The following disclosures supplement the disclosures contained in the
definitive proxy statement, dated June 5, 2018 (the
Proxy Statement
), which was filed by Financial Engines, Inc. (
Financial Engines
) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC
) and mailed on or about June 5, 2018 to Financial Engines stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 1, 2018 in connection with the previously announced proposed acquisition of Financial Engines by
Edelman Financial, L.P.
The following disclosures should be read in conjunction with the disclosures contained in the Proxy Statement,
which should be read in its entirety. To the extent that information set forth herein differs from or updates information contained in the Proxy Statement, the information contained herein supersedes the information contained in the Proxy Statement.
All page references are to pages in the Proxy Statement, and any defined terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Proxy Statement.
On June 13, 2018, a putative securities class action complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of
California, and on June 15, 2018, a second putative class action complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, both against Financial Engines and the members of the Financial Engines board of directors.
The complaints allege, among other things, that the defendants violated Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and certain rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by not disclosing certain allegedly
material information in the Proxy Statement. On June 26, 2018, the plaintiff in the first-filed action filed a motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to enjoin the stockholder vote on the proposed merger and a second motion to set an
expedited hearing on the injunction motion.
Financial Engines believes that the claims asserted in the lawsuits and the motion for a
preliminary injunction are without merit. However, to avoid the risk that the lawsuits may delay or otherwise adversely affect the consummation of the merger and to minimize the expense of defending such actions, Financial Engines wishes to
voluntarily make the supplemental disclosures related to the merger that are set forth below. In light of the supplemental disclosures, the plaintiff in the first-filed action has agreed to withdraw his motion for a preliminary injunction, and
plaintiffs in both actions have agreed to dismiss their individual claims with prejudice. Nothing in this Current Report on Form
8-K
shall be deemed an admission of the legal necessity or materiality under
applicable law of any of the supplemental disclosures set forth herein. Financial Engines specifically denies that any further disclosure is required to supplement the disclosure set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable law.
Supplements to the Proxy Statement
Certain Financial Engines Unaudited Prospective Financial Information
The Proxy Statement is hereby amended and supplemented on page 37 by adding the following paragraph above the heading The Financial
Engines Forecasts:
The Financial Engines Forecasts includes
non-GAAP
financial measures,
which are financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with GAAP. The
non-GAAP
financial measures included in the Financial Engines Forecasts were provided to the Financial Engines board of
directors and Financial Engines financial advisor in connection with their respective consideration and evaluation of the merger. Financial measures provided to a financial advisor in these circumstances are excluded from the definition of
non-GAAP
financial measures for purposes of SEC rules and, therefore, are not subject to SEC rules that would otherwise require a reconciliation of a
non-GAAP
financial
measure to a GAAP financial measure. Reconciliations of the
non-GAAP
financial measures in the Financial Engines Forecasts were not relied upon by the Financial Engines board of directors or Financial
Engines financial advisor in connection with their respective consideration and evaluation of the merger. Accordingly, Financial Engines has not provided a reconciliation of the
non-GAAP
financial
measures included in the Financial Engines Forecasts to the GAAP financial measures. These
non-GAAP
financial measures should not be viewed as a substitute for GAAP financial measures and may be different from
non-GAAP
financial measures used by other companies. Furthermore, there are limitations inherent in
non-GAAP
financial measures because they exclude items, including
charges and credits, that are required to be included in GAAP financial measures.
The Proxy Statement is hereby amended and
supplemented on page 38 by adding the following two notes after the existing note at the end of page 38:
Note: Financial Engines did not provide cash
flow forecasts for periods beyond 2018.
Note: Adjusted EBITDA is defined on page 43 of this proxy statement.
Opinion of Financial Engines Financial Advisor
Comparable Company Analysis
The
Proxy Statement is hereby amended and supplemented on page 45 by adding the following sentence and table after the table entitled Comparable Company Analysis: Financial Engines Asset Management Peer Group and the accompanying notes to
such table:
The individual observations for each member of the Financial Engines Asset Management Peer Group were as follows:
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Market
Capitalization
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EV
($MM)
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AUM
($MM)
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EV / AUM
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EV / 2018
Estimated
Revenue
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EV / 2019
Estimated
Revenue
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EV / 2018
Estimated
EBITDA
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EV / 2019
Estimated
EBITDA
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Price / 2018
Estimated
Earnings
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Price / 2019
Estimated
Earnings
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Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
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$
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9,264
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$
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10,602
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$
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836,300
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1.3
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%
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4.4x
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4.2x
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9.0x
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8.4x
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10.2x
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9.1x
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AllianceBernstein Holding, L.P.
