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The Bank of New York Company, Inc. Reports 18% Increase in Fourth Quarter Earnings Per Share; Positive Core Operating Leverage and Strong Growth in Securities Servicing Revenue and Net Interest Income.


NEW YORK New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 -- The Bank of New York The Bank of New York, abbrieviated to BNY, was a global financial services company that existed until its merger with the Mellon Financial Corporation on July 2, 2007.[1] The bank now continues under the new name of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.  Company, Inc. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
: BK) reported today fourth quarter net income of $405 million compared with $351 million in the year-ago quarter and diluted earnings per share diluted earnings per share

An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of
 of 53 cents, up 18% over the 45 cents earned in the fourth quarter of 2004. Third quarter 2005 earnings were $389 million and 51 cents. Full-year 2005 net income was $1,571 million compared to $1,440 million in 2004 while diluted earnings per share was up 10% to $2.03 from $1.85 in 2004. Reported EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format.  reflects a reduction of 3 cents for the fourth quarter 2004 and full-year 2004 due to items detailed in Note 1.

Performance Highlights

--Positive core operating leverage Operating Leverage

A measurement of the degree to which a firm or project relies on fixed rather than variable costs.

Notes:
The higher the degree of operating leverage, the greater the potential danger from forecasting risk.
 over year-ago and sequential One after the other in some consecutive order such as by name or number.  quarters. See Note 4.

--Securities servicing fees up 10% versus the year-ago quarter and on a full-year basis. The growth was led by strong performance in investor, issuer and broker-dealer Broker-Dealer

A person or firm in the business of buying and selling securities operating as both a broker and dealer depending on the transaction.

Notes:
Technically, a broker is only an agent who executes orders on behalf of clients, whereas a dealer acts as a principal
 services.

--Strong net interest income, driven by the Company's sound interest rate positioning and strong liquidity generated by its core servicing businesses.

--Foreign exchange and other trading revenues up 10% from the year-ago quarter.

--Private client services and asset management revenues were up 10% from the year-ago quarter.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM).

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 A. Renyi stated, "Our fourth quarter and full-year results reflect the accelerating earnings power of our franchise. We are achieving double-digit dou·ble-dig·it
adj.
Being between 10 and 99 percent: double-digit inflation. 
 revenue growth in many of our key business lines and are positioned to generate positive operating leverage on a consistent basis - a primary goal for us.

"We have good momentum entering 2006 and continue to position our Company for long-term Long-term

Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year.


long-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term.
 growth and success. During 2005 we formed strategic alliances to penetrate faster-growing markets in France, Germany Germany (jûr`mənē), Ger. Deutschland, officially Federal Republic of Germany, republic (2005 est. pop. 82,431,000), 137,699 sq mi (356,733 sq km). , the Nordic and Baltic region For other uses, see Baltic (disambiguation).
The Baltic region is an ambiguous term that refers to slightly different combinations of countries in the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea.
, Japan, Australia Australia (ôstrāl`yə), smallest continent, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. With the island state of Tasmania to the south, the continent makes up the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary state (2005 est. pop. , and India India, officially Republic of India, republic (2005 est pop. 1,080,264,000), 1,261,810 sq mi (3,268,090 sq km), S Asia. The second most populous country in the world, it is also sometimes called Bharat, its ancient name. India's land frontier (c. . We also continued to expand our market presence in high-growth areas such as hedge fund hedge fund, in finance, a highly speculative, largely unregulated investment device. Originating in the 1950s, the funds "hedge" by offsetting "short" positions (borrowing a security and then selling it at a higher price before repaying the lender) against "long"  servicing and collateral collateral (kəlăt`ərəl), something of value given or pledged as security for payment of a loan. Collateral consists usually of financial instruments, such as stocks, bonds, and negotiable paper, rather than physical goods, although  management, while extending our capabilities in the rapidly growing area of alternative investments. Through these initiatives, our strengthened marketing programs, and the gains we are making in service quality and client-focused technology, we will create new growth opportunities in the year ahead."
SECURITIES SERVICING FEES

                                Percent Inc/(Dec) Year-to-date Percent
                                ------------------------------
                                4Q05 vs. 4Q05 vs.                Inc/
(In millions)    4Q05 3Q05 4Q04   3Q05     4Q04   2005   2004   (Dec)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Execution and
 Clearing
 Services        $321 $314 $301    2%       7%   $1,222 $1,145    7%
Investor Services 265  265  240    -       10     1,060    924   15
Issuer Services   171  170  150    1       14       639    583   10
Broker-Dealer
 Services          58   57   50    2       16       227    205   11
                 --------------                  --------------
Securities
 Servicing Fees  $815 $806 $741    1       10    $3,148 $2,857   10
                 ==============                  ==============


Double-digit securities servicing fee growth over the fourth quarter and full-year 2004 periods reflects solid growth across all businesses. On a sequential-quarter basis, fees were marginally mar·gin·al  
adj.
1. Of, relating to, located at, or constituting a margin, a border, or an edge: the marginal strip of beach; a marginal issue that had no bearing on the election results.

2.
 higher, reflecting modest growth in execution & clearing, issuer services, and broker-dealer services.

Execution and clearing fees increased from both the fourth quarter and full-year 2004, reflecting organic growth at Pershing and in the execution businesses as well as the additional revenues from the LJR LJR Lead Joint Runner
LJR Legislative, Judicial and Rules (committee)
LJR Layer Jump Recording
 acquisition. Pershing's revenues were up on a sequential basis, while the execution business also improved reflecting higher activity levels and continued strength in transition management. The execution and clearing businesses include institutional agency brokerage BROKERAGE, contracts. The trade or occupation of a broker; the commissions paid to a broker for his services. , electronic trading This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.
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, transition management services, independent research and, through Pershing, correspondent A bank, Securities firm, or other financial institution that regularly renders services for another in an area or market to which the other party lacks direct access. A bank that functions as an agent for another bank and carries a deposit balance for a bank in another city.  clearing services such as clearing, execution, financing, and custody The care, possession, and control of a thing or person. The retention, inspection, guarding, maintenance, or security of a thing within the immediate care and control of the person to whom it is committed. The detention of a person by lawful authority or process.  for introducing broker-dealers.

Investor services fees rose significantly from the year-ago quarter due to strong performance in key business lines. Global and domestic fund services and custody were favorably fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 impacted by new customer wins and strong organic growth, while securities lending Securities Lending

When a brokerage lends securities owned by its clients to short sellers.

Notes:
This allows brokers to create additional revenue (commissions) on the short sale transaction.
 improved year-over-year due to higher loan volumes driven by new business wins as well as a favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 spread environment. Sequential performance reflects solid results across most businesses offset by the impact of business lost through client consolidation. Investor services includes global fund services, global custody, securities lending, global liquidity services and outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. .

Issuer services fees increased versus the year-ago periods due to higher levels of trading activity and greater corporate actions in depositary receipts depositary receipt

A negotiable certificate that represents a company's publicly traded debt or equity. Depositary receipts are created when a company's shares or bonds are delivered to a depositary's custodian bank, which instructs the depositary to issue
, as well as continued strength in international issuance and structured products in corporate trust. The sequential quarter increase from the strong third quarter reflects higher depositary receipt revenue resulting from a greater number of corporate actions and strong investment flows into the international markets, which drove increased depositary receipt issuance. In corporate trust, growth was led by fees from international issuance.

