UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2004
Check here if Amendment [X]; Amendment No. 1
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This Amendment (check one only): [ ] is a restatement.
[X] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
Address: 6300 Lamar Avenue
Overland Park, KS 66202
Form 13F File Number: 28-7592
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Persons Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Wendy J. Hills
Title: Secretary
Phone: (913) 236-2013
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ Wendy J. Hills Overland Park, Kansas April 1, 2005
The securities reported on herein are beneficially owned by (i) one or more
open-end investment companies or other managed accounts which are advised by
Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company ("WRIMCO") or Ivy Investment
Management Company ("IICO"), or (ii) by managed accounts advised by Austin,
Calvert & Flavin, Inc. ("ACF"), an investment advisor and wholly owned
subsidiary of WRIMCO. WRIMCO is an investment advisory subsidiary of Waddell &
Reed, Inc. ("WRI"). WRI is a broker-dealer and underwriting subsidiary of
Waddell & Reed Financial Services, Inc., a parent holding company ("WRFSI").
WRFSI is a subsidiary of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., a publicly traded
company ("WDR"). IICO is an investment advisory subsidiary of WDR. WDR, WRFSI
and WRI are deemed to have "investment discretion" over the securities due to
their control relationship with IICO, WRIMCO and/or ACF pursuant to Rule
13f-1(b) of the 1934 Securities Exchange Act, as amended.
Report Type (check only one):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are
reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and
all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for
this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are
reported by other reporting manager(s).)
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 5
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total 2
Form 13F Information Table Value Total $264,684 ($ thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1 28-7594 Waddell & Reed Financial Services, Inc.
2 28-375 Waddell & Reed, Inc.
3 28-4466 Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company
4 28-3226 Austin, Calvert & Flavin, Inc.
5 28-10368 Ivy Investment Management Company
12/31/2004
ITEM 1 ITEM 2 ITEM 3 ITEM 4 ITEM 5 ITEM 6 ITEM 7 ITEM 8
FAIR SHARES/ MANAGERS VOTING AUTHORITY
TITLE OF CUSIP MARKET PRINCIPAL PUT/ INVESTMENT SEE (SHARES)
NAME OF ISSUE CLASS NUMBER VALUE AMOUNT SH/PRN CALL DISCRETION INSTR V (A) SOLE (B) SHARED (C) NONE
LANCER CORP COM 514614106 264,684 15,802 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 15,802
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264,684 15,802 15,802
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