General

In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, references to "our," "we," "us," the "Company," and similar terms refer to The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.

Certain business terms used in this document are defined in the glossary included in our 2008 Annual Report on

Form 10-K.

The following should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report. Investors should also read the section entitled Forward-looking Statements.

How we reported results

All information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is reported on a continuing operations basis, unless otherwise noted. For a description of discontinued operations, see Note 4 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Throughout this Form 10-Q, certain measures, which are noted, exclude certain items. The Company believes that these measures are useful to investors because they permit a focus on period-to-period comparisons which relate to the ability of the Company to enhance revenues and limit expenses in circumstances where such matters are within the Company's control. The excluded items in general relate to situations where accounting/regulatory requirements require charges unrelated to operational initiatives. We also present certain amounts on a fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis. We believe that this presentation allows for comparison of amounts arising from both taxable and tax-exempt sources and is consistent with industry practice. The adjustment to an FTE basis has no impact on net income. See the Supplemental information - Explanation of Non-GAAP financial measures beginning on page 59 for a reconciliation of amounts presented in accordance with GAAP to adjusted Non-GAAP amounts.

In the first quarter of 2009, we adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board
("FASB") Staff Position No. 115-2 and FASB 124-2 ("SFAS 115-2") (ASC 320-10)
"Recognition and Presentation of

Other-Than-Temporary Impairments" and FASB Staff Position No. 157-4 ("SFAS 157-4") (ASC 820-10), "Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly". The impact of adopting SFAS 115-2 (ASC 320-10) and SFAS 157-4 (ASC 820-10) is discussed in Critical Accounting Estimates and Notes 5 and 16 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Overview

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE symbol: BK) is a global leader in providing a comprehensive array of services that enable institutions and individuals to manage and service their financial assets in more than 100 markets worldwide. We strive to be the global provider of choice for asset and wealth management and institutional services and be recognized for our broad and deep capabilities, superior client service and consistent outperformance versus peers. Our global client base consists of financial institutions, corporations, government agencies, endowments and foundations and high-net-worth individuals. At June 30, 2009, we had $20.7 trillion in assets under custody and administration, $926 billion in assets under management, serviced $11.8 trillion in outstanding debt and, on average, processed $1.8 trillion global payments per day.

The Company's businesses benefit during periods of global growth in financial assets and concentration of wealth, and also benefit from the globalization of the investment process. Over the long term, our financial goals are focused on deploying capital to accelerate the long-term growth of our businesses and on achieving superior total returns to shareholders by generating first quartile earnings per share growth over time relative to a group of peer companies.

Key components of our strategy include: providing superior client service versus peers (as measured through independent surveys); strong investment performance (relative to investment benchmarks); above median revenue growth (relative to peer

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companies for each of our businesses); an increasing percentage of revenue and income derived from outside the U.S.; successful integration of acquisitions; competitive margins and positive operating leverage. We have established Tier 1 capital as our principal capital measure and have established a targeted minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of 10%.

Second quarter 2009 events

Repurchased preferred stock and warrant related to TARP

In June 2009, the Company repurchased the 3 million shares of its Series B preferred stock issued to the U.S. Treasury in October 2008 as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program ("TARP") Capital Purchase Program. The Company paid the U.S. Treasury $3.0 billion, which reflects the liquidation value of the preferred stock.

The Company recorded an after-tax redemption charge of $196.5 million in the second quarter of 2009 related to the repurchase of the preferred stock issued to the Treasury as part of TARP. During the second quarter, the Company also recorded $39.8 million for the final dividend/accretion on the Series B preferred stock. The repurchase premium and preferred stock dividends/accretion reduced earnings per common share by $0.23 in the second quarter of 2009.

On Aug. 5, 2009, the Company repurchased the warrant issued to the U.S. Treasury in connection with the TARP Capital Purchase Program. The repurchase price was $136 million.

Common stock and senior debt offerings

In the second quarter of 2009, the Company issued 48 million common shares, at a weighted-average price of $28.75 per common share, for a total of $1.4 billion. In addition to the common stock offering, the Company issued $1.5 billion of non-guaranteed senior debt comprised of $1.0 billion of 5-year notes and $500 million of 10-year notes. The proceeds from the equity and debt offerings were used for general corporate purposes, which included funding the repurchase of the preferred stock related to TARP.