Broker-dealer services fees improved versus the year-ago periods as a result of increased collateral management activity and greater volumes in government securities clearance CLEARANCE, com. law. The name of a certificate given by the collector of a port, in which is stated the master or commander (naming him) of a ship or vessel named and described, bound for a port, named, and having on board goods described, has entered and cleared his ship or vessel . Sequential performance improved due to higher fees in collateral management.
NONINTEREST INCOME

                                Percent Inc/(Dec) Year-to-date Percent
                                -------------------------------
(In                             4Q05 vs. 4Q05 vs.                Inc/
 millions)   4Q05   3Q05   4Q04   3Q05     4Q04    2005   2004  (Dec)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Servicing
 Fees
  Securities  $815   $806   $741    1%      10%   $3,148 $2,857  10%
  Global
   Payment
   Services     68     75     72   (9)      (6)      294    319  (8)
            --------------------                  -------------
               883    881    813    -        9     3,442  3,176   8
Private
 Client
 Services
 and Asset
 Management
 Fees          127    120    115    6       10       490    448   9
Service
 Charges and
 Fees           94     93     98    1       (4)      382    384  (1)

Foreign
 Exchange
 and Other
 Trading
 Activities     99     93     90    6       10       391    364   7
Securites
 Gains          18     15     18   20        -        68     78 (13)
Other*          53     46     42   15       26       183    200  (9)
            --------------------                  -------------
Total
 Noninterest
 Income     $1,274 $1,248 $1,176    2        8    $4,956 $4,650   7
            ====================                  =============
* See Note (3).


The increase in noninterest income versus the fourth quarter and year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD)

The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date.
 periods of 2004 reflects broadly stronger performance in securities servicing, foreign exchange and other trading, and private client services and asset management. The sequential increase in noninterest income primarily reflects increases in foreign exchange and other trading, private client services and asset management, and other income.

Global payment services fees decreased from the fourth quarter and full-year of 2004 and on a sequential-quarter basis. The declines reflect customers choosing to pay with higher compensating balances Compensating balance

An excess balance that is left in a bank to provide indirect compensation for loans extended or services provided.


compensating balance 
, which benefits net interest income. On an invoiced services basis, total revenue was up 3% over the fourth quarter of 2004 and 5% for the full year.

Private client services and asset management fees for the fourth quarter were up from the fourth quarter of 2004 reflecting higher fees at the Company's asset management subsidiaries including Gannett, Welsh Welsh most commonly refers to:
  • Wales, a nation in the United Kingdom
  • The Welsh language (the ancient, Celtic, indigenous language of Wales)
  • The Welsh people (native to the country of Wales)
Welsh may also refer to:

Places
 and Kotler, Estabrook, and Ivy Asset Management. The sequential quarter increase reflects growth in private banking fees and in revenue at Ivy Asset Management. Total assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing.  were $105 billion, up from $102 billion a year ago and marginally lower from $106 billion at September September: see month.  30, 2005.

Service charges and fees were down from the fourth quarter of 2004 and were up slightly from the third quarter of 2005. Full year service charges and fees decreased slightly from 2004 due to lower retail transaction fees. The sequential quarter increase reflects higher loan syndication Loan Syndication

The process of involving numerous different lenders in providing various portions of a loan.

Notes:
Mainly used in extremely large loan situations, syndication allows any one lender to provide a large loan while maintaining a more prudent and manageable
 fees.

Foreign exchange and other trading revenues were up significantly from the fourth quarter of 2004 and on a sequential-quarter basis. The positive variances result from higher client activity in foreign exchange as well as improved results in interest rate derivatives An interest rate derivative is a derivative where the underlying asset is the right to pay or receive a (usually notional) amount of money at a given interest rate.

The interest rate derivatives market is the largest derivatives market in the world.
. The increase in the year 2005 compared with 2004 was due to higher customer-driven foreign exchange and increased interest rate derivative trading, partially offset by weaker trading results at Pershing.

Securities gains in the fourth quarter were flat from the fourth quarter of 2004 and were up compared with the third quarter of 2005. The sequential quarter increase reflects higher gains in the Company's sponsor fund portfolio. For the year ended December December: see month.  31, 2005, securities gains declined versus a year ago, reflecting $19 million of realized gains Realized Gain

A gain resulting from selling an asset at a price higher than the original purchase price.

Notes:
There may be tax consequences for a realized profit.
 on four sponsor fund investments recorded in the first quarter of 2004. See Note 1.

Other noninterest income increased versus the fourth quarter of 2004 and the third quarter of 2005. The fourth quarter of 2005 included the sale of a building for a $10 million pre-tax pre-tax adjanterior al impuesto

pre-tax adjavant impôt(s)

pre-tax adjal lordo d'imposta 
 gain and four New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City.
 seats for a $6 million pre-tax gain. On a year-to-date basis, other noninterest income included a $17 million gain on the second quarter 2005 sale of the Company's interest in Financial Models Company, Inc., a $12 million gain on the sale of certain Community Reinvestment Act Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)

Enacted by Congress in 1977, the CRA encourages banks to help meet the credit needs of their communities for housing and other purposes, particularly in neighborhoods with low or moderate incomes, while maintaining safe and sound operations.
 investments in the third quarter, a $12 million gain on the sale of eight New York Stock Exchange seats in the third and fourth quarters and the above gain on the sale of a building. For the year ended December 31, 2005, other noninterest income was down from the year ended December 31, 2004, primarily reflecting a 2004 pre-tax gain of $48 million on the sale of a portion of the Company's investment in Wing Hang Bank Limited. See Note 1.
NET INTEREST INCOME

                                                        Percent
                                                          Inc/
                                                         (Dec)
                                                  --------------------
                                                         4Q05   4Q05
                                                  4Q05    vs.    vs.
(Dollars in millions)   4Q05  3Q05  4Q04   4Q04    vs.   4Q04   4Q04
                                  Reported Core** 3Q05 Reported Core**
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Interest
 Income                 $492  $492  $527   $448     -%   (7)%    10%
Tax
 Equivalent
 Adjustment*               7     8     9      9
                        -------------------------
Net Interest
 Income on a Tax
  Equivalent Basis      $499  $500  $536   $457     -    (7)      9
                        =========================
Net Interest
 Rate
 Spread                 1.71% 1.84% 2.26%  1.87%
Net Yield on
 Interest
 Earning
 Assets                 2.35  2.42  2.64   2.25

                                                           Percent
                                                             Inc/
                                     Year-to-date           (Dec)
                                 --------------------- ---------------
                                        2004    2004
(Dollars in millions)             2005 Reported Core** Reported Core**
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Interest
 Income                          $1,909 $1,645  $1,711    16%    12%
Tax
 Equivalent
 Adjustment*                         29     30      30
                                 ---------------------
Net Interest
 Income on a Tax Equivalent
  Basis                          $1,938 $1,675  $1,741    16     11
                                 =====================
Net Interest
 Rate
 Spread                            1.83%  1.78%   1.86%
Net Yield on
 Interest
 Earning
 Assets                            2.36   2.07    2.15

* See Note (2).
* * Excludes SFAS 13 adjustment. See Note (1).


Net interest income on a reported basis decreased on a year-over-year quarterly basis reflecting the leasing adjustment recorded in the fourth quarter of 2004. See Note 1. On a core basis, net interest income increased over the fourth quarter and year 2004 reflecting strong liquidity generated by the Company's securities servicing businesses and sound interest rate positioning. Net interest income was flat on a sequential quarter basis, reflecting higher earning assets Earning Assets

Any income-earning asset owned by a company.

