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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED: June 30, 2009
or
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number: 000-51003
 
CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
     
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  32-0122554
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, Illinois
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  60563
(Zip Code)
(630) 245-7200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. þ Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). o Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer þ   Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o Yes þ No
At July 29, 2009, the company had 19,621,037 shares of Class A common stock and 100 shares of Class B common stock outstanding.
 
 

 


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 6. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EX-31.1
EX-31.2
EX-32.1
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(in thousands, except share data)
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2009     2008  
    (unaudited)          
ASSETS
               
Current assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 120,119     $ 59,425  
Receivables:
               
Affiliates and affiliated funds
    15,175       13,187  
Customers
    7,843       6,862  
Investment securities
    191,701       173,155  
Derivative assets
    3,750       14,288  
Partnership investments
    32,570       28,471  
Prepaid expenses
    3,563       2,607  
Deferred tax assets, net
    12,319       11,837  
Other assets
    4,324       21,766  
 
           
Total current assets
    391,364       331,598  
 
           
Non-current assets
               
Deferred tax assets, net
    81,109       83,769  
Deferred sales commissions
    14,566       18,414  
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation ($37,026 at 6/30/09 and $31,719 at 12/31/08)
    35,876       41,058  
Other non-current assets
    873       1,034  
 
           
Total non-current assets
    132,424       144,275  
 
           
Total assets
    523,788       475,873  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES
               
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable:
               
Brokers
    10,866       10,239  
Affiliates and affiliated funds
    122       283  
Accrued compensation and benefits
    10,058       10,419  
Interest payable
    3,026       3,025  
Derivative liabilities
    5,882        
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    5,378       5,889  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    35,332       29,855  
 
           
Long-term liabilities
               
Long-term debt
    125,000       125,000  
Other long-term liabilities
    10,024       9,971  
 
           
Total long-term liabilities
    135,024       134,971  
 
           
Total liabilities
    170,356       164,826  
 
           
 
               
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 600,000,000 shares; 23,621,037 shares issued and 19,621,037 shares outstanding at June 30, 2009; 23,497,687 shares issued and 19,497,687 shares outstanding at December 31, 2008
    236       235  
Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 1,000 shares; issued and outstanding 100 shares
    0       0  
Additional paid-in capital
    208,799       207,844  
Retained earnings
    40,951       38,010  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    4,008       (101 )
Treasury stock at cost; 4,000,000 shares at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008
    (95,215 )     (95,215 )
 
           
Calamos Asset Management, Inc. stockholders’ equity
    158,779       150,773  
 
           
 
               
Non-controlling interest in partnerships
    1,478       1,289  
Non-controlling interest in Calamos Holdings LLC
    193,175       158,985  
 
           
Total non-controlling interest
    194,653       160,274  
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    353,432       311,047  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 523,788     $ 475,873  
 
           
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
(in thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
Revenues
                               
Investment management fees
  $ 47,493     $ 78,449     $ 89,494     $ 155,723  
Distribution and underwriting fees
    18,988       32,818       36,016       65,288  
Other
    598       971       1,138       1,920  
 
                       
Total revenues
    67,079       112,238       126,648       222,931  
 
                       
Expenses
                               
Employee compensation and benefits
    17,378       19,994       35,469       43,454  
Distribution and underwriting expense
    14,282       24,875       26,760       49,033  
Amortization of deferred sales commissions
    2,562       5,966       7,216       12,086  
Marketing and sales promotion
    2,940       3,035       5,462       6,071  
General and administrative
    8,533       9,257       17,167       18,747  
 
                       
Total operating expenses
    45,695       63,127       92,074       129,391  
 
                       
Operating income
    21,384       49,111       34,574       93,540  
 
                       
Non-operating income (loss)
                               
Net interest expense
    (1,734 )     (7,668 )     (3,520 )     (14,922 )
Investment and other income (loss)
    (6,193 )     23,955       7,877       (22,819 )
 
                       
Total non-operating income (loss)
    (7,927 )     16,287       4,357       (37,741 )
 
                       
Income before income taxes
    13,457       65,398       38,931       55,799  
Income taxes
    1,010       11,835       3,426       12,138  
 
                       
Net income
    12,447       53,563       35,505       43,661  
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest in partnerships
    (158 )     810       (189 )     13,269  
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in Calamos Holdings LLC
    (10,502 )     (52,477 )     (30,177 )     (54,585 )
 
                       
Net income attributable to Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
  $ 1,787     $ 1,896     $ 5,139     $ 2,345  
 
                       
 
                               
Earnings per share
                               
Basic
  $ 0.09     $ 0.10     $ 0.26     $ 0.12  
 
                       
Diluted
  $ 0.09     $ 0.09     $ 0.26     $ 0.11  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding
                               
Basic
    19,621,137       19,742,736       19,614,075       20,039,887  
 
                       
Diluted (1)
    19,990,070       97,051,708       19,873,806       97,331,973  
 
                       
 
                               
Cash dividends per share
  $ 0.055     $ 0.11     $ 0.11     $ 0.22  
 
                       
 
(1)   See note 8 to the consolidated financial statements.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
                                                                 
                                                    Non-        
    Calamos Asset Management, Inc. Stockholders     Non-     controlling        
                            Accumulated             controlling     interest in        
            Additional             Other             interest in     Calamos        
    Common     Paid-in     Retained     Comprehensive     Treasury     partnership     Holdings        
    Stock     Capital     Earnings     Income (Loss)     Stock     investments     LLC     Total  
Balance at Dec. 31, 2008
  $ 235     $ 207,844     $ 38,010     $ (101 )   $ (95,215 )   $ 1,289     $ 158,985     $ 311,047  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Net income
                5,139                   189       30,177       35,505  
 
                                                               
Changes in unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of income taxes
                      4,109                   10,991       15,100  
 
                                                             
Total comprehensive income
                                                            50,605  
Issuance of common stock (123,350 Class A common shares)
    1       (1 )                                    
Cumulative impact of changes in ownership of Calamos Holdings LLC
          86       (1 )                       (396 )     (311 )
Compensation expense recognized under stock incentive plans
          870                               3,190       4,060  
Dividend equivalent accrued under stock incentive plans
                (40 )                       (149 )     (189 )
Dividends declared
                (2,157 )                       (9,623 )     (11,780 )
 
                                               
Balance at June 30, 2009
  $ 236     $ 208,799     $ 40,951     $ 4,008     $ (95,215 )   $ 1,478     $ 193,175     $ 353,432  
 
                                               
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
                 
    2009     2008  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
  $ 59,425     $ 108,441  
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net income
    35,505       43,661  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Amortization of deferred sales commissions
    7,216       12,086  
Other depreciation and amortization
    5,376       5,300  
Unrealized depreciation (appreciation) on CFS securities, derivative assets, derivative liabilities and partnership investments
    (683 )     49,123  
Net realized gain on sale of investment securities, derivative assets and derivative liabilities
    (5,105 )     (20,663 )
Deferred taxes
    3,151       8,414  
Stock-based compensation
    4,060       3,561  
Employee taxes paid on vesting under stock incentive plans
    (175 )     (1,715 )
(Increase) decrease in assets:
               
Accounts receivable:
               
Affiliates and affiliated mutual funds
    (1,988 )     3,419  
Customers
    (981 )     1,781  
Deferred sales commissions
    (3,368 )     (5,170 )
Other assets
    16,350       (2,088 )
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
    466       (2,166 )
Accrued compensation and benefits
    (361 )     (17,347 )
Other liabilities and accrued expenses
    (547 )     (1,880 )
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    58,916       76,316  
 
