Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No.: 333-167832
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION
$750,000,000 FIXED RATE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2015
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
ISSUER: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION
SECURITIES: SENIOR MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES G
EXPECTED RATINGS*: Aa2 / A+ / AA- / AAL (NEGATIVE/NEGATIVE/STABLE/STABLE)
LEGAL FORMAT: SEC-REGISTERED
MATURITY DATE: FEBRUARY 20, 2015
TRADE DATE: FEBRUARY 13, 2012
SETTLEMENT DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2012 (T+5)
REDEMPTION COMMENCEMENT DATE: JANUARY 20, 2015
COUPON: 1.20% PER ANNUM
COUPON FREQUENCY: SEMI-ANNUALLY
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: INTEREST PAYS SEMI-ANNUALLY ON EACH FEBRUARY 20 AND AUGUST 20, COMMENCING ON AUGUST 20, 2012 AND ENDING ON THE MATURITY DATE
REDEMPTION PRICE: THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE NOTES REDEEMED
REDEMPTION TERMS: REDEEMABLE IN WHOLE OR IN PART AT THE OPTION OF THE ISSUER ON OR AFTER THE REDEMPTION COMMENCEMENT DATE AT THE REDEMPTION PRICE, PLUS ACCRUED AND UNPAID INTEREST THEREON TO THE DATE OF REDEMPTION. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE AT LEAST 30 AND NOT MORE THAN 60 CALENDAR DAYS NOTICE OF REDEMPTION TO THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THE NOTE.
DAY COUNT CONVENTION: 30/360
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $750,000,000
ISSUE PRICE: 99.909% OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
PROCEEDS TO ISSUER: $748,192,500
PRICING BENCHMARK: UST 0.250% DUE FEBRUARY 15, 2015
BENCHMARK YIELD: 0.381%
SPREAD TO BENCHMARK: +85 BASIS POINTS
RE-OFFER YIELD: 1.231%
DENOMINATIONS: $1,000 X $1,000
LISTING: NONE
CUSIP/ISIN: 06406HCC1/US06406HCC16
BOOKRUNNERS: BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC., BNY MELLON CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC, GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
CO-MANAGERS: GREENTREE BROKERAGE SERVICES INC., HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC., MFR SECURITIES, INC., MURIEL SIEBERT & CO., INC., NATIXIS SECURITIES AMERICAS LLC, WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
The notes are not deposits or other obligations of a bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus and a prospectus supplement) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement, and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Barclays Capital Inc. at 1-888-603-5847, BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC at 1-800-269-6864, or Goldman, Sachs & Co. at 1-866-471-2526.
*A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.