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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 * HASSELL GERALD L   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) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION, ONE WALL STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/23/2012 (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 02/23/2012   A   283,738 (1) A $ 0 868,273.6447 (2) D   Common Stock               50,771.0984 (3) I By 401(k) Plan Common Stock               14,269 I By Family Trust Common Stock               14,269 I By Second Family Trust Common Stock               56,604 I By Wife (4) Common Stock               92,882 I By GRAT 2009-2 Common Stock               105,630 I By GRAT 2010-1 Common Stock               92,237 I By GRAT 2010-2

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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-Right to Buy-Type NQ 2/23/2012

$ 22.03

02/23/2012

A(5)

434,412

02/23/2013

02/22/2022

Common Stock

434,412

(6)

434,412

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HASSELL GERALD L THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION ONE WALL STREET NEW YORK, NY 10286	X		Chairman, President & CEO

Signatures

/s/Arlie R. Nogay, Attorney-in-Fact		02/27/2012
**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 Units under BNY Mellon Long-Term Incentive Plan. Units vest in annual increments of one-third beginning on first anniversary of the award and are subject to forfeiture if certain performance criteria are not achieved for 2012. A portion of the units may also be forfeited prior to vesting based on ongoing performance adjustment criteria. Vested units will be settled in Common Stock.
(2)	Includes 27,763 shares previously held in GRAT 2010-2 which were distributed to Mr. Hassell and are now owned directly.
(3)	Holdings reported as of 02/10/2012.
(4)	I disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares.
(5)	Grant of Stock Options under the BNY Mellon Long-Term Incentive Plan. Grant becomes exercisable in annual installments of one-fourth each beginning on date indicated. A portion of the options may be forfeited prior to vesting based on ongoing performance adjustment criteria.
(6)	Not Applicable.

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