           
 
               
Cash flows provided by investing activities:
               
Net additions to property and equipment
    (132 )     (3,504 )
Net sales of investment securities
    13,730       85,886  
Net changes in partnership investments and offshore funds
    (176 )     28,123  
 
           
Net cash provided by investing activities
    13,422       110,505  
 
           
 
               
Cash flows used in financing activities:
               
Deferred tax benefit on vesting under stock incentive plans
    136       192  
Repurchase of common stock
          (34,612 )
Cash dividends paid to non-controlling stockholders
    (9,623 )     (50,799 )
Cash dividends paid to common stockholders
    (2,157 )     (4,379 )
 
           
Net cash used in financing activities
    (11,644 )     (89,598 )
 
           
 
               
Net increase in cash
    60,694       97,223  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 120,119     $ 205,664  
 
           
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
(1) Organization and Description of Business
Calamos Asset Management, Inc. (CAM), together with its subsidiaries (the Company), primarily provides investment advisory services to individuals and institutional investors through open-end funds, closed-end funds, separate accounts, offshore funds and partnerships. CAM operates and controls all of the business and affairs of Calamos Holdings LLC (Holdings) and, as a result of this control, consolidates the financial results of Holdings with its own financial results.
(2) Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2009 and for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 have not been audited by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. In the opinion of management, these statements contain all adjustments, including those of a normal recurring nature, necessary for fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operations. The results for the interim periods ended June 30 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be obtained for a full fiscal year. The Company evaluated subsequent events through August 7, 2009, which represents the date that these financial statements were issued. Certain amounts for the prior year have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.
Calamos Family Partners, Inc.’s (CFP) and John P. Calamos, Sr.’s (collectively, the Calamos Interests) combined 78.6% and 79.8% interest in Holdings at June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, is represented as non-controlling interest in Calamos Holdings LLC in the Company’s financial statements. Non-controlling interest in Calamos Holdings LLC is derived by multiplying the historical equity of Holdings by the Calamos Interests’ aggregate ownership percentage for the periods presented. Issuances and repurchases of CAM’s common stock may result in changes to CAM’s ownership percentage and to the non-controlling interests’ ownership percentage of Holdings. The Company’s corresponding changes to stockholders’ equity are reflected in the consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity. Income is allocated to non-controlling interests based on the average ownership interest during the period in which the income is earned.
CAM wholly owns assets for which the non-controlling interests have no rights. CAM’s wholly-owned net assets include cash and cash equivalents of $8.5 million, net deferred tax assets of $93.4 million and current income taxes receivable of $4.1 million and are reported together with the Holdings consolidated assets in the statements of financial condition.
Calamos Partners LLC, a subsidiary of Holdings, is the general partner of Calamos Market Neutral Opportunities Fund LP (the Partnership) a private investment partnership that is primarily comprised of highly liquid marketable securities. Substantially all the activities of the Partnership are conducted on behalf of the Company and its related parties; therefore, the Company consolidates the financial results of the Partnership into its results.
In the fourth quarter of 2007, the Company established Calamos Global Funds PLC (Offshore Funds), which is comprised of four Ireland-based offshore mutual funds. Until December 2008 the Offshore Funds were majority-owned by the Company and, as a result, the Company consolidated the results of the Offshore Funds with its own results. During December 2008, the Offshore Funds were no longer majority-owned by the Company; therefore, the Company no longer consolidates the financial results of the Offshore Funds with its own results.
The assets and liabilities of the Partnership and of the Offshore Funds, when consolidated, are presented on a net basis as partnership investments in the consolidated statements of financial condition, and the total income (loss) is included in investment and other income (loss) in the consolidated statements of operations. Partnerships are presented on a net basis in order to provide more clarity to the financial position and results of the core operations of the Company. The underlying assets and liabilities that are being consolidated are described in note 5. The non-controlling interests of the Partnerships and of the Offshore Funds, when consolidated, are presented as non-controlling interests in partnership investments in the respective financial statements.

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CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Beginning in December 2008, the Company’s investment in the Offshore Funds is classified as an available-for-sale security and reported as investment securities in the consolidated statement of financial condition. Unrealized gains and losses from the Offshore Funds are excluded from earnings and are reported, net of income tax, as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.
Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
During the second quarter, the Company changed the estimated remaining useful lives of its Class B share deferred sales commission assets. This change in estimate reduced the amortization of deferred sales commissions by $1.7 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2009.
(3) Investment Securities
The following table provides a summary of investment securities owned as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008. Other investment securities consist primarily of common stock. As a registered broker-dealer, Calamos Financial Services LLC is required to mark to market all investment securities it owns (CFS Securities) and record all changes in fair value through current earnings. As such, unrealized gains and losses on CFS securities are included in investment and other income (loss) together with realized gains and losses on all investment securities in the consolidated statements of operations.
                         
    June 30, 2009  
    Available-for-     CFS     Total  
(in thousands)   Sale     Securities     Securities  
Mutual Funds
                       
Equity
  $ 78,207     $ 35,763     $ 113,970  
Balanced
    536             536  
Fixed income
    76,404             76,404  
High yield
    490             490  
Other
    188             188  
 
                 
Total mutual funds
    155,825       35,763       191,588  
 
                       
Other investment securities
          113       113  
 
                 
 
  $ 155,825     $ 35,876     $ 191,701  
 
                 
                         
    December 31, 2008  
(in thousands)   Available-for-
Sale
    CFS
Securities
    Total
Securities
 
Mutual Funds
                       
Equity
  $ 66,947     $ 32,671     $ 99,618  
Balanced
    436             436  
Fixed income
    72,418             72,418  
High yield
    380             380  
Other
    172             172  
 
                 
Total mutual funds
    140,353       32,671       173,024  
 
                       
Other investment securities
          131       131  
 
                 
 
  $ 140,353     $ 32,802     $ 173,155  
 
                 
The Company held $156.8 million and $140.9 million in affiliated mutual funds at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.

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CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
The table below summarizes the proceeds from sale, gross realized gains (losses) and unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities as well as unrealized gains (losses) on CFS securities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008. No losses were realized on available-for-sale securities for the periods presented below and, as a result, gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sales securities represent the amount reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings.
                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
(in thousands)   2009     2008     2009     2008  
Available-for-sale securities:
                               
Proceeds from sale
  $     $ 113,329     $     $ 113,329  
 
                       
Gross realized gains on sales
          20,663             20,234  
 
                       
Unrealized gains (losses)
    16,099       (4,957 )     13,990       (44,603 )
 
                       
 
                               
CFS securities:
                               
Unrealized gains (losses)
    4,714       (380 )     3,074       (953 )
 
                       
The cumulative net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities consisted of the following as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008:
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
(in thousands)   2009     2008  
Total cumulative unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities with net gains:
               
Mutual Funds
               
Equity
  $ 11,471     $ 160  
Fixed income
    4,161       1,681  
 
           
Total gains
    15,632       1,841  
 
               
Total cumulative unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities with net losses:
               
Mutual Funds
               
Equity
    (57 )     (75 )
Balanced
    (266 )     (346 )
High yield
    (184 )     (272 )
Other
    (32 )     (46 )
 
           
Total losses
    (539 )     (739 )
 
           
Total cumulative net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities
  $ 15,093     $ 1,102  
 
