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