Notes:
These assets are generally interest-bearing accounts, bonds, and securities available for sale.
See also: Asset, Asset Valuation, Earnings, Net Interest Margin
 offset by the aggregate $14 million impact of a cumulative adjustment in the Company's reserve position with the Federal Reserve and the interest impact of depositing funds with the IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws.  related to the anticipated LILO settlement. The fourth quarter 2005 compared to the third quarter had lower interest income related to nonperforming assets Nonperforming asset

An asset that is not effectively producing income, such as an overdue loan.


nonperforming asset

An asset that produces no income.
.
NONINTEREST EXPENSE AND INCOME TAXES

                                Percent Inc/(Dec) Year-to-date Percent
                                 ------------------------------
                                 4Q05 vs. 4Q05 vs.               Inc/
(In millions) 4Q05   3Q05   4Q04   3Q05     4Q04   2005   2004  (Dec)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Salaries and
 Employee
 Benefits      $647   $644   $617   -%       5%   $2,549 $2,324   10%
Net Occupancy    84     79     75   6       12       323    305    6
Furniture and
 Equipment       53     52     51   2        4       208    204    2
Clearing         50     49     45   2       11       187    176    6
Sub-custodian
 Expenses        24     25     22  (4)       9        96     87   10
Software         53     54     43  (2)      23       215    193   11
Communications   26     24     23   8       13        95     93    2
Amortization
 of
 Intangibles     12     10      9  20       33        40     34   18
Other           199    198    212   1       (6)      770    706    9
             ---------------------                -------------
Total
 Noninterest
 Expense     $1,148 $1,135 $1,097   1        5    $4,483 $4,122    9
             =====================                =============


Noninterest expense was up compared with the fourth quarter of 2004 and the third quarter of 2005. The increase versus the year-ago quarter reflects increased staffing and clearing costs associated with new business and acquisitions, as well as higher pension and option expenses, expanded occupancy costs Occupancy costs are the whole life costs of buildings and their associated land from occupancy until disposal. These costs may be incurred on a regular or irregular basis. Occupancy costs are those costs related to occupying a space including; rent, real estate taxes, personal  associated with business continuity, and higher legal costs. Other expenses in the 2004 fourth quarter included the $30 million reserve associated with the RW Leasing matter.

Relative to the year-ago quarter, salaries rose 2% as tight headcount head count or head·count
n.
1. The act of counting people in a particular group.

2. The number of people counted in this way.

Noun 1.
 control and reengineering Using information technology to improve performance and cut costs. Its main premise, as popularized by the book "Reengineering the Corporation" by Michael Hammer and James Champy, is to examine the goals of an organization and to redesign work and business processes from the ground up  and relocation RELOCATION, Scotch law, contracts. To let again to renew a lease, is called a relocation.
     2. When a tenant holds over after the expiration of his lease, with the consent of his landlord, this will amount to a relocation.
 projects offset the impact of business wins, acquisitions and additional legal and compliance personnel. Benefit expense increased due to higher stock options, pension, medical, and incentive payments. Salaries and employee benefits expense for the fourth quarter increased slightly on a sequential quarter basis, reflecting higher incentive compensation as well as increased medical costs. For the full-year 2005, salaries and employee benefit expense also was higher compared to the full-year 2004, reflecting many of these same factors affecting the year-over-year quarterly comparison.

Occupancy Gaining or having physical possession of real property subject to, or in the absence of, legal right or title.

In a fire insurance policy, for example, the term occupancy
 expenses were up sequentially se·quen·tial  
adj.
1. Forming or characterized by a sequence, as of units or musical notes.

2. Sequent.



se·quen
 reflecting the costs associated with the Company's new out-of-region data center in the mid-south Mid-South may refer to:
  • The South Central United States
  • The region centered on the Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area, including portions of West Tennessee, northern Mississippi and northeastern Arkansas, as well as the Missouri Bootheel and extreme northwestern
 region of the U.S. and the growth center in Manchester Manchester, city, England
Manchester (măn`chəstər, –chĕs'tər), city and metropolitan district (1991 pop. 397,400), NW England, on the Irwell, Medlock, Irk, and Tib rivers.
, England England, the largest and most populous portion of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1991 pop. 46,382,050), 50,334 sq mi (130,365 sq km). It is bounded by Wales and the Irish Sea on the west and Scotland on the north. . On an annual basis, occupancy expenses were up from 2004, primarily reflecting the same factors affecting the sequential quarter comparison as well as higher energy costs. Occupancy expense in 2004 included lease termination The point where a line, channel or circuit ends. See SCSI termination and hybrid.  expenses of $8 million recorded in the first quarter of 2004.

The increase in clearing expenses in the year-over-year periods reflects higher expenses associated with acquisitions within the execution business.

On a sequential-quarter basis, other expenses in the fourth quarter of 2005 increased due to higher costs for legal, seasonal travel, and employment agencies tied to hiring. On a year-to-date basis, other expenses included $14 million (both pre- pre- word element [L.], before (in time or space).

pre-
pref.
1. Earlier; before; prior to: prenatal.

2.
 and after-tax af·ter-tax also af·ter·tax
adj.
Relating to or being that which remains after payment, especially of income taxes: after-tax profits. 
) of expenses set aside for the settlement of the previously disclosed dis·close  
tr.v. dis·closed, dis·clos·ing, dis·clos·es
1. To expose to view, as by removing a cover; uncover.

2. To make known (something heretofore kept secret).
 Russian Russian

associated in some way with Russia.


Russian blue
a breed of cats with short, dense, silver-tipped blue-colored coat and vivid green eyes.
 funds transfer matter in the third quarter of 2005, while the second quarter included $10 million ($7 million after-tax) for the potential settlement of certain regulatory reg·u·late  
tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates
1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.

2.
 matters. In the fourth quarter of 2004, other expenses included $30 million ($22 million after-tax) of expenses accrued ac·crue  
v. ac·crued, ac·cru·ing, ac·crues

v.intr.
1. To come to one as a gain, addition, or increment: interest accruing in my savings account.

2.
 for the settlement of the RW Leasing matter.

The effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2005 was 33.3%, compared to 42.8% in the fourth quarter of 2004 and 34.7% in the third quarter of 2005. The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2005, was 33.6%, compared with 33.3% for the year ended December 31, 2004. The decrease from the fourth quarter of 2004 primarily reflects the expensing in 2004 of the potential LILO settlement. The sequential quarter decrease principally reflects the impact on the third quarter of 2005 of the non-deductibility of the amount associated with the settlement referenced above and the tax impact on the sale of the CRA See Community Reinvestment Act.  investments. The increase in the year 2005 compared with 2004 is due to higher state and local income taxes. The effective tax rates in all periods reflect a reclassification Reclassification

The process of changing the class of mutual funds once certain requirements have been met. These requirements are generally placed on load mutual funds. Reclassification is not considered to be a taxable event.
 related to Section 42 tax credits. See Note 3.
CREDIT LOSS PROVISION AND NET CHARGE-OFFS

                                                         Year-to-date
                                                         -------------
(In millions)                           4Q05   3Q05  4Q04  2005  2004
                                      --------------------------------
Provision                                $10   $10   $(7)   $15   $15
                                      --------------------------------

Net Charge-offs:
    Commercial                         $(139) $ (2) $ (1) $(143) $(22)
    Foreign                               (1)   (2)    2     (7)  (24)
    Regional Commercial                   (3)   (3)   (8)    (9)   (9)
    Consumer                              (8)   (6)   (5)   (27)  (28)
                                      --------------------------------
Total                                  $(151) $(13) $(12) $(186) $(83)
                                      ================================


During the fourth quarter of 2005 the Company charged-off $139 million of leases with two bankrupt BANKRUPT. A person who has done, or suffered some act to be done, which is by law declared an act of bankruptcy; in such case he may be declared a bankrupt.
     2. It is proper to notice that there is much difference between a bankrupt and an insolvent.
 airline customers.
LOANS

(Dollars in millions)                  Dec. 31,    Sept. 30, Dec. 31,
                                         2005         2005     2004
                                      ---------   ---------- --------
Margin Loans                          $  6,089    $   6,320  $ 6,059
Non-Margin Loans                        34,637       35,823   29,722
                                      ---------   ---------- --------
Total Loans                           $ 40,726    $  42,143  $35,781
                                      =========   ========== ========

