--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-24-091966" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "BK" cik: "0001390777" company_name: "Bank of New York Mellon Corp" filed_at: "2024-04-10T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-04T00:19:12.881069+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.3 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # BNY Mellon stockholders elect 11 directors and approve compensation and auditor at 2024 annual meeting ## Summary - All 11 director nominees elected with majority support; votes ranged from 604.6M to 615.9M for, with 50.8M broker non-votes. - Advisory vote on 2023 executive compensation approved with 585.7M for, 31.9M against, 2.4M abstentions. - Ratification of KPMG as independent auditor for 2024 approved with 656.0M for, 13.7M against, 0.9M abstained. - Stockholder proposal on lobbying transparency defeated: 234.6M for, 376.9M against, 8.3M abstained. - Stockholder proposal on de-banking risks report defeated: 19.5M for, 588.7M against, 11.8M abstained. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-24-091966 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: BK - cik: 0001390777 - company_name: Bank of New York Mellon Corp - filed_at: 2024-04-10T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.3 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000119312524091966/0001193125-24-091966-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000119312524091966/d804855d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-091966 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-091966.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-091966.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, 2024 at the 2024-04-09 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-09 source text: 3. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as BNY Mellon’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2024: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 656,038,306 13,683,541 945,882 — evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000119312524091966/0001193125-24-091966-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Bank of New York Mellon Corp shareholders approved The election of 11 directors for a term expiring at the end of our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at the 2024-04-09 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-09 source text: 1. The election of 11 directors for a term expiring at the end of our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Name of Director For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote Linda Z. Cook 604,625,059 14,087,069 1,200,487 50,755,114 Joseph J. Echevarria 611,751,766 7,013,185 1,147,664 50,755,114 M. Amy Gilliland 615,898,419 2,941,771 1,072,425 50,755,114 Jeffrey A. Goldstein 608,122,307 10,532,595 1,257,713 50,755,114 K. Guru Gowrappan 615,538,580 3,232,896 1,141,139 50,755,114 Ralph Izzo 610,804,623 7,940,998 1,166,994 50,755,114 Sandra E. O’Connor 615,869,652 2,983,952 1,059,011 50,755,114 Elizabeth E. Robinson 615,044,411 3,824,116 1,044,088 50,755,114 Rakefet Russak-Aminoach 615,348,739 3,340,929 1,222,947 50,755,114 Robin A. Vince 615,561,342 3,212,549 1,138,724 50,755,114 Alfred W. Zollar 615,228,186 3,509,587 1,174,842 50,755,114 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000119312524091966/0001193125-24-091966-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Bank of New York Mellon Corp shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal regarding transparency in lobbying at the 2024-04-09 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2024-04-09 source text: 4. Stockholder proposal regarding transparency in lobbying: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 234,620,974 376,946,236 8,345,405 50,755,114 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000119312524091966/0001193125-24-091966-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Bank of New York Mellon Corp shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal regarding a report on the risks of politicized de-banking at the 2024-04-09 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2024-04-09 source text: 5. Stockholder proposal regarding a report on the risks of politicized de-banking*: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 19,467,731 588,664,175 11,780,709 50,755,114 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000119312524091966/0001193125-24-091966-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Bank of New York Mellon Corp shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve the 2023 compensation of BNY Mellon’s named executive officers at the 2024-04-09 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-09 source text: 2. Advisory vote to approve the 2023 compensation of BNY Mellon’s named executive officers: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 585,650,516 31,888,444 2,373,655 50,755,114 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000119312524091966/0001193125-24-091966-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.