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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-200101"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BK"
cik: "0001390777"
company_name: "Bank of New York Mellon Corp"
filed_at: "2025-09-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T06:58:23.356002+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bank of New York Mellon issues 500K depositary shares of Series L preferred stock, raising $500M

## Summary
- Public offering of 500,000 depositary shares, each representing 1/100th interest in a share of Series L Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock with $100K liquidation preference per share.
- Underwriters include Barclays, BofA Securities, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, and BNY Mellon Capital Markets.
- Restrictions: If Series L dividends are not declared and paid, BK cannot pay dividends on or redeem common stock or junior shares.
- Certificate of Designations for Series L filed with Delaware Secretary of State on September 9, 2025, effective same day.
- Deposit Agreement with Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as depositary.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-200101
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BK
- cik: 0001390777
- company_name: Bank of New York Mellon Corp
- filed_at: 2025-09-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.03, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000119312525200101/0001193125-25-200101-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000119312525200101/d932260d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-200101.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp: Filed Certificate of Designations establishing Series L Preferred Stock preferences, limitations and relative rights (effective 2025-09-09).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2025-09-09
  source text: On September 9, 2025, the Registrant filed a Certificate of Designations (the “Certificate of Designations”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to establish the preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series L Preferred Stock.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000119312525200101/0001193125-25-200101-index.htm

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