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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration No. 333-132606
The information contained in this preliminary prospectus supplement is not complete and may be changed. This preliminary prospectus supplement is notan offer to sell nor
does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 2, 2008
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To prospectus dated March 21, 2006)
Shares
State Street Corporation
Common Stock
We are offering shares of our common stock, par value $1.00 per share. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
"STT". On May 30, 2008, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $72.02 per share.
Our common stock is not a deposit or other obligation of a bank and is not insured by the FDIC or any other government agency.
Your investment in our common stock involves risks. You should read "Risk Factors" beginning on page S-8 of this prospectus
supplement so that you better understand those risks before buying common stock.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these
securities or passed on the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Public offering price
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Proceeds, before expenses, to State Street Corporation
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The
underwriters have an option to purchase up to an additional shares of common stock within 30 days of the date of this prospectus supplement.
The
underwriters expect to deliver the common stock in book-entry form only through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company against payment in New York, New York on
, 2008.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
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Morgan Stanley
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Credit Suisse
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Lehman Brothers
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UBS Investment Bank
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date of this prospectus supplement is , 2008.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Prospectus Supplement
Prospectus
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About This Prospectus
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Where You Can Find More Information
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Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
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Forward-Looking Statements
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Risk Factors
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State Street Corporation
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Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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Use of Proceeds
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Description of Debt Securities
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Description of the Trusts
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Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
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Description of the Capital Securities
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Common Securities
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Description of the Capital Securities Guarantees
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Relationship among the Capital Securities, the Corresponding Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Capital Securities Guarantees
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Description of Preferred Stock
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Description of Depositary Shares
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Description of Common Stock
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Description of Stock Purchase Contracts And Stock Purchase Units
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Description of Warrants
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Global Securities
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Plan of Distribution
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Validity of Securities
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Experts
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This document consists of two parts. The first part is the prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering. The second part is the
prospectus, which describes more general information, some of which may not apply to this offering. You should read both this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, together with
additional information described under the heading "Where You Can Find More Information" on page S-37.
In
this prospectus supplement, "State Street", "we", "our", "ours" and "us" refer to State Street Corporation, which is a financial holding company headquartered in Boston,
Massachusetts, and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, unless the context otherwise requires. References to "State Street Bank" mean State Street Bank and Trust Company. If the information set
forth in this prospectus supplement differs in any way from the information set forth in the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on the information set forth in this prospectus supplement.
Currency
amounts in this prospectus supplement are stated in U.S. dollars.
You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or information
contained in a free writing prospectus that we authorize to be delivered to you. This prospectus supplement may be used only for the purpose for which it has been prepared. No one is authorized to
give information other than that contained in this prospectus supplement and in the documents referred to in this prospectus supplement and which are made available to the public. We have not, and the
underwriters have not, authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on
it.
We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not
assume that the information appearing in this prospectus supplement or any document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the applicable document. Our business,
financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date. Neither this prospectus supplement nor the accompanying prospectus constitutes an offer, or an invitation on
our behalf or on behalf of the underwriters, to subscribe for and purchase, any of the securities and may not be used for or in
connection with an offer or solicitation by anyone, in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorized or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or
solicitation.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference contain statements that are considered "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of United States securities laws. In addition, State Street and its management may make other written or oral communications from time to time that contain
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, including statements about industry trends, management's future expectations and other matters that do not relate strictly to historical facts,
are based on assumptions by management, and are often identified by such forward-looking terminology as "expect", "look", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "seek", "may", "will", "trend", "target"
and "goal", or similar statements or variations of such terms. Forward-looking statements may include, among other things, statements about State Street's confidence in its strategies and its
expectations about financial performance, market growth, acquisitions and divestitures, new technologies, services and opportunities and earnings.
Forward-looking
statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, which change over time, are based on management's expectations and assumptions at the time the statements are
made, and are not guarantees of future results. Management's expectations and assumptions, and the continued validity of the forward-looking statements, are subject to change due to a broad range of
factors affecting the national and global economies, the equity, debt, currency and other financial markets, as well as factors specific to State Street Corporation and its subsidiaries, including
State Street Bank.
Factors
that could cause changes in the expectations or assumptions on which forward-looking statements are based include, but are not limited to:
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ability to integrate acquisitions into our business, including the acquisition of Investors Financial Services Corp., or Investors Financial;
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level and volatility of interest rates, particularly in the United States, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region; the performance and volatility of securities, currency and
other markets in the United States and internationally; and economic conditions and monetary and other governmental actions designed to address those conditions;
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the
liquidity of the U.S. and international securities markets, particularly the markets for fixed-income securities, including asset-backed commercial paper, and the
liquidity requirements of our customers;
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our
ability to measure the fair value of securities in our investment securities portfolio, particularly given current market conditions for many of these securities;
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the
credit quality and credit agency ratings of the securities in our investment securities portfolio, a deterioration or downgrade of which could lead to
other-than-temporary impairment of the respective securities and the recognition of an impairment loss;
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our
ability to attract non-interest bearing deposits and other low-cost funds;
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possibility that changes in market conditions or asset performance may require any off-balance sheet activities, including our asset-backed commercial paper
conduits, to be consolidated into our financial statements, requiring the recognition of associated losses, if any;
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results of litigation and similar disputes and, in particular, the effect that current or potential litigation may have on our reputation and State Street Global
Advisors', or SSgA's, reputation, and our ability to attract and retain customers; and the possibility that the ultimate costs of the legal exposure associated with certain of SSgA's actively managed
fixed-income strategies may exceed or be below the level of the related reserve, in view of the uncertainties of the timing and outcome of litigation, and the amounts involved;
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possibility of further developments of the nature that previously gave rise to the legal exposure associated with certain of SSgA's actively managed fixed-income and
other investment strategies;
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performance and demand for the products and services we offer;
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competitive environment in which we operate;
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enactment of legislation and changes in regulation and enforcement that impact us and our customers, as well as the effects of legal and regulatory proceedings,
including litigation;
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ability to continue to grow revenue, control expenses and attract the capital necessary to achieve our business goals and comply with regulatory requirements;
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ability to manage systemic risks and control operating risks;
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ability to obtain quality and timely services from third parties with which we contract;
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trends
in the globalization of investment activity and the growth on a worldwide basis in financial assets;
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trends
in governmental and corporate pension plans and savings rates;
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changes
in accounting standards and practices, including changes in the interpretation of existing standards, that impact our consolidated financial statements; and
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changes
in tax legislation and in the interpretation of existing tax laws by U.S. and non-U.S. tax authorities that impact the amount of taxes due.
Therefore,
actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in our forward-looking statements and from our historical financial results due to the factors
discussed above, below and elsewhere in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or in our other Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, filings. Forward-looking statements should
not be relied upon as representing our expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the date this prospectus supplement is filed with the SEC except to the extent required by law. State Street
undertakes no obligation to revise the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus supplement to reflect events after the date it is filed with the SEC. The factors discussed above and in
the "Risk Factors" section, beginning on page S-8, are not intended to be a complete summary of all risks and uncertainties that may affect our businesses. Though we strive to
monitor and mitigate risk, we cannot anticipate all potential economic, operational and financial developments that may adversely impact our operations and our financial results.
Forward-looking
statements should not be viewed as predictions, and should not be the primary basis upon which investors evaluate State Street or our common stock. Any investor in State
Street should consider all risks and uncertainties disclosed in our filings with the SEC described under the Section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information" on page S-37, all
of which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus. As a result, it does not contain all of the information that may be important to you or that you should consider before investing in our common stock. You should read this
entire prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, including the "Risk Factors" section and the documents incorporated by reference, which are described under "Where You Can Find More
Information" on page S-37.
State Street Corporation
State Street Corporation is a financial holding company organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Through our subsidiaries, we provide a
full range of products and services for institutional investors worldwide.
We
were organized in 1970 and conduct our business primarily through our principal bank subsidiary, State Street Bank. State Street Bank traces its beginnings to the founding of the
Union Bank in 1792. The charter under which State Street Bank now operates was authorized by a special act of the Massachusetts Legislature in 1891, and its present name was adopted in 1960.
With
$14.90 trillion of assets under custody and $1.96 trillion of assets under management at March 31, 2008, we are a leading specialist in meeting the needs of institutional
investors worldwide. Our customers include mutual funds and other collective investment funds, corporate and public retirement plans, insurance companies, foundations, endowments and other investment
pools, and investment managers. Including the United States, we operate in 26 countries and more than 100 geographic markets worldwide.
Our
common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "STT". Our executive offices are located at One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, and our
telephone number is (617) 786-3000.
Risk Factors
An investment in our common stock involves certain risks. You should carefully consider the risks described in the "Risk Factors" section beginning on
page S-8 of this prospectus supplement, as well as other information included or incorporated by reference into the accompanying prospectus, including our consolidated financial
statements and the notes thereto, before making an investment decision.
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Selected Consolidated Financial Highlights
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Quarters Ended(1)
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Years Ended
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(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts
or where otherwise noted)
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March 31,
2008(2)
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March 31,
2007
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December 31,
2007(6)
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December 31,
2006
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Total fee revenue
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$
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1,961
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$
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1,370
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$
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6,633
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$
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5,186
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Net interest revenue
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625
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325
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1,730
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1,110
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Gains (Losses) related to investment securities, net
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(9
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1
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(27
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15
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Total revenue
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2,577
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1,696
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8,336
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6,311
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Salaries and employee benefits
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1,062
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739
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3,256
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2,652
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Other operating expenses
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712
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474
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3,177
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1,888
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Total operating expenses(3)(4)
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1,774
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1,213
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6,433
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4,540
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Income tax expense
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273
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169
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642
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675
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Income from continuing operations
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530
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314
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1,261
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1,096
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Income from discontinued operations
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10
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Net income
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530
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314
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1,261
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1,106
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Diluted earnings per share(5):
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From continuing operations
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1.35
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0.93
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3.45
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3.26
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From discontinued operations
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0.03
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Net income
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1.35
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0.93
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3.45
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3.29
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Cash dividends declared per share
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0.23
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0.21
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0.88
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0.80
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Return on equity from continuing operations
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18.7
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17.4
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13.4
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16.2
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Return on equity
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18.7
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17.4
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13.4
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16.4
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Average shares outstanding (in thousands):
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Basic
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387,942
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334,036
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360,675
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331,350
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Diluted
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393,647
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338,727
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365,488
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335,732
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Assets under custody (in trillions)
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$
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14.90
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$
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12.33
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$
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15.30
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$
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11.85
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Assets under management (in trillions)
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1.96
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1.85
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1.98
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1.75
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Information
for the quarters ended March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2007 is unaudited.
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Quarter
ended March 31, 2008 includes financial results of Investors Financial, which State Street acquired on July 2, 2007.
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Total
operating expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and the year ended December 31, 2007 include merger and integration costs of $26 million and
$198 million, respectively, recorded in connection with the acquisition of Investors Financial.
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Total
operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2007 include a net charge of $467 million, or $279 million after-tax, associated with certain
active fixed-income strategies managed by State Street Global Advisors.
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Diluted
earnings per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and the year ended December 31, 2007 reflect the issuance of approximately 60.8 million shares on
July 2, 2007 in connection with the completion of the acquisition of Investors Financial.
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Financial
results for the year ended December 31, 2007 include results of Investors Financial for the quarters ended September 30 and December 31, 2007.
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Pro Forma Capital Ratio Presentation
For illustrative purposes, the following table sets forth our specified capital ratios as of March 31, 2008, (1) as reported, (2) as
adjusted to give effect to the receipt of $2.4 billion of net proceeds from this offering and (3) as adjusted to give effect to the receipt of $2.4 billion of net proceeds from
this offering and to reflect the effects if we were to consolidate all assets and liabilities of the four third-party-owned, special-purpose, multi-seller asset-backed commercial paper programs that
we administer, commonly referred to as "conduits", onto our consolidated balance sheet in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46(R).
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As of March 31, 2008
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As Reported
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As Adjusted for
Receipt of Net
Proceeds(1)
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Receipt of Net
Proceeds and
Conduit
Consolidation
(1)(2)(3)
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Tier 1 leverage ratio
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6.1
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7.8
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6.7
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Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
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12.4
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16.0
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13.8
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Total risk-based capital ratio
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13.8
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17.4
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15.2
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Tangible common equity to tangible assets (TCE/TA)
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2.9
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4.6
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3.0
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Assumes
$2.4 billion of net proceeds from this offering (after deducting estimated expenses and underwriting discounts and commissions).
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Assumes
that all of the conduits, with total assets of approximately $28.3 billion as of March 31, 2008, are consolidated on March 31, 2008 and that the assets of
the conduits are recorded at fair value with an assumed marginal tax rate of 40%. We have historically placed a high level of reliance on information obtained from third-party sources to measure fair
values. Third-party sources use assumptions, judgments and estimates in determining securities values, and different third parties may provide different prices for securities. Moreover, depending
upon, among other things, the measurement date of the security, the subsequent sale price of the security may be different from its recorded fair value. These differences may be significant especially
if the security is sold during a period of illiquidity or market disruption or as part of a large block of securities under a forced transaction.
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The
degree of impact of consolidation on our tier 1 leverage ratio would depend on how and when consolidation occurred, since this ratio is a function of our consolidated total
average assets over an entire quarter.
A
hypothetical increase or decrease in tangible shareholders' equity of $100 million would increase or decrease our reported capital ratios at March 31, 2008, all other
factors remaining unchanged, as follows: (a) tier 1 leverage ratio by seven basis points, (b) tier 1 risk-based capital ratio by 15 basis points,
(c) total risk-based capital ratio by 15 basis points and (d) TCE/TA by seven basis points. A hypothetical increase or decrease in total assets of $1.0 billion would
decrease or increase our reported capital ratios at March 31, 2008, all other factors remaining unchanged, as follows: (a) tier 1 leverage ratio by four basis points,
(b) tier 1 risk-based capital ratio by eight basis points, (c) total risk-based capital ratio by nine basis points and (d) TCE/TA by two basis points. In calculating the impact of
an increase or decrease in assets on the capital ratios, we have assumed that the assets are risk-weighted based on the actual composite risk weighting at March 31, 2008.
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The Offering
Common stock we are offering:
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shares
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Common stock outstanding after this offering:
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shares(1)(2)
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Underwriter's option to purchase additional shares:
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shares
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Use of proceeds:
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We expect to receive net proceeds from this offering of approximately $2.4 billion (or approximately $2.8 billion if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares, after expenses
and underwriting discounts). We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes.
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New York Stock Exchange symbol:
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"STT"
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The
number of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately after the closing of this offering is based on 390,960,437 shares of our common stock outstanding as of May 30,
2008, including unvested restricted stock granted under our stock compensation plans.
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Unless
otherwise indicated, the number of shares of common stock presented in this prospectus supplement assumes no exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional
shares and excludes 14,814,521 shares issuable upon exercise of options outstanding as of May 30, 2008 and 9,190,779 shares issuable pursuant to outstanding grants under stock award programs,
other equity incentive plans and a stock purchase plan as of May 30, 2008.
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RISK FACTORS
An investment in our common stock is subject to the risk factors described below. You should carefully consider the following risk
factors and other information contained in this prospectus supplement, in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus before deciding
whether this investment is suited to your particular circumstances.
The risk factors below update the risk factors set forth in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2008, particularly those (a) under the heading "Liquidity Risk", concerning accounts managed by SSgA that have the benefit of contractual arrangements with third-party
financial institutions known as "wrap providers", (b) under the heading "Operational Risk", concerning the maintenance of confidential information; and (c) under the heading
"Regulatory/Legal/Accounting/Tax Risk", concerning legal actions, regulatory matters and tax matters.
Risks Related to State Street
Business Conditions/Economic Risk
Our businesses are affected by global economic conditions, political uncertainties and volatility and other developments in the financial markets. Factors such
as interest rates and commodities prices, regional and international rates of economic growth, inflation, political instability, the liquidity and volatility of fixed-income, equity, credit, currency,
derivative and other financial markets, and investor confidence can significantly affect the financial markets in which we and our customers are engaged. Such factors have affected, and may further
unfavorably affect, both regional and worldwide economic growth, creating adverse effects on many companies, including us, in ways that are not predictable or that we may fail to anticipate.
A
significant market downturn may lead to a decline in the value of assets under management and custody, which could reduce our asset-based fee revenue and may adversely impact other
transaction-based revenue, such as securities finance revenue, and the volume of transactions that we execute for our customers. This market downturn could be accompanied by a widening of credit
spreads or credit deterioration, which could reduce the value of securities we hold in our investment portfolio. The assets held by our asset-backed commercial paper conduits can be similarly
affected. In addition, lower market volatility, even in a generally rising market environment, may reduce trading volumes of our customers, and our ability to achieve attractive spreads, which could
lead to lower trading revenues. Our revenues, particularly our trading revenues, may increase or decrease depending upon the extent of increases or decreases in cross-border investments made by our
customers. The level of cross-border activity can be influenced by a number of factors, including geopolitical instabilities and customer mix. General market downturns would also likely lead to a
decline in the volume of transactions we execute on behalf of our customers, decreasing our fee and revenue opportunities and reducing the level of assets under management and custody. Market
performance and volatility may also influence the revenue that we receive from off-balance sheet activities.
In
addition, revenues during a calendar year, driven by the products and services we provide, can fluctuate commensurate with the normal course of business activity of our customers and
market conditions, and may provide volatility to our earnings from quarter to quarter.
In
recent years, investment manager and hedge fund manager operations outsourcing and non-U.S. asset servicing have been areas of rapid growth in our business. If the demand
for these types of services were to decline, we could see a slowdown in the growth rate of our revenue.
Strategic/Competition Risk
We expect the markets in which we operate to remain both highly competitive and global across all facets of our business, resulting in increases in both regional
and global competitive risks. We have
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experienced,
and anticipate that we will continue to experience, pricing pressure in many of our core businesses. Many of our businesses compete with other domestic and international banks and
financial services companies, such as custody banks, investment advisors, broker/dealers, outsourcing companies and data processing companies. Many of our competitors, including our competitors in
core services, have substantially greater capital resources. In some of our businesses, we are service providers to significant competitors. These competitors are in some instances significant
customers, and the retention of these customers involves additional risks, such as the avoidance of actual or perceived conflicts of interest and the maintenance of high levels of service quality. The
ability of a competitor to offer comparable or improved products or services at a lower price would likely negatively affect our ability to maintain or increase our profitability. Many of our core
services are subject to contracts that have relatively short terms or may be terminated by our customer after a short notice period. In addition, pricing pressures as a result of the activities of
competitors, customer pricing reviews, and rebids, as well as the introduction of new products, may result in a reduction in the prices we can charge for our products and services.
Our
strategy for growth depends upon both attracting new customers and cross-selling additional products and services to our existing customer base. To the extent that we are not able
to achieve these goals, we may not be able to attain our financial goals. Substantial risks and uncertainties are associated with the introduction of new products and services, including technical and
control requirements that may need to be developed and implemented to offer such products while also managing associated risks. The introduction of new products and services can also entail
significant time and resources. Regulatory and internal control requirements, capital requirements, competitive alternatives and shifting market preferences may also determine if such initiatives can
be brought to market in a manner that is timely and attractive to our customers. Failure to successfully manage these risks in the development and implementation of new products or services could have
a material adverse effect on our business, as well as our results of operations and financial condition.
Our
financial performance depends, in part, on our ability to develop and market new and innovative services and to adopt or develop new technologies that differentiate our products or
provide cost efficiencies, while avoiding increased related expenses. The risks we face include rapid technological change in the industry, our ability to access technical and other information from
our customers, and the significant and ongoing investments required to bring new products and services to market in a timely manner at competitive prices. Our proactive cross-selling of multiple
products and services to our customers can exacerbate the negative financial effects associated with the risk of loss of any one customer. Developments in the securities processing industry, including
shortened settlement cycles and straight-through processing, have required continued internal procedural enhancements and further technology investment.
Acquisitions
of complementary businesses and technologies, development of strategic alliances and divestitures of portions of our business, in addition to fostering organic growth
opportunities, are an active part of our overall business strategy to remain competitive. We may not be able to effectively assimilate services, technologies, key personnel or businesses of acquired
companies into our business or service offerings, alliances may not be successful, and we may not achieve related revenue growth or cost savings. In addition, we may not be able to successfully manage
the divestiture of identified businesses on satisfactory terms, if at all, and this would reduce anticipated benefits to earnings. Ongoing consolidation within the financial services industry could
pose challenges in the markets we serve.
Acquisitions
present risks that differ from the risks associated with our ongoing operations. Our financial results for 2008 and for the next few years may be significantly impacted by
our ability to achieve the cost savings and other benefits that we anticipate as a result of the acquisition of Investors Financial in 2007, as well as our ability to retain its customer base and to
successfully cross-sell our products and services to its customers. These cost savings and customer retention goals will be
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influenced by our ability to convert former Investors Financial customers onto State Street systems in a timely manner and to maintain the level of customer service such customers
received from Investors Financial. Future acquisitions may present similar integration, cost savings and customer retention challenges.
Intellectual
property of an acquired business, such as Currenex, Inc., acquired in 2007, may be an important component of the value that we agree to pay for such a business;
however, these types of acquisitions entail the risk that the acquired business does not own the intellectual property that we believe we are acquiring, that the intellectual property is dependent
upon licenses from third parties, that the acquired business infringes upon the intellectual property rights of others, or that the technology does not have the acceptance in the marketplace that we
anticipated. Acquisitions of investment servicing businesses such as Investors Financial normally entail information technology systems conversions, which involve operational risks and may result in
customer dissatisfaction and defection. Customers of businesses that we acquire, including, in the case of Investors Financial, its largest customer, are competitors of our non-custody
businesses. The loss of some of these customers or a significant reduction in revenues generated from them, for competitive or other reasons, would adversely affect the benefits that we expect to
achieve from the acquisition.
Our
ability to acquire other entities that provide our core services to achieve greater economies of scale or to expand our product offering is dependent upon our financial resources
and our ability to access the capital markets. Due to company-specific issues or lack of liquidity in the capital markets, our ability to continue to expand through acquisitions or to dispose of
businesses that no longer are strategic to us may be adversely affected.
In
connection with most acquisitions, before the acquisition can be completed, we must obtain various regulatory approvals or consents, which may include approvals of the Federal
Reserve Board, the Massachusetts Commissioner of Banks and other domestic and foreign regulatory authorities. These regulatory authorities may impose conditions on the completion of the acquisition or
require changes to its terms. Any such conditions, or any associated regulatory delays, could limit the benefits of the transaction.
With
any acquisition, the integration of the operations and resources of the businesses could result in the loss of key employees, the disruption of our and the acquired company's
ongoing businesses, or inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies that could adversely affect our ability to maintain relationships with customers and employees or to achieve the
anticipated benefits of the acquisition. Integration efforts may also divert management attention and resources. The acquisition and combination of a business with our operations may also expose us to
risks from unknown or contingent liabilities with respect to which we may have no recourse against the seller. While we normally seek to mitigate that risk through pre-acquisition due
diligence, increasingly acquisition transactions are competitive auctions in which we have limited time and access to information to evaluate the risks inherent in the business being acquired, and no
or limited recourse against the seller if undisclosed liabilities are discovered after we enter into a definitive agreement.
We
may not achieve the benefits we sought in an acquisition, or, if achieved, those benefits may be achieved later than we anticipated. Failure to achieve anticipated benefits from an
acquisition could result in increased costs and lower revenues than expected of the combined company. In addition, if the financial performance associated with an acquisition falls short of
expectations, it may result in impairment charges associated with the goodwill or other intangible assets recorded as part of the acquisition.
Liquidity Risk
The management of liquidity risk is critical to the management of our consolidated balance sheet and to our ability to service our customer base. In managing our
consolidated balance sheet, our
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source of funding is customer deposits. These deposits are predominantly short-term, transaction-based deposits by institutional investors. Our ability to continue to attract these
deposits, and other funding sources such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper, is subject to variability based upon a number of factors, including volume and volatility in the global
securities markets, our credit rating and the relative interest rates that we are prepared to pay for these liabilities.
In
managing our consolidated balance sheet, we also depend on access to global capital markets to provide us with sufficient capital resources and liquidity to meet our commitments and
business needs,
and to accommodate the transaction and cash management needs of our customers. Other sources of funding available to us, and upon which we rely as regular components of our liquidity risk management
strategy, include inter-bank borrowings, repurchase agreements and borrowings from the Federal Reserve discount window, or comparable non-U.S. central banking sources. Any
occurrence that may limit our access to the capital markets, such as a decline in the confidence of our corporate debt or equity purchasers, or a downgrade of any of our credit ratings, may adversely
affect our capital costs and our ability to raise capital and, in turn, our liquidity. Similarly, the failure to maintain acceptable credit ratings may preclude us from being competitive in certain
products. General market disruptions, natural disasters or operational problems may affect either third parties or us, and can also have an adverse affect on our liquidity. We generally use our
sources of funds to invest in a portfolio of investment securities and to maintain the liquidity necessary to extend credit to our customers. These funds are invested in a variety of assets ranging
from short-term interest-bearing deposits with banks to longer-maturity investment securities. While we have historically maintained our investment portfolio at a relatively short duration
with respect to interest-rate risk, the average maturity of the investment portfolio is significantly longer than the contractual maturity of our deposit base. In addition, as part of our
custody business, we provide overdraft financing to our customers, and liquidity lines to third-party commercial paper conduits and mutual funds, as well as more traditional extensions of credit. The
demand for credit is difficult to forecast and control, and may be at its peak at times of dislocation in the securities markets, potentially compounding liquidity issues.
In
a period of financial disruption, or if negative developments occurred with respect to State Street, the availability and cost of our funding sources could be adversely affected. In
that event, our cost of funds may increase, thereby reducing our net interest revenue, or we may need to dispose of a portion of our investment portfolio, which, depending upon market conditions,
could result in our realizing a loss or experiencing other adverse accounting consequences upon those dispositions. Our efforts to monitor and manage liquidity risk may not be successful or sufficient
to deal with dramatic or unanticipated changes in the global securities markets or other State Street or market event-driven reductions in liquidity.
At
March 31, 2008, including the effect of master netting agreements, approximately $78.28 billion of our consolidated total assets and approximately $9.10 billion
of our consolidated total liabilities were carried at fair value. Of the total assets carried at fair value, approximately $68.01 billion consisted of investment securities available for sale,
with the remainder primarily composed of derivative instruments. More than 90% of the available-for-sale securities and substantially all of the derivative instruments were
categorized in level 2 of the valuation hierarchy (meaning that their fair value was determined by reference to quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities or other observable inputs), with the
remaining amounts categorized in level 3 (meaning that their fair value was determined by reference to inputs that are unobservable in the market and therefore require a greater degree of management
judgment). Excluding the effect of master netting agreements, the fair value of level 3 assets at March 31, 2008 was $6.97 billion, or 8.5% of total assets carried at fair value, and the
fair value of level 3 liabilities was $656 million, or 5% of total liabilities carried at fair value. The determination of fair value for securities categorized in level 2 or 3 involves
significant judgment due to the complexity of factors contributing to the valuation, many of which are not readily observable in the market. In addition, we have historically placed a high level of
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third-party
sources to measure fair values. Third-party sources also use assumptions, judgments and estimates in determining securities values, and different third parties may provide different prices
for securities. Moreover, depending upon, among other things, the measurement date of the security, the subsequent sale price of the security may be different from its recorded fair value. These
differences may be significant especially if the security is sold during a period of illiquidity or market disruption or as part of a large block of securities under a forced transaction. See
note 9, "Fair Value Measurements", to the consolidated financial statements included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, which
is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement, for a more detailed discussion of the criteria used to categorize securities in level 1, 2 or 3 of the valuation hierarchy.
As
of March 31, 2008, in connection with management's measurements of fair value referenced above, there were $3.16 billion of pre-tax net unrealized losses
associated with our investment securities portfolio. When the fair value of a security declines, management must assess whether that decline is "other-than-temporary". When the
decline in fair value is deemed an "other-than-temporary" impairment, the amortized cost basis of the investment security is reduced to its then current fair value through a
charge to earnings. The review of whether a decline in fair value is other-than-temporary considers numerous factors such as: adverse situations that might affect the ability
to fully collect interest and principal; the credit quality and performance of any underlying collateral and guarantees; the length of time the amortized cost has exceeded the fair value and the
severity of this impairment relative to the security's amortized cost basis; external credit ratings and current developments with respect to the security; management's intent and ability to hold the
security until recovery in market value; management's assessment of current market conditions and future expectations; and current and expected future interest rates. Many of these factors involve
significant judgment. If all or a significant portion of this unrealized loss were determined to be other-than-temporary impairment, we would recognize a material charge to
earnings in the quarter during which such determination was made, our capital ratios would be adversely impacted and a rating agency might downgrade our credit rating or put us on credit watch. A
downgrade or a significant reduction in our capital ratios might adversely impact our ability to access the capital markets or might increase our cost of capital.
