Press release, dated November 3, 2011, issued by Fortress Investment Group LLC

EX-99.1 2 d249871dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE, DATED NOVEMBER 3, 2011, ISSUED BY FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC Press release, dated November 3, 2011, issued by Fortress Investment Group LLC

Exhibit 99.1


		FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC

Contact:

Gordon E. Runté

212-798-6082

Fortress Reports Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results

New York, NY. November 3, 2011 – Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE: FIG) today reported its third quarter 2011 results.

THIRD QUARTER 2011 HIGHLIGHTS

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Assets under management of $43.6 billion as of September 30, 2011, down slightly compared to September 30, 2010.

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Pre-tax distributable earnings (DE) of $43 million in the third quarter of 2011, down from $78 million in the third quarter of 2010; pre-tax DE of $0.08 per dividend paying share in the third quarter of 2011, down 47% from $0.15 per dividend paying share in the third quarter of 2010.

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Fund management DE of $51 million in the third quarter of 2011, down 28% from $71 million in the third quarter of 2010.

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GAAP net loss, excluding principals agreement compensation, of $102 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared to a net loss of $32 million in the third quarter of 2010; GAAP net loss attributable to Class A shareholders in the third quarter of 2011 was $142 million, compared to a net loss of $95 million in the third quarter of 2010.

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Total cash and cash equivalents plus investments net of debt obligations payable of $2.08 per dividend paying share, and GAAP book value per share of $1.95 as of September 30, 2011.

“Fortress delivered steady, profitable results in a quarter that saw double-digit declines in broad market indices and in which volatility spiked to its highest levels since early 2009,” said Daniel Mudd, Fortress Chief Executive Officer. “I believe our ability to maintain assets under management, raise new capital, expand our client base globally, and deliver positive financial performance speak to the benefits of our diversified business model. Looking forward, we see an investment landscape that should present historically attractive opportunities to deploy capital on our client’s behalf.”

Please see the exhibits to this press release for a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures referred to in this press release to the related GAAP measures.

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS – SEGMENTS

As of September 30, 2011, assets under management totaled $43.6 billion, down slightly from $43.8 billion as of June 30, 2011 and $44.0 billion as of September 30, 2010. During the third quarter of 2011, Fortress (i) invested over $1.0 billion of capital, (ii) raised $583 million of capital, directly adding to assets under management, (iii) returned $484 million of capital to investors, (iv) paid out $335 million in Liquid Hedge Fund redemptions and (v) made RCA payments of $158 million to investors in the Credit Hedge Funds.

Pre-tax DE was $43 million in the third quarter of 2011, down from $78 million in the third quarter of 2010. On a dividend paying share basis, pre-tax DE was $0.08 per share in the third quarter of 2011, down 47% from $0.15 per share in the third quarter of 2010. Pre-tax DE decreased primarily as a result of flat to negative performance in the hedge funds, which led to lower incentive income from our hedge funds and a decline in investment income from our principal investments, partially offset by a net increase in management fees from our Liquid and Credit businesses.

In the third quarter of 2011, fund management distributable earnings were $51 million, down 28% from $71 million in the third quarter of 2010. This decrease was driven by a $46 million decrease in total segment revenues, partially offset by a $26 million decrease in total segment expenses.

Total segment revenues were $145 million in the third quarter of 2011, down 24% from $191 million in the third quarter of 2010. Notably, total management fees increased by $15 million. This increase was offset by a $61 million decrease in incentive income.

Total segment expenses were $94 million in the third quarter of 2011, down 22% from $120 million in the third quarter of 2010, largely driven by a decrease of $21 million in profit sharing compensation expenses and a decrease of $4 million in operating expenses.

The Company’s quarterly segment revenues and distributable earnings will fluctuate materially depending upon the performance of its funds and the realization events within its private equity businesses, as well as other factors. Accordingly, the revenues and profits in any particular quarter should not be expected to be indicative of future results.

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS – GAAP

Fortress had a GAAP net loss of $382 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared to a loss of $272 million in the third quarter of 2010. This included revenues of $196 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared to $162 million in the third quarter of 2010. Excluding principals agreement compensation, Fortress had a net loss of $102 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared to a net loss of $32 million in the third quarter of 2010.

In the third quarter of 2011, GAAP net loss attributable to Class A shareholders was $0.83 per diluted share, compared to $0.62 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2010.

SUMMARY FINANCIAL RESULTS

The table below details Fortress’s Distributable Earnings and GAAP Net Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:


	Three Months Ended September 30,						$ Change			Nine Months Ended September 30,						$ Change
	2011			2010			$ Change			2011			2010			$ Change
(in millions, except per share amount)
Distributable Earnings
Fund management DE	$	51		$	71		$	(20	)	$	200		$	236		$	(36	)

Pre-tax DE	$	43		$	78		$	(35	)	$	192		$	247		$	(55	)
Per dividend paying share/unit	$	0.08		$	0.15		$	(0.07	)	$	0.36		$	0.48		$	(0.12	)

Weighted Average Dividend Paying Shares and Units Outstanding		530			519						527			517

GAAP
Net income (loss)	$	(382	)	$	(272	)	$	(110	)	$	(883	)	$	(784	)	$	(99	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Class A Shareholders	$	(142	)	$	(95	)	$	(47	)	$	(340	)	$	(271	)	$	(69	)
Per diluted share	$	(0.83	)	$	(0.62	)	$	(0.21	)	$	(1.88	)	$	(1.75	)	$	(0.13	)
Net income (loss) excluding principals agreement compensation	$	(102	)	$	(32	)	$	(70	)	$	(131	)	$	(72	)	$	(59	)

The discussion of Fortress’s results under “Business Segment Results” below is based on segment reporting as presented in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The GAAP statement of operations and balance sheet are presented following this discussion.

BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS

Private Equity – Funds

Assets under management for the Private Equity Funds was $9.5 billion as of September 30, 2011, compared to $10.0 billion as of June 30, 2011 and $11.6 billion as of September 30, 2010.

With respect to investments held during the period, the carrying value of the assets in our Private Equity Funds declined by 6.4% in the third quarter of 2011. The value of our investments decreased primarily due to a decline in global equity prices.

The Private Equity Funds generated pre-tax DE of $20 million in the third quarter of 2011, down 35% from $31 million in the third quarter of 2010, as a result of a decrease in segment revenues of $14 million, partially offset by a decrease in segment expenses of $3 million.

Segment revenues were $28 million in the third quarter of 2011, down 33% from $42 million in the third quarter of 2010. The year-over-year decrease in segment revenue was driven by a $6 million decrease in management fees, primarily due to the expiration of certain funds’ capital commitment periods, and a $3 million net incentive income reversal due to an increase in potential estimated clawback, compared to $5 million of incentive income in the third quarter of 2010.

