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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

 

 

 

 

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

for the fiscal period ended June 30, 2008

 

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

for the transition period from              to              

 

Commission File Number 001-32722

 

INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

95 - 2848406

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Organization)

 

 

 

 

 

380 Madison Avenue, New York, New York

 

(212) 588 - 4000

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

 

10017

 

 

(Zip 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. Yes x   No o

 

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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer x

Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer o

Smaller reporting company o

 

 

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes o   No x

 

At July 31, 2008, the Registrant had 43,586,861 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.

 

 

 



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QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

 

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PART I. — Financial Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition: June 30, 2008 (unaudited) and December 31, 2007

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited): Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited): Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited): Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

8

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

18

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

 

28

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

PART II. — Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

28

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

29

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

29

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

29

 

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

 

30

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

Signature

 

31

 

Investment Technology Group, ITG, AlterNet, BLOCKalert, DarkServer, DarkServer Inside, ITG ACE, ITG Dark Algorithms, ITG Logic, ITG Web Access, ITG Opt, Macgregor, Macgregor University, POSIT, QuantEX, ResRisk, RouteNet, SmartServer, The Future Of Trading, TriAct, Triton, and Where Risk Control Meets Cost Control are registered trademarks or service marks of the Investment Technology Group, Inc. companies.  End-To-End Trading Solutions, Hoenig, ITG Algorithms, ITG Alpha Capture, ITG Broker Edge, ITG Channel, ITG Compliance, ITG Data Analytics, ITG Derivatives, ITG Fair Value, ITG List-Based Algorithms, ITG Matrix, ITG Net, ITG Post-Trade Analytics, ITG Risk Models, ITG Routers, ITG Single-Stock Algorithms, ITG Single Ticket Clearing, ITG Solutions Network, ITG TCA, ITG Trade Ops, ITG Triton X, ITG Wealth Management, Macgregor Electronic Trading, Macgregor XIP, Match Now, PAEG/L, Plexus Plan Sponsor Group, POSIT Alert, POSIT Match, POSIT Now, POSIT VWAP, Powered By POSIT, Predator, Radical, Sponsor Monitor and Sponsor Review are trademarks or service marks of the Investment Technology Group, Inc. companies.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

In addition to the historical information contained throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements regarding our expected future financial position, results of operations, cash flows, dividends, financing plans, business strategies, competitive positions, plans and objectives of management for future operations, and those concerning securities markets and economic trends are forward-looking statements. Although we believe our expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements herein include, among others, the actions of both current and potential new competitors, rapid changes in technology, fluctuations in market trading volumes, financial market volatility, evolving industry regulations, risk of errors or malfunctions in our systems or technology, cash flows into or redemptions from equity funds, effects of inflation, customer trading patterns, the success of our new products and services offerings, our ability to successfully integrate companies we have acquired, as well as general economic and business conditions, internationally or nationally, securities, credit and financial market conditions, and adverse changes or volatility in interest rates. Certain of these factors, and other factors, are more fully discussed in Item 1A “Risk Factors”, and Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, which you are encouraged to read. Our 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders and Form 10-K are also available through our website at http://investor.itg.com.

 

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PART I. — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

(In thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

June 30,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

290,888

 

$

183,757

 

Cash restricted or segregated under regulations and other

 

60,630

 

71,300

 

Deposits with clearing organizations

 

29,852

 

43,284

 

Securities owned, at fair value

 

9,345

 

8,022

 

Receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations

 

1,182,081

 

551,059

 

Receivables from customers

 

1,136,728

 

676,522

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

48,205

 

45,886

 

Capitalized software, net

 

60,716

 

50,892

 

Goodwill

 

422,597

 

422,774

 

Other intangibles, net

 

29,946

 

31,318

 

Deferred taxes

 

3,281

 

2,282

 

Other assets

 

11,071

 

13,791

 

Total assets

 

$

3,285,340

 

$

2,100,887

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

199,366

 

$

186,463

 

Short-term bank loans

 

45,000

 

101,400

 

Payables to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations

 

732,491

 

497,124

 

Payables to customers

 

1,409,182

 

457,105

 

Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

 

326

 

859

 

Income taxes payable

 

18,199

 

18,320

 

Deferred taxes

 

2,245

 

2,821

 

Long term debt

 

113,500

 

132,500

 

Total liabilities

 

2,520,309

 

1,396,592

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 51,540,282 and 51,503,221 shares issued at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively, and; 43,569,322 and 43,462,885 shares outstanding at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively

 

515

 

515

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

214,769

 

210,071

 

Retained earnings

 

710,405

 

651,677

 

Common stock held in treasury, at cost; 7,970,960 and 8,040,336 shares at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively

 

(181,292

)

(177,928

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (net of tax)

 

20,634

 

19,960

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

765,031

 

704,295

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

3,285,340

 

$

2,100,887

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions

 

$

153,217

 

$

148,838

 

$

329,444

 

$

292,751

 

Recurring

 

22,285

 

20,951

 

43,930

 

40,133

 

Other

 

4,855

 

5,862

 

11,261

 

11,695

 

Total revenues

 

180,357

 

175,651

 

384,635

 

344,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and employee benefits

 

58,482

 

59,630

 

126,110

 

118,145

 

Transaction processing

 

24,333

 

24,330

 

48,682

 

49,656

 

Occupancy and equipment

 

14,655

 

11,220

 

27,755

 

22,440

 

Telecommunications and data processing services

 

12,438

 

9,900

 

25,188

 

19,034

 

Other general and administrative

 

24,636

 

21,353

 

49,821

 

40,959

 

Interest expense

 

1,743

 

2,664

 

3,956

 

5,449

 

Total expenses

 

136,287

 

129,097

 

281,512

 

255,683

 

Income before income tax expense

 

44,070

 

46,554

 

103,123

 

88,896

 

Income tax expense

 

18,330

 

19,343

 

44,395

 

36,975

 

Net income

 

$

25,740

 

$

27,211

 

$

58,728

 

$

51,921

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.59

 

$

0.61

 

$

1.34

 

$

1.17

 

Diluted

 

$

0.58

 

$

0.60

 

$

1.33

 

$

1.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

43,705

 

44,338

 

43,667

 

44,207

 

Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

44,256

 

45,047

 

44,252

 

44,940

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

(In thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Preferred
Stock

 

Common
Stock

 

Additional
Paid-in
Capital

 

Retained
Earnings

 

Common
Stock
Held in
Treasury

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income

 

Total
Stockholders’
Equity

 

Balance at January 1, 2008

 

$

 

$

515

 

$

210,071

 

$

651,677

 

$

(177,928

)

$

19,960

 

$

704,295

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

58,728

 

 

 

58,728

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

900

 

900

 

Unrealized holding loss on securities available-for-sale (net of tax)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(189

)

(189

)

Unrealized loss on hedging instruments (net of tax)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(37

)

(37

)

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

59,402

 

Issuance of common stock for employee stock options (172,330 shares), restricted share awards (108,589 shares) and employee stock unit awards (82,907 shares), including excess tax benefit of $2.4 million

 

 

 

(2,240

)

 

8,221

 

 

5,981

 

Issuance of common stock for the employee stock purchase plan (37,061 shares)

 

 

 

1,255

 

 

 

 

1,255

 

Purchase of common stock for treasury (243,281 shares)

 

 

 

 

 

(9,195

)

 

(9,195

)

Settlement of share-based awards (51,169 shares)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,390

)

 

(2,390

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

5,683

 

 

 

 

5,683

 

Balance at June 30, 2008

 

$

 

$

515

 

$

214,769

 

$

710,405

 

$

(181,292

)

$

20,634

 

$

765,031

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Cash flows from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

58,728

 

$

51,921

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

24,279

 

16,037

 

Deferred income tax expense

 

5,894

 

6,923

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

763

 

324

 

Share-based compensation

 

5,683

 

3,828

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash restricted or segregated under regulations and other

 

10,760

 

(13,907

)

Deposits with clearing organizations

 

13,432

 

(31,608

)

Securities owned, at fair value

 

1,552

 

(7,689

)

Receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations

 

(640,656

)

(607,927

)

Receivables from customers

 

(454,551

)

(306,338

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

12,573

 

5,787

 

Payables to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations

 

240,423

 

493,374

 

Payables to customers

 

950,032

 

294,047

 

Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

 

(526

)

13,151

 

Income taxes payable

 

(5,042

)

11,627

 

Excess tax benefit from share-based payment arrangements

 

(2,411

)

(3,760

)

Other, net

 

(1,916

)

2,217

 

Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities

 

219,017

 

(71,993

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of investments

 

2,815

 

2,100

 

Capital purchases

 

(12,522

)

(12,057

)

Capitalization of software development costs

 

(22,406

)

(18,042

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(32,113

)

(27,999

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term bank loans

 

(56,400

)

74,000

 

Payments on long term debt

 

(19,000

)

(14,200

)

Excess tax benefit from share-based payment arrangements

 

2,411

 

3,760

 

Common stock issued

 

4,825

 

10,540

 

Common stock repurchased

 

(9,195

)

 

Settlement of share-based awards

 

(2,390

)

 

Net cash (used in) / provided by financing activities

 

(79,749

)

74,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(24

)

933

 

Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

107,131

 

(24,959

)

Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of year

 

183,757

 

321,298

 

Cash and cash equivalents — end of period

 

$

290,888

 

$

296,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

5,264

 

$

8,077

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

43,210

 

$

18,694

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

(1) Organization and Basis of Presentation

 

Investment Technology Group, Inc. (“ITG” or the “Company”) was formed as a Delaware corporation on July 22, 1983. Its principal subsidiaries and affiliates include: (1) ITG Inc., AlterNet Securities, Inc. (“AlterNet”) and ITG Derivatives LLC (“ITG Derivatives”), United States (“U.S.”) broker-dealers, (2) Investment Technology Group Limited (“ITG Europe”), an institutional broker-dealer in Europe, (3) ITG Australia Limited (“ITG Australia”), an institutional broker-dealer in Australia, (4) ITG Canada Corp. (“ITG Canada”), an institutional broker-dealer in Canada, (5) ITG Hong Kong Limited (“ITG Hong Kong”), an institutional broker-dealer in Hong Kong, (6) ITG Japan Ltd. (“ITG Japan”), an institutional broker-dealer in Japan, (7) ITG Software Solutions, Inc., our intangible property, software development and maintenance subsidiary in the U.S., and (8) ITG Solutions Network, Inc., (“ITG Solutions Network”) a holding company for ITG Analytics, Inc. (“ITG Analytics”), a provider of pre- and post- trade analysis, fair value and trade optimization services, The Macgregor Group, Inc. (“Macgregor”), a leading provider of trade order management technology and connectivity services for the financial community and Plexus Plan Sponsor Group, Inc. (“Plexus”), a provider of transaction cost analysis and transition consulting and related services to the plan sponsor community.

