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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

January 29, 2020

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

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SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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Pennsylvania	0-10200	23-1707341
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1 Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

(610) 676-1000

(Registrants’ Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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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:



☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)



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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	SEIC	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, SEI Investments Company issued a press release announcing its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated in this Item 2.02 by reference.

As provided in General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information furnished in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as shall be expressly provided by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.



Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated January 29, 2020 of SEI Investments Company related to the Company's financial and operating results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



		SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY

Date:	January 29, 2020	By:	/s/ Dennis J. McGonigle
			Dennis J. McGonigle Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit

Exhibit 99.1

Investor Contact: Media Contact:

Lindsey Opsahl Leslie Wojcik

SEI SEI

+1 610-676-4052 +1 610-676-4191

lopsahl@seic.com lwojcik@seic.com

Pages: 8

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SEI Reports Fourth-Quarter 2019 Financial Results

OAKS, Pa., Jan. 29, 2020 – SEI Investments Company (NASDAQ:SEIC) today announced financial results for the fourth-quarter 2019. Diluted earnings per share were $0.84 in fourth-quarter 2019 compared to $0.73 in fourth-quarter 2018.



Consolidated Overview
(In thousands, except earnings per share)	For the Three Months Ended Dec. 31,					For the Twelve Months Ended Dec. 31,
	2019		2018		%	2019		2018		%

Revenues		$423,225		$405,057	4%		$1,649,885		$1,624,167	2%
Net income	128,737		116,034		11%	501,426		505,868		(1)%
Diluted earnings per share		$0.84		$0.73	15%		$3.24		$3.14	3%

“Our financial results for 2019 reflect steady success in growing our profits. While we continue to execute our long-term strategy, turning headwinds into tailwinds, we are leveraging all of our assets through our One SEI approach,” said Alfred P. West, Jr., SEI Chairman and CEO.

“The wealth and investment industries are dynamic. We believe our unique position across financial technology, operations and investments provide growth opportunities that will lead to increased shareholder value. The investments we make and our success in 2019 situate us well for the future.”

Summary of Fourth-Quarter Results by Business Segment



(In thousands)	For the Three Months Ended Dec. 31,							For the Twelve Months Ended Dec. 31,
	2019			2018			%	2019			2018			%
Private Banks:
Revenues		$118,675			$121,358		(2)%		$470,276			$483,097		(3)%
Expenses	113,596			114,379			(1)%	443,136			457,894			(3)%
Operating Profit	5,079			6,979			(27)%	27,140			25,203			8%
Operating Margin	4		%	6		%		6		%	5		%

Investment Advisors:
Revenues	105,862			97,457			9%	403,778			399,089			1%
Expenses	53,939			53,647			1%	208,508			212,439			(2)%
Operating Profit	51,923			43,810			19%	195,270			186,650			5%
Operating Margin	49		%	45		%		48		%	47		%

Institutional Investors:
Revenues	80,503			80,908			(1)%	322,062			333,299			(3)%
Expenses	38,554			40,919			(6)%	153,937			163,536			(6)%
Operating Profit	41,949			39,989			5%	168,125			169,763			(1)%
Operating Margin	52		%	49		%		52		%	51		%

Investment Managers:
Revenues	114,759			102,380			12%	440,796			398,076			11%
Expenses	72,698			67,738			7%	282,024			259,693			9%
Operating Profit	42,061			34,642			21%	158,772			138,383			15%
Operating Margin	37		%	34		%		36		%	35		%

Investments in New Businesses:
Revenues	3,426			2,954			16%	12,973			10,606			22%
Expenses	8,997			6,164			46%	29,660			22,971			29%
Operating Loss	(5,571		)	(3,210		)	NM	(16,687		)	(12,365		)	NM

Totals:
Revenues		$423,225			$405,057		4%		$1,649,885			$1,624,167		2%
Expenses	287,784			282,847			2%	1,117,265			1,116,533			—%
Corporate Overhead Expenses	19,351			19,248			1%	72,196			65,646			10%
Income from Operations		$116,090			$102,962		13%		$460,424			$441,988		4%

Fourth-Quarter Business Highlights:


•	Revenues from Asset management, administration, and distribution fees increased primarily from higher assets under administration in our Investment Managers segment due to sales of new business and market appreciation.


•	Our average assets under administration increased $88.8 billion, or 15%, to $671.5 billion in the fourth-quarter 2019, as compared to $582.7 billion during the fourth-quarter 2018 (see attached Average Asset Balances schedules for further details).


•	Our average assets under management, excluding LSV, increased $20.8 billion, or 10%, to $239.2 billion in the fourth-quarter 2019, as compared to $218.4 billion during the fourth-quarter 2018 (see attached Average Asset Balances schedules for further details).

