6.07 | | | | 1.13 | % | |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)** | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.41 | | | $ | 4.42 | | | | .88 | % | |
Class S | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.19 | | | $ | 5.66 | | | | 1.13 | % | |
* For each class of the fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).
** Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by multiplying the number of days in the most recent half year divided by 365.
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Schedule of Investments Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Common Stocks (97.8%) | | | |
Aerospace (5.1%) | | | |
| 215,000 | | | BE Aerospace | | $ | 8,879,500 | *È | |
| 280,000 | | | CAE, Inc. | | | 3,735,200 | | |
| 165,000 | | | Precision Castparts | | | 20,024,400 | | |
| 148,600 | | | Rockwell Collins | | | 10,497,104 | | |
| | | 43,136,204 | | |
Basic Materials (2.6%) | | | |
| 228,000 | | | Airgas, Inc. | | | 10,921,200 | | |
| 138,500 | | | Ecolab Inc. | | | 5,913,950 | | |
| 60,000 | | | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold | | | 4,969,200 | | |
| | | 21,804,350 | | |
Biotechnology (3.2%) | | | |
| 300,000 | | | Celgene Corp. | | | 17,199,000 | *È | |
| 30,000 | | | Cephalon, Inc. | | | 2,411,700 | * | |
| 177,000 | | | Gilead Sciences | | | 6,862,290 | *È | |
| | | 26,472,990 | | |
Business Services (9.9%) | | | |
| 135,000 | | | Alliance Data Systems | | | 10,432,800 | * | |
| 500,000 | | | CB Richard Ellis Group | | | 18,250,000 | *È | |
| 95,000 | | | Corrections Corporation of America | | | 5,995,450 | * | |
| 91,000 | | | IHS Inc. | | | 4,186,000 | * | |
| 200,000 | | | Iron Mountain | | | 5,226,000 | * | |
| 62,500 | | | MasterCard, Inc. Class A | | | 10,366,875 | È | |
| 80,000 | | | Stericycle, Inc. | | | 3,556,800 | * | |
| 290,000 | | | Trimble Navigation | | | 9,338,000 | * | |
| 285,000 | | | VeriFone Holdings | | | 10,046,250 | *È | |
| 155,000 | | | VistaPrint Ltd. | | | 5,928,750 | * | |
| | | 83,326,925 | | |
Cable Systems (1.1%) | | | |
| 130,000 | | | Liberty Global Class A | | | 5,335,200 | * | |
| 160,000 | | | Virgin Media | | | 3,899,200 | | |
| | | 9,234,400 | | |
Communications Equipment (2.1%) | | | |
| 122,500 | | | BigBand Networks | | | 1,605,975 | *È | |
| 62,500 | | | F5 Networks | | | 5,037,500 | * | |
| 105,000 | | | Harris Corp. | | | 5,727,750 | È | |
| 200,000 | | | Juniper Networks | | | 5,034,000 | *È | |
| | | 17,405,225 | | |
Consumer Staples (3.4%) | | | |
| 120,000 | | | Chattem Inc. | | | 7,605,600 | *È | |
| 100,000 | | | Corn Products International | | | 4,545,000 | È | |
| 175,000 | | | Hansen Natural | | | 7,521,500 | * | |
| 190,000 | | | Shoppers Drug Mart | | | 8,800,376 | | |
| | | 28,472,476 | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Energy (8.2%) | | | |
| 320,000 | | | Denbury Resources | | $ | 12,000,000 | *È | |
| 205,000 | | | Dresser-Rand Group | | | 8,097,500 | * | |
| 50,000 | | | Grant Prideco | | | 2,691,500 | * | |
| 125,000 | | | Input/Output, Inc. | | | 1,951,250 | *È | |
| 70,000 | | | Murphy Oil | | | 4,160,800 | | |
| 100,000 | | | National-Oilwell Varco | | | 10,424,000 | * | |
| 275,000 | | | Range Resources | | | 10,287,750 | | |
| 175,000 | | | Smith International | | | 10,262,000 | | |
| 150,000 | | | XTO Energy | | | 9,015,000 | | |
| | | 68,889,800 | | |
Financial Services (6.2%) | | | |
| 135,000 | | | AerCap Holdings NV | | | 4,320,000 | * | |
| 28,900 | | | Chicago Mercantile Exchange | | | 15,443,004 | | |
| 90,000 | | | GFI Group | | | 6,523,200 | * | |
| 140,000 | | | Moody's Corp. | | | 8,708,000 | È | |
| 55,000 | | | Northern Trust | | | 3,533,200 | | |
| 210,000 | | | Nuveen Investments | | | 13,051,500 | È | |
| | | 51,578,904 | | |
Health Care (10.1%) | | | |
| 260,000 | | | Allscripts Healthcare Solutions | | | 6,624,800 | *È | |
| 205,000 | | | Cerner Corp. | | | 11,371,350 | *È | |
| 291,400 | | | Cytyc Corp. | | | 12,562,254 | * | |
| 75,000 | | | Express Scripts | | | 3,750,750 | * | |
| 135,000 | | | Gen-Probe | | | 8,156,700 | * | |
| 115,000 | | | Healthways, Inc. | | | 5,447,550 | *È | |
| 40,000 | | | IDEXX Laboratories | | | 3,785,200 | * | |
| 237,500 | | | Pharmaceutical Product Development | | | 9,089,125 | | |
| 240,000 | | | Psychiatric Solutions | | | 8,702,400 | *È | |
| 85,000 | | | Shire PLC ADR | | | 6,301,050 | | |
| 200,900 | | | VCA Antech | | | 7,571,921 | * | |
| 35,000 | | | WebMD Health Class A | | | 1,647,450 | * | |
| | | 85,010,550 | | |
Industrial (2.8%) | | | |
| 118,500 | | | Danaher Corp. | | | 8,946,750 | È | |
| 160,000 | | | Fastenal Co. | | | 6,697,600 | È | |
| 74,000 | | | Fluor Corp. | | | 8,241,380 | | |
| | | 23,885,730 | | |
Leisure (6.3%) | | | |
| 170,000 | | | Gaylord Entertainment | | | 9,118,800 | * | |
| 205,300 | | | Hilton Hotels | | | 6,871,391 | È | |
| 170,000 | | | Marriott International | | | 7,350,800 | | |
| 110,000 | | | Orient-Express Hotel | | | 5,874,000 | | |
| 170,000 | | | Penn National Gaming | | | 10,215,300 | * | |
| 210,000 | | | Scientific Games Class A | | | 7,339,500 | *È | |
| 215,250 | | | WMS Industries | | | 6,212,115 | * | |
| | | 52,981,906 | | |
Media (1.9%) | | | |
| 180,000 | | | Focus Media Holding ADR | | | 9,090,000 | *È | |
| 110,000 | | | Lamar Advertising | | | 6,903,600 | | |
| | | 15,993,600 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio cont'd
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Medical Equipment (4.1%) | | | |
| 90,000 | | | C.R. Bard | | $ | 7,436,700 | | |
| 123,000 | | | Hologic, Inc. | | | 6,803,130 | * | |
| 37,500 | | | Intuitive Surgical | | | 5,203,875 | * | |
| 218,000 | | | Kyphon Inc. | | | 10,496,700 | *È | |
| 97,700 | | | ResMed Inc. | | | 4,031,102 | *È | |
| | | 33,971,507 | | |
Retail (7.3%) | | | |
| 85,000 | | | Abercrombie & Fitch | | | 6,203,300 | | |
| 140,000 | | | Bare Escentuals | | | 4,781,000 | *È | |
| 375,000 | | | Coach, Inc. | | | 17,771,250 | * | |
| 115,000 | | | Dollar Tree Stores | | | 5,008,250 | * | |
| 215,000 | | | Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 10,990,800 | | |
| 95,000 | | | O' Reilly Automotive | | | 3,472,250 | * | |
| 95,000 | | | PETsMART, Inc. | | | 3,082,750 | | |
| 100,000 | | | Polo Ralph Lauren | | | 9,811,000 | | |
| | | 61,120,600 | | |
Semiconductors (2.8%) | | | |
| 110,000 | | | Altera Corp. | | | 2,434,300 | | |
| 100,000 | | | MEMC Electronic Materials | | | 6,112,000 | * | |
| 233,200 | | | Microchip Technology | | | 8,637,728 | | |
| 150,000 | | | Varian Semiconductor Equipment | | | 6,009,000 | * | |
| | | 23,193,028 | | |
Software (2.3%) | | | |
| 184,200 | | | Autodesk, Inc. | | | 8,672,136 | * | |
| 128,000 | | | Citrix Systems | | | 4,309,760 | * | |
| 135,000 | | | Intuit Inc. | | | 4,060,800 | * | |
| 55,000 | | | Salesforce.com, Inc. | | | 2,357,300 | *È | |
| | | 19,399,996 | | |
Technology (8.2%) | | | |
| 330,000 | | | Activision, Inc. | | | 6,161,100 | * | |
| 145,000 | | | Akamai Technologies | | | 7,052,800 | * | |
| 100,000 | | | aQuantive, Inc. | | | 6,380,000 | * | |
| 630,000 | | | Arris Group | | | 11,081,700 | * | |
| 210,000 | | | Cognizant Technology Solutions | | | 15,768,900 | * | |
| 35,000 | | | Equinix Inc. | | | 3,201,450 | * | |
| 175,000 | | | Foundry Networks | | | 2,915,500 | * | |
| 100,000 | | | GSI Commerce | | | 2,271,000 | *È | |
| 100,000 | | | Netlogic Microsystems | | | 3,184,000 | *È | |
| 100,000 | | | NVIDIA Corp. | | | 4,131,000 | *È | |
| 200,000 | | | SBA Communications | | | 6,718,000 | * | |
| | | 68,865,450 | | |
Telecommunications (8.3%) | | | |
| 228,900 | | | American Tower | | | 9,613,800 | * | |
| 550,000 | | | Dobson Communications | | | 6,110,500 | * | |
| 230,500 | | | Leap Wireless International | | | 19,477,250 | * | |
| 238,000 | | | Metropcs Communications | | | 7,863,520 | * | |
| 200,000 | | | NeuStar, Inc. | | | 5,794,000 | *È | |
| 255,000 | | | NII Holdings | | | 20,588,700 | *È | |
| | | 69,447,770 | | |
Transportation (1.6%) | | | |
| 145,000 | | | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | | | 7,615,400 | È | |
| 135,000 | | | Expeditors International | | | 5,575,500 | È | |
| | | 13,190,900 | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Utilities (0.3%) | | | |
| 58,200 | | | Mirant Corp. | | $ | 2,482,230 | * | |
| | Total Common Stocks (Cost $510,233,036) | | | 819,864,541 | | |
Short-Term Investments (25.6%) | | | |
| 17,771,753 | | | Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class | | | 17,771,753 | @ | |
| 196,692,901 | | | Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC | | | 196,692,901 | ‡ | |
| | Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $214,464,654) | | | 214,464,654 | # | |
| | Total Investments (123.4%) (Cost $724,697,690) | | | 1,034,329,195 | ## | |
| | Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets [(23.4%)] | | | (195,966,754 | ) | |
| | Total Net Assets (100.0%) | | $ | 838,362,441 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Notes to Schedule of Investments Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
† Investments in equity securities by Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio (the "Fund") are valued at the latest sale price where that price is readily available; securities for which no sales were reported, unless otherwise noted, are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices. Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued by the Fund at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whi chever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. The Fund values all other securities, including securities for which the necessary last sale, asked, and/or bid prices are not readily available, by methods the Board of Trustees of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Board") has approved on the belief that they reflect fair value. Numerous factors may be considered when determining the fair value of a security, including available analyst, media or other reports, trading in futures or ADRs and whether the issuer of the security being fair valued has other securities outstanding. Foreign security prices are furnished by independent quotation services and expressed in local currency values. Foreign security prices are currently translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. The Board has approved the use of FT Interactive Data Corporation ( "FT Interactive") to assist in determining the fair value of the Fund's foreign equity securities when changes in the value of a certain index suggest that the closing prices on the foreign exchanges may no longer represent the amount that the Fund could expect to receive for those securities. In this event, FT Interactive will provide adjusted prices for certain foreign equity securities using a statistical analysis of historical correlations of multiple factors. In the absence of precise information about the market values of these foreign securities as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Board has determined on the basis of available data that prices adjusted in this way are likely to be closer to the prices the Fund could realize on a current sale than are the prices of those securities established at the close of the foreign markets in which the securities primarily trade. However, fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close t o the price at which the security next trades. Short-term debt securities with less than 60 days until maturity may be valued at cost which, when combined with interest earned, approximates market value.
# At cost, which approximates market value.
## At June 30, 2007, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $725,834,644. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $312,418,565 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $3,924,014, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $308,494,551, based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
* Security did not produce income during the last twelve months.
È All or a portion of this security is on loan (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements).
‡ Managed by an affiliate of Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and could be deemed an affiliate of the Fund (see Notes A & F of Notes to Financial Statements).
@ Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money") is also managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money (see Notes A & F of Notes to Financial Statements).
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio | |
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at market value*† (Notes A & F)—see Schedule of Investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 819,864,541 | | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 214,464,654 | | |
| | | 1,034,329,195 | | |
Foreign currency | | | 28 | | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 211,974 | | |
Receivable for securities sold | | | 1,618,519 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 416,786 | | |
Receivable for securities lending income (Note A) | | | 801,679 | | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 11,641 | | |
Total Assets | | | 1,037,389,822 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable for collateral on securities loaned (Note A) | | | 196,692,901 | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 939,429 | | |
Payable to investment manager—net (Notes A & B) | | | 354,796 | | |
Payable to administrator (Note B) | | | 215,112 | | |
Payable for securities lending fees (Note A) | | | 770,311 | | |
Accrued expenses and other payables | | | 54,832 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 199,027,381 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 838,362,441 | | |
Net Assets consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 746,658,757 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | 182,669 | | |
Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments | | | (218,110,646 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments | | | 309,631,661 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 838,362,441 | | |
Net Assets | |
Class I | | $ | 787,213,301 | | |
Class S | | | 51,149,140 | | |
Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized) | |
Class I | | | 29,070,104 | | |
Class S | | | 1,910,962 | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | |
Class I | | $ | 27.08 | | |
Class S | | | 26.77 | | |
†Securities on loan, at market value: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 194,058,084 | | |
*Cost of investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 510,233,036 | | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 214,464,654 | | |
Total cost of investments | | $ | 724,697,690 | | |
Total cost of foreign currency | | $ | 28 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Operations
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio | |
Investment Income | |
Income (Note A): | |
Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 3,149,250 | | |
Income from securities loaned—net (Note F) | | | 175,235 | | |
Income from investments in affiliated issuers (Note F) | | | 306,058 | | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (8,191 | ) | |
Total income | | | 3,622,352 | | |
Expenses: | |
Investment management fees (Notes A & B) | | | 2,007,102 | | |
Administration fees (Note B): | |
Class I | | | 1,085,319 | | |
Class S | | | 64,876 | | |
Distribution fees (Note B): | |
Class S | | | 54,051 | | |
Audit fees | | | 19,158 | | |
Custodian fees (Note B) | | | 94,200 | | |
Insurance expense | | | 12,402 | | |
Legal fees | | | 65,837 | | |
Shareholder reports | | | 35,778 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 11,959 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 23,239 | | |
Total expenses | | | 3,473,921 | | |
Investment management fees waived (Note A) | | | (4,793 | ) | |
Expenses reduced by custodian fee expense offset and commission recapture arrangements (Note B) | | | (29,445 | ) | |
Total net expenses | | | 3,439,683 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 182,669 | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Note A) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers | | | 32,948,182 | | |
Foreign currency | | | 5,405 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 83,286,742 | | |
Foreign currency | | | 1,588 | | |
Net gain (loss) on investments | | | 116,241,917 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 116,424,586 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio | |
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | | Year Ended December 31, 2006 (Unaudited) | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | |
From Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 182,669 | | | $ | (756,541 | ) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 32,953,587 | | | | 57,514,529 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | 83,288,330 | | | | 34,149,162 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 116,424,586 | | | | 90,907,150 | | |
From Fund Share Transactions (Note D): | |
Proceeds from shares sold: | |
Class I | | | 57,886,825 | | | | 91,879,668 | | |
Class S | | | 13,310,941 | | | | 16,671,785 | | |
Payments for shares redeemed: | |
Class I | | | (48,733,375 | ) | | | (132,909,444 | ) | |
Class S | | | (4,235,545 | ) | | | (7,704,426 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions | | | 18,228,846 | | | | (32,062,417 | ) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | 134,653,432 | | | | 58,844,733 | | |
Net Assets: | |
Beginning of period | | | 703,709,009 | | | | 644,864,276 | | |
End of period | | $ | 838,362,441 | | | $ | 703,709,009 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period | | $ | 182,669 | | | $ | — | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
1 General: Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio (the "Fund") is a separate operating series of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to a Trust Instrument dated May 23, 1994. The Trust is currently comprised of eleven separate operating series (each a "Series," collectively, the "Funds") each of which is diversified. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Fund currently offers Cl ass I and Class S shares. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board") may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.
The assets of each Series belong only to that Series, and the liabilities of each Series are borne solely by that Series and no other.
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("Management") to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2 Portfolio valuation: Investment securities are valued as indicated in the notes following the Schedule of Investments.
3 Foreign currency translation: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are currently translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain (loss) arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statement of Operations.
4 Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of original issue discount, where applicable, and accretion of discount on short-term investments, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations. Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments are proceeds from the settlements of class action litigation in which the Fund participated as a plaintiff. The amount of such proceeds for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $85.
5 Income tax information: The Funds are treated as separate entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its earnings to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.
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Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund as a whole. The Fund may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.
As determined on December 31, 2006, permanent differences resulting primarily from different book and tax accounting for net operating losses and foreign currency gains and losses were reclassified at fiscal year-end. These reclassifications had no effect on net income, net asset value or net asset value per share of the Fund.
As of December 31, 2006, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:
| | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Loss Carryforwards and Deferrals | | Total | |
| | $ | 225,564,275 | | | $ | (250,285,177 | ) | | $ | (24,720,902 | ) | |
The difference between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings is attributable primarily to timing differences of wash sales and capital loss carryforwards.
To the extent the Fund's net realized capital gains, if any, can be offset by capital loss carryforwards, it is the policy of the Fund not to distribute such gains. As determined at December 31, 2006, the Fund had unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to offset net realized capital gains, if any, as follows:
| | Expiring In: | |
| | 2009 | | 2010 | | 2011 | |
| | $ | 125,802,637 | | | $ | 113,423,118 | | | $ | 11,059,422 | | |
During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $57,390,446.
6 Distributions to shareholders: The Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, generally are distributed in October. Income distributions and capital gain distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-date.
7 Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.
8 Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds. Expenses directly attributable to a Series are charged to that Series. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributed to a Series are allocated among the funds, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the funds can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Management serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributed to a Series or the Trust are allocated among the Fund and the other investment companies in the complex or series thereof on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each investment company in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly. The Fund's expenses (other than those specific to each class) are allocated proportionally each day between the classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.
9 Security lending: Since 2005, a third party, eSecLending, has assisted the Fund in conducting a bidding process to identify agents/principals that would pay a guaranteed amount to the Fund in consideration of the Fund entering into an exclusive securities lending arrangement.
Through a bidding process in August 2006, and in accordance with an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund selected Neuberger Berman, LLC ("Neuberger"), an affiliate of the Fund, to be its exclusive lending agent for a specified period. Under the agreement entered into between the Fund and Neuberger, Neuberger pays a guaranteed amount to the Fund.
Under the securities lending arrangement, the Fund receives cash collateral at the beginning of each transaction equal to at least 102% of the prior day's market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). The Fund may invest all the cash collateral in Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC ("Quality Fund"), a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management.
Net income from the lending program represents the guaranteed amount plus income earned on the cash collateral invested in Quality Fund or in other investments, less cash collateral fees and other expenses associated with the loans. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund received net income under the securities lending arrangement of approximately $175,235, which is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from securities loaned-net." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, "Income from securities loaned-net" consisted of approximately $4,625,172 in income earned on cash collateral and guaranteed amounts (including approximately $4,433,907 of interest income earned from the Quality Fund and $191,265 in guaranteed amounts received from Neuberger), less fees and expenses paid of approximately $4,449,937 (including approximately $0 retained by Neuberger).
10 Repurchase agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that Management has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. The Fund requires that the securities purchased in a repurchase agreement be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the Fund to assert a perfected security interest in those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the securities transferred to ensure that their value, including accrued interest, is greater than amounts owed to the Fund under each such repurchase agreement.
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11 Transactions with other funds managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc.: Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund may invest in a money market fund managed by Management or an affiliate. The Fund invests in Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money"), as approved by the Board. Prime Money seeks to provide the highest available current income consistent with safety and liquidity. For any cash that the Fund invests in Prime Money, Management waives a portion of its management fee equal to the management fee it receives from Prime Money on those assets (the "Arrangement"). For the six months ended June 30, 2007, management fees waived under this Arrangement amounted to $4,793 and are reflected i n the Statement of Operations under the caption "Investment management fees waived." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, income earned under this Arrangement amounted to $306,058 and is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from investments in affiliated issuers."
12 Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.
13 Other: All net investment income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the Fund are allocated, on the basis of relative net assets, pro rata among its respective classes.
Note B—Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
Fund shares are issued and redeemed in connection with investments in and payments under certain variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued through separate accounts of life insurance companies and are also offered directly to qualified pension and retirement plans.
The Fund retains Management as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 0.55% of the first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.525% of the next $250 million, 0.50% of the next $250 million, 0.475% of the next $250 million, 0.45% of the next $500 million, 0.425% of the next $2.5 billion, and 0.40% of average daily net assets in excess of $4 billion.
The Fund retains Management as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. Each class pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.30% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, Management retains State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. Management pays State Street a fee for all services received under this agreement.
The Board adopted a non-fee distribution plan for the Fund's Class I.
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
For the Fund's Class S, Management acts as agent in arranging for the sale of class shares without commission and bears advertising and promotion expenses. The Board has adopted a distribution plan (the "Plan") with respect to this class, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that, as compensation for administrative and other services provided to this class, Management's activities and expenses related to the sale and distribution of this class of shares, and ongoing services provided to investors in this class, Management receives from this class a fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of Class S's average daily net assets. Management receives this amount to provide distribution and shareholder servicing for this class and pays a portion of it to institutions that provide such services. Those institutions may use the payments for, among other purposes, compensating employees engaged in sales and/or shareholder servicing. The amount of fees paid by this class during any year may be more or less than the cost of distribution and other services provided to this class. NASD rules limit the amount of annual distribution fees that may be paid by a mutual fund and impose a ceiling on the cumulative distribution fees paid. The Trust's Plan complies with those rules.
Management has contractually undertaken through December 31, 2010 to reimburse the Fund's Class I and Class S shares for their operating expenses (excluding fees payable to Management (including the fees payable to Management with respect to the Fund's Class S shares), interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, and transaction costs) ("Operating Expenses") which exceed, in the aggregate, 1.00% and 1.25%, respectively, per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets (the "Expense Limitation"). For the six months ended June 30, 2007, no reimbursement to the Fund's Class I and Class S shares was required. The Fund's Class I and Class S shares each have agreed to repay Management through December 31, 2013 for their excess Operating Expenses previously reimbursed by Management, so long as their annual Operating Expenses during that period do not exceed their Expense Limitation, and the repayments are made within three years after the year in which Management issued the reimbursement. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there was no reimbursement to Management under these agreements. At June 30, 2007, the Fund's Class I and Class S shares had no contingent liability to Management under these agreements.
Management and Neuberger, a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange and sub-adviser to the Fund, are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ("Lehman"), a publicly-owned holding company. Neuberger is retained by Management to furnish it with investment recommendations and research information without added cost to the Fund. Several individuals who are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust are also employees of Neuberger and/or Management.
The Fund has entered into a commission recapture program, which enables it to pay some of its operational expenses by recouping a portion of the commissions it pays to a broker that is not a related party of the Fund. Pursuant to the agreement, brokers pay recaptured commissions to the Fund's custodian and the custodian directs these amounts toward payment of expenses such as custodial, transfer agency or accounting services. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $27,830.
The Fund has an expense offset arrangement in connection with its custodian contract. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $1,615.
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Note C—Securities Transactions:
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there were purchase and sale transactions (excluding short-term securities) of $175,125,715 and $161,645,492, respectively.
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, brokerage commissions on securities transactions amounted to $347,799, of which Neuberger received $0, Lehman Brothers Inc. received $47,448, and other brokers received $300,351.
Note D—Fund Share Transactions:
Share activity for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006 was as follows:
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
| | Shares Sold | | Shares Redeemed | | Total | | Shares Sold | | Shares Redeemed | | Total | |
Class I | | | 2,286,330 | | | | (1,933,144 | ) | | | 353,186 | | | | 4,180,536 | | | | (6,140,421 | ) | | | (1,959,885 | ) | |
Class S | | | 533,155 | | | | (169,336 | ) | | | 363,819 | | | | 770,936 | | | | (359,417 | ) | | | 411,519 | | |
Note E—Line of Credit:
At June 30, 2007, the Fund was a participant in a single committed, unsecured $150,000,000 line of credit with a consortium of banks organized by State Street, to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Other investment companies managed by Management also participate in this line of credit on the same terms. Interest is charged on borrowings under this agreement at the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% per annum. A facility fee of 0.07% per annum of the available line of credit is charged, of which the Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due and payable. The fee is paid quarterly in arrears. Because several investment companies participate, there is no assurance that an individual fund will have access to all or any part of the $150,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding pu rsuant to this line of credit at June 30, 2007. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund did not utilize this line of credit.
Note F—Investments in Affiliates*:
Name of Issuer | | Balance of Shares Held December 31, 2006 | | Gross Purchases and Additions | | Gross Sales and Reductions | | Balance of Shares Held June 30, 2007 | | Value June 30, 2007 | | Income from Investments in Affiliated Issuers Included in Total Income | |
Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class** | | | 14,584,446 | | | | 77,793,679 | | | | 74,606,372 | | | | 17,771,753 | | | $ | 17,771,753 | | | $ | 306,058 | | |
Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC *** | | | 119,559,901 | | | | 495,499,200 | | | | 418,366,200 | | | | 196,692,901 | | | | 196,692,901 | | | | 4,433,907 | | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | $ | 214,464,654 | | | $ | 4,739,965 | | |
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* Affiliated issuers, as defined in the 1940 Act.
** Prime Money is also managed by Management and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money.
*** Quality Fund, a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management, is used to invest cash the Fund receives as collateral for securities loans as approved by the Board. Because all shares of Quality Fund are held by funds in the related investment management complex, Quality Fund may be considered an affiliate of the Fund.
Note G—Recent Accounting Pronouncement:
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Statement No. 157, "Fair Value Measurement" ("SFAS 157"), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management believes the adoption of SFAS 157 will not have a material impact on the Fund's financial positions or results of operations.
Note H—Unaudited Financial Information:
The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.
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Financial Highlights Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
The following tables include selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements.
Class I | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 23.26 | | | $ | 20.28 | | | $ | 17.83 | | | $ | 15.33 | | | $ | 11.97 | | | $ | 16.94 | | |
Income From Investment Operations: | |
Net Investment Income (Loss)‡ | | | .01 | | | | (.02 | ) | | | (.07 | ) | | | (.07 | ) | | | (.07 | ) | | | (.08 | ) | |
Net Gains or Losses on Securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | 3.81 | | | | 3.00 | | | | 2.52 | | | | 2.57 | | | | 3.43 | | | | (4.89 | ) | |
Total From Investment Operations | | | 3.82 | | | | 2.98 | | | | 2.45 | | | | 2.50 | | | | 3.36 | | | | (4.97 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 27.08 | | | $ | 23.26 | | | $ | 20.28 | | | $ | 17.83 | | | $ | 15.33 | | | $ | 11.97 | | |
Total Return†† | | | +16.42 | %** | | | +14.69 | % | | | +13.74 | % | | | +16.31 | % | | | +28.07 | % | | | –29.34 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net Assets, End of Period (in millions) | | $ | 787.2 | | | $ | 668.1 | | | $ | 622.0 | | | $ | 543.3 | | | $ | 459.7 | | | $ | 362.2 | | |
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets# | | | .89 | %* | | | .90 | % | | | .92 | % | | | .92 | % | | | .89 | % | | | .95 | % | |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | .88 | %*§ | | | .90 | %§ | | | .91 | %§ | | | .90 | %§ | | | .88 | %§ | | | .95 | % | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | | | .06 | %* | | | (.10 | )% | | | (.36 | )% | | | (.45 | )% | | | (.52 | )% | | | (.57 | )% | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 21 | %** | | | 48 | % | | | 64 | % | | | 92 | % | | | 161 | % | | | 124 | % | |
Class S | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | | Period from February 18, 2003^ to December 31, | |
| | 2007 (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 23.02 | | | $ | 20.11 | | | $ | 17.73 | | | $ | 15.28 | | | $ | 11.15 | | |
Income From Investment Operations: | |
Net Investment Income (Loss)‡ | | | (.02 | ) | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.11 | ) | | | (.11 | ) | | | (.09 | ) | |
Net Gains or Losses on Securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | 3.77 | | | | 2.99 | | | | 2.49 | | | | 2.56 | | | | 4.22 | | |
Total From Investment Operations | | | 3.75 | | | | 2.91 | | | | 2.38 | | | | 2.45 | | | | 4.13 | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 26.77 | | | $ | 23.02 | | | $ | 20.11 | | | $ | 17.73 | | | $ | 15.28 | | |
Total Return†† | | | +16.29 | %** | | | +14.47 | % | | | +13.42 | % | | | +16.03 | % | | | +37.04 | %** | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net Assets, End of Period (in millions) | | $ | 51.1 | | | $ | 35.6 | | | $ | 22.8 | | | $ | 15.0 | | | $ | 6.3 | | |
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets# | | | 1.14 | %* | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.13 | %* | |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets§ | | | 1.13 | %* | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.11 | %* | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | | | (.17 | )%* | | | (.36 | )% | | | (.61 | )% | | | (.70 | )% | | | (.71 | )%* | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 21 | %** | | | 48 | % | | | 64 | % | | | 92 | % | | | 161 | %Ø | |
See Notes to Financial Highlights
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Notes to Financial Highlights Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
†† Total return based on per share net asset value reflects the effects of changes in net asset value on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period and assumes dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested. Results represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal may fluctuate and shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not waived certain expenses. The total return information shown does not reflect charges and other expenses that apply to the separate account or the related insurance policies, and the inclusion of these charges and other expenses would reduce the total return for all fiscal periods shown.
# The Fund is required to calculate an expense ratio without taking into consideration any expense reductions related to expense offset arrangements.
§ After waiver of a portion of the investment management fee by Management. Had Management not undertaken such action, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | |
Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Class I | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.89 | % | |
Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Class S | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.11 | %(1) | |
(1) Period from February 18, 2003 to December 31, 2003.
^ The date investment operations commenced.
‡ Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.
Ø Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended December 31, 2003.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov, and on Management's website at www.nb.com.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust's Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll free).
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Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2007
Neuberger Berman
Advisers
Management
Trust
Guardian
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Guardian Portfolio Manager's Commentary
We are pleased to report that the Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (AMT) Guardian Portfolio performed well in the first half of 2007, delivering a solid return and significantly outperforming its S&P 500 benchmark.
Information Technology sector investments made the largest contribution to absolute and relative returns, with four companies (Texas Instruments, National Instruments, Altera and Teradyne) appearing on our top-ten contributors list. Despite substantial fundamental progress in their businesses, the share prices for these companies languished in 2006 as investors shunned technology stocks. Throughout 2006, we used this divergence between business and share price performance to add to our holdings in these well positioned companies. Our technology holdings' strong performance during this reporting period validates our strategy of taking profits in fully valued companies in popular industries, such as REITs, and investing the proceeds in the best companies in out-of-favor industries such as technology.
During the first half of 2007, we continued to identify other well positioned technology-related businesses whose share prices have underperformed. Intuit, a recent addition to the portfolio, is a good example. Intuit is best known for its Quicken and Turbo Tax software. However, QuickBooks, Intuit's general ledger accounting software systems for small and mid-sized companies, has become a much more important product for the company. Intuit is in the process of leveraging QuickBooks' large installed customer base by selling add-on modules, such as payroll service software, that we think will boost annual revenue growth with the potential to lift earnings growth rates to the mid- to high teens. Because many of Intuit's products are subscription based with regular 12-18 month upgrade cycles, Intuit enjoys predictable cash flows and earnings — in our view a big plus for companies in any industry, but especially in technology. Looking further ahead, Intuit's recent acquisition of Digital Insight, a producer of on-line banking software systems, not only gives the company access to a strong secular growth market, but also the opportunity to cross-sell services to two largely different customer bases.
Led by big gains in cable television operator Liberty Global and auto parts manufacturer BorgWarner, collectively our Consumer Discretionary sector holdings delivered a mid-teen percentage return during the six-month reporting period, compared to a low single-digit gain for the S&P 500's Consumer Discretionary component.
Although generating a modestly positive return, our Health Care sector investments underperformed, with long-time portfolio holding UnitedHealth Group appearing on our bottom-ten contributors list. Along with its competitors, UnitedHealth Group came under pressure due to concern that a potential change in national political leadership could result in a change in Medicare regulation that would negatively affect managed care companies. The company recently renewed and expanded its relationship with AARP to include new products for senior citizens. We think innovative new products endorsed by the nation's most influential senior citizen association position UnitedHealth Group for future growth in the Medicare program, which should help drive earnings per share growth.
At the time of this writing, financial market volatility again appears to be rising. While accelerating economic growth is benefiting corporate profits, renewed fears surrounding mortgage-loan underwriting standards in the subprime mortgage sector are weighing on investor sentiment. Concern that access to credit could become more constrained has raised doubts about the ability of private equity firms to continue their recent pace of merger and acquisition activity.
Despite these concerns, we remain positive on the business fundamentals for existing portfolio
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Guardian Portfolio Manager's Commentary cont'd
holdings. Our bias towards quality companies gives us conviction that the business prospects of our holdings will be sustained, despite the risk of a tighter credit environment, since our holdings have strong balance sheets and fully funded business plans. The investment premise behind our holdings is based on our expectation of long-term business results driven by management's successful execution of their respective business plans. We have no built-in expectations for returns from merger and acquisition activity but will gladly accept them on your behalf.
Given the narrowness of equity market returns over the past several years, we have seen a convergence of valuations of traditional growth and value sectors of the stock market. Over this time period, we have gradually repositioned the portfolio in a manner that we think has reduced economic sensitivity and volatility, and enhanced its growth profile. In essence, we have been able to introduce companies with better secular growth potential into the portfolio while adhering to our value discipline.
Sincerely,
ARTHUR MORETTI
PORTFOLIO MANAGER
Industry Diversification
(% of Total Net Assets)
Automotive | | | 3.8 | % | |
Biotechnology | | | 0.5 | | |
Cable Systems | | | 9.1 | | |
Consumer Staples | | | 2.1 | | |
Financial Services | | | 4.4 | | |
Health Products & Services | | | 3.9 | | |
Industrial | | | 7.5 | | |
Insurance | | | 6.9 | | |
Integrated Energy | | | 4.2 | | |
Life Science Tools & Supplies | | | 1.9 | | |
Media | | | 6.5 | | |
Oil & Gas—Exploration & Production | | | 3.1 | | |
Oil Services | | | 0.6 | % | |
Pharmaceutical | | | 3.3 | | |
Securities Processing | | | 7.8 | | |
Semiconductor | | | 10.3 | | |
Software | | | 7.7 | | |
Transaction Processing | | | 1.7 | | |
Transportation | | | 2.7 | | |
Utilities | | | 3.4 | | |
Waste Management | | | 4.7 | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 4.5 | | |
Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets | | | (0.6 | ) | |
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Endnotes
1. For Class I, 23.00%, 11.21%, and 9.46% were the average annual total returns for the 1-, 5-year and since inception (11/03/97) periods ended June 30, 2007. For Class S, 22.66%, 10.94% and 9.33% were the average annual total returns for the 1-year, 5-year and since inception (11/03/97) periods ended June 30, 2007. Performance shown prior to August 2002 for the Class S shares is of the Class I shares, which has lower expenses and correspondingly higher returns than Class S shares. Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("NBMI") has agreed to absorb certain expenses of the AMT Portfolios. Without this arrangement, which is subject to change, the total returns of the Portfolios would be less. Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distribu tions. Performance data quoted represent past performance and the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that the shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please visit https://www.nb.com/public/DMA/html/performance_ins_amt_equity_monthly.html. The performance information does not reflect fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans whose proceeds are invested in the Guardian Portfolio.
2. The S&P 500 Index is widely regarded as the standard for measuring large-cap U.S. stock market performance and includes a representative sample of leading companies in leading industries. Please note that indices do not take into account any fees and expenses of investing in the individual securities that they track and that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. Data about the performance of this index is prepared or obtained by NBMI and include reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. The Portfolio may invest directly in many securities not included in the above-described index.
Any ratios or other measurements using a factor of forecasted earnings of a company discussed herein are based on consensus estimates, not NBMI's own projections, and they may or may not be realized. In addition, any revision to a forecast could affect the market price of a security. By quoting them herein, NBMI does not offer an opinion as to the accuracy of and does not guarantee these forecasted numbers.
The investments for the Portfolio are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage one or more other mutual funds that have similar names, investment objectives and investment styles as the Portfolio. You should be aware that the Portfolio is likely to differ from the other mutual funds in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Portfolio can be expected to vary from those of the other mutual funds.
The composition, industries and holdings of the Portfolio are subject to change.
Shares of the separate AMT Portfolios are sold only through the currently effective prospectus and are not available to the general public. Shares of this Portfolio may be purchased only by life insurance companies to be used with their separate accounts that fund variable annuity and variable life insurance policies and by qualified pension and retirement plans.
© 2007 Neuberger Berman Management Inc., distributor. All rights reserved.
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Information About Your Fund's Expenses
This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. All mutual funds incur operating expenses, which include management fees, fees for administrative services and costs of shareholder reports, among others. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended June 30, 2007 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates the fund's costs in two ways:
Actual Expenses and Performance: The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the fund's actual performance during the period. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
The table and the expense example do not include expenses and charges that are, or may be, imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan. If such expenses and charges were included, your costs would be higher.
Expense Information As of 6/30/07 (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Guardian Portfolio
Actual | | Beginning Account Value 1/1/07 | | Ending Account Value 6/30/07 | | Expenses Paid During the Period* 1/1/07 – 6/30/07 | | Expense Ratio | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,095.40 | | | $ | 5.21 | | | | 1.00 | % | |
Class S | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,094.60 | | | $ | 6.46 | | | | 1.24 | % | |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses) ** | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.82 | | | $ | 5.02 | | | | 1.00 | % | |
Class S | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.63 | | | $ | 6.22 | | | | 1.24 | % | |
* For each class of the fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).
** Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by multiplying the number of days in the most recent half year divided by 365.
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Schedule of Investments Guardian Portfolio
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Common Stocks (96.1%) | | | |
Automotive (3.8%) | | | |
| 37,825 | | | BorgWarner, Inc. | | $ | 3,254,463 | | |
| 22,825 | | | Toyota Motor ADR | | | 2,873,211 | | |
| | | 6,127,674 | | |
Biotechnology (0.5%) | | | |
| 53,700 | | | Medarex, Inc. | | | 767,373 | * | |
Cable Systems (9.1%) | | | |
| 184,425 | | | Comcast Corp. Class A Special | | | 5,156,523 | * | |
| 196,595 | | | Liberty Global Class A | | | 8,068,259 | * | |
| 33,445 | | | Liberty Global Class C | | | 1,314,388 | * | |
| | | 14,539,170 | | |
Consumer Staples (2.1%) | | | |
| 57,125 | | | Costco Wholesale | | | 3,342,955 | | |
Financial Services (4.4%) | | | |
| 114,000 | | | Citigroup Inc. | | | 5,847,060 | | |
| 5,225 | | | Goldman Sachs Group | | | 1,132,519 | | |
| | | 6,979,579 | | |
Health Products & Services (3.9%) | | | |
| 123,850 | | | UnitedHealth Group | | | 6,333,689 | | |
Industrial (7.5%) | | | |
| 54,750 | | | 3M Co. | | | 4,751,753 | | |
| 96,225 | | | Danaher Corp. | | | 7,264,987 | | |
| | | 12,016,740 | | |
Insurance (6.9%) | | | |
| 21,600 | | | American International Group | | | 1,512,648 | | |
| 133,425 | | | Progressive Corp. | | | 3,192,860 | | |
| 146,150 | | | Willis Group Holdings | | | 6,439,369 | | |
| | | 11,144,877 | | |
Integrated Energy (4.2%) | | | |
| 202,100 | | | BG Group PLC | | | 3,312,915 | | |
| 46,400 | | | BP PLC ADR | | | 3,347,296 | | |
| | | 6,660,211 | | |
Life Science Tools & Supplies (1.9%) | | | |
| 40,800 | | | Millipore Corp. | | | 3,063,672 | * | |
Media (6.5%) | | | |
| 164,175 | | | E.W. Scripps | | | 7,501,156 | | |
| 127,339 | | | Liberty Media Holding Interactive Class A | | | 2,843,480 | * | |
| | | 10,344,636 | | |
Oil & Gas - Exploration & Production (3.1%) | | | |
| 20,650 | | | Cimarex Energy | | | 813,817 | | |
| 89,900 | | | Newfield Exploration | | | 4,094,945 | * | |
| | | 4,908,762 | | |
Oil Services (0.6%) | | | |
| 12,325 | | | Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 1,046,886 | | |
Pharmaceutical (3.3%) | | | |
| 93,575 | | | Novartis AG ADR | | | 5,246,750 | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Securities Processing (7.8%) | | | |
| 152,375 | | | Bank of New York | | $ | 6,314,420 | | |
| 89,575 | | | State Street | | | 6,126,930 | | |
| | | 12,441,350 | | |
Semiconductors (10.3%) | | | |
| 360,400 | | | Altera Corp. | | | 7,975,652 | | |
| 224,800 | | | Texas Instruments | | | 8,459,224 | | |
| | | 16,434,876 | | |
Software (7.7%) | | | |
| 180,800 | | | Intuit Inc. | | | 5,438,464 | * | |
| 211,950 | | | National Instruments | | | 6,903,211 | | |
| | | 12,341,675 | | |
Transaction Processing (1.7%) | | | |
| 96,100 | | | Euronet Worldwide | | | 2,802,276 | *È | |
Transportation (2.7%) | | | |
| 86,300 | | | Canadian National Railway | | | 4,395,259 | | |
Utilities (3.4%) | | | |
| 373,053 | | | National Grid | | | 5,504,476 | | |
Waste Management (4.7%) | | | |
| 44,025 | | | Republic Services | | | 1,348,926 | | |
| 159,150 | | | Waste Management | | | 6,214,807 | | |
| | | 7,563,733 | | |
| | Total Common Stocks (Cost $104,844,636) | | | 154,006,619 | | |
Short-Term Investments (4.5%) | | | |
| 5,784,792 | | | Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class | | | 5,784,792 | @ | |
| 1,395,001 | | | Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC | | | 1,395,001 | ‡ | |
| | Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $7,179,793) | | | 7,179,793 | # | |
| Total Investments (100.6%) (Cost $112,024,429) | | | | | | 161,186,412 | ## | |
| Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets [(0.6%)] | | | | | | (976,083 | ) | |
| Total Net Assets (100.0%) | | | | | $ | 160,210,329 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Notes to Schedule of Investments Guardian Portfolio
† Investments in equity securities by Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Guardian Portfolio (the "Fund") are valued at the latest sale price where that price is readily available; securities for which no sales were reported, unless otherwise noted, are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices. Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued by the Fund at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. The Fund values all other securities, including securities for which the necessary last sale, asked, and/or bid prices are not readily available, by methods the Board of Trustees of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Board") has approved on the belief that they reflect fair value. Numerous factors may be considered when determining the fair value of a security, including available analyst, media or other reports, trading in futures or ADRs and whether the issuer of the security being fair valued has other securities outstanding. Foreign security prices are furnished by independent quotation services and expressed in local currency values. Foreign security prices are currently translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. The Board has approved the use of FT Interactive Data Corporation ("FT In teractive") to assist in determining the fair value of the Fund's foreign equity securities when changes in the value of a certain index suggest that the closing prices on the foreign exchanges may no longer represent the amount that the Fund could expect to receive for those securities. In this event, FT Interactive will provide adjusted prices for certain foreign equity securities using a statistical analysis of historical correlations of multiple factors. In the absence of precise information about the market values of these foreign securities as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Board has determined on the basis of available data that prices adjusted in this way are likely to be closer to the prices the Fund could realize on a current sale than are the prices of those securities established at the close of the foreign markets in which the securities primarily trade. However, fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security next trades. Short-term debt securities with less than 60 days until maturity may be valued at cost which, when combined with interest earned, approximates market value.
