Fifth consecutive year of top ranking for The Bank of New York Mellon and its predecessor companies

NEW YORK, March 4, 2009 — The Bank of New York Mellon , the global leader in asset management and asset servicing, has been ranked number one in its category for the second consecutive year in FORTUNE magazine's 2009 rankings of The World's Most  Admired Companies.

The top rankings of the past two years among Superregional banks follow number one rankings for The Bank of New York in the same category in 2006 and 2007, and a number one ranking for Mellon Financial in its survey category in 2005.

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 in this year's survey, designated by FORTUNE as a ranking of the world's most admired companies, with top scores across four of the magazine's key attributes of reputation, including global competitiveness, quality of products/services, innovation, and long-term investment. Complete results are available at www.fortune.com, and will appear in the March 16 issue of the magazine.

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 $20.2 trillion in assets under custody and administration, $928 billion in assets under management, services more than $11 trillion in outstanding debt, and processes global payments averaging $1.8 trillion per day. Additional information is available at www.bnymellon.com.