 

Investment Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE: ITG), is a specialized agency brokerage and technology firm that partners with clients globally to provide innovative solutions spanning the entire investment process. A pioneer in electronic trading, ITG has a unique approach that combines pre-trade, order management, trade execution and post-trade tools to provide clients with continuous improvements in trading and cost efficiency. The firm is headquartered in New York with offices in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region.

 

The Company has three reportable operating segments: U.S. Operations, Canadian Operations and International Operations.  The U.S. Operations segment provides trading, trade order management, connectivity and research services to institutional investors, plan sponsors, brokers, alternative investment funds and money managers. The Canadian Operations segment provides trading, connectivity and research services. The International Operations segment includes our trading, connectivity and research service businesses in Europe, Australia, Hong Kong and Japan, as well as a research and development facility in Israel.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which in the opinion of management, are necessary for the fair presentation of results.  Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation.  Certain revenues previously included in other revenues were reclassified to commissions in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules and regulations; however, management believes that the disclosures herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. This report should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

On February 15, 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Statement No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“FAS 159”). FAS 159 provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. A company that adopts FAS 159 will measure, at specified election dates, many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently measured at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected will be reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date, with any differences between the carrying amount of the selected item and its fair value as of the adoption date being included as a cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings. The objective of the standard is to reduce both the complexity in accounting for financial instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently, as required under existing accounting principles. The standard also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of

 

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assets and liabilities. The standard does not affect any literature that requires certain assets and liabilities to be carried at fair value. FAS 159 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with earlier adoption permitted. The adoption of FAS 159 did not have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 141(R), “Business Combinations”, (“FAS 141R”) and FASB Statement No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51”, (“FAS 160”). These new standards will significantly change the accounting for and reporting of business combination transactions and noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated financial statements. In addition to expanding the scope of acquisition accounting to all transactions and circumstances under which control of a business is obtained, significant changes in the accounting for business combination transactions resulting from the issuance of FAS 141R include: (i) recognition, with certain exceptions, of 100 percent of the fair value of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and noncontrolling interests of acquired businesses, (ii) measurement of all acquirer shares issued in consideration for a business combination at fair value on the acquisition date (nullification of Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue 99-12), (iii) recognition of contingent consideration arrangements at their acquisition-date fair values, with subsequent changes in fair value generally reflected in earnings, (iv) with limited exception, the recognition of preacquisition gain and loss contingencies at their acquisition-date fair values, (v) capitalization of in-process research and development assets acquired at acquisition date fair value, (vi) recognition of acquisition-related transaction costs as expense when incurred, (vii) recognition of acquisition-related restructuring cost accruals in acquisition accounting only if the criteria in FASB Statement 146 are met as of the acquisition date, and (viii) recognition of changes in the acquirer’s income tax valuation allowance resulting from the business combination separately from the business combination as adjustments to income tax expense.

 

Significant changes in the accounting for noncontrolling (minority) interests resulting from the issuance of FAS 160 include: (i) classification of noncontrolling interests as a component of consolidated stockholders’ equity, (ii) earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests are reported as part of consolidated earnings and not as a separate component of income or expense with earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest disclosed on the face of the income statement (the elimination of “minority interest” accounting in results of operations), (iii) attribution of losses to the noncontrolling interest is required, even when those losses exceed the noncontrolling interest in the equity of the subsidiary, (iv) accounting for both increases and decreases in a parent’s controlling ownership interest that do not result in a loss of control of the subsidiary as transactions in the equity of the consolidated entity, and (v) accounting for changes in a parent’s ownership interest that result in the loss of control of the subsidiary as a new basis recognition event that results in a gain or loss recognition on the transaction in which control is ceded and on the revaluation to fair value of any retained ownership interest in the henceforth unconsolidated entity. In consolidated financial statements issued after the effectiveness of FAS 160, retroactive restatement of prior periods is required for the directives described in points (i) and (ii) above.

 

FAS 141R and FAS 160 are required to be adopted simultaneously and are effective for the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is prohibited. We do not expect the adoption of FAS 141R and FAS 160 to have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

 

In March 2008, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB No. 133”, (“FAS 161”).  FAS 161 applies to all derivative instruments and related hedged items accounted for under FASB Statement No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“FAS 133”).  FAS 161 requires entities to provide greater transparency about (i) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (ii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under FAS 133 and its related interpretations, and (iii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.  FAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early adoption permitted.  We believe the principal impact of adopting FAS 161 will be to require us to expand our disclosures regarding derivative instruments.

 

On June 16, 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. EITF 03-6-1, “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities” (“FSP 03-6-1”).  This FSP was issued to address questions that arose in practice regarding whether unvested share-based payment awards with rights to receive dividends or dividend equivalents should be considered participating securities for the purposes of applying the two-class method of calculating earnings per share (“EPS”), pursuant to FASB Statement No. 128, “Earnings Per Share”.  The two-class method is an earnings allocation method for computing EPS when an entity’s capital structure includes either two or more classes of common stock or common stock and participating securities (a security that may participate in undistributed earnings with common stock, whether that participation is conditioned upon the occurrence of a specified event or not, regardless of the form of participation).  This method determines EPS based on dividends declared on common stock and participating securities and participation rights of participating securities in any undistributed earnings.  In FSP 03-6-1, the FASB staff concluded that unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to receive nonforfeitable dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities, and thus, should be included in the two-class method of computing EPS.  This FSP is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years.  Early application is not permitted.  This FSP also requires that all prior-period EPS data be

 

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adjusted retrospectively.  We do not expect the adoption of FSP 03-6-1 to impact us as unvested share-based payment awards do not contain rights to receive nonforfeitable dividends or dividend equivalents.

 

(2) Fair Value Measurements

 

We adopted FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”) effective January 1, 2008.  FAS 157 does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances, but rather defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, as well as a fair value hierarchy based upon the inputs used to measure fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

 

FAS 157 applies to all financial instruments that are measured and reported on a fair value basis. We include items reported at fair value in “securities owned, at fair value”, “securities sold, but not yet purchased, at fair value”, “cash and cash equivalents”, “other assets” and “accounts payable and accrued expenses” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

 

As defined in FAS 157, 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. In determining fair value, we use various methods including market, income and cost approaches. Based on these approaches, we often use certain assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and/or the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market-corroborated, or generally unobservable firm inputs. We use valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Based on the observability of the inputs used in the valuation techniques, we categorize our fair value measured financial instruments according to the fair value hierarchy prescribed by FAS 157. The fair value hierarchy ranks the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

 

·                  Level 1: Fair value measurements using unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.

 

·                  Level 2: Fair value measurements using correlation with (directly or indirectly) observable market based inputs, unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data, or quoted prices in markets that are not active.

 

·                  Level 3: Fair value measurements using inputs that are significant and not corroborated by market data.

 

Level 1 consists of financial instruments whose value is based on quoted market prices such as exchange-traded mutual funds and listed equities.

 

Level 2 includes financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies. These models are primarily industry standard models that consider various assumptions including time value, yield curve, and other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace, can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. Financial instruments in this category include non-exchange-traded derivatives such as interest rate swaps and currency forward contracts.

 

Level 3 is comprised of financial instruments whose fair value is estimated based on internally developed models or methodologies utilizing significant inputs that are generally less readily observable.  We currently do not have any Level 3 assets or liabilities.

 

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The adoption of FAS 157 had a minimal effect on the values of those financial assets and liabilities which we carry at fair value.  Fair value measurements on a recurring basis are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

June 30, 2008

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax free money market mutual funds

 

$

4,236

 

$

4,236

 

$

 

$

 

Money market mutual funds

 

40,260

 

40,260

 

 

 

U.S. Government money market mutual funds

 

181,471

 

181,471

 

 

 

Securities owned, at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading securities

 

623

 

623

 

 

 

Available-for-sale securities

 

2,809

 

2,809

 

 

 

Equity index mutual funds

 

3,598

 

3,598

 

 

 

Bond mutual funds

 

2,315

 

2,315

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency forward contracts

 

558

 

 

558

 

 

Total assets

 

$

235,870

 

$

235,312

 

$

558

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps

 

$

864

 

$

 

$

864

 

$

 

Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

326

 

326

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

$

1,190

 

$

326

 

$

864

 

$

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents include money market mutual funds (principally U.S. and U.S. Government money market mutual funds), which are exchange traded.