# At cost, which approximates market value.
## At June 30, 2007, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $112,218,874. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $49,320,834 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $353,296, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $48,967,538, based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
* Security did not produce income during the last twelve months.
È All or a portion of this security is on loan (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements).
‡ Managed by an affiliate of Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and could be deemed an affiliate of the Fund (see Notes A & F of Notes to Financial Statements).
@ Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money") is also managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money (see Notes A & F of Notes to Financial Statements).
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Guardian Portfolio | |
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at market value*† (Notes A & F)—see Schedule of Investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 154,006,619 | | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 7,179,793 | | |
| | | 161,186,412 | | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 233,294 | | |
Receivable for securities lending income (Note A) | | | 22,387 | | |
Receivable for securities sold | | | 364,897 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 316,241 | | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 2,630 | | |
Total Assets | | | 162,125,861 | | |
Liabilities | |
Due to custodian | | | 14,314 | | |
Payable for collateral on securities loaned (Note A) | | | 1,395,001 | | |
Payable for securities purchased | | | 231,248 | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 98,164 | | |
Payable to investment manager—net (Notes A & B) | | | 71,292 | | |
Payable to administrator—net (Note B) | | | 41,586 | | |
Payable for securities lending fees (Note A) | | | 21,994 | | |
Accrued expenses and other payables | | | 41,933 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 1,915,532 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 160,210,329 | | |
Net Assets consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 110,657,647 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | 750,767 | | |
Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments | | | (361,116 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments | | | 49,163,031 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 160,210,329 | | |
Net Assets | |
Class I | | $ | 147,027,102 | | |
Class S | | | 13,183,227 | | |
Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized) | |
Class I | | | 6,810,426 | | |
Class S | | | 612,339 | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | |
Class I | | $ | 21.59 | | |
Class S | | | 21.53 | | |
†Securities on loan, at market value: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 1,312,200 | | |
*Cost of investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 104,844,636 | | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 7,179,793 | | |
Total cost of investments | | $ | 112,024,429 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Operations
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Guardian Portfolio | |
Investment Income | |
Income (Note A): | | | | | |
Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 1,000,263 | | |
Interest income—unaffiliated issuers | | | 802 | | |
Income from securities loaned—net (Note F) | | | 2,800 | | |
Income from investments in affiliated issuers (Note F) | | | 88,800 | | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (20,247 | ) | |
Total income | | | 1,072,418 | | |
Expenses: | |
Investment management fees (Notes A & B) | | | 420,858 | | |
Administration fees (Note B): | |
Class I | | | 221,371 | | |
Class S | | | 8,187 | | |
Distribution fees (Note B): | |
Class S | | | 6,815 | | |
Audit fees | | | 19,158 | | |
Custodian fees (Note B) | | | 46,462 | | |
Insurance expense | | | 3,034 | | |
Legal fees | | | 16,187 | | |
Shareholder reports | | | 19,388 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 11,912 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 5,413 | | |
Total expenses | | | 778,785 | | |
Expenses reimbursed by administrator (Note B) | | | (44 | ) | |
Investment management fees waived (Note A) | | | (1,394 | ) | |
Expenses reduced by custodian fee expense offset and commission recapture arrangements (Note B) | | | (3,468 | ) | |
Total net expenses | | | 773,879 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 298,539 | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Note A) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers | | | 8,612,326 | | |
Foreign currency | | | 1,026 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of: | | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 5,087,234 | | |
Foreign currency | | | 1,404 | | |
Net gain (loss) on investments | | | 13,701,990 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 14,000,529 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | Guardian Portfolio | |
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | |
From Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 298,539 | | | $ | 471,789 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 8,613,352 | | | | 17,121,944 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | 5,088,638 | | | | 2,255,391 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 14,000,529 | | | | 19,849,124 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A): | |
Net investment income: | |
Class I | | | — | | | | (1,031,689 | ) | |
Class S | | | — | | | | (8,013 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | — | | | | (1,039,702 | ) | |
From Fund Share Transactions (Note D): | |
Proceeds from shares sold: | |
Class I | | | 8,916,176 | | | | 22,420,550 | | |
Class S | | | 11,324,873 | | | | 952,471 | | |
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions: | |
Class I | | | — | | | | 1,031,689 | | |
Class S | | | — | | | | 8,013 | | |
Payments for shares redeemed: | |
Class I | | | (30,289,873 | ) | | | (62,405,447 | ) | |
Class S | | | (243,136 | ) | | | (29,983 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions | | | (10,291,960 | ) | | | (38,022,707 | ) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | 3,708,569 | | | | (19,213,285 | ) | |
Net Assets: | |
Beginning of period | | | 156,501,760 | | | | 175,715,045 | | |
End of period | | $ | 160,210,329 | | | $ | 156,501,760 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period | | $ | 750,767 | | | $ | 452,228 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements Guardian Portfolio
Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
1 General: Guardian Portfolio (the "Fund") is a separate operating series of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to a Trust Instrument dated May 23, 1994. The Trust is currently comprised of eleven separate operating series (each a "Series," collectively, the "Funds") each of which is diversified. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Fund currently offers Class I and Class S shares. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board") may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.
The assets of each Series belong only to that Series, and the liabilities of each Series are borne solely by that Series and no other.
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("Management") to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2 Portfolio valuation: Investment securities are valued as indicated in the notes following the Schedule of Investments.
3 Foreign currency translation: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are currently translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain (loss) arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statement of Operations.
4 Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of original issue discount, where applicable, and accretion of discount on short-term investments, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactio ns and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations. Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments are proceeds from the settlements of class action litigation in which the Fund participated as a plaintiff. The amount of such proceeds for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $132.
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5 Income tax information: The Funds are treated as separate entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its earnings to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.
Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund as a whole. The Fund may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.
As determined on December 31, 2006, permanent differences resulting primarily from different book and tax accounting for distributions from real estate investment trusts, and foreign currency gains and losses, were reclassified at fiscal year-end. These reclassifications had no effect on net income, net asset value or net asset value per share of the Fund.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was as follows:
| | Distributions Paid From: | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Total | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
| | $ | 1,039,702 | | | $ | 254,084 | | | $ | 1,039,702 | | | $ | 254,084 | | |
As of December 31, 2006, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Loss Carryforwards and Deferrals | | Total | |
| | $ | 452,228 | | | $ | 43,690,725 | | | $ | (8,590,800 | ) | | $ | 35,552,153 | | |
The difference between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings is attributable primarily to timing differences of wash sales and capital loss carryforwards.
To the extent the Fund's net realized capital gains, if any, can be offset by capital loss carryforwards, it is the policy of the Fund not to distribute such gains. As determined at December 31, 2006, the Fund had unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to offset net realized capital gains, if any, as follows:
| | Expiring in: | |
| | 2010 | | 2011 | |
| | $ | 3,039,667 | | | $ | 5,551,133 | | |
During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $17,259,561.
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6 Distributions to shareholders: The Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, generally are distributed in October. Income distributions and capital gain distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-date.
7 Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.
8 Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds. Expenses directly attributable to a Series are charged to that Series. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributed to a Series are allocated among the funds, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the funds can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which Management serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributed to a Series or the Trust are allocated among the Fund and the other investment companies in the complex or series thereof on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each investment company in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly. The Fund's expenses (other than those specific to each class) are allocated proportionally each day between the classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.
9 Security lending: Since 2005, a third party, eSecLending, has assisted the Fund in conducting a bidding process to identify agents/principals that would pay a guaranteed amount to the Fund in consideration of the Fund entering into an exclusive securities lending arrangement. Through a bidding process in August 2006, and in accordance with an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund selected Neuberger Berman, LLC ("Neuberger"), an affiliate of the Fund, to be its exclusive lending agent for a specified period. Under the agreement entered into between the Fund and Neuberger, Neuberger pays a guaranteed amount to the Fund.
Under the securities lending arrangement, the Fund receives cash collateral at the beginning of each transaction equal to at least 102% of the prior day's market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). The Fund may invest all the cash collateral in Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC ("Quality Fund"), a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management.
Net income from the lending program represents the guaranteed amount plus income earned on the cash collateral invested in Quality Fund or in other investments, less cash collateral fees and other expenses associated with the loans. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund received net income under the securities lending arrangement of approximately $2,800, which is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from securities loaned-net." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, "Income from securities loaned-net" consisted of approximately $73,398 in income earned on cash collateral and guaranteed amounts (including approximately $70,486 of interest income earned from the
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Quality Fund and $2,912 in guaranteed amounts received from Neuberger), less fees and expenses paid of approximately $70,598 (including approximately $654 retained by Neuberger).
10 Repurchase agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that Management has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. The Fund requires that the securities purchased in a repurchase agreement be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the Fund to assert a perfected security interest in those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the securities transferred to ensure that their value, including accrued interest, is greater than amounts owed to the Fund under each such repurchase agreement.
11 Transactions with other funds managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc.: Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund may invest in a money market fund managed by Management or an affiliate. The Fund invests in Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money"), as approved by the Board. Prime Money seeks to provide the highest available current income consistent with safety and liquidity. For any cash that the Fund invests in Prime Money, Management waives a portion of its management fee equal to the management fee it receives from Prime Money on those assets ( the "Arrangement"). For the six months ended June 30, 2007, management fees waived under this Arrangement amounted to $1,394 and are reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Investment management fees waived." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, income earned under this Arrangement amounted to $88,800 and is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from investments in affiliated issuers."
12 Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.
13 Other: All net investment income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the Fund are allocated, on the basis of relative net assets, pro rata among its respective classes.
Note B—Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
Fund shares are issued and redeemed in connection with investments in and payments under certain variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued through separate accounts of life insurance companies and are also offered directly to qualified pension and retirement plans.
The Fund retains Management as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 0.55% of the first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.525% of the next $250 million, 0.50% of the
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next $250 million, 0.475% of the next $250 million, 0.45% of the next $500 million, 0.425% of the next $2.5 billion, and 0.40% of average daily net assets in excess of $4 billion.
The Fund retains Management as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. Each class pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.30% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, Management retains State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. Management pays State Street a fee for all services received under this agreement.
The Board adopted a non-fee distribution plan for the Fund's Class I.
For the Fund's Class S, Management acts as agent in arranging for the sale of class shares without commission and bears advertising and promotion expenses. The Board has adopted a distribution plan (the "Plan") with respect to this class, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that, as compensation for administrative and other services provided to this class, Management's activities and expenses related to the sale and distribution of this class of shares, and ongoing services provided to investors in this class, Management receives from this class a fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of Class S's average daily net assets. Management receives this amount to provide distribution and shareholder servicing for this class and pays a portion of it to institutions that provide such services. Those institutions may use the payments for, among other purposes, compensating employees engaged in sales and/or shareholder servicing. The amount of fees paid by this class during any year may be more or less than the cost of distribution and other services provided to this class. NASD rules limit the amount of annual distribution fees that may be paid by a mutual fund and impose a ceiling on the cumulative distribution fees paid. The Trust's Plan complies with those rules.
Management has contractually undertaken to reimburse the Fund's Class I and Class S shares for their operating expenses (excluding the fees payable to Management (including the fees payable to Management with respect to the Fund's Class S shares), but excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, and transaction costs) ("Operating Expenses") which exceed the expense limitation as detailed in the following table:
| | Expense Limitation(1) | | Expiration | | Reimbursement from Management for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | |
Class I | | | 1.00 | % | | | 12/31/10 | | | | — | | |
Class S | | | 1.25 | % | | | 12/31/10 | | | $ | 44 | | |
(1) Expense limitation per annum of the respective class' average daily net assets.
Each respective class has agreed to repay Management through December 31, 2013 for its excess Operating Expenses previously reimbursed by Management, so long as their annual Operating Expenses during that period do not exceed their expense limitation, and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which Management issued the reimbursement. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there was no reimbursement to Management under these agreements. At June 30, 2007, the Fund's
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Class I shares had no contingent liability to Management under this agreement. At June 30, 2007, the Fund's Class S shares contingent liabilities to Management under this agreement were as follows:
| | Expiring In: | |
| | 2008 | | 2009 | | 2010 | | Total | |
Class S | | $ | 61 | | | $ | 17 | | | $ | 44 | | | $ | 122 | | |
Management and Neuberger, a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange and sub-adviser to the Fund, are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ("Lehman"), a publicly-owned holding company. Neuberger is retained by Management to furnish it with investment recommendations and research information without added cost to the Fund. Several individuals who are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust are also employees of Neuberger and/or Management.
The Fund has entered into a commission recapture program, which enables it to pay some of its operational expenses by recouping a portion of the commissions it pays to a broker that is not a related party of the Fund. Pursuant to the agreement, brokers pay recaptured commissions to the Fund's custodian and the custodian directs these amounts toward payment of expenses such as custodial, transfer agency or accounting services. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $3,345.
The Fund has an expense offset arrangement in connection with its custodian contract. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $123.
Note C—Securities Transactions:
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there were purchase and sale transactions (excluding short-term securities) of $20,693,582 and $34,141,800, respectively.
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, brokerage commissions on securities transactions amounted to $63,678, of which Neuberger received $0, Lehman Brothers Inc. received $12,046 and other brokers received $51,632.
Note D—Fund Share Transactions:
Share activity for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 2006 was as follows:
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | |
| | Shares Sold | | Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions | | Shares Redeemed | | Total | |
Class I | | | 434,422 | | | | — | | | | (1,488,915 | ) | | | (1,054,493 | ) | |
Class S | | | 548,135 | | | | — | | | | (12,142 | ) | | | 535,993 | | |
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For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
| | Shares Sold | | Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions | | Shares Redeemed | | Total | |
Class I | | | 1,219,263 | | | | 54,471 | | | | (3,422,041 | ) | | | (2,148,307 | ) | |
Class S | | | 52,073 | | | | 424 | | | | (1,636 | ) | | | 50,861 | | |
Note E—Line of Credit:
At June 30, 2007, the Fund was a participant in a single committed, unsecured $150,000,000 line of credit with a consortium of banks organized by State Street, to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Other investment companies managed by Management also participate in this line of credit on the same terms. Interest is charged on borrowings under this agreement at the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% per annum. A facility fee of 0.07% per annum of the available line of credit is charged, of which the Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due and payable. The fee is paid quarterly in arrears. Because several investment companies participate, there is no assurance that an individual fund will have access to all or any part of the $150,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding pu rsuant to the line of credit at June 30, 2007. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund did not utilize this line of credit.
Note F—Investments in Affiliates*:
Name of Issuer | | Balance of Shares Held December 31, 2006 | | Gross Purchases and Additions | | Gross Sales and Reductions | | Balance of Shares Held June 30, 2007 | | Value June 30, 2007 | | Income from Investments in Affiliated Issuers Included in Total Income | |
Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class** | | | 2,187,770 | | | | 27,012,204 | | | | 23,415,182 | | | | 5,784,792 | | | $ | 5,784,792 | | | $ | 88,800 | | |
Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC*** | | | 1,364,001 | | | | 14,859,000 | | | | 14,828,000 | | | | 1,395,001 | | | | 1,395,001 | | | | 70,486 | | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | $ | 7,179,793 | | | $ | 159,286 | | |
* Affiliated issuers, as defined in the 1940 Act.
** Prime Money is also managed by Management and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money.
*** Quality Fund, a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management, is used to invest cash the Fund receives as collateral for securities loaned as approved by the Board. Because all shares of Quality Fund are held by funds in the related investment management complex, Quality Fund may be considered an affiliate of the Fund.
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Note G—Recent Accounting Pronouncement:
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Statement No. 157, "Fair Value Measurement" ("SFAS 157"), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management believes the adoption of SFAS 157 will not have a material impact on the Fund's financial positions or results of operations.
Note H—Unaudited Financial Information:
The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.
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Financial Highlights Guardian Portfolio
The following tables include selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements.
Class I | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 19.71 | | | $ | 17.50 | | | $ | 16.17 | | | $ | 13.98 | | | $ | 10.70 | | | $ | 14.64 | | |
Income From Investment Operations: | |
Net Investment Income (Loss)‡ | | | .04 | | | | .05 | | | | .12 | | | | .04 | | | | .03 | | | | .10 | | |
Net Gains or Losses on Securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | 1.84 | | | | 2.29 | | | | 1.24 | | | | 2.17 | | | | 3.36 | | | | (3.95 | ) | |
Total From Investment Operations | | | 1.88 | | | | 2.34 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 2.21 | | | | 3.39 | | | | (3.85 | ) | |
Less Distributions From: | |
Net Investment Income | | | — | | | | (.13 | ) | | | (.03 | ) | | | (.02 | ) | | | (.11 | ) | | | (.09 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 21.59 | | | $ | 19.71 | | | $ | 17.50 | | | $ | 16.17 | | | $ | 13.98 | | | $ | 10.70 | | |
Total Return†† | | | +9.54 | %** | | | +13.38 | % | | | +8.39 | % | | | +15.81 | % | | | +31.76 | % | | | -26.45 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net Assets, End of Period (in millions) | | $ | 147.0 | | | $ | 155.0 | | | $ | 175.3 | | | $ | 177.3 | | | $ | 169.2 | | | $ | 140.3 | | |
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets# | | | 1.01 | %* | | | .99 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | .98 | % | | | .97 | % | | | .98 | % | |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | 1.00 | %*§ | | | .99 | %§ | | | 1.00 | %§ | | | .97 | %§ | | | .97 | % | | | .98 | % | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | | | .39 | %* | | | .29 | % | | | .71 | % | | | .25 | % | | | .25 | % | | | .81 | % | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 14 | %** | | | 23 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 24 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 147 | % | |
Class S | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | | Period from August 2, 2002 ^ to December 31, | |
| | 2007 (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 19.67 | | | $ | 17.52 | | | $ | 16.20 | | | $ | 14.02 | | | $ | 10.69 | | | $ | 11.23 | | |
Income From Investment Operations: | |
Net Investment Income (Loss)‡ | | | .03 | | | | .02 | | | | .09 | | | | .00 | | | | .00 | | | | .03 | | |
Net Gains or Losses on Securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | 1.83 | | | | 2.26 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 2.18 | | | | 3.35 | | | | (.57 | ) | |
Total From Investment Operations | | | 1.86 | | | | 2.28 | | | | 1.32 | | | | 2.18 | | | | 3.35 | | | | (.54 | ) | |
Less Distributions From: | |
Net Investment Income | | | — | | | | (.13 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.02 | ) | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 21.53 | | | $ | 19.67 | | | | 17.52 | | | $ | 16.20 | | | $ | 14.02 | | | $ | 10.69 | | |
Total Return†† | | | +9.46 | %** | | | +13.02 | % | | | +8.15 | % | | | +15.55 | % | | | +31.39 | % | | | -4.81 | %** | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net Assets, End of Period (in millions) | | $ | 13.2 | | | $ | 1.5 | | | $ | 0.4 | | | $ | 0.3 | | | $ | 0.1 | | | $ | 0.1 | | |
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets# | | | 1.25 | %* | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.24 | %* | |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | 1.24 | %*§ | | | 1.25 | %§ | | | 1.24 | %§ | | | 1.22 | %§ | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.24 | %* | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | | | .32 | %* | | | .11 | % | | | .53 | % | | | .03 | % | | | .02 | % | | | .63 | %* | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 14 | %** | | | 23 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 24 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 147 | %ø | |
See Notes to Financial Highlights
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Notes to Financial Highlights Guardian Portfolio
†† Total return based on per share net asset value reflects the effects of changes in net asset value on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period and assumes dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested. Results represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal may fluctuate and shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not reimbursed and/or waived certain expenses. The total return information shown does not reflect charges and other expenses that apply to the separate account or the related insurance policies, and the inclusion of these charges and other expenses would reduce the total return for all fis cal periods shown.
# The Fund is required to calculate an expense ratio without taking into consideration any expense reductions related to expense offset arrangements.
§ After reimbursement of expenses and/or waiver of a portion of the investment management fee by Management. Had Management not undertaken such actions, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Guardian Portfolio Class I | | | 1.00 | % | | | .99 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | .97 | % | |
Guardian Portfolio Class S | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.22 | % | |
^ The date investment operations commenced.
‡ Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.
Ø Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended December 31, 2002.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov and on Management's website at www.nb.com.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust's Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free).
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Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2007
Neuberger Berman
Advisers
Management
Trust
Growth
Portfolio®
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Growth Portfolio Manager's Commentary
The Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (AMT) Growth Portfolio generated a positive return in the first half of 2007, outperforming its benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Growth Index. The portfolio ranked in approximately the top 5% of its peer group, as defined by Lipper and Morningstar, with strong stock selection across most sectors.*
The U.S. stock market was strong in the first half of 2007, with private equity firms continuing to fuel acquisitions. Large- and mid-cap shares led smaller issues and growth style results outpaced value across the capitalization spectrum. The best performing sectors in the mid-cap growth space were Energy and Materials. The weakest was Financials, as subprime mortgage issues continued to concern not only the market, but this sector in particular.
In terms of adding value, the largest contributors to portfolio performance were securities selected within Information Technology (IT), Energy and Consumer Discretionary. In IT, strong performers included service names such as Alliance Data Systems and Mastercard Inc. aQuantive was also a top performer as it was acquired by Microsoft. Within Consumer Discretionary, strong performers in this sector included Chinese advertising company Focus Media and specialty retailer Polo Ralph Lauren. Within Energy, the top-performing sector in the reporting period, our security selection was also additive, with Dresser-Rand and National-Oilwell Varco providing standout results. Stock selection within Financials was also additive, with property management company CB Richard Ellis continuing to be a strong performer. Finally, security selection within Telecom was a contributor to relative performance as our emphasis in wireless continues to ad d value. In this sector, Leap Wireless continued to provide strong results.
In aggregate, our sector allocation was a slight contributor to performance for the six-month reporting period. Our underweight in the weak consumer-related sectors added the majority of this value. Stock selection in Materials detracted slightly from relative results, with industrial equipment and cleaning product providers among the weakest performers.
After an uncertain start to the year, the U.S. economy appears to be on steadier ground despite the subprime worries and rising energy and food costs. The consumer, thus far, appears to be relatively resilient in the face of these developments, probably because of healthy wage gains. Corporate earnings have also been stronger than initially expected but are now priced into the market, in our opinion. It is difficult to forecast a market environment that would continue to be this strong, since we have already experienced healthy returns across much of the market and most major market indices. This, coupled with continued subprime worries and the anticipation of a rising interest-rate environment, may cause the market to take a pause. Given the strong advances, we believe that the market will likely trade sideways, but then should continue to provide positive returns.
In terms of sectors, we currently think that Energy has longer-term earnings growth potential, due to worldwide demand. As of June 30, we are slightly underweighted and will move towards a neutral weighting opportunistically. We currently find good growth potential in the Telecom and Health Care sectors, both of which remain overweighted positions. As of June 30, we are emphasizing capital-markets sensitive industries in Financials and remain neutral-weighted, in aggregate, despite the impact of subprime mortgage issues in the sector. We are also roughly market-weighted in IT. We are cautious about consumer-related sectors and currently plan to remain underweight both in Consumer Discretionary and Staples.
Sincerely,
KENNETH J. TUREK
PORTFOLIO MANAGER
*As categorized by Lipper, AMT Growth Portfolio Class I ranked 4 out of 153 funds in its Mid-Cap Growth Variable Product Underlying Funds Classification for the six-month period ending June 30, 2007. As categorized by Morningstar, AMT Growth Portfolio Class I ranked 7 out of 205 funds in its US Insurance Fund Mid-Cap Growth Category for the six-month period ending June 30, 2007.
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Industry Diversification
(% of Total Net Assets)
Aerospace | | | 5.6 | % | |
Basic Materials | | | 1.7 | | |
Biotechnology | | | 2.8 | | |
Business Services | | | 9.6 | | |
Cable Systems | | | 0.8 | | |
Communications Equipment | | | 2.1 | | |
Consumer Staples | | | 3.6 | | |
Energy | | | 9.4 | | |
Financial Services | | | 7.2 | | |
Health Care | | | 10.4 | | |
Industrial | | | 3.1 | | |
Leisure | | | 5.9 | | |
Media | | | 2.0 | % | |
Medical Equipment | | | 4.4 | | |
Retail | | | 7.5 | | |
Semiconductors | | | 3.1 | | |
Software | | | 2.3 | | |
Technology | | | 7.5 | | |
Telecommunications | | | 9.3 | | |
Transportation | | | 1.5 | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 9.7 | | |
Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets | | | (9.5 | ) | |
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Endnotes
1. 25.03%, 14.72% and 6.50% were the average total returns for the 1-, 5- and 10-year periods ended June 30, 2007. Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("NBMI") has agreed to absorb certain expenses of the AMT Portfolios. Without this arrangement, which is subject to change, the total returns of the Portfolios would be less. Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance data quoted represent past performance and the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that the shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please visit https: //www.nb.com/public/DMA/html/performance_ins_amt_equity_monthly.html. The performance information does not reflect fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans whose proceeds are invested in the Growth Portfolio.
2. The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000® Index, which represents approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® Index (which, in turn, consists of the 1,000 largest U.S. companies, based on market capitalization). Please note that indices do not take into account any fees and expenses of investing in the individual securities that they track and that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. Data about the performance of these indices are prepared or obtained by NBMI and inclu de reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. The Portfolio may invest in many securities not included in the above-described indices.
Any ratios or other measurements using a factor of forecasted earnings of a company discussed herein are based on consensus estimates, not NBMI's own projections, and they may or may not be realized. In addition, any revision to a forecast could affect the market price of a security. By quoting them herein, NBMI does not offer an opinion as to the accuracy of and does not guarantee these forecasted numbers.
The investments for the Portfolio are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage one or more other mutual funds that have similar names, investment objectives and investment styles as the Portfolio. You should be aware that the Portfolio is likely to differ from the other mutual funds in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Portfolio can be expected to vary from those of the other mutual funds.
The composition, industries and holdings of the Portfolio are subject to change. Shares of the separate AMT Portfolios are sold only through the currently effective prospectus and are not available to the general public. Shares of this Portfolio may be purchased only by life insurance companies to be used with their separate accounts that fund variable annuity and variable life insurance policies and by qualified pension and retirement plans.
© 2007 Neuberger Berman Management Inc., distributor. All rights reserved.
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Information About Your Fund's Expenses
This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. All mutual funds incur operating expenses, which include management fees, fees for administrative services and costs of shareholder reports, among others. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended June 30, 2007 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates the fund's costs in two ways:
Actual Expenses and Performance: The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the fund's actual performance during the period. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
The table and the expense example do not include expenses and charges that are, or may be, imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan. If such expenses and charges were included, your costs would be higher.
Expense Information As of 6/30/07 (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Growth Portfolio
Actual | | Beginning Account Value 1/1/07 | | Ending Account Value 6/30/07 | | Expenses Paid During the Period* 1/1/07– 6/30/07 | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,168.50 | | | $ | 5.35 | | |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)** | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.86 | | | $ | 4.98 | | |
* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.99%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).
** Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by multiplying the number of days in the most recent half year divided by 365.
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Schedule of Investments Growth Portfolio
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Common Stocks (99.8%) | | | |
Aerospace (5.6%) | | | |
| 45,000 | | | BE Aerospace | | $ | 1,858,500 | * | |
| 55,000 | | | CAE, Inc. | | | 733,700 | | |
| 32,500 | | | Precision Castparts | | | 3,944,200 | | |
| 47,000 | | | Rockwell Collins | | | 3,320,080 | | |
| | | 9,856,480 | | |
Basic Materials (1.7%) | | | |
| 64,000 | | | Airgas, Inc. | | | 3,065,600 | | |
Biotechnology (2.8%) | | | |
| 50,000 | | | Celgene Corp. | | | 2,866,500 | * | |
| 6,500 | | | Cephalon, Inc. | | | 522,535 | * | |
| 40,000 | | | Gilead Sciences | | | 1,550,800 | *È | |
| | | 4,939,835 | | |
Business Services (9.6%) | | | |
| 20,000 | | | Alliance Data Systems | | | 1,545,600 | * | |
| 115,000 | | | CB Richard Ellis Group | | | 4,197,500 | * | |
| 22,500 | | | Corrections Corporation of America | | | 1,419,975 | * | |
| 17,500 | | | IHS Inc. | | | 805,000 | * | |
| 35,000 | | | Iron Mountain | | | 914,550 | * | |
| 12,000 | | | MasterCard, Inc. Class A | | | 1,990,440 | È | |
| 19,000 | | | Stericycle, Inc. | | | 844,740 | * | |
| 62,500 | | | Trimble Navigation | | | 2,012,500 | * | |
| 57,500 | | | VeriFone Holdings | | | 2,026,875 | *È | |
| 35,000 | | | VistaPrint Ltd. | | | 1,338,750 | * | |
| | | 17,095,930 | | |
Cable Systems (0.8%) | | | |
| 32,500 | | | Liberty Global Class A | | | 1,333,800 | * | |
Communications Equipment (2.1%) | | | |
| 27,500 | | | BigBand Networks | | | 360,525 | * | |
| 12,500 | | | F5 Networks | | | 1,007,500 | * | |
| 23,000 | | | Harris Corp. | | | 1,254,650 | | |
| 45,000 | | | Juniper Networks | | | 1,132,650 | * | |
| | | 3,755,325 | | |
Consumer Staples (3.6%) | | | |
| 25,000 | | | Chattem Inc. | | | 1,584,500 | *È | |
| 21,500 | | | Corn Products International | | | 977,175 | | |
| 35,000 | | | Hansen Natural | | | 1,504,300 | * | |
| 50,000 | | | Shoppers Drug Mart | | | 2,315,888 | | |
| | | 6,381,863 | | |
Energy (9.4%) | | | |
| 97,500 | | | Denbury Resources | | | 3,656,250 | * | |
| 47,000 | | | Dresser-Rand Group | | | 1,856,500 | * | |
| 10,000 | | | Grant Prideco | | | 538,300 | * | |
| 27,500 | | | Input/Output, Inc. | | | 429,275 | * | |
| 27,500 | | | National-Oilwell Varco | | | 2,866,600 | * | |
| 73,750 | | | Range Resources | | | 2,758,988 | | |
| 43,000 | | | Smith International | | | 2,521,520 | | |
| 35,000 | | | XTO Energy | | | 2,103,500 | | |
| | | 16,730,933 | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Financial Services (7.2%) | | | |
| 30,000 | | | AerCap Holdings NV | | $ | 960,000 | * | |
| 7,500 | | | Chicago Mercantile Exchange | | | 4,007,700 | | |
| 20,000 | | | GFI Group | | | 1,449,600 | * | |
| 36,000 | | | Moody's Corp. | | | 2,239,200 | | |
| 13,500 | | | Northern Trust | | | 867,240 | | |
| 52,500 | | | Nuveen Investments | | | 3,262,875 | È | |
| | | 12,786,615 | | |
Health Care (10.4%) | | | |
| 57,500 | | | Allscripts Healthcare Solutions | | | 1,465,100 | *È | |
| 48,500 | | | Cerner Corp. | | | 2,690,295 | * | |
| 90,000 | | | Cytyc Corp. | | | 3,879,900 | * | |
| 27,500 | | | Gen-Probe | | | 1,661,550 | * | |
| 10,000 | | | Healthways, Inc. | | | 473,700 | * | |
| 5,000 | | | IDEXX Laboratories | | | 473,150 | * | |
| 50,000 | | | Pharmaceutical Product Development | | | 1,913,500 | | |
| 60,000 | | | Psychiatric Solutions | | | 2,175,600 | * | |
| 15,000 | | | Shire PLC ADR | | | 1,111,950 | | |
| 68,000 | | | VCA Antech | | | 2,562,920 | * | |
| | | 18,407,665 | | |
Industrial (3.1%) | | | |
| 34,000 | | | Danaher Corp. | | | 2,567,000 | | |
| 24,000 | | | Fastenal Co. | | | 1,004,640 | È | |
| 17,000 | | | Fluor Corp. | | | 1,893,290 | | |
| | | 5,464,930 | | |
Leisure (5.9%) | | | |
| 41,500 | | | Gaylord Entertainment | | | 2,226,060 | * | |
| 27,500 | | | Hilton Hotels | | | 920,425 | | |
| 40,000 | | | Marriott International | | | 1,729,600 | | |
| 25,000 | | | Orient-Express Hotel | | | 1,335,000 | | |
| 35,000 | | | Penn National Gaming | | | 2,103,150 | * | |
| 30,000 | | | Scientific Games Class A | | | 1,048,500 | *È | |
| 37,500 | | | WMS Industries | | | 1,082,250 | * | |
| | | 10,444,985 | | |
Media (2.0%) | | | |
| 40,000 | | | Focus Media Holding ADR | | | 2,020,000 | *È | |
| 25,000 | | | Lamar Advertising | | | 1,569,000 | | |
| | | 3,589,000 | | |
Medical Equipment (4.4%) | | | |
| 20,000 | | | C.R. Bard | | | 1,652,600 | | |
| 31,500 | | | Hologic, Inc. | | | 1,742,265 | * | |
| 5,000 | | | Intuitive Surgical | | | 693,850 | * | |
| 58,000 | | | Kyphon Inc. | | | 2,792,700 | * | |
| 21,500 | | | ResMed Inc. | | | 887,090 | * | |
| | | 7,768,505 | | |
Retail (7.5%) | | | |
| 19,500 | | | Abercrombie & Fitch | | | 1,423,110 | | |
| 30,000 | | | Bare Escentuals | | | 1,024,500 | *È | |
| 82,500 | | | Coach, Inc. | | | 3,909,675 | * | |
| 25,000 | | | Dollar Tree Stores | | | 1,088,750 | * | |
| 53,500 | | | Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 2,734,920 | | |
| 20,000 | | | O' Reilly Automotive | | | 731,000 | * | |
| 15,000 | | | PETsMART, Inc. | | | 486,750 | | |
| 20,000 | | | Polo Ralph Lauren | | | 1,962,200 | | |
| | | 13,360,905 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments Growth Portfolio cont'd
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Semiconductors (3.1%) | | | |
| 22,500 | | | MEMC Electronic Materials | | $ | 1,375,200 | * | |
| 70,000 | | | Microchip Technology | | | 2,592,800 | | |
| 40,500 | | | Varian Semiconductor Equipment | | | 1,622,430 | * | |
| | | 5,590,430 | | |
Software (2.3%) | | | |
| 53,000 | | | Autodesk, Inc. | | | 2,495,240 | * | |
| 30,000 | | | Citrix Systems | | | 1,010,100 | * | |
| 11,500 | | | Salesforce.com, Inc. | | | 492,890 | * | |
| | | 3,998,230 | | |
Technology (7.5%) | | | |
| 70,000 | | | Activision, Inc. | | | 1,306,900 | * | |
| 30,000 | | | Akamai Technologies | | | 1,459,200 | * | |
| 140,000 | | | Arris Group | | | 2,462,600 | * | |
| 45,000 | | | Cognizant Technology Solutions | | | 3,379,050 | * | |
| 7,500 | | | Equinix Inc. | | | 686,025 | * | |
| 37,500 | | | Foundry Networks | | | 624,750 | * | |
| 25,000 | | | GSI Commerce | | | 567,750 | *È | |
| 15,000 | | | Netlogic Microsystems | | | 477,600 | * | |
| 24,000 | | | NVIDIA Corp. | | | 991,440 | * | |
| 40,000 | | | SBA Communications | | | 1,343,600 | * | |
| | | 13,298,915 | | |
Telecommunications (9.3%) | | | |
| 80,000 | | | American Tower | | | 3,360,000 | * | |
| 120,000 | | | Dobson Communications | | | 1,333,200 | * | |
| 51,000 | | | Leap Wireless International | | | 4,309,500 | * | |
| 52,800 | | | Metropcs Communications | | | 1,744,512 | * | |
| 50,000 | | | NeuStar, Inc. | | | 1,448,500 | *È | |
| 55,000 | | | NII Holdings | | | 4,440,700 | *È | |
| | | 16,636,412 | | |
Transportation (1.5%) | | | |
| 35,000 | | | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | | | 1,838,200 | | |
| 20,000 | | | Expeditors International | | | 826,000 | | |
| | | 2,664,200 | | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $104,469,061) | | | 177,170,558 | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Short-Term Investments (9.7%) | |
| 175,428 | | | Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class | | $ | 175,428 | @ | |
| 16,997,001 | | | Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC | | | 16,997,001 | ‡ | |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $17,172,429) | | | 17,172,429 | # | |
Total Investments (109.5%) (Cost $121,641,490) | | | 194,342,987 | ## | |
Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets [(9.5%)] | | | (16,784,561 | ) | |
Total Net Assets (100.0%) | | $ | 177,558,426 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Notes to Schedule of Investments Growth Portfolio
† Investments in equity securities by Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Growth Portfolio (the "Fund") are valued at the latest sale price where that price is readily available; securities for which no sales were reported, unless otherwise noted, are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices. Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued by the Fund at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. B ecause of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. The Fund values all other securities, including securities for which the necessary last sale, asked, and/or bid prices are not readily available, by methods the Board of Trustees of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Board") has approved on the belief that they reflect fair value. Numerous factors may be considered when determining the fair value of a security, including available analyst, media or other reports, trading in futures or ADRs and whether the issuer of the security being fair valued has other securities outstanding. Foreign security prices are furnished by independent quotation services and expressed in local currency values. Foreign security prices are currently translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. The Board has approved the use of FT Interactive Data Corporation ("FT Interactive") t o assist in determining the fair value of the Fund's foreign equity securities when changes in the value of a certain index suggest that the closing prices on the foreign exchanges may no longer represent the amount that the Fund could expect to receive for those securities. In this event, FT Interactive will provide adjusted prices for certain foreign equity securities using a statistical analysis of historical correlations of multiple factors. In the absence of precise information about the market values of these foreign securities as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Board has determined on the basis of available data that prices adjusted in this way are likely to be closer to the prices the Fund could realize on a current sale than are the prices of those securities established at the close of the foreign markets in which the securities primarily trade. However, fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at whic h the security next trades. Short-term debt securities with less than 60 days until maturity may be valued at cost which, when combined with interest earned, approximates market value.
# At cost, which approximates market value.
## At June 30, 2007, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $121,936,628. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $72,856,204 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $449,845, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $72,406,359, based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
* Security did not produce income during the last twelve months.
È All or a portion of this security is on loan (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements).
‡ Managed by an affiliate of Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and could be deemed an affiliate of the Fund (see Notes A & F of Notes to Financial Statements).
@ Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money") is also managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money (see Notes A & F of Notes to Financial Statements).
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Growth Portfolio | |
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at market value*† (Notes A & F )—see Schedule of Investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 177,170,558 | | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 17,172,429 | | |
| | | 194,342,987 | | |
Foreign currency | | | 26,420 | | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 47,155 | | |
Receivable for securities sold | | | 330,314 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 3,632 | | |
Receivable for securites lending income (Note A) | | | 81,736 | | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 6,330 | | |
Total Assets | | | 194,838,574 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable for collateral on securities loaned (Note A) | | | 16,997,001 | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 41,912 | | |
Payable to investment manager—net (Notes A & B) | | | 80,534 | | |
Payable to administrator (Note B) | | | 43,928 | | |
Payable for securities lending fees (Note A) | | | 79,714 | | |
Accrued expenses and other payables | | | 37,059 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 17,280,148 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 177,558,426 | | |
Net Assets consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 322,447,850 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | (453,940 | ) | |
Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments | | | (217,138,805 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments | | | 72,703,321 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 177,558,426 | | |
Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized) | | | 9,662,986 | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 18.38 | | |
†Securities on loan, at market value: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 17,351,808 | | |
*Cost of investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 104,469,061 | | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 17,172,429 | | |
Total cost of investments | | $ | 121,641,490 | | |
Total cost of foreign currency | | $ | 24,637 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Operations
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Growth Portfolio | |
Investment Income | |
Income (Note A): | |
Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 389,321 | | |
Income from securities loaned—net (Note F) | | | 12,120 | | |
Income from investments in affiliated issuers (Note F) | | | 3,385 | | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (2,155 | ) | |
Total income | | | 402,671 | | |
Expenses: | |
Investment management fees (Notes A & B) | | | 473,764 | | |
Administration fees (Note B) | | | 258,416 | | |
Audit fees | | | 19,158 | | |
Custodian fees (Note B) | | | 53,606 | | |
Insurance expense | | | 4,081 | | |
Legal fees | | | 15,709 | | |
Shareholder reports | | | 22,395 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 11,915 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 5,795 | | |
Total expenses | | | 864,839 | | |
Investment management fees waived (Note A) | | | (51 | ) | |
Expenses reduced by custodian fee expense offset and commission recapture arrangements (Note B) | | | (8,226 | ) | |
Total net expenses | | | 856,562 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (453,891 | ) | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Note A) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers | | | 13,948,186 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of: | | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 13,428,630 | | |
Foreign currency | | | 2,205 | | |
Net gain (loss) on investments | | | 27,379,021 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 26,925,130 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | Growth Portfolio | |
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended December 31, 2006
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | |
From Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (453,891 | ) | | $ | (638,822 | ) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 13,948,186 | | | | 31,702,877 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | 13,430,835 | | | | (6,310,650 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 26,925,130 | | | | 24,753,405 | | |
From Fund Share Transactions (Note D): | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 1,085,873 | | | | 9,654,613 | | |
Payments for shares redeemed | | | (18,152,888 | ) | | | (63,248,548 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions | | | (17,067,015 | ) | | | (53,593,935 | ) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | 9,858,115 | | | | (28,840,530 | ) | |
Net Assets: | |
Beginning of period | | | 167,700,311 | | | | 196,540,841 | | |
End of period | | $ | 177,558,426 | | | $ | 167,700,311 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period | | $ | (453,940 | ) | | $ | (49 | ) | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Notes to Financial Statements Growth Portfolio
Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
1 General: Growth Portfolio (the "Fund") is a separate operating series of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to a Trust Instrument dated May 23, 1994. The Trust is currently comprised of eleven separate operating series (each a "Series," collectively, the "Funds") each of which is diversified. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Fund currently offers only Class I shares. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board") may establis h additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.
