| Pricing Supplement Dated January 29, 2008 (To Prospectus dated July 2, 2007, Prospectus Supplement dated October 25, 2007 and Prospectus Supplement dated January 29, 2008) THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION |
Rule 424(b)(2) File Nos. 333-144261, 333-144261-01, 333-144261-02, 333-144261-03, 333-144261-04, 333-144261-05, 333-144261-06 and 333-144261-07. |
Senior Medium-Term Notes Series G, U.S. $ Floating Rate
Senior Medium-Term Notes Series G
(U.S. $ Floating Rate)
| Trade Date: January 29, 2008 | Original Issue Date: February 5, 2008 | |
| Principal Amount: $700,000,000 | Net Proceeds to Issuer: $699,860,000 |
Price to Public: 100.000%, plus accrued interest, if any, from February 5, 2008
Commission/Discount: 0.020%
Agent’s Capacity: x Principal Basis ¨ Agency Basis
Maturity Date: February 5, 2010
Interest Payment Dates: Interest pays quarterly on the 5th day of February, May, August and November of each year, commencing May 5, 2008 and ending on maturity date (modified following, adjusted)
Interest Rate: 3-month LIBOR + 40 basis points
Initial Interest Rate: 3-month LIBOR + 40 basis points determined on the second London Banking Day preceding the Original Issue Date
Interest Reset Dates: Quarterly on the 5th day of February, May, August and November of each year, commencing May 5, 2008 (modified following, adjusted)
Interest Rate Basis: LIBOR (the designated LIBOR page shall be Reuters page LIBOR01 and the LIBOR currency shall be U.S. Dollars)
Index Maturity: 3-month
Spread: + 40 basis points
Interest Rate Determination Dates: The second London Banking Day preceding the related Interest Reset Date
| Form: | x | Book Entry | ||
| Certificated | ||||
| Redemption: | x | The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to maturity | ||
| ¨ | The Notes may be redeemed prior to maturity | |||
| Repayment: | x | The Notes cannot be repaid prior to maturity | ||
| ¨ | The Notes can be repaid prior to maturity at the option of the holder of the Notes | |||
| Discount Note: | ¨ Yes | x No | ||
Defeasance: The defeasance and covenant defeasance provisions of the Senior Indenture described under “Description of Senior Debt Securities and Senior Subordinated Debt Securities – Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance” in the Prospectus will apply to the Notes.
Plan of Distribution: The Notes described herein are being purchased, severally and not jointly, by each of the agents named in the below table (the “Agents”), each as principal, on the terms and conditions described in each Prospectus Supplement under the caption “Plan of Distribution of Medium-Term Notes.”
| Agent | Aggregate Principal Amount of Notes to be Purchased |
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| J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. |
$297,500,000 | |||
| Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated |
$297,500,000 | |||
| BNY Capital Markets, Inc. |
$105,000,000 | |||
| Total: |
$700,000,000 |
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