UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.      )

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

Confidential Ballot for 2010 Annual Meeting

YOU MAY VOTE BY TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE

OR ON THE INTERNET

(OR COMPLETE THE VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM BELOW

AND RETURN IT BY MAIL)

If you choose to vote by mail, complete the Form below and mail it promptly in its entirety in the postage-paid

envelope provided (U.S. & Puerto Rico only). Please mail in advance, so that your instruction may be received no later than

5:00 P.M., Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, April 9.

You need not return the form if you have voted by telephone or Internet.

Your vote must be received by 5:00 P.M., Eastern Daylight Time on

Friday, April 9, 2010, to be counted.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

Confidential Ballot for 2010 Annual Meeting

This is a ballot for giving voting instructions for the shares of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation stock held in your account in each of the above plans (the “Plans”) in which you participate.

By properly submitting your voting instructions, you authorize your shares in each plan to be voted in accordance with the attached Supplemental Voting Information for each applicable plan. Such shares will be voted at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation to be held on April 13, 2010, and at any adjournment thereof. Your voting instructions must be received by April 9, 2010, in order to be counted. All voting instructions are submitted to an independent proxy tabulator, who is obligated to hold them in confidence and not to reveal your individual votes to any person, including The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, except as may be required by the applicable plan or by law. If you hold shares in more than one plan and wish to vote your shares differently under each plan, please contact the independent tabulator at (212) 807-0477 for separate voting instructions.

Please review additional information in attached document

before submitting your voting instructions.

(Continued, and to be signed and dated on the reverse side.)

The Board of Directors recommends a Vote FOR the election of all nominees for director:

Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, mark the “Exceptions*” box and write that nominee’s name on the line below.

Note: A vote FOR the election of directors includes discretionary authority to vote for a substitute if any nominee is unable to serve.

		SUPPLEMENTAL VOTING INFORMATION PERTAINING TO SPECIFIC PLANS   1.      The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan - Trustee: The Bank of New York Mellon.   If you properly provide instructions by mail, telephone or Internet as described on the attached card, your shares will be voted by the Trustee according to your instructions. If you properly sign and return the ballot but fail to provide a specific voting direction for a particular proposition on the ballot, then any shares you hold in the Plan will be voted in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors on such proposition. If you provide voting instructions by telephone or Internet, you must provide voting directions as to each proposition on the ballot in order for your instructions to be effective.   If you do not properly sign and return the attached ballot or provide instructions by telephone or Internet, the Trustee will vote your shares “FOR”, “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN” subject to review by the voting fiduciary, in the same proportion on each issue as it votes the shares credited to participants’ accounts for which proper instructions are timely received. Consequently, a failure to provide instructions is not equivalent to voting “FOR”, “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN” with respect to any proposition on the ballot but will have the effect described in this Supplemental Voting Information.   2.      The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan.   By properly submitting your voting instructions, you authorize BNY Mellon Shareowner Services to vote all shares held in your account in the Plan as you direct.   If you properly provide instructions by mail, telephone or Internet as described on the attached card, your shares will be voted according to your instructions. If you properly sign and return the ballot but fail to provide a specific voting direction for a particular proposition on the ballot, then any shares you hold in the Plan will be voted in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors on such proposition. If you provide voting instructions by telephone or Internet, you must provide voting directions as to each proposition on the ballot in order for your instructions to be effective.   If you do not properly sign and return your ballot or provide instructions by telephone or Internet, then for shares held in the Plan, no vote will be recorded. Consequently, a failure to provide instructions is not equivalent to voting “FOR”, “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN” with respect to any proposition on the ballot but will have the effect described in this Supplemental Voting Information.   3.      The Employee Stock Ownership Plan of the Bank of New York, Inc. - Trustee: The Bank of New York Mellon.   If you properly provide instructions by mail, telephone or Internet as described on the attached card, your shares will be voted according to your instructions. If you properly sign and return the attached ballot but fail to provide a specific voting direction for a particular proposition on the ballot, then any shares you hold in the Plan will be voted in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors on such proposition. If you provide voting instructions by telephone or Internet, you must provide voting directions as to each proposition on the ballot in order for your instructions to be effective.   If you do not properly sign and return this ballot or provide instructions by telephone or Internet, the Trustee will vote your shares “FOR”, “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN” subject to review by the voting fiduciary, in the same proportion on each issue as it votes the shares credited to participants’ accounts for which proper instructions are timely received. Consequently, a failure to provide instructions is not equivalent to voting “FOR”, “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN” with respect to any proposition on the ballot but will have the effect described in this Supplemental Voting Information.   4.      Mellon Employee Stock Purchase Plan   By properly submitting your voting instructions, you authorize BNY Mellon Shareowner Services to vote all shares held in your account in the Plan as you direct.   If you properly provide instructions by mail, telephone or Internet as described on the attached card, your shares will be voted according to your instructions. If you properly sign and return your ballot but fail to provide a specific voting direction for a particular proposition on the ballot, then any shares you hold in the Plan will be voted in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors on such proposition. If you provide voting instructions by telephone or Internet, you must provide voting directions as to each proposition on the ballot in order for your instructions to be effective.