Allowance for Loan Losses             $    411    $     561  $   591
Allowance for Lending-Related
 Commitments                               154          146      145
                                      ---------   ---------- --------
Total Allowance for Credit Losses     $    565    $     707  $   736
                                      =========   ========== ========

Allowance for Loan Losses
  As a Percent of Total Loans             1.01 %       1.33 %   1.65 %
Allowance for Loan Losses
  As a Percent of Non-Margin Loans        1.19         1.57     1.99
Total Allowance for Credit Losses
  As a Percent of Total Loans             1.39         1.68     2.06
Total Allowance for Credit Losses
  As a Percent of Non-Margin Loans        1.63         1.97     2.48

NONPERFORMING ASSETS
                                                   Change
                                                  12/31/2005
                                                     vs.     Percent
(Dollars in millions)      12/31/2005  9/30/2005  9/30/2005  Inc/(Dec)
                           ------------------------------------------
Loans:

Commercial                     $   17     $   35    $   (18)     (51)%
Foreign                            14         15         (1)      (7)
Other                              35         57        (22)     (39)
                           ---------------------------------
Total Nonperforming Loans          66        107        (41)     (38)
Other Assets Owned                 13          -         13        -
                           ---------------------------------
Total Nonperforming Assets     $   79     $  107    $   (28)     (26)
                           =================================

Nonperforming Assets Ratio        0.2 %      0.3 %

Allowance for Loan Losses
 /Nonperforming Loans           629.7 %    524.9 %
Allowance for Loan Losses
 /Nonperforming Assets          524.0      524.9
Total Allowance for Credit
 Losses
 /Nonperforming Loans           865.4      661.2
Total Allowance for Credit
 Losses
 /Nonperforming Assets          720.2      661.2


The sequential quarter decrease in nonperforming loans primarily reflects completion of the sale of the Company's exposure to a cable operator that was categorized cat·e·go·rize  
tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es
To put into a category or categories; classify.



cat
 as nonperforming.

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

On January January: see month.  3, 2006, the Company acquired Alcentra Group Limited, an international asset management group focused on funds that invest in non-investment grade debt. Alcentra's management team will retain a 20 percent interest. Alcentra has operations in London London, city, Canada
London, city (1991 pop. 303,165), SE Ont., Canada, on the Thames River. The site was chosen in 1792 by Governor Simcoe to be the capital of Upper Canada, but York was made capital instead. London was settled in 1826.
 and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  and currently manages 15 different investment funds Noun 1. investment funds - money that is invested with an expectation of profit
investment

assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
 with over $6.2 billion of assets.

On January 17, 2006, the Company announced a definitive agreement to acquire Urdang Capital Management, Inc., a real estate investment management firm that manages more than $2.7 billion in direct investments and portfolios of REIT REIT

See: Real Estate Investment Trust


REIT

See real estate investment trust (REIT).
 securities. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the first quarter, pending regulatory approval and other customary conditions of closing.

If these acquisitions had closed prior to December 31, 2005, the tangible Possessing a physical form that can be touched or felt.

Tangible refers to that which can be seen, weighed, measured, or apprehended by the senses. A tangible object is something that is real and substantial. An automobile is an example of tangible Personal Property.
 common equity ratio would have been reduced by approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 33 basis points from 5.57% to 5.24%.

In the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company's new data center in the mid-south region of the U.S. became operational. The new data center will improve the geographic geographic /geo·graph·ic/ (je?o-graf´ik) in pathology, of or referring to a pattern that is well demarcated, resembling outlines on a map.

geographic

pertaining to geography.
 diversification Diversification

A risk management technique that mixes a wide variety of investments within a portfolio. It is designed to minimize the impact of any one security on overall portfolio performance.

Notes:
Diversification is possibly the greatest way to reduce the risk.
 and resilience resilience (r·zilˑ·yens),
n
 of the Company's operations and will support the processing needs of the Company's institutional and retail customers.

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

Thomas A. Renyi, chairman and chief executive officer, and Bruce Bruce, Scottish royal family descended from an 11th-century Norman duke, Robert de Brus. He aided William I in his conquest of England (1066) and was given lands in England.  W. Van Saun, vice chairman and chief financial officer, will review the quarterly results in a live conference call and audio webcast today at 10:30 a.m. ET.

The presentation will be accessible from the Company's website at

--www.bankofny.com/earnings and

--By telephone at (888)677-2456 within the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  or (517)623-4161 internationally.

--Passcode is "The Bank of New York."

--Replay of the call will be available through the Company's website and also by telephone at (866)515-1614 within the United States or (203)369-2024 internationally.

The Bank of New York Company, Inc. (NYSE: BK) is a global leader in providing a comprehensive array of services that enable institutions and individuals to move and manage their financial assets Financial assets

Claims on real assets.
 in more than 100 markets worldwide. The Company has a long tradition of collaborating with clients to deliver innovative solutions through its core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
  1. It provides customer benefits
  2. It is hard for competitors to imitate
  3. It can be leveraged widely to many products and markets.
: securities servicing, treasury management, investment management, and individual & regional banking services. The Company's extensive global client base includes a broad range of leading financial institutions, corporations, government entities, endowments and foundations. Its principal subsidiary, The Bank of New York, founded in 1784, is the oldest bank in the United States and has consistently played a prominent role in the evolution of financial markets worldwide.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY, INC.
                         Financial Highlights
            (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
                              (Unaudited)

                               December 31, September 30, December 31,
                                  2005          2005         2004
                               ------------ ------------- ------------
Quarter
------------------------------
Revenue (tax equivalent basis) $   2,237    $    2,126    $   1,967
Net Income                           405           389          351
Basic EPS                           0.53          0.51         0.45
Diluted EPS                         0.53          0.51         0.45
Cash Dividends Per Share            0.21          0.21         0.20
Return on Average Common
 Shareholders' Equity              16.57%        16.15%       15.34%
Return on Average Assets            1.53          1.53         1.40
Efficiency Ratio                    65.4          65.5         64.8

Year-to-date
------------------------------
Revenue (tax equivalent basis) $   8,341    $    6,103    $   7,133
Net Income                         1,571         1,166        1,440
Basic EPS                           2.05          1.52         1.87
Diluted EPS                         2.03          1.51         1.85
Cash Dividends Per Share            0.82          0.61         0.79
Return on Average Common
  Shareholders' Equity             16.59%        16.59%       16.37%
Return on Average Assets            1.55          1.56         1.45
Efficiency Ratio                    65.7          65.8         66.0

Assets                         $ 102,074    $  101,766    $  94,529
Loans                             40,726        42,143       35,781
Securities                        27,326        26,230       23,802
Deposits - Domestic               37,374        34,807       35,558
         - Foreign                27,050        26,270       23,163
Long-Term Debt                     7,819         7,529        6,121
Common Shareholders' Equity        9,864         9,608        9,290

Common Shareholders'
 Equity Per Share              $   12.79    $    12.48    $   11.94
Market Value Per Share
 of Common Stock                   31.85         29.41        33.42

Allowance for Loan Losses as
 a Percent of Total Loans           1.01%         1.33%        1.65%
Allowance for Loan Losses as
 a Percent of Non-Margin Loans      1.19          1.57         1.99
Total Allowance for Credit
 Losses as a Percent of Total
 Loans                              1.39          1.68         2.06
Total Allowance for Credit
 Losses as a Percent of
 Non-Margin Loans                   1.63          1.97         2.48


Tier 1 Capital Ratio                8.35          7.93         8.31
Total Capital Ratio                12.44         12.20        12.21
Leverage Ratio                      6.59          6.59         6.41
Tangible Common Equity Ratio        5.57          5.32         5.56

Employees                         23,451        23,081       23,363

                  THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY, INC.
                         Financial Highlights
            (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
                              (Estimated)

                               December 31, September 30, December 31,
                                  2005          2005         2004
                               ------------ ------------- ------------
Assets Under Custody (In
 trillions)
-------------------------------
Assets Under Custody             $    10.9     $    10.3    $     9.7
 Equity Securities                      32%           31%          35%
 Fixed Income Securities                68            69           65
Cross-Border Assets Under
 Custody                         $     3.4     $     3.1    $     2.7

Assets Under Management (In
 billions)
-------------------------------
Total Assets Under Management          105           106          102
 Equity Securities                      35%           34%          36%
 Fixed Income Securities                20            21           21
 Alternative Investments                14            14           15
 Liquid Assets                          31            31           28

Notes:

(1) In 2004, the Company recorded several gains and charges that in
the aggregate reduced reported earnings by 3 cents per share. These
items were recorded in the first and fourth quarters of 2004 and are
summarized in the table below.

