Lisa B. Peters Senior Executive Vice President

Involuntary Separation of Employment. In the event that your employment with Mellon involuntarily terminates due to either a Without Cause Termination or a Constructive Discharge; and provided that you execute a separation agreement and general release of claims in a form acceptable to Mellon’s legal counsel, Mellon agrees to provide you with the following cash and non-cash benefits. If Mellon determines that it is necessary or appropriate for any payments, including benefits which cannot be provided on a nontaxable basis, to be delayed in order to avoid additional tax, interest and/or penalties under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”), then the payments and benefits would not be made before the date which is the first day following the six (6) month anniversary of the date of the involuntary separation (or upon earlier death);

Involuntary Separation of Employment. In the event that your employment with Mellon involuntarily terminates due to either a Without Cause Termination or a Constructive Discharge; and provided that within a 60 day period beginning upon your involuntary termination you execute a separation agreement and general release of claims in a form acceptable to Mellon’s legal counsel (“Separation Agreement”) and the revocation period set forth in the Separation Agreement has expired. Mellon agrees to provide you with the following cash and non-cash benefits. If Mellon determines that it is necessary or appropriate for any payments, including benefits which cannot be provided on a nontaxable basis, to be delayed in order to avoid additional tax, interest and/or penalties under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”), then the payments and benefits would not be made before the date which is the first day following the six (6) month anniversary of the date of the involuntary separation (or upon earlier death);

Transition Pay. You will receive seventy-eight (78) weeks of separation pay in an amount equivalent to your base salary in effect, less all applicable taxes and deductions (“Separation Pay Amount”). Such Separation Pay Amount shall be reduced by the full amount of the cash displacement pay benefits (before taxes and deductions) actually paid to you pursuant to the Mellon Financial Corporation Displacement Program, Mellon Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan and/or Change in Control Agreement in effect and applicable to you and for which you are eligible. Such reduced amount shall be hereinafter referred to as the Employee’s “Transition Pay”. The time between the date upon which you begin to receive Transition Pay and the date upon which your Transition Pay ceases will be the “Transition Period.” Subject to Mellon’s determination of a Code Section 409A delay, the first twelve (12) periodic installments will be delayed until the first day following the six (6) month anniversary of your separation from service. After which, Transition Pay will be paid in periodic installments (with the first payment after the Code Section 409A delay including the prior installment payments) on regularly scheduled pay dates until the final installment of transition;

Transition Pay. You will receive seventy-eight (78) weeks of separation pay in an amount equivalent to your base salary in effect, less all applicable taxes and deductions (“Separation Pay Amount”). Such Separation Pay Amount shall be reduced by the full amount, including an aggregate of all payments for which you are eligible under the Change in Control Agreement, of the cash displacement pay benefits (before taxes and deductions) actually paid to you pursuant to the Mellon Financial Corporation Displacement Program, Mellon Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan and/or Change in Control Agreement in effect and applicable to you and for which you are eligible. Such reduced amount shall be hereinafter referred to as the Employee’s “Transition Pay” and paid in the same time and form as payments pursuant to the Displacement Program. The time between the date upon which you begin to receive Transition Pay and the date upon which your Transition Pay ceases will be the “Transition Period.” Subject to Mellon’s determination of a Code Section 409A delay, the first twelve (12) periodic installments will be delayed until the first day following the six (6) month anniversary of your separation from service. After which, Transition Pay will be paid in periodic installments (with the first payment after the Code Section

409A delay including the prior installment payments) on regularly scheduled pay dates until the final installment of transition:

Special Bonus Award. In addition, you will receive a special bonus award equal to one and one-half times the average of your prior two-year bonus annualized awards, less applicable taxes and deductions. The special bonus award will be paid all in cash 30 days following the last Transition Pay installment payment date; and

12/15/2008