In
our business activities, we assume liquidity and interest-rate risk in managing longer-term assets or asset pools for third parties that are funded on a
short-term basis, or where the customers participating in these products may have a right to the return of cash or assets on limited notice. These business activities include, among
others, the unconsolidated asset-backed commercial paper conduits administered by our Structured Products group, securities finance collateral pools and money market and other short-term
investment funds.
In
the asset-backed commercial paper conduits, for example, pools of medium- and long-term financial instruments, principally mortgage- and other asset-backed securities,
are financed through the issuance of short-term commercial paper. The conduits strive to maintain a positive margin between the rate of return on their longer-term assets and
the short-term cost of funding. This mismatch in the maturity of the investment pools and funding creates risk if disruptions occur in the liquidity of the short-term debt or
asset-backed securities markets, or if the cost of short-term borrowings exceeds the conduits' rate of return on their investment pools or purchased assets.
In
connection with the administration of the activities of the asset-backed commercial paper conduits, we provide contractual back-up liquidity to the conduits if they
cannot meet their liquidity needs through the issuance of commercial paper. In the event that maturing commercial paper cannot be placed by the conduits, we are required by contract to, among other
things, provide liquidity to the conduits by purchasing portfolio assets from them. During the first quarter of 2008, pursuant to these contractual obligations, we were required to purchase
$850 million of conduit assets. The securities were purchased at prices determined in accordance with existing contractual terms of the liquidity asset purchase agreement, and which exceeded
their fair value. Accordingly, the securities were written down
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fair value through a $12 million reduction of processing fees and other revenue in our consolidated statement of income. These purchases were funded from our general liquidity, and the
assets were recorded on our consolidated balance sheet. We also provide liquidity by purchasing commercial paper or providing other extensions of credit to the conduits. As of April 30, 2008,
we held on our consolidated balance sheet an aggregate of approximately $1.18 billion of commercial paper issued by the conduits, compared to $292 million as of March 31, 2008 and
$2 million as of December 31, 2007. Our contractual arrangements with the conduits also require that we purchase conduit portfolio assets under other circumstances, such as a downgrade
of our credit rating.
If
circumstances change we may be required, under existing accounting standards, to consolidate some or all of the otherwise unconsolidated conduits onto our consolidated balance sheet.
In the event State Street were to consolidate the conduits, there may be a significant charge reflecting the difference between the book value and the market value of each of the conduit's portfolios.
For example, if changes in market conditions require us to update the assumptions in our expected loss model, we may be required to increase the amount of first-loss notes in order for the
investors in the first-loss notes to continue to be considered the primary beneficiaries of the conduits. During the first quarter of 2008, some of the conduits issued additional
first-loss notes
totaling $20 million to third parties, increasing the total first-loss notes outstanding at March 31, 2008 to $52 million. In various circumstances, including if the
conduits are not able to issue additional first-loss notes or take other actions, we may be determined to be the primary beneficiary of the conduits, and we would be required to
consolidate the conduits' assets and liabilities onto our consolidated balance sheet. In addition, existing accounting standards may be changed or interpreted differently in the future in a manner
that increases the risk of consolidation of the conduits.
Consolidation,
or the purchase of the assets of the conduits pursuant to the contractual agreements described above, could affect the size of our consolidated balance sheet and related
funding requirements, our financial and regulatory capital ratios and, if the conduit assets include unrealized losses, could require us to recognize those losses. As of March 31, 2008, these
unrealized losses amount to $1.49 billion after-tax. Because of our contractual agreements to purchase assets from the conduits under specified conditions, we are also exposed to
the credit risks in the conduits' portfolios subject to first-loss coverage. Conditions in the financial markets that might warrant consolidation of the conduits or the purchase of assets
may also require us to recognize other-than-temporary impairment in our investment portfolio. The Financial Accounting Standard Board is considering changes to accounting
standards related to off-balance sheet vehicles such as the conduits, and industry-wide revisions are under discussion that could require us to consolidate all of the conduits we
administer into our financial statements in the future, possibly as early as January 1, 2009.
If
consolidation of the conduits, purchase of the conduit assets pursuant to contractual arrangements or recognition of unrealized loss as other-than-temporary
impairment were to occur, our capital ratios would be adversely affected. The degree of the adverse impact would depend upon many factors including our capital ratios at the time of such occurrence,
the amount of loss realized and management actions, such as raising capital, that might mitigate the impact of a loss.
We
also manage other assets that are funded in the short-term markets and invested in longer-term markets, including securities finance collateral pools and
money market and other short-term investment funds. These businesses involve risks inherent in an arbitrage of funding and investment; however, in these businesses, we primarily act as
agent and do not have the direct principal risk. For example, if a collateral pool or a money market fund that we manage were to have unexpected liquidity demands from investors in the pool that
exceeded available liquidity, the investment pool could be required to sell assets to meet those redemption requirements. During periods of disruption in the credit markets, it may be difficult to
sell the assets held by these pools at a reasonable price. In those circumstances, the financial loss accrues to the pools' investors and not to us.
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The credit risks inherent in these portfolios are attributable to the investors in the investment pools and not to State Street. These investment pools may have significant exposure to
individual credits. The incurrence of substantial losses in these pools, particularly in money market funds, could result in significant harm to our reputation and significantly and adversely affect
the prospects of our associated business units. In some circumstances, we may seek to mitigate that risk by compensating the investment pools for all or a portion of such losses even though we are not
contractually obligated to do so; however, that would potentially result in the recognition of significant losses or a greater use of capital than we have available and could in certain extreme
situations require us to consolidate the investment pools onto our consolidated balance sheet.
SSgA
manages certain accounts that have the benefit of contractual arrangements with third party financial institutions, which allow the accounts to issue and redeem units based upon
the book value of the account's assets rather than their market value. The third-party financial institutions, known as "wrap providers", generally have an obligation to fund any shortfall in the
account after all qualified participant withdrawals have been redeemed at a price based upon the assets' book value. As of April 30, 2008, these accounts had a total book value of
$14.6 billion, of which $10.3 billion is subject to contractual wrap arrangements and $4.3 billion consists of cash and guaranteed investment contracts. Several financial
institutions currently provide such contractual wrap arrangements. Securities representing 92.5% of the book value of the $10.3 billion wrapped portion of these accounts are rated "AA" or
better as of April 30, 2008, and the average duration of the securities in the accounts was generally three years or less. Many of these accounts were significantly impacted by the volatility
and lack of liquidity in the fixed-income securities markets beginning in the second half of 2007 and experienced a variance between market and book values greater than that experienced in more liquid
markets. As contemplated when we established the reserve in connection with SSgA's active fixed-income strategies, we used $160 million of the reserve to decrease the difference between the
market and book values of the wrapped portion of these accounts, and in part as a result of this action, the average market-to-book-value ratio of the wrapped
portion of these accounts on January 31, 2008 increased to 96.77% from 93.43% on December 26, 2007.
The
volatility and illiquidity in the fixed-income securities markets during 2008 continue to impact the assets held by these accounts and have further reduced their market values. As
of April 30, 2008, the average market-to-book-value ratio on the wrapped portion of these accounts was approximately 94.1%. This deficiency, or a further
deterioration in the market-to-book-value ratio, could lead one or more wrap providers to discontinue their relationship with us. Factors that could lead to further
deterioration in the market-to-book-value ratio, or the crediting rate earned by the accounts, include a decline in market value of securities held or of
fixed-income securities generally due to illiquidity, interest-rate or credit risk or net cash outflows due to redemptions by participants in the accounts. A wrap provider could attempt to
minimize its exposure to further deterioration in market value of the portfolio under its contract. It could do so by exercising
its contractual right to require the account to be managed within more restrictive investment guidelines. This election is known as "immunization". Following such an election, investments made with
additional cash contributions from participants are excluded from the wrap provider's contractual obligations. We also have the contractual right to elect to immunize all or a portion of these
accounts at any time, including following receipt of notice of a wrap provider's election to terminate its agreement that benefit the accounts. The right of the participating investors to redeem their
units at a price based on book value would not be affected by termination by a wrap provider or immunization. However, immunization of all or part of an account may adversely impact cash flows with
respect to the account, potentially resulting in significant account redemptions. Moreover, our ability to continue to offer an attractive crediting rate on these accounts, our reputation as a manager
of these types of products in the defined contribution market and the amount of fees that we recognize from this portion of our business, would be adversely impacted.
One
of our wrap providers has notified us of its election to terminate its relationship with us during the third quarter of 2008 as a result of its decision to exit the business of
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We are seeking to replace this wrap provider, but there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so. There are a limited number of third-party financial institutions that currently
offer these products, limiting the potential to find alternative wrap providers, and most accounts have investment guidelines requiring multiple wrap contracts. Moreover, one or more of our other wrap
providers may seek to condition continuing to wrap our products on our taking action to further support the market value of the accounts' assets, although we are not contractually obligated to take
such an action. If we support the market value of these accounts under any circumstances to mitigate the risks to our business, the cost to us could be material. Moreover, any action by us to support
these accounts could result, depending on the nature and extent of such support, in the accounts being consolidated on our balance sheet for financial reporting purposes. If we were unable to replace
one or more wrap providers that elect to terminate their arrangements with us, we may elect to immunize the portion of the accounts wrapped by the terminating wrap providers. Any action resulting in
immunization of a part of an account could cause either the other wrap providers or us to elect immunization of the remainder of such account. In addition, a wrap provider may seek to eliminate or
reduce its contractual obligations. Such an action could result in litigation with the defaulting wrap provider and the plans investing in the accounts. Any discontinuation of the contracts with our
existing wrap providers, any inability to enter into new contracts with other wrap providers, any failure by a wrap provider to fund account shortfalls under its contract or any action by us or by a
wrap provider to immunize all or a portion of the wrapped accounts would adversely affect our business.
Investment,
operational and other decisions and actions, often made to achieve scale and other benefits, are implemented over multiple investment pools as applicable, increasing the
opportunity for losses, even small losses, to have a significant effect. To mitigate these risks to the investment pools, we seek to prudently manage the duration and credit exposure of the pools, to
satisfy large liquidity demands by the in-kind delivery of securities held by the pools and to closely monitor liquidity demand from investors; however, market conditions or increased
defaults could result in our inability to effectively manage those risks. To some degree, all of our investment management pools hold potential risks to our reputation and business prospects if the
asset pools that we manage have higher than anticipated redemption or other liquidity requirements and the pools incur losses to meet such demands.
Other
parts of our business where we primarily act as agent, such as other investment management activities of SSgA and certain of our broker/dealer-related businesses, do not currently
have significant liquidity requirements; however, as we develop new products in response to customer demand and to remain competitive in a dynamic marketplace, we could take on more principal risk in
these businesses. Any increase in the extent to which these or other businesses assume principal positions would increase the risks associated with our liquidity management strategy.
The
disruption in the global fixed-income securities markets beginning in the third quarter of 2007 has had a substantially greater impact upon liquidity and valuations in those markets
than has historically been experienced. Because demand from investors for fixed-income products has markedly decreased and dealers have been less prepared to take principal exposures, funding sources,
such as the commercial paper markets for conduits, have been less reliable and more expensive. At the same time, the ability of the markets to absorb the sale of certain types of fixed-income
securities has been substantially impaired. These market conditions have made the management of our own and our customers' liquidity significantly more challenging. As discussed above, the risks to
State Street inherent in its management of liquidity are significant, and a further deterioration in the credit markets could adversely affect our consolidated financial position, including our
regulatory capital ratios, and could adversely affect our results of operations and our business prospects in the future.
Reputational Risk
Our relationship with many of our customers is predicated upon our reputation as a fiduciary and a service provider that adheres to the highest standards of
ethics, service quality and regulatory
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compliance.
Adverse publicity, regulatory actions, litigation, operational failures, the failure to meet client expectations and other issues could materially and adversely affect our reputation and
our ability to retain and attract customers. Preserving and enhancing our reputation depends not only on maintaining systems and procedures that address known risks and regulatory requirements, but
also our ability to identify and mitigate additional risks that arise due to changes in our businesses and the marketplaces in which we operate, the regulatory environment, and customer expectations.
If any of these developments, including our recently announced customer concerns related to certain SSgA active fixed-income strategies, has a material effect on our reputation, our business will
suffer.
Credit Risk
Our focus on large institutional investors and their businesses requires that we assume credit and counterparty risk, both on-and
off-balance sheet, in a variety of forms. We may experience significant intra- and inter-day credit exposure through settlement-
related extensions of credit. From time to time, we may assume concentrated credit risk at the individual obligor, counterparty, guarantor, industry and/or country level, thereby potentially exposing
us to a single market or political event or a correlated set of events. The credit quality of our on- and off-balance sheet exposures may be affected by many factors, such as
economic and business conditions or deterioration in the financial condition of an individual counterparty, group of counterparties or asset classes. If a significant economic downturn occurs in
either a country or a region, or we experience the failure of a significant individual counterparty, we could incur financial losses that could adversely affect our earnings.
Financial Markets Risk
As asset values in worldwide financial markets increase or decrease, our opportunities to invest in and service financial assets change. Given that a portion of
our fee revenue is based on the value of assets under custody and management, fluctuations in the valuation of worldwide securities markets will affect revenue. Many of the costs of providing our
services are relatively fixed; therefore, a decline in revenue could have a disproportionate effect on our earnings. In addition, if investment performance in our asset management business fails to
meet either benchmarks or the performance of our competitors, we could experience a decline in assets under management and a reduction in the fees that we earn, irrespective of economic or market
conditions.
We
have increased the portion of our management fee revenue that is generated from enhanced index and actively managed products, with respect to which we generally receive higher fees
compared to passive products. We may not be able to continue to increase this segment of our business at the same rate that we have achieved in the past few years. The amount of assets in active
fixed-income strategies, for example, has been adversely impacted since 2007. In addition, with respect to certain of our enhanced index and actively managed products, we have entered into performance
fee arrangements, where the management fee revenue we earn is based on the performance of managed funds against specified benchmarks. The reliance on performance fees increases the potential
volatility of our management fee revenue.
Financial
markets trading businesses, as well as our asset and liability management activities, are also subject to market risks. Adverse movements in levels and volatilities of
financial markets could cause losses that may affect our consolidated results of operations and financial condition. In addition, changes in investor and rating agency perceptions regarding certain
asset classes or structures can also affect volatility, liquidity and market prices, which, in turn, can lead to losses. The degree of volatility in foreign exchange rates can affect our foreign
exchange trading revenue. In general, we benefit from currency volatility, although it can increase risk. Foreign exchange revenue, all other things being equal, is likely to decrease during times of
decreased currency volatility. In addition, as our business grows globally, our exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates could affect our levels of revenue, expense and earnings, as well
as the value of our investment in our non-U.S. operations.
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Interest-Rate Risk
State Street's financial performance could be unfavorably affected by changes in interest rates as they impact our asset and liability management activities. The
levels of global market interest rates, the shape of these yield curves (changes in the relationship between short- and long-term interest rates), the direction and speed of interest rate
changes, and the asset and liability spreads relative to the currency and geographic mix of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, affect our net interest revenue. Our ability
to anticipate these changes and/or to hedge the related exposures on and off our consolidated balance sheet can significantly influence the success of our asset and liability management activities and
the resulting level of our net interest revenue. The impact of changes in interest rates will depend on the relative durations of assets and liabilities in accordance with their relevant currencies.
In general, sustained lower interest rates, a flat or inverted yield curve and narrow interest-rate spreads have a constraining effect on our net interest revenue.
Operational Risk
Operational risk is inherent in all of State Street's activities. Our customers have a broad array of complex and specialized servicing, confidentiality and
fiduciary requirements. We have established policies, procedures and systems designed to comply with these regulatory and operational risk requirements. We also face the potential for loss resulting
from inadequate or failed internal processes, employee supervisory or monitoring mechanisms, or other systems or controls, and from external events, which could materially affect our future results of
operations. We may also be subject to disruptions from events that are wholly or partially beyond our control, which could cause delays or disruptions to operational functions, including information
processing and financial market settlement functions. In addition, our customers, vendors and counterparties could suffer from such events. Should these events affect us, or the customers, vendors or
counterparties with which we conduct business, our results of operations could be negatively affected.
Our
success depends, in large part, on our ability to attract and retain key people. Competition for the best people in most activities in which we engage can be intense, and we may not
be able to hire people or retain them. The unexpected loss of services of one or more of our key personnel could have a material adverse impact on our business because of their skills, their knowledge
of our markets, their years of industry experience, and, in some cases, the difficulty of promptly finding qualified replacement personnel. Similarly, the loss of key staff, either individually or as
a group, can adversely impact customer perception of our ability to continue to manage certain types of investment management mandates. In some of our businesses, we have experienced significant
employee turnover, which increases costs, requires additional training and increases the potential for operational risks.
We
enter into long-term fixed-price contracts to provide middle office or investment manager and hedge fund manager operations outsourcing services to customers, services
related but not limited to certain trading activities, cash reporting, settlement and reconciliation activities, collateral management and information technology development. These
long-term contracts require considerable up-front investment by us, including technology and conversion costs, and carry the risk that pricing for the products and services we
provide might not prove adequate to generate expected operating margins over the term of the contracts. Profitability of these contracts is largely a function of our ability to accurately calculate
pricing for our services and our ability to control our costs and maintain the relationship with the customer for an adequate period of time to recover our up-front investment. Performance
risk exists in each contract, given our dependence on successful conversion and implementation onto our own operating platforms of the service activities provided. In addition, our failure to meet
specified service levels may adversely affect our revenue from such arrangements, or permit early termination of the contracts by the customer.
We
actively strive to achieve significant cost savings by shifting certain business processes to lower-cost geographic locations, while continuing to maintain service
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management
of risks within these business operations. This transition to a true "shared services" operational model focuses on certain core service offerings, including middle- and
back-office reconciliations, securities processing and transfer agency activities. We have employed various structural arrangements to achieve these goals, including forming joint ventures
and wholly-owned subsidiaries and establishing operations in lower cost areas, such as Eastern Europe, India and China, and outsourcing to vendors in various jurisdictions. The increased elements of
risk that arise from conducting certain operating processes in some jurisdictions could lead to an increase in reputational risk. During periods of transition, greater operational risk and client
concern exists regarding the continuity of a high level of service delivery. The extent and pace at which we are able to move functions to lower-cost locations may also be impacted by
regulatory and customer acceptance issues. Such relocation of functions also entails costs, such as technology and real estate expenses, that partially offset the financial benefits of the
lower-cost locations.
Our
businesses depend on an information technology infrastructure to record and process a large volume of increasingly complex transactions, in many currencies, on a daily basis, across
numerous and diverse markets. Any interruptions, delays and/or breakdowns of this infrastructure can result in significant costs and reputational damage. As a result, we continue to invest
significantly in this infrastructure.
Our
businesses and our relationship with customers are also dependent upon our ability to maintain the confidentiality of our and our customers' trade secrets and confidential
information (including personal data about our employees, our customers and our customers' customers). While we undertake significant efforts to maintain and protect confidential information from
theft, loss or other misappropriation, unauthorized access to such information can occur. In this regard, on May 29, 2008, we announced that we are sending precautionary notifications to
employees and certain customers of
the former Investors Financial that computer equipment containing certain personal data was stolen from the facility of an Investors Financial vendor. Any theft, loss or other misappropriation of
confidential information could have a material adverse impact on our competitive positions, our relationships with our customers and our reputation and could subject us to regulatory inquiries and
enforcement, civil litigation and possible financial liability or costs.
To
the extent that we are not able to protect our intellectual property through patents or other means, we are also exposed to the risk that employees with knowledge of such
intellectual property may leave and seek to exploit our intellectual property for their own or others' advantage.
Litigation Risks
From time to time, our customers may make claims and take legal action relating to our performance of fiduciary or contractual responsibilities. If such claims
and legal actions are not resolved in a manner favorable to us, such claims may result in financial liability to State Street and/or adversely affect the market perception of us and our products and
services, and could impact customer demand for our products and services. We record balance sheet reserves for probable loss contingencies, including litigation and operational losses. However, we
cannot always accurately estimate our ultimate exposure. As a result, any reserves we establish to cover any settlements, judgments or operational losses may not be sufficient to cover our actual
financial exposure. Any underestimation or overestimation could have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.
In
connection with certain of SSgA's active fixed-income strategies, we established a reserve to cover legal exposure and related costs in connection with such strategies as of
December 31, 2007. Among other things, the portfolio managers for certain actively managed fixed-income strategies materially increased the exposure of these strategies to securities
collateralized by sub-prime mortgages and shifted the weighting of these portfolios to more highly rated sub-prime instruments. During the third quarter of 2007, as the
liquidity and valuations of these securities, including the more highly rated
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came under increased pressure, the performance of these strategies was adversely affected, in some cases significantly. The underperformance, which was greater than that typically
associated with fixed-income funds, also caused a number of our customers to question whether the execution of these strategies was consistent with their investment intent. This has resulted in
several civil suits, including putative class action claims. These lawsuits allege, among other things, that we failed to comply with our standard of care in managing these active funds as a fiduciary
under ERISA. We have also received and are in the process of responding to inquiries or subpoenas from federal and state regulatory authorities regarding SSgA's active fixed-income strategies. Given
our desire to fully respond to customer concerns, following the end of the third quarter of 2007, State Street undertook a further review of all the actively managed fixed-income strategies at SSgA
that were exposed to sub-prime investments. Based on our review and ongoing discussions with customers who were invested in these strategies, we established the reserve to address our
estimated legal exposure.
The
reserve was established based upon our best judgment as to legal exposures and related costs associated with certain actively managed fixed-income investment strategies. As of
March 31, 2008, we had made settlement and related payments totaling approximately $275 million, including amounts expended to support certain accounts managed by SSgA that benefit from
contractual arrangements with "wrap providers". The amount of the reserve is based on certain assumptions. While we believe the reserve represents a reasonable estimate of our legal exposure and other
costs associated with these issues, we do not believe that it is feasible to predict or determine the amount of such exposure with certainty. As such, it is possible that we have overestimated or
underestimated our exposure. If the amount of our actual exposure is materially different from our reserve, there would be a material impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of
operations.
To
determine whether the issues that arose within the active fixed-income area are limited to SSgA's active fixed-income strategies, we are conducting, with the assistance of
third-party consultants, a systematic review of the operational, risk and compliance infrastructure, procedures and resources across SSgA's entire product line. While this review is ongoing, the
conclusions or recommendations that have been made to date have not identified any material legal or regulatory exposures; however, there can be no assurance at this time as to the ultimate
conclusions of such review.
Regulatory/Legal/Accounting/Tax Risk
Most of our businesses are subject to extensive regulation, and many of the customers to which we provide services are themselves subject to a broad range of
regulatory requirements. These regulations may affect the manner and terms of delivery of our services. As a financial institution with substantial international operations, we are subject to
extensive regulatory and supervisory oversight, both in the U.S. and overseas in connection with our global operations. Our businesses are subject to stringent regulation and examination by U.S.
federal and state governmental and regulatory agencies, including the Federal Reserve, the SEC and the Massachusetts Commissioner of Banks, and self-regulatory organizations (including
securities exchanges), and by non-U.S. governmental and regulatory agencies and self-regulatory organizations. The regulations affect, among other things, the scope of our
activities and customer services, our capital structure and our ability to fund the operations of our subsidiaries, our lending practices, our dividend policy and the manner in which we market our
services. Evolving regulations, such as the new Basel II regulatory capital framework and anti-money laundering regulations, can require significant effort on our part to ensure
compliance. New or modified regulations and related regulatory guidance may have unforeseen or unintended adverse effects on the financial services industry.
If
we do not comply with governmental regulations, we may be subject to fines, penalties or material restrictions on our businesses in the jurisdiction where the violation occurred,
which may adversely affect our business operations and, in turn, our financial results. Similarly, many of our customers are subject to significant regulatory requirements, and retain our services in
order for us to assist them in complying with those legal requirements. Changes in these regulations can significantly
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the services that we are asked to provide, as well as our costs. If we cause customers to fail to comply with these regulatory requirements, we may be liable to them for losses and expenses
that they incur. In addition, adverse publicity and damage to our reputation arising from the failure or perceived failure to comply with legal, regulatory or contractual requirements could affect our
ability to attract and retain customers or to maintain access to capital markets, or could result in enforcement actions, fines, penalties and lawsuits. In recent years, regulatory oversight and
enforcement have increased substantially, imposing additional costs and increasing the potential risks associated with our operations. If this regulatory trend continues, it could adversely affect our
operations and, in turn, our financial results.
In
the ordinary course of our business, we are involved from time to time in civil litigation or arbitration, including actions arising out of our contractual, fiduciary or employment
relationships. In certain of these actions, claims for substantial monetary damages may be asserted against us. In the ordinary course of our business, we are also subject to various regulatory,
governmental and law enforcement inquiries, investigations and subpoenas. These may be directed generally to participants in the businesses in which we are involved or may be specifically directed at
us. In regulatory enforcement matters, claims for disgorgement, the imposition of penalties and the imposition of other remedial sanctions are possible. Among other inquiries, investigations and
subpoenas, we have received federal and state regulatory inquiries or subpoenas relating to SSgA's active fixed-income strategies as to which
we established a reserve in the fourth quarter of 2007. There can be no assurance as to the outcome of the inquiries with regard to the SSgA's fixed-income strategies or any other matter. Additional
legal actions or regulatory matters may be initiated from time to time in the future.
In
view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of such legal actions and regulatory matters, we can not provide assurance as to the outcome of any pending matter or, if
determined adversely to us, the costs associated with any such matter, particularly where the claimant seeks very large or indeterminate damages or where the matter presents novel legal theories,
involves a large number of parties or is at a preliminary stage. Based upon the information currently available to us, we do not believe that any pending legal actions or regulatory matters will have
a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations. However, the resolution of certain pending legal actions or regulatory matters, if unfavorable, could have a
material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations for any particular quarter, depending on the magnitude of the loss or liability relative to our results for that quarter.
New
accounting standards, or changes in the interpretation of existing accounting standards, by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or the SEC, can potentially affect our
consolidated financial condition and results of operations. These changes are very difficult to predict, and can materially impact how we record and report our consolidated financial condition and
results of operations and other financial information. In some cases, we could be required to apply a new or revised standard retroactively, resulting in the revised treatment of certain transactions
or activities, and, in some cases, the restatement of prior period financial statements.
Our
businesses can be affected by new tax legislation or the interpretation of existing tax laws worldwide. Changes in tax laws may affect our business directly or indirectly through
their impact on the financial markets. In the normal course of business, we are subject to reviews by U.S. and non-U.S. tax authorities. These reviews may result in adjustments to the
timing or amount of taxes due and the allocation of taxable income among tax jurisdictions. These adjustments could affect the attainment of our financial goals.
Prior
to 2004, we entered into certain leveraged leases, known as sale-in, lease-out, or SILO, transactions. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards, or SFAS, No. 13,
Accounting for Leases
, we recorded income and deferred tax liabilities with respect to the SILO transactions based on
projected pre-tax and tax cash flows. The Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, has proposed disallowing tax deductions arising from those transactions, and we have been engaged in
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discussions. In connection with these discussions we have revised our projections of the timing of tax cash flows and we have reflected those revisions in our leveraged lease accounting
under SFAS No. 13. We have also substantially reserved for tax-related interest expense that may be incurred upon resolution of this matter. On May 28, 2008, in a case
involving a SILO transaction of another taxpayer, a federal district court upheld the IRS' tax position. We do not yet know what effect, if any, such decision may have on our settlement discussions
with the IRS or on our evaluation of the potential exposure with respect to the SILO transactions. If we were to further revise our projection of the timing of tax cash flows from the leases, SFAS
No. 13 would require us to again recalculate the rate of return and the timing of the recognition of income from the leases from inception. The effect of the SFAS No. 13 recalculation
would be to reschedule the recognition of previously-recognized income to future periods; that is, the charge we would record to income during the period of revision would be recovered over the
remaining lives of the leases. In addition to the SFAS No. 13 recalculation, we would increase our reserve for tax-related interest expense, which would be recorded as an increase
to income tax expense.