                                                                After-
(In millions)             Applicable   Income     Pre-Tax        Tax
Item                       Quarter    Statement   Income  Tax   Income
------------------------- --------- ------------- ------ ----- -------
Net Interest Income(a)
SFAS 13 cumulative
 lease adjustment -         First   Net Interest
  (leasing portfolio)                Income       ($145) $113    ($32)
lease adjustment -
 (cross-border rail        Fourth   Net Interest
 equipment leases)                   Income          89   (37)     52
lease adjustment -         Fourth   Net Interest
 (aircraft leases)                   Income         (10)    4      (6)
                                                  ------ ----- -------
Subtotal - Net Interest
 Income                                             (66)   80      14
Aircraft leases/other      Fourth   Provision for
                                    Credit Losses     7    (3)      4
                                                  ------ ----- -------
Subtotal - Net Interest
 Income After Provision
 for Credit Losses                                  (59)   77      18
                                                  ------ ----- -------

Noninterest Income(b)
Gain on sale of Wing Hang   First   Other Income     48   (21)     27
Gain on sponsor fund        First   Securities
 investments                         Gains           19    (7)     12
Aircraft leases            Fourth   Other Income      3    (1)      2
                                                  ------ ----- -------
Subtotal - Noninterest
 Income                                              70   (29)     41
                                                  ------ ----- -------

Noninterest Expense(c)
Severance tied to           First   Salaries and
 relocations                         Employee
                                     Benefits       (10)    4      (6)
Lease terminations          First   Net Occupancy    (8)    3      (5)
Charge for the RW Matter   Fourth   Other Expense   (30)    8     (22)
                                                  ------ ----- -------
Subtotal - Noninterest
 Expense                                            (48)   15     (33)
                                                  ------ ----- -------
Federal tax reserve
 adjustment related to
 LILO exposure             Fourth   Income Tax        -   (50)    (50)
                                                  ------ ----- -------

Total                                              ($37)  $13    ($24)
                                                  ====== ===== =======


(a) An after-tax charge of $32 million resulting from a cumulative adjustment to the leasing portfolio was triggered under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13 "Accounting for Leases" ("SFAS SFAS Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
SFAS Special Forces Assessment and Selection
SFAS Student Financial Aid Services
SFAS Sport Fishing Association of Singapore
SFAS Safety Features Actuation System
SFAS Statewide Fixed Assets System
 13") by the combination of a reduction in state and local taxes and a restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics).  of the lease portfolio completed in the first quarter. The SFAS 13 adjustment impacts the timing of lease income reported by the Company, and resulted in a reduction in net interest income of $145 million, offset by tax benefits of $113 million.

An after-tax benefit of $52 million resulted from a SFAS 13 cumulative adjustment to the leasing portfolio for customers exercising their early buy-out buy·out also buy-out  
n.
1. The purchase of the entire holdings or interests of an owner or investor.

2. The purchase of a company or business:
 ("EBO EBO Effects Based Operations
EBO Emerging Business Opportunities
EBO Experimental Biology Online
EBO European Board of Ophthalmology
EBO Early Buyout Option (leasing)
EBO Easy Bake Oven (toy) 
") options. The Company's leasing portfolio contains a number of large cross-border leveraged leases where the lessee One who rents real property or Personal Property from another.

A lessee of land is a tenant. Cross-references

Landlord and Tenant.


lessee n. the person renting property under a written lease from the owner (lessor).
 has an early buy-out option to purchase the leased assets, generally railcars and related assets. Given a confluence confluence /con·flu·ence/ (kon´floo-ins)
1. a running together; a meeting of streams.con´fluent

2. in embryology, the flowing of cells, a component process of gastrulation.
 of economic factors, the value of the leased equipment currently exceeds the exercise price of the early buy-out option. The Company offered financial incentives to these lessees to accelerate the exercise of their early buy-out options. As a result, several lessees agreed to this proposal, triggering the after-tax $52 million gain. The gain results from the recognition of lease income over a shorter time frame, since the term of the lease has been shortened short·en  
v. short·ened, short·en·ing, short·ens

v.tr.
1. To make short or shorter.

2.
 to the early buy-out date.

Net investment in aircraft leases was impacted by a $6 million after-tax adjustment related to aircraft leased to two airlines. The Company recorded a $7 million reduction in the provision for credit losses which largely reflects release of reserves on the aircraft leases.

(b) A $27 million after-tax gain on the sale of a portion of the Company's interest in Wing Hang Bank Limited ("Wing Hang"), a Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov.  based bank, was recorded in other income, and $19 million ($12 million after-tax) of higher than anticipated securities gains in the first quarter resulted from realized gains on sponsor fund investments in Kinkos, Inc., Bristol Bristol, cities, United States
Bristol.

1 Industrial city (1990 pop. 60,640), Hartford co., central Conn., on the Pequabuck River; settled 1727, inc. 1785. Its clock-making industry dates from 1790.
 West Holdings, Inc., Willis Wil·lis , Thomas 1621-1675.

English anatomist and physician known for his studies of the nervous system and the brain. He discovered the circle of Willis at the base of the brain.
 Group Holdings, Ltd., and True Temper Sports, Inc.

The Company also had an after-tax gain of $2 million on the sale of a leased aircraft.

(c) The Company also took several actions associated with its long-term cost reduction initiatives. These actions included an after-tax severance The act of dividing, or the state of being divided.

The term severance has unique meanings in different branches of the law. Courts use the term in both civil and criminal litigation in two ways: first, when dividing a lawsuit into two or more parts, and second, when
 charge of $6 million related to staff reductions tied to job relocations and a $5 million after-tax charge for terminating high cost leases associated with the staff redeployments.

The Company recorded an after-tax expense of $22 million in connection with the settlement of the RW Professional Leasing Services Corp. matter ("RW Matter"). This expense is only partially tax deductible That which may be taken away or subtracted. In taxation, an item that may be subtracted from gross income or adjusted gross income in determining taxable income (e.g., interest expenses, charitable contributions, certain taxes). .

The Company had several appellate Relating to appeals; reviews by superior courts of decisions of inferior courts or administrative agencies and other proceedings.  conferences with the IRS related to the Company's cross-border leveraged lease transactions in December of 2004 and January 2005. Based on a revision (programming) revision - A release of a piece of software which is not a major release or a bugfix, but only introduces small changes or new features.  to the probabilities and costs assigned as·sign  
tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs
1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection.

2.
 to litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
 and settlement outcomes, the Company recorded a $50 million expense associated with increasing the tax reserve on these transactions.

(2) A number of amounts related to net interest income are presented on a "tax equivalent basis". The Company believes that this presentation provides comparability of net interest income arising from both taxable and tax-exempt tax-ex·empt
adj.
1. Not subject to taxation, as the capital or income of a philanthropic organization.

