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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
EBP 002  
EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a)    Basis of Accounting
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared under the accrual basis of accounting and are displayed in U.S. dollars.
(b)    Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires the Plan’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date the financial statements are prepared. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the financial statements include the fair value of investments.
(c)    Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
Investments held by the Plan are generally stated at fair value with the exception of fully benefit-responsive investment contracts, which according to GAAP are stated at contract value.
Equity investments traded on national securities exchanges are valued at their closing market prices. When no trades are reported, they are valued at the most recent reported sale price on the last business day of the year; securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their last sale or bid price. This includes U.S. and non-U.S. equities in separately managed accounts, and the Citigroup Common Stock Fund.
Mutual funds are valued at the net asset value (NAV) as reported by the underlying fund or its agent. Exchange-traded funds are valued at their last sale price.
Collective trust funds are determined to have readily determinable fair values and valued based on NAV. Participant‑directed redemptions from these collective trust funds generally can be made daily, subject to a Plan imposed 7‑day minimum holding period on investments (other than BNY Mellon Stable Value Fund (Fund) related investments, which have a longer holding period).
Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on a trade-date basis. Securities purchased or sold near year-end may result in payments on these securities not being made or received until after the Plan’s year-end. The amounts of such payments are recorded as payables or receivables as of year-end in the statements of net assets available for benefits. Interest income is recorded as earned on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Pending foreign exchange purchases are marked to market based upon year-end forward exchange rates.

(d)    Fair Value of Other Assets and Liabilities
The carrying value of other assets and liabilities approximates fair value because of the short-term nature of these items.
(e)    Payment of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when paid.