If you do not properly sign and return the attached ballot or provide instructions by telephone or Internet, then, for shares held in the Plan, no vote will be recorded. Consequently, a failure to provide instructions is not equivalent to voting “FOR”, “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN” with respect to any proposition on the ballot but will have the effect described in this Supplemental Voting Information.

By properly submitting your voting instructions, you authorize BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, to vote all shares held in your accounts for the Plan as you direct.

If you properly provide instructions by mail, telephone or Internet as described on this card, your shares will be voted according to your instructions. If you properly sign and return the attached ballot but fail to provide a specific voting direction for a particular proposition on the ballot, then any shares you hold in the Plan will be voted in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors on such proposition. If you provide voting instructions by telephone or Internet, you must provide voting directions as to each proposition on the ballot in order for your instructions to be effective.

If you do not properly sign and return the ballot or provide instructions by telephone or Internet, then for shares held in the Plan, no vote will be recorded. Consequently, a failure to provide instructions is not equivalent to voting “FOR”, “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN” with respect to any proposition on the ballot but will have the effect described in this Supplemental Voting Information.

If you properly provide instructions by mail, telephone or Internet as described on the attached card, your shares will be voted according to your instructions. If you properly sign and return the ballot but fail to provide a specific voting direction for a particular proposition on the ballot, then any shares you hold in the Plan will be voted in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors on such proposition. If you provide voting instructions by telephone or Internet, you must provide voting directions as to each proposition on the ballot in order for your instructions to be effective.

If you do not properly sign and return this ballot or provide instructions by telephone or Internet, the Trustee will vote your shares “FOR”, “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN” subject to review by the voting fiduciary, in the same proportion on each issue as it votes the shares credited to participants’ accounts for which proper instructions are timely received. Consequently, a failure to provide instructions is not equivalent to voting “FOR”, “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN” with respect to any proposition on the ballot but will have the effect described in this Supplemental Voting Information.

If you properly provide instructions by mail, telephone or Internet as described on this card, your shares will be voted according to your instructions. If you properly sign and return the attached ballot but fail to provide a specific voting direction for a particular proposition on the ballot, then any shares you hold in the SAP will be voted in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors on such proposition. If you provide voting instructions by telephone or Internet, you must provide voting directions as to each proposition on the ballot in order for your instructions to be effective.

If you do not properly sign and return the ballot or provide instructions by telephone or Internet, then for shares held in the SAP, no vote will be recorded. Consequently, a failure to provide instructions is not equivalent to voting “FOR”, “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN” with respect to any proposition on the ballot but will have the effect described in this Supplemental Voting Information.

Subject: Your BNY Mellon Shareholder Voting Material - IMPORTANT!

Dear BNY Mellon Shareholder,

You are receiving this e-mail because, as of February 12, 2010, you held The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”) Common Stock (“Stock”) in one or more of the following Plans for which you are entitled to direct the voting of your shares at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan, The Employee Stock Ownership Plan of The Bank of New York Company, Inc., the Mellon Employee Stock Purchase Plan, BNY Employee Stock Purchase Plan, The Retirement Savings Plan of BNY Securities Group, and the UK Stock Accumulation Plan.

