The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) FWPFree writing prospectus

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION

$750,000,000 5.225% FIXED RATE / FLOATING RATE CALLABLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2035

November 13, 2024

ISSUER: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION

SECURITIES: SENIOR MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES J

EXPECTED RATINGS (MOODY’S / S&P / FITCH / DBRS)*: AA3 (STABLE) / A (STABLE) / AA- (STABLE) / AA (STABLE)

LEGAL FORMAT: SEC-REGISTERED

MATURITY DATE: NOVEMBER 20, 2035

TRADE DATE: NOVEMBER 13, 2024

SETTLEMENT DATE: NOVEMBER 20, 2024 (T+5)**

FIXED INTEREST RATE: 5.225% PER ANNUM

FIXED RATE PERIOD INTEREST: THE NOTES WILL BEAR INTEREST FROM NOVEMBER 20, 2024 TO, BUT EXCLUDING, NOVEMBER 20, 2034 (THE “FIXED RATE PERIOD”), AT THE FIXED INTEREST RATE

FLOATING RATE INTEREST RATE: COMPOUNDED SOFR, AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THE PROSPECTUS AND PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, PLUS THE SPREAD. IN NO EVENT WILL THE INTEREST RATE FOR ANY INTEREST PERIOD, AS DEFINED IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, BE LESS THAN THE MINIMUM INTEREST RATE.

FLOATING RATE PERIOD INTEREST: THE NOTES WILL BEAR INTEREST FROM, AND INCLUDING, NOVEMBER 20, 2034, TO BUT EXCLUDING THE EARLIER OF THE MATURITY DATE OR A REDEMPTION DATE, AS APPLICABLE (THE “FLOATING RATE PERIOD”), AT THE FLOATING RATE INTEREST RATE.

INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: WITH RESPECT TO THE FIXED RATE PERIOD, INTEREST PAYS SEMI-ANNUALLY ON THE TWENTIETH OF MAY AND NOVEMBER OF EACH YEAR, COMMENCING ON MAY 20, 2025 AND ENDING ON NOVEMBER 20, 2034. WITH RESPECT TO THE FLOATING RATE PERIOD, INTEREST PAYS QUARTERLY ON THE TWENTIETH OF FEBRUARY, MAY, AUGUST AND NOVEMBER OF EACH YEAR, COMMENCING ON FEBRUARY 20, 2035, AND ENDING ON THE EARLIER OF THE MATURITY DATE OR A REDEMPTION DATE, AS APPLICABLE.

OPTIONAL REDEMPTION: THE NOTES WILL BE REDEEMABLE AT THE OPTION OF THE ISSUER, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME, ON OR AFTER MAY 20, 2025 (OR, IF ANY ADDITIONAL NOTES ARE ISSUED AFTER NOVEMBER 20, 2024, BEGINNING SIX MONTHS AFTER THE LAST ISSUE DATE FOR SUCH ADDITIONAL NOTES) AND TO, BUT EXCLUDING, NOVEMBER 20, 2034 (THE “FIRST PAR CALL DATE”), AT A REDEMPTION PRICE (EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT AND ROUNDED TO THREE DECIMAL PLACES) EQUAL TO THE GREATER OF:

PLUS, IN EITHER CASE, ACCRUED AND UNPAID INTEREST THEREON TO, BUT EXCLUDING, THE REDEMPTION DATE.

ON THE FIRST PAR CALL DATE, THE NOTES WILL BE REDEEMABLE AT THE OPTION OF THE ISSUER, IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART, AT A REDEMPTION PRICE EQUAL TO 100% OF THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE NOTES, PLUS ACCRUED AND UNPAID INTEREST THEREON TO, BUT EXCLUDING, THE REDEMPTION DATE. ON AND AFTER AUGUST 20, 2035, THE NOTES WILL BE REDEEMABLE AT THE OPTION OF THE ISSUER, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME, AT A REDEMPTION PRICE EQUAL TO 100% OF THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE NOTES TO BE REDEEMED, PLUS ACCRUED AND UNPAID INTEREST THEREON TO, BUT EXCLUDING, THE REDEMPTION DATE.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE AT LEAST 5 AND NOT MORE THAN 30 CALENDAR DAYS NOTICE OF REDEMPTION TO THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF THE NOTES.

DAY COUNT CONVENTION: WITH RESPECT TO THE FIXED RATE PERIOD, 30/360; WITH RESPECT TO THE FLOATING RATE PERIOD, ACTUAL/360

BUSINESS DAY CONVENTION: WITH RESPECT TO THE FIXED RATE PERIOD, INCLUDING THE INTEREST PAYMENT DATE OCCURRING ON NOVEMBER 20, 2034, FOLLOWING, UNADJUSTED. IF ANY INTEREST PAYMENT DATE WITH RESPECT TO FIXED RATE PERIOD INTEREST FALLS ON A DAY THAT IS NOT A BUSINESS DAY, THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST WILL BE MADE ON THE NEXT SUCCEEDING BUSINESS DAY, AND NO ADDITIONAL INTEREST WILL ACCRUE ON ACCOUNT OF SUCH POSTPONEMENT. WITH RESPECT TO THE FLOATING RATE PERIOD, EXCLUDING THE INTEREST PAYMENT DATE OCCURRING ON NOVEMBER 20, 2034, MODIFIED FOLLOWING, ADJUSTED. IF ANY INTEREST PAYMENT DATE WITH RESPECT TO FLOATING RATE PERIOD INTEREST FALLS ON A DAY THAT IS NOT A BUSINESS DAY (OTHER THAN AN INTEREST PAYMENT DATE THAT IS ALSO THE MATURITY DATE OR A REDEMPTION DATE, IF APPLICABLE), SUCH INTEREST PAYMENT DATE WILL BE POSTPONED TO THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS DAY, EXCEPT THAT, IF THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY WOULD FALL IN THE NEXT CALENDAR MONTH, THE INTEREST PAYMENT DATE WILL BE THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING BUSINESS DAY. IF THE MATURITY DATE OR A REDEMPTION DATE, IF APPLICABLE, FALLS ON A DAY THAT IS NOT A BUSINESS DAY, THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST WILL BE MADE ON THE NEXT SUCCEEDING BUSINESS DAY, AND NO ADDITIONAL INTEREST WILL ACCRUE FROM AND AFTER THE MATURITY DATE OR REDEMPTION DATE, AS APPLICABLE.

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $750,000,000

PRICE TO PUBLIC: 100.000% OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT PLUS ACCRUED INTEREST, IF ANY, FROM NOVEMBER 20, 2024

NET PROCEEDS (BEFORE EXPENSES) TO ISSUER: $748,875,000

FIXED RATE BENCHMARK TREASURY: UST 4.250% DUE NOVEMBER 15, 2034

FIXED RATE BENCHMARK TREASURY YIELD: 4.445%

FIXED RATE SPREAD TO BENCHMARK TREASURY: +78 BASIS POINTS

FLOATING RATE BASE RATE OR BENCHMARK: COMPOUNDED SOFR

FLOATING RATE SPREAD: +125.3 BASIS POINTS

FLOATING RATE MINIMUM INTEREST RATE: 0%

RE-OFFER YIELD: 5.225%

DENOMINATIONS: $2,000 X $1,000

LISTING: NONE

CUSIP/ISIN: 06406RCA3 / US06406RCA32

The notes are not deposits or other obligations of a bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a preliminary pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the preliminary pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus in that registration statement, the prospectus supplement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at 1-800-831-9146, RBC Capital Markets, LLC at 1-866-375-6829, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. at 1-888-868-6856, Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc. at 1-800-888-4086 or BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC at 1-800-269-6864.