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General Release Bruce Van Saun

 Exhibit 10.2 
 G E N E R A L    R E L E A S E 
 GENERAL RELEASE (this
“Release”) by Bruce Van Saun (“you”) in favor of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (the “Company”), its subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of their officers, directors, employees, shareholders,
attorneys and agents and their predecessors, successors and assigns, individually and in their official capacities (together, the “Released Parties”). 
 WHEREAS, you have been employed as a Vice Chairman of the Company; and 
 WHEREAS, you are seeking payments
under your Transition Agreement, dated June 25, 2007 (as the same may have been amended from time to time, the “Transition Agreement”), with the Company that are conditioned on the effectiveness of this Release. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: 
 1. General Release. You, for yourself and for your heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, knowingly and voluntarily forever
waive, terminate, cancel, release and discharge the Released Parties from and against any and all legally waivable claims, causes of action, allegations, rights, obligations, liabilities or charges (collectively, “Claims”) that you
(or your heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns) have or may have, whether known or unknown, by reason of any matter, cause or thing occurring at any time before and including the date of this Release, including, without
limitation, claims for compensation or bonuses (including, without limitation, any claim for an award under any compensation plan or arrangement); breach of contract; tort; wrongful, abusive, unfair, constructive or unlawful discharge or dismissal;
impairment of economic opportunity defamation; age and national origin discrimination; sexual harassment; back pay; front pay; benefits; attorneys’ fees; whistleblower claims; emotional distress; intentional infliction of emotional distress;
assault; battery; pain and suffering; punitive or exemplary damages; violations of the Equal Pay Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
(“ADEA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Act of 1989, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the New York State and New York City anti-discrimination laws, including all amendments to any of the aforementioned acts; and violations of any other federal, state, or municipal fair
employment statutes or laws, including, without limitation, violations of any other law, rule, regulation or ordinance pertaining to employment, wages, compensation, hours worked, or any other matters related in any way to your employment with the
Company and its affiliates (and their respective predecessors) or the termination of that employment. In addition, in consideration of the provisions of this Release, you further agree to waive any and all rights under the laws of any jurisdiction

 
in the United States or any other country that limit a general release to those claims that are known or suspected to exist in your favor as of the Effective
Release Date (as defined below). You also understand you are releasing any rights or claims concerning bonus(es) and any award(s) or grant(s) under any incentive compensation plan or program, except as specifically set forth in the Transition
Agreement. 
 2. Surviving Claims. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Release shall not: 
 (a) release any Claims relating to the payments and benefits set forth in the Transition Agreement; 
 (b) release any Claims arising after the date of this Release; 
 (c) limit or prohibit in any way your (or your beneficiaries’ or legal representatives’) ability to bring an action to enforce the terms of this Release; 
 (d) release the Company’s obligations to you as a past, present, or future customer or client of the Company or its affiliates; 
 (e) release any claim for employee benefits under plans covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other vested
benefits to the extent that such claims may not lawfully be waived or for any payments or benefits under any plans of the Company that have vested according to the terms of those plans; 
 (f) release any claims for indemnification in accordance with applicable laws and the corporate governance documents of the Company including any right
to contribution, in accordance with their terms as in effect from time to time or pursuant to any applicable directors and officers insurance policy with respect to any liability incurred by you as an officer or director of the Company or any right
you may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment. The Claims that are not released pursuant to this Section 2 are collectively referred to as the “Surviving Claims.” 
 3. Additional Representations and Covenants. You represent and warrant that you have not filed any civil action, suit, arbitration, administrative
charge, or legal proceeding against any Released Party nor have you assigned, pledged, or hypothecated as of the Effective Release Date your claim to any person and no other person has an interest in the claims that you are releasing. You also agree
that should any person or entity file or cause to be filed any civil action, suit, arbitration, administrative charge or other legal proceeding seeking equitable or monetary relief concerning any claim released by you herein, you shall not seek or
accept any personal relief from or as the result of such civil action, suit, arbitration, administrative charge or other legal proceeding. 
 4. Your Acknowledgements. You acknowledge and agree that you have read this Release in its entirety and that, except for the Surviving Claims, this Release is a general release of all known and unknown claims, including, without
limitation, to rights and claims arising under ADEA. You further acknowledge and agree that: 
 (a) this Release does not release, waive or
discharge any rights or claims that may arise for actions or omissions after the date of this Release; 
  

