2020 Annual Meeting Voting Results

Investor Relations

Results of 2020 Proxy Voting

Voting results from the 2020 Annual Meeting of BNY Mellon Stockholders on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 are as follows:

Proposal 1 – The election of 10 directors for a term expiring at the end of our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

Name Total Number of Votes Cast "For" Total Number of Votes Cast "Against" Total Number of Abstentions Total Number of Broker Non-Votes
Linda Z. Cook 678,446,458 8,439,257 861,379 65,232,685
Joseph J. Echevarria 667,850,532 18,736,205 1,160,357 65,232,685
Thomas ("Todd") P. Gibbons 682,929,593 3,986,615 830,886 65,232,685
Jeffrey A. Goldstein 679,966,511 6,854,123 926,460 65,232,685
Edmund F. Kelly 671,761,392 15,171,274 814,428 65,232,685
Jennifer B. Morgan 682,907,204 3,981,898 857,992 65,232,685
Elizabeth E. Robinson 683,010,621 3,870,941 865,532 65,232,685
Samuel C. Scott III 671,167,061 15,667,131 912,902 65,232,685
Frederick O. Terrell 682,753,263 4,034,476 959,355 65,232,685
Alfred "Al" W. Zollar 682,008,757 4,788,548 949,789 65,232,685

Proposal 2 – Advisory resolution to approve the 2019 compensation of BNY Mellon’s named executive officers:

  Total Percentage of Votes Cast
For 652,141,831 95.06%
Against 33,832,040 4.93%
Abstain 1,773,223 *
Broker Non-Votes 65,232,685 *

Proposal 3 – Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as BNY Mellon’s independent auditor for 2020:

  Total Percentage of Votes Cast
For 738,221,011 98.16%
Against 13,794,280 1.83%
Abstain 964,488 *
Broker Non-Votes — *

Proposal 4 – Stockholder proposal regarding a pay equity report:

  Total Percentage of Votes Cast
For 51,487,323 7.85%
Against 603,682,652 92.14%
Abstain 32,577,119 *
Broker Non-Votes 65,232,685 *

Proposal 5 – Stockholder proposal regarding a stockholder vote on by-law and charter amendments:

  Total Percentage of Votes Cast
For 10,079,195 1.47%
Against 674,497,065 98.52%
Abstain 3,170,834 *
Broker Non-Votes 65,232,685 *

* Abstentions and broker non-votes were not counted as votes cast.