NEW YORK, March 5, 2008 — The Bank of New York Mellon, a global leader in asset management and asset servicing, has been ranked no. 1 in its category in FORTUNE magazine's 2008 rankings of America's Most Admired Companies.

Each year, FORTUNE surveys thousands of executives, directors and analysts to compile its list of most admired companies. The Bank of New York Mellon was voted best overall in its category, with top scores across five of the magazine's key attributes of reputation, including Quality of products/services, Innovation, People management, Financial soundness, and Long-term investment. Complete results are available at http://www.fortune.com/, and will appear in the March 17 issue of the magazine.

Ranked no. 1 in 2006 and 2007 among Superregional Banks in FORTUNE'S survey of America's Most Admired Companies, The Bank of New York merged last year with Mellon Financial -- itself ranked number one in its FORTUNE survey category in 2005 -- to create The Bank of New York Mellon. The new company ranked first among the top ten Superregional Banks in the 2008 FORTUNE survey.

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 $23 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.