AMENDMENT TO DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS OF THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY, INC.
Exhibit 10(yy)
AMENDMENT TO DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
OF THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY, INC.
WHEREAS, the Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors of The Bank of New York Company, Inc. (the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan) was adopted by the Board of Directors of The Bank of New York Company, Inc. (the Company), effective as of December 1, 1993; and
WHEREAS, Section 7(a) of the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan provides that the Board of Directors of the Company may amend the Plan at any time; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company desires to adopt an amendment to the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan is hereby amended effective as of November 12, 2002, by adding a new Section 4(d) to read as follows:
(d) The maximum number of shares of Company Stock available under the Plan shall be 250,000.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Bank of New York Company, Inc. has caused this Amendment to be executed by its duly authorized officers this 9th day of December, 2002.
/s/ Thomas A. Renyi
Thomas A. Renyi
ATTEST:
/s/ Patricia A. Bicket
Patricia A. Bicket
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