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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 * WOETZEL KURT D   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) Sr. Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 101 BARCLAY STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/10/2008 (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 03/10/2008   A(1)   9,185 A $ 42.31 222,981.8231 D   Common Stock               16,359.3682 (2) I By 401(k) Plan

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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

137,778

03/10/2009(3)

03/09/2018

Common Stock

137,778

(4)

137,778

D

Performance Shares (5)

(6)

03/10/2008

A

9,185

12/31/2010

03/15/2011

Common Stock

9,185

(4)

9,185

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WOETZEL KURT D 101 BARCLAY STREET NEW YORK, NY 10286			Sr. Executive Vice President

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 2003 Bank of New York Long-Term Incentive Plan. Vesting (if any) based on BNY Mellon Total Shareholder Return compared to 1) peer group and 2) S&P 500 Financials Index.
(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 January 31, 2008.
(3)	Grant becomes exercisable in annual increments of one-fourth each beginning on this date.
(4)	Not Applicable.
(5)	Award of Restricted Share Units pursuant to 2003 Bank of New York Long-Term Incentive Plan. 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.
(6)	1-for-1.

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