8-K: Current report filing
Published on January 21, 1999
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
January 19, 1999
BANKAMERICA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
1-6523
(Commission File Number)
56-0906609
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
(Address of principal executive offices)
28255
(Zip Code)
(704) 386-5000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Release of Fourth Quarter Earnings. On January 19, 1999, BankAmerica
Corporation, the registrant (the "Registrant"), announced financial results for
the fourth quarter of fiscal 1998, reporting operating earnings of $1.60 billion
and operating earnings per common share of $.92 ($.91 diluted). As a result of
a $441 million after-tax charge to cover costs associated with the merger of
NationsBank Corporation and BankAmerica Corporation, net income for the fourth
quarter of fiscal 1998 was $1.16 billion, or $.67 ($.66 diluted) per share. A
copy of the press release announcing the results of the Registrant's fiscal
quarter ended December 31, 1998 is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
99.1 Press Release dated January 19, 1999 with respect to the
Registrant's financial results for the fiscal
quarter ended December 31, 1998.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
BANKAMERICA CORPORATION
By: /s/ Marc D. Oken
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Marc D. Oken
Executive Vice President and
Principal Financial Executive
Dated: January 21, 1999
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
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99.1 Press Release dated January 19, 1999 with respect to the
Registrant's financial results for the fiscal quarter
ended December 31, 1998.