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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001390777-07-000047.txt : 20070725
<SEC-HEADER>0001390777-07-000047.hdr.sgml : 20070725
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20070725161100
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001390777-07-000047
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20070701
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070725
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070725

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Bank of New York Mellon CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001390777
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE WALL STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10286
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-495-1784

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE WALL STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10286

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WOETZEL KURT D
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001209497

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-52710
		FILM NUMBER:		07999490

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BANK OF NEW YORK
		STREET 2:		ONE WALL STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10286
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<TYPE>4/A
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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2007-07-01</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2007-07-03</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001390777</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Bank of New York Mellon CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BK</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001209497</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>WOETZEL KURT D</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ONE WALL STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10286</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Sr. Executive Vice President</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock (Par Value $0.01)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>121187</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock (Par Value $0.01)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-07-01</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>82602.17</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>41.5096</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>82602.17</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By 401(k) plan</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Information inadvertently omitted from Form 4 filed on 7/3/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents number of stock units 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 July 1, 2007.  These units represent shares of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (&quot;BNY Mellon&quot;) acquired in exchange for shares of The Bank of New York Company, Inc. (&quot;BNY&quot;) pursuant to the merger of BNY into BNY Mellon.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Bart R. Schwartz</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-07-25</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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