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7,351
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6,430
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554,500
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1.2
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%
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1.9x
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1.8x
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7.0x
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6.8x
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10.5x
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10.2x
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Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc.
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2,502
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2,564
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114,800
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2.2
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%
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3.0x
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2.8x
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8.1x
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7.5x
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11.0x
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10.4x
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BlackRock, Inc.
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85,116
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81,356
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6,316,984
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1.3
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%
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6.1x
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5.6x
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13.4x
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12.2x
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18.7x
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16.8x
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BrightSphere Investment Group plc
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1,652
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1,859
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243,000
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0.8
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%
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1.9x
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1.8x
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6.0x
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5.8x
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7.9x
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7.5x
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Cohen & Steers, Inc.
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1,897
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1,686
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58,462
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2.9
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%
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4.4x
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4.1x
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10.5x
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10.0x
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16.3x
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15.6x
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Eaton Vance Corp.
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6,610
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7,000
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449,229
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1.6
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%
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4.0x
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4.0x
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11.1x
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11.0x
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16.3x
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14.1x
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Federated Investors, Inc.
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2,981
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2,841
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392,165
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0.7
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%
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2.6x
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2.7x
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8.0x
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7.5x
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10.3x
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9.9x
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Franklin Resources, Inc.
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18,518
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13,014
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737,500
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1.8
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%
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2.0x
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2.1x
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5.8x
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5.9x
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10.6x
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10.3x
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Invesco, Ltd.
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12,169
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11,965
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934,200
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1.3
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%
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2.1x
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2.0x
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7.3x
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6.9x
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10.6x
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9.5x
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Janus Henderson Group plc
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6,484
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6,013
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370,800
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1.6
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%
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2.6x
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2.5x
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7.8x
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7.3x
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11.3x
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10.7x
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Legg Mason, Inc.
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3,664
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4,796
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754,100
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0.6
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%
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1.5x
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1.5x
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7.1x
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7.0x
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10.8x
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10.0x
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Manning & Napier, Inc.
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246
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168
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25,113
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0.7
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%
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1.0x
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1.1x
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6.6x
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11.0x
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11.0x
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14.1x
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Pzena Investment Management, Inc.
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625
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607
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37,700
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1.6
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%
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3.9x
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3.5x
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7.6x
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6.6x
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11.2x
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9.8x
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Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc.
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203
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172
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21,300
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0.8
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%
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1.7x
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1.6x
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6.0x
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5.5x
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13.1x
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12.1x
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Market
Capitalization
($MM)
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EV
($MM)
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AUM
($MM)
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EV / AUM
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EV / 2018
Estimated
Revenue
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EV / 2019
Estimated
Revenue
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EV / 2018
Estimated
EBITDA
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EV / 2019
Estimated
EBITDA
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Price / 2018
Estimated
Earnings
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Price / 2019
Estimated
Earnings
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T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
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28,236
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27,101
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1,014,200
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2.7
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%
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5.0x
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4.8x
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11.0x
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10.3x
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15.8x
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15.0x
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Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.
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748
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1,107
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61,771
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1.8
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%
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2.6x
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2.5x
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7.1x
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6.6x
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6.6x
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6.1x
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Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
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850
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1,017
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89,085
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1.1
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%
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2.2x
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2.0x
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6.3x
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5.7x
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9.9x
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9.0x
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Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
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1,686
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1,278
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81,082
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1.6
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%
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1.1x
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1.2x
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5.0x
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5.2x
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9.3x
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9.4x
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WisdomTree Investments, Inc.
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1,440
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1,329
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42,900
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3.1
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%
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4.5x
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3.9x
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14.0x
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11.3x
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28.7x
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22.3x
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Note: Market
data as of market close on April 27, 2018.
Note: 2018 Estimated Revenue, 2019 Estimated Revenue, 2018 Estimated EBITDA, 2019 Estimated EBITDA, 2018
Estimated Earnings, and 2019 Estimated Earnings reflect Wall Street median consensus analyst estimates.
The Proxy Statement is hereby
amended and supplemented on page 46 by adding the following sentence and table after the table entitled Comparable Company Analysis: Financial Engines Financial Technology Peer Group and the accompanying notes to such table:
The individual observations for each member of the Financial Engines Technology Peer Group were as follows:
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Market
Capitalization
($MM)
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EV ($MM)
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EV / 2018
Estimated
Revenue
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EV / 2019
Estimated
Revenue
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EV / 2018
Estimated
EBITDA
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EV / 2019
Estimated
EBITDA
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Price / 2018
Estimated
Earnings
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Price / 2019
Estimated
Earnings
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ACI Worldwide, Inc.
