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Mellon Financial Corporation Investor Conference to be Held on November 13

PITTSBURGH, November 6, 2006 — Robert P. Kelly, chairman, president and chief executive officer, together with other members of executive management, will host an Investor Conference in New York City on Monday, November 13. The presentations will highlight our corporate strategy, financial goals and the opportunities for growth in our asset management and servicing businesses.

The Conference, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EST, will contain forward-looking information and may contain other material information, and will be webcast simultaneously on http://www.mellon.com/. An indexed, archived version of the webcast will be available at www.mellon.com beginning Tuesday, November 14, at approximately 5 p.m. EST through Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at 5 p.m. EST.

Mellon Financial Corporation is a global financial services company. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Mellon is one of the world's leading providers of financial services for institutions, corporations and high net worth individuals, providing asset management, private wealth management, asset servicing and payment solutions and investor services. Mellon has approximately $5.3 trillion in assets under management, administration or custody, including $918 billion under management. News and other information about Mellon is available at www.mellon.com.