Regulatory stress test

On May 7, 2009, the regulators released the results of the stress test administered under the Supervisory Capital Assessment Program conducted during the first quarter of 2009. The results concluded that the Company was not required to raise additional capital, and under the test's adverse scenario our capital ratios strengthened further.

Special FDIC assessment on insured depository institutions

In the second quarter of 2009, the Company recorded a special emergency deposit assessment of 5 basis points on each FDIC-insured depository institution's total assets, minus its Tier 1 capital, as of June 30, 2009 subject to a cap of 10 basis points of average assessable domestic deposits for the second quarter of 2009. The special assessment resulted in a charge of $61 million (pre-tax), or $0.03 per common share and was recorded as other expense. The special assessment will be used by the FDIC to rebuild the Deposit Insurance Fund and help maintain public confidence in the banking system.

Discontinued operations

In July 2009, we announced an agreement to sell Mellon United National Bank ("MUNB") located in Florida. As a result, we adopted discontinued operations accounting for MUNB. This business no longer fits our strategic focus on our asset management and securities servicing businesses. The business was formerly included in the Other segment. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close by the first quarter of 2010.

The income statements for all periods in this Form 10-Q have been restated to reflect the discontinued operations treatment of MUNB. The restatement resulted in a reduction to previously reported levels of net interest revenue and the net interest margin; a slight reduction in both treasury services and other fee revenue; a reduction in the provision for credit losses; a reduction in noninterest expense; and a change in continuing earnings per share.

Highlights of second quarter 2009 results

We reported continuing net income applicable to the common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation of $267 million and diluted earnings per common share of $0.23 in the second quarter of 2009, compared with $303 million, or diluted earnings per common share of $0.26, in the second quarter of 2008 and $363 million, or diluted earnings per common share of $0.31, in the first quarter of 2009.

Net income applicable to common shareholders, including discontinued operations, totaled $176 million, or $0.15 per diluted common share, in the second quarter of 2009, compared with $309 million, or $0.27 per diluted common share, in the second quarter of 2008 and $322 million, or $0.28 per diluted common share, in the first quarter of 2009.

Results for the second quarter of 2009 reflect the following:

• Investment write-downs of $256 million (pre-tax), or $0.14 per diluted common share primarily reflecting continued deterioration in the credit quality of residential mortgage-backed securities. (See Consolidated balance sheet review beginning on page 41);

• An after-tax redemption charge of $196.5 million related to the repurchase of the Series B preferred stock issued to the U.S. Treasury as part of the TARP Capital Purchase Program and $39.8 million for the final dividend/accretion on the Series B preferred stock. These items decreased earnings per share by $0.23 per diluted common share in the second quarter of 2009;

• The special assessment imposed by the FDIC of $61 million (pre-tax), or $0.03 per diluted common share (See Noninterest expense beginning on page 16);

• Merger and integration ("M&I") expenses of $59 million (pre-tax), or $0.03 per diluted common share. (See Noninterest expense beginning on page 16); and

• Tax benefits of $134 million, or $0.11 per diluted common share, primarily attributable to the final LILO/SILO tax settlement at an amount lower than originally recorded. (See Income taxes on page 17).

Highlights for the second quarter of 2009 include:

• Assets under custody and administration totaled $20.7 trillion at June 30, 2009 compared with $23.0 trillion at June 30, 2008 and $19.5 trillion at March 31, 2009. The year-over-year decrease reflects the impact of new business converted which was more than offset by lower market values, while the sequential increase primarily reflects the impact of new business converted and higher market values. (See the Institutional Services sector beginning on page 27).

• Assets under management totaled $926 billion at June 30, 2009 compared with $1.1 trillion at June 30, 2008 and $881 billion at March 31, 2009. The year-over-year decrease reflects the impact of market depreciation and net outflows, while the sequential increase primarily reflects the impact of market appreciation offset in part by long-term outflows. (See the Asset and Wealth Management sector beginning on page 22).

• Securities lending assets stabilized at $290 billion at June 30, 2009 compared with $293 billion at March 31, 2009 and $588 billion at June 30, 2008. (See Asset Servicing beginning on page 28).