 

Securities owned, at fair value and securities sold, not yet purchased includes common stocks, equity index mutual funds and bond mutual funds, all of which are exchange traded.

 

Interest rate swaps are valued based upon forward interest rate settings and credit risk, and approximate the discounted net cash flow which would have been realized if the swaps had been sold at the balance sheet date.  Currency forward contracts are valued based upon forward exchange rates and approximate the credit risk adjusted discounted net cash flow that would have been realized if the contracts had been sold at the balance sheet date.

 

(3) Derivative Instruments

 

Derivative Contracts

 

All derivative instruments are recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition at fair value in other assets or accounts payable and accrued expenses. Recognition of the gain or loss that results from recording and adjusting a derivative to fair value depends on the intended purpose for entering into the derivative contract. Gains and losses from derivatives that are not accounted for as hedges under FAS 133 are recognized immediately in earnings. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a fair value hedge, the gains or losses from adjusting the derivative to its fair value will be immediately recognized in earnings and, to the extent the hedge is effective, offset the concurrent recognition of changes in the fair value of the hedged item. Gains or losses from derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge will be recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition in accumulated other comprehensive income until the hedged transaction is recognized in earnings; however, to the extent the hedge is deemed ineffective, the ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative will be recognized immediately in earnings. For discontinued cash flow hedges, prospective changes in the fair value of the derivative are recognized in income. Any gain or loss in accumulated other comprehensive income at the time the hedge is discontinued will continue to be deferred until the original forecasted transaction occurs. However, if it is determined that the likelihood of the original forecasted transaction is no longer probable, the entire related gain or loss in accumulated other comprehensive income is immediately reclassified into income.

 

Cash Flow Hedges

 

During the first quarter of 2006, we entered into interest rate swaps to hedge the variability of our London Interbank Offered

 

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Rate (“LIBOR”) based interest payments that we believed were probable to occur over the next three years. The interest rate swaps were designated as hedging instruments in a cash flow hedge. For interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges, we measure effectiveness using the Hypothetical Derivative Method, which compares the change in fair value of the actual swap designated as the hedging instrument and the change in the fair value of the hypothetical swap, which has terms that identically match the critical terms of the floating rate liabilities. We also monitor the abilities of swap participants to fully satisfy their obligations under the swap agreements. During 2008, the net settlements from these swaps increased interest expense by approximately $0.4 million.  Based on the current interest rate environment, approximately $0.5 million of the after-tax realized loss within accumulated other comprehensive income is expected to be reclassified into earnings in the next twelve months.

 

Economic  Hedges

 

We enter into rolling three month forward contracts to sell Euros and buy British Pounds to economically hedge against currency movements on Euro deposits we hold in banks across Europe for equity trade settlement.  The notional amounts of the contracts are adjusted on the rollover date if necessary.  As we have not designated these contracts as hedges under FAS 133, the changes to their fair values are recognized immediately in earnings.

 

Fair Values of Derivatives Held

 

The following table summarizes our derivative instruments, which are carried at fair value (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Asset / (Liability)

 

 

 

June 30,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

Interest rate swaps

 

$

(864

)

$

(807

)

Currency forward contracts

 

558

 

(984

)

 

(4) Cash Restricted or Segregated Under Regulations and Other

 

Cash restricted or segregated under regulations and other represents (i) funds on deposit for the purpose of securing working capital facilities for clearing and settlement activities in Hong Kong, (ii) a special reserve bank account for the exclusive benefit of customers (“Special Reserve Bank Account”) maintained by ITG Inc. in accordance with Rule 15c3-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Customer Protection Rule”), (iii) a special reserve bank account for the exclusive benefit of brokers maintained by ITG Inc., (iv) funds relating to the securitization of a letter of credit and a bank guarantee supporting two U.S. leases, (v) funds on deposit for European trade settlement activity, (vi) a segregated balance maintained by our Japanese operations on behalf of its customers under certain directed brokerage arrangements, and (vii) funds relating to the securitization of a bank guarantee supporting an Australian lease.

 

(5) Securities Owned and Sold, Not Yet Purchased

 

The following is a summary of securities owned and sold, not yet purchased (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Securities Owned

 

Securities Sold, Not Yet
Purchased

 

 

 

June 30,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

June 30,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

Corporate stocks—trading securities

 

$

623

 

$

1,337

 

$

326

 

$

859

 

Corporate stocks—available-for-sale

 

2,809

 

267

 

 

 

Mutual funds

 

5,913

 

6,418

 

 

 

Total

 

$

9,345

 

$

8,022

 

$

326

 

$

859

 

 

Securities owned consists of securities positions held by the Company resulting from temporary positions in securities in the normal course of our agency trading business, mutual fund positions, as well as 55,440 shares of common stock in the NYSE Group, Inc. (“NYX Shares”) we received in March 2006 as consideration in connection with the merger between the NYSE and Archipelago Holdings, Inc. (“the “NYSE Merger”).  In March 2008, 52,400 shares were reclassified from investments at cost to securities available-for-sale, as the restriction on their sale (ending on March 7, 2009) was less than one year.  At December 31, 2007, there were 3,040 shares classified as available-for-sale and 52,400 NYX Shares were classified as investments at cost within “other assets”.  For more information, see Note 6, “Securities Owned and Sold, Not Yet Purchased” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year

 

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ended December 31, 2007.

 

Securities sold, not yet purchased consist of short positions in securities resulting from temporary positions in securities in the normal course of our agency trading business.

 

Available-for-Sale Securities

 

Unrealized holding gains and losses for available-for-sale securities, which are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income until realized, are as follows:

 

 

 

After Tax Unrealized Holding Gain/(Loss)

 

 

 

June 30,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

Positions with net gains

 

$

 

$

54

 

Positions with net (losses)

 

(135

)

 

Total gain / (loss)

 

$

(135

)

$

54

 

 

There were no sales of available-for-sale securities in the six month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.

 

(6) Income Taxes

 

On January 1, 2007, we adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), which addressed how tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under FIN 48, a company must recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution. The cumulative impact of our reassessment of uncertain tax positions in accordance with FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.

 

As of the adoption date, we had accrued interest expense of $4.6 million, gross of related tax effects of $1.8 million, related to our unrecognized tax benefits. As of June 30, 2008, we had accrued interest expense of $6.7 million, gross of related tax effects of $2.7 million, related to the unrecognized tax benefits. As a continuing policy, we recognize interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. Penalties, if incurred, would also be recognized as a component of income tax expense.

 

(7) Goodwill and Other Intangibles

 

The following is a summary of goodwill and other intangibles (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

Other Intangibles, Net

 

 

 

June 30,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

June 30,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

U.S. Operations

 

$

387,869

 

$

388,105

 

$

28,543

 

$

29,887

 

International Operations

 

34,728

 

34,669

 

1,403

 

1,431

 

Total

 

$

422,597

 

$

422,774

 

$

29,946

 

$

31,318

 

 

Amortizable other intangibles are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives, which range from three to eighteen years. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, we recognized intangible amortization expense of $0.7 million and $1.4 million, respectively.  At June 30, 2008, other intangible assets not subject to amortization amounted to $9.7 million, of which $9.2 million related to POSIT and certain other proprietary trade names.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2008 (“First Half 2008”), no goodwill or intangibles were deemed impaired and accordingly, no write-off was required.

 

(8) Receivables and Payables

 

Receivables from and Payables to Brokers, Dealers and Clearing Organizations

 

The following is a summary of receivables from and payables to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations (dollars in thousands):

 

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Receivables from

 

Payables to

 

 

 

June 30,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

June 30,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

Broker-dealers

 

$

1,093,006

 

$

437,877

 

$

719,468

 

$

478,295

 

Clearing organizations

 

171

 

1,044

 

5,946

 

18,829

 

Deposits for securities borrowed

 

91,221

 

113,601

 

 

 

Securities loaned

 

 

 

7,077

 

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

(2,317

)

(1,463

)

 

 

Total

 

$

1,182,081

 

$

551,059

 

$

732,491

 

$

497,124

 

 

Receivables from and Payables to Customers

 

The following is a summary of receivables from and payables to customers (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Receivables from

 

Payables to

 

 

 

June 30,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

June 30,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

Customers

 

$

1,138,875

 

$

678,875

 

$

1,409,182

 

$

457,105

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

(2,147

)

(2,353

)

 

 

Total

 

$

1,136,728

 

$

676,522

 

$

1,409,182

 

$

457,105

 

 

(9) Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

 

The following is a summary of accounts payable and accrued expenses (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

June 30,
2008

 

December 31,
2007

 

Accrued compensation and benefits

 

$

55,588

 

$

46,356

 

Accrued soft dollar research payables

 

47,320

 

39,696

 

Deferred compensation

 

28,960

 

29,223

 

Trade payables

 

21,725

 

27,440

 

Deferred revenue

 

13,334

 

13,580

 

Acquisition payment obligation

 

5,511

 

5,606

 

Accrued transaction processing

 

4,018

 

2,382

 

Other accrued expenses

 

22,910

 

22,180

 

Total

 

$

199,366

 

$

186,463

 

 

(10) Short-Term Bank Loans

 

We fund our U.S. securities settlement operations with operating cash or with short-term bank loans. We have established pledge facilities with two banks, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and The Bank of New York Mellon, for this purpose.  Borrowings under these arrangements bear interest at federal funds rate plus a spread of 50 – 100 basis points, depending upon the amount borrowed and are repayable on demand (generally the next business day).  The short-term bank loans are collateralized by the securities underlying the transactions, which equal up to 125% of the borrowings.  At June 30, 2008, we had $45.0 million in short-term bank loans under these pledge facilities at a weighted average interest rate of 3.42%.

