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Form 8-K Oaktree Capital Group, For: Oct 30

October 30, 2014 8:36 AM EDT



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section�13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 30, 2014
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Oaktree Capital Group, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
001-35500
26-0174894
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor
Los Angeles, California
90071
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(213) 830-6300
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item�2.02
Results of Operations.
On October 30, 2014, Oaktree Capital Group, LLC (the Company) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item�2.02 and the attached press release is furnished but not filed for purposes of Section�18 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act).
Item�9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit�No.
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Description
99.1
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Press release of Oaktree Capital Group, LLC, dated October 30, 2014.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section�27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and Section�21E of the Exchange Act, which reflect the current views of the Company with respect to, among other things, its future results of operations and financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as anticipate, approximately, believe, continue, could, estimate, expect, intend, may, outlook, plan, potential, predict, seek, should, will and would or the negative version of these words or other comparable or similar words. These statements identify prospective information. Important factors could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from those indicated in these statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the Companys beliefs, assumptions and expectations of its future performance, taking into account all information currently available to the Company. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and assumptions relating to the Companys operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy and liquidity, including, but not limited to, changes in the Companys anticipated revenue and income, which are inherently volatile; changes in the value of the Companys investments; the pace of the Companys raising of new funds; changes in assets under management; the timing and receipt of, and impact of taxes on, carried interest; distributions from and liquidation of the Companys existing funds; the amount and timing of distributions on our Class A units; changes in the Companys operating or other expenses; the degree to which the Company encounters competition; and general economic and market conditions. The factors listed in the item captioned Risk Factors in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the SEC on February 28, 2014, which is accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, provide examples of risks, uncertainties and events that may cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the expectations described in its forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Current Report. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.


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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 30, 2014
OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
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Oaktree Announces Third Quarter 2014 Financial Results

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Assets under management and management fee-generating AUM reached record highs of $93.2 billion and $79.1 billion, respectively, as of September 30, 2014, up 17% and 18% from a year ago, on strong capital inflows, market-value gains and the Highstar acquisition.
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Gross capital raised was $4.1 billion for the third quarter of 2014, bringing the trailing twelve-month total to $16.6 billion, the highest in six years. Newer investment strategies accounted for $1.9 billion and $9.0 billion of the respective totals.
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Distributable earnings per Class A unit were $0.78 and $2.79 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, down from $0.91 and $4.51 for the corresponding prior-year periods, primarily on lower incentive income.
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Adjusted net income was $0.47 and $2.63 per Class A unit for the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, down from $1.16 and $4.76 for the corresponding prior-year periods, on lower incentive and investment income.
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GAAP net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC was $18.9 million and $101.9 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, as compared with $42.9 million and $157.1 million for the corresponding prior-year periods.
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Oaktree declares a distribution of $0.62 per Class�A unit with respect to the third quarter of 2014, bringing aggregate distributions relating to the last four quarters to $3.15.
LOS ANGELES, CA. October 30, 2014  Oaktree Capital Group, LLC (NYSE: OAK) today reported its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.
Howard Marks, Chairman, said, We made progress on many fronts in the third quarter, as demonstrated by another record quarter for AUM and management fee-generating AUM, completion of the Highstar team acquisition, and the start of our biggest-ever closed-end fund marketing calendar. �Our management team has been significantly strengthened with the addition of CEO Jay Wintrob and we look forward to making Oaktree's next 20 years even better than our first 20.
As previously announced, assets under management (AUM) grew to $93.2 billion as of September 30, 2014, from $91.1 billion as of June 30, 2014 and $79.8 billion as of September 30, 2013. Management fee-generating assets under management (management fee-generating AUM) grew to $79.1 billion as of September 30, 2014, from $77.8 billion as of June 30, 2014 and $66.9 billion as of September 30, 2013.
Distributable earnings declined to $137.2 million in the third quarter of 2014 from $154.8 million in the third quarter of 2013, as increases in both fee-related earnings and investment income proceeds partially offset the impact of a decrease in incentive income following the year-ago's comparatively large incentive distribution by OCM Opportunities Fund VIIb, L.P. (Opps VIIb). The comparatively large aggregate incentive distributions by Opps VIIb in the first three quarters of 2013 accounted for much of the decrease in year-to-date distributable earnings, to $486.5 million for the first nine months of 2014 from $763.0 million for the year-earlier period.

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Adjusted net income (ANI) declined to $95.1 million in the third quarter of 2014 from $179.6 million in the third quarter of 2013, as higher fee-related earnings partially offset decreases in both incentive income, attributable to the prior years comparatively large incentive distribution by Opps VIIb, and investment income, amid the weaker financial markets that characterized the 2014 period. Led by comparatively large incentive distributions by Opps VIIb in the prior year, decreases in incentive and investment income also caused the decline in ANI, to $476.8 million for the first nine months of 2014 from $812.3 million for the corresponding 2013 period. Excluding the cumulative impact of a change in the estimated full-year income tax rate, ANI per Class A unit for the third quarter of 2014 would have been $0.53, instead of $0.47.
In addition to ANI, Oaktree calculates economic net income (loss) (ENI) to facilitate comparability with other alternative asset managers that report a measure similar to ENI as a performance metric. Unlike ANI, ENI measures incentive income based on market values of the funds holdings. ENI declined to a loss of $117.3 million in the third quarter of 2014 from income of $157.4 million in the third quarter of 2013, reflecting negative incentives created (fund level) in the current-year period. Per Class A unit, ENI was a loss of $0.94 and income of $1.49 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively. Excluding the cumulative impact of a change in the estimated full-year income tax rate, ENI per Class A unit for the third quarter of 2014 would have been a loss of $0.58.
GAAP-basis results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2014 included net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC of $18.9 million and $101.9 million, respectively, as compared to $42.9 million and $157.1 million for the comparable prior-year periods.
Oaktree completed its acquisition of the Highstar Capital team (Highstar) on August 1, 2014, at which time the Company became the manager of Highstar Capital IV, L.P., with $2.3 billion in AUM.
Excluding the Highstar acquisition, gross capital raised was $4.1 billion in the third quarter, reflecting strong inflows across our open-end funds. Of the $4.1 billion, investment strategies launched since 2011 accounted for $1.9 billion. AUM in our Emerging Markets Equity strategy reached $3.6 billion as of September 30, 2014. Oaktree Mezzanine Fund IV, L.P. (Mezz IV) held its first close in the third quarter, raising $299 million in capital commitments. Additionally, we priced a $511 million collateralized loan obligation in October, which is expected to close later this year.
In addition to Mezz IV, closed-end funds that Oaktree is currently marketing include Oaktree Real Estate Opportunities Fund VII, L.P., Oaktree Principal Fund VI, L.P. and Oaktree Opportunities Funds X and Xb, L.P.


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The table below presents (a) segment revenues, distributable earnings revenues, fee-related earnings revenues and economic net income revenues, in each case for the Operating Group; (b)�adjusted net income, distributable earnings, fee-related earnings and economic net income (loss), in each case for both the Operating Group and per Class�A unit; and (c)�assets under management and accrued incentives (fund level) data. Please refer to the Glossary for definitions.�
As of or for the Three Months
Ended September 30,
As of or for the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands, except per unit data or as otherwise indicated)
Segment Results:
Segment revenues
$
278,472

$
361,562

$
1,108,744

$
1,510,130

Adjusted net income
95,061

179,603

476,755

812,334

Distributable earnings revenues
314,193

335,787

1,106,371

1,462,443

Distributable earnings
137,175

154,827

486,489

763,011

Fee-related earnings revenues
194,509

185,580

572,028

552,281

Fee-related earnings (1).
63,506

60,839

184,764

186,782

Economic net income revenues
(121,487
)
337,595

913,361

1,475,865

Economic net income (loss)
(117,283
)
157,383

321,105

730,539

Per Class A unit:
Adjusted net income
$
0.47

$
1.16

$
2.63

$
4.76

Distributable earnings
0.78

0.91

2.79

4.51

Fee-related earnings (1)..
0.37

0.33

1.03

1.03

Economic net income (loss)
(0.94
)
1.02

1.49

4.10

Operating Metrics:
Assets under management (in millions):
Assets under management
$
93,224

$
79,818

$
93,224

$
79,818

Management fee-generating assets under management
79,146

66,947

79,146

66,947

Incentive-creating assets under management
34,715

32,301

34,715

32,301

Uncalled capital commitments
12,403

12,344

12,403

12,344

Accrued incentives (fund level):
Incentives created (fund level)
(313,635
)
98,457

243,015

753,400

Incentives created (fund level), net of associated incentive income compensation expense
(169,149
)
50,982

74,959

397,424

Accrued incentives (fund level)
2,081,056

2,103,533

2,081,056

2,103,533

Accrued incentives (fund level), net of associated incentive income compensation expense
1,079,576

1,200,399

1,079,576

1,200,399

(1)
Beginning with the fourth quarter of 2013, the definition of fee-related earnings was modified to exclude non-cash equity-based compensation charges related to unit grants made after our initial public offering in April 2012. Prior periods have been recast to retroactively reflect this change. Those non-cash compensation charges amounted to $1.1 million and $2.6 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2013, respectively.
Note: Oaktree discloses in this earnings release certain revenues and financial measures, including segment revenues, adjusted net income, adjusted net income per Class�A unit, distributable earnings revenues, distributable earnings, distributable earnings per Class�A unit, fee-related earnings revenues, fee-related earnings, fee-related earnings per Class�A unit, economic net income revenues, economic net income (loss) and economic net income (loss) per Class�A unit, that are calculated and presented on a basis other than generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (non-GAAP). Reconciliations of those non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are presented at Exhibit A.

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Operating Metrics
Assets Under Management
AUM grew to $93.2 billion as of September 30, 2014, from $91.1 billion as of June 30, 2014 and $79.8 billion as of September 30, 2013. The $2.1 billion increase since June 30, 2014 reflected $2.3 billion from the Highstar acquisition, $2.0 billion of new capital commitments, contributions and fee-generating leverage for closed-end and evergreen funds, and $1.2 billion of net inflows to open-end funds, partially offset by $1.4 billion of aggregate market-value declines, $1.1 billion of distributions to closed-end fund investors and $0.9 billion of negative foreign currency translation. New capital commitments and fee-generating leverage for closed-end and evergreen funds included $0.5 billion for Strategic Credit, $0.4 billion for Oaktree Enhanced Income Fund II, L.P. (EIF II), $0.3 billion for Real Estate Debt and $0.3 billion for Mezz IV. Net inflows to open-end funds included gross capital raised of $1.3 billion for High Yield Bonds and $0.9 billion for Emerging Markets Equities. The $1.1 billion of distributions to closed-end fund investors included $0.7 billion by Distressed Debt funds and $0.3 billion by Principal Investing funds.
The $13.4 billion increase in AUM since September 30, 2013 reflected $7.3 billion of new capital commitments and fee-generating leverage for closed-end and evergreen funds, $5.8 billion of market-value gains, $5.7 billion of net inflows to open-end funds, and $2.3 billion from the Highstar acquisition, partially offset by $6.6 billion of distributions to closed-end fund investors and $0.8 billion of negative foreign currency translation. The $7.3 billion of new capital commitments, contributions and fee-generating leverage for closed-end and evergreen funds included $1.4 billion for collateralized loan obligation vehicles (CLOs), $1.2 billion for EIF II, $1.0 billion for Real Estate Debt, $0.8 billion for Strategic Credit, $0.7 billion for European Private Debt and $0.5 billion for Emerging Markets Opportunities. Net inflows to open-end funds included gross capital raised of $3.9 billion for High Yield Bonds, $3.6 billion for Emerging Markets Equities, $1.3 billion for Senior Loans and $1.0 billion for Convertible Securities. Of the $6.6 billion of distributions to closed-end fund investors, $1.0 billion was attributable to Opps VIIb, $2.0 billion to other Distressed Debt funds and $2.8 billion to Principal Investing funds.
Management Fee-generating Assets Under Management
Management fee-generating AUM grew to $79.1 billion as of September 30, 2014, from $77.8 billion and $66.9 billion as of June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively. The $1.3 billion increase in the third quarter of 2014 reflected $1.9 billion from the Highstar acquisition, $1.2 billion of net inflows to open-end funds, and $0.8 billion in fee-generating leverage and drawdowns or contributions by closed-end and evergreen funds for which management fees are based on drawn capital or NAV, partially offset by declines of $1.0 billion from market-value changes in funds for which management fees are based on NAV, $0.8 billion from negative foreign currency translation and $0.4 billion attributable to asset sales by closed-end funds in liquidation.
The $12.2 billion increase in management fee-generating AUM since September 30, 2013 reflected $5.7 billion from net inflows to open-end funds, $4.2 billion from the commencement on January 1, 2014 of the investment period of Oaktree Opportunities Fund IX, L.P. (Opps IX), $2.3 billion from market-value gains in funds for which management fees are based on NAV, $2.4 billion from fee-generating leverage and drawdowns or contributions by closed-end and evergreen funds for which management fees are based on drawn capital or NAV, $1.9 billion from the Highstar acquisition, $3.4 billion attributable to asset sales by closed-end funds in liquidation and $0.7 billion from negative foreign currency translation.
Incentive-creating Assets Under Management
Incentive-creating assets under management (incentive-creating AUM) were $34.7 billion as of September 30, 2014, $35.1 billion as of June 30, 2014 and $32.3 billion as of September 30, 2013. The $0.4 billion decrease since June 30, 2014 reflected the net effect of $1.0 billion from the Highstar acquisition, $1.0 billion in drawdowns by closed-end funds, $1.6 billion in distributions by closed-end funds, $0.3 billion in market-value declines in closed-end and applicable evergreen funds, and $0.5 billion of negative foreign currency translation. The $2.4 billion increase since September 30, 2013 reflected the net effect of $6.0 billion in drawdowns by closed-end funds, $3.8 billion in market-value gains in closed-end and applicable evergreen funds, $1.0 billion from the Highstar

