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Bank of New York Mellon Corp 8-K Report, Financial Results (Oct 26, 2009)

Filed October 26, 2009For Securities:BKBK-PKBNYBNY-PK

Summary

This Form 8-K filing by The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) on October 26, 2009, primarily serves to announce the availability of their third-quarter 2009 financial results. The company conducted a conference call and webcast on October 20, 2009, to discuss these results. Accompanying materials, including a Quarterly Earnings Review and Financial Trends report for Q3 2009, were made available on their website and furnished as exhibits to this filing. While this report does not disclose specific financial figures or significant operational changes, it highlights that the provided earnings materials may contain non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes these measures offer valuable insights for investors by facilitating analysis of ongoing operations, enabling comparisons with prior periods, and better illustrating the impact of both taxable and tax-exempt revenues.

Key Highlights

  • 1BK filed an 8-K on October 26, 2009, reporting on its Q3 2009 financial results.
  • 2The company held a conference call and webcast on October 20, 2009, to discuss Q3 2009 results.
  • 3Quarterly Earnings Review (Exhibit 99.1) and Financial Trends (Exhibit 99.2) for Q3 2009 were furnished with the filing.
  • 4These exhibits were made available on the company's website starting October 20, 2009.
  • 5The filing notes that the provided exhibits may include non-GAAP financial measures.
  • 6Management believes these non-GAAP measures are useful for investors to analyze ongoing operations and financial trends.
  • 7The furnished information aims to facilitate comparisons with prior periods and evaluate the impact of taxable and tax-exempt revenues.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this Form 8-K filing is to inform the public and investors that Bank of New York Mellon Corporation has released its third-quarter 2009 financial results and accompanying analysis, which were discussed during a recent conference call and webcast.

The detailed Q3 2009 financial results and related analysis are provided in Exhibit 99.1 (Quarterly Earnings Review) and Exhibit 99.2 (Financial Trends) to this Form 8-K filing. These documents were also made available on the company's website on October 20, 2009.

No, this specific 8-K filing itself does not contain detailed financial numbers. Instead, it refers investors to the furnished exhibits (99.1 and 99.2) which contain the Quarterly Earnings Review and Financial Trends for Q3 2009. Investors should review these exhibits for specific financial performance data.

Non-GAAP financial measures are financial metrics that exclude or include amounts not recognized in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Management believes these measures are useful to investors because they can provide a clearer understanding of ongoing operational performance and trends, facilitating better comparisons with past results and the impact of various revenue sources.