Company: BK-PK
Filing Date: 2025-03-05
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-046216
Chunk: 27

Company: Bank of New York Mellon Corp
Filing Date: 2025-03-05
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 27
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, which applies to all of our employees (including management directors) and provides a framework to maintain the highest standards of professional conduct for the company. The Board has also adopted a Directors’ Code of Conduct to provide guidance to our directors in recognizing and addressing ethical issues, to provide mechanisms to report possible unethical conduct, and to foster a culture of honesty and accountability among directors. At least annually, the CGNSR Committee reviews the directors’ compliance with the Directors’ Code of Conduct (and, in the case of management directors, compliance with the Employee Code of Conduct).Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Employee Code of Conduct and Directors’ Code of Conduct are available on our website (see “Helpful Resources” on page 105). We intend to disclose any amendments to, or waivers from, our Employee Code of Conduct or our Directors’ Code of Conduct (including the amendments to the Directors’ Code of Conduct discussed above) for the benefit of executive officers and directors, respectively, by posting such information on our website.Evaluation of Board and Committee EffectivenessAnnually, the Board and each of our standing committees conduct a self-evaluation exercise aimed at the continual enhancement of Board and individual director performance. The Board and management then work together to take appropriate action in light of the results of the self-evaluations. The CGNSR Committee continually reviews the process and has overseen a multi-year evolution to enhance both the comprehensiveness of the program and the overall engagement among directors. In 2022, a third-party facilitator was engaged to conduct the individual director interviews and lead the discussion with the Board regarding the results of the annual evaluation exercise. The CGNSR Committee considered the support of a third-party facilitator as a means to keep the evaluation exercise fresh, incorporate more granular focus on individual director (or “peer-to-peer”) feedback, and leverage the experience and insights of an outside expert. The third-party facilitator selected to support the Board’s evaluation exercise is a governance expert with significant experience in leading Board effectiveness reviews across a number of public companies. Following the 2022 cycle, the CGNSR Committee designed an abbreviated form of evaluation to support appropriate focus on the integration of feedback and implementation of action items developed through the third-party facilitated exercise. At appropriate intervals, the Board will rotate back to the comprehensive, third-party facilitated program, including the peer-to-peer feedback exercise. The following table provides additional detail regarding the scope and timing of the Board’s evaluation program.26 BNY 2025 PROXY STATEMENT

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