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acquisition, $7.4 billion in distributions by closed-end funds, and $0.5 billion of negative foreign currency translation.
Of the $34.7 billion in incentive-creating AUM as of September 30, 2014, $32.1 billion, or 92.4%, was generating incentives at the fund level.
Accrued Incentives (Fund Level) and Incentives Created (Fund Level)
Accrued incentives (fund level) were $2.1 billion as of September 30, 2014, $2.5 billion as of June 30, 2014 and $2.1 billion as of September 30, 2013. The third quarter of 2014 reflected $313.6 million of negative incentives created (fund level) and $86.3 million of segment incentive income recognized. Of the $313.6 million negative gross incentives created (fund level), approximately two-thirds represented gross incentives created in excess of our typical 20% share due to catch-up allocations for closed-end funds. Generally speaking, while in the catch-up layer, approximately 80% of any increase or decrease, respectively, in the funds NAV results in a commensurate amount of positive or negative gross incentives created (fund level).
Net of incentive income compensation expense, accrued incentives (fund level) were $1.1 billion as of September 30, 2014, $1.3 billion as of June 30, 2014 and $1.2 billion as of September 30, 2013. As of September 30, 2014 and 2013, the portion of net accrued incentives (fund level) represented by funds that were currently paying incentives was $384.8 million and $604.7 million, respectively, with the remainder arising from funds that as of that date had not yet reached the stage of their cash distribution waterfall where Oaktree was entitled to receive incentives, other than tax-related distributions.
Uncalled Capital Commitments
Uncalled capital commitments were $12.4 billion as of September 30, 2014, $11.0 billion as of June 30, 2014, and $12.3 billion as of September 30, 2013. Capital drawn by closed-end funds during the third quarter and twelve months ended September 30, 2014 aggregated $1.6 billion and $7.7 billion, respectively, as compared with $1.2 billion and $6.2 billion for the corresponding prior-year periods.

Segment Results
Revenues
Segment revenues declined $83.1 million, or 23.0%, to $278.5 million in the third quarter of 2014, from $361.6 million in the third quarter of 2013, reflecting an increase of $8.9 million in management fees and decreases of $36.1 million in incentive income and $56.0 million in investment income.
Management Fees
Management fees grew $8.9 million, or 4.8%, to $194.5 million in the third quarter of 2014, from $185.6 million in the third quarter of 2013, despite an aggregate $30.8 million decline primarily attributable to closed-end funds in liquidation and retroactive management fees in the prior year's third quarter upon a closing by Oaktree Real Estate Opportunities Fund VI, L.P. More than offsetting that decline was an aggregate increase of $39.7 million attributable to the start of Opps IXs investment period on January 1, 2014, net inflows and market-value gains in open-end funds, the Highstar acquisition, and closed-end and evergreen funds for which management fees are based on drawn capital or NAV.
Incentive Income
Incentive income decreased $36.1 million, or 29.5%, to $86.3 million in the third quarter of 2014, from $122.4 million in the third quarter of 2013. Opps VIIb accounted for incentive income of $77.8 million and $97.3 million in the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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Investment Income (Loss)
Investment income (loss) decreased to a loss of $2.4 million in the third quarter of 2014, from income of $53.6 million in the third quarter of 2013, primarily as a result of market-value changes in Oaktree funds, amid generally weaker financial markets as compared with the prior-year period. The portion attributable to investments in companies decreased $2.9 million, primarily reflecting a $3.2 million market-value decline in the current-year period on our minority equity investment in China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd., which was purchased in the fourth quarter of 2013. Our one-fifth ownership stake in DoubleLine Capital LP and its affiliates (collectively, DoubleLine) accounted for investment income of $10.5 million and $9.5 million in the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, of which performance fees accounted for $1.2 million and zero, respectively.
Expenses
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation and benefits increased $3.8 million, or 4.0%, to $99.4 million for the third quarter of 2014, from $95.6 million for the third quarter of 2013, reflecting growth in headcount, as well as the Highstar acquisition.
Equity-based Compensation
Equity-based compensation increased to $5.2 million for the third quarter of 2014 from $1.1 million for the third quarter of 2013, reflecting non-cash amortization expense associated with vesting of restricted unit grants made to employees and directors subsequent to our initial public offering in April 2012.
Incentive Income Compensation
Incentive income compensation expense decreased $9.4 million, or 19.1%, to $39.8 million for the third quarter of 2014, from $49.2 million for the third quarter of 2013. The percentage decrease was smaller than the corresponding decline of 29.5% in incentive income, primarily due to the 2011 acquisition of a small portion of certain investment professionals carried interest in Opps VIIb, which caused incentive income compensation expense in the third quarter of 2013 to be $7.6 million lower than it otherwise would have been. There was no such benefit in the third quarter of 2014.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expense increased $2.3 million, or 8.4%, to $29.7 million for the third quarter of 2014, from $27.4 million for the third quarter of 2013. Excluding the impact of foreign currency-related items, general and administrative expenses increased $4.0 million, or 14.1%, to $32.4 million from $28.4 million. The increase primarily reflected costs associated with corporate growth and secondarily the Highstar acquisition.
Adjusted Net Income
ANI decreased $84.5 million, or 47.0%, to $95.1 million for the third quarter of 2014, from $179.6 million for the third quarter of 2013, reflecting decreases of $26.7 million in incentive income, net of incentive income compensation expense, and $56.0 million in investment income (loss), partially offset by $2.7 million in higher fee-related earnings. The portion of ANI attributable to our Class�A units was $20.6 million and $44.5 million for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively. Per Class A unit, adjusted net income-OCG was $0.47 and $1.16 for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively. The income tax rate applied in the third quarter of each year included a cumulative effect applicable to the respective years first two quarters, to account for the change in the estimated full-year income tax rate as between the second and third quarters. Excluding this cumulative impact, ANI per Class A unit would have been $0.53 and $1.08 for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively.
The effective tax rate applied to ANI for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, including discrete items, was 23% and 1%, respectively, resulting from estimated full-year effective rates of 13% and 9%, excluding discrete items. The effective tax rate is a function of the mix of income and other factors that often vary significantly within or between years, each of which can have a material impact on the particular years income tax expense. The rate used for interim fiscal periods is based on the estimated full-year effective tax rate, which is subject to change as the year progresses.

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Distributable Earnings
Distributable earnings declined $17.6 million, or 11.4%, to $137.2 million for the third quarter of 2014, from $154.8 million for the third quarter of 2013, reflecting $26.7 million in lower incentive income, net of incentive income compensation expense, partially offset by increases of $5.6 million in investment income proceeds and $2.7 million in fee-related earnings. For the third quarter of 2014, investment income proceeds totaled $33.4 million, including $22.1 million from fund distributions and $9.4 million from DoubleLine, as compared with total investment income proceeds in the prior-year quarter of $27.8 million, of which $18.8 million and $9.0 million was attributable to fund distributions and DoubleLine, respectively.
The portion of distributable earnings attributable to our Class�A units was $0.78 and $0.91 per unit for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, reflecting distributable earnings per Operating Group unit of $0.90 and $1.03, respectively, less costs borne by Class�A unitholders for professional fees and other expenses, cash taxes attributable to the Intermediate Holding Companies and amounts payable pursuant to the tax receivable agreement.

Fee-related Earnings
Fee-related earnings increased $2.7 million, or 4.4%, to $63.5 million for the third quarter of 2014, from $60.8 million for the third quarter of 2013. The increase reflected $8.9 million of higher management fees, partially offset by increases of $3.8 million in compensation and benefits and $2.3 million in general and administrative expenses. The portion of fee-related earnings attributable to our Class�A units was $0.37 and $0.33 per unit for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Discrete adjustments in the third quarter of 2014 had the effect of decreasing fee-related earnings income taxes by $0.02 per Class A unit.� The effective tax rate applicable to fee-related earnings for the third quarter of 2014 was 16%, based on an estimated full-year effective rate of 15%, without the adjustments, and 10%, based on an estimated full-year effective rate of 14%, with the adjustments.� The effective tax rate applicable to the third quarter of 2013 was 16%, resulting from an estimated full-year effective rate of 14%.
GAAP-basis Results
Net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC was $18.9 million for the third quarter of 2014, as compared to $42.9 million for the third quarter of 2013.
Capital and Liquidity
As of September 30, 2014, Oaktree had $1.1 billion of cash and investments in U.S. Treasury securities and $850 million of outstanding debt. Oaktree had then, and currently has, no borrowings outstanding against its $500 million revolving credit facility. As of September 30, 2014, Oaktrees investments in funds and companies had a carrying value of $1.5 billion, with the 20% investment in DoubleLine carried at cost, as adjusted under the equity method of accounting. Accrued incentives (fund level), net of associated compensation expense, represented an additional $1.1 billion as of that date.
Distribution
Oaktree Capital Group, LLC has declared a distribution attributable to the third quarter of 2014 of $0.62 per Class�A unit. This distribution will be paid on November 13, 2014 to Class�A unitholders of record at the close of business on November 10, 2014.

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Conference Call
Oaktree will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2014 results today at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time.� The conference call may be accessed by dialing (888)�769-9724 (U.S. callers) or +1 (415)�228-4639 (non-U.S. callers), participant password OAKTREE.� Alternatively, a live webcast of the conference call can be accessed through the Unitholders  Investor Relations section of the Oaktree website, http://ir.oaktreecapital.com/.
For those individuals unable to listen to the live broadcast of the conference call, a replay will be available for 30 days on Oaktrees website, or by dialing (866) 435-1322 (U.S. callers) or +1 (203)�369-1019 (non-U.S. callers), beginning approximately one hour after the broadcast.
About Oaktree
Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with $93.2 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2014. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in distressed debt, corporate debt (including high yield debt and senior loans), control investing, convertible securities, real estate and listed equities. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the firm has over 900 employees and offices in 17 cities worldwide. For additional information, please visit Oaktrees website at www.oaktreecapital.com.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section�27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section�21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which reflect the current views of Oaktree Capital Group, LLC (OCG), with respect to, among other things, our future results of operations and financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as anticipate, approximately, believe, continue, could, estimate, expect, intend, may, outlook, plan, potential, predict, seek, should, will and would or the negative version of these words or other comparable or similar words. These statements identify prospective information. Important factors could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from those indicated in these statements. Forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance, taking into account all information currently available to us. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy and liquidity, including, but not limited to, changes in our anticipated revenue and income, which are inherently volatile; changes in the value of our investments; the pace of our raising of new funds; changes in assets under management; the timing and receipt of, and impact of taxes on, carried interest; distributions from and liquidation of our existing funds; the amount and timing of distributions on our Class A units; changes in our operating or other expenses; the degree to which we encounter competition; and general economic and market conditions. The factors listed in the

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item captioned Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the SEC on February 28, 2014, which is accessible on the SECs website at www.sec.gov, provide examples of risks, uncertainties and events that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations described in our forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made. Except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
This release and its contents do not constitute and should not be construed as (a)�a recommendation to buy, (b)�an offer to buy or solicitation of an offer to buy, (c)�an offer to sell or (d)�advice in relation to, any securities of OCG or securities of any Oaktree investment fund.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations Data (GAAP basis)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands, except per unit data)
Revenues:
Management fees
$
54,243

$
56,786

$
146,234

$
149,422

Incentive income






2,317

Total revenues
54,243

56,786

146,234

151,739

Expenses:
Compensation and benefits
(101,482
)
(95,660
)
(292,509
)
(279,638
)
Equity-based compensation
(10,557
)
(7,320
)
(30,226
)
(20,877
)
Incentive income compensation
(43,048
)
(49,222
)
(170,801
)
(308,446
)
Total compensation and benefits expense
(155,087
)
(152,202
)
(493,536
)
(608,961
)
General and administrative
(15,294
)
(31,094
)
(79,197
)
(80,227
)
Depreciation and amortization
(2,402
)
(1,791
)
(6,138
)
(5,266
)
Consolidated fund expenses
(79,618
)
(29,071
)
(147,234
)
(80,749
)
Total expenses
(252,401
)
(214,158
)
(726,105
)
(775,203
)
Other income (loss):
Interest expense
(34,564
)
(17,337
)
(84,263
)
(42,931
)
Interest and dividend income
861,109

389,078

1,507,306

1,375,923

Net realized gain on consolidated funds investments
428,267

766,199

1,596,596

2,796,448

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on consolidated funds investments
(1,638,736
)
97,773