Private Equity – Castles

Assets under management for the Castles, which are comprised of two managed publicly traded companies (Newcastle Investment Corp. and Eurocastle Investment Limited), was $3.2 billion as of September 30, 2011, compared to $3.3 billion as of June 30, 2011 and $3.1 billion as of September 30, 2010. In the third quarter of 2011, Newcastle Investment Corp. raised over $110 million of permanent capital, increasing total permanent capital raised year to date to $210 million.

The Castles generated pre-tax DE of $7 million in the third quarter of 2011, up 75% from $4 million in the third quarter of 2010, as a result of an increase in management fees of $1 million and a reduction in operating expenses of $2 million.

Segment revenues were $13 million in the third quarter of 2011, up 8% from $12 million in the third quarter of 2010. The year-over-year increase in segment revenue was driven by the $1 million increase in management fees as previously mentioned.

Liquid Hedge Funds

Assets under management for the Liquid Hedge Funds was $6.2 billion as of September 30, 2011, compared to $6.3 billion as of June 30, 2011 and $5.9 billion as of September 30, 2010. In the third quarter of 2011, we received total redemption notices of approximately $600 million in our Liquid Hedge Funds, excluding the Fortress Partners Funds, compared to approximately $300 million in the third quarter of 2010.

The following table shows gross and net returns by fund:¹


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2011			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011			Estimated Ten Months Ended October 31, 2011
Gross Returns

Fortress Macro Fund Ltd		-3.4	%		-5.9	%		-7.8	%
Drawbridge Global Macro Fund Ltd		-3.5	%		-6.4	%		-8.4	%
Fortress Commodities Fund L.P.		5.5	%		2.6	%		-5.0	%
Fortress Asia Macro Fund Ltd ²		-3.8	%		-0.4	%		-0.4	%
Fortress Partners Fund LP		-2.7	%		1.0	%		N/A
Fortress Partners Offshore Fund L.P.		-4.3	%		-0.9	%		N/A

Net Returns

Fortress Macro Fund Ltd		-3.9	%		-7.3	%		-9.4	%
Drawbridge Global Macro Fund Ltd		-4.0	%		-8.3	%		-10.3	%
Fortress Commodities Fund L.P.		4.7	%		0.9	%		-6.6	%
Fortress Asia Macro Fund Ltd ²		-3.6	%		-1.3	%		-1.4	%
Fortress Partners Fund LP		-2.9	%		0.2	%		N/A
Fortress Partners Offshore Fund L.P.		-4.5	%		-1.6	%		N/A

The Fortress Asia Macro Funds were launched on March 1, 2011. Accordingly, the above nine-month returns actually represent the seven-month period beginning on March 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011, and the estimated ten-month returns represent the eight-month period beginning on March 1, 2011 through October 31, 2011. The investor class represented in the above returns is closed to new investors. Certain fees payable by investors in such class differ from the fees payable by the investors in the class that remains open, and the returns for different classes will vary.

The Liquid Hedge Funds generated pre-tax DE of $5 million in the third quarter of 2011, down 74% from pre-tax DE of $19 million in the third quarter of 2010, as a result of a decrease in segment revenues of $16 million, partially offset by a decrease in segment expenses of $2 million.

Segment revenues were $29 million in the third quarter of 2011, down 36% from $45 million in the third quarter of 2010. The year-over-year decrease in segment revenues was a result of a $20 million decrease in incentive income primarily related to negative performance in 2011, partially offset by a $4 million increase in management fees primarily due to net capital raises.

Credit – Hedge Funds

Assets under management for the Credit Hedge Funds was $6.2 billion as of September 30, 2011, compared to $6.4 billion as of June 30, 2011 and $7.0 billion as of September 30, 2010. Excluding the Value Recovery Funds, which are third-party originated funds for which Fortress was engaged to manage the orderly liquidation of existing portfolios, assets under management was flat in the Credit Hedge Funds at $5.2 billion as of September 30, 2011, compared to $5.2 billion as of September 30, 2010. We received total annual redemption notices of approximately $800 million in our Credit Hedge Funds. At the end of the year, this capital is expected to be transferred into RCAs, which would be paid out over time as the underlying investments are realized. During the same period last year, annual redemption notices totaled approximately $700 million in these funds.

The following table shows gross and net returns by fund:³


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2011			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Gross Returns
Drawbridge Special Opportunities LP		-0.4	%		9.7	%
Drawbridge Special Opportunities Ltd.		0.7	%		13.0	%

Net Returns
Drawbridge Special Opportunities LP		-0.8	%		6.4	%
Drawbridge Special Opportunities Ltd.		0.2	%		9.1	%

The Credit Hedge Funds generated a pre-tax DE loss of $1 million in the third quarter of 2011, down from pre-tax DE of $15 million in the third quarter of 2010, as a result of an decrease in segment revenues of $36 million, partially offset by a decrease in segment expenses of $20 million.

Segment revenues were $31 million in the third quarter of 2011, down 54% from $67 million in the third quarter of 2010. The year-over-year decrease in segment revenues resulted from a $44 million decrease in incentive income related to a relative decrease in performance, partially offset by an $8 million increase in management fees primarily related to an advisory agreement which commenced during the first quarter of 2011 and was concluded during the third quarter of 2011. Virtually all of the Credit Hedge Funds capital that is eligible to earn incentive income continued to exceed their respective high water marks.

The performance data contained herein reflects returns for a “new issue eligible,” single investor class as of the close of business on the last day of the relevant period. Gross returns reflect performance data prior to management fees borne by the Fund and incentive allocations while net returns reflect performance data after taking into account management fees borne by the Fund and incentive allocations. Specific performance may vary based on, among other things, whether fund investors are invested in one or more special investments. The returns for the Drawbridge Special Opportunities Funds reflect the performance of each fund excluding the performance of the redeeming capital accounts which relate to December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009, and December 31, 2010 redemptions.

Credit – Private Equity Funds

Assets under management for the Credit Private Equity Funds was $5.6 billion as of September 30, 2011, compared to $4.9 billion as of June 30, 2011 and $4.1 billion as of September 30, 2010. As of September 30, 2011, the Credit Private Equity Funds had approximately $3.0 billion of uncalled or recallable committed capital that will become assets under management when invested.

The Credit Private Equity Funds generated pre-tax DE of $24 million in the third quarter of 2011, up from $7 million in the third quarter of 2010, as a result of an increase in segment revenues of $19 million, partially offset by an increase in segment expenses of $2 million.

Segment revenues were $39 million in the third quarter of 2011, up 95% from $20 million in the third quarter of 2010. The year-over-year increase in segment revenues was driven by an $11 million increase in incentive income and an $8 million increase in management fees primarily from net capital called and raised in these funds over the last year.

Principal Investments

As of September 30, 2011, Principal Investments, which is composed of Fortress’s investments in its funds, had segment assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents) totaling $1.1 billion, up from $0.9 billion as of September 30, 2010.⁴ As of September 30, 2011, Fortress’s share of the net asset value of its direct and indirect investments exceeded its segment cost basis by $279 million, representing net unrealized gains.

