Update at a Glance

March 18, 2008

The Bank of New York Mellon No. 1 in its Category in FORTUNE'S "Most Admired" Ranking

The Bank of New York Mellon, a global leader in asset management and asset servicing, has been ranked no. 1 in its category in FORTUNE magazine's 2008 rankings of America's Most Admired Companies.

Each year, FORTUNE surveys thousands of executives, directors and analysts to compile its list of most admired companies. The Bank of New York Mellon was voted best overall in its category, with top scores across five of the magazine's key attributes of reputation, including Quality of products/services, Innovation, People management, Financial soundness, and Long-term investment.

Click here to read more about the results. The complete results appear in the March 17 issue of the magazine.

Ranked no. 1 in 2006 and 2007 among Superregional Banks in FORTUNE'S survey of America's Most Admired Companies, The Bank of New York merged last year with Mellon Financial — itself ranked number one in its FORTUNE survey category in 2005 — to create The Bank of New York Mellon. The new company ranked first among the top ten Superregional Banks in the 2008 FORTUNE survey.

For more information on this and other key industry rankings, call us at 1 800 424-3004 or e-mail us at treasury@bnymellon.com.