           
The aggregate fair value of available-for-sale investment securities that were in an unrealized loss position at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was $1.3 million and $1.1 million, respectively. The cumulative losses on securities that had been in a continuous loss position for 12 months or longer were immaterial as of the end of each reporting period.
The Company periodically evaluates its available-for-sale investments for other-than-temporary declines in value. Other-than- temporary declines in value may exist when the fair value of an investment security has been below the carrying value for an extended period of time. If an other-than-temporary decline in value is determined to exist, the unrealized investment loss, net of tax is recognized as a charge to net income in the period in which the other-than-temporary decline in value occurs, as well as an accompanying permanent adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income. At June 30, 2009, the Company believes all unrealized losses to be only temporary and has the ability and intent to hold these securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for recovery in market value.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
(4) Derivative Assets and Liabilities
In order to reduce the volatility in fair value of the Calamos corporate investment portfolio, the Company uses exchange traded equity option contracts as an economic hedge of price changes in its investment securities portfolio. The Company’s investment portfolio, totaling $191.7 million at June 30, 2009, consists primarily of positions in several Calamos equity, convertible and fixed income mutual funds. The equity price risk in the investment portfolio is hedged using exchange-traded put and call option contracts on several major equity market indices that correlate most closely with the change in value of the portfolio being hedged. The use of both purchased put and sold call options is part of a single strategy to minimize downside risk in the hedged portfolio, while participating in a portion of the upside of a market rally. The Company may adjust its hedge position in response to movement and volatility in prices and changes in the composition of the hedged portfolio, but generally is not actively buying and selling contracts.
The fair value of purchased puts and sold call contracts are reported in derivative assets and derivative liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated statements of financial condition. Net gains and losses on these contracts are reported in investment and other income (loss) in the consolidated statements of operations with net losses of $15.7 million and $1.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively. The Company is using these derivatives for risk management purposes but has not designated the contracts as hedges for accounting purposes.
(5) Partnership Investments
Presented below are the underlying assets and liabilities of the Partnerships that the Company reports on a net basis and the investments accounted for under the equity method. These investments are presented as partnership investments in its consolidated statements of financial condition as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008.
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
(in thousands)   2009     2008  
Calamos Market Neutral Opportunities Fund LP:
               
Securities owned
  $ 23,784     $ 27,038  
Securities sold but not yet purchased
    (9,136 )     (5,697 )
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    (377 )     (7,525 )
Other current assets
    2,950       886  
 
           
Calamos Market Neutral Opportunities Fund LP securities, net
    17,221       14,702  
 
               
Investment in other partnerships
    15,349       13,769  
 
           
Partnership investments
  $ 32,570     $ 28,471  
 
           
As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company held a controlling net interest of $15.7 million (91.4%) and $13.4 million (91.2%), respectively, in Calamos Market Neutral Opportunities Fund LP. The non-controlling interests totaled 8.6% and 8.8% of Calamos Market Neutral Opportunities Fund LP at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, and are presented in the consolidated statements of financial condition as non-controlling interest in partnerships.
As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company held a non-controlling interest in certain other partnerships and accounted for these investments using the equity method. These investments are presented collectively as investments in other partnerships in the table above.

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CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
(6) Fair Value Measurements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows: Level 1 — observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2 — inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and Level 3 — unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, and require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions. At June 30, 2009, the Company did not have any positions in Level 3 securities. For assets recorded at fair value, the Company uses a market approach.
The following provides the hierarchy of inputs used to derive the fair value of the Company’s investment securities, securities owned by the Partnership Investments and securities sold but not yet purchased as of June 30, 2009. Foreign currency contracts are presented on a net basis where the right of offset exists, and no impact of these positions exists at June 30, 2009.
                                 
            Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using  
            Quoted Prices     Significant        
            in Active     Other     Significant  
            Markets for     Observable     Unobservable  
(in thousands)   June 30,     Identical Assets     Inputs     Inputs  
Description   2009     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
Investment securities (note 3)
                               
Mutual funds
  $ 191,588     $ 191,588     $     $  
Common stocks
    113       113              
 
                       
 
    191,701       191,701              
 
                               
Derivative assets (note 4)
                               
Exchange-traded put option contracts
    3,750       3,750              
 
                               
Derivative liabilities (note 4)
                               
Exchange-traded call option contracts
    (5,882 )     (5,882 )            
 
                               
Securities owned by Partnership
                               
Investments (note 5)
                             
Common stocks
    310       2       308        
Convertible preferred stocks
    1,878       1,878              
Purchased options
    10       10              
Convertible bonds
    17,951             17,951        
Corporate bonds
    2,661             2,661        
Convertible preferred stocks
    974             974        
 
                       
 
    23,784       1,890       21,894        
 
                               
Securities sold but not yet purchased (note 5)
                               
Common stocks
    (9,062 )     (9,062 )            
Exchange-traded call option contracts
    (74 )     (74 )            
 
                       
 
    (9,136 )     (9,136 )            
 
                       
Total
  $ 204,217     $ 182,323     $ 21,894     $  
 
                       

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CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
(7) Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents and receivables approximate fair value due to the short maturities of these financial instruments.
The fair value of long-term debt, which has a carrying value of $125 million, was approximately $133.0 million at June 30, 2009. Fair value estimates are calculated using discounted cash flows based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rates for the debt and market prices for similar bonds at the measurement date. This method of assessing fair value may differ from the actual amount realized.
(8) Earnings Per Share
The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
(in thousands, except per share data)   2009     2008     2009     2008  
Earnings per share — basic
                               
Earnings available to common shareholders
  $ 1,787     $ 1,896     $ 5,139     $ 2,345  
Weighted average shares outstanding
    19,621       19,743       19,614       20,040  
 
                       
Earnings per share — basic
  $ 0.09     $ 0.10     $ 0.26     $ 0.12  
 
                       
 
                               
Earnings per share — diluted
                               
Income before income taxes
          $ 65,398             $ 55,799  
Non-controlling interest in partnerships
            810               13,269  
Less: Impact of revaluation of net deferred tax assets
            33,287               32,888  
Less: Impact of income taxes
            24,319               25,592  
 
                           
Earnings available to common shareholders
  $ 1,787     $ 8,602     $ 5,139     $ 10,588  
 
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding
    19,621       19,743       19,614       20,040  
Exchange of Calamos Interests ownership for common stock
          77,000             77,000  
Dilutive impact of restricted stock units
    369       309       260       292  
Dilutive impact of stock options
                       
 
                       
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding
    19,990       97,052       19,874       97,332  
 
                       
Earnings per share — diluted
  $ 0.09     $ 0.09     $ 0.26     $ 0.11  
 
                       
Diluted earnings per share is calculated (a) assuming the Calamos Interests exchanged all of their ownership interest in Holdings and their CAM Class B common stock for shares of CAM’s Class A common stock (collectively, the Exchange) and (b) including the effect of outstanding dilutive equity incentive compensation awards.
Effective March 1, 2009, the company amended its certificate of incorporation requiring that the Exchange be based on a fair value approach (details of the amendment are set forth in the Company’s Schedule 14C filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 12, 2009). The amendment results in the same or fewer shares of Class A common stock being issued at the time of the Exchange. The effects of the Exchange are anti-dilutive and are therefore excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009.

