JERSEY CITY, N.J., October 28, 2010 — BNY Mellon has achieved top scores for fully outsourced stock plan administration of stock options and restricted plans in Group Five's 2010 Stock Plan Administration Study. Reflecting the results from a survey of nearly 500 industry professionals from organizations that fully outsource, the Group Five study shows BNY Mellon ranked number one in overall satisfaction for the administration of stock options and restricted stock plans.

"We believe the annual Group Five Stock Plan survey is the most comprehensive independent survey in the equity compensation industry," said Samir Pandiri, chief executive officer of Shareowner Services. "We are proud of our results, and pleased to see that our organization's commitment to exceeding client expectations is having a positive impact. Client feedback and satisfaction are critical drivers of our service strategy."

Group Five Inc. is a leading market research firm for the shareholder and stock plan administration services industries based in Princeton, New Jersey. The 2010 survey recorded participation from over 650 plan sponsors, and evaluated the top 10 administrators in the industry.

BNY Mellon Shareowner Services is a world-class provider of corporate equity solutions for more than 2,100 institutional clients representing 35 million shareowner accounts worldwide, and administers employee stock plans with more than 2.7 million participants. BNY Mellon Shareowner Services is part of BNY Mellon's Issuer Services group, which is also a leading provider of corporate trust services, serving more than $12 trillion in outstanding debt, and is the market leader in depositary receipts, with more than 1,300 sponsored programs. More information about Shareowner Services is available at www.bnymellon.com/shareownerservices.

BNY Mellon is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 36 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 $24.4 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $1.14 trillion in assets under management, services $12.0 trillion in outstanding debt and processes global payments averaging $1.6 trillion per day. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Additional information is available at www.bnymellon.com.