Charter of the Corporate Governance, Nominating and Social Responsibility Committee of the Board of Directors, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
The Corporate Governance, Nominating and Social Responsibility Committee (the "Committee") is appointed by the Board of Directors (the "Board") for the following purposes:
In carrying out its responsibilities, each Committee member shall be entitled to rely on the integrity and expertise of those persons providing information to the Committee and on the accuracy and completeness of such information, absent actual knowledge to the contrary.
The Committee will have the resources and authority necessary to discharge its responsibilities, including sole authority to retain and terminate the engagement of such consultants or independent counsel to the Committee as it may deem helpful in carrying out its responsibilities, and to establish the fees and other terms for the retention of such consultants and counsel, such fees to be borne by the Corporation.
The Committee will consist of three or more Directors who satisfy, as determined by the Board, the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange Listing Standards, including those with respect to independence, and any additional requirements that the Board deems appropriate. Committee members and the Committee Chairman shall be appointed annually by the Board on the recommendation of the Committee and serve at the pleasure of the Board.
Except as limited by law, regulation or the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, the Committee may form subcommittees for any purpose that it deems appropriate and may delegate to such subcommittees or to members of the Corporation's management such power and authority as it deems appropriate, provided, however, that any such subcommittees shall meet all applicable independence requirements and that the Committee shall not delegate to persons other than independent directors any functions that are required — under applicable law, regulation, or stock exchange rule — to be performed by independent directors.
The Committee shall meet as frequently as is necessary to fulfill its duties and responsibilities, but not less frequently than three times per year. A meeting of the Committee may be called by its chairman or any two members of the Committee.
The Committee may request any officer or employee of the Corporation, or any special counsel or advisor, to attend a meeting of the Committee or to meet with any members of, or consultant to, the Committee.
Minutes of its meetings will be approved by the Committee and maintained on its behalf. The Committee shall report its activities to the Board on a regular basis and make such recommendations as it deems necessary or appropriate.
The Committee shall:
The Committee shall (a) review the Board's committee structure and responsibilities and recommend to the Board directors to serve as members of each committee, (b) review committee composition annually and recommend the appointment of new committee members, as necessary, and (c) periodically consider the appropriate size of the Board and recommend to the Board changes in Board size as warranted.
The Committee shall periodically consider possible changes in committee assignments while maintaining flexibility, so that each committee includes directors with the requisite expertise and experience to fulfill its duties and responsibilities, and will recommend changes in committee assignments to the Board as it deems appropriate.
The Committee shall review on an annual basis compensation and benefits for non-employee Directors and make recommendations to the Board on appropriate compensation for such Directors. The Committee shall approve compensation arrangements for non-employee members of the boards of directors of the Corporation's significant subsidiaries.
The Committee shall oversee the evaluations of the Board and committees of the Board and, unless performed by the Human Resources and Compensation Committee, the Corporation's senior managers.
Annually, there shall be a performance evaluation of the Committee, which may be a self-evaluation or an evaluation employing such other resources or procedures as the Committee may deem appropriate. The Committee will review and assess the adequacy of this charter annually and recommend changes to the Board as necessary.
This charter will be published on the Corporation's website and the Corporation will disclose in its annual proxy statement that this charter is available on its website and provide the website address.
Approved: April 12, 2023