It is important that we obtain votes from each of our shareholders, so please provide your voting instructions as soon as possible. Your voting instructions must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on April 9, 2010 in order to be counted.

The voting process is quick and easy - either click on the following link to the Internet voting site (which also contains BNY Mellon’s 2009 Annual Report and 2010 Proxy materials), or call the telephone number below to access the telephone voting site. Please have the unique control number provided below handy - you’ll need it to enter your voting instructions.

Be sure to read the Supplemental Voting Information pertaining to specific plans, which is in the Voting Instruction Form posted with other proxy materials on the Internet voting site. This explains how your shares will be treated if you do not properly submit a hard-copy voting card or provide voting instructions by telephone or Internet.

YOUR CONTROL NUMBER IS:

INTERNET AND TELEPHONE VOTING: To view the Annual Report, Proxy materials, and Voting Instruction Form including the Supplemental Voting Information connect to the secure electronic voting site at https://www.proxyvotenow.com/bk. To vote by Internet, please follow the prompts.

To vote by telephone, please call 1-888-216-1294 and follow the prompts.

If you prefer to vote by hard copy, please call 1-866-252-6890 and follow the prompts. You will be mailed a hard copy voting card and the Proxy materials, together with a postage paid return envelope. (You will need your control number to enter such a request.) Be sure to allow adequate mailing time because your vote must be received by April 9 to be counted. Also, you may view the Annual Report and Proxy materials without going to the electronic voting site by visiting http://bnymellon.mobular.net/bnymellon/bk.

When you vote, you will be directing the vote of all shares of Stock held in your account in each of the Plans in which you participate in accordance with the Supplemental Voting Information for each applicable plan attached to the Voting Instruction Form on the website. Such shares will be voted at BNY Mellon’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which will be held on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, and at any adjournment thereof. Your voting instructions are submitted directly to an independent proxy tabulator, who is obligated to hold them in confidence and not to reveal your individual votes to any person, including BNY Mellon, except as may be required by the applicable plan or by law. If you hold shares in more than one plan and wish to vote your shares differently under each plan, please contact the independent tabulator at (212) 807-0477 for separate voting instructions.

If you properly provide instructions by telephone or Internet as described in this e-mail, or if you properly submit a hard copy voting card, your shares will be voted according to your instructions. You must provide voting instructions as to each proposition on the ballot in order for your Internet or telephone voting instructions to be effective. If you properly submit a hard copy voting card without providing voting instructions for any or all propositions on the card, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors on each such proposition.

Your vote is important.

Thank you.

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Where a vote is not specified, the proxies will vote shares represented by this Proxy FOR all nominees for director, FOR Proxy Items 2 and 3, and AGAINST Proxy Items 4, 5 and 6, and will vote in their discretion on such other matters that may properly come before the meeting and at any adjournment of such meeting.

Please mark your votes as indicated in this example

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all nominees for director: The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR proposals 2 and 3:

FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN

1. Election of Directors:

2. Proposal to approve the advisory (non-binding) resolution

FOR WITHHOLD EXCEPTIONS relating to 2009 executive compensation. Nominees:

ALL FOR ALL

01 Ruth E. Bruch 06 Richard J. 11 Catherine A. 3. Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as independent

02 Nicholas M. Kogan Rein registered public accountant.

Donofrio 07 Michael J. 12 William C.

03 Gerald L. Kowalski Richardson

The Board of Directors recommends a vote AGAINST proposals 4, 5 and 6:

Hassell 08 John A. Luke, 13 Samuel C. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN

04 Edmund F. Jr. Scott III

Kelly 09 Robert 14 John P. Surma

05 Robert P. Kelly Mehrabian 15 Wesley W. von 4.

Stockholder proposal with respect to cumulative voting.

10 Mark A. Schack

Nordenberg

5. Stockholder proposal requesting adoption of policy requiring five-year lock-up period for senior executives’ equity incentive awards. (INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, mark the “Exceptions” box above and write that nominee’s name in the space provided 6. Stockholder proposal requesting stockholder approval of below.) certain future severance agreements with senior executives.

*Exceptions Note: A vote FOR the election of directors includes discretionary authority to vote for a substitute if a nominee is unable to serve.

