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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20070725174243
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-07-047603
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20070723
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:			Peters Lisa B
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001404542

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-52710
		FILM NUMBER:		071000147

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		412-234-8254

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE MELLON CENTER
		STREET 2:		SUITE 4700
		CITY:			PITTSBURGH
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			15258-0001
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            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Award of Restricted Stock pursuant to Mellon Financial Corporation Long-Term Profit Incentive Plan (2004).  Vests on July 1, 2010.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Not Applicable.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Award of Restricted Share Units pursuant to Mellon Financial Corporation Long-Term Profit Incentive Plan (2004).  Vests on December 31, 2008.  Vested Units will be settled in Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Holdings reported as of 07/01/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Grant cliff vests on this date.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Richard M. Pearlman, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-07-25</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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