Company: BK-PK
Filing Date: 2025-12-11
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0001193125-25-315973
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Company: Bank of New York Mellon Corp
Filing Date: 2025-12-11
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 5.02
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Item 5.02.      Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.  

(d) On December 9, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “ Board”) of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (the “ Company”) elected Charles F. Lowrey as an independent member of the Board, effective February 15, 2026. With the election of Mr. Lowrey, the Company’s Board will consist of 12 directors.

Mr. Lowrey will receive customary compensation from the Company for serving as a director in accordance with the non-managementdirector compensation program as described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2025 (the “ Proxy Statement”).

A copy of the Company’s press release relating to the election of Mr. Lowrey as a director is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-Kand is incorporated herein by reference.

(e) On December 8, 2025, the Human Resources and Compensation Committee (“ HRCC”) of the Company unanimously voted to award the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Robin Vince, an equity award (the “ Award”), consisting of Restricted Stock Units (“ RSUs”) with a grant date value of $25.0 million and 869,263 stock options. As part of the approval process, the HRCC presented the proposal to the independent members of the Company’s Board on December 9, 2025, and it was unanimously supported. The grant date value of the RSUs and the exercise price of the options are based on the closing price of the Company’s stock on the grant date of the Award. The RSUs will vest and the options will become exercisable in two equal installments on the fifth and sixth anniversaries of the grant date, subject to Mr. Vince’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date. The net shares delivered upon the exercise of the stock options will be subject to a two-yearholding period after such exercise.

Recognizing Mr. Vince’s bold, long-term vision for the Company, and the peer-leading shareholder value creation during his tenure to date, the independent members of the Board determined it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to ensure that Mr. Vince continues to lead the Company for a significant number of years. In creating the Award, the Board considered the importance