The assets of each Series belong only to that Series, and the liabilities of each Series are borne solely by that Series and no other.
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("Management") to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2 Portfolio valuation: Investment securities are valued as indicated in the notes following the Schedule of Investments.
3 Foreign currency translation: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are currently translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain (loss) arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Sta tement of Operations.
4 Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of original issue discount, where applicable, and accretion of discount on short-term investments, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations.
5 Income tax information: The Funds are treated as separate entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its earnings to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.
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Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund as a whole. The Fund may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.
As determined on December 31, 2006, permanent differences resulting primarily from different book and tax accounting for net operating losses and foreign currency gains and losses, were reclassified at fiscal year-end. These reclassifications had no effect on net income, net asset value or net asset value per share of the Fund.
As of December 31, 2006, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis was as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income (Loss) | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Loss Carryforwards and Deferrals | | Total | |
$ | — | | | $ | 59,066,358 | | | $ | (230,880,912 | ) | | $ | (171,814,554 | ) | |
The difference between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings is attributable primarily to timing differences of wash sales, capital loss carryforwards and post-October losses.
Under current tax law, certain net capital and net foreign currency losses realized after October, 31 within the taxable year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Fund elected to defer $49 net currency losses arising between November 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006.
To the extent the Fund's net realized capital gains, if any, can be offset by capital loss carryforwards, it is the policy of the Fund not to distribute such gains. As determined at December 31, 2006, the Fund had unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to offset net realized capital gains, if any, as follows:
| | Expiring In: | |
| | 2009 | | 2010 | |
| | $ | 160,761,066 | | | $ | 70,119,797 | | |
During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $31,438,247.
6 Distributions to shareholders: The Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, generally are distributed in October. Income distributions and capital gain distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-date.
7 Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.
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8 Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds. Expenses directly attributable to a Series are charged to that Series. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributed to a Series are allocated among the funds, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the funds can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which Management serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributed to a Series or the Trust are allocated among the Fund and the other investment companies in the c omplex or series thereof on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each investment company in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly.
9 Security lending: Since 2005, a third party, eSecLending, has assisted the Fund in conducting a bidding process to identify agents/principals that would pay a guaranteed amount to the Fund in consideration of the Fund entering into an exclusive securities lending arrangement.
Through a bidding process in August 2006, and in accordance with an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund selected Neuberger Berman, LLC ("Neuberger"), an affiliate of the Fund, to be its exclusive lending agent for a specified period. Under the agreement entered into between the Fund and Neuberger, Neuberger pays a guaranteed amount to the Fund.
Under the securities lending arrangement, the Fund receives cash collateral at the beginning of each transaction equal to at least 102% of the prior day's market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). The Fund may invest all the cash collateral in Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC ("Quality Fund"), a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management.
Net income from the lending program represents the guaranteed amount plus income earned on the cash collateral invested in Quality Fund or in other investments, less cash collateral fees and other expenses associated with the loans. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund received net income under the securities lending arrangement of approximately $12,120, which is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from securities loaned-net." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, "Income from securities loaned-net" consisted of approximately $435,383 in income earned on cash collateral and guaranteed amounts (including approximately $422,221 of interest income earned from the Quality Fund and $13,162 in guaranteed amounts received from Neuberger), less fees and expenses paid of approximately $423,263 (including approximately $2,056 retained by Neuberger).
10 Repurchase agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that Management has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. The Fund requires that the securities purchased in a repurchase agreement be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the Fund to assert a perfected security interest in those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the securities transferred to ensure that their value, including accrued interest, is greater than amounts owed to the Fund under each such repurchase agreement.
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11 Transactions with other funds managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc.: Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund may invest in a money market fund managed by Management or an affiliate. The Fund invests in Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money"), as approved by the Board. Prime Money seeks to provide the highest available current income consistent with safety and liquidity. For any cash that the Fund invests in Prime Money, Management waives a portion of its management fee equal to the management fee it receives from Prime Money on those assets (the "Arrangement"). For the six months ended June 30, 2007, management f ees waived under this Arrangement amounted to $51 and are reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Investment management fees waived." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, income earned under this Arrangement amounted to $3,385 and is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from investments in affiliated issuers."
12 Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.
Note B—Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
Fund shares are issued and redeemed in connection with investments in and payments under certain variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued through separate accounts of life insurance companies and are also offered directly to qualified pension and retirement plans.
The Fund retains Management as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 0.55% of the first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.525% of the next $250 million, 0.50% of the next $250 million, 0.475% of the next $250 million, 0.45% of the next $500 million, 0.425% of the next $2.5 billion, and 0.40% of average daily net assets in excess of $4 billion.
The Fund retains Management as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. The Fund pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.30% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, Management retains State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. Management pays State Street a fee for all services received under this agreement.
The Board adopted a non-fee distribution plan for the Fund.
Management has contractually undertaken through December 31, 2010 to reimburse the Fund for its operating expenses (excluding the fees payable to Management, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, and transaction costs) ("Operating Expenses") which exceed, in the aggregate,
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1.00% per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets (the "Expense Limitation"). For the six months ended June 30, 2007, no reimbursement to the Fund was required. The Fund has agreed to repay Management through December 31, 2013 for its excess Operating Expenses previously reimbursed by Management, so long as its annual Operating Expenses during that period do not exceed its Expense Limitation, and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which Management issued the reimbursement. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there was no reimbursement to Management under this agreement. At June 30, 2007, the Fund had no contingent liability to Management under this agreement.
Management and Neuberger, a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange and sub-adviser to the Fund, are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ("Lehman"), a publicly-owned holding company. Neuberger is retained by Management to furnish it with investment recommendations and research information without added cost to the Fund. Several individuals who are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust are also employees of Neuberger and/or Management.
The Fund has entered into a commission recapture program, which enables it to pay some of its operational expenses by recouping a portion of the commissions it pays to a broker that is not a related party of the Fund. Pursuant to the agreement, brokers pay recaptured commissions to the Fund's custodian and the custodian directs these amounts toward payment of expenses such as custodial, transfer agency or accounting services. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $8,186.
The Fund has an expense offset arrangement in connection with its custodian contract. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $40.
Note C—Securities Transactions:
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there were purchase and sale transactions (excluding short-term securities) of $32,318,328 and $49,771,862, respectively.
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, brokerage commissions on securities transactions amounted to $83,245, of which Neuberger received $0, Lehman Brothers Inc. received $13,021, and other brokers received $70,224.
Note D—Fund Share Transactions:
Share activity for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006 was as follows:
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
Shares Sold | | | 62,825 | | | | 649,608 | | |
Shares Redeemed | | | (1,063,247 | ) | | | (4,236,962 | ) | |
Total | | | (1,000,422 | ) | | | (3,587,354 | ) | |
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Note E—Line of Credit:
At June 30, 2007, the Fund was a participant in a single committed, unsecured $150,000,000 line of credit with a consortium of banks organized by State Street, to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Other investment companies managed by Management also participate in this line of credit on the same terms. Interest is charged on borrowings under this agreement at the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% per annum. A facility fee of 0.07% per annum of the available line of credit is charged, of which the Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due and payable. The fee is paid quarterly in arrears. Because several investment companies participate, there is no assurance that an individual fund will have access to all or any part of the $150,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding pu rsuant to this line of credit at June 30, 2007. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund did not utilize this line of credit.
Note F—Investments in Affiliates*:
Name of Issuer | | Balance of Shares Held December 31, 2006 | | Gross Purchases and Additions | | Gross Sales and Reductions | | Balance of Shares Held June 30, 2007 | | Value June 30, 2007 | | Income from Investments in Affiliated Issuers Included in Total Income | |
Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class** | | | 805,785 | | | | 6,816,833 | | | | 7,447,190 | | | | 175,428 | | | $ | 175,428 | | | $ | 3,385 | | |
Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC*** | | | 8,904,501 | | | | 97,002,300 | | | | 88,909,800 | | | | 16,997,001 | | | | 16,997,001 | | | | 422,221 | | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | $ | 17,172,429 | | | $ | 425,606 | | |
* Affiliated issuers, as defined in the 1940 Act.
** Prime Money is also managed by Management and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money.
*** Quality Fund, a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management, is used to invest cash the Fund receives as collateral for securities loaned as approved by the Board. Because all shares of Quality Fund are held by funds in the related investment management complex, Quality Fund may be considered an affiliate of the Fund.
Note G—Recent Accounting Pronouncement:
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Statement No. 157, "Fair Value Measurement" ("SFAS 157"), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair
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value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management believes the adoption of SFAS 157 will not have a material impact on the Fund's financial positions or results of operations.
Note H—Unaudited Financial Information:
The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.
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Financial Highlights Growth Portfolio
The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements.
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 15.73 | | | $ | 13.79 | | | $ | 12.15 | | | $ | 10.42 | | | $ | 7.93 | | | $ | 11.52 | | |
Income From Investment Operations: | |
Net Investment Income (Loss)‡ | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.05 | ) | | | (.07 | ) | | | (.06 | ) | | | (.05 | ) | | | (.06 | ) | |
Net Gains or Losses on Securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | 2.69 | | | | 1.99 | | | | 1.71 | | | | 1.79 | | | | 2.54 | | | | (3.53 | ) | |
Total From Investment Operations | | | 2.65 | | | | 1.94 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 2.49 | | | | (3.59 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 18.38 | | | $ | 15.73 | | | $ | 13.79 | | | $ | 12.15 | | | $ | 10.42 | | | $ | 7.93 | | |
Total Return†† | | | +16.85 | %** | | | +14.07 | % | | | +13.50 | % | | | +16.60 | % | | | +31.40 | % | | | -31.16 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net Assets, End of Period (in millions) | | $ | 177.6 | | | $ | 167.7 | | | $ | 196.5 | | | $ | 208.1 | | | $ | 214.9 | | | $ | 185.8 | | |
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets# | | | 1.00 | %* | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | .96 | % | | | .94 | % | | | .96 | % | |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | .99 | %*§ | | | .99 | %§ | | | .99 | %§ | | | .94 | %§ | | | .93 | %§ | | | .96 | % | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | | | (.53 | )%* | | | (.35 | )% | | | (.55 | )% | | | (.51 | )% | | | (.58 | )% | | | (.65 | )% | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 19 | %** | | | 40 | % | | | 53 | % | | | 83 | % | | | 149 | % | | | 97 | % | |
See Notes to Financial Highlights
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Notes to Financial Highlights Growth Portfolio
†† Total return based on per share net asset value reflects the effects of changes in net asset value on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period and assumes dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested. Results represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal may fluctuate and shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not waived certain expenses. The total return information shown does not reflect charges and other expenses that apply to the separate account or the related insurance policies, and the inclusion of these charges and other expenses would reduce the total return for all fiscal periods shown.
# The Fund is required to calculate an expense ratio without taking into consideration any expense reductions related to expense offset arrangements.
‡ Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.
§ After waiver of a portion of the investment management fee by Management. Had Management not undertaken such action, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | |
| | | .99 | % | | | .99 | % | | | .99 | % | | | .94 | % | | | .93 | % | |
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. and on Management's website at www.nb.com.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust's Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free).
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Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2007
Neuberger Berman
Advisers
Management
Trust
Lehman Brothers
High
Income
Bond
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Lehman Brothers High Income Bond Portfolio Managers' Commentary
In the first half of 2007, the Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (AMT) Lehman Brothers High Income Bond Portfolio posted a positive return, lagging the Lehman Brothers U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index, but outperforming the Lehman Brothers Intermediate Ba U.S. High Yield Index.
The high yield bond market performed well during the first five months of this reporting period, with credit spreads (the yield differential between investment grade and high yield bonds) tightening to near historic levels by the end of May. However, volatility returned to the market in June. There were two primary catalysts behind this volatility. First, Treasury yields rose because economic data appeared to delay any easing of interest rates by the Federal Reserve. Second, investors' appetite for risk appeared to wane due to concerns about hedge fund exposure to the weak subprime mortgage market.
High yield volatility was most noticeable in the new issue market. Prior to June, high yield investors were willing to support aggressively structured leveraged buyout transactions. The amount of debt assumed in these transactions was much higher than normal, with structural twists usually seen only in strong credit markets (e.g., "toggle" notes where the issuer can elect to pay interest in either cash or more notes). However, high yield investors' appetite for these types of transactions dropped significantly in June and several high profile bond transactions were pulled or restructured. We remain very selective in our new issue purchases and view this market reaction as a positive step towards forcing more appropriately structured and priced high yield transactions.
After several years of superior performance for high yield bonds, the credit spread between high yield issues and comparable maturity U.S. Treasuries had shrunk to 2.45% by the end of May 2007. After the June sell-off, however, the credit spread widened to 3.00%. We think investors will again respond favorably to high yield bonds' more attractive risk/reward characteristics. Consequently, we currently expect the high yield market to stabilize in the second half of the year.
In our opinion, credit fundamentals are the most important factors in determining high yield bond performance over the long term. We are encouraged by the fact that high yield credit fundamentals remain strong. After slowing appreciably in the first quarter, the economy has snapped back and we could see second quarter GDP growth near 3%. In the second half of 2007, we expect annualized GDP growth in the 2% to 2.5% range, a rate of economic expansion that should support respectable cash flow growth for most companies. High yield default rates (1.4% at the end of June, near the lowest level since 1989), could creep up. However, higher default rates of 2% to 3% would still be below the historical average and within a range that should not materially increase investor anxiety. Our commitment to high quality in-house fundamental credit research should continue to help us avoid any potholes in the market.
The portfolio's positions in the Health Care Services, Energy, Broadcasting, Retail and Utilities sectors generated the greatest contribution to returns during the period. Anticipating more moderate economic growth, we have been gravitating to less economically sensitive industry groups, which historically enjoy more stable cash flows. Currently, the portfolio is overweight in Health Care, Broadcasting, Packaging, Metals and Publishing. The portfolio is underweight in more cyclical industries including Utilities, Energy, Paper, Homebuilders and Capital Goods.
The portfolio's weighted average maturity and duration (a standard measure of interest rate risk) fluctuated modestly over this six-month reporting
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period. This was a function of security selection rather than an attempt to anticipate interest rate trends. Our bias toward intermediate maturity securities, which we believe have more attractive risk/reward characteristics than longer maturity bonds, will generally result in weighted average maturity and duration slightly lower than benchmark levels. At the close of this reporting period, the portfolio had a neutral credit quality profile versus its benchmark index.
Sincerely,
ANN H. BENJAMIN
AND
THOMAS P. O'REILLY
PORTFOLIO CO-MANAGERS
Rating Summary
AAA | | | 0.0 | % | |
AA | | | 0.0 | | |
A | | | 0.0 | | |
BBB | | | 2.0 | | |
BB | | | 32.9 | | |
B | | | 41.0 | | |
CCC | | | 15.5 | % | |
CC | | | 0.0 | | |
C | | | 0.0 | | |
D | | | 0.0 | | |
Not Rated | | | 0.0 | | |
Short Term | | | 8.6 | | |
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Endnotes
1. 9.86% and 4.81% were the average annual total returns for the 1-year and since inception (9/15/04) periods ended June 30, 2007. Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("NBMI") has agreed to absorb certain expenses of the AMT Portfolios. Without this arrangement, which is subject to change, the total returns of the Portfolios would be less. Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance data quoted represent past performance and the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that the shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, ple ase visit https://www.nb.com/public/DMA/html/performance_ins_amt_income_monthly.html. The performance information does not reflect fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans whose proceeds are invested in the Lehman Brothers High Income Bond Portfolio.
2. The Lehman Brothers Intermediate Ba U.S. High Yield Index is an unmanaged index comprised of BB rated bonds with maturities of less than 10 years. The Lehman Brothers U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index is an unmanaged sub-index of the Lehman Brothers U.S. Corporate High Yield Index (which includes all U.S. dollar-denominated, taxable, fixed rate, non-investment grade debt), capped such that no single issuer accounts for more than 2% of the index weight. Please note that indices do not take into account any fees and expenses of investing in the individual securities that they track and that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. Data about the performance of these indices are prepared or obtained by NBMI and include reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. The Portfolio may invest in many securities not included in the above-described indices.
Any ratios or other measurements using a factor of forecasted earnings of a company discussed herein are based on consensus estimates, not NBMI's own projections, and they may or may not be realized. In addition, any revision to a forecast could affect the market price of a security. By quoting them herein, NBMI does not offer an opinion as to the accuracy of and does not guarantee these forecasted numbers.
The investments for the Portfolio are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage one or more other mutual funds that have similar names, investment objectives and investment styles as the Portfolio. You should be aware that the Portfolio is likely to differ from the other mutual funds in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Portfolio can be expected to vary from those of the other mutual funds.
The composition, industries and holdings of the Portfolio are subject to change.
Shares of the separate AMT Portfolios are sold only through the currently effective prospectus and are not available to the general public. Shares of this Portfolio may be purchased only by life insurance companies to be used in their separate accounts that fund variable annuity and variable life insurance policies and by qualified pension and retirement plans.
© 2007 Neuberger Berman Management Inc., distributor. All rights reserved.
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Information About Your Fund's Expenses
This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. All mutual funds incur operating expenses, which include management fees, fees for administrative services and costs of shareholder reports, among others. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended June 30, 2007 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates the fund's costs in two ways:
Actual Expenses and Performance: The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the fund's actual performance during the period. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
The table and the expense example do not include expenses and charges that are, or may be, imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan. If such expenses and charges were included, your costs would be higher.
Expense Information As of 6/30/07 (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Lehman Brothers High Income Bond Portfolio
Actual | | Beginning Account Value 1/1/07 | | Ending Account Value 6/30/07 | | Expenses Paid During the Period* 1/1/07– 6/30/07 | |
Class S | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,023.40 | | | $ | 5.54 | | |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)** | |
Class S | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.32 | | | $ | 5.53 | | |
* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.10%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).
** Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by multiplying the number of days in the most recent half year divided by 365.
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Schedule of Investments Lehman Brothers High Income Bond Portfolio
Principal Amount | | | | Rating | | Market Value† | |
| | | | Moody's | | S&P | | | |
Corporate Debt Securities (95.3%) | | | |
Aerospace/Defense (1.2%) | | | |
$ | 80,000 | | | L-3 Communications Corp., Guaranteed Senior Unsecured Subordinated Notes, 7.63%, due 6/15/12 | | Ba3 | | BB+ | | $ | 81,900 | | |
Airlines (1.0%) | | | |
| 61,105 | | | Continental Airlines, Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, 9.80%, due 4/1/21 | | Ba1 | | BB+ | | | 67,827 | | |
Apparel/Textiles (0.6%) | | | |
| 40,000 | | | Levi Strauss & Co., Senior Unsubordinated Notes, 9.75%, due 1/15/15 | | B2 | | B | | | 42,800 | | |
Auto Loans (5.2%) | | | |
| 185,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co., Bonds, 7.38%, due 2/1/11 | | B1 | | B | | | 180,737 | ØØ | |
| 95,000 | | | Ford Motor Credit Co., Notes, 7.80%, due 6/1/12 | | B1 | | B | | | 92,675 | | |
| 85,000 | | | General Motors Acceptance Corp., Notes, 6.88%, due 9/15/11 | | Ba1 | | BB+ | | | 83,610 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 357,022 | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment (0.5%) | | | |
| 13,000 | | | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Senior Notes, 8.63%, due 12/1/11 | | Ba3 | | B | | | 13,683 | ñ | |
| 16,000 | | | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Senior Notes, 9.00%, due 7/1/15 | | Ba3 | | B | | | 17,240 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 30,923 | | |
Automotive (0.9%) | | | |
| 65,000 | | | General Motors Corp., Senior Unsecured Debentures, 8.25%, due 7/15/23 | | Caa1 | | B- | | | 59,231 | ØØ | |
Beverage (0.1%) | | | |
| 10,000 | | | Constellation Brands, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.25%, due 9/1/16 | | Ba3 | | BB- | | | 9,750 | | |
Building & Construction (0.1%) | | | |
| 5,000 | | | K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Guaranteed Senior Subordinated Unsecured Notes, 8.88%, due 4/1/12 | | B2 | | B+ | | | 4,600 | | |
Building Materials (0.5%) | | | |
| 10,000 | | | Associated Materials, Inc., Senior Discount Notes, Step-Up, 0.00%/11.25%, due 3/1/14 | | Caa2 | | CCC | | | 7,450 | ^^ | |
| 20,000 | | | Nortek, Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.50%, due 9/1/14 | | B3 | | CCC+ | | | 19,050 | | |
| 10,000 | | | Ply Gem Industries, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.00%, due 2/15/12 | | Caa1 | | CCC+ | | | 8,988 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 35,488 | | |
Chemicals (2.7%) | | | |
| 20,000 | | | Chemtura Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.88%, due 6/1/16 | | Ba2 | | BB+ | | | 18,900 | | |
| 45,000 | | | Hexion US Finance Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 9.75%, due 11/15/14 | | B3 | | B | | | 46,575 | | |
| 20,000 | | | Lyondell Chemical Co., Guaranteed Notes, 8.25%, due 9/15/16 | | B1 | | B+ | | | 20,900 | | |
| 50,000 | | | MacDermid, Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.50%, due 4/15/17 | | Caa1 | | CCC+ | | | 50,250 | ñ | |
| 45,000 | | | PQ Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.50%, due 2/15/13 | | B3 | | B- | | | 47,700 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 184,325 | | |
Consumer - Products (1.0%) | | | |
| 30,000 | | | Amscan Holdings, Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.75%, due 5/1/14 | | Caa1 | | CCC+ | | | 29,625 | | |
| 40,000 | | | Yankee Acquisition Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 9.75%, due 2/15/17 | | Caa1 | | CCC+ | | | 38,700 | È | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 68,325 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Principal Amount | | | | Rating | | Market Value† | |
| | | | Moody's | | S&P | | | |
Electric - Generation (2.9%) | | | |
$ | 55,000 | | | Dynegy-Roseton Danskamme, Pass-Through Certificates, Ser. B, 7.67%, due 11/8/16 | | Ba3 | | B | | $ | 56,925 | | |
| 40,000 | | | Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes, 7.63%, due 5/15/27 | | B1 | | BB- | | | 37,800 | ñ | |
| 55,000 | | | Mirant Americas Generation, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.30%, due 5/1/11 | | Caa1 | | B- | | | 56,787 | | |
| 45,000 | | | NRG Energy, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.38%, due 1/15/17 | | B1 | | B | | | 45,169 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 196,681 | | |
Electronics (3.7%) | | | |
| 75,000 | | | Flextronics Int'l, Ltd., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.50%, due 5/15/13 | | Ba2 | | BB- | | | 70,688 | | |
| 100,000 | | | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Senior Notes, 9.13%, due 12/15/14 | | B1 | | B | | | 94,000 | ñ | |
| 90,000 | | | NXP BV Funding LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 9.50%, due 10/15/15 | | B2 | | B+ | | | 88,650 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 253,338 | | |
Energy-Exploration & Production (4.3%) | | | |
| 110,000 | | | Chesapeake Energy Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.50%, due 9/15/13 | | Ba2 | | BB | | | 111,925 | | |
| 20,000 | | | Chesapeake Energy Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.38%, due 6/15/15 | | Ba2 | | BB | | | 19,075 | È | |
| 40,000 | | | Forest Oil Corp., Guaranteed Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.75%, due 5/1/14 | | B1 | | B+ | | | 40,400 | | |
| 125,000 | | | Sabine Pass L.P., Secured Notes, 7.50%, due 11/30/16 | | Ba3 | | BB | | | 124,375 | ñ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 295,775 | | |
Environmental (0.7%) | | | |
| 50,000 | | | Allied Waste North America, Inc., Secured Notes, Ser. B, 5.75%, due 2/15/11 | | B1 | | BB+ | | | 47,563 | | |
Food & Drug Retailers (0.4%) | | | |
| 30,000 | | | Rite Aid Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 9.50%, due 6/15/17 | | Caa1 | | CCC+ | | | 28,800 | ñ | |
Forestry/Paper (1.0%) | | | |
| 10,000 | | | Bowater, Inc., Senior Unsecured Floating Rate Notes, 8.36%, due 9/17/07 | | B3 | | B | | | 9,900 | µ | |
| 35,000 | | | Bowater, Inc., Debentures, 9.00%, due 8/1/09 | | B3 | | B | | | 35,525 | | |
| 20,000 | | | Graphic Packaging Int'l, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.50%, due 8/15/11 | | B2 | | B- | | | 20,450 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 65,875 | | |
Gaming (5.0%) | | | |
| 30,000 | | | Chukchansi Economic Development Authority, Senior Notes, 8.00%, due 11/15/13 | | B2 | | BB- | | | 30,600 | ñ | |
| 45,000 | | | Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings LLC, 10.25%, due 6/15/15 | | Caa1 | | CCC+ | | | 44,325 | ñ | |
| 30,000 | | | Majestic Star LLC, Senior Unsecured Notes, 9.75%, due 1/15/11 | | Caa1 | | CCC+ | | | 29,025 | | |
| 40,000 | | | MGM Grand, Inc., Guaranteed Senior Notes, 6.00%, due 10/1/09 | | Ba2 | | BB | | | 39,650 | | |
| 10,000 | | | Park Place Entertainment, Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.88%, due 3/15/10 | | Ba1 | | B+ | | | 10,238 | | |
| 50,000 | | | Pokagon Gaming Authority, Senior Notes, 10.38%, due 6/15/14 | | B3 | | B | | | 55,125 | ñ | |
| 40,000 | | | San Pasqual Casino, Notes, 8.00%, due 9/15/13 | | B2 | | B+ | | | 40,400 | ñ | |
| 25,000 | | | Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Notes, 9.38%, due 6/15/15 | | B3 | | B | | | 25,219 | ñ | |
| 40,000 | | | Station Casinos, Inc., Senior Unsecured Subordinated Notes, 6.88%, due 3/1/16 | | Ba3 | | B | | | 35,300 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments Lehman Brothers High Income Bond Portfolio cont'd
Principal Amount | | | | Rating | | Market Value† | |
| | | | Moody's | | S&P | | | |
$ | 30,000 | | | Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., Secured Notes, 8.50%, due 6/1/15 | | Caa1 | | B | | $ | 29,775 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 339,657 | | |
Gas Distribution (4.7%) | | | |
| 15,000 | | | AmeriGas Partners, L.P., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.25%, due 5/20/15 | | B1 | | | | | 14,850 | | |
| 50,000 | | | El Paso Natural Gas Co., Bonds, 8.38%, due 6/15/32 | | Baa3 | | BB | | | 58,630 | | |
| 45,000 | | | Ferrellgas Partners L.P., Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.75%, due 6/15/12 | | B2 | | B- | | | 46,350 | | |
| 35,000 | | | Kinder Morgan, Inc., Senior Notes, 6.50%, due 9/1/12 | | Ba2 | | BB- | | | 35,032 | | |
| 40,000 | | | Kinder Morgan, Inc., Guaranteed Unsecured Notes, 5.70%, due 1/5/16 | | Ba2 | | BB- | | | 36,867 | | |
| 90,000 | | | Regency Energy Partners, Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.38%, due 12/15/13 | | B2 | | B | | | 92,700 | ñ | |
| 35,000 | | | Targa Resources, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.50%, due 11/1/13 | | B3 | | B- | | | 35,525 | ñ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 319,954 | | |
Health Services (10.4%) | | | |
| 50,000 | | | Community Health Systems, Inc., Senior Notes, 8.88%, due 7/15/15 | | B3 | | B- | | | 50,687 | ñØ | |
| 50,000 | | | HCA, Inc., Secured Notes, 9.25%, due 11/15/16 | | B2 | | BB- | | | 53,250 | ñ | |
| 165,000 | | | HCA, Inc., Secured Notes, 9.63%, due 11/15/16 | | B2 | | BB- | | | 177,375 | ñ | |
| 45,000 | | | NMH Holdings, Inc., Senior Unsecured Floating Rate Notes, 12.49%, due 7/5/07 | | Caa2 | | CCC+ | | | 44,325 | ñµ | |
| 40,000 | | | Service Corp. Int'l, Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.38%, due 10/1/14 | | B1 | | BB- | | | 40,200 | | |
| 70,000 | | | Service Corp. Int'l, Senior Notes, 6.75%, due 4/1/15 | | B1 | | BB- | | | 67,462 | ñ | |
| 35,000 | | | Service Corp. Int'l, Senior Notes, 7.50%, due 4/1/27 | | B1 | | BB- | | | 32,988 | ñ | |
| 65,000 | | | Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes, 9.88%, due 7/1/14 | | Caa1 | | CCC+ | | | 64,350 | | |
| 20,000 | | | United Surgical Partners Int'l, Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.25%, due 5/1/17 | | Caa1 | | CCC+ | | | 20,050 | ñ | |
| 50,000 | | | US Oncology, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.00%, due 8/15/12 | | B1 | | B- | | | 51,500 | | |
| 45,000 | | | Ventas Realty L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 6.75%, due 6/1/10 | | Ba2 | | BB+ | | | 45,450 | | |
| 10,000 | | | Ventas Realty L.P., Senior Notes, 6.63%, due 10/15/14 | | Ba2 | | BB+ | | | 9,863 | | |
| 50,000 | | | Ventas Realty L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 7.13%, due 6/1/15 | | Ba2 | | BB+ | | | 50,375 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 707,875 | | |
Hotels (0.9%) | | | |
| 50,000 | | | Host Hotels & Resorts L.P., Secured Notes, 6.88%, due 11/1/14 | | BB | | | | | 49,438 | | |
| 15,000 | | | Host Marriott L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 7.13%, due 11/1/13 | | Ba1 | | BB | | | 14,981 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 64,419 | | |
Investments & Misc. Financial Services (0.9%) | | | |
| 60,000 | | | Cardtronics, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.25%, due 8/15/13 | | Caa1 | | B- | | | 61,350 | | |
Media - Broadcast (5.0%) | | | |
| 75,000 | | | CMP Susquehanna Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.88%, due 5/15/14 | | B3 | | CCC | | | 75,000 | ñ | |
| 30,000 | | | Entercom Radio/Capital, Guaranteed Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.63%, due 3/1/14 | | B1 | | B | | | 29,700 | | |
| 65,000 | | | LIN Television Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.50%, due 5/15/13 | | B1 | | B- | | | 63,538 | | |
| 40,000 | | | LIN Television Corp., Guaranteed Notes, Ser. B, 6.50%, due 5/15/13 | | B1 | | B- | | | 39,100 | | |
| 20,000 | | | Paxson Communications, Secured Floating Rate Notes, 11.61%, due 7/16/07 | | Caa2 | | CCC- | | | 20,700 | ñµ | |
| 65,000 | | | Univision Communication, Inc., Senior Notes, 9.75%, due 3/15/15 | | B3 | | CCC+ | | | 64,187 | ñÈ | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments Lehman Brothers High Income Bond Portfolio cont'd
Principal Amount | | | | Rating | | Market Value† | |
| | | | Moody's | | S&P | | | |
$ | 25,000 | | | Young Broadcasting, Inc., Guaranteed Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.00%, due 3/1/11 | | Caa1 | | CCC- | | $ | 24,875 | | |
| 25,000 | | | Young Broadcasting, Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.75%, due 1/15/14 | | Caa1 | | CCC- | | | 23,625 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 340,725 | | |
Media - Cable (5.3%) | | | |
| 20,000 | | | CCH I Holdings LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 10.00%, due 5/15/14 | | Caa3 | | CCC | | | 18,525 | È | |
| 105,000 | | | CCH I Holdings LLC, Secured Notes, 11.00%, due 10/1/15 | | Caa2 | | CCC | | | 109,594 | ØØ | |
| 65,000 | | | Charter Communications Operating LLC, Senior Notes, 8.38%, due 4/30/14 | | B3 | | B+ | | | 66,137 | ñ | |
| 30,000 | | | DirecTV Holdings LLC, Senior Notes, 8.38%, due 3/15/13 | | Ba3 | | BB- | | | 31,388 | | |
| 70,000 | | | EchoStar DBS Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.38%, due 10/1/11 | | Ba3 | | BB- | | | 68,600 | | |
| 35,000 | | | EchoStar DBS Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.00%, due 10/1/13 | | Ba3 | | BB- | | | 34,475 | | |
| 35,000 | | | EchoStar DBS Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.13%, due 2/1/16 | | Ba3 | | BB- | | | 34,212 | È | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 362,931 | | |
Media - Services (2.0%) | | | |
| 30,000 | | | Lamar Media Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 7.25%, due 1/1/13 | | Ba3 | | B | | | 29,925 | | |
| 55,000 | | | WMG Acquisition Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.38%, due 4/15/14 | | B2 | | B | | | 51,150 | | |
| 70,000 | | | WMG Holdings Corp., Guaranteed Notes, Step-Up, 0.00%/9.50%, due 12/15/14 | | B2 | | B | | | 53,200 | ^^ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 134,275 | | |
Metals/Mining Excluding Steel (4.8%) | | | |
| 40,000 | | | Aleris Int'l, Inc., Senior Notes, 9.00%, due 12/15/14 | | B3 | | B- | | | 40,350 | ñ | |
| 30,000 | | | Aleris Int'l, Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.00%, due 12/15/16 | | Caa1 | | B- | | | 29,775 | ñ | |
| 55,000 | | | Arch Western Finance Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.75%, due 7/1/13 | | B1 | | BB- | | | 52,800 | | |
| 10,000 | | | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.25%, due 4/1/15 | | Ba3 | | BB | | | 10,550 | | |
| 70,000 | | | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.38%, due 4/1/17 | | Ba3 | | BB | | | 74,725 | | |
| 90,000 | | | Massey Energy Co., Guaranteed Notes, 6.88%, due 12/15/13 | | B2 | | B+ | | | 82,462 | | |
| 35,000 | | | Peabody Energy Corp., Guaranteed Senior Notes, Ser. B, 6.88%, due 3/15/13 | | Ba1 | | BB | | | 34,825 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 325,487 | | |
Non-Food & Drug Retailers (2.8%) | | | |
| 5,000 | | | Blockbuster, Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.00%, due 9/1/12 | | Caa2 | | CCC+ | | | 4,625 | | |
| 30,000 | | | Bon-Ton Department Stores, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 10.25%, due 3/15/14 | | B3 | | B- | | | 30,375 | È | |
| 35,000 | | | Claire's Stores, Inc., Senior Notes, 9.63%, due 6/1/15 | | Caa1 | | CCC+ | | | 32,375 | ñ | |
| 70,000 | | | GSC Holdings Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 8.00%, due 10/1/12 | | Ba3 | | BB- | | | 73,150 | | |
| 50,000 | | | Michaels Stores, Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.38%, due 11/1/16 | | Caa1 | | CCC | | | 52,250 | ñÈ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 192,775 | | |
Packaging (4.4%) | | | |
| 150,000 | | | Ball Corp., Guaranteed Unsecured Notes, 6.88%, due 12/15/12 | | Ba1 | | BB | | | 150,000 | | |
| 30,000 | | | Crown Americas LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 11/15/15 | | B1 | | B | | | 30,150 | | |
| 50,000 | | | Graham Packaging Co., Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.88%, due 10/15/14 | | Caa1 | | CCC+ | | | 50,562 | È | |
| 35,000 | | | Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.88%, due 2/15/09 | | Ba2 | | BB | | | 35,613 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments Lehman Brothers High Income Bond Portfolio cont'd
Principal Amount | | | | Rating | | Market Value† | |
| | | | Moody's | | S&P | | | |
$ | 35,000 | | | Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.75%, due 11/15/12 | | Ba2 | | BB | | $ | 36,575 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 302,900 | | |
Printing & Publishing (4.3%) | | | |
| 10,000 | | | Dex Media West LLC, Senior Unsecured Notes, Ser. B, 8.50%, due 8/15/10 | | B1 | | B | | | 10,362 | | |
| 30,000 | | | Dex Media West LLC, Guaranteed Notes, Ser. B, 9.88%, due 8/15/13 | | B2 | | B | | | 32,100 | | |
| 40,000 | | | Dex Media, Inc., Senior Disc. Notes, Step-Up, 0.00%/9.00%, due 11/15/13 | | B3 | | B | | | 37,650 | ^^ | |
| 90,000 | | | Idearc, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.00%, due 11/15/16 | | B2 | | B+ | | | 90,900 | | |
| 70,000 | | | R.H. Donnelley Corp., Senior Notes, Ser A-3, 8.88%, due 1/15/16 | | B3 | | B | | | 72,800 | | |
| 55,000 | | | Reader's Digest Association, Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.00%, due 2/15/17 | | Caa1 | | CCC+ | | | 51,425 | ñ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 295,237 | | |
Railroads (1.8%) | | | |
| 20,000 | | | Kansas City Southern Mexico, Senior Notes, 7.38%, due 6/1/14 | | B2 | | B | | | 19,850 | ñ | |
| 95,000 | | | TFM SA de C.V., Senior Notes, 9.38%, due 5/1/12 | | B2 | | | | | 101,650 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 121,500 | | |
Real Estate Dev. & Mgt. (1.3%) | | | |
| 85,000 | | | American Real Estate Partners, L.P., Senior Notes, 8.13%, due 6/1/12 | | Ba3 | | BB+ | | | 85,319 | | |
Restaurants (0.8%) | | | |
| 20,000 | | | NPC Int'l, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.50%, due 5/1/14 | | Caa1 | | B- | | | 19,400 | | |
| 35,000 | | | OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc., Senior Notes, 10.00%, due 6/15/15 | | Caa1 | | CCC+ | | | 33,425 | ñ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 52,825 | | |
Software/Services (0.2%) | | | |
| 15,000 | | | SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.13%, due 8/15/13 | | Caa1 | | B- | | | 15,356 | | |
Steel Producers/Products (1.8%) | | | |
| 80,000 | | | Metals U.S.A. Holdings Corp., Senior Floating Rate Notes, 11.36%, due 7/10/07 | | Caa1 | | CCC | | | 73,600 | ñµ | |
| 50,000 | | | Tube City IMS Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.75%, due 2/1/15 | | B3 | | B- | | | 51,250 | ñ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 124,850 | | |
Support - Services (4.5%) | | | |
| 55,000 | | | Aramark Corp., Senior Notes, 8.50%, due 2/1/15 | | B3 | | B- | | | 55,962 | ñ | |
| 30,000 | | | KAR Holdings, Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.00%, due 5/1/15 | | Caa1 | | CCC | | | 29,250 | ñ | |
| 75,000 | | | Knowledge Learning Corp., Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, due 2/1/15 | | B2 | | B- | | | 72,562 | ñ | |
| 5,000 | | | Language Line, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 11.13%, due 6/15/12 | | B3 | | CCC+ | | | 5,363 | | |
| 100,000 | | | Monitronics Int'l, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 11.75%, due 9/1/10 | | B3 | | B- | | | 109,177 | | |
| 10,000 | | | Rural/Metro Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 9.88%, due 3/15/15 | | B3 | | CCC+ | | | 10,525 | | |
| 25,000 | | | United Rentals N.A., Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 6.50%, due 2/15/12 | | B1 | | B+ | | | 24,563 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 307,402 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments Lehman Brothers High Income Bond Portfolio cont'd
Principal Amount | | | | Rating | | Market Value† | |
| | | | Moody's | | S&P | | | |
Telecom - Fixed Line (0.4%) | | | |
$ | 25,000 | | | Level 3 Financing, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 9.25%, due 11/1/14 | | B3 | | CCC+ | | $ | 25,250 | | |
Telecom - Integrated/Services (5.3%) | | | |
| 30,000 | | | Citizens Utilities Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.63%, due 3/15/15 | | Ba2 | | BB+ | | | 28,500 | | |
| 15,000 | | | Citizens Utilities Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.13%, due 3/15/19 | | Ba2 | | BB+ | | | 14,175 | | |
| 30,000 | | | Dycom Industries, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 8.13%, due 10/15/15 | | Ba3 | | B+ | | | 31,200 | | |
| 55,000 | | | Intelsat Subsidiary Holdings Co. Ltd., Guaranteed Notes, 8.63%, due 1/15/15 | | B2 | | B+ | | | 56,375 | | |
| 95,000 | | | Qwest Corp., Senior Notes, 7.88%, due 9/1/11 | | Ba1 | | BBB- | | | 99,037 | | |
| 10,000 | | | Qwest Corp., Notes, 8.88%, due 3/15/12 | | Ba1 | | BBB- | | | 10,775 | | |
| 35,000 | | | Qwest Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.50%, due 10/1/14 | | Ba1 | | BBB- | | | 35,875 | | |
| 30,000 | | | Windstream Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 8.13%, due 8/1/13 | | Ba3 | | BB- | | | 31,350 | È | |
| 50,000 | | | Windstream Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 8.63%, due 8/1/16 | | Ba3 | | BB- | | | 52,875 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 360,162 | | |
Telecom - Wireless (0.3%) | | | |
| 20,000 | | | Dobson Cellular Systems, Secured Notes, 8.38%, due 11/1/11 | | Ba2 | | B+ | | | 20,900 | | |
Theaters & Entertainment (0.7%) | | | |
| 35,000 | | | AMC Entertainment, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, Ser. B, 8.63%, due 8/15/12 | | Ba3 | | B- | | | 36,489 | | |
| 10,000 | | | AMC Entertainment, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 11.00%, due 2/1/16 | | B2 | | CCC+ | | | 11,050 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 47,539 | | |
Transportation Excluding Air/Rail (0.9%) | | | |
| 60,000 | | | Stena AB, Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.00%, due 12/1/16 | | Ba3 | | BB- | | | 60,000 | | |
| | Total Corporate Debt Securities (Cost $6,530,764) | | | | | | | 6,498,911 | | |
Number of Shares | |
Short-Term Investments (9.0%) | | | |
| 260,186 | | | Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class | | | | | | | 260,186 | @ | |
| 350,971 | | | Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC | | | | | | | 350,971 | ‡ | |
| | Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $611,157) | | | | | | | 611,157 | # | |
| | Total Investments (104.3%) (Cost $7,141,921) | | | | | | | 7,110,068 | ## | |
| | | | Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets [(4.3%)] | | | | | | | (292,667 | ) | |
| | Total Net Assets (100.0%) | | | | | | $ | 6,817,401 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Notes to Schedule of Investments Lehman Brothers High Income Bond Portfolio
† Investments in securities by Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Lehman Brothers High Income Bond Portfolio (the "Fund") are valued daily by obtaining bid price quotations from independent pricing services on all securities available in each service's data base. For all other securities, bid prices are obtained from principal market makers in those securities or, if quotations are not available, by methods the Board of Trustees of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust has approved on the belief that they reflect fair value. Numerous factors may be considered when determining the fair value of a security, including available analyst, media or other reports, trading in futures or ADRs and whether the issuer of the security being fair valued has other securities outstanding. Foreign security prices are furnished by indep endent quotation services and expressed in local currency values. Foreign security prices are currently translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. Short-term debt securities with less than 60 days until maturity may be valued at cost which, when combined with interest earned, approximates market value.
