McCarthy J Kevin 4

What Happened

• J. Kevin McCarthy, Senior Executive VP & General Counsel of Bank of New York Mellon (BK), had a total of 14,145 shares withheld on Feb 15, 2026 to satisfy tax liabilities from vested restricted stock units (RSUs). The withholding occurred in three blocks: 5,413 shares, 5,202 shares, and 3,530 shares, each at $117.74 per share, for a combined value of approximately $1,665,432. This is a tax-withholding disposition (code F), a routine administrative action rather than an open‑market sale or a new purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-15; filing date (Form 4): 2026-02-18 — filing appears timely.
• Price per share reported: $117.74.
• Shares withheld: 5,413; 5,202; 3,530 — total 14,145 shares; total value ≈ $1,665,432.
• Transaction code: F (shares withheld to pay tax liability on vesting of previously disclosed RSUs). Footnote: "Shares withheld in payment of tax liability due to the vesting of previously disclosed Restricted Stock Unit awards."
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.

Context

• This was a cashless tax-withholding event tied to RSU vesting (not an open-market sale or a purchase). Such withholdings are routine and generally do not by themselves indicate a change in the insider's view of the company's prospects.