(168,368
)
1,007,495

Investment income
5,768

11,468

15,149

22,600

Other income, net
2,695

148

1,006

412

Total other income (loss)
(375,461
)
1,247,329

2,867,426

5,159,947

Income (loss) before income taxes
(573,619
)
1,089,957

2,287,555

4,536,483

Income taxes
(5,341
)
(726
)
(19,088
)
(18,874
)
Net income (loss)
(578,960
)
1,089,231

2,268,467

4,517,609

Less:
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated funds
665,424

(916,875
)
(1,843,652
)
(3,743,327
)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
(67,551
)
(129,408
)
(322,922
)
(617,191
)
Net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group,�LLC
$
18,913

$
42,948

$
101,893

$
157,091

Distributions declared per Class A unit
$
0.55

$
1.51

$
2.53

$
3.97

Net income per unit (basic and diluted):
Net income per Class�A unit
$
0.43

$
1.12

$
2.41

$
4.64

Weighted average number of Class�A units outstanding
43,480

38,239

42,234

33,845




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Segment Financial Data
As of or for the Three Months
Ended�September 30,
As of or for the Nine Months
Ended�September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands, except per unit data or as otherwise indicated)
Segment Statements of Operations Data: (1)
Revenues:
Management fees
$
194,509

$
185,580

$
572,028

$
552,281

Incentive income
86,324

122,424

438,398

787,665

Investment income (loss)
(2,361
)
53,558

98,318

170,184

Total revenues
278,472

361,562

1,108,744

1,510,130

Expenses:
Compensation and benefits
(99,402
)
(95,561
)
(290,234
)
(279,344
)
Equity-based compensation
(5,185
)
(1,070
)
(14,279
)
(2,646
)
Incentive income compensation
(39,814
)
(49,222
)
(207,789
)
(308,446
)
General and administrative
(29,687
)
(27,389
)
(91,380
)
(80,889
)
Depreciation and amortization
(1,914
)
(1,791
)
(5,650
)
(5,266
)
Total expenses
(176,002
)
(175,033
)
(609,332
)
(676,591
)
Adjusted net income before interest and other income (expense)
102,470

186,529

499,412

833,539

Interest expense, net of interest income (2).
(7,419
)
(7,074
)
(20,978
)
(21,617
)
Other income (expense), net
10

148

(1,679
)
412

Adjusted net income
$
95,061

$
179,603

$
476,755

$
812,334

Adjusted net income-OCG
$
20,581

$
44,530

$
111,175

$
161,185

Adjusted net income per Class�A unit
0.47

1.16

2.63

4.76

Distributable earnings
137,175

154,827

486,489

763,011

Distributable earnings-OCG
34,073

34,639

117,667

152,681

Distributable earnings per Class�A unit
0.78

0.91

2.79

4.51

Fee-related earnings
63,506

60,839

184,764

186,782

Fee-related earnings-OCG
15,969

12,705

43,493

34,957

Fee-related earnings per Class�A unit
0.37

0.33

1.03

1.03

Economic net income (loss)
(117,283
)
157,383

321,105

730,539

Economic net income (loss)-OCG
(40,867
)
39,034

63,029

138,770

Economic net income (loss) per Class�A unit
(0.94
)
1.02

1.49

4.10

Weighted average number of Operating Group units outstanding
152,809

151,030

152,596

150,948

Weighted average number of Class�A units outstanding
43,480

38,239

42,234

33,845

Operating Metrics:
Assets under management (in millions):
Assets under management
$
93,224

$
79,818

$
93,224

$
79,818

Management fee-generating assets under management
79,146

66,947

79,146

66,947

Incentive-creating assets under management
34,715

32,301

34,715

32,301

Uncalled capital commitments (3).
12,403

12,344

12,403

12,344

Accrued incentives (fund level): (4)
Incentives created (fund level)
(313,635
)
98,457

243,015

753,400

Incentives created (fund level), net of associated incentive income compensation expense
(169,149
)
50,982

74,959

397,424

Accrued incentives (fund level)
2,081,056

2,103,533

2,081,056

2,103,533

Accrued incentives (fund level), net of associated incentive income compensation expense
1,079,576

1,200,399

1,079,576

1,200,399


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(1)
Our business is comprised of one segment, our investment management segment, which consists of the investment management services that we provide to our clients. The components of revenues and expenses used in determining adjusted net income do not give effect to the consolidation of the funds that we manage. Segment revenues include investment income (loss) that is classified in other income (loss) in the GAAP-basis statements of operations. Segment revenues and expenses also reflect Oaktree's proportionate economic interest in Highstar, whereby amounts received for contractually reimbursable costs are included with segment expenses, as compared to being recorded as other income under GAAP. In addition, adjusted net income excludes the effect of (a)�non-cash equity-based compensation charges related to unit grants made before our initial public offering, (b)�acquisition-related items including amortization of intangible assets and contingent consideration, (c) income taxes, (d)�other income or expenses applicable to OCG or its Intermediate Holding Companies and (e)�the adjustment for the OCGH non-controlling interest. Incentive income and incentive income compensation expense are included in adjusted net income when the underlying fund distributions are known or knowable as of the respective quarter end, which may be later than the time at which the same revenue or expense is included in the GAAP-basis statements of operations, for which the revenue standard is fixed or determinable and the expense standard is probable and reasonably estimable. Adjusted net income is calculated at the Operating Group level. For additional information regarding the reconciling adjustments discussed above, please see Exhibit A.
(2)
Interest income was $0.9 million for both the three months ended September�30, 2014 and 2013, and $2.7 million and $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(3)
Uncalled capital commitments represent undrawn capital commitments by partners (including Oaktree as general partner) of our closed-end funds in their investment periods and certain evergreen funds. If a fund distributes capital during its investment period, that capital is typically subject to possible recall, in which case it is included in uncalled capital commitments.
(4)
Our funds record as accrued incentives the incentive income that would be paid to us if the funds were liquidated at their reported values as of the date of the financial statements. Incentives created (fund level) refers to the gross amount of potential incentives generated by the funds during the period. We refer to the amount of incentive income recognized as revenue by us as segment incentive income. Amounts recognized by us as incentive income are no longer included in accrued incentives (fund level), the term we use for remaining fund-level accruals. Incentives created (fund level), incentive income and accrued incentives (fund level) are presented gross, without deduction for direct compensation expense that is owed to our investment professionals associated with the particular fund when we earn the incentive income. We call that charge incentive income compensation expense. Incentive income compensation expense varies by the investment strategy and vintage of the particular fund, among other factors.



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Operating Metrics
We monitor certain operating metrics that are either common to the alternative asset management industry or that we believe provide important data regarding our business. As described below, these operating metrics include AUM, management fee-generating AUM, incentive-creating AUM, incentives created (fund level), accrued incentives (fund level) and uncalled capital commitments.
Assets Under Management
As of
September 30,
2014
June 30,
2014
September 30,
2013
(in millions)
Assets Under Management:
Closed-end funds
$
49,869

$
48,162

$
45,357

Open-end funds
37,970

37,980

30,669

Evergreen funds
5,385

4,947

3,792

Total
$
93,224

$
91,089

$
79,818

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Twelve Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in millions)
Change in Assets Under Management:
Beginning balance
$
91,089

$
76,400

$
79,818

$
80,967

Closed-end funds:
New capital commitments/other (1).
1,053

1,724

5,130

4,261

Acquisition (Highstar)
2,349



2,349



Distributions�for a realization event/other (2).
(1,144
)
(1,898
)
(6,581
)
(15,505
)
Uncalled capital commitments at end of investment period




(146
)
(1,634
)
Foreign currency translation
(539
)
226

(473
)
300

Change in market value (3).
(399
)
882

3,643

5,518

Change in applicable leverage
387

226

590

1,451

Open-end funds:
Contributions
2,523

1,162

9,857

4,861

Redemptions
(1,313
)
(707
)
(4,175
)
(4,267
)
Foreign currency translation
(329
)
144

(284
)
138

Change in market value (3).
(891
)
799

1,903

2,348

Evergreen funds:
Contributions or new capital commitments
548

787

1,591

1,580

Redemptions or distributions
(21
)
(19
)
(221
)
(462
)
Distributions from restructured funds
(19
)
(17
)
(36
)
(72
)
Foreign currency translation
3



5

1

Change in market value (3).
(73
)
109

254

333

Ending balance
$
93,224

$
79,818

$
93,224

$
79,818

(1)
These amounts represent new capital commitments and the aggregate par value of collateral assets and principal cash associated with our CLOs.
(2)
These amounts represent distributions for a realization event, tax-related distributions and reductions in the par value of collateral assets and principal cash resulting from the repayment of debt by our CLOs.
(3)
The change in market value reflects the change in NAV of our funds resulting from current income and realized and unrealized gains/losses on investments, less management fees and other fund expenses, and changes in the aggregate par value of collateral assets and principal cash held by our CLOs resulting from other activities.

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Management Fee-generating AUM
As of
September 30,
2014
June 30,
2014
September 30,
2013
Management Fee-generating Assets Under Management:
(in millions)
Closed-end funds:
Senior Loans
$
4,340

$
3,855

$
2,369

Other
33,455

32,658

31,464

Open-end funds
37,925

37,940

30,632

Evergreen funds
3,426

3,328

2,482

Total
$
79,146

$
77,781

$
66,947

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Twelve Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
Change in Management Fee-generating Assets Under Management:
(in millions)
Beginning balance
$
77,781

$
64,614

$
66,947

$
66,171

Closed-end funds:
New capital commitments to funds that pay fees based on committed capital/other (1).
33

1,103

5,696

2,035

Acquisition (Highstar)
1,882



1,882



Capital drawn by funds that pay fees based on drawn capital or NAV
258

380

824

1,914

Change for funds that pay fees based on the lesser of funded capital or cost basis during liquidation (2).
(415
)
(1,089
)
(3,443
)
(7,766
)
Uncalled capital commitments at end of investment period for funds that pay fees based on committed capital
(169
)


(833
)
(57
)
Distributions by funds that pay fees based on NAV/other (3).
(160
)
(100
)
(582
)
(359
)
Foreign currency translation
(434
)
236

(398
)
276

Change in market value (4).
(85
)
48

165

(66
)
Change in applicable leverage
372

136

651

1,347

Open-end funds:
Contributions
2,518

1,162

9,856

4,862

Redemptions
(1,313
)
(707
)
(4,178
)
(4,267
)
Foreign currency translation
(329
)
144

(284
)
138

Change in market value
(891
)
798

1,899

2,346

Evergreen funds:
Contributions or capital drawn by funds that pay fees based on drawn capital or NAV
180

156

938

538

Redemptions or distributions
(23
)
(19
)
(223
)
(462
)
Change in market value
(59
)
85

229

297

Ending balance
$
79,146

$
66,947

$
79,146

$
66,947

(1)
These amounts represent new capital commitments to funds that pay fees based on committed capital and the aggregate par value of collateral assets and principal cash associated with our CLOs.
(2)
For most closed-end funds, management fees are charged during the liquidation period on the lesser of (a)�total funded capital and (b)�the cost basis of assets remaining in the fund, with the cost basis of assets generally calculated by excluding cash balances. Thus, changes in fee basis during the liquidation period are not dependent on distributions made from the fund; rather, they are tied to the cost basis of the funds investments, which generally declines as the fund sells assets.
(3)
These amounts represent distributions by funds that pay fees based on NAV and reductions in the par value of collateral assets and principal cash resulting from the repayment of debt by our CLOs.
(4)
The change in market value reflects certain funds that pay management fees based on NAV and leverage, as applicable, and changes in the aggregate par value of collateral assets and principal cash held by our CLOs resulting from other activities.

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As of
September 30,
2014
June 30,
2014
September 30,
2013
(in millions)
Reconciliation of Assets Under Management to Management Fee-generating Assets Under Management:
Assets under management
$
93,224

$
91,089

$
79,818

Difference between assets under management and committed capital or cost basis for applicable closed-end funds (1).
(6,622
)
(7,373
)
(5,002
)
Undrawn capital commitments to funds that have not yet commenced their investment periods
(757
)
(571
)
(5,179
)
Undrawn capital commitments to funds for which management fees are based on drawn capital or NAV
(4,003
)
(3,623
)
(1,032
)
Oaktrees general partner investments in management fee-generating
funds
(1,483
)
(1,118
)
(1,273
)
Closed-end funds that are no longer paying management fees and co-investments that pay no management fees
(949
)
(425
)
(181
)
Funds for which management fees were permanently waived
(264
)
(198
)
(204
)
Management fee-generating assets under management
$
79,146

$
77,781

$
66,947

(1)
This difference is not applicable to closed-end funds that pay management fees based on NAV or leverage.
The period-end weighted average annual management fee rates applicable to the respective management fee-generating AUM balances above are set forth below, and reflect the applicable contractual fee rates, exclusive of the impact of special items such as retroactive management fees and the collection of deferred contingent management fees.�
As of
Weighted Average Annual Management Fee Rates:
September 30,
2014
June 30,
2014
September 30,
2013
Closed-end funds:
Senior Loans
0.50
%
0.50
%
0.50
%
Other
1.54

1.55

1.54

Open-end funds
0.47

0.47

0.48

Evergreen funds
1.55

1.57

1.69

Overall
0.97

0.97

1.03



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Incentive-creating AUM
As of
September 30,
2014
June 30,
2014
September 30,
2013
(in millions)
Incentive-creating Assets Under Management:
Closed-end funds
$
32,465

$
32,789

$
29,915

Evergreen funds
2,250

2,299

2,386

Total
$
34,715

$
35,088

$
32,301

Accrued Incentives (Fund Level) and Incentives Created (Fund Level)
As of or for the Three Months
Ended September 30,
As of or for the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands)
Accrued Incentives (Fund Level):
Beginning balance
$
2,481,015

$
2,127,500

$
2,276,439

$
2,137,798

Incentives created (fund level):
Closed-end funds
(302,913
)
85,068

232,309

714,899

Evergreen funds
(10,722
)
13,389

10,706

38,501

Total incentives created (fund level)
(313,635
)
98,457

243,015

753,400

Less: segment incentive income recognized by us
(86,324
)
(122,424
)
(438,398
)
(787,665
)
Ending balance
$
2,081,056

$
2,103,533

$
2,081,056

$
2,103,533

Accrued incentives (fund level), net of associated incentive income compensation expense
$
1,079,576

$
1,200,399

$
1,079,576

$
1,200,399

Uncalled Capital Commitments
Uncalled capital commitments were $12.4 billion as of September 30, 2014, as compared with $11.0 billion as of June 30, 2014 and $12.3 billion as of September 30, 2013.