2. Producing interest that is exempt from income tax: tax-exempt bonds.

n.
 sources and is consistent with industry standards.

(3) The Company participates in unconsolidated investments that own real estate qualifying for low income housing tax credits based on Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code The Internal Revenue Code is the body of law that codifies all federal tax laws, including income, estate, gift, excise, alcohol, tobacco, and employment taxes. These laws constitute title 26 of the U.S. Code (26 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq. . The Company's share of operating losses operating loss

The excess of operating expenses over revenue. As with operating income, operating losses exclude revenues and expenses from operations that are not considered a regular part of the business. Also called deficit. Compare operating income.
 generated by these investments is recorded as other income. The Company has historically netted the tax credits generated by these investments against the related operating losses. The Company has reviewed this accounting method and has decided to record these tax credits as a reduction of income tax expense. Prior period results for other income and income tax expense have been reclassified and did not have an impact on net income. See pages 43 to 45 of the Company's September 30, 2005 Form 10-Q Form 10-Q

See 10-Q.
.

(4) Operating leverage is measured by comparing the rate of increase in revenue to the rate of increase in expenses. The chart below shows the computation Computation is a general term for any type of information processing that can be represented mathematically. This includes phenomena ranging from simple calculations to human thinking.  of operating leverage. The core numbers reflect adjustment for the items detailed in Note 1.
Operating Leverage

(Dollars in
 millions)       4Q 2005             4Q 2004        % Change % Change
           ------------------  -------------------
           Reported Adj  Core  Reported Adj   Core   Reported   Core
           -------- ---  ----  -------- ---   ----   --------   ----
Noninterest
 Income     $1,274 $ -  $1,274  $1,176 $(3) $1,173      8.3 %    8.6%
Net Interest
 Income        492   -     492     527 (79)    448     (6.6)     9.8
Total
 Revenue     1,766   -   1,766   1,703 (82)  1,621      3.7      8.9
Total
 Expense     1,148   -   1,148   1,097 (30)  1,067      4.6      7.6
Operating
 Leverage                                              (0.9)%    1.3%
                                                    ======== =======

(Dollars in
 millions)       4Q 2005             3Q 2005        % Change % Change
           ------------------  -------------------
           Reported Adj  Core  Reported Adj   Core   Reported   Core
           -------- ---  ----  -------- ---   ----   --------   ----

Noninterest
 Income     $1,274 $ -  $1,274  $1,248  $ -  $1,248       2.1%   2.1%
Net Interest
 Income        492   -     492     492    -     492         -      -
Total
 Revenue     1,766   -   1,766   1,740    -   1,740       1.5    1.5
Total
 Expense     1,148   -   1,148   1,135    -   1,135       1.1    1.1
Operating
 Leverage                                                 0.4%   0.4%
                                                     ======== ======

(Dollars in
 millions)        2005                 2004         % Change % Change
           ------------------  -------------------
           Reported Adj  Core  Reported Adj   Core   Reported   Core
           -------- ---  ----  -------- ---   ----   --------   ----
Noninterest
 Income     $4,956 $ -  $4,956  $4,650 $(70) $4,580       6.6%   8.2 %
Net Interest
 Income      1,909   -   1,909   1,645   66   1,711      16.0   11.6
Total
 Revenue     6,865   -   6,865   6,295   (4)  6,291       9.1    9.1
Total
 Expense     4,483   -   4,483   4,122  (48)  4,074       8.8   10.0
Operating
 Leverage                                                 0.3%  (0.9)%
                                                    ========= =======


FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

All statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact are forward looking statements including, among other things, projections with respect to revenue and earnings and the Company's plans and objectives and as such are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward looking statements. These include lower than expected performance or higher than expected costs in connection with acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses, the level of capital market and trading activity, changes in customer credit quality, market performance, the effects of capital reallocation Noun 1. reallocation - a share that has been allocated again
allocation, allotment - a share set aside for a specific purpose

2. reallocation
, portfolio performance, changes in regulatory expectations and standards, ultimate differences from management projections or market forecasts, the actions that management could take in response to these changes and other factors described under the heading "Forward Looking Statements and Factors That Could Affect Future Results" in the Company's 2004 Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 and Third Quarter 2005 Form 10-Q which have been filed with the SEC and are available at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov See .gov and GovNet.

(networking) gov - The top-level domain for US government bodies.
).

Forward looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company will not update forward looking statements to reflect factual assumptions, circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact.
     2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or
 or events that have changed after a forward looking statement was made.

(Financial highlights and detailed financial statements are attached.)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY, INC.
                      Consolidated Statements of Income
               (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
                                 (Unaudited)

                                        For the three
                                        months ended
                                        December 31,   Percent
                                       2005     2004   Inc/(Dec)
                                      ------   ------ ----------
Interest Income
---------------
Loans                                 $  423   $  401       5%
Margin loans                              79       48      65
Securities
  Taxable                                282      197      43
  Exempt from Federal Income Taxes        10       11      (9)
                                      ------   ------
                                         292      208      40
Deposits in Banks                         68       81     (16)
Federal Funds Sold and Securities
 Purchased Under Resale Agreements        40       27      48
Trading Assets                            54       17     218
                                      ------   ------
    Total Interest Income                956      782      22
                                      ------   ------
Interest Expense
----------------
Deposits                                 303      164      85
Federal Funds Purchased and
 Securities Sold Under Repurchase
 Agreements                               12        6     100
Other Borrowed Funds                      25       25       -
Customer Payables                         40       19     111
Long-Term Debt                            84       41     105
                                      ------   ------
    Total Interest Expense               464      255      82
                                      ------   ------
Net Interest Income                      492      527      (7)
-------------------
Provision for Credit Losses               10       (7)   (243)
                                      ------   ------
Net Interest Income After
 Provision for Credit Losses             482      534     (10)
                                      ------   ------
Noninterest Income
------------------
Servicing Fees
 Securities                              815      741      10
 Global Payment Services                  68       72      (6)
                                      ------   ------
                                         883      813       9
Private Client Services and
 Asset Management Fees                   127      115      10
Service Charges and Fees                  94       98      (4)
Foreign Exchange and Other
 Trading Activities                       99       90      10
Securities Gains                          18       18       -
Other                                     53       42      26
                                      ------   ------
    Total Noninterest Income           1,274    1,176       8
                                      ------   ------
Noninterest Expense
-------------------
Salaries and Employee Benefits           647      617       5
Net Occupancy                             84       75      12
Furniture and Equipment                   53       51       4
Clearing                                  50       45      11
Sub-custodian Expenses                    24       22       9
Software                                  53       43      23
Communications                            26       23      13
Amortization of Intangibles               12        9      33
Other                                    199      212      (6)
                                      ------   ------
    Total Noninterest Expense          1,148    1,097       5
                                      ------   ------
Income Before Income Taxes               608      613      (1)
Income Taxes                             203      262     (23)
                                      ------   ------
Net Income                            $  405   $  351      15
----------                            ======   ======
Per Common Share Data:
---------------------
   Basic Earnings                     $ 0.53   $ 0.45      18
   Diluted Earnings                     0.53     0.45      18
   Cash Dividends Paid                  0.21     0.20       5
Diluted Shares Outstanding               771      780      (1)