Mark Here for Address Change Tor Comments

SEE REVERSE

Signature Signature Date

NOTE: Please sign as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such.

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION

DEFERRED SHARE AWARD TRUSTS CONFIDENTIAL BALLOT

This is a ballot for voting the shares of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation stock held by Wachovia Bank, N.A., as Trustee of the Mellon Financial Corporation Deferred Share Award Trust 1 and Deferred Share Award Trust 2. Please complete the ballot and return it in the envelope provided. Wachovia Bank, N.A., as Trustee of the Trusts, will vote the shares held in the Trusts as to which you have voting authority as directed on the ballot at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation to be held on April 13, 2010 and any adjournment thereof.

Indicate your voting instructions for each proposition on the ballot, sign and date it, and return it in the envelope provided. Your ballot must be received on or before April 7, 2010 in order to be counted. Your voting instructions will be kept confidential.

If you properly sign and return your ballot, the Trustee will vote the shares as to which you have voting authority according to your instructions. If you fail to provide voting instructions for any of the propositions on the ballot, the Trustee will vote the shares as to which you have voting authority in the same proportions as it votes the respective Trust’s shares for which signed voting directions are timely received.

If you do not properly sign and return your ballot, the Trustee will vote the shares as to which you have voting authority “FOR”, “AGAINST”, or “ABSTAIN” in the same proportions as it votes the respective Trust’s shares for which signed voting directions are timely received. Consequently, a failure to sign and return a ballot is not equivalent to voting “FOR”, “AGAINST”, or “ABSTAIN” with respect to any of the propositions on the ballot.

Address Change/Comments (Mark the corresponding box on the reverse side)

(Continued and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)

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Where a vote is not specified, the proxies will vote shares represented by this Proxy FOR all nominees for director, FOR Proxy Items 2 and 3, and AGAINST Proxy Items 4, 5 and 6, and will vote in their discretion on such other matters that may properly come before the meeting and at any adjournment of such meeting.

Please mark your votes as indicated in this example

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all nominees for director: The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR proposals 2 and 3:

FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN

1. Election of Directors:

2. Proposal to approve the advisory (non-binding) resolution

FOR WITHHOLD EXCEPTIONS relating to 2009 executive compensation. Nominees:

ALL FOR ALL

01 Ruth E. Bruch 06 Richard J. 11 Catherine A. 3. Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as independent

02 Nicholas M. Kogan Rein registered public accountant.

Donofrio 07 Michael J. 12 William C.

03 Gerald L. Kowalski Richardson

The Board of Directors recommends a vote AGAINST proposals 4, 5 and 6:

Hassell 08 John A. Luke, 13 Samuel C. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN

04 Edmund F. Jr. Scott III

Kelly 09 Robert 14 John P. Surma

05 Robert P. Kelly Mehrabian 15 Wesley W. von 4.

Stockholder proposal with respect to cumulative voting.

10 Mark A. Schack

Nordenberg

5. Stockholder proposal requesting adoption of policy

requiring five-year lock-up period for senior executives’ equity incentive awards.

(INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, mark the “Exceptions” box above and write that nominee’s name in the space provided 6. Stockholder proposal requesting stockholder approval of below.) certain future severance agreements with senior executives.

*Exceptions Note: A vote FOR the election of directors includes discretionary authority to vote for a substitute if a nominee is unable to serve.

Mark Here for Address Change Tor Comments

SEE REVERSE

Signature Signature Date

NOTE: Please sign as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such.

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION

ELECTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR DIRECTORS (POST 12/31/04) TRUST CONFIDENTIAL BALLOT

This is a ballot for voting the shares of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation stock held by PNC Bank, National Association, as Trustee of Mellon Financial Corporation Elective Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors (Post 12/31/04) Trust. Please complete the ballot and return it in the envelope provided. PNC Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Trust, will vote the shares held in the Trust as to which you have voting authority as directed on the ballot of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation to be held on April 13, 2010 and any adjournment thereof.

Indicate your voting instructions for each proposition on the ballot, sign and date it, and return it in the envelope provided. Your ballot must be received on or before April 7, 2010 in order to be counted. Your voting instructions will be kept confidential.