Risk Management
A comprehensive and well-integrated risk management function linked to our strategy and capital is essential to the financial and operational success
of our global business activities. We seek to monitor and manage risk on a corporate basis and within specific business units. The types of risk that we monitor and seek to manage include, but are not
limited to, operational risk, interest-rate risk, trading risk, fiduciary risk, legal and compliance risk, liquidity risk and credit risk. We have adopted various policies, procedures and
systems to monitor and manage risk. There can be no assurance that those policies, procedures or systems are adequate to identify and mitigate all risks inherent in our various business. In addition,
our businesses and the markets in which we operate are continuously evolving. We may fail to fully understand the implications of changes in our business or the financial markets and fail to
adequately or timely enhance our risk framework to address those changes. If our risk framework is ineffective, either because it fails to keep pace with changes in the financial markets or our
business or for other reasons, we could incur losses.
We
also measure our material risks. Our measurement methodologies rely upon many assumptions and historical analyses and correlations. There can be no assurance that those assumptions
will be correct or that the historical correlations will continue to be relevant. Consequently the measurements that we make for regulatory and economic capital may not adequately capture or express
the true risk profiles of our businesses. Additionally, as businesses and markets evolve, our measurements may not accurately reflect those changes. While our risk measures may indicate sufficient
capitalization, we may in fact have inadequate capital to conduct our businesses.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
Stock Price Volatility Risk
The price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange constantly changes. We expect that the market price of our common stock will continue to fluctuate.
Our stock price may fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control. These factors include:
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quarterly
variations in our operating results or the quality of our assets;
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operating
results that vary from the expectations of management, securities analysts and investors;
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changes
in expectations as to our future financial performance;
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announcements
of strategic developments, significant contracts, loss of significant contracts, acquisitions, divestitures and other material events by us or our competitors;
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the
operating and securities price performance of other companies that investors believe are comparable to us;
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future
sales of our equity or equity-related securities;
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the
level and volatility of interest rates, particularly in the United States, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region;
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the
performance and volatility of securities, currency and other markets in the United States and internationally; and
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economic
conditions and monetary and other governmental actions designed to address those conditions.
In
addition, in recent years, the stock market in general has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations. This volatility has had a significant effect on the market price of
securities issued by many companies, including for reasons unrelated to their operating performance. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect our stock price, notwithstanding our operating
results.
Dilution Risk
Except as described under "Underwriting", we are not restricted from issuing additional common stock, including any securities that are convertible into or
exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, common stock. The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of shares of our common stock made after this offering
or the perception that such sales could occur.
Our
board of directors is authorized to issue additional classes or series of preferred stock without any action on the part of the stockholders. The board of directors also has the
power, without stockholder approval, to set the terms of any such classes or series of preferred stock that may be issued, including voting rights, dividend rights, and preferences over our common
stock with respect to dividends or upon our dissolution, winding-up and liquidation and other terms. If we issue preferred stock in the future that has a preference over our common stock
with respect to the payment of dividends or upon our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up, or if we issue preferred stock with voting rights that dilute the voting power of our common stock, the
rights of holders of our common stock or the market price of our common stock could be adversely affected.
Restrictions on Ownership
The Bank Holding Company Act requires any "bank holding company", as defined in the Bank Holding Company Act, to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve Board
prior to the acquisition of 5% or more of our common stock. Any person, other than a bank holding company, is required to obtain prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board to acquire 10% or more of
our common stock under the Change in Bank Control Act. Any holder of 25% or more of our common stock, or a holder of 5% or more if such holder otherwise exercises a "controlling influence" over us, is
subject to regulation as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act. Chapter 167A of the General Laws of Massachusetts requires any "bank holding company", as defined in
Chapter 167A, to obtain prior approval of the board of bank incorporation before (i) acquiring 5% or more of our common stock, (ii) acquiring all or substantially all of our
assets or (iii) merging or consolidating with us.
Dividend Risk
Holders of our common stock are only entitled to receive such dividends as our board of directors may declare out of funds legally available for such payments.
We are not required to declare cash dividends on or common stock. Future dividend payments will depend upon our level of earnings, financial requirements and other relevant factors, including dividend
restrictions contained in our debt instruments, if any. In the future, we may not continue to increase the quarterly common stock dividend or may reduce or eliminate our common stock dividend. These
actions could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We expect to receive net proceeds from this offering of approximately $2.4 billion (or approximately $2.8 billion if the underwriters exercise in
full their option to purchase additional shares), after deducting estimated expenses and underwriting discounts and commissions.
We
intend to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which include working capital, capital expenditures, investments in or loans to our subsidiaries, refinancing of debt,
including outstanding commercial paper and other short-term indebtedness, if any, and satisfaction of other obligations. The precise amounts and timing of the application of proceeds will
depend on the funding requirements of State Street Corporation and its subsidiaries, including State Street Bank.
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PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK AND DIVIDENDS
Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "STT". As of May 30, 2008, there were 390,960,437 shares of our common
stock issued and outstanding. As of May 30, 2008, there were approximately 5,041 stockholders of record. The following table provides the high and low sales price per share during the
periods indicated, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, and dividends declared per share of our common stock during such periods.
Period
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High
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Low
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Dividends
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2006:
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First Quarter
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$
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63.73
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$
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55.42
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$
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0.19
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Second Quarter
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66.47
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56.27
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0.20
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Third Quarter
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64.35
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54.39
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0.20
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Fourth Quarter
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68.56
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60.96
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0.21
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2007:
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First Quarter
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$
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72.82
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$
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61.70
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$
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0.21
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Second Quarter
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70.58
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64.21
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0.22
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Third Quarter
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73.76
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59.13
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0.22
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Fourth Quarter
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82.53
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66.79
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0.23
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2008:
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First Quarter
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$
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86.55
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69.75
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$
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0.23
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Second Quarter (through May 30, 2008)
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85.31
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65.01
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We
have increased our quarterly dividend twice each year since 1978. We intend to continue the payment of dividends, although future dividend payments will depend upon our level of
earnings, financial requirements and other relevant factors, including dividend restrictions contained in our debt instruments.
The
last reported sales price per share of our common stock on May 30, 2008, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange, was $72.02.
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STATE STREET CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth the consolidated capitalization of State Street at March 31, 2008 and as adjusted to give effect to the issuance of our
common stock in this offering. You should read this table in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto in State Street's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement.
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March 31, 2008(1)
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(Dollars in millions)
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Long-Term Debt
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Statutory business trusts:
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8.250% fixed-to-floating-rate normal automatic preferred enhanced capital securities
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$
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500
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Floating-rate subordinated notes due to State Street Capital Trust IV in 2067
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800
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Floating-rate subordinated notes due to State Street Capital Trust I in 2028
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155
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9.77% subordinated notes due to Investors Capital Trust I in 2027
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25
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Parent company and non-bank subsidiary issuances:
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Long-term capital lease
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482
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5.375% notes due 2017
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450
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7.65% subordinated notes due 2010
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312
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Floating-rate notes due 2012
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250
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7.35% notes due 2026
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150
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9.50% mortgage note due 2009
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3
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State Street Bank issuances:
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5.25% subordinated notes due 2018
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436
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5.30% subordinated notes due 2016
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399
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Floating-rate subordinated notes due 2015
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200
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Total long-term debt
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$
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4,162
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As
Reported
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As
Adjusted
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Shareholders' equity
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Preferred stock, no par: authorized 3,500,000 shares; issued none
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Common stock, $1 par: authorized 750,000,000 shares; issued 398,366,000 and shares as reported and as
adjusted, respectively
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$
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398
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$
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Surplus
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4,455
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Retained earnings
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8,185
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss
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(1,658
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)
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Treasury stock, at cost (8,048,000 shares)
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(574
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)
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Total shareholders' equity
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$
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10,806
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$
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for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 is unaudited.
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CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL TAX CONSEQUENCES TO NON-U.S. HOLDERS
The following is a general discussion of the material U.S. federal income and estate tax considerations applicable to non-U.S. holders with respect
to their purchase, ownership and disposition of shares of our common stock. This discussion is for general information only and is not tax advice. Accordingly, all prospective non-U.S.
holders of our common stock should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of
our common stock. In general, a non-U.S. holder means a beneficial owner of our common stock who is not for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
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an
individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;
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a
corporation (or any other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal tax purposes) created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States
or of any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
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an
estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or
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a
trust (i) if a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the trust's administration and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of
the trust's substantial decisions or (ii) that has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.
This
discussion is based on current provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, existing and proposed U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, current
administrative rulings and judicial decisions, in effect as of the date of this prospectus supplement, all of which are subject to change or to differing interpretation, possibly with retroactive
effect. Any change to the foregoing authorities could alter the U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences to non-U.S. holders described in this prospectus supplement. We assume in
this discussion that a non-U.S. holder holds shares of our common stock as a capital asset (generally property held for investment).
This
discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income and estate taxation that may be relevant to a particular non-U.S. holder in light of that
non-U.S. holder's individual circumstances nor does it address any U.S. federal gift or alternative minimum tax consequences or state, local or non-U.S. tax consequences of the
purchase, ownership and disposition of our common stock. This discussion also does not consider any specific facts or circumstances that may apply to a non-U.S. holder and does not address
the special tax rules applicable to particular non-U.S. holders, such as:
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insurance
companies;
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tax-exempt
organizations;
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financial
institutions;
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brokers
or dealers in securities;
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partnerships
or other pass-through entities;
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regulated
investment companies or real estate investment trusts;
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pension
plans;
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non-U.S.
corporations that are classified as "passive foreign investment companies" or "controlled foreign corporations" for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
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owners
that hold our common stock as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion transaction, synthetic security or other integrated investment; or
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certain
former citizens or residents of the United States.
If
a partnership (or other entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds shares of our common stock, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend
upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. A partner and the partnership holding shares of our common stock should consult his, her or its tax advisors regarding the tax
considerations of acquiring, holding and disposing of shares of our common stock.
We
cannot provide any assurance that the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, will not challenge one or more of the tax consequences described herein, and we have not obtained, nor do
we intend to obtain, an opinion of counsel with respect to the U.S. federal income or estate tax consequences to a non-U.S. holder of the purchase, ownership, or disposition of our common
stock. We urge prospective investors to consult with their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and other tax considerations of acquiring,
holding and disposing of shares of our common stock.
Distributions on Our Common Stock
Distributions on our common stock generally will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated
earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. If a distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits, the excess will be treated as a
tax-free return of the non-U.S. holder's investment, up to such non-U.S. holder's tax basis in our common stock and thereafter as capital gain, subject to the tax
treatment described below in "Gain on Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Our Common Stock".
Dividends
paid to a non-U.S. holder in respect of our common stock generally will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a 30% rate, or such lower rate as may be
specified by an applicable tax treaty. In order to claim the benefits of an applicable tax treaty, a non-U.S. holder will be required to satisfy applicable certification (for example, IRS
Form W-8BEN or other applicable form) and other requirements prior to the distribution date. Non-U.S. holders eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. federal withholding tax
under an applicable tax treaty may obtain a refund or credit of any amounts withheld in excess of that rate by filing an appropriate claim with the IRS. Non-U.S. holders should consult
their own tax advisors regarding their entitlement to benefits under an applicable tax treaty and the requirements for claiming any such benefits.
Dividends
paid to a non-U.S. holder that are effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable tax
treaty, are attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the non-U.S. holder in the United States) generally are exempt from the 30% U.S. federal withholding tax.
Instead, the non-U.S. holder generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax in respect of the dividend on a net income basis and at the graduated U.S. federal income tax rates
applicable to U.S. persons. Non-U.S. holders will be required to comply with certification (for example, IRS Form W-8ECI or applicable successor form) and other
requirements prior to the distribution date in order for effectively connected income to be exempt from the 30% U.S. federal withholding tax. A corporate non-U.S. holder also may be
subject to an additional "branch profits tax" at a 30% rate (or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable tax treaty) with respect to any effectively connected dividends, subject to certain
adjustments.
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Gain on Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Our Common Stock
In general, a non-U.S. holder will not be subject to any U.S. federal income tax or withholding tax on any gain realized upon such holder's sale,
exchange or other taxable disposition of shares of our common stock unless:
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the
gain is effectively connected with the non-U.S. holder's conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and if required by an applicable tax
treaty, is attributable to a permanent establishment or a fixed base maintained by the non-U.S. holder in the United States), in which case the non-U.S. holder generally will
be taxed on the net gain at the graduated U.S. federal income tax rates applicable to U.S. persons and, if the non-U.S. holder is a corporation, the additional branch profits tax described
above in "Distributions on Our Common Stock" may apply;
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the
non-U.S. holder is a nonresident alien individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the disposition and
certain other conditions are met, in which case the non-U.S. holder will be subject to a 30% tax on the net gain derived from the disposition, which may be offset by U.S. source capital
losses of the non-U.S. holder, if any; or
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we
are or have been, at any time during the five-year period preceding such disposition (or the non-U.S. holder's holding period if shorter) a "U.S.
real property holding corporation" unless our common stock is regularly traded on an established securities market and the non-U.S. holder holds no more than 5% of our outstanding common
stock, directly or indirectly. If we are determined to be a U.S. real property holding corporation and the foregoing exception does not apply, then a purchaser may withhold 10% of the proceeds payable
to a non-U.S. holder from a sale of our common stock and the non-U.S. holder generally will be taxed on its net gain derived from the disposition at the graduated
U.S. federal income tax rates applicable to U.S. persons. Generally, a corporation is a U.S. real property holding corporation only if the fair market value of its U.S. real
property interests equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market value of its worldwide real property interests plus its other assets used or held for use in a trade or business. Although we
cannot provide any assurance, we do not believe that we are, or have been, a U.S. real property holding corporation, or that we are likely to become one in the future. No assurance can be
provided that our common stock will remain regularly traded on an established securities market for purposes of the rules described above.
U.S. Federal Estate Tax
Shares of our common stock owned or treated as owned at the time of death by an individual who is not a citizen or resident of the United States, as specifically
defined for U.S. federal estate tax purposes, will be considered U.S. situs assets and will be included in such individual's gross estate for U.S. federal estate tax purposes. Such shares, therefore,
may be subject to U.S. federal estate tax, unless an applicable tax treaty provides otherwise.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
We must report annually to the IRS and to each non-U.S. holder the gross amount of the distributions on our common stock paid to such holder and the
tax withheld, if any, with respect to such distributions. Copies of information returns may be made available to the tax authorities of the country in which the non-U.S. holder resides or
is incorporated under the provisions of a specific treaty or agreement. In general, a non-U.S. holder will not be subject to backup withholding at the applicable rate, currently 28%, with
respect to dividends on our common stock if the holder provides to us or our paying agent an appropriate certification of non-U.S. status (i.e., IRS Form W-8BEN
or other
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applicable
IRS Form W-8) and neither we nor our paying agent has actual knowledge (or reason to know) the holder is a U.S. person.
Information
reporting and, depending on the circumstances, backup withholding will apply to the payment of the proceeds from a disposition of our common stock that is effected within
the United States or effected outside the United States through certain U.S.-related financial intermediaries, unless the non-U.S. holder appropriately certifies its non-U.S.
status, and the payor does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that the beneficial owner is a U.S. person, or the non-U.S. holder otherwise establishes an exemption.
Backup
withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a non-U.S. holder can be refunded or credited against
the non-U.S. holder's U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided that an appropriate claim is timely filed with the IRS. Non-U.S. holders should consult their tax
advisors regarding the application of information reporting and backup withholding in their particular situations, the availability of an exemption therefrom, and the procedure for obtaining an
exemption, if applicable.
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CERTAIN ERISA CONSIDERATIONS
Each person considering the use of plan assets of a pension, profit-sharing or other employee benefit plan, individual retirement account, Keogh plan or other
retirement plan, account or arrangement, or a plan, to acquire or hold our common stock should consider whether an investment in our common stock would be consistent with the documents and instruments
governing the plan, and whether the investment would involve a prohibited transaction under Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or ERISA, or
Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code.
Section 406
of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code prohibit plans subject to Title I of ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code including entities such as collective
investment funds, partnerships and separate accounts or insurance company pooled separate accounts or insurance company general accounts whose underlying assets include the assets of such plans, which
we refer to collectively as plans, from engaging in certain transactions involving plan assets with persons who are parties in interest under ERISA or disqualified persons under the Code with respect
to the plan. A violation of these prohibited transaction rules may result in civil penalties or other liabilities under ERISA and/or an excise tax under Section 4975 of the Code for those
persons, unless exemptive relief is available under an applicable statutory, regulatory or administrative exemption. Certain plans including those that are governmental plans (as defined in
Section 3(32) of ERISA), certain church plans (as defined in Section 3(33) of ERISA) and foreign plans (as described in Section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) are not subject to the
requirements of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code but may be subject to similar provisions under applicable federal, state, local, foreign or other regulations, rules or laws, which we refer to
as similar laws.
The
acquisition or holding of our common stock by a plan with respect to which we or certain of our affiliates is or becomes a party in interest may constitute or result in prohibited
transactions under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, unless our common stock is acquired or held pursuant to and in accordance with an applicable exemption.
Accordingly,
our common stock may not be purchased or held by any plan or any person investing plan assets of any plan, unless the purchase or holding is eligible for the exemptive
relief available under a Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption, or PTCE, such as PTCE 96-23, PTCE 95-60, PTCE 91-38, PTCE 90-1 or PTCE
84-14 issued by the U.S. Department of Labor or the purchase and holding of our
common stock is not prohibited on some other basis, such as the exemption under Section 408(b)(17) of ERISA and Section 4975(d)(20) of the Code, for certain transactions with
non-fiduciary service providers for transactions that are for adequate consideration. Each purchaser or holder of our common stock or any interest therein, and each person making the
decision to purchase or hold our common stock on behalf of any such purchaser or holder will be deemed to have represented and warranted in both its individual capacity and its representative capacity
(if any), that on each day from the date on which the purchaser or holder acquires its interest in our common stock to the date on which the purchaser disposes of its interest in our common stock,
that such purchaser and holder, by its purchase or holding of our common stock or any interest therein that:
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its
purchase and holding of our common stock is not made on behalf of or with plan assets of any plan, or
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if
its purchase and holding of our common stock is made on behalf of or with plan assets of a plan, then (1) its purchase and holding of our common stock will not
result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and (2) neither State Street nor any of our affiliates is acting
as a fiduciary (within the meaning of Section 3(21)) of ERISA in connection with the purchase or holding of our common stock and has not provided any advice that has formed or may form a
basis for any investment decision concerning the purchase or holding of our common stock.
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Each
purchaser and holder of our common stock or any interest therein on behalf of any governmental plan will be deemed to have represented and warranted by its purchase or holding of
our common stock or any interest therein that such purchase and holding does not violate any applicable similar laws or rules.
Due
to the complexity of these rules and the penalties that may be imposed upon persons involved in non-exempt prohibited transactions, it is important that fiduciaries or
other persons considering purchasing our common stock on behalf of or with "plan assets" of any plan or plan asset entity consult with their counsel regarding the availability of exemptive relief
under any of the PTCEs listed above or any other applicable exemption, or the potential consequences of any purchase or holding under similar laws, as applicable.
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UNDERWRITING
State Street and the underwriters named below have entered into an underwriting agreement with respect to the shares being offered. Subject to certain
conditions, each underwriter has severally agreed to purchase the number of shares indicated in the following table. Goldman, Sachs & Co. is the representative of the underwriters.
Underwriters
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Number of Shares
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Goldman, Sachs & Co.
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Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
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Lehman Brothers Inc.
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UBS Securities LLC
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Total
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The
underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the shares being offered, if any are taken, other than the shares covered by the option described below unless and until this
option is exercised.
If
the underwriters sell more shares than the total number set forth in the table above, the underwriters have an option to buy up to an additional shares from State
Street. They may exercise that option for 30 days. If any shares are purchased pursuant to this option, the underwriters will severally purchase shares in approximately the same proportion as
set forth in the table above.
The
following table shows the per share and total underwriting discounts and commissions to be paid to the underwriters by State Street. Such amounts are shown assuming both no exercise
and full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares.
Paid by State Street
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No Exercise
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Full Exercise
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Per Share
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$
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$
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Total
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$
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$
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Shares
sold by the underwriters to the public will initially be offered at the public offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus supplement. Any shares sold by the
underwriters to securities dealers may be sold at a discount of up to $ per share from the public offering price. If all the shares are not sold at the public offering price, the
representative may change the offering price and the other selling terms. The offering of the shares by the underwriters is subject to receipt and acceptance and subject to the underwriters' right to
reject any order in whole or in part.
State
Street has agreed with the underwriters, subject to certain exceptions, not to dispose of or hedge any of their common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
shares of common stock during the period from the date of this prospectus supplement continuing through the date 60 days after the date of this prospectus supplement, except with the prior written
consent of the representative. This agreement does not apply to any existing employee benefit plans.
In
connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell shares of common stock in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, stabilizing transactions
and purchases to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of shares than they are required to purchase in the offering. "Covered"
short sales are sales made in an amount not greater than the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares from State Street in the offering. The underwriters may close out any covered short
position by either exercising their option to purchase additional shares or purchasing shares in the open market. In determining the source of shares to close out the covered short position, the
underwriters will consider, among other
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things,
the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase additional shares pursuant to the option granted to them. "Naked" short sales
are any sales in excess of such option. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the
underwriters are concerned that the price of the common stock in the open market may experience downward pressure after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering.
Stabilizing transactions consist of various bids for or purchases of common stock made by the underwriters in the open market prior to the completion of the offering.
The
underwriters may also impose a penalty bid. This imposition occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it
because the representative has repurchased shares sold by or for the account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering transactions.
Purchases
to cover a short position and stabilizing transactions, as well as other purchases by the underwriters for their own accounts, may have the effect of preventing or retarding a
decline in the market price of State Street's common stock, and together with the imposition of the penalty bid, may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the common stock. As a
result, the price of the common stock may be higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open market. If these activities are commenced, they may be discontinued at any time. These
transactions may be effected on the New York Stock Exchange, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.
European Economic Area
In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a Relevant Member State), each underwriter
has represented and agreed that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the Relevant Implementation Date) it has not
made and will not make an offer of shares to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the shares which has been approved by the competent
authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with
the Prospectus Directive,
except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of shares to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
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legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in
securities;
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to
any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than
€43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts;
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to
fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representative for any
such offer; or
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in
any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the Issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.
For
the purposes of this provision, the expression an "offer of shares to the public" in relation to any shares in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by
any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the shares, as the same may be varied in that
Relevant Member
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State
by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State and the expression Prospectus Directive means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing
measure in each Relevant Member State.
Each
underwriter has represented and agreed that:
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(a)
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it
has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the
meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act, or FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the shares in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the
FSMA does not apply to the issuer; and
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it
has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the shares in, from or otherwise involving the United
Kingdom.
The
shares may not be offered or sold by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies
Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to "professional investors" within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder,
or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a "prospectus" within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), and no advertisement,
invitation or document relating to the shares may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at,
or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to shares which are or are
intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to "professional investors" within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules
made thereunder.
Neither
this prospectus supplement nor the accompanying prospectus has been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus supplement,
the accompanying prospectus, any free writing prospectus we authorize to be delivered to you and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or
purchase, of the shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or
indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore, or the SFA,
(ii) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant
to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.
Where
the shares are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 by a relevant person which is: (a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole business of
which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an
accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor, shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the
beneficiaries' rights and interest in that trust shall not be transferable for 6 months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the shares under Section 275 except:
(1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified
in Section 275 of the SFA; (2) where no consideration is given for the transfer; or (3) by operation of law.
The
securities have not been and will not be registered under the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan (the Securities and Exchange Law) and each underwriter has agreed that it will not
offer or sell
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any
securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other
entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the
registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Securities and Exchange Law and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.
State
Street estimates that its share of the total expenses of the offering, excluding underwriting discounts and commissions, will be approximately $600,000.
State
Street has agreed to indemnify the several underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.
Certain
of the underwriters and their respective affiliates have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future perform, various financial advisory and investment banking services
for State Street, for which they received or will receive customary fees and expenses.
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VALIDITY OF SECURITIES
Certain legal matters in connection with the offering of our common stock will be passed upon for us by Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston,
Massachusetts, and for the underwriters by Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, New York.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of State Street Corporation appearing in State Street Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2007, and the effectiveness of State Street Corporation's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007 have been audited by Ernst &
Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements
are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
With
respect to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information of State Street Corporation for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and
March 31, 2007, incorporated by reference herein, Ernst & Young LLP reported that they have applied limited procedures in accordance with professional standards for a review of
such information. However, their separate report dated May 8, 2008, included in State Street Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2008 and incorporated by reference herein, states that they did not audit and they do not express an opinion on that interim financial information. Accordingly, the degree of reliance
on their report of such information should be restricted in light of the limited nature of the review procedures applied. Ernst & Young LLP is not subject to the liability provisions of
Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") for their report on the unaudited interim financial information because that report is not a "report" or a "part" of the Registration
Statement prepared or certified by Ernst & Young LLP within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet
at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of certain information filed by us with the SEC are also available on our website at http://www.statestreet.com. Our website is not a part of this
prospectus supplement. You may also read and copy any document we file at the SEC's public reference room, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference room.
Because
our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, you may also inspect reports, proxy statements and other information about us at the offices of the New York Stock
Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
The
SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to other documents. The
information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus supplement and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information.
In all cases, you should rely on the later information over different information included in this prospectus supplement.
We
incorporate by reference the documents listed below and all future filings we make with the SEC under Section 13 (a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the
termination of the offering, except to the extent that any information contained in such filings is deemed "furnished" in accordance with SEC rules:
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Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
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Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008
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Current
Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 3, 2008 (other than information that is deemed not to have been filed in accordance with SEC rules),
January 17, 2008, January 25, 2008, April 7, 2008, May 5, 2008 and June 2, 2008
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Registration
Statement on Form 8-A (relating to our common stock) filed on January 18, 1995 and March 7, 1995
You
may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at the following address:
State
Street Corporation
One Lincoln Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Telephone: (617) 786-3000
Attn: Corporate Secretary
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State Street Corporation
Debt Securities
Preferred Stock
Depositary Shares
Common Stock
Stock Purchase Contracts
Stock Purchase Units
Warrants
State Street Capital Trust III
State Street Capital Trust IV
Capital Securities Fully and Unconditionally
Guaranteed by State Street Corporation
State Street Corporation may offer and sell Debt Securities, Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares, Common Stock, Stock Purchase Contracts, Stock Purchase Units and
Warrants. The Debt Securities and shares of our Preferred Stock may be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of our Common Stock or other securities.
The
trusts are Delaware statutory trusts. Each trust may from time to time:
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sell
capital securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the trust to the public;
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sell
common securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the trust to State Street Corporation;
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use
the proceeds from these sales to buy an equal principal amount of junior subordinated debentures of State Street Corporation; and
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distribute
the cash payments it receives on the junior subordinated debentures it owns to the holders of the capital and common securities.
State
Street Corporation will fully and unconditionally guarantee the payment by the trusts of the capital securities based on obligations discussed in this prospectus. This is called
the capital securities guarantee.
The
common stock of State Street Corporation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Boston Stock Exchange and the Archipelago Stock Exchange under the symbol "STT."
We
will provide specific terms of these securities in supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any supplements carefully before you invest.
You should fully consider the risk factors beginning on page 3 in this prospectus and in the accompanying prospectus supplement, if any, prior to investing in the
offered securities.
A
security is not a deposit and the securities are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
This
prospectus may be used to offer and sell securities only if accompanied by the prospectus supplement for those securities.
Our
principal executive offices are located at One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111 and our telephone number is (617) 786-3000.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this
prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The
date of this prospectus is March 21, 2006
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND
THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
We provide information to you about the securities in two separate documents that progressively provide more detail:
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this
prospectus, which provides general information, some of which may not apply to your securities; and
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the
accompanying prospectus supplement, which describes the terms of the securities.
If
the terms of your securities vary between the prospectus supplement and this prospectus, you should rely on the information in the following order of priority:
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the
prospectus supplement; and
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this
prospectus.
We
include cross-references in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement to captions in these materials where you can find further related discussions. The Table of
Contents included in this prospectus and the Table of Contents included in the accompanying prospectus supplement provide the pages on which these captions are located.
Neither
we nor the underwriters have taken any action that would permit us to publicly sell these securities in any jurisdiction outside the United States. If you are an investor outside
the United States, you should inform yourself about and comply with any restrictions as to the offering of the securities and the distribution of this prospectus.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the SEC, utilizing a "shelf"
registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may from time to time sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. We may offer any of
the following securities: debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares, common stock, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, capital securities and related guarantees. We may also
offer warrants to purchase debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares or common stock. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we
sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information
contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the heading "Where You Can Find More
Information." The prospectus supplement may also contain information about certain United States federal income tax considerations relating to the securities covered by the prospectus supplement.