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$
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2,727
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$
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3,346
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3.2x
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3.1x
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12.8x
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10.9x
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35.9x
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25.0x
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Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
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12,530
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13,386
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3.1x
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3.0x
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15.1x
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14.5x
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25.4x
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23.5x
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc.
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11,927
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12,984
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11.2x
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10.7x
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16.2x
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15.3x
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23.1x
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21.3x
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CME Group, Inc.
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53,566
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53,806
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13.0x
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12.3x
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18.1x
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17.1x
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23.4x
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21.9x
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Envestnet, Inc.
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2,451
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2,630
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3.2x
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2.9x
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17.2x
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14.5x
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29.8x
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24.6x
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FactSet Research Systems, Inc.
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7,440
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7,749
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5.6x
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5.3x
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17.0x
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15.6x
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21.6x
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19.3x
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Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
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31,331
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39,538
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4.6x
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4.5x
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12.6x
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11.9x
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18.3x
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16.4x
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Fidessa Group plc
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2,111
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1,986
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4.1x
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4.0x
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17.3x
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15.9x
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38.9x
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36.0x
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Fiserv, Inc.
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29,387
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33,962
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5.8x
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5.5x
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15.9x
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15.0x
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22.9x
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20.3x
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IHS Markit, Ltd.
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19,695
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23,825
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6.1x
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5.8x
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15.5x
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14.3x
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21.4x
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18.8x
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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
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42,249
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47,057
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9.6x
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9.1x
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14.9x
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13.9x
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20.5x
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18.4x
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Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
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9,280
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9,322
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|
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6.0x
|
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|
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5.6x
|
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|
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17.3x
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16.2x
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32.8x
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28.4x
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Moodys Corporation
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|
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31,157
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|
|
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35,727
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|
|
|
7.6x
|
|
|
|
7.1x
|
|
|
|
15.8x
|
|
|
|
14.6x
|
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21.0x
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19.0x
|
|
Morningstar, Inc.
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|
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4,613
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|
|
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4,439
|
|
|
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n/a
|
|
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n/a
|
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n/a
|
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n/a
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|
n/a
|
|
|
|
n/a
|
|
MSCI, Inc.
|
|
|
13,510
|
|
|
|
14,698
|
|
|
|
10.3x
|
|
|
|
9.3x
|
|
|
|
18.8x
|
|
|
|
17.0x
|
|
|
|
28.2x
|
|
|
|
24.8x
|
|
Nasdaq, Inc.
|
|
|
14,791
|
|
|
|
18,585
|
|
|
|
7.3x
|
|
|
|
7.1x
|
|
|
|
14.0x
|
|
|
|
13.0x
|
|
|
|
18.1x
|
|
|
|
16.6x
|
|
S&P Global, Inc.
|
|
|
46,648
|
|
|
|
49,873
|
|
|
|
7.7x
|
|
|
|
7.3x
|
|
|
|
15.7x
|
|
|
|
14.5x
|
|
|
|
21.9x
|
|
|
|
19.6x
|
|
SEI Investments Company
|
|
|
10,032
|
|
|
|
9,279
|
|
|
|
5.7x
|
|
|
|
5.4x
|
|
|
|
13.2x
|
|
|
|
12.6x
|
|
|
|
20.0x
|
|
|
|
19.0x
|
|
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.
|
|
|
11,906
|
|
|
|
13,886
|
|
|
|
7.8x
|
|
|
|
7.4x
|
|
|
|
18.2x
|
|
|
|
16.5x
|
|
|
|
21.8x
|
|
|
|
19.3x
|
|
Thomson Reuters Corporation
|
|
|
29,997
|
|
|
|
35,300
|
|
|
|
6.2x
|
|
|
|
6.0x
|
|
|
|
21.5x
|
|
|
|
20.5x
|
|
|
|
24.2x
|
|
|
|
19.2x
|
|
TMX Group Ltd.
|
|
|
3,424
|
|
|
|
4,223
|
|
|
|
6.8x
|
|
|
|
6.5x
|
|
|
|
12.0x
|
|
|
|
11.4x
|
|
|
|
14.8x
|
|
|
|
14.1x
|
|
Note: Market
data as of market close on April 27, 2018.
Note: 2018 Estimated Revenue, 2019 Estimated Revenue, 2018 Estimated EBITDA, 2019 Estimated EBITDA, 2018
Estimated Earnings, and 2019 Estimated Earnings reflect Wall Street median consensus analyst estimates, excluding Morningstar, Inc. which has no analyst coverage.