Principal Investments generated a pre-tax DE loss of $8 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared to pre-tax DE of $7 million in the third quarter of 2010, as a result of a decrease in investment income of $13 million and an increase in interest expense of $2 million.

As of September 30, 2011, Fortress had a total of $92 million of outstanding commitments to its funds as detailed in the table below.


(dollars in thousands)	Outstanding Commitments September 30, 2011
Private Equity Funds	$	28,275
Credit PE Funds		63,438

	$	91,713

LIQUIDITY & CAPITAL

As of September 30, 2011, Fortress had cash on hand of $314 million and debt obligations of $270 million. As of September 30, 2011, Fortress had $54 million available for further borrowing under its revolving credit facility.

NON-GAAP INFORMATION

Fortress discloses certain non-GAAP financial information, which management believes provides a meaningful basis for comparison among present and future periods. The following are non-GAAP measures used in this press release and the accompanying financial information:

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Pre-tax DE and pre-tax DE per dividend paying share

⁴	Assets at September 30, 2010 have been adjusted to reflect a change in the Company’s method of reporting segment basis assets in order to be comparable to the assets reported at September 30, 2011.

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Fund management DE

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Segment revenues

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Segment expenses

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GAAP net income excluding principals agreement compensation

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Weighted Average Dividend Paying Shares and Units Outstanding (Used for DEPS)

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Total cash and cash equivalents plus investments net of debt obligations payable per dividend paying share

The Company urges you to read the reconciliation of such data to the related GAAP measures appearing in the exhibits to this release.

CONFERENCE CALL

Management will host a conference call today, Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time. A copy of the earnings release is posted to the Investor Relations section of Fortress’s website, www.fortress.com.

All interested parties are welcome to participate on the live call. The conference call may be accessed by dialing 1-877-717-3044 (from within the U.S.) or 1-706-679-1521 (from outside of the U.S.) ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call; please reference “Fortress Third Quarter Earnings Call.”

A simultaneous webcast of the conference call will be available to the public on a listen-only basis at www.fortress.com. Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the site and download the necessary software required to listen to the internet broadcast.

A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on Friday, November 11, 2011 by dialing 1-855-859-2056 (from within the U.S.) or 1-404-537-3406 (from outside of the U.S.); please reference access code “18039227.”

ABOUT FORTRESS

Fortress is a leading, diversified global investment manager with approximately $43.6 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2011. Fortress offers alternative and traditional investment products and was founded in 1998. For more information regarding Fortress Investment Group LLC or to be added to its e-mail distribution list, please visit www.fortress.com.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS — Certain statements in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding Fortress’s sources of management fees, incentive income and investment income (loss), estimated fund performance, the amount and source of expected capital commitments and amount of redemptions. These statements are not historical facts, but instead represent only the Company’s beliefs regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company’s control. It is possible that the sources and amounts of management fees, incentive income and investment income, the amount and source of expected capital commitments for any new fund or redemption amounts may differ, possibly materially, from these forward-looking statements, and any such differences could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. For a discussion of some of the risks and important factors that could affect such forward-looking statements, see the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is, or will be, available on the Company’s website (www.fortress.com). In addition, new risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict or assess the impact of every factor that may

cause its actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained in this press release. The Company can give no assurance that the expectations of any forward-looking statement will be obtained. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

Fortress Investment Group LLC

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except share data)


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Revenues
Management fees: affiliates	$	118,353		$	107,752		$	353,269		$	327,182
Management fees: non-affiliates		18,865			8,628			47,641			17,513
Incentive income: affiliates		14,754			7,487			44,361			53,892
Incentive income: non-affiliates		266			371			1,251			5,759
Expense reimbursements from affiliates		42,350			36,745			130,337			100,606
Other revenues		1,071			1,242			5,433			8,791

		195,659			162,225			582,292			513,743

Expenses
Interest expense		4,583			3,549			13,883			11,043
Compensation and benefits		158,426			184,107			535,259			523,029
Principals agreement compensation		279,623			239,975			751,749			712,101
General, administrative and other		34,165			26,620			109,545			71,970
Depreciation and amortization		23,767			3,361			30,114			9,337

		500,564			457,612			1,440,550			1,327,480

Other Income (Loss)
Gains (losses)		(15,229	)		2,025			(26,751	)		(10,360	)
Tax receivable agreement liability adjustment		—			—			(116	)		1,317
Earnings (losses) from equity method investees		(64,483	)		16,941			26,417			42,972

		(79,712	)		18,966			(450	)		33,929

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes		(384,617	)		(276,421	)		(858,708	)		(779,808	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		2,712			4,545			(24,493	)		(4,641	)

Net Income (Loss)	$	(381,905	)	$	(271,876	)	$	(883,201	)	$	(784,449	)

Principals’ and Others’ Interests in Income (Loss) of Consolidated Subsidiaries	$	(239,847	)	$	(177,221	)	$	(543,175	)	$	(513,259	)

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Class A Shareholders	$	(142,058	)	$	(94,655	)	$	(340,026	)	$	(271,190	)

Dividends Declared Per Class A Share	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

Earnings (Loss) Per Class A Share
Net income (loss) per Class A share, basic	$	(0.76	)	$	(0.57	)	$	(1.85	)	$	(1.70	)

Net income (loss) per Class A share, diluted	$	(0.83	)	$	(0.62	)	$	(1.88	)	$	(1.75	)

Weighted average number of Class A shares outstanding, basic		190,006,987			168,907,106			185,373,605			163,920,012

Weighted average number of Class A shares outstanding, diluted		495,864,738			469,180,958			492,396,969			466,666,392

Fortress Investment Group LLC

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(dollars in thousands)


	September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)			December 31, 2010
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	313,738		$	210,632
Due from affiliates		215,823			303,043
Investments		1,061,460			1,012,883
Deferred tax asset		421,510			415,990
Other assets		96,776			134,147

	$	2,109,307		$	2,076,695

Liabilities and Equity

Liabilities
Accrued compensation and benefits	$	183,305		$	260,790
Due to affiliates		329,927			342,397
Deferred incentive income		260,673			198,363
Debt obligations payable		270,000			277,500
Other liabilities		97,620			68,230

		1,141,525			1,147,280

Commitments and Contingencies

Equity
Class A shares, no par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 189,706,571 and 169,536,968 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively		—			—
Class B shares, no par value, 750,000,000 shares authorized, 305,857,751 and 300,273,852 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively		—			—
Paid-in capital		1,837,651			1,465,358
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		(1,392,631	)		(1,052,605	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(581	)		(1,289	)

Total Fortress shareholders’ equity		444,439			411,464
Principals’ and others’ interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries		523,343			517,951

