This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein may contain statements that are considered
forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. securities laws, including statements about our goals and expectations regarding our business, financial and capital condition, results of operations, strategies, financial portfolio
performance, dividend and stock purchase programs, outcomes of legal proceedings, market growth, acquisitions, joint ventures and divestitures, cost savings and transformation initiatives, client growth and new technologies, services and
opportunities, as well as industry, regulatory, economic and market trends, initiatives and developments, the business environment and other matters that do not relate strictly to historical facts. Terminology such as plan,
expect, intend, objective, forecast, outlook, believe, priority, anticipate, estimate, seek, may, will,
trend, target, strategy and goal, or similar statements or variations of such terms, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such terms.
Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, which change over time, are based on managements expectations and
assumptions at the time the statements are made, and are not guarantees of future results. Managements 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, regulatory environment and the equity, debt, currency and other financial markets, as well as factors specific to State Street and its subsidiaries, including State Street Bank. Factors that could
cause changes in the expectations or assumptions on which forward-looking statements are based cannot be foreseen with certainty and include, but are not limited to:
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 in this section and elsewhere in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and documents incorporated herein by reference, including the risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for the year ended December 31, 2016. Forward-looking statements in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated herein by reference should not be relied on as
representing our expectations or beliefs as of any time subsequent to the date of this prospectus supplement, the date of the accompanying prospectus or the date of such document incorporated by reference, as applicable. Unless specifically required
by law, we undertake no obligation to revise our forward-looking statements after the time they are made. The factors discussed herein are not intended to be a complete statement of all risks and uncertainties that may affect our businesses. We
cannot anticipate all developments that may adversely affect our business or operations or our consolidated results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Forward-looking statements should not be viewed as predictions, and should not be the primary basis on which investors evaluate State Street or an investment
in the notes. Any investor in the notes should consider all risks and uncertainties disclosed in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or in documents incorporated herein by reference.
The Offering
Securities Offered
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Fixed-to-floating
rate senior notes due
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Issuer
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State Street Corporation
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Initial Aggregate Principal Amount
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$
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Maturity Date
Ranking
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The notes are unsecured and will rank equally with all of our other existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness.
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Interest Rates
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From and including , 2017 to, but excluding,
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including , to, but excluding, , at a floating
rate equal to three-month U.S. dollar LIBOR plus %, reset quarterly.
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Interest Determination Date for Floating Rate Period
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Two London business days prior to the first day of each interest period during the floating rate period
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Interest Reset Dates for Floating Rate Period
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Interest Payment Dates
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Interest during the fixed rate period will be payable semi-annually in arrears on
each and , commencing
on , 2017, and interest during the floating rate period will be payable quarterly in arrears
on , , and
the maturity date.
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Record Dates
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The regular record date during the fixed rate period will be each and preceding the
respective fixed rate interest payment dates, and the regular record date during the floating rate period will be
the , ,
and preceding the respective floating rate interest payment dates.
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Optional Redemption
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We will have the option to redeem the notes in whole, but not in part,
on , at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
principal amount of the notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
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See Description of the NotesOptional Redemption in this prospectus supplement.
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Form
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Fully-registered global notes in book-entry form
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Minimum Denominations
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$2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof
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CUSIP Number
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Trustee
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U.S. Bank National Association
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Calculation Agent
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State Street Bank
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Covenants
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The terms of the notes will contain only very limited protections for holders of notes. In particular, the notes will not place any restrictions on our or our subsidiaries ability to:
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issue debt securities or otherwise incur additional indebtedness or other obligations ranking pari passu with the notes; or
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conduct other similar transactions that may adversely affect the holders of the notes.
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The terms of the notes will impose certain limitations on our ability to sell or otherwise dispose of or grant a security interest in or permit the issuance of any voting stock or any securities convertible or exercisable into voting stock of
State Street Bank or of any subsidiary that owns voting stock of State Street Bank. See Description of Debt SecuritiesLimitation Upon Disposition of Voting Stock of State Street Bank in the accompanying prospectus.
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Events of Default and Acceleration
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The only events of default with respect to the notes are:
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failure to pay principal, any premium or required interest for 30 days after it is due; and
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certain events of insolvency or bankruptcy, whether voluntary or not, involving State Street Corporation.
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Only these events of default provide for a right of acceleration of the notes. No other events, including an event of insolvency or bankruptcy of State Street Bank or a default in the performance of any covenant in the
indenture, will result in acceleration.
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Advance Consent Regarding Replacement Capital Covenant
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The notes will contain a provision that provides that each holder of the notes, by acceptance thereof, agrees to waive, for itself and any and all successors and assigns, all rights with respect to, and irrevocably authorizes us to
terminate, the Replacement Capital Covenant (as defined under Description of the NotesWaiver and Termination of Rights With Respect to State Street Replacement Capital Covenant), in the event that the indebtedness represented by
these notes becomes the Covered Debt (as defined in the Replacement Capital Covenant). See Description of the NotesWaiver and Termination of Rights With Respect to State Street Replacement Capital Covenant.
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We may, from time to time, without the consent of the holders of the notes, create and issue additional notes on terms and conditions substantially identical to those of the notes (except for the issue date, public offering price and amount and
date of the first payment of interest thereon), which additional notes shall increase the aggregate principal amount of, and shall be consolidated and form a single series with, the notes. See Description of the NotesFurther
Issuances in this prospectus supplement.
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Use of Proceeds
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We estimate that the net proceeds of this offering will be approximately $ , after deducting estimated expenses and underwriting discounts and commissions. We intend to use
the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include, without limitation, working capital, capital expenditures, investments in or loans to our subsidiaries, refinancing of outstanding indebtedness, refinancing of
outstanding capital securities, share repurchases (including, but not limited to, repurchases of our common stock), dividends, funding potential future acquisitions and satisfaction of other obligations. The precise amounts and timing of these uses
of proceeds will depend on the funding requirements of us and our subsidiaries. See Use of Proceeds in this prospectus supplement.
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State Street Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends
Our ratios of earnings to fixed charges and ratios of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends are set forth in our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 2017, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement.
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RISK FACTORS
An investment in the notes is subject to certain risks. 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, including our Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
filed with the SEC on
March 27, 2017, as supplemented or updated by our subsequent filings with the SEC, before deciding whether this investment is suited to your particular circumstances.
Risks Relating to the Notes
The
notes provide only limited acceleration and enforcement rights.
On December 15, 2016, the Federal Reserve adopted rules (the TLAC
Rules) that require the eight U.S.
G-SIBs,
including State Street to, among other things, maintain minimum amounts of total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) and long-term debti.e., debt
having a maturity greater than one year from issuance (LTD)satisfying certain eligibility criteria, commencing January 1, 2019. The TLAC Rules disqualify from eligible LTD, among other instruments, debt securities that permit
acceleration for reasons other than insolvency or payment default and debt securities not governed by U.S. law. Debt securities issued prior to December 31, 2016 that would otherwise be ineligible because (1) they contain otherwise
impermissible acceleration clauses or (2) they are not governed by U.S. law are grandfathered by the TLAC Rules and are considered eligible LTD.
As
a result of the final TLAC Rules, we have modified the indenture under which our senior debt securities will be issued to provide that, for securities issued on or after May 8, 2017 (including the notes offered hereby), unless otherwise
specified for a particular series of securities, the only events of default will be payment defaults that continue for a
30-day
grace period and insolvency events involving State Street as described in the
accompanying prospectus. No other breach of a covenant contained in the indenture will give rise to an event of default, whether after notice, the passage of time or otherwise. As a consequence, if any such covenant breach occurs, neither the
trustee nor the holders of the notes will be entitled to accelerate the maturity of the notes that is, they will not be entitled to declare the principal of the notes to be immediately due and payable because of the covenant breach. These
covenant breaches would include, among others, any breach of the covenants described under Description of Debt SecuritiesConsolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets or Description of Debt SecuritiesLimitation Upon
Disposition of Voting Stock of State Street Bank in the accompanying prospectus. In addition, if any covenant breach occurs, neither the trustee nor holders of notes will be entitled to enforce or seek any remedy, except as described under
Description of Debt SecuritiesRemedies if an Event of Default or Covenant Breach under the Senior Indenture Occurs in the accompanying prospectus. Furthermore, a State Street Bank bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization event, or
the appointment of a custodian, receiver or other similar official with respect to State Street Bank or all or substantially all of its property, will not constitute an event of default or a covenant breach under the notes.
The limitations on events of default and acceleration rights described above do not apply to our senior debt securities issued prior to May 8, 2017.
Therefore, if certain defaults or breaches occur, holders of our senior debt securities issued before May 8, 2017 may be able to accelerate their securities so that such securities become immediately due and payable while the holders of the
notes, would not be able to do so. In such an event, our obligation to repay the accelerated senior debt securities in full could adversely affect our ability to make timely payments on the notes thereafter. These limitations on the rights and
remedies with respect to the notes could adversely affect the market value of the notes, especially during times of financial stress for us or our industry.
There are limited covenants in the indenture.
Neither we nor any of our subsidiaries are restricted from incurring additional indebtedness or other liabilities, including additional senior indebtedness,
under the indenture governing the terms of the notes. If we incur additional indebtedness or liabilities, our ability to pay our obligations on the notes could be adversely affected. We expect that we will from time to time incur additional
indebtedness and other liabilities. In addition, we are not restricted under the indenture from paying dividends or issuing or repurchasing our securities.
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In addition, there are no financial covenants in the indenture. You are not protected under the indenture in the
event of a highly leveraged transaction, reorganization, default under our existing indebtedness, restructuring, merger or similar transaction that may adversely affect you, except to the extent described under Description of Debt
SecuritiesConsolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets included in the accompanying prospectus.
The notes will not be guaranteed by the
FDIC, any other governmental agency or any of our subsidiaries. The notes will be structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries, which means that creditors of our subsidiaries generally will be paid from
those subsidiaries assets before holders of the notes would have any claims to those assets.
The notes are not bank deposits and are not
insured by the FDIC or any other governmental agency, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank. The notes will be obligations of State Street Corporation only and will not be guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries, including State Street
Bank, which is our principal banking subsidiary. The notes will be structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries (including liabilities to trade creditors), which means that creditors of our subsidiaries
generally will be paid from those subsidiaries assets before holders of the notes would have any claims to those assets.
We and our
subsidiaries have significant regulatory capital, leverage, liquidity and debt obligations; payments on the notes will depend on receipt of dividends and distributions from our subsidiaries.
We are a holding company and we conduct substantially all of our operations through subsidiaries, including State Street Bank, which is our principal banking
subsidiary. We are also permitted, subject to certain restrictions under our existing indebtedness, to obtain additional LTD and working capital lines of credit to meet future financing needs. This would have the effect of increasing our total
leverage. Furthermore, the indenture relating to the notes does not prohibit us or our subsidiaries from incurring additional secured or unsecured indebtedness. As of March 31, 2017, on a consolidated basis, our outstanding long-term
indebtedness totaled approximately $11.11 billion (including approximately $8.26 billion of long-term senior indebtedness), and after giving effect to the issuance of the notes, would have totaled approximately
$ billion.
We depend on dividends, distributions and other payments from our subsidiaries to fund payments
on the notes. Further, the majority of our investments are held by our regulated subsidiaries. Our subsidiaries may be limited in their ability to make dividend payments or advance funds to us in the future because of the need to support their own
capital levels. Federal banking laws regulate the amount of dividends that may be paid by State Street Bank, our principal banking subsidiary, without prior approval. In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act requires federal banking agencies to establish
more stringent risk-based capital guidelines and leverage limits applicable to banks and bank holding companies, and especially those institutions, such as State Street Bank, with consolidated assets equal to or greater than $50 billion.
In 2013, the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency jointly approved the Basel III Final Rule. Among other things, the
Basel III Final Rule (1) raises the minimum tier 1 risk-based capital ratio requirement applicable to State Street and State Street Bank, (2) adds a minimum common equity tier 1 capital ratio requirement applicable to State Street and
State Street Bank, (3) adds a minimum supplementary tier 1 leverage ratio for advanced approaches banking organizations, such as State Street and State Street Bank, and (4) implements a capital conservation buffer and, for advanced
approaches banking organizations including State Street and State Street Bank, a countercyclical capital buffer.
Provisions of the Basel III Final Rule
become effective under a transition timetable which began on January 1, 2014. These provisions supersede or modify corresponding elements of the Basel I and Basel II risk-based and leverage capital requirements and prompt corrective action
framework. The requirement for the capital conservation buffer began to be phased in on January 1, 2016, with full implementation by January 1, 2019. As it continues to be phased in, the Basel III Final Rule will change the manner in which
our regulatory capital ratios are calculated, will reduce our calculated regulatory capital and will increase the minimum regulatory capital that we will be required to maintain.