• Securities servicing revenue totaled $1.293 billion compared with $1.581 billion in the second quarter of 2008. Continued strong new business wins in our securities servicing businesses were more than offset by the impact of lower volumes and spreads associated with securities lending in asset servicing, lower market values and lower levels of fixed income issuances globally. Securities lending fee revenue totaled $97 million in the second quarter of 2009 compared with $202 million in the second quarter of 2008. (See the Institutional Services sector beginning on page 27).

• Asset and wealth management fees, including performance fees, totaled $637 million in the second quarter of 2009 compared with $860 million in the second quarter of 2008. The decrease reflects the global weakness in market values partially offset by higher performance fees. (See the Asset Management and Wealth Management segments beginning on page 24).

• Foreign exchange and other trading activities revenue totaled $237 million in the second quarter of 2009 compared with $308 million in the second quarter of 2008. The decrease reflects lower trading revenue primarily due to the lower valuation of credit derivatives used to

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• Net interest revenue totaled $700 million in the second quarter of 2009 compared with $388 million in the second quarter of 2008. The increase primarily reflects the SILO charge recorded in the second quarter of 2008. (See Net interest revenue beginning on page 12).

• The provision for credit losses was $61 million in the second quarter of 2009 compared with $13 million in the second quarter of 2008. The increase primarily reflects continued deterioration in certain industry sectors. (See Asset quality and allowance for credit losses beginning on page 47).

• Noninterest expense totaled $2.4 billion in the second quarter of 2009 compared with $2.7 billion in the second quarter of 2008. The decrease reflects lower staff expense, including lower incentives, as well as continued strong overall expense control. (See Noninterest expense beginning on page 16).

• The unrealized net of tax loss on our available-for-sale securities portfolio was $4.4 billion at June 30, 2009. The unrealized net of tax loss was $4.5 billion at March 31, 2009 and $1.8 billion at June 30, 2008. (See Consolidated balance sheet review beginning on page 41).

• The Tier 1 capital ratio was 12.5% at June 30, 2009 compared with 13.8% at March 31, 2009 and 9.3 % at June 30, 2008. Excluding the Series B preferred stock, the Tier 1 capital ratio was 11.2% at March 31, 2009. The increase in the Tier 1 capital ratio year-over-year primarily reflects the common stock issuance in the second quarter of 2009 and earnings retention. (See Capital beginning on page 54).

Impact of the current market environment on our business

The following section discusses the impact of the current market environment on the Company's operations.

Impact on our business

Our Asset and Wealth Management businesses have been negatively impacted by global weakness in market values. The S&P 500 and the MSCI EAFE indices declined 28% and 34%, respectively, from

June 30, 2008, resulting in lower asset and wealth management fee revenue, and impacting performance fees and investment income related to seed capital investments.

Foreign exchange ("FX") revenues returned to more normalized levels in the first half of 2009 from the record levels experienced in the fourth quarter of 2008, reflecting lower customer volumes and spreads.

Results in our securities lending business continue to be impacted by lower market valuations and spreads, as well as overall de-leveraging in the financial markets compared with 2008.

Market conditions continue to drive a lower volume of fixed income securities issuances globally, which has adversely impacted our Corporate Trust business.

The current low interest rate environment continues to adversely impact our net interest revenue and corresponding net interest margin and money market mutual fund related fees.

However, the market environment has also resulted in new opportunities for the Company, primarily through our Global Corporate Trust and Asset Servicing businesses. Among other things, these businesses continue to play a role in supporting governments' stabilization efforts in North America and Europe to bring liquidity back to the financial markets.

Securities write-downs

The Company adopted SFAS 115-2 (ASC 320-10) and SFAS 157-4 (ASC 820-10) effective Jan. 1, 2009. Adopting these staff positions impacted both impairment charges and the unrealized loss on the securities portfolio. The continued disruption in the fixed income securities market has resulted in additional impairment charges. In the second quarter of 2009, we recorded write-downs of $256 million (pre-tax) reflecting the continued deterioration in credit quality of residential mortgage-backed securities. The unrealized loss on the securities portfolio was $4.4 billion at June 30, 2009, compared with $4.5 billion at March 31, 2009. The improvement in the net of tax loss on our securities portfolio reflects the tightening of spreads, partially offset by higher interest rates. See the Investment

securities discussion in Consolidated balance sheet review for additional information.

