Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
Filing Type: Form 8-K (Current Report)
Date of Report: May 11, 2009
Reporting Period: Fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009.
The filing serves to disclose key operational statistics for the Company's Investor Communication Solutions, Securities Processing Solutions, and Clearing and Outsourcing Solutions businesses. The data was posted to the Company's Investor Relations website.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide specific values for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. The document references "Key Statistics" for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2008 and 2009, which are contained in Exhibit 99.1 attached to the filing but are not reproduced within the text of the 8-K itself.
Material Changes
The filing does not explicitly detail material changes in financial performance within the body text. It indicates that comparative statistics for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2008 and 2009 are available in the attached exhibits.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
- Regulation FD Disclosure: The Company posted services definitions for the Investor Communication Solutions segment (Exhibit 99.2) to ensure fair disclosure.
- Legal Status of Information: The information furnished under Items 2.02 and 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is not subject to liabilities under that Section. It shall not be incorporated by reference into any other filings.
- Outlook: No forward-looking guidance or management commentary regarding future periods is included in this text.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Review Exhibit 99.1 to obtain the specific key statistics for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2008 and 2009.
- Consult Exhibit 99.2 for the specific services definitions used in the Investor Communication Solutions segment statistics.
- Verify the data on the Company's official website at www.broadridge.com in the Investor Relations section.
- Note that the statistics in this filing are not legally "filed" under the Exchange Act and may not be incorporated by reference into other SEC documents.