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Segment Results
Our business is comprised of one segment, our investment management segment, which consists of the investment management services that we provide to our clients.
Adjusted Net Income
Adjusted net income and adjusted net income-OCG, as well as per unit data, are set forth below:�
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands, except per unit data)
Revenues:
Management fees
$
194,509

$
185,580

$
572,028

$
552,281

Incentive income
86,324

122,424

438,398

787,665

Investment income (loss)
(2,361
)
53,558

98,318

170,184

Total revenues
278,472

361,562

1,108,744

1,510,130

Expenses:
Compensation and benefits
(99,402
)
(95,561
)
(290,234
)
(279,344
)
Equity-based compensation
(5,185
)
(1,070
)
(14,279
)
(2,646
)
Incentive income compensation
(39,814
)
(49,222
)
(207,789
)
(308,446
)
General and administrative
(29,687
)
(27,389
)
(91,380
)
(80,889
)
Depreciation and amortization
(1,914
)
(1,791
)
(5,650
)
(5,266
)
Total expenses
(176,002
)
(175,033
)
(609,332
)
(676,591
)
Adjusted net income before interest and other income (expense)
102,470

186,529

499,412

833,539

Interest expense, net of interest income
(7,419
)
(7,074
)
(20,978
)
(21,617
)
Other income (expense), net
10

148

(1,679
)
412

Adjusted net income
95,061

179,603

476,755

812,334

Adjusted net income attributable to OCGH non-controlling interest
(68,011
)
(134,128
)
(346,954
)
(634,714
)
Non-Operating Group expenses
(264
)
(271
)
(1,149
)
(947
)
Adjusted net income-OCG before income taxes
26,786

45,204

128,652

176,673

Income taxes-OCG
(6,205
)
(674
)
(17,477
)
(15,488
)
Adjusted net income-OCG
$
20,581

$
44,530

$
111,175

$
161,185

Adjusted net income per Class�A unit
$
0.47

$
1.16

$
2.63

$
4.76

Weighted average number of Class�A units outstanding
43,480

38,239

42,234

33,845




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Investment Income (Loss)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands)
Income (loss) from investments in funds:
Oaktree funds:
Corporate Debt
$
(1,475
)
$
4,310

$
15,689

$
9,774

Convertible Securities
(712
)
57

227

120

Distressed Debt
(21,774
)
15,346

17,419

70,538

Control Investing
5,751

8,431

22,433

31,202

Real Estate
7,989

4,006

20,727

14,685

Listed Equities
209

11,416

6,380

23,370

Non-Oaktree funds
898

287

2,201

1,240

Income from investments in companies
6,753

9,705

13,242

19,255

Total investment income (loss)
$
(2,361
)
$
53,558

$
98,318

$
170,184



18



Distributable Earnings and Distribution Calculation
Distributable earnings and the calculation of distributions are set forth below:�
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
Distributable Earnings:
(in thousands, except per unit data)
Revenues:
Management fees
$
194,509

$
185,580

$
572,028

$
552,281

Incentive income
86,324

122,424

438,398

787,665

Receipts of investment income from funds�(1).
22,120

18,783

66,689

102,281

Receipts of investment income from companies
11,240

9,000

29,256

20,216

Total distributable earnings revenues
314,193

335,787

1,106,371

1,462,443

Expenses:
Compensation and benefits
(99,402
)
(95,561
)
(290,234
)
(279,344
)
Incentive income compensation
(39,814
)
(49,222
)
(207,789
)
(308,446
)
General and administrative
(29,687
)
(27,389
)
(91,380
)
(80,889
)
Depreciation and amortization
(1,914
)
(1,791
)
(5,650
)
(5,266
)
Total expenses
(170,817
)
(173,963
)
(595,053
)
(673,945
)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net of interest income
(7,419
)
(7,074
)
(20,978
)
(21,617
)
Operating Group income tax (expense) benefit
1,208

(71
)
(2,172
)
(4,282
)
Other income (expense), net
10

148

(1,679
)
412

Distributable earnings
$
137,175

$
154,827

$
486,489

$
763,011

Distribution Calculation:
Operating Group distribution with respect to the period
$
116,168

$
128,402

$
403,246

$
613,067

Distribution per Operating Group unit
$
0.76

$
0.85

$
2.64

$
4.06

Adjustments per Class�A unit:
Distributable earnings-OCG income tax expense
(0.04
)
(0.03
)
(0.19
)
(0.17
)
Tax receivable agreement
(0.09
)
(0.07
)
(0.27
)
(0.20
)
Non-Operating Group expenses
(0.01
)
(0.01
)
(0.03
)
(0.03
)
Distribution per Class�A unit�(2).
$
0.62

$
0.74

$
2.15

$
3.66

(1)
This adjustment characterizes a portion of the distributions received from funds as receipts of investment income or loss. In general, the income or loss component of a fund distribution is calculated by multiplying the amount of the distribution by the ratio of our investments undistributed income or loss to our remaining investment balance. In addition, if the distribution is made during the investment period, it is generally not reflected in distributable earnings until after the investment period ends.
(2)
With respect to the quarter ended September 30, 2014, the distribution was announced on October 30, 2014 and is payable on November 13, 2014.

19



Units Outstanding
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands)
Weighted Average Units:
OCGH
109,329

112,791

110,362

117,103

Class A
43,480

38,239

42,234

33,845

Total
152,809

151,030

152,596

150,948

Units Eligible for Fiscal Period Distribution:
OCGH
109,373

112,821

Class A
43,480

38,239

Total
152,853

151,060


Fee-related Earnings (1)
Fee-related earnings and fee-related earnings-OCG, as well as per unit data, are set forth below:�
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands, except per unit data)
Management fees:
Closed-end funds
$
135,631

$
139,305

$
404,925

$
414,529

Open-end funds
45,075

36,125

128,273

108,469

Evergreen funds
13,803

10,150

38,830

29,283

Total management fees
194,509

185,580

572,028

552,281

Expenses:
Compensation and benefits
(99,402
)
(95,561
)
(290,234
)
(279,344
)
General and administrative
(29,687
)
(27,389
)
(91,380
)
(80,889
)
Depreciation and amortization
(1,914
)
(1,791
)
(5,650
)
(5,266
)
Total expenses
(131,003
)
(124,741
)
(387,264
)
(365,499
)
Fee-related earnings
63,506

60,839

184,764

186,782

Fee-related earnings attributable to OCGH non-controlling interest
(45,436
)
(45,434
)
(133,554
)
(145,037
)
Non-Operating Group expenses
(265
)
(272
)
(1,151
)
(949
)
Fee-related earnings-OCG before income taxes
17,805

15,133

50,059

40,796

Fee-related earnings-OCG income taxes
(1,836
)
(2,428
)
(6,566
)
(5,839
)
Fee-related earnings-OCG
$
15,969

$
12,705

$
43,493

$
34,957

Fee-related earnings per Class�A unit
$
0.37

$
0.33

$
1.03

$
1.03

Weighted average number of Class�A units outstanding
43,480

38,239

42,234

33,845

(1)
Beginning with the fourth quarter of 2013, the definition of fee-related earnings was modified to exclude non-cash equity-based compensation charges related to unit grants made after our initial public offering in April 2012. Prior periods have been recast to retroactively reflect this change. Those non-cash compensation charges amounted to $1.1 million and $2.6 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2013, respectively.


20



Segment Statements of Financial Condition
As of
September 30, 2014
December 31, 2013
September 30, 2013
(in thousands)
Assets:
Cash and cash-equivalents
$
595,610

$
390,721

$
304,743

U.S. Treasury securities
480,362

676,600

706,865

Corporate investments
1,465,211

1,197,173

1,100,500

Deferred tax assets
373,037

278,885

293,579

Receivables and other assets
331,294

273,748

243,673

Total assets
$
3,245,514

$
2,817,127

$
2,649,360

Liabilities and Capital:
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
347,329

$
304,427

$
261,849

Due to affiliates
321,430

242,986

250,290

Debt obligations
850,000

579,464

585,714

Total liabilities
1,518,759

1,126,877

1,097,853

Capital:
OCGH non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries
1,182,870

1,220,647

1,117,830

Unitholders capital attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC
543,885

469,603

433,677

Total capital
1,726,755

1,690,250

1,551,507

Total liabilities and capital
$
3,245,514

$
2,817,127

$
2,649,360

Corporate Investments
As of
September 30, 2014
December 31, 2013
September 30, 2013
Investments in funds:
(in thousands)
Oaktree funds:
Corporate Debt
$
338,414

$
125,560

$
117,265

Convertible Securities
18,782

1,554

1,511

Distressed Debt
480,555

438,144

421,426

Control Investing
249,896

246,058

249,456

Real Estate
132,124

112,981

128,144

Listed Equities
149,395

129,697

116,919

Non-Oaktree funds
48,886

51,580

53,758

Investments in companies
47,159

91,599

12,021

Total corporate investments
$
1,465,211

$
1,197,173

$
1,100,500



21



Fund Data
Information regarding our closed-end, open-end and evergreen funds, together with benchmark data where applicable, is set forth below. For our closed-end and evergreen funds, no benchmarks are presented in the tables as there are no known comparable benchmarks for these funds investment philosophy, strategy and implementation.

Closed-end Funds
As of September 30, 2014
Investment Period
Total Committed Capital
Drawn Capital (1)
Fund Net Income Since Inception
Distri-butions Since Inception
Net Asset Value
Manage-
ment Fee-gener-
ating AUM
Oaktree Segment Incentive Income Recog-
nized
Accrued Incentives (Fund Level) (2)
Unreturned Drawn Capital Plus Accrued Preferred Return (3)
IRR Since Inception (4)
Multiple of Drawn Capital (5)
Start Date
End Date
Gross
Net
(in millions)
Distressed Debt
Oaktree Opportunities Fund IX, L.P.
Jan. 2014
Jan. 2017
$
5,066

$
3,799

$
234

$
1

$
4,032

$
4,966

$


$
12

$
4,016

13.6
%
8.3
%
1.1x
Oaktree Opportunities Fund VIIIb, L.P.
Aug. 2011
Aug. 2014
2,692

2,692

838

29

3,501

2,441

17

145

3,167

16.7

11.1

1.4
Special Account B
Nov. 2009
Nov. 2012
1,031

1,084

582

853

813

808

15

20

595

17.5

14.7

1.6
Oaktree Opportunities Fund VIII, L.P.
Oct. 2009
Oct. 2012
4,507

4,507

2,380

3,110

3,777

2,649

106

358

2,781

16.2

11.5

1.6
Special Account A
Nov. 2008
Oct. 2012
253

253

304

460

97

75

41

19



30.2

24.6

2.2
OCM Opportunities Fund VIIb, L.P.
May 2008
May 2011
10,940

9,844

9,360

16,488

2,716

1,897

1,367

452



23.1

17.7

2.0
OCM Opportunities Fund VII, L.P.
Mar. 2007
Mar. 2010
3,598

3,598

1,550

4,381

767

924

81

29

716

10.9

8.1

1.5
OCM Opportunities Fund VI, L.P.
Jul. 2005
Jul. 2008
1,773

1,773

1,316

2,709

380

460

103

154

56

12.2

9.0

1.8
OCM Opportunities Fund V, L.P.
Jun. 2004
Jun. 2007
1,179

1,179

972

2,032

119

138

166

24



18.6

14.3

1.9
Legacy funds (6).
Various
Various
9,543

9,543

8,182

17,689

36



1,113

7



24.2

19.3

1.9


22.7
%
17.3
%
Emerging Markets Opportunities
Oaktree Emerging Market Opportunities Fund, L.P. (7)
Sep. 2013
Sep. 2016
$
384

$
118

$
1

$
10

$
109

$
103

$


$


$
113

nm
nm
1.0x
Special Account F (7).
Jan. 2014
Jan. 2017
253

110

(1
)
21

88

87





92

nm
nm
1.0
Global Principal Investments
Oaktree Principal Fund V, L.P. (8).
Feb. 2009
Feb. 2015
$
2,827