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CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
In calculating diluted earnings per share for the 2008 periods, the Company assumes that the net deferred tax assets will increase at a rate commensurate with the Company’s increased ownership of Holdings at the time of Calamos Interests’ exchange. As a result of the reduction of the Company’s statutory income tax rate in the second quarter of 2008 (see note 10), the net deferred tax assets would decrease by $33.3 million and $32.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008. Additionally, in calculating diluted earnings per share for the second quarter and first half of 2008, effective tax rates of 36.9% and 37.1%, respectively, were applied to the sum of income before income taxes and net income attributable to non-controlling interest in partnership investments.
The Company uses the treasury stock method to reflect the dilutive effect of unvested restricted stock units (RSUs) and unexercised stock options on diluted earnings per share. Under the treasury stock method, if the average market price of common stock increases above the option’s exercise price, the proceeds that would be assumed to be realized from the exercise of the option would be used to acquire outstanding shares of common stock. However, pursuant to SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, the awards may be anti-dilutive even when the market price of the underlying stock exceeds the option’s exercise price. This result is possible because compensation cost attributed to future services and not yet recognized is included as a component of the assumed proceeds upon exercise. The dilutive effect of such options and RSUs would increase the weighted average number of shares used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share.
The following table shows the number of shares which were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as they were anti-dilutive:
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30,   June 30,
    2009   2008   2009   2008
Exchange of Calamos Interests’ ownership interest in Holdings for shares of Class A common stock
    54,546,666             54,546,666        
Restricted stock units
    811,669       486,694       811,669       212,618  
Stock options
    2,572,621       2,586,892       2,572,621       2,586,892  
             
Total
    57,930,956       3,073,586       57,930,956       2,799,510  
             
Assuming an Exchange at June 30, 2009, 54.5 million shares would be issued to the Calamos Interests. The formula for exchanging ownership interest in Holdings for shares of CAM’s Class A common stock is set forth in the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3(i) to the 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K). For illustrative purposes the Exchange is based in part on the NASDAQ Global Select Market closing price of CAM’s Class A common stock on June 30, 2009 and on a fair market valuation by management of CAM’s net assets other than its ownership interest in Holdings. In the event of an actual Exchange, the majority of the Company’s independent directors may determine the fair market value of a share of CAM’s Class A common stock to be other than the closing price and will determine the fair market value of CAM’s net assets other than its ownership in Holdings.
(9) Stock Based Compensation
Under the Company’s incentive compensation plan, certain employees of the Company receive stock based compensation comprised of stock options and RSUs. Historically, RSUs have been settled with newly issued shares so that no cash was used by the Company to settle awards; however, the Company may also use treasury shares or issue new shares upon the exercise of stock options and upon conversion of RSUs. The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 provides details of this plan and its provisions.
During the first half of 2009, the Company granted 705,224 RSUs. There were forfeitures of 15,705 stock options and 5,235 RSUs during the six months ended June 30, 2009.

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CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
During the first half of 2009, 147,038 RSUs vested with 23,688 units withheld for taxes and 123,350 RSUs converted into an equal number of shares of CAM’s Class A common stock. The total intrinsic value and the fair value of the converted shares was $852,000. The total tax benefit realized in connection with the vesting of the RSUs during the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $99,000, as the Company receives tax benefits based upon the portion of Holdings’ income that it recognizes.
During the six months ended June 30, 2009, expense recorded in connection with the RSUs and stock options was $4.1 million of which $870,000, after giving effect to the non-controlling interests, was credited as additional paid-in capital. During the six months ended June 30, 2008, expense recorded in connection with the RSUs and stock options was $3.6 million of which $732,000, after giving effect to the non-controlling interests, was credited as additional paid-in capital. The amount of deferred tax asset created was $322,000 and $271,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. At June 30, 2009, approximately $24.2 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested stock option and RSU awards is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.7 years.
(10) Income Taxes
Holdings is subject to certain income-based state taxes; therefore, income taxes reflect not only the portion attributed to CAM stockholders but also the portion of income taxes attributable to non-controlling interests. CAM’s effective income tax rate for the second quarter and first half was approximately 37.4% and 38.1%, respectively.
In 2008, developments in the Illinois tax statutes resulted in modifications to the Company’s state tax apportionment methodology that lowered the Company’s statutory income tax rate from 40 percent to 37 percent. In the second quarter of 2008, the Company recorded a one-time, non-cash income tax expense of $6.8 million to revalue its net deferred tax assets to reflect the new statutory income tax rate.
(11) Non-Operating Income (Loss), Net of Non-Controlling Interest in Partnerships
Non-operating income (loss), net of non-controlling interest in partnerships was comprised of the following components for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
(in thousands)   2009     2008     2009     2008  
Interest income
  $ 216     $ 494     $ 380     $ 1,341  
Interest expense
    (1,950 )     (8,162 )     (3,900 )     (16,263 )
 
                       
Net interest expense
    (1,734 )     (7,668 )     (3,520 )     (14,922 )
 
                               
Investment income (loss)
    (6,367 )     23,717       7,512       (23,308 )
Miscellaneous other income
    174       238       365       489  
 
                       
Investment and other income (loss)
    (6,193 )     23,955       7,877       (22,819 )
 
                       
Non-operating income (loss)
    (7,927 )     16,287       4,357       (37,741 )
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest in partnerships
    (158 )     810       (189 )     13,269  
 
                       
Non-operating income (loss), net of non- controlling interest in partnerships
  $ (8,085 )   $ 17,097     $ 4,168     $ (24,472 )
 
                       

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CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
(12) Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141(R), Business Combinations, which establishes requirements for how the acquirer in a business combination recognizes, measures and discloses identified assets and goodwill acquired, liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interests. SFAS 141(R) became effective in the first quarter of 2009 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51, which establishes accounting and reporting requirements for non-controlling interest, which the Company previously referred to as minority interest. SFAS 160 requires non-controlling interest to be reported as a component of equity on the consolidated statements of financial position and the amount of net income attributable to non-controlling interest to be identified on the consolidated statements of income. SFAS 160 became effective in the first quarter of 2009 and the Company applied the presentation as prescribed by SFAS 160 to its consolidated financial statements for all periods presented.
In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133, which requires additional disclosures for derivative instruments and hedging activities. SFAS 161 became effective beginning January 1, 2009 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments (FSP 107-1), which requires that annual disclosures required by SFAS 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, be provided in interim financial statements. FSP 107-1 became effective in the second quarter of 2009 and the Company’s financial statements reflect the required disclosures.
In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 115-2 and 124-2, Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments (FSP 115-2), which amends the guidance for determining whether an other-than-temporary impairment exists on debt securities. FSP 115-2 became effective in the second quarter of 2009 and did not have an impact on the Company’s financial statements as it is not currently a direct holder of debt securities.
In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly, which provides guidance for estimating the fair value of assets and liabilities when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased and emphasizes that fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. FSP 157-4 became effective in the second quarter of 2009 and did not have an impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS 165, Subsequent Events, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued. In accordance with SFAS 165, the rules concerning recognition and disclosure of subsequent events will remain substantially unchanged from current generally accepted auditing standards. Additionally, SFAS 165 requires the disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that date. SFAS 165 is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009. Accordingly, in the second quarter of 2009 the Company adopted this standard, which had no impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), which modifies the analysis required to determine whether a company’s variable interest(s) give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. SFAS 167 is effective January 1, 2010. The Company is evaluating the impact that this standard will have on its financial statements and expects it to be immaterial.