Total Equity		967,782			929,415

	$	2,109,307		$	2,076,695

Fortress Investment Group LLC

Exhibit 1

Supplemental Data for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
				Private Equity						Liquid Hedge Funds			Credit Funds						Principal Investments
(in millions)	Total ⁵			Funds			Castles			Liquid Hedge Funds			Hedge Funds			PE Funds			Principal Investments
Assets Under Management
AUM - July 1, 2011	$	43,823		$	9,979		$	3,277		$	6,321		$	6,374		$	4,941		$	—
Capital raised		461			—			—			292			60			109			—
Equity raised (Permanent capital vehicles)		122			—			122			—			—			—			—
Increase in invested capital		1,034			9			—			5			57			963			—
Capital acquisitions		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Redemptions		(335	)		—			—			(335	)		—			—			—
SPV distribution		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
RCA distributions ⁶		(158	)		—			—			—			(158	)		—			—
Return of capital distributions		(484	)		—			—			—			(59	)		(425	)		—
Adjustment for reset date		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Crystallized Incentive Income		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Equity buyback		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Net Client Flows		(231	)		—			—			—			—			—			—
Income (loss) and foreign exchange		(613	)		(517	)		(162	)		(118	)		(60	)		31			—

AUM - Ending Balance	$	43,619		$	9,471		$	3,237		$	6,165		$	6,214		$	5,619		$	—

Third-Party Capital Raised	$	777		$	—		$	—		$	292		$	60		$	425		$	—

Segment Revenues
Management fees	$	126		$	31		$	13		$	28		$	35		$	19		$	—
Incentive income		14			(3	)		—			1			(4	)		20			—
Unallocated Revenues		5

Total		145			28			13			29			31			39			—

Segment Expenses
Operating expenses	$	(74	)	$	(9	)	$	(6	)	$	(19	)	$	(33	)	$	(7	)	$	—
Profit sharing compensation expenses		(11	)		1			—			(5	)		1			(8	)		—
Unallocated Expenses		(9	)

Total		(94	)		(8	)		(6	)		(24	)		(32	)		(15	)		—

Fund Management DE		51			20			7			5			(1	)		24			—

Investment Income		(3	)																	(3	)
Interest Expense		(5	)																	(5	)

Pre-tax Distributable Earnings	$	43		$	20		$	7		$	5		$	(1	)	$	24		$	(8	)


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
				Private Equity						Liquid Hedge Funds			Credit Funds						Principal Investments
(in millions)	Total ⁵			Funds			Castles			Liquid Hedge Funds			Hedge Funds			PE Funds			Principal Investments
Assets Under Management
AUM - July 1, 2010	$	41,660		$	11,511		$	2,871		$	5,706		$	7,205		$	2,896		$	—
Capital raised		551			—			—			429			72			50			—
Equity raised (Permanent capital vehicles)		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Increase in invested capital		1,299			44			—			2			—			1,253			—
Capital acquisitions		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Redemptions		(172	)		—			—			(171	)		(1	)		—			—
SPV distribution ⁷		(240	)		—			—			(240	)		—			—			—
RCA distributions ⁶		(441	)		—			—			—			(441	)		—			—
Return of capital distributions		(132	)		(5	)		—			—			—			(127	)		—
Crystallized Incentive Income		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Equity buyback		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Net Client Flows		267			—			—			—			—			—			—
Income (loss) and foreign exchange		1,202			71			202			171			151			56			—

AUM - Ending Balance	$	43,994		$	11,621		$	3,073		$	5,897		$	6,986		$	4,128		$	—

Third-Party Capital Raised	$	1,229		$	—		$	—		$	429		$	72		$	728		$	—

Segment Revenues
Management fees	$	111		$	37		$	12		$	24		$	27		$	11		$	—
Incentive income		75			5			—			21			40			9			—
Unallocated Revenues		5

Total		191			42			12			45			67			20			—

Segment Expenses
Operating expenses		(78	)		(9	)		(8	)		(20	)		(33	)		(8	)		—
Profit sharing compensation expenses		(32	)		(2	)		—			(6	)		(19	)		(5	)		—
Unallocated Expenses		(10	)

Total		(120	)		(11	)		(8	)		(26	)		(52	)		(13	)		—

Fund Management DE		71			31			4			19			15			7			—

Investment Income		10																		10
Interest Expense		(3	)																	(3	)

Pre-tax Distributable Earnings	$	78		$	31		$	4		$	19		$	15		$	7		$	7

⁵	Total includes Logan Circle Partners, which is not a segment.

⁶	Represents distributions from (i) assets held by redeeming capital accounts in the Drawbridge Special Opportunities Funds, and (ii) the Value Recovery Funds.

⁷	Includes $142 million of SPV capital that ceased paying management fees in the third quarter 2010.

Fortress Investment Group LLC

Exhibit 1

Supplemental Data for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
				Private Equity						Liquid Hedge Funds			Credit Funds						Principal Investments
(in millions)	Total ⁸			Funds			Castles			Liquid Hedge Funds			Hedge Funds			PE Funds			Principal Investments
Assets Under Management
AUM - January 1, 2011	$	44,613		$	11,923		$	3,037		$	6,355		$	6,773		$	4,817		$	—
Capital raised		1,619			—			—			1,141			288			190			—
Equity raised (Permanent capital vehicles)		220			—			220			—			—			—
Increase in invested capital		2,432			224			—			11			107			2,090			—
Capital acquisitions		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Redemptions		(1,131	)		—			—			(986	)		(145	)		—			—
SPV distribution		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
RCA distributions ⁹		(968	)		—			—			—			(968	)		—			—
Return of capital distributions		(1,927	)		(313	)		—			—			(119	)		(1,495	)		—
Adjustment for reset date		(1,997	)		(1,997	)		—			—			—			—
Crystallized Incentive Income		(160	)		—			—			(69	)		(91	)		—			—
Equity buyback		(19	)		—			(19	)		—			—			—			—
Net Client Flows		476			—			—			—			—			—			—
Income (loss) and foreign exchange		461			(366	)		(1	)		(287	)		369			17			—

AUM - Ending Balance	$	43,619		$	9,471		$	3,237		$	6,165		$	6,214		$	5,619		$	—

Third-Party Capital Raised	$	2,139		$	51		$	—		$	1,141		$	413		$	534		$	—

Segment Revenues
Management fees	$	373		$	102		$	39		$	84		$	96		$	52		$	—
Incentive income		152			(2	)		—			4			50			100			—
Unallocated Revenues		15

Total		540			100			39			88			146			152			—

Segment Expenses
Operating expenses	$	(227	)	$	(31	)	$	(20	)	$	(58	)	$	(95	)	$	(23	)		—
Profit sharing compensation expenses		(86	)		1			—			(16	)		(23	)		(48	)		—
Unallocated Expenses		(27	)

Total		(340	)		(30	)		(20	)		(74	)		(118	)		(71	)		—

Fund Management DE		200			70			19			14			28			81			—

Investment Income		6																		6
Interest Expense		(14	)																	(14	)