FDIC Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program

In October 2008, the FDIC announced the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program ("TLGP"). This program, as amended by interim rules adopted in February and March 2009:

• Guarantees certain types of senior unsecured debt issued by participating U.S. bank holding companies, U.S. savings and loan holding companies and FDIC-insured depositary institutions between Oct. 14, 2008 and Oct. 31, 2009, including promissory notes, commercial paper and any unsecured portion of senior debt. Prepayment of debt not guaranteed by the FDIC and replacement with FDIC-guaranteed debt is not permitted. The amount of debt covered by the guarantee may not exceed 125% of the par value of the issuing entity's senior unsecured debt, excluding debt extended to affiliates or institution-affiliated parties, outstanding as of Sept. 30, 2008, that is scheduled to mature before June 30, 2009. In the first quarter of 2009, the Company issued approximately $600 million of

FDIC-guaranteed debt under this program, which was the maximum amount of the debt permissible for it under the TLGP. The Company is obligated to pay to the FDIC an assessment fee at a rate of 100 basis points per annum on the aggregate principal amount of its FDIC-guaranteed debt.

• Provides full FDIC deposit insurance coverage for funds held by participating FDIC-insured depository institutions in noninterest-bearing transaction deposit accounts ("IDI") until Dec. 31, 2009. For such accounts, a 10 basis point surcharge on the depository institution's current assessment rate will be applied to deposits not otherwise covered by the existing deposit insurance limit of $250,000. In the second quarter of 2009, the FDIC proposed an extension of this program until June 30, 2010. IDIs currently participating in the program would be given a one-time opportunity to opt-out of the program. IDIs that continue to participate in the program would be subject to increased fees (25 basis points versus the current 10 basis points). At June 30, 2009, $29 billion of deposits with us were covered by the FDIC's TLGP.

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Fee and other revenue

                                                                                                                              YTD09
Fee and other revenue                                                             2Q09 vs.              Year-to-date           vs.
(dollars in millions unless otherwise
noted)                                   2Q09         1Q09         2Q08        1Q09      2Q08        2009         2008        YTD08
Securities servicing fees:
Asset servicing (a)(b)                  $   671      $   609      $   873        10 %     (23 )%    $ 1,280      $ 1,776        (28 )%
Issuer services                             372          364          444         2       (16 )         736          820        (10 )
Clearing services                           250          253          264        (1 )      (5 )         503          527         (5 )
Total securities servicing fees           1,293        1,226        1,581         5       (18 )       2,519        3,123        (19 )
Asset and wealth management fees            637          616          860         3       (26 )       1,253        1,722        (27 )
Foreign exchange and other trading
activities                                  237          307          308       (23 )     (23 )         544          567         (4 )
Treasury services                           132          125          129         6         2           257          253          2
Distribution and servicing                  107          111          110        (4 )      (3 )         218          208          5
Financing-related fees                       54           48           51        13         6           102           98          4
Investment income                            44          (17 )         74       N/M       (41 )          27          115        (77 )
Other                                         9           15           28       (40 )     (68 )          24          110        (78 )
Total fee revenue (non-FTE)             $ 2,513      $ 2,431      $ 3,141         3 %     (20 )%    $ 4,944      $ 6,196        (20 )%
Net securities gains (losses)              (256 )       (295 )       (152 )     N/M       N/M          (551 )       (225 )      N/M
Total fee and other revenue (non-FTE)   $ 2,257      $ 2,136      $ 2,989         6 %     (24 )%    $ 4,393      $ 5,971        (26 )%
Fee and other revenue as a percentage
of total revenue (FTE) (c)                   76 %         73 %         88 %                              75 %         84 %
Market value of AUM at period end (in
billions)                               $   926      $   881      $ 1,113         5 %     (17 )%    $   926      $ 1,113        (17 )%
Market value of AUC or administration
at period end (in trillions)            $  20.7      $  19.5      $  23.0         6 %     (10 )%    $  20.7      $  23.0        (10 )%

(a) Includes securities lending revenue of $97 million in the second quarter of 2009, $90 million in the first quarter of 2009, $202 million in the second quarter of 2008, $187 million in the first six months of 2009 and $447 million in the first six months of 2008.