Unless
otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this prospectus to "State Street," "we," "us," "our" or similar references mean State Street
Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 that registers, among other securities, the offer and sale of the securities
offered by this prospectus. The registration statement, including the attached exhibits and schedules, contains additional relevant information about us. The rules and regulations of the SEC allow us
to omit certain information included in the registration statement from this prospectus.
In
addition, we file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Exchange Act. You may read and copy this information at the SEC's Public Reference Room,
located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330.
You
may also obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates.
The
SEC also maintains an Internet worldwide web site that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like us, who file electronically with the SEC. The
address of that site is http://www.sec.gov. Copies of certain information filed by us with the SEC are also available on our website at http://www.statestreet.com. Our website is not a part of this
prospectus.
You
can also inspect reports, proxy statements and other information about us at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" information into this prospectus. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to
another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus, except for any information that is superseded by information
that is included directly in this document or in a more recent incorporated document.
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This
prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below that we have previously filed with the SEC. They contain important information about us and our financial condition.
SEC Filings
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Period
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Annual Report on Form 10-K
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Year Ended December 31, 2005
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Current Reports on Form 8-K
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Filed January 18, 2006
Filed February 7, 2006
Filed March 7, 2006
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Registration Statement on Form 8-A
(relating to Common Stock)
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Filed on January 18, 1995 and March 7, 1995
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Registration Statement on Form 8-A
(relating to preferred stock purchase rights)
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Filed on January 18, 1995 and March 7, 1995, and as amended on July 7, 1998
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We
incorporate by reference additional documents that we may file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act between the date of this prospectus and the
date we sell all of the securities. These documents include periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current
Reports on Form 8-K, as well as proxy statements.
You
can obtain any of the documents incorporated by reference in this document through us, or from the SEC through the SEC's Internet web site at the address described previously.
Documents incorporated by reference are available from us without charge, excluding any exhibits to those documents, unless the exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the
registration statement. You may obtain documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus by requesting them in writing or by telephone from us at the following address:
State
Street Corporation
Investor Relations
One Lincoln Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
(617) 664-3477
We
have not authorized anyone to give any information or make any representation about us that is different from, or in addition to, the information and representations contained in this
prospectus or in any of the materials that we have incorporated into this prospectus. If anyone does give you information of this sort, you should not rely on it. If you are in a jurisdiction where
offers to sell, or solicitations of offers to purchase, the securities offered by this document are unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to direct these types of activities, then
the offer presented in this document does not extend to you. The information contained in this document speaks only as of the date of this document unless the information specifically indicates that
another date applies.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, including information incorporated by reference, contains statements that are considered "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of U.S.
federal securities laws. In addition, we may make other written or oral communications from time to time that contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, including statements as to
industry trends, future expectations of State Street and other matters that do not relate strictly to historical facts, are based on certain assumptions by management, and are often identified by such
forward-looking terminology as "expect," "look," "believe," "anticipate," "may," "will," "trend" and "goal," or similar statements or variations of such terms. Forward-looking statements may include
statements about our confidence and strategies and our expectations about revenue and market growth, acquisitions and divestitures, new technologies, services and opportunities, and earnings.
Forward-looking statements are based on information we have
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those statements are made or on management's belief as of that time with respect to future events, and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, which change over time, and could cause
actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.
RISK FACTORS
Before you invest in our securities, you should understand and carefully consider the risks below, as well as all other information contained in this prospectus
and in our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto. You also should consider the risks set forth in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2005, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus, as the same may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by our future filings with the SEC under the
Exchange Act. Any of these risks could materially adversely affect our business, our consolidated financial condition and our consolidated results of operations and cause our future results to differ
materially from our historical performance.
If market interest rates rise, our securities finance and net interest revenues can be negatively affected in the short term.
The levels of global market interest rates, the shape of the yield curve, the direction and speed of interest rate changes, and the asset and liability spreads
relative to the currency and geographic mix of our interest-bearing assets and interest-bearing liabilities affect our securities finance and net interest revenue. In the short term, our net interest
revenue and securities finance revenue benefit from falling interest rates and are negatively affected by rising interest rates because our interest-bearing liabilities generally reprice sooner than
our interest-earning assets. The rate of adjustment to higher or lower rates will depend on the relative duration of assets and liabilities. In general, sustained lower interest rates, a flat yield
curve and narrow interest-rate spreads have a constraining effect on net interest revenue and securities finance revenue growth. Market interest rates, which affect the economic value of
our demand deposits, also impact the value of certain derivative financial instruments whose changes in value are reflected in trading services and processing fees and other revenue in our
consolidated statement of income.
If values in worldwide securities markets decline, our revenue and earnings can be adversely affected.
As asset values in worldwide financial markets increase or decrease, our opportunities to invest and service financial assets change. Because a portion of our
fees is based on the value of assets under custody and management, fluctuations in the valuation of worldwide securities markets will affect revenue. We estimate that a 10% increase or decrease in
worldwide equity values would result in a corresponding change in our total revenue of approximately 2%. If fixed income security values worldwide were to increase or decrease by 10%, we would
anticipate a corresponding change of approximately 1% in our total revenue. Because many of the costs of providing our services are relatively fixed, a decline in revenue could have a disproportionate
effect on our earnings.
If foreign exchange rate volatility decreases, our revenue can be adversely affected.
The degree of volatility in foreign exchange rates can affect our foreign exchange trading revenue. In general, we benefit from currency volatility, and foreign
exchange revenue is likely to decrease during times of decreased currency volatility. In addition, as our business grows globally, our exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates could
impact our level of revenue, expense and net income and the value of our investments in our non-U.S. operations.
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If we do not maintain our capital requirements and our status as a "well-capitalized" financial holding company, there could be an adverse effect on the manner in
which we do business and on the confidence of our customers in us.
Under regulatory capital adequacy guidelines, we and our principal banking subsidiary, State Street Bank and Trust Company, or "State Street Bank," must meet
guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements could have a material effect on our
financial condition and could subject us to a variety of enforcement actions, as well as certain restrictions on our business. Failure to maintain the status of "well capitalized" under the regulatory
framework could affect our status as a financial holding company and eligibility for a streamlined review process for acquisition proposals, and deterioration in the confidence that our customers have
in us, which can lead to a decline in the demand for our products and affect the prices that we are able to charge for our services. In addition to being well-capitalized, State Street and
State Street Bank are subject to guidelines that involve qualitative judgments by regulators about the entities' status as well-managed and the entities' compliance with Community
Reinvestment Act obligations.
If there is a decline in individual savings rates, our business can be adversely affected.
We generally benefit when individuals invest their savings in mutual funds, other collective funds and defined contribution plans. Changes in savings rates or
investment styles may affect revenue. If there is a decline in the savings rates of individuals, or if there is a change in investment preferences that leads to fewer investments in mutual funds,
other collective investment funds, and defined contribution plans, our revenue may be adversely affected.
While increased cross-border investing by our customers worldwide benefits our revenue, increased worldwide economic and political instability can adversely affect our
business.
Our revenue may increase or decrease depending upon the extent of increases or decreases in cross-border investments made by our customers. The terrorist attacks
that took place in the United States on September 11, 2001, and subsequent military action and terrorist activities, have caused economic and political uncertainties. These activities and the
national and global efforts to combat terrorism, and other military activities and outbreaks of hostilities have affected and may further adversely affect economic growth. Such events could result in
decreased cross-border investment activities and may have other adverse effects on many companies, including ours, in ways that are not predictable.
If there is a decline in the pace at which customers outsource their middle office or investment management operations, our business can be adversely affected.
In recent years, investment manager and hedge fund manager operations outsourcing have been areas of rapid growth in our business. If the demand for these types
of services declines, we could see a slowing in the growth rate of our revenue.
If we do not perform effectively under our outsourcing contracts, we may not generate the operating margins that we expect, or we may lose customers before we earn back our
investment in the contracts.
We enter into long-term contracts to provide middle office or investment manager and hedge fund manager operations outsourcing services to customers.
Services that we provide include trade order management, trade support and fail management, reconciliations, cash reporting and management, custodian communications for settlements, accounting
systems, collateral management and information technology development. These contracts often extend eight to ten years and require considerable up-front investments by us, including
technology and conversion costs. Performance risk exists in each
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since these contracts are dependent upon the successful conversion and implementation of the activities onto our own operating platforms. Our operating margins, and as a result our
profitability, are largely a function of our ability to accurately calculate pricing for our services, our ability to control our costs and our ability to maintain the relationship with the customer
for an adequate period of time to recover the up-front investment. The long-term nature of these contracts creates a risk that our pricing for the products and services we
provide might not be adequate to generate expected operating margins.
If we do not successfully integrate businesses that we acquire, or successfully complete divestitures, we may not realize the expected benefits of the transaction.
Acquisitions of complementary businesses and technologies, development of strategic alliances and divestitures of portions of our business are an active part of
our overall business strategy. We have completed several acquisitions, alliances and divestitures in recent years. However, there can be no assurance that services, technologies, key personnel or
businesses of acquired companies will be effectively assimilated into our business or service offerings, that alliances will be successful, or that related expectations concerning future revenue
growth or cost savings will be achieved. In addition, we may not be able to successfully manage the conversion of divested businesses to the buyer on satisfactory terms, if at all, and divestitures
may result in a reduction of total revenue and net income.
If we are subject to changes in tax legislation, the interpretation of existing tax laws worldwide or changes in accounting principles, we may be required to report a material
charge to our results of operations.
In the normal course of business, we are subject to challenges from U.S. and non-U.S. tax authorities regarding the amount of taxes due. These
challenges may result in adjustments to the timing or amount of taxable income or deductions or the allocation of income among tax jurisdictions. In recent years, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or
"IRS," has proposed to disallow tax deductions related to cross-border leasing transactions, which could have an adverse impact on our results of operations. Additionally, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board has been considering making changes to the accounting guidance related to uncertain tax positions and leveraged leases. While such changes may not have an economic impact on our
business, these changes could affect the attainment of our current financial goals.
If the pace of pension reform slows, or if pension reform does not occur, our revenue and earnings can be adversely affected.
We expect our business to benefit from worldwide pension reform that creates additional pools of assets that use custody and related services, and investment
management services. The pace of pension reform and resulting programs, including public and private pension schemes, may affect the pace of our revenue growth.
If we do not maintain compliance with governmental regulation, we can be subject to fines, penalties or restrictions of business in the jurisdiction where the violation
occurred, which can adversely impact our business.
Our businesses are subject to stringent regulation and examination by U.S. federal and state governmental and regulatory agencies and self-regulatory
organizations (including securities exchanges), and by non-U.S. governmental and regulatory agencies and self-regulatory organizations. In addition, our customers have a broad
array of complex and specialized servicing, confidentiality and fiduciary requirements. We have established policies, procedures and systems designed to comply with these regulatory and operational
risk requirements. However, as a global financial services institution, we face complexity and costs in our worldwide compliance efforts. We also face the potential for loss resulting
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inadequate or failed internal processes, employee supervisory or monitoring mechanisms, or other systems or controls, and from external events, which could have a material impact on our future
results of operations. Also, adverse publicity and damage to our reputation arising from the failure or perceived failure to comply with legal, regulatory or contractual requirements could affect our
ability to attract and retain customers or maintain access to capital markets, or could result in enforcement actions, fines, penalties and lawsuits.
If, for regulatory reasons, we are limited in our ability to invest additional capital in subsidiaries outside the United States, we may not be able to stay competitive in
those markets, and our business could suffer.
Federal laws and related regulations limit the amount that banks, including State Street Bank, may invest in non-U.S. subsidiaries. This limitation
could affect the pace of future international expansion by State Street Bank through this type of subsidiary.
Investigations into the financial services industry can adversely affect our business.
We are broadly involved with the global securities industry including, in particular, the mutual fund industry. Financial reporting irregularities involving large
and well-known companies, and governmental and regulatory investigations of securities and mutual fund industry practices and behavior, may have adverse effects on us in ways that are not
predictable. Governmental and regulatory agencies have sought information from us in connection with investigations relating to that industry that has resulted in additional expenses and staffing
resources in providing responses.
If the business continuity and disaster recovery plans that we have in place are not adequate to continue our operations in the event of a disaster, the business disruption can
adversely impact our operations.
External events, including terrorist or military actions, or an outbreak of disease, such as Asian Influenza, or "bird flu," and resulting political and social
turmoil could cause unforeseen damage to our physical facilities, or could cause delays or disruptions to operational functions, including information processing and financial market settlement
functions. Additionally, our customers, vendors and counterparties could suffer from such events. Should these events affect us, or the customers, vendors or counterparties with which we conduct
business, our results of operations could be adversely affected.
If we are not able to anticipate and keep pace with rapid changes in technology, or do not respond to rapid technological changes in our industry, or if growth in the use of
technology in business is not as rapid as in the past, our business can be adversely affected.
Technological change often creates opportunities for product differentiation and reduced costs, as well as the possibility of increased expenses. Developments in
the securities processing industry, including shortened settlement cycles and straight-through-processing, will result in changes to existing procedures. Alternative delivery systems have emerged,
including the widespread use of the Internet. Our financial performance depends, in part, on our ability to develop and market new and innovative services, and to adopt or develop new technologies
that differentiate our products or provide cost efficiencies. The risks inherent in this process include rapid technological change in the industry, our ability to access technical and other
information from customers, and the significant and ongoing investments required to bring new services to market in a timely fashion at competitive prices. A further risk is the introduction by
competitors of services that could replace or provide lower-cost alternatives to our services.
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If we are unsuccessful in protecting our proprietary rights, or if we are found to have violated the proprietary rights of others, we can experience a decline in revenue or an
increase in expenses.
We use trademark, trade secret, copyright, patent and other proprietary rights procedures to protect our technology. Despite these efforts, we cannot be certain
that the steps taken by us to prevent unauthorized use of proprietary rights are sufficient to prevent misappropriation of technology, particularly outside the United States where laws or law
enforcement practices may not protect proprietary rights as fully as in the U.S. In addition, no assurance can be given that the courts will adequately enforce contractual agreements that we have
entered into to protect our proprietary technology. If any of our proprietary information were misappropriated by, or otherwise disclosed to, our competitors, our competitive position could be
adversely affected. In the event a third party asserts a claim of infringement of its proprietary rights, obtained through patents or otherwise, against us, we may be required to spend significant
resources to defend against such claims, develop a non-infringing program or process, or obtain a license to the infringed process.
If our access to the capital markets is limited, our capital resources and liquidity could be adversely affected.
We depend on access to global capital markets to provide us with sufficient capital resources and liquidity to meet our commitments and business needs and
accommodate the transaction and cash management needs of our customers. Any occurrence that may limit our access to the capital markets, such as a decline in the confidence of debt purchasers,
depositors or counterparties participating in the capital markets in general or with us in particular, or a downgrade of our debt rating, may adversely affect our capital costs and our ability to
raise capital and, in turn, our liquidity.
If there is a significant economic downturn in either a country or a region, or the failure of a significant individual counterparty, our credit and counterparty risk profile
could be adversely affected and result in loss.
Our focus on large institutional investors and their businesses requires that we assume credit and counterparty risk, both on-and
off-balance sheet, in a variety of forms. We provide, on a limited basis, traditional loan products to customers, based upon credit quality and other factors. We also provide customers
with off-balance sheet liquidity and credit
enhancement facilities in the form of letters of credit, lines of credit and liquidity asset purchase agreements, subject to credit analysis and an approval and review process. We invest in financial
instruments, including investment securities and derivative instruments, which are also subject to risk management processes.
The
credit quality of our on- and off-balance sheet exposures may be affected by many factors, such as economic and business conditions or deterioration in the
financial condition of an individual counterparty or group of counterparties. In the event of poor economic conditions in a particular country or region, or the failure of a significant counterparty
or group of counterparties, there is a greater likelihood that more of our customers or counterparties could become delinquent on their loans or other obligations to us, or that the special purpose
entities we administer could experience deterioration in asset performance. This could result in higher levels of credit-related losses, which could adversely affect our earnings.
STATE STREET CORPORATION
We are a bank holding company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a leading provider of services to institutional investors and
investment managers worldwide. We were organized in 1970 and conduct our business principally through our subsidiary, State Street Bank which traces its beginnings to the founding of Union Bank in
1792. The charter under which State Street Bank now operates was authorized by a special act of the Massachusetts Legislature in 1891, and
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present name was adopted in 1960. We are also a financial holding company. Our executive offices are located at One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111 and our telephone number is
(617) 786-3000.
CONSOLIDATED RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
Our consolidated ratios of earnings to fixed charges were as follows for the five most recent fiscal years:
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2001
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1.70x
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2.24x
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2.41x
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2.48x
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1.50x
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SEC regulations and for the purposes of calculating these ratios, earnings consist primarily of income from continuing operations before income taxes and fixed charges. Fixed
charges consist of interest on indebtedness, amortization of debt issuance costs and the interest component of rental expense.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities for general corporate purposes unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement or term
sheet relating to a specific issue of securities. Our general corporate purposes may include extending credit to, or funding investments in, our subsidiaries. The precise amounts and the timing of our
use of the net proceeds will depend upon our subsidiaries' funding requirements and the availability of other funds. Until we use the net proceeds from the sale of any of our securities for general
corporate purposes, we will use the net proceeds to reduce our short-term indebtedness or for temporary investments. We expect that we will, on a recurrent basis, engage in additional
financings as the need arises to finance our growth, through acquisitions or otherwise, or to fund our subsidiaries. We and State Street Bank regularly investigate possible acquisitions.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
The senior debt securities will be issued under an indenture dated as of August 2, 1993 (the senior indenture) between us and U.S. Bank National
Association, as successor senior trustee. The
subordinated debt securities (other than the junior subordinated debentures) will be issued under an indenture dated as of June 15, 2000 (the subordinated indenture) between us and J.P. Morgan
Chase & Co., as subordinated trustee and as successor in interest to Bank One Trust Company, N.A. A copy of each indenture is included as an exhibit to the registration statement that contains
this prospectus.
The
following summaries of all material terms of the indentures are not complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the
respective indentures, including the definitions of terms. The following summaries describe the general terms and provisions of the debt securities to be offered by any prospectus supplement. The
particular terms of the debt securities offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which these general provisions may apply to the debt securities so offered, will be described in
the prospectus supplement relating to such offered securities.
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The senior debt securities will be unsecured and will rank equally with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of State Street. The subordinated debt securities will be
unsecured and will be subordinated to all existing and future senior indebtedness and other financial obligations of State Street as described under "Subordinated Debt
SecuritiesSubordination" beginning on page 15. Because we are a holding company, our rights and the rights of our creditors, including the holders of the debt securities we are
offering under this prospectus, to participate in the assets of any of our subsidiaries upon the subsidiary's liquidation or reorganization will be subject to the prior claims of the subsidiary's
creditors except to the extent that we may ourselves be a creditor with recognized claims against the subsidiary. In addition, dividends, loans and advances from certain of our banking subsidiaries to
us and our non-banking subsidiaries are restricted by federal and state statutes and regulations.
General
We may issue the debt securities from time to time, without limitation as to aggregate principal amount and in one or more series. We expect from time to time to
incur additional indebtedness that may be senior to the debt securities. Neither the indentures nor the debt securities will limit or otherwise restrict the amount of other indebtedness which may be
incurred or other securities which may be issued by us or our subsidiaries, including indebtedness which may rank senior to the debt securities. The debt securities will not be secured.
We
may issue debt securities upon the satisfaction of conditions contained in the indentures. The applicable prospectus supplement will include the terms of that issue of debt
securities, including:
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title and series designation;
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aggregate principal amount and the limit, if any, on the aggregate principal amount or initial public offering price of the debt securities which may be issued under the
applicable indenture;
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fixed or variable interest rate or rates per annum;
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date from which any interest shall accrue;
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interest payment dates;
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the debt securities are senior or subordinated;
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stated maturity date;
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the debt securities are to be issued in global form;
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sinking fund requirements;
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provisions for redemption, the redemption price and any remarketing arrangements;
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minimum denominations;
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the debt securities are denominated or payable in United States dollars or a foreign currency or units of two or more foreign currencies;
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place or places where payments or deliveries on the debt securities shall be made and the debt securities may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange;
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any of the debt securities will be subject to defeasance in advance of the date for redemption or the stated maturity date;
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other than the principal amount, the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities payable upon acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities;
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index used to determine the amount of payment of principal of, and any premium and interest on, the debt securities;
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person to whom any interest on the debt securities of the series shall be payable if other than the registered holder thereof;
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manner in which the amount that shall be deemed to be the principal amount of the debt securities on or prior to the maturity date shall be determined;
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additional or different events of default that apply to any debt securities of the series and any change in the right of the trustee or the required holders of those
debt securities to declare the principal thereof due and payable;
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terms, if any, pursuant to which debt securities may be converted into or exchanged for shares of our capital stock or other of our securities;
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additional or different covenants that apply to any debt securities of the series; and
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other terms of the debt securities that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the applicable indenture.
Please
see the accompanying prospectus supplement or the term sheet you have received or will receive for the terms of the specific debt securities we are offering. We may deliver this
prospectus before or concurrently with the delivery of a term sheet. We may issue debt securities under the indentures upon the exercise of warrants to purchase debt securities. Please see
"Description of Warrants." Nothing in the indentures or in the terms of the debt securities will prohibit the issuance of securities representing subordinated indebtedness that is senior or junior to
the subordinated debt securities.
Prospective
purchasers of debt securities should be aware that special federal income tax, accounting and other considerations may be applicable to instruments such as the debt
securities. The prospectus supplement relating to an issue of debt securities will describe these considerations, if they apply.
Debt
securities may be issued as original issue discount securities which bear no interest or interest at a rate which at the time of issuance is below market rates and which will be
sold at a substantial discount below their principal amount. In the event that the maturity of any original issue discount security is accelerated, the amount payable to the holder of the original
issue discount security upon acceleration will be determined in accordance with the applicable prospectus supplement, the terms of such security and the relevant indenture, but will be an amount less
than the amount payable at the maturity of the principal of such original issue discount security. Special federal income tax and other considerations relating to original issue discount securities
will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
The
indentures provide that without the consent of any holders, we and the trustee may enter into one or more supplemental indentures for certain purposes, including:
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add to our covenants for the benefit of the holders of all or any series of debt securities or to surrender any right or power conferred upon us in the indentures; and
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add any additional events of default, in the case of the senior indenture, and events of default or defaults, in the case of the subordinated indenture.
In
the event any sinking fund is established for the retirement of debt securities of any series, we may satisfy all or any part of the sinking fund payments with debt securities of such
series under certain circumstances and to the extent provided for by the terms of such debt securities.
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Unless
otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the covenants contained in the indentures and the debt securities will not protect holders in the event of a sudden
decline in our creditworthiness that might result from a recapitalization, restructuring or other highly leveraged transaction.
Registration and Transfer
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will issue each series of debt securities in registered form only, without coupons and in
denominations of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof. Holders may present debt securities in registered form for transfer or exchange for other debt securities of the same series at the office or
agency of State Street maintained for such purpose.
No
service charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of the debt securities but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in
connection with any transfer or exchange.
Payment and Place of Payment
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will pay principal of and any premium and interest on the debt securities at the office or
agency of State Street maintained for such purpose. However, at our option, we may pay any interest by check mailed to the holders of registered debt securities at their registered addresses.
Events of Default
The following are "events of default" under the senior indenture and "defaults" under the subordinated indenture with respect to any series of debt securities:
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in the payment of any principal or premium when due;
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in the payment of any interest when due, which continues for 30 days;
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default
in the deposit of any sinking fund payment when due;
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in the performance of any other obligation contained in the senior indenture for the benefit of debt securities of that series, which continues for 60 days
after written notice;
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of other indebtedness of at least $20,000,000 of us or of State Street Bank, which is not annulled within 30 days after written notice;
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events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; and
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other default or event of default provided with respect to debt securities of that series.
If
an event of default under the senior indenture occurs and is continuing for any series of debt securities, the senior trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal
amount or issue price of the outstanding securities of that series may declare the principal amount of all the securities of that series, or any lesser amount provided for in the debt securities of
that series, to be due and payable or deliverable immediately. At any time after the senior trustee or the holders have accelerated any series
of debt securities, but before the senior trustee has obtained a judgment or decree for payment of money due or delivery of the maturity consideration, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount or issue price of outstanding debt securities of that series may, under certain circumstances, rescind and annul such acceleration.
Under
the subordinated indenture, an "event of default" is limited to certain events involving the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of State Street. The subordinated debt
securities will
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be accelerated upon the occurrence of an "event of default" resulting from bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization. In the case of a default in the payment of interest or principal, or
premium, if any, State Street will be required, upon the demand of the trustee, to pay to it, for the benefit of the holders of the subordinated debt securities, the whole amount then due and payable
on such subordinated debt securities for principal, including any sinking fund payment or analogous obligations, and premium, if any, and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest
shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal, and premium, if any, and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates prescribed in such subordinated debt securities. In the case of
any default with respect to the subordinated debt securities, the trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the holders of the subordinated debt
securities by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any such covenant or in aid
of the exercise of any power granted in the subordinated indenture, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
The
holders of a majority in principal amount or aggregate issue price of the outstanding debt securities of any series may waive an event of default with respect to that series, except
a default:
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the payment of any amounts due and payable or deliverable under the debt securities of that series; or
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an obligation contained in, or a provision of, an indenture which cannot be modified under the terms of that indenture without the consent of each holder of each series
of debt securities affected.
The
holders of a majority in principal amount or issue price of the outstanding debt securities of a series may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any
remedy available to the applicable trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to debt securities of that series, provided that any such direction is not in conflict
with any rule of law or the indenture. Subject to the provisions of the indenture relating to the duties of the trustee, before proceeding to exercise any right or power under the indenture at the
direction of the holders, the
trustee is entitled to receive from those holders reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in complying with any direction.
A
holder of any debt security of any series will have the right to institute a proceeding with respect to the indenture or for any remedy thereunder, if:
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holder previously gives to the trustee written notice of a continuing event of default with respect to debt securities of that series;
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the
holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount or issue price of the outstanding debt securities of that series also shall have offered the trustee
reasonable indemnity and made written request to the trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee;
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the
trustee shall not have received from the holders of a majority in principal amount or issue price of the outstanding debt securities of that series a direction
inconsistent with such request; and
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the
trustee shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days.
However,
any holder of a debt security has the absolute right to institute suit for any defaulted payment after the due dates for payment under that debt security.
We
are required to furnish to the trustees annually a statement as to the performance of our obligations under the indentures and as to any default in such performance.
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Modification and Waiver
Each indenture may be modified and amended by us and the applicable trustee with the consent of holders of at least 66
2
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3
% in principal amount or
issue price of each series of debt securities affected. However, without the consent of each holder of any debt security affected, we may not amend or modify any indenture to:
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change
the stated maturity date of the principal or any installment of principal or interest on, any debt security;
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reduce
the principal amount or the rate of interest on, or any premium payable upon the redemption of, any debt security;
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reduce
the amount of principal of an original issue discount security payable upon acceleration of its maturity;
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change
the place or currency of payment of principal of, or any premium or interest on, any debt security;
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impair
the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment or delivery on or with respect to any debt security;
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in
the case of the subordinated indenture, modify the subordination provisions in a manner adverse to the holders of the subordinated debt securities;
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reduce
the percentage in principal amount of debt securities of any series, the consent of whose holders is required to modify or amend the indenture or to waive compliance
with certain provisions of the indenture; or
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reduce
the percentage in principal amount of debt securities of any series, the consent of whose holders is required to waive any past default.
From
time to time we and the applicable trustee may, without the consent of the holders of the debt securities, waive or supplement each indenture for specified purposes, including,
among other things:
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evidencing
the succession of another person to State Street;
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adding
to the covenants of State Street for the benefit of the holders of all or any series of debt securities;
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adding
any additional events of default for the benefit of the holders of all or any series of debt securities;
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adding
to, changing or eliminating any of the provisions of the indentures, provided that any such addition, change or elimination shall not apply to any outstanding debt
securities nor modify the rights of any holder of any such outstanding debt securities, or shall become effective only when there is no debt security outstanding of any series created prior to the
execution of the supplemental indenture that is entitled to the benefit of such provision;
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curing
ambiguities, defects or inconsistencies without materially and adversely affecting the holders of the debt securities; and
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evidencing
and providing for the acceptance of appointment under the indentures by a successor trustee with respect to the debt securities of one or more series and adding
to or changing any of the provisions of the indentures as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts under the indentures by more than one trustee.
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The
holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may, with respect to that series, waive past defaults under the applicable
indenture, except as described under "Events of Default, Waiver and Notice" beginning on page 24.
Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may consolidate or merge with or into any other corporation, and we may sell, lease or
convey all or substantially all of our assets to any corporation, provided that:
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the
resulting corporation, if other than us, is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any U.S. state and assumes all of our obligations
on the debt securities under the indentures;
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we
are not, or any successor corporation, as the case may be, is not, immediately after any consolidation or merger, in default under the indentures; and
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certain
other conditions are met.
Regarding the Trustees
U.S. Bank National Association is the trustee under the senior indenture. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., as successor in interest to Bank One Trust Company,
N.A., is the trustee under the subordinated indenture. We and certain of our subsidiaries, including State Street Bank, maintain banking relations with the trustees in the ordinary course of business.
International Offering
If specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may issue debt securities outside the United States. Such debt securities may be issued in bearer form
and will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. In connection with any offering outside the United States, we will designate paying agents, registrars or other agents with respect to
the debt securities, as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Debt
securities issued outside the United States may be subject to certain selling restrictions which will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. These debt securities may
be listed on one or more foreign stock exchanges as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Special United States tax and other considerations, if any, applicable to an offering outside the
United States will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Limitation Upon Disposition of Voting Stock or Assets of State Street Bank
The senior indenture prohibits us and State Street Bank, so long as any of the senior debt securities are outstanding, from selling or otherwise disposing of, or
granting a security interest in or permitting the issuance of, any voting stock or any security convertible or exercisable into voting stock of State Street Bank or any of our subsidiaries that owns
voting stock or any security convertible or exercisable into voting stock of State Street Bank.
This
restriction does not apply to dispositions made by us or any subsidiary:
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if
such disposition or issuance is for fair market value as determined by our board of directors; and
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if
after giving effect to such disposition or issuance and any potential dilution, we and our wholly-owned subsidiaries will own directly not less than 80% of the voting
stock of such principal constituent bank or any subsidiary which owns a principal constituent bank.
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The subordinated indenture does not contain a similar restriction on our ability to engage in or permit such transactions to occur.
Defeasance
We may terminate or "defease" our obligations under the indentures of any series of debt securities, provided that certain conditions are met, including:
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shall have deposited irrevocably with the trustee as trust funds in trust, in each case, in an amount, in U.S. dollars or U.S. government obligations, which through the
payment of interest, principal or premium, if any, in respect thereof in accordance with their terms, will provide an amount sufficient to pay the entire amount of the debt securities;
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an
opinion of independent counsel shall have been delivered to the trustee to the effect that the holders of the debt securities of such series will have no federal income
tax consequences as a result of such deposit and termination;
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no
event of default under the senior indenture or default under the subordinated indenture may exist or be caused by the defeasance; and
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the
defeasance shall not cause an event of default under any of our other agreements or instruments.
Subordinated Debt Securities
The subordinated debt securities will be our direct, unsecured obligations. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the subordinated
debt securities will rank equally with all of our outstanding subordinated indebtedness that is not specifically stated to be junior to the subordinated debt securities.
Subordination
The subordinated debt securities will be subordinated in right of payment to all senior indebtedness (as defined below). In certain events of insolvency, payments
on the subordinated debt securities will also be effectively subordinated in right of payment to all "other financial obligations," (as defined below). In certain circumstances relating to our
liquidation, dissolution, winding up, reorganization, insolvency or similar proceedings, the holders of all senior indebtedness will first be entitled to receive payment in full before the holders of
the subordinated debt securities will be entitled to receive any payment on the subordinated debt securities. If, after all payments have been made to the holders of senior indebtedness,
(A) there are amounts available for payment on the subordinated debt securities and (B) any person entitled to payment according to the terms of our other financial obligations has not
received full payment, then amounts available for payments on the subordinated debt securities will first be used to pay in full such other financial obligations before any payment may be made on the
subordinated debt securities.
In
the event of the acceleration of the maturity of any debt securities, all senior indebtedness and other financial obligations will have to be repaid before any payment can be made on
the subordinated debt securities.
In
addition, no payment may be made on the subordinated debt securities in the event:
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there
is a default in any payment or delivery with respect to any senior indebtedness; or
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there
is an event of default with respect to any senior indebtedness which permits the holders of such senior indebtedness to accelerate the maturity of the senior
indebtedness.
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By
reason of this subordination in favor of the holders of senior indebtedness, in the event of an insolvency, our creditors who are not holders of senior indebtedness or the
subordinated debt securities may recover proportionately less than holders of senior indebtedness and may recover proportionately more than holders of the subordinated debt securities. By reason of
the obligation of the holders of subordinated debt securities to pay over any amount remaining after payment of senior indebtedness to persons in respect of our other financial obligations, in the
event of insolvency, holders of our existing subordinated indebtedness may recover more, ratably, than the holders of subordinated debt securities.
Unless
otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular series of subordinated debt securities, senior indebtedness is defined in the subordinated indenture as
the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on:
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all
of our "indebtedness" (as defined below), except (A) subordinated debt securities issued under the subordinated indenture, (B) such indebtedness that is
expressly stated to be junior in right of payment to the subordinated debt securities and (C) indebtedness that is expressly stated to rank equal with the subordinated debt securities; and
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any
deferrals, renewals or extensions of any senior indebtedness.
The
term indebtedness means indebtedness, whether secured or unsecured, for which we or any corporation that succeeds to our business as permitted under the subordinated indenture, is
liable directly or indirectly by guarantee, letter of credit, obligation to purchase or otherwise:
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for
borrowed money; or
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incurred
in connection with the acquisition by us of assets other than in the ordinary course of business.
Unless
otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular series of subordinated debt securities offered thereby, other financial obligations means:
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our
obligations under direct credit substitutes;
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our
obligations, or any obligation directly or indirectly guaranteed by us, for purchased money or funds;
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any
of our deferred obligations, or any such obligations directly or indirectly guaranteed by us, incurred in connection with the acquisition by us of assets; and
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all
of our obligations to make payment pursuant to the terms of financial instruments, such as: (A) securities contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts;
(B) derivative instruments, such as swap agreements, including interest rate and foreign exchange rate swap agreements, cap agreements, floor agreements, collar agreements, interest rate
agreements, foreign exchange rate agreements, options, commodity futures contracts, commodity option contracts; and (C) similar financial instruments, other than obligations on account of
senior indebtedness and obligations on account of indebtedness for money borrowed ranking equal with or subordinate to the subordinated debt securities, including our existing subordinated
indebtedness.
As
of December 31, 2005, we had approximately $1,985,000,000 in subordinated debt outstanding and approximately $674,000,000 of senior indebtedness and other financial obligations
outstanding.
The
subordinated indenture does not limit or prohibit the incurrence by us or any of our subsidiaries, including State Street Bank, of additional senior indebtedness or other financial
obligations, which may include indebtedness that is senior to the subordinated debt securities, but subordinate to our other obligations. Any prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of
subordinated debt securities will set forth the aggregate amount of our indebtedness senior to the subordinated debt securities as of a recent date.
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The
subordinated debt securities shall rank equal in right of payment with each other and with our existing subordinated indebtedness, subject to the obligations of the holders of
subordinated debt securities to pay over amounts remaining after payment of senior indebtedness to persons in respect of other financial obligations.
The
prospectus supplement may further describe the provisions, if any, which may apply to the subordination of the subordinated debt securities of a particular series.
Restrictive Covenants
The subordinated indenture does not contain any significant restrictive covenants. The prospectus supplement relating to a series of subordinated debt securities
may describe certain restrictive covenants, if any, to which we may be bound under the subordinated indenture.
Governing Law
Both indentures are, and the senior debt securities and subordinated debt securities will be, governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of New York.
DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUSTS
Each of the trusts is a statutory trust formed under Delaware law pursuant to a trust agreement, signed by State Street, as depositor of each trust, and the
property trustee, the Delaware trustee and the administrative trustees (each as defined below), and the filing of a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State. The trust agreement of
each trust will be amended and restated in its entirety (each as so amended and restated, a trust agreement) prior to the issuance of capital securities by the trust, substantially in the form filed
as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Each trust agreement will be qualified as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
Each
trust exists for the exclusive purposes of:
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issuing
the capital securities and common securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the trust;
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investing
the gross proceeds of the capital securities and the common securities (together, the trust securities) in junior subordinated debentures; and
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engaging
in only those activities necessary or incidental thereto.
All
of the common securities will be directly or indirectly owned by us. The common securities of each trust will rank equally, and payments will be made pro rata with the capital
securities of that trust, except that upon an event of default under the trust agreement, the rights of the holders of the common securities to payment in respect of distributions and payments upon
liquidation, redemption and otherwise will be subordinated to the rights of the holders of the capital securities. We will acquire common securities of each trust in an aggregate liquidation amount
equal to at least three percent of the total capital of each trust.
Each
trust's business and affairs will be conducted by its trustees, each appointed by State Street as holder of the common securities. The trustees of each trust will be J.P Morgan
Chase and Co. (as successor in interest to Bank One Trust Company, N.A.), as the property trustee, Chase Bank USA, National Association, as the Delaware trustee and two individual trustees, the
administrative trustees, who are employees or officers of or affiliated with State Street. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., as property trustee, will act as sole trustee under each trust agreement for
purposes of compliance with the Trust Indenture Act. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. will also act as trustee under the guarantees and the junior
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subordinated
indenture. See "Description of the Capital Securities Guarantees" and "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures."
The
holder of the common securities of each trust, or the holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the trust's capital securities if an event of default under the trust agreement
has occurred and is continuing, will be entitled to appoint, remove or replace the property trustee and/or the Delaware trustee for such trust. The right to vote to appoint, remove or replace the
administrative trustees is vested exclusively in the holders of the common securities, and in no event will the holders of capital securities have such right.
Unless
otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, each trust has a term of approximately 55 years, but may be terminated earlier as provided in the applicable
trust agreement.
State
Street will pay all fees and expenses related to the trusts and the offering of trust securities.
The
principal executive office of each trust is c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company, N.A., Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281, telephone number
(917) 790-4000.
DESCRIPTION OF THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
We may issue junior subordinated debentures from time to time in one or more series under a junior subordinated indenture, dated as of December 15, 1996,
as supplemented from time to time between us and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (as successor in interest to Bank One Trust Company, N.A.), as trustee, who we refer to as the debenture trustee. The
junior subordinated indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, and terms of the junior subordinated debentures will include those stated in the junior subordinated indenture and those made
part of the junior subordinated indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act.
Set
forth below is a description of the general terms of the junior subordinated debentures in which the trusts will invest the proceeds from the issuance and sale of the trust
securities. The particular terms of the junior subordinated debentures will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular capital securities being offered. The following
description is not intended to be complete and is qualified by the junior subordinated indenture, which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement which contains this prospectus, and the
Trust Indenture Act.
General
We will issue the junior subordinated debentures as unsecured debt. The junior subordinated debentures will be fully subordinated as set forth in the junior
subordinated indenture. See "Subordination" below. Each series of junior subordinated debentures will rank equally with all other series of junior subordinated indentures. The junior subordinated
indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of junior subordinated debentures which may be issued and provides that the junior subordinated debentures may be issued from time to time in
one or more series. Because we are a holding company, our rights and the rights of our creditors, including the holders of the junior subordinated debentures, to participate in the assets of any of
our subsidiaries upon the subsidiary's liquidation or reorganization will be subject to the prior claims of the subsidiary's creditors except to the extent that we may ourselves be a creditor with
recognized claims against the subsidiary. Except as
otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, the junior subordinated indenture does not limit the incurrence or issuance by us of other secured or unsecured debt.
The
prospectus supplement relating to the particular junior subordinated debentures being offered will describe the terms of those securities, which may include:
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the
title of the junior subordinated debentures;
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any
limit upon the aggregate principal amount of junior subordinated debentures;
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the
date or dates on which the principal of the junior subordinated debentures is payable or the method of determination thereof;
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any
fixed or variable interest rate or rates per annum;
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any
interest payment dates;
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any
provisions relating to the deferral of payment of any interest;
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the
place where the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the junior subordinated debentures will be payable and where the junior subordinated debentures may be
presented for registration of transfer or exchange;
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any
provisions for redemption, the redemption price and any remarketing arrangements;
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the
minimum denominations;
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whether
the debt securities are denominated or payable in United States dollars or a foreign currency or units of two or more foreign currencies;
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if
other than the principal amount, the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities payable upon acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities;
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any
index used to determine the amount of payment of principal of, and any premium and interest on, the debt securities;
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any
additional or different events of default that apply to any debt securities of the series and any change in the right of the trustee or the required holders of those
debt securities to declare the principal thereof due and payable;
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any
additional or different covenants that apply to any debt securities of the series;
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any
additions or changes to the junior subordinated indenture with respect to such junior subordinated debentures necessary to permit the issuance of the junior subordinated
debentures in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons;
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the
terms and conditions relating to the issuance of a temporary global security representing all of the junior subordinated debentures and the exchange of such temporary
global security for definitive junior subordinated debentures;
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whether
the junior subordinated debentures will be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities and the depositary for any such global securities;
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the
appointment of any paying agent or agents;
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the
terms and conditions of any obligation or right of State Street or a holder to convert or exchange the junior subordinated debentures into capital securities; and
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any
other terms of the debt securities that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the applicable indenture.
Junior
subordinated debentures may be sold at a substantial discount below their stated principal amount, bearing no interest or interest at a rate which at the time of issuance is below
market rates. Material United States federal income tax consequences and special considerations applicable to any such junior subordinated debentures will be described in the applicable prospectus
supplement.
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If a prospectus supplement specifies that the junior subordinated debentures will be denominated in a currency or currency unit other than U.S. dollars, the prospectus supplement shall
also specify the denomination in which the junior subordinated debentures will be issued and the coin or currency in which the principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the junior
subordinated debentures will be payable, which may be U.S. dollars based upon the exchange rate for such other currency or currency unit existing on or about the time a payment is due.
If
any index is used to determine the amount of payments of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any series of junior subordinated debentures, special U.S. federal income tax,
accounting and other considerations will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Additional Interest
If, at any time a trust is required to pay any taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature, other than withholding taxes, imposed by the
United States, or any other taxing authority, then we will be required to pay additional interest on the junior subordinated debentures. The amount of any additional interest will be an amount
sufficient so that the net amounts received and retained by the trust after paying any such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges will be not less than the amounts that the trust
would have received had no such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges been imposed. This means that the trust will be in the same position it would have been in if it did not have
to pay such taxes, duties, assessments or other charges.
Denominations, Registration and Transfer
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will issue the junior subordinated debentures in registered form only, without coupons.
Junior subordinated debentures of any series will be exchangeable for other junior subordinated debentures of the same issue and series, of any authorized denominations, of a like principal amount, of
the same original issue date and stated maturity and bearing the same interest rate.
Junior
subordinated debentures may be presented for exchange as provided above, and may be presented for registration of transfer at the office of the appropriate securities registrar or
at the office
of any transfer agent designated by us for such purposes. No service charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of the junior subordinated debentures. However, we or the debenture trustee may
require a holder to pay an amount sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with a transfer or exchange. We will appoint the debenture trustee as securities
registrar under the junior subordinated indenture. If the applicable prospectus supplement refers to any transfer agents, in addition to the securities registrar, initially designated by us with
respect to any series of junior subordinated debentures, we may at any time rescind the designation of any such transfer agent or approve a change in the location through which any such transfer agent
acts, provided that we maintain a transfer agent in each place of payment of such series. We may at any time designate additional transfer agents with respect to any series of junior subordinated
debentures.
In
the event of any redemption, neither we nor the debenture trustee will be required to:
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issue,
register the transfer of, or exchange, junior subordinated debentures of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day
of selection for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of mailing of notice of redemption; or
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transfer
or exchange any junior subordinated debentures so selected for redemption, except, in the case of any junior subordinated debentures being redeemed in part, any
portion thereof not to be redeemed.
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Payment and Paying Agents
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will pay principal and any premium and interest on junior subordinated debentures (other
than those in global form) at the office of the debenture trustee in the city of New York or at the office of any paying agent that we may designate from time to time.
However,
at our option, we may pay any interest by check mailed to the holders of registered junior subordinated debentures at their registered addresses or by transfer to an account
maintained by a holder of registered junior subordinated debentures, as specified in the securities register. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, payment of any
interest on junior
subordinated debentures will be made to the person in whose name the junior subordinated debentures are registered on the applicable record date, except in the case of defaulted interest. We may, at
any time, designate additional paying agents or rescind the designation of any paying agent, provided that we at all times maintain a paying agent in each place of payment for each series of junior
subordinated debentures.
Any
amounts deposited with the debenture trustee or any paying agent, or then held by us in trust, for the payment of the principal of any premium, if any, or interest on any junior
subordinated debentures and remaining unclaimed for two years after such amounts have become due and payable shall, at our request, be repaid to us, and the holder of the junior subordinated debenture
will be able to look only to us for payment, as a general unsecured creditor.
Option to Defer Interest Payments
If provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will have the right from time to time during the term of any series of junior subordinated debentures to
defer payment of interest for up to such number of consecutive interest payment periods as may be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, subject to the terms, conditions and covenants, if
any, specified in such prospectus supplement. Such deferral, however, may not extend beyond the stated maturity of such series of junior subordinated debentures. Certain U.S. federal income tax
consequences and special considerations applicable to any such junior subordinated debentures will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Redemption
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the junior subordinated debentures will not be subject to any sinking fund.
Unless
otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may, at our option and subject to receipt of prior approval by the Federal Reserve, if required, redeem the junior
subordinated debentures of any series in whole at any time or in part from time to time. If the junior subordinated debentures of any series are so redeemable only on or after a specified date or upon
the satisfaction of additional conditions, the applicable prospectus supplement will specify such date or describe such conditions. Except as otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus
supplement, the redemption price for any junior subordinated debenture so redeemed will equal any accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date, plus 100% of the principal amount thereof.
Except
as otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, if a tax event (as defined below) in respect of a series of junior subordinated debentures or an investment company
event or capital treatment event (each as defined below) shall occur and be continuing, we may, at our option and subject to receipt of prior approval by the Federal Reserve, if required, redeem such
series of junior subordinated debentures in whole, but not in part, at any time within 90 days following of the occurrence of such tax event, investment company event or capital treatment
event, at a redemption
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price
equal to 100% of the principal amount of such junior subordinated debentures then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date fixed for redemption, except as otherwise specified in
the applicable prospectus supplement.
Tax
event means the receipt by the trust of an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of any amendment to, or change (including any announced
proposed change) in, the laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the U.S. or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, or as a result of any official administrative
pronouncement or judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which amendment or change is effective or which proposed change, pronouncement or decision is announced on or
after the date of issuance of such capital securities, there is more than an insubstantial risk that (i) the trust is, or will be within 90 days of the date of such opinion, subject to
United States federal income tax with respect to income received or accrued on the corresponding series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures, (ii) interest payable by State Street on
such series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures is not, or within 90 days of the date of such opinion, will not be, deductible by State Street, in whole or in part, for U.S. federal
income tax purposes, or (iii) such trust is, or will be within 90 days of the date of such opinion, subject to more than a
de minimis
amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges.
Investment
company event means the receipt by the trust of an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of the occurrence of a change in law or
regulation or a written change (including any announced prospective change) in interpretation or application of law or regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory
authority, there is more than an insubstantial risk that the trust is or will be considered an "investment company" that is required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, which change or prospective change becomes effective or would become effective, as the case may be, on or after the date of the issuance of the capital securities.
Capital
treatment event means our reasonable determination that, as a result of any amendment to, or change (including any proposed change) in, the laws (or any regulations thereunder)
of the United States or any political subdivision thereof or therein, or as a result of any official or administrative pronouncement or action or judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws
or regulations, which amendment or change is effective or which proposed change, pronouncement, action or decision is announced on or after the date of issuance of the applicable capital securities
under the applicable trust agreement, there is more than an insubstantial risk that we will not be entitled to treat an amount equal to the liquidation amount of the applicable capital securities as
"Tier I Capital" (or the then equivalent thereof) for purposes of the capital adequacy guidelines of the Federal Reserve, as then in effect and applicable to us.
Notice
of any redemption will be mailed at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, before the redemption date to each holder of junior subordinated debentures to be
redeemed at its registered address. Unless we default in payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on such junior subordinated debentures or
portions thereof called for redemption.
Restrictions on Certain Payments
If junior subordinated debentures are issued to a trust or a trustee of a trust in connection with the issuance of trust securities by a trust and:
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there
shall have occurred and be continuing an event of default with respect to the junior subordinated debentures of which we have actual knowledge and which we have not
taken reasonable steps to cure;
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shall be in default relating to our payment of any obligations under the guarantee; or
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we
shall have given notice of our election to defer payments of interest on the junior subordinated debentures by extending the interest payment period and such period, or
any extension of such period, shall be continuing;
then:
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we
shall not declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of our capital stock,
other than:
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(1)
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repurchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of our capital stock in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the
benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of our
capital stock, or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock, as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable extension period;
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(2)
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as
a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of our capital stock for any capital stock of our subsidiaries or for any class or series of our capital stock, or of
any class or series of our indebtedness for any class or series of our capital stock;
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(3)
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the
purchase of fractional interests in shares of our capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or
exchanged;
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(4)
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any
declaration of a dividend in connection with any rights plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any rights plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights
pursuant thereto; or
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(5)
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any
dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same
stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks equally with or junior to such stock; and
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we
shall not make any payment of interest, principal or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities issued by us that rank equally in all respects
with or junior to the junior subordinated debentures of such series.
Limitation on Mergers and Sales of Assets
The junior subordinated indenture provides that we may not consolidate with, or merge into, any other corporation or convey or transfer our properties and assets
substantially as an entirety unless:
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the
successor entity is a corporation, partnership or trust organized in the United States and expressly assumes our obligations under the junior subordinated indenture;
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after
giving effect thereto, no event of default and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an event of default, shall have occurred and be
continuing under the junior subordinated indenture;
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such
transaction is permitted under the related trust agreement and guarantee; and
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certain
other conditions as prescribed by the junior subordinated indenture are met.
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The
covenants contained in the indenture would not necessarily protect holders of the junior subordinated debentures in the event of a decline in credit quality resulting from takeovers,
recapitalizations or similar restructurings.
Events of Default, Waiver and Notice
The junior subordinated indenture provides that the following are events of default relating to the junior subordinated debentures:
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default
in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, on, any junior subordinated debentures at maturity;
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default
for 30 days in the payment of any installment of interest on any junior subordinated debentures;
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default
for 90 days after written notice in the performance of any other covenant in respect of the junior subordinated debentures; and
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specified
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of State Street.
If
an event of default (other than specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization) under the junior subordinated indenture shall occur and be continuing, either the
debenture trustee or the holders of not less than 25 percent in aggregate principal amount of the junior subordinated debentures of that series then outstanding may declare the principal of all
junior subordinated debentures of that series to be due and payable immediately. If the holders of junior subordinated debentures fail to make such declaration, the holders of at least
25 percent in aggregate liquidation amount of the related capital securities shall have such right. If an event of default arising from specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization shall occur, the principal amount of the junior subordinated debentures of that series then outstanding shall automatically become immediately due and payable.
Under
certain circumstances, the holders of a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of that series of junior subordinated debentures may annul the declaration and waive
the default. If the holders of junior subordinated debentures fail to annul such declaration and waive such default, the holders of a majority of the aggregate liquidation amount of the related
capital securities shall have such right.
The
holders of a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of that series of junior subordinated debentures may waive any default, except (i) a default in payment of
principal or interest (unless such default has been cured and a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest and principal due other than by acceleration has been deposited with the
debenture trustee) or (ii) a default in respect of a covenant or provision that under the junior subordinated indenture cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each
outstanding junior subordinated debenture. If the holders of junior subordinated debentures fail to waive such default, the holders of a majority of the aggregate liquidation amount of the related
capital securities shall have such right.
The
holders of a majority of the principal amount of the junior subordinated debentures of any series affected shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the debenture trustee under the junior subordinated indenture.
We
are required to furnish to the debenture trustee annually a statement as to the performance of our obligations under the junior subordinated indenture and as to any default in such
performance.
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If a debenture event of default shall have occurred and be continuing, the property trustee will have the right to declare the principal of and the interest on the corresponding junior
subordinated debentures, and any other amounts payable under the junior subordinated indenture, to be due and payable and to enforce its other rights as a creditor with respect to the corresponding
junior subordinated debentures.
Distribution of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
Under circumstances discussed more fully in the prospectus supplement involving the dissolution of a trust, provided that any required regulatory approval is
obtained, junior subordinated debentures will be distributed to the holders of the trust securities in liquidation of that trust. See "Description of the Capital SecuritiesLiquidation
Distribution Upon Dissolution."
If
the junior subordinated debentures are distributed to the holders of the capital securities, we will use our best efforts to have the junior subordinated debentures listed on the New
York Stock Exchange or on such other national securities exchange or similar organization on which the capital securities are then listed or quoted.
Modification of Junior Subordinated Indenture
From time to time we and the debenture trustee may, without the consent of the holders of the junior subordinated debentures, waive or supplement the junior
subordinated indenture for specified purposes, including, among other things:
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evidencing
the succession of another person to State Street;
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conveying,
transferring, assigning, mortgaging or pledging any property to or with the debenture trustee or surrendering any right or power conferred upon us in the junior
subordinated indenture;
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adding
to the covenants of State Street for the benefit of other holders of all or any series of securities;
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adding
any additional events of default for the benefit of other holders of all or any series of securities;
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changing
or eliminating any of the provisions of the junior subordinated indenture, provided that any such change or elimination shall not apply to any outstanding
securities, or shall become effective only when there is no security outstanding of any series created prior to the execution of the supplemental indenture that is entitled to the benefit of such
provision;
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curing
ambiguities, defects or inconsistencies without materially and adversely affecting the holders of the junior subordinated debentures or the related capital
securities;
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evidencing
and providing for the acceptance of appointment under the junior subordinated indenture by a successor trustee with respect to the securities of one or more
series and adding to or changing any of the provisions of the indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts under the indenture by more than one
trustee; and
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qualifying
the junior subordinated indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.
We
and the debenture trustee may make modifications and amendments to the indenture with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the junior subordinated
debentures at the time outstanding. However, no such modification or amendment may, without the consent of the holder of each junior subordinated debenture affected thereby:
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modify
the payment terms of the junior subordinated debentures; or
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reduce
the percentage of holders of junior subordinated debentures necessary to modify or amend the indenture or waive compliance by us with any covenant or past default.
If
the junior subordinated debentures are held by a trust or a trustee of a trust, no modification maybe made that adversely affects the holders of the related capital securities, and no
termination of the junior subordinated indenture may occur, and no waiver of any event of default or compliance with any covenant will be effective without the prior consent of a majority in
liquidation preference of trust securities of that trust. If the consent of the holder of each outstanding junior subordinated debenture is required, no modification shall be effective without the
prior consent of each holder of related capital securities.
In
addition, we and the debenture trustee may execute, without the consent of any holder of junior subordinated debentures, any supplemental junior subordinated indenture for the purpose
of creating any new series of junior subordinated debentures.
Enforcement of Certain Rights by Holders of Capital Securities
If a debenture event of default with respect to a series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures has occurred and is continuing and such event of default
is the result of our failure to pay interest or principal on the corresponding junior subordinated debentures when due, a holder of related capital securities may institute a legal proceeding directly
against us for enforcement of payment to such holder of the principal of or interest on such corresponding junior subordinated debentures having a principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation
amount of the related capital securities. We may not amend the junior subordinated indenture to remove this right without the prior written consent of the holders of all of the capital securities
outstanding. If such right is removed, the applicable trust may become subject to reporting obligations under the Exchange Act. We will have the right under the junior subordinated indenture to set
off any payment made by us to such holder of capital securities in connection with any such direct action.
The
holders of the capital securities will not be able to exercise directly any remedies other than those set forth in the preceding paragraph unless there shall have been an event of
default under the
applicable trust agreement. Please see "Description of the Capital SecuritiesEvents of Default; Notice."
Defeasance and Discharge
The junior subordinated indenture provides that when:
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(1)
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all
junior subordinated debentures not previously delivered to the debenture trustee for cancellation have become due and payable, will become due and payable at their stated maturity
within one year, or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the trustee in our name and at our expense;
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(2)
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we
deposit with the debenture trustee, in trust, funds sufficient to pay all the principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on the junior subordinated debentures when such
payments are due;
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(3)
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we
have paid all other sums payable under the indenture by us; and
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(4)
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we
have delivered to the debenture trustee an officers' certificate and an opinion of counsel each stating that all conditions precedent in the indenture relating to the satisfaction
and discharge of the indenture have been complied with,
then
the junior subordinated indenture will cease to be of further effect (except as to our obligations to pay all other sums due under the junior subordinated indenture and to provide the officers'
certificates
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and
opinions of counsel described therein), and we will be deemed to have satisfied and discharged the junior subordinated indenture.
