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Mellon Chooses the Marie Keating Foundation for Charity of the Year in Ireland

LONDON, 28 June 2007 — Mellon Financial Corporation has named The Marie Keating Foundation as its 2007 Charity of the Year in Ireland. The Marie Keating Foundation was chosen following a poll of Mellon's 120 plus employees in Dublin.

The relationship, which will run until the spring of 2008, has got off to a flying start with a donation of €7,730 to kick off Mellon's fundraising efforts. Mellon's employees in Dublin will be raising funds for The Marie Keating Foundation through a variety of activities including street collections, dress down days, sweepstakes, fun runs and various other fundraising activities.

Harley Murphy, country manager for Mellon's Irish business, comments: "We are absolutely delighted that The Marie Keating Foundation has been chosen as Mellon's 2007 charity of the year in Ireland. We look forward to the year ahead and helping provide vital funds for a very deserving cause."

Fiona Sullivan from The Marie Keating Foundation, comments: "This is fantastic news for the Foundation and, most importantly, for anyone who will be touched by cancer. Securing support for an entire year allows us to plan vital awareness-raising and support work for the coming months. We are very grateful to Mellon Financial Corporation."

The Marie Keating Foundation was established primarily to provide Breast Cancer Information and Awareness free of charge to the general public throughout the Republic of Ireland through three Mobile Cancer Information Units based in the Eastern, Western and Southern regions of Ireland.

The three Mobile Cancer Information Units are in operation since May 2001, and to date have visited over 1,474 towns, villages and corporate sites in Ireland increasing breast cancer awareness by providing information to over 40,048 people. A staggering 2,197 women have been referred to their GP for further evaluation. The Marie Keating Foundation also funds Bursary's for Nurses in Oncology.

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, wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services and treasury services. Mellon has approximately $5.8 trillion in assets under management, administration or custody, including $1.034 trillion under management. News and other information about Mellon is available at www.mellon.com.