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CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162, which identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in the preparation of financial statements of non-governmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). Upon adoption, the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the Codification) will become the sole source of authoritative GAAP and will supersede all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other non-grandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification will become non-authoritative. SFAS 168 is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption of SFAS 168 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
(13) Subsequent Events
In May 2009, the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Corporation’s Incentive Compensation Plan (“Plan”) to allow for a stock option exchange program (“Program”). The proposed Program and amendment to the Plan were summarized in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2009 in connection with the Corporation’s Annual Stockholders Meeting (“Proxy Statement”). Details regarding the specific Program offered to option holders are available in the Company’s Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in June 2009.
The Program expired on July 23, 2009 and 264,547 eligible stock options were tendered, representing 95% of the total stock options eligible for exchange in the Program with exchange ratios greater than 1.0 to 1. On July 23, 2009, the Company granted an aggregate of 197,712 new stock options in exchange for the eligible stock options surrendered in the Program, thus reducing the potentially dilutive shares by 66,835. The exercise price of the new stock options is $17.80, which is 120% of the closing price of the Company’s Class A common stock on July 23, 2009, as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market. The effects of the Program will be immaterial to the Company’s financial statements.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
We are a firm of 314 full-time employees that provides investment advisory services to institutions and individuals, managing $27.0 billion in assets at June 30, 2009. Our operating results fluctuate primarily due to changes in the total value and composition of our assets under management. The value and composition of our assets under management are, and will continue to be, influenced by a variety of factors, including purchases and redemptions of shares of mutual funds and separate accounts that we manage, fluctuations in the financial markets around the world that result in appreciation or depreciation of assets under management and the number and types of our investment strategies and products.
We market our investment strategies to our clients through a variety of products designed to suit their investment needs. We currently manage four types of mutual fund and separate account investment products. The following table details our assets under management at June 30, 2009 and 2008.
                 
    June 30,  
(in millions)   2009     2008  
Mutual Funds
               
Open-end funds
  $ 15,702     $ 24,005  
Closed-end funds
    4,301       6,688  
 
           
Total mutual funds
    20,003       30,693  
 
           
 
               
Separate Accounts
               
Institutional accounts
    3,898       5,285  
Managed accounts
    3,131       5,232  
 
           
Total separate accounts
    7,029       10,517  
 
           
Total assets under management
  $ 27,032     $ 41,210  
 
           
Our revenues are substantially comprised of investment management fees earned under contracts with the mutual funds and separate accounts that we manage. Our revenues are also comprised of distribution and underwriting fees, including asset-based distributions and/or service fees received pursuant to Rule 12b-1 plans. Investment management fees and distribution and underwriting fees may fluctuate based on a number of factors, including the total value and composition of our assets under management, market appreciation or depreciation and the level of net purchases and redemptions, which represent the sum of new client investments, additional funding from existing clients, withdrawals of assets from and termination of client accounts and purchases and redemptions of mutual fund shares. The mix of assets under management among our investment products also has an impact on our revenues as our fee schedules vary by product.
Our largest operating expenses are typically related to the distribution of mutual funds, including Rule 12b-1 payments and the amortization of deferred sales commissions for open-end mutual funds, as well as to employee compensation and benefits expense, which includes salaries, incentive compensation and related benefits costs. Operating expenses may fluctuate due to a number of factors, including changes in distribution expense as a result of fluctuations in mutual fund sales and market appreciation or depreciation, variations in staffing and compensation, marketing-related expenses that include supplemental distribution payments, and depreciation and amortization relating to capital expenditures incurred to maintain and enhance our administrative and operating services infrastructure.
Overall, we have seen positive results from our cost containment efforts and remain committed to further leveraging our operating structure, including identifying opportunities to institute a more variable expense structure such as outsourcing our middle and back office operations. Additionally, we continue our efforts to further develop our distribution platform, including building our international, retirement plan and institutional businesses. In connection with these initiatives, we continue to seek opportunities to grow our investment strategies and product lines more profitably.

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Operating Results
Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 Compared to Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008
Assets Under Management
Assets under management decreased by $14.2 billion, or 34%, to $27.0 billion at June 30, 2009 from $41.2 billion at June 30, 2008. Our assets under management consisted of 74% mutual funds and 26% separate accounts at June 30, 2008 and 2009.
                                                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
                    Change                     Change  
($ in millions)   2009     2008     Amount     Percent     2009     2008     Amount     Percent  
Mutual Funds
                                                               
Beginning assets under management
  $ 17,089     $ 30,658     $ (13,569 )     (44 )%   $ 17,498     $ 34,835     $ (17,337 )     (50 )%
Net purchases (redemptions)
    264       (282 )     546       *       74       (732 )     806       *  
Market appreciation (depreciation)
    2,650       317       2,333       736       2,431       (3,410 )     5,841       *  
 
                                                   
Ending assets under management
    20,003       30,693       (10,690 )     (35 )     20,003       30,693       (10,690 )     (35 )
 
                                                   
Average assets under management
    19,034       32,114       (13,080 )     (41 )     17,928       31,758       (13,830 )     (44 )
 
                                                   
Separate Accounts
                                                               
Beginning assets under management
    6,380       10,248       (3,868 )     (38 )     6,542       11,373       (4,831 )     (42 )
Net purchases (redemptions)
    (167 )     83       (250 )     *       (408 )     189       (597 )     *  
Market appreciation (depreciation)
    816       186       630       339       895       (1,045 )     1,940       *  
 
                                                   
Ending assets under management
    7,029       10,517       (3,488 )     (33 )     7,029       10,517       (3,488 )     (33 )
 
                                                   
Average assets under management
    6,866       10,834       (3,968 )     (37 )     6,609       10,728       (4,119 )     (38 )
 
                                                   
Total Assets Under Management
                                                               
Beginning assets under management
    23,469       40,906       (17,437 )     (43 )     24,040       46,208       (22,168 )     (48 )
Net purchases (redemptions)
    97       (199 )     296       *       (334 )     (543 )     209       (38 )
Market appreciation (depreciation)
    3,466       503       2,963       589       3,326       (4,455 )     7,781       *  
 
                                                   
Ending assets under management
    27,032       41,210       (14,178 )     (34 )     27,032       41,210       (14,178 )     (34 )
 
                                                   
Average assets under management
  $ 25,900     $ 42,948     $ (17,048 )     (40 )     24,537     $ 42,486     $ (17,949 )     (42 )
 
                                                   
 
*   Not meaningful.
During the second quarter of 2009, net purchases in our mutual funds of $264 million represent a favorable change of $546 million from net redemptions of $282 million in the second quarter of 2008. This improvement in net flows was primarily due to an increase of $537 million in net purchases of our Convertible Fund, which was reopened to new investors in October of 2008 and to increases in net purchases within our balanced and fixed income products. Mutual funds were positively impacted by market appreciation of $2.7 billion during the three months ended June 30, 2009 compared to market appreciation of $0.3 billion during the three months ended June 30, 2008.
During the first half of 2009, net purchases in our mutual funds of $74 million represent a favorable change of $806 million from net redemptions of $732 million in the first half of 2008. The improvement in net redemptions, compared to the first half of 2008 was primarily due to an increase of $1.2 billion in net sales of our Convertible Fund, as well as continued net purchases into our High Yield Fund and Total Return Bond Fund. Mutual funds were positively impacted by market appreciation of $2.4 billion during the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to market depreciation of $3.4 billion during the six months ended June 30, 2008.
Separate accounts had net redemptions of $167 million and $408 million during the second quarter and year-to-date period ended June 30, 2009, respectively, compared to net purchases of $83 million and $189 million during the prior-year periods due to outflows within our managed accounts where the convertible strategy remains closed to new investments and to the timing of sales in our institutional accounts. Separate accounts were positively impacted by market appreciation of $816 million and $895 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, compared to market appreciation of $186 million and market depreciation of $1.0 billion in the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively.

