Company: BK-PK
Filing Date: 2025-03-05
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-046216
Chunk: 102

Company: Bank of New York Mellon Corp
Filing Date: 2025-03-05
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 102
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 descriptions of the relationships between information presented in the Pay versus Performance table.

Compensation Actually Paid and Company and Peer Group TSR 1

Compensation Actually Paid and Net Income BNY 2025 PROXY STATEMENT 89

| ITEM 2. ADVISORY VOTE ON COMPENSATION |     | Executive Compensation Tablesand Other Compensation Disclosures |

Compensation Actually Paid and Adjusted ROTCE 1 Policies and Practices Related to the Grant of Certain Equity A wards Close in Time to the Release of Material Nonpublic Information In response to Item 402(x)(1) of Regulation S-K, we do not currently grant new awards of stock options, stock appreciation rights or similar option-like instruments. Accordingly, we do not have a specific policy or practice on the timing of such awards in relation to our disclosure of material nonpublic information. In the event we determine to grant such awards, we will evaluate the appropriate steps to take in relation to the foregoing. Insider Trading Policies and Procedures We have adoptedinsider trading policies and procedures governing the purchase, sale, and other dispositions of the company’s securities by our directors, officers and employees, and by the company itself. We believe that these policies and procedures are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations and applicable listing standards. Our insider trading policies and procedures were filed as Exhibit 19.1 to the 2024 Annual Report.

| 1 | Adjusted ROTCE excludes notable items. For a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the corresponding GAAP measure, please see Annex A: Non-GAAP Reconciliations beginning on page 107. |

90 BNY 2025 PROXY STATEMENT

## ITEM 3. RATIFICATION OF KPMG LLPItem 3. Ratification of KPMG LLPRESOLUTIONPage 92REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEEPage 93SERVICES PROVIDED BY KPMG LLPPage 94Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees, Tax Fees and All Other FeesPage 94Other Services Provided by KPMG LLPPage 94Pre-Approval PolicyPage 94BNY 2025 PROXY STATEMENT 91

## ITEM 3. RATIFICATION OF KPMG LLPResolutionProposalWe are asking stockholders to ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as our independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2025.BackgroundThe Audit Committee and the Board believe that the continued retention of KPMG