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BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF) filings document closed-end fund governance through definitive proxy statements and shareholder meeting materials. Recent proxy records cover annual and special meeting matters, trustee elections, board composition, classified trustee terms, shareholder voting procedures, and virtual meeting mechanics.
The filings provide formal records for governance actions affecting the fund’s oversight structure, including proposals involving Board membership across funds in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds. As a closed-end fund, DHF’s regulatory disclosures center on shareholder-control matters, fund governance, meeting notices, and voting rights tied to shares of beneficial interest.
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF) will hold a Special Meeting of Shareholders virtually on November 20, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern to elect four trustees: Joan L. Gulley (Class I, two-year term), Alan H. Howard and Burton N. Wallack (Class II, three-year terms) and Robin A. Melvin (Class III, one-year term). Shareholders of record as of September 19, 2025 may vote; the Fund had 72,826,245 shares outstanding as of August 22, 2025.
The proxy discloses board composition and governance details: all trustees are currently Independent Trustees, standing committees (Audit, Nominating, Compensation, Litigation) are described, and trustee compensation is allocated across the BNY Mellon fund complex. The Fund estimates total proxy solicitation and related costs at approximately $57,027 (including ~$12,000 for the proxy solicitor). Audit disclosures show KPMG billed aggregate non-audit fees of $4,074,591/$5,102,266 (fiscal years ended March 31, 2024/2025), and beneficial ownership filings show First Trust holds 17.04% and Cede & Co. holds 99.4214% of record shares.
Roberto Gaetano Mazzeo filed an initial Form 3 reporting his role as Assistant Treasurer of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF). The form lists the event date as 06/15/2024 and discloses 0 shares of common stock beneficially owned (direct). The filing is signed and dated 09/15/2025.
Roberto Gaetano Mazzeo filed an initial Form 3 reporting his role as Assistant Treasurer of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF). The form lists the event date as 06/15/2024 and discloses 0 shares of common stock beneficially owned (direct). The filing is signed and dated 09/15/2025.
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (NYSE: DHF) has issued its 2025 Definitive Proxy Statement. The virtual annual shareholder meeting is scheduled for August 21, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. ET. Shareholders of record as of June 25, 2025 are entitled to vote.
Key Proposal
- Proposal 1: Election of two long-standing independent Class II trustees—Roslyn M. Watson (age 75) and Benaree Pratt Wiley (age 79)—for new three-year terms ending in 2028. Both currently sit on multiple BNY Mellon fund boards, have served DHF since inception (1998) and have consented to continue.
- Any other business properly brought before the meeting.
Board Structure & Governance Highlights
- All seven trustees, including Chair Joseph S. DiMartino, are independent, satisfying 1940 Act requirements and BNY Mellon’s own governance guidelines.
- The Board maintains Audit, Nominating, Compensation and Litigation committees; all are fully independent.
- Average trustee tenure ≈ 20 years; notable diversity of gender and professional background.
Compensation
- Fund-level compensation FY 2025: Watson $6,574; Wiley $6,574. Complex-wide compensation FY 2024: Watson $470,200 (40 portfolios); Wiley $641,700 (57 portfolios).
- No bonus, pension or stock option plans; costs allocated across the fund complex based on net assets.
Auditor Matters
- Audit Committee (all trustees) re-appointed KPMG LLP for FY ending March 31, 2026.
- FY 2024/FY 2025 audit fees: $110,300 / $112,600; audit-related fees: $5,800 / $6,000; no tax or other fees charged to the Fund.
- Aggregate non-audit fees billed by KPMG to BNY Mellon service affiliates total $5.1 million in FY 2025; Audit Committee concluded independence is not impaired.
Ownership Snapshot
- Total shares outstanding (6/25/25): 72,736,534.
- Largest beneficial owner: First Trust entities—19.57 % (14.23 million shares).
- Trustees/officers as a group own < 1 % of shares.
Voting Methods: Internet, telephone, mail, or live during the virtual meeting using a control number. Management urges timely proxy submission to avoid adjournment costs.