# At cost, which approximates market value.
## At June 30, 2007, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $7,150,172. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $67,465 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $107,569 resulting in net unrealized depreciation of $40,104, based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
ñ Restricted security subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and have been deemed by the investment manager to be liquid. At June 30, 2007, these securities amounted to $1,887,037 or 27.7% of net assets for the Fund.
È All or a portion of this security is on loan (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements).
‡ Managed by an affiliate of Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and could be deemed an affiliate of the Fund (see Notes A & F of Notes to Financial Statements).
@ Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money") is also managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money (see Notes A & F of Notes to Financial Statements).
µ Floating rate securities are securities whose yields vary with a designated market index or market rate. These securities are shown at their current rates as of June 30, 2007.
^^ Denotes a step-up bond: a zero coupon bond that converts to a fixed rate of interest at a designated future date.
Ø All or a portion of this security was purchased on a when-issued basis. At June 30, 2007, this security amounted to $50,687.
ØØ All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for when-issued purchase commitments.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Lehman Brothers High Income Bond Portfolio | |
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at market value*† (Notes A & F)—see Schedule of Investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 6,498,911 | | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 611,157 | | |
| | | 7,110,068 | | |
Interest receivable | | | 119,541 | | |
Receivable for securities sold | | | 106,317 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 66,083 | | |
Receivable from administrator—net (Note B) | | | 3,738 | | |
Receivable for securities lending income (Note A) | | | 2,894 | | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 103 | | |
Total Assets | | | 7,408,744 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable for collateral on securities loaned (Note A) | | | 350,971 | | |
Payable for securities purchased | | | 211,496 | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 13 | | |
Payable to investment manager—net (Notes A & B) | | | 2,890 | | |
Payable for securities lending fees (Note A) | | | 2,221 | | |
Accrued expenses and other payables | | | 23,752 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 591,343 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 6,817,401 | | |
Net Assets consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 6,740,930 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | 246,958 | | |
Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments | | | (138,634 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments | | | (31,853 | ) | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 6,817,401 | | |
Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized) | | | 676,128 | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 10.08 | | |
†Securities on loan, at market value: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 342,828 | | |
*Cost of investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 6,530,764 | | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 611,157 | | |
Total cost of investments | | $ | 7,141,921 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Operations
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Lehman Brothers High Income Bond Portfolio | |
Investment Income | |
Income (Note A): | |
Interest income—unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 271,682 | | |
Income from securities loaned—net (Note F) | | | 3,659 | | |
Income from investments in affiliated issuers (Note F) | | | 10,074 | | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (103 | ) | |
Total income | | $ | 285,312 | | |
Expenses: | |
Investment management fees (Note B) | | | 16,674 | | |
Administration fees (Note B) | | | 10,421 | | |
Audit fees | | | 10,633 | | |
Custodian fees (Note B) | | | 20,696 | | |
Distribution fees (Note B) | | | 8,684 | | |
Insurance expense | | | 88 | | |
Legal fees | | | 1,641 | | |
Shareholder reports | | | 7,728 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 11,898 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 344 | | |
Total expenses | | | 88,807 | | |
Expenses reimbursed by administrator (Note B) | | | (50,144 | ) | |
Investment management fees waived (Note A) | | | (150 | ) | |
Expenses reduced by custodian fee expense offset arrangement (Note B) | | | (137 | ) | |
Total net expenses | | | 38,376 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 246,936 | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Note A) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers | | | 42,413 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (138,318 | ) | |
Net gain (loss) on investments | | | (95,905 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 151,031 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | Lehman Brothers High Income Bond Portfolio | |
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | |
From Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 246,936 | | | $ | 296,883 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 42,413 | | | | (113,859 | ) | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | (138,318 | ) | | | 167,916 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 151,031 | | | | 350,940 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A): | |
Net investment income | | | — | | | | (299,437 | ) | |
From Fund Share Transactions (Note D): | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 5,231,020 | | | | 1,583,152 | | |
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | — | | | | 299,437 | | |
Payments for shares redeemed | | | (4,216,447 | ) | | | (298,412 | ) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Fund share transactions | | | 1,014,573 | | | | 1,584,177 | | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | 1,165,604 | | | | 1,635,680 | | |
Net Assets: | |
Beginning of period | | | 5,651,797 | | | | 4,016,117 | | |
End of period | | $ | 6,817,401 | | | $ | 5,651,797 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period | | $ | 246,958 | | | $ | 22 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements Lehman Brothers High Income Bond Portfolio
Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
1 General: Lehman Brothers High Income Bond Portfolio (formerly, High Income Bond Portfolio) (the "Fund") is a separate operating series of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to a Trust Instrument dated May 23, 1994. The Trust is currently comprised of eleven separate operating series (each a "Series," collectively, the "Funds") each of which is diversified. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securit ies Act of 1933, as amended. The Fund currently offers only Class S shares. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board") may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.
The assets of each Series belong only to that Series, and the liabilities of each Series are borne solely by that Series and no other.
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("Management") to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2 Portfolio valuation: Investment securities are valued as indicated in the notes following the Schedule of Investments.
3 Foreign currency translation: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are currently translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain (loss) arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statement of Operations.
4 Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Interest income, including accretion of discount (adjusted for original issue discount, where applicable), and amortization of premium, where applicable, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations.
5 Income tax information: The Funds are treated as separate entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its earnings to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.
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Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund as a whole. The Fund may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.
As determined on December 31, 2006, there were no permanent differences resulting from different book and tax accounting.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was as follows:
| | Distributions Paid From: | |
| | Ordinary Income | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | |
| | $ | 299,437 | | | $ | 202,437 | | |
As of December 31, 2006, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Loss Carryforwards and Deferrals | | Total | |
$ | 22 | | | $ | 104,890 | | | $ | (179,472 | ) | | $ | (74,560 | ) | |
The difference between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings is attributable primarily to wash sales and capital loss carryforwards.
Under current tax law, certain net capital and net foreign currency losses realized after October 31 within the taxable year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Fund elected to defer $11,193 of net capital losses arising between November 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006.
To the extent the Fund's net realized capital gains, if any, can be offset by capital loss carryforwards, it is the policy of the Fund not to distribute such gains. As determined on December 31, 2006, the Fund had unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to offset net realized capital gains, if any, as follows:
| | Expiring in: | |
| | 2013 | | 2014 | |
| | $ | 24,371 | | | $ | 143,908 | | |
6 Distributions to shareholders: The Fund earns income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, generally are distributed in October. Income distributions and capital gain distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-date.
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7 Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.
8 Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds. Expenses directly attributable to a Series are charged to that Series. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributed to a Series are allocated among the funds, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the funds can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which Management serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributed to a Series or the Trust are allocated among the Fund and the other investment companies in the complex or series thereof on the basis of relative net assets, except whe re a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each investment company in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly.
9 Security lending: Since 2005, a third party, eSecLending, has assisted the Fund in conducting a bidding process to attempt to identify agents/principals that would pay a guaranteed amount to the Fund in consideration of the Fund entering into an exclusive securities lending arrangement. Pursuant to such arrangement, eSecLending currently acts as lending agent for the Fund.
Under the securities lending arrangement, the Fund receives cash collateral at the beginning of each transaction equal to at least 102% of the prior day's market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). The Fund may invest all the cash collateral in Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC ("Quality Fund"), a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC ("LBAM"), an affiliate of Management.
Net income from the lending program represents the guaranteed amount plus income earned on the cash collateral invested in Quality Fund or in other investments, less cash collateral fees and other expenses associated with the loans. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund received net income under the securities lending arrangement of approximately $3,659, which is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from securities loaned-net." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, "Income from securities loaned-net" consisted of approximately $14,321 in income earned on cash collateral and guaranteed amounts (including approximately $9,599 of interest income earned from the Quality Fund), less fees and expenses paid of approximately $10,662.
10 Repurchase agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that Management has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. The Fund requires that the securities purchased in a repurchase agreement be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the Fund to assert a perfected security interest in those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the securities transferred to ensure that their value, including accrued interest, is greater than amounts owed to the Fund under each such repurchase agreement.
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11 Transactions with other funds managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc.: Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund may invest in a money market fund managed by Management or an affiliate. The Fund invests in Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money"), as approved by the Board. Prime Money seeks to provide the highest available current income consistent with safety and liquidity. For any cash that the Fund invests in Prime Money, Management waives a portion of its management fee equal to the management fee it receives from Prime Money on those assets (the "Arrangement"). For the six months ended June 30, 2007, management f ees waived under this Arrangement amounted to $150 and are reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Investment management fees waived." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, income earned under this Arrangement amounted to $10,074 and is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from investments in affiliated issuers."
12 Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.
Note B—Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
Fund shares are issued and redeemed in connection with investments in and payments under certain variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued through separate accounts of life insurance companies and are also offered directly to qualified pension and retirement plans.
The Fund retains Management as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 0.48% of its average daily net assets. Effective May 1, 2007, LBAM became the sub-adviser for the Fund. LBAM receives a monthly fee paid by Management. The Fund does not pay a fee directly to LBAM for such services. Prior to May 1, 2007, Neuberger served as sub-adviser to the Fund.
The Fund retains Management as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. The Fund pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.30% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, Management retains State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. Management pays State Street a fee for all services received under this agreement.
Management acts as agent in arranging for the sale of Fund shares without commission and bears advertising and promotion expenses. The Board has adopted a distribution plan (the "Plan") with respect to the Fund, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that as compensation for administrative and other services provided to the Fund, Management's activities and expenses related to
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the sale and distribution of the Fund's shares, and ongoing services provided to investors in the Fund, Management receives from the Fund a fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Management receives this amount to provide distribution and shareholder servicing for the Fund and pays a portion of it to institutions that provide such services. Those institutions may use the payments for, among other purposes, compensating employees engaged in sales and/or shareholder servicing. The amount of fees paid by the Fund during any year may be more or less than the cost of distribution and other services provided to the Fund. NASD rules limit the amount of annual distribution fees that may be paid by a mutual fund and impose a ceiling on the cumulative distribution fees paid. The Trust's Plan complies with those rules.
Management has contractually undertaken through December 31, 2010 to reimburse the Fund for its operating expenses (including the fees payable to Management but excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, and transaction costs) ("Operating Expenses") which exceed, in the aggregate, 1.10% per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets (the "Expense Limitation"). For the six months ended June 30, 2007, such excess expenses amounted to $50,144. The Fund has agreed to repay Management through December 31, 2013 for its excess Operating Expenses previously reimbursed by Management, so long as its annual Operating Expenses during that period do not exceed its Expense Limitation, and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which Management issued the reimbursement. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there was no reimbursement to Management under this agreement. At June 30, 2007, contingent liabilities to Management under this agreement were as follows:
| | Expiring in: | |
| | 2007 | | 2008 | | 2009 | | 2010 | | Total | |
| | $ | 31,571 | | | $ | 90,516 | | | $ | 104,871 | | | $ | 50,144 | | | $ | 277,102 | | |
Management and LBAM are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., a publicly-owned holding company. LBAM, sub-adviser to the Fund, is retained by Management to furnish it with investment recommendations and research information without added cost to the Fund. Several individuals who are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust are also employees of LBAM and/or Management.
The Fund has an expense offset arrangement in connection with its custodian contract. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $137.
Note C—Securities Transactions:
Cost of purchases and proceeds of sales and maturities of long-term securities for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were as follows:
Purchases of U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | Purchases excluding U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | Sales and Maturities of U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | Sales and Maturities excluding U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | |
$ | — | | | $ | 9,736,666 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 8,130,274 | | |
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Note D—Fund Share Transactions:
Share activity for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006 was as follows:
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | | For the Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Shares Sold | | | 517,363 | | | | 158,790 | | |
Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions | | | — | | | | 30,516 | | |
Shares Redeemed | | | (415,071 | ) | | | (30,055 | ) | |
Total | | | 102,292 | | | | 159,251 | | |
Note E—Line of Credit:
At June 30, 2007, the Fund was a participant in a single committed, unsecured $150,000,000 line of credit with a consortium of banks organized by State Street, to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Other investment companies managed by Management also participate in this line of credit on the same terms. Interest is charged on borrowings under this agreement at the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% per annum. A facility fee of 0.07% per annum of the available line of credit is charged, of which the Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due and payable. The fee is paid quarterly in arrears. Because several investment companies participate, there is no assurance that an individual fund will have access to all or any part of the $150,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding pu rsuant to this line of credit at June 30, 2007. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund did not utilize this line of credit.
Note F—Investments in Affiliates*:
Name of Issuer | | Balance of Shares Held December 31, 2006 | | Gross Purchases and Additions | | Gross Sales and Reductions | | Balance of Shares Held June 30, 2007 | | Value June 30, 2007 | | Income from Investments in Affiliated Issuers Included in Total Income | |
Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class** | | | 466,335 | | | | 7,095,300 | | | | 7,301,449 | | | | 260,186 | | | $ | 260,186 | | | $ | 10,074 | | |
Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC*** | | | 167,701 | | | | 1,440,547 | | | | 1,257,277 | | | | 350,971 | | | | 350,971 | | | | 9,599 | | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | $ | 611,157 | | | $ | 19,673 | | |
* Affiliated issuers, as defined in the 1940 Act.
** Prime Money is also managed by Management and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money.
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*** Quality Fund, a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management, is used to invest cash the Fund receives as collateral for securities loans as approved by the Board. Because all shares of Quality Fund are held by funds in the related investment management complex, Quality Fund may be considered an affiliate of the Fund.
Note G—Recent Accounting Pronouncement:
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Statement No. 157, "Fair Value Measurement" ("SFAS 157"), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management believes the adoption of SFAS 157 will not have a material impact on the Fund's financial positions or results of operations.
Note H—Unaudited Financial Information:
The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.
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The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements.
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | | Period from September 15, 2004^ to December 31, | |
| | 2007 (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.85 | | | $ | 9.69 | | | $ | 10.09 | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
Income From Investment Operations: | |
Net Investment Income (Loss)‡ | | | .36 | | | | .65 | | | | .54 | | | | .13 | | |
Net Gains or Losses on Securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | (.13 | ) | | | .07 | | | | (.42 | ) | | | .11 | | |
Total From Investment Operations | | | .23 | | | | .72 | | | | .12 | | | | .24 | | |
Less Distributions From: | |
Net Investment Income | | | — | | | | (.56 | ) | | | (.46 | ) | | | (.14 | ) | |
Net Capital Gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.06 | ) | | | (.01 | ) | |
Total Distributions | | | — | | | | (.56 | ) | | | (.52 | ) | | | (.15 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 9.85 | | | $ | 9.69 | | | $ | 10.09 | | |
Total Return†† | | | +2.34 | %** | | | +7.47 | % | | | +1.20 | % | | | +2.43 | %** | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net Assets, End of Period (in millions) | | $ | 6.8 | | | $ | 5.7 | | | $ | 4.0 | | | $ | 3.1 | | |
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets# | | | 1.11 | %* | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.13 | %* | |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets§ | | | 1.10 | %* | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.10 | %* | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | | | 7.11 | %* | | | 6.56 | % | | | 5.33 | % | | | 4.39 | %* | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 126 | %** | | | 140 | % | | | 143 | % | | | 104 | %** | |
See Notes to Financial Highlights
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Notes to Financial Highlights Lehman Brothers High Income Bond Portfolio
†† Total return based on per share net asset value reflects the effects of changes in net asset value on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period and assumes dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested. Results represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal may fluctuate and shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not reimbursed and/or waived certain expenses. The total return information shown does not reflect charges and other expenses that apply to the separate account or the related insurance policies, and the inclusion of these charges and other expenses would reduce the total return for all fis cal periods shown.
# The Fund is required to calculate an expense ratio without taking into consideration any expense reductions related to expense offset arrangements.
§ After reimbursement of expenses and/or waiver of a portion of the investment management fee by Management. Had Management not undertaken such actions, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
Year Ended December 31, | | Period from September 15, 2004 to December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
| | | 2.55 | % | | | 3.43 | % | | | 3.77 | % | | | 4.64 | % | |
^ The date investment operations commenced.
‡ Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov, and on Management's website at www.nb.com.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust's Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll free).
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Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2007
Neuberger Berman
Advisers
Management
Trust
Fasciano
Portfolio
D0312 08/07
NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Fasciano Portfolio Manager's Commentary
In the first half of 2007, the Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (AMT) Fasciano Portfolio delivered a solidly positive return, materially outperforming its Russell 2000® Index benchmark. Stock selection deserves much of the credit, with our holdings generating superior returns in five out of the eight sectors in which we were invested. Although the portfolio's sector allocation is solely a function of where we are finding the most fundamentally attractive opportunities, a substantial overweight in Industrials, the Russell 2000's second-best performing sector, enhanced relative returns.
Ironically, the sharp small-cap stock decline in late February and early March worked in our favor by diminishing investors' appetite for risk and focusing more attention on the high quality, consistently profitable small companies we favor. We expect ongoing volatility in the market as a whole and the small-cap stock universe in particular to continue to lead today's more risk-averse investors to our kind of "substance over sizzle" companies.
Investments in the Industrials sector had the most favorable impact on absolute and relative performance. The portfolio was more than double weighted in Industrials and our holdings outperformed the Russell 2000's Industrial sector component. Standouts in this sector included: leading mining equipment manufacturer Bucyrus International; RBC Bearings, which makes specialty ball bearings, notably for the commercial aerospace industry; pump and valve manufacturer IDEX; and intermodal (train and truck) transportation manager Hub Group. We currently are comfortable maintaining an overweight in Industrials because, in addition to the cyclical companies that have performed so well recently, our portfolio includes a diverse group of industrial companies in less economically sensitive businesses. For example, our Industrial sector holdings include: Healthcare Services Group, which provides linen, laundry, and housekeeping services to lon g-term care facilities; leading executive recruiting firm Korn/Ferry International; Clarcor, an automotive and truck filter manufacturer that thrives on recurring revenues from replacement parts; and Interline Brands, which is a distributor of industrial maintenance and repair products.
Information Technology sector investments made the second largest contribution to returns. Although the portfolio was underweight in tech, collectively our holdings nearly doubled the return from the corresponding benchmark sector. One performance contributor in the tech sector was j2 Global Communications, which provides innovative Internet based text and, now, voice messaging services to corporate clients. Another strong performer was LoJack Corp., a leading producer of auto theft tracking devices, which is performing well in its core business while building up its international exposure and developing new products such as cargo monitoring equipment.
During the six-month period, the portfolio was overweight in Energy and our holdings materially outperformed. TETRA Technologies, a leader in deep water drilling rig repair and decommissioning, and Hydril, a drilling pipe company that was acquired at a nice premium by Italy's oil services company Tenaris, were among our best performers in this sector. The portfolio had limited exposure in the Materials sector, but nonetheless specialty chemical producer Rockwood Holdings made a major performance contribution.
Although the portfolio was significantly underweight in Financials, and our positions held up better than the benchmark sector component, collectively, our holdings in the sector declined. Los Angeles-based Wilshire Bancorp, which serves a primarily Korean-American clientele, saw an increase in the non-performing loans in its portfolio. We think this is a temporary stumble for a well-managed company with an otherwise exemplary long-term track record. Wintrust Financial, a
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Fasciano Portfolio Manager's Commentary cont'd
Chicago-area community bank, was penalized when growth slowed due to the company's decision to maintain its high lending standards. In this environment, we think sacrificing some growth to preserve the quality of a loan portfolio is a good decision that will pay off down the road. We finally threw in the towel on investment advisor W. P. Stewart because of asset attrition concerns and investment talent departures.
In order to ensure that we are adhering to our investment discipline, we continually monitor our portfolio's characteristics relative to the Russell 2000 benchmark. At the end of first half 2007, the portfolio's long-term annualized forward earnings growth rate was 15.81% versus the Russell 2000's 15.51%. Its trailing one-year return on equity (ROE) was 20.49% compared to the benchmark's 15.87%. The portfolio's price/earnings ratio (based on 2007 forecasts) was 18.69 versus the Russell yardstick's 23.45. Even though some of these measures are based on forecasts, so there is no assurance they will be realized, we think they are instructive. In relation to the benchmark, the portfolio was composed of higher-quality, more profitable companies trading at below-market average valuations. This is precisely the portfolio style that has worked so well for us in the past and we believe will continue to be effective over the long term.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL FASCIANO
PORTFOLIO MANAGER
Industry Diversification
(% of Total Net Assets)
Banking | | | 1.2 | % | |
Banking & Financial | | | 4.3 | | |
Basic Materials | | | 1.2 | | |
Biotechnology | | | 1.0 | | |
Building, Construction & Furnishing | | | 0.7 | | |
Business Services | | | 9.6 | | |
Chemicals | | | 2.5 | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 2.1 | | |
Consumer Products & Services | | | 0.9 | | |
Consumer Staples | | | 1.0 | | |
Defense | | | 1.4 | | |
Distributor | | | 5.5 | | |
Electrical & Electronics | | | 1.1 | | |
Entertainment | | | 1.8 | | |
Filters | | | 1.2 | | |
Financial Services | | | 1.5 | | |
Health Products & Services | | | 11.5 | | |
Industrial & Commercial Products | | | 6.2 | | |
Insurance | | | 3.4 | % | |
Internet | | | 2.6 | | |
Machinery & Equipment | | | 7.5 | | |
Manufacturing | | | 3.5 | | |
Materials | | | 0.5 | | |
Office | | | 1.2 | | |
Oil & Gas | | | 2.7 | | |
Oil Services | | | 4.9 | | |
Publishing & Broadcasting | | | 5.5 | | |
Restaurants | | | 0.8 | | |
Semiconductors | | | 1.5 | | |
Specialty Retail | | | 1.0 | | |
Technology | | | 2.8 | | |
Transportation | | | 3.4 | | |
Waste Management | | | 1.6 | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 9.9 | | |
Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets | | | (7.5 | ) | |
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Endnotes
1. 12.57% and 10.65% were the average annual total returns for the 1-year and since inception (07/12/02) periods ended June 30, 2007. Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("NBMI") has agreed to absorb certain expenses of the AMT Portfolios. Without this arrangement, which is subject to change, the total returns of the Portfolios would be less. Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance data quoted represent past performance and the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that the shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please visit https://www.nb.com/public/DMA/html/performance_ins_amt_equity_monthly.html. The performance information does not reflect fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans whose proceeds are invested in the Fasciano Portfolio.
2. The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index consisting of securities of the 2,000 issuers having the smallest capitalization in the Russell 3000® Index (which measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization), representing approximately 10% of the Russell 3000 total market capitalization. The smallest company's market capitalization was roughly $262 million. Please note that indices do not take into account any fees and expenses of investing in the individual securities that they track and that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. Data about the performance of these indices are prepared or obtained by NBMI and include reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. The Po rtfolio may invest in many securities not included in the above described indices.
Any ratios or other measurements using a factor of forecasted earnings of a company discussed herein are based on consensus estimates, not NBMI's own projections, and they may or may not be realized. In addition, any revision to a forecast could affect the market price of a security. By quoting them herein, NBMI does not offer an opinion as to the accuracy of and does not guarantee these forecasted numbers.
The investments for the Portfolio are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage one or more other mutual funds that have similar names, investment objectives and investment styles as the Portfolio. You should be aware that the Portfolio is likely to differ from the other mutual funds in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Portfolio can be expected to vary from those of the other mutual funds.
The composition, industries and holdings of the Portfolio are subject to change. Shares of the separate AMT Portfolios are sold only through the currently effective prospectus and are not available to the general public. Shares of this Portfolio may be purchased only by life insurance companies to be used with their separate accounts that fund variable annuity and variable life insurance policies and by qualified pension and retirement plans.
© 2007 Neuberger Berman Management Inc., distributor. All rights reserved.
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Information About Your Fund's Expenses
This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. All mutual funds incur operating expenses, which include management fees, fees for administrative services and costs of shareholder reports, among others. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended June 30, 2007 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates the fund's costs in two ways:
Actual Expenses and Performance: The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the fund's actual performance during the period. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
The table and the expense example do not include expenses and charges that are, or may be, imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan. If such expenses and charges were included, your costs would be higher.
Expense Information As of 6/30/07 (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Fasciano Portfolio
Actual | | Beginning Account Value 1/1/07 | | Ending Account Value 6/30/07 | | Expenses Paid During the Period* 1/1/07 – 6/30/07 | |
Class S | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,100.50 | | | $ | 7.24 | | |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)** | |
Class S | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.90 | | | $ | 6.96 | | |
* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.39%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).
** Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by multiplying the number of days in the most recent half year divided by 365.
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Schedule of Investments Fasciano Portfolio
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Common Stocks (97.6%) | | | |
Banking (1.2%) | | | |
| 16,100 | | | Texas Capital Bancshares | | $ | 359,835 | * | |
Banking & Financial (4.3%) | | | |
| 11,070 | | | Boston Private Financial Holdings | | | 297,451 | | |
| 21,900 | | | Wilshire Bancorp | | | 266,742 | | |
| 15,920 | | | Wintrust Financial | | | 698,092 | | |
| | | 1,262,285 | | |
Basic Materials (1.2%) | | | |
| 13,120 | | | AMCOL International | | | 358,307 | | |
Biotechnology (1.0%) | | | |
| 4,960 | | | Techne Corp. | | | 283,762 | * | |
Building, Construction & Furnishing (0.7%) | | | |
| 4,100 | | | NCI Building Systems | | | 202,253 | * | |
Business Services (9.6%) | | | |
| 8,600 | | | Advisory Board | | | 477,816 | * | |
| 19,900 | | | Korn/Ferry International | | | 522,574 | * | |
| 9,430 | | | Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers | | | 590,507 | | |
| 30,065 | | | Rollins, Inc. | | | 684,580 | | |
| 10,460 | | | Watson Wyatt Worldwide Class A | | | 528,021 | | |
| | | 2,803,498 | | |
Chemicals (2.5%) | | | |
| 19,700 | | | Rockwood Holdings | | | 720,035 | * | |
Consumer Discretionary (2.1%) | | | |
| 8,400 | | | Monro Muffler Brake | | | 314,580 | | |
| 7,200 | | | RC2 Corp. | | | 288,072 | * | |
| | | 602,652 | | |
Consumer Products & Services (0.9%) | | | |
| 7,100 | | | Central Garden & Pet | | | 87,046 | * | |
| 14,000 | | | Central Garden & Pet Class A | | | 164,220 | * | |
| | | 251,266 | | |
Consumer Staples (1.0%) | | | |
| 4,800 | | | Chattem Inc. | | | 304,224 | * | |
Defense (1.4%) | | | |
| 17,700 | | | ARGON ST | | | 410,817 | *È | |
Distributor (5.5%) | | | |
| 20,500 | | | Houston Wire & Cable | | | 582,405 | *È | |
| 22,900 | | | Interline Brands | | | 597,232 | * | |
| 13,100 | | | ScanSource, Inc. | | | 419,069 | * | |
| | | 1,598,706 | | |
Electrical & Electronics (1.1%) | | | |
| 14,880 | | | LoJack Corp. | | | 331,675 | * | |
Entertainment (1.8%) | | | |
| 9,740 | | | International Speedway | | | 513,395 | | |
Filters (1.2%) | | | |
| 9,400 | | | CLARCOR Inc. | | | 351,842 | | |
Financial Services (1.5%) | | | |
| 9,180 | | | Financial Federal | | | 273,747 | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
| 3,090 | | | ITLA Capital | | $ | 161,051 | | |
| | | 434,798 | | |
Health Products & Services (11.5%) | | | |
| 10,500 | | | Computer Programs and Systems | | | 325,290 | | |
| 4,800 | | | Haemonetics Corp. | | | 252,528 | * | |
| 10,900 | | | Healthcare Services Group | | | 321,550 | | |
| 2,980 | | | ICU Medical | | | 127,961 | * | |
| 20,040 | | | K-V Pharmaceutical | | | 545,890 | * | |
| 6,400 | | | LCA-Vision | | | 302,464 | | |
| 9,900 | | | MWI Veterinary Supply | | | 394,911 | * | |
| 5,300 | | | Owens & Minor | | | 185,182 | | |
| 19,310 | | | STERIS Corp. | | | 590,886 | | |
| 10,790 | | | Young Innovations | | | 314,852 | | |
| | | 3,361,514 | | |
Industrial & Commercial Products (6.2%) | | | |
| 11,600 | | | Actuant Corp. | | | 731,496 | | |
| 12,400 | | | Middleby Corp. | | | 741,768 | * | |
| 28,800 | | | TriMas Corp. | | | 347,904 | * | |
| | | 1,821,168 | | |
Insurance (3.4%) | | | |
| 16,300 | | | American Equity Investment Life Holding | | | 196,904 | | |
| 22,000 | | | Amerisafe Inc. | | | 431,860 | * | |
| 4,790 | | | Hilb Rogal and Hobbs | | | 205,299 | | |
| 4,600 | | | Tower Group | | | 146,740 | | |
| | | 980,803 | | |
Internet (2.6%) | | | |
| 21,700 | | | j2 Global Communications | | | 757,330 | *È | |
Machinery & Equipment (7.5%) | | | |
| 10,700 | | | Bucyrus International | | | 757,346 | | |
| 8,400 | | | H&E Equipment Services | | | 233,016 | * | |
| 22,715 | | | IDEX Corp. | | | 875,436 | | |
| 7,220 | | | Regal-Beloit | | | 336,019 | | |
| | | 2,201,817 | | |
Manufacturing (3.5%) | | | |
| 11,800 | | | Drew Industries | | | 391,052 | * | |
| 15,200 | | | RBC Bearings | | | 627,000 | * | |
| | | 1,018,052 | | |
Materials (0.5%) | | | |
| 5,850 | | | Spartech Corp. | | | 155,318 | | |
Office (1.2%) | | | |
| 15,500 | | | Acco Brands | | | 357,275 | * | |
Oil & Gas (2.7%) | | | |
| 15,500 | | | Berry Petroleum Class A | | | 584,040 | | |
| 7,200 | | | Comstock Resources | | | 215,784 | * | |
| | | 799,824 | | |
Oil Services (4.9%) | | | |
| 19,100 | | | Cal Dive International | | | 317,633 | *È | |
| 5,622 | | | CARBO Ceramics | | | 246,300 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments Fasciano Portfolio cont'd
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
| 30,500 | | | TETRA Technologies | | $ | 860,100 | * | |
| | | 1,424,033 | | |
Publishing & Broadcasting (5.5%) | | | |
| 12,050 | | | Courier Corp. | | | 482,000 | | |
| 29,940 | | | Journal Communications | | | 389,519 | | |
| 11,800 | | | Meredith Corp. | | | 726,880 | | |
| | | 1,598,399 | | |
Restaurants (0.8%) | | | |
| 9,300 | | | Ruby Tuesday | | | 244,869 | | |
Semiconductors (1.5%) | | | |
| 12,810 | | | Cabot Microelectronics | | | 454,627 | * | |
Specialty Retail (1.0%) | | | |
| 10,300 | | | Hibbett Sports | | | 282,014 | * | |
Technology (2.8%) | | | |
| 6,200 | | | Landauer, Inc. | | | 305,350 | | |
| 5,700 | | | MTS Systems | | | 254,619 | | |
| 22,600 | | | Online Resources | | | 248,148 | * | |
| | | 808,117 | | |
Transportation (3.4%) | | | |
| 14,373 | | | Heartland Express | | | 234,280 | | |
| 9,500 | | | Hub Group Class A | | | 334,020 | * | |
| 8,820 | | | Landstar System | | | 425,565 | | |
| | | 993,865 | | |
Waste Management (1.6%) | | | |
| 15,197 | | | Waste Connections | | | 459,557 | * | |
| | Total Common Stocks (Cost $23,763,349) | | | 28,507,932 | | |
Short-Term Investments (9.9%) | | | |
| 1,006,565 | | | Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class | | | 1,006,565 | @ | |
| 1,866,501 | | | Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC | | | 1,866,501 | ‡ | |
| | Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $2,873,066) | | | 2,873,066 | # | |
| | Total Investments (107.5%) (Cost $26,636,415) | | | 31,380,998 | ## | |
Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets [(7.5%)] | | | (2,176,269 | ) | |
| | Total Net Assets (100.0%) | | $ | 29,204,729 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Notes to Schedule of Investments Fasciano Portfolio
† Investments in equity securities by Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Fasciano Portfolio (the "Fund") are valued at the latest sale price where that price is readily available; securities for which no sales were reported, unless otherwise noted, are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices. Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued by the Fund at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. The Fund values all other securities, including securities for which the necessary last sale, asked, and/or bid prices are not readily available, by methods the Board of Trustees of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Board") has approved on the belief that they reflect fair value. Numerous factors may be considered when determining the fair value of a security, including available analyst, media or other reports, trading in futures or ADRs and whether the issuer of the security being fair valued has other securities outstanding. Foreign security prices are furnished by independent quotation services and expressed in local currency values. Foreign security prices are currently translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. The Board has approved the use of FT Interactive Data Corporation ("FT Interactive") to assist in determining the fair value of the Fund's foreign equity se curities when changes in the value of a certain index suggest that the closing prices on the foreign exchanges may no longer represent the amount that the Fund could expect to receive for those securities. In this event, FT Interactive will provide adjusted prices for certain foreign equity securities using a statistical analysis of historical correlations of multiple factors. In the absence of precise information about the market values of these foreign securities as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Board has determined on the basis of available data that prices adjusted in this way are likely to be closer to the prices the Fund could realize on a current sale than are the prices of those securities established at the close of the foreign markets in which the securities primarily trade. However, fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security next trades. Short-term debt securities with less than 60 days until maturity may be valued at cost which, when combined with interest earned, approximates market value.
# At cost, which approximates market value.
## At June 30, 2007, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $26,733,869. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $5,138,077 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $490,948, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $4,647,129 based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
* Security did not produce income during the last twelve months.
‡ Managed by an affiliate of Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and could be deemed an affiliate of the Fund (see Notes A & F of Notes to Financial Statements).
@ Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money") is also managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money (see Notes A & F of Notes to Financial Statements).
È All or a portion of this security is on loan (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements).
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Fasciano Portfolio | |
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at market value*† (Notes A & F)—see Schedule of Investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 28,507,932 | | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 2,873,066 | | |
| | | 31,380,998 | | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 15,646 | | |
Receivable for securities sold | | | 864,706 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 39,823 | | |
Receivable for securites lending income (Note A) | | | 5,491 | | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 428 | | |
Total Assets | | | 32,307,092 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable for collateral on securities loaned (Note A) | | | 1,866,501 | | |
Payable for securities purchased | | | 1,144,850 | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 33,586 | | |
Payable to investment manager—net (Notes A & B) | | | 19,747 | | |
Payable to administrator—net (Note B) | | | 3,513 | | |
Payable for securities lending fees (Note A) | | | 5,288 | | |
Accrued expenses and other payables | | | 28,878 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 3,102,363 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 29,204,729 | | |
Net Assets consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 23,462,337 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | (39,697 | ) | |
Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments | | | 1,037,506 | | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments | | | 4,744,583 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 29,204,729 | | |
Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized) | | | 1,826,015 | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 15.99 | | |
†Securities on loan, at market value: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 1,802,058 | | |
*Cost of investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 23,763,349 | | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 2,873,066 | | |
Total cost of investments | | $ | 26,636,415 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Operations
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Fasciano Portfolio | |
Investment Income | |
Income (Note A): | |
Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 104,902 | | |
Income from securities loaned—net (Note F) | | | 1,127 | | |
Income from investments in affiliated issuers (Note F) | | | 33,940 | | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (488 | ) | |
Total income | | | 139,481 | | |
Expenses: | |
Investment management fees (Notes A & B) | | | 109,536 | | |
Administration fees (Note B) | | | 38,659 | | |
Distribution fees (Note B) | | | 32,216 | | |
Audit fees | | | 19,158 | | |
Custodian fees (Note B) | | | 17,991 | | |
Insurance expense | | | 396 | | |
Legal fees | | | 2,490 | | |
Shareholder reports | | | 8,178 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 11,909 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 954 | | |
Total expenses | | | 241,487 | | |
Expenses reimbursed by administrator (Note B) | | | (60,352 | ) | |
Investment management fees waived (Note A) | | | (517 | ) | |
Expenses reduced by custodian fee expense offset and commission recapture arrangements (Note B) | | | (1,440 | ) | |
Total net expenses | | | 179,178 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (39,697 | ) | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Note A) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers | | | 836,202 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of: | | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 1,750,805 | | |
Net gain (loss) on investments | | | 2,587,007 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 2,547,310 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | Fasciano Portfolio | |
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | |
From Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (39,697 | ) | | $ | (72,690 | ) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 836,202 | | | | 230,224 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | 1,750,805 | | | | 941,877 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 2,547,310 | | | | 1,099,411 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A): | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | — | | | | (598,773 | ) | |
From Fund Share Transactions (Note D): | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 5,709,075 | | | | 8,437,809 | | |
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | — | | | | 598,773 | | |
Payments for shares redeemed | | | (3,249,481 | ) | | | (4,260,606 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions | | | 2,459,594 | | | | 4,775,976 | | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | 5,006,904 | | | | 5,276,614 | | |
Net Assets: | |
Beginning of period | | | 24,197,825 | | | | 18,921,211 | | |
End of period | | $ | 29,204,729 | | | $ | 24,197,825 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period | | $ | (39,697 | ) | | $ | — | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements Fasciano Portfolio
Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
1 General: Fasciano Portfolio (the "Fund") is a separate operating series of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to a Trust Instrument dated May 23, 1994. The Trust is currently comprised of eleven separate operating series (each a "Series," collectively, the "Funds") each of which is diversified. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Fund currently offers only Cla ss S shares. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board") may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.
The assets of each Series belong only to that Series, and the liabilities of each Series are borne solely by that Series and no other.
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("Management") to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2 Portfolio valuation: Investment securities are valued as indicated in the notes following the Schedule of Investments.
3 Foreign currency translation: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are currently translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, to determine the value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain (loss) arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a resul t of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statement of Operations.
4 Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of original issue discount, where applicable, and accretion of discount on short-term investments, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactio ns and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations. Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments are proceeds from the settlements of class action litigation in which the Fund participated as plaintiff. The amount of such proceeds for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $839.
5 Income tax information: The Funds are treated as separate entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment
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companies and to distribute substantially all of its earnings to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.
Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund as a whole. The Fund may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.
As determined on December 31, 2006, permanent differences resulting primarily from different book and tax accounting for net operating losses were reclassified at fiscal year-end. These reclassifications had no effect on net income, net asset value or net asset value per share of the Fund.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was as follows:
Distributions Paid From:
Ordinary Income | | Long–TermCapital Gain | | Total | |
2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
$ | — | | | $ | 44,303 | | | $ | 598,773 | | | $ | 40,402 | | | $ | 598,773 | | | $ | 84,705 | | |
As of December 31, 2006, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long–Term Gain | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Total | |
$ | — | | | $ | 213,504 | | | $ | 2,981,578 | | | $ | 3,195,082 | | |
The difference between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings is attributable primarily to timing differences of wash sales.
6 Distributions to shareholders: The Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, generally are distributed in October. Income distributions and capital gain distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-date.
7 Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.
8 Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds. Expenses directly attributable to a Series are charged to that Series. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributed to a Series are allocated among the funds, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the funds can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which Management serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributed to a Series or the Trust are
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allocated among the Fund and the other investment companies in the complex or series thereof on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each investment company in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly.
9 Security lending: Since 2005, a third party, eSecLending, has assisted the Fund in conducting a bidding process to identify agents/principals that would pay a guaranteed amount to the Fund in consideration of the Fund entering into an exclusive securities lending arrangement.
Through a bidding process in August 2006, and in accordance with an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund selected Neuberger Berman, LLC ("Neuberger"), an affiliate of the Fund, to be its exclusive lending agent for a specified period. Under the agreement entered into between the Fund and Neuberger, Neuberger pays a guaranteed amount to the Fund.
Under the securities lending arrangement, the Fund receives cash collateral at the beginning of each transaction equal to at least 102% of the prior day's market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). The Fund may invest all the cash collateral in Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC ("Quality Fund"), a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management.
Net income from the lending program represents the guaranteed amount plus income earned on the cash collateral invested in Quality Fund or in other investments, less cash collateral fees and other expenses associated with the loans. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund received net income under the securities lending arrangement of approximately $1,127, which is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from securities loaned-net." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, "Income from securities loaned-net" consisted of approximately $19,221 in income earned on cash collateral and guaranteed amounts (including approximately $17,976 of interest income earned from the Quality Fund and $1,245 in guaranteed amounts received from Neuberger), less fees and expenses paid of approximately $18,094 (including approximately $3,854 retained by Neuberger).
10 Repurchase agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that Management has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. The Fund requires that the securities purchased in a repurchase agreement be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the Fund to assert a perfected security interest in those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the securities transferred to ensure that their value, including accrued interest, is greater than amounts owed to the Fund under each such repurchase agreement.
11 Transactions with other funds managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc.: Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund may invest in a money market fund managed by Management or an affiliate. The Fund invests in Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money"), as approved by the Board. Prime Money seeks to provide the highest available current income consistent with safety and liquidity. For any cash that the Fund invests in Prime Money, Management waives a portion of its management fee equal to the management fee it receives
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from Prime Money on those assets (the "Arrangement"). For the six months ended June 30, 2007, management fees waived under this Arrangement amounted to $517 and are reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Investment management fees waived." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, income earned under this Arrangement amounted to $33,940 and is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from investments in affiliated issuers."
12 Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.
Note B—Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution
Arrangements, and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
Fund shares are issued and redeemed in connection with investments in and payments under certain variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued through separate accounts of life insurance companies and are also offered directly to qualified pension and retirement plans.
The Fund retains Management as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 0.85% of the first $500 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.825% of the next $500 million, 0.80% of the next $500 million, 0.775% of the next $500 million, 0.75% of the next $500 million, and 0.725% of average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion.
The Fund retains Management as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. The Fund pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.30% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, Management retains State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. Management pays State Street a fee for all services received under this agreement.
Management acts as agent in arranging for the sale of Fund shares without commission and bears advertising and promotion expenses. The Board has adopted a distribution plan (the "Plan") with respect to the Fund, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that, as compensation for administrative and other services provided to the Fund, Management's activities and expenses related to the sale and distribution of the Fund's shares, and ongoing services provided to investors in the Fund, Management receives from the Fund a fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Management receives this amount to provide distribution and shareholder servicing for the Fund and pays a portion of it to institutions that provide such services. Those institutions may use the payments for, among other purposes, compensating employees engaged in sales and/or shareholder servicing. The amount of fees paid by the Fund during any year may be more or less than the cost of distribution and other services provided to the Fund. NASD rules limit the amount of annual distribution fees that
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may be paid by a mutual fund and impose a ceiling on the cumulative distribution fees paid. The Trust's Plan complies with those rules.
