Investor Relations

The strength of BNY Mellon’s business is a direct reflection of the high standards set by our governance structure. It provides guidance in managing the company for the benefit of all our stakeholders including our investors, clients, employees and communities. Through good governance, we ensure full accountability, compliance and the highest ethical standards from the Board of Directors on down.

Together with the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws and the charters of the committees of the Board of Directors (the "Board"), these Guidelines set forth the governance policies and procedures of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (the "Corporation").

These Guidelines should be considered in the context of the Corporation's Directors’ Code of Conduct. Directors must comply with the Directors’ Code of Conduct.

Our Board of Directors provides strategic counsel focused on managing capital wisely for the benefit of our shareholders. The Board, like our employees, has a code of conduct to follow. The BNY Mellon Directors’ Code of Conduct helps to foster a culture of honesty and accountability by providing guidance in recognizing and resolving ethical issues throughout the company. Each director must comply not only with the terms, but also with the spirit of this Code.

To comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and in accordance with the Charter of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (the "Company"), the Audit Committee is responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of the Company's independent auditor.

As part of this responsibility, the Audit Committee is required to pre-approve all audit and permitted non-audit services performed by the Company's independent auditor in order to assure that the auditor's independence from the Company is not compromised.

Accordingly, the Audit Committee has adopted the Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy which sets forth the procedures and the conditions pursuant to which services proposed to be performed by the independent auditor may be pre-approved.

Voting results from the 2019 Annual Meeting of BNY Mellon Stockholders on Tuesday, April 9, 2019.

Any interested party, including shareholders and employees, may communicate directly with the Lead Director (who is independent of management). Such communications may include complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters and confidential, anonymous submissions by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.

Such communications may be made by letter addressed:

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Church Street Station
P.O. Box 2164
New York, New York 10008-2164
Attn: Non-Management Director

Interested parties may also send such communications to the Lead Director by e-mail at non-managementdirector@bnymellon.com.