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On April 8, 2014, and September 3, 2014, U.S. banking regulators issued two final rules enhancing the
supplementary leverage ratio, or SLR, standards for certain bank holding companies, like State Street, and their insured depository institution subsidiaries, like State Street Bank (the SLR Final Rules). Under the SLR Final Rules, upon
implementation on January 1, 2018, State Street Bank must maintain an SLR of at least 6% to be well-capitalized under the U.S. banking regulators prompt corrective action provisions. The SLR Final Rules also provide that State Street must
maintain an SLR of more than 5% to avoid certain limitations on distributions and discretionary bonus payments.
On September 3, 2014, U.S. banking
regulators issued a final rule to implement the Basel Committee on Banking Supervisions, or Basel Committee, liquidity coverage ratio, or LCR, in the U.S. (the LCR Final Rule). The LCR is intended to promote the short-term
resilience of internationally active banking organizations, like State Street, to improve the banking industrys ability to absorb shocks arising from idiosyncratic or market stress, and to improve the measurement and management of liquidity
risk. The LCR Final Rule contains certain requirements that are more stringent than the Basel Committees LCR. The LCR measures an institutions high-quality liquid assets, or HQLA, against its net cash outflows. The LCR began being phased
in on January 1, 2015, at 80%, with full implementation beginning on January 1, 2017.
On April 26, 2016 and May 3, 2016, U.S. banking
regulators proposed a rule to implement the Basel Committees net stable funding ratio (NSFR) requirement in the United States. The NSFR requirement is designed to further promote the measurement and management of liquidity risk at
certain large, internationally active banking organizations and to reduce the likelihood that disruptions to those organizations funding sources would compromise their liquidity positions. If adopted as proposed, State Street would be required
to maintain stable sources of funding, measured based on a weighted measure of the stability of its liabilities and equity over a
one-year
time horizon, in an amount at least equal to its minimum need for
stable funding, calculated based on the liquidity characteristics of its assets and certain
off-balance
sheet exposures over the same
one-year
time horizon. Under the
proposal, the NSFR requirement would apply beginning on January 1, 2018.
We meet the criteria of a large bank holding company subject to enhanced
supervision and prudential standards, commonly referred to as a systemically important financial institution, or SIFI, and we are one among a group of 30 institutions worldwide that have been identified by the Financial Stability Board,
or FSB, and the Basel Committee as global systemically important banks, or
G-SIBs.
Our designation as a
G-SIB
will require us to maintain additional capital
buffers, including a
G-SIB
surcharge, determined based on one of two methods prescribed by final rules issued by the Federal Reserve on August 14, 2015. Furthermore, on December 15, 2016, the Federal
Reserve released its final regulations for external TLAC and LTD requirements that, among other things, require State Street to hold an external TLAC buffer of 2.5% plus its
G-SIB
surcharge (as determined
under the first of the two methods) and any applicable countercyclical buffer. State Street must comply with the TLAC Rules starting on January 1, 2019. In addition, on March 4, 2016, the Federal Reserve reproposed rules that would
establish single-counterparty credit limit (SCCL) requirements for certain U.S. bank holding companies and other companies, including heightened requirements for
G-SIBs
such as State Street. If
adopted as proposed, State Streets net credit exposures to unaffiliated counterparties would be limited to 25 percent or 15 percent of its tier 1 capital, depending on the counterparty. See Risk FactorsOur business and
capital-related activities, including our ability to return capital to shareholders and purchase our capital stock, may be adversely affected by our implementation of the revised regulatory capital and liquidity standards that we must meet under the
Basel III final rule, the Dodd-Frank Act and other regulatory initiatives, or in the event our capital plan or post-stress capital ratios are determined to be insufficient as a result of regulatory capital stress testing in our Annual Report
on Form
10-K/A
for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Maintaining the higher capital and liquidity levels
required by the Basel III Final Rule, meeting the requirements of the SLR Final Rules, the LCR Final Rule and the TLAC Rules and complying with any future regulatory requirements, including the proposed SCCL and NSFR requirements, may reduce our
profitability and performance measures and adversely affect the ability of State Street Bank to make distributions or pay dividends to State Street. As a result, our ability to make payments on the notes when due could be adversely affected.
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In addition, State Street Corporation maintains a substantial portion of its available liquidity as cash deposits
or other short-term placements with State Street Bank. Our single point of entry resolution strategy contemplates that, under certain circumstances, we may contribute all or some portion of such deposits or other short-term placements to the capital
of and/or to provide liquidity to State Street Bank and our other material entities. The single point of entry resolution strategy and the obligations under the related secured support agreement that State Street intends to execute in relation to
its July 1, 2017 resolution plan filing may result in the recapitalization of and/or provision of liquidity to State Street Bank and our other material entities and the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings by State Street Corporation at an
earlier stage of financial stress than might otherwise occur without such mechanisms in place. There can be no assurance that there would be sufficient recapitalization resources available to ensure that State Street Bank and our other material
entities are adequately capitalized following the triggering of the requirements to provide capital and/or liquidity under the secured support agreement. In the event that such recapitalization actions were taken and were unsuccessful in stabilizing
State Street Bank and our other material entities, equity and debt holders of State Street Corporation would likely, as a consequence, be in a worse position than if the recapitalization did not occur. An expected effect of the single point of entry
strategy and the TLAC Rules is that State Streets losses will be imposed on the holders of eligible LTD and other forms of eligible TLAC issued by State Street Corporationincluding the notesas well as State Street
Corporations other creditors, before any of its losses are imposed on the holders of the debt securities of State Street Corporations operating subsidiaries or any depositors or creditors thereof and before U.S. taxpayers are put at
risk. Consequently, to the extent State Street Bank or our other material entities were to experience financial difficulties and State Street invoked its single point of entry resolution strategy, State Street Corporation may not have sufficient
liquidity to pay its own creditors, including the holders of the notes.
Government regulation may affect the priority of the notes in the case of a
bankruptcy or liquidation.
In the event that State Street enters into resolution proceedings, your ability to recover the full amount that would
otherwise be payable on the notes in a proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code may be impaired pursuant to the FDICs orderly liquidation authority under Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act or in connection with the Federal
Reserves TLAC Rules.
Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act created a new resolution regime known as orderly liquidation authority to which
financial companies, including bank holding companies such as State Street, can be subjected. Under the orderly liquidation authority, the FDIC may be appointed as receiver for a financial company for purposes of liquidating the entity if the
Secretary of the Treasury determines that the entity is in severe financial distress and that the entitys failure would have serious adverse effects on the U.S. financial system. Absent any such determinations, State Street as a bank holding
company would remain subject to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
If the FDIC is appointed as receiver under the orderly liquidation authority, then provisions
of the Dodd-Frank Act, rather than the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, would determine the powers of the receiver, and the rights and obligations of creditors and other parties who have dealt with the institution. There are substantial differences in the
possible treatment of creditors under the orderly liquidation authority compared to that under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, including the right of the FDIC to treat similarly situated creditors differently in some circumstances, the use of an
administrative claims procedure to determine creditors claims (as opposed to the judicial procedure utilized in bankruptcy proceedings) and the right of the FDIC to transfer claims to a third party or bridge entity. In certain
circumstances under the orderly liquidation authority, the FDIC could elect to pay certain claims in full, transfer certain claims to a third party or bridge entity and leave other claims behind in a receivership, even if these claims all rank pari
passu, if the FDIC determines such actions are necessary to facilitate a smooth and orderly liquidation of the institution. In such circumstances, the various claimants may receive different recoveries with respect to their respective claims. The
only statutory requirement that relates to such discrimination as between similarly situated creditors is that no creditor shall be worse off than if the institution had been liquidated under the bankruptcy code or similar insolvency law. There is
no requirement that the FDIC obtain creditors consent to, or seek prior court review of, its actions. A receivership under the orderly liquidation authority could also lead to a large reduction or total elimination of the value of the
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companys outstanding equity. For example, the FDIC could follow a single point of entry approach and transfer the assets of a financial company in receivership to a newly created bridge
entity, the equity of which could be distributed to certain of the financial companys creditors in satisfaction of their claims, with
pre-existing
equity holders receiving nothing. The orderly
liquidation authority provides the FDIC with authority to cause shareholders and creditors of the financial company in receivership to bear losses before taxpayers are exposed to such losses, and amounts owed to the U.S. government would generally
receive a statutory payment priority over the claims of private creditors, including senior creditors.
While the FDIC has issued regulations to implement
the orderly liquidation authority, not all aspects of how the FDIC might exercise this authority are known and additional rulemakings are likely. Further, it is uncertain how the FDIC might exercise its discretion under the orderly liquidation
authority in a particular case.
In addition, the Federal Reserves TLAC Rules for covered BHCs, like State Street, impose: (1) TLAC
requirements (i.e., combined eligible Tier 1 regulatory capital and eligible LTD); (2) separate eligible LTD requirements; and (3) clean holding company requirements designed to make short-term unsecured debt (including deposits) and most
other ineligible liabilities structurally senior to eligible LTD. The proposed rule would also require banking organizations subject to the Federal Reserves Basel III capital rules to deduct from regulatory capital any investments in unsecured
debt issued by a
G-SIB.
The TLAC Rules, among other things, require State Street to hold (1) combined
eligible tier 1 regulatory capital and eligible long-term debt in an amount equal to at least 21.5% of total risk-weighted assets (using an estimated
G-SIB
method 1 surcharge of 1%) and 9.5% of total leverage
exposure, as defined by the SLR Final Rules, and (2) qualifying external LTD equal to the greater of 7.5% of risk-weighted assets (using an estimated
G-SIB
method 2 surcharge of 1.5%) and 4.5% of total
leverage exposure, as defined by the SLR Final Rules.
The TLAC Rules also do not allow debt securities issued on or after December 31, 2016, to
permit acceleration for reasons other than (1) the receivership, insolvency, liquidation, or similar proceeding of, or (2) payment default by the covered BHC to qualify as eligible LTD counting towards the minimum TLAC and LTD
requirements.
The TLAC Rules grandfather for outstanding LTD issued prior to December 31, 2016, that provides for acceleration for other
reasons, however. As a result, State Streets currently outstanding LTD may be able to be considered as eligible debt securities under the TLAC Rules.
Holders of the notes could be at greater risk of being structurally subordinated if State Street sells or transfers its assets substantially as an
entirety to one or more of its subsidiaries.
With respect to any securities issued on or after May 8, 2017, including the notes, we may sell or
transfer our assets substantially as an entirety, in one or more transactions, to one or more entities, provided that such properties and assets, taken together, are not sold or transferred substantially as an entirety to one or more persons that
are not subsidiaries of ours. If we sell or transfer our assets substantially as an entirety to our subsidiaries, third-party creditors of our subsidiaries could have additional assets from which to recover on their claims while holders of the notes
could be structurally subordinated to creditors of our subsidiaries with respect to such assets. See Description of Debt SecuritiesConsolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets in the accompanying prospectus.
A downgrade in our credit ratings, changes in the debt markets or other developments could limit our ability to obtain future financing, increase our
borrowing costs and adversely affect the trading prices and liquidity of the notes.
The trading prices for the notes will depend on many factors,
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The condition of the financial markets and prevailing
interest rates have fluctuated significantly in the past and are likely to fluctuate in the future. Such fluctuations could have an adverse effect on the prices of the notes.
In addition, we are subject to periodic review by independent credit rating agencies. An increase in the level of our outstanding indebtedness and regulatory
considerations, including, without limitation, our single point of entry resolution strategy, or other events that could have an adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations, may cause the rating agencies to downgrade, place on
negative watch or change their outlook on our debt credit ratings generally, and the ratings on the notes, which could adversely impact the trading prices, or the liquidity, of the notes. Any such downgrade, placement on negative watch or change in
outlook could also adversely affect our cost of borrowing, limit our access to the capital markets or result in restrictive covenants in future debt agreements. The ratings on the notes may not reflect the potential impact of all risks related to
structure, market, additional factors discussed above and other factors that may affect the value of the notes. A credit rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be revised, suspended or withdrawn by the rating agency
at any time.
An active trading market for the notes may not develop.
The notes constitute a new issue of securities, for which there is no existing market. We do not intend to apply for listing of the notes on any securities
exchange or for quotation of the notes on any automated dealer quotation system. We cannot provide you with any assurance regarding whether a trading market for the notes will develop, the ability of holders of the notes to sell their notes or the
prices at which holders may be able to sell their notes. The underwriters have advised us that they currently intend to make a market in the notes. The underwriters, however, are not obligated to do so, and any market-making with respect to the
notes may be discontinued at any time without notice. If no active trading market develops, you may be unable to resell the notes at any price or at their fair market value.
The amount of interest payable on the notes during the floating rate period is set only once per interest period based on the three-month U.S. dollar
LIBOR rate on the interest determination date, which rate may fluctuate substantially.