 

We also have a $15 million unsecured line of credit with The Bank of New York Mellon bearing interest at a negotiable rate.  Each advance under the line of credit is due at a specified maturity date with no prepayment option.  At June 30, 2008, we had no borrowings outstanding under this facility.

 

(11) Long Term Debt

 

On January 3, 2006, we entered into a $225 million credit agreement (“Credit Agreement”) fully underwritten by a syndicate of banks. The Credit Agreement consists of a five-year term loan in the amount of $200 million (“Term Loan”) and a five-year revolving facility in the amount of $25 million (“Revolving Loan”). We utilized the $200 million Term Loan on January 3, 2006, to partially finance the Macgregor and Plexus acquisitions. The Revolving Loan of $25 million is available for future working capital purposes and has no outstanding balance at June 30, 2008. The current borrowings under the Term Loan bear interest based upon the Three-Month LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25%. We incurred $2.3 million of debt issuance costs, primarily underwriting fees, related to the creation of the facility. The debt issuance costs are included in “other assets” on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated

 

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Statements of Financial Condition and are amortized to interest expense over the life of the loan.

 

At June 30, 2008, we had $113.5 million in outstanding debt under the Term Loan following scheduled principal payments of $19.0 million in First Half 2008. The terms of our credit facility include certain restrictions on the cash proceeds of any sale or issuance of equity, the incurrence of certain further indebtedness, and the sale or other disposition of any of our subsidiaries or assets.

 

Principal and interest payments on the Term Loan are due on a quarterly basis. The remaining scheduled principal repayments are as follows (dollars in millions):

 

Year

 

Aggregate Amount

 

2008

 

$

19.0

 

2009

 

47.6

 

2010

 

46.9

 

 

 

$

113.5

 

 

Interest expense on the credit facility, including amortization of debt issuance costs and net settlement payments on interest rate swaps, totaled $1.7 million and $4.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2008 (“Second Quarter 2008”) and First Half 2008, respectively.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, we are required to maintain certain financial ratios and operating statistics and are also subject to certain operational limitations, including limitations on our ability to incur additional indebtedness, to make certain fundamental company changes (such as mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of assets), to make dividends and distributions on our capital stock and to undertake certain capital expenditures. Also, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, in March 2006 we entered into interest rate swap agreements which effectively fixed our interest rate on a portion of the outstanding Term Loan amount at 5.064% (plus a 1.25% margin) for a period of three years. As a result of mandatory principal prepayments, approximately 53% of our Term Loan was hedged by interest rate swap agreements at June 30, 2008.

 

(12) Earnings Per Share

 

The following is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for basic and diluted earnings per share

 

$

25,740

 

$

27,211

 

Shares of common stock and common stock equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

Average common shares used in basic computation

 

43,705

 

44,338

 

Effect of dilutive securities

 

551

 

709

 

Average common shares used in diluted computation

 

44,256

 

45,047

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.59

 

$

0.61

 

Diluted

 

$

0.58

 

$

0.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for basic and diluted earnings per share

 

$

58,728

 

$

51,921

 

Shares of common stock and common stock equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

Average common shares used in basic computation

 

43,667

 

44,207

 

Effect of dilutive securities

 

585

 

733

 

Average common shares used in diluted computation

 

44,252

 

44,940

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.34

 

$

1.17

 

Diluted

 

$

1.33

 

$

1.16

 

 

The following is a summary of anti-dilutive options not included in the detailed earnings per share computations (amounts in thousands):

 

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June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Three months ended

 

460

 

201

 

Six months ended

 

423

 

201

 

 

(13) Other Comprehensive Income

 

The components and allocated tax effects of other comprehensive income as of June 30, 2008, are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Before Tax
Effects

 

Tax
Effects

 

After Tax
Effects

 

Currency translation adjustment

 

$

21,285

 

$

 

$

21,285

 

Unrealized holding loss on securities, available-for-sale

 

(229

)

94

 

(135

)

Unrealized loss on hedging activities

 

(864

)

348

 

(516

)

Total

 

$

20,192

 

$

442

 

$

20,634

 

 

The unrealized holding loss on securities, available-for-sale relates to the NYX Shares we received as part of the NYSE Merger on March 9, 2006.

 

Deferred taxes have not been provided on the cumulative undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries or the cumulative translation adjustment related to those investments since such amounts are expected to be reinvested indefinitely.

 

(14) Net Capital Requirement

 

ITG Inc., AlterNet, Blackwatch Brokerage Inc. (“Blackwatch”) and ITG Derivatives are subject to the Uniform Net Capital Rule (Rule 15c3-1) under the Exchange Act, which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital. ITG Inc. has elected to use the alternative method permitted by Rule 15c3-1, which requires that ITG Inc. maintain minimum net capital equal to the greater of $1.0 million or 2% of aggregate debit balances arising from customer transactions. AlterNet, Blackwatch and ITG Derivatives have elected to use the basic method permitted by Rule 15c3-1, which requires that they maintain minimum net capital equal to the greater of $100,000 for AlterNet, $500,000 for ITG Derivatives and $5,000 for Blackwatch, or 62/3% of aggregate indebtedness.

 

Our net capital balances and the amounts in excess of required net capital at June 30, 2008 for our U.S. Operations are as follows (dollars in millions):

 

 

 

Net Capital

 

Excess Net Capital

 

U.S. Operations

 

 

 

 

 

ITG Inc.

 

$

118.5

 

$

115.7

 

AlterNet

 

3.7

 

3.6

 

Blackwatch

 

5.1

 

5.0

 

ITG Derivatives

 

2.0

 

1.4

 

 

Dividends or withdrawals of capital cannot be made from these entities if the capital is needed to comply with regulatory requirements.

 

As of June 30, 2008, ITG Inc. had a $17.9 million cash balance in a Special Reserve Bank Account for the benefit of customers under the Customer Protection Rule pursuant to SEC Rule 15c3-3, “Computation for Determination of Reserve Requirements”.

 

In addition, our Canadian Operations and International Operations had regulatory capital in excess of the minimum requirements applicable to each business as of June 30, 2008 as summarized in the following table (dollars in millions):

 

 

 

Excess Net Capital

 

Canadian Operations

 

 

 

Canada

 

$

39.8

 

 

 

 

 

International Operations

 

 

 

Australia

 

$

5.4

 

Europe

 

7.0

 

Hong Kong

 

25.6

 

Japan

 

1.2

 

 

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(15) Segment Reporting

 

Segment information is presented in accordance with FASB Statement No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information”.

 

The Company has three reportable operating segments: U.S. Operations, Canadian Operations and International Operations.  The U.S. Operations segment provides trading, trade order management, connectivity and research services to institutional investors, plan sponsors, brokers, alternative investment funds and money managers. The Canadian Operations segment provides trading, connectivity and research services. The International Operations segment includes our trading, connectivity and research service businesses in Europe, Australia, Hong Kong and Japan, as well as a research and development facility in Israel.

 

The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies described in Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.  The Company allocates resources to, and evaluates performance of, its reportable segments based on income before income tax expense. Consistent with the Company’s allocation and evaluation methodology, the effects of inter-segment activities are eliminated and revenues are attributed to each segment based upon the location of execution of the related transaction in the information presented below.

 

A summary of the segment financial information is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

U.S.
Operations

 

Canadian
Operations

 

International
Operations

 

Consolidated

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

131,710

 

$

19,750

 

$

28,897

 

$

180,357

 

Income before income tax expense

 

40,055

 

6,068

 

(2,053

)

44,070

 

Capital purchases

 

5,677

 

506

 

1,471

 

7,654

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

133,495

 

$

17,146

 

$

25,010

 

$

175,651

 

Income before income tax expense

 

40,734

 

4,368

 

1,452

 

46,554

 

Capital purchases

 

3,804

 

1,665

 

1,318

 

6,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

286,080

 

$

41,430

 

$

57,125

 

$

384,635

 

Income before income tax expense

 

94,049

 

12,732

 

(3,658

)

103,123

 

Identifiable assets

 

1,016,443

 

627,150

 

1,641,747

 

3,285,340

 

Capital purchases

 

9,698

 

883

 

1,941

 

12,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

265,066

 

$

33,487

 

$

46,026

 

$

344,579

 

Income before income tax expense

 

78,977

 

8,983

 

936

 

88,896

 

Identifiable assets

 

1,120,669

 

554,318

 

796,340

 

2,471,327

 

Capital purchases

 

7,454

 

2,596

 

2,007

 

12,057

 

 

Revenue and long-lived assets, classified by the geographic region in which the Company operates, are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Revenues: Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

131,710

 

$

133,495

 

Canada

 

19,750

 

17,146

 

Europe

 

20,290

 

17,724

 

All other

 

8,607

 

7,286

 

Total

 

$

180,357

 

$

175,651

 

 

 

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Revenues: Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

286,080

 

$

265,066

 

Canada

 

41,430

 

33,487

 

Europe

 

40,524

 

32,462

 

All other

 

16,601

 

13,564

 

Total

 

$

384,635

 

$

344,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-lived Assets at June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

506,784

 

$

470,935

 

Canada

 

5,575

 

3,799

 

Europe

 

40,250

 

36,167

 

All other

 

7,346

 

6,754

 

Total

 

$

559,955

 

$

517,655

 

 

The Company’s long-lived assets primarily consist of premises and equipment, capitalized software, goodwill, intangibles, debt issuance costs and investments in unconsolidated affiliates.