                                        For the year
                                           ended
                                        December 31,   Percent
                                        2005    2004   Inc/(Dec)
                                      ------   ------ ----------
Interest Income
---------------
Loans                                 $1,505   $1,080      39%
Margin loans                             267      156      71
Securities
  Taxable                                976      741      32
  Exempt from Federal Income Taxes        40       40       -
                                      ------   ------
                                       1,016      781      30
Deposits in Banks                        274      305     (10)
Federal Funds Sold and Securities
 Purchased Under Resale Agreements       142       80      78
Trading Assets                           152       51     198
                                      ------   ------
    Total Interest Income              3,356    2,453      37
                                      ------   ------
Interest Expense
----------------
Deposits                                 955      548      74
Federal Funds Purchased and
 Securities Sold Under Repurchase
 Agreements                               35       15     133
Other Borrowed Funds                      58       52      12
Customer Payables                        128       57     125
Long-Term Debt                           271      136      99
                                      ------   ------
    Total Interest Expense             1,447      808      79
                                      ------   ------
Net Interest Income                    1,909    1,645      16
-------------------
Provision for Credit Losses               15       15       -
                                      ------   ------
Net Interest Income After
 Provision for Credit Losses           1,894    1,630      16
                                      ------   ------
Noninterest Income
------------------
Servicing Fees
 Securities                            3,148    2,857      10
 Global Payment Services                 294      319      (8)
                                      ------   ------
                                       3,442    3,176       8
Private Client Services and
 Asset Management Fees                   490      448       9
Service Charges and Fees                 382      384      (1)
Foreign Exchange and Other
 Trading Activities                      391      364       7
Securities Gains                          68       78     (13)
Other                                    183      200      (9)
                                      ------   ------
    Total Noninterest Income           4,956    4,650       7
                                      ------   ------
Noninterest Expense
-------------------
Salaries and Employee Benefits         2,549    2,324      10
Net Occupancy                            323      305       6
Furniture and Equipment                  208      204       2
Clearing                                 187      176       6
Sub-custodian Expenses                    96       87      10
Software                                 215      193      11
Communications                            95       93       2
Amortization of Intangibles               40       34      18
Other                                    770      706       9
                                      ------   ------
    Total Noninterest Expense          4,483    4,122       9
                                      ------   ------
Income Before Income Taxes             2,367    2,158      10
Income Taxes                             796      718      11
                                      ------   ------
Net Income                            $1,571   $1,440       9
----------                            ======   ======
Per Common Share Data:
---------------------
   Basic Earnings                     $ 2.05   $ 1.87      10
   Diluted Earnings                     2.03     1.85      10
   Cash Dividends Paid                  0.82     0.79       4
Diluted Shares Outstanding               773      778      (1)

                          THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY, INC.
                             Consolidated Balance Sheets
                   (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
                                     (Unaudited)

                                       Dec. 31, 2005    Dec. 31, 2004
                                      ---------------  ---------------
Assets
------
Cash and Due from Banks               $      3,515       $   3,886
Interest-Bearing Deposits in Banks           8,644           8,192
Securities
  Held-to-Maturity                           1,977           1,886
  Available-for-Sale                        25,349          21,916
                                      ------------       ---------
    Total Securities                        27,326          23,802
Trading Assets at Fair Value                 5,930           4,627
Federal Funds Sold and Securities
 Purchased Under Resale Agreements           2,425           5,708
Loans (less allowance for loan losses
 of $411 in 2005 and $591 in 2004)          40,315          35,190
Premises and Equipment                       1,060           1,097
Due from Customers on Acceptances              233             137
Accrued Interest Receivable                    391             285
Goodwill                                     3,619           3,477
Intangible Assets                              811             793
Other Assets                                 7,805           7,335
                                      ------------       ---------
     Total Assets                     $    102,074       $  94,529
                                      ============       =========
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
------------------------------------
Deposits
 Noninterest-Bearing (principally
  domestic offices)                   $     18,236       $  17,442
 Interest-Bearing
   Domestic Offices                         19,522          18,692
   Foreign Offices                          26,666          22,587
                                      ------------       ---------
     Total Deposits                         64,424          58,721
Federal Funds Purchased and Securities
  Sold Under Repurchase Agreements             834           1,205
Trading Liabilities                          2,401           2,873
Payables to Customers and
 Broker-Dealers                              8,623           8,664
Other Borrowed Funds                           860             533
Acceptances Outstanding                        235             139
Accrued Taxes and Other Expenses             4,135           4,452
Accrued Interest Payable                       170             113
Other Liabilities (including allowance
 for lending-related commitments of
 $154 in 2005 and $145 in 2004)              2,709           2,418
Long-Term Debt                               7,819           6,121
                                      ------------       ---------
     Total Liabilities                      92,210          85,239
                                      ------------       ---------
Shareholders' Equity
 Common Stock-par value $7.50 per
  share, authorized 2,400,000,000
  shares, issued 1,049,865,076
  shares in 2005 and 1,044,841,603
  shares in 2004                             7,874           7,836
 Additional Capital                          1,909           1,790
 Retained Earnings                           7,089           6,162
 Accumulated Other Comprehensive
  Income                                      (146)             (6)
                                      ------------       ---------
                                            16,726          15,782
 Less: Treasury Stock (278,532,777
  shares in 2005 and 266,720,629
  shares in 2004), at cost                   6,855           6,492
       Loan to ESOP (203,507 shares
        in 2005), at cost                        7               -
                                      ------------       ---------
     Total Shareholders' Equity              9,864           9,290
                                      ------------       ---------
     Total Liabilities and
      Shareholders' Equity            $    102,074       $  94,529
                                      ============       =========
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Note: The balance sheet at December 31, 2004 has been derived from the
audited financial statements at that date.

                      THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY, INC.
          Average Balances and Rates on a Taxable Equivalent Basis
                               (Preliminary)
                           (Dollars in millions)

                                             For the three months
                                            ended December 31, 2005
                                         -----------------------------
                                          Average             Average
                                          Balance   Interest   Rate
                                         ---------  -------- ---------
ASSETS
------
Interest-Bearing
 Deposits in Banks
 (primarily foreign)                     $   8,369  $     68    3.20%
Federal Funds Sold and
 Securities Purchased
 Under Resale Agreements                     4,305        40    3.72
Margin Loans                                 6,470        79    4.87
Loans
 Domestic Offices                           23,396       291    4.94
 Foreign Offices                            10,885       132    4.81
                                         ---------  --------
   Non-Margin Loans                         34,281       423    4.90
                                         ---------  --------
Securities
 U.S. Government Obligations                   226         2    4.17
 U.S. Government Agency Obligations          3,992        43    4.27
 Obligations of States and
  Political Subdivisions                       219         4    6.71
 Other Securities                           22,428       249    4.46
 Trading Securities                          4,929        55    4.40
                                         ---------  --------
   Total Securities                         31,794       353    4.44
                                         ---------  --------
Total Interest-Earning
 Assets                                     85,219       963    4.50%
                                                    --------
Allowance for Credit
 Losses                                       (562)
Cash and Due from Banks                      3,401
Other Assets                                17,009
                                         ---------
   TOTAL ASSETS                          $ 105,067
                                         =========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
------------------------------------
Interest-Bearing Deposits
 Money Market Rate
  Accounts                               $   6,260  $     32    2.03%
 Savings                                     8,310        29    1.39
 Certificates of Deposit $100,000 & Over     3,579        38    4.16
 Other Time Deposits                         2,199        16    2.86
 Foreign Offices                            28,536       188    2.62
                                         ---------  --------
  Total Interest-Bearing Deposits           48,884       303    2.46
Federal Funds Purchased and
 Securities Sold Under
 Repurchase Agreements                       1,348        12    3.55
Other Borrowed Funds                         1,966        25    4.95
Payables to Customers and Broker-Dealers     5,979        40    2.65
Long-Term Debt                               7,577        84    4.36
                                         ---------  --------
  Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities        65,754       464    2.79%
                                                    --------
Noninterest-Bearing Deposits                15,986
Other Liabilities                           13,628
Common Shareholders' Equity                  9,699
                                         ---------
  TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
   SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                  $ 105,067
                                         =========
Net Interest Earnings
 and Interest Rate Spread                           $    499    1.71%
                                                    ======== ========
Net Yield on Interest-Earning Assets                            2.35%
                                                             ========

