NEW YORK, August 21, 2007 — BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, the global leader in asset servicing, has been re-appointed by Marshall & Ilsley Corporation as global custodian for its trust and outsourcing clients, which have more than $1 billion in assets. The reappointment follows a competitive bidding process and extends a relationship that began in 2002. Additional services BNY Mellon Asset Servicing will provide are accounting, foreign exchange, cash management and U.S. physical processing services.

"BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has demonstrated its advantages in a number of significant areas, most notably in technology and tax reclamation services," said Ken Krei, chairman and chief executive officer of M&I Wealth Management and M&I Trust Co. "After carefully evaluating possible alternatives, we have concluded that BNY Mellon continues to provide the best solutions for our needs."

"This reappointment demonstrates our ability to help banking and trust companies manage a wide variety of complex and critical asset servicing functions," said Patrick Curtin, executive vice president of BNY Mellon Asset Servicing. "It also exemplifies our commitment to being the premier provider of asset servicing solutions to financial institutions globally."

Marshall & Ilsley Corporation is a diversified financial services corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., with $56.5 billion in assets. Founded in 1847, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank is the largest Wisconsin-based bank, with 192 offices throughout the state and 136 in other areas of the country. Metavante Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary, provides a full array of technology products and services for the financial services industry. On April 3, 2007, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation announced its plans to split Metavante Corporation and Marshall & Ilsley Corporation into independent publicly traded companies. M&I also provides trust and investment management, equipment leasing, mortgage banking, asset-based lending, financial planning, investments, and insurance services from offices throughout the country and on the Internet (www.mibank.com or www.micorp.com). M&I's customer-based approach, internal growth, and strategic acquisitions have made M&I a nationally recognized leader in the financial services industry.

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing offers clientsworldwide a broadspectrum of specialized asset servicing capabilities, including custody and fund services, securities lending, performance and analytics, and execution services. BNY Mellon Asset Servicing provides services through The Bank of New York, Mellon Bank, N.A. and other related companies

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 www.bnymellon.com.