Management has contractually undertaken through December 31, 2010 to reimburse the Fund for its operating expenses (including the fees payable to Management but excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, and transaction costs) ("Operating Expenses") which exceed, in the aggregate, 1.40% per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets (the "Expense Limitation"). For the six months ended June 30, 2007, such excess expenses amounted to $60,352. The Fund has agreed to repay Management through December 31, 2013 for its excess Operating Expenses previously reimbursed by Management, so long as its annual Operating Expenses during that period do not exceed its Expense Limitation, and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which Management issued the reimbursement. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there was no reimbursement to Management under this agreement. At June 30, 2007, contingent liabilities to Management under this agreement were as follows:
| | Expiring in: | |
| | 2007 | | 2008 | | 2009 | | 2010 | | Total | |
| | $ | 108,225 | | | $ | 120,637 | | | $ | 131,004 | | | $ | 60,352 | | | $ | 420,218 | | |
Management and Neuberger, a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange and sub-adviser to the Fund, are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ("Lehman"), a publicly-owned holding company. Neuberger is retained by Management to furnish it with investment recommendations and research information without added cost to the Fund. Several individuals who are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust are also employees of Neuberger and/or Management.
The Fund has entered into a commission recapture program, which enables it to pay some of its operational expenses by recouping a portion of the commissions it pays to a broker that is not a related party of the Fund. Pursuant to the agreement, brokers pay recaptured commissions to the Fund's custodian and the custodian directs these amounts toward payment of expenses such as custodial, transfer agency, or accounting services. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $1,396.
The Fund has an expense offset arrangement in connection with its custodian contract. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $44.
Note C—Securities Transactions:
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there were purchase and sale transactions (excluding short-term securities) of $9,482,462 and $6,551,327, respectively.
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, brokerage commissions on securities transactions amounted to $21,630, of which Neuberger received $0, Lehman Brothers Inc. received $2,367, and other brokers received $19,263.
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Note D—Fund Share Transactions:
Share activity for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006 was as follows:
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | | For the Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Shares Sold | | | 374,318 | | | | 581,457 | | |
Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions | | | — | | | | 41,438 | | |
Shares Redeemed | | | (214,205 | ) | | | (293,275 | ) | |
Total | | | 160,113 | | | | 329,620 | | |
Note E—Line of Credit:
At June 30, 2007, the Fund was a participant in a single committed, unsecured $150,000,000 line of credit with a consortium of banks organized by State Street, to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Other investment companies managed by Management also participate in this line of credit on the same terms. Interest is charged on borrowings under this agreement at the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% per annum. A facility fee of 0.07% per annum of the available line of credit is charged, of which the Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due and payable. The fee is paid quarterly in arrears. Because several investment companies participate, there is no assurance that an individual fund will have access to all or any part of the $150,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding pu rsuant to this line of credit at June 30, 2007. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund did not utilize this line of credit.
Note F—Investments in Affiliates*
Name of Issuer | | Balance of Shares Held December 31, 2006 | | Gross Purchases and Additions | | Gross Sales and Reductions | | Balance of Shares Held June 30, 2007 | | Value June 30, 2007 | | Income from Investments in Affiliated Issuers Included in Total Income | |
Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class** | | | 1,229,813 | | | | 7,499,591 | | | | 7,722,839 | | | | 1,006,565 | | | $ | 1,006,565 | | | $ | 33,940 | | |
Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC*** | | | 1,122,901 | | | | 7,543,500 | | | | 6,799,900 | | | | 1,866,501 | | | | 1,866,501 | | | | 17,976 | | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,873,066 | | | $ | 51,916 | | |
* Affiliated issuers, as defined in the 1940 Act.
** Prime Money is also managed by Management and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money.
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*** Quality Fund, a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management, is used to invest cash the Fund receives as collateral for securities loaned as approved by the Board. Because all shares of Quality Fund are held by funds in the related investment management complex, Quality Fund may be considered an affiliate of the Fund.
Note G—Recent Accounting Pronouncement:
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Statement No. 157, "Fair Value Measurement" ("SFAS 157"), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management believes the adoption of SFAS 157 will not have a material impact on the Fund's financial positions or results of operations.
Note H—Unaudited Financial Information:
The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.
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Financial Highlights Fasciano Portfolio
The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements.
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | | Period from July 12, 2002^ to December 31, | |
| | 2007 (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 14.53 | | | $ | 14.16 | | | $ | 13.84 | | | $ | 12.40 | | | $ | 9.92 | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
Income From Investment Operations: | |
Net Investment Income (Loss)‡ | | | (.02 | ) | | | (.05 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.01 | ) | |
Net Gains or Losses on Securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | 1.48 | | | | .79 | | | | .43 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 2.57 | | | | (.07 | ) | |
Total From Investment Operations | | | 1.46 | | | | .74 | | | | .39 | | | | 1.48 | | | | 2.49 | | | | (.08 | ) | |
Less Distributions From: | |
Net Capital Gains | | | — | | | | (.37 | ) | | | (.07 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.01 | ) | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 15.99 | | | $ | 14.53 | | | $ | 14.16 | | | $ | 13.84 | | | $ | 12.40 | | | $ | 9.92 | | |
Total Return†† | | | +10.05 | %** | | | +5.25 | % | | | +2.82 | % | | | +11.96 | % | | | +25.06 | % | | | –.80 | %** | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net Assets, End of Period (in millions) | | $ | 29.2 | | | $ | 24.2 | | | $ | 18.9 | | | $ | 15.9 | | | $ | 6.2 | | | $ | 0.5 | | |
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets# | | | 1.40 | %* | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.40 | %* | |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets§ | | | 1.39 | %* | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.40 | %* | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | | | (.31 | )%* | | | (.33 | )% | | | (.32 | )% | | | (.60 | )% | | | (.69 | )% | | | (.31 | )%* | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 26 | %** | | | 30 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 70 | % | | | 20 | %** | |
See Notes to Financial Highlights
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Notes to Financial Highlights Fasciano Portfolio
†† Total return based on per share net asset value reflects the effects of changes in net asset value on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period and assumes dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested. Results represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal may fluctuate and shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not reimbursed and/or waived certain expenses. The total return information shown does not reflect charges and other expenses that apply to the separate account or the related insurance policies, and the inclusion of these charges and other expenses would reduce the total return for all fis cal periods shown.
# The Fund is required to calculate an expense ratio without taking into consideration any expense reductions related to expense offset arrangements.
§ After reimbursement of expenses and/or waiver of a portion of the investment management fee by Management. Had Management not undertaken such actions, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:
Six Months Ended June 30, | | Years Ended December 31, | | Period from July 12, 2002^ to December 31, | |
2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | |
| 1.86 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.56 | % | | | 4.58 | % | | | 38.27 | % | |
^ The date investment operations commenced.
‡ Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov, and on Management's website at www.nb.com.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust's Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll free).
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Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2007
Neuberger Berman
Advisers
Management
Trust
International
Portfolio®
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International Portfolio Manager's Commentary
International stocks continued to outpace U.S. equities in the first half of 2007, with the MSCI EAFE Index gaining 11.09% versus the S&P 500's 6.96% advance. The Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (AMT) International Portfolio performed well, but slightly trailed its MSCI EAFE benchmark.
Collectively, our Energy sector investments had the most positive impact on portfolio performance. Three energy holdings, the U.K.'s Tullow Oil, Australia's Woodside Petroleum and Canada's Addax Petroleum, appeared on our top-ten contributors list. Materials sector investments also buoyed returns, with German chemical company Wacker Chemie, Brazilian mining company Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, and Irish building materials producer CRH among the top performers. Good gains in Austrian state-of-the-art lighting manufacturer Zumtobel and a nice recovery for Hong Kong-based flat screen television and computer monitor assembler TPV Technology helped us outperform in the Information Technology sector.
During the reporting period, Financial sector investments had a negative impact on returns. Although we were materially underweight in Financials (the EAFE's second poorest performing sector), collectively, our holdings had a modestly negative return compared to a mid-single-digit gain for the corresponding benchmark component. Substantial declines in U.K. residential mortgage lenders Kensington Group and Northern Rock were primarily responsible for disappointing Financial sector returns. U.K. mortgage lenders (and homebuilders) came under pressure due to rising interest rates and investor concern that a housing bubble could be developing in Britain. We currently think interest rates will stabilize as economic growth moderates and believe that, unlike in the U.S. housing market, strong fundamentals related to supply constraints (from strict zoning and environmental regulations) provide a solid underpinning for U.K. housing. Cons equently, we have maintained positions in residential mortgage lenders and homebuilders.
We experienced mixed results in the Consumer Discretionary sector, with German auto maker Porsche and German steel products distributor Kloeckner & Co. finishing on our top-ten contributors list. Unfortunately, there were five Consumer Discretionary sector holdings on our bottom-ten contributors list. U.K. homebuilders Redrow and Barratt Developments declined due to aforementioned concerns regarding the British housing market. Several other bottom-ten stocks in the Consumer Discretionary sector were Japanese companies (including gaming machine maker Sankyo, Nissan Motor Company, and automobile and motorcycle clutch manufacturer F.C.C. Co.). All of these companies have experienced what we believe to be temporary problems that appear to be in the process of being resolved.
As a whole, results from investments in non-EAFE countries (which at the end of first half 2007 were 19.8% of portfolio assets) enhanced performance with the superior performance of Brazilian and Canadian holdings more than compensating for weak returns from positions in the Argentine and Korean markets. A significant underweight in the tepid Japanese stock market and an overweight in the strong German market enhanced returns. An underweight in the robust Australian market penalized relative returns.
The portfolio continues to have significant overweights in the Energy and Consumer Discretionary sectors. As investors gradually shift their attention from day-to-day fluctuations in oil prices to favorable long-term supply/demand fundamentals, we anticipate higher valuations for energy companies. The portfolio's overweight in the Consumer Discretionary sector is simply a function of identifying attractive fundamental opportunities in less economically sensitive consumer businesses. We are likely to remain underweighted in Financials until interest rates stabilize and valuations adjust. We currently continue to be underweight in Japan due to the dearth of attractive investment opportunities.
At the beginning of 2007, we were anticipating a full-year EAFE return in the 10% to 12% range. After six months, we are already there. Over the balance of the year, we currently believe that rising
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International Portfolio Manager's Commentary cont'd
interest rates, higher equity valuations, and investors' increasing sensitivity to risk will restrain international equities returns.
Although international earnings growth has outpaced U.S. growth, substantially superior stock market performance has reduced international equities' valuation discount to U.S. stocks from recent years' 20% to 25% to today's 5% to 10%. Although fundamentals still support continued dollar depreciation, especially against Asian currencies, much of the dollar decline against the euro may well be behind us. We currently expect future depreciation to continue at a gradual pace.
Sincerely,
BENJAMIN SEGAL
PORTFOLIO MANAGER
Industry Diversification
(% of Total Net Assets)
Automobiles & Components | | | 6.1 | % | |
Banks | | | 13.0 | | |
Capital Goods | | | 10.5 | | |
Chemicals | | | 3.2 | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies | | | 4.5 | | |
Construction Materials | | | 3.9 | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 1.6 | | |
Consumer Durables & Apparel | | | 3.0 | | |
Consumer Staples | | | 0.6 | | |
Energy | | | 1.8 | | |
Energy Services & Equipment | | | 1.9 | | |
Food & Beverage | | | 0.5 | | |
Food, Beverage & Tobacco | | | 2.4 | | |
Health Care Equipment & Services | | | 1.0 | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | 3.4 | | |
Household & Personal Products | | | 0.8 | | |
Insurance | | | 1.2 | | |
Materials | | | 0.9 | | |
Materials, Metals & Mining | | | 2.6 | | |
Media | | | 2.3 | | |
Metals | | | 0.5 | | |
Oil & Gas | | | 18.0 | | |
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | | | 0.5 | | |
Real Estate | | | 0.5 | | |
Software | | | 0.9 | | |
Technology - Hardware | | | 4.3 | | |
Technology - Semiconductor | | | 0.4 | | |
Technology - Software | | | 1.0 | | |
Telecommunications - Diversified | | | 0.5 | | |
Telecommunications - Wireless | | | 4.0 | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 18.3 | | |
Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets | | | (14.1 | ) | |
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Endnotes
1. 23.51% and 23.86% were the average annual total returns for the 1-year and since inception (4/29/05) periods ended June 30, 2007. Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("NBMI") has agreed to absorb certain expenses of the AMT Portfolios. Without this arrangement, which is subject to change, the total returns of the Portfolios would be less. Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance data quoted represent past performance and the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that the shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, p lease visit https://www.nb.com/public/DMA/html/performance_ins_amt_equity_monthly.html. The performance information does not reflect fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans whose proceeds are invested in the International Portfolio.
2. The EAFE Index, also known as the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index, is an unmanaged index of over 1,000 foreign stock prices. The index is translated into U.S. dollars.
Any ratios or other measurements using a factor of forecasted earnings of a company discussed herein are based on consensus estimates, not NBMI's own projections, and they may or may not be realized. In addition, any revision to a forecast could affect the market price of a security. By quoting them herein, NBMI does not offer an opinion as to the accuracy of and does not guarantee these forecasted numbers.
The investments for the Portfolio are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage one or more other mutual funds that have similar names, investment objectives and investment styles as the Portfolio. You should be aware that the Portfolio is likely to differ from the other mutual funds in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Portfolio can be expected to vary from those of the other mutual funds.
The composition, industries and holdings of the Portfolio are subject to change.
Shares of the separate AMT Portfolios are sold only through the currently effective prospectus and are not available to the general public. Shares of this Portfolio may be purchased only by life insurance companies to be used with their separate accounts that fund variable annuity and variable life insurance policies and by certain qualified pension and retirement plans.
© 2007 Neuberger Berman Management Inc., distributor. All rights reserved.
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Information About Your Fund's Expenses
This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. All mutual funds incur operating expenses, which include management fees, fees for administrative services and costs of shareholder reports, among others. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended June 30, 2007 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates the fund's costs in two ways:
Actual Expenses and Performance: The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the fund's actual performance during the period. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees or fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
The table and the expense example do not include expenses and charges that are, or may be, imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan. If such expenses and charges were included, your costs would be higher.
Expense Information As of 6/30/07 (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust International Portfolio
Actual | | Beginning Account Value 1/1/07 | | Ending Account Value 6/30/07 | | Expenses Paid During the Period* 1/1/07 – 6/30/07 | |
Class S | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,097.30 | | | $ | 7.82 | | |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)** | | | | | | | |
Class S | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.34 | | | $ | 7.52 | | |
* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.50%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).
** Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by multiplying the number of days in the most recent half year divided by 365.
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Schedule of Investments International Portfolio
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Common Stocks (90.1%) | | | |
Argentina (1.0%) | | | |
| 99,510 | | | Tenaris SA ADR | | $ | 4,872,010 | | |
Australia (3.0%) | | | |
| 740,102 | | | Paladin Resources | | | 5,142,668 | *È | |
| 1 | | | Timbercorp Ltd. | | | 2 | | |
| 264,878 | | | Woodside Petroleum | | | 10,239,555 | È | |
| | | 15,382,225 | | |
Austria (0.5%) | | | |
| 73,930 | | | Zumtobel AG | | | 2,751,758 | * | |
Belgium (4.7%) | | | |
| 165,619 | | | Euronav SA | | | 6,024,473 | È | |
| 99,295 | | | Fortis | | | 4,208,482 | | |
| 41,662 | | | ICOS Vision Systems NV | | | 2,001,030 | * | |
| 123,206 | | | InBev NV | | | 9,758,570 | | |
| 111,990 | | | Option NV | | | 2,218,430 | *È | |
| | | 24,210,985 | | |
Brazil (2.6%) | | | |
| 23,350 | | | M Dias Branco SA | | | 363,142 | | |
| 278,444 | | | Natura Cosmeticos SA | | | 4,041,696 | | |
| 72,490 | | | Petroleo Brasileiro ADR | | | 8,790,862 | | |
| | | 13,195,700 | | |
Canada (10.3%) | | | |
| 179,130 | | | Addax Petroleum | | | 6,699,403 | | |
| 140,035 | | | Canadian Natural Resources | | | 9,304,555 | È | |
| 144,815 | | | Corus Entertainment, Inc., B Shares | | | 6,770,042 | | |
| 798,315 | | | First Calgary Petroleums Ltd. | | | 3,896,961 | *È | |
| 226,773 | | | MacDonald Dettwiler | | | 9,398,759 | * | |
| 88,290 | | | Stantec, Inc. | | | 2,917,445 | * | |
| 93,247 | | | Suncor Energy | | | 8,399,889 | | |
| 270,725 | | | Talisman Energy | | | 5,235,330 | | |
| | | 52,622,384 | | |
France (8.4%) | | | |
| 42,048 | | | BNP Paribas | | | 4,994,590 | | |
| 72,330 | | | Groupe Steria SCA | | | 4,794,959 | È | |
| 9,900 | | | Ingenico SA | | | 292,042 | | |
| 132,502 | | | Ipsos | | | 4,831,709 | È | |
| 58,263 | | | Kaufman & Broad SA | | | 4,508,057 | | |
| 11,780 | | | Pernod Ricard SA | | | 2,600,865 | È | |
| 11,725 | | | Societe Generale | | | 2,172,381 | | |
| 77,015 | | | Total SA ADR | | | 6,236,675 | | |
| 39,523 | | | Vallourec SA | | | 12,636,478 | È | |
| | | 43,067,756 | | |
Germany (9.4%) | | | |
| 228,855 | | | C.A.T. Oil AG | | | 6,214,156 | *È | |
| 53,346 | | | Continental AG | | | 7,531,061 | | |
| 325,125 | | | Depfa Bank PLC | | | 5,757,511 | | |
| 48,930 | | | Gerresheimer AG | | | 2,516,522 | * | |
| 37,760 | | | Hypo Real Estate Holding AG | | | 2,448,090 | È | |
| 88,145 | | | Kloeckner & Co. AG | | | 6,393,136 | È | |
| 9,200 | | | Leoni AG | | | 427,899 | | |
| 15,367 | | | Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG | | | 1,478,831 | È | |
| 39,662 | | | Wacker Chemie AG | | | 9,341,321 | | |
| 65,368 | | | Wincor Nixdorf AG | | | 6,032,256 | | |
| | | 48,140,783 | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Greece (0.6%) | | | |
| 52,971 | | | Titan Cement | | $ | 3,053,731 | | |
Hong Kong (1.0%) | | | |
| 7,711,715 | | | TPV Technology | | | 5,335,152 | | |
Ireland (7.6%) | | | |
| 206,893 | | | Allied Irish Banks | | | 5,653,625 | | |
| 681,487 | | | Anglo Irish Bank | | | 13,858,748 | | |
| 41,896 | | | Anglo Irish Bank | | | 859,847 | | |
| 2,097 | | | C&C Group | | | 28,176 | | |
| 263,732 | | | CRH PLC | | | 12,985,037 | | |
| 1,319,001 | | | Dragon Oil PLC | | | 5,272,706 | * | |
| | | 38,658,139 | | |
Italy (1.9%) | | | |
| 369,933 | | | Marazzi Group | | | 5,967,965 | | |
| 186,595 | | | Milano Assicurazioni | | | 1,548,023 | | |
| 261,140 | | | Nice SPA | | | 2,245,953 | È | |
| | | 9,761,941 | | |
Japan (13.8%) | | | |
| 134,000 | | | Aica Kogyo | | | 1,536,615 | | |
| 367,000 | | | Bosch Corp. | | | 1,818,430 | È | |
| 255,000 | | | CHIYODA Corp. | | | 4,858,984 | | |
| 282,900 | | | F.C.C. Co. | | | 5,812,640 | | |
| 2,095 | | | Fullcast Co., Ltd. | | | 2,749,998 | È | |
| 29,250 | | | Gulliver International Co. Ltd. | | | 1,686,994 | | |
| 329,200 | | | Heiwa Corp. | | | 4,044,934 | | |
| 48,900 | | | Hogy Medical Co. | | | 2,185,390 | | |
| 40,500 | | | IBIDEN Co., Ltd. | | | 2,613,201 | | |
| 182,600 | | | Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 3,251,932 | | |
| 229,900 | | | Mars Engineering | | | 4,649,185 | | |
| 124,500 | | | Maruichi Steel Tube | | | 3,886,965 | È | |
| 66,900 | | | Nihon Kohden Corp. | | | 1,240,916 | | |
| 721,200 | | | Nissan Motor | | | 7,721,087 | | |
| 3,700 | | | Nissin Healthcare Food Service | | | 48,132 | | |
| 1,606 | | | Pasona, Inc. | | | 2,723,357 | | |
| 5,900 | | | PLENUS Co. | | | 107,294 | | |
| 83,000 | | | Sankyo Co. | | | 3,495,067 | | |
| 399,000 | | | Sumitomo Metal Industries | | | 2,345,787 | | |
| 335,000 | | | Takuma Co. | | | 2,077,640 | È | |
| 79,789 | | | TENMA Corp. | | | 1,343,878 | | |
| 184,000 | | | TOPCON Corp. | | | 3,063,099 | | |
| 598,000 | | | Toray Industries | | | 4,418,867 | | |
| 91,500 | | | Yamaha Motor | | | 2,654,891 | | |
| | | 70,335,283 | | |
Korea (2.0%) | | | |
| 210,655 | | | KT Corp. ADR | | | 4,941,966 | È | |
| 186,410 | | | SK Telecom ADR | | | 5,098,314 | È | |
| | | 10,040,280 | | |
Netherlands (2.2%) | | | |
| 45,635 | | | OPG Groep NV | | | 1,662,390 | | |
| 52,120 | | | Royal Numico NV | | | 2,708,434 | | |
| 78,874 | | | Tele Atlas NV | | | 1,687,440 | * | |
| 205,894 | | | Wavin NV | | | 4,931,270 | | |
| | | 10,989,534 | | |
Norway (1.8%) | | | |
| 414,315 | | | DnB NOR ASA | | | 5,329,199 | | |
| 244,385 | | | Prosafe ASA | | | 3,907,699 | È | |
| | | 9,236,898 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments International Portfolio cont'd
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Spain (0.5%) | | | |
| 67,333 | | | Renta Corp. Real Estate SA | | $ | 2,634,338 | | |
Sweden (0.3%) | | | |
| 131,795 | | | Nobia AB | | | 1,641,399 | | |
Switzerland (1.5%) | | | |
| 46,722 | | | Advanced Digital Broadcast | | | 2,759,048 | * | |
| 51,777 | | | Swiss Re | | | 4,722,068 | | |
| | | 7,481,116 | | |
United Kingdom (17.0%) | | | |
| 268,644 | | | Barclays PLC | | | 3,737,595 | | |
| 255,291 | | | Barratt Developments | | | 5,060,402 | | |
| 556,639 | | | Burren Energy | | | 9,075,582 | | |
| 81,829 | | | GlaxoSmithKline PLC | | | 2,131,633 | | |
| 58,700 | | | Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC | | | 448,332 | | |
| 285,655 | | | Kensington Group | | | 2,620,414 | | |
| 775,514 | | | Lloyds TSB Group PLC | | | 8,620,832 | | |
| 233,280 | | | Northern Rock | | | 4,036,469 | | |
| 159,345 | | | Northgate PLC | | | 3,265,562 | | |
| 195,190 | | | Paragon Group Cos. PLC | | | 1,912,580 | | |
| 408,465 | | | Premier Foods PLC | | | 2,362,184 | | |
| 329,328 | | | Punch Taverns PLC | | | 8,079,482 | | |
| 49,835 | | | Raymarine PLC | | | 406,105 | | |
| 415,173 | | | Redrow PLC | | | 4,227,778 | | |
| 511,858 | | | RPS Group | | | 3,591,583 | | |
| 1,173,777 | | | Tullow Oil PLC | | | 11,459,457 | | |
| 3,125,917 | | | Vodafone Group | | | 10,474,295 | | |
| 408,377 | | | William Hill | | | 5,011,750 | | |
| | | 86,522,035 | | |
| | Total Common Stocks (Cost $416,099,211) | | | 459,933,447 | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Preferred Stocks (5.7%) | | | |
Brazil (3.9%) | | | |
| 292,680 | | | Companhia Vale do Rio Doce ADR | | $ | 11,034,036 | | |
| 133,510 | | | Ultrapar Participacoes | | | 4,456,562 | | |
| 24,105 | | | Ultrapar Participacoes ADR | | | 800,286 | È | |
| 572,457 | | | Universo Online SA | | | 3,412,782 | * | |
| | | 19,703,666 | | |
Germany (1.8%) | | | |
| 5,318 | | | Porsche AG | | | 9,484,625 | | |
| | Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $19,883,434) | | | 29,188,291 | | |
Short-Term Investments (18.3%) | | | |
| 15,759,785 | | | Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class | | | 15,759,785 | @ | |
| 77,331,856 | | | Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC | | | 77,331,856 | ‡ | |
| | Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $93,091,641) | | | 93,091,641 | # | |
| | Total Investments (114.1%) (Cost $529,074,286) | | | 582,213,379 | ## | |
| | Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets [(14.1%)] | | | (71,943,143 | ) | |
| | Total Net Assets (100.0%) | | $ | 510,270,236 | | |
Summary Schedule of Investments by Industry International Portfolio
Industry | | Market Value† | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
Oil & Gas | | $ | 91,800,180 | | | | 18.0 | % | |
Banks | | | 66,210,363 | | | | 13.0 | % | |
Capital Goods | | | 53,544,221 | | | | 10.5 | % | |
Automobiles & Components | | | 30,977,312 | | | | 6.1 | % | |
Commercial Services & Supplies | | | 23,121,269 | | | | 4.5 | % | |
Technology—Hardware | | | 21,988,966 | | | | 4.3 | % | |
Telecommunications—Wireless | | | 20,514,575 | | | | 4.0 | % | |
Construction Materials | | | 19,925,733 | | | | 3.9 | % | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | 17,243,460 | | | | 3.4 | % | |
Chemicals | | | 16,134,784 | | | | 3.2 | % | |
Consumer Durables & Apparel | | | 15,437,636 | | | | 3.0 | % | |
Materials—Metals & Mining | | | 13,379,823 | | | | 2.6 | % | |
Food, Beverage & Tobacco | | | 12,495,180 | | | | 2.4 | % | |
Media | | | 11,601,751 | | | | 2.3 | % | |
Energy Services & Equipment | | | 9,932,172 | | | | 1.9 | % | |
Energy | | | 9,039,629 | | | | 1.8 | % | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 8,243,057 | | | | 1.6 | % | |
Insurance | | | 6,270,091 | | | | 1.2 | % | |
Technology—Software | | | 5,100,222 | | | | 1.0 | % | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Summary Schedule of Investments by Industry International Portfolio cont'd
Industry | | Market Value† | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
Health Care Equipment & Services | | $ | 5,088,696 | | | | 1.0 | % | |
Software | | | 4,794,959 | | | | 0.9 | % | |
Materials | | | 4,418,869 | | | | 0.9 | % | |
Household & Personal Products | | | 4,041,696 | | | | 0.8 | % | |
Consumer Staples | | | 2,964,007 | | | | 0.6 | % | |
Telecommunications—Diversified | | | 2,759,048 | | | | 0.5 | % | |
Real Estate | | | 2,634,338 | | | | 0.5 | % | |
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | | | 2,579,965 | | | | 0.5 | % | |
Metals | | | 2,516,522 | | | | 0.5 | % | |
Food & Beverage | | | 2,362,184 | | | | 0.5 | % | |
Technology—Semiconductor | | | 2,001,030 | | | | 0.4 | % | |
Other Assets—Net | | | 21,148,498 | | | | 4.2 | % | |
| | $ | 510,270,236 | | | | 100.0 | % | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Notes to Schedule of Investments International Portfolio
† Investments in equity securities by Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust International Portfolio (the "Fund") are valued at the latest sale price where that price is readily available; securities for which no sales were reported, unless otherwise noted, are valued at the last available bid price. Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued by the Fund at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Beca use of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. The Fund values all other securities, including securities for which the necessary last sale, asked, and/or bid prices are not readily available, by methods the Board of Trustees of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Board") has approved on the belief that they reflect fair value. Numerous factors may be considered when determining the fair value of a security, including available analyst, media or other reports, trading in futures or ADRs and whether the issuer of the security being fair valued has other securities outstanding. Foreign security prices are furnished by independent quotation services and expressed in local currency values. Foreign security prices are currently translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. The Board has approved the use of FT Interactive Data Corporation ("FT Interactive") to a ssist in determining the fair value of the Fund's foreign equity securities when changes in the value of a certain index suggest that the closing prices on the foreign exchanges may no longer represent the amount that the Fund could expect to receive for those securities. In this event, FT Interactive will provide adjusted prices for certain foreign equity securities using a statistical analysis of historical correlations of multiple factors. In the absence of precise information about the market values of these foreign securities as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Board has determined on the basis of available data that prices adjusted in this way are likely to be closer to the prices the Fund could realize on a current sale than are the prices of those securities established at the close of the foreign markets in which the securities primarily trade. However, fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which t he security next trades. Short-term debt securities with less than 60 days until maturity may be valued at cost which, when combined with interest earned, approximates market value.
# At cost, which approximates market value.
## At June 30, 2007, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $529,440,763. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $63,902,308 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $11,129,692, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $52,772,616, based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
* Security did not produce income during the last twelve months.
‡ Managed by an affiliate of Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and could be deemed an affiliate of the Fund (see Notes A & F of Notes to Financial Statements).
@ Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money") is also managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money (see Notes A & F of Notes to Financial Statements).
È All or a portion of this security is on loan (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements).
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | International Portfolio | |
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at market value*† (Notes A & F)—see Schedule of Investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 489,121,738 | | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 93,091,641 | | |
| | | 582,213,379 | | |
Foreign currency | | | 1,941,623 | | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 1,212,964 | | |
Receivable for securities sold | | | 6,134,938 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 1,843,933 | | |
Receivable for securities lending income (Note A) | | | 332,682 | | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 8,429 | | |
Total Assets | | | 593,687,948 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable for collateral on securities loaned (Note A) | | | 77,331,856 | | |
Payable for securities purchased | | | 5,200,467 | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 18,218 | | |
Payable to investment manager—net (Notes A & B) | | | 336,751 | | |
Payable for securities lending fees (Note A) | | | 306,349 | | |
Payable to administrator—net (Note B) | | | 186,346 | | |
Accrued expenses and other payables | | | 37,725 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 83,417,712 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 510,270,236 | | |
Net Assets consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 435,123,224 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | 2,717,939 | | |
Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments | | | 19,282,263 | | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments | | | 53,146,810 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 510,270,236 | | |
Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized) | | | 32,535,982 | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 15.68 | | |
†Securities on loan, at market value: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 74,029,867 | | |
*Cost of investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 435,982,645 | | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 93,091,641 | | |
Total cost of investments | | $ | 529,074,286 | | |
Total cost of foreign currency | | $ | 1,940,123 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Operations
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | International Portfolio | |
Investment Income | |
Income (Note A): | |
Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 5,533,762 | | |
Interest income—unaffiliated issuers | | | 4,849 | | |
Income from securities loaned—net (Note F) | | | 129,030 | | |
Income from investments in affiliated issuers (Note F) | | | 566,724 | | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (402,859 | ) | |
Total income | | | 5,831,506 | | |
Expenses: | |
Investment management fees (Notes A & B) | | | 1,680,971 | | |
Administration fees (Note B) | | | 599,991 | | |
Audit fees | | | 14,850 | | |
Custodian fees (Note B) | | | 183,527 | | |
Distribution fees (Note B) | | | 499,993 | | |
Insurance expense | | | 3,030 | | |
Legal fees | | | 35,427 | | |
Shareholder reports | | | 52,933 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 11,898 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 46,253 | | |
Total expenses | | | 3,128,873 | | |
Expenses reimbursed by administrator (Note B) | | | (87,039 | ) | |
Investment management fees waived (Note A) | | | (8,900 | ) | |
Expenses reduced by custodian fee expense offset and commission recapture arrangements (Note B) | | | (27,278 | ) | |
Total net expenses | | | 3,005,656 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 2,825,850 | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Note A) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers | | | 17,291,666 | | |
Foreign currency | | | (300,593 | ) | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 19,347,682 | | |
Foreign currency | | | 6,375 | | |
Net gain (loss) on investments | | | 36,345,130 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 39,170,980 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | International Portfolio | |
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | |
From Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 2,825,850 | | | $ | 940,042 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 16,991,073 | | | | 4,094,891 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | 19,354,057 | | | | 33,269,027 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 39,170,980 | | | | 38,303,960 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A): | |
Net investment income | | | — | | | | (622,491 | ) | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | — | | | | (2,284,068 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | — | | | | (2,906,559 | ) | |
From Fund Share Transactions (Note D): | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 169,697,250 | | | | 290,645,896 | | |
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | — | | | | 2,906,560 | | |
Payments for shares redeemed | | | (37,260,181 | ) | | | (2,970,695 | ) | |
Redemption fees retained (Note A) | | | 14,896 | | | | 19,795 | | |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Fund share transactions | | | 132,451,965 | | | | 290,601,556 | | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | 171,622,945 | | | | 325,998,957 | | |
Net Assets: | |
Beginning of period | | | 338,647,291 | | | | 12,648,334 | | |
End of period | | $ | 510,270,236 | | | $ | 338,647,291 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period | | $ | 2,717,939 | | | $ | (107,911 | ) | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements International Portfolio
Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
1 General: International Portfolio (the "Fund") is a separate operating series of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to a Trust Instrument dated May 23, 1994. The Trust is currently comprised of eleven separate operating series (each a "Series," collectively, the "Funds") each of which is diversified. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Fund currently offers onl y Class S shares. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board") may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.
The assets of each Series belong only to that Series, and the liabilities of each Series are borne solely by that Series and no other.
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("Management") to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2 Portfolio valuation: Investment securities are valued as indicated in the notes following the Schedule of Investments.
3 Foreign currency translation: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are currently translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain (loss) arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statement of Operations.
4 Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of original issue discount, where applicable, and accretion of discount on short-term investments, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and fo reign currency transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations.
5 Income tax information: The Funds are treated as separate entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its earnings to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.
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Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund as a whole. The Fund may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.
As determined on December 31, 2006, permanent differences resulting primarily from different book and tax accounting for foreign currency gains and losses and distribution redesignations were reclassified at fiscal year-end. These reclassifications had no effect on the net income, net asset value or net asset value per share of the Fund.
The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2006 and the period ended December 31, 2005 was as follows:
Distributions Paid From: | |
Ordinary Income | | Long-Term Capital Gain | | Total | |
2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
$ | 2,817,562 | | | $ | 67,162 | | | $ | 88,997 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,906,559 | | | $ | 67,162 | | |
As of December 31, 2006, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Gain | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Total | |
$ | 2,603,740 | | | $ | 78,725 | | | $ | 33,293,567 | | | $ | 35,976,032 | | |
The difference between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings is attributable primarily to timing differences of wash sales and passive foreign investment companies.
6 Distributions to shareholders: The Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, generally are distributed in October. Income distributions and capital gain distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-date.
7 Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.
8 Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds. Expenses directly attributable to a Series are charged to that Series. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributed to a Series are allocated among the funds, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the Funds can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which Management serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributed to a Series or the Trust are allocated among the Fund and the other investment companies in the complex or series thereof on the
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basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each investment company in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly.
9 Security lending: Since 2005, a third party, eSecLending, has assisted the Fund in conducting a bidding process to attempt to identify agents/principals that would pay a guaranteed amount to the Fund in consideration of the Fund entering into an exclusive securities lending arrangement. Pursuant to such arrangement, eSecLending currently acts as lending agent for the Fund.
Under the securities lending arrangement, the Fund receives cash collateral at the beginning of each transaction equal to at least 102% of the prior day's market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). The Fund may invest all the cash collateral in Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC ("Quality Fund"), a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management.
Net income from the lending program represents the guaranteed amount plus income earned on the cash collateral invested in Quality Fund or in other investments, less cash collateral fees and other expenses associated with the loans. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund received net income under the securities lending arrangement of approximately $129,030, which is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from securities loaned-net." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, "Income from securities loaned-net" consisted of approximately $1,484,823 in income earned on cash collateral and guaranteed amounts (including approximately $1,322,064 of interest income earned from the Quality Fund), less fees and expenses paid of approximately $1,355,793.
10 Repurchase agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that Management has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. The Fund requires that the securities purchased in a repurchase agreement be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the Fund to assert a perfected security interest in those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the securities transferred to ensure that their value, including accrued interest, is greater than amounts owed to the Fund under each such repurchase agreement.
11 Redemption of fund shares: The Fund charges a redemption fee of 1% on shares redeemed or exchanged for shares of another fund within 60 days or less of the purchase date. All redemption fees are paid to and recorded by the Fund as Paid-in capital. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund received $14,896 in redemption fees.
12 Transactions with other funds managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc.: Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund may invest in a money market fund managed by Management or an affiliate. The Fund invests in Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money"), as approved by the Board. Prime Money seeks to provide the highest available current income consistent with safety and liquidity. For any cash that the Fund invests in Prime Money, Management waives a portion of its management fee equal to the management fee it receives
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from Prime Money on those assets (the "Arrangement"). For the six months ended June 30, 2007, management fees waived under this Arrangement amounted to $8,900 and are reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Investment management fees waived." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, income earned under this Arrangement amounted to $566,724 and is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from investments in affiliated issuers."
13 Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.
Note B—Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
Fund shares are issued and redeemed in connection with investments in and payments under certain variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued through separate accounts of life insurance companies and are also offered directly to qualified pension and retirement plans.
The Fund retains Management as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 0.85% of the first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.825% of the next $250 million, 0.80% of the next $250 million, 0.775% of the next $250 million, 0.75% of the next $500 million, 0.725% of the next $1 billion, and 0.70% of average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion.
The Fund retains Management as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. The Fund pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.30% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, Management retains State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. Management pays State Street a fee for all services received under this agreement.
Management acts as agent in arranging for the sale of Fund shares without commission and bears advertising and promotion expenses. The Board has adopted a distribution plan (the "Plan") with respect to the Fund, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that, as compensation for administrative and other services provided to the Fund, Management's activities and expenses related to the sale and distribution of the Fund's shares, and ongoing services provided to investors in the Fund, Management receives from the Fund a fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Management receives this amount to provide distribution and shareholder servicing for the Fund and pays a portion of it to institutions that provide such services. Those institutions may use the payments for, among other purposes, compensating employees engaged in sales and/or shareholder servicing. The amount of fees paid by the Fund during any year may be more or less than the cost of distribution and other services provided to the Fund. NASD rules limit the amount of annual distribution fees that may
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be paid by a mutual fund and impose a ceiling on the cumulative distribution fees paid. The Trust's Plan complies with those rules.
Management has contractually undertaken through December 31, 2010 to reimburse the Fund for its operating expenses (including the fees payable to Management but excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, and transaction costs) ("Operating Expenses") which exceed, in the aggregate, 2.00% per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets (the "Expense Limitation"). Moreover, Management has voluntarily committed to reimburse certain expenses, as stated above, for an additional 0.50% per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets to maintain the Fund's Operating Expense at 1.50%. Management may, at its sole discretion, terminate this voluntary reimbursement commitment without notice. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, such excess expenses amounted to $87,039. The Fund has agreed to repay Management through December 31, 2013 for its excess Operating Expenses previously reimbursed by Management und er the contractual Expense Limitation, so long as its annual Operating Expenses during that period do not exceed its Expense Limitation, and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which Management issued the reimbursement. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there was no reimbursement to Management under this agreement. At June 30, 2007, contingent liabilities to Management under this agreement were as follows:
Expiring in: | |
2008 | | Total | |
$ | 91,847 | | | $ | 91,847 | | |
Management and Neuberger Berman, LLC ("Neuberger"), a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange and sub-adviser to the Fund, are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ("Lehman"), a publicly-owned holding company. Neuberger is retained by Management to furnish it with investment recommendations and research information without added cost to the Fund. Several individuals who are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust are also employees of Neuberger and/or Management.
The Fund has entered into a commission recapture program, which enables it to pay some of its operational expenses by recouping a portion of the commissions it pays to a broker that is not a related party of the Fund. Pursuant to the agreement, brokers pay recaptured commissions to the Fund's custodian and the custodian directs these amounts toward payment of expenses such as custodial, transfer agency, or accounting services. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $26,513.
The Fund has an expense offset arrangement in connection with its custodian contract. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $765.
Note C—Securities Transactions:
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there were purchase and sale transactions (excluding short-term securities) of $212,784,765 and $65,935,982, respectively.
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During the six months ended June 30, 2007, brokerage commissions on securities transactions amounted to $316,197, of which Neuberger received $0, Lehman Brothers Inc. received $26,115, and other brokers received $290,082.
Note D—Fund Share Transactions:
Share activity for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 2006 was as follows:
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
Shares Sold | | | 11,403,255 | | | | 22,642,093 | | |
Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions | | | — | | | | 205,225 | | |
Shares Redeemed | | | (2,562,312 | ) | | | (235,347 | ) | |
Total | | | 8,840,943 | | | | 22,611,971 | | |
Note E—Line of Credit:
At June 30, 2007, the Fund was one of three holders of a single $20,000,000 uncommitted, secured line of credit with a consortium of banks organized by State Street to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes or for leverage. Other investment companies managed by Management also participate in this line of credit on the same terms. Interest is charged at LIBOR, or the overnight Federal Funds Rate, plus a spread to be determined at the time of borrowing. Because several investment companies participate, there is no assurance that the Fund will have access to the entire $20,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at June 30, 2007. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund did not utilize this line of credit.
Note F—Investments In Affiliates*:
Name of Issuer | | Balance of Shares Held December 31, 2006 | | Gross Purchases and Additions | | Gross Sales and Reductions | | Balance of Shares Held June 30, 2007 | | Value June 30, 2007 | | Income from Investments in Affiliated Issuers Included in Total Income | |
Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class** | | | 24,059,581 | | | | 138,701,749 | | | | 147,001,545 | | | | 15,759,785 | | | $ | 15,759,785 | | | $ | 566,724 | | |
Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC*** | | | 34,262,343 | | | | 181,512,068 | | | | 138,442,555 | | | | 77,331,856 | | | | 77,331,856 | | | | 1,322,064 | | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | $ | 93,091,641 | | | $ | 1,888,788 | | |
* Affiliated issuers, as defined in the 1940 Act.
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** Prime Money is also managed by Management and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money.
*** Quality Fund, a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management, is used to invest cash the Fund receives as collateral for securities loans as approved by the Board. Because all shares of Quality Fund are held by funds in the related investment management complex, Quality Fund may be considered an affiliate of the Fund.
Note G—Recent Accounting Pronouncement:
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Statement No. 157, "Fair Value Measurement" ("SFAS 157"), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management believes the adoption of SFAS 157 will not have a material impact on the Fund's financial positions or results of operations.
Note H—Unaudited Financial Information:
The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Financial Highlights International Portfolio
The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements.