If you properly sign and return your ballot, the Trustee will vote the shares as to which you have voting authority according to your instructions. If you fail to provide voting instructions for any of the propositions on the ballot, the Trustee will vote the shares as to which you have voting authority in the same proportions as it votes the respective Trust’s shares for which signed voting directions are timely received.

If you do not properly sign and return your ballot, the Trustee will vote the shares as to which you have voting authority “FOR”, “AGAINST”, or “ABSTAIN” in the same proportions as it votes the respective Trust’s shares for which signed voting directions are timely received. Consequently, a failure to sign and return a ballot is not equivalent to voting “FOR”, “AGAINST”, or “ABSTAIN” with respect to any of the propositions on the ballot.

Address Change/Comments (Mark the corresponding box on the reverse side)

(Continued and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)

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Where a vote is not specified, the proxies will vote shares represented by this Proxy FOR all nominees for director, FOR Proxy Items 2 and 3, and AGAINST Proxy Items 4, 5 and 6, and will vote in their discretion on such other matters that may properly come before the meeting and at any adjournment of such meeting.

Please mark your votes as indicated in this example

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all nominees for director: The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR proposals 2 and 3:

FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN

1. Election of Directors:

2. Proposal to approve the advisory (non-binding) resolution

FOR WITHHOLD EXCEPTIONS relating to 2009 executive compensation. Nominees:

ALL FOR ALL

01 Ruth E. Bruch 06 Richard J. 11 Catherine A. 3. Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as independent

02 Nicholas M. Kogan Rein registered public accountant.

Donofrio 07 Michael J. 12 William C.

03 Gerald L. Kowalski Richardson

The Board of Directors recommends a vote AGAINST proposals 4, 5 and 6:

Hassell 08 John A. Luke, 13 Samuel C. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN

04 Edmund F. Jr. Scott III

Kelly 09 Robert 14 John P. Surma

05 Robert P. Kelly Mehrabian 15 Wesley W. von 4.

Stockholder proposal with respect to cumulative voting.

10 Mark A. Schack

Nordenberg

5. Stockholder proposal requesting adoption of policy

requiring five-year lock-up period for senior executives’ equity incentive awards.

(INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, mark the “Exceptions” box above and write that nominee’s name in the space provided 6. Stockholder proposal requesting stockholder approval of below.) certain future severance agreements with senior executives.

*Exceptions Note: A vote FOR the election of directors includes discretionary authority to vote for a substitute if a nominee is unable to serve.

Mark Here for Address Change Tor Comments

SEE REVERSE

Signature Signature Date

NOTE: Please sign as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such.

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION

Elective Deferred Compensation Plan (Post 12/31/04) and Elective Deferred Compensation Plan for Senior Officers (Post 12/31/04) Trust Confidential Ballot

This is a ballot for voting the shares of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation stock held by PNC Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Mellon Financial Corporation Elective Deferred Compensation Plan (Post 12/31/04) and Elective Deferred Compensation Plan for Senior Officers (Post 12/31/04) Trust Confidential Ballot. Please complete the ballot and return it in the envelope provided. PNC Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Trust, will vote the shares held in the Trust as to which you have voting authority as directed on the ballot at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation to be held on April 13, 2010 and any adjournment thereof.

Indicate your voting instructions for each proposition on the ballot, sign and date it, and return it in the envelope provided. Your ballot must be received on or before April 7, 2010 in order to be counted. Your voting instructions will be kept confidential.

If you properly sign and return your ballot, the Trustee will vote the shares as to which you have voting authority according to your instructions. If you fail to provide voting instructions for any of the propositions on the ballot, the Trustee will vote the shares as to which you have voting authority in the same proportions as it votes the respective Trust’s shares for which signed voting directions are timely received.

If you do not properly sign and return your ballot, the Trustee will vote the shares as to which you have voting authority “FOR”, “AGAINST”, or “ABSTAIN” in the same proportions as it votes the respective Trust’s shares for which signed voting directions are timely received. Consequently, a failure to sign and return a ballot is not equivalent to voting “FOR”, “AGAINST”, or “ABSTAIN” with respect to any of the propositions on the ballot.

Address Change/Comments (Mark the corresponding box on the reverse side)

(Continued and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)