Pre-tax Distributable Earnings	$	192		$	70		$	19		$	14		$	28		$	81		$	(8	)


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
				Private Equity						Liquid Hedge Funds			Credit Funds						Principal Investments
(in millions)	Total ⁸			Funds			Castles			Liquid Hedge Funds			Hedge Funds			PE Funds			Principal Investments
Assets Under Management
AUM - January 1, 2010	$	31,476		$	11,344		$	3,232		$	5,881		$	7,672		$	3,347		$	—
Capital raised		1,941			—			—			1,387			195			359			—
Equity raised (Permanent capital vehicles)		2			—			2			—			—			—			—
Increase in invested capital		1,991			49			—			7			—			1,935			—
Capital acquisitions		11,448			—			—			—			—			—			—
Redemptions		(778	)		—			—			(775	)		(3	)		—			—
SPV distribution ¹⁰		(814	)		—			—			(814	)		—			—			—
RCA distributions ⁹		(1,184	)		—			—			—			(1,184	)		—			—
Return of capital distributions		(1,768	)		(167	)		—			—			(2	)		(1,599	)		—
Crystallized Incentive Income		(8	)		—			—			(8	)		—			—			—
Equity buyback		(62	)		—			(62	)		—			—			—			—
Net Client Flows		117			—			—			—			—			—			—
Income (loss) and foreign exchange		1,633			395			(99	)		219			308			86			—

AUM - Ending Balance	$	43,994		$	11,621		$	3,073		$	5,897		$	6,986		$	4,128		$	—

Third-Party Capital Raised	$	3,650		$	—		$	—		$	1,387		$	195		$	2,068		$	—

Segment Revenues
Management fees	$	338		$	103		$	36		$	73		$	94		$	32		$	—
Incentive income		224			5			—			26			52			141			—
Unallocated Revenues		9

Total		571			108			36			99			146			173			—

Segment Expenses
Operating expenses		(203	)		(26	)		(23	)		(55	)		(80	)		(19	)		—
Profit sharing compensation expenses		(112	)		(2	)		—			(12	)		(26	)		(72	)		—
Unallocated Expenses		(20	)

Total		(335	)		(28	)		(23	)		(67	)		(106	)		(91	)		—

Fund Management DE		236			80			13			32			40			82			—

Investment Income		22																		22
Interest Expense		(11	)																	(11	)

Pre-tax Distributable Earnings	$	247		$	80		$	13		$	32		$	40		$	82		$	11

⁸	Total includes Logan Circle Partners, which is not a segment.

⁹	Represents distributions from (i) assets held by redeeming capital accounts in the Drawbridge Special Opportunities Funds, and (ii) the Value Recovery Funds.

¹⁰	Includes $142 million of SPV capital that ceased paying management fees in the third quarter 2010.

Fortress Investment Group LLC

Exhibit 2

Assets Under Management and Fund Management DE

(dollars in millions)



	Three Months Ended															Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	March 31, 2010			June 30, 2010			September 30, 2010			December 31, 2010			Full Year 2010			March 31, 2011			June 30, 2011			September 30, 2011			September 30, 2011
Fortress

Assets Under Management
Private Equity & Castles	$	14,610		$	14,382		$	14,694		$	14,960		$	14,960		$	13,244		$	13,256		$	12,708		$	12,708
Liquid Hedge Funds		5,837			5,706			5,897			6,355			6,355			6,303			6,321			6,165			6,165
Credit Hedge Funds		7,553			7,205			6,986			6,773			6,773			6,545			6,374			6,214			6,214
Credit Private Equity Funds		2,197			2,896			4,128			4,817			4,817			4,531			4,941			5,619			5,619
Traditional Asset Management		—			11,471			12,289			11,708			11,708			12,484			12,931			12,913			12,913

AUM - Ending Balance	$	30,197		$	41,660		$	43,994		$	44,613		$	44,613		$	43,107		$	43,823		$	43,619		$	43,619

Third-Party Capital Raised	$	890		$	1,531		$	1,229		$	1,641		$	5,291		$	551		$	811		$	777		$	2,139

Segment Revenues
Management fees	$	108		$	119		$	111		$	120		$	458		$	121		$	126		$	126		$	373
Incentive income		99			50			75			145			369			118			20			14			152
Unallocated revenues		—			4			5			4			13			5			5			5			15

Total		207			173			191			269			840			244			151			145			540

Segment Expenses
Operating expenses		(64	)		(61	)		(78	)		(79	)		(282	)		(83	)		(70	)		(74	)		(227	)
Profit sharing compensation expenses		(50	)		(30	)		(32	)		(56	)		(168	)		(58	)		(17	)		(11	)		(86	)
Unallocated expenses		(1	)		(9	)		(10	)		(12	)		(32	)		(8	)		(10	)		(9	)		(27	)

Total		(115	)		(100	)		(120	)		(147	)		(482	)		(149	)		(97	)		(94	)		(340	)

Fund Management DE	$	92		$	73		$	71		$	122		$	358		$	95		$	54		$	51		$	200

Fortress Investment Group LLC

Exhibit 2

Assets Under Management and Fund Management DE

(dollars in millions)


	Three Months Ended															Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	March 31, 2010			June 30, 2010			September 30, 2010			December 31, 2010			Full Year 2010			March 31, 2011			June 30, 2011			September 30, 2011			September 30, 2011
Private Equity Funds & Castles

Assets Under Management
Private Equity Funds	$	11,555		$	11,511		$	11,621		$	11,923		$	11,923		$	10,016		$	9,979		$	9,471		$	9,471
Castles		3,055			2,871			3,073			3,037			3,037			3,228			3,277			3,237			3,237

AUM - Ending Balance	$	14,610		$	14,382		$	14,694		$	14,960		$	14,960		$	13,244		$	13,256		$	12,708		$	12,708

Third-Party Capital Raised	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	51		$	—		$	51

Segment Revenues
Management fees	$	45		$	45		$	49		$	48		$	187		$	47		$	50		$	44		$	141
Incentive income		—			—			5			36			41			1			—			(3	)		(2	)

Total		45			45			54			84			228			48			50			41			139

Segment Expenses
Operating expenses		(17	)		(15	)	$	(17	)		(16	)		(65	)		(21	)		(15	)		(15	)		(51	)
Profit sharing compensation expenses		—			—			(2	)		(16	)		(18	)		—			—			1			1

Total		(17	)		(15	)		(19	)		(32	)		(83	)		(21	)		(15	)		(14	)		(50	)

Fund Management DE	$	28		$	30		$	35		$	52		$	145		$	27		$	35		$	27		$	89

Fortress Investment Group LLC

Exhibit 2

Assets Under Management and Fund Management DE

(dollars in millions)


	Three Months Ended															Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	March 31, 2010			June 30, 2010			September 30, 2010			December 31, 2010			Full Year 2010			March 31, 2011			June 30, 2011			September 30, 2011			September 30, 2011
Liquid Hedge Funds