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Sales events, net of client losses, during fourth-quarter 2019 totaled approximately $26.1 million and are expected to generate net annualized recurring revenues of approximately $17.5 million when contract values are fully realized. For the year ended 2019, sales events, net of client losses, totaled $87.5 million and are expected to generate net annualized recurring revenues of approximately $62.5 million when contract values are fully realized.


•	Our earnings from LSV increased by $2.7 million, or 8%, to $39.1 million in fourth-quarter 2019 as compared to $36.4 million in fourth-quarter 2018. The increase in earnings was due to higher assets under management from market appreciation. The increase was partially offset by negative cash flows from existing clients, client losses and reduced performance fees earned by LSV.


•	We capitalized $7.1 million of software development costs in fourth-quarter 2019 for continued enhancements to the SEI Wealth Platform^SM (SWP). Amortization expense related to SWP was $10.7 million in fourth-quarter 2019.

•

Stock-based compensation expense in fourth-quarter 2019 increased $1.6 million as compared to fourth-quarter 2018 and $3.6 million as compared to third-quarter 2019 primarily due to a change in our estimate of the timing of when stock option vesting targets would be achieved. The sequential increase in expense from third-quarter 2019 represents a $0.02 diluted earnings per share impact. We expect stock-based compensation expense during 2020 to be approximately $30.1 million as compared to $24.6 million during 2019 as a result of new options granted in fourth-quarter 2019 that carry a higher per share cost valuation.


•	Our operating expenses increased $11.5 million during fourth-quarter 2019 as compared to third-quarter 2019. This increase was primarily due to the increase in stock-based compensation expense, increased direct costs related to increased revenues, and year-end processing costs.


•	Our effective tax rates were 19.5% in fourth-quarter 2019 and 19.2% in fourth-quarter 2018.


•	We repurchased 1.3 million shares of our common stock for $81.2 million during the fourth-quarter 2019. For the year ended 2019, we repurchased 6.2 million shares of our common stock for $348.3 million.

Earnings Conference Call

A conference call to review earnings is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, 2020. Investors may listen to the call at seic.com/ir-events. Investors may also listen to a replay by telephone at (USA) 866-207-1041; (International) 402-970-0847; Access Code: 7950631.

About SEI

After 50 years in business, SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC) remains a leading global provider of investment processing, investment management, and investment operations solutions that help corporations, financial institutions, financial advisors, and ultra-high-net-worth families create and manage wealth.

As of Dec. 31, 2019, through its subsidiaries and partnerships in which the company has a significant interest, SEI manages, advises or administers $1 trillion in hedge, private equity, mutual fund and pooled or separately managed assets, including $352 billion in assets under management and $683 billion in client assets under administration. For more information, visit seic.com.

This release contains forward looking statements within the meaning or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as ‘‘may’’, ‘‘will’’, ‘‘expect’’, ‘‘believe’’ and ‘‘continue’’ or ‘‘appear.’’ Our forward-looking statements include our current expectations as to:


•	revenue that we believe will be generated by sales events that occurred during the quarter,


•	the growth and momentum of our businesses,


•	the degree to which our unique position across financial technology, operations and investments provide growth opportunities,


•	the degree to which our investments will position us to take advantage of market opportunities,


•	whether our current initiatives will create growth opportunities that will lead to increased shareholder value, and


•	whether we are positioned well for the future.

You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements as they are based on the current beliefs and expectations of our management and subject to significant risks and uncertainties many of which are beyond our control or are subject to change. Although we believe the assumptions upon which we base our forward-looking statements are reasonable, they could be inaccurate. Some of the risks and important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those described in our forward-looking statements can be found in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)



	For the Three Months Ended Dec. 31,						For the Twelve Months Ended Dec. 31,
	2019			2018			2019			2018

Asset management, admin. and distribution fees		$337,232			$314,685			$1,307,044			$1,270,180
Information processing and software servicing fees	85,993			90,372			342,841			353,987

Total revenues	423,225			405,057			1,649,885			1,624,167

Subadvisory, distribution and other asset mgmt. costs	46,458			44,798			181,418			180,488
Software royalties and other information processing costs	7,274			7,987			29,993			32,449
Compensation, benefits and other personnel	131,004			132,126			517,917			511,258
Stock-based compensation	9,027			7,409			24,582			23,805
Consulting, outsourcing and professional fees	50,235			49,956			194,560			200,862
Data processing and computer related	22,544			21,312			88,058			84,790
Facilities, supplies and other costs	20,307			18,755			72,078			70,840
Amortization	13,012			12,475			51,419			48,895
Depreciation	7,274			7,277			29,436			28,792

Total expenses	307,135			302,095			1,189,461			1,182,179

Income from operations	116,090			102,962			460,424			441,988

Net gain (loss) on investments	1,053			135			3,174			(325		)
Interest and dividend income	3,845			4,251			16,582			13,397
Interest expense	(153		)	(134		)	(630		)	(645		)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate	39,133			36,385			151,891			159,791

