Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No.: 333-167832
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION
$400,000,000 FLOATING RATE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2015
OCTOBER 18, 2012
ISSUER: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION
SECURITIES: SENIOR MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES G
EXPECTED RATINGS*: Aa3 / A+ / AA- / AAL (NEGATIVE/NEGATIVE/STABLE/STABLE)
LEGAL FORMAT: SEC-REGISTERED
MATURITY DATE: OCTOBER 23, 2015
TRADE DATE: OCTOBER 18, 2012
SETTLEMENT DATE: OCTOBER 25, 2012 (T+5)
COUPON: 3-MONTH LIBOR PLUS 23 BASIS POINTS
COUPON FREQUENCY: QUARTERLY
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: INTEREST PAYS QUARTERLY ON EACH JANUARY 23, APRIL 23, JULY 23 AND OCTOBER 23, COMMENCING ON JANUARY 23, 2013 AND ENDING ON THE MATURITY DATE
INTEREST DETERMINATION DATES: THE SECOND LONDON BANKING DAY PRECEDING THE RELATED INTEREST RESET DATE
REDEMPTION: NOT REDEEMABLE BY THE ISSUER PRIOR TO MATURITY
DAY COUNT CONVENTION: ACTUAL/360; MODIFIED FOLLOWING, ADJUSTED
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $400,000,000
ISSUE PRICE: 100.00% OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
PROCEEDS TO ISSUER: $399,400,000
PRICING BENCHMARK: 3-MONTH LIBOR (REUTERS LIBOR01)
SPREAD TO BENCHMARK: +23 BASIS POINTS
DENOMINATIONS: $1,000 X $1,000
LISTING: NONE
CUSIP/ISIN: 06406HCF4 / US06406HCF47
BOOKRUNNERS: BNY MELLON CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC, MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC, RBS SECURITIES INC., UBS SECURITIES LLC
CO-MANAGERS: BLAYLOCK ROBERT VAN, LLC, BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP., DREXEL HAMILTON, LLC, MISCHLER FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC., 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 BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC at 1-800-269-6864, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at 1-866-718-1649, RBS Securities Inc. at 1-866-884-2071, or UBS Securities LLC at 1-877-827-6444, ext. 561-3884.
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