Assets Under Management
Fortress Macro Funds ¹¹	$	2,482		$	2,427		$	2,810		$	3,170		$	3,170		$	3,258		$	3,143		$	3,086		$	3,086
Drawbridge Global Macro Funds ¹²		771			657			408			419			419			422			406			386			386
Fortress Commodities Funds ¹³		1,020			1,083			1,075			1,095			1,095			1,111			1,189			1,064			1,064
Fortress Asia Macro Funds ¹⁴		—			—			—			—			—			23			108			189			189
Fortress Partners Funds ¹⁵		1,564			1,539			1,604			1,671			1,671			1,489			1,475			1,440			1,440

AUM - Ending Balance	$	5,837		$	5,706		$	5,897		$	6,355		$	6,355		$	6,303		$	6,321		$	6,165		$	6,165

Third-Party Capital Raised	$	639		$	319		$	429		$	321		$	1,708		$	330		$	519		$	292		$	1,141

Segment Revenues
Management fees	$	25		$	24		$	24		$	26		$	99		$	27		$	29		$	28		$	84
Incentive income		6			(1	)		21			41			67			22			(19	)		1			4

Total		31			23			45			67			166			49			10			29			88

Segment Expenses
Operating expenses		(17	)		(18	)		(20	)		(24	)		(79	)		(21	)		(18	)		(19	)		(58	)
Profit sharing compensation expenses		(4	)		(2	)		(6	)		(11	)		(23	)		(13	)		2			(5	)		(16	)

Total		(21	)		(20	)		(26	)		(35	)		(102	)		(34	)		(16	)		(24	)		(74	)

Fund Management DE	$	10		$	3		$	19		$	32		$	64		$	15		$	(6	)	$	5		$	14

Returns
Gross Returns ¹⁶
Fortress Macro Fund Ltd		4.3	%		-0.3	%		4.7	%		6.4	%		15.7	%		2.9	%		-5.4	%		-3.4	%		-5.9	%
Drawbridge Global Macro Fund Ltd		4.2	%		-1.0	%		4.1	%		5.7	%		13.5	%		2.7	%		-5.6	%		-3.5	%		-6.4	%
Fortress Commodities Fund L.P.		-3.0	%		2.7	%		-1.2	%		6.0	%		4.3	%		4.2	%		-6.6	%		5.5	%		2.6	%
Fortress Asia Macro Fund Ltd		N/A			N/A			N/A			N/A			N/A			4.4	%		-0.9	%		-3.8	%		-0.4	%

Fortress Partners Fund LP		3.3	%		-0.1	%		3.6	%		6.2	%		13.5	%		3.6	%		0.2	%		-2.7	%		1.0	%
Fortress Partners Offshore Fund L.P.		2.9	%		0.7	%		3.7	%		6.1	%		14.1	%		3.5	%		0.1	%		-4.3	%		-0.9	%

Net Returns ¹⁶
Fortress Macro Fund Ltd		3.0	%		-0.7	%		3.3	%		4.7	%		10.7	%		1.9	%		-5.4	%		-3.9	%		-7.3	%
Drawbridge Global Macro Fund Ltd		3.7	%		-1.5	%		3.2	%		4.2	%		9.8	%		1.7	%		-6.0	%		-4.0	%		-8.3	%
Fortress Commodities Fund L.P.		-3.5	%		2.2	%		-1.7	%		5.0	%		1.8	%		3.0	%		-6.4	%		4.7	%		0.9	%
Fortress Asia Macro Fund Ltd		N/A			N/A			N/A			N/A			N/A			3.5	%		-1.0	%		-3.6	%		-1.3	%

Fortress Partners Fund LP		3.0	%		-0.3	%		3.3	%		5.9	%		12.3	%		3.3	%		-0.1	%		-2.9	%		0.2	%
Fortress Partners Offshore Fund L.P.		2.6	%		0.5	%		3.5	%		5.8	%		12.8	%		3.2	%		-0.1	%		-4.5	%		-1.6	%

¹¹	Combined AUM for Fortress Macro Onshore Fund LP, Fortress Macro Offshore Fund L.P., Fortress Macro Fund Ltd and Fortress Macro managed accounts.

¹²	Combined AUM for Drawbridge Global Macro Fund LP, Drawbridge Global Macro Intermediate Fund L.P., Drawbridge Global Alpha Intermediate Fund L.P., DBGM Offshore Ltd, DBGM Onshore LP, DBGM Alpha V Ltd and Drawbridge Global Macro managed accounts.

¹³	Combined AUM for Fortress Commodities Fund L.P., Fortress Commodities Fund Ltd, Fortress Commodities MA1 L.P. and Fortress Commodities managed accounts.

¹⁴	Combined AUM for Fortress Asia Macro Fund Ltd and Fortress Asia Macro Fund LP.

¹⁵	Combined AUM for Fortress Partners Offshore Fund L.P. and Fortress Partners Fund LP.

¹⁶

The performance data contained herein reflects returns for a “new issue eligible,” single investor class as of the close of business on the last day of the relevant period. Gross returns reflect performance data prior to management fees borne by the Fund and incentive allocations while net returns reflect performance data after taking into account management fees borne by the Fund and incentive allocations. The Fortress Asia Macro Funds were launched on March 1, 2011. Accordingly, the above returns for the Fortress Asia Macro Funds for the three months ended March 31, 2011 actually represent the one-month period beginning on March 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011, and the returns for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 represent the seven-month period beginning on March 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011. The investor class represented for the Fortress Asia Macro Funds is closed to new investors. Certain fees payable by investors in such class differ from the fees payable by the investors in the class that remains open, and the returns for different classes will vary.

Fortress Investment Group LLC

Exhibit 2

Assets Under Management and Fund Management DE

(dollars in millions)


	Three Months Ended															Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	March 31, 2010			June 30, 2010			September 30, 2010			December 31, 2010			Full Year 2010			March 31, 2011			June 30, 2011			September 30, 2011			September 30, 2011
Credit Hedge Funds

Assets Under Management
Drawbridge Special Opportunities Funds ¹⁷	$	5,227		$	5,176		$	5,200		$	5,474		$	5,474		$	5,341		$	5,272		$	5,227		$	5,227
Value Recovery Funds ¹⁸		2,326			2,029			1,786			1,299			1,299			1,204			1,102			987			987

AUM - Ending Balance	$	7,553		$	7,205		$	6,986		$	6,773		$	6,773		$	6,545		$	6,374		$	6,214		$	6,214

Third-Party Capital Raised	$	76		$	47		$	72		$	242		$	437		$	149		$	204		$	60		$	413

Segment Revenues
Management fees	$	28		$	39		$	27		$	30		$	124		$	31		$	30		$	35		$	96
Incentive income		8			4			40			51			103			38			16			(4	)		50

