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Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 6/30/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Tuesday, 8/11/20, at 12:35pm ET · For: 6/30/20 · Accession #: 1383312-20-55 · File #: 1-33220

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 8/11/20  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  10-K        6/30/20  140:19M

Annual Report — Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.94M 
 2: EX-10.25    Material Contract                                   HTML     42K 
 3: EX-10.28    Material Contract                                   HTML     91K 
 4: EX-10.29    Material Contract                                   HTML     86K 
 5: EX-10.30    Material Contract                                   HTML     92K 
 6: EX-14.1     Code of Ethics                                      HTML     48K 
 7: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     54K 
 8: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     37K 
 9: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     42K 
10: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     42K 
11: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     40K 
12: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     40K 
19: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    101K 
20: R2          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     62K 
21: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     43K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
22: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    121K 
23: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     57K 
24: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    136K 
25: R7          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     76K 
26: R8          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     44K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
27: R9          Consolidated Statements of Earnings                 HTML     95K 
28: R10         Basis of Presentation                               HTML     58K 
29: R11         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     88K 
30: R12         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML     95K 
31: R13         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     81K 
32: R14         Interest Expense, Net                               HTML     52K 
33: R15         Acquisitions                                        HTML    217K 
34: R16         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML    136K 
35: R17         Leases                                              HTML     78K 
36: R18         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                  HTML     64K 
37: R19         Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net                 HTML    142K 
38: R20         Other Non-Current Assets                            HTML     61K 
39: R21         Payables and Accrued Expenses                       HTML     63K 
40: R22         Borrowings                                          HTML    132K 
41: R23         Other Non-Current Liabilities                       HTML     54K 
42: R24         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML    208K 
43: R25         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    117K 
44: R26         Income Taxes                                        HTML    201K 
45: R27         Contractual Commitments, Contingencies, and         HTML    113K 
                Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements                                   
46: R28         Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive          HTML     84K 
                Income/(Loss) by Component                                       
47: R29         Financial Data by Segment                           HTML    179K 
48: R30         Quarterly Financial Results (Unaudited)             HTML    107K 
49: R31         Subsequent Event (Notes)                            HTML     40K 
50: R32         Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML     78K 
51: R33         Basis of Presentation (Policies)                    HTML    138K 
52: R34         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     41K 
                (Tables)                                                         
53: R35         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML     91K 
54: R36         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     84K 
55: R37         Interest Expense, Net (Tables)                      HTML     52K 
56: R38         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML    177K 
57: R39         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML    131K 
58: R40         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     82K 
59: R41         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Tables)         HTML     63K 
60: R42         Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)        HTML    147K 
61: R43         Other Non-Current Assets (Tables)                   HTML     59K 
62: R44         Payables and Accrued Expenses (Tables)              HTML     63K 
63: R45         Borrowings (Tables)                                 HTML    127K 
64: R46         Other Non-Current Liabilities (Tables)              HTML     54K 
65: R47         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    207K 
66: R48         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    116K 
67: R49         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    198K 
68: R50         Contractual Commitments, Contingencies, and         HTML    105K 
                Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements (Tables)                          
69: R51         Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive          HTML     83K 
                Income/(Loss) by Component (Tables)                              
70: R52         Financial Data by Segment (Tables)                  HTML    177K 
71: R53         Quarterly Financial Results (Unaudited) (Tables)    HTML    107K 
72: R54         Basis of Presentation - Additional Information      HTML     64K 
                (Details)                                                        
73: R55         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML    101K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
74: R56         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     50K 
                Summary of Estimated Useful Lives of Assets                      
                (Details)                                                        
75: R57         Revenue Recognition - Additional Information        HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R58         Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Revenue     HTML     97K 
                (Details)                                                        
77: R59         Revenue Recognition - Contract Assets and           HTML     42K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
78: R60         Earnings Per Share - Additional Information         HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
79: R61         Earnings Per Share - Denominators of Basic and      HTML     45K 
                Diluted EPS Computations (Details)                               
80: R62         Earnings Per Share - Computation of Basic EPS       HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R63         Earnings Per Share - Computation of Diluted EPS     HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
82: R64         Interest Expense, Net - Components of Interest      HTML     43K 
                Expense, Net (Details)                                           
83: R65         Acquisitions - Financial Information on             HTML    110K 
                Transactions (Details)                                           
84: R66         Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details)     HTML    110K 
85: R67         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Summary of    HTML     74K 
                Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair                
                Value on Recurring Basis (Details)                               
86: R68         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Summary of    HTML     42K 
                Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair                
                Value on Recurring Basis - Additional Information                
                (Details)                                                        
87: R69         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Narrative     HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
88: R70         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Schedule of   HTML     50K 
                Changes in Level 3 Financial Liabilities (Details)               
89: R71         Leases - Additional Information (Details)           HTML     48K 
90: R72         Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information     HTML     47K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R73         Leases - Components of Lease Cost (Details)         HTML     41K 
