UNITED STATES
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
January 28, 2022
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36560 | 51-0483352 | ||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
| 777 Long Ridge Road | |||||||||||
| Stamford, | Connecticut | 06902 | |||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||
(203) 585-2400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common stock, par value $0.001 per share | SYF | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
| Depositary Shares Each Representing a 1/40th Interest in a Share of 5.625% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A | SYFPrA | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
| Emerging growth company | ☐ | ||||||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 28, 2022, Synchrony Financial (the “Company”) issued a press release setting forth the Company’s fourth quarter 2021 earnings. A copy of the Company���s press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby incorporated by reference. The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibits, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are being furnished as part of this report:
| Number | Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | Press release, dated January 28, 2022, issued by Synchrony Financial | |||||||
| 99.2 | Financial Data Supplement of the Company for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 | |||||||
| 99.3 | Financial Results Presentation of the Company for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 | |||||||
| 99.4 | Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures | |||||||
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL | |||||||
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date: January 28, 2022 | By: | /s/ Jonathan Mothner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Name: | Jonathan Mothner | |||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||||||||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Number | Description | |||||||
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL | |||||||