Analysis of Precedent Merger Transactions
The Proxy Statement is hereby amended and supplemented on page 47 by adding the following sentence and table after the table entitled
Asset Management Precedent Transactions and the accompanying notes to such table:
The individual observations for each
transaction included in the Asset Management Precedent Transactions Group were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EV / LTM
EBITDA
|
|
|
EV / LTM
Revenue
|
|
|
EV / AUM
|
|
Amundi Group / Pioneer Investments
|
|
|
11.4x
|
|
|
|
n/a
|
|
|
|
1.6
|
%
|
Henderson Group plc / Janus Capital Group, Inc.
|
|
|
10.9x
|
|
|
|
3.4
|
x
|
|
|
1.3
|
%
|
Financial Engines, Inc. / The Mutual Fund Store
|
|
|
12.0x
|
|
|
|
n/a
|
|
|
|
5.7
|
%
|
London Stock Exchange Group plc / Frank Russell Company
|
|
|
11.4x
|
|
|
|
2.8
|
x
|
|
|
1.1
|
%
|
TIAA-CREF / Nuveen Investments, Inc.
|
|
|
12.7x
|
|
|
|
5.8
|
x
|
|
|
2.8
|
%
|
ORIX Corporation / Robeco Groep, N.V.
|
|
|
6.9x
|
|
|
|
3.1
|
x
|
|
|
1.2
|
%
|
Note:
Multiples are derived from financials of the last twelve months reported prior to the transaction.
The Proxy Statement is hereby amended and supplemented on page 47 by adding the following
sentence and table after the table entitled Financial Technology Precedent Transactions and the accompanying notes to such table:
The individual observations for each transaction included in the Financial Technology Precedent Transactions Group were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EV / LTM
EBITDA
|
|
|
EV / LTM
Revenue
|
|
The Blackstone Group, LP / Thomson Reuters Corp. (F&R Business)
|
|
|
10.4x
|
|
|
|
3.3x
|
|
Silver Lake and P2 Capital Partners, LLC / Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.
|
|
|
18.8x
|
|
|
|
1.4x
|
|
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. / DST Systems, Inc.
|
|
|
11.8x
|
|
|
|
2.8x
|
|
Siris Capital Group, LLC / IntraLinks Holdings, Inc.
|
|
|
46.0x
|
|
|
|
3.5x
|
|
Hellman & Friedman, LLC / Nets Holding
|
|
|
18.0x
|
|
|
|
5.2x
|
|
Vantiv, Inc. / Worldpay Group plc
|
|
|
19.7x
|
|
|
|
7.5x
|
|
Virtu Financial, Inc. / KCG Holdings, Inc.
|
|
|
11.7x
|
|
|
|
1.7x
|
|
Total System Services, Inc. / TransFirst Holdings Corp.
|
|
|
17.4x
|
|
|
|
1.5x
|
|
Envestnet, Inc. / Yodlee, Inc.
|
|
|
55.3x
|
|
|
|
5.2x
|
|
NCR Corp. / Digital Insight Corp.
|
|
|
52.4x
|
|
|
|
5.1x
|
|
Note:
Multiples are derived from financials of the last twelve months reported prior to the transaction.
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
The Proxy Statement is hereby amended and supplemented on page 48 by amending and restating the first paragraph under the caption
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis in its entirety as follows:
Sandler ONeill performed an analysis that estimated the
net present value per share of Financial Engines common stock utilizing internal financial forecasts, including estimated adjusted EBITDA, for Financial Engines for the year ending December 31, 2018, as provided by the senior management of
Financial Engines, as well as estimated annual growth rates (described below) of pro forma adjusted EBITDA for Financial Engines for the years thereafter, as discussed with the senior management of Financial Engines. Sandler ONeill also
utilized estimated cash flow from operating activities less estimated cash used in investing activities for the year ending December 31, 2018, as provided by senior management of Financial Engines. For the purposes of this analysis, Sandler
ONeill
treated non-cash stock-based
compensation as a cash expense of $40.0 million ($30.0 million on
an after-tax basis,
assuming a
25% tax rate) and excluded $20.9 million in cash flow from deferred tax assets for the year ending December 31, 2018 (as it
is non-recurring), as
discussed with the senior management of
Financial Engines. The resulting estimated pro forma cash flows and pro forma adjusted EBITDA were grown
from year-end 2018
to 2022 at compound annual growth rates ranging from 8.0% to 16.0%. The
range of Financial Engines compound annual growth rates of estimated pro forma cash flow from 2019 to 2022 was discussed with and confirmed by senior management of Financial Engines as a reasonable range of future estimated pro forma cash flow
growth rates for Financial Engines. The estimated pro forma cash flows for the years 2019 to 2022 applying these compound annual growth rates are set forth in a table below. Sandler ONeill also applied a range of enterprise value / forward pro
forma adjusted EBITDA exit multiples from 10.0x to 18.0x, taking into account the results of the comparable company analyses and the precedent merger transaction analyses and applying its professional judgment and applied a discount rate of 13.1%,
reflecting Sandler ONeills estimate of Financial Engines weighted average cost of capital. In its normal course of business, Sandler ONeill employs the Duff & Phelps valuation handbook in determining an appropriate
discount rate in which the discount rate equals
the 10-year U.S.
