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Apr 21, 2009
Strengthened Capital Ratios Tier 1 13.8% (11.2% Excluding TARP), TCE 4.2%
Revenue Impacted by Lower Equity Market Values, Client Volumes and Interest Rates
Increased Market Share and Well-Controlled Expenses
Quarterly Dividend Reduced to 9 Cents; Building Capital Levels for Flexibility, Growth and the Repayment of TARP When Permitted
NEW YORK, April 21, 2009 — The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation today reported first quarter income from continuing operations applicable to common shareholders of $322 million, or $0.28 per common share. This compares to income from continuing operations applicable to common shareholders of $749 million, or $0.65 per common share, in the first quarter of 2008 and income from continuing operations applicable to common shareholders, before an extraordinary item, of $53 million, or $0.05 per common share, in the fourth quarter of 2008.
"In a difficult market environment, we continued to focus on winning new business, managing expenses and building the capital base. Our efforts resulted in market share gains in most of our businesses, a 10% decline in operating expenses and stronger capital ratios. The decision to reduce the dividend was not made lightly, and reflects our commitment to build capital further, pursue growth opportunities and, with the permission of our regulators, repay the government's investment in BNY Mellon. We anticipate returning to our historic payout ratio as soon as practical.
"Given our global leadership position in asset management and securities servicing and the strength of our balance sheet, we remain confident in our ability to manage successfully through this global recession," said Robert P. Kelly, chairman and chief executive officer of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.
First Quarter Highlights Unless otherwise noted, all comments begin with the results of the first quarter of 2009 and are compared to the first quarter of 2008. Please refer to the Quarterly Earnings Review for detailed business segment information.
Total revenue was $2.930 billion, comprised of $2.138 billion of fee and other revenue and $792 million of net interest revenue, and included a pre-tax charge for the write-down of certain investments ($347 million) in fee and other revenue.
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Reconciliation of total revenue 1Q09 vs. (dollar amounts in --------------- millions) 1Q09 4Q08 1Q08 1Q08 4Q08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fee and other revenue $2,138 $1,816 $2,980 (28)% 18% Investment write-downs 347(a) 1,241 73 N/M N/M ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total fee and other revenue - Non-GAAP 2,485 3,057 3,053 (19) (19) Net interest revenue 792 1,070 767 3 (26) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total revenue excluding investment write-downs - Non-GAAP $3,277 $4,127 $3,820 (14)% (21)% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Includes $295 million recorded in net securities gains (losses) and $52 million recorded in investment income. N/M - Not meaningful.
The provision for credit losses was $80 million in the first quarter of 2009 compared with $16 million in the first quarter of 2008 and $60 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. During the first quarter of 2009, the total allowance for credit losses increased by $30 million and net charge-offs totaled $50 million.
Total noninterest expense was $2.342 billion. This compares to noninterest expense of $2.612 billion in the first quarter of 2008 and $2.870 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reconciliation of noninterest expense 1Q09 vs. (dollar amounts in -------------- millions) 1Q09 4Q08 1Q08 1Q08 4Q08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Noninterest expense $2,342 $2,870 $2,612 (10)% (18)% Restructuring charges 10 181 - N/M N/M Support agreement charges (8) 163 14 N/M N/M Goodwill impairment - Mellon United National Bank 50 - - N/M N/M ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subtotal 2,290 2,526 2,598 (12)% (9)% M&I expenses 68 97 126 (46) (30) Intangible amortization 108 116 122 (11) (7) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total noninterest expense, excluding restructuring charges, support agreement charges, goodwill impairment, M&I expenses and intangible amortization - Non-GAAP $2,114 $2,313 $2,350 (10)% (9)% ------------------------------------------------------------------------ N/M - Not meaningful.
The effective tax rate was 27.2% in the first quarter of 2009. Excluding the impact of investment write-downs, restructuring charges, support agreement charges, goodwill impairment and M&I expenses, the effective tax rate was 32.6% in the first quarter of 2009.
------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capital ratios - preliminary March 31, Dec. 31, March 31, 2009 2008 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tier 1 capital ratio 13.8%(a) 13.3% 8.8% Total (Tier 1 plus Tier 2) capital ratio 17.4 17.1 12.1 Leverage capital ratio 7.8 6.9 6.2 Total shareholders' equity to assets ratio 13.9 11.8 13.9 Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (b) 4.2(c) 3.8 4.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) The cumulative effect adjustment of adopting FAS 115-2 added approximately 33 bps to the Tier 1 ratio at March 31, 2009. (b) See page 11 for a calculation of this ratio. (c) Adoption of recent accounting changes added approximately 28 basis points to the tangible common equity to assets ratio.