In the past, the level of the three-month U.S. dollar LIBOR
rate has experienced significant fluctuations. You should note that historical levels, fluctuations and trends of the three-month U.S. dollar LIBOR rate are not necessarily indicative of future levels. Any historical upward or downward trend in the
three-month U.S. dollar LIBOR rate is not an indication that the three-month U.S. dollar LIBOR rate is more or less likely to increase or decrease at any time during a floating rate period, and you should not take the historical levels of the
three-month U.S. dollar LIBOR rate as an indication of its future performance. You should further note that although the actual three-month U.S. dollar LIBOR rate on a floating rate interest payment date or at other times during the floating rate
period for the notes may be higher than the three-month U.S. dollar LIBOR rate on the applicable interest determination date, you will not benefit from the three-month U.S. dollar LIBOR rate at any time other than on the interest determination date
for such period. As a result, changes in the three-month U.S. dollar LIBOR rate may not result in a comparable change in the market value of the notes during the floating rate period.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds from this offering are expected to be approximately $ , after deducting the underwriting
discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate
purposes, which may include, without limitation, working capital, capital expenditures, investments in or loans to our subsidiaries, refinancing of outstanding indebtedness, refinancing of outstanding capital securities, share repurchases
(including, but not limited to, repurchases of our common stock), dividends, funding potential future acquisitions and satisfaction of other obligations. The precise amounts and timing of these uses of proceeds will depend on the funding
requirements of us and our subsidiaries.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
The notes offered by this prospectus supplement will be issued by State Street Corporation under the indenture dated as of October 31, 2014, between
State Street Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as senior trustee (the Original Indenture), as amended and supplemented by the first supplemental indenture dated as of May 8, 2017 (the Original Indenture, as so
supplemented, the Indenture). The accompanying prospectus provides a more complete description of the Indenture. The notes will be senior debt securities, as such term is used in the accompanying prospectus. The following description of
the particular terms of the notes supplements and, to the extent inconsistent therewith, replaces the description of the general terms and provisions of the senior debt securities in the accompanying prospectus, to which description we refer you.
General
The
fixed-to-floating
rate notes due issued in this offering, which we refer to as the
notes, initially will be limited to $ aggregate principal amount. The notes will mature
on , .
We will not pay any additional amounts on the notes to compensate any beneficial owner for any United States tax withheld from payments of principal or
interest on the notes. We may redeem all of the notes
on , at the redemption price described under
Optional Redemption in this prospectus supplement. There is no sinking fund for the notes. The notes are not convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securities of State Street. The notes are subject to defeasance in the
manner described under the heading Description of Debt SecuritiesDefeasance in the accompanying prospectus.
The notes will rank equally
with all of State Streets other existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness. As of March 31, 2017, on a consolidated basis, our outstanding long-term senior indebtedness totaled approximately $8.26 billion, and after giving effect
to the issuance of the notes, would have totaled approximately $ billion.
Interest
We refer to the period during which the notes bear interest at a fixed rate as the fixed rate period, and the period during which the notes bear
interest at a floating rate as the floating rate period.
The notes will bear interest (i) during the period from and
including , 2017 to, but
excluding, , at a fixed annual rate of % and (ii) during the period
from and including , to, but excluding, the maturity
date at a per annum rate equal to the applicable LIBOR rate plus %, reset quarterly, as described below. We will pay interest on the notes (i) during the fixed rate period, semiannually in arrears,
on and of each year, commencing
on , 2017 and ending
on , (each such date, a fixed rate interest payment
date) and (ii) during the floating rate period, quarterly in arrears,
on , ,
and ,
(each such date, a floating rate interest payment date).
Fixed Rate Period
Interest on the notes during the fixed rate period will be computed on the basis of a
360-day
year consisting of twelve
30-day
months. If a fixed rate interest payment date falls on a day that is not a business day, we will postpone the interest payment to the next succeeding business day, but the payments made on such dates
will be treated as having been made on the date that the payment was first due and the holders of the notes will not be entitled to any further interest or other payments with respect to such postponement.
The interest payable on the notes on any fixed rate interest payment date, subject to certain exceptions, will be paid to the person in whose name the notes
are registered at the close of business
on and , whether or not a business day,
next preceding the applicable fixed rate interest payment date.
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Floating Rate Period
For the purpose of calculating interest due on the notes during the floating rate period, the initial interest period is the period from and
including , to, but excluding, the next interest
reset date (as defined below), and subsequent interest periods will be the periods from and including an interest reset date to, but excluding, the next interest reset date.
If a floating rate interest payment date for the notes during the floating rate period falls on a day that is not a business day and a London business day,
then such date will be postponed to the next day that is both a business day and a London business day, except that, if the next such date falls in the next calendar month, then such date will be advanced to the immediately preceding day that is
both a business day and a London business day. If the maturity date of the notes is not a business day and a London business day, any payment of principal and interest otherwise due on such day will be made on the next succeeding day that is both a
business day and a London business day, and no interest on such payment shall accrue for the period from and after the maturity date.
The interest
payable on any floating rate interest payment date, other than the maturity date of the notes, and subject to certain exceptions, will be paid to the person in whose name such notes are registered at the close of business
on , and
, whether or not both a London business day or a business day, next preceding the applicable floating rate interest payment date. Interest that we pay on the maturity date for
the notes will be paid to the person to whom the principal will be payable.
During the floating rate period, the notes will bear interest at a per annum
rate equal to the applicable LIBOR rate plus %, reset quarterly. Interest during the floating rate period will be computed on the basis of a
360-day
year for the actual number of
days elapsed. Interest will be reset for the notes on ,
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and (each, an interest reset date). If an interest reset date falls on a day that is not both a business day and a London business day, then
such date will be postponed to the next day that is both a business day and a London business day, except that, if the next such date falls in the next calendar month, then such date will be advanced to the immediately preceding day that is both a
business day and a London business day. For each floating rate period, LIBOR will be determined by the calculation agent for the notes on the second London business day immediately preceding the first day of such interest period (each, an
interest determination date) in the following manner:
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LIBOR will be the offered rate per annum for three-month deposits in U.S. dollars, beginning on the first day of such period, as that rate appears on Reuters screen LIBOR01 (or any successor or replacement page) as of
approximately 11:00 A.M., London time, on the second London business day immediately preceding the first day of such interest period.
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If the rate described above does not so appear on the Reuters screen LIBOR01 (or any successor or replacement page), then LIBOR will be determined on the basis of the rates, at approximately 11:00 A.M., London time, on
the second London business day immediately preceding the first day of such interest period, at which deposits of the following kind are offered to prime banks in the London interbank market by four major banks in that market selected by the
calculation agent: three-month deposits in U.S. dollars, beginning on the first day of such interest period, and in a Representative Amount. The calculation agent will request the principal London office of each of these banks to provide a quotation
of its rate. If at least two quotations are provided, LIBOR for the second London business day immediately preceding the first day of such interest period will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations.
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If fewer than two of the requested quotations described above are provided, LIBOR for the second London business day immediately preceding the first day of such interest period will be the arithmetic mean of the rates
for loans of the following kind to leading European banks quoted, at approximately 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the second London business day immediately preceding the first day of such interest period, by major banks in New York City
selected by the calculation agent: three-month loans of U.S. dollars, beginning on the first day of such interest period, and in a Representative Amount.
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If no quotation is provided as described above, then the calculation agent, after consulting such sources as it
deems comparable to any of the foregoing quotations or display page, or any such source as it
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deems reasonable from which to estimate LIBOR or any of the foregoing lending rates, shall determine LIBOR for the second London business day immediately preceding the first day of such interest
period in its sole discretion.
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The calculation agent is State Street Bank unless and until such time as a successor is appointed. State
Street may appoint a different institution to serve as calculation agent from time to time after the original issue date of the notes without the consent of holders of the notes and without notice. The calculation agents determination of any
interest rate, and its calculation of the amount of interest for any interest period, will be on file at our principal offices, will be made available to any noteholder upon request and will be final and binding in the absence of manifest error.
In this subsection, we use several terms that have special meanings relevant to calculating LIBOR. We define these terms as follows:
The term London business day means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in London
generally are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close and, in the case of any debt security for which LIBOR is an interest rate basis, is also a day on which dealings in the applicable index currency are transacted in
the London interbank market.
The term Representative Amount means an amount that, in the calculation agents judgment, is representative
of a single transaction in the relevant market at the relevant time.
The term Reuters screen means the display on the Reuters 3000 Xtra
service, or any successor or replacement service.
All percentages resulting from any calculation of the interest rate on the notes during the floating
rate period will be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one hundred-thousandth of a percentage point, with five
one-millionths
of a percentage point rounded upwards (e.g., 9.876545% (or .09876545) being
rounded to 9.87655% (or .0987655)), and all dollar amounts used in or resulting from such calculations will be rounded to the nearest cent (with
one-half
cent being rounded upwards).
The interest rate on the notes during the floating rate period will in no event be higher than the maximum rate permitted by New York law as the same may be
modified by United States law of general application.
General
Interest will be payable by wire transfer in immediately available funds in U.S. dollars at the office of the paying agent or, in the event the notes are not
represented by Global Notes (as defined below), at the office or agency of State Street maintained for such purpose in The City of Boston.
When we use
the term business day in this Interest section, we mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in The City of New York or The City of Boston are authorized or required by law or
executive order to remain closed.
Optional Redemption
On at least 30 days but no more than 60 days prior written notice mailed to the registered holders of the notes, we may redeem the notes, at our option, in
whole, but not in part, on , at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, installments of interest on the notes that are
due and payable on an interest payment date falling on or prior to the redemption date will be payable on the interest payment date to the
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registered holders as of the close of business on the relevant record date in accordance with the notes and the Indenture. Unless we default in payment of the redemption price, on and after the
redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the notes.
Events of Default
The following are events of default with respect to the notes:
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default in the payment of any interest when due, which continues for 30 days; or
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specified events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of State Street.
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No other defaults under or
breaches of the Indenture or the notes will result in an event of default, whether after notice, the passage of time or otherwise. However, certain events may give rise to a covenant breach, as described under the heading Covenant
Breaches under the Senior Indenture in the accompanying prospectus.
If an event of default occurs and is continuing with respect to the notes,
other than an event of default resulting from voluntary bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of State Street, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding notes may declare the principal amount of
all notes to be due and payable or deliverable immediately. The notes will automatically be accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default resulting from voluntary bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of State Street.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Original Indenture, the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of State Street Bank, whether in a
voluntary or involuntary proceeding, will not constitute a default or event of default with respect to the notes.
At any time after the trustee or the
holders of the notes have accelerated the notes, but before the trustee has obtained a judgment or decree for payment of money due, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding notes may, under certain circumstances,
rescind and annul such acceleration and any event of default giving rise to such declaration shall be deemed not to have occurred.
Waiver and
Termination of Rights With Respect to State Street Replacement Capital Covenant
In 2007, we caused the issuance of $800 million of floating rate
capital securities (the Capital Securities) of State Street Capital Trust IV, a Delaware statutory trust formed by us (the Trust), and issued $800 million of our floating rate junior subordinated debentures to the Trust
(the Underlying Securities and, together with the Capital Securities, the Securities). In connection with these issuances, on April 30, 2007 we entered into a replacement capital covenant, which we subsequently amended
on May 13, 2016 (as amended, the Replacement Capital Covenant). The Replacement Capital Covenant benefits persons that buy, hold or sell specified series of long-term indebtedness of our company, or our depository institution
subsidiaries (the Covered Debt). The current Covered Debt under the Replacement Capital Covenant is our floating rate junior subordinated debentures due in 2028 (the Debentures), originally issued to State Street Capital
Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust formed by us (Trust I), underlying the floating rate capital securities of Trust I (the Trust I Capital Securities). Effective as of December 21, 2016, in connection with our
dissolution of Trust I, we caused all outstanding interests in Trust I Capital Securities to be exchanged for a like amount of Debentures.
The
Replacement Capital Covenant provides that we may not repay, redeem or purchase any of the Securities, and no subsidiary of ours (including the Trust) may purchase, any of the Securities, on or before the date specified in the Replacement Capital
Covenant, with certain limited exceptions, except to the extent that (i) we have obtained the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board, if such approval is then required, and (ii) we have received proceeds, up to specified percentages
of the aggregate principal amount repaid or the applicable redemption or purchase price, from the sale or issuance of qualifying securities with characteristics that are the
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same as, or more equity-like than, the applicable characteristics of the Securities during the 180 days prior to the date of that repayment, redemption or purchase (which period is shortened
under certain specified circumstances).
In the event that we elect to redeem the securities that serve as the Covered Debt (currently the Debentures),
either in full or in part and, as a result thereof, the principal amount thereof is reduced below a specified threshold, we are required to identify another series of eligible debt to serve as the Covered Debt entitled to the benefits of the
Replacement Capital Covenant. The notes would qualify as Covered Debt if we designated them as such and, therefore, if we redeem the Debentures we may designate the notes as the Covered Debt. If we designate the notes as the Covered Debt, we expect
that we would thereafter terminate the Replacement Capital Covenant in accordance with the terms of the notes as described below.