Conversion or Exchange
The junior subordinated debentures may be convertible or exchangeable into junior subordinated debentures of another series or into capital securities of another
series, on the terms provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. Such terms may include provisions for conversion or exchange, either mandatory, at the option of the holder, or at our option, in
which case the number of shares of capital securities or other securities to be received by the holders of junior subordinated debentures would be calculated as of a time and in the manner stated in
the applicable prospectus supplement.
Subordination
The junior subordinated indenture contains a covenant by us that any junior subordinated debentures issued thereunder will be subordinate and junior in right of
payment to all senior debt (as defined below) to the extent provided therein. If we make any payment or distribution of our assets upon any liquidation, dissolution, winding up, reorganization,
assignment for the benefit of creditors, marshaling of assets or any bankruptcy, insolvency, debt restructuring or similar proceedings in connection with any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding, the
holders of senior debt will first be entitled to receive payment in full of principal of and premium and interest, if any, on such senior debt before the holders of junior subordinated debentures will
be entitled to receive or retain any payment in respect of the principal of and premium and interest, if any, on the junior subordinated debentures. However, holders of senior debt will not be
entitled to receive payment of any such amounts if the subordination provisions of such senior debt would require holders to pay such amounts over to the obligees on trade accounts payable or other
liabilities arising in the ordinary course of our business.
In
the event of the acceleration of the maturity of any junior subordinated debentures, the holders of all senior debt outstanding at the time of such acceleration will first be entitled
to receive payment in full of all amounts due thereon, including any amounts due upon acceleration, before the holders of the junior subordinated debentures will be entitled to receive or retain any
payment in respect of the principal of or premium or interest, if any, on the junior subordinated debentures. However, the holders of senior debt will not be entitled to receive payment of any such
amounts if the subordination provisions of such senior debt would require holders to pay such amounts over to the obligees on trade accounts payable or other liabilities arising in the ordinary course
of State Street's business.
No
payments on account of principal or premium, if any, or interest in respect of the junior subordinated debentures may be made if there shall have occurred and be continuing a default
in any payment with respect to senior debt or an event of default with respect to any senior debt resulting in the acceleration of the maturity thereof, or if any judicial proceedings are pending with
respect to any such default.
Debt
means, with respect to any person, whether recourse is to all or a portion of the assets of such person and whether or not contingent:
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every
obligation of such person for money borrowed;
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every
obligation of such person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, including obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition of
property, assets or businesses;
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every
reimbursement obligation of such person with respect to letters of credit, bankers' acceptances or similar facilities issued for the account of such person;
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every
obligation of such person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services other than trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in
the ordinary course of business;
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every
capital lease obligation of such person;
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every
obligation of such person for claims in respect of derivative products such as interest and foreign exchange rate contracts, commodity forward contracts and similar
arrangements; and
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every
obligation of the type referred to above of another person and all dividends of another person the payment of which, in either case, such person has guaranteed or is
responsible or liable for, directly or indirectly, as obligor or otherwise.
Senior
debt means the principal of and premium and interest, if any, including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to us
whether or not such claim for post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding, on debt, whether incurred on or prior to the date of the junior subordinated indenture or thereafter
incurred, unless, in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, it is provided that such obligations are not superior in right of payment to the
junior subordinated debentures or to other debt that is equal or subordinated to the junior subordinated debentures, other than:
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any
debt of State Street which when incurred and without respect to any election under Section 1111(b) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended, was without
recourse to State Street;
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any
debt of State Street to any of its subsidiaries;
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any
debt to any of our employees;
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any
debt which by its terms is subordinated to trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business to the extent that payments made to
the holders of such debt by the holders of the junior subordinated debentures as a result of the subordination provisions of the junior subordinated indenture would be greater than such payments
otherwise would have been as a result of any obligation of such holders of such debt to pay amounts over to the obligees on such trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary
course of business as a result of subordination provisions to which such debt is subject; and
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any
other debt securities issued pursuant to the junior subordinated indenture.
The
junior subordinated indenture places no limitation on the amount of senior debt that we may incur. We expect from time to time to incur additional indebtedness and other obligations
constituting senior debt.
The
junior subordinated indenture provides that any of the subordination provisions described above that relate to any particular issue of junior subordinated debentures may be changed
prior to such issuance. Any such change would be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Governing Law
The junior subordinated indenture and the junior subordinated debentures will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of
New York.
The Debenture Trustee
The debenture trustee will have all of the duties and responsibilities specified under the Trust Indenture Act. Subject to those provisions, the debenture trustee
is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in it by the junior subordinated indenture at the request of any holder of junior
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subordinated
debentures unless offered reasonable indemnity by such holder against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred thereby. The debenture trustee is not required to expend
or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of its duties if the debenture trustee reasonably believes that repayment or adequate indemnity is not
reasonably assured it.
Corresponding Junior Subordinated Debentures
State Street may issue one or more series of junior subordinated debentures under the junior subordinated indenture with terms corresponding to the terms of a
series of related capital securities. In each such instance, concurrently with the issuance of each trust's capital securities, the trust will invest the proceeds thereof and the consideration paid by
us for the common securities in the series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures issued by us to such trust. Each series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures will be in the
principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of the related capital securities and the common securities of the trust and will rank equally with all other series of junior
subordinated debentures. Holders of the related capital securities for a series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures will have the rights, in connection with modifications to the junior
subordinated indenture or upon occurrence of debenture. events of default as described under "Modification of Junior Subordinated Indenture," "Events of Default, Waiver and
Notice" and "Enforcement of Certain Rights by Holders of Capital Securities."
Unless
otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, if a tax event relating to a trust shall occur and be continuing, we may, at our option and subject to prior approval
of the Federal
Reserve (if required), redeem the corresponding junior subordinated debentures at any time within 90 days of the occurrence of such tax event, in whole but not in part, subject to the
provisions of the junior subordinated indenture and whether or not such corresponding junior subordinated debentures are then redeemable at our option. The redemption price for any corresponding
junior subordinated debentures shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such corresponding junior subordinated debentures then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date fixed
for redemption. For so long as the applicable trust is the holder of all the outstanding corresponding junior subordinated debentures of such series, the proceeds of any such redemption will be used
by the trust to redeem the corresponding trust securities in accordance with their terms. We may not redeem a series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures in part unless all accrued and
unpaid interest has been paid in full on all outstanding corresponding junior subordinated debentures of such series for all interest proceeds terminating on or prior to the date of redemption.
We
will covenant, as to each series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures:
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(1)
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to
directly or indirectly maintain 100% ownership of the common securities of the trust unless a permitted successor succeeds to ownership of the common securities;
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(2)
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not
to voluntarily terminate, windup or liquidate any trust, except, if so specified in the applicable prospectus supplement and upon prior approval of the Federal Reserve (if
required):
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in
connection with a distribution of corresponding junior subordinated debentures to the holders of the capital securities in exchange therefor upon liquidation of the
trust, or
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in
connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related trust agreement, in either such case, if so specified in the applicable
prospectus supplement upon prior approval of the Federal Reserve if then so required under applicable capital guidelines or policies; and
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(3)
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to
use our reasonable efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the related trust agreement, to cause such trust to remain classified as a grantor trust and not as an
association taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE CAPITAL SECURITIES
The capital securities will be issued pursuant to the terms of an amended and restated trust agreement. The trust agreement will be qualified as an indenture
under the Trust Indenture Act. The property trustee, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., will act as trustee for the capital securities under the trust agreement for purposes of compliance with the
provisions of the Trust Indenture Act. The terms of the capital securities will include those stated in the trust agreement and those made part of the trust agreement by the Trust Indenture Act.
Set
forth below is a summary of the material terms and provisions of the capital securities. This summary, which describes the material provisions of the capital securities, is not
intended to be complete and is qualified by the trust agreement, the form of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement which contains this prospectus supplement, the Delaware Business
Trust Act and the Trust Indenture Act.
General
The declaration of trust authorizes the trustees to issue the trust securities on behalf of the trust. The trust securities represent undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the trust. We will own, directly or indirectly, all of the common securities. The common securities rank equally, and payments will be made on a pro rata basis, with the
capital securities. However, if an event of default under a trust's trust agreement occurs and is continuing, the rights of the holders of the common securities to receive payments will be
subordinated to the rights of the holders of the capital securities.
The
trust agreement does not permit the trust to issue any securities other than the trust securities or to incur any indebtedness. Under the trust agreement, the property trustee will
own the junior subordinated debentures purchased by the trust for the benefit of the holders of the trust securities. Each guarantee agreement executed by us for the benefit of the holders of a
trust's trust securities, each a guarantee, will be a guarantee on a subordinated basis with respect to the related trust securities but will not guarantee payment of distributions or amounts payable
on redemption or liquidation of such trust securities when the related trust does not have funds on hand available to make such payments. Please see "Descriptions of the Capital Securities
Guarantees."
Distributions
Distributions on the capital securities:
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will
be cumulative;
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will
accumulate from the date of original issuance; and
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will
be payable on such dates as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.
In
the event that any date on which distributions are payable on the capital securities is not a business day, then payment of the distribution will be made on the next succeeding
business day, and without any interest or other payment in respect to any such delay, except that, if such business day is in the next calendar year, payment of the distribution will be made on the
immediately preceding business day. Each date on which distributions are payable in accordance with the foregoing is referred to as a distribution date. The term distribution includes any interest
payable on unpaid distributions unless otherwise stated.
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The amount of distributions payable for any period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The amount of distributions payable
for any period shorter than a full quarterly period will be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed per 30-day month. Distributions to which holders of capital
securities are entitled will accumulate additional distributions at the rate per annum if and as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.
If
provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, we have the right under the junior subordinated indenture, pursuant to which we will issue the corresponding junior subordinated
debentures, to defer the payment of interest on any series of the corresponding junior subordinated debentures for up to a number of consecutive interest payment periods that will be specified in the
prospectus supplement relating to such series (an extension period), provided that no extension period may extend beyond the stated maturity of the corresponding junior subordinated debentures.
As
a consequence of any such deferral, distributions on the related capital securities would be deferred, but would continue to accumulate additional distributions at the rate per annum,
if any, set forth in the prospectus supplement for such capital securities, by the trust during any extension period. If we exercise our deferral right, then during any extension period, we may not:
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make
any payment of principal of or interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities that rank equally in all respects with or junior in
interest to the junior subordinated debentures of such series; or
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declare
or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of our capital stock, other than:
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repurchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of our capital stock in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or
for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of
our capital stock, or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock, as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable extension period,
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as
a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of our capital stock or any capital stock of our subsidiaries, for any class or series of our capital stock,
or of any class or series of our indebtedness for any class or series of our capital stock,
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the
purchase of fractional interests in shares of our capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the securities being converted
or exchanged,
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any
declaration of a dividend in connection with any rights plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any rights plan, or the redemption or repurchase
of rights pursuant thereto, or
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any
dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights
is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks equally with or junior to such stock.
The
revenue of each trust available for distribution to holders of its capital securities will be limited to payments under the corresponding junior subordinated debentures in which the
trust will invest the proceeds from the issuance and sale of its trust securities. Please see "Description of Junior Subordinated DebenturesCorresponding Junior Subordinated Debentures."
If we do not make interest payments on such corresponding junior subordinated debentures, the property trustee will not have funds available to pay distributions on the related capital securities. The
payment of distributions, if and to the extent the trust has funds legally available for the payment of such distributions and cash
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sufficient
to make such payments, is guaranteed by us on the basis set forth under "Description of the Capital Securities Guarantees."
Distributions
on the capital securities will be payable to the holders thereof as they appear on the register of such trust on the relevant record dates, which, as long as the capital
securities remain in book-entry form, will be one business day prior to the relevant date of distribution. Subject to any applicable laws and regulations and the provisions of the
applicable trust agreement, each such payment will be made as described under "Global SecuritiesBook-Entry Issuance." In the event any capital securities are not in
book-entry form, the relevant record date for such capital securities shall be the
date at least 15 days prior to the relevant date of distribution, as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Redemption or Exchange
Upon the repayment or redemption, in whole or in part, of any corresponding junior subordinated debentures, whether at maturity or upon earlier redemption as
provided in the junior subordinated indenture, the property trustee shall apply the proceeds from such repayment or redemption to redeem a like amount (as defined below) of the trust securities, upon
not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at a redemption price equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of such trust securities plus accumulated but unpaid distributions to the date of
redemption and the related amount of the premium, if any, paid by us upon the concurrent redemption of such corresponding junior subordinated debentures. Please see "Description of Junior Subordinated
DebenturesRedemption." If less than all of any series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures are to be repaid or redeemed on a redemption date, then the proceeds from such
repayment or redemption will be allocated pro rata to the redemption of the related capital securities and the common securities. The amount of premium, if any, paid by us upon the redemption of all
or any part of any series of any corresponding junior subordinated debentures to be repaid or redeemed on a redemption date shall be allocated pro rata to the redemption of the related capital
securities and the common securities.
We
will have the right to redeem any series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures:
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on
or after such date as may be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, in whole at any time or in part from time to time; or
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at
any time, in whole, but not in part, upon the occurrence of a tax event, investment company event or capital treatment event, in any case subject to receipt of prior
approval by the Federal Reserve (if required). Please see "Description of Junior Subordinated DebenturesRedemption."
If
any tax event, investment company event or capital treatment event in respect of a series of capital securities and common securities shall occur and be continuing, then within
90 days of such occurrence we will have the right to redeem the corresponding junior subordinated debentures in whole, but not in part, and thereby cause a mandatory redemption of such capital
securities and common securities in whole, but not in part, at the redemption price. In the event a tax event, investment company event or capital treatment event in respect of a series of capital
securities and common securities has occurred and is continuing and we do not elect to redeem the corresponding junior subordinated debentures and thereby cause a mandatory redemption of such capital
securities and common securities or to dissolve the related trust and cause the corresponding junior subordinated debentures to be distributed to holders of such capital securities and common
securities in exchange therefor upon liquidation of the trust as described below, such capital securities will remain outstanding.
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Like
amount means:
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with
respect to a redemption of any series of trust securities, trust securities of such series having a liquidation amount (as defined below) equal to that portion of the
principal amount of corresponding junior subordinated debentures to be contemporaneously redeemed in accordance with the junior subordinated indenture, the proceeds of which will be used to pay the
redemption price of such trust securities; and
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with
respect to a distribution of corresponding junior subordinated debentures to holders of any series of trust securities in exchange therefor in connection with a
dissolution or liquidation of the related trust, corresponding junior subordinated debentures having a principal amount equal to the liquidation amount of the trust securities of the holder to whom
such corresponding junior subordinated debentures would be distributed.
Liquidation
amount means the stated amount per trust security as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Distribution of Corresponding Junior Subordinated Debentures
We have the right at any time to dissolve any trust and, after satisfaction of the liabilities of creditors of such trust as provided by applicable law, cause
such corresponding junior subordinated debentures in respect of the related capital securities and common securities issued by such trust to be distributed to the holders of such related capital
securities and common securities in exchange for such trust securities. This may require the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board.
After
the liquidation date fixed for any distribution of corresponding junior subordinated debentures for any series of capital securities:
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such
series of capital securities will no longer be deemed to be outstanding;
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the
depositary or its nominee, as the record holder of such series of capital securities, will receive a registered global certificate or certificates representing the
corresponding junior subordinated debentures to be delivered upon such distribution; and
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any
certificates representing such series of capital securities not held by The Depository Trust Company (DTC) or its nominee will be deemed to represent the corresponding
junior subordinated debentures having a principal amount equal to the stated liquidation amount of such series of capital securities, and bearing accrued and unpaid interest in an amount equal to the
accrued and unpaid distributions on such series of capital securities until such certificates are presented to the administrative trustees or their agent for transfer or reissuance.
We
cannot assure you as to the market prices for the capital securities or the corresponding junior subordinated debentures that may be distributed in exchange for capital securities if
a dissolution and liquidation of a trust were to occur. Accordingly, the capital securities that an investor may purchase, or the corresponding junior subordinated debentures that the investor may
receive on dissolution and liquidation of a trust, may trade at a discount to the price that the investor paid to purchase the capital securities.
Redemption Procedures
Capital securities redeemed on each redemption date will be redeemed at the redemption price with the applicable proceeds from the contemporaneous redemption of
the corresponding junior subordinated debentures. Redemptions of the capital securities shall be made and the redemption price shall be payable on each redemption date only to the extent that the
related trust has funds on hand available for the payment of such redemption price. See also "Subordination of Common Securities."
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If
a trust gives a notice of redemption of its capital securities, then, by 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the redemption date, to the extent funds are available, the property
trustee will deposit irrevocably with DTC funds sufficient to pay the applicable redemption price and will give DTC irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the redemption price to the holders of
such capital securities. Please see "Global SecuritiesBook-Entry Issuance." If such capital securities are no longer in book-entry form, the property trustee, to
the extent funds are available, will irrevocably deposit with the paying agent for such capital securities funds sufficient to pay the applicable redemption price and will give such paying agent
irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the redemption price to the holders thereof upon surrender of their certificates evidencing such capital securities.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, distributions payable on or prior to the redemption date for any capital securities called for redemption will be payable to the holders of such capital
securities on the relevant record dates for the related distribution dates. If notice of redemption shall have been given and funds deposited as required, then upon the date of such deposit:
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all
rights of the holders of such capital securities will cease, except the right of the holders of such capital securities to receive the redemption price and any
distribution payable in respect of such capital securities on or prior to the redemption date, but without interest; and
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such
capital securities will cease to be outstanding.
In
the event that any date fixed for redemption of capital securities is not a business day, then payment of the redemption price will be made on the next succeeding business day, and
without any interest or any other payment in respect of any such delay, except that, if such business day falls in the next calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding
business day. In the event that payment of the redemption price in respect of capital securities called for redemption is improperly withheld or refused and not paid either by the trust or by us
pursuant to the relevant guarantee as described under "Description of the Capital Securities Guarantees," distributions on such capital securities will continue to accrue at the then applicable rate,
from the redemption date originally established by the trust for such capital securities to the date such redemption price is actually paid, in which case the actual payment date will be the date
fixed for redemption for purposes of calculating the redemption price.
Subject
to applicable law (including, without limitation, U.S. federal securities law), we or our subsidiaries may at any time and from time to time purchase outstanding capital
securities by tender, in the open market or by private agreement.
Payment
of the redemption price on the capital securities and any distribution of corresponding junior subordinated debentures to holders of capital securities will be made to the
applicable recordholders as they appear on the register for such capital securities on the relevant record date. However, if any capital securities are not in book-entry form, the relevant
record date for such capital securities will be a date at least 15 days prior to the redemption date or liquidation date, as applicable, as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.
If
less than all of the capital securities and common securities issued by a trust are to be redeemed on a redemption date, then the aggregate liquidation amount of such capital
securities and common securities to be redeemed shall be allocated pro rata to the capital securities and the common securities based upon the relative liquidation amounts of such classes. The
property trustee will select the particular capital securities to be redeemed on a pro rata basis not more than 60 days prior to the redemption date from the outstanding capital securities not
previously called for redemption, using any method that the property trustee deems fair and appropriate, including the selection for redemption of portions of the liquidation amount of capital
securities in the minimum amounts that are specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. The property trustee shall promptly notify the trust registrar in writing of the capital securities
selected for redemption and the liquidation amount to be redeemed.
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For
all purposes of each trust agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of capital securities shall relate, in the case of any capital securities
redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the aggregate liquidation amount of capital securities which has been or is to be redeemed.
Notice
of any redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to the registered address of each holder of trust securities
to be redeemed.
Subordination of Common Securities
Payment of distributions on, and the redemption price of, each trust's capital securities and common securities, as applicable, shall be made pro rata based on
the liquidation amount of such capital securities and common securities. If, however, on any distribution date or redemption date a debenture event of default shall have occurred and be continuing, no
payment of any distribution on, or redemption price of, any of the trust's common securities, and no other payment on account of the redemption, liquidation or other acquisition of such common
securities, shall be made unless payment in full in cash of all accumulated and unpaid distributions on all of the trust's outstanding capital securities for all distribution periods terminating on or
prior thereto, or in the case of payment of the redemption price the full amount of such redemption price on all of the trust's outstanding capital securities then called for redemption, shall have
been made or provided for, and all funds available to the property trustee shall first be applied to the payment in full in cash of all distributions on, or redemption price of, the trust's capital
securities then due and payable.
In
the case of any event of default under the applicable trust agreement resulting from a debenture event of default, we as holder of such trust's common securities, will be deemed to
have waived any right to act with respect to any such event of default under the applicable trust agreement until the effect of all such events of default with respect to such capital securities have
been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated. Until all events of default under the applicable trust agreement with respect to the capital securities have been so cured, waived or otherwise eliminated,
the property trustee shall act solely on behalf of the holders of such capital securities and not on our behalf, and only the holders of such capital securities will have the right to direct the
property trustee to act on their behalf.
Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution
Pursuant to each trust agreement, each trust shall automatically dissolve upon expiration of its term and shall dissolve on the first to occur of:
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certain
events of bankruptcy, dissolution or liquidation of State Street;
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the
distribution of a like amount of the corresponding junior subordinated debentures to the holders of its trust securities, if we, as depositor, have given written
direction to the property trustee to dissolve such trust, subject to our having received prior approval of the Federal Reserve, if required;
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redemption
of all of the trust's capital securities as described under "Redemption or ExchangeMandatory Redemption;" and
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the
entry of an order for the dissolution of the trust by a court of competent jurisdiction.
If
an early dissolution occurs as described above, the trustees will liquidate the trust as expeditiously as possible by distributing, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of
such trust as provided by applicable law, to the holders of such trust securities a like amount of the corresponding junior subordinated debentures. If the property trustee determines that such
distribution is not practical, then the holders will be entitled to receive out of the assets of the trust available for
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distribution
to holders, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of such trust as provided by applicable law, an amount equal to, in the case of holders of capital securities, the aggregate
liquidation amount plus accrued and unpaid distributions to the date of payment (such amount being the liquidation distribution). If the trust has insufficient assets available to pay in full the
aggregate liquidation distribution, then the amounts payable directly by such trust on its capital securities shall be paid on a pro rata basis. The holder(s) of such trust's common securities will be
entitled to receive distributions upon any such liquidation pro rata with the holders of its capital securities, except that if a debenture event of default has occurred and is continuing, the capital
securities shall have a priority over the common securities.
Events of Default; Notice
Any one of the following events constitutes an event of default under the trust agreement of a trust (a trust event of default) regardless of the reason for such
event of default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any
administrative or governmental body:
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the
occurrence of a debenture event of default with respect to the corresponding junior subordinated debentures held by such trust (please see "Description of the Junior
Subordinated DebenturesEvents of Default, Waiver and Notice");
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the
default by the property trustee in the payment of any distribution on any trust security of such trust when such becomes due and payable, and continuation of such
default for a period of 30 days;
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the
default by the property trustee in the payment of any redemption price of any trust security of such trust when such becomes due and payable;
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the
default in the performance, or breach, in any material respect, of any covenant or warranty of the trustees in such trust agreement, other than a covenant or warranty of
default in the performance of which or the breach of which is dealt with above, and continuation of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or
certified mail, to the defaulting trustee or trustees by the holders of at least 25% in aggregate liquidation amount of the outstanding capital securities of the applicable trust, a written notice
specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" under such trust agreement; or
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the
occurrence of certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the property trustee and our failure to appoint a successor property trustee within
90 days.
Within
the 90 days after the occurrence of any event of default actually known to the property trustee, the property trustee will transmit notice of such event of default to the
holders of such trust's capital securities, the administrative trustees and to us, as depositor, unless such event of default shall have been cured or waived. We, as depositor, and the administrative
trustees are required to file annually with the property trustee a certificate as to whether or not we or they are in compliance with all the conditions and covenants applicable to us and to them
under each trust agreement.
If
a debenture event of default with respect to the corresponding junior subordinated debentures held by a trust has occurred and is continuing, the capital securities of such trust
shall have a preference over such trust's common securities as described above. See "Subordination of Common Securities" and "Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution." The
existence of an event of default does not entitle the holders of capital securities to accelerate the maturity of such securities.
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Removal of Trustees
Unless a debenture event of default shall have occurred and be continuing, any trustee may be removed at any time by the holder of the common securities. If a
debenture event of default has occurred and is continuing, the property trustee and the Delaware trustee may be removed by the holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the outstanding capital
securities. In no event will the holders of the capital securities have the right to vote to appoint, remove or replace the administrative trustees, which voting rights are vested exclusively in us,
as the holder of the common securities. No resignation or removal of a trustee and no appointment of a successor trustee shall be effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee
in accordance with the provisions of the applicable trust agreement.
Co-Trustees and Separate Property Trustee
Unless an event of default shall have occurred and be continuing, at any time or from time to time, for the purpose of meeting the legal requirements of the Trust
Indenture Act or of any jurisdiction in which any part of the trust property may at the time be located, we, as the holder of the common securities, and the administrative trustees shall have the
power to appoint one or more persons either to act as a co-trustee, jointly with the property trustee, of all or any part of such trust property, or to act as separate trustee of any such
property, in either case with such powers as may be provided in the instrument of appointment, and to vest in such person or persons in such capacity any property, title, right or power deemed
necessary or desirable, subject to the provisions of the applicable trust agreement. If a debenture event of default has occurred and is continuing, the property trustee alone shall have power to make
such appointment.
Merger or Consolidation of Trustees
Any person into which the property trustee, the Delaware trustee or any administrative trustee that is not a natural person may be merged or converted or with
which it may be consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such trustee shall be a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all the
corporate trust business of such trustee, shall be the successor of such trustee under each trust agreement, provided such person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible.
Mergers, Consolidations, Amalgamations or Replacements of the Trusts
A trust may not merge with or into, consolidate, amalgamate, or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an
entirety to us or any other person, except as described below or as otherwise described in the trust agreement. A trust may, at our request, with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in
liquidation amount of the capital securities and without the consent of the administrative trustees, the property trustee or the Delaware trustee, merge with or into, consolidate, amalgamate, or be
replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to, a trust organized as such under the laws of any state if:
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successor entity either:
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expressly
assumes all of the obligations of such trust with respect to the capital securities, or
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substitutes
for the capital securities other securities having substantially the same terms as the capital securities, the successor securities, so long as the successor securities
rank the same as the capital securities in priority with respect to distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise;
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expressly appoint a trustee of such successor entity possessing the same powers and duties as the property trustee as the holder of the corresponding junior subordinated
debentures;
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the
successor securities are listed, or any successor securities will be listed upon notification of issuance, on any national securities exchange or other organization on
which the capital securities are then listed, if any;
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such
merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not cause the capital securities to be downgraded by any nationally recognized
statistical rating organization;
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such
merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of the
capital securities (including any successor securities) in any material respect;
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such
successor entity has a purpose substantially identical to that of the trust;
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prior
to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease, we have received an opinion from independent counsel to the trust experienced
in such matters to the effect that:
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such
merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of the capital
securities (including any successor securities) in any material respect, and
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following
such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease, neither the trust nor such successor entity will be required to register as an
investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; and
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we
or any permitted successor or assignee owns all of the common securities of such successor entity and guarantees the obligations of such successor entity under the
successor securities at least to the extent provided by the guarantee.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a trust may not, except with the consent of holders of 100% in liquidation amount of the capital securities, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into,
or be replaced by or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any other entity or permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or
replace it if such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease would cause the
trust or the successor entity to be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes.
Voting Rights; Amendment of Each Trust Agreement
Except as provided below and under "Description of the Capital Securities GuaranteesAmendments and Assignment" and as otherwise required by law and
the applicable trust agreement, the holders of the capital securities will have no voting rights.
We
and the administrative trustees may amend each trust agreement without the consent of the holders of the capital securities, unless such amendment will materially and adversely affect
the interests of any holder of capital securities:
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to
cure any ambiguity, correct or supplement any provisions in such trust agreement that may be inconsistent with any other provision, or to make any other provisions with
respect to matters or questions arising under such trust agreement, which may not be inconsistent with the other provisions of such trust agreement; or
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to
modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of such trust agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to ensure that the trust will be classified for United States
federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust at all times that any trust securities are outstanding or to ensure that the trust will not be required to register as an "investment company" under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Any
such amendments will become effective when notice thereof is given to the holders of trust securities.
