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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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) - July 1, 1997
MELLON BANK CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Pennsylvania 1-7410 25-1233834
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
One Mellon Bank Center
500 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15258
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code - (412) 234-5000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
By press release dated July 1, 1997, Mellon Bank Corporation (the "Corporation")
announced that it has completed its acquisition of Buck Consultants, Inc., a
leading global benefits consulting firm.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 Mellon Bank Corporation Press Release, dated July 1, 1997, announcing
the matter referenced in Item 5 above.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
MELLON BANK CORPORATION
Date: July 3, 1997 By: CARK KRASIK
Carl Krasik
Associate General Counsel &
Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number Description Method of Filing
99.1 Press Release dated July 1, 1997 Filed herewith
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EXHIBIT 99.1
[LOGO OF MELLON BANK] News Release
Contact: Corporate Affairs
One Mellon Bank Center
Media: Stephen K. Dishart Pittsburgh, PA 15258-0001
(412) 234-0850
Analysts: Donald J. MacLeod
(412) 234-5601
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MELLON COMPLETES ACQUISITION
OF BUCK CONSULTANTS, INC.
PITTSBURGH, July 1, 1997--Mellon Bank Corporation today announced that it has
completed its previously announced acquisition of Buck Consultants, Inc., a
leading global benefits consulting firm. Mellon and Buck signed a definitive
agreement in March 1997 to form a strategic combination that will create a
leader in the rapidly growing business of corporate benefits outsourcing.
Buck will operate as a Mellon subsidiary under the direction of its current
management team, retaining its identity and its operational and professional
independence. With headquarters in New York, Buck provides a broad array of
pension and health and welfare actuarial services, and employee benefits,
compensation and human resources consulting and administrative services.
Mellon Bank Corporation is a broad-based financial services company with a
bank at its core. With balance sheet assets of approximately $42 billion and
assets under management or administration of approximately $1.3 trillion, Mellon
provides a full range of banking, investment and trust products and services to
individuals and small, midsize and large businesses and institutions.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh; Mellon's principal subsidiary is Mellon Bank, N.A
and its mutual fund business is The Dreyfus Corporation.
Press releases and other information about Mellon Bank Corporation and its
products and services are available at http://www.mellon.com on the Internet.
For Mellon press releases by fax, call 1 800 758-5804, identification number
552187.
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