November 16, 2010
William Schroeder
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation |
Form 10-K for Fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
Filed February 26, 2010
Form-10Q for quarterly period ended June 30, 2010
Filed August 6, 2010
File No. 000-52710
Dear Mr. Schroeder:
Thank you for your letter dated November 4, 2010, addressed to Robert P. Kelly as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. As previously discussed, we respectfully request an extension of ten business days to respond to your comments. If granted, this requested extension would result in our submission of a response on or before December 6, 2010.
Please contact me at (212) 635-6624 if you would like to discuss this request, or if there is anything else we can provide. We appreciate your consideration.
Sincerely, |
/s/ Marla Alhadeff |
Marla Alhadeff |