 

(16) Subsequent Events

 

On July 30, 2008, BLOCKalert became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITG following its purchase of the 50% equity interest held by its former joint venture partner for $10 million in cash.

 

On July 30, 2008, our Board of Directors re-authorized the purchase of the remaining 504,124 shares of common stock of the Company not yet purchased under a 2004 authorization and authorized the purchase of up to an additional 2,000,000 shares.

 

Item 2.         Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto.

 

Overview

 

We are a specialized agency brokerage and technology firm that partners with clients globally to provide innovative solutions spanning the entire investment process. We have three reportable segments: U.S. Operations, Canadian Operations and International Operations.  The U.S. Operations segment provides trading, trade order management, connectivity and research services to institutional investors, plan sponsors, brokers, alternative investment funds and money managers. The Canadian Operations segment provides trading, connectivity and research services. The International Operations segment includes our trading, connectivity and research service businesses in Europe, Australia, Hong Kong and Japan (the latter three of which may be collectively referred to as “Asia Pacific”), as well as a research and development facility in Israel.

 

Our revenues principally consist of commissions from customers’ use of our trade execution services. Because commissions are earned on a per-transaction basis, such revenues fluctuate from period to period depending on (i) the volume of securities traded through our services in the U.S. and Canada, (ii) the contract value of securities traded in Europe and Asia Pacific, and (iii) our commission rates. Commission revenues are generated by orders delivered to us from our order and execution management products and other vendors’ products, as well as direct computer-to-computer links to customers through ITG Net (our financial communications network) and third party networks and phone orders from our customers. In Canada, we also generate revenue from interlisted arbitrage trading, where we profit from small price differences by simultaneously purchasing and selling the same equity security in the Canadian and U.S. markets. We also generate recurring revenues, which are largely fee or subscription-based rather than transaction-based, and are therefore significantly less sensitive to fluctuations in the level of trading activity. Our subscription-based revenues principally consist of revenues from sales of analytical products, network connectivity and order management system services.

 

We provide a comprehensive suite of products that span the trading continuum. In First Half 2008, we focused on certain strategic objectives, including global product growth, asset class diversification and the expansion of the ITG Net offering. We also continued to move forward with the development of ITG Triton X, the integration of our Triton and Macgregor XIP systems. The first version of ITG Triton X has been rolled out to some clients and we continue to work on enhancements for the next version.

 

Our international segment continued to make progress in First Half 2008, although the market downturn affected our sequential quarterly revenues due to the ad valorem pricing in Europe and Asia.  Our International and Canadian Operations (collectively) comprised 26% of revenues in First Half 2008 up from 23% in the six months ended June 30, 2007 (“First Half 2007”). While the global credit crunch has caused markets to decline globally, we remain confident in our ability to grow our non-US

 

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businesses in the long term.  In addition, we continued our efforts to roll out Triton and additional algorithms to our clients in international regions.

 

We continue to make progress on our strategy to bring enhanced equity options and futures capabilities to our U.S. client base.  ITG Matrix, our multi-asset class front end product, was rolled out to additional clients, and progress continues to be made toward adding multi-asset capabilities to ITG’s established front ends, Triton and Radical.

 

Executive Summary

 

In Second Quarter 2008, our consolidated revenues increased $4.7 million to $180.4 million, while our operating expenses grew $7.2 million to $136.3 million, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2007 (“Second Quarter 2007”). Our reported net income for Second Quarter 2008 was $25.7 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, as compared to $27.2 million, or $0.60 per diluted share in Second Quarter 2007.

 

Our U.S. commission revenues decreased slightly to $109.6 million versus Second Quarter 2007 as the activity of our institutional clients decreased due to the weakening U.S. equities market.  As our core client base is made up of institutional clients, we are affected by trends in this sector of the marketplace. Investment Company Institute (“ICI”) data tracks the inflows and outflows of the combined assets of U.S. mutual funds. The most recent ICI data, which covers the year to date through May 2008, indicates that there have been significant outflows from mutual funds compared to the same time period in 2007. This tends to indicate a decline in activity among this group.

 

Market volatility, as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), trended lower in the first two months of the quarter, but increased in June.  In a challenging U.S. market environment, our U.S. commission revenue declined 1%.

 

Canadian commission revenues grew 15% versus Second Quarter 2007 reflecting growth from our direct market access products.  Total Canadian revenues increased $2.6 million, or 15%, with pre-tax profitability of $6.1 million, an increase of 39% from Second Quarter 2007.  Favorable exchange rate impact from a weakened U.S. Dollar added $1.6 million to total revenues and $0.5 million to pre-tax income.

 

International Operations revenues for Second Quarter 2008 increased $3.9 million, or 16%, versus Second Quarter 2007, reflecting a substantial increase in volume and the market value of executions.  Revenue growth also included $0.3 million of favorable exchange rate impact.  Our International Operations posted a pre-tax loss of $2.1 million, which included $0.6 million of unfavorable exchange rate impact, despite strong commission revenue growth from our continued investment in the expansion and globalization of our product line.

 

Results of Operations — Three Months Ended June 30, 2008 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

U.S. Operations

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

$ in thousands

 

2008

 

2007

 

Change

 

% Change

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commission

 

$

109,600

 

$

110,716

 

$

(1,116

)

(1

)

Recurring

 

21,130

 

19,883

 

1,247

 

6

 

Other

 

980

 

2,896

 

(1,916

)

(66

)

Total revenues

 

131,710

 

133,495

 

(1,785

)

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and employee benefits

 

42,298

 

44,031

 

(1,733

)

(4

)

Transaction processing

 

10,423

 

13,766

 

(3,343

)

(24

)

Other expenses

 

37,191

 

32,300

 

4,891

 

15

 

Interest expense

 

1,743

 

2,664

 

(921

)

(35

)

Total expenses

 

91,655

 

92,761

 

(1,106

)

(1

)

Income before income tax expense

 

$

40,055

 

$

40,734

 

$

(679

)

(2

)

Pre-tax margin

 

30.4

%

30.5

%

(0.1

)%

 

 

 

U.S. revenues include $5.1 million of revenues from ITG Derivatives, acquired in the third quarter of 2007, and were down 1% from the prior year quarter.

 

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Commission revenues for the quarter were 1% below prior year levels reflecting lower share volumes and revenue per share in our core equities business, which were partially offset by $5.0 million in commissions from ITG Derivatives and $4.7 million in revenue sharing arrangements with our network business, ITG Net.  Transaction processing costs declined 24%, as we have benefited from our move to a self-clearing broker-dealer in May 2007 while also migrating towards lower-cost execution venues.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Operations: Key Indicators*

 

2008

 

2007

 

Change

 

% Change

 

Total trading volume (in billions of shares)

 

12.0

 

12.1

 

(0.1

)

(1

)

Trading volume per day (in millions of shares)

 

187.2

 

191.4

 

(4.2

)

(2

)

Average revenue per share ($)

 

$

0.0083

 

$

0.0089

 

$

(0.0006

)

(7

)

U.S. market trading days

 

64

 

63

 

1

 

2

 

 


*Represents core equity business excluding ITG Derivatives and commission revenue share from ITG Net.

 

Recurring revenues increased $1.2 million, or 6%, reflecting growth in the number of ITG Net network connections.

 

Other revenues decreased $1.9 million primarily due to the decline in interest rates on our money market investments.

 

U.S. compensation and employee benefits expense decreased by $1.7 million despite a 9% increase in average headcount associated with the expansion of our business, including the acquisition of ITG Derivatives, as decreases in performance related compensation and other employee related costs more than offset annual merit compensation increases and higher benefit and payroll tax costs.  Higher compensation costs related to product development were partially offset by higher capitalizable salaries from product development efforts.

 

Other expenses increased $4.9 million (including $1.3 million attributable to ITG Derivatives) to $37.2 million, with the increase driven by (i) amortization expense related to new product releases, (ii) infrastructure investment in data centers and communications, (iii) market data fees related to increased usage of our front-end trading systems, (iv) legal fees, and (v) depreciation expense.

 

Interest expense declined 35% due to the impact of significantly lower LIBOR interest rates on the unhedged portion of our long term debt, as well as a lower outstanding debt balance.

 

Canadian Operations

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

$ in thousands

 

2008

 

2007

 

Change

 

% Change

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commission

 

$

15,967

 

$

13,918

 

$

2,049

 

15

 

Recurring

 

362

 

752

 

(390

)

(52

)

Other

 

3,421

 

2,476

 

945

 

38

 

Total revenues

 

19,750

 

17,146

 

2,604

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and employee benefits

 

5,595

 

5,605

 

(10

)

0

 

Transaction processing

 

3,211

 

3,714

 

(503

)

(14

)

Other expenses

 

4,876

 

3,459

 

1,417

 

41

 

Total expenses

 

13,682

 

12,778

 

904

 

7

 

Income before income tax expense

 

$

6,068

 

$

4,368

 

$

1,700

 

39

 

Pre-tax margin

 

30.7

%

25.5

%

5.2

%

 

 

 

Revenue and pre-tax profit growth included a significant favorable exchange rate impact of $1.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively, for the quarter, as the Canadian Dollar appreciated strongly against the U.S. Dollar. ITG Canada also achieved total client share volume growth of 18% from Second Quarter 2007 to 2.4 billion shares, primarily on the strength of its direct market access business. Commission revenues increased at a more modest pace than share volume due to pricing pressure in the highly competitive marketplace.  Interlisted arbitrage trading revenues, included in other revenues in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, increased 33% to $3.2 million.

