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 ^*

LAMERE DAVID F

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)
Vice Chairman

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

MELLON FINANCIAL CENTER, SUITE 0158

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

(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02108

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	07/01/2007		A		80,346.02	A	⁽¹⁾	80,346.02	D
Common Stock	07/01/2007		A		3,440.73	A	⁽¹⁾	3,440.73	I	401(k) Plan ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	07/01/2007		A		111,326	A	⁽¹⁾	111,326	I	By Wife ⁽³⁾

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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

EMP OPT-Right to Buy-10/98

$ 29.3125

07/01/2007

17,000

10/23/1999⁽⁴⁾

10/22/2008

Common Stock

17,000

⁽⁴⁾

17,000

EMP OPT-Right to Buy-Type II 10/98

$ 29.3125

07/01/2007

4,250

10/23/1999⁽⁴⁾

10/22/2008

Common Stock

4,250

⁽⁴⁾

4,250

EMP OPT (Right to Buy) Type I 9/01

$ 32.32

07/01/2007

20,000

09/17/2002⁽⁴⁾

09/16/2011

Common Stock

20,000

⁽⁴⁾

20,000

EMP OPT-Right to Buy -Type I 1/02

$ 38.7

07/01/2007

15,839

01/18/2003⁽⁴⁾

01/17/2012

Common Stock

15,839

⁽⁴⁾

15,839

EMP OPT-Right to Buy -Type NQ 1/03

$ 23.19

07/01/2007

170

01/24/2004⁽⁴⁾

01/23/2013

Common Stock

170

⁽⁴⁾

170

EMP OPT-Right to Buy-Type I 1/04

$ 33.47

07/01/2007

11,791

01/23/2005⁽⁴⁾

01/22/2014

Common Stock

11,791

⁽⁴⁾

11,791

EMP OPT-Right to Buy-Type I 1/05

$ 29.21

07/01/2007

18,658

01/24/2006⁽⁴⁾

01/23/2015

Common Stock

18,658

⁽⁴⁾

18,658

EMP OPT (Right to Buy) Type R 08/05

$ 30.68

07/01/2007

5,861

08/24/2008⁽⁵⁾

01/23/2013

Common Stock

5,861

⁽⁵⁾

5,861

EMP OPT-RTB-Type NQ 01/06

$ 35.02

07/01/2007

66,798

01/23/2007⁽⁴⁾

01/22/2016

Common Stock

66,798

⁽⁴⁾

66,798

EMP OPT-RTB-Type NQ 03/06

$ 35.88

07/01/2007

124,379

03/13/2009⁽⁴⁾

03/12/2016

Common Stock

124,379

⁽⁴⁾

124,379

EMP OPT-Right to Buy-Type R 08/06

$ 37.29

07/01/2007

2,741

08/18/2009⁽⁵⁾

01/23/2013

Common Stock

2,741

⁽⁵⁾

2,741

EMP OPT (Right to Buy) Type NQ 02/20/07

$ 45.97

07/01/2007

101,084

02/20/2008⁽⁶⁾

02/19/2017

Common Stock

101,084

⁽⁶⁾

101,084

EMP OPT 02/07 Type NQS

$ 45.97

07/01/2007

15,041

07/01/2010⁽⁷⁾

02/19/2017

Common Stock

15,041

⁽⁷⁾

15,041

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LAMERE DAVID F MELLON FINANCIAL CENTER SUITE 0158 BOSTON, MA 02108			Vice Chairman

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 (the "Merger").
(2)	Holdings reported as of 06/30/2007.
(3)	I disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares.
(4)	The options, which provide for vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on the date shown, were acquired in the Merger in exchange for an equal number of MFC options.
(5)	The options, which provide for a three-year vesting period, were acquired in the Merger in exchange for an equal number of options of MFC.
(6)	The options, which provide for vesting in five equal annual installments beginning on the date shown, were acquired in the Merger in exchange for an equal number of MFC options.
(7)	The options, which provide for vesting on the third anniversary of the consummation of the Merger, were acquired in the Merger in exchange for an equal number of options of MFC.

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