Company Delivers "Powerful Performance" in Magazine's Ninth Annual Survey of Clients

NEW YORK, April 6, 2009 — The Bank of New York Mellon, a global leader in asset management and securities servicing, was the only provider to be "Top Rated" in all regional categories in Global Custodian's 2009 survey of tri-party securities financing services users.

The bank was top-rated globally, in Europe and in North America and received 16 out of 18 Best in Class Awards. It received a Best in Class Award for Collateral Management and Monitoring in all three regions and Best in Class Award in all six service areas for the North American and Global categories.

Global Custodian, in highlighting the bank's dominating performance in the survey, noted: "This was a powerful performance by BNY Mellon. No provider secured more responses, yet the bank outscored its only global rival not just in every service area, but on every question."

"The results of this survey underscore the value of our strategic focus on delivering the industry's best service and performance during one of the most challenging periods we have ever faced," said Art Certosimo, senior executive vice president and head of Broker-Dealer and Alternative Investment Services at The Bank of New York Mellon. "We're gratified to have received such high marks from our tri-party clients in this independent assessment of our services and look forward to working together with them in every region of the world."

The Bank of New York Mellon is the leading provider of tri-party collateral management services, servicing more than $1.8 trillion in tri-party balances worldwide.

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.