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 *
O HANLEY RONALD P
   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 0153		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/10/2008
(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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/10/2008   A(1)   33,769 A $ 42.31 402,543.2336 D  
Common Stock               1,780.8802 (2) I By 401(k) Plan
Common Stock               223 I By Son (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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Emp Opt-RTB-Type NQ 3/10/08 $ 42.31 03/10/2008   A   506,538   03/10/2009(4) 03/09/2018 Common Stock 506,538 (5) 506,538 D  
Performance Shares (6) (7) 03/10/2008   A   33,769   12/31/2010 03/15/2011 Common Stock 33,769 (5) 33,769 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
O HANLEY RONALD P
MELLON FINANCIAL CENTER
SUITE 0153
BOSTON, MA 02108		       Vice Chairman  

Signatures

 /s/ Arlie R. Nogay, Attorney-in-Fact   03/12/2008
**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) Award of Restricted Stock pursuant to Mellon Financial Corporation Long-Term Profit Incentive Plan (2004). Vesting (if any) based on BNY Mellon Total Shareholder Return compared to 1) peer group and 2) S&P 500 Financials Index.
(2) Holdings reported as of 12/31/2007.
(3) I disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares.
(4) Grant becomes exercisable in annual increments of one-fourth each beginning on this date.
(5) Not Applicable.
(6) Other Stock-Based Award pursuant to Mellon Financial Corporation Long-Term Profit Incentive Plan (2004). Payable in an amount (if any) based on BNY Mellon Total Shareholder Return compared to 1) peer group and 2) S&P 500 Financials Index. Maximum amount that could be earned by Reporting Person is represented by the combination of Restricted Stock grant reported in Table I together with reported amount of this Award.
(7) 1-for-1.

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