 

Total expenses increased 7%, including a $1.1 million unfavorable exchange rate impact.  Excluding the unfavorable

 

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exchange rate impact total expenses decreased 1%.

 

Total compensation and employee benefits were flat versus the prior year quarter despite a headcount increase and an unfavorable exchange rate impact of $0.4 million. Increases in salaries, benefits and employer payroll taxes attributable to an increase in the average number of employees over the prior year quarter were offset by reduced performance-based compensation expense.

 

Transaction processing costs decreased $0.5 million due to reduced clearing costs resulting from a rate change in the second half of 2007 with our carrying broker, reduced TSX fees resulting from a new pricing schedule introduced in the first quarter of 2008, and reduced U.S. execution costs on U.S. ECN’s that became effective in the latter part of 2007.  These savings more than offset the unfavorable exchange rate impact of $0.3 million during the quarter. Total transaction processing amounted to 16.3% of revenues for Second Quarter 2008 compared to 21.7% in the prior year quarter.

 

Other expenses reflect growth in technology-related and facilities costs, connectivity and market data fees related to increased levels of business and increased consulting fees, as well as unfavorable exchange rate impact.

 

International Operations

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

$ in thousands

 

2008

 

2007

 

Change

 

% Change

 

Commission Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

$

19,690

 

$

17,274

 

$

2,416

 

14

 

Asia Pacific

 

7,960

 

6,930

 

1,030

 

15

 

Total commission revenues

 

27,650

 

24,204

 

3,446

 

14

 

Recurring revenues

 

793

 

316

 

477

 

151

 

Other revenues

 

454

 

490

 

(36

)

(7

)

Total revenues

 

28,897

 

25,010

 

3,887

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and employee benefits

 

10,589

 

9,994

 

595

 

6

 

Transaction processing

 

10,699

 

6,850

 

3,849

 

56

 

Other expenses

 

9,662

 

6,714

 

2,948

 

44

 

Total expenses

 

30,950

 

23,558

 

7,392

 

31

 

Income before income tax expense

 

$

(2,053

)

$

1,452

 

$

(3,505

)

(241

)

Pre-tax margin

 

(7.1

)%

5.8

%

(12.9

)%

 

 

 

International commission revenues increased 14% to $27.7 million.  The overall exchange rate impact was minimally favorable ($0.2 million) as the benefit of the stronger Australian Dollar was mostly offset by the slightly weaker British Pound, which is a much larger portion of our international revenue base.

 

Despite a challenging environment in Europe, where turnover on the MSCI Pan-Euro Index was down significantly compared to the prior year quarter, ITG Europe increased commission revenues 14% .  The success of our European strategy of providing clients with a full suite of equity trading applications is readily apparent in the strong growth in our revenue from clients trading direct to the market and utilizing our algorithms to execute trades. In contrast, competition in the crossing and portfolio trading businesses has increased, particularly in light of lower market volumes, higher volatility and lack of confidence in the equity market.

 

Commission revenue growth in Asia Pacific primarily reflects significant growth in the value of trades in the Hong Kong market.

 

Transaction processing costs as a percentage of revenues also increased, with a greater proportion of trades executed via more costly direct market trading. In addition, in Europe the geographical mix of our trade executions continued to shift increasingly to continental European markets where we incur significantly higher clearing and execution costs than in the UK market.  This more than offset the lower costs realized in Asia Pacific where a higher proportion of trades were executed in Hong Kong, where we self-clear equity transactions.

 

Compensation and employee benefits expense reflects increased headcount to support the general expansion of business activity and an unfavorable exchange rate impact of $0.4 million, reduced by a decrease in performance based compensation.

 

Other expenses reflect higher technology, connectivity, market data and computer hardware fees needed to support increased

 

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volumes and more diversified products.  In addition, we experienced increases in software amortization related to the roll out of products, and business development costs, as well as an unfavorable exchange rate impact.

 

Income tax expense

 

Our effective tax rate was 41.6% for Second Quarter 2008 compared to 41.5% for Second Quarter 2007.  Our consolidated effective tax rate can vary from period to period depending on, among other factors, the geographic and business mix of our earnings.

 

Results of Operations — Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

U.S. Operations

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

$ in thousands

 

2008

 

2007

 

Change

 

% Change

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commission

 

$

241,173

 

$

220,829

 

$

20,344

 

9

 

Recurring

 

41,537

 

38,261

 

3,276

 

9

 

Other

 

3,370

 

5,976

 

(2,606

)

(44

)

Total revenues

 

286,080

 

265,066

 

21,014

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and employee benefits

 

92,257

 

88,093

 

4,164

 

5

 

Transaction processing

 

21,903

 

29,335

 

(7,432

)

(25

)

Other expenses

 

73,915

 

63,212

 

10,703

 

17

 

Interest expense

 

3,956

 

5,449

 

(1,493

)

(27

)

Total expenses

 

192,031

 

186,089

 

5,942

 

3

 

Income before income tax expense

 

$

94,049

 

$

78,977

 

$

15,072

 

19

 

Pre-tax margin

 

32.9

%

29.8

%

3.1

%

 

 

 

U.S. revenues include $11.0 million of revenues from ITG Derivatives, acquired in the third quarter of 2007, and increased 8% over the prior year period.

 

Commission revenues benefited from strong volume growth from our direct market access products, revenues from ITG Derivatives ($10.9 million) and higher commissions from revenue sharing arrangements from ITG Net ($9.5 million), our network business.  Overall commission revenue growth was tempered by lower POSIT crossing revenues and a reduction in revenue per share, as shown in the Key Indicators table below. Transaction processing costs declined 25% as we have benefited from our move to a self-clearing broker-dealer in May 2007.  We also lowered our execution costs as we migrated towards lower-cost execution venues and received rebates totaling $1.4 million from the National Securities Clearing Corporation and the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation.

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Operations: Key Indicators*

 

2008

 

2007

 

Change

 

% Change

 

Total trading volume (in billions of shares)

 

25.7

 

23.7

 

2.0

 

8

 

Trading volume per day (in millions of shares)

 

205.8

 

191.4

 

14.4

 

8

 

Average revenue per share ($)

 

$

0.0086

 

$

0.0091

 

$

(0.0005

)

(5

)

U.S. market trading days

 

125

 

124

 

1

 

1

 

 


*Represents core equity business excluding ITG Derivatives and commission revenue share from ITG Net.

 

Recurring revenues increased 9%, reflecting growth in the number of ITG Net network connections and increases in the pricing of our ITG Net connectivity services that went into effect in the second quarter of 2007.

 

Other revenues decreased $2.6 million primarily due to a decrease in investment income resulting from the decline in interest rates on our money market investments.

 

U.S. compensation and employee benefits expense increased by $4.2 million, reflecting an 10% increase in average headcount associated with the expansion of our business, including the acquisition of ITG Derivatives, as well as annual merit compensation increases and higher benefit and payroll tax costs, partially offset by a reduction in performance based compensation. 

 

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In addition, compensation costs related to product development were partially offset by higher capitalizable salaries from product development efforts.

 

Other expenses increased $10.7 million (including $2.7 million attributable to ITG Derivatives) to $73.9 million, with the increase driven by (i) amortization expense related to new product releases, (ii) infrastructure investment in data centers and communications, (iii) market data fees related to increased usage of our front-end trading systems, (iv) legal fees, and (v) depreciation expense.

 

Interest expense declined 27% due to a lower outstanding balance on our long term debt, as well as the impact of significantly lower LIBOR interest rates on the unhedged portion of our debt in Second Quarter 2008.

 

Canadian Operations

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

$ in thousands

 

2008

 

2007

 

Change

 

% Change

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commission

 

$

33,313

 

$

27,508

 

$

5,805

 

21

 

Recurring

 

737

 

1,322

 

(585

)

(44

)

Other

 

7,380

 

4,657

 

2,723

 

58

 

Total revenues

 

41,430

 

33,487

 

7,943

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and employee benefits

 

12,348

 

10,976

 

1,372

 

13

 

Transaction processing

 

6,712

 

7,091

 

(379

)

(5

)

Other expenses

 

9,638

 

6,437

 

3,201

 

50

 

Total expenses

 

28,698

 

24,504

 

4,194

 

17

 

Income before income tax expense

 

$

12,732

 

$

8,983

 

$

3,749

 

42

 

Pre-tax margin

 

30.7

%

26.8

%

3.9

%

 

 

 

Revenue and pre-tax profit growth included a significant favorable exchange rate impact of $4.6 million and $1.4 million, respectively, as the Canadian Dollar appreciated strongly against the U.S. Dollar. ITG Canada also achieved total client share volume growth of 29%, primarily on the strength of its direct market access business. Commission revenues increased at a more modest pace than share volume due to pricing pressure in the highly competitive marketplace.  Interlisted arbitrage, included in other revenues in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, trading revenues improved to $7.2 million compared with $4.6 million in the prior year.

 

Total expenses increased 17%, including a $3.2 million unfavorable exchange rate impact.  Excluding the unfavorable exchange rate impact total expenses increased 4%.

 

Compensation and employee benefits increased 13%, reflecting an increase in headcount to support the overall growth of our Canadian business while performance related compensation remained relatively unchanged.

 

Transaction processing costs decreased $0.4 million as savings were realized on exchange fees due to further reductions by the TSX in the first quarter of 2008 and decreases in clearing and settlement charges due to a new pricing agreement with our clearing broker introduced in the second half of 2007, as well as reduced Canadian Depository for Securities (“CDS”) fees.  There continues to be downward pressure on exchange fees in Canada with the availability of several alternative trading destinations, as well as the anticipated launch of another owned by Canada’s largest banks expected in September 2008.