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Impact of One-Time Items
Results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 were significantly impacted by certain one-time expenses. In 2008, developments in the Illinois tax statutes resulted in modifications to the Company’s state tax apportionment methodology that lowered the Company’s statutory income tax rate from 40 percent to 37 percent. While we view this to be beneficial for the long term by reducing income taxes, we recorded a one-time, non-cash income tax expense of $6.8 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2008 to revalue our net deferred tax assets to reflect the new statutory income tax rate.
Management considers results adjusted for this one-time expense, as presented below, to provide a better indication of the company’s operations. These adjusted items are considered “non-GAAP financial measures” as defined by Regulation S-K of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In evaluating operating performance, management considers net income attributable to Calamos Asset Management, Inc. and diluted earnings per share, each calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP), and each item on an as-adjusted basis, which constitute non-GAAP financial measures. Items presented on an as-adjusted basis exclude the impact of the revaluation of the net deferred tax assets in the second quarter of 2008. As this one-time item is not expected to recur, management believes that excluding this item better enables it to evaluate the company’s operating performance relative to the prior periods. Management considers these non-GAAP financial measures when evaluating the performance of the company and believes the presentation of these amounts provides the reader with information necessary to analyze the company’s operations for the periods compared. Reconciliations of these measurements from their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 are provided in the table below and should be carefully evaluated by the reader:
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30,   June 30,
($ in thousands)   2009   2008   2009   2008
     
Net income attributable to Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
  $ 1,787     $ 1,896     $ 5,139     $ 2,345  
Net deferred tax assets revaluation
          6,771             6,771  
     
Net income attributable to Calamos Asset Management, Inc. as adjusted
  $ 1,787     $ 8,667     $ 5,139     $ 9,116  
     
 
                               
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.09     $ 0.09     $ 0.26     $ 0.11  
Net deferred tax assets revaluation
          0.34             0.34  
     
Diluted earnings per share, as adjusted
  $ 0.09     $ 0.43     $ 0.26     $ 0.45  
     
Financial Overview
Operating income was $21.4 million for the second quarter of 2009, compared with $49.1 million for the same period a year ago. Operating margin was 31.9% for the second quarter of 2009 and 43.8% for the year-earlier period. Operating income was $34.6 million for the first half of 2009, compared with $93.5 million for the same period a year ago. Operating margin was 27.3% for the first half of 2009 and 42.0% for the year-earlier period.
In order to gather assets under management, we engage in distribution and underwriting activities, principally with respect to our family of open-end mutual funds. Generally accepted accounting principles require that we present distribution fees earned by us as revenues and distribution fees paid to selling firms and the amortization of our deferred sales commissions as expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. However, when analyzing our business, we consider the result of these distribution activities as a net amount of revenue as they are typically a result of a single open-end mutual fund share purchase. Hence, the result of presenting this information in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles is a reduction to our overall operating margin, as the margin on distribution activities is generally lower than the margins on the remainder of our business. The following table summarizes the net distribution fee margin for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30,   June 30,
($ in thousands)   2009   2008   2009   2008
     
Distribution and underwriting fees
  $ 18,988     $ 32,818     $ 36,016     $ 65,288  
Distribution and underwriting expense
    14,282       24,875       26,760       49,033  
Amortization of deferred sales commissions
    2,562       5,966       7,216       12,086  
     
Net distribution fees
  $ 2,144     $ 1,977     $ 2,040     $ 4,169  
 
                               
Net distribution fee margin
    11 %     6 %     6 %     6 %

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Net distribution fee margin varies by share class because each share class has different distribution and underwriting activities, which are described in our 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Distribution fee revenues and expenses vary with our average assets under management and deferred sales commissions are typically amortized on a straight-line basis with adjustments made upon redemption of existing assets. As a result, in periods of declining assets under management, our distribution margin will be more severely impacted by amortization expense.
Revenues
Total revenues decreased by $45.2 million, or 40%, to $67.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $112.2 million for the prior year. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, total revenues decreased by $96.3 million, or 43%, to $126.6 million from $222.9 million for the prior year. The decrease was primarily due to lower investment management fees and distribution and underwriting fees.
                                                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
                    Change                     Change  
($ in thousands)   2009     2008     Amount     Percent     2009     2008     Amount     Percent  
Investment management fees
  $ 47,493     $ 78,449     $ (30,956 )     (39 )%   $ 89,494     $ 155,723     $ (66,229 )     (43 )%
Distribution and underwriting fees
    18,988       32,818       (13,830 )     (42 )     36,016       65,288       (29,272 )     (45 )
Other
    598       971       (373 )     (38 )     1,138       1,920       (782 )     (41 )
 
                                                   
Total revenues
  $ 67,079     $ 112,238     $ (45,159 )     (40 )%   $ 126,648     $ 222,931     $ (96,283 )     (43 )%
 
                                                   
Compared to the prior year, investment management fees decreased 39% in the second quarter of 2009 primarily due to a $17.0 billion decrease in average assets under management across all products. Investment management fees from open-end funds decreased to $29.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $48.2 million for the prior-year period, a result of a $10.2 billion decrease in open-end fund average assets under management. Investment management fees from our closed-end funds decreased to $9.0 million for the second quarter of 2009 from $15.3 million for the prior-year quarter, due to a $2.9 billion decrease in closed-end fund average assets under management. Investment management fees from our separately managed accounts decreased to $9.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $14.9 million in the prior year again due to a $4.0 billion decrease in average assets under management. Investment management fees as a percentage of average assets under management was 0.74% and 0.73% for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Compared to the prior year, investment management fees decreased 43% in the first half of 2009 primarily due to a $17.9 billion decrease in average assets under management across all products. Investment management fees from open-end funds decreased to $54.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $95.0 million for the prior-year period, a result of a $10.8 billion decrease in open-end fund average assets under management. Investment management fees from our closed-end funds decreased to $17.3 million for the first half of 2009 from $30.7 million for the prior-year quarter, due to a $3.1 billion decrease in closed-end fund average assets under management. Investment management fees from our separately managed accounts decreased to $18.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from $30.0 million in the prior year again due to a $4.1 billion decrease in average assets under management. Investment management fees as a percentage of average assets under management was 0.74% for the first half of 2009 and 2008.

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Operating Expenses
Operating expenses decreased to $45.7 million and $92.1 for the second quarter and first half of 2009, respectively, from $63.1 million and $129.4 million in the comparable periods of the prior year reflecting our commitment to leveraging our operating expense structure as well as lower assets under management.
                                                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
                    Change                     Change  
($ in thousands)   2009     2008     Amount     Percent     2009     2008     Amount     Percent  
Employee compensation and benefits
  $ 17,378     $ 19,994     $ (2,616 )     (13 )%   $ 35,469     $ 43,454     $ (7,985 )     (18 )%
Distribution and underwriting expense
    14,282       24,875       (10,593 )     (43 )     26,760       49,033       (22,273 )     (45 )
Amortization of deferred sales commissions
    2,562       5,966       (3,404 )     (57 )     7,216       12,086       (4,870 )     (40 )
Marketing and sales promotion
    2,940       3,035       (95 )     (3 )     5,462       6,071       (609 )     (10 )
General and administrative
    8,533       9,257       (724 )     (8 )     17,167       18,747       (1,580 )     (8 )
 
                                                   
Total operating expenses
  $ 45,695     $ 63,127     $ (17,432 )     (28 )%   $ 92,074     $ 129,391     $ (37,317 )     (29 )%
 