92: R74         Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information         HTML     41K 
                (Details)                                                        
93: R75         Leases - Maturity of Lease Liabilities Under Topic  HTML     56K 
                842 (Details)                                                    
94: R76         Leases - Maturity of Lease Liabilities Under Topic  HTML     55K 
                840 (Details)                                                    
95: R77         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - Schedule of    HTML     51K 
                Property, Plant and Equipment at Cost and                        
                Accumulated Depreciation (Details)                               
96: R78         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - Additional     HTML     41K 
                Information (Details)                                            
97: R79         Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net - Schedule of   HTML     64K 
                Changes in Goodwill (Details)                                    
98: R80         Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net - Additional    HTML     63K 
                Information (Details)                                            
99: R81         Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net - Schedule of   HTML     59K 
                Intangible Assets at Cost and Accumulated                        
                Amortization (Details)                                           
100: R82         Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net - Useful Lives  HTML     50K  
                (Details)                                                        
101: R83         Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net - Amortization  HTML     40K  
                of Intangibles (Details)                                         
102: R84         Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net - Estimated     HTML     51K  
                Amortization Expenses of Intangible Assets                       
                (Details)                                                        
103: R85         Other Non-Current Assets - Schedule of Other        HTML     56K  
                Non-Current Assets (Details)                                     
104: R86         Other Non-Current Assets - Additional Information   HTML     39K  
                (Details)                                                        
105: R87         Payables and Accrued Expenses - Components of       HTML     57K  
                Payables and Accrued Expenses (Details)                          
106: R88         Borrowings - Outstanding Borrowings (Details)       HTML     83K  
107: R89         Borrowings - Future Principal Payments on           HTML     55K  
                Outstanding Debt (Details)                                       
108: R90         Borrowings - Additional Information (Details)       HTML    120K  
109: R91         Other Non-Current Liabilities (Details)             HTML     51K  
110: R92         Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information   HTML     93K  
                (Details)                                                        
111: R93         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Incentive     HTML     94K  
                Equity Awards (Details)                                          
112: R94         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Incentive     HTML     58K  
                Equity Awards (Additional Information) (Details)                 
113: R95         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Outstanding   HTML     79K  
                Stock Options (Details)                                          
114: R96         Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Exercisable   HTML     79K  
                Stock Options (Details)                                          
115: R97         Stock-Based Compensation - Assumptions Used to      HTML     55K  
                Determine Fair Values of Stock Option Grants                     
                (Details)                                                        
116: R98         Employee Benefit Plans - Defined Contribution       HTML     44K  
                Savings Plans (Details)                                          
117: R99         Employee Benefit Plans - Defined Benefit Pension    HTML     53K  
                Plans (Details)                                                  
118: R100        Employee Benefit Plans - Other Post-retirement      HTML     44K  
                Benefit Plan (Details)                                           
119: R101        Employee Benefit Plans - Other Post-employment      HTML     42K  
                Benefit Obligations (Details)                                    
120: R102        Income Taxes - Earnings from Continuing Operations  HTML     46K  
                before Income Taxes (Details)                                    
121: R103        Income Taxes - Components of Provision for Income   HTML     65K  
                Taxes (Details)                                                  
122: R104        Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rate            HTML     85K  
                Reconciliation (Details)                                         
123: R105        Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     94K  
124: R106        Income Taxes - Components of Deferred Tax Assets    HTML     80K  
                and Liabilities (Details)                                        
125: R107        Income Taxes - Summary of Activity Related to       HTML     47K  
                Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)                              
126: R108        Contractual Commitments, Contingencies, and         HTML     70K  
                Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements - Additional                      
                Information (Details)                                            
127: R109        Contractual Commitments, Contingencies, and         HTML     55K  
                Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements - Data Center                     
                Agreements - Capitalized Costs (Details)                         
128: R110        Contractual Commitments, Contingencies, and         HTML     45K  
                Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements - Data Center                     
                Agreements - Amortization Expense of Capitalized                 
                Costs (Details)                                                  
129: R111        Contractual Commitments, Contingencies, and         HTML     45K  
                Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements - Contractual                     
                Obligations (Details)                                            
130: R112        Contractual Commitments, Contingencies, and         HTML     48K  
                Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements - Schedule of                     
                Minimum Commitments Related to Technology Service                
                Agreement (Details)                                              
131: R113        Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive          HTML     75K  
                Income/(Loss) by Component Changes in Accumulated                
                Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) by Component -                 
                Summary of Components of AOCI (Details)                          
132: R114        Financial Data by Segment - Schedule of Financial   HTML    105K  
                Data Segment Reporting Information (Details)                     
133: R115        Financial Data by Segment - Schedule of Revenues    HTML     63K  
                and Assets by Geographic Area (Details)                          
134: R116        Quarterly Financial Results (Unaudited) - Summary   HTML     75K  
                of Quarterly Results of Operations (Details)                     
135: R117        Subsequent Event (Details)                          HTML     45K  
136: R118        Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML     53K  
                [Schedule] (Details)                                             
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5 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 8/08/23  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  10-K        6/30/23  140:16M
 8/12/22  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  10-K        6/30/22  133:15M
 8/12/21  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  10-K        6/30/21  141:16M
 5/07/21  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  424B5                  1:1.5M                                   Broadridge Fin’l So… Inc
 5/06/21  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  424B5                  1:1.5M                                   Broadridge Fin’l So… Inc