The notes will provide
that, in the event they are designated as the Covered Debt, each purchaser of such notes, for itself and any and all successors and assigns, waives all rights under, and irrevocably authorizes us to terminate, without further action by or payment to
any holder of the notes, the Replacement Capital Covenant. This feature of the notes will effectively allow us to unilaterally terminate the Replacement Capital Covenant, if we so choose, in the event the notes are designated as the Covered Debt.
This will provide us with flexibility, if and when we repay, redeem or purchase the Debentures, to redeem the Securities without issuing qualifying securities under the Replacement Capital Covenant.
By purchasing the notes, an investor shall be deemed to have waived, for itself and any and all successors and assigns, all rights with respect to, and
to have irrevocably authorized us to terminate, the Replacement Capital Covenant upon the notes becoming the Covered Debt as described above.
Further Issuances
We may from time to time, without the
consent of the holders of the notes, create and issue additional notes on terms and conditions substantially identical to those of the notes offered by this prospectus supplement (except for the issue date, public offering price and amount and date
of the first payment of interest thereon), which additional notes shall increase the aggregate principal amount of, and shall be consolidated and form a single series with, the notes.
Modification and Waiver
The Indenture may, with certain
exceptions as provided therein, be modified and amended by us and the trustee with the consent of holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding notes. In addition, the holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding notes may waive certain covenants and past defaults under the Indenture, except as described under the heading Description of Debt SecuritiesRemedies if an Event of Default or Covenant Breach under the
Senior Indenture Occurs in the accompanying prospectus.
Delivery and Form
The notes will be represented by permanent global certificates (each a Global Note and collectively, the Global Notes) deposited with,
or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and registered in the name of Cede & Co. (DTCs partnership nominee). The notes will be available for purchase in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000
in excess thereof in book-entry form only. Unless and until certificated notes are issued under the limited circumstances described in the accompanying prospectus, no beneficial owner of a note shall be entitled to receive a definitive certificate
representing the notes. So long as DTC or any successor depositary (collectively, the Depositary) or its nominee is the registered owner of the Global Notes, the Depositary, or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered to be
the sole owner or holder of the notes for all purposes of the Indenture. Beneficial interests in the Global Notes will be represented through book-
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entry accounts of financial institutions acting on behalf of beneficial owners as direct and indirect participants in DTC. Investors may elect to hold interests in the Global Notes through DTC
either directly if they are participants in DTC or indirectly through organizations that are participants in DTC.
Clearance and Settlement Procedures
Initial settlement of the notes will be made in immediately available funds. Secondary market trading between DTC participants will occur in the
ordinary way in accordance with DTC rules and will be settled in immediately available funds.
Trustee
U.S. Bank National Association will act as trustee for the notes, which will be issued under the Indenture. The Indenture is described in the accompanying
prospectus. You should read the accompanying prospectus for a general discussion of the terms and provisions of the Indenture.
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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following is a summary of material U.S. federal income tax considerations related to the purchase, ownership and disposition of the notes. This summary is
based upon provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), U.S. Treasury Regulations, administrative rulings and judicial decisions in effect as of the date of this prospectus supplement, any of which may
subsequently be changed, possibly retroactively, or interpreted differently by the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS), so as to result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those discussed below. Except where noted, this
summary deals only with notes held as capital assets (generally for investment purposes) by a beneficial owner who purchases notes on original issuance at the initial offering price at which a substantial amount of the notes are sold for cash to
persons other than bond houses, brokers, or similar persons or organizations acting in the capacity of underwriters, placement agents or wholesalers, which we refer to as the issue price. This summary does not address all aspects of U.S.
federal income taxes related to the purchase, ownership and disposition of the notes and does not address all tax consequences that may be relevant to holders in light of their personal circumstances or particular situations, such as:
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tax consequences to holders who may be subject to special tax treatment, including dealers in securities or currencies, banks and other financial institutions, regulated investment companies, real estate investment
trusts,
tax-exempt
entities, insurance companies and traders in securities that elect to use a
mark-to-market
method of
accounting for their securities;
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tax consequences to persons holding notes as a part of a hedging, integrated, conversion or constructive sale transaction or a straddle;
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tax consequences to U.S. holders (as defined below) of notes whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar;
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tax consequences to partnerships or other pass-through entities and their members;
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tax consequences to certain former citizens or residents of the United States;
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U.S. Medicare tax on net investment income or federal alternative minimum tax consequences, if any;
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any state, local or foreign tax consequences; and
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U.S. federal estate or gift taxes.
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If a partnership (including any entity or arrangement treated as a
partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds notes, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. A beneficial owner that is a partnership and partners in such a
partnership should consult their tax advisors.
This summary of material U.S. federal income tax considerations is for general information only and is
not tax advice for any particular investor. This summary does not address the tax considerations arising under the laws of any foreign, state or local jurisdiction. If you are considering the purchase of notes, you should consult your tax advisors
concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences to you in light of your own specific situation, as well as consequences arising under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction.
In this discussion, we use the term U.S. holder to refer to a beneficial owner of notes, that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
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an individual citizen or resident of the United States;
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a corporation (or any other entity or arrangement treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, 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 taxation regardless of its source; or
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a trust, if it (i) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the U.S. and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (ii) has a valid
election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.
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We use the term
non-U.S.
holder to describe a beneficial owner (other than a partnership or other pass- through entity) of notes that is not a U.S. holder.
Non-U.S.
holders should
consult their tax advisors to determine the U.S. federal, state, local and other tax consequences that may be relevant to them.
Consequences to U.S.
Holders
Payments of Interest
Subject to
the discussion below regarding original issue discount, interest on a note generally will be taxable to a U.S. holder as ordinary income at the time it is received or accrued in accordance with the U.S. holders usual method of accounting for
tax purposes.
We do not anticipate that the notes will have original issue discount, or OID, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, it is
possible that the notes could have OID for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Because the notes are variable rate debt instruments with a single fixed rate for more than one year and a qualified floating rate, for purposes of determining whether the
notes have OID, an equivalent fixed rate debt instrument must be constructed assuming (i) the actual fixed rate is replaced with a qualified floating rate such that the fair market value of a note as of the issue date approximates the fair
market value of an otherwise identical debt instrument that provides for the qualified floating rate, rather than the fixed rate and (ii) replacing a fixed rate substitute for the actual qualified floating rate and substitute qualified floating
rate determined in clause (i), which, in each case, will be the value of the qualified floating rate on the issue date. If the equivalent fixed rate debt instrument has only qualified stated interest, which generally is stated interest that is
unconditionally payable in cash or property, other than debt instruments of the issuer, at least annually during the entire term of the debt instrument at a single fixed rate of interest, then the notes will not have OID (assuming that the issue
price of the notes is the stated principal amount or if the issue price is less than the stated principal amount, the difference will be a de minimis amount, as set forth in the applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations). If the equivalent fixed rate
debt instrument has interest that is not qualified stated interest, then such amount, as well as any amount by which the issue price is less than the stated principal amount, will be OID unless such amount is de minimis as set forth in the
applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations, and U.S. holders generally would be required to include such OID in gross income over the term of the notes on a constant yield basis, regardless of their regular method of tax accounting.
The remainder of this discussion assumes that the notes will not be issued with OID in excess of a de minimis amount.
Sale, Redemption or Other Taxable Disposition of Notes
A U.S. holder generally will recognize gain or loss upon the sale, redemption or other taxable disposition of a note equal to the difference between the amount
realized (except to the extent any amount realized is attributable to accrued but unpaid interest, which will be taxable as ordinary interest income to the extent not previously included in income) and such U.S. holders adjusted tax basis in
the note. A U.S. holders adjusted tax basis in a note will generally be equal to the amount that such U.S. holder paid for the note decreased by the amount of any principal payments received by the U.S. holder with respect to such note. Any
gain or loss recognized on a taxable disposition of the note will be capital gain or loss. If, at the time of the sale, redemption or other taxable disposition of the note, a U.S. holder is treated as holding the note for more than one year, such
capital gain or loss will be a long-term capital gain or loss. Otherwise, such capital gain or loss will be a short- term capital gain or loss. In the case of certain
non-corporate
U.S. holders (including
individuals), long-term capital gain generally
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is subject to U.S. federal income tax at a lower rate than short-term capital gain, which is taxed at ordinary income rates. A U.S. holders ability to deduct capital losses may be limited.
Assumption of our Obligations under the Notes
Under certain circumstances described in the accompanying prospectus under the heading Description of Debt SecuritiesConsolidation, Merger and Sale
of Assets, our obligations under the notes and the Indenture may be assumed by another person. An assumption by another person of our obligations under the notes and the Indenture might be deemed for U.S. federal income tax purposes to be an
exchange by a holder of the notes for new notes, resulting in recognition of gain or loss for such purposes and possibly other adverse tax consequences to the holder. In certain circumstances, such an assumption might not be deemed an exchange for
U.S. federal income tax purposes. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of such an assumption.
Information
Reporting and Backup Withholding
Information reporting requirements generally will apply to payments of interest on the notes and to the proceeds
of a sale of a note paid to a U.S. holder unless the U.S. holder is an exempt recipient (such as a corporation). Backup withholding will apply to those payments if the U.S. holder fails to provide its correct taxpayer identification number, or
certification of exempt status, generally by providing an IRS Form
W-9
or an approved substitute, or if the U.S. holder is notified by the IRS that the U.S. holder has failed to report in full payments of
interest and dividend income. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against a U.S. holders U.S. federal income tax liability provided the
required information is timely furnished to the IRS.
Consequences to
Non-U.S.
Holders
Payments of Interest
In general, payments of
interest on the notes to, or on behalf of, a
non-U.S.
holder will be considered portfolio interest and, subject to the discussions below of income effectively connected with a U.S. trade or
business, backup withholding, and FATCA, will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax, provided that:
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non-U.S.
holder does not directly or indirectly, actually or constructively, own 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock entitled to vote
within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3) of the Code;
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the
non-U.S.
holder is not, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a controlled foreign corporation that is related to us (actually or constructively) through stock ownership;
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the
non-U.S.
holder is not a bank whose receipt of interest on a note is described in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code; and
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the
non-U.S.
holder provides its name, address, and taxpayer identification number, if any, and certifies, under penalties of perjury, that it is not a U.S. person (which
certification may be made on an IRS Form
W-8BEN,
W-8BEN-E
or other applicable form) or the
non-U.S.
holder holds the notes through certain foreign intermediaries or certain foreign partnerships, and the
non-U.S.
holder and the foreign intermediary or foreign
partnership satisfy the certification requirements of applicable Treasury Regulations. Special certification rules apply to
non-U.S.
holders that are pass- through entities.
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If a
non-U.S.
holder cannot satisfy the requirements described above, payments of interest generally will be subject
to the 30% U.S. federal withholding tax, unless the
non-U.S.
holder provides us with a properly executed (i) IRS Form
W-8BEN
or
W-8BEN-E
(or other applicable form) claiming an exemption from or reduction in withholding under an applicable income tax treaty or (ii) IRS Form
W-8ECI
(or other
applicable form) stating
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that interest paid on the notes is not subject to withholding tax because it is effectively connected with the
non-
U.S. holders conduct of a trade
or business in the United States and includable in the
non-U.S.
holders gross income.
If a
non-U.S.
holder is engaged in a trade or business in the United States and interest on the notes is effectively connected with the conduct of that trade or business and, if required by an applicable income tax
treaty, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or fixed base, then, although the
non-U.S.
holder will be exempt from the 30% withholding tax (provided the certification requirements discussed above
are satisfied), the
non-U.S.
holder will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on that interest on a net income basis at regular graduated U.S. federal income tax rates, generally in the same manner as if the
non-U.S.
holder were a U.S. holder. In addition, if a
non-U.S.
holder is a foreign corporation, it may be subject to a branch profits tax equal to 30% (or lesser rate under an
applicable income tax treaty) of its effectively connected earnings and profits for the taxable year, subject to certain adjustments.
Sale,
Redemption or Other Taxable Disposition of Notes
Subject to the discussion below regarding backup withholding and FATCA, gain realized by a
non-U.S.
holder on the sale, redemption or other taxable disposition of a note will not be subject to U.S. income tax unless:
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non-U.S.
holders conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is
attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or fixed base); or
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holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of that disposition and certain other conditions are met.
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non-U.S.
holder is described in the first bullet point above, it will be subject to tax on the
net gain derived from the sale, redemption, or other taxable disposition of the notes at regular graduated U.S. federal income tax rates, generally in the same manner as if the
non-U.S.
holder were a U.S.
holder. In addition, if a
non-
U.S. holder is a foreign corporation, it may be subject to the branch profits tax equal to 30% (or lesser rate under an applicable income tax treaty) of its effectively connected
earnings and profits for the taxable year, subject to certain adjustments. If a
non-U.S.
holder is an individual described in the second bullet point above, such holder will be subject to a flat 30% tax
(unless an applicable income tax treaty provides otherwise) on the gain derived from the sale, redemption or other taxable disposition, which may be offset by certain U.S. source capital losses, even though such holder is not considered a resident
of the United States.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
Generally, we must report annually to the IRS and to
non-U.S.
holders the amount of interest paid to
non-
U.S. holders and the amount of tax, if any, withheld with respect to those payments. Copies of the information returns reporting such interest payments and withholding may also be made available to the tax
authorities in the country in which a
non-U.S.
holder resides under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty.