                                                   
Employee compensation and benefits expense decreased by $2.6 million and $8.0 million for the second quarter and first half of 2009 compared to the prior-year periods, mostly attributable to reduced staffing levels. Recently, we made the decision to bring certain security, property management and business continuity services in house. Costs related to these professional services are currently reflected as general and administrative expenses in our financial results. Following this change, we expect an increase in employee compensation and benefits expense and an offsetting decrease in general and administrative expense. We believe these decisions will generally be expense neutral to our operating results.
Distribution and underwriting expense decreased by $10.6 million and $22.3 million for the second quarter and first half of 2009 when compared to the prior-year periods due to the decline in average open-end fund assets under management and to lower average Class C share assets older than one year. Although the Rule 12b-1 fee rates we paid to broker-dealers and other intermediaries in the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 did not change from the rates paid in the prior year, we expect distribution expense to vary with the change in open-end mutual funds assets under management and with the age of the Class C share assets.
Amortization of deferred sales commissions decreased $3.4 million and $4.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, when compared to the second quarter and first half of 2008, mainly due to lower Class C share sales, to lower Class B share redemptions and to our decision to discontinue Class B share mutual fund sales. Due to our decision to discontinue the sales of Class B mutual fund shares during the second quarter of 2009, the deferred sales commission assets will no longer be replenished by new sales. As a result, we evaluated the estimated remaining useful life of the Class B deferred sales commission assets. Based on this analysis, we increased the estimated useful lives of these assets. This change in estimate reduced the amortization of deferred sales commissions by $1.7 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2009. This does not represent a change in accounting principle as the deferred sales commission assets will continue to be amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated period in which the 12b-1 fees with additional amortization recorded upon redemption of Class B shares.
General and administrative expense decreased by $0.7 million and $1.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, when compared to the same periods of the prior year, mostly due to lower occupancy costs, lower professional services expense and lower travel and entertainment costs, all of which reflect our continued efforts to contain costs.

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Non-Operating Income (Loss) Net of Non-Controlling Interest in Partnerships
The following table summarizes our non-operating income (loss) net of non-controlling interest in partnerships (Non-Operating Results) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:
                                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
($ in thousands)   2009     2008     Change     2009     2008     Change  
Interest income
  $ 216     $ 494     $ (278 )   $ 380     $ 1,341     $ (961 )
Interest expense
    (1,950 )     (8,162 )     6,212       (3,900 )     (16,263 )     12,363  
 
                                   
Net interest income (expense)
    (1,734 )     (7,668 )     5,934       (3,520 )     (14,922 )     11,402  
 
                                               
Investment income (loss)
    (6,367 )     23,717       (30,084 )     7,512       (23,308 )     30,820  
Miscellaneous other income
    174       238       (64 )     365       489       (124 )
 
                                   
Investment and other income (loss)
    (6,193 )     23,955       (30,148 )     7,877       (22,819 )     30,696  
 
                                   
Non-operating income (loss)
    (7,927 )     16,287       (24,214 )     4,357       (37,741 )     42,098  
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest in partnership investments
    (158 )     810       (968 )     (189 )     13,269       (13,458 )
 
                                   
Non-operating income (loss) net of non- controlling interest in partnerships
  $ (8,085 )   $ 17,097     $ (25,182 )   $ 4,168     $ (24,472 )   $ 28,640  
 
                                   
Non-Operating Results for the three months ended June 30, 2009 totaled a loss of $8.1 million compared to income of $17.1 million for the prior-year quarter. Non-operating results for the first half of 2009 totaled income of $4.2 million compared to a loss of $24.5 million for the prior-year period. Interest expense decreased by $6.2 million and $12.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 when compared to the prior year periods reflecting the prepayment of $400 million of a total of $525 million of outstanding long-term debt in the fourth quarter of 2008.
The following table provides a summary of our investment portfolio results and reflects the investment income (loss) portion of our non-operating results and the change in fair value of certain of our investment securities recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a component of stockholders’ equity, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009:
                                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30, 2009     Six Months Ended June 30, 2009  
            Change in                     Change in        
    Non-     Accumulated             Non-     Accumulated        
    Operating     Other             Operating     Other        
    Income     Comprehensive             Income     Comprehensive        
($ in thousands)   (Loss)     Income     Total     (Loss)     Income     Total  
Mutual funds and common stock
  $ 5,501     $ 16,099     $ 21,600     $ 4,552     $ 13,990     $ 18,542  
Partnership investments
    3,820             3,820       4,099             4,099  
Equity option contracts
    (15,688 )           (15,688 )     (1,139 )           (1,139 )
 
                                   
Investment income (loss)
    (6,367 )     16,099       9,732       7,512       13,990       21,502  
Non-controlling interest in Partnerships
    (158 )             (158 )     (189 )             (189 )
 
                                       
Investment portfolio results
  $ (6,525 )           $ 9,574     $ 7,323             $ 21,313  
 
                                       
Less: Non-controlling interest in Calamos Holdings LLC
            (12,650 )                     (10,991 )        
Deferred income taxes
            943                       1,110          
 
                                           
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income
          $ 4,392                     $ 4,109          
 
                                           
Investment portfolio results totaled $9.6 million and $21.3 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2009, respectively. These results primarily reflect net unrealized gains in the investment portfolio, partially offset by net realized and unrealized gains and losses on equity option contracts used to hedge market value fluctuations in the corporate investment portfolio.
Exchange traded equity option contracts are used to economically hedge price changes in the investment securities portfolio. The hedge position may be adjusted in response to movement and volatility in prices and changes in the composition of the hedged portfolio, but generally we are not actively buying and selling contacts.

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Income Taxes
Holdings is subject to certain income-based state taxes; therefore, income taxes reflect not only the portion attributed to us but also income taxes attributable to non-controlling interests. Our effective income tax rate for the second quarter and first half was approximately 37.4% and 38.1%, respectively.
In 2008, developments in the Illinois tax statutes resulted in modifications to the Company’s state tax apportionment methodology that lowered the Company’s statutory income tax rate from 40 percent to 37 percent. In the second quarter of 2008, the Company recorded a one-time, non-cash income tax expense of $6.8 million to revalue its net deferred tax assets to reflect the new statutory income tax rate.
Net Income
Net income was $1.8 million and $5.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, compared to $1.9 million and $2.3 million for the same periods in the prior year.
Net income, as adjusted, was $1.8 million and $5.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, compared to $7.4 million and $14.9 million for the same periods in the prior year.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We manage our liquidity position to ensure adequate resources are available to fund ongoing operations of the business, provide seed money for new funds, or invest in other corporate strategic initiatives. Our principal sources of liquidity are cash flows from operating activities and our corporate investment portfolio, which is comprised of cash and cash equivalents, investment securities, derivatives and partnership investments. Investment securities are principally comprised of company-sponsored mutual funds. In addition, the individual securities held within our partnership investments are typically highly liquid exchange-traded securities.
Our working capital requirements historically have been met through cash generated by operations. We believe cash generated from operations will be sufficient over the foreseeable future to meet our working capital requirements with respect to the foregoing activities and to support future growth. The following table summarizes our principal sources of liquidity as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008:
                         
                    Increase  
(in thousands)   June 30, 2009     December 31, 2008     (Decrease)  
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 120,119     $ 59,425     $ 60,694  
Investment securities
    191,701       173,155       18,546  
Derivatives, net
    (2,132 )     14,288       (16,420 )
Partnership investments, net of non-controlling interests
    31,092       27,182       3,910  
 
                 
Total corporate investment portfolio
  $ 340,780     $ 274,050     $ 66,730  
 
                 
The total corporate investment portfolio increased $66.7 million during the first half of 2009. Equity option activity during the quarter generated net positive cash flow of $15.3 million that reduced the carrying amount of derivatives while increasing the balance in cash and cash equivalents. The following table summarizes the primary components of the change in our liquidity position during the six months ending June 30, 2009:
         