Total		36			43			67			81			227			69			46			31			146

Segment Expenses
Operating expenses		(24	)		(23	)		(33	)		(31	)		(111	)		(34	)		(28	)		(33	)		(95	)
Profit sharing compensation expenses		(3	)		(4	)		(19	)		(18	)		(44	)		(17	)		(7	)		1			(23	)

Total		(27	)		(27	)		(52	)		(49	)		(155	)		(51	)		(35	)		(32	)		(118	)

Fund Management DE	$	9		$	16		$	15		$	32		$	72		$	18		$	11		$	(1	)	$	28

Returns
Gross Returns ¹⁹
Drawbridge Special Opportunities LP		7.5	%		4.6	%		8.5	%		7.7	%		31.3	%		6.7	%		3.2	%		-0.4	%		9.7	%
Drawbridge Special Opportunities Ltd.		7.6	%		4.1	%		11.2	%		9.8	%		36.7	%		7.9	%		4.0	%		0.7	%		13.0	%

Net Returns ¹⁹
Drawbridge Special Opportunities LP		6.9	%		4.0	%		6.7	%		5.8	%		25.5	%		4.9	%		2.2	%		-0.8	%		6.4	%
Drawbridge Special Opportunities Ltd.		7.0	%		3.4	%		8.4	%		7.5	%		29.0	%		5.8	%		2.9	%		0.2	%		9.1	%

¹⁷	Combined AUM for Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund Ltd., Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP, Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund managed accounts, Worden Fund LP and Worden Fund II LP.

¹⁸	Fortress will receive management fees from these funds equal to 1% of cash receipts and up to 1% per annum on certain managed assets, subject to collectability, and may receive limited incentive income if aggregate realizations exceed an agreed threshold.

¹⁹

Fortress Investment Group LLC

Exhibit 2

Assets Under Management and Fund Management DE

(dollars in millions)


	Three Months Ended															Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	March 31, 2010			June 30, 2010			September 30, 2010			December 31, 2010			Full Year 2010			March 31, 2011			June 30, 2011			September 30, 2011			September 30, 2011
Credit Private Equity Funds

Assets Under Management
Long Dated Value Funds	$	665		$	660		$	662		$	618		$	618		$	619		$	575		$	574		$	574
Real Assets Funds		167			167			200			193			193			141			123			118			118
Fortress Credit Opportunities Funds ²⁰		859			1,236			2,333			2,951			2,951			2,699			3,099			3,622			3,622
Asia Funds (including FJOF) ²¹		506			833			933			1,055			1,055			1,072			1,144			1,305			1,305

AUM - Ending Balance	$	2,197		$	2,896		$	4,128		$	4,817		$	4,817		$	4,531		$	4,941		$	5,619		$	5,619

Third-Party Capital Raised	$	175		$	1,165		$	728		$	1,078		$	3,146		$	72		$	37		$	425		$	534

Segment Revenues
Management fees	$	10		$	11		$	11		$	16		$	48		$	16		$	17		$	19		$	52
Incentive income		85			47			9			17			158			57			23			20			100

Total		95			58			20			33			206			73			40			39			152
Segment Expenses
Operating expenses		(6	)		(5	)		(8	)		(8	)		(27	)		(7	)		(9	)		(7	)		(23	)
Profit sharing compensation expenses		(43	)		(24	)		(5	)		(11	)		(83	)		(28	)		(12	)		(8	)		(48	)

Total		(49	)		(29	)		(13	)		(19	)		(110	)		(35	)		(21	)		(15	)		(71	)

Fund Management DE	$	46		$	29		$	7		$	14		$	96		$	38		$	19		$	24		$	81

²⁰	Combined AUM for Credit Opportunities Fund, Credit Opportunities Fund II, Credit Opportunities Fund III, FTS SIP L.P., FCO MA LSS, FCO MA II, FCO MA Mapleleaf, Net Lease Fund I, Life Settlement Fund and Life Settlement Fund MA.

²¹	Combined AUM for Japan Opportunities Fund and Global Opportunities Fund.

Fortress Investment Group LLC

Exhibit 3

Reconciliation of Fund Management DE to Pre-tax Distributable Earnings and GAAP Net Income (Loss) and

Reconciliation of Segment Revenues to GAAP Revenues

(dollars in millions)


	Three Months Ended															Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	March 31, 2010			June 30, 2010			September 30, 2010			December 31, 2010			Full Year 2010			March 31, 2011			June 30, 2011			September 30, 2011			September 30, 2011
Fund Management DE	$	92		$	73		$	71		$	122		$	358		$	95		$	54		$	51		$	200
Investment Income (Loss)		8			4			10			12			34			12			(3	)		(3	)		6
Interest Expense		(4	)		(4	)		(3	)		(9	)		(20	)		(4	)		(5	)		(5	)		(14	)

Pre-tax Distributable Earnings	$	96		$	73		$	78		$	125		$	372		$	103		$	46		$	43		$	192

Private Equity incentive income		(67	)		(18	)		(8	)		55			(38	)		(47	)		(9	)		(7	)		(63	)
Hedge Fund incentive income		(6	)		(4	)		(59	)		66			(3	)		(53	)		3			4			(46	)
Reserve for clawback		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			5			5
Distributions of earnings from equity method investees		(6	)		(3	)		(2	)		(4	)		(15	)		(7	)		(1	)		(2	)		(10	)
Earnings (losses) from equity method investees		13			4			7			63			87			66			17			(62	)		21
Gains (losses) on options		1			(1	)		—			2			2			(1	)		(1	)		(6	)		(8	)
Gains (losses) on other Investments		—			(12	)		2			11			1			(5	)		(4	)		(9	)		(18	)
Impairment of investments		4			1			—			—			5			—			1			2			3
Adjust income from the receipt of options		—			—			—			—			—			7			—			6			13
Mark-to-market of contingent consideration in business combination		—			—			—			1			1			1			2			—			3
Amortization of intangible assets and impairment of goodwill		—			—			(1	)		—			(1	)		(1	)		—			(21	)		(22	)
Employee equity-based compensation		(64	)		(49	)		(56	)		(49	)		(218	)		(64	)		(59	)		(58	)		(181	)
Principal compensation		(235	)		(237	)		(240	)		(240	)		(952	)		(235	)		(237	)		(280	)		(752	)
Adjust non-controlling interests related to Fortress Operating Group units		180			161			180			(14	)		507			154			153			240			547
Tax receivable agreement liability reduction		1			—			—			21			22			—			—			—			—
Taxes		(1	)		(8	)		5			(51	)		(55	)		(21	)		(6	)		3			(24	)

GAAP Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Class A Shareholders	$	(84	)	$	(93	)	$	(94	)	$	(14	)	$	(285	)	$	(103	)	$	(95	)	$	(142	)	$	(340	)

Principals’ and Others’ Interests in Income (Losses) of Consolidated Subsidiaries		(177	)		(159	)		(177	)		16			(497	)		(152	)		(151	)		(240	)		(543	)