 

Other expenses reflect growth in technology related and facilities costs, connectivity and market data fees related to increased levels of business and increased consulting fees, as well as unfavorable exchange rate impact.

 

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International Operations

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

$ in thousands

 

2008

 

2007

 

Change

 

% Change

 

Commission Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

$

39,410

 

$

31,537

 

$

7,873

 

25

 

Asia Pacific

 

15,548

 

12,877

 

2,671

 

21

 

Total commission revenues

 

54,958

 

44,414

 

10,544

 

24

 

Recurring revenues

 

1,656

 

550

 

1,106

 

201

 

Other revenues

 

511

 

1,062

 

(551

)

(52

)

Total revenues

 

57,125

 

46,026

 

11,099

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and employee benefits

 

21,505

 

19,076

 

2,429

 

13

 

Transaction processing

 

20,067

 

13,230

 

6,837

 

52

 

Other expenses

 

19,211

 

12,784

 

6,427

 

50

 

Total expenses

 

60,783

 

45,090

 

15,693

 

35

 

Income before income tax expense

 

$

(3,658

)

$

936

 

$

(4,594

)

(491

)

Pre-tax margin

 

(6.4

)%

2.0

%

(8.4

)%

 

 

 

International commission revenues increased $11.1 million, including a favorable exchange rate impact of $0.9 million.

 

Turnover on the MSCI Pan-Euro Index was down 22% for First Half 2008 versus the prior year. In the challenging environment of First Half 2008, ITG Europe increased commission revenues by 25% over the prior year.  European share volume growth was driven primarily by growth in direct market access and algorithmic products.

 

Commission revenue growth in Asia Pacific primarily reflects the significant growth in the value of trades in the Hong Kong and Australia markets.

 

Transaction processing costs also increased as a percentage of revenue, with a greater proportion of trades executed via more costly venues.  In Europe a greater proportion of trades were executed via direct market trading than crossed internally and there was a lower average execution size in our algorithmic trading, thereby increasing costs. In addition, the geographical mix of our trade executions in Europe continued to shift increasingly to continental European markets where we incur significantly higher clearing and execution costs than in the UK market.  This more than offset the lower transaction processing costs in Asia Pacific where a higher proportion of trades were executed in Hong Kong, where we self-clear equity transactions.

 

Compensation and employee benefits expense reflects increased headcount to support the general expansion of business activity and an unfavorable exchange rate impact of $0.9 million.

 

Other expenses reflect higher technology, connectivity, market data and computer hardware fees needed to support increased volumes and more diversified products.  In addition, we experienced increases in software amortization related to the roll out of products, business development costs and unfavorable exchange rate impact.

 

Income tax expense

 

Our effective tax rate was 43.1% for First Half 2008 compared to 41.6% for First Half 2007.  First Half 2008 was impacted by higher state and local taxes due to our expansion into additional states and higher U.S. and foreign non-deductible expenses.  Our consolidated effective tax rate can vary from period to period depending on, among other factors, the geographic and business mix of our earnings.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity

 

Our primary source of liquidity is cash provided by operations. Our liquidity requirements result from our working capital needs, which include clearing and settlement activities, as well as our regulatory capital needs. A substantial portion of our assets are liquid, consisting of cash and cash equivalents or assets readily convertible into cash. We principally invest our excess cash in U.S. Government money market funds. At June 30, 2008, cash and cash equivalents and securities owned, at fair value amounted to $300.2 million.

 

As a self-clearing broker-dealer in the U.S., we are subject to cash deposit requirements with clearing organizations that may be large in relation to our total liquid assets and may fluctuate significantly from time to time based upon the nature and size of our customers’ trading activity. As of June 30, 2008, we had interest-bearing security deposits totaling $29.9 million with clearing organizations and clearing agents for the settlement of equity trades. In the normal course of business we may also need to borrow stock when a security is needed to deliver against a settling transaction, such as a short settlement or a fail to deliver, generally to another broker-dealer or to a customer. Securities borrowed transactions require that we provide the counterparty with collateral in the form of cash. Our cash deposits may be funded from existing cash balances or from short-term bank loans.

 

When funding our U.S. securities clearance and settlement transactions with short-term bank loans, we utilize pledge facilities with two banks which have no specific limitations on our additional borrowing capacities (see “Financing Activities” below). In Asia, where we also self-clear equity trades, we maintain working capital facilities with a bank for our clearing and settlement activities. These facilities are in the form of overdraft protection totaling approximately $148.4 million and are supported by $25.8 million in restricted cash deposits.

 

Capital Resources

 

Our capital resource requirements relate to capital expenditures, as well as business investments and are generally funded from operations. When required, as in the case of a major acquisition, our strong cash generating ability has allowed us to readily access capital markets.

 

Operating Activities

 

Cash flows provided by operating activities were $219.0 million in First Half 2008 as compared to the $72.0 million used in operating activities in the prior year.  The increase was primarily attributable to changes in working capital, specifically the net activity related to receivables/payables from/to customers and brokers and lower required segregated cash and deposits with clearing organizations arising from our broker-dealer operations.  The changes in these balances are generally temporary over the normal trade settlement period and may also be affected by customer trading patterns.

 

In the normal course of our clearing operations worldwide, cash is typically used to fund restricted or segregated cash accounts under regulations or other, broker and customer fails to deliver/receive, securities borrowed, deposits with clearing organizations and net activity related to receivables/payables from/to customers and brokers. The cash requirements vary from day to day depending on volume transacted and customer trading patterns.

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities of $32.1 million includes our investment in premises and equipment and capitalizable software development projects, as we continue to invest in both our infrastructure and our product portfolio.

 

Financing Activities

 

Net cash used in financing activities of $79.7 million primarily reflects a net repayment of short-term bank borrowings from our pledge facilities, principal repayments on our Term Loan and the use of funds to repurchase ITG common stock, offset by issuances of our common stock arising from the vesting of equity awards to our employees and their related excess tax benefit of $2.4 million.

 

When funding our securities borrowing activities with short-term bank loans, we have pledge facilities with two banks, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and The Bank of New York Mellon, which have no specific limitations on our additional borrowing capacities. Borrowings under these arrangements bear interest at federal funds rate plus a spread of 50 - 100 basis points, depending upon the amount borrowed, and are repayable on demand (generally the next business day). The short-term bank loans are

 

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collateralized by the securities underlying the transactions equal to 125% of the borrowings. We also have a $15 million unsecured line of credit with The Bank of New York Mellon bearing interest at a negotiable rate. Each advance under the line of credit is due at a specified maturity date with no prepayment option. At June 30, 2008, we had $45.0 million in short-term bank loans under pledge facilities and no borrowings under the unsecured line of credit (see Note 10, “Short-Term Bank Loans”, to the condensed consolidated financial statements).

 

During 2008, we used $19.0 million for principal repayments on the Term Loan under our Credit Agreement (see Note 11, “Long Term Debt”, to the condensed consolidated financial statements). During the same period in 2007, we repaid $14.2 million of Term Loan principal.

 

The Credit Agreement also provides an available $25 million revolving credit facility that can be drawn upon to meet working capital needs should they arise. As of the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility.

 

During 2008, we repurchased approximately 294,000 shares of our common stock at a cost of approximately $11.6 million, which was funded from our available cash resources.  Approximately 243,000 ($9.2 million) of these shares were purchased under a share repurchase program approved by our Board of Directors on July 22, 2004 and reaffirmed on August 6, 2007.  An additional 51,000 ($2.4 million) shares repurchased pertained solely to the satisfaction of minimum statutory withholding tax upon net settlement of equity awards.

 

Regulatory Capital

 

Under the SEC’s Uniform Net Capital Rule, our broker-dealer subsidiaries are required to maintain at all times at least the minimum level of net capital required under Rule 15c3-1.

 

Our net capital balances and the amounts in excess of required net capital at June 30, 2008 for our U.S. Operations are as follows (dollars in millions):

 

 

 

Net Capital

 

Excess Net Capital

 

U.S. Operations

 

 

 

 

 

ITG Inc.

 

$

118.5

 

$

115.7

 

AlterNet

 

3.7

 

3.6

 

Blackwatch

 

5.1

 

5.0

 

ITG Derivatives

 

2.0

 

1.4

 

 

Dividends or withdrawals of capital cannot be made from these entities if the capital is needed to comply with regulatory requirements.

 

As of June 30, 2008, ITG Inc. had a $17.9 million cash balance in a Special Reserve Bank Account for the benefit of customers under the Customer Protection Rule pursuant to SEC Rule 15c3-3, “Computation for Determination of Reserve Requirements”.

 

In addition, our Canadian Operations and International Operations had regulatory capital in excess of the minimum requirements applicable to each business as of June 30, 2008 as summarized in the following table (dollars in millions):

 

 

 

Excess Net Capital

 

Canadian Operations

 

 

 

Canada

 

$

39.8

 

 

 

 

 

International Operations

 

 

 

Australia

 

$

5.4

 

Europe

 

7.0

 

Hong Kong

 

25.6

 

Japan

 

1.2

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resource Outlook

 

Historically, our working capital and investment activity requirements have been funded from cash from operations and short-term loans, with the exception of our Macgregor and Plexus acquisitions, which required long-term financing. We believe that

 

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our cash flow from operations, existing cash balances and the available loan facilities will be sufficient to meet our ongoing operating cash and regulatory capital needs, while also complying with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations

 

In the normal course of business, we are involved in the execution of various customer securities transactions. Securities transactions are subject to the credit risk of counterparties or customer nonperformance. In connection with the settlement of non-U.S. securities transactions, Investment Technology Group, Inc. has provided third party financial institutions with guarantees in amounts up to a maximum of $129.5 million. In the event that a customer of ITG’s subsidiaries fails to settle a securities transaction, or if the related subsidiaries were unable to honor trades with a customer, Investment Technology Group, Inc. would be required to perform for the amount of such securities up to the $129.5 million cap. However, transactions are collateralized by the underlying security, thereby reducing the associated risk to changes in the market value of the security through settlement date. Therefore, the settlement of these transactions is not expected to have a material effect upon our financial statements. It is also our policy to review, as necessary, the credit worthiness of each customer.