Income before income taxes	159,968			143,599			631,441			614,206

Income taxes	31,231			27,565			130,015			108,338

Net income		$128,737			$116,034			$501,426			$505,868

Basic earnings per common share		$0.86			$0.75			$3.31			$3.23

Shares used to calculate basic earnings per share	150,131			155,057			151,540			156,579

Diluted earnings per common share		$0.84			$0.73			$3.24			$3.14

Shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share	153,672			158,770			154,901			161,232

Dividends declared per common share		$0.35			$0.33			$0.68			$0.63

SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)



	Dec. 31,			Dec. 31,
	2019			2018
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$841,446			$754,525
Restricted cash	3,101			3,514
Receivables from investment products	54,165			49,869
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,201 and $718	340,358			315,336
Securities owned	33,486			30,892
Other current assets	32,289			36,676
Total Current Assets	1,304,845			1,190,812

Property and Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $353,453 and $338,206	160,859			145,863
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets	42,789			—
Capitalized Software, net of accumulated amortization of $442,677 and $395,171	296,068			309,500
Investments Available for Sale	116,917			111,901
Investments in Affiliated Funds, at fair value	5,988			4,887
Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate	67,413			52,342
Goodwill	64,489			64,489
Intangible Assets, net of accumulated amortization of $8,773 and $5,090	27,987			31,670
Deferred Contract Costs	30,991			24,007
Deferred Income Taxes	2,822			2,042
Other Assets, net	30,202			34,155
Total Assets		$2,151,370			$1,971,668

Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable		$4,423			$10,920
Accrued liabilities	272,801			279,634
Current portion of long-term operating lease liabilities	9,156			—
Deferred revenue	7,185			5,154
Total Current Liabilities	293,565			295,708

Long-term Taxes Payable	803			803
Deferred Income Taxes	55,722			57,795
Long-term Operating Lease Liabilities	38,450			—
Other Long-term Liabilities	24,052			24,215
Total Liabilities	412,592			378,521

Shareholders' Equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 750,000 shares authorized; 149,745 and 153,634 shares issued and outstanding	1,497			1,536
Capital in excess of par value	1,158,900			1,106,641
Retained earnings	601,885			517,970
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(23,504		)	(33,000		)
Total Shareholders' Equity	1,738,778			1,593,147
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity		$2,151,370			$1,971,668

ENDING ASSET BALANCES

(In millions) (Unaudited)



	Dec. 31,		Mar. 31,		Jun. 30,		Sept. 30,		Dec. 31,
	2018		2019		2019		2019		2019
Private Banks:
Equity and fixed-income programs		$20,453		$22,369		$22,563		$22,580		$23,851
Collective trust fund programs	4		4		4		4		4
Liquidity funds	3,633		3,753		3,322		3,695		3,405
Total assets under management		$24,090		$26,126		$25,889		$26,279		$27,260
Client assets under administration	20,226		22,886		23,387		23,985		25,801
Total assets		$44,316		$49,012		$49,276		$50,264		$53,061

Investment Advisors:
Equity and fixed-income programs		$55,395		$61,277		$64,591		$65,059		$67,895
Collective trust fund programs	7		5		6		4		4
Liquidity funds	5,948		4,362		2,618		2,673		2,887
Total assets under management		$61,350		$65,644		$67,215		$67,736		$70,786

Institutional Investors:
Equity and fixed-income programs		$78,765		$82,578		$82,335		$82,659		$84,291
Collective trust fund programs	79		79		78		81		83
Liquidity funds	2,234		2,529		2,173		2,290		1,746
Total assets under management		$81,078		$85,186		$84,586		$85,030		$86,120
Client assets under advisement	3,359		3,694		3,598		4,467		3,948
Total assets		$84,437		$88,880		$88,184		$89,497		$90,068

Investment Managers:
Equity and fixed-income programs		$89		$—		$—		$—		$—
Collective trust fund programs	42,804		49,232		51,838		53,169		58,070
Liquidity funds	336		704		472		477		479
Total assets under management		$43,229		$49,936		$52,310		$53,646		$58,549
Client assets under administration (A)	552,318		585,997		607,086		637,986		657,541
Total assets		$595,547		$635,933		$659,396		$691,632		$716,090

Investments in New Businesses:
Equity and fixed-income programs		$1,257		$1,466		$1,566		$1,621		$1,688
Liquidity funds	189		218		141		132		158
Total assets under management		$1,446		$1,684		$1,707		$1,753		$1,846
Client assets under advisement	687		729		887		825		1,343
Total assets		$2,133		$2,413		$2,594		$2,578		$3,189

LSV Asset Management:
Equity and fixed-income programs (B)		$96,114		$103,163		$103,575		$100,295		$107,476

Total:
Equity and fixed-income programs (C)		$252,073		$270,853		$274,630		$272,214		$285,201
Collective trust fund programs	42,894		49,320		51,926		53,258		58,161
Liquidity funds	12,340		11,566		8,726		9,267		8,675
Total assets under management		$307,307		$331,739		$335,282		$334,739		$352,037
Client assets under advisement	4,046		4,423		4,485		5,292		5,291
Client assets under administration (D)	572,544		608,883		630,473		661,971		683,342
Total assets		$883,897		$945,045		$970,240		$1,002,002		$1,040,670


(A)	Client assets under administration in the Investment Managers segment include $50.8 billion of assets that are at fee levels below our normal full-service assets (as of Dec. 31, 2019).


(B)	Equity and fixed-income programs include $2.5 billion of assets managed by LSV in which fees are based on performance only (as of Dec. 31, 2019).


(C)	Equity and fixed-income programs include $6.0 billion of assets invested in various asset allocation funds at Dec. 31, 2019.


(D)	In addition to the numbers presented, SEI also administers an additional $13.1 billion in Funds of Funds assets (as of

Dec. 31, 2019) on which SEI does not earn an administration fee.

AVERAGE ASSET BALANCES

(In millions) (Unaudited)



	4th Qtr.		1st Qtr.		2nd Qtr.		3rd Qtr.		4th Qtr.
	2018		2019		2019		2019		2019
Private Banks:
Equity and fixed-income programs		$21,383		$21,831		$22,088		$22,432		$23,106
Collective trust fund programs	4		4		4		4		4
Liquidity funds	3,265		3,706		3,388		3,625		3,581
Total assets under management		$24,652		$25,541		$25,480		$26,061		$26,691
Client assets under administration	21,608		22,098		23,124		23,717		24,930
Total assets		$46,260		$47,639		$48,604		$49,778		$51,621

Investment Advisors:
Equity and fixed-income programs		$59,954		$58,732		$62,419		$64,761		$66,371
Collective trust fund programs	4		5		6		5		4
Liquidity funds	3,452		5,298		3,465		2,580		2,673
Total assets under management		$63,410		$64,035		$65,890		$67,346		$69,048

Institutional Investors:
Equity and fixed-income programs		$81,833		$81,725		$82,597		$82,398		$83,304
Collective trust fund programs	75		79		78		80		82
Liquidity funds	2,449		2,375		2,342		2,287		2,106
Total assets under management		$84,357		$84,179		$85,017		$84,765		$85,492
Client assets under advisement	3,566		3,494		3,641		3,797		4,106
Total assets		$87,923		$87,673		$88,658		$88,562		$89,598

Investment Managers:
Equity and fixed-income programs		$96		$—		$—		$—		$—
Collective trust fund programs	44,009		47,322		50,108		52,587		55,499
Liquidity funds	480		559		497		460		642
Total assets under management		$44,585		$47,881		$50,605		$53,047		$56,141
Client assets under administration (A)	561,043		572,065		600,509		630,328		646,592
Total assets		$605,628		$619,946		$651,114		$683,375		$702,733

Investments in New Businesses:
Equity and fixed-income programs		$1,198		$1,394		$1,436		$1,609		$1,649
Liquidity funds	179		202		178		142		145
Total assets under management		$1,377		$1,596		$1,614		$1,751		$1,794
Client assets under advisement	958		708		917		842		1,044
Total assets		$2,335		$2,304		$2,531		$2,593		$2,838

LSV Asset Management:
Equity and fixed-income programs (B)		$99,791		$104,517		$102,919		$100,094		$104,814

Total:
Equity and fixed-income programs (C)		$264,255		$268,199		$271,459		$271,294		$279,244
Collective trust fund programs	44,092		47,410		50,196		52,676		55,589
Liquidity funds	9,825		12,140		9,870		9,094		9,147
Total assets under management		$318,172		$327,749		$331,525		$333,064		$343,980
Client assets under advisement	4,524		4,202		4,558		4,639		5,150
Client assets under administration (D)	582,651		594,163		623,633		654,045		671,522
Total assets		$905,347		$926,114		$959,716		$991,748		$1,020,652


(A)	Average client assets under administration in the Investment Managers segment during fourth-quarter 2019 include $50.8 billion that are at fee levels below our normal full-service assets.


(B)	Equity and fixed-income programs include $2.4 billion of average assets managed by LSV in which fees are based on performance only during fourth-quarter 2019.


(C)	Equity and fixed-income programs include $6.0 billion of average assets invested in various asset allocation funds during fourth-quarter 2019.


(D)	In addition to the numbers presented, SEI also administers an additional $13.1 billion of average assets in Funds of Funds assets during fourth-quarter 2019 on which SEI does not earn an administration fee.