Also, on April 21, 2009, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation declared a quarterly common stock dividend of 9 cents per common share. This cash dividend is payable on May 11, 2009 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 1, 2009. The decision to reduce the quarterly dividend from 24 cents reflects our commitment to build capital, pursue growth opportunities and, with the permission of our regulators, repay the government's investment in the Company.
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 34 countries and serving more than 100 markets. The company is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing superior asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team. It has $19.5 trillion in assets under custody and administration, $881 billion in assets under management, services more than $11 trillion in outstanding debt and processes global payments averaging $1.8 trillion per day. Additional information is available at www.bnymellon.com.
Earnings Release Format
Throughout this earnings release, all information is reported on a continuing operations basis unless otherwise noted. Quarterly returns are annualized. Certain amounts are presented on an FTE basis. We believe that this presentation provides comparability of amounts arising from both taxable and tax-exempt sources, and is consistent with industry practice. The adjustment to an FTE basis has no impact on net income. Where financial measures are presented excluding certain specified amounts, we believe the presentation enhances investor understanding of period-to-period results.
Supplemental Financial Information
The Quarterly Earnings Review and supplemental financial trends for The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation have been updated through March 31, 2009 and are available at www.bnymellon.com (Investor Relations - financial reports).
Conference Call Data
Robert P. Kelly, chairman and chief executive officer; Gerald L. Hassell, president; and Thomas P. Gibbons, chief financial officer, along with other members of executive management from The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, will host a conference call and simultaneous live audio webcast at 8:00 a.m. EDT on April 21, 2009. This conference call and audio webcast will include forward-looking statements and may include other material information. Persons wishing to access the conference call and audio webcast may do so by dialing (888) 677-5383 (U.S.) and (210) 838-9221 (International) Passcode: Earnings, or by logging on to www.bnymellon.com. The Earnings Release, together with the Quarterly Earnings Review and supplement financial trends, will be available at www.bnymellon.com beginning at approximately 6:30 a.m. EDT on April 21, 2009. Replays of the conference call and audio webcast will be available beginning April 21, 2009 at approximately 2:00 p.m. EDT through May 5, 2009 by dialing (866) 442-1776 (U.S.) or (203) 369-1076 (International). The archived version of the conference call and audio webcast will also be available at www.bnymellon.com for the same time period.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION Financial Highlights ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (dollar amounts in millions, except per common share amounts Quarter ended and unless otherwise noted; March 31, Dec. 31, March 31, common shares in thousands) 2009 2008 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return on tangible common equity: GAAP 26.1% 6.7%(a) 35.8% Non-GAAP adjusted (b) 45.5% 61.5%(a) 41.4% Return on common equity: GAAP 5.2% 0.8%(a) 10.2% Non-GAAP adjusted (c) 10.9% 16.9%(a) 12.9% Fee and other revenue as a percentage of total revenue (FTE) 73% 63% 79% Excluding investment write-downs 76% 74% 80% Annualized fee revenue (excluding investment write-downs) per employee (based on average headcount) (in thousands) $237 $282 $289 Non-U.S. percent of revenue excluding investment write-downs (FTE) 29% 31% 32% Pre-tax operating margin (FTE): GAAP 18% (1)% 30% Non-GAAP adjusted (c) 33% 43% 38% Net interest margin (FTE) 1.89% 2.34% 2.14% Selected average balances: Interest-earning assets $169,685 $183,876 $145,118 Total assets $220,119 $243,962 $200,790 Interest-bearing deposits $102,849 $96,575 $92,881 Noninterest-bearing deposits $43,561 $52,274 $26,240 Total shareholders' equity $27,978 $28,771 $29,551 Average common shares and equivalents outstanding: Basic 1,146,070 1,144,839 1,134,280 Diluted 1,152,487 1,150,753 1,147,906 Period-end data Assets under custody and administration (in trillions) $19.5 $20.2 $23.1 Cross-border assets (in trillions) $7.3 $7.5 $10.0 Market value of securities on loan (in billions) (d) $293 $326 $660 Assets under management (in billions) $881 $928 $1,105 Employees 42,000 42,900 42,600 Book value per common share $22.03 $22.00 $24.89 Tangible book value per common share $5.48 $5.18 $7.03 Dividend per common share $0.24(e) $0.24 $0.24 Closing common stock price per common share $28.25 $28.33 $41.73 Market capitalization $32,585 $32,536 $47,732 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (a) Before extraordinary loss. (b) Calculated excluding M&I expenses, support agreement charges, restructuring charges, goodwill impairment and investment write-downs. (c) Calculated excluding M&I expenses, support agreement charges, restructuring charges, goodwill impairment, investment write-downs and intangible amortization expenses. (d) Represents the securities on loan, both cash and non-cash, managed by the Asset Servicing segment. (e) Represents the dividend paid in the first quarter of 2009. The dividend was reduced to 9 cents per common share in the second quarter of 2009. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION Condensed Consolidated Income Statement ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter ended --------------------------------- (in millions, except per common March 31, Dec. 31, March 31, share amounts) 2009 2008 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fee and other revenue Securities servicing fees: Asset servicing $609 $782 $899 Issuer services 364 388 376 Clearing services (a) 253 279 263 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total securities servicing fees 1,226 1,449 1,538 Asset and wealth management fees 609 657 842 Performance fees 7 44 20 Foreign exchange and other trading activities 307 510 259 Treasury services 126 134 124 Distribution and servicing 111 106 98 Financing-related fees 48 45 48 Investment income (a) (21) 47 28 Other 20 65 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total fee revenue 2,433 3,057 3,053 Net securities gains (losses) (295) (1,241) (73) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total fee and other revenue 2,138 1,816 2,980 Net interest revenue Interest revenue 998 1,551 1,656 Interest expense 206 481 889 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net interest revenue 792 1,070 767 Provision for credit losses 80 60 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net interest revenue after provision for credit losses 712 1,010 751 Noninterest expense Staff 1,151 1,154 1,352 Professional, legal and other purchased services 262 307 252 Net occupancy 140 143 129 Distribution and servicing 107 123 130 Software 81 86 79 Furniture and equipment 77 86 79 Sub-custodian and clearing 66 80 70 Business development 44 76 66 Other (b) 228 421 207 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal 2,156 2,476 2,364 Amortization of intangible assets 108 116 122 Restructuring charges 10 181 - Merger and integration expenses: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 68 97 121 Acquired Corporate Trust Business - - 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total noninterest expense 2,342 2,870 2,612 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 508 (44) 1,119 Provision (benefit) for income taxes 138 (135) 361 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income from continuing operations 370 91 758 Discontinued operations: Income (loss) from discontinued operations - 2 (5) Provision (benefit) for income taxes - 1 (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax - 1 (3) Extraordinary (loss) on consolidation of commercial paper conduit, net of tax - (26) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net income 370 66 755 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax (1) (5) (9) Preferred dividends (47) (33) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net income applicable to common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation $322 $28 $746 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Earnings per share attributable to the common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation: Basic: Income from continuing operations $0.28 $0.05 $0.65 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax - - - Extraordinary (loss), net of tax - (0.02) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net income applicable to common stock $0.28 $0.02(c) $0.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diluted: Income from continuing operations $0.28 $0.05 $0.65 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax - - - Extraordinary (loss), net of tax - (0.02) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net income applicable to common stock $0.28 $0.02(c) $0.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reconciliation of net income from continuing operations attributable to the common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation: (in millions) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income from continuing operations $370 $91 $758 Preferred dividends (47) (33) - Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax (1) (5) (9) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income from continuing operations, net of tax 322 53 749 Discontinued operations, net of tax - 1 (3) Extraordinary (loss) on the consolidation of commercial paper conduit, net of tax - (26) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net income attributable to the common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation $322 $28 $746 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) In the first quarter of 2009, fee revenue associated with an equity investment was reclassified from clearing services revenue to investment income. Fee revenue associated with an equity investment was a loss of $58 million in the first quarter of 2009, income of $9 million in the fourth quarter of 2008 and income of $4 million in the first quarter of 2008. Prior period amounts have been reclassified. (b) Includes support agreement charges of $(8) million in 1Q09, $163 million in 4Q08 and $14 million in 1Q08. (c) Does not foot due to rounding. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION Consolidated Balance Sheet ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (dollar amounts in millions, March 31, Dec. 31, except per share amounts) 2009 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Assets Cash and due from: Banks $3,649 $4,881 Federal Reserve and other central banks (includes $29,648 and $53,270 of interest-bearing deposits) 29,679 53,278 Other short-term investments - U.S. government-backed commercial paper, at fair value - 5,629 Interest-bearing deposits with banks 41,643 39,126 Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements 2,548 2,000 Securities: Held-to-maturity (fair value of $6,266 and $6,333) 6,985 7,371 Available-for-sale 30,378 32,064 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total securities 37,363 39,435 Trading assets 8,836 11,102 Loans 41,488 43,394 Allowance for loan losses (470) (415) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Net loans 41,018 42,979 Premises and equipment 1,718 1,686 Accrued interest receivable 500 619 Goodwill 15,805 15,898 Intangible assets 5,717 5,856 Other assets 15,002 15,023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total assets $203,478 $237,512 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Liabilities Deposits: Noninterest-bearing (principally domestic offices) $29,266 $55,816 Interest-bearing deposits in domestic offices 28,738 32,386 Interest-bearing deposits in foreign offices 75,590 71,471 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total deposits 133,594 159,673 Borrowing from Federal Reserve related to asset-backed commercial paper, at fair value - 5,591 Federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements 1,605 1,372 Trading liabilities 6,739 8,085 Payables to customers and broker-dealers 8,415 9,274 Commercial paper 279 138 Other borrowed funds 735 755 Accrued taxes and other expenses 3,380 4,052 Other liabilities (including allowance for lending related commitments of $89 and $114) 4,262 4,620 Long-term debt 16,232 15,865 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total liabilities 175,241 209,425 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Shareholders' equity Preferred stock - par value $0.01 per share; authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued 3,000,000 shares 2,795 2,786 Common stock-par value $0.01 per common share; authorized 3,500,000,000 common shares; issued 1,153,877,457 and 1,148,507,561 common shares 12 11 Additional paid-in capital 20,452 20,432 Retained earnings 10,953 10,250 Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (5,990) (5,426) Less: Treasury stock of 427,837 and 40,262 common shares, at cost (12) (3) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation shareholders' equity 28,210 28,050 Noncontrolling interest 27 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total equity 28,237 28,087 Total liabilities and equity $203,478 $237,512 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Consolidated net income applicable to common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation including discontinued operations
Net income applicable to common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, including discontinued operations, totaled $322 million, or $0.28 per common share, in the first quarter of 2009, compared with $28 million, or $0.02 per common share, in the fourth quarter of 2008 and $746 million, or $0.65 per common share, in the first quarter of 2008.
Supplemental information - Explanation of non-GAAP financial measures
Reported amounts are presented in accordance with GAAP. We believe that the supplemental non-GAAP information is useful to the investment community in analyzing the financial results and trends of our business. We believe they facilitate comparisons with prior periods and reflect the principal basis on which our management internally monitors financial performance. These non-GAAP items are also excluded from our segment measures used internally to evaluate segment performance because management does not consider them to be particularly relevant or useful in evaluating the operating performance of our business segments.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reconciliation of net income 1Q09 4Q08 1Q08 and EPS - GAAP to Non-GAAP ----------- ----------- ----------- (in millions, except per Net Net Net common share amounts) income EPS income EPS income EPS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net income applicable to common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation $322 $0.28 $28 $0.02 $746 $0.65 Discontinued operations (income) loss - - (1) - 3 - Extraordinary loss on consolidation of commercial paper conduits, net of tax - - 26 0.02 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Continuing operations 322 0.28 53 0.05(a) 749 0.65 M&I expenses 41 0.04 58 0.05 75 0.07 Restructuring charges 7 0.01 107 0.09 - - Support agreement charges (5) - 97 0.08 8 0.01 Goodwill impairment 31 0.03 - - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Continuing operations excluding M&I expenses, restructuring charges, support agreement charges and goodwill impairment 396 0.34(a) 315 0.27 832 0.73 Investment write-downs 214 0.19 752 0.65 43 0.04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Continuing operations excluding M&I expenses, restructuring charges, support agreement charges, goodwill impairment and investment write-downs 610 0.53 1,067 0.93(a) 875 0.76(a) Intangible amortization 66 0.06 71 0.06 75 0.07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Continuing operations excluding M&I expenses, restructuring charges, support agreement charges, goodwill impairment, investment write-downs and intangible amortization $676 $0.59 $1,138 $0.99 $950 $0.83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Does not foot due to rounding. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reconciliation of income from continuing operations before income taxes - pre-tax operating margin (FTE) (dollars in millions) 1Q09 4Q08 1Q08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income from continuing operations before income taxes - GAAP $508 $(44) $1,119 FTE increment 12 16 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income from continuing operations before income taxes (FTE) 520 (28) 1,134 Investment write-downs 347(a) 1,241 73 M&I expenses 68 97 126 Restructuring charges 10 181 - Support agreement charges (8) 163 14 Goodwill impairment 50 - - Intangible amortization 108 116 122 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income from continuing operations before income taxes (FTE) excluding investment write-downs, M&I expenses, restructuring charges, support agreement charges, goodwill impairment and intangible amortization $1,095 $1,770 $1,469 Fee and other revenue - GAAP $2,138 $1,816 $2,980 Add: FTE increment - Fee revenue 8 9 9 Net interest revenue - GAAP 792 1,070 767 Add: FTE increment - Net interest revenue 4 7 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total revenue (FTE) 2,942 2,902 3,762 Add: Investment write-downs 347(a) 1,241 73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total revenue (FTE) excluding investment write-downs $3,289 $4,143 $3,835 Pre-tax operating margin (FTE) (b) 18% (1)% 30% Pre-tax operating margin (FTE) excluding investment write-downs, M&I expenses, restructuring charges, support agreement charges, goodwill impairment and intangible amortization (b) 33% 43% 38% ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Includes $295 million recorded in net securities gains (losses) and $52 million recorded in investment income. (b) Income before taxes divided by total revenue (FTE). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return on common equity and tangible common equity (dollars in millions) 1Q09 4Q08 1Q08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net income applicable to common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation $322 $28 $746 Add: Intangible amortization 66 71 75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net income applicable to common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation before extraordinary loss excluding intangible amortization 388 99 821 Discontinued operations (income) loss - (1) 3 Extraordinary loss on consolidation of commercial paper conduits, net of tax - 26 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Continuing operations 388 124 824 Add: M&I expenses 41 58 75 Restructuring charges 7 107 - Support agreement charges (5) 97 8 Goodwill impairment 31 - - Investment write-downs 214 752 43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net income from continuing operations before extraordinary loss excluding intangible amortization, M&I expenses, restructuring charges, support agreement charges, goodwill impairment and investment write-downs $676 $1,138 $950 Average common shareholders' equity $25,189 $26,812 $29,551 Less: Average goodwill 15,837 16,121 16,581 Average intangible assets 5,752 5,763 6,221 Add: Deferred tax liability - tax deductible goodwill 624 599 516 Deferred tax liability - non-tax deductible intangible assets 1,808 1,841 1,986 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average tangible common shareholders' equity $6,032 $7,368 $9,251 Return on tangible common equity before extraordinary loss - GAAP 26.1% 6.7% 35.8% Return on tangible common equity before extraordinary loss excluding M&I expenses, restructuring charges, support agreement charges, goodwill impairment and investment write-downs 45.5% 61.5% 41.4% Return on common equity before extraordinary loss - GAAP 5.2% 0.8% 10.2% Return on common equity before extraordinary loss excluding M&I expenses, restructuring charges, support agreement charges, goodwill impairment, investment write-downs and intangible amortization 10.9% 16.9% 12.9% ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calculation of tangible common shareholders' equity to assets (dollars in millions) 1Q09 4Q08 1Q08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common shareholders' equity at period end $25,415 $25,264 $28,475 Less: Goodwill 15,805 15,898 16,581 Intangible assets 5,717 5,856 6,353 Add: Deferred tax liability - tax deductible goodwill 624 599 516 Deferred tax liability - non-tax deductible intangible assets 1,808 1,841 1,986 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tangible common shareholders' equity at period end $6,325 $5,950 $8,043 Total assets at period end $203,478 $237,512 $204,935 Less: Goodwill 15,805 15,898 16,581 Intangible assets 5,717 5,856 6,353 Cash on deposit with the Federal Reserve and other central banks (a) 29,679 53,278 1,236 U.S. Government-backed commercial paper (a) - 5,629 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tangible total assets at period end $152,277 $156,851 $180,765 Tangible common shareholders' equity to tangible assets 4.2% 3.8% 4.4% ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Assigned a zero percent risk weighting by the regulators.
Cautionary Statement
The information presented in this Earnings Release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, which may be expressed in a variety of ways, including the use of future or present tense language, relate to, among other things, the Company's ability to manage its business through the global recession; expectations with respect to the timing and amount of future dividends; building capital, pursuing growth opportunities and repayment of the TARP investment. These statements and other forward-looking statements contained in other public disclosures of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (the "Company") which make reference to the cautionary factors described in this earnings release, are based upon current beliefs and expectations and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond the Company's control). Factors that could cause the Company's results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in the risk factors set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2008 and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements in this earnings release speak only as of April 21, 2009 and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after that date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.