 

As of June 30, 2008, our other contractual obligations and commercial commitments consisted principally of fixed charges, including principal repayment and interest on the Term Loan, minimum future rentals under non-cancelable operating leases, minimum future purchases under non-cancelable purchase agreements and minimum compensation under employment agreements. There has been no significant change to such arrangements and obligations since December 31, 2007.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

 

There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates during First Half 2008 from those we disclosed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our 2007 Form 10-K.

 

Fair Value

 

Certain of our financial instruments are recorded at fair value in accordance with FAS 157 which we adopted effective January 1, 2008.  The adoption of FAS 157 had a minimal effect on the values of those financial assets and liabilities that we carry at fair value.  These assets and liabilities include:

 

·                  Money market mutual funds

·                  Trading securities

·                  Available-for-sale securities

·                  Equity index mutual funds

·                  Bond mutual funds

·                  Derivatives

 

As defined in FAS 157, 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, also referred to as the “exit price”. In determining fair value, we may use various methods including market, income and cost approaches. Based on these approaches, we often use certain assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and or the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated, or generally unobservable firm inputs. We use valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Based on the observability of the inputs used in the valuation techniques, we categorize our fair value measured financial instruments according to the fair value hierarchy prescribed by FAS 157. The fair value hierarchy ranks the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value will be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

 

·                  Level 1: Fair value measurements using unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.  The types of assets and liabilities categorized as Level 1 fair value are generally equities listed in active markets and publicly traded mutual funds.

 

·                  Level 2: Fair value measurements using correlation with (directly or indirectly) observable market based inputs, unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data, or quoted prices in markets that are not active.  We generally categorize our financial derivatives in this category.

 

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·                  Level 3: Fair value measurements using inputs that are significant and not corroborated by market data.  We currently do not carry any Level 3 assets or liabilities.

 

For further information, please see Note 2, “Fair Value Measurements”, to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Subsequent Events

 

On July 30, 2008, BLOCKalert became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITG following its purchase of the 50% equity interest held by its former joint venture partner for $10 million in cash.

 

On July 30, 2008, our Board of Directors re-authorized the purchase of the remaining 504,124 shares of common stock of the Company not yet purchased under a 2004 authorization and authorized the purchase of up to an additional 2,000,000 shares.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

 

Please see our Annual Report on Form 10-K (Item 7A) for the year ended December 31, 2007. There has been no material change in this information.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

a)             Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, have concluded that, based on such evaluation, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective in reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

b)             Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation of such internal control that occurred during the Company’s latest fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II. — OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

On November 21, 2006, Liquidnet, Inc. filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (Liquidnet, Inc. v. ITG Inc. et al., 06-CV-703 (D.Del)) alleging that ITG Inc. and The Macgregor Group, Inc. infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,136,834 (the ‘834 Patent”) through its “Channel ITG” and the “Macgregor XIP” products. That patent had been issued on November 14, 2006. On January 8, 2007, Liquidnet, Inc. filed a First Amended Complaint in the District of Delaware naming Investment Technology Group, Inc., ITG Solutions Network, Inc. and The Macgregor Group, Inc. as defendants. After determining that Liquidnet Inc. did not own the ‘834 Patent (the patent was owned by Liquidnet Inc.’s corporate parent, Liquidnet Holdings, Inc. (“Liquidnet”)), on January 23, 2007, Investment Technology Group, Inc., ITG Inc., ITG Solutions Network, Inc. and The Macgregor Group, Inc. (collectively “ITG”) sued Liquidnet in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking a declaratory judgment that the ‘834 Patent was not infringed, was invalid and was unenforceable. On January 24, 2007, ITG advised Liquidnet that if Liquidnet did not withdraw its Delaware lawsuit against ITG, ITG would move to dismiss that lawsuit for lack of standing. On January 26, 2007, Liquidnet dismissed its Delaware lawsuit. On February 13, 2007, Liquidnet filed its answer, affirmative defense and counterclaims, alleging infringement of the ‘834 Patent. ITG’s declaratory judgment action will now proceed in the Southern District of New York. On October 12, 2007, the parties appeared before the court for a pretrial scheduling conference at which an initial plan for discovery was reached. On January 10, 2008, ITG filed a motion for permission to file an amended complaint. The amended complaint alleges that Liquidnet committed fraud against the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by, among other things, failing to disclose that Liquidnet derived its patent from work done in 1997-1998 by third parties. The amended complaint also contains an additional cause of action against Liquidnet for tortious interference with prospective business relations. On February 13, 2008, ITG’s motion was granted.

 

It is our position that ITG is not infringing any valid patent claim of the ‘834 Patent and that Liquidnet’s claims are without merit. We plan to vigorously pursue our declaratory judgment action and claim for tortious interference. However, intellectual

 

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property disputes are subject to inherent uncertainties and there can be no assurance that this lawsuit will be resolved favorably to us or that the lawsuit will not have a material adverse effect on us.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

There has been no significant change to the risks or uncertainties that may affect our results of operations since December 31, 2007. Please see our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2007 (Item 1A).

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

The following table sets forth our share repurchase activity during First Half 2008, including the total number of shares purchased, the average price paid per share, the number of shares repurchased as part of a publicly announced plans or programs, and the number of shares yet to be purchased under the plans or programs.

 

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Period

 

Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Repurchased
(a)

 

Average
Price Paid per
Share (or Unit)

 

Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Repurchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs

 

Maximum Number
of Shares (or Units)
that
May Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs

 

From: January 1, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To: January 31, 2008

 

31,341

 

$

47.59

 

 

747,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: February 1, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To: February 29, 2008

 

 

 

 

747,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: March 1, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To: March 31, 2008

 

5,542

 

44.08

 

 

747,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: April 1, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To: April 30, 2008

 

11,354

 

47.63

 

 

747,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: May 1, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To: May 31, 2008

 

1,600

 

40.02

 

1,600

 

745,805

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: June 1, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To: June 30, 2008

 

244,613

 

37.79

 

241,681

 

504,124

 

Total

 

294,450

 

$

39.34

 

243,281

 

 

 

 


(a) This column includes the acquisition of 51,169 common shares from employees in order to satisfy minimum statutory withholding tax requirements upon net settlement of equity awards.

 

On July 22, 2004, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 2.0 million shares of our common stock. The authorization, which had no expiration date, was publicly announced as part of our 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2005 and was discussed on multiple earnings calls. The July 22, 2004 authorization was reaffirmed by our Board of Directors on August 6, 2007.  As of June 30, 2008, 0.5 million shares remain under this authorization.  On July 30, 2008, our Board of Directors re-authorized the purchase of the shares remaining under the 2004 authorization and authorized the purchase of an additional 2,000,000 shares of our common stock.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Date of the Meeting—May 6, 2008

 

Type of Meeting—Annual Meeting of Stockholders

 

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stockholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:

 

J. William Burdett
Robert C. Gasser
Timothy L. Jones
Robert L. King
Kevin J. P. O’Hara
Maureen O’Hara
Brian J. Steck

 

At the meeting, with respect to the election of the directors, ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent auditors for the 2008 fiscal year and re-approval of the Amended and Restated Investment Technology Group, Inc. Pay-For-Performance Incentive Plan, the votes were cast in the following manner:

 

Election of Directors:

 

Name

 

For

 

Withheld

 

J. William Burdett

 

40,840,884

 

160,660

 

Robert C. Gasser

 

40,902,414

 

99,130

 

Timothy L. Jones

 

40,899,182

 

102,362

 

Robert L. King

 

38,212,794

 

2,788,750

 

Kevin J. P. O’Hara

 

40,863,113

 

138,431

 

Maureen O’Hara

 

40,847,575

 

153,969

 

Brian J. Steck

 

40,862,867

 

138,677

 

 

Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent auditors for the 2008 fiscal year:

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

 

For

 

40,871,172

 

Against

 

97,999

 

Abstain

 

32,373

 

 

Re-approval of the Amended and Restated Investment Technology Group, Inc. Pay-For-Performance Incentive Plan:

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

 

For

 

38,473,183

 

Against

 

2,470,534

 

Abstain

 

57,827

 

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

Our Audit Committee approved all of the non-audit services performed by KPMG LLP, our independent auditors, during the period covered by this report.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

(A)

 

EXHIBITS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

Amended and Restated Employee Advisor Agreement, dated May 30, 2008, between Investment Technology Group, Inc. and Raymond L. Killian, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.2

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated August 6, 2008, between Investment Technology Group, Inc. and Robert C. Gasser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.3

 

Amended and Restated Restricted Share Agreement between Investment Technology Group, Inc. and Robert C. Gasser, dated August 6, 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

 

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification (filed herewith)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification (filed herewith)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.1

 

Section 1350 Certification (filed herewith)

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

 

INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: August 7, 2008

By:

/s/ HOWARD C. NAPHTALI

 

 

Howard C. Naphtali

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and

 

 

Duly Authorized Signatory of Registrant

 

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