Summary
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on August 29, 2006, primarily to provide XBRL-formatted data from its previously filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. This filing serves as a test of the XBRL format and technology for financial reporting. Investors are cautioned that the XBRL data is unaudited and should not be relied upon for investment decisions. The company emphasizes that the official filed version of the financial statements is the authoritative source of information. This filing is not intended to be incorporated into other SEC filings and will not be subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.
Key Highlights
- 1BMY filed an 8-K on August 29, 2006, reporting on events from August 7, 2006.
- 2The primary purpose of the filing is to furnish XBRL-formatted financial information from the Q2 2006 10-Q filing.
- 3This submission is intended as a technological test of XBRL reporting capabilities.
- 4Investors are explicitly warned that the XBRL data is unaudited and unofficial.
- 5The company directs investors to rely on the official filed financial statements, not the XBRL version, for investment decisions.
- 6The furnished XBRL information is not considered 'filed' under Section 18 of the Exchange Act and does not carry associated liabilities.
- 7The filing includes various XBRL-related documents such as instance, schema, calculation, label, and presentation linkbase files.
Frequently Asked Questions
The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to provide financial information from Bristol-Myers Squibb's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, in an XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) format. This is primarily to test the XBRL reporting technology.
No, investors are strongly advised not to rely on the XBRL data presented in this filing for investment decisions. The company states that the XBRL data is unaudited and is not the official version of the financial statements. Investors should continue to rely on the officially filed versions of the company's financial documents.
According to the filing, the information provided in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the XBRL exhibits, is not deemed 'filed' for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor will it be incorporated by reference into other SEC filings unless expressly stated.
This filing includes several XBRL-related documents as exhibits: an XBRL Instance Document (EX-100.INS), an XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (EX-100.SCH), an XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document (EX-100.CAL), an XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document (EX-100.LAB), and an XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document (EX-100.PRE).