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 (b) you are entering into this Release and releasing, waiving and discharging rights or claims only in
exchange for consideration which you are not already entitled to receive; 
 (c) you have been advised, and are being advised by this
Release, to consult with an attorney before executing this Release, and you acknowledge that you have consulted with counsel of your choice concerning the terms and conditions of this Release; 
 (d) you have been advised, and are being advised by this Release, that you have 21 days within which to consider this Release; and 
 (e) you are aware that this Release shall become null and void if you revoke your agreement to this Release within 7 days following the date of execution
and delivery of this Release. You may revoke this Release at any time during such 7-day period by delivering (or causing to be delivered) to the Company’s Director of Human Resources a written notice of your revocation of this Release. In the
event that the 7th day following the date you sign this Release falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, you will have until 5:00 p.m. on the next business day to deliver your written notice of revocation. You expressly understand and agree
that if you do not sign this Release, or if you revoke it within this 7-day period, you are not entitled to, and will not receive, any of the payments or benefits provided for under the Transition Agreement. 
 (f) this Release shall become effective and irrevocable on the 8th day following the day on which you have signed it, unless you have revoked it as
provided in Paragraph 4(e) above (“Effective Release Date”). 
 5. Additional Agreements. You acknowledge and
represent that you have returned or will return prior to the Effective Release Date, all Company-owned property, including but not limited to, all proprietary documents and records, materials, policies, procedures, forms and documents,
identification cards, credit cards, telephone cards, files, memoranda, keys and other equipment and/or supplies in your possession, custody or control and all copies thereof, that you have retained no such item in your possession, custody or
control, and you understand that the Company has relied upon your representation and that the return of such property is an express condition of your Transition Agreement and this Release. You may retain all benefits-related documents pertaining to
you, and other non-proprietary documents such as contact lists, whether in electronic form or hard copy. The Company acknowledges and agrees that you may offer employment to your present assistant, Lisa McCabe, without being deemed in violation of
your non-solicit obligations under your Transition Agreement. The Company further acknowledges and agrees that you shall have access to and the exclusive use of your office, e-mail address, phone numbers, BlackBerry and cell phone, without
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until the close of business on August 18, 2008, your last day of employment, but that, from and after the date that you complete your work on the
quarterly financials, you shall not be required or expected to be in the office on a regular basis, but only at such times as you deem necessary and appropriate. 
 6. Governing Law. To the extent not subject to federal law, this Release will be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed
entirely within that state. 
 7. Captions; Section Headings. Captions and section headings used herein are for convenience only and
are not a part of this Release and shall not be used in construing it. 
 8. Facsimile Signature. Any signature on this Release,
delivered by facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be an original signature thereto. 
  

							
	 August 29, 2008
	 		  		  	 /s/ Bruce Van Saun

	Date	 		  		  	Bruce Van Saun

  

 4Letter Agreement Between BNY Mellon and Thomas P. Gibbons

 Exhibit 10.3 
 

 
 Lisa B. Peters Senior Executive Vice President 
 July 10, 2008 
 Mr. Thomas P.
Gibbons 
 The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 
 One Wall
Street 
 New York, New York 10286 
 Re:    Appointment as Chief Financial Officer 
 Dear Todd: 
 This letter relates to your appointment as Chief Financial Officer of BNY-Mellon and the agreement between you and The Bank of New York Company, Inc.,
dated June 25, 2007 (the “Transition Agreement”). If you agree, this letter will amend the Transition Agreement. 
 Effective as of July 1, 2008 (the “Effective Date”), you will be appointed Chief Financial Officer of BNY-Mellon. For the avoidance of doubt, your new position and its related reporting requirements shall not of itself
constitute Good Reason. 
 You also agree that, effective as of the Effective Date, you are waiving the provisions of Section 3(b) of
the Transition Agreement and that, as of such date, Section 3(b) shall be of no further force and effect. 
 You agree that
Section 4(j) of the Transition Agreement is restated in its entirety to read as follows: 
 (j) Section 409A of
the Code. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or elsewhere, if you are a “specified employee” as determined pursuant to Section 409A of the Code as of the date of your “separation from service”
(within the meaning of Final Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(h)) and if any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement or otherwise both (x) constitutes a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A and
(y) cannot be paid or provided in the manner otherwise provided without subjecting you to “additional tax”, interest or penalties under Section 409A, then any such payment or benefit that is payable during the first six months
following your “separation from service” shall be paid or provided to you in a cash lump-sum on the first business day of the seventh calendar month following the month in which your “separation from service” occurs or, if
earlier, at your death. In addition, any payment or benefit due upon a termination of your employment that represents a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A shall only be paid or provided to you upon a
“separation 
  
 Human Resources 
 One Wall Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10286 
 T 212 635 1119 lisa.peters@bnymellon.com 

 
from service”. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or elsewhere, any payment or benefit under this Agreement or otherwise that is
exempt from Section 409A pursuant to Final Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(A) or (C) shall be paid or provided to you only to the extent that the expenses are not incurred, or the benefits are not provided, beyond the last day of
your second taxable year following your taxable year in which the “separation from service” occurs; and provided further that such expenses are reimbursed no later than the last day of your third taxable year following the taxable year in
which your “separation from service” occurs. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to the extent any reimbursement or in-kind benefit under this Agreement constitutes a deferral of compensation, the amount of any such expenses
eligible for reimbursement (or in-kind benefits to be provided) in one calendar year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement) or in-kind benefits to be provided) in any other taxable year, in no event shall any expenses be
reimbursed after the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which you incurred such expenses, and in no event shall any right to reimbursement (or in-kind benefit) be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

 The terms of the Transition Agreement not amended herein shall remain in force and are not affected by this letter. This letter will be
governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to principles of conflict of laws. For ease of reference, any capitalized terms used but not defined in this letter are used with the same meaning as
under the Transition Agreement. 
 If the terms of this letter are acceptable to you, please sign both copies of this letter indicating your
agreement to its terms, keep one signed copy of the letter for yourself and return the other signed copy to me. This letter may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original. A signature transmitted by
facsimile will be deemed an original signature. 
  

			
	 Sincerely,

	
	 The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

	
	 /s/ Lisa B. Peters

	 Name:

	 Title:

  

	
	 Accepted and Agreed:

	
	 /s/ Thomas P. Gibbons

	 Thomas P. Gibbons

 Date: 7/16/08

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