$
2,413

$
812

$
859

$
2,366

$
1,839

$
18

$
139

$
2,170

15.4
%
8.7
%
1.5x
Special Account C
Dec. 2008
Feb. 2014
505

455

311

258

508

395

13

48

337

19.0

14.0

1.8
OCM Principal Opportunities Fund IV, L.P.
Oct. 2006
Oct. 2011
3,328

3,328

1,742

3,400

1,670

1,253

22

24

1,644

10.5

8.1

1.6
OCM Principal Opportunities Fund III, L.P.
Nov.�2003
Nov.�2008
1,400

1,400

932

2,115

217



139

41



14.3

10.0

1.7
Legacy funds (6).
Various
Various
2,301

2,301

1,840

4,137

4



236

1



14.5

11.6

1.8


13.6
%
10.1
%
Asia Principal Investments



OCM Asia Principal Opportunities Fund, L.P.
May 2006
May 2011
$
578

$
503

$
49

$
124

$
428

$
331

$


$


$
642

5.5
%
1.8
%
�1.3x
European Principal Investments (9)



Oaktree European Principal Fund III, L.P.�
Nov.�2011
Nov.�2016
3,164

1,798

445

98

2,145

3,095



86

1,974

19.0
%
10.3
%
1.4x
OCM European Principal Opportunities Fund II, L.P.
Dec.�2007
Dec.�2012
1,759

1,685

746

1,300

1,131

1,035

19

89

1,013

13.1

8.4

1.6
OCM European Principal Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Mar. 2006
Mar. 2009
$
495

$
473

$
434

$
822

$
85

$
91

$
30

$
53

$


11.6

8.7

2.0


13.8
%
8.9
%
Power Opportunities



Oaktree Power Opportunities Fund III, L.P.
Apr. 2010
Apr. 2015
$
1,062

$
535

$
187

$
123

$
599

$
1,036

$


$
36

$
499

24.8
%
13.3
%
1.5x
OCM/GFI Power Opportunities Fund II, L.P.
Nov.�2004
Nov.�2009
1,021

541

1,452

1,899

94

39

94

6



76.1

58.9

3.9
OCM/GFI Power Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Nov.�1999
Nov.�2004
449

383

251

634





23





20.1

13.1

1.8


35.0
%
26.9
%


22



As of September 30, 2014
Investment Period
Total Committed Capital
Drawn Capital (1)
Fund Net Income Since Inception
Distri-butions Since Inception
Net Asset Value
Manage-
ment Fee-gener-
ating AUM
Oaktree Segment Incentive Income Recog-
nized
Accrued Incentives (Fund Level) (2)
Unreturned Drawn Capital Plus Accrued Preferred Return (3)
IRR Since Inception (4)
Multiple of Drawn Capital (5)
Start Date
End Date
Gross
Net
(in millions)
Infrastructure Investing
Highstar Capital IV, L.P. (10).
Nov. 2010
Nov. 2016
$
2,346

$
1,564

$
75

$
264

$
1,375

$
1,882

$


$


$
1,122

11.5
%
2.3
%
1.2x
Real Estate Opportunities
Oaktree Real Estate Opportunities Fund VI, L.P.�
Aug. 2012
Aug. 2016
$
2,677

$
1,874

$
332

$
39

$
2,167

$
2,610

$


$
64

$
1,998

22.8
%
13.6
%
1.2x
Oaktree Real Estate Opportunities Fund V, L.P.
Mar. 2011
Mar. 2015
1,283

1,283

637

668

1,252

1,251

12

109

928

18.8

13.4

1.6
Special Account D
Nov. 2009
Nov. 2012
256

263

141

214

190

120

2

12

145

15.2

12.9

1.6
Oaktree Real Estate Opportunities Fund IV, L.P.
Dec. 2007
Dec. 2011
450

450

355

326

479

284

13

54

317

17.2

11.7

1.9
OCM Real Estate Opportunities Fund III, L.P.
Sep. 2002
Sep. 2005
707

707

656

1,243

120



111

19



15.7

11.7

2.0
Legacy funds (6).
Various
Various
1,634

1,610

1,399

3,004

5



111

1

59

15.2

12.0

1.9
15.7
%
12.1
%
Real Estate Debt





Oaktree Real Estate Debt Fund, L.P. (7).
Sep. 2013
Sep. 2016
$
1,012

$
78

$
4

$
2

$
80

$
75

$


$


$
75

nm

nm

�1.1x
Oaktree PPIP Fund, L.P. (11).
Dec. 2009
Dec. 2012
2,322

1,113

457

1,570





47





28.2
%
N/A

1.4
Mezzanine Finance





Oaktree Mezzanine Fund III, L.P. (12).
Dec. 2009
Dec. 2014
$
1,592

$
1,344

$
231

$
887

$
688

$
1,397

$


$


$
704

14.8
%
10.4%�/�6.5%
1.3x
OCM Mezzanine Fund II, L.P.
Jun. 2005
Jun. 2010
1,251

1,107

490

1,320

277

352





303

11.3

7.7

1.5
OCM Mezzanine Fund, L.P. (13).
Oct. 2001
Oct. 2006
808

773

305

1,073

5



38

1



15.4

10.8�/10.6
1.5
13.1
%
8.8
%
European Private Debt
Oaktree European Dislocation Fund, L.P. (7).
Oct. 2013
Oct. 2016
293

54

7

29

32

52



1

27

nm
nm
�1.2x
Special Account E (7).
Oct. 2013
Apr. 2015
379

115

11

3

123

114



2

117

nm
nm
1.1
$
67,610

(14) (15)

32,930

(15)
2,053

(15)
Other (16)
4,596

12


Total (17)
$
37,526

$
2,065

(1)
Drawn capital reflects the capital contributions of investors in the fund, net of any distributions to such investors of uninvested capital.
(2)
Accrued incentives (fund level) excludes Oaktree segment incentive income previously recognized.
(3)
Unreturned drawn capital plus accrued preferred return reflects the amount the fund needs to distribute to its investors as a return of capital and a preferred return (as applicable) before Oaktree is entitled to receive incentive income (other than tax distributions) from the fund.
(4)
The internal rate of return (IRR) is the annualized implied discount rate calculated from a series of cash flows. It is the return that equates the present value of all capital invested in an investment to the present value of all returns of capital, or the discount rate that will provide a net present value of all cash flows equal to zero. Fund-level IRRs are calculated based upon the actual timing of cash contributions/distributions to investors and the residual value of such investors capital accounts at the end of the applicable period being measured. Gross IRRs reflect returns before allocation of management fees, expenses and any incentive allocation to the funds general partner. To the extent material, gross returns include certain transaction, advisory, directors or other ancillary fees (fee income) paid directly to us in connection with our funds activities (we credit all such fee income back to the respective fund(s) so that our funds investors share pro rata in the fee incomes economic benefit). Net IRRs reflect returns to non-affiliated investors after allocation of management fees, expenses and any incentive allocation to the funds general partner.
(5)
Multiple of drawn capital is calculated as drawn capital plus gross income and, if applicable, fee income before fees and expenses divided by drawn capital.
(6)
Legacy funds represent certain predecessor funds within the relevant strategy that have substantially or completely liquidated their assets, including funds managed by certain Oaktree investment professionals while employed at the Trust Company of the West prior to Oaktrees founding in 1995. When these employees joined Oaktree upon, or shortly after, its founding, they continued to manage the fund through the end of its term pursuant to a sub-advisory relationship between the Trust Company of the West and Oaktree.
(7)
The IRR is not considered meaningful (nm) as the period from the initial capital contribution through September�30, 2014 was less than 18 months.
(8)
In the fourth quarter of 2013, the investment period for Oaktree Principal Fund V, L.P. was extended for a one-year period until February 2015. However, management fees stepped down to the post-investment period basis effective February 2014.
(9)
Aggregate IRRs are based on the conversion of OCM European Principal Opportunities Fund II, L.P. and Oaktree European Principal Fund III, L.P. cash flows from Euros to USD using the September 30, 2014 spot rate of $1.26.
(10)
The fund includes co-investments of $346 million in AUM for which we earn no management fees or incentive allocation. Those co-investments have been excluded from the calculation of gross and net IRR, as well as the unreturned drawn capital plus accrued preferred return amount and multiple of drawn capital. The fund follows the American-style waterfall, whereby the general partner may receive carry as soon as it has returned the drawn capital and paid a preferred return on the funds realized investments (i.e., on a deal-by-deal basis). However, such cash distributions of carried interest may be subject to repayment, or clawback. As of September 30, 2014, Oaktree had not recognized any carry from this fund. Additionally, under the terms of the Highstar acquisition, Oaktree is effectively entitled to approximately 8% of the carry generated by this fund.
(11)
Due to the differences in allocations of income and expenses to this funds two primary limited partners, the U.S. Treasury and Oaktree PPIP Private Fund, L.P., a combined net IRR is not presented. Oaktree PPIP Fund, L.P. had liquidated all of its investments and made its final liquidating distribution as of December 31, 2013. Oaktree PPIP Fund, L.P., Oaktree PPIP Private Fund, L.P. and its related feeder fund were dissolved as of December 31, 2013. Of the $2,322 million in capital commitments, $1,161 million related to the Oaktree PPIP Private Fund, L.P. The gross and net IRR for the Oaktree PPIP Private Fund, L.P. were 24.7% and 18.6%, respectively, as of December 31, 2013.
(12)
The fund's investment period ends on December 15, 2014, at which time management fees will step down to the initial post-investment period basis, which as of September 30, 2014 was $675 million. The funds partnership interests are divided into Class�A and Class B interests, with the Class�A interests having priority with respect to the distribution of current income and disposition proceeds. The net IRR for Class�A interests was 10.4% and Class B interests was 6.5%. The combined net IRR for Class�A and Class B interests was 9.1%.
(13)
The funds partnership interests are divided into Class�A and Class B interests, with the Class�A interests having priority with respect to the distribution of current income and disposition proceeds. The net IRR for Class�A interests was 10.8% and Class B interests was 10.6%. The combined net IRR for the Class�A and Class B interests was 10.7%.
(14)
The aggregate change in drawn capital for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $1.6 billion and $6.2 billion, respectively.
(15)
Totals are based on the conversion of Euro amounts to USD using the September 30, 2014 spot rate of $1.26.
(16)
This includes Oaktree Enhanced Income Fund, L.P., Oaktree Enhanced Income Fund II, L.P., Oaktree Loan Fund 2x, L.P., Oaktree Asia Special Situations Fund, L.P., CLOs, a closed-end separate account, a non-Oaktree fund and two evergreen separate accounts in our Real Estate Debt strategy.
(17)
This excludes one separate account with management fee-generating AUM of $425 million as of September 30, 2014, which has been included as part of the Strategic Credit strategy within the evergreen funds table, and includes two evergreen separate accounts in our Real Estate Debt strategy with an aggregate $156 million of management fee-generating AUM.

23



Open-end Funds
Manage-
ment Fee-gener-
ating AUM
as of
Sept. 30, 2014
Twelve Months Ended
September 30, 2014
Since Inception through September 30, 2014
Strategy Inception
Rates of Return (1)
Annualized Rates of Return (1)
Sharpe Ratio
Oaktree
Rele-
vant Bench-
mark
Oaktree
Rele-
vant Bench-
mark
Oaktree Gross
Rele-
vant Bench-
mark
Gross
Net
Gross
Net
(in millions)
U.S. High Yield Bonds
Jan.�1986
$
13,867

6.5
%
6.0
%
6.7
%
9.8
%
9.3
%
8.7
�%
0.82
0.56
Global High Yield Bonds
Nov. 2010
6,686

7.1

6.6

7.4

9.0

8.5

8.1

1.29
1.25
European High Yield Bonds
May 1999
632

9.2

8.6

8.2

8.3

7.8

6.3

0.67
0.39
U.S. Convertibles
Apr. 1987
5,016

7.7

7.2

14.2

10.0

9.5

8.4

0.51
0.35
Non-U.S. Convertibles
Oct. 1994
2,727

6.2

5.7

4.0

8.8

8.3

5.8

0.78
0.39
High Income Convertibles
Aug.�1989
930

7.9

7.4

6.8

11.9

11.3

8.6

1.05
0.60
U.S. Senior Loans
Sep. 2008
2,830

4.5

4.0

4.3

7.4

6.9

5.9

1.21
0.63
European Senior Loans
May 2009
1,680

3.7

3.2

4.3

10.1

9.6

11.3

1.78
1.86
Emerging Markets Equities
Jul. 2011
3,557

4.9

4.1

4.3

1.0

0.2

(1.4
)
0.05
(0.08)
Total
$
37,925




(1)
Returns represent time-weighted rates of return, including reinvestment of income, net of commissions and transaction costs. The returns for Relevant Benchmarks are presented on a gross basis.
Evergreen Funds
As of September 30, 2014
Twelve Months Ended
September 30, 2014
Since Inception through
September 30, 2014
AUM
Manage-
ment
Fee-gener-
ating AUM
Accrued Incen-
tives (Fund Level)
Strategy Inception
Rates of Return
Annualized Rates
of Return
Gross
Net
Gross
Net
(in millions)
Strategic Credit (1).
Jul. 2012
$
2,784

$
1,455

$ n/a

11.0
%
9.1
%
14.6
%
12.2
%
Value Opportunities
Sep. 2007
1,973

1,905

10

10.0

6.1

13.4

8.6

Value Equities (2).
Apr. 2014
347

61



nm
nm
nm
nm
Emerging Markets Opportunities (2).
Sep. 2013
233

78



nm
nm
nm
nm
Emerging Markets Absolute Return
Apr.�1997
220

196



6.7

4.3

14.7

10.0

3,695

10

Restructured funds (3)


6

Total (1)(4)
$
3,695

$
16

(1)
Includes a separate account in a closed-end fund structure with $612 million and $425 million of AUM and management fee-generating AUM, respectively. The returns presented are time-weighted rates of return.
(2)
Rates of return are not considered meaningful (nm) because the since-inception period as of September 30, 2014 was less than 18 months.
(3)
Oaktree manages three restructured evergreen funds that are in liquidation: Oaktree European Credit Opportunities Fund, L.P., Oaktree High Yield Plus Fund, L.P. and Oaktree Japan Opportunities Fund, L.P. (Yen class). As of September 30, 2014, these funds had gross and net IRRs since inception of (2.1)% and (4.5)%, 7.7% and 5.4%, and (5.4)% and (6.4)%, respectively, and in the aggregate had AUM of $153.3 million. Additionally, Oaktree High Yield Plus Fund, L.P. had accrued incentives (fund level) of $5.6 million as of September 30, 2014.
(4)
The total excludes two evergreen separate accounts in our Real Estate Debt strategy with an aggregate $156 million of management fee-generating AUM.