In general, a
non-U.S.
holder will not be subject to backup withholding with respect to payments of interest that we
make, provided the certification described above in the last bullet point under Consequences to
Non-
U.S. HoldersPayments of Interest has been received and we do not have actual knowledge or
reason to know that the holder is a U.S. person, as defined under the Code, who is not an exempt recipient. In addition, a
non-
U.S. holder will be subject to information reporting and, depending on the
circumstances, backup withholding with respect to payments of the proceeds of the sale of a note within the United States or conducted through certain U.S.-related financial intermediaries, unless the certification described above has been received,
and we do not have actual knowledge or reason to know that a holder is a U.S. person, as defined under the Code, who is not an exempt recipient, 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 will be allowed as a refund or a credit
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against a
non-U.S.
holders U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is furnished timely to the IRS. The backup withholding
and information reporting rules are complex, and
non-U.S.
holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding application of these rules to their particular circumstances.
FATCA
Provisions of the Code commonly referred to
as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, generally impose a 30% withholding tax on payments of interest on the notes and, after December 31, 2018, gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the notes (including settlement
of the notes at maturity) if paid to a foreign entity unless (i) if the foreign entity is a foreign financial institution, the foreign entity undertakes certain due diligence, reporting, withholding, and certification obligations,
(ii) if the foreign entity is not a foreign financial institution, the foreign entity identifies certain of its U.S. investors, or (iii) the foreign entity is otherwise exempt from FATCA. Prospective investors are encouraged to
consult their own tax advisors regarding the possible implications of FATCA on their investment in the notes.
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UNDERWRITING
Under the terms and subject to the conditions contained in an underwriting agreement
dated , 2017, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters named below, for whom Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and UBS Securities LLC are acting as representatives, the following respective principal amounts of the notes:
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The underwriting agreement provides that, subject to certain conditions, the underwriters are obligated to purchase all of the
notes in the offering if they purchase any notes. The underwriting agreement also provides that if an underwriter defaults, the purchase commitments of
non-defaulting
underwriters may be increased or the
offering may be terminated. The offering of the notes by the underwriters is subject to receipt and acceptance and subject to the underwriters right to reject any order in whole or in part.
The underwriters propose to offer the notes initially at the public offering price on the cover page of this prospectus supplement and to selling group
members at that price less a selling concession of up to % of the principal amount per note. Any underwriter may allow, and any such dealer may reallow, a concession of up to % of the
principal amount per note to certain other dealers. After the initial public offering of the notes, the underwriters may change the public offering price and concessions and discounts to dealers.
The following table summarizes the compensation we will pay:
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The notes are a new issue of securities with no established trading market. In addition, we have not applied and do not intend to list the notes on any
securities exchange or to have the notes quoted on a quotation system. One or more of the underwriters intends to make a secondary market for the notes. However, they are not obligated to do so and may discontinue making a secondary market for the
notes at any time without notice. No assurance can be given as to how liquid the trading market for the notes will be.
We have agreed to indemnify the
several underwriters against liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or contribute to payments that the underwriters may be required to make in that respect.
Some of the underwriters and their affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, investment banking and other commercial dealings in the
ordinary course of business with us or our affiliates. They have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for these transactions.
In addition, in the ordinary course of their business activities, the underwriters and their affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and
actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such investments and securities activities may involve
securities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. Certain of the underwriters or their affiliates that have a lending relationship with us routinely hedge their credit
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exposure to us consistent with their customary risk management policies. Typically, such underwriters and their affiliates would hedge such exposure by entering into transactions which consist of
either the purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our securities, including potentially the notes offered hereby. Any such credit default swaps or short positions could adversely affect future trading prices of the
notes offered hereby. The underwriters and their affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients
that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.
In connection with the offering, the underwriters may engage in
stabilizing transactions, over-allotment transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act).
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Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of the notes in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions. A short position is more likely to be created if
the underwriters are concerned that there could be downward pressure on the price of the notes in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering.
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Penalty bids permit the representatives to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the notes originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in a stabilizing or syndicate covering transaction to
cover syndicate short positions.
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These stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids may have the effect of
raising or maintaining the market price of the notes or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the notes. As a result, the price of the notes may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the open market. These
transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.
The notes are offered for sale in those jurisdictions in the United States, Europe, Asia and
elsewhere where it is lawful to make such offers.
Canada
The notes may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument
45-106
Prospectus Exemptions
or subsection 73.3(1) of the
Securities Act
(Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument
31-103
Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations
. Any resale of the notes must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities
laws.
Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this
prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchasers
province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchasers province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.
Pursuant to section 3A.3 (or, in the case of securities issued or guaranteed by the government of a non Canadian jurisdiction, section 3A.4) of National
Instrument
33-105
Underwriting Conflicts
(NI
33-105),
the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI
33-105
regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.
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European Economic Area
In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area no offer of notes which are the subject of the offering has been or will be made to the public
in that Member State other than under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive:
A. to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as
defined in the Prospectus Directive;
B. to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus
Directive), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives for any such offer; or
C. in any other circumstances falling within Article
3(2) of the Prospectus Directive,
provided that no such offer of notes shall require us or the representatives to publish a prospectus pursuant to
Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive.
This prospectus has been prepared on
the basis that any offer of notes in any Member State will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of notes. Accordingly any person making or intending to make an offer
in that Member State of notes which are the subject of the offering contemplated in this prospectus may only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for us or any of the underwriters to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the
Prospectus Directive in relation to such offer. Neither State Street nor the underwriters have authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of notes in circumstances in which an obligation arises for us or the underwriters to publish a
prospectus for such offer.
For the purpose of the above provisions, the expression an offer of notes to the public in relation to any notes
in any Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the notes, as the same may be
varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the expression Prospectus Directive means Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each
Member State.
Hong Kong
The notes 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 notes 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 notes 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.
Japan
The notes have not been and will not be
registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law) and each underwriter has agreed that it will not offer or sell 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
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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 Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.
Korea
This prospectus supplement should not be
construed in any way as our (or any of our affiliates or agents) soliciting investment or offering to sell the notes in the Republic of Korea (Korea). We are not making any representation with respect to the eligibility of any recipients
of this prospectus to acquire the notes under the laws of Korea, including, without limitation, the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (the FSCMA), the Foreign Exchange Transaction Act (the FETA), and any
regulations thereunder. The notes have not been registered with the Financial Services Commission of Korea (the FSC) in any way pursuant to the FSCMA, and the notes may not be offered, sold or delivered, or offered or sold to any person
for reoffering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Korea or to any resident of Korea except pursuant to applicable laws and regulations of Korea. Furthermore, the notes may not be resold to any Korean resident unless such Korean resident as the
purchaser of the resold notes complies with all applicable regulatory requirements (including, without limitation, reporting or approval requirements under the FETA and regulations thereunder) relating to the purchase of the resold notes.
Singapore
This prospectus supplement has not been
registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus supplement and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the notes may not be
circulated or distributed, nor may the notes 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 (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 notes 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 notes 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(IA), 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.
Notice to Prospective Investors in the United Kingdom
In addition, in the United Kingdom, this document is being distributed only to, and is directed only at, and any offer subsequently made may only be directed
at persons who are qualified investors (as defined in the Prospectus Directive) (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19 (5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act
2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the Order) and/or (ii) who are high net worth companies (or persons to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated) falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all
such persons together being referred to as relevant persons). This document must not be acted on or relied on in the United Kingdom by persons who are not relevant persons. In the United Kingdom, any investment or investment activity to
which this document relates is only available to, and will be engaged in with, relevant persons.
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LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters in connection with the offering of the notes will be passed upon for us by Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. The underwriters
have been represented by Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of State Street Corporation appearing in State Street Corporations Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for the year ended December 31, 2016, and the effectiveness of State Street Corporations internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, 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, 2017 and March 31, 2016 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 4, 2017 included in State Street Corporations Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 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 on 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.
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 SECs website at
www.sec.gov
. Copies of certain information filed by us with the SEC are also available on our website at
www.statestreet.com
. Our website is not a part of this prospectus supplement or the
accompanying prospectus. You may also read and copy any document we file at the SECs 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.
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 accompanying prospectus 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 and accompanying prospectus.
We incorporate by reference the documents listed below (File
No. 001-07511)
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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10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Form
10-K,
including the
information specifically incorporated by reference into the 2016 Form
10-K
from our definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for our 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders;
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Quarterly Report on Form
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for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017; and
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8-K
filed January 18, 2017, January 20, 2017, February 28, 2017 and May 8, 2017.
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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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PROSPECTUS
State Street Corporation
Debt Securities
Preferred Stock
Depositary Shares
Common
Stock
Purchase Contracts
Units
Warrants
We may issue debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares, common stock, purchase contracts, units and warrants, and we or any selling security holders
may offer and sell these securities from time to time in one or more offerings.
This prospectus describes general terms of these securities and the
general manner in which these securities will be offered. We will provide the specific terms of these securities in supplements to this prospectus. The prospectus supplements will also describe the specific manner in which these securities will be
offered and may also supplement, update or amend information contained in this document. You should read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement before you invest.
We and any selling security holders may offer these securities in amounts, at prices and on terms determined at the time of offering. The securities may be
sold directly to you, through agents or through underwriters and dealers. If agents, underwriters or dealers are used to sell the securities, we will name them and describe their compensation in a prospectus supplement.
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol STT.
Investing in these securities involves certain risks. See
Risk Factors
included in any accompanying prospectus
supplement and in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus for a discussion of the factors you should carefully consider before deciding to purchase these securities.
These securities are not deposits or other obligations of a bank and, unless the applicable prospectus supplement so indicates, are not insured or guaranteed
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other federal agency.
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 May 8, 2017
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 or the selling securityholders 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, purchase contracts, units and warrants.
This prospectus
provides you with a general description of the securities we or the selling securityholders may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide one or more prospectus supplements that will contain specific information about the terms of the
offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the
heading Where You Can Find More Information beginning on page 3 of this prospectus.
You should rely only on the information contained in
or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or in any related free writing prospectus filed by us with the SEC. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. This prospectus and
the accompanying prospectus supplement do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the securities described in the accompanying prospectus supplement or an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy such securities in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, the documents incorporated by reference and any
related free writing prospectus is accurate only as of their respective dates. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed materially since those dates.
The terms 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, which is our
principal banking subsidiary.
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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 SECs 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. You may
also read and copy any document we file at the SECs 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.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the SEC. This prospectus omits some information contained in the registration statement in
accordance with SEC rules and regulations. You should review the information in and exhibits to the registration statement for further information about us and our consolidated subsidiaries and the securities we are offering. Statements in this
prospectus concerning any document we filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or that we otherwise filed with the SEC are not intended to be comprehensive and are qualified by reference to those documents. You should review the complete
document to evaluate these statements.
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference much of the information we file with the SEC, which means that we
can disclose important information to you by referring you to those publicly available documents. The information that we incorporate by reference in this prospectus is considered to be part of this prospectus. Because we are incorporating by
reference future filings with the SEC, this prospectus is continually updated and those future filings may modify or supersede some of the information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. This means that you must look at all of
the SEC filings that we incorporate by reference to determine if any of the statements in this prospectus or in any document previously incorporated by reference have been modified or superseded. This prospectus incorporates by reference the
documents listed below (File No. 001-07511) and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) (in each case, other than those
documents or the portions of those documents not deemed to be filed) until the offering of the securities under the registration statement is terminated or completed:
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Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K, including the information specifically incorporated by reference into the 2016 Form 10-K from our
definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders;
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Registration Statement on Form 8-A (relating to our common stock) filed on January 18, 1995, updated on March 7, 1995 and including any amendment or report filed to update such description.
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You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at the following address or telephone number:
State Street Corporation
One
Lincoln Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Telephone: (617) 786-3000
Attn: Corporate Secretary
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein, and other public statements we may make, may contain statements that are considered
forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. securities laws, including statements about our goals and expectations regarding our business, financial and capital condition, results of operations, strategies, financial portfolio
performance, dividend and stock purchase programs, outcomes of legal proceedings, market growth, acquisitions, joint ventures and divestitures, cost savings and transformation initiatives, client growth and new technologies, services and
opportunities, as well as industry, regulatory, economic and market trends, initiatives and developments, the business environment and other matters that do not relate strictly to historical facts. Terminology such as plan,
expect, intend, objective, forecast, outlook, believe, priority, anticipate, estimate, seek, may, will,
trend, target, strategy and goal, or similar statements or variations of such terms, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such terms.
Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, which change over time, are based on managements expectations and
assumptions at the time the statements are made, and are not guarantees of future results. Managements 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, regulatory environment and the equity, debt, currency and other financial markets, as well as factors specific to State Street and its subsidiaries, including State Street Bank. Factors that could
cause changes in the expectations or assumptions on which forward-looking statements are based cannot be foreseen with certainty and include, but are not limited to:
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the financial strength and continuing viability of the counterparties with which we or our clients do business and to which we have investment, credit or financial exposure, including, for example, the direct and
indirect effects on counterparties of the sovereign-debt risks in the U.S., Europe and other regions;
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increases in the volatility of, or declines in the level of, our net interest income, changes in the composition or valuation of the assets recorded in our consolidated statement of condition (and our ability to measure
the fair value of investment securities) and the possibility that we may change the manner in which we fund those assets;
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the liquidity of the U.S. and international securities markets, particularly the markets for fixed-income securities and inter-bank credits, and the liquidity requirements of our clients;
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the level and volatility of interest rates, the valuation of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies in which we record revenue or accrue expenses and the performance and volatility of securities, credit, currency
and other markets in the U.S. and internationally; and the impact of monetary and fiscal policy in the United States and internationally on prevailing rates of interest and currency exchange rates in the markets in which we provide services to our
clients;
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the credit quality, credit-agency ratings and fair values 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 in our consolidated statement of income;
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our ability to attract deposits and other low-cost, short-term funding, our ability to manage levels of such deposits and the relative portion of our deposits that are determined to be operational under regulatory
guidelines and our ability to deploy deposits in a profitable manner consistent with our liquidity needs, regulatory requirements and risk profile;
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the manner and timing with which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Federal
Reserve) and other U.S. and foreign regulators implement or reevaluate changes to the regulatory framework applicable to our operations, including implementation or modification of the Dodd-Frank
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Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the Dodd-Frank Act), the final rule implementing the Basel III framework in the United States (the Basel III Final
Rule) and European legislation (such as the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directives and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II); among other
consequences, these regulatory changes impact the levels of regulatory capital we must maintain, acceptable levels of credit exposure to third parties, margin requirements applicable to derivatives, and restrictions on banking and financial
activities. In addition, our regulatory posture and related expenses have been and will continue to be affected by changes in regulatory expectations for global systemically important financial institutions applicable to, among other things, risk
management, liquidity and capital planning, resolution planning, compliance programs, and changes in governmental enforcement approaches to perceived failures to comply with regulatory or legal obligations;
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we may not successfully implement our plans to have a credible resolution plan by July 2017, or that plan may not be considered to be sufficient by the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the
FDIC), due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to challenges we may experience in interpreting and addressing regulatory expectations, failure to implement remediation in a timely manner, the complexities of
development of a comprehensive plan to resolve a global custodial bank and related costs and dependencies. If we fail to meet regulatory expectations to the satisfaction of the Federal Reserve and the FDIC in any future submission, we could be
subject to more stringent capital, leverage or liquidity requirements, or restrictions on our growth, activities or operations;
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adverse changes in the regulatory ratios that we are required or will be required to meet, whether arising under the Dodd-Frank Act or the Basel III Final Rule, or due to changes in regulatory positions, practices or
regulations in jurisdictions in which we engage in banking activities, including changes in internal or external data, formulae, models, assumptions or other advanced systems used in the calculation of our capital ratios that cause changes in those
ratios as they are measured from period to period;
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requirements to obtain the prior approval or non-objection of the Federal Reserve or other U.S. and non-U.S. regulators for the use, allocation or distribution of our capital or other specific capital actions or
corporate activities, including without limitation, acquisitions, investments in subsidiaries, dividends and stock purchases, without which our growth plans, distributions to shareholders, share repurchase programs or other capital or corporate
initiatives may be restricted;
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changes in law or regulation, or the enforcement of law or regulation, that may adversely affect our business activities or those of our clients or our counterparties, and the products or services that we sell,
including additional or increased taxes or assessments thereon, capital adequacy requirements, margin requirements and changes that expose us to risks related to the adequacy of our controls or compliance programs;
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economic or financial market disruptions in the U.S. or internationally, including those which may result from recessions or political instability; for example, the U.K.s decision to exit from the European Union
may continue to disrupt financial markets or economic growth in Europe or, similarly, financial markets may react sharply or abruptly to actions taken by the new administration in the United States;
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our ability to develop and execute State Street Beacon, our multi-year transformation program to digitize our business, deliver significant value and innovation for our clients and lower expenses across the
organization, any failure of which, in whole or in part, may among other things, reduce our competitive position, diminish the cost-effectiveness of our systems and processes or provide an insufficient return on our associated investment;
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our ability to promote a strong culture of risk management, operating controls, compliance oversight, ethical
behavior and governance that meets our expectations and those of our clients and our regulators,
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and the financial, regulatory, reputation and other consequences of our failure to meet such expectations; the impact on our compliance and controls enhancement programs of the appointment of a
monitor under the deferred prosecution agreement with the DOJ and compliance consultant expected to be appointed under a potential settlement with the SEC, including the potential for such monitor and compliance consultant to require changes to our
programs or to identify other issues that require substantial expenditures, changes in our operations, or payments to clients or reporting to U.S. authorities;
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the results of our review of our billing practices, including additional amounts we may be required to reimburse clients, as well as potential consequences of such review, including damage to our client relationships
and adverse actions by governmental authorities;
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the results of, and costs associated with, governmental or regulatory inquiries and investigations, litigation and similar claims, disputes, or civil or criminal proceedings;
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changes or potential changes in the amount of compensation we receive from clients for our services, and the mix of services provided by us that clients choose;
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the large institutional clients on which we focus are often able to exert considerable market influence, and this, combined with strong competitive market forces, subjects us to significant pressure to reduce the fees
we charge, to potentially significant changes in our assets under custody and administration or our assets under management in the event of the acquisition or loss of a client, in whole or in part, and to potentially significant changes in our fee
revenue in the event a client re-balances or changes its investment approach or otherwise re-directs assets to lower- or higher-fee asset classes;
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the potential for losses arising from our investments in sponsored investment funds;
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the possibility that our clients will incur substantial losses in investment pools for which we act as agent, and the possibility of significant reductions in the liquidity or valuation of assets underlying those pools;
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our ability to anticipate and manage the level and timing of redemptions and withdrawals from our collateral pools and other collective investment products;
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the credit agency ratings of our debt and depositary obligations and investor and client perceptions of our financial strength;
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adverse publicity, whether specific to State Street or regarding other industry participants or industry-wide factors, or other reputational harm;
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our ability to control operational risks, data security breach risks and outsourcing risks, our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, the possibility of errors in the quantitative models we use to manage
our business and the possibility that our controls will prove insufficient, fail or be circumvented;
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our ability to expand our use of technology to enhance the efficiency, accuracy and reliability of our operations and our dependencies on information technology and our ability to control related risks, including
cyber-crime and other threats to our information technology infrastructure and systems (including those of our third-party service providers) and their effective operation both independently and with external systems, and complexities and costs of
protecting the security of such systems and data;
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our ability to grow revenue, manage expenses, attract and retain highly skilled people and raise the capital necessary to achieve our business goals and comply with regulatory requirements and expectations;
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changes or potential changes to the competitive environment, including changes due to regulatory and technological changes, the effects of industry consolidation and perceptions of State Street as a suitable service
provider or counterparty;
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our ability to complete acquisitions, joint ventures and divestitures, including the ability to obtain regulatory approvals, the ability to arrange financing as required and the ability to satisfy closing conditions;
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the risks that our acquired businesses and joint ventures will not achieve their anticipated financial and operational benefits or will not be integrated successfully, or that the integration will take longer than
anticipated, that expected synergies will not be achieved or unexpected negative synergies or liabilities will be experienced, that client and deposit retention goals will not be met, that other regulatory or operational challenges will be
experienced, and that disruptions from the transaction will harm our relationships with our clients, our employees or regulators;
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our ability to recognize evolving needs of our clients and to develop products that are responsive to such trends and profitable to us, the performance of and demand for the products and services we offer, and the
potential for new products and services to impose additional costs on us and expose us to increased operational risk;
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changes in accounting standards and practices; 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 affect the amount of taxes due.
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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 in this section and elsewhere in this prospectus and documents incorporated herein by reference or disclosed in our other SEC filings, including the risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016. Forward-looking statements in this prospectus and the documents incorporated herein by reference should not be relied on as representing our expectations or beliefs as of any time subsequent to the time this prospectus is
filed with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to revise our forward-looking statements after the time they are made. The factors discussed herein are not intended to be a complete statement of all risks and uncertainties that may affect our
businesses. We cannot anticipate all developments that may adversely affect our business or operations or our consolidated results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Forward-looking statements should not be viewed as predictions, and should not be the primary basis on which investors evaluate State Street. Any investor in
State Street should consider all risks and uncertainties disclosed in our SEC filings, described above under Where You Can Find More Information, all of which are accessible on the SECs website at
www.sec.gov
or on the
Investor Relations section of our corporate website at
www.statestreet.com.
We note that all website addresses given in this prospectus are for information only and are not intended to be an active link or to incorporate any
website information into this document.
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STATE STREET CORPORATION
State Street Corporation is a financial holding company organized in 1969 under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Through our subsidiaries,
including our principal banking subsidiary, State Street Bank and Trust Company, or State Street Bank, we provide a broad range of financial products and services to institutional investors worldwide. As of March 31, 2017, we had consolidated
total assets of $236.80 billion, consolidated total deposits of $183.47 billion, consolidated total shareholders equity of $21.29 billion and 34,817 employees. We operate in more than 100 geographic markets worldwide, including the United
States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
We are a leader in providing financial services and products to meet the needs of institutional
investors worldwide, with $29.83 trillion of assets under custody and administration and $2.56 trillion of assets under management as of March 31, 2017. Our clients include mutual funds, collective investment funds and other investment pools,
corporate and public retirement plans, insurance companies, foundations, endowments and investment managers. We have two lines of business: investment servicing and investment management.
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.
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RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
STATE STREET CORPORATION
The following
table sets forth our consolidated ratios of adjusted earnings to fixed charges and our consolidated ratios of adjusted earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for each of the periods indicated. You should read this table in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
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2015
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2014
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Consolidated ratios of adjusted earnings to fixed charges:
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Excluding interest on deposits:
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10.79x
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8.39x
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5.98x
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8.63x
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8.31x
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8.38x
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7.63x
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6.89x
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4.82x
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6.83x
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6.82x
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6.10x
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Consolidated ratios of adjusted earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock
dividends:
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Excluding interest on deposits:
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6.37x
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5.55x
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4.43x
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7.24x
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7.62x
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5.19x
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4.89x
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3.80x
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5.96x
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6.36x
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5.68x
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For purposes of calculating the consolidated ratios of adjusted earnings to fixed charges presented above, adjusted earnings
consist of consolidated pre-tax income from continuing operations, as reported, our share of pre-tax income (loss) of unconsolidated entities and fixed charges. Fixed charges, excluding interest on deposits, include interest on short-term
borrowings, interest on long-term debt, including amortization of debt issuance costs, and the portion of long-term leases representative of the interest factor. Fixed charges, including interest on deposits, include interest on short-term
borrowings and deposits, interest on long-term debt, including amortization of debt issuance costs, and the portion of long-term leases representative of the interest factor.
For purposes of calculating the consolidated ratios of adjusted earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends presented above, adjusted
earnings consist of consolidated pre-tax income from continuing operations, as reported, our share of pre-tax income (loss) of unconsolidated entities and fixed charges. Fixed charges and preferred stock dividends, excluding interest on deposits,
include interest on short-term borrowings, interest on long-term debt, including amortization of debt issuance costs, the portion of long-term leases representative of the interest factor, and pre-tax preferred stock dividends and related
adjustments. Fixed charges and preferred stock dividends, including interest on deposits, include interest on short-term borrowings and deposits, interest on long-term debt, including amortization of debt issuance costs, the portion of long-term
leases representative of the interest factor, and pre-tax preferred stock dividends and related adjustments. Pre-tax preferred stock dividends and related adjustments were calculated using income tax rates for the applicable year.
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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 applicable prospectus
supplement. General corporate purposes may include, without limitation, working capital, capital expenditures, investments in or loans to our subsidiaries, refinancing of outstanding indebtedness, share repurchases (including, but not limited to,
repurchases of our common stock), dividends, funding potential future acquisitions and satisfaction of other obligations. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of securities covered by this prospectus that are sold by any selling
securityholder.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
The senior debt securities will be issued under an indenture dated as of October 31, 2014, between us and U.S. Bank National Association, as senior
trustee, which we refer to as the original senior indenture, as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture, dated as of May 8, 2017 between us and the senior trustee, which we refer to as the first supplemental indenture. A copy of the
original senior indenture is filed as an exhibit to and incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The first supplemental indenture has been filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on May 8, 2017 and is incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. We refer to the original senior indenture as amended by the first supplemental indenture as the senior
indenture.
