Edgar Filing: Bank of New York Mellon CORP

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Peetz Karen B

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Bank of New York Mellon CORP [BK]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Sr. Executive Vice President

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE WALL STREET

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/10/2008

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10286

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	03/10/2008		M⁽¹⁾		9,434	A	$ 32.21	145,632.3026	D
Common Stock	03/10/2008		S⁽¹⁾		9,434	D	$ 43.55	136,198.3026	D
Common Stock	03/10/2008		A⁽²⁾		7,294	A	$ 42.31	143,492.3026	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

3/9/2005 Stock Options $30.39

$ 32.21

03/10/2008

M⁽¹⁾

9,434

07/01/2007

03/09/2015

Common Stock

9,434

⁽³⁾

Emp Opt-RTB-Type NQ 3/10/08

$ 42.31

03/10/2008

109,412

03/10/2009⁽⁴⁾

03/09/2018

Common Stock

109,412

⁽³⁾

109,412

Performance Shares ⁽⁵⁾

⁽⁶⁾

03/10/2008

7,294

12/31/2010

03/15/2011

Common Stock

7,294

⁽³⁾

7,294

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Peetz Karen B ONE WALL STREET NEW YORK, NY 10286			Sr. Executive Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Arlie R. Nogay, Attorney-in-Fact		03/12/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Option exercise and sale pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted October 30, 2007.
(2)	Award of Restricted Stock pursuant to 2003 Bank of New York Long-Term Incentive Plan. Vesting (if any) based on BNY Mellon Total Shareholder Return compared to 1) peer group and 2) S&P 500 Financials Index.
(3)	Not Applicable.
(4)	Grant becomes exercisable in annual increments of one-fourth each beginning on this date.
(5)	Award of Restricted Share Units pursuant to 2003 Bank of New York Long-Term Incentive Plan. Payable in an amount (if any) based on BNY Mellon Total Shareholder Return compared to 1) peer group and 2) S&P 500 Financials Index. Maximum amount that could be earned by Reporting Person is represented by the combination of Restricted Stock grant reported in Table I together with reported amount of this Award.
(6)	1-for-1.

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