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | | Period from April 29, 2005^ to December 31, | |
2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | (Unaudited) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 14.29 | | | $ | 11.68 | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
Income From Investment Operations: | |
Net Investment Income (Loss)@ | | | .10 | | | | .10 | | | | .07 | | |
Net Gains or Losses on Securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | 1.29 | | | | 2.64 | | | | 1.67 | | |
Total From Investment Operations | | | 1.39 | | | | 2.74 | | | | 1.74 | | |
Less Distributions From | |
Net Investment Income | | | — | | | | (.03 | ) | | | (.01 | ) | |
Net Capital Gains | | | — | | | | (.10 | ) | | | (.06 | ) | |
Total Distributions | | | — | | | | (.13 | ) | | | (.07 | ) | |
Redemption Fees@ | | | .00 | | | | .00 | | | | .01 | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 15.68 | | | $ | 14.29 | | | $ | 11.68 | | |
Total Return†† | | | +9.73 | %** | | | +23.45 | % | | | +17.50 | %** | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net Assets, End of Period (in millions) | | $ | 510.3 | | | $ | 338.6 | | | $ | 12.6 | | |
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets# | | | 1.52 | %* | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.51 | %* | |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets‡ | | | 1.50 | %* | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | %* | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | | | 1.41 | %* | | | .75 | % | | | .91 | %* | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 17 | %** | | | 39 | % | | | 29 | %** | |
See Notes to Financial Highlights
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Notes to Financial Highlights International Portfolio
†† Total return based on per share net asset value reflects the effects of changes in net asset value on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period and assumes dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested. Results represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal may fluctuate and shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not reimbursed and/or waived certain expenses. The total return information shown does not reflect charges and other expenses that apply to the separate account or the related insurance policies, and the inclusion of these charges and other expenses would reduce the total return for all fis cal periods shown.
# The Fund is required to calculate an expense ratio without taking into consideration any expense reductions related to expense offset arrangements.
‡ After reimbursement of expenses and/or waiver of a portion of the investment management fee by Management. Had Management not undertaken such actions, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:
Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | | Period From April 29, 2005^ to December 31, 2005 | |
| 1.55 | % | | | 1.67 | % | | | 5.84 | % | |
^ The date investment operations commenced.
@ Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during the fiscal period.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov, and on Management's website at www.nb.com.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust's Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free).
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Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2007
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Socially Responsive Portfolio Managers' Commentary
We are pleased to report that the Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (AMT) Socially Responsive Portfolio performed well in the first half of 2007, delivering a solid return and significantly outperforming its S&P 500 benchmark.
Led by Texas Instruments, National Instruments, Altera and Teradyne, Information Technology (IT) sector investments had the most favorable impact on performance. With investors largely disinterested in technology in 2006, these stocks were portfolio laggards. However, with improving business fundamentals and the potential for accelerating earnings growth, these high quality companies have enjoyed big gains. In 2006, we continued our strategy of taking profits in fully valued stocks in favored industry groups such as REITs and reinvesting in "best of class" companies with strong secular fundamentals in underperforming sectors such as IT. We are pleased that equity investors have recognized the fundamental progress of these businesses over the last six months.
Highlighted by big gains in cable television operator Liberty Global and auto parts manufacturer BorgWarner, Consumer Discretionary sector holdings also made a substantial contribution to absolute and relative returns. Buoyed by the strong performance of Manpower and Canadian National Railway, our Industrials holdings outperformed.
Health Care sector investments generated a modestly positive return, but underperformed the benchmark sector component. Longtime portfolio favorite UnitedHealth Group underperformed due to growing concern that a potential change in the White House and Congress could result in legislation that would negatively affect managed care companies. UnitedHealth has responded by introducing innovative new Medicare oriented products recently endorsed by AARP, the most powerful senior citizen lobby in the U.S. We think that creative new products endorsed by an organization that older Americans respect and trust will help UnitedHealth Group regain investor attention.
Over the last year, we have been reducing our exposure to economically sensitive businesses and looking for companies with strong secular growth prospects. Ironically, we've found one in the traditionally cyclical Energy sector. Over the short-term, natural gas prices will always be influenced by seasonal and cyclical supply/demand forces. However, over the longer term, because it is a clean burning fuel and due to the growing awareness of the environmental and climatic impact of burning coal and oil, we believe that natural gas will increasingly be the fuel of choice for power generation and, thus, a legitimate secular growth industry. BG Group, a recent portfolio addition, is a global pure play on liquefied natural gas (LNG), which is rapidly gaining share in the U.S. natural gas market. The company explores for and produces natural gas, owns gas liquefaction and re-gasification facilities on several continents, and is a globa l LNG shipper as well. BG Group also owns large natural gas distribution businesses in Brazil and India and has been investing in natural gas fired power generation assets in the U.S. In essence, BG makes money from the wellhead all the way to the end user. So, what's good for liquefied natural gas should be good for BG Group.
Looking ahead, we think that some of the liquidity that has helped support economic growth and buoyed the capital markets may gradually be drained from the system. With oil prices rebounding, food prices climbing as more acreage is dedicated to biofuels, and wage pressure building, we suspect that the Federal Reserve may maintain its bias toward further tightening. Widening credit spreads (the yield differential between investment grade and below investment grade bonds) may begin to restrict the flow of capital to private equity firms and diminish the
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Socially Responsive Portfolio Managers' Commentary cont'd
deal activity that has provided a tailwind for the equities markets. Tighter credit conditions will work against companies dependent on debt to grow their businesses. However, this should not diminish the prospects for the financially strong companies in our portfolio that are capable of internally funding growth.
Over the last several years we have experienced interesting phenomena in the stock market. Traditional value stocks have gotten richer while traditional growth stocks have underperformed. This convergence of valuations has allowed us to reduce the portfolio's economic sensitivity and lower its Beta (a standard measure of volatility) while improving its growth profile. We believe that being able to buy better earnings growth at true value prices will benefit our shareholders in the year ahead.
Sincerely,
ARTHUR MORETTI AND
INGRID DYOTT
PORTFOLIO CO-MANAGERS
Industry Diversification
(% of Total Net Assets)
Automotive | | | 3.8 | % | |
Biotechnology | | | 0.5 | | |
Business Services | | | 2.2 | | |
Cable Systems | | | 8.8 | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 1.9 | | |
Consumer Staples | | | 1.8 | | |
Financial Services | | | 4.3 | | |
Health Products & Services | | | 3.9 | | |
Industrial | | | 7.5 | | |
Insurance | | | 6.8 | | |
Integrated Energy | | | 4.0 | | |
Life Science Tools & Supplies | | | 1.8 | | |
Media | | | 6.3 | % | |
Oil & Gas-Exploration & Production | | | 3.2 | | |
Pharmaceutical | | | 6.1 | | |
Securities Processing | | | 7.8 | | |
Semiconductors | | | 9.9 | | |
Software | | | 7.0 | | |
Transaction Processing | | | 1.7 | | |
Transportation | | | 2.7 | | |
Utilities | | | 3.4 | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | 4.9 | | |
Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets | | | (0.3 | ) | |
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Endnotes
1. For Class I, 24.24%, 13.31% and 7.98% were the average annual total returns for the 1-year, 5-year and since inception (02/18/99) periods ended June 30, 2007. For Class S, 23.97%, 13.26% and 7.95% were the average annual total returns for the 1-year, 5-year and since inception (02/18/99) periods ended June 30, 2007. Performance shown prior to May 1, 2006, for the Class S shares is that of the Class I shares, which has higher expenses than Class S shares and correspondingly lower returns. Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("NBMI") has agreed to absorb certain expenses of the AMT Portfolios. Without this arrangement, which is subject to change, the total returns of the Portfolios would be less. Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance data quoted represent past performance and the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that the shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please visit https://www.nb.com/public/DMA/html/performance_ins_amt_equity_monthly.html. The performance information does not reflect fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans whose proceeds are invested in the Socially Responsive Portfolio.
2. The S&P 500 Index is widely regarded as the standard for measuring large-cap U.S. stock market performance and includes a representative sample of leading companies in leading industries. Please note that indices do not take into account any fees and expenses of investing in the individual securities that they track, and that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. Data about the performance of this index is prepared or obtained by NBMI and include reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. The Portfolio may invest directly in many securities not included in the above-described index.
Any ratios or other measurements using a factor of forecasted earnings of a company discussed herein are based on consensus estimates, not NBMI's own projections, and they may or may not be realized. In addition, any revision to a forecast could affect the market price of a security. By quoting them herein, NMBI does not offer an opinion as to the accuracy of and does not guarantee these forecasted numbers.
The investments for the Portfolio are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage one or more other mutual funds that have similar names, investment objectives and investment styles as the Portfolio. You should be aware that the Portfolio is likely to differ from the other mutual funds in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Portfolio can be expected to vary from those of the other mutual funds.
The composition, industries and holdings of the Portfolio are subject to change.
Shares of the separate AMT Portfolios are sold only through the currently effective prospectus and are not available to the general public. Shares of this Portfolio may be purchased only by life insurance companies to be used with their separate accounts that fund variable annuity and variable life insurance policies and by qualified pension and retirement plans.
© 2007 Neuberger Berman Management Inc., distributor. All rights reserved.
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Information About Your Fund's Expenses
This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. All mutual funds incur operating expenses, which include management fees, fees for administrative services and cost of shareholder reports, among others. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended June 30, 2007. The table illustrates the fund's costs in two ways:
Actual Expenses and Performance: The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the fund's actual performance during the period. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
The table and the expense example do not include expenses and charges that are, or may be, imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan. If such expenses and charges were included, your costs would be higher.
Expense Information As of 6/30/07 (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Socially Responsive Portfolio
Actual | | Beginning Account Value 1/1/07 | | Ending Account Value 6/30/07 | | Expenses Paid During the Period* 1/1/07 – 6/30/07 | | Expense Ratio | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,101.10 | | | $ | 4.78 | | | | .92 | % | |
Class S | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,100.10 | | | $ | 6.06 | | | | 1.16 | % | |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)** | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.24 | | | $ | 4.60 | | | | .92 | % | |
Class S | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.02 | | | $ | 5.83 | | | | 1.16 | % | |
* For each class of the fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).
** Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by multiplying the number of days in the most recent half year divided by 365.
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Schedule of Investments Socially Responsive Portfolio
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Common Stocks (95.4%) | | | |
Automotive (3.8%) | | | |
| 121,550 | | | BorgWarner, Inc. | | $ | 10,458,162 | | |
| 75,800 | | | Toyota Motor ADR | | | 9,541,704 | | |
| | | 19,999,866 | | |
Biotechnology (0.5%) | | | |
| 166,900 | | | Medarex, Inc. | | | 2,385,001 | * | |
Business Services (2.2%) | | | |
| 123,805 | | | Manpower Inc. | | | 11,419,773 | | |
Cable Systems (8.8%) | | | |
| 590,337 | | | Comcast Corp. Class A Special | | | 16,505,822 | * | |
| 658,450 | | | Liberty Global Class A | | | 27,022,788 | * | |
| 70,266 | | | Liberty Global Class C | | | 2,761,454 | * | |
| | | 46,290,064 | | |
Consumer Discretionary (1.9%) | | | |
| 153,100 | | | Target Corp. | | | 9,737,160 | | |
Consumer Staples (1.8%) | | | |
| 157,200 | | | Costco Wholesale | | | 9,199,344 | | |
Financial Services (4.3%) | | | |
| 372,600 | | | Citigroup Inc. | | | 19,110,654 | | |
| 16,925 | | | Goldman Sachs Group | | | 3,668,494 | | |
| | | 22,779,148 | | |
Health Products & Services (3.9%) | | | |
| 402,425 | | | UnitedHealth Group | | | 20,580,015 | | |
Industrial (7.5%) | | | |
| 178,500 | | | 3M Co. | | | 15,492,015 | | |
| 317,185 | | | Danaher Corp. | | | 23,947,467 | | |
| | | 39,439,482 | | |
Insurance (6.8%) | | | |
| 74,225 | | | American International Group | | | 5,197,977 | | |
| 443,275 | | | Progressive Corp. | | | 10,607,571 | | |
| 455,475 | | | Willis Group Holdings | | | 20,068,228 | | |
| | | 35,873,776 | | |
Integrated Energy (4.0%) | | | |
| 633,900 | | | BG Group PLC | | | 10,391,176 | | |
| 150,475 | | | BP PLC ADR | | | 10,855,267 | | |
| | | 21,246,443 | | |
Life Science Tools & Supplies (1.8%) | | | |
| 128,500 | | | Millipore Corp. | | | 9,649,065 | * | |
Media (6.3%) | | | |
| 529,875 | | | E.W. Scripps | | | 24,209,989 | | |
| 400,749 | | | Liberty Media Holding Interactive Class A | | | 8,948,725 | * | |
| | | 33,158,714 | | |
Oil & Gas—Exploration & Production (3.2%) | | | |
| 87,625 | | | Cimarex Energy | | | 3,453,301 | | |
| 291,925 | | | Newfield Exploration | | | 13,297,184 | * | |
| | | 16,750,485 | | |
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Pharmaceutical (6.1%) | | | |
| 300,800 | | | Novartis AG ADR | | $ | 16,865,856 | | |
| 23,550 | | | Novo Nordisk A/S ADR | | | 2,558,943 | | |
| 115,150 | | | Novo Nordisk A/S Class B | | | 12,525,453 | | |
| | | 31,950,252 | | |
Securities Processing (7.8%) | | | |
| 499,025 | | | Bank of New York | | | 20,679,596 | | |
| 295,250 | | | State Street | | | 20,195,100 | | |
| | | 40,874,696 | | |
Semiconductors (9.9%) | | | |
| 1,174,950 | | | Altera Corp. | | | 26,001,644 | | |
| 693,850 | | | Texas Instruments | | | 26,109,575 | | |
| | | 52,111,219 | | |
Software (7.0%) | | | |
| 601,750 | | | Intuit Inc. | | | 18,100,640 | * | |
| 574,500 | | | National Instruments | | | 18,711,465 | | |
| | | 36,812,105 | | |
Transaction Processing (1.7%) | | | |
| 297,900 | | | Euronet Worldwide | | | 8,686,764 | * | |
Transportation (2.7%) | | | |
| 278,600 | | | Canadian National Railway | | | 14,189,098 | | |
Utilities (3.4%) | | | |
| 356,900 | | | National Grid | | | 5,266,135 | | |
| 173,709 | | | National Grid ADR | | | 12,816,250 | | |
| | | 18,082,385 | | |
| | Total Common Stocks (Cost $427,342,249) | | | 501,214,855 | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreements (4.9%) | | | |
$ | 25,779,000 | | | Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 4.85%, due 7/2/07, dated 6/29/07, Maturity Value $25,789,419, Collateralized by $26,620,000 Fannie Mae, 5.55%, due 5/22/12 (Collateral Value $26,553,450) (Cost $25,779,000) | | | 25,779,000 | # | |
Certificates of Deposit (0.0%) | | | |
| 100,000 | | | Shorebank Chicago, 4.55%, due 7/30/07 | | | 100,000 | | |
| 100,000 | | | Shorebank Pacific, 4.24%, due 8/18/07 | | | 100,000 | | |
| | Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $200,000) | | | 200,000 | # | |
| | Total Investments (100.3%) (Cost $453,321,249) | | | 527,193,855 | ## | |
| Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets [(0.3%)] | | | | | | (1,488,209 | ) | |
| | Total Net Assets (100.0%) | | $ | 525,705,646 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Notes to Schedule of Investments Socially Responsive Portfolio
† Investments in equity securities by the Fund are valued at the latest sale price where that price is readily available; securities for which no sales were reported, unless otherwise noted, are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices. Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued by the Fund at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may no t be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. The Fund values all other securities, including securities for which the necessary last sale, asked and/or bid prices are not readily available, by methods the Board of Trustees of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Board") has approved on the belief that they reflect fair value. Numerous factors may be considered when determining the fair value of a security, including available analyst, media or other reports, trading in futures or ADRs and whether the issuer of the security being fair valued has other securities outstanding. Foreign security prices are furnished by independent quotation services expressed in local currency values. Foreign security prices are currently translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. The Board has approved the use of FT Interactive Data Corporation ("FT Interactive") to assist in determining the fair value of the Fund's forei gn equity securities when changes in the value of a certain index suggest that the closing prices on the foreign exchanges may no longer represent the amount that the Fund could expect to receive for those securities. In this event, FT Interactive will provide adjusted prices for certain foreign equity securities using a statistical analysis of historical correlations of multiple factors. In the absence of precise information about the market values of these foreign securities as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Board has determined on the basis of available data that prices adjusted in this way are likely to be closer to the prices the Fund could realize on a current sale than are the prices of those securities established at the close of the foreign markets in which the securities primarily trade. However, fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security next trades. Short-term debt securities wit h less than 60 days until maturity may be valued at cost which, when combined with interest earned, approximates market value.
# At cost, which approximates market value.
## At June 30, 2007, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $453,384,975. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $74,416,048 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $607,168, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $73,808,880, based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
* Security did not produce income during the last twelve months.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Socially Responsive Portfolio | |
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at market value* (Note A)—see Schedule of Investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 527,193,855 | | |
Cash | | | 168 | | |
Foreign currency | | | 96 | | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 627,647 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 2,790,230 | | |
Receivable for securities lending income (Note A) | | | 2,132 | | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 8,455 | | |
Total Assets | | | 530,622,583 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable for securities purchased | | | 4,419,933 | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 90,288 | | |
Payable to investment manager (Note B) | | | 224,575 | | |
Payable for securities lending fees (Note A) | | | 160 | | |
Payable to administrator—net (Note B) | | | 142,763 | | |
Accrued expenses and other payables | | | 39,218 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 4,916,937 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 525,705,646 | | |
Net Assets consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 442,568,159 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | 1,547,414 | | |
Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments | | | 7,715,847 | | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments | | | 73,874,226 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 525,705,646 | | |
Net Assets | |
Class I | | $ | 429,176,077 | | |
Class S | | | 96,529,569 | | |
Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized) | |
Class I | | | 23,324,538 | | |
Class S | | | 5,257,479 | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | |
Class I | | $ | 18.40 | | |
Class S | | | 18.36 | | |
*Cost of investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 453,321,249 | | |
Total cost of foreign currency | | $ | 95 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Operations
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Socially Responsive Portfolio | |
Investment Income | |
Income (Note A): | | | | | |
Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 2,689,721 | | |
Interest income—unaffiliated issuers | | | 546,908 | | |
Income from securities loaned—net (Note F) | | | 11,674 | | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (80,392 | ) | |
Total income | | | 3,167,911 | | |
Expenses: | |
Investment management fees (Note B) | | | 1,146,836 | | |
Administration fees (Note B): | |
Class I | | | 499,362 | | |
Class S | | | 138,262 | | |
Distribution fees (Note B): | |
Class S | | | 115,255 | | |
Audit fees | | | 18,895 | | |
Custodian fees (Note B) | | | 75,231 | | |
Insurance expense | | | 3,570 | | |
Legal fees | | | 39,896 | | |
Shareholder reports | | | 21,425 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 11,914 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 11,844 | | |
Total expenses | | | 2,082,490 | | |
Expenses reimbursed by administrator (Note B) | | | (940 | ) | |
Expenses reduced by custodian fee expense offset and commission recapture arrangements (Note B) | | | (16,924 | ) | |
Total net expenses | | | 2,064,626 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1,103,285 | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Note A) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers | | | 5,913,589 | | |
Foreign currency | | | 7,352 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of: | | | | | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 35,365,041 | | |
Foreign currency | | | (2,330 | ) | |
Net gain (loss) on investments | | | 41,283,652 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 42,386,937 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | Socially Responsive Portfolio | |
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | | Year Ended December 31, 2006 (Unaudited) | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | |
From Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 1,103,285 | | | $ | 512,076 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 5,920,941 | | | | 1,864,428 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | 35,362,711 | | | | 33,982,182 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 42,386,937 | | | | 36,358,686 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A): | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | — | | | | (160,480 | ) | |
Net realized gain on investments: | | | |
Class I | | | — | | | | (1,139,467 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | — | | | | (1,299,947 | ) | |
From Fund Share Transactions (Note D): | |
Proceeds from shares sold: | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | 136,631,280 | | | | 198,991,772 | | |
Class S | | | 4,318,648 | | | | 2,780,792 | | |
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions: | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | — | | | | 1,299,947 | | |
Proceeds issued in conjunction with acquisition: | |
Class S | | | — | | | | 85,051,806 | | |
Payments for shares redeemed: | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | (3,578,656 | ) | | | (8,897,342 | ) | |
Class S | | | (8,249,603 | ) | | | (10,564,471 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions | | | 129,121,669 | | | | 268,662,504 | | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | 171,508,606 | | | | 303,721,243 | | |
Net Assets: | |
Beginning of period | | | 354,197,040 | | | | 50,475,797 | | |
End of period | | $ | 525,705,646 | | | $ | 354,197,040 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period | | $ | 1,547,414 | | | $ | 444,129 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements Socially Responsive Portfolio
Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
1 General: Socially Responsive Portfolio (the "Fund") is a separate operating series of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to a Trust Instrument dated May 23, 1994. The Trust is currently comprised of eleven separate operating series (each a "Series," collectively, the "Funds") each of which is diversified. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). The Fund currently offers Class I and Class S shares. Class S had no operation s until May 1, 2006, other than matters relating to its shares under the 1933 Act. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board") may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.
The assets of each Series belong only to that Series, and the liabilities of each Series are borne solely by that Series and no other.
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("Management") to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2 Portfolio valuation: Investment securities are valued as indicated in the notes following the Schedule of Investments.
3 Foreign currency translation: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are currently translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain (loss) arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statement of Operations.
4 Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of original issue discount, where applicable, and accretion of discount on short-term investments, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations. Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments are proceeds from the settlements of class action litigation in which the Fund participated as a plaintiff. The amount of such proceeds for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $1,687.
5 Income tax information: The Funds are treated as separate entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its earnings to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund as a whole. The Fund may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.
As determined on December 31, 2006, permanent differences resulting primarily from different book and tax accounting for distributions from real estate investment trusts and foreign currency gains and losses, were reclassified at fiscal year-end. These reclassifications had no effect on net income, net asset value or net asset value per share of the Fund.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was as follows:
| | Distributions Paid From: | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Long-Term Capital Gain | | Total | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
| | $ | 201,369 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,098,578 | | | $ | 93,682 | | | $ | 1,299,947 | | | $ | 93,682 | | |
As of December 31, 2006, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Gain | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Loss Carryforwards and Deferrals | | Total | |
$ | 2,353,222 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 38,397,328 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 40,750,550 | | |
The difference between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings is attributable primarily to timing differences of wash sales.
6 Distributions to shareholders: The Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, generally are distributed in October. Income distributions and capital gain distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-date.
7 Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.
8 Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds. Expenses directly attributable to a Series are charged to that Series. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributed to a Series are allocated among the funds, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the funds can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which Management serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributed to a Series or the Trust are allocated among the Fund and the other investment companies in the c omplex or series thereof on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each investment company in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly. The Fund's expenses (other than those specific to each class) are allocated proportionally each day between the classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.
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9 Security lending: Since 2005, a third party, eSecLending, has assisted the Fund in conducting a bidding process to identify agents/principals that would pay a guaranteed amount to the Fund in consideration of the Fund entering into an exclusive securities lending arrangement.
Through a bidding process in August 2006, and in accordance with an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund selected Neuberger Berman, LLC ("Neuberger"), an affiliate of the Fund, to be its exclusive lending agent for a specified period. Under the agreement entered into between the Fund and Neuberger, Neuberger pays a guaranteed amount to the Fund.
Under the securities lending arrangement, the Fund receives cash collateral at the beginning of each transaction equal to at least 102% of the prior day's market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). The Fund may invest all the cash collateral in Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC ("Quality Fund"), a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management.
Net income from the lending program represents the guaranteed amount plus income earned on the cash collateral invested in Quality Fund or in other investments, less cash collateral fees and other expenses associated with the loans. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund received net income under the securities lending arrangement of approximately $11,674, which is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from securities loaned–net." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, "Income from securities loaned-net" consisted of approximately $175,816 in income earned on cash collateral and guaranteed amounts (including approximately $163,220 of interest income earned from the Quality Fund and $12,596 in guaranteed amounts received from Neuberger), less fees and expenses paid of approximately $164,142 (including approximately $0 retained by Neuberger).
10 Repurchase agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that Management has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. The Fund requires that the securities purchased in a repurchase agreement be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the Fund to assert a perfected security interest in those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the securities transferred to ensure that their value, including accrued interest, is greater than amounts owed to the Fund under each such repurchase agreement.
11 Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.
12 Other: All net investment income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the Fund are allocated, on the basis of relative net assets, pro rata among its respective classes.
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Note B—Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
Fund shares are issued and redeemed in connection with investments in and payments under certain variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued through separate accounts of life insurance companies and are also offered directly to qualified pension and retirement plans.
The Fund retains Management as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 0.55% of the first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.525% of the next $250 million, 0.50% of the next $250 million, 0.475% of the next $250 million, 0.45% of the next $500 million, 0.425% of the next $2.5 billion, and 0.40% of average daily net assets in excess of $4 billion.
The Fund retains Management as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. Each class pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.30% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, Management retains State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. Management pays State Street a fee for all services received under this agreement.
The Board adopted a non-fee distribution plan for the Fund's Class I.
For the Fund's Class S, Management acts as agent in arranging for the sale of class shares without commission and bears advertising and promotion expenses. The Board has adopted a distribution plan (the "Plan") with respect to this class, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that, as compensation for administrative and other services provided to this class, Management's activities and expenses related to the sale and distribution of this class of shares, and ongoing services provided to investors in this class, Management receives from this class a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of Class S's average daily net assets. Management receives this amount to provide distribution and shareholder servicing for this class and pays a portion of it to institutions that provide such services. Those institutions may use payments for, among other purposes, compensating employees engaged in sales and/or shareholder servi cing. The amount of fees paid by the class during any year may be more or less than the cost of distribution and other services provided to this class. NASD rules limit the amount of annual distribution fees that may be paid by a mutual fund and impose a ceiling on the cumulative distribution fees paid. The Trust's Plan complies with those rules.
Management has contractually undertaken to reimburse the Fund's Class I and Class S shares for their operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, and transaction costs) ("Operating Expenses") which exceed the expense limitation as detailed in the following table:
| | Expense Limitation(1) | | Expiration | | Reimbursement from Management for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | |
Class I | | | 1.30 | % | | | 12/31/10 | | | | — | | |
Class S | | | 1.17 | % | | | 12/31/10 | | | $ | 940 | | |
(1) Expense limitation per annum of the respective class' average daily net assets.
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Each respective class has agreed to repay Management through December 31, 2013 for its excess Operating Expenses previously reimbursed by Management, so long as its annual Operating Expenses during that period do not exceed its expense limitation, and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which Management issued the reimbursement. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there was no reimbursement to Management under these agreements. At June 30, 2007, the Fund's Class I shares had no contingent liability to Management under this agreement. At June 30, 2007, the Fund's Class S shares contingent liabilities to Management under this agreement were as follows:
| | Expiring in: | | | |
| | 2009 | | 2010 | | Total | |
Class S | | $ | 12,254 | | | $ | 940 | | | $ | 13,194 | | |
Management and Neuberger, a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange and sub-adviser to the Fund, are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ("Lehman"), a publicly-owned holding company. Neuberger is retained by Management to furnish it with investment recommendations and research information without added cost to the Fund. Several individuals who are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust are also employees of Neuberger and/or Management.
The Fund has entered into a commission recapture program, which enables it to pay some of its operational expenses by recouping a portion of the commissions it pays to a broker that is not a related party of the Fund. Pursuant to the agreement, brokers pay recaptured commissions to the Fund's custodian and the custodian directs these amounts toward payment of expenses such as custodial, transfer agency or accounting services. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $13,263.
The Fund has an expense offset arrangement in connection with its custodian contract. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $3,661.
Note C—Securities Transactions:
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there were purchase and sale transactions (excluding short-term securities) of $160,949,085 and $36,811,178, respectively.
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, brokerage commissions on securities transactions amounted to $220,260, of which Neuberger received $508, Lehman Brothers Inc. received $38,213, and other brokers received $181,539.
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Note D—Fund Share Transactions:
Share activity for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and the period ended December 31, 2006 was as follows:
Class I | | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | | For the Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Shares Sold | | | 7,813,309 | | | | 12,829,857 | | |
Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions | | | — | | | | 83,652 | | |
Shares Redeemed | | | (206,105 | ) | | | (581,378 | ) | |
Total | | | 7,607,204 | | | | 12,332,131 | | |
Class S | | For the Six Months Ended June 30, | | For the Period Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006* | |
Shares Sold | | | 245,248 | | | | 391,252 | | |
Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions | | | — | | | | — | | |
Shares Issued in Conjunction with Acquisition | | | — | | | | 5,775,223 | | |
Shares Redeemed | | | (475,815 | ) | | | (678,429 | ) | |
Total | | | (230,567 | ) | | | 5,488,046 | | |
* For the period from May 1, 2006 (Commencement of Operations) to December 31, 2006, for Class S.
Note E—Line of Credit:
At June 30, 2007, the Fund was a participant in a single committed, unsecured $150,000,000 line of credit with a consortium of banks organized by State Street, to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Other investment companies managed by Management also participate in this line of credit on the same terms. Interest is charged on borrowings under this agreement at the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% per annum. A facility fee of 0.07% per annum of the available line of credit is charged, of which the Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due and payable. The fee is paid quarterly in arrears. Because several investment companies participate, there is no assurance that an individual fund will have access to all or any part of the $150,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding pu rsuant to this line of credit at June 30, 2007. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund did not utilize this line of credit.
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Note F—Investments In Affiliates*:
Name of Issuer | | Balance of Shares Held December 31, 2006 | | Gross Purchases and Additions | | Gross Sales and Reductions | | Balance of Shares Held June 30, 2007 | | Value June 30, 2007 | | Income from Investments in Affiliated Issuers Included in Total Income | |
Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC** | | | 7,125,001 | | | | 35,885,300 | | | | 43,010,301 | | | | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 163,220 | | |
* Affiliated issuers, as defined in the 1940 Act.
** Quality Fund, a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management, is used to invest cash the Fund receives as collateral for securities loans as approved by the Board. Because all shares of Quality Fund are held by funds in the related investment management complex, Quality Fund may be considered an affiliate of the Fund.
Note G—Reorganization:
Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, Socially Responsive Portfolio ("Surviving Fund") of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust acquired all of the assets of Series S (Social Awareness Series) ("Acquired Fund") of SBL Fund in exchange for shares of common stock of Class S shares of beneficial interest of the Surviving Fund and the assumption by the Surviving Fund of the known liabilities of the Acquired Fund. Shares of the Surviving Fund were distributed on a pro rata basis to the shareholders of the Acquired Fund in complete liquidation and termination of the Acquired Fund. The Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the transfer of the assets of the Acquired Fund to the Surviving Fund was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Surviving Fund at a Special Meeting held on February 21, 2006, and was also approved by Acquired Fund shareholders at a Special Meeting held on June 1, 2006. The reorgani zation qualified as a tax-free transaction with no gain or loss recognized by the funds or their shareholders. The reorganization was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 259,186 shares of Class S of the Surviving Fund (valued at $3,817,417) for 3,546,021 shares of Class S of the Acquired Fund (valued at $85,051,806) on June 16, 2006, at a conversion ratio of 1:1.628649. The reorganization resulted in the issuance of 5,775,223 shares of Class S of the Surviving Fund in exchange for the net assets of the Acquired Fund. The Surviving Fund total net assets prior to the reorganization were valued at $117,642,054 which was comprised of $113,824,637 of Class I shares and $3,817,417 of Class S shares. The Acquired Fund's aggregate net assets at that date ($85,051,806, including $3,822,998 of undistributed net realized gains and $3,318,507 of net unrealized appreciation) were combined with those of the Surviving Fund. Following the reorganization, the aggregate net assets of the Surviving Fund were $202,693,860, w hich was comprised of $113,824,637 of Class I shares and $88,869,223 of Class S shares.
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Note H—Recent Accounting Pronouncement:
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Statement No. 157, "Fair Value Measurement" ("SFAS 157"), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management believes the adoption of SFAS 157 will not have a material impact on the Fund's financial positions or results of operations.
Note I—Unaudited Financial Information:
The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.
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Financial Highlights Socially Responsive Portfolio
The following tables include selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements.
Class I | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 16.71 | | | $ | 14.91 | | | $ | 13.99 | | | $ | 12.35 | | | $ | 9.19 | | | $ | 10.78 | | |
Income From Investment Operations: | |
Net Investment Income (Loss)‡ | | | .05 | | | | .05 | | | | .08 | | | | (.00 | ) | | | (.01 | ) | | | (.01 | ) | |
Net Gains or Losses on Securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | 1.64 | | | | 1.98 | | | | .88 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 3.17 | | | | (1.58 | ) | |
Total From Investment Operations | | | 1.69 | | | | 2.03 | | | | .96 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 3.16 | | | | (1.59 | ) | |
Less Distributions From: | |
Net Investment Income | | | — | | | | (.03 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Capital Gains | | | — | | | | (.20 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total Distributions | | | — | | | | (.23 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 18.40 | | | $ | 16.71 | | | $ | 14.91 | | | $ | 13.99 | | | $ | 12.35 | | | $ | 9.19 | | |
Total Return†† | | | +10.11 | %** | | | +13.70 | % | | | +6.86 | % | | | +13.28 | % | | | +34.39 | % | | | –14.75 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net Assets, End of Period (in millions) | | $ | 429.2 | | | $ | 262.6 | | | $ | 50.5 | | | $ | 21.7 | | | $ | 7.7 | | | $ | 5.0 | | |
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets# | | | .93 | %* | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.31 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.52 | % | |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | .92 | %* | | | 1.06 | %§ | | | 1.29 | %§ | | | 1.29 | %§ | | | 1.34 | %§ | | | 1.51 | %§ | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average | |
Net Assets | | | .58 | %* | | | .33 | % | | | .53 | % | | | (.03 | %) | | | (.08 | %) | | | (.07 | %) | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 9 | %** | | | 56 | % | | | 24 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 45 | % | | | 38 | % | |
Class S | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Period from May 1, 2006^ to December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 (Unaudited) | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 16.69 | | | $ | 15.59 | | |
Income From Investment Operations: | |
Net Investment Income (Loss)‡ | | | .03 | | | | .02 | | |
Net Gains or Losses on Securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | 1.64 | | | | 1.08 | | |
Total From Investment Operations | | | 1.67 | | | | 1.10 | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 18.36 | | | $ | 16.69 | | |
Total Return†† | | | +10.01 | %** | | | +7.06 | %** | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net Assets, End of Period (in millions) | | $ | 96.5 | | | $ | 91.6 | | |
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets# | | | 1.17 | %* | | | 1.17 | %* | |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets§ | | | 1.16 | %* | | | 1.16 | %* | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | | | .30 | %* | | | .16 | %* | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 9 | %** | | | 56 | %Ø | |
See Notes to Financial Highlights
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Notes to Financial Highlights Socially Responsive Portfolio
†† Total return based on per share net asset value reflects the effects of changes in net asset value on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period and assumes dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested. Results represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal may fluctuate and shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not reimbursed certain expenses. Total return would have been higher if Management had not recouped previously reimbursed expenses. The total return information shown does not reflect charges and other expenses that apply to the separate account or the related insurance policies, and the in clusion of these charges and other expenses would reduce the total return for all fiscal periods shown.
# The Fund is required to calculate an expense ratio without taking into consideration any expense reductions related to expense offset arrangements.
§ After reimbursement of expenses by Management. Had Management not undertaken such action, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:
| | Six Months Ended | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | June 30, 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | |
Socially Responsive Portfolio Class I | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1.33 | % | | | 1.73 | % | | | 2.30 | % | | | 2.87 | % | |
Socially Responsive Portfolio Class S | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.18 | %(1) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
(1) Period from May 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006.
After reimbursement of expenses previously paid by Management. Had Management not been reimbursed, the annualized ratio of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:
| | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
Socially Responsive Portfolio Class I | | | 0.97 | % | |
‡ Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.
^ The date investment operations commenced.
Ø Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for year ended December 31, 2006.
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov, and on Management's website at www.nb.com.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust's Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll free).
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Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2007
Neuberger Berman
Advisers
Management
Trust
Lehman Brothers
Short Duration
Bond
Portfolio®
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Lehman Brothers Short Duration Bond Portfolio Managers' Commentary
The Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (AMT) Lehman Brothers Short Duration Bond Portfolio provided a positive return in the first half of 2007, slightly trailing its benchmark, the Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index.
A combination of slower economic growth and the lack of interest rate changes by the Federal Reserve led to a fairly low volatility environment for rates for much of the period. Although the Fed kept the Fed Funds rate at 5.25%, it showed the beginnings of a policy shift starting with its March 21 meeting, when it removed the tightening bias from its released statement. This suggests that the Fed may be less concerned about inflationary pressures than before.
Overall, investors were focused on strains in the U.S. subprime mortgage market, inflationary pressures, and a vibrant U.S. employment picture during the first six months of the year. Late in the period, the bond market saw an increase in yields, reflecting a reduced expectation for near-term rate cuts. However, we believe that the market continues to be too optimistic about the pace of any future Fed easing. Minutes of Fed meetings consistently express the board members' concern that inflation risks persist. Given the current rate of core inflation, which Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has referred to as being "uncomfortably high," we don't feel that Fed rate cuts are on the immediate horizon. Our view is that a more sustained period of sub-trend growth will be needed to justify a rate cut, and that the Fed is on hold for now.
We have continued to maintain our defensive posture, albeit less than in the recent past, with portfolio duration (a standard measure of the sensitivity of a bond's price to interest rate movements) at slightly lower levels than those of our benchmark index. Our duration posture helped to protect the portfolio from the impact of higher interest rates, and we have made opportunistic sector allocations in order to enhance yield.
The most significant sector reallocation during the reporting period was toward AAA rated mortgage-backed securities that are primarily backed by commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). These purchases were funded through the sale of asset-backed securities and U. S. government agency notes. These transactions allowed us to increase the yield of the portfolio and also increase credit quality.
The economy has remained more resilient than many onlookers had forecast, but we are still concerned about the effects of a cooling housing market, higher oil prices and the potential for increased inflation. We are also cautious about heightened event risk resulting from the recent increases in leveraged buyout activity. All of these factors may put pressure on issuers. To protect principal, we have focused intently on credit quality, and as of June 30, are maintaining the bulk of the portfolio in AAA, AA and A securities, with only a small allocation to BBB rated securities.
We currently expect to remain defensively positioned with regard to duration, and expect to return to a neutral stance only when it becomes clearer that the risks of slower growth and inflation have become more balanced. With corporate spreads still tight and heightened event risk continuing to be an issue, we currently intend to maintain our high-quality bias and avoid exposing the portfolio to unnecessary credit risk. Instead, we are likely to continue increasing our mortgage allocation and stand ready to take
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advantage of widening corporate spreads should they occur.
In closing, our investment philosophy of research-driven security selection, opportunistic sector allocation and duration management has allowed us to provide our investors with consistent and secure returns, regardless of interest rates and market cycles.
Sincerely,
JOHN DUGENSKE AND
THOMAS SONTAG
PORTFOLIO CO-MANAGERS
Rating Summary
AAA/Government/Government Agency | | | 75.5 | % | |
AA | | | 12.7 | | |
A | | | 6.3 | | |
BBB | | | 3.3 | | |
Short Term | | | 2.2 | | |
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Endnotes
1. 5.24%, 2.82% and 4.11% were the average annual total returns for the 1-, 5- and 10-year periods ended June 30, 2007. Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("NBMI") has agreed to absorb certain expenses of the AMT Portfolios. Without this arrangement, which is subject to change, the total returns of the Portfolios would be less. Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance data quoted represent past performance and the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that the shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please visit h ttps://www.nb.com/public/DMA/html/performance_ins_amt_income_monthly.html. The performance information does not reflect fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans whose proceeds are invested in the Lehman Brothers Short Duration Bond Portfolio.
2. The Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index is an unmanaged total return market value index consisting of all couponbearing U.S. Treasury publicly placed debt securities with maturities between 1 to 3 years. Please note that indices do not take into account any fees and expenses of investing in the individual securities that they track and that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. Data about the performance of this index are prepared or obtained by NBMI and include reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. The Portfolio may invest in many securities not included in the above-described index.
Any ratios or other measurements using a factor of forecasted earnings of a company discussed herein are based on consensus estimates, not NBMI's own projections, and they may or may not be realized. In addition, any revision to a forecast could affect the market price of a security. By quoting them herein, NBMI does not offer an opinion as to the accuracy of and does not guarantee these forecasted numbers.
The investments for the Portfolio are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage one or more other mutual funds that have similar names, investment objectives and investment styles as the Portfolio. You should be aware that the Portfolio is likely to differ from the other mutual funds in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Portfolio can be expected to vary from those of the other mutual funds.
The composition, industries and holdings of the Portfolio are subject to change.
Shares of the separate AMT Portfolios are sold only through the currently effective prospectus and are not available to the general public. Shares of this Portfolio may be purchased only by life insurance companies to be used in their separate accounts that fund variable annuity and variable life insurance policies and by qualified pension and retirement plans.
© 2007 Neuberger Berman Management Inc., distributor. All rights reserved.
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Information About Your Fund's Expenses
This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. All mutual funds incur operating expenses, which include management fees, fees for administrative services and costs of shareholder reports, among others. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six months ended June 30, 2007 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates the fund's costs in two ways:
Actual Expenses and Performance: The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the fund's actual performance during the period. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
The table and expense example do not include expenses and charges that are, or may be, imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan. If such expenses and charges were included, your costs would be higher.
Expense Information As of 6/30/07 (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Lehman Brothers Short Duration Bond Portfolio
Actual | | Beginning Account Value 1/1/07 | | Ending Account Value 6/30/07 | | Expenses Paid During the Period* 1/1/07– 6/30/07 | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.40 | | | $ | 3.64 | | |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)** | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.19 | | | $ | 3.64 | | |
* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of .73%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).
** Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by multiplying the number of days in the most recent half year divided by 365.