    Increase  
(in thousands)   (Decrease)  
Net realized and unrealized gains and (losses) on investment securities:
       
Mutual funds and common stock
  $ 16,994  
Partnership investments, net of non-controlling interests ownership
    3,910  
Equity option contracts
    (1,139 )
Other net cash generated by business activities
    46,965  
 
     
 
  $ 66,730  
 
     

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To mitigate the impact of further declines in the valuation of our investment portfolio, we continued to execute hedge strategies, specifically an equity option collar that is comprised primarily of selling index-based call options and purchasing index-based put options. This hedge continued to provide the stability to our portfolio value as intended. We expect to continue to use hedge strategies to protect our portfolio value as we believe appropriate.
Calamos Holdings LLC is the borrower of our $125 million in long-term debt. The following is a summary of our covenant compliance as of June 30, 2009 with the defined terms and covenants having the same meanings set forth under our amended note purchase agreements:
         
    Results as of
Covenant   June 30, 2009
EBITDA/interest expense — not less than 3.0
    6.96  
Debt/EBITDA — not more than 3.0
    0.91  
Investment coverage ratio — not less than 1.175
    1.83  
Net worth — not less than $160 million
  $246 million
The following tables summarize key statements of financial condition data relating to our liquidity and capital resources.
                 
    June 30,   December 31,
(in thousands)   2009   2008
Statements of financial condition data:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 120,119     $ 59,425  
Receivables
    23,018       20,049  
Investment securities
    191,701       173,155  
Derivatives, net
    (2,132 )     14,288  
Partnership investments
    32,570       28,471  
Deferred tax assets, net
    93,428       95,606  
Deferred sales commissions
    14,566       18,414  
Long-term debt
    125,000       125,000  
Cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 are shown below:
                 
    June 30,
(in thousands)   2009   2008
Cash flow data:
               
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 58,916     $ 76,316  
Net cash provided by investing activities
    13,730       110,505  
Net cash used in financing activities
    (11,644 )     (89,598 )
Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $58.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. These net cash flows are primarily attributable to investment management, distribution and underwriting fees generated by core business activities, partially offset by staff, distribution, underwriting and other operating expenses. Investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 provided cash totaling $13.7 million. Sales of investment securities and net positive cash flow from related investment hedging activities comprised the majority of this net inflow. Net cash used in financing activities totaled $11.6 million for the first six months of 2009, largely due to dividends paid to non-controlling and common shareholders. We expect our cash and liquidity requirements will be met with cash on hand and through cash generated by operations.

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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), which modifies the analysis required to determine whether a company’s variable interest(s) give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. SFAS 167 is effective January 1, 2010. We are evaluating the impact that this standard will have on our financial statements and expect it to be immaterial.
In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162, which identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in the preparation of financial statements of non-governmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). Upon adoption, the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the Codification) will become the sole source of authoritative GAAP and will supersede all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other non-grandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification will become non-authoritative. SFAS 168 is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption of SFAS 168 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our significant accounting policies are summarized in note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. A discussion of critical accounting policies is included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. There were no significant changes in our significant accounting policies or critical accounting policies during the six months ended June 30, 2009.
Forward-Looking Information
From time to time, information or statements provided by us or on our behalf, including those within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, may contain certain forward-looking statements relating to future events, future financial performance, strategies, expectations and competitive environment, and regulations. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding proposed new products; results of operations or liquidity; projections, predictions, expectations, estimates or forecasts of our business, financial and operating results and future economic performance; and management’s goals and objectives and other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts.
Words such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “opportunity,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “trend,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions, as well as statements in future tense, identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made and/or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to: adverse changes in applicable laws or regulations; downward fee pressures and increased industry competition; risks inherent to the investment management business; the loss of revenues due to contract terminations and redemptions; the inability to maintain compliance with financial covenants; the performance of our investment portfolio; our ownership and organizational structure; general and prolonged declines in the prices of securities; significant changes in market conditions and the economy that require a modification to our business plan; catastrophic or unpredictable events; the loss of key executives; the unavailability, consolidation and elimination of third-party retail distribution channels; increased costs of and timing of payments related to distribution; failure to recruit and retain qualified personnel; a loss of assets, and thus revenues; fluctuation in the level of our expenses; changes in accounting estimates; poor performance of our largest funds; damage to our reputation; and the extent and timing of any share repurchases. Further, the value and composition of our assets under management are, and will continue to be, influenced by a variety of factors including, among other things: purchases and redemptions of shares of the open-end funds and other investment products; fluctuations in both the underlying value and liquidity of the financial markets around the world that result in appreciation or depreciation of assets under management; mutual fund capital gain distributions; our ability to access capital markets; our introduction of new investment strategies and products; our ability to educate our clients about our investment philosophy and provide them with best-in-class service; the relative investment performance of our investment products as compared to competing offerings and market indices; competitive conditions in the mutual fund, asset management and broader financial services sectors; investor sentiment and confidence; and our decision to open or close products and strategies. Item 1A of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K discusses some of these and other important factors in detail under the caption “Risk Factors.”

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Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made. Readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
An analysis of our market risk was included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. There were no material changes to the Company’s market risk during the six months ended June 30, 2009.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of June 30, 2009, and has concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
There were no changes in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our second quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
In the normal course of business, we may be subject to various legal proceedings from time to time. Currently, there are no material legal proceedings pending against us.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the annual meeting of stockholders on May 22, 2009, John P. Calamos, Sr., Nick P. Calamos, G. Bradford Bulkley, Mitchell S. Feiger, Richard W. Gilbert and Arthur L. Knight were elected as directors of the Company with terms expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2010. The results of the votes were as follows:
                                 
    Class A Share   Class B Share   Class A Share   Class B Share
Election of:   Votes For   Votes For   Votes Withheld   Votes Withheld
John P. Calamos, Sr.
    n/a       783,700,023       n/a       0  
Nick P. Calamos
    n/a       783,700,023       n/a       0  
G. Bradford Bulkley
    14,669,577       783,700,023       3,080,867       0  
Mitchell S. Feiger
    14,657,105       783,700,023       3,092,867       0  
Richard W. Gilbert
    14,667,117       783,700,023       3,082,855       0  
Arthur L. Knight
    10,789,550       783,700,023       6,960,422       0  
Stockholders at the meeting also ratified KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 by a combined Class A and Class B stockholder vote of 801,266,961 shares “for,” 137,001 shares “against” and 36,647 shares “abstaining.”
Stockholders at the meeting also approved an amendment to the Company’s Incentive Compensation Plan to allow for a Stock Option Exchange Program with a combined Class A and Class B stockholder vote of 784,636,402 shares “for,” 13,402,716 shares “against” and no shares “abstaining.”

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Item 6. Exhibits
  3(i)    Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2009).
 
  3(ii)    Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2009).
 
  4.1   Stockholders’ Agreement among John P. Calamos, Sr., Nick P. Calamos and John P. Calamos, Jr., certain trusts controlled by them, Calamos Family Partners, Inc. and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 3, 2004).
 
  4.2   Registration Rights Agreement between Calamos Family Partners, Inc., John P. Calamos, Sr. and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 3, 2004).
 
  10.1   Calamos Asset Management, Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended effective May 22, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2009).
 
  31.1   Certification pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act.
 
  31.2   Certification pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act.
 
  32.1   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
  32.2   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
  CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
                    (Registrant)
 
 
Date: August 7, 2009  By:   /s/ Cristina Wasiak    
    Cristina Wasiak   
    Chief Financial Officer   
 

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