NEW YORK, September 6, 2007 — Robert P. Kelly, chief executive officer of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK), will be presenting at the 2007 Lehman Brothers Financial Services Conference at 10:15 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 in New York City. He will discuss The Bank of New York Mellon's leadership position in asset management and securities servicing. The presentation may include forward-looking and other material information.

A live Webcast of the audio portion of the conference will be available at The Bank of New York Mellon web site (http://www.bnymellon.com/investorrelations). A series of related graphics also will be available at the same web site at approximately 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, September 12. An archived version of the audio portion and the related graphics will be available at the same web site, beginning at approximately 5 p.m. EDT on September 12, and will remain available until 5 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, September 19.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and move their financial assets, operating in 37 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 and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team. It has more than $20 trillion in assets under custody and administration and more than $1 trillion in assets under management. Additional information is available at http://www.bnymellon.com/.