Results of 2009 Proxy Voting
Results of voting at the 2009 annual meeting of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation stockholders on Tuesday,
| Election of Directors
(All Re-elected) |
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Name |
Total Number of Votes Cast "For" |
Total Number of Votes "Withheld" |
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| Ruth E. Bruch | 953,901,771 | 41,271,572 | ||
| Nicholas M. Donofrio | 980,313,869 | 14,859,474 | ||
| Gerald L. Hassell | 984,525,997 | 10,647,346 | ||
| Edmund F. Kelly | 943,418,686 | 51,754,657 | ||
| Robert P. Kelly | 978,988,709 | 16,184,634 | ||
| Richard J. Kogan | 983,634,761 | 11,538,582 | ||
| Michael J. Kowalski | 985,379,187 | 9,794,156 | ||
| John A. Luke, Jr. | 908,720,811 | 86,452,532 | ||
| Robert Mehrabian | 938,991,400 | 56,181,943 | ||
| Mark A. Nordenberg | 983,959,686 | 11,213,657 | ||
| Catherine A. Rein | 953,121,615 | 42,051,728 | ||
| William C. Richardson | 984,328,823 | 10,844,520 | ||
| Samuel C. Scott III | 914,945,762 | 80,227,581 | ||
| John P. Surma | 954,388,103 | 40,785,240 | ||
| Wesley W. von Schack | 910,892,803 | 84,280,540 | ||
| Proposal 2 Advisory (Non-binding) Vote Regarding 2008 Executive Compensation
(Approved) |
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| Total Number of Votes Cast |
Percentage of Votes Cast |
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| For | 949,878,387 | 96.44 |
| Against | 35,062,218 | 3.56 |
| Abstain | 10,232,738 | * |
| Proposal 3 Ratification of Appointment of KPMG LLP
(Approved) |
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| Total Number of Votes Cast |
Percentage of Votes Cast |
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| For | 980,641,687 | 98.80 |
| Against | 11,896,522 | 1.20 |
| Abstain | 2,635,134 | * |
| Proposal 4 Stockholder Proposal Requesting Adoption of Cumulative Voting
(Not Approved) |
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| Total Number of Votes Cast |
Percentage of Votes Cast |
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| For | 319,695,660 | 36.10 |
| Against | 565,917,288 | 63.90 |
| Abstain | 4,350,391 | * |
| Proposal 5 Stockholder Proposal Requesting Adoption of a 75% Retention Policy for Shares Acquired Through Compensation Plans
(Not Approved) |
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| Total Number of Votes Cast |
Percentage of Votes Cast |
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| For | 265,185,608 | 30.49 |
| Against | 604,582,209 | 69.51 |
| Abstain | 20,195,523 | * |
* Abstentions are not counted as votes cast.