The subordinated debt securities will be issued under an indenture dated as of October 31, 2014, as amended or supplemented from time to
time, between us and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as subordinated trustee, which we refer to as the subordinated indenture. We refer to each of the senior indenture and the subordinated indenture as an indenture and together
as the indentures. A copy of the subordinated indenture is filed as an exhibit to and incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. For purposes of this section, references to
State Street, we, our, ours and us relate only to State Street Corporation and not its subsidiaries.
The following summaries of the material terms of the indentures are not complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, all
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 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.
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 as described under Subordinated Debt SecuritiesSubordination beginning on page 19. We are a holding company and conduct
substantially all of our operations through subsidiaries. As a result, claims of holders of the debt securities will generally have a junior position to claims of creditors of our subsidiaries, except to the extent that we may be recognized as a
creditor of those subsidiaries. In addition, our right to participate as a shareholder in any distribution of assets of any subsidiary (and thus the ability of holders of the debt securities to benefit as our creditors from such distribution) is
junior to the rights of creditors of that subsidiary. In addition, dividends, loans and advances from certain of our banking subsidiaries, including State Street Bank, to us and our non-banking subsidiaries are restricted by law.
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 also may, from time to time, incur additional indebtedness that is 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 that may be issued by us or our subsidiaries, including indebtedness that may rank senior to the debt securities.
We may issue debt securities upon the satisfaction of conditions contained in the indentures. The applicable prospectus supplement will include the terms of
each series of debt securities being offered, including:
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the title of the debt securities of the series;
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any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities;
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whether the debt securities are senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities;
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the person to whom any interest shall be payable;
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the date or dates on which the principal is payable;
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the rate or rates at which the debt securities shall bear interest, if any; the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue; the dates on which any such interest shall be payable; and the record date for any
such interest payable on any interest payment date;
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the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on debt securities of the series shall be payable;
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the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which debt securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of State Street;
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the obligation to redeem or purchase debt securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of the holder thereof;
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if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which any debt securities of the series shall be issuable;
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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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if other than the currency of the United States of America, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on debt securities of the series shall be payable;
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if debt securities of the series are to be payable, at our election or at the election of the registered holder thereof, in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which such debt securities
are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on such debt securities as to which such election is made shall be payable;
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if other than the entire 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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the 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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whether the debt securities (in whole or any specified part thereof) are to be defeasable, and the manner in which the election to defease the debt securities shall be evidenced;
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whether the debt securities are to be issued in global form;
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any additional or different events of default that apply to the debt securities of the series and any change in the rights 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 the debt securities of the series;
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with respect to subordinated debt securities, whether any changes to the subordination provisions of the subordinated indenture will apply;
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any special tax implications of such series of debt securities; and
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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.
Debt securities may be issued as original issue discount securities that 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
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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.
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.
We will have the
ability under the indentures to reopen a previously issued series of debt securities and issue additional debt securities of that series or establish additional terms of the series. We are also permitted to issue additional series of debt securities
with the same terms as the previously issued series.
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 to the holders of record 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 record of registered debt securities at their registered addresses.
Events of Default under the Senior
Indenture
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the following are events of default under the senior indenture:
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default in the payment of any interest on the debt securities when due, which continues for 30 days;
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default in the payment of any principal of, or premium on, the debt securities when due, which continues for 30 days; and
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specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of State Street Corporation.
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No other defaults
under or breaches of the senior indenture or any senior debt securities will result in an event of default, whether after notice, the passage of time or otherwise. For example and for the avoidance of doubt, the bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of State Street Bank, whether in a voluntary or involuntary proceeding, will not constitute a default or event of default under the senior indenture. However, certain events may give rise to a covenant breach, as described below under
Covenant Breaches.
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Senior debt securities issued by us prior to the date of the first supplemental indenture (the Pre-2017
Senior Debt) contain events of default that are different from those set forth above. In particular:
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The events of default applicable to the Pre-2017 Senior Debt do not provide for a 30-day cure period with respect to any failure by us to pay the principal of, or premium on, those senior debt securities;
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The Pre-2017 Senior Debt contains an additional event of default that is applicable if we fail to perform any of the covenants contained in the terms and conditions of, or the indenture governing, those senior debt
securities and that failure continues for 90 days; and
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The events of default applicable to most series of Pre-2017 Senior Debt provide that specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of State Street Bank would constitute an event of default with respect to
those senior debt securities.
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Accordingly, if we fail to pay the principal of, or premium on, any series of Pre-2017 Senior Debt when due,
the holders of such senior debt securities would be entitled to declare their securities due and payable immediately, whereas holders of the senior debt securities issued under the senior indenture and offered pursuant to this prospectus would not
be entitled to accelerate the senior debt securities offered hereby until 30 days after our failure to pay the principal of, or premium on, the senior debt securities issued under the senior indenture that we are offering pursuant to this
prospectus. In addition, holders of the senior debt securities offered pursuant to this prospectus will not have the benefit of the additional events of default described above that are applicable to the Pre-2017 Senior Debt.
Covenant Breaches under the Senior Indenture
Unless
otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, a covenant breach would occur under the senior indenture with respect to a series of senior debt securities upon:
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default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment; or
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default in the performance of any obligation contained in the senior indenture (other than a covenant a default in whose performance is an event of default described above) for the benefit of debt securities of that
series, which continues for 90 days after written notice to us by the trustee or to us and the trustee by the holders of at least 25% in outstanding principal amount of the debt securities of such series.
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A covenant breach is not an event of default with respect to any senior debt security issued under the senior indenture.
Remedies if an Event of Default or Covenant Breach under the Senior Indenture Occurs
If an event of default under the senior indenture occurs and is continuing for any series of senior debt securities, other than an event of default resulting
from a voluntary bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of State Street Corporation, the senior trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount 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. The senior debt securities will automatically be accelerated upon the occurrence of an
event of default resulting from a voluntary bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of State Street Corporation.
For senior debt securities issued under
the senior indenture, acceleration will not be permitted for reasons other than a specified payment default or insolvency event that constitutes an event of default in respect of such securities. Except as described below, neither the senior trustee
nor any holders of such securities will have any enforcement right or other remedy in respect of covenant breaches (including covenant breaches with respect to the covenant described below under Consolidation, Merger and Sale of
Assets).
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At any time after the trustee or the holders have accelerated any series of senior debt securities, but before
the senior trustee has obtained a judgment or decree for payment of money due, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt securities of that series may, under certain circumstances, rescind and annul such
acceleration and any event of default giving rise to such declaration shall not be deemed to have occurred.
The holders of a majority in principal amount
of the outstanding senior debt securities of any series may waive a default with respect to that series, except a default:
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in the payment of any amounts due and payable or deliverable under the debt securities of that series; or
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in 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.
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For the purpose of this paragraph, the term default means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an event of
default or a covenant breach in respect of the relevant securities.
In the case of a default in the payment of interest or principal, or premium, if any,
that continues for 30 days, State Street will be required, upon the demand of the trustee, to pay to it, for the benefit of the holders of the senior debt securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such debt securities for principal 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 senior debt
securities.
In the case of any event of default or a covenant breach, the trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the
rights of the holders of such 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 agreement or in aid
of the exercise of any power granted in the indenture, or to enforce any other proper remedy. However, in the case of a covenant breach or any other default that does not constitute an event of default, neither the trustee nor the holders of senior
debt securities will be entitled to accelerate the maturity of such senior debt securitiesthat is, they will not be entitled to declare the principal of such securities to be immediately due and payable because of such covenant breach or other
default.
The holders of a majority in principal amount 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 and the trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. 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.
No holder of any senior debt security of any series will have the right to institute a proceeding with respect to the indenture or for any
remedy thereunder, unless:
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that holder previously has given to the trustee written notice of a continuing event of default or a covenant breach with respect to debt securities of that series;
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the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount 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 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.
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However, any holder of a senior 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 senior trustee annually a statement as to the performance of
our obligations under the senior indenture and as to any default in such performance. For the purpose of this paragraph, the term default means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an event of
default or a covenant breach in respect of the relevant securities.
Modification and Waiver
Each indenture may be modified and amended by us and the applicable trustee with the consent of holders of at least a majority in principal amount 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 or reduce the amount of, or postpone the date fixed for, the payment of any sinking fund or analogous
obligation;
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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.
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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 or surrendering any right or power conferred on State Street in the indentures;
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adding any additional events of default for the benefit of the holders of all or any series of debt securities and, under the subordinated indenture, adding additional defaults for the benefit of all or any series of
subordinated debt securities;
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adding or changing any provisions to permit or facilitate the issuance of debt securities in bearer form, or to permit or facilitate the issuance of debt securities in certificated, uncertificated or global form;
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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
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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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securing the debt securities of any series or provide for guarantees of the debt securities of any series;
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establishing the form or terms of debt securities of any series;
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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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curing an ambiguity, correcting or supplementing any provision of the indenture which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision thereof, or making any other provisions with respect to matters or
questions arising under the indenture, not adversely affecting the interests of the holders of record of debt securities of any series in any material respect; and
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conforming the text of the applicable indenture or the debt securities of any series to any provision of this section entitled Description of Debt Securities or any similarly captioned section in this
prospectus, as supplemented by any applicable prospectus supplement.
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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, partnership, trust company
or trust, and we may convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our assets to any corporation, partnership, trust company or trust, provided that (other than in the case of the conveyance, transfer or lease of our properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to one or more of our subsidiaries):
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the resulting corporation, partnership, trust company or trust, if other than us, is 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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immediately after giving effect to such transaction and treating any indebtedness which becomes an obligation of us or any subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been incurred by us or such subsidiary at
the time of such transaction, no default, and no event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default, shall have happened and be continuing under the subordinated indenture;
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immediately after giving effect to such transaction and treating any indebtedness which becomes an obligation of us or any subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been incurred by us or such subsidiary at
the time of such transaction, no event of default (or, with respect to any series of senior debt securities issued under the senior indenture, a covenant breach), and no event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an event of
default (or, with respect to any series of senior debt securities issued under the senior indenture, a covenant breach), shall have happened and be continuing under the senior indenture; and
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specified other conditions are met.
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Regarding the Trustees
U.S. Bank National Association is the trustee under the senior indenture. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 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.
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Limitation Upon Disposition of Voting Stock of State Street Bank
The senior indenture prohibits us and any subsidiary of ours that owns voting stock in 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, except that this restriction does not apply to dispositions made by us or any subsidiary or issuances if after giving effect to such disposition
or issuance and any potential dilution, we (directly or indirectly through one or more subsidiaries) will own in the aggregate at least 80% of the voting stock of State Street Bank free and clear of any security interest.
In addition, the restriction does not apply to:
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mergers between us and State Street Bank, or any other corporations, subject to the merger limitations in the senior indenture; or
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mergers between State Street Bank and any other U.S. corporation so long as (i) we (directly or indirectly through one or more subsidiaries) will own in the aggregate at least 80% of the voting stock of the
resulting entity and (ii) no event of default (and, with respect to any series of senior debt securities issued under the senior indenture, no covenant breach) and no event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an event of
default (or, with respect to any series of debt securities issued under the senior indenture, a covenant breach) shall have happened and be continuing under the senior indenture.
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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
If the prospectus supplement relating to the
debt securities of a series so specifies, we may, at our option and at any time, elect to have all of the obligations discharged with respect to the outstanding debt securities of a particular series, except for:
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the rights of holders of debt securities to receive payments of principal, any premium and interest from the trust referred to below when those payments are due;
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our obligations with respect to the debt securities concerning issuing temporary debt securities; registration of transfers of debt securities, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen debt securities; the maintenance of an
office or agency for payment; and money for payments with respect to the debt securities being held in trust;
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the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the trustee; and
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the provisions of the indenture relating to such a discharge of obligations.
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A discharge of this type is
referred to as legal defeasance.
In addition, other than our covenant to pay the amounts due and owing with respect to the debt securities of
a particular series, we may elect to have our obligations as the issuer of debt securities of any series released with respect to certain covenants, including in the case of the senior indenture, the limitation on the disposition of voting stock of
State Street Bank described above, applicable to the debt securities of such series. Thereafter, any failure to comply with those obligations will not constitute a default or event of default (or, with respect to any series of senior debt
securities, a covenant breach) with respect to the debt securities of such series. If such a release of our covenants occurs, our failure to perform or a breach of the covenants or warranties defeased will no longer constitute an event of default
(or, with respect to any series of senior debt securities, a covenant breach) with respect to those debt securities. A discharge of this type is referred to as covenant defeasance.
