Portfolio Management Update for Artisan Partners U.S. Value Team

1 February 2012

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Artisan Partners announced today that it has named Daniel L. Kane, CFA, associate portfolio manager on the firm’s U.S. Value team, which manages the value equity, mid-cap value and small-cap value strategies. He joins the existing U.S. Value portfolio management team of Scott C. Satterwhite, CFA, James C. Kieffer, CFA and George O. Sertl, Jr., CFA.

Mr. Kane started on the U.S. Value team as an analyst in 2008. Prior to joining Artisan Partners, Mr. Kane as a senior small cap investment analyst at BB&T Asset Management, Inc. from August 2005 to March 2008. Mr. Kane began his investment career as a domestic equities securities analyst at the State of Wisconsin Investment Board in 1998. Mr. Kane has a BBA in Finance from University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

In announcing the promotion, Mr. Satterwhite said, ‘‘Dan’s contributions to the team have been critical to our success over the past four years. This promotion is recognition of those contributions and an indication of our interest in Dan being part of this team long term."

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