                                             For the three months
                                            ended December 31, 2004
                                         -----------------------------
                                          Average             Average
                                          Balance   Interest   Rate
                                         ---------  -------- ---------
ASSETS
------
Interest-Bearing
 Deposits in Banks
 (primarily foreign)                     $  10,825  $     81    2.99%
Federal Funds Sold and
 Securities Purchased
 Under Resale Agreements                     5,364        27    2.03
Margin Loans                                 6,378        48    2.98
Loans
 Domestic Offices                           22,766       316    5.52
 Foreign Offices                            10,234        86    3.33
                                         ---------  --------
   Non-Margin Loans                         33,000       402    4.84
                                         ---------  --------
Securities
 U.S. Government Obligations                   291         2    3.08
 U.S. Government Agency Obligations          3,550        31    3.47
 Obligations of States and
  Political Subdivisions                       209         4    8.01
 Other Securities                           19,308       178    3.69
 Trading Securities                          1,962        18    3.56
                                         ---------  --------
   Total Securities                         25,320       233    3.68
                                         ---------  --------
Total Interest-Earning Assets               80,887       791    3.89%
                                         ---------  --------
Allowance for Credit Losses                   (595)
Cash and Due from Banks                      3,759
Other Assets                                15,916
                                         ---------
   TOTAL ASSETS                          $  99,967
                                         =========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
------------------------------------
Interest-Bearing Deposits
 Money Market Rate Accounts              $   6,648  $     17    1.04%
 Savings                                     9,095        18    0.80
 Certificates of Deposit $100,000 & Over     3,285        17    2.02
 Other Time Deposits                           919         4    1.62
 Foreign Offices                            25,410       108    1.70
                                         ---------  --------
  Total Interest-Bearing Deposits           45,357       164    1.44
Federal Funds Purchased and
 Securities Sold Under
 Repurchase Agreements                       1,407         6    1.58
Other Borrowed Funds                         3,494        25    2.81
Payables to Customers
 and Broker-Dealers                          5,886        19    1.26
Long-Term Debt                               6,176        41    2.64
                                         ---------  --------
  Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities        62,320       255    1.63%
                                         ---------  --------
Noninterest-Bearing Deposits                15,659
Other Liabilities                           12,892
Common Shareholders' Equity                  9,096
                                         ---------
  TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
   SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                  $  99,967
                                         =========
Net Interest Earnings
 and Interest Rate Spread                           $    536    2.26%
                                                    ======== ========
Net Yield on Interest-Earning Assets                            2.64%
                                                             ========

                    THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY, INC.
       Average Balances and Rates on a Taxable Equivalent Basis
                              (Preliminary)
                          (Dollars in millions)

                                               For the year ended
                                                December 31, 2005
                                          ----------------------------
                                           Average            Average
                                           Balance  Interest   Rate
                                          --------  -------- ---------
ASSETS
------------
Interest-Bearing
 Deposits in Banks (primarily foreign)    $  8,996  $    274    3.04%
Federal Funds Sold and Securities
 Purchased Under Resale Agreements           4,685       142    3.03
Margin Loans                                 6,403       267    4.17
Loans
 Domestic Offices                           22,805     1,051    4.61
 Foreign Offices                            10,474       454    4.33
                                          --------  --------
   Non-Margin Loans                         33,279     1,505    4.52
                                          --------  --------
Securities
 U.S. Government Obligations                   273         9    3.43
 U.S. Government Agency Obligations          3,766       153    4.05
 Obligations of States and
  Political Subdivisions                       215        15    6.95
 Other Securities                           20,948       867    4.14
 Trading Securities                          3,549       153    4.34
                                          --------  --------
   Total Securities                         28,751     1,197    4.16
                                          --------  --------
Total Interest-Earning
 Assets                                     82,114     3,385    4.12%
                                                    --------
Allowance for Credit Losses                   (574)
Cash and Due from Banks                      3,357
Other Assets                                16,538
                                          --------
   TOTAL ASSETS                           $101,435
                                          ========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
------------------------------------
Interest-Bearing Deposits
 Money Market Rate Accounts               $  6,767  $    109    1.62%
 Savings                                     8,695       101    1.16
 Certificates of Deposit $100,000 & Over     3,167       108    3.40
 Other Time Deposits                         1,378        35    2.57
 Foreign Offices                            26,561       602    2.26
                                          --------  --------
  Total Interest-Bearing Deposits           46,568       955    2.05
Federal Funds Purchased and
 Securities Sold Under
 Repurchase Agreements                       1,284        35    2.73
Other Borrowed Funds                         1,865        58    3.10
Payables to Customers and
 Broker-Dealers                              6,014       128    2.12
Long-Term Debt                               7,312       271    3.67
                                          --------  --------
  Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities        63,043     1,447    2.29%
                                                    --------
Noninterest-Bearing Deposits                15,647
Other Liabilities                           13,272
Common Shareholders' Equity                  9,473
                                          --------
  TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
   SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                   $101,435
                                          ========
Net Interest Earnings
 and Interest Rate Spread                           $  1,938    1.83%
                                                    ======== ========
Net Yield on Interest-Earning Assets                            2.36%
                                                             ========

                                                For the year ended
                                                 December 31, 2004
                                          ----------------------------
                                           Average            Average
                                           Balance  Interest   Rate
                                          --------  -------- ---------
ASSETS
------
Interest-Bearing
 Deposits in Banks (primarily foreign)     $11,675  $    305    2.62%
Federal Funds Sold and Securities
 Purchased Under Resale Agreements           6,562        80    1.22
Margin Loans                                 6,342       156    2.46
Loans
 Domestic Offices                           21,853       799    3.65
 Foreign Offices                             9,583       283    2.95
                                          --------  --------
   Non-Margin Loans                         31,436     1,082    3.44
                                          --------  --------
Securities
 U.S. Government Obligations                   415        11    2.58
 U.S. Government Agency Obligations          3,853       128    3.33
 Obligations of States and
  Political Subdivisions                       229        17    7.41
 Other Securities                           18,455       652    3.53
 Trading Securities                          2,094        52    2.50
                                          --------  --------
   Total Securities                         25,046       860    3.43
                                          --------  --------
Total Interest-Earning Assets               81,061     2,483    3.06%
                                          --------  --------
Allowance for Credit Losses                   (623)
Cash and Due from Banks                      3,151
Other Assets                                15,751
                                          --------
   TOTAL ASSETS                           $ 99,340
                                          ========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
------------------------------------
Interest-Bearing Deposits
 Money Market Rate Accounts                $ 6,648  $     54    0.81%
 Savings                                     9,224        65    0.71
 Certificates of Deposit $100,000 & Over     3,706        55    1.49
 Other Time Deposits                           955        15    1.57
 Foreign Offices                            25,757       359    1.39
                                          --------  --------
  Total Interest-Bearing Deposits           46,290       548    1.18
Federal Funds Purchased and Securities
 Sold Under Repurchase Agreements            1,551        15    0.99
Other Borrowed Funds                         2,675        52    1.93
Payables to Customers and Broker-Dealers     6,361        57    0.89
Long-Term Debt                               6,152       136    2.19
                                          --------  --------
  Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities        63,029       808    1.28%
                                          --------  --------
Noninterest-Bearing Deposits                14,766
Other Liabilities                           12,748
Common Shareholders' Equity                  8,797
                                          --------
  TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
   SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                   $ 99,340
                                          ========
Net Interest Earnings
 and Interest Rate Spread                           $  1,675    1.78%
                                                    ======== ========
Net Yield on Interest-Earning Assets                            2.07%
                                                             ========
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