HONG KONG, June 20, 2008 — BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, the global leader in securities servicing, has appointed John Sin as vice president.

Based in Hong Kong, Sin will lead a newly created team with employees in China, Hong Kong and Singapore. He will be responsible for continually enhancing BNY Mellon Asset Servicing's client experience through improving the company's operational infrastructure, including new business conversions, with the overall objective to deliver integrated and efficient solutions to clients within Asia. He will report to Michael Chan, managing director and chief operating officer for BNY Mellon Asset Servicing in Asia, who is based in Singapore.

Sin has over 15 years experience in the asset servicing industry. He joins BNY Mellon from State Street Bank & Trust Company where he had progressive roles within client services, project management, relationship management, and business development. He was most recently a vice president within the business development team focusing on fund administration, custody, and investment manager operations outsourcing opportunities.

"Asia-Pacific continues to present us with one of the greatest growth potentials for our global asset servicing business," said Chong Jin Leow, head of Asia, BNY Mellon Asset Servicing. "John's experience across multiple geographies will be invaluable to our company as we continue to help clients grow and pursue our goal of being the best asset servicing provider in Asia."

The Bank of New York Mellon has been conducting business in the Asia-Pacific region for over 50 years. The company has 16 offices in 12 countries in the region, including full-service branches in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, and Taipei, and employs around 3,000 employees. Businesses represented in the Asia-Pacific Region include asset servicing, asset management, issuer services and treasury services.

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing offers clients worldwide a broad spectrum of specialised 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 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.