GAAP Net Income (Loss)	$	(261	)	$	(252	)	$	(271	)	$	2		$	(782	)	$	(255	)	$	(246	)	$	(382	)	$	(883	)

Segment Revenues	$	207		$	173		$	191		$	269		$	840		$	244		$	151		$	145		$	540

Adjust management fees		1			(3	)		—			—			(2	)		—			—			—			—
Adjust incentive income		(76	)		(21	)		(67	)		121			(43	)		(102	)		(6	)		1			(107	)
Adjust income from the receipt of options		—			—			—			—			—			7			—			6			13
Other revenues		28			43			38			46			155			48			45			43			136

GAAP Revenues	$	160		$	192		$	162		$	436		$	950		$	197		$	190		$	195		$	582

“Distributable earnings” is Fortress’s supplemental measure of operating performance. It reflects the value created which management considers available for distribution during any period. As compared to generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) net income, distributable earnings excludes the effects of unrealized gains (or losses) on illiquid investments, reflects contingent revenue which has been received as income to the extent it is not expected to be reversed, and disregards expenses which do not require an outlay of assets, whether currently or on

an accrued basis. Distributable earnings is reflected on an unconsolidated and pre-tax basis, and, therefore, the interests in consolidated subsidiaries related to Fortress Operating Group units (held by the principals) and income tax expense are added back in its calculation. Distributable earnings is not a measure of cash generated by operations which is available for distribution nor should it be considered in isolation or as an alternative to cash flow or net income and it is not necessarily indicative of liquidity or cash available to fund the Company’s operations. For a complete discussion of distributable earnings and its reconciliation to GAAP, as well as an explanation of the calculation of distributable earnings impairment, see note 10 to the financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.

Fortress’s management uses distributable earnings:

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in its determination of periodic distributions to equity holders;

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in making operating decisions and assessing the performance of each of the Company’s core businesses;

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for planning purposes, including the preparation of annual operating budgets; and

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as a valuation measure in strategic analyses in connection with the performance of its funds and the performance of its employees.

Growing distributable earnings is a key component to the Company’s business strategy and distributable earnings is the supplemental measure used by management to evaluate the economic profitability of each of the Company’s businesses and total operations. Therefore, Fortress believes that it provides useful information to investors in evaluating its operating performance. Fortress’s definition of distributable earnings is not based on any definition contained in its amended and restated operating agreement.

Fortress Investment Group LLC

Exhibit 4

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) Excluding Principals Agreement

Compensation to GAAP Net Income (Loss)

(dollars in thousands)


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
GAAP net income (loss)	$	(381,905	)	$	(271,876	)	$	(883,201	)	$	(784,449	)
Principals agreement compensation		279,623			239,975			751,749			712,101

GAAP net income (loss) excluding principals agreement compensation	$	(102,282	)	$	(31,901	)	$	(131,452	)	$	(72,348	)

Fortress Investment Group LLC

Exhibit 5

Reconciliation of Weighted Average Class A Shares Outstanding (Used for Basic EPS) to Weighted Average Dividend Paying Shares and Units Outstanding (Used for DEPS)


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Weighted Average Class A Shares Outstanding (Used for Basic EPS)		190,006,987			168,907,106			185,373,605			163,920,012

Weighted average fully vested restricted Class A share units with dividend equivalent rights		(2,791,277	)		(2,024,800	)		(5,208,431	)		(5,632,820	)
Weighted average fully vested restricted Class A shares		(540,353	)		(224,744	)		(460,700	)		(157,170	)

Weighted Average Class A Shares Outstanding		186,675,357			166,657,562			179,704,474			158,130,022

Weighted average restricted Class A shares²²		570,293			426,669			506,213			310,168
Weighted average fully vested restricted Class A share units which are entitled to dividend equivalent payments		2,791,277			2,024,800			5,208,431			5,632,820
Weighted average nonvested restricted Class A share units which are entitled to dividend equivalent payments		13,820,478			18,992,319			14,104,896			19,474,536
Weighted average Fortress Operating Group units		305,857,751			300,273,852			304,487,344			302,746,380
Weighted average Fortress Operating Group RPUs²³		20,666,667			31,000,000			23,202,687			31,000,000

Weighted Average Class A Shares Outstanding (Used for DEPS)		530,381,823			519,375,202			527,214,045			517,293,926

Weighted average vested and nonvested restricted Class A share units which are not entitled to dividend equivalent payments		21,556,226			24,528,522			24,233,838			26,554,051

Weighted Average Fully Diluted Shares and Units Outstanding (Used for Diluted DEPS)		551,938,049			543,903,724			551,447,883			543,847,977

Reconciliation of Class A Shares Outstanding to Shares Outstanding (Used for Total Cash and Investments Net of Debt Obligations Payable Per Share)


	As of September 30, 2011
Class A Shares Outstanding		189,136,278

Restricted Class A Shares²²		570,293
Fortress Operating Group units		305,857,751

Shares Outstanding (Used for GAAP Book Value per Share)		495,564,322

Fully vested restricted Class A share units which are entitled to dividend equivalent payments		696,977
Nonvested restricted Class A share units which are entitled to dividend equivalent payments		13,667,930
Fortress Operating Group RPUs²³		20,666,667

Shares Outstanding (Used for Total Cash and Investments Net of Debt Obligations Payable per Share)		530,595,896

²²	Includes both fully vested and nonvested restricted Class A shares.

²³	Includes both fully vested and nonvested Fortress Operating Group RPUs.

Fortress Investment Group LLC

Exhibit 6

Reconciliation of Total Cash and Investments Net of Debt Obligations Payable to Total GAAP Equity

(dollars in thousands)


	September 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
Cash and cash equivalents	$	313,738		$	210,632
Investments		1,061,460			1,012,883
Debt obligations payable		(270,000	)		(277,500	)

Total Cash and Investments Net of Debt Obligations Payable	$	1,105,198		$	946,015

Assets
Due from affiliates		215,823			303,043
Deferred tax asset		421,510			415,990
Other assets		96,776			134,147

Liabilities
Accrued compensation and benefits		(183,305	)		(260,790	)
Due to affiliates		(329,927	)		(342,397	)
Deferred incentive income		(260,673	)		(198,363	)
Other liabilities		(97,620	)		(68,230	)

Total GAAP Equity	$	967,782		$	929,415

Fortress believes that Total Cash and Investments Net of Debt Obligations Payable is a useful supplemental measure because it provides investors with information regarding its net investment assets. Because Total Cash and Investments Net of Debt Obligations Payable excludes assets due from affiliates, deferred tax assets, other assets, accrued compensation and benefits, liabilities due to affiliates, deferred incentive income and other liabilities, its utility as a measure of financial position is limited. Accordingly, Total Cash and Investments Net of Debt Obligations Payable should be considered only as a supplement to total equity (computed in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of the Company’s financial position. The Company’s calculation of Total Cash and Investments Net of Debt Obligations Payable may be different from the calculation used by other companies and, therefore, comparability may be limited.