We,
the administrative trustees and the property trustee may amend each trust agreement with:
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consent of holders representing not less than a majority (based upon liquidation amounts) of the outstanding trust securities; and
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receipt
by the trustees of an opinion of counsel to the effect that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the trustees in accordance with such amendment
will not affect the trust's status as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes or the trust's exemption from status as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act.
Without
the consent of each holder of trust securities, the trust agreement may not be amended to:
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change
the amount or timing of any distribution required to be made in respect of the trust securities as of a specified dates; or
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restrict
the right of a holder of trust securities to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such date.
So
long as the property trustee holds any corresponding junior subordinated debentures, the trustees may not, without obtaining the prior approval of the holders of a majority in
aggregate liquidation amount of all outstanding capital securities:
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direct
the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the debenture trustee, or executing any trust or power conferred on the property
trustee with respect to such corresponding junior subordinated debentures;
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waive
any past default that is waivable under the junior subordinated indenture;
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exercise
any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal of all the corresponding junior subordinated debentures is due and payable; or
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consent
to any amendment, modification or termination of the junior subordinated indenture or such corresponding junior subordinated debentures, where such consent shall be
required.
If
a consent under the junior subordinated indenture would require the consent of each holder of corresponding junior subordinated debentures affected thereby, no such consent may be
given by the property trustee without the prior consent of each holder of the corresponding capital securities. The trustees may not revoke any action previously authorized or approved by a vote of
the holders of the capital securities except by subsequent vote of the holders of the capital securities. The property trustee will notify each holder of the capital securities of any notice of
default with respect to the corresponding junior subordinated debentures. In addition to obtaining the foregoing approvals of the holders of the capital securities, prior to taking any of the
foregoing actions, the trustees will obtain an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that such action would not cause the trust to be classified as other than a grantor trust
for United States federal income tax purposes.
Any
required approval of holders of capital securities may be given at a meeting of holders of capital securities convened for such purpose or pursuant to written consent. The property
trustee will cause a notice of any meeting at which holders of capital securities are entitled to vote, or of any
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upon which action by written consent of such holders is to be taken, to be given to each holder of record of capital securities in the manner set forth in each trust agreement.
No
vote or consent of the holders of capital securities will be required for a trust to redeem and cancel its capital securities in accordance with the applicable trust agreement.
Notwithstanding
that holders of capital securities are entitled to vote or consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the capital securities that are owned by us or
our affiliates or the trustees or any of their affiliates, shall, for purposes of such vote or consent, be treated as if they were not outstanding.
Payment and Paying Agency
Payments on the capital securities shall be made to the depositary, which shall credit the relevant accounts at the depositary on the applicable distribution
dates. If any trust's capital securities are not held by the depositary, such payments shall be made by check mailed to the address of the holder as such address shall appear on the register.
Unless
otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the paying agent shall initially be the property trustee and any co-paying agent chosen by the property
trustee and acceptable to us and to the administrative trustees. The paying agent shall be permitted to resign as paying agent upon 30 days' written notice to us and to the property trustee. In
the event that the property trustee shall no longer be the paying agent, the administrative trustees will appoint a successor, which will be a bank or trust company acceptable to the administrative
trustees and to us, to act as paying agent.
Registrar and Transfer Agent
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the property trustee will act as registrar and transfer agent for the capital securities.
Registration
of transfers of capital securities will be effected without charge by or on behalf of each trust, but upon payment of any tax or other governmental charges that may be
imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange. The trusts will not be required to register or cause to be registered the transfer of their capital securities after such capital securities have
been called for redemption.
Information Concerning the Property Trustee
The property trustee, other than during the occurrence and continuance of an event of default, undertakes to perform only the duties that are specifically set
forth in each trust agreement. After an event of default, the property trustee must exercise the same degree of care and skill as a prudent individual would exercise or use in the conduct of his or
her own affairs. Subject to this provision, the property trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in it by the applicable trust agreement at the request of any holder of
capital securities unless offered indemnity satisfactory to it by such holder against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred. If no event of default has occurred and is continuing
and the property trustee is required to decide between alternative causes of action, construe ambiguous provisions in the applicable trust agreement or is unsure of the application of any provision of
the applicable trust agreement, and the matter is not one on which holders of capital securities are entitled under such trust agreement to vote, then the property trustee will take any action that we
direct. If we do not provide direction, the property trustee may take any action that it deems advisable and in the best interests of the holders of the trust securities and will have no liability
except for its own bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct.
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Trust Expenses
Pursuant to the trust agreement of each trust, we, as depositor, agree to pay:
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all
debts and other obligations of each trust (other than with respect to the capital securities);
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all
costs and expenses of each trust (including costs and expenses relating to the organization of each trust, the fees and expenses of the trustees and the cost and
expenses relating to the operation of each trust); and
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any
and all taxes and costs and expenses with respect thereto (other than United States withholding taxes) to which each trust might become subject.
Governing Law
Each trust agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Delaware.
Miscellaneous
The administrative trustees are authorized and directed to conduct the affairs of and to operate the trusts in such a way that no trust will be required to
register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act or characterized as other than a grantor trust for United States federal
income tax purposes. The administrative trustees are authorized and directed to conduct their affairs so that the corresponding junior subordinated debentures will be treated as indebtedness of State
Street for United States federal income tax purposes. In this connection, we and the administrative trustees are authorized to take any action, not inconsistent with applicable law, the certificate of
trust of each trust or each trust agreement, that we and the administrative trustees determine to be necessary or desirable to achieve such end, as long as such action does not materially and
adversely affect the interests of the holders of the related capital securities.
Holders
of the capital securities have no preemptive or similar rights.
No
trust may borrow money or issue debt or mortgage or pledge any of its assets.
COMMON SECURITIES
In connection with the issuance of capital securities, each trust will issue one series of common securities having the terms, including distributions,
redemption, voting and liquidation rights, set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Except for voting rights, the terms of the common securities will be substantially identical to the terms
of the capital securities. The common securities will rank equally, and payments will be made on the common securities pro rata, with the capital securities, except that, upon an event of default, the
rights of the holders of the common securities to payment in respect of distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise will be subordinated to the rights of the holders of the
capital securities. Except in limited circumstances, the common securities of a trust carry the right to vote to appoint, remove or replace any of the trustees of that trust. We will own, directly or
indirectly, all of the common securities of each trust.
DESCRIPTION OF THE CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEES
Set forth below is a summary of information concerning the capital securities guarantees that we will execute and deliver for the benefit of the holders of
capital securities. Each capital securities guarantee will be qualified as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. will act as the guarantee trustee for purposes of
the Trust Indenture Act. The terms of each capital securities guarantee will be those set forth in the capital securities guarantee and those made part of the capital securities guarantee by the Trust
Indenture Act. The summary of the material terms of the capital securities guarantees is not intended to be complete and is qualified in all respects by the
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provisions
of the form of capital securities guarantee which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement which contains this prospectus, and the Trust Indenture Act. The guarantee trustee
will hold each capital securities guarantee for the benefit of the holders of the capital securities of the applicable trust.
General
Pursuant to and to the extent set forth in the capital securities guarantee, we will irrevocably and unconditionally agree to pay in full to the holders of the
trust securities, except to the extent paid by the trust, as and when due, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim which the trust may have or assert, the following
payments, which are referred to as guarantee payments, without duplication:
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any
accrued and unpaid distributions that are required to be paid on the capital securities, to the extent the trust has funds available for distributions;
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the
redemption price, plus all accrued and unpaid distributions, to the extent the trust has funds available for redemptions, relating to any capital securities called for
redemption by the trust; and
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upon
a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or termination of the trust, other than in connection with the distribution of junior subordinated
debentures to the holders of capital securities or the redemption of all of the capital securities, the lesser of:
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the
aggregate of the liquidation amount and all accrued and unpaid distributions on the capital securities to the date of payment; and
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the
amount of assets of the trust remaining for distribution to holders of the capital securities in liquidation of the trust.
The
redemption price and liquidation amount will be fixed at the time the capital securities are issued.
Our
obligation to make a guarantee payment may be satisfied by direct payment of the required amounts to the holders of capital securities or by causing the trust to pay such amounts to
such holders.
The
capital securities guarantees will not apply to any payment of distributions except to the extent a trust shall have funds available for such payments. If we do not make interest
payments on the junior subordinated debentures purchased by a trust, the trust will not pay distributions on the capital securities and will not have funds available for such payments. Please see
"Status of the Guarantees." Because we are a holding company, our rights to participate in the assets of any of our subsidiaries upon the subsidiary's liquidation or reorganization will
be subject to the prior claims of the subsidiary's creditors except to the extent that we may ourselves be a creditor with recognized claims against the subsidiary. Except as otherwise provided in the
applicable prospectus supplement, the capital securities guarantees do not limit the incurrence or issuance by us of other secured or unsecured debt.
The
capital securities guarantees, when taken together with our obligations under the junior subordinated debentures, the indentures and the trust agreements, including our obligations
to pay costs, expenses, debts and liabilities of the trusts, other than those relating to trust securities, will provide a full and unconditional guarantee on a subordinated basis of payments due on
the capital securities.
We
have also agreed separately to irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee the obligations of the trusts with respect to the common securities to the same extent as the capital
securities guarantees, except that upon an event of default under the indenture, holders of capital securities shall have
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priority
over holders of common securities with respect to distributions and payments on liquidation, redemption or otherwise.
Status of the Guarantees
Each capital security guarantee will be unsecured and will rank:
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subordinate
and junior in right of payment to all our other liabilities in the same manner as the junior subordinated debentures; and
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equally
with all other capital security guarantees that we issue.
Each
capital securities guarantee will constitute a guarantee of payment and not of collection. This means that the guaranteed party may sue the guarantor to enforce its rights under the
guarantee without suing any other person or entity. Each capital securities guarantee will be held for the benefit of the holders of the related trust securities and will be discharged only by payment
of the guarantee payments in full to the extent not paid by the trust or upon the junior subordinated debentures.
Amendments and Assignment
The capital securities guarantee may be amended only with the prior approval of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the
outstanding capital securities. No vote will be required, however, for any changes that do not adversely affect the rights of holders of capital securities. All guarantees and agreements contained in
the capital securities guarantee will bind our successors, assignees, receivers, trustees and representatives and will be for the benefit of the holders of the capital securities then outstanding.
Termination of the Guarantees
Each capital securities guarantee will terminate upon full payment of the redemption price of all capital securities, upon distribution of the junior subordinated
debentures to the holders of the trust securities or upon full payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the trust agreement upon liquidation of such trust. Each capital securities guarantee
will continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any holder of capital securities must restore payment of any sums paid under the capital securities or the
capital securities guarantee.
Events of Default
An event of default under a capital securities guarantee will occur if we fail to perform any payment or other obligations under the capital securities guarantee.
The
holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the capital securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
guarantee trustee in respect of the capital securities guarantee or to direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the guarantee trustee under the capital securities guarantee. Any holder
of capital securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against us to enforce the guarantee trustee's rights and our obligations under the capital securities guarantee, without first
instituting a legal proceeding against the relevant trust, the guarantee trustee or any other person or entity.
As
guarantor, we are required to file annually with the guarantee trustee a certificate as to whether or not we are in compliance with all applicable conditions and covenants applicable
under the capital securities guarantee.
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Information Concerning the Guarantee Trustee
Prior to the occurrence of a default relating to a capital securities guarantee, the guarantee trustee is required to perform only the duties that are
specifically set forth in the capital securities guarantee.
Following the occurrence of a default, the guarantee trustee will exercise the same degree of care as a prudent individual would exercise in the conduct of his or her own affairs. If the foregoing
requirements have been met, the guarantee trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in it by a capital securities guarantee at the request of any holder of capital
securities, unless offered indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred thereby.
We
and our affiliates maintain certain accounts and other banking relationships with the guarantee trustee and its affiliates in the ordinary course of business.
Governing Law
The capital securities guarantees will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE CAPITAL SECURITIES, THE CORRESPONDING JUNIOR
SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES AND THE CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEES
As set forth in the trust agreements, the sole purpose of the trusts is to issue the trust securities and to invest the proceeds in the junior subordinated
debentures.
As
long as payments of interest and other payments are made when due on the junior subordinated debentures, those payments will be sufficient to cover the distributions and payments due
on the trust securities. This is due to the following factors:
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aggregate principal amount of junior subordinated debentures will be equal to the sum of the aggregate stated liquidation amount of the trust securities;
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interest rate and the interest and other payment dates on the junior subordinated debentures will match the distribution rate and distribution and other payment dates
for the trust securities;
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the junior subordinated indenture, we will pay, and the trusts will not be obligated to pay, directly or indirectly, all costs, expenses, debts and obligations of the
trusts, other than those relating to the trust securities; and
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trust agreements further provide that the trustees may not cause or permit the trusts to engage in any activity that is not consistent with the purposes of the trusts.
To
the extent that funds are available, we guarantee payments of distributions and other payments due on the capital securities to the extent described in this prospectus. If we do not
make interest payments on the junior subordinated debentures, the trust will not have sufficient funds to pay distributions on the capital securities. Each capital securities guarantee is a
subordinated guarantee in relation to the capital securities. The capital securities guarantee does not apply to any payment of distributions unless and until the trust has sufficient funds for the
payment of such distributions. Please see "Description of the Capital Securities Guarantees."
We
have the right to set off any payment that we are otherwise required to make under the junior subordinated indenture with any payment that we have previously made or are concurrently
on the date of such payment making under a related guarantee.
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The capital securities guarantees cover the payment of distributions and other payments on the capital securities only if and to the extent that we have made a payment of interest or
principal or other payments on the junior subordinated debentures. The capital securities guarantees, when taken together with our obligations under the junior subordinated debentures and the
indenture and our obligations under the trust agreement, will provide a full and unconditional guarantee of distributions, redemption payments and liquidation payments on the capital securities.
If
we fail to make interest or other payments on the junior subordinated debentures when due, taking account of any extension period, the trust agreements allow the holders of the
capital securities to direct the property trustee to enforce its rights under the junior subordinated debentures. If the property trustee fails to enforce these rights, any holder of capital
securities may directly sue us to enforce such rights without first suing the property trustee or any other person or entity.
A
holder of capital securities may institute a direct action if a trust agreement event of default has occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to our failure to pay
interest or principal on the junior subordinated debentures when due. A direct action may be brought without first (1) directing the property trustee to enforce the terms of the junior
subordinated debentures or (2) suing us to enforce the property trustee's rights under the junior subordinated debentures. In connection with such direct action, we will be subrogated to the
rights of such holder of capital securities under the trust agreement to the extent of any payment made by us to such holder of capital securities. Consequently, we will be entitled to payment of
amounts that a holder of capital securities receives in respect of an unpaid distribution to the extent that such holder receives or has already received full payment relating to such unpaid
distribution from a trust.
We
acknowledge that the guarantee trustee will enforce the capital securities guarantees on behalf of the holders of the capital securities. If we fail to make payments under the capital
securities guarantees, the holders of the capital securities may direct the guarantee trustee to enforce its rights thereunder. If the guarantee trustee fails to enforce the capital securities
guarantees, any holder of capital securities may directly sue us to enforce the guarantee trustee's rights under the capital securities guarantees. Such holder need not first sue the trust, the
guarantee trustee, or any other person or entity. A holder of capital securities may also directly sue us to enforce such holder's right to receive payment under the capital securities guarantees.
Such holder need not first (1) direct the guarantee trustee to enforce the terms of the capital securities guarantee or (2) sue the trust or any other person or entity.
A
default or event of default under any of our senior debt would not constitute a default or event of default under the junior subordinated indenture. However, in the event of payment
defaults under, or acceleration of, our senior debt, the subordination provisions of the junior subordinated indenture
provide that no payments may be made in respect of the corresponding junior subordinated debentures until such senior debt has been paid in full or any payment default thereunder has been cured or
waived. Failure to make required payments on any series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures would constitute an event of default under the junior subordinated indenture.
We
and the trusts believe that the above mechanisms and obligations, taken together, are equivalent to a full and unconditional guarantee by us of payments due on the capital securities.
Please see "Description of the Capital Securities GuaranteesGeneral."
Limited Purpose of Trusts
Each trust's capital securities evidence a beneficial interest in such trust, and each trust exists for the sole purpose of issuing its capital securities and
common securities and investing the proceeds in corresponding junior subordinated debentures. A principal difference between the rights of a holder of a capital security and a holder of a
corresponding junior subordinated debenture is that a holder of a corresponding junior subordinated debenture is entitled to receive from us the principal amount of and
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interest
accrued on corresponding junior subordinated debentures held, while a holder of capital securities is entitled to receive distributions from such trust (or from us under the applicable
guarantee) if and to the extent such trust has funds available for the payment of such distributions.
Rights Upon Dissolution
Upon any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding up or liquidation of any trust involving the liquidation of the corresponding junior subordinated
debentures, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the trust, the holders of the related capital securities will be entitled to receive, out of the assets held by such trust, the
liquidation distribution in cash. Please see "Description of the Capital SecuritiesLiquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution." Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or bankruptcy
of State Street, the property trustee, as holder of the corresponding junior subordinated debentures, would be a subordinated creditor of State Street, subordinated in right of payment to all senior
debt as set forth in the junior subordinated indenture, but entitled to receive payment in full of principal and interest before any of our stockholders receive distributions. Since we are the
guarantor under each guarantee and have agreed to pay for all costs, expenses and liabilities of each trust, other than the trusts' obligations to the holders of its capital securities, the positions
of a holder of such capital securities and a holder of such corresponding junior subordinated debentures relative to other creditors and to our stockholders in the event of liquidation or bankruptcy
are expected to be substantially the same.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK
The following summary contains a description of the general terms of the preferred stock that we may issue. Other terms of any series of preferred stock will be
described in the prospectus supplement relating to that series of preferred stock. The terms of any series of preferred stock may differ from the terms described below. Certain provisions of the
preferred stock described below and in any prospectus supplement are not complete. You should refer to our Restated Articles of Organization, as amended, and the certificate of designation which will
be filed with the SEC in connection with the offering of the series of preferred stock.
General
Our articles of organization permit our board of directors to authorize the issuance of up to 3,500,000 shares of preferred stock, without par value, in one or
more series, without shareholder action. The board of directors can determine the rights, preferences and limitations of each series. Therefore, without shareholder approval, our board of directors
can authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting, conversion and other rights that could dilute the voting power and other rights of our common stockholders. None of our preferred stock is
currently outstanding.
The
preferred stock has the terms described below unless otherwise provided in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of the preferred stock. You should read the
prospectus supplement relating to the particular series of the preferred stock being offered for specific terms, including:
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designation and stated value per share of the preferred stock and the number of shares offered;
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amount of liquidation preference per share;
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price at which the preferred stock will be issued;
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dividend rate, or method of calculation, the dates on which dividends will be payable, whether dividends will be cumulative or noncumulative and, if cumulative, the
dates from which dividends will commence to accumulate;
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redemption or sinking fund provisions;
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conversion provisions;
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we have elected to offer depositary shares as described under "Description of Depositary Shares;" and
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other rights, preferences, privileges, limitations and restrictions on the preferred stock.
The
preferred stock will, when issued, be fully paid and nonassessable. Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, each series of the preferred stock will rank equally as
to dividends and liquidation rights in all respects with each other series of preferred stock. The rights of holders of shares of each series of preferred stock will be subordinate to those of our
general creditors.
As
described under "Description of Depositary Shares," we may, at our option, with respect to any series of the preferred stock, elect to offer fractional interests in shares of
preferred stock, and provide for the issuance of depositary receipts representing depositary shares, each of which will represent a fractional interest in a share of the series of the preferred stock.
The fractional interest will be specified in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of the preferred stock.
Rank
Any series of the preferred stock will, with respect to the priority of the payment of dividends and the priority of payments upon liquidation, winding up and
dissolution, rank:
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to all classes of common stock and all equity securities issued by us the terms of which specifically provide that the equity securities will rank junior to the
preferred stock (the junior securities);
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with all equity securities issued by us the terms of which specifically provide that the equity securities will rank equally with the preferred stock (the parity
securities); and
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to all equity securities issued by us the terms of which specifically provide that the equity securities will rank senior to the preferred stock.
Dividends
Holders of the preferred stock of each series will be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by our board of directors, cash dividends at such rates and on
such dates described in the prospectus supplement. Different series of preferred stock may be entitled to dividends at different rates or based on different methods of calculation. The dividend rate
may be fixed or variable or both. Dividends will be payable to the holders of record as they appear on our stock books on record dates fixed by our board of directors, as specified in the applicable
prospectus supplement.
Dividends
on any series of the preferred stock may be cumulative or noncumulative, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. If our board of directors does not declare a
dividend payable on a dividend payment date on any series of noncumulative preferred stock, then the holders of that noncumulative preferred stock will have no right to receive a dividend for that
dividend payment date, and we will have no obligation to pay the dividend accrued for that period, whether or not dividends on that series are declared payable on any future dividend payment dates.
Dividends on any series of cumulative preferred stock will accrue from the date we initially issue shares of such series or such other date specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.
No
full dividends may be declared or paid or funds set apart for the payment of any dividends on any parity securities unless dividends have been paid or set apart for payment on the
preferred stock. If full dividends are not paid, the preferred stock will share dividends pro rata with the parity securities. No dividends may be declared or paid or funds set apart for the payment
of dividends on any junior
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securities
unless full cumulative dividends for all dividend periods terminating on or prior to the date of the declaration or payment will have been paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the
payment set apart for payment on the preferred stock.
Our
ability to pay dividends on our preferred stock is subject to policies established by the Federal Reserve Board.
Rights Upon Liquidation
If we dissolve, liquidate or wind up our affairs, either voluntarily or involuntarily, the holders of each series of preferred stock will be entitled to receive,
before any payment or distribution of assets is made to holders of junior securities, liquidating distributions in the amount described in the prospectus supplement relating to that series of the
preferred stock, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and, if the series of the preferred stock is cumulative, for all dividend periods prior to that point in time. If the amounts
payable with respect to the preferred stock of any series and any other parity securities are not paid in full, the holders of the preferred stock of that series and of the parity securities will
share proportionately in the distribution of our assets in proportion to the full liquidation preferences to which they are entitled. After the holders of preferred stock and the parity securities are
paid in full, they will have no right or claim to any of our remaining assets.
Because
we are a bank holding company, our rights, the rights of our creditors and of our stockholders, including the holders of the preferred stock offered by this prospectus, to
participate in the assets of any subsidiary upon the subsidiary's liquidation or recapitalization may be subject to the prior claims of the subsidiary's creditors except to the extent that we may
ourselves be a creditor with recognized claims against the subsidiary.
Redemption
A series of the preferred stock may be redeemable, in whole or in part, at our option with prior Federal Reserve Board approval. In addition, a series of
preferred stock may be subject to mandatory redemption pursuant to a sinking fund or otherwise. The redemption provisions that may apply to a
series of preferred stock, including the redemption dates and the redemption prices for that series, will be described in the prospectus supplement.
In
the event of partial redemptions of preferred stock, whether by mandatory or optional redemption, our board of directors will determine the method for selecting the shares to be
redeemed, which may be by lot or pro rata or by any other method determined to be equitable.
On
or after a redemption date, unless we default in the payment of the redemption price, dividends will cease to accrue on shares of preferred stock called for redemption. In addition,
all rights of holders of the shares will terminate except for the right to receive the redemption price.
Unless
otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement for any series of preferred stock, if any dividends on any other series of preferred stock ranking equally as to
payment of dividends and liquidation rights with such series of preferred stock are in arrears, no shares of any such series of preferred stock may be redeemed, whether by mandatory or optional
redemption, unless all shares of preferred stock are redeemed, and we will not purchase any shares of such series of preferred stock. This requirement, however, will not prevent us from acquiring such
shares pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to holders of all such shares outstanding.
Under
current regulations, bank holding companies, except in certain narrowly defined circumstances, may not exercise any option to redeem shares of preferred stock included as Tier 1
capital without the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board. Ordinarily, the Federal Reserve Board would not permit such a redemption unless (1) the shares are redeemed with the proceeds of
a sale by the bank holding company of common stock or perpetual preferred stock or (2) the Federal Reserve
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that the bank holding company's condition and circumstances warrant the reduction of a source of permanent capital.
Voting Rights
Unless otherwise described in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the preferred stock will have no voting rights except as set forth below or as
otherwise required by law or in our articles of organization.
Under
regulations adopted by the Federal Reserve Board, if the holders of any series of the preferred stock are or become entitled to vote for the election of directors, such series may
then be deemed a
"class of voting securities" and a holder of 25% or more of such series, or a holder of 5% or more if it otherwise exercises a "controlling influence" over us, may then be subject to regulation as a
bank holding company in accordance with the Bank Holding Company Act. In addition, at such time as such series is deemed a class of voting securities, (a) any other bank holding company may be
required to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve Board to acquire or retain 5% or more of that series and (b) any person other than a bank holding company may be required to obtain the
approval of the Federal Reserve Board to acquire or retain 10% or more of that series.
Exchangeability
The holders of shares of preferred stock of any series may be required at any time or at maturity to exchange those shares for our debt securities. The applicable
prospectus supplement will specify the terms of any such exchange.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, Computershare, an affiliate of State Street, will be the transfer agent, dividend and
redemption price disbursement agent and registrar for shares of each series of the preferred stock.
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
General
We may, at our option, elect to offer fractional shares of preferred stock, which we call depositary shares, rather than full shares of preferred stock. If we do,
we will issue to the public receipts, called depositary receipts, for depositary shares, each of which will represent a fraction, to be described in the prospectus supplement, of a share of a
particular series of preferred stock.
The
shares of any series of preferred stock represented by depositary shares will be deposited with a depositary named in the prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise provided in the
prospectus
supplement, each owner of a depositary share will be entitled, in proportion to the applicable fractional interest in a share of preferred stock represented by the depositary share, to all the rights
and preferences of the preferred stock represented by the depositary share. Those rights include dividend, voting, redemption, conversion and liquidation rights.
Dividends and Other Distributions
The depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other cash distributions received in respect of the preferred stock to the record holders of depositary
shares in proportion to the numbers of depositary shares owned by those holders.
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If there is a distribution other than in cash, the depositary will distribute property received by it to the record holders of depositary shares, unless the depositary determines that it
is not feasible to make the distribution. If this occurs, the depositary may, with our approval, sell the property and distribute the net proceeds from the sale to the holders.
Withdrawal of Stock
Unless the related depositary shares have been previously called for redemption, upon surrender of the depositary receipts at the office of the depositary, the
holder of the depositary shares will be entitled to delivery, at the office of the depositary to or upon his or her order, of the number of whole shares of the preferred stock and any money or other
property represented by the depositary shares. If the depositary receipts delivered by the holder evidence a number of depositary shares in excess of the number of depositary shares representing the
number of whole shares of preferred stock to be withdrawn, the depositary will deliver to the holder at the same time a new depositary receipt evidencing the excess number of depositary shares. In no
event will the depositary deliver fractional shares of preferred stock upon surrender of depositary receipts.
Redemption of Depositary Shares
Whenever we redeem shares of preferred stock held by the depositary, the depositary will redeem as of the same redemption date the number of depositary shares
representing shares of the preferred stock so redeemed, so long as we have paid in full to the depositary the redemption price of the preferred stock to be redeemed plus an amount equal to any
accumulated and unpaid dividends on the preferred stock to the date fixed for redemption. The redemption price per depositary share will be equal to the redemption price and any other amounts per
share payable on the preferred stock multiplied by the fraction of a share of preferred stock represented by one depositary share. If less than all the depositary shares are to be redeemed, the
depositary shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot or pro rata or by any other equitable method as may be determined by the depositary.
After
the date fixed for redemption, depositary shares called for redemption will no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights of the holders of depositary shares will cease,
except the right to receive the moneys payable upon redemption and any money or other property to which the holders of the depositary shares were entitled upon redemption upon surrender to the
depositary of the depositary receipts evidencing the depositary shares.
Voting the Preferred Stock
Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of the preferred stock are entitled to vote, the depositary will mail the information contained in the
notice of meeting to the record holders of the depositary receipts relating to that preferred stock. The record date for the depositary receipts relating to the preferred stock will be the same date
as the record date for the preferred stock. Each record holder of the depositary shares on the record date will be entitled to instruct the depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights
pertaining to the number of shares of preferred stock represented by that holder's depositary shares. The depositary will endeavor, insofar as practicable, to vote the number of shares of preferred
stock represented by the depositary shares in accordance with those instructions, and we will agree to take all action which may be deemed necessary by the depositary in order to enable the depositary
to do so. The depositary will not vote any shares of preferred stock except to the extent it receives specific instructions from the holders of depositary shares representing that number of shares of
preferred stock.
