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Mellon Financial Corporation to Present on November 14 at the Merrill Lynch Banking & Financial Services Conference

PITTSBURGH, November 9, 2006 — Robert P. Kelly, chairman and chief executive officer of Mellon Financial Corporation (MEL), will be presenting at the Merrill Lynch Banking & Financial Services Conference at 8:50 a.m. EST on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 in New York. The presentation will highlight our corporate strategy, financial goals and the opportunities for growth in our asset management and servicing businesses. The presentation will include forward-looking and other material information.

A live Webcast of the audio portion of the conference will be available at Mellon's Web site (www.mellon.com/investorrelations). A series of related graphics also will be available at the same Web site at approximately 8 a.m. on Tuesday, November 14. An archived version of the audio portion and the related graphics will be available at the same Web site, beginning at approximately 5 p.m. EST on November 14, and will remain available until 5 p.m. EST on Tuesday, November 28.

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.