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Bank of New York Mellon Corp 8-K Report, Bylaw Amendment (Dec 22, 2020)

Filed December 22, 2020For Securities:BKBK-PKBNYBNY-PK

Summary

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) filed an 8-K on December 22, 2020, primarily to report the elimination of its Series C Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock from its Restated Certificate of Incorporation. This action follows the redemption of all outstanding shares of this preferred stock on December 20, 2020. Investors should note that this filing is largely administrative and reflects the completion of a prior corporate action related to preferred stock management. The elimination of the Series C Preferred Stock from the company's charter is a procedural step to tidy up the corporate governance documents now that the stock is no longer outstanding. While not indicative of significant new financial events, it signals the finalization of the redemption process and simplifies the company's capital structure from a governance perspective. Investors can review the filed Certificate of Elimination as Exhibit 3.1 for full details.

Key Highlights

  • 1BK has formally eliminated its Series C Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock from its Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
  • 2The elimination is effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of Delaware on December 22, 2020.
  • 3All outstanding shares of the Series C Preferred Stock were previously redeemed on December 20, 2020.
  • 4This filing serves as a procedural update to reflect the completion of the preferred stock redemption.
  • 5The action simplifies the company's corporate governance structure by removing provisions related to the redeemed preferred stock.
  • 6The Certificate of Elimination is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the 8-K.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to report the administrative action of eliminating the Series C Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock from The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, following the prior redemption of all outstanding shares.

The outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock were redeemed on December 20, 2020. The Certificate of Elimination was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on December 22, 2020, making the elimination effective on that date.

No, this filing is primarily a procedural and corporate governance update. It reflects the completion of a prior action (redemption of preferred stock) and does not signal new financial performance metrics or significant strategic shifts.

The Certificate of Elimination relating to the Series C Preferred Stock is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference.