NEW YORK, August 6, 2008 — Thomas P. Gibbons, chief financial officer of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK), will be presenting at the 2008 KBW Large Cap Bank Conference at 10 a.m. EDT on Monday, August 11, 2008 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He will discuss The Bank of New York Mellon's leadership position in asset management and securities services. 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 Monday, August 11. An archived version of the audio portion and the related graphics will be available at the same web site, beginning at approximately 5 p.m. on August 11, and will remain available until 5 p.m. on Monday, August 25.

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 $12 trillion in outstanding debt. Additional information is available at bnymellon.com.