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GLOSSARY
Accrued incentives (fund level) represents the incentive income that would be paid to us if the funds were liquidated at their reported values as of the date of the financial statements. Incentives created (fund level) refers to the gross amount of potential incentives generated by the funds during the period. We refer to the amount of incentive income recognized as revenue by us as segment incentive income. Amounts recognized by us as incentive income are no longer included in accrued incentives (fund level), the term we use for remaining fund-level accruals.
Adjusted net income (ANI) is a measure of profitability for our investment management segment. The components of revenues (segment revenues) and expenses used in the determination of ANI do not give effect to the consolidation of the funds that we manage. Segment revenues include investment income (loss) that is classified in other income (loss) in the GAAP-basis statements of operations. Segment revenues and expenses also reflect Oaktree's proportionate economic interest in Highstar, whereby amounts received for contractually reimbursable costs are included with segment expenses, as compared to being recorded as other income under GAAP. In addition, ANI excludes the effect of (a)�non-cash equity-based compensation charges related to unit grants made before our initial public offering, (b) acquisition-related items including amortization of intangible assets and contingent consideration, (c)�income taxes, (d)�other income or expenses applicable to OCG or its Intermediate Holding Companies and (e)�the adjustment for the OCGH non-controlling interest. Incentive income and incentive income compensation expense are included in ANI when the underlying fund distributions are known or knowable as of the respective quarter end, which may be later than the time at which the same revenue or expense is included in the GAAP-basis statements of operations, for which the revenue standard is fixed or determinable and the expense standard is probable and reasonably estimable. ANI is calculated at the Operating Group level.
Adjusted net incomeOCG, or adjusted net income per Class A unit, a non-GAAP measure, is calculated to provide Class�A unitholders with a measure that shows the portion of ANI attributable to their ownership. Adjusted net income-OCG represents ANI including the effect of (a)�the OCGH non-controlling interest, (b)�other income or expenses, such as income tax expense, applicable to OCG or its Intermediate Holding Companies and (c)�any Operating Group income taxes attributable to OCG. Two of our Intermediate Holding Companies incur federal and state income taxes for their shares of Operating Group income. Generally, those two corporate entities hold an interest in the Operating Groups management fee-generating assets and a small portion of its incentive and investment income-generating assets. As a result, historically our fee-related earnings generally have been subject to corporate-level taxation, and most of our incentive income and investment income generally has not been subject to corporate-level taxation. Thus, the blended effective income tax rate has generally tended to be higher to the extent that fee-related earnings represented a larger proportion of our ANI. Myriad other factors affect income tax expense and the effective income tax rate, and there can be no assurance that this historical relationship will continue going forward.
Assets under management (AUM) generally refers to the assets we manage and equals the NAV of the assets we manage, the fund-level leverage on which management fees are charged, the undrawn capital that we are entitled to call from investors in our funds pursuant to their capital commitments and the aggregate par value of collateral assets and principal cash held by our CLOs.
"
Management fee-generating assets under management (management fee-generating AUM) is a forward-looking metric and reflects the AUM on which we will earn management fees in the following quarter. Our closed-end funds typically pay management fees based on committed capital or drawn capital during the investment period, without regard to changes in NAV, and during the liquidation period on the lesser of (a)�total funded capital and (b)�the cost basis of assets remaining in the fund. The annual management fee rate remains unchanged from the investment period through the liquidation period. Our open-end and evergreen funds typically pay management fees based on their NAV, and our CLOs pay management fees based on the aggregate par value of collateral assets and principal cash held by them, as defined in the applicable CLO indentures. As compared with AUM, management fee-generating AUM generally excludes the following:

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Differences between AUM and either committed capital or cost basis for most closed-end funds, other than for closed-end funds that pay management fees based on NAV and leverage, as applicable;
Undrawn capital commitments to closed-end funds that have not yet commenced their investment periods;
Undrawn capital commitments to funds for which management fees are based on drawn capital or NAV;
The investments we make in our funds as general partner;
Closed-end funds that are beyond the term during which they pay management fees and co-investments that pay no management fees; and
AUM in restructured and liquidating evergreen funds for which management fees were waived.
"
Incentive-creating assets under management (incentive-creating AUM) refers to the AUM that may eventually produce incentive income. It represents the NAV of our funds for which we are entitled to receive an incentive allocation, excluding CLOs and investments made by us and our employees and directors (which are not subject to an incentive allocation). All funds for which we are entitled to receive an incentive allocation are included in incentive-creating AUM, regardless of whether or not they are currently generating incentives. Incentive-creating AUM does not include undrawn capital commitments.
Consolidated funds refers to the funds and CLOs that Oaktree consolidates through a majority voting interest or otherwise, including those funds in which Oaktree as the general partner is presumed to have control.
Distributable earnings is a non-GAAP performance measure derived from our segment results that we use to measure our earnings at the Operating Group level without the effects of the consolidated funds for the purpose of, among other things, assisting in the determination of equity distributions from the Operating Group. However, the declaration, payment and determination of the amount of equity distributions, if any, is at the sole discretion of our board of directors, which may change our distribution policy at any time.
Distributable earnings and distributable earnings revenues differ from ANI in that they exclude segment investment income or loss and include the receipt of investment income or loss from distributions by our investments in funds and companies. In addition, distributable earnings differs from ANI in that it is net of Operating Group income taxes and excludes non-cash equity-based compensation charges related to unit grants made after our initial public offering in April 2012. In contrast to the GAAP measure of net income or loss attributable to OCG, distributable earnings also excludes the effect of (a)�non-cash equity-based compensation charges related to unit grants made before our initial public offering, (b)�income taxes and expenses that OCG or its Intermediate Holding Companies bear directly and (c)�the adjustment for the OCGH non-controlling interest.
Distributable earningsOCG, or distributable earnings per Class A unit, a non-GAAP measure, is calculated to provide Class�A unitholders with a measure that shows the portion of distributable earnings attributable to their ownership.� Distributable earnings-OCG represents distributable earnings including the effect of (a)�the OCGH non-controlling interest, (b)�expenses, such as current income tax expense, applicable to OCG or its Intermediate Holding Companies and (c)�amounts payable under a tax receivable agreement.� The income tax expense included in distributable earnings-OCG represents the implied current provision for income taxes calculated using an approach similar to that which is used in calculating the income tax provision for adjusted net income-OCG.
Economic net income (loss) (ENI) is a non-GAAP measure that we use to evaluate the financial performance of our segment by applying the Method 2, instead of the Method 1, approach to accounting for incentive income. ANI follows Method 1, except incentive income is recognized when the underlying fund distributions are known or knowable as of the respective quarter end, as opposed to the fixed or determinable standard of Method 1. The Method 2 approach followed by ENI recognizes incentive income as if the funds were liquidated at their reported values as of the date of the financial statements. ENI is computed by adjusting ANI for the change in accrued incentives (fund level), net of associated incentive income compensation expense, during the period.

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Economic net income revenues is a non-GAAP measure applying the Method 2, instead of the Method 1, approach to accounting for segment incentive income, and reflects the adjustments described above and under the definition of ANI.
Economic net income (loss)OCG, or economic net income (loss) per Class A unit, a non-GAAP measure, is calculated to provide Class�A unitholders with a measure that shows the portion of ENI attributable to their ownership. Economic net income (loss)-OCG represents ENI, including the effect of (a)�the OCGH non-controlling interest, (b)�other income or expenses, such as income tax expense, applicable to OCG or its Intermediate Holding Companies and (c)�any Operating Group income taxes attributable to OCG.� The income tax expense included in economic net income (loss)-OCG represents the implied provision for income taxes calculated using an approach similar to that which is used in calculating the income tax provision for adjusted net income-OCG.
Fee-related earnings (FRE) is a non-GAAP measure that we use to monitor the baseline earnings of our business. FRE is comprised of segment management fees (fee-related earnings revenues) less segment operating expenses other than incentive income compensation expense and, beginning with the fourth quarter of 2013 (with retrospective application), non-cash equity-based compensation charges related to unit grants made after our initial public offering. FRE is considered baseline because it applies all cash compensation and benefits other than incentive income compensation expense, as well as all general and administrative expenses, to management fees, even though a significant portion of those expenses is attributable to incentive and investment income. FRE is presented before income taxes.
Fee-related earningsOCG, or fee-related earnings per Class A unit, is a non-GAAP measure calculated to provide Class�A unitholders with a measure that shows the portion of FRE attributable to their ownership. Fee-related earningsOCG represents FRE including the effect of (a)�the OCGH non-controlling interest, (b)�other income or expenses, such as income tax expense, applicable to OCG or its Intermediate Holding Companies and (c)�any Operating Group income taxes attributable to OCG. Fee-related earningsOCG income taxes is calculated excluding any segment incentive income or investment income (loss).
Intermediate Holding Companies collectively refers to the subsidiaries wholly owned by us.
Net asset value (NAV) refers to the value of all the assets of a fund (including cash and accrued interest and dividends) less all liabilities of the fund (including accrued expenses and any reserves established by us, in our discretion, for contingent liabilities) without reduction for accrued incentives (fund level) because they are reflected in the partners capital of the fund.
Oaktree, OCG, we, us, our or the Company refers to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC and, where applicable, its subsidiaries and affiliates.
Oaktree Operating Group (Operating Group) refers collectively to the entities that control the general partners and investment advisors of our funds in which we have a minority economic interest and indirect control.
Relevant Benchmark refers, with respect to:
"
our U.S. High Yield Bond strategy, to the Citigroup U.S. High Yield Cash-Pay Capped Index;
"
our Global High Yield Bond strategy, to an Oaktree custom global high yield index that represents 60% BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Master II Constrained Index and 40% BofA Merrill Lynch Global Non-Financial High Yield European Issuers 3% Constrained, ex-Russia Index  USD Hedged from inception through December 31, 2012, and the BofA Merrill Lynch Non-Financial Developed Markets High Yield Constrained Index  USD Hedged thereafter;
"
our European High Yield Bond strategy, to the BofA Merrill Lynch Global Non-Financial High Yield European Issuers excluding Russia 3% Constrained Index (USD Hedged);
"
our U.S. Senior Loan strategy (with the exception of the closed-end funds), to the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index;
"
our European Senior Loan strategy, to the Credit Suisse Western European Leveraged Loan Index (EUR Hedged);

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"
our U.S. Convertible Securities strategy, to an Oaktree custom convertible index that represents the Credit Suisse Convertible Securities Index from inception through December�31, 1999, the Goldman Sachs/Bloomberg Convertible 100 Index from January�1, 2000 through June�30, 2004 and the BofA Merrill Lynch All U.S. Convertibles Index thereafter;
"
our non-U.S. Convertible Securities strategy, to the JACI Global ex-U.S. (Local) Index;
"
our High Income Convertible Securities strategy, to the Citigroup U.S. High Yield Market Index; and
"
our Emerging Markets Equity strategy, to the Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index (Net).
Sharpe Ratio refers to a metric used to calculate risk-adjusted return. The Sharpe Ratio is the ratio of excess return to volatility, with excess return defined as the return above that of a riskless asset (based on the three-month U.S. Treasury bill, or for our European senior loan strategy, the Euro Overnight Index Average) divided by the standard deviation of such return. A higher Sharpe Ratio indicates a return that is higher than would be expected for the level of risk compared to the risk-free rate.



