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 ^*

BRUCH RUTH E

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)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

KELLOGG COMPANY, 800 COMMERCE DRIVE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2007

(Street)

OAK BROOK, IL 60523

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	07/01/2007		A		1,543.39	A	⁽¹⁾	1,543.39	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

Option - 2003 - Right to Buy

$ 27.17

07/01/2007

2,882

04/21/2004⁽²⁾

04/20/2013

Common Stock

2,882

⁽²⁾

2,882

Option - 2004 - Right to Buy

$ 31.18

07/01/2007

3,300

04/23/2005⁽²⁾

04/22/2014

Common Stock

3,300

⁽²⁾

3,300

Option - 2005 - Right to Buy

$ 27.45

07/01/2007

3,300

04/22/2006⁽²⁾

04/21/2015

Common Stock

3,300

⁽²⁾

3,300

Deferred Share Units

⁽³⁾

07/01/2007

4,250.35

⁽⁴⁾

Common Stock

4,250.35

⁽⁴⁾

4,250.35

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BRUCH RUTH E KELLOGG COMPANY 800 COMMERCE DRIVE OAK BROOK, IL 60523	X

Signatures

/s/Arlie R. Nogay, Attorney-in-Fact		07/03/2007
^**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)	Acquired in exchange for an equal number of shares of Mellon Financial Corporation ("MFC") common stock pursuant to the merger of MFC into The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation ("BNY Mellon") (the "Merger").
(2)	The options, which are vested, were acquired in the Merger in exchange for an equal number of MFC options.
(3)	1-for-1.
(4)	The deferred share units were acquired in the Merger in exchange for an equal number of deferred share units. 2321.35 of the deferred share units vested on April 17, 2007. The remainder of the deferred share units vest on the date of BNY Mellon's 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Vested deferred share units are payable in shares of common stock on the 30th day following the grantee's termination of service as a director. Deferred share units pay dividend equivalents which are reinvested in additional deferred share units.

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