SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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) – March 18, 2011
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 000-52710 | 13-2614959 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| One Wall Street New York, New York |
10286 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code – (212) 495-1784
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| ITEM 8.01. | OTHER EVENTS. |
On March 18, 2011, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System did not object to its comprehensive capital plan. On March 22, 2011, the Company issued a press release that its Board of Directors authorized an increase in the quarterly dividend from the current nine cents per share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) to 13 cents per share of Common Stock, and approved an increase to the current share repurchase program authorization, that brings the total number of shares of Common Stock available for repurchase to 46.8 million. The Company’s press releases are filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(d) EXHIBITS.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 18, 2011 | |
| 99.2 | Press Release dated March 22, 2011 | |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: March 22, 2011 | By: | /s/ Patricia A. Bicket | ||
| Name: | Patricia A. Bicket | |||
| Title: | Assistant Secretary | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Number | Description | Method of Filing | ||
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 18, 2011 | Filed herewith | ||
| 99.2 | Press Release dated March 22, 2011 | Filed herewith | ||