Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
Filing Type: Form 8-K (Current Report)
Date of Report: February 5, 2014
Reporting Period: Fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2013.
Key Financial Metrics
This filing serves as a notification of the release of financial results and does not contain specific numerical data for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. The actual figures are contained in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated by reference but not reproduced in this text.
Material Changes
The filing does not detail specific material changes in financial performance versus prior periods. It references the issuance of a press release containing the results for the fourth quarter and full year 2013.
Guidance, Outlook, and Other Events
- Regulation FD Disclosure: The company posted earnings presentation slides for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2013 on its investor relations website.
- Dividend Declaration: The company announced the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend (details in Exhibit 99.2).
- Legal Status of Information: Information regarding results of operations and Regulation FD disclosure is furnished, not filed, and is not incorporated by reference into other filings unless expressly stated.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Review Exhibit 99.1 (Press Release) for specific Q4 and full-year 2013 revenue, earnings, and margin figures.
- Review Exhibit 99.2 for the specific amount and payment date of the declared quarterly cash dividend.
- Access the investor relations website (http://ir.nasdaqomx.com/) for the earnings presentation slides referenced in Item 7.01.
- Verify if the press release contains updated forward-looking guidance or outlook for 2014.