23 Previous Filings that this Filing References

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 8/06/20  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  8-K:5,9     8/04/20   14:410K
 6/10/20  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  8-K:5,9     6/10/20   14:203K
 1/31/20  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  10-Q       12/31/19   92:13M
12/09/19  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  8-K:1,2,8,912/04/19   16:748K
11/06/19  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  10-Q        9/30/19   95:9.1M
 9/27/19  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  8-K:5,9     9/27/19    2:24K                                    Broadridge Fin’l So… Inc
 8/06/19  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  10-K        6/30/19  130:17M
 8/06/19  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  8-K:5,9     8/06/19    2:192K
 3/18/19  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  8-K:1,2,9   3/18/19    2:919K
11/14/18  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  8-K:5,9    11/08/18    3:92K
11/13/18  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  8-K:5,7,9  11/08/18    3:239K
 5/08/18  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  10-Q        3/31/18   71:6M
 5/10/17  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  10-Q        3/31/17   76:6.8M
 6/27/16  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  8-K:1,2,9   6/21/16    5:525K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
11/06/14  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  10-Q        9/30/14   68:5.5M
11/15/13  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  8-K:5,7,9  11/14/13    3:216K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 9/20/13  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  8-K:5,9     9/19/13    3:29K                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/21/13  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  8-K:1,9     8/21/13    2:109K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 9/20/11  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  8-K:5,9     9/16/11    2:93K                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/12/11  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  10-K        6/30/11  100:9.3M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
10/27/10  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  10-K/A      6/30/10   10:408K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 5/30/07  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  8-K:1,2,9   5/23/07    5:500K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/02/07  Broadridge Fin’l Solutions, Inc.  8-K:1,2,3,5 3/29/07   17:1.8M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA

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Filing Submission 0001383312-20-000055 – Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 6/30/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Tuesday, 8/11/20, at 12:35pm ET · For: 6/30/20 · Accession #: 1383312-20-55 · File #: 1-33220

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