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Charges of Depositary
We will pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of the depositary arrangements. We will pay charges of the
depositary in connection with the initial deposit of the preferred stock and any redemption of the preferred stock. Holders of depositary receipts will pay other transfer and other taxes and
governmental charges and such other charges as are expressly provided in the deposit agreement to be for their accounts.
Resignation and Removal of Depositary
The depositary may resign at any time by delivering to us notice of its election to do so, and we may remove the depositary at any time. Any resignation or
removal of the depositary will take effect upon our appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment. The successor depositary must be appointed within 60 days after
delivery of the notice of resignation or removal and must be a bank or trust company having its principal office in the United States and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000.
Notices
The depositary will forward to holders of depositary receipts all notices, reports and other communications, including proxy solicitation materials received from
us, which are delivered to the depositary and which we are required to furnish to the holders of the preferred stock.
Limitation of Liability
Neither we nor the depositary will be liable if either of us is prevented or delayed by law or any circumstance beyond our control in performing our obligations.
Our obligations and those of the depositary will be limited to performance in good faith of our and their duties thereunder. We and the depositary will not be obligated to prosecute or defend any
legal proceeding in respect of any depositary shares or preferred stock unless satisfactory indemnity is furnished. We and the depositary may rely upon written advice of counsel or accountants, on
information provided by persons presenting preferred stock for deposit, holders of depositary receipts or other persons believed to be competent and on documents believed to be genuine.
Inspection of Books
Any record holder of depositary shares who has been a holder for at least six months or who holds at least five percent of our outstanding shares of capital stock
will be entitled to inspect the transfer books relating to the depositary shares and the list of record holders of depositary shares upon certification to the depositary that the holder is acting in
good faith and that the inspection is for a proper purpose.
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK
General
We have 500,000,000 shares of authorized common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of which 335,192,584 shares were outstanding as of January 31, 2006.
Holders
of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by our board of directors out of any funds legally available for dividends. Holders of our common
stock are also entitled, upon our liquidation, and after claims of creditors and preferences of preferred stock, and any other class or series of preferred stock outstanding at the time of
liquidation, to receive pro rata our net assets. We pay dividends on our common stock only if we have paid or provided for all
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dividends
on our outstanding series of preferred stock, for the then current period and, in the case of any cumulative preferred stock, all prior periods.
Our
preferred stock has, or upon issuance will have, preference over our common stock with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of our
liquidation or dissolution. Our preferred stock also has such other preferences as may be fixed by our board of directors.
Holders
of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share that they hold and are vested with all of the voting power except as our board of directors has provided, or may
provide in the future, with respect to preferred stock or any other class or series of preferred stock that the board of directors may hereafter authorize. See "Description of Preferred Stock." Shares
of our common stock are not redeemable, and have no subscription, conversion or preemptive rights.
Our
common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Boston Stock Exchange and the Archipelago Stock Exchange. Outstanding shares of our common stock are validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable. Holders of our common stock are not, and will not be, subject to any liability as stockholders.
Shareholders' Rights Plan
In 1988, State Street declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right for each outstanding share of common stock pursuant to a Shareholders' Rights
Agreement. On June 18, 1998, State Street adopted an amendment to the Rights Agreement and has restated the Rights Agreement. Under the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, a right may be
exercised, under certain conditions, to
purchase one four-hundredths share of a series of participating preferred stock at an exercise price of $265, subject to adjustment. The rights become exercisable if a party acquires or
obtains the right to acquire 10% or more of State Street's common stock or after commencement or public announcement of an offer for 10% or more of State Street's common stock. When exercisable, under
certain conditions, each right also entitles the holder thereof to purchase shares of common stock, of either State Street or of the acquiror, having a market value of two times the then current
exercise price of that right.
The
rights expire in September 2008, and may be redeemed at a price of $.0025 per right at any time prior to expiration or the acquisition of 10% of State Street's common stock.
Under certain circumstances, the rights may be redeemed after they become exercisable and may be subject to automatic redemption.
The
Rights Agreement may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of State Street Corporation.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare, an affiliate of State Street.
Restrictions on Ownership
The Bank Holding Company Act requires any "bank holding company," as defined in the Bank Holding Company Act, to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve Board
prior to the acquisition of 5% or more of our common stock. Any person, other than a bank holding company, is required to obtain prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board to acquire 10% or more of
our common stock under the Change in Bank Control Act. Any holder of 25% or more of our common stock, or a holder of 5% or more if such holder otherwise exercises a "controlling influence" over us, is
subject to regulation as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act. Chapter 167A of the
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Laws of Massachusetts requires any "bank holding company," as defined in Chapter 167A, to obtain prior approval of the board of bank incorporation before (i) acquiring 5% or more of our
common stock, (ii) acquiring all or substantially all of our assets or (iii) merging or consolidating with us.
DESCRIPTION OF STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND STOCK PURCHASE UNITS
We may issue stock purchase contracts, including contracts obligating holders to purchase from or sell to us, and us to sell to or purchase from the holders, a
specified number of shares of our common stock, preferred stock or depositary shares at a future date or dates. The price per share of common stock, preferred stock or depositary shares and the number
of shares of each may be fixed at the time the stock purchase contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific formula set forth in the stock purchase contracts. The stock purchase
contracts may be issued separately or as part of units, often known as stock purchase units, consisting of one or more stock purchase contracts and beneficial interests in:
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securities,
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obligations of third parties, including U.S. treasury securities, or
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securities issued by trusts, all of whose common securities are owned by us or by one of our subsidiaries,
securing
the holders' obligations to purchase the common stock, preferred stock or depositary shares under the stock purchase contracts. The stock purchase contracts may require us to make periodic
payments to the holders of the stock purchase units or vice versa, and these payments may be unsecured or prefunded on some basis. The stock purchase contracts may require holders to secure their
obligations under those contracts in a specified manner, including without limitation by pledging their interest in another stock purchase contract.
The
applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units, including, if applicable, collateral or depositary arrangements.
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
We may issue warrants to purchase debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares or common stock. We may offer warrants separately or together with one or
more additional warrants, debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares or common stock, or any combination of those securities in the form of units, as described in the applicable prospectus
supplement. If we issue warrants as part of a unit, the accompanying prospectus supplement will specify whether those warrants may be separated from the other securities in the unit prior to the
warrants' expiration date. Below is a description of certain general terms and provisions of the warrants that we may offer. Further terms of the warrants will be described in the prospectus
supplement.
The
applicable prospectus supplement will contain, where applicable, the following terms of and other information relating to the warrants:
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specific designation and aggregate number of, and the price at which we will issue, the warrants;
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currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable;
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the
date on which the right to exercise the warrants will begin and the date on which that right will expire or, if you may not continuously exercise the warrants throughout
that period, the specific date or dates on which you may exercise the warrants;
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the warrants will be issued in fully registered form or bearer form, in definitive or global form or in any combination of these forms, although, in any case, the
form of a warrant included in a unit will correspond to the form of the unit and of any security included in that unit;
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applicable material U.S. federal income tax consequences;
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identity of the warrant agent for the warrants and of any other depositaries, execution or paying agents, transfer agents, registrars or other agents;
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the
proposed listing, if any, of the warrants or any securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants on any securities exchange;
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the
designation and terms of the preferred stock or common stock purchasable upon exercise of the warrants;
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the
designation, aggregate principal amount, currency and terms of the debt securities that may be purchased upon exercise of the warrants;
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if
applicable, the designation and terms of the debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares or common stock with which the warrants are issued and, the number of
warrants issued with each security;
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if
applicable, the date from and after which the warrants and the related debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares or common stock will be separately
transferable;
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the
number of shares of preferred stock, the number of depositary shares or the number of shares of common stock purchasable upon exercise of a warrant and the price at
which those shares may be purchased;
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if
applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time;
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information
with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;
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the
antidilution provisions of the warrants, if any;
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any
redemption or call provisions;
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whether
the warrants are to be sold separately or with other securities as parts of units; and
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any
additional terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.
GLOBAL SECURITIES
General
The debt securities and the capital securities may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more fully-registered global securities that will be
deposited with, or on behalf of, a depository which, unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement for such securities, will be DTC. Global capital securities may be issued in
either temporary or permanent form. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for securities in certificated form, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole in the
following manner:
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by
the depository for such global security to a nominee of such depository, or
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by
a nominee of such depository to such depository or another nominee of such depository, or
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by
such depository or any such nominee to a successor of such depository or a nominee of such successor, or
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in
the manner provided below under "Book-Entry Issuance."
The
specific terms of the depository arrangement with respect to any debt securities or capital securities will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. We anticipate that
the following provisions will apply to all depository arrangements.
Upon
the issuance of a global security and the deposit of such global security with or on behalf of the depository, the depository for such global security will credit, on its
book-entry registration and transfer system, the respective principal amounts of the debt securities represented by such global security, or, in the case of capital securities, the
respective aggregate liquidation amounts of the capital securities represented by such global security, to the accounts of persons that have accounts with such depository (each such person, a
participant), which may include Euroclear and Clearstream. The accounts to be credited shall be designated by the dealers, underwriters or agents participating in the distribution of such debt
securities or capital securities or by us if we have offered and sold such debt securities or capital securities directly. Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security will be limited to
participants or persons that may hold interests through participants.
Ownership
of a beneficial interest in such global security will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by the depository for
such global security (with respect to interests of participants) or by participants or persons that hold through participants (with respect to interests of persons other than participants). The laws
of some states require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in certificated form. Such limits and such laws may impair the ability to own, transfer or pledge
beneficial interests in a global security.
So
long as the depository for a global security, or its nominee, is the holder of such global security, such depository or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole
owner or holder of the debt securities or capital securities represented by such global security for all purposes under the applicable indenture or trust agreement. Except as set forth below, owners
of beneficial interests in a global security will not be entitled to have debt securities or capital securities represented by such global security registered in their names, will not receive or be
entitled to receive physical delivery of securities in certificated form and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof under the applicable indenture or trust agreement. Accordingly, each
person owning a beneficial interest in a global security must rely on the procedures of the depository for such global security and, if such person is not a participant, on the procedures of the
participant through which such person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under the applicable indenture or trust agreement. We understand that under existing industry practices, if
we request any action of holders or if an owner of a beneficial interest in a global security desires to give or take any action which a holder is entitled to give or take under the applicable
indenture or trust agreement, the depository for such global security would authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial interest to give or take such action, and such participants would
authorize beneficial owners owning through such participants to give or take such action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial owners holding through them.
Payments
of principal of or premium, if any, and interest, if any, on debt securities or distributions or other payments on capital securities represented by a global security registered
in the name of a depository or its nominee will be made to such depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner or the holder of the global security representing such debt
securities or capital securities. None of State Street, the trustee for such securities, any paying agent for such securities, the property trustee or the securities registrar, as applicable, will
have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a global security for such securities or for
maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
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We
expect that the depository for any debt securities represented by a global debt security, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium or interest, will credit immediately
participants' accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of such global debt security as shown on the records of such depository.
We also expect that the depository for a series of capital securities or its nominee, upon receipt of any payment of liquidation amount, redemption price, premium or distributions in respect of a
permanent global capital security representing any of such capital securities, immediately will credit participants' accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial
interest in the aggregate liquidation amount of such global capital security for such capital securities as shown on the records of such depositary or its nominee. We further expect that payments by
participants to owners of beneficial interests in any such global security held through such participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with
securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in "street name," and will be the responsibility of such participants.
Unless
otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, no global debt security may be exchanged in whole or in part for debt securities registered, and no transfer of a
global debt security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name of any person other than the depository for such global debt security or a nominee thereof unless:
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(a)
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such
depository has notified us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depository for such global debt security or has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the
Exchange Act;
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(b)
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there
shall have occurred and be continuing an event of default or a default, as the case may be, with respect to such global debt security; or
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(c)
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there
shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated by the indentures.
Unless
otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, if a depository for a series of capital securities is at any time unwilling, unable or ineligible to continue as
depository and a successor depository is not appointed by the trust within 90 days, the trust will issue individual capital securities of such series in exchange for the global capital security
representing such series of capital securities. In addition, the trust may at any time and in its sole discretion, subject to any limitations described in the prospectus supplement relating to such
capital securities, determine not to have any capital securities of such series represented by one or more global capital securities and, in such event, will issue individual capital securities of
such series in exchange for the global capital security or securities representing such series of capital securities. Further, if the trust so specifies with respect to the capital securities of a
series, an owner of a beneficial interest in a global capital security representing capital securities of such series may, on terms acceptable to the trust, the property trustee and the depository for
such global capital security, receive individual capital securities of such series in exchange for such beneficial interests, subject to any limitations described in the prospectus supplement relating
to such capital securities. In any such instance, an owner of a beneficial interest in a global capital security will be entitled to a physical delivery of individual capital securities of the series
represented by such global capital security equal in liquidation amount to such beneficial interest and to have such capital securities registered in its name.
Book-Entry Issuance
We expect DTC to act as securities depository for all of the debt securities. The debt securities will be issued only as fully-registered securities registered in
the name of Cede & Co., DTC's nominee. DTC will thus be the only registered holder of the debt securities and will be considered the sole owner of
the debt securities. One or more fully-registered global certificates will be issued for the debt securities, representing in the aggregate the aggregate principal balance of debt securities.
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We also expect DTC to act as securities depository for all of the capital securities, unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement. The capital securities will be issued only
as fully-registered securities registered in the name of Cede & Co. One or more fully-registered global certificates will be issued for the capital securities of each trust, representing in the
aggregate the total number of such trust's capital securities, and will be deposited with the property trustee as custodian for DTC.
In
this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement, for book-entry debt securities, references to actions taken by debt security holders will mean actions taken by
DTC upon instructions from its participants, and reference to payments and notices of redemptions to debt security holders will mean payments and notices of redemption to DTC as the registered holder
of the debt securities for distribution to the participants in accordance with DTC's procedures.
DTC
is a limited purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a "banking organization" within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve
System, a "clearing corporation" within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a "clearing agency" registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act.
DTC holds securities that its participants deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the settlement among participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities
through electronic computerized book-entry changes in participants' accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct participants include
securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. DTC is owned by a number of its direct participants and by the New York Stock
Exchange, Inc., the American Stock Exchange, Inc. and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as securities
brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies that clear through or maintain custodial relationships with direct participants, either directly or indirectly. The rules applicable to DTC and its
participants are on file with the SEC.
Purchases
of debt securities or capital securities within the DTC system must be made by or through direct participants, which will receive a credit for the debt securities or capital
securities on DTC's records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each debt security or capital security (each a beneficial owner) is in turn to be recorded on the direct and indirect
participants' records, including Euroclear and Clearstream. Beneficial owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchases, but beneficial owners are expected to receive written
confirmations providing details of the transactions, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the direct or indirect participants through which the beneficial owners purchased their
securities. Transfers of ownership interests in the securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of participants acting on behalf of beneficial owners. Beneficial owners will not
receive certificates representing their ownership interests in their securities, except in limited circumstances.
Transfers
between participants will be effected in accordance with DTC's procedures and will be settled in same-day funds. Transfers between participants in Euroclear and
Clearstream will be effected in the ordinary way in accordance with their respective rules and operating procedures.
Cross-market
transfers between participants, on the one hand, and Euroclear participants or Clearstream participants, on the other hand, will be effected by DTC in accordance with DTC's
rules on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by its respective depository; however, such cross-market transaction will require delivery of instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream,
as the case may be, by the counterparty in such system in accordance with the rules and procedures and within the established deadlines of such system. Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be,
will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its respective depository to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving
interests in the debt securities or capital securities in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures.
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Because
of time zone differences, the securities account of a Euroclear or Clearstream participant purchasing an interest in a debt security or capital security from a participant in DTC
will be credited, and any such crediting will be reported to the relevant Euroclear participant or Clearstream participant, during the securities settlement processing day (which must be a business
day for Euroclear and Clearstream, as the case may be) immediately following the DTC settlement date. Cash received in Euroclear or Clearstream as a result of sales of interests in a debt security or
capital security by or through a Euroclear or Clearstream participant to a participant in DTC will be received with value on the DTC settlement date but will be available in the relevant Euroclear or
Clearstream cash account only as of the business day for Euroclear or Clearstream following the DTC settlement date.
Links
have been established among DTC, Clearstream Banking,
société anonyme
, and Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. to
facilitate the initial issuance of the debt securities and capital securities sold outside of the United States and cross-market transfers of the notes associated with secondary market trading.
Although
DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear have agreed to the procedures provided below in order to facilitate transfers, they are under no obligation to perform these procedures, and these
procedures may be modified or discontinued at any time.
Clearstream
and Euroclear will record the ownership interests of their participants in much the same way as DTC, and DTC will record the total ownership of each of the U.S. agents of
Clearstream and Euroclear, as participants in DTC. When debt securities or capital securities are to be transferred from the account of a DTC participant to the account of a Clearstream participant or
a Euroclear participant, the purchaser must send instructions to Clearstream or Euroclear through a participant at
least one day prior to settlement. Clearstream or Euroclear, as the case may be, will instruct its U.S. agent to receive debt securities or capital securities against payment. After settlement,
Clearstream or Euroclear will credit its participant's account. Credit for the debt securities or capital securities will appear on the next day.
Because
settlement is taking place during New York business hours, DTC participants will be able to employ their usual procedures for sending debt securities or capital securities to the
relevant U.S. agent acting for the benefit of Clearstream or Euroclear participants. The sale proceeds will be available to the DTC seller on the settlement date. As a result, to the DTC participant,
a cross-market transaction will settle no differently than a trade between two DTC participants.
When
a Clearstream or Euroclear participant wishes to transfer debt securities or capital securities to a DTC participant, the seller will be required to send instructions to Clearstream
or Euroclear through a participant at least one business day prior to settlement. In these cases, Clearstream or Euroclear will instruct its U.S. agent to transfer these notes against payment for
them. The payment will then be reflected in the account of the Clearstream or Euroclear participant the following day, with the proceeds back-valued to the value date, which would be the
preceding day, when settlement occurs in New York. If settlement is not completed on the intended value date, that is, the trade fails, proceeds credited to the Clearstream or Euroclear participant's
account will instead be valued as of the actual settlement date.
You
should be aware that you will only be able to make and receive deliveries, payments and other communications involving the debt securities or capital securities through Clearstream
and Euroclear on the days when those clearing systems are open for business. Those systems may not be open for business on days when banks, brokers and other institutions are open for business in the
United States. In addition, because of time zone differences there may be problems with completing transactions involving Clearstream and Euroclear on the same business day as in the United States.
Euroclear
was created in 1968 to hold securities for participants of Euroclear and to clear and settle transactions between Euroclear participants through simultaneous electronic
book-entry delivery against payment, thus eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates and risk from lack of
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simultaneous
transfers of securities and cash. Transactions may now be settled through Euroclear in many currencies, including U.S. dollars and Japanese yen. Euroclear provides various other services,
including securities lending and borrowing and interfaces with domestic markets in several countries generally similar to the arrangements for cross-market transfers with DTC.
Euroclear
is operated by the Euroclear Operator, under contract with Euroclear Clearance System plc, a U.K. corporation, or the "Euroclear Clearance System". The Euroclear Operator
conducts all operations, and all Euroclear securities clearance accounts and Euroclear cash accounts are accounts
with the Euroclear Operator, not Euroclear Clearance System. The Euroclear Clearance System establishes policy for Euroclear on behalf of Euroclear participants. Euroclear participants include banks
(including central banks), securities brokers and dealers and other professional financial intermediaries and may include the underwriters of the debt securities offered by this prospectus or one or
more of their affiliates. Indirect access to Euroclear is also available to other firms that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Euroclear participant, either directly or
indirectly. Euroclear is an indirect participant in DTC.
The
Euroclear Operator is a Belgian bank, which is regulated and examined by the Belgian Banking Commission and the National Bank of Belgium.
The
Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the related Operating Procedures of Euroclear and applicable Belgian law govern securities clearance accounts and cash accounts
with the Euroclear Operator. Specifically, these terms and conditions govern transfers of securities and cash within Euroclear, withdrawal of securities and cash from Euroclear and receipts of
payments with respect to securities in Euroclear.
All
securities in Euroclear are held on a fungible basis without attribution of specific certificates to specific securities clearance accounts. The Euroclear Operator acts under the
terms and conditions only on behalf of Euroclear participants and has no record of or relationship with persons holding securities through Euroclear participants.
Distributions
with respect to debt securities held beneficially through Euroclear will be credited to the cash accounts of Euroclear participants in accordance with Euroclear's terms and
conditions, to the extent received by the Euroclear Operator and by Euroclear.
Clearstream
was incorporated as a limited liability company under Luxembourg law. Clearstream is owned by Cedel International,
société anonyme
, and Deutsche Börse AG. The shareholders of these
two entities are banks, securities
dealers and financial institutions. Clearstream holds securities for its customers and facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between Clearstream customers through
electronic book-entry changes in accounts of Clearstream customers, thus eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. Clearstream provides to its customers, among other
things, services for safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement of internationally traded securities, securities lending and borrowing and collateral management. Clearstream interfaces with
domestic markets in a number of countries. Clearstream has established an electronic bridge with the Euroclear Operator to facilitate settlement of trades between Clearstream and Euroclear.
As
a registered bank in Luxembourg, Clearstream is subject to regulation by the Luxembourg Commission for the Supervision of the Financial Sector. Clearstream participants are recognized
financial institutions around the world, including underwriters, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies and clearing corporations. In the United States, Clearstream participants are
limited to securities brokers and dealers and banks, and may include the underwriters of the debt securities
offered by means of this prospectus or one or more of their affiliates. Other institutions that maintain a custodial relationship with a Clearstream participant may obtain indirect access to
Clearstream. Clearstream is an indirect participant in DTC.
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Distributions
with respect to the debt securities held beneficially through Clearstream will be credited to cash accounts of Clearstream participants in accordance with its rules and
procedures, to the extent received by Clearstream.
DTC
has no knowledge of the actual beneficial owners of the debt securities or capital securities; DTC's records reflect only the identity of the direct participants to whose accounts
such debt securities or capital securities are credited, which may or may not be the beneficial owners. The participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of
their customers.
Conveyance
of notices and other communications by DTC to direct participants, by direct participants to indirect participants, and by direct participants and indirect participants to
beneficial owners and the voting rights of direct participants, indirect participants and beneficial owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory
requirements as may be in effect from time to time.
Redemption
notices will be sent to Cede & Co. as the registered holder of the debt securities or capital securities. If less than all of the debt securities are being redeemed, or
less than all of a trust's capital securities are being redeemed, DTC will determine the amount of the interest of each direct participant to be redeemed in accordance with its then current
procedures.
Although
voting with respect to the debt securities and capital securities is limited to the holders of record of the debt securities and capital securities, respectively, in those
instances in which a vote is required, neither DTC nor Cede & Co. will itself consent or vote with respect to the debt securities or capital securities, as applicable. Under its usual
procedures, DTC would mail an omnibus proxy to the relevant trustee as soon as possible after the record date. Such omnibus proxy assigns Cede & Co.'s consenting or voting rights to those
direct participants to whose accounts such debt securities or capital securities are credited on the record date (identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy).
Distribution
payments on the debt securities and capital securities will be made by the relevant trustee to DTC. DTC's usual practice is to credit direct participants' accounts on the
relevant payment date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC's records unless DTC has reason to believe that it will not receive payments on such payment date. Payments by
participants to beneficial owners
will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices and will be the responsibility of such participant and not of DTC, the relevant trustee, the trust thereof (in the case of capital
securities) or State Street, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of distributions to DTC is the responsibility of the relevant trustee,
and disbursements of such payments to the beneficial owners is the responsibility of direct and indirect participants.
DTC
may discontinue providing its services as securities depository with respect to any of the debt securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to the relevant trustee and to us.
Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor securities depository is not obtained, definitive certificates representing such debt securities are required to be printed and delivered.
Additionally, we, at our option, may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfers through DTC (or a successor depository). After an event of default, the holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of debt securities may determine to discontinue the system of book-entry transfers through DTC. In any such event, definitive certificates for such
debt securities will be printed and delivered.
DTC
may also discontinue providing its services as securities depository with respect to any of the capital securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to the relevant trustee and
to us. In the event that a successor securities depository is not obtained, definitive capital security certificates representing such capital securities are required to be printed or delivered.
Additionally, we, at our option, may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfers through DTC (or a successor depository). After an event of default, the holders of a
majority in liquidation preference of capital
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securities
may determine to discontinue the system of book-entry transfers through DTC. In any such event, definitive certificates for such capital securities will be printed and
delivered.
The
information in this section concerning DTC and DTC's book-entry system, Euroclear and Clearstream has been obtained from sources that we and the trusts believe to be
accurate, but we and the trusts assume no responsibility for the accuracy thereof. Neither we nor the trusts have any responsibility for the performance by DTC or its participants of their respective
obligations as described herein or under the rules and procedures governing their respective operations.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We and the trusts may sell securities:
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to
the public through a group of underwriters managed or co-managed by, one or more underwriters, which may be affiliates;
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through
one or more agents, which may be affiliates; or
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directly
to purchasers.
The
distribution of the securities may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions:
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at
a fixed price, or prices, which may be changed from time to time;
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at
market prices prevailing at the time of sale;
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at
prices related to such prevailing market prices; or
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at
negotiated prices.
Each
prospectus supplement will describe the method of distribution of the securities and any applicable restrictions.
The
prospectus supplement with respect to the securities of a particular series will describe the terms of the offering of the securities, including the following:
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the
name of the agent or the name or names of any underwriters;
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the
public offering or purchase price;
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any
discounts and commissions to be allowed or paid to the agent or underwriters;
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all
other items constituting underwriting compensation;
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any
discounts and commissions to be allowed or paid to dealers; and
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any
exchanges on which the securities will be listed.
Only
the agents or underwriters named in the prospectus supplement are agents or underwriters in connection with the securities being offered.
We
may agree to enter into an agreement to indemnify the agents and the several underwriters against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act or to
contribute to payments the agents or the underwriters may be required to make.
If
so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will authorize underwriters or other persons acting as our agents to solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase
securities from us pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on the date stated in the prospectus supplement. Each contract will be for an amount not less than, and the
aggregate amount of securities sold pursuant to such contracts shall not be less nor more than, the respective amounts stated in the prospectus supplement. Institutions with whom the contracts, when
authorized, may be made
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include
commercial and savings banks, insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies, educational and charitable institutions and other institutions, but shall in all cases be subject to our
approval. Delayed delivery contracts will not be subject to any conditions except that:
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the
purchase by an institution of the securities covered under that contract shall not at the time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of the jurisdiction to which that
institution is subject; and
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if
the securities are also being sold to underwriters acting as principals for their own account, the underwriters shall have purchased such securities not sold for delayed
delivery. The underwriters and other persons acting as our agents will not have any responsibility in respect of the validity or performance of delayed delivery contracts.
Certain
of the underwriters and their associates and affiliates may be customers of, have borrowing relationships with, engage in other transactions with, and/or perform services,
including investment banking services, for, us or one or more of our affiliates in the ordinary course of business.
Certain
of the underwriters may use this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement for offers and sales related to market-making transactions in the securities. These
underwriters may act as principal or agent in these transactions, and the sales will be made at prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of sale.
The
securities may be new issues of securities and may have no established trading market. The securities may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange or the Nasdaq
National Market. We can make no assurance as to the liquidity of or the existence of trading markets for any of the securities.
VALIDITY OF SECURITIES
Unless the applicable prospectus supplement indicates otherwise, certain matters of Delaware law relating to the validity of the capital securities, the
enforceability of the applicable trust agreement and the creation of each trust will be passed upon for State Street and for the trusts by Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., special Delaware
counsel to State Street and the trusts. Unless the applicable prospectus supplement indicates otherwise, certain legal matters will be passed upon by Ropes & Gray LLP for State Street and the
trusts. Truman S. Casner, a partner of Ropes & Gray LLP, is a director of State Street. Mr. Casner owns beneficially a total of 53,347 shares of common stock of State Street.
Ropes & Gray LLP performs services for State Street from time to time. Ropes & Gray LLP will rely on Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. as to all matters of Delaware law.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of State Street Corporation appearing in State Street Corporation's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 2005, and State Street Corporation management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005 included
therein, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference.
Such consolidated financial statements and management's assessment are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
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