OREANDA-NEWS. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”) (NYSE: BK) today reported fourth quarter net income applicable to common shareholders of $822 million, or $0.77 per diluted common share, or $826 million, or $0.77 per diluted common share, as adjusted (Non-GAAP). In the fourth quarter of 2015, net income applicable to common shareholders was $637 million, or $0.57 per diluted common share, or $755 million, or $0.68 per diluted common share, as adjusted (Non-GAAP). In the third quarter of 2016, net income applicable to common shareholders was $974 million, or $0.90 per diluted common share, or $979 million, or $0.90 per diluted common share, as adjusted (Non-GAAP). 

In 2016, net income applicable to common shareholders totaled $3.43 billion, or $3.15 per diluted common share, or $3.45 billion, or $3.17 per diluted common share, as adjusted (Non-GAAP). In 2015, net income applicable to common shareholders totaled $3.05 billion, or $2.71 per diluted common share, or $3.22 billion, or $2.85 per diluted common share, as adjusted (Non-GAAP) (a).

“We delivered strong fourth-quarter results, capping another year of solid execution against our three-year strategic plan. For full-year 2016, our earnings per share increased significantly as we delivered a strong return on capital. In the fourth quarter, we also generated substantial positive operating leverage, as the Investment Services business performed well and our business improvement process helped reduce structural costs,” Gerald L. Hassell, chairman and chief executive officer, said.

“As we enter 2017, we continue to prioritize enhancing our clients’ experience with us in every way… from ease of access of information, to providing data-driven insights and solutions, to improving responsiveness to inquiries. Our digital transformation is enhancing the user experience, raising our levels of automation and resiliency and allowing clients to connect to BNY Mellon anywhere, anytime,” Mr. Hassell added.

“We also remain committed to providing value to our shareholders and, during the fourth quarter, we returned more than $1 billion through share repurchases and dividends,” Mr. Hassell continued.

“I want to thank our clients for entrusting us with their business, my fellow shareholders for recognizing our value proposition and our 50,000-plus BNY Mellon professionals for executing on our strategy and challenging themselves to be the very best every day,” Mr. Hassell concluded.

BNY Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to helping its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout the investment lifecycle. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, BNY Mellon delivers informed investment management and investment services in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. As of Dec. 31, 2016, BNY Mellon had $29.9 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration, and $1.6 trillion in assets under management. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK). Additional information is available on www.bnymellon.com. Follow us on Twitter @BNYMellon or visit our newsroom at www.bnymellon.com/newsroom for the latest company news.

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

Gerald L. Hassell, chairman and chief executive officer, and Thomas P. Gibbons, vice chairman and chief financial officer, along with other members of the executive management team from BNY Mellon, will host a conference call and simultaneous live audio webcast at 8:00 a.m. EST on Jan. 19, 2017. This conference call and audio webcast will include forward-looking statements and may include other material information.

Investors and analysts wishing to access the conference call and audio webcast may do so by dialing (800) 390-5696 (U.S.) or (719) 325-2110 (International), and using the passcode: 445371, or by logging on to www.bnymellon.com/investorrelations. Earnings materials will be available at www.bnymellon.com/ investorrelations beginning at approximately 6:30 a.m. EST on Jan. 19, 2017. Replays of the conference call and audio webcast will be available beginning Jan. 19, 2017 at approximately 2 p.m. EST through Feb. 19, 2017 by dialing (888) 203-1112 (U.S.) or (719) 457-0820 (International), and using the passcode: 6203153. The archived version of the conference call and audio webcast will also be available at www.bnymellon.com/investorrelations for the same time period.