NEW YORK, July 24, 2007 — The Bank of New York Mellon, a global leader in asset management and securities servicing, has expanded its services for clients listing debt- and equity securities on the SWX Swiss Exchange. The Bank of New York Mellon's London-based global listing team will act as "recognised representative" to support listing applications for eurobonds, equity securities including depositary receipts, and investment funds.

The SWX Swiss Exchange offering complements the company's existing roster of listing services for the Luxembourg, London, Ireland, Dubai, Channel Islands and Singapore stock exchanges and makes The Bank of New York Mellon the only corporate trust provider to offer a multi-listing service across seven major international stock exchanges. The service extends across a diverse array of financing instruments, beginning with the client consultation and listing application process, through the transaction lifecycle and ongoing support.

Karen Peetz, senior executive vice president and head of global corporate trust at The Bank of New York Mellon, said, "The addition of the SWX Swiss Exchange to our listing services simplifies the process of issuing and listing debt- and equity-securities for our clients. Through our centralized listing team, clients benefit from our industry expertise and a consistent global approach regardless of their location."

The SWX Swiss Exchange, a part of the SWX Group, is one of the world's leading and most technologically advanced securities exchanges. It provides customers with first-rate securities exchange services and brings together participants, issuers and investors in an efficient and transparent marketplace. In addition to the broad palette of products it offers, the SWX Swiss Exchange's integrated, fully automatic trading, clearing and settlement system is indeed convincing: at the click of a mouse, orders are executed, cleared, settled and confirmed.

The Bank of New York Mellon's corporate trust services are delivered through The Bank of New York subsidiary. The Bank of New York Mellon services $11 trillion in outstanding debt from offices in 54 locations around the world and provides trust services for all major debt categories, including corporate and municipal debt, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, derivative securities services and international debt offerings.

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, and it services more than $11 trillion in outstanding debt. Additional information is available at www.bnymellon.com.

This announcement is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. The offering is made only by means of the prospectus.