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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 * RENYI THOMAS A   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 __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE WALL STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/14/2008 (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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   600 D $ 44.77 236,925.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   300 D $ 44.775 236,625.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   2,100 D $ 44.78 234,525.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   100 D $ 44.781 234,425.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   100 D $ 44.789 234,325.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   2,800 D $ 44.79 231,525.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   100 D $ 44.791 231,425.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   400 D $ 44.8 231,025.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   2,683 D $ 44.81 228,342.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   2,100 D $ 44.82 226,242.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   2,617 D $ 44.83 223,625.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   100 D $ 44.839 223,525.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   3,900 D $ 44.84 219,625.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   4,700 D $ 44.85 214,925.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   3,540 D $ 44.86 211,385.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   4,760 D $ 44.87 206,625.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   2,245 D $ 44.88 204,380.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   100 D $ 44.885 204,280.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   4,700 D $ 44.89 199,580.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   100 D $ 44.895 199,480.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   5,255 D $ 44.9 194,225.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   300 D $ 44.901 193,925.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   3,608 D $ 44.91 190,317.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   4,400 D $ 44.92 185,917.8259 D   Common Stock 05/14/2008   S(1)   8,000 D $ 44.93 177,917.8259 D   Common Stock               94,011.3133 (2) I By 401(k) Plan Common Stock               118,818 I By GRAT 3-2005 Common Stock               108,962 I By GRAT 2-2007 Common Stock               108,962 I By GRAT 3-2007 Common Stock               121,911 (3) I By GRAT 4-2007

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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

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RENYI THOMAS A ONE WALL STREET NEW YORK, NY 10286	X		Executive Chairman

Signatures

/s/ Arlie R. Nogay, Attorney-in-Fact		05/16/2008
**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)	Sales pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 sale plans adopted March 2, 2007, and November 7, 2007.
(2)	Represents number of shares of common stock held indirectly in employer's stock fund in The Bank of New York Company, Inc. Employee Savings and Investment Plan, a 401(k) Plan, as of March 31, 2008.
(3)	Form #3 of 4.

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