NEW YORK, October 29, 2009 — Thomas P. Gibbons, chief financial officer of BNY Mellon, and James P. Palermo, co-chief executive officer of BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, will be presenting at the 2009 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services Conference at 2:35 p.m. EST Tuesday, November 10, 2009 in New York. They will discuss BNY Mellon's global leadership position in asset management and securities services, and opportunities for growth. The presentation may include forward-looking and other material information.

A live Webcast of the audio portion of the conference will be available at the BNY Mellon Web site (www.bnymellon.com/investorrelations). A series of related graphics also will be available at the same web site at approximately 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday, November 10. An archived version of the audio portion will be available at the same Web site, beginning at approximately 5 p.m. on November 10 and will remain available until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24.

BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK). BNY Mellon 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. BNY Mellon 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 $22.1 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $966 billion in assets under management, services $11.9 trillion in outstanding debt and processes global payments averaging $1.6 trillion per day. Additional information is available at www.bnymellon.com.