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EXHIBIT A
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
Oaktree discloses certain non-GAAP financial measures in this earnings release. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are presented below. Management makes operating decisions and assesses the performance of Oaktrees business based on these non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP.
Reconciliation of Segment Results to GAAP Net Income
The following table reconciles fee-related earnings and adjusted net income to net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC.�
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands)
Fee-related earnings (1).
$
63,506

$
60,839

$
184,764

$
186,782

Incentive income
86,324

122,424

438,398

787,665

Incentive income compensation
(39,814
)
(49,222
)
(207,789
)
(308,446
)
Investment income (loss)
(2,361
)
53,558

98,318

170,184

Equity-based compensation (2).
(5,185
)
(1,070
)
(14,279
)
(2,646
)
Interest expense, net of interest income
(7,419
)
(7,074
)
(20,978
)
(21,617
)
Other income (expense), net
10

148

(1,679
)
412

Adjusted net income
95,061

179,603

476,755

812,334

Incentive income (3).
3,234



(55,124
)


Incentive income compensation (3).
(3,234
)


36,988



Equity-based compensation (4).
(5,372
)
(6,250
)
(15,947
)
(18,231
)
Amortization of intangibles (5).
(488
)


(488
)


Income taxes (6).
(5,341
)
(726
)
(19,088
)
(18,874
)
Non-Operating Group expenses (7).
(264
)
(271
)
(1,149
)
(947
)
OCGH non-controlling interest (7).
(64,683
)
(129,408
)
(320,054
)
(617,191
)
Net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC
$
18,913

$
42,948

$
101,893

$
157,091

(1)
Fee-related earnings is a component of adjusted net income and is comprised of segment management fees less segment operating expenses other than incentive income compensation expense and non-cash equity-based compensation charges related to unit grants made after our initial public offering.
(2)
This adjustment adds back the effect of equity-based compensation charges related to unit grants made after our initial public offering, which is excluded from fee-related earnings because it is non-cash in nature and does not impact our ability to fund our operations or make equity distributions.
(3)
This adjustment adds back the effect of timing differences associated with the recognition of incentive income and incentive income compensation expense between adjusted net income and net income attributable to OCG. There were no adjustments attributable to timing differences for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
(4)
This adjustment adds back the effect of equity-based compensation charges related to unit grants made before our initial public offering, which is excluded from adjusted net income and fee-related earnings because it is a non-cash charge that does not affect our financial position.
(5)
This adjustment adds back acquisition-related amortization of intangibles.
(6)
Because adjusted net income and fee-related earnings are pre-tax measures, this adjustment adds back the effect of income tax expense.
(7)
Because adjusted net income and fee-related earnings are calculated at the Operating Group level, this adjustment adds back the effect of items applicable to OCG, its Intermediate Holding Companies or the OCGH non-controlling interest.


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The following table reconciles fee-related earnings-OCG and adjusted net income-OCG to net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC.�
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands)
Fee-related earnings-OCG (1).
$
15,969

$
12,705

$
43,493

$
34,957

Incentive income attributable to OCG
24,562

30,997

117,777

170,411

Incentive income compensation attributable to OCG
(11,328
)
(12,463
)
(55,847
)
(66,737
)
Investment income (loss) attributable to OCG
(672
)
13,560

26,879

37,544

Equity-based compensation attributable to OCG (2).
(1,475
)
(271
)
(3,969
)
(604
)
Interest expense, net of interest income attributable to OCG
(2,109
)
(1,790
)
(5,810
)
(4,832
)
Other income (expense) attributable to OCG
3

38

(437
)
95

Non-fee-related earnings income taxes attributable to OCG(3).
(4,369
)
1,754

(10,911
)
(9,649
)
Adjusted net income-OCG (1).
20,581

44,530

111,175

161,185

Incentive income attributable to OCG (4).
920



(14,148
)


Incentive income compensation attributable to OCG (4).
(920
)


9,420



Equity-based compensation attributable to OCG (5).
(1,529
)
(1,582
)
(4,415
)
(4,094
)
Amortization of intangibles (6).
(139
)


(139
)


Net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC
$
18,913

$
42,948

$
101,893

$
157,091

(1)
Fee-related earnings-OCG and adjusted net income-OCG are calculated to evaluate the portion of adjusted net income and fee-related earnings attributable to Class�A unitholders. These measures are net of income taxes and other income or expenses applicable to OCG or its Intermediate Holding Companies.
(2)
This adjustment adds back the effect of equity-based compensation charges attributable to OCG related to unit grants made after our initial public offering, which is excluded from fee-related earnings-OCG because it is non-cash in nature and does not impact our ability to fund our operations or make equity distributions.
(3)
This adjustment adds back income taxes associated with segment incentive income, incentive income compensation expense or investment income (loss), which are not included in the calculation of fee-related earnings-OCG.
(4)
This adjustment adds back the effect of timing differences associated with the recognition of incentive income and incentive income compensation expense attributable to OCG between adjusted net income-OCG and net income attributable to OCG. There were no adjustments attributable to timing differences for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
(5)
This adjustment adds back the effect of equity-based compensation charges attributable to OCG related to unit grants made before our initial public offering, which is excluded from adjusted net income-OCG and fee-related earnings-OCG because it is a non-cash charge that does not affect our financial position.
(6)
This adjustment adds back acquisition-related amortization of intangibles.

The following table reconciles fee-related earnings revenues and segment revenues to GAAP revenues.�
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands)
Fee-related earnings revenues
$
194,509

$
185,580

$
572,028

$
552,281

Incentive income
86,324

122,424

438,398

787,665

Investment income (loss)
(2,361
)
53,558

98,318

170,184

Segment revenues
278,472

361,562

1,108,744

1,510,130

Consolidated funds (1).
(218,461
)
(293,308
)
(947,361
)
(1,335,791
)
Investment income (2).
(5,768
)
(11,468
)
(15,149
)
(22,600
)
GAAP revenues
$
54,243

$
56,786

$
146,234

$
151,739

(1)
This adjustment reflects the elimination of amounts attributable to the consolidated funds.
(2)
This adjustment reclassifies consolidated investment income from revenues to other income (loss).


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The following table reconciles distributable earnings and adjusted net income to net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC.�
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands)
Distributable earnings
$
137,175

$
154,827

$
486,489

$
763,011

Investment income (loss) (1).
(2,361
)
53,558

98,318

170,184

Receipts of investment income from funds (2).
(22,120
)
(18,783
)
(66,689
)
(102,281
)
Receipts of investment income from companies
(11,240
)
(9,000
)
(29,256
)
(20,216
)
Equity-based compensation (3).
(5,185
)
(1,070
)
(14,279
)
(2,646
)
Operating Group income taxes
(1,208
)
71

2,172

4,282

Adjusted net income
95,061

179,603

476,755

812,334

Incentive income (4).
3,234



(55,124
)


Incentive income compensation (4).
(3,234
)


36,988



Equity-based compensation (5).
(5,372
)
(6,250
)
(15,947
)
(18,231
)
Amortization of intangibles (6).
(488
)


(488
)


Income taxes (7).
(5,341
)
(726
)
(19,088
)
(18,874
)
Non-Operating Group expenses (8).
(264
)
(271
)
(1,149
)
(947
)
OCGH non-controlling interest (8).
(64,683
)
(129,408
)
(320,054
)
(617,191
)
Net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC
$
18,913

$
42,948

$
101,893

$
157,091

(1)
This adjustment eliminates our segment investment income, which with respect to investment in funds is initially largely non-cash in nature and is thus not available to fund our operations or make equity distributions.
(2)
This adjustment characterizes a portion of the distributions received from funds as receipts of investment income or loss. In general, the income or loss component of a distribution from a fund is calculated by multiplying the amount of the distribution by the ratio of our investments undistributed income or loss to our remaining investment balance. In addition, if the distribution is made during the investment period, it is generally not reflected in distributable earnings until after the investment period ends.
(3)
This adjustment adds back the effect of equity-based compensation charges related to unit grants made after our initial public offering, which is excluded from distributable earnings because it is non-cash in nature and does not impact our ability to fund our operations or make equity distributions.
(4)
This adjustment adds back the effect of timing differences associated with the recognition of incentive income and incentive income compensation expense between adjusted net income and net income attributable to OCG. There were no adjustments attributable to timing differences for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
(5)
This adjustment adds back the effect of equity-based compensation charges related to unit grants made before our initial public offering, which is excluded from adjusted net income because it does not affect our financial position and from distributable earnings because it is non-cash in nature and does not impact our ability to fund operations or make equity distributions.
(6)
This adjustment adds back acquisition-related amortization of intangibles.
(7)
Because adjusted net income and distributable earnings are pre-tax measures, this adjustment adds back the effect of income tax expense.
(8)
Because adjusted net income and distributable earnings are calculated at the Operating Group level, this adjustment adds back the effect of items applicable to OCG, its Intermediate Holding Companies or the OCGH non-controlling interest.


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The following table reconciles distributable earnings-OCG and adjusted net income-OCG to net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC.�
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands)
Distributable earnings-OCG (1).
$
34,073

$
34,639

$
117,667

$
152,681

Investment income (loss) attributable to OCG
(672
)
13,560

26,879

37,544

Receipts of investment income from funds attributable to OCG
(6,294
)
(4,756
)
(18,465
)
(22,385
)
Receipts of investment income from companies attributable to OCG
(3,198
)
(2,279
)
(8,102
)
(4,565
)
Equity-based compensation attributable to OCG (2).
(1,475
)
(271
)
(3,969
)
(604
)
Distributable earnings-OCG income taxes
740

1,445

2,218

5,566

Tax receivable agreement
3,955

2,848

11,862

7,541

Income taxes of Intermediate Holding Companies
(6,548
)
(656
)
(16,915
)
(14,593
)
Adjusted net income-OCG (1).
20,581

44,530

111,175

161,185

Incentive income attributable to OCG (3).
920



(14,148
)


Incentive income compensation attributable to OCG (3).
(920
)


9,420



Equity-based compensation attributable to OCG (4).
(1,529
)
(1,582
)
(4,415
)
(4,094
)
Amortization of intangibles (5).
(139
)


(139
)


Net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC
$
18,913

$
42,948

$
101,893

$
157,091

(1)
Distributable earnings-OCG and adjusted net income-OCG are calculated to evaluate the portion of adjusted net income and distributable earnings attributable to Class�A unitholders. These measures are net of income taxes and expenses applicable to OCG or its Intermediate Holding Companies. A reconciliation of distributable earnings to distributable earnings-OCG is presented below.
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands, except per unit data)
Distributable earnings
$
137,175

$
154,827

$
486,489

$
763,011

Distributable earnings attributable to OCGH non-controlling interest
(98,143
)
(115,624
)
(353,593
)
(596,276
)
Non-Operating Group expenses
(264
)
(271
)
(1,149
)
(947
)
Distributable earnings-OCG income taxes
(740
)
(1,445
)
(2,218
)
(5,566
)
Tax receivable agreement
(3,955
)
(2,848
)
(11,862
)
(7,541
)
Distributable earnings-OCG
$
34,073

$
34,639

$
117,667

$
152,681

Distributable earnings-OCG per Class�A unit
$
0.78

$
0.91

$
2.79

$
4.51


(2)
This adjustment adds back the effect of equity-based compensation charges attributable to OCG related to unit grants made after our initial public offering, which is excluded from distributable earnings because it is non-cash in nature and does not impact our ability to fund our operations or make equity distributions.
(3)
This adjustment adds back the effect of timing differences associated with the recognition of incentive income and incentive income compensation expense attributable to OCG between adjusted net income-OCG and net income attributable to OCG. There were no adjustments attributable to timing differences for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
(4)
This adjustment adds back the effect of equity-based compensation charges attributable to OCG related to unit grants made before our initial public offering, which is excluded from adjusted net income because it does not affect our financial position and from distributable earnings because it is non-cash in nature and does not impact our ability to fund our operations or make equity distributions.
(5)
This adjustment adds back acquisition-related amortization of intangibles.


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The following table reconciles distributable earnings revenues and segment revenues to GAAP revenues.
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands)
Distributable earnings revenues
$
314,193

$
335,787

$
1,106,371

$
1,462,443

Investment income (loss)
(2,361
)
53,558

98,318

170,184

Receipts of investment income from funds
(22,120
)
(18,783
)
(66,689
)
(102,281
)
Receipts of investment income from companies
(11,240
)
(9,000
)
(29,256
)
(20,216
)
Segment revenues
278,472

361,562

1,108,744

1,510,130

Consolidated funds (1).
(218,461
)
(293,308
)
(947,361
)
(1,335,791
)
Investment income (2).
(5,768
)
(11,468
)
(15,149
)
(22,600
)
GAAP revenues
$
54,243

$
56,786

$
146,234

$
151,739

(1)
This adjustment reflects the elimination of amounts attributable to the consolidated funds.
(2)
This adjustment reclassifies consolidated investment income from revenues to other income (loss).