(b) In the second quarter of 2009, global custodian out-of-pocket expense related to client reimbursements was reclassified from sub-custodian expense to asset servicing revenue. This reclassification totaled $- million in the first quarter of 2009, $10 million in the second quarter of 2008 and $14 million in the first six months of 2008.

(c) Excluding investment write-downs and the second quarter 2008 SILO charge, fee and other revenue as a percentage of total revenue (FTE) was 78% in the second quarter of 2009, 76% in the first quarter of 2009, 80% in the second quarter of 2008, 77% in the first six months of 2009 and 80% in the first six months of 2008.

N/M - Not meaningful.

Fee revenue

The results of many of our businesses are influenced by client and market activities that vary by quarter.

Fee revenue decreased 20% versus the year-ago quarter primarily due to decreases in asset and wealth management fees, asset servicing fees and foreign exchange and other trading activities. Sequentially, fee revenue increased 3% (unannualized) reflecting higher asset servicing fees, investment income, asset and wealth management fees, and treasury services fees, partially offset by a decrease in foreign exchange and other trading activities.

Securities servicing fees

Securities servicing fees were impacted by the following, compared with the second quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009:

• Asset servicing fees - Year-over-year results reflect the impact of continued strong new business wins which were more than offset by lower securities lending revenue and lower market values. The sequential increase primarily

reflects the impact of new business, higher transaction volumes, higher market values and securities lending seasonality.

• Issuer services fees - The decrease compared with the second quarter of 2008 reflects lower Depositary Receipts revenue due to a decline in transaction fees and lower Corporate Trust fees due to a lower level of fixed income issuances globally and lower money market fees, partially offset by new business. The increase sequentially primarily reflects new business and seasonality related to shareowner services revenue, partially offset by a lower level of corporate actions in Depositary Receipts.

• Clearing services fees -Year-over-year results reflect higher trading volumes which were more than offset by lower money market related fees and lower asset valuations. The linked quarter decline was driven by lower money market related fees.

See the Institutional Services sector in Business segments review for additional details.

Asset and wealth management fees

Asset and wealth management fees, including performance fees, decreased from the second quarter of 2008, reflecting global weakness in market values, partially offset by higher performance fees. The sequential increase reflects improved market values and higher performance fees. Both periods were impacted by lower fees related to money market and alternative asset classes.

Total AUM for the Asset and Wealth Management sector were $926 billion at June 30, 2009 compared with $881 billion at March 31, 2009 and $1.1 trillion at June 30, 2008. The decrease compared with June 30, 2008 resulted from market depreciation as well as long-term outflows, including an outflow of $14 billion related to the termination of a unique and very low fee relationship (less than 1 basis point annually). The increase compared with March 31, 2009 resulted from market appreciation, partially offset by long-term outflows, including the previously discussed termination. The S&P 500 Index was 919 at June 30, 2009 compared with 798 at March 31, 2009 (a 15% increase) and 1280 at June 30, 2008 (a 28% decrease).

See the Asset and Wealth Management sector in Business segments review for additional details regarding the drivers of asset and wealth management fees.

Foreign exchange and other trading activities

Foreign exchange and other trading activities revenue, which is primarily reported in the Asset Servicing segment, decreased 23% compared with the second quarter of 2008, and 23% (unannualized) compared with the first quarter of 2009. The decrease compared with both periods reflects lower trading revenue primarily due to the lower valuation of credit derivatives used to hedge the loan portfolio. The year-over-year comparison also reflects lower foreign exchange revenue driven by lower volumes, partially offset by higher volatility, while sequentially, higher foreign exchange revenue was driven by higher volumes.

Treasury services

Treasury services fees, which are primarily reported in the Treasury Services segment, include fees related to funds transfer, cash management and liquidity management. Treasury services fees increased $3 million compared with the second quarter of 2008 and increased $7 million compared with the first quarter of 2009. The increases were driven by higher global payment fees.

Distribution and servicing fees

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