Summary
This 8-K filing from The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) on January 26, 2009, primarily announces the release of their fourth quarter and full year 2008 financial results through accompanying earnings materials. The company held a conference call and webcast on January 20, 2009, to discuss these results. Investors can access a "Quarterly Earnings Review" and "Financial Trends" document on the company's website, which are furnished as exhibits to this report.
Key Highlights
- 1BK filed an 8-K on January 26, 2009, reporting on financial results for Q4 2008 and the full year 2008.
- 2The company conducted a conference call and webcast on January 20, 2009, to discuss these results.
- 3Key financial information for Q4 2008 and full year 2008 is made available to investors.
- 4The filing includes two furnished exhibits: a "Quarterly Earnings Review" (Exhibit 99.1) and "Financial Trends" (Exhibit 99.2).
- 5These exhibits are provided on the company's website and contain information considered "non-GAAP financial measures".
- 6Management believes these non-GAAP measures are useful for analyzing ongoing operations and facilitating comparisons.
- 7The provided financial data is intended to help investors evaluate the impact of both taxable and tax-exempt revenues.
Frequently Asked Questions
The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to announce and provide access to The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation's financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2008. It also details the materials released in conjunction with their investor conference call and webcast.
Detailed financial information is available through two exhibits furnished with this 8-K: Exhibit 99.1, titled 'The Bank of New York Mellon Quarterly Earnings Review for full year 2008 and fourth quarter 2008,' and Exhibit 99.2, titled 'The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 4Q 2008 Financial Trends.' These documents were made available on the company's website starting January 20, 2009.
The filing notes that the information in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 may be considered 'non-GAAP financial measures.' Management believes these measures are useful for investors to analyze ongoing operations, compare performance across periods, and understand the impact of different revenue sources.
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation conducted a conference call and webcast to discuss the full year 2008 and fourth quarter 2008 results on January 20, 2009. The materials referenced in the 8-K were made available around this date.