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Schedule of Investments Lehman Brothers Short Duration Bond Portfolio
Principal Amount | | | | Rating | | Market Value† | |
| | | | Moody's | | S&P | | | |
U.S. Government Agency Securities (5.2%) | | | |
$ | 3,700,000 | | | Fannie Mae, Notes, 3.25%, due 8/15/08 | | AGY | | AGY | | $ | 3,619,259 | | |
| 23,000,000 | | | Fannie Mae, Notes, 4.13%, due 5/15/10 | | AGY | | AGY | | | 22,347,559 | | |
| | Total U.S. Government Agency Securities (Cost $26,126,895) | | | | | | | 25,966,818 | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities (65.7%) | | | |
Adjustable Alt-A Conforming Balance (2.9%) | | | |
| 14,644,540 | | | Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Ser. 2007-HYB2, Class 2A1, 5.47%, due 5/25/47 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 14,501,026 | | |
Adjustable Alt-A Jumbo Balance (4.2%) | | | |
| 15,178,663 | | | Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust, Ser. 2007-1, Class 21A1, 5.74%, due 1/25/47 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 15,177,056 | | |
| 5,745,806 | | | JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust, Ser. 2006-A2, Class 3A1, 5.95%, due 5/25/36 | | | | AAA | | | 5,748,372 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 20,925,428 | | |
Adjustable Alt-A Mixed Balance (12.6%) | | | |
| 10,676,199 | | | Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust, Ser. 2006-4, Class 32A1, 6.48%, due 7/25/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 10,766,149 | | |
| 9,945,471 | | | Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust, Ser. 2007-2, Class 2A1, 5.61%, due 4/25/37 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 9,875,239 | | |
| 14,560,188 | | | Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Ser. 2007-HYB1, Class 2A1,, 5.68%, due 3/25/37 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 14,472,116 | | |
| 10,817,712 | | | First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser. 2006-AA7, Class A1, 6.55%, due 1/25/37 | | Aaa | | | | | 10,925,394 | | |
| 8,456,921 | | | Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., Ser. 2006-AR2, Class 2A2, 6.58%, due 4/25/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 8,544,792 | | |
| 4,620,516 | | | Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Ser. 2005-QA10, Class A31, 5.61%, due 9/25/35 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 4,608,239 | | |
| 3,023,390 | | | Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Ser. 2006-QA1, Class A21, 5.98%, due 1/25/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 3,032,272 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 62,224,201 | | |
Adjustable Alt-B Mixed Balance (0.8%) | | | |
| 3,914,511 | | | Lehman XS Trust, Ser. 2005-1, Class 2A1, 4.66%, due 5/25/08 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 3,913,723 | µ | |
Adjustable Conforming Balance (1.9%) | | | |
| 4,717,238 | | | Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2005-10, Class 4A1, 5.38%, due 1/25/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 4,694,950 | | |
| 4,477,498 | | | IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser. 2005-AR23, Class 2A1, 5.54%, due 11/25/35 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 4,455,764 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9,150,714 | | |
Adjustable Jumbo Balance (6.4%) | | | |
| 1,928,233 | | | Banc of America Funding Corp., Ser. 2005-F, Class 4A1, 5.35%, due 9/20/35 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 1,913,973 | | |
| 5,506,851 | | | Banc of America Funding Corp., Ser. 2006-H, Class 2A3, 6.70%, due 9/20/46 | | | | AAA | | | 5,532,667 | | |
| 10,038,087 | | | Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser. 2006-3, Class 1A1A, 6.39%, due 6/19/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 10,162,660 | ØØ | |
| 7,500,435 | | | IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser. 2006-AR7, Class 3A1, 6.11%, due 5/25/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 7,549,078 | | |
| 6,480,347 | | | Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Ser. 2005-A1, Class 2A1, 4.53%, due 12/25/34 | | | | AAA | | | 6,413,079 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 31,571,457 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments Lehman Brothers Short Duration Bond Portfolio cont'd
Principal Amount | | | | Rating | | Market Value† | |
| | | | Moody's | | S&P | | | |
Adjustable Mixed Balance (10.0%) | | | |
$ | 4,636,268 | | | Banc of America Funding Corp., Ser. 2005-H, Class 7A1, 5.67%, due 11/20/35 | | | | AAA | | $ | 4,634,519 | | |
| 3,677,123 | | | Banc of America Funding Corp., Ser. 2006-A, Class 3A2, 5.90%, due 2/20/36 | | | | AAA | | | 3,685,583 | | |
| 4,880,661 | | | Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Ser. 2006-HYB3, Class 1A1A, 5.48%, due 5/20/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 4,913,648 | | |
| 5,196,046 | | | Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Ser. 2004-AR4, Class 2A1, 4.67%, due 5/25/34 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 5,130,993 | | |
| 4,840,575 | | | First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Ser. 2005-AR5, Class 2A1, 5.44%, due 11/25/35 | | | | AAA | | | 4,800,582 | | |
| 5,882,559 | | | GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Ser. 2006-AR1, Class 1A1, 5.60%, due 4/19/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 5,867,480 | | |
| 3,000,073 | | | Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, Floating Rate, Ser. 2004-4, Class 3A, 6.07%, due 7/19/07 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 2,991,990 | µ | |
| 10,449,099 | | | IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser. 2006-AR3, Class 2A1A, 6.39%, due 3/25/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 10,578,282 | ØØ | |
| 7,225,000 | | | WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Ser. 2004-AR9, Class A7, 4.15%, due 8/25/34 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 7,039,815 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 49,642,892 | | |
Commercial Mortgage Backed (23.1%) | | | |
| 7,940,683 | | | Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Ser. 2006-3, Class A1, 5.68%, due 7/10/44 | | | | AAA | | | 7,966,951 | | |
| 5,095,906 | | | Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Ser. 2005-6, Class A1, 5.00%, due 9/10/47 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 5,049,507 | | |
| 9,526,635 | | | Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Ser. 2006-PW14, Class A1, 5.04%, due 12/11/38 | | | | AAA | | | 9,407,344 | | |
| 12,427,890 | | | GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Ser. 2002-2A, Class A2, 4.97%, due 8/11/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 12,292,994 | | |
| 6,900,000 | | | GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Ser. 2005-C3, Class A2, 4.85%, due 7/10/45 | | | | AAA | | | 6,784,152 | | |
| 2,367,929 | | | GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Ser. 2006-C1, Class A1, 4.97%, due 11/10/45 | | | | AAA | | | 2,344,438 | | |
| 4,440,000 | | | Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Ser. 2002-C1, Class A3, 4.49%, due 1/11/17 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 4,351,731 | ØØ | |
| 3,917,944 | | | Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Ser. 2005-GG3, Class A1, 3.92%, due 8/10/42 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 3,858,238 | | |
| 4,290,053 | | | JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Ser. 2004-C2, Class A1, 4.28%, due 5/15/41 | | Aaa | | | | | 4,218,023 | | |
| 15,244,683 | | | JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Ser. 2005-LDP5, Class A1, 5.03%, due 12/15/44 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 15,123,039 | | |
| 6,597,922 | | | JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Ser. 2006-LDP7, Class A1, 5.83%, due 4/15/45 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 6,648,966 | | |
| 8,500,000 | | | JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Ser. 2007-LD11, Class A1, 5.65%, due 6/15/49 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 8,527,880 | | |
| 4,609,806 | | | LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2006-C3, Class A1, 5.48%, due 3/15/39 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 4,610,903 | | |
| 11,930,946 | | | Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2007-5, Class A1, 4.28%, due 8/12/48 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 11,617,428 | | |
| 8,400,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I, Ser. 2005-HQ5, Class D, 5.34%, due 1/14/42 | | | | AAA | | | 8,274,427 | | |
| 3,129,938 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I, Ser. 2005-HQ6, Class A1, 4.65%, due 8/13/42 | | | | AAA | | | 3,083,671 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 114,159,692 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments Lehman Brothers Short Duration Bond Portfolio cont'd
Principal Amount | | | | Rating | | Market Value† | |
| | | | Moody's | | S&P | | | |
Mortgage-Backed Non-Agency (1.9%) | | | |
$ | 2,502,317 | | | Countrywide Home Loans, Ser. 2005-R2, Class 2A4, 8.50%, due 6/25/35 | | Aaa | | AAA | | $ | 2,718,907 | ñ | |
| 5,412,254 | | | GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser. 2005-RP2, Class 1A4, 8.50%, due 3/25/35 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 5,709,101 | ñ | |
| 1,052,963 | | | GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser. 2005-RP3, Class 1A4, 8.50%, due 9/25/35 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 1,111,278 | ñ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9,539,286 | | |
Fannie Mae (0.6%) | | | |
| 2,729,834 | | | Whole Loan, Ser. 2004-W8, Class PT, 10.16%, due 6/25/44 | | AGY | | AGY | | | 3,024,597 | ØØ | |
Freddie Mac (1.3%) | | | |
| 11,901 | | | Mortgage Participation Certificates, 10.00%, due 4/1/20 | | AGY | | AGY | | | 13,059 | | |
| 3,646,889 | | | Pass-Through Certificates, 8.00%, due 11/1/26 | | AGY | | AGY | | | 3,859,770 | | |
| 2,358,309 | | | Pass-Through Certificates, 8.50%, due 10/1/30 | | AGY | | AGY | | | 2,524,343 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6,397,172 | | |
| | Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $326,315,322) | | | | | | | 325,050,188 | | |
Corporate Debt Securities (25.1%) | | | |
Automobile Manufacturers (0.5%) | | | |
| 2,500,000 | | | DaimlerChrysler N.A. Holdings Corp., Guaranteed Unsecured Notes, 4.05%, due 6/4/08 | | Baa1 | | BBB | | | 2,464,927 | | |
Banks (4.6%) | | | |
| 5,070,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.88%, due 1/15/08 | | Aa1 | | AA | | | 5,029,303 | ØØ | |
| 2,990,000 | | | Bank of New York Co., Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.20%, due 7/1/07 | | Aa2 | | A+ | | | 2,990,000 | ØØ | |
| 5,000,000 | | | U.S. Bank N.A., Senior Bank Notes, 4.13%, due 3/17/08 | | Aa1 | | AA+ | | | 4,953,550 | ØØ | |
| 6,350,000 | | | Wachovia Corp., Senior Notes, 3.63%, due 2/17/09 | | Aa3 | | AA- | | | 6,183,173 | ØØ | |
| 3,500,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., Unsecured Notes, 3.13%, due 4/1/09 | | Aa1 | | AA+ | | | 3,373,289 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 22,529,315 | | |
Computers (0.7%) | | | |
| 3,300,000 | | | Hewlett-Packard Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.50%, due 7/1/07 | | A2 | | A | | | 3,300,000 | | |
Diversified Financial Services (14.6%) | | | |
| 3,950,000 | | | Bear Stearns Co., Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.00%, due 1/31/08 | | A1 | | A+ | | | 3,919,877 | | |
| 3,575,000 | | | Boeing Capital Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.75%, due 8/25/08 | | A2 | | A+ | | | 3,550,461 | | |
| 4,000,000 | | | Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., Medium-Term Senior Unsubordinated Notes, Ser. F, 3.83%, due 12/15/08 | | A2 | | A | | | 3,921,416 | | |
| 3,350,000 | | | CIT Group, Inc., Senior Notes, 3.88%, due 11/3/08 | | A2 | | A | | | 3,280,246 | | |
| 4,200,000 | | | Citicorp, Medium-Term Subordinated Notes, Ser. F, 6.38%, due 11/15/08 | | Aa2 | | AA- | | | 4,255,066 | ØØ | |
| 3,000,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., Unsecured Notes, 4.25%, due 7/29/09 | | Aa1 | | AA | | | 2,940,051 | | |
| 4,175,000 | | | Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.63%, due 1/15/08 | | Aa1 | | AA- | | | 4,157,891 | ØØ | |
| 10,200,000 | | | General Electric Capital Corp., Medium-Term Notes, Ser. A, 4.25%, due 9/13/10 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 9,849,518 | | |
| 8,850,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Unsecured Notes, 4.13%, due 1/15/08 | | Aa3 | | AA- | | | 8,794,572 | ØØ | |
| 4,500,000 | | | HSBC Finance Corp., Notes, 4.13%, due 12/15/08 | | Aa3 | | AA- | | | 4,419,045 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments Lehman Brothers Short Duration Bond Portfolio cont'd
Principal Amount | | | | Rating | | Market Value† | |
| | | | Moody's | | S&P | | | |
$ | 4,600,000 | | | International Lease Finance Corp., Unsubordinated Unsecured Notes, 3.50%, due 4/1/09 | | A1 | | AA- | | $ | 4,455,836 | ØØ | |
| 3,500,000 | | | John Deere Capital Corp., Unsecured Notes, 3.90%, due 1/15/08 | | A2 | | A | | | 3,472,634 | ØØ | |
| 5,300,000 | | | JP Morgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes, 3.63%, due 5/1/08 | | Aa2 | | AA- | | | 5,221,666 | | |
| 2,475,000 | | | MBNA Corp., Notes, 4.63%, due 9/15/08 | | Aa1 | | AA | | | 2,451,223 | | |
| 4,300,000 | | | Merrill Lynch & Co., Medium-Term Notes, Ser. C, 4.25%, due 9/14/07 | | Aa3 | | AA- | | | 4,289,048 | ØØ | |
| 3,200,000 | | | Merrill Lynch & Co., Medium-Term Notes, Ser. B, 4.00%, due 11/15/07 | | Aa3 | | AA- | | | 3,182,141 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 72,160,691 | | |
Insurance (0.6%) | | | |
| 3,100,000 | | | Berkshire Hathaway Finance, Guaranteed Notes, 3.40%, due 7/2/07 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 3,100,000 | | |
Media (2.6%) | | | |
| 2,735,000 | | | British Sky Broadcasting, Guaranteed Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.20%, due 7/15/09 | | Baa2 | | BBB | | | 2,868,389 | | |
| 4,570,000 | | | Comcast Cable Communications, Guaranteed Unsecured Unsubordinated Notes, 6.20%, due 11/15/08 | | Baa2 | | BBB+ | | | 4,606,258 | | |
| 2,525,000 | | | News America Holdings, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.38%, due 10/17/08 | | Baa2 | | BBB | | | 2,575,351 | | |
| 3,000,000 | | | Time Warner Entertainment LP, Debentures, 7.25%, due 9/1/08 | | Baa2 | | BBB+ | | | 3,054,666 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13,104,664 | | |
Oil & Gas (0.2%) | | | |
| 1,150,000 | | | Enterprise Products Operating LP, Guaranteed Notes, Ser. B, 4.00%, due 10/15/07 | | Baa3 | | BBB- | | | 1,145,236 | | |
Retail (0.7%) | | | |
| 3,300,000 | | | Target Corp., Notes, 3.38%, due 3/1/08 | | A1 | | A+ | | | 3,258,796 | | |
Telecommunications (0.6%) | | | |
| 3,200,000 | | | Verizon Global Funding Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.00%, due 1/15/08 | | A3 | | A | | | 3,176,298 | | |
| | Total Corporate Debt Securities (Cost $124,636,919) | | | | | | | 124,239,927 | | |
Asset-Backed Securities (2.9%) | | | |
| 4,583,178 | | | Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust, Ser. 2004-2, Class A3, 3.58%, due 1/15/09 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 4,560,132 | | |
| 1,490,008 | | | Chase Funding Mortgage Loan, Ser. 2003-6, Class 1A3, 3.34%, due 5/25/26 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 1,473,260 | | |
| 3,366,643 | | | Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust, Ser. 2003-C, Class A4, 2.94%, due 6/15/10 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 3,346,327 | | |
| 742,266 | | | Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Ser. 2005-A, Class A3, 3.48%, due 11/15/08 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 740,263 | | |
| 1,021,528 | | | John Deere Owner Trust, Ser. 2005-A, Class A3, 3.98%, due 6/15/09 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 1,015,972 | | |
| 811,045 | | | Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Ser. 2005-A, Class A3, 3.54%, due 10/15/08 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 809,251 | | |
| 3,420,000 | | | Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., Ser. 2005-S3, Class AIO, 20.00%, Interest Only Security, due 8/25/35 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 225,508 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Schedule of Investments Lehman Brothers Short Duration Bond Portfolio cont'd
Principal Amount | | | | Rating | | Market Value† | |
| | | | Moody's | | S&P | | | |
$ | 6,959,620 | | | Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., Ser. 2005-S4, Class AIO, 20.00%, Interest Only Security, due 10/25/35 | | Aaa | | AAA | | $ | 624,194 | | |
| 8,319,870 | | | Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., Ser. 2006-AP1, Class AIO, 4.50%, Interest Only Security, due 1/25/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 142,865 | | |
| 5,326,667 | | | Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., Ser. 2006-S2, Class AIO, 10.00%, Interest Only Security, due 4/25/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 342,073 | ñ | |
| 413,432 | | | Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Ser. 2004-2, Class AF2, 4.15%, due 8/25/35 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 411,860 | | |
| 732,866 | | | USAA Auto Owner Trust, Ser. 2005-1, Class A3, 3.90%, due 7/15/09 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 729,178 | | |
| | | | Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $14,628,723) | | | | | | | 14,420,883 | | |
Repurchase Agreements (2.3%) | | | |
| 11,190,000 | | | Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 4.85%, due 7/2/07, dated 6/29/07, Maturity Value $11,194,523, Collateralized by $11,555,000 Fannie Mae, 5.55%, due 5/22/12 (Collateral Value $11,526,113) (Cost $11,190,000) | |
| |
| | | 11,190,000 | # | |
| | | | Total Investments (101.2%) (Cost $502,897,859) | | | | | | | 500,867,816 | ## | |
| | | | | | Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets [(1.2%)] | | | | | (6,162,015 | ) | |
| | | | Total Net Assets (100.0%) | | | | | | $ | 494,705,801 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Notes to Schedule of Investments Lehman Brothers Short Duration Bond Portfolio
† Investments in securities by Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Lehman Brothers Short Duration Bond Portfolio (the "Fund") are valued daily by obtaining bid price quotations from independent pricing services on all securities available in each service's data base. For all other securities, bid prices are obtained from principal market makers in those securities or, if quotations are not available, by methods the Board of Trustees of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust has approved on the belief that they reflect fair value. Numerous factors may be considered when determining the fair value of a security, including available analyst, media or other reports, trading in futures or ADRs and whether the issuer of the security being fair valued has other securities outstanding. Foreign security prices are furnished by independent q uotation services and expressed in local currency values. Foreign security prices are currently translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. Short-term debt securities with less than 60 days until maturity may be valued at cost which, when combined with interest earned, approximates market value.
# At cost, which approximates market value.
## At June 30, 2007, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $503,660,070. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $515,341 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $3,307,595, resulting in net unrealized depreciation of $2,792,254 based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
ñ Restricted security subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and have been deemed by the investment manager to be liquid. At June 30, 2007, these securities amounted to $9,881,359 or 2.0% of net assets for the Fund.
ØØ All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for financial futures contracts.
µ Floating rate securities are securities whose yields vary with a designated market index or market rate. These securities are shown at their current rates as of June 30, 2007.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Lehman Brothers Short Duration Bond Portfolio | |
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at market value* (Note A)—see Schedule of Investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 500,867,816 | | |
Cash | | | 8,918 | | |
Interest receivable | | | 3,417,836 | | |
Receivable for securities sold | | | 7,325,235 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 1,711,900 | | |
Receivable for variation margin (Note A) | | | 32,359 | | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 9,215 | | |
Total Assets | | | 513,373,279 | | |
Liabilities | |
Due to custodian | | | 2,049 | | |
Payable for securities purchased | | | 18,304,413 | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 59,611 | | |
Payable to investment manager (Note B) | | | 103,165 | | |
Payable to administrator (Note B) | | | 165,064 | | |
Accrued expenses and other payables | | | 33,176 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 18,667,478 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 494,705,801 | | |
Net Assets consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 494,608,545 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | 26,082,010 | | |
Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments | | | (23,954,686 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments | | | (2,030,068 | ) | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 494,705,801 | | |
Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized) | | | 37,991,995 | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 13.02 | | |
*Cost of investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 502,897,859 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Operations
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Lehman Brothers Short Duration Bond Portfolio | |
Investment Income | |
Income (Note A): | |
Interest income—unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 11,891,478 | | |
Total income | | | 11,891,478 | | |
Expenses: | |
Investment management fees (Note B) | | | 575,315 | | |
Administration fees (Note B) | | | 920,508 | | |
Audit fees | | | 19,708 | | |
Custodian fees (Note B) | | | 74,699 | | |
Insurance expense | | | 6,893 | | |
Legal fees | | | 28,960 | | |
Shareholder reports | | | 24,905 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 11,928 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 14,876 | | |
Total expenses | | | 1,677,792 | | |
Expenses reduced by custodian fee expense offset arrangement (Note B) | | | (6,114 | ) | |
Total net expenses | | | 1,671,678 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 10,219,800 | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Note A) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers | | | (217,465 | ) | |
Financial futures contracts | | | (263,796 | ) | |
Foreign currency | | | 1,562 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | (649,925 | ) | |
Financial futures contracts | | | 113,641 | | |
Foreign currency | | | (588 | ) | |
Net gain (loss) on investments | | | (1,016,571 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 9,203,229 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | Lehman Brothers Short Duration Bond Portfolio | |
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | |
From Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 10,219,800 | | | $ | 14,026,114 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | (479,699 | ) | | | (1,217,001 | ) | |
Net increase from payments by affiliates (Note B) | | | — | | | | 3,476 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | (536,872 | ) | | | 1,939,404 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 9,203,229 | | | | 14,751,993 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A): | |
Net investment income | | | — | | | | (11,876,508 | ) | |
From Fund Share Transactions (Note D): | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 106,315,437 | | | | 182,569,648 | | |
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | — | | | | 11,876,508 | | |
Payments for shares redeemed | | | (39,500,783 | ) | | | (119,888,747 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions | | | 66,814,654 | | | | 74,557,409 | | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | 76,017,883 | | | | 77,432,894 | | |
Net Assets: | |
Beginning of period | | | 418,687,918 | | | | 341,255,024 | | |
End of period | | $ | 494,705,801 | | | $ | 418,687,918 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period | | $ | 26,082,010 | | | $ | 15,862,210 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
1 General: Lehman Brothers Short Duration Bond Portfolio (formerly, Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio) (the "Fund") is a separate operating series of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to a Trust Instrument dated May 23, 1994. The Trust is currently comprised of eleven separate operating series (each a "Series," collectively, the "Funds") each of which is diversified. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Fund currently offers only Clas s I shares. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board") may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.
The assets of each Series belong only to that Series, and the liabilities of each Series are borne solely by that Series and no other.
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("Management") to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2 Portfolio valuation: Investment securities are valued as indicated in the notes following the Schedule of Investments.
3 Foreign currency translation: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are currently translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain (loss) arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Sta tement of Operations.
4 Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Interest income, including accretion of discount (adjusted for original issue discount, where applicable) is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations.
5 Forward foreign currency contracts: The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts ("contracts") in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities to hedge the U.S. dollar value of portfolio securities denominated in a foreign currency. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract price and the closing price of such contract is included in net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions on settlement date. Fluctuations in the value of forward foreign currency contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund until the contractual settlement date. The Fund could be ex posed to risks if a counter party to a contract
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were unable to meet the terms of its contract or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by the Fund is determined using forward foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service.
6 Financial futures contracts: The Fund may buy and sell financial futures contracts to hedge against changes in securities prices resulting from changes in prevailing interest rates. At the time the Fund enters into a financial futures contract, it is required to deposit with the futures commission merchant a specified amount of cash or liquid securities, known as "initial margin," ranging upward from 1.1% of the value of the financial futures contract being traded. Each day, the futures contract is valued at the official settlement price of the board of trade or U.S. commodity exchange on which such futures contract is traded. Subsequent payments, known as "variation margin," to and from the broker are made on a daily basis as the market price of the financial futures contract fluctuates. Daily variation margin adjustments, arising from this "mark to market," are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses.
Although some financial futures contracts by their terms call for actual delivery or acceptance of financial instruments, in most cases the contracts are closed out prior to delivery by offsetting purchases or sales of matching financial futures contracts. When the contracts are closed, the Fund recognizes a gain or loss. Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility there may be an illiquid market, possibly at a time of rapidly declining prices, and/or a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities.
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the futures transactions undertaken by the Fund may cause the Fund to recognize gains or losses from marking to market even though its positions have not been sold or terminated, may affect the character of the gains or losses recognized as long-term or short-term, and may affect the timing of some capital gains and losses realized by the Fund. Also, the Fund's losses on transactions involving futures contracts may be deferred rather than being taken into account currently in calculating the Fund's taxable income.
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund entered into financial futures contracts. At June 30, 2007, open positions in financial futures contracts were:
Expiration | | Open Contracts | | Position | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
September 2007 | | 109 U.S. Treasury Notes, 2 Year | | Long | | $ | 16 | | |
At June 30, 2007, the Fund had deposited $292,000 in Fannie Mae Whole Loan, 10.16%, due 6/25/44, to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts.
7 Income tax information: The Funds are treated as separate entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its earnings to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.
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Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund as a whole. The Fund may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.
As determined on December 31, 2006, permanent differences resulting primarily from different book and tax accounting for foreign currency gains and losses, paydown gains and losses, amortization of bond premium, and expired capital loss carryover were reclassified at fiscal year-end. These reclassifications had no effect on net income, net asset value or net asset value per share of the Fund.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was as follows:
| | Distributions Paid From: | |
| | Ordinary Income | | Total | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
| | $ | 11,876,508 | | | $ | 9,541,728 | | | $ | 11,876,508 | | | $ | 9,541,728 | | |
As of December 31, 2006, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Loss Carryforwards and Deferrals | |
Total | |
$ | 15,862,210 | | | $ | (2,718,170 | ) | | $ | (22,250,013 | ) | | $ | (9,105,973 | ) | |
The difference between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings is attributable primarily to timing differences of wash sales, premium of amortization, mark to market on certain futures contracts, and post-October losses.
Under current tax law, certain net capital and net foreign currency losses realized after October 31 within the taxable year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Fund elected to defer $723,717 net capital losses arising between November 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006.
To the extent the Fund's net realized capital gains, if any, can be offset by capital loss carryforwards, it is the policy of the Fund not to distribute such gains. As determined at December 31, 2006, the Fund had unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to offset net realized capital gains, if any, as follows:
| | Expiring in: | |
| | 2007 | | 2008 | | 2012 | | 2013 | | 2014 | |
| | $ | 3,975,890 | | | $ | 6,386,624 | | | $ | 2,710,070 | | | $ | 4,632,986 | | | $ | 3,820,726 | | |
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8 Distributions to shareholders: The Fund earns income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, generally are distributed in October. Income distributions and capital gain distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-date.
9 Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.
10 Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds. Expenses directly attributable to a Series are charged to that Series. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributed to a Series are allocated among the funds, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the Funds can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which Management serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributed to a Series or the Trust are allocated among the Fund and the other investment companies in the complex or series thereof on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each investment company in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly.
11 Security Lending: Since 2006, a third party, eSecLending, has assisted the Fund in conducting a bidding process to attempt to identify agents/principals that would pay a guaranteed amount to the Fund in consideration of the Fund entering into an exclusive securities lending arrangement. Pursuant to such arrangements, eSecLending currently acts as lending agent for the Fund. Currently, the Fund is not guaranteed any particular level of income from the program.
Under the securities lending arrangements, the Fund receives cash collateral at the beginning of each transaction equal to at least 102% of the prior day's market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). The Fund may invest all the cash collateral in Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC ("Quality Fund"), a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC ("LBAM"), an affiliate of Management.
12 Repurchase agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that Management has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. The Fund requires that the securities purchased in a repurchase agreement be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the Fund to assert a perfected security interest in those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the securities transferred to ensure that their value, including accrued interest, is greater than amounts owed to the Fund under each such repurchase agreement.
13 Dollar rolls: The Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions with respect to mortgage-backed securities. In a dollar roll transaction, the Fund sells securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously agrees to repurchase substantially similar (i.e., same type and coupon) securities on a specified future date from the same party. During the period before the repurchase, the Fund foregoes principal and interest payments on the securities. The Fund is compensated by the difference between the current sales price
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and the forward price for the future purchase (often referred to as the "drop"), as well as by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale. Dollar rolls may increase fluctuations in the Fund's net asset value and may be viewed as a form of leverage. There is a risk that the counter party will be unable or unwilling to complete the transaction as scheduled, which may result in losses to the Fund.
14 Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.
Note B—Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
Fund shares are issued and redeemed in connection with investments in and payments under certain variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued through separate accounts of life insurance companies and are also offered directly to qualified pension and retirement plans.
The Fund retains Management as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of the first $500 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.225% of the next $500 million, 0.20% of the next $500 million, 0.175% of the next $500 million, and 0.15% of average daily net assets in excess of $2 billion. Effective May 1, 2007, LBAM became the sub-adviser for the Fund. LBAM receives a monthly fee paid by Management. The Fund does not pay a fee directly to LBAM for such services. Prior to May 1, 2007, Neuberger served as sub-adviser to the Fund.
The Fund retains Management as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. The Fund pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.40% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, Management retains State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. Management pays State Street a fee for all services received under this agreement.
The Board adopted a non-fee distribution plan for the Fund.
Management has contractually undertaken through December 31, 2010 to reimburse the Fund for its operating expenses (excluding the fees payable to Management, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, and transaction costs) ("Operating Expenses") which exceed, in the aggregate, 1.00% per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets (the "Expense Limitation"). For the six months ended June 30, 2007, no reimbursement to the Fund was required. The Fund has agreed to repay Management through December 31, 2013 for its excess Operating Expenses previously reimbursed by Management, so long as its annual Operating Expenses during that period do not exceed its Expense Limitation, and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which Management issued the
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reimbursement. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there was no reimbursement to Management under this agreement. At June 30, 2007, the Fund had no contingent liability to Management under this agreement.
Management and LBAM, are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., ("Lehman"), a publicly-owned holding company. LBAM, sub-adviser to the Fund, is retained by Management to furnish it with investment recommendations and research information without added cost to the Fund. Several individuals who are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust are also employees of LBAM and/or Management.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Fund recorded a capital contribution from Management in the amount of $3,476. This amount was paid in connection with losses outside the Fund's direct control incurred in the disposition of foreign currency contracts. Management does not normally make payments for losses incurred in the disposition of foreign currency contracts.
The Fund has an expense offset arrangement in connection with its custodian contract. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $6,114.
Note C—Securities Transactions:
Cost of purchases and proceeds of sales and maturities of long-term securities (excluding short-term securities, financial futures contracts and foreign currency contracts) for the six ended June 30, 2007 were as follows:
Purchases of U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | Purchases excluding U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | Sales and Maturities of U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | Sales and Maturities excluding U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | |
$ | 121,424,412 | | | $ | 193,433,379 | | | $ | 120,915,862 | | | $ | 89,865,016 | | |
Note D—Fund Share Transactions:
Share activity for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 2006 was as follows:
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
Shares Sold | | | 8,227,970 | | | | 14,283,129 | | |
Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions | | | — | | | | 940,342 | | |
Shares Redeemed | | | (3,048,512 | ) | | | (9,410,325 | ) | |
Total | | | 5,179,458 | | | | 5,813,146 | | |
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Note E—Line of Credit:
At June 30, 2007, the Fund was a participant in a single committed, unsecured $150,000,000 line of credit with a consortium of banks organized by State Street, to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Other investment companies managed by Management also participate in this line of credit on the same terms. Interest is charged on borrowings under this agreement at the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% per annum. A facility fee of 0.07% per annum of the available line of credit is charged, of which the Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due and payable. The fee is paid quarterly in arrears. Because several investment companies participate, there is no assurance that an individual fund will have access to all or any part of the $150,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding pu rsuant to this line of credit at June 30, 2007. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund did not utilize this line of credit.
Note F—Recent Accounting Pronouncement:
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Statement No. 157, "Fair Value Measurement" ("SFAS 157"), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management believes the adoption of SFAS 157 will not have a material impact on the Fund's financial positions or results of operations.
Note G—Unaudited Financial Information:
The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.
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Financial Highlights Lehman Brothers Short Duration Bond Portfolio
The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements.
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 (Unaudited) | | 2006
| | 2005
| | 2004
| | 2003
| | 2002
| |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 12.76 | | | $ | 12.64 | | | $ | 12.82 | | | $ | 13.20 | | | $ | 13.50 | | | $ | 13.47 | | |
Income From Investment Operations: | |
Net Investment Income (Loss)‡ | | | .28 | | | | .51 | | | | .35 | | | | .30 | | | | .37 | | | | .53 | | |
Net Gains or Losses on Securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | (.02 | ) | | | .02 | | | | (.17 | ) | | | (.20 | ) | | | (.05 | ) | | | .16 | | |
Total From Investment Operations | | | .26 | | | | .53 | | | | .18 | | | | .10 | | | | .32 | | | | .69 | | |
Less Distributions From: | |
Net Investment Income | | | — | | | | (.41 | ) | | | (.36 | ) | | | (.48 | ) | | | (.62 | ) | | | (.66 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 13.02 | | | $ | 12.76 | | | $ | 12.64 | | | $ | 12.82 | | | $ | 13.20 | | | $ | 13.50 | | |
Total Return†† | | | +2.04 | %** | | | +4.20 | % | | | +1.44 | % | | | +.78 | % | | | +2.42 | % | | | +5.34 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net Assets, End of Period (in millions) | | $ | 494.7 | | | $ | 418.7 | | | $ | 341.3 | | | $ | 323.4 | | | $ | 306.4 | | | $ | 372.6 | | |
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets# | | | .73 | %* | | | .75 | % | | | .75 | % | | | .73 | % | | | .74 | % | | | .76 | % | |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | .73 | %* | | | .75 | %§ | | | .75 | % | | | .73 | % | | | .74 | % | | | .76 | % | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | | | 4.44 | %* | | | 3.97 | % | | | 2.77 | % | | | 2.28 | % | | | 2.73 | % | | | 4.01 | % | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 47 | %** | | | 86 | % | | | 133 | % | | | 132 | % | | | 84 | % | | | 120 | % | |
See Notes to Financial Highlights
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†† Total return based on per share net asset value reflects the effects of changes in net asset value on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period and assumes dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested. Results represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal may fluctuate and shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than original cost. The total return information shown does not reflect charges and other expenses that apply to the separate account or the related insurance policies, and the inclusion of these charges and other expenses would reduce the total return for all fiscal periods shown. For the year ended December 31, 2006 Management reimbursed the Fund for losses incurred in c onnection with the disposition of foreign currency contracts, which had no impact on total return.
# The Fund is required to calculate an expense ratio without taking into consideration any expense reductions related to expense offset arrangements.
‡ Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.
§ Had the Fund not utilized the Line of Credit, the annualized expense ratio of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:
| | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
| | | .75 | % | |
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov, and on Management's website at www.nb.com.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust's Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free).
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Semi-Annual Report
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Balanced Portfolio Managers' Commentary
In the first half of 2007, the equity portion of the Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (AMT) Balanced Portfolio generated a positive return, outperforming the Russell Midcap® Growth Index. The fixed income portion of the portfolio also provided a positive return, but slightly trailed the Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index.
Equities
The U.S. stock market was strong in the first half of 2007, with private equity firms continuing to fuel acquisitions. Large- and mid-cap shares led smaller issues and growth style results outpaced value across the capitalization spectrum. The best performing sectors in the mid-cap growth space were Energy and Materials. The weakest was Financials, as subprime mortgage issues continued to concern not only the market, but this sector in particular.
In terms of adding value, the largest contributors to the equity portfolio's performance were securities selected within Information Technology (IT) and Consumer Discretionary. Energy was the top-performing sector in the reporting period and our security selection in this area was beneficial. Financial and Telecom stocks also contributed to relative performance.
In aggregate, our sector allocation was a slight contributor to performance for the six-month reporting period. Our underweight in the weak consumer-related sectors added the majority of this value. Stock selection in Materials and Industrials detracted from relative portfolio performance.
After an uncertain start to the year, the U.S. economy appears to be on steadier ground despite the subprime mortgage worries and rising energy and food costs. The consumer, thus far, appears to be relatively resilient and corporate earnings have also been stronger than expected. Given recent gains, as well as subprime worries and anticipation of potential interest rate increases, we think the market will likely trade sideways but then should continue to provide positive returns.
In terms of sectors, we continue to think that Energy has longer-term earnings growth potential, due to worldwide demand. As of June 30, we are slightly underweighted and currently plan to move towards a neutral weighting opportunistically. We also continue to find good growth potential in the Telecom and Health Care sectors, both of which are overweights. As of June 30, we are neutral in Financials and IT, and underweight both in Consumer Discretionary and Staples.
Fixed Income
For the fixed income markets, a combination of slower economic growth and the lack of interest rate changes by the Federal Reserve led to a fairly low volatility rate environment for much of the period. Although the Fed kept the Fed Funds rate at 5.25%, it showed the beginnings of a policy shift starting with its March 21 meeting, when it removed the tightening bias from its released statement. This suggests that the Fed may be less concerned about inflationary pressures than before.
Overall, investors were focused on strains in the U.S. subprime mortgage market, inflationary pressures, and a vibrant U.S. employment picture. Late in the period, the bond market saw an increase in yields, reflecting a reduced expectation for near-term rate cuts. However, we currently believe that the market continues to be too optimistic about the pace of any future Fed easing.
We have continued to maintain our defensive posture, albeit less than in the recent past, with portfolio duration (a standard measure of the sensitivity of a bond's price to interest rate movements) at slightly lower levels than those of our benchmark index. The most significant sector reallocation was toward AAA rated mortgage-backed securities that are primarily backed by commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). These purchases were funded through the sale of
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asset-backed securities and U.S. government agency notes.
The economy has remained more resilient than many onlookers had forecast, but we are still concerned about the effects of a cooling housing market, higher oil prices and the potential for increased inflation. We are also cautious about heightened event risk resulting from the recent increases in leveraged buyout activity. All of these factors may put pressure on issuers. To protect principal, we have focused intently on credit quality, and are currently maintaining the bulk of the portfolio in AAA, AA and A securities, with only a small allocation to BBB rated securities.
We currently expect to remain defensively positioned with regard to duration, and expect to return to a neutral stance only when it becomes clearer that the risks of slower growth and inflation have become more balanced. With corporate spreads still tight and heightened event risk continuing to be an issue, we currently intend to maintain our high-quality bias and avoid exposing the portfolio to unnecessary credit risk. Instead, we are likely to continue increasing our mortgage allocation and stand ready to take advantage of widening corporate spreads should they occur.
Sincerely,
JOHN DUGENSKE, THOMAS SONTAG,
KENNETH J. TUREK
PORTFOLIO CO-MANAGERS
Asset Diversification
(% by Asset Class)
Asset Backed | | | 0.8 | % | |
Corporate Debt | | | 9.1 | | |
Common Stock | | | 64.0 | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 20.7 | | |
U.S. Government Agency Securities | | | 4.2 | % | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 2.6 | | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | 1.4 | | |
Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets | | | (2.8 | ) | |
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Endnotes
1. 16.83%, 9.70%, and 6.49% were the average annual total returns for the 1-, 5- and 10-year periods ended June 30, 2007. Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("NBMI") has agreed to absorb certain expenses of the AMT Portfolios. Without this arrangement, which is subject to change, the total returns of the Portfolios would be less. Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance data quoted represent past performance and the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that the shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, pleas e visit https://www.nb.com/public/DMA/html/performance_ins_amt_balanced_monthly.html. The performance information does not reflect fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans whose proceeds are invested in the Balanced Portfolio.
2. The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000® Index, which represents approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® Index (which, in turn, consists of the 1,000 largest U.S. companies, based on the market capitalization). The Merrill Lynch 1–3 Year Treasury Index is an unmanaged total return market value index consisting of all coupon-bearing U.S. Treasury publicly placed debt securities with maturities between 1 to 3 years. Please note that indices do not take into account any fees and expenses of investing in the individual securities that they track and that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. Data about the performance of these indices are prepared or obtained by NBMI and include reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. The Portfolio may invest in many securities not included in the above described indices.
Any ratios or other measurements using a factor of forecasted earnings of a company discussed herein are based on consensus estimates, not NBMI's own projections, and they may or may not be realized. In addition, any revision to a forecast could affect the market price of a security. By quoting them herein, NBMI does not offer an opinion as to the accuracy of and does not guarantee these forecasted numbers.
The investments for the Portfolio are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage one or more other mutual funds that have similar names, investment objectives and investment styles as the Portfolio. You should be aware that the Portfolio is likely to differ from the other mutual funds in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Portfolio can be expected to vary from those of the other mutual funds.
The composition, industries and holdings of the Portfolio are subject to change.
Shares of the separate AMT Portfolios are sold only through the currently effective prospectus and are not available to the general public. Shares of this Portfolio may be purchased only by life insurance companies to be used with their separate accounts that fund variable annuity and variable life insurance policies and by certain qualified pension and retirement plans.
© 2007 Neuberger Berman Management Inc., distributor. All rights reserved.
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Information About Your Fund's Expenses
This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. All mutual funds incur operating expenses, which include management fees, fees for administrative services and costs of shareholder reports, among others. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended June 30, 2007 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates the fund's costs in two ways:
Actual Expenses and Performance: The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the fund's actual performance during the period. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as fees and expenses of the variable annuity and variable life insurance policies or the pension plans. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
The table and the expense example do not include expenses and charges that are, or may be, imposed under your variable contract or qualified pension plan. If such expenses and charges were included, your costs would be higher.
Expense Information As of 6/30/07 (Unaudited)
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Balanced Portfolio
Actual | | Beginning Account Value 1/1/07 | | Ending Account Value 6/30/07 | | Expenses Paid During the Period* 1/1/07 – 6/30/07 | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,108.40 | | | $ | 6.46 | | |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)** | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.67 | | | $ | 6.18 | | |
* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.24%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).
** Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by multiplying the number of days in the most recent half year divided by 365.
