NEW YORK, December 19, 2007 —  Robert P. Kelly, chief executive officer; Gerald L. Hassell, president; and Bruce W. Van Saun, chief financial officer, along with other members of executive management from The Bank of New York Mellon, will host a conference call and simultaneous live audio webcast at 8 a.m. EST on Thursday, January 17, 2008 following the release of The Bank of New York Mellon's fourth-quarter 2007 financial results at approximately 6:30 a.m. EST that day. This conference call and audio webcast will include forward-looking statements and may include other material information.

Persons wishing to access the conference call and audio webcast may do so by dialing (888) 677-5383 (U.S.) and (210) 838-9221 (International) Passcode: Earnings, or by logging on to http://www.bnymellon.com/. The earnings release together with the quarterly earnings summary will be available at http://www.bnymellon.com/ beginning at approximately 6:30 a.m. EST on January 17. Replays of the conference call and audio webcast will be available beginning January 17 at approximately 2 p.m. EST through Thursday, January 31, 2008 by dialing (866) 487-6444 (U.S.) or (203) 369-1643 (International). The archived version of the conference call and audio webcast will also be available at http://www.bnymellon.com/ for the same time period.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 34 countries and serving more than 100 markets. The company is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing superior asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team. It has more than $20 trillion in assets under custody and administration, more than $1.1 trillion in assets under management and services $11 trillion in outstanding debt. Additional information is available at bnymellon.com.