Results of 2011 Proxy Voting

Voting results from the 2011 Annual Meeting of BNY Mellon Stockholders on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, are as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
     (Each nominee elected by a majority of votes cast)


Name		 Total Number of 
Votes Cast "For"		 Total Number of 
Votes Cast "Against"		 Total Number of 
Abstentions*
Ruth E. Bruch 871,515,963 89,158,897 2,889,751
Nicholas M. Donofrio 950,700,981 9,872,282 2,991,348
Gerald L. Hassell 951,682,288 8,801,127 3,081,196
Edmund F. "Ted" Kelly 867,744,776 92,792,521 3,027,314
Robert P. Kelly 935,104,186 25,541,464 2,918,961
Richard J. Kogan 870,051,567 90,476,769 3,036,275
Michael J. Kowalski 952,666,617 7,748,188 3,149,806
John A. Luke, Jr. 925,881,433 34,619,444 3,063,734
Mark A. Nordenberg 951,608,218 8,851,425 3,104,968
Catherine A. Rein 950,965,622 9,648,011 2,950,978
William C. Richardson 951,322,252 9,044,548 3,197,811
Samuel C. Scott III 870,826,014 89,636,591 3,102,006
John P. Surma 952,191,910 8,180,850 3,191,851
Wesley W. von Schack 869,851,183 90,604,239 3,109,189
Proposal 2 – Advisory (Non-binding) Vote Relating to 2010 Compensation of the Named Executive Officers
     (Approved)
 
Total		 Percentage
of Votes Cast
For 762,270,150 79.99
Against 190,722,516 20.01
Abstain 10,571,945 *
Proposal 3 – Advisory (Non-binding) Vote Regarding the Frequency of a Stockholder Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
     (Majority of Votes Cast For One Year)
 
Total 		Percentage
of Votes Cast
One Year 819,159,291 85.93
Two Year 8,121,109 0.85
Three Year 126,052,285 13.22
Abstain 10,231,926 *
Proposal 4 – Approval of Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan
     (Approved)
 
Total		 Percentage
of Votes Cast
For 784,336,736 81.79
Against 174,675,386 18.21
Abstain 4,552,489 *
Proposal 5 – Approval of Amended and Restated Executive Incentive Compensation Plan
     (Approved)
 
Total		 Percentage
of Votes Cast
For 765,676,407 79.88
Against 192,853,601 20.12
Abstain 5,034,603 *
Proposal 6 – Ratification of Appointment of KPMG LLP as our Independent Public Accounting Firm for the 2011 Fiscal Year
     (Approved)
 
Total		 Percentage
of Votes Cast
For 1,028,106,484 98.28
Against 17,953,750 1.72
Abstain 3,058,864 *
Proposal 7 – Stockholder Proposal: Cumulative Voting
     (Not Approved)
 
Total		 Percentage
of Votes Cast
For 288,590,338 30.16
Against 668,150,748 69.84
Abstain 6,823,525 *


* Abstentions are not counted as votes cast.