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Schedule of Investments Balanced Portfolio
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
Common Stocks (64.0%) | | | |
Aerospace (3.5%) | | | |
| 13,000 | | | BE Aerospace | | $ | 536,900 | * | |
| 16,000 | | | CAE, Inc. | | | 213,440 | | |
| 9,000 | | | Precision Castparts | | | 1,092,240 | | |
| 11,500 | | | Rockwell Collins | | | 812,360 | | |
| | | 2,654,940 | | |
Basic Materials (1.8%) | | | |
| 14,500 | | | Airgas, Inc. | | | 694,550 | | |
| 8,500 | | | Ecolab Inc. | | | 362,950 | | |
| 4,000 | | | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold | | | 331,280 | | |
| | | 1,388,780 | | |
Biotechnology (1.8%) | | | |
| 14,500 | | | Celgene Corp. | | | 831,285 | * | |
| 1,600 | | | Cephalon, Inc. | | | 128,624 | * | |
| 10,800 | | | Gilead Sciences | | | 418,716 | * | |
| | | 1,378,625 | | |
Business Services (6.1%) | | | |
| 6,000 | | | Alliance Data Systems | | | 463,680 | * | |
| 30,000 | | | CB Richard Ellis Group | | | 1,095,000 | * | |
| 6,000 | | | Corrections Corporation of America | | | 378,660 | * | |
| 5,000 | | | IHS Inc. | | | 230,000 | * | |
| 10,000 | | | Iron Mountain | | | 261,300 | * | |
| 3,500 | | | MasterCard, Inc. Class A | | | 580,545 | | |
| 5,000 | | | Stericycle, Inc. | | | 222,300 | * | |
| 17,500 | | | Trimble Navigation | | | 563,500 | * | |
| 15,500 | | | VeriFone Holdings | | | 546,375 | * | |
| 9,750 | | | VistaPrint Ltd. | | | 372,937 | * | |
| | | 4,714,297 | | |
Cable Systems (0.6%) | | | |
| 8,000 | | | Liberty Global Class A | | | 328,320 | * | |
| 5,000 | | | Virgin Media | | | 121,850 | | |
| | | 450,170 | | |
Communications Equipment (1.3%) | | | |
| 7,000 | | | BigBand Networks | | | 91,770 | * | |
| 3,500 | | | F5 Networks | | | 282,100 | * | |
| 6,000 | | | Harris Corp. | | | 327,300 | | |
| 12,500 | | | Juniper Networks | | | 314,625 | * | |
| | | 1,015,795 | | |
Consumer Staples (2.3%) | | | |
| 7,000 | | | Chattem Inc. | | | 443,660 | * | |
| 6,000 | | | Corn Products International | | | 272,700 | | |
| 9,250 | | | Hansen Natural | | | 397,565 | * | |
| 14,000 | | | Shoppers Drug Mart | | | 648,449 | | |
| | | 1,762,374 | | |
Energy (5.8%) | | | |
| 25,500 | | | Denbury Resources | | | 956,250 | * | |
| 12,500 | | | Dresser-Rand Group | | | 493,750 | * | |
| 3,000 | | | Grant Prideco | | | 161,490 | * | |
| 7,500 | | | Input/Output, Inc. | | | 117,075 | * | |
| 7,000 | | | National-Oilwell Varco | | | 729,680 | * | |
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
| 19,000 | | | Range Resources | | $ | 710,790 | | |
| 11,400 | | | Smith International | | | 668,496 | | |
| 9,000 | | | XTO Energy | | | 540,900 | | |
| | | 4,378,431 | | |
Financial Services (4.4%) | | | |
| 8,500 | | | AerCap Holdings NV | | | 272,000 | * | |
| 2,000 | | | Chicago Mercantile Exchange | | | 1,068,720 | | |
| 5,750 | | | GFI Group | | | 416,760 | * | |
| 8,500 | | | Moody's Corp. | | | 528,700 | | |
| 3,500 | | | Northern Trust | | | 224,840 | | |
| 13,500 | | | Nuveen Investments | | | 839,025 | | |
| | | 3,350,045 | | |
Health Care (6.5%) | | | |
| 15,500 | | | Allscripts Healthcare Solutions | | | 394,940 | *È | |
| 13,000 | | | Cerner Corp. | | | 721,110 | * | |
| 22,000 | | | Cytyc Corp. | | | 948,420 | * | |
| 7,500 | | | Gen-Probe | | | 453,150 | * | |
| 6,500 | | | Healthways, Inc. | | | 307,905 | * | |
| 1,500 | | | IDEXX Laboratories | | | 141,945 | * | |
| 14,000 | | | Pharmaceutical Product Development | | | 535,780 | | |
| 15,000 | | | Psychiatric Solutions | | | 543,900 | * | |
| 4,000 | | | Shire PLC ADR | | | 296,520 | | |
| 15,500 | | | VCA Antech | | | 584,195 | * | |
| | | 4,927,865 | | |
Industrial (1.8%) | | | |
| 8,000 | | | Danaher Corp. | | | 604,000 | | |
| 6,000 | | | Fastenal Co. | | | 251,160 | È | |
| 4,500 | | | Fluor Corp. | | | 501,165 | | |
| | | 1,356,325 | | |
Leisure (4.7%) | | | |
| 10,800 | | | Gaylord Entertainment | | | 579,312 | * | |
| 8,500 | | | Hilton Hotels | | | 284,495 | | |
| 10,000 | | | Marriott International | | | 432,400 | | |
| 6,500 | | | Orient-Express Hotel | | | 347,100 | | |
| 10,000 | | | Penn National Gaming | | | 600,900 | * | |
| 12,500 | | | Scientific Games Class A | | | 436,875 | *È | |
| 30,000 | | | WMS Industries | | | 865,800 | * | |
| | | 3,546,882 | | |
Media (1.3%) | | | |
| 12,000 | | | Focus Media Holding ADR | | | 606,000 | *È | |
| 6,500 | | | Lamar Advertising | | | 407,940 | | |
| | | 1,013,940 | | |
Medical Equipment (2.8%) | | | |
| 5,500 | | | C.R. Bard | | | 454,465 | | |
| 8,000 | | | Hologic, Inc. | | | 442,480 | * | |
| 2,300 | | | Intuitive Surgical | | | 319,171 | * | |
| 14,500 | | | Kyphon Inc. | | | 698,175 | * | |
| 6,000 | | | ResMed Inc. | | | 247,560 | * | |
| | | 2,161,851 | | |
Retail (4.3%) | | | |
| 8,500 | | | Bare Escentuals | | | 290,275 | * | |
| 20,000 | | | Coach, Inc. | | | 947,800 | * | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments Balanced Portfolio cont'd
Number of Shares | | | | Market Value† | |
| 7,500 | | | Dollar Tree Stores | | $ | 326,625 | * | |
| 14,000 | | | Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 715,680 | | |
| 5,500 | | | O' Reilly Automotive | | | 201,025 | * | |
| 5,500 | | | PETsMART, Inc. | | | 178,475 | | |
| 6,000 | | | Polo Ralph Lauren | | | 588,660 | | |
| | | 3,248,540 | | |
Semiconductors (2.0%) | | | |
| 6,500 | | | Altera Corp. | | | 143,845 | | |
| 6,000 | | | MEMC Electronic Materials | | | 366,720 | * | |
| 16,000 | | | Microchip Technology | | | 592,640 | | |
| 10,500 | | | Varian Semiconductor Equipment | | | 420,630 | * | |
| | | 1,523,835 | | |
Software (1.3%) | | | |
| 13,000 | | | Autodesk, Inc. | | | 612,040 | * | |
| 8,000 | | | Citrix Systems | | | 269,360 | * | |
| 3,000 | | | Salesforce.com, Inc. | | | 128,580 | * | |
| | | 1,009,980 | | |
Technology (4.7%) | | | |
| 19,500 | | | Activision, Inc. | | | 364,065 | * | |
| 8,500 | | | Akamai Technologies | | | 413,440 | * | |
| 36,000 | | | Arris Group | | | 633,240 | * | |
| 12,000 | | | Cognizant Technology Solutions | | | 901,080 | * | |
| 2,000 | | | Equinix Inc. | | | 182,940 | * | |
| 10,500 | | | Foundry Networks | | | 174,930 | * | |
| 6,500 | | | GSI Commerce | | | 147,615 | * | |
| 4,000 | | | Netlogic Microsystems | | | 127,360 | * | |
| 6,000 | | | NVIDIA Corp. | | | 247,860 | * | |
| 11,000 | | | SBA Communications | | | 369,490 | * | |
| | | 3,562,020 | | |
Telecommunications (5.9%) | | | |
| 18,300 | | | American Tower | | | 768,600 | * | |
| 36,500 | | | Dobson Communications | | | 405,515 | * | |
| 14,500 | | | Leap Wireless International | | | 1,225,250 | * | |
| 14,200 | | | Metropcs Communications | | | 469,168 | * | |
| 13,500 | | | NeuStar, Inc. | | | 391,095 | * | |
| 15,000 | | | NII Holdings | | | 1,211,100 | * | |
| | | 4,470,728 | | |
Transportation (1.1%) | | | |
| 9,500 | | | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | | | 498,940 | | |
| 7,500 | | | Expeditors International | | | 309,750 | | |
| | | 808,690 | | |
| | Total Common Stocks (Cost $29,445,219) | | | 48,724,113 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments Balanced Portfolio cont'd
Principal Amount | | | | Rating | | Market Value† | |
| | | | Moody's | | S&P | | | |
U.S. Government Agency Securities (4.2%) | | | |
$ | 680,000 | | | Fannie Mae, Notes, 5.38%, due 8/15/09 | | AGY | | AGY | | $ | 682,517 | | |
| 2,050,000 | | | Fannie Mae, Notes, 4.13%, due 5/15/10 | | AGY | | AGY | | | 1,991,847 | | |
| 100,000 | | | Federal Home Loan Bank, Bonds, 5.00%, due 9/18/09 | | AGY | | AGY | | | 99,664 | | |
| 425,000 | | | Freddie Mac, Notes, 4.38%, due 11/16/07 | | AGY | | AGY | | | 423,426 | ØØ | |
| | Total U.S. Government Agency Securities (Cost $3,209,937) | | | | | | | 3,197,454 | | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities (20.7%) | | | |
Adjustable Alt-A Conforming Balance (0.8%) | | | |
| 585,782 | | | Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Ser. 2007-HYB2, Class 2A1, 5.47%, due 5/25/47 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 580,041 | | |
Adjustable Alt-A Jumbo Balance (0.9%) | | | |
| 715,451 | | | JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust, Ser. 2006-A2, Class 3A1, 5.95%, due 5/25/36 | | | | AAA | | | 715,771 | | |
Adjustable Alt-A Mixed Balance (3.6%) | | | |
| 645,478 | | | Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust, Ser. 2006-4, Class 32A1, 6.48%, due 7/25/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 650,916 | ØØ | |
| 635,432 | | | Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust, Ser. 2007-2, Class 2A1, 5.61%, due 4/25/37 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 630,944 | | |
| 386,347 | | | First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser. 2006-AA7, Class A1, 6.55%, due 1/25/37 | | Aaa | | | | | 390,193 | | |
| 722,668 | | | Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., Ser. 2006-AR2, Class 2A2, 6.58%, due 4/25/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 730,177 | | |
| 330,037 | | | Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Ser. 2005-QA10, Class A31, 5.61%, due 9/25/35 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 329,160 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,731,390 | | |
Adjustable Alt-B Mixed Balance (0.3%) | | | |
| 249,766 | | | Lehman XS Trust, Ser. 2005-1, Class 2A1, 4.66%, due 5/25/08 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 249,715 | µ | |
Adjustable Conforming Balance (0.9%) | | | |
| 336,946 | | | Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2005-10, Class 4A1, 5.38%, due 1/25/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 335,354 | | |
| 320,308 | | | IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser. 2005-AR23, Class 2A1, 5.54%, due 11/25/35 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 318,753 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 654,107 | | |
Adjustable Jumbo Balance (1.9%) | | | |
| 135,440 | | | Banc of America Funding Corp., Ser. 2005-F, Class 4A1, 5.35%, due 9/20/35 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 134,438 | | |
| 404,632 | | | Banc of America Funding Corp., Ser. 2006-H, Class 2A3, 6.70%, due 9/20/46 | | | | AAA | | | 406,529 | | |
| 361,285 | | | Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser. 2006-3, Class 1A1A, 6.39%, due 6/19/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 365,768 | | |
| 521,751 | | | Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Ser. 2005-A1, Class 2A1, 4.53%, due 12/25/34 | | | | AAA | | | 516,335 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,423,070 | | |
Adjustable Mixed Balance (4.6%) | | | |
| 331,162 | | | Banc of America Funding Corp., Ser. 2005-H, Class 7A1, 5.67%, due 11/20/35 | | | | AAA | | | 331,037 | | |
| 244,134 | | | Banc of America Funding Corp., Ser. 2006-A, Class 3A2, 5.90%, due 2/20/36 | | | | AAA | | | 244,696 | | |
| 618,675 | | | Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Ser. 2006-HYB3, Class 1A1A, 5.48%, due 5/20/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 622,857 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments Balanced Portfolio cont'd
Principal Amount | | | | Rating | | Market Value† | |
| | | | Moody's | | S&P | | | |
$ | 446,834 | | | Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Ser. 2004-AR4, Class 2A1, 4.67%, due 5/25/34 | | Aaa | | AAA | | $ | 441,240 | | |
| 347,133 | | | First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Ser. 2005-AR5, Class 2A1, 5.44%, due 11/25/35 | | | | AAA | | | 344,265 | | |
| 325,744 | | | GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Ser. 2006-AR1, Class 1A1, 5.60%, due 4/19/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 324,909 | | |
| 60,276 | | | Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, Floating Rate, Ser. 2004-4, Class 3A, 6.07%, due 7/19/07 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 60,114 | µ | |
| 646,516 | | | IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser. 2006-AR3, Class 2A1A, 6.39%, due 3/25/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 654,509 | | |
| 525,000 | | | WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Ser. 2004-AR9, Class A7, 4.15%, due 8/25/34 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 511,544 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3,535,171 | | |
Commercial Mortgage Backed (5.9%) | | | |
| 597,686 | | | Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Ser. 2006-3, Class A1, 5.68%, due 7/10/44 | | | | AAA | | | 599,663 | | |
| 342,413 | | | Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Ser. 2005-6, Class A1, 5.00%, due 9/10/47 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 339,295 | | |
| 330,679 | | | Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Ser. 2005-C6, Class A1, 4.94%, due 12/15/40 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 327,715 | | |
| 666,068 | | | GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Ser. 2002-2A, Class A2, 4.97%, due 8/11/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 658,838 | | |
| 182,788 | | | GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Ser. 2006-C1, Class A1, 4.97%, due 11/10/45 | | | | AAA | | | 180,974 | | |
| 306,432 | | | JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Ser. 2004-C2, Class A1, 4.28%, due 5/15/41 | | Aaa | | | | | 301,287 | | |
| 389,714 | | | JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Ser. 2005-LDP5, Class A1, 5.03%, due 12/15/44 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 386,604 | | |
| 434,074 | | | JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Ser. 2006-LDP7, Class A1, 5.83%, due 4/15/45 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 437,432 | | |
| 326,358 | | | LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2006-C3, Class A1, 5.48%, due 3/15/39 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 326,436 | | |
| 725,021 | | | Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2007-5, Class A1, 4.28%, due 8/12/48 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 705,969 | | |
| 241,892 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I, Ser. 2005-HQ6, Class A1, 4.65%, due 8/13/42 | | | | AAA | | | 238,317 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4,502,530 | | |
Mortgage-Backed Non-Agency (0.9%) | | | |
| 190,653 | | | Countrywide Home Loans, Ser. 2005-R2, Class 2A4, 8.50%, due 6/25/35 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 207,155 | ñ | |
| 376,895 | | | GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser. 2005-RP2, Class 1A4, 8.50%, due 3/25/35 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 397,566 | ñ | |
| 78,621 | | | GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser. 2005-RP3, Class 1A4, 8.50%, due 9/25/35 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 82,975 | ñ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 687,696 | | |
Fannie Mae (0.3%) | | | |
| 187,167 | | | Whole Loan, Ser. 2004-W8, Class PT, 10.16%, due 6/25/44 | | AGY | | AGY | | | 207,377 | ØØ | |
Freddie Mac (0.6%) | | | |
| 241,478 | | | Pass-Through Certificates, 8.00%, due 11/1/26 | | AGY | | AGY | | | 255,574 | | |
| 167,472 | | | Pass-Through Certificates, 8.50%, due 10/1/30 | | AGY | | AGY | | | 179,263 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 434,837 | | |
| | Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $15,788,339) | | | | | | | 15,721,705 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Schedule of Investments Balanced Portfolio cont'd
Principal Amount | | | | Rating | | Market Value† | |
| | | | Moody's | | S&P | | | |
Corporate Debt Securities (9.1%) | | | |
Automobile Manufacturers (0.2%) | | | |
$ | 190,000 | | | DaimlerChrysler N.A. Holdings Corp., Guaranteed Unsecured Notes, 4.05%, due 6/4/08 | | Baa1 | | BBB | | $ | 187,334 | | |
Banks (0.8%) | | | |
| 160,000 | | | Bank of America Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.88%, due 1/15/08 | | Aa1 | | AA | | | 158,716 | | |
| 250,000 | | | BankBoston NA, Subordinated Notes, 6.50%, due 12/19/07 | | Aa1 | | AA | | | 250,743 | ØØ | |
| 250,000 | | | Wells Fargo & Co., Unsecured Notes, 3.13%, due 4/1/09 | | Aa1 | | AA+ | | | 240,949 | ØØ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 650,408 | | |
Computers (0.4%) | | | |
| 280,000 | | | Hewlett-Packard Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.50%, due 7/1/07 | | A2 | | A | | | 280,000 | ØØ | |
Diversified Financial Services (5.4%) | | | |
| 300,000 | | | Bear Stearns Co., Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.00%, due 1/31/08 | | A1 | | A+ | | | 297,712 | | |
| 225,000 | | | Boeing Capital Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.75%, due 8/25/08 | | A2 | | A+ | | | 223,456 | | |
| 250,000 | | | Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., Medium-Term Senior Unsubordinated Notes, Ser. F, 3.83%, due 12/15/08 | | A2 | | A | | | 245,088 | | |
| 250,000 | | | CIT Group, Inc., Senior Notes, 3.88%, due 11/3/08 | | A2 | | A | | | 244,795 | ØØ | |
| 100,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., Unsecured Notes, 4.25%, due 7/29/09 | | Aa1 | | AA | | | 98,002 | | |
| 550,000 | | | General Electric Capital Corp., Medium-Term Notes, Ser. A, 4.25%, due 9/13/10 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 531,101 | | |
| 600,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Unsecured Notes, 4.13%, due 1/15/08 | | Aa3 | | AA- | | | 596,242 | ØØ | |
| 300,000 | | | HSBC Finance Corp., Notes, 4.13%, due 12/15/08 | | Aa3 | | AA- | | | 294,603 | ØØ | |
| 300,000 | | | International Lease Finance Corp., Unsubordinated Unsecured Notes, 3.50%, due 4/1/09 | | A1 | | AA- | | | 290,598 | ØØ | |
| 225,000 | | | John Deere Capital Corp., Unsecured Notes, 3.90%, due 1/15/08 | | A2 | | A | | | 223,241 | | |
| 275,000 | | | JP Morgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes, 3.63%, due 5/1/08 | | Aa2 | | AA- | | | 270,935 | | |
| 175,000 | | | MBNA Corp., Notes, 4.63%, due 9/15/08 | | Aa1 | | AA | | | 173,319 | | |
| 300,000 | | | Merrill Lynch & Co., Medium-Term Notes, Ser. B, 4.00%, due 11/15/07 | | Aa3 | | AA- | | | 298,326 | | |
| 300,000 | | | Merrill Lynch & Co., Medium-Term Notes, Ser. C, 4.25%, due 9/14/07 | | Aa3 | | AA- | | | 299,236 | ØØ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4,086,654 | | |
Insurance (0.5%) | | | |
| 400,000 | | | Berkshire Hathaway Finance, Guaranteed Notes, 3.40%, due 7/2/07 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 400,000 | ØØ | |
Media (1.2%) | | | |
| 215,000 | | | British Sky Broadcasting, Guaranteed Senior Unsecured Notes, 8.20%, due 7/15/09 | | Baa2 | | BBB | | | 225,486 | | |
| 265,000 | | | Comcast Cable Communications, Guaranteed Unsecured Unsubordinated Notes, 6.20%, due 11/15/08 | | Baa2 | | BBB+ | | | 267,103 | | |
| 165,000 | | | News America Holdings, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.38%, due 10/17/08 | | Baa2 | | BBB | | | 168,290 | | |
| 250,000 | | | Time Warner Entertainment LP, Debentures, 7.25%, due 9/1/08 | | Baa2 | | BBB+ | | | 254,555 | ØØ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 915,434 | | |
Oil & Gas (0.2%) | | | |
| 135,000 | | | Enterprise Products Operating LP, Guaranteed Notes, 4.00%, due 10/15/07 | | Baa3 | | BBB- | | | 134,441 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Principal Amount | | | | Rating | | Market Value† | |
| | | | Moody's | | S&P | | | |
Telecommunications (0.4%) | | | |
$ | 290,000 | | | Verizon Global Funding Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.00%, due 1/15/08 | | A3 | | A | | $ | 287,852 | ØØ | |
| | Total Corporate Debt Securities (Cost $6,968,389) | | | | | | | 6,942,123 | | |
Asset-Backed Securities (0.8%) | | | |
| 129,566 | | | Chase Funding Mortgage Loan, Ser. 2003-6, Class 1A3, 3.34%, due 5/25/26 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 128,110 | | |
| 83,017 | | | Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Ser. 2005-A, Class A3, 3.48%, due 11/15/08 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 82,793 | | |
| 102,153 | | | John Deere Owner Trust, Ser. 2005-A, Class A3, 3.98%, due 6/15/09 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 101,597 | | |
| 90,709 | | | Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Ser. 2005-A, Class A3, 3.54%, due 10/15/08 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 90,508 | | |
| 524,167 | | | Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., Ser. 2006-S2, Class AIO, 10.00%, Interest Only Security, due 4/25/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 33,662 | ñ | |
| 282,000 | | | Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., Ser. 2005-S3, Class AIO, 20.00%, Interest Only Security, due 8/25/35 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 18,595 | | |
| 485,574 | | | Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., Ser. 2005-S4, Class AIO, 20.00%, Interest Only Security, due 10/25/35 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 43,550 | | |
| 553,938 | | | Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., Ser. 2006-AP1, Class AIO, 4.50%, Interest Only Security, due 1/25/36 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 9,512 | | |
| 33,153 | | | Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Ser. 2004-2, Class AF2, 4.15%, due 8/25/35 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 33,027 | | |
| 75,166 | | | USAA Auto Owner Trust, Ser. 2005-1, Class A3, 3.90%, due 7/15/09 | | Aaa | | AAA | | | 74,787 | | |
| | Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $651,889) | | | | | | | 616,141 | | |
Repurchase Agreements (1.4%) | | | |
| 1,065,000 | | | Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 4.85%, due 7/2/07, dated 6/29/07, Maturity Value $1,065,430, Collateralized by $1,100,000 Fannie Mae, 5.55%, due 5/22/12 (Collateral Value $1,097,250) (Cost $1,065,000) | | | | | | | 1,065,000 | # | |
Number of Shares | |
Short-Term Investments (2.6%) | | | |
| 348,336 | | | Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class | | | | | | | 348,336 | @ | |
| 1,647,001 | | | Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC | | | | | | | 1,647,001 | ‡ | |
| | Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,995,337) | | | | | | | 1,995,337 | # | |
| | Total Investments (102.8%) (Cost $59,124,110) | | | | | | | 78,261,873 | ## | |
| | | | Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets [(2.8%)] | | | | | | | (2,117,219 | ) | |
| | Total Net Assets (100.0%) | | | | | | $ | 76,144,654 | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Notes to Schedule of Investments Balanced Portfolio
† Investments in equity securities by Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust Balanced Portfolio (the "Fund") are valued at the latest sale price where that price is readily available; securities for which no sales were reported, unless otherwise noted, are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices. Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued by the Fund at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. Investments in debt securities by the Fund are valued daily by obtaining bid price quotations from independent pricing services on all securities available in each service's data base. For all other securities requiring daily quotations, bid prices are obtained from principal market makers in those securities. The Fund values all other securities, including securities for which the necessary last sale, asked, and/or bid prices are not readily available, by methods the Board of Trustees of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Board") has approved on the belief that they reflect fair value. Numerous factors may be considered when determining the fair value of a security, including available analyst, media or other reports, trading in futures or ADRs and whether the issuer of the security being fair valued has other securities outstanding. Foreign security pr ices are furnished by independent quotation services and expressed in local currency values. Foreign security prices are currently translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. The Board has approved the use of FT Interactive Data Corporation ("FT Interactive") to assist in determining the fair value of the Fund's foreign equity securities when changes in the value of a certain index suggest that the closing prices on the foreign exchanges may no longer represent the amount that the Fund could expect to receive for those securities. In this event, FT Interactive will provide adjusted prices for certain foreign equity securities using a statistical analysis of historical correlations of multiple factors. In the absence of precise information about the market values of these foreign securities as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Board has determined on the basis of available data that prices adjusted in this way are likely to be clos er to the prices the Fund could realize on a current sale than are the prices of those securities established at the close of the foreign markets in which the securities primarily trade. However, fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security next trades. Short-term debt securities with less than 60 days until maturity may be valued at cost which, when combined with interest earned, approximates market value.
# At cost, which approximates market value.
## At June 30, 2007, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $59,276,237. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $19,355,744 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $370,108, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $18,985,636, based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
* Security did not produce income during the last twelve months.
ñ Restricted security subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and have been deemed by the investment manager to be liquid. At June 30, 2007, these securities amounted to $721,358 or 0.9% of net assets for the Fund.
ØØ All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for financial futures contracts.
µ Floating rate securities are securities whose yields vary with a designated market index or market rate. These securities are shown at their current rates as of June 30, 2007.
È All or a portion of this security is on loan (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements).
‡ Managed by an affiliate of Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and could be deemed an affiliate of the Fund (see Notes A & F of Notes to Financial Statements).
@ Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money") is also managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money (see Notes A & F of Notes to Financial Statements).
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Balanced Portfolio | |
Assets | |
Investments in securities, at market value*† (Notes A & F)—see Schedule of Investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 76,266,536 | | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 1,995,337 | | |
| | | 78,261,873 | | |
Cash | | | 12,020 | | |
Foreign currency | | | 8,658 | | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 210,669 | | |
Receivable for securities sold | | | 99,093 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 8,775 | | |
Receivable for variation margin (Note A) | | | 4,453 | | |
Receivable for securities lending income (Note A) | | | 9,672 | | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 2,444 | | |
Total Assets | | | 78,617,657 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable for collateral on securities loaned (Note A) | | | 1,647,001 | | |
Payable for securities purchased | | | 684,450 | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 43,184 | | |
Payable to investment manager—net (Notes A & B) | | | 34,422 | | |
Payable to administrator (Note B) | | | 18,780 | | |
Payable for securities lending fees (Note A) | | | 8,517 | | |
Accrued expenses and other payables | | | 36,649 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 2,473,003 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 76,144,654 | | |
Net Assets consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 81,907,519 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | 1,244,518 | | |
Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments | | | (26,142,896 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments | | | 19,135,513 | | |
Net Assets at value | | $ | 76,144,654 | | |
Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized) | | | 6,007,058 | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 12.68 | | |
†Securities on loan, at market value: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 1,625,095 | | |
*Cost of investments: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 57,128,773 | | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 1,995,337 | | |
Total cost of investments | | $ | 59,124,110 | | |
Total cost of foreign currency | | $ | 8,029 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Operations
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Balanced Portfolio | |
Investment Income | |
Income (Note A): | | | | | |
Interest income—unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 711,549 | | |
Income from investments in affiliated issuers (Note F) | | | 1,984 | | |
Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers | | | 104,491 | | |
Income from securities loaned—net (Note F) | | | 6,560 | | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (604 | ) | |
Total income | | | 823,980 | | |
Expenses: | |
Investment management fees (Notes A & B) | | | 202,553 | | |
Administration fees (Note B) | | | 110,484 | | |
Audit fees | | | 19,158 | | |
Custodian fees (Note B) | | | 46,800 | | |
Insurance expense | | | 1,314 | | |
Legal fees | | | 6,911 | | |
Registration and filing fees | | | 18,574 | | |
Shareholder reports | | | 36,381 | | |
Shareholder servicing agent fees | | | 792 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 11,906 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 2,842 | | |
Total expenses | | | 457,715 | | |
Investment management fees waived (Note A) | | | (37 | ) | |
Expenses reduced by custodian fee expense offset and commission recapture arrangements (Note B) | | | (2,720 | ) | |
Total net expenses | | | 454,958 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 369,022 | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Note A) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers | | | 3,440,710 | | |
Financial futures contracts | | | (30,465 | ) | |
Foreign currency | | | 175 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of: | |
Unaffiliated investment securities | | | 3,808,800 | | |
Financial futures contracts | | | 11,390 | | |
Foreign currency | | | 574 | | |
Net gain (loss) on investments | | | 7,231,184 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 7,600,206 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST JUNE 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | Balanced Portfolio | |
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | | Year Ended December 31, 2006 (Unaudited) | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | |
From Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 369,022 | | | $ | 745,203 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 3,410,420 | | | | 7,844,073 | | |
Net increase from payments by affiliates (Note B) | | | — | | | | 695 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | 3,820,764 | | | | (1,096,588 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 7,600,206 | | | | 7,493,383 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A): | |
Net investment income | | | — | | | | (585,710 | ) | |
From Fund Share Transactions (Note D): | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 2,884,999 | | | | 4,869,838 | | |
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | — | | | | 585,710 | | |
Payments for shares redeemed | | | (6,606,711 | ) | | | (13,815,179 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions | | | (3,721,712 | ) | | | (8,359,631 | ) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | 3,878,494 | | | | (1,451,958 | ) | |
Net Assets: | |
Beginning of period | | | 72,266,160 | | | | 73,718,118 | | |
End of period | | $ | 76,144,654 | | | $ | 72,266,160 | | |
Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period | | $ | 1,244,518 | | | $ | 875,496 | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements Balanced Portfolio
Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
1 General: Balanced Portfolio (the "Fund") is a separate operating series of Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to a Trust Instrument dated May 23, 1994. The Trust is currently comprised of eleven separate operating series (each a "Series," collectively, the "Funds") each of which is diversified. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Fund currently offers only Cla ss I shares. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board") may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.
The assets of each Series belong only to that Series, and the liabilities of each Series are borne solely by that Series and no other.
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("Management") to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2 Portfolio valuation: Investment securities are valued as indicated in the notes following the Schedule of Investments.
3 Foreign currency translation: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are currently translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain (loss) arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statement of Operations.
4 Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of discount (adjusted for original issue discount, where applicable), and accretion of market discount on long-term bonds and short-term investments, is recorded on the accrual basis. R ealized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations.
5 Forward foreign currency contracts: The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts ("contracts") in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities to hedge the U.S. dollar value of portfolio securities denominated in a foreign currency. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract price and the closing price of such contract is included in net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions on settlement date. Fluctuations in the value of such contracts
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are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund until the contractual settlement date. The Fund could be exposed to risks if a counter party to a contract were unable to meet the terms of its contract or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by the Fund is determined using forward foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service.
6 Income tax information: The Funds are treated as separate entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its earnings to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.
Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund as a whole. The Fund may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.
As determined on December 31, 2006, permanent differences resulting primarily from different book and tax accounting for foreign currency gains and losses, paydown gains and losses, and amortization of bond premium, were reclassified at fiscal year-end. These reclassifications had no effect on net income, net asset value or net asset value per share of the Fund.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was as follows:
Distributions Paid From: | |
Ordinary Income | | Total | |
2006 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
$ | 585,710 | | | $ | 711,567 | | | $ | 585,710 | | | $ | 711,567 | | |
As of December 31, 2006, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Loss Carryforwards and Deferrals | | Total | |
$ | 875,496 | | | $ | 15,133,445 | | | $ | (29,372,012 | ) | | $ | (13,363,071 | ) | |
The difference between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings is attributable primarily to timing differences of wash sales, mark to market on certain foreign currency contracts, and amortization of bond premium.
To the extent the Fund's net realized capital gains, if any, can be offset by capital loss carryforwards, it is the policy of the Fund not to distribute such gains. As determined at December 31, 2006, the Fund had
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unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to offset net realized capital gains, if any, as follows:
Expiring in: | |
2009 | | 2010 | |
$ | 15,638,001 | | | $ | 13,734,011 | | |
During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $7,649,065.
7 Distributions to shareholders: The Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, generally are distributed in October. Income distributions and capital gain distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-date.
8 Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.
9 Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds. Expenses directly attributable to a Series are charged to that Series. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributed to a Series are allocated among the funds, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the funds can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which Management serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributed to a Series or the Trust are allocated among the Fund and the other investment companies in the complex or series thereof on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each investment company in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly.
10 Financial futures contracts: The Fund may buy and sell financial futures contracts to hedge against changes in securities prices resulting from changes in prevailing interest rates. At the time the Fund enters into a financial futures contract, it is required to deposit with the futures commission merchant a specified amount of cash or liquid securities, known as "initial margin," ranging upward from 1.1% of the value of the financial futures contract being traded. Each day, the futures contract is valued at the official settlement price of the board of trade or U.S. commodity exchange on which such futures contract is traded. Subsequent payments, known as "variation margin," to and from the broker are made on a daily basis as the market price of the financial futures contract fluctuates. Daily variation margin adjustments, arising from this "mark to market," are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses.
Although some financial futures contracts by their terms call for actual delivery or acceptance of financial instruments, in most cases the contracts are closed out prior to delivery by offsetting purchases or sales of matching financial futures contracts. When the contracts are closed, the Fund recognizes a gain or loss. Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility there may be an illiquid market, possibly at a time of rapidly declining prices, and/or a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities.
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the futures transactions undertaken by the Fund may cause the Fund to recognize gains or losses from marking to market even though its positions have not been sold or
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terminated, may affect the character of the gains or losses recognized as long-term or short-term, and may affect the timing of some capital gains and losses realized by the Fund. Also, the Fund's losses on transactions involving futures contracts may be deferred rather than being taken into account currently in calculating the Fund's taxable income.
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund entered into financial futures contracts. At June 30, 2007, open positions in financial futures contracts were:
Expiration | | Open Contracts | | Position | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
September 2007 | | 15 U.S. Treasury Notes, 2 Year | | Long | | $ | 2,891 | | |
At June 30, 2007, the Fund had deposited $37,000 in Fannie Mae Whole Loan, 10.16%, due 6/25/44, to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts.
11 Security lending: Since 2005, a third party, eSecLending, has assisted the Fund in conducting a bidding process to identify agents/principals that would pay a guaranteed amount to the Fund in consideration of the Fund entering into an exclusive securities lending arrangement.
Through a bidding process in August 2006, and in accordance with an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund selected Neuberger Berman, LLC ("Neuberger"), an affiliate of the Fund, to be its exclusive lending agent for a specified period. Under the agreement entered into between the Fund and Neuberger, Neuberger pays a guaranteed amount to the Fund.
Under the securities lending arrangement, the Fund receives cash collateral at the beginning of each transaction equal to at least 102% of the prior day's market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). The Fund may invest all the cash collateral in Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC ("Quality Fund"), a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management.
Net income from the lending program represents the guaranteed amount plus income earned on the cash collateral invested in Quality Fund or in other investments, less cash collateral fees and other expenses associated with the loans. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund received net income under the securities lending arrangement of approximately $6,560, which is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from securities loaned-net." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, "Income from securities loaned-net" consisted of approximately $65,521 in income earned on cash collateral and guaranteed amounts (including approximately $58,426 of interest income earned from the Quality Fund and $7,095 in guaranteed amounts received from Neuberger), less fees and expenses paid of approximately $58,961 (including approximately $0 retained by Neuberger).
12 Repurchase agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that Management has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. The Fund requires that the securities purchased in a repurchase agreement be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the Fund to assert a perfected security interest in those securities in the event of a
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default under the repurchase agreement. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the securities transferred to ensure that their value, including accrued interest, is greater than amounts owed to the Fund under each such repurchase agreement.
13 Transactions with other funds managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc.: Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund may invest in a money market fund managed by Management or an affiliate. The Fund invests in Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money"), as approved by the Board. Prime Money seeks to provide the highest available current income consistent with safety and liquidity. For any cash that the Fund invests in Prime Money, Management waives a portion of its management fee equal to the management fee it receives from Prime Money on those assets ( the "Arrangement"). For the six months ended June 30, 2007, management fees waived under this Arrangement amounted to $37 and are reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Investment management fees waived." For the six months ended June 30, 2007, income earned under this Arrangement amounted to $1,984 and is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from investments in affiliated issuers."
14 Dollar rolls: The Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions with respect to mortgage-backed securities. In a dollar roll transaction, the Fund sells securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously agrees to repurchase substantially similar (i.e., same type and coupon) securities on a specified future date from the same party. During the period before the repurchase, the Fund foregoes principal and interest payments on the securities. The Fund is compensated by the difference between the current sales price and the forward price for the future purchase (often referred to as the "drop"), as well as by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale . Dollar rolls may increase fluctuations in the Fund's net asset value and may be viewed as a form of leverage. There is a risk that the counter party will be unable or unwilling to complete the transaction as scheduled, which may result in losses to the Fund.
15 Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.
Note B—Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
Fund shares are issued and redeemed in connection with investments in and payments under certain variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued through separate accounts of life insurance companies and are also offered directly to qualified pension and retirement plans.
The Fund retains Management as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 0.55% of the first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.525% of the next $250 million, 0.50% of the
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next $250 million, 0.475% of the next $250 million, 0.45% of the next $500 million, 0.425% of the next $2.5 billion, and 0.40% of average daily net assets in excess of $4 billion.
The Fund retains Management as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. The Fund pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.30% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, Management retains State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. Management pays State Street a fee for all services received under this agreement.
The Board adopted a non-fee distribution plan for the Fund.
Management has contractually undertaken through December 31, 2010 to reimburse the Fund for its operating expenses (excluding the fees payable to Management, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, and transaction costs) ("Operating Expenses") which exceed, in the aggregate, 1.00% per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets (the "Expense Limitation"). For the six months ended June 30, 2007, no reimbursement to the Fund was required. The Fund has agreed to repay Management through December 31, 2013 for its excess Operating Expenses previously reimbursed by Management, so long as its annual Operating Expenses during that period do not exceed its Expense Limitation, and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which Management issued the reimbursement. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, there was no reimbursement to Management under this agreement. At June 30, 2007, the Fund ha d no contingent liability to Management under this agreement.
Management and Neuberger, a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange and sub-adviser to the Fund, are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ("Lehman"), a publicly-owned holding company. Neuberger is retained by Management to furnish it with investment recommendations and research information without added cost to the Fund. Several individuals who are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust are also employees of Neuberger and/or Management.
The Fund has entered into a commission recapture program, which enables it to pay some of its operational expenses by recouping a portion of the commissions it pays to a broker that is not a related party of the Fund. Pursuant to the agreement, brokers pay recaptured commissions to the Fund's custodian and the custodian directs these amounts toward payment of expenses such as custodial, transfer agency or accounting services. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $2,141.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Fund recorded a capital contribution from Management in the amount of $695. This amount was paid in connection with losses outside the Fund's direct control incurred in the disposition of foreign currency contracts. Management does not normally make payments for losses incurred in the disposition of foreign currency contracts.
The Fund has an expense offset arrangement in connection with its custodian contract. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $579.
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Note C—Securities Transactions:
Cost of purchases and proceeds of sales and maturities of long-term securities (excluding financial futures contracts and foreign currency contracts) for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were as follows:
Purchases of U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | Purchases excluding U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | Sales and Maturities of U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | | Sales and Maturities excluding U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | |
$ | 5,413,308 | | | $ | 15,389,058 | | | $ | 2,985,303 | | | $ | 20,491,778 | | |
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, brokerage commissions on securities transactions amounted to $23,921, of which Neuberger received $0, Lehman Brothers Inc. received $3,856, and other brokers received $20,065.
Note D—Fund Share Transactions:
Share activity for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006 was as follows:
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
Shares Sold | | | 237,132 | | | | 443,899 | | |
Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions | | | — | | | | 52,719 | | |
Shares Redeemed | | | (547,383 | ) | | | (1,254,446 | ) | |
Total | | | (310,251 | ) | | | (757,828 | ) | |
Note E—Line of Credit:
At June 30, 2007, the Fund was a participant in a single committed, unsecured $150,000,000 line of credit with a consortium of banks organized by State Street, to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Other investment companies managed by Management also participate in this line of credit on the same terms. Interest is charged on borrowings under this agreement at the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% per annum. A facility fee of 0.07% per annum of the available line of credit is charged, of which the Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due and payable. The fee is paid quarterly in arrears. Because several investment companies participate, there is no assurance that an individual fund will have access to all or any part of the $150,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding pu rsuant to this line of credit at June 30, 2007. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund did not utilize this line of credit.
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Note F—Investments in Affiliates*:
Name of Issuer | | Balance of Shares Held December 31, 2006 | | Gross Purchases and Additions | | Gross Sales and Reductions | | Balance of Shares Held June 30, 2007 | | Value June 30, 2007 | | Income from Investments in Affiliated Issuers Included in Total Income | |
Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class** | | | — | | | | 3,535,106 | | | | 3,186,770 | | | | 348,336 | | | $ | 348,336 | | | $ | 1,984 | | |
Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC*** | | | 488,001 | | | | 13,107,000 | | | | 11,948,000 | | | | 1,647,001 | | | | 1,647,001 | | | | 58,426 | | |
Total | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,995,337 | | | $ | 60,410 | | |
* Affiliated issuers, as defined in the 1940 Act.
** Prime Money is also managed by Management and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money.
*** Quality Fund, a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management, is used to invest cash the Fund receives as collateral for securities loaned as approved by the Board. Because all shares of Quality Fund are held by funds in the related investment management complex, Quality Fund may be considered an affiliate of the Fund.
Note G—Recent Accounting Pronouncement:
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Statement No. 157, "Fair Value Measurement" ("SFAS 157"), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management believes the adoption of SFAS 157 will not have a material impact on the Fund's financial positions or results of operations.
Note H—Unaudited Financial Information:
The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.
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Financial Highlights Balanced Portfolio
The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements.
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 11.44 | | | $ | 10.42 | | | $ | 9.64 | | | $ | 8.93 | | | $ | 7.81 | | | $ | 9.66 | | |
Income From Investment Operations: | |
Net Investment Income (Loss)‡ | | | .06 | | | | .11 | | | | .04 | | | | .05 | | | | .07 | | | | .12 | | |
Net Gains or Losses on Securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.00 | | | | .84 | | | | .77 | | | | 1.20 | | | | (1.75 | ) | |
Total From Investment Operations | | | 1.24 | | | | 1.11 | | | | .88 | | | | .82 | | | | 1.27 | | | | (1.63 | ) | |
Less Distributions From: | |
Net Investment Income | | | — | | | | (.09 | ) | | | (.10 | ) | | | (.11 | ) | | | (.15 | ) | | | (.22 | ) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 12.68 | | | $ | 11.44 | | | $ | 10.42 | | | $ | 9.64 | | | $ | 8.93 | | | $ | 7.81 | | |
Total Return†† | | | +10.84 | %** | | | +10.67 | % | | | +9.18 | % | | | +9.31 | % | | | +16.28 | % | | | –17.15 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net Assets, End of Period (in millions) | | $ | 76.1 | | | $ | 72.3 | | | $ | 73.7 | | | $ | 81.1 | | | $ | 84.9 | | | $ | 80.5 | | |
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets# | | | 1.24 | %* | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.12 | % | |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | 1.24 | %*§ | | | 1.18 | %§ | | | 1.13 | %§ | | | 1.09 | %§ | | | 1.11 | %§ | | | 1.12 | % | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | | | 1.00 | %* | | | 1.01 | % | | | .41 | % | | | .56 | % | | | .82 | % | | | 1.37 | % | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 29 | %** | | | 62 | % | | | 82 | % | | | 110 | % | | | 121 | % | | | 106 | % | |
See Notes to Financial Highlights
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†† Total return based on per share net asset value reflects the effects of changes in net asset value on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period and assumes dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested. Results represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal may fluctuate and shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not waived certain expenses. The total return information shown does not reflect charges and other expenses that apply to the separate account or the related insurance policies, and the inclusion of these charges and other expenses would reduce the total return for all fiscal periods shown. For the year ended December 31, 2006, Management reimbursed the Fund for losses incurred in connection with the disposition of foreign currency contracts, which had no impact on total return.
# The Fund is required to calculate an expense ratio without taking into consideration any expense reductions related to expense offset arrangements.
‡ Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.
§ After waiver of a portion of the investment management fee by Management. Had Management not undertaken such action, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:
Six Months Ended June 30, | | Year Ended December 31, | |
2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | |
| 1.24 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.11 | % | |
* Annualized.
** Not annualized.
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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov, and on Management's website at www.nb.com.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust's Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free).
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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS
Not applicable. Only required in an annual report.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
Not applicable. Only required in an annual report.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Not applicable. Only required in an annual report.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS
Not applicable to the Registrant.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
The complete schedule of investments for each series is disclosed in the Registrant’s semi-annual reports to shareholders, which are included as Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
Not applicable to Registrant.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
There were no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Board.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Act) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer of the Registrant have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effectively designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There was no change in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the Registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS
(a) (1) Not applicable. Only required in an annual report.
(2) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act, are attached hereto.
(3) Not applicable.
(b) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act, Rule13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code are attached hereto.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust
By: | /s/ Peter E. Sundman | | |
| Peter E. Sundman |
| Chief Executive Officer |
Date: August 17, 2007
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ Peter E. Sundman | | |
| Peter E. Sundman |
| Chief Executive Officer |
Date: August 17, 2007
By: | /s/ John M. McGovern | | |
| John M. McGovern |
| Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer |
Date: August 17, 2007