The following table reconciles economic net income (loss) and adjusted net income to net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC.�
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands)
Economic net income (loss) (1).
$
(117,283
)
$
157,383

$
321,105

$
730,539

Change in accrued incentives (fund level), net of associated incentive income compensation (2).
212,344

22,220

155,650

81,795

Adjusted net income
95,061

179,603

476,755

812,334

Incentive income (3).
3,234



(55,124
)


Incentive income compensation (3).
(3,234
)


36,988



Equity-based compensation (4).
(5,372
)
(6,250
)
(15,947
)
(18,231
)
Amortization of intangibles (5).
(488
)


(488
)


Income taxes (6).
(5,341
)
(726
)
(19,088
)
(18,874
)
Non-Operating Group expenses (7).
(264
)
(271
)
(1,149
)
(947
)
OCGH non-controlling interest (7).
(64,683
)
(129,408
)
(320,054
)
(617,191
)
Net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC
$
18,913

$
42,948

$
101,893

$
157,091

(1)
Please see Glossary for the definition of economic net income (loss).
(2)
The change in accrued incentives (fund level), net of associated incentive income compensation expense, represents the difference between (a)�our recognition of net incentive income and (b)�the incentive income generated by the funds during the period that would be due to us if the funds were liquidated at their reported values as of that date, net of associated incentive income compensation expense.
(3)
This adjustment adds back the effect of timing differences associated with the recognition of incentive income and incentive income compensation expense between adjusted net income and net income attributable to OCG. There were no adjustments attributable to timing differences for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
(4)
This adjustment adds back the effect of equity-based compensation charges attributable to OCG related to unit grants made before our initial public offering, which is excluded from adjusted net income and economic net income (loss) because it is a non-cash charge that does not affect our financial position.
(5)
This adjustment adds back acquisition-related amortization of intangibles.
(6)
Because adjusted net income and economic net income (loss) are pre-tax measures, this adjustment adds back the effect of income tax expense.
(7)
Because adjusted net income and economic net income (loss) are calculated at the Operating Group level, this adjustment adds back the effect of items applicable to OCG, its Intermediate Holding Companies or the OCGH non-controlling interest.


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The following table reconciles economic net income (loss)-OCG and adjusted net income-OCG to net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC.
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands)
Economic net income (loss)-OCG (1).
$
(40,867
)
$
39,034

$
63,029

$
138,770

Change in accrued incentives (fund level), net of associated incentive�income compensation attributable to OCG
60,419

5,626

43,803

19,856

Economic net income (loss)-OCG income taxes
7,233

544

21,819

18,047

Income taxes-OCG
(6,205
)
(674
)
(17,477
)
(15,488
)
Adjusted net income-OCG (1).
20,580

44,530

111,174

161,185

Incentive income attributable to OCG (2).
920



(14,148
)


Incentive income compensation attributable to OCG (2).
(920
)


9,420



Equity-based compensation attributable to OCG
(1,529
)
(1,582
)
(4,415
)
(4,094
)
Amortization of intangibles (3).
(139
)


(139
)


Net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC
$
18,912

$
42,948

$
101,892

$
157,091

(1)
Economic net income (loss)-OCG and adjusted net income-OCG are calculated to evaluate the portion of adjusted net income and economic net income (loss) attributable to Class�A unitholders. These measures are net of income taxes and other income or expenses applicable to OCG or its Intermediate Holding Companies. A reconciliation of economic net income (loss) to economic net income (loss)-OCG is presented below.
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands, except per unit data)
Economic net income (loss)
$
(117,283
)
$
157,383

$
321,105

$
730,539

Economic net income (loss) attributable to OCGH non-controlling interest
83,913

(117,534
)
(235,108
)
(572,775
)
Non-Operating Group expenses
(264
)
(271
)
(1,149
)
(947
)
Economic net income (loss)-OCG income taxes
(7,233
)
(544
)
(21,819
)
(18,047
)
Economic net income (loss)-OCG
$
(40,867
)
$
39,034

$
63,029

$
138,770

Economic net income (loss)-OCG per Class�A unit
$
(0.94
)
$
1.02

$
1.49

$
4.10


(2)
This adjustment adds back the effect of timing differences associated with the recognition of incentive income and incentive income compensation expense attributable to OCG between adjusted net income-OCG and net income attributable to OCG. There were no adjustments attributable to timing differences for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
(3)
This adjustment adds back acquisition-related amortization of intangibles.
The following table reconciles economic net income revenues and segment revenues to GAAP revenues.
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
(in thousands)
Economic net income revenues
$
(121,487
)
$
337,595

$
913,361

$
1,475,865

Incentives created
313,635

(98,457
)
(243,015
)
(753,400
)
Incentive income
86,324

122,424

438,398

787,665

Segment revenues
278,472

361,562

1,108,744

1,510,130

Consolidated funds (1).
(218,461
)
(293,308
)
(947,361
)
(1,335,791
)
Investment income (2).
(5,768
)
(11,468
)
(15,149
)
(22,600
)
GAAP revenues
$
54,243

$
56,786

$
146,234

$
151,739

(1)
This adjustment reflects the elimination of amounts attributable to the consolidated funds.
(2)
This adjustment reclassifies consolidated investment income from revenues to other income (loss).

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The following tables reconcile segment information to consolidated financial data:�
As of or for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Segment
Adjustments
Consolidated
(in thousands)
Management fees (1).
$
194,509

$
(140,266
)
$
54,243

Incentive income (1).
86,324

(86,324
)


Investment income (loss) (1).
(2,361
)
8,129

5,768

Total expenses (2).
(176,002
)
(76,399
)
(252,401
)
Interest expense, net (3).
(7,419
)
(27,145
)
(34,564
)
Other income, net (4).
10

2,685

2,695

Other income (loss) of consolidated funds (5).


(349,360
)
(349,360
)
Income taxes


(5,341
)
(5,341
)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated funds


665,424

665,424

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries


(67,551
)
(67,551
)
Adjusted net income/net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC
$
95,061

$
(76,148
)
$
18,913

Corporate investments (6).
$
1,465,211

$
(1,324,475
)
$
140,736

Total assets (7).
$
3,245,514

$
49,401,937

$
52,647,451

(1)
The adjustment represents the elimination of amounts earned from the consolidated funds.
(2)
The expense adjustment consists of (a)�equity-based compensation charges of $5,372 related to unit grants made before our initial public offering, (b)�consolidated fund expenses of $64,356, (c)�expenses incurred by the Intermediate Holding Companies of $264, (d) the effect of timing differences in the recognition of incentive income compensation expense between adjusted net income and net income attributable to OCG of $3,234, (e) acquisition-related amortization of intangibles of $488 and (f) adjustments related to amounts received for contractually reimbursable costs that are included with segment expenses, as compared to being recorded as other income under GAAP of $2,685.
(3)
The interest expense adjustment represents the inclusion of interest expense attributable to non-controlling interests of the consolidated funds and the exclusion of segment interest income.
(4)
The adjustment to other income, net represents adjustments related to amounts received for contractually reimbursable costs that are included with segment expenses, as compared to being recorded as other income under GAAP.
(5)
The adjustment to other income (loss) of consolidated funds primarily represents the inclusion of interest, dividend and other investment income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests of the consolidated funds.
(6)
The adjustment to corporate investments is to remove from segment assets our investments in the consolidated funds, including investments in our CLOs, that are treated as equity- or cost-method investments for segment reporting. Of the $1.5 billion, equity-method investments accounted for $1.3 billion.
(7)
The total assets adjustment represents the inclusion of investments and other assets of the consolidated funds, net of segment assets eliminated in consolidation, which are primarily corporate investments in funds and incentive income receivable.

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As of or for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Segment
Adjustments
Consolidated
(in thousands)
Management fees (1).
$
185,580

$
(128,794
)
$
56,786

Incentive income (1).
122,424

(122,424
)


Investment income (1).
53,558

(42,090
)
11,468

Total expenses (2).
(175,033
)
(39,125
)
(214,158
)
Interest expense, net (3).
(7,074
)
(10,263
)
(17,337
)
Other income, net
148



148

Other income of consolidated funds (4).


1,253,050

1,253,050

Income taxes


(726
)
(726
)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated funds


(916,875
)
(916,875
)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries


(129,408
)
(129,408
)
Adjusted net income/net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC
$
179,603

$
(136,655
)
$
42,948

Corporate investments (5).
$
1,100,500

$
(1,009,820
)
$
90,680

Total assets (6).
$
2,649,360

$
42,051,821

$
44,701,181

(1)
The adjustment represents the elimination of amounts earned from the consolidated funds.
(2)
The expense adjustment consists of (a)�equity-based compensation charges of $6,250 related to unit grants made before our initial public offering, (b)�consolidated fund expenses of $32,604 and (c)�expenses incurred by the Intermediate Holding Companies of $271.
(3)
The interest expense adjustment represents the inclusion of interest expense attributable to non-controlling interests of the consolidated funds and the exclusion of segment interest income.
(4)
The adjustment to other income of consolidated funds primarily represents the inclusion of interest, dividend and other investment income attributable to non-controlling interests of the consolidated funds.
(5)
The adjustment to corporate investments is to remove from segment assets our investments in the consolidated funds that are treated as equity-method investments for segment reporting.
(6)
The total assets adjustment represents the inclusion of investments and other assets of the consolidated funds, net of segment assets eliminated in consolidation, which are primarily corporate investments in funds and incentive income receivable.



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As of or for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Segment
Adjustments
Consolidated
(in thousands)
Management fees (1).
$
572,028

$
(425,794
)
$
146,234

Incentive income (1).
438,398

(438,398
)


Investment income (1).
98,318

(83,169
)
15,149

Total expenses (2).
(609,332
)
(116,773
)
(726,105
)
Interest expense, net (3).
(20,978
)
(63,285
)
(84,263
)
Other income (expense), net (4).
(1,679
)
2,685

1,006

Other income of consolidated funds (5).


2,935,534

2,935,534

Income taxes


(19,088
)
(19,088
)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated funds


(1,843,652
)
(1,843,652
)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries


(322,922
)
(322,922
)
Adjusted net income/net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC
$
476,755

$
(374,862
)
$
101,893

Corporate investments (6).
$
1,465,211

$
(1,324,475
)
$
140,736

Total assets (7).
$
3,245,514

$
49,401,937

$
52,647,451

(1)
The adjustment represents the elimination of amounts earned from the consolidated funds.
(2)
The expense adjustment consists of (a)�equity-based compensation charges of $15,947 related to unit grants made before our initial public offering, (b)�consolidated fund expenses of $133,492, (c)�expenses incurred by the Intermediate Holding Companies of $1,149, (d) the effect of timing differences in the recognition of incentive income compensation expense between adjusted net income and net income attributable to OCG of $36,988, (e) acquisition-related amortization of intangibles of $488 and (f) adjustments related to amounts received for contractually reimbursable costs that are included with segment expenses, as compared to being recorded as other income under GAAP of $2,685.
(3)
The interest expense adjustment represents the inclusion of interest expense attributable to non-controlling interests of the consolidated funds and the exclusion of segment interest income.
(4)
The adjustment to other income (expense), net represents adjustments related to amounts received for contractually reimbursable costs that are included with segment expenses, as compared to being recorded as other income under GAAP.
(5)
The adjustment to other income of consolidated funds primarily represents the inclusion of interest, dividend and other investment income attributable to non-controlling interests of the consolidated funds.
(6)
The adjustment to corporate investments is to remove from segment assets our investments in the consolidated funds, including investments in our CLOs, that are treated as equity- or cost-method investments for segment reporting. Of the $1.5 billion, equity-method investments accounted for $1.3 billion.
(7)
The total assets adjustment represents the inclusion of investments and other assets of the consolidated funds, net of segment assets eliminated in consolidation, which are primarily corporate investments in funds and incentive income receivable.



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As of or for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Segment
Adjustments
Consolidated
(in thousands)
Management fees (1).
$
552,281

$
(402,859
)
$
149,422

Incentive income (1).
787,665

(785,348
)
2,317

Investment income (1).
170,184

(147,584
)
22,600

Total expenses (2).
(676,591
)
(98,612
)
(775,203
)
Interest expense, net (3).
(21,617
)
(21,314
)
(42,931
)
Other income, net
412



412

Other income of consolidated funds (4).


5,179,866

5,179,866

Income taxes


(18,874
)
(18,874
)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated funds


(3,743,327
)
(3,743,327
)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries


(617,191
)
(617,191
)
Adjusted net income/net income attributable to Oaktree Capital Group, LLC
$
812,334

$
(655,243
)
$
157,091

Corporate investments (5).
$
1,100,500

$
(1,009,820
)
$
90,680

Total assets (6).
$
2,649,360

$
42,051,821

$
44,701,181

(1)
The adjustment represents the elimination of amounts earned from the consolidated funds.
(2)
The expense adjustment consists of (a)�equity-based compensation charges of $18,231 related to unit grants made before our initial public offering, (b)�consolidated fund expenses of $79,434 and (c)�expenses incurred by the Intermediate Holding Companies of $947.
(3)
The interest expense adjustment represents the inclusion of interest expense attributable to non-controlling interests of the consolidated funds and the exclusion of segment interest income.
(4)
The adjustment to other income of consolidated funds primarily represents the inclusion of interest, dividend and other investment income attributable to non-controlling interests of the consolidated funds.
(5)
The adjustment to corporate investments is to remove from segment assets our investments in the consolidated funds that are treated as equity-method investments for segment reporting.
(6)
The total assets adjustment represents the inclusion of investments and other assets of the consolidated funds, net of segment assets eliminated in consolidation, which are primarily corporate investments in funds and incentive income receivable.


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