THE TRANSFER OF THIS AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN AND TO RESALE RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933Stock Option Agreement • December 7th, 2006 • Bank of New York Co Inc • State commercial banks • New York
Contract Type FiledDecember 7th, 2006 Company Industry JurisdictionSTOCK OPTION AGREEMENT, dated December 3, 2006, (this “Agreement”), between Mellon Financial Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“Issuer”), and The Bank of New York Company, Inc., a New York corporation (“Grantee”).