Goldstein Jeffrey A 4

What Happened
Jeffrey A. Goldstein, a director of Bank of New York Mellon Corp (BNY), was credited with 282.496 shares (reported acquisition code A) at $146.02 per share on July 1, 2026 — a reported value of about $41,250. This was an award/acquisition under a deferred compensation arrangement, not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-01; Reported filing date: 2026-07-06.
• Price reported: $146.02 per share; total reported value: $41,250 (rounded).
• Shares reported acquired: 282.496 (transaction code A — award/grant).
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not disclosed in this filing.
• Footnote: The shares are "phantom stock" under The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors, payable at a specified future date in shares (per footnote F1).
• Filing timing: The Form 4 was filed five days after the transaction date, which is outside the typical two-business-day reporting window for Form 4s.

Context
Phantom stock under a deferred compensation plan is a bookkeeping award that will be settled in actual company shares at a later date per the director's prior election; it is routine compensation for directors and does not reflect an immediate market purchase or sale. Such awards are common for non-employee directors and should be interpreted as compensation rather than a direct signal of personal trading sentiment.