Supplementary Quarterly Financial Data

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]

(22) Supplementary Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

in thousands, except per share data, for the quarters ended	March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,
2011
Revenue1	$	238,882	$	225,777	$	214,048	$	216,406
Operating income1	56,500		72,083		67,011		61,861
Net income including noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries1	35,054		42,885		38,520		38,625
Amounts attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.
Net income1	33,231		42,413		38,320		36,943
Earnings per share – Basic and Diluted1	0.32		0.41		0.37		0.36
Cash dividends per share	0.24		0.24		0.24		0.24
Stock price per share2
High	28.57		27.11		24.54		22.39
Low	24.93		23.43		16.01		14.36
2010
Revenue1, 3	$	232,970	$	231,484	$	242,173	$	245,317
Operating income1, 4	71,810		83,861		75,088		79,032
Net income including noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries1, 4	44,195		48,275		48,063		48,631
Amounts attributable to Federated Investors, Inc.
Net income1, 4	42,007		47,650		43,056		46,401
Earnings per share – Basic and Diluted1, 4	0.38		0.46		0.42		0.45
Cash dividends per share5	1.50		0.24		0.24		0.24
Stock price per share2
High	28.14		27.32		23.54		27.02
Low	23.85		20.67		20.01		22.76

1 During the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2011, fee waivers in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields totaled $63.4 million, $79.4 million, $88.9 million and $89.0 million, respectively. These fee waivers were partially offset by related reductions in distribution expenses of $49.5 million, $57.8 million, $63.2 million and $61.9 million and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $0.8 million, $2.2 million, $2.5 million and $1.0 million such that the net negative pre-tax impact to Federated was $13.1 million, $19.4 million, $23.2 million, and $26.1 million for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2011, respectively. During the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2010, fee waivers in order for certain money market funds to maintain positive or zero net yields totaled $69.5 million, $58.2 million, $53.8 million and $60.0 million, respectively. These fee waivers were partially offset by related reductions in distribution expenses of $51.2 million, $45.0 million, $42.6 million and $47.7 million and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $0.5 million, $0.2 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million such that the net negative pre-tax impact to Federated was $17.8 million, $13.0 million, $11.0 million, and $12.1 million for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2010, respectively.

2 Federated’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FII.

3 As a result of the SunTrust Acquisition, revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010 included $7.4 million related to the acquired assets under management. See Note (3) for additional information.

4 Federated recorded impairment charges of $7.0 million and $3.2 million related to intangible and fixed assets in the second and fourth quarters of 2010, respectively. See Note (6) for additional information.

5 For the quarter ended March 31, 2010, Federated paid $1.26 per share for a special cash dividend. This payment was in addition to the $0.24 per share dividend paid in that quarter. All dividends are considered ordinary dividends for tax purposes.

The approximate number of beneficial shareholders of Federated’s Class A and Class B common stock as of February 16, 2012, was 1 and 35,922, respectively.