2023 Annual Meeting Voting Results
Investor Relations
Results of 2023 Proxy Voting
Voting results from the 2023 Annual Meeting of BNY Mellon Stockholders on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 are as follows:
Proposal 1 – The election of 11 directors for a term expiring at the end of our 2024 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 | 610,867,669 | 24,454,794 | 1,222,410 | 61,891,198 |
Joseph J. Echevarria | 604,109,636 | 29,133,450 | 3,301,787 | 61,891,198 |
M. Amy Gilliland | 626,698,348 | 8,549,067 | 1,297,458 | 61,891,198 |
Jeffrey A. Goldstein | 626,841,138 | 8,428,529 | 1,275,206 | 61,891,198 |
K. Guru Gowrappan | 630,145,804 | 5,048,902 | 1,350,167 | 61,891,198 |
Ralph Izzo | 616,770,329 | 18,396,004 | 1,378,540 | 61,891,198 |
Sandra E. O’Connor | 630,324,938 | 4,920,595 | 1,299,340 | 61,891,198 |
Elizabeth E. Robinson | 630,398,248 | 4,918,310 | 1,228,315 | 61,891,198 |
Frederick O. Terrell | 626,284,161 | 8,859,702 | 1,401,010 | 61,891,198 |
Robin A. Vince | 630,903,104 | 4,298,985 | 1,342,784 | 61,891,198 |
Alfred W. Zollar | 626,856,819 | 8,317,835 | 1,370,219 | 61,891,198 |
Proposal 2 – Advisory resolution to approve the 2022 compensation of BNY Mellon’s named executive officers:
Total | |
For | 602,001,854 |
Against | 31,155,220 |
Abstain | 3,387,799 |
Broker Non-Votes | 61,891,198 |
Proposal 3 – Advisory vote on say-on-pay vote frequency:
Total | |
1 Year | 623,872,186 |
2 Years | 1,570,830 |
3 Years | 9,228,391 |
Abstain | 1,873,466 |
Broker Non-Votes | 61,891,198 |
Proposal 4 – Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as BNY Mellon’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2023:
Total | |
For | 684,876,650 |
Against | 12,408,091 |
Abstain | 1,151,330 |
Broker Non-Votes | — |
Proposal 5 – Approval of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan:
Total | |
For | 607,386,388 |
Against | 27,223,513 |
Abstain | 1,934,972 |
Broker Non-Votes | 61,891,198 |
Proposal 6 – Stockholder proposal regarding stockholder ratification of certain executive severance payments:
Total | |
For | 112,271,629 |
Against | 520,745,592 |
Abstain | 3,527,652 |
Broker Non-Votes |
61,891,198 |