NEW YORK, November 5, 2008 — Robert P. Kelly, chairman and chief executive officer of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK), will be presenting at the 2008 Merrill Lynch Banking & Financial Services Conference at 10:30 a.m. EST on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 in New York City. 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 10 a.m. EST on Tuesday, November 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 An archived version of the audio portion and the related graphics will be available at the same web site, beginning at approximately 5 p.m. on November 11, and will remain available until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 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 $22.4 trillion in assets under custody and administration, approximately $1.1 trillion in assets under management and services approximately $12 trillion in outstanding debt. Additional information is available at http://www.bnymellon.com/.