--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-23-099221" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "BK" cik: "0001390777" company_name: "Bank of New York Mellon Corp" filed_at: "2023-04-12T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-17T02:59:00.065942+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.1 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # BNY Mellon shareholders elect all 11 directors, approve 2023 LTIP and say-on-pay at annual meeting ## Summary - All 11 director nominees elected; 2022 executive compensation approved on advisory basis. - Shareholders vote for annual say-on-pay frequency; board will include every year through 2029. - KPMG ratified as independent auditor for FY2023; 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan approved. - Stockholder proposal on requiring ratification of certain severance payments did not pass. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-23-099221 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: BK - cik: 0001390777 - company_name: Bank of New York Mellon Corp - filed_at: 2023-04-12T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.1 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000119312523099221/0001193125-23-099221-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000119312523099221/d480155d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-099221 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-099221.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-099221.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Bank of New York Mellon Corp shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as BNY Mellon’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-04-12 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-12 source text: 4. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as BNY Mellon’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2023: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 684,876,650 12,408,091 1,151,330 — evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000119312523099221/0001193125-23-099221-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Bank of New York Mellon Corp shareholders approved Election of 11 directors for a term expiring at the end of our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at the 2023-04-12 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-12 source text: 1. The election of 11 directors for a term expiring at the end of our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Name of Director For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote Linda Z. Cook 610,867,669 24,454,794 1,222,410 61,891,198 Joseph J. Echevarria 604,109,636 29,133,450 3,301,787 61,891,198 M. Amy Gilliland 626,698,348 8,549,067 1,297,458 61,891,198 Jeffrey A. Goldstein 626,841,138 8,428,529 1,275,206 61,891,198 K. Guru Gowrappan 630,145,804 5,048,902 1,350,167 61,891,198 Ralph Izzo 616,770,329 18,396,004 1,378,540 61,891,198 Sandra E. O’Connor 630,324,938 4,920,595 1,299,340 61,891,198 Elizabeth E. Robinson 630,398,248 4,918,310 1,228,315 61,891,198 Frederick O. Terrell 626,284,161 8,859,702 1,401,010 61,891,198 Robin A. Vince 630,903,104 4,298,985 1,342,784 61,891,198 Alfred W. Zollar 626,856,819 8,317,835 1,370,219 61,891,198 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000119312523099221/0001193125-23-099221-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Bank of New York Mellon Corp shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve the 2022 compensation of BNY Mellon’s named executive officers at the 2023-04-12 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-12 source text: 2. Advisory vote to approve the 2022 compensation of BNY Mellon’s named executive officers: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 602,001,854 31,155,220 3,387,799 61,891,198 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000119312523099221/0001193125-23-099221-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Bank of New York Mellon Corp shareholders approved Approval of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan at the 2023-04-12 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-12 source text: 5. Approval of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 607,386,388 27,223,513 1,934,972 61,891,198 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000119312523099221/0001193125-23-099221-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Bank of New York Mellon Corp shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal regarding stockholder ratification of certain executive severance payments at the 2023-04-12 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-12 source text: 6. Stockholder proposal regarding stockholder ratification of certain executive severance payments: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 112,271,629 520,745,592 3,527,652 61,891,198 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000119312523099221/0001193125-23-099221-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Bank of New York Mellon Corp shareholders approved Advisory vote on say-on-pay vote frequency at the 2023-04-12 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-12 source text: 3. Advisory vote on say-on-pay vote frequency: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstained Broker Non-Vote 623,872,186 1,570,830 9,228,391 1,873,466 61,891,198 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000119312523099221/0001193125-23-099221-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.