UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 14, 2009
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-52710 | 13-2614959 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
One Wall Street
New York, New York 10286
(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)
(212) 495-1784
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.03. | AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR. |
On April 14, 2009, the Board of Directors of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (the “Corporation”) amended and restated the By-Laws of the Corporation to reflect certain changes: (1) Section 9 of Article Two was amended to reflect that at least 25% of regular meetings of the Board of Directors are no longer required to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; (2) Section 1 of Article Three was amended to reflect that in the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee of the Board of Directors, specific direction for replacing “Continuing BNY Directors” and “Continuing Mellon Directors”, as such terms are defined in Article Five of the By-Laws, are no longer required, (3) Section 5 of Article Five was amended to reflect that each of the Board of Directors’ Human Resources and Compensation Committee, Executive Committee, Audit Committee, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and Risk Committee are no longer required to be composed of certain numbers of “Continuing BNY Directors” and “Continuing Mellon Directors”, as such terms are defined in Article Five of the By-Laws, and chaired by such directors, (4) Section 3 of Article Three and Section 7 of Article Four were amended to reflect the change of the name of the committee of the Board of Directors formerly called the “Audit and Examining Committee” to the “Audit Committee” and (5) Section 9 of Article Two and Section 4 of Article Five reference the Board of Directors’ constating document as the “Corporate Governance Guidelines” rather than “Board Policies”.
Item 9.01 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
| (d) | EXHIBITS. |
Item No. | Description | |
3.1 | Provisions of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation By-Laws as amended April 14, 2009. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | ||||||
| Dated: April 17, 2009 | By: | /s/ Arlie R. Nogay | ||||
| Arlie R. Nogay | ||||||
| Corporate Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Number | Description | Method of Filing | ||
| 3.1 | Provisions of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation By-Laws as amended April 14, 2009. | Filed herewith |