Treasury Yield plus the product of Financial
Engines 2-year beta
and the
equity risk premium.
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
|
|
10-Year
Treasury Yield
|
|
|
3.0
|
%
|
Plus the product of:
|
|
|
|
|
2-Year
Beta
|
|
|
1.72
|
|
Equity Risk Premium
|
|
|
5.9
|
%
|
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
|
|
|
13.1
|
%
|
The Proxy Statement is hereby amended and supplemented on page 49 by adding the following
sentence and table after the table entitled Net Present Value Per Financial Engines Share and the accompanying notes to such table:
The estimated pro forma cash flows for the years 2019 to 2022 used in the above analysis, applying compound annual growth rates ranging from
8.0% to 16.0%, are as follows:
Estimated Pro Forma Cash Flows ($MM)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compounded Annual Growth Rate of Estimated Pro Forma Cash Flow
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2020
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
2022
|
|
8.0%
|
|
$
|
84.6
|
|
|
$
|
91.4
|
|
|
$
|
98.7
|
|
|
$
|
106.6
|
|
10.0%
|
|
$
|
86.2
|
|
|
$
|
94.8
|
|
|
$
|
104.3
|
|
|
$
|
114.7
|
|
12.0%
|
|
$
|
87.8
|
|
|
$
|
98.3
|
|
|
$
|
110.1
|
|
|
$
|
123.3
|
|
14.0%
|
|
$
|
89.3
|
|
|
$
|
101.8
|
|
|
$
|
116.1
|
|
|
$
|
132.4
|
|
16.0%
|
|
$
|
90.9
|
|
|
$
|
105.5
|
|
|
$
|
122.3
|
|
|
$
|
141.9
|
|
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed merger transaction involving Financial Engines, Inc. (Financial Engines), Financial Engines filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the Proxy Statement) on June 5, 2018, and mailed the Proxy Statement and accompanying proxy card to Financial
Engines stockholders, and has filed and may file other relevant documents relating to the proposed transaction with the SEC. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, STOCKHOLDERS OF FINANCIAL ENGINES ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT CAREFULLY,
AS WELL AS ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE THEREIN, AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.
Investors and security holders may obtain a copy of the Proxy Statement and the other documents filed by Financial Engines free of charge at the SECs website, http://www.sec.gov, and Financial Engines website, www.FinancialEngines.com.
In addition, the documents may be obtained free of charge by directing a request to Amy Conley by email at ir@FinancialEngines.com or by calling (408)
498-6040.
Participants in Solicitation
The Company
and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the holders of Financial Engines common stock in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive
officers of Financial Engines is set forth in the proxy statement for Financial Engines 2018 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 6, 2018, and in other documents filed by Financial Engines with the SEC.
Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in the Proxy Statement and may be contained in other relevant materials
filed with the SEC in respect of the proposed transaction.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements contained in this communication may constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may
be identified by terms such as plan to, designed to, allow, will, can, expect, estimates, believes, intends, may,
continues, to be or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which
may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. These risks,
uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, risks related to the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; the failure to obtain Financial Engines
stockholder approval of the merger or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions to the completion of the merger; the effect of the announcement of the merger on the ability of Financial Engines to retain and hire key personnel and maintain
relationships with its clients, providers, partners and others with whom it does business, or on its operating results and businesses generally; risks associated with the disruption of managements attention from ongoing business operations due
to the merger; the ability to meet expectations regarding the timing and completion of the merger; and other factors described in the Companys Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2017, as
filed with the SEC, and in other reports filed by the Company with the SEC from time to time. You are cautioned not to unduly rely on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this communication. Unless required by law,
Financial Engines undertakes no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events after the date of this communication or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events.