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To exercise either a legal defeasance or a covenant defeasance, certain conditions must be met, including, among
other things:
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we 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 and 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, which opinion in the case of legal defeasance shall also state that we have received a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or there has been a change in federal income tax law since the date of the applicable indenture;
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with respect to defeasance under the senior indenture, no event of default or covenant breach shall exist or be caused by the defeasance and with respect to defeasance under the subordinated indenture, no default shall
exist or be caused by the defeasance; and
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the defeasance shall not cause a default or breach under any of our other agreements or instruments.
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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 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.
Events of Default under the Subordinated Indenture
With respect to subordinated debt securities, an event of default is limited to certain events involving the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of State
Street Corporation. The subordinated debt securities will automatically be accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default resulting from a voluntary bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of State Street Corporation.
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the following are defaults with respect to subordinated debt securities under
the subordinated indenture:
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default in the payment of any interest when due, which continues for 30 days;
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default in the payment of any principal or premium when due;
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default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment when due;
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default in the performance of any other obligation contained in the senior indenture for the benefit of debt securities of that series, which continues for 90 days after written notice to us by the trustee or to us and
the trustee by the holders of at least 25% in outstanding principal amount of the series;
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specified events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of State Street Corporation and State Street Bank; and
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any other default provided with respect to subordinated debt securities of that series.
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Remedies if a Default under the Subordinated Indenture Occurs
In the case of a default (which, for clarity, is different from an event of default for the subordinated debt securities, as described in the
second paragraph of this Subordination section) 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.
In the event of the acceleration of the maturity of any subordinated debt securities, all senior indebtedness will have to be repaid before any payment can be
made on the subordinated debt securities.
In addition, during the continuance of any default in the payment of principal, premium or interest on senior
indebtedness, no payment may be made on the subordinated debt securities if notice of such default has been given and certain judicial proceedings commenced or if judicial proceedings are pending in respect of such default.
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.
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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indebtedness of ours for money borrowed;
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similar obligations of ours arising from off-balance sheet guarantees and direct credit substitutes;
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all obligations of ours for claims in respect of derivative products such as interest rate and foreign exchange contracts, commodities contracts and similar arrangements (and for purposes of this definition,
claim shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 101(4) of the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended and in effect on the date of this prospectus); and
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any deferrals, renewals or extensions of any senior indebtedness
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in each case, whether outstanding on the
date of this prospectus or thereafter created, assumed or incurred,
provided
that in each case senior indebtedness shall not include (a) the subordinated debt securities; (b) our 3.10% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2023; and
(c) such other indebtedness of ours as is by its terms expressly stated not to be senior in right of payment to, or to rank pari passu with, the subordinated debt securities or the other securities referred to in clause (b).
The term indebtedness for money borrowed means any obligation of ours, or any obligation guaranteed by, us for the repayment of money borrowed,
whether or not evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other written instruments, and any deferred obligation for the payment of the purchase price of property or assets.
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.
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The subordinated debt securities shall rank equal in right of payment with each other.
The prospectus supplement may further describe or alter 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.
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DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK
The following summary contains a description of the general terms and provisions 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 a particular
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. Of such number of shares of preferred stock, 5,000 shares have
been designated as Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, or the series C preferred stock, 7,500 shares have been designated as Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D, or the series D preferred stock,
7,500 shares have been designated as Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E, or the series E preferred stock, 7,500 shares have been designated as Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series F, or the series F
preferred stock, and 5,000 shares have been designated as Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series G, or the series G preferred stock. 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. 5,000
shares of our series C preferred stock, 7,500 shares of our series D preferred stock, 7,500 shares of our series E preferred stock, 7,500 shares of our series F preferred stock and 5,000 shares of our series G preferred stock were outstanding as of
March 31, 2017. We redeemed all of the issued and outstanding shares of our series B preferred stock in 2009 and all of the issued and outstanding shares of our series A preferred stock in 2012.
The preferred stock will have 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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the designation and stated value per share of the preferred stock and the number of shares offered;
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the amount of liquidation preference per share;
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the price at which the preferred stock will be issued;
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the dividend rate, or method of calculation of dividends, the dates on which dividends will be payable, whether dividends will be cumulative or non-cumulative and, if cumulative, the dates from which dividends will
commence to accumulate;
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any redemption or sinking fund provisions;
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if other than the currency of the United States, the currency or currencies including composite currencies in which the preferred stock is denominated and/or in which payments will or may be payable;
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any conversion provisions;
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whether we have elected to offer depositary shares as described under Description of Depositary Shares; and
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any other rights, preferences, privileges, limitations and restrictions on the preferred stock.
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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.
One of the effects of authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of capital stock may be to make it
more difficult or to discourage an attempt by a potential acquirer to obtain control of our company by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise. The issuance of these shares of capital stock may defer or prevent a change in
control of our company without any further shareholder action.
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
All series of our outstanding preferred stock have,
and any other series of preferred stock that we may issue in the future 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, winding up or dissolution.
In particular, unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, the preferred stock will, with respect to the priority of the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or
winding up, rank:
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senior 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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equally 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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junior to all equity securities issued by us the terms of which specifically provide that the equity securities will rank senior to the preferred stock.
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Unless the terms of any preferred stock specifically provide that it will rank junior or senior to our series C preferred stock, series D preferred stock,
series E preferred stock, series F preferred stock or series G preferred stock, each such series of preferred stock will be parity securities with respect to such preferred stock. The consent of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of each
of our series C preferred stock, series D preferred stock, series E preferred stock, series F preferred stock and series G preferred stock, voting separately as separate classes, is required for us to authorize any class or series of capital stock
that would rank senior to such series of preferred stock with respect to the payment of dividends or the distribution of assets on our liquidation, winding up or dissolution.
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.
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Dividends on any series of the preferred stock may be cumulative or non-cumulative, 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 non-cumulative preferred stock, then the holders of that non-cumulative 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 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
securities unless full dividends will have been paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment set apart for payment on the preferred stock (i) in the case of a series of preferred stock with cumulative dividend rights, for all dividend
periods, (ii) in the case of the series C preferred stock, for the then current dividend period and (iii) in the case of the series D preferred stock, series E preferred stock, series F preferred stock, series G preferred stock, and any
other series of preferred stock without cumulative dividend rights, for the then most recently completed dividend period.
Our ability to pay dividends on
our preferred stock is also 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, including any parity
securities, 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 the rights of our stockholders, including the holders of any series of
preferred stock offered by this prospectus, to participate in the assets of any subsidiary upon the subsidiarys liquidation or recapitalization may be subject to the prior claims of the subsidiarys creditors except to the extent that we
may ourselves be a creditor with recognized claims against the subsidiary.
Redemption
A series of 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. Any 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.
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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 generally 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.
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.
In addition, if the dividends on the series C preferred stock, series D preferred stock,
series E preferred stock, series F preferred stock, series G preferred stock or any preferred stock designated as ranking equally with each such series of preferred stock as to the payment of dividends (whether non-cumulative or cumulative) and with
like voting rights, referred to as voting parity securities, have not been paid,
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in the case of the series C preferred stock, series D preferred stock, series E preferred stock, series F preferred stock and series G preferred stock, and voting parity securities bearing non-cumulative dividends, in
an aggregate amount equal to at least three semi-annual dividends or six quarterly dividends, as applicable (whether or not consecutive), or
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in the case of voting parity securities bearing cumulative dividends, in an aggregate amount equal to full dividends for at least six quarterly dividend periods (whether or not consecutive),
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then the authorized number of directors then constituting our board of directors will be increased by two. Holders of the series C preferred stock, series D
preferred stock, series E preferred stock, series F preferred stock and series G preferred stock, together with the holders of voting parity securities, voting as a single class, will be entitled to elect the two additional members of our board of
directors, referred to as the preferred stock directors. The election of any preferred stock director is subject to the qualification that the election would not cause us to violate the corporate governance requirement of the New York Stock Exchange
(or any other exchange on which our securities may be listed) that listed companies must have a majority of independent directors. The election of any preferred stock director is also subject to the qualification that at no time shall our board of
directors include more than two preferred stock directors (including all directors that holders of any series of voting parity securities are entitled to elect pursuant to like voting rights). In the event the holders of the series C preferred
stock, series D preferred stock, series E preferred stock, series F preferred stock and series G preferred stock, and the holders of voting parity securities are entitled to elect preferred stock directors, such directors shall be initially elected
following a nonpayment event described above only at a special meeting called at the request of the holders of series C preferred stock, series D preferred stock, series E preferred stock, series F preferred stock and series G preferred stock, and
each other series of voting parity securities then outstanding (unless the request for a special meeting is received less than 90 days before the date fixed for the next annual or special meeting of shareholders, in which event the election shall be
held only at such next annual or special meeting of shareholders), and at each subsequent annual meeting of shareholders. When dividends have been paid in full on the series C preferred stock, series D preferred stock, series E preferred stock,
series F preferred stock and series G preferred stock, and any non-cumulative voting parity securities for dividend periods, whether or not
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consecutive, equivalent to at least one year after a nonpayment event and all dividends on any cumulative voting parity securities have been paid in full, then the right of the holders of the
series C preferred stock, series D preferred stock, series E preferred stock, series F preferred stock and series G preferred stock to elect the preferred stock directors shall cease (subject to revesting of such voting rights in the case of any
future nonpayment event). Upon the termination of these rights of the holders of preferred stock and voting parity securities to vote for preferred stock directors, the terms of office of the preferred stock directors shall forthwith terminate and
the number of authorized directors of State Street will be reduced by the number of preferred stock directors that the holders of preferred stock and voting parity securities had been entitled to elect.
Under regulations adopted by the Federal Reserve Board, if the holders of one or more series of preferred stock are or become entitled to vote for the
election of directors, such series entitled to vote for the same director(s) will be deemed a class of voting securities and a company holding 25% or more of the series, or 5% or more if it otherwise exercises a controlling influence
over us, will be subject to regulation as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the BHC Act). In addition, if the series is/are deemed to be a class of voting securities, any other bank holding
company will be required to obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board under the BHC Act to acquire or retain more than 5% of that series.
Any other person (other than a bank holding company) will be required to obtain the non-objection of the Federal Reserve Board under the Change in Bank
Control Act of 1978, as amended, to acquire or retain 10% or more of that series. While we do not believe the preferred stock are considered voting securities currently, holders of the preferred stock should consult their own counsel
with regard to regulatory implications. A holder or group of holders may also be deemed to control us if they own more than one-third of our total equity, both voting and non-voting, aggregating all shares held by the holders across all classes of
stock.
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, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC will be the transfer agent, dividend and redemption price disbursement agent and registrar for shares of each series of the preferred stock.
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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 applicable prospectus supplement, of a share of a particular series of preferred stock. 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.
The shares of preferred stock underlying the depositary shares will be deposited with a bank or trust company selected by us to act
as depositary, under a deposit agreement between us, the depositary and the holders of the depositary receipts. The depositary will be the transfer agent, registrar and dividend disbursing agent for the depositary shares.
The depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to the deposit agreement. Holders of depositary receipts agree to be bound by
the deposit agreement, which requires holders to take certain actions such as filing proof of residence and paying certain charges.
The summary of terms
of the depositary shares contained in this prospectus is not complete. You should refer to the form of the deposit agreement, our articles of organization and the certificate of designation for the applicable series of preferred stock that are, or
will be, filed with the SEC.
Dividends and Other Distributions
The depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other cash distributions, if any, received in respect of the preferred stock underlying the depositary
shares to the record holders of depositary shares in proportion to the numbers of depositary shares owned by those holders on the relevant record date. The relevant record date for depositary shares will be the same date as the record date for the
underlying preferred stock.
If there is a distribution other than in cash, the depositary will distribute property (including securities) 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, adopt another method for the distribution, including selling the
property and distributing the net proceeds from the sale to the holders.
Liquidation Preference
If a series of preferred stock underlying the depositary shares has a liquidation preference, in the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of State Street, holders of depositary shares will be entitled to receive the fraction of the liquidation preference accorded each share of the applicable series of preferred stock, as set forth in the applicable prospectus
supplement.
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
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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. Holders of preferred stock thus withdrawn may not thereafter deposit those shares under the deposit agreement or receive depositary receipts
evidencing depositary shares therefor.
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 monies 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 holders 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 that 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.
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 transfer, income and other taxes and governmental charges and such other charges (including
those in connection with the receipt and distribution of dividends, the sale or exercise of rights, the withdrawal of the preferred stock and the transferring, splitting or grouping of depositary receipts) as are expressly provided in the deposit
agreement to be for their accounts. If these charges have not been paid by the holders of depositary receipts, the depositary may refuse to transfer depositary shares, withhold dividends and distributions and sell the depositary shares evidenced by
the depositary receipt.
Amendment and Termination of the Deposit Agreement
The form of depositary receipt evidencing the depositary shares and any provision of the deposit agreement may be amended by agreement between us and the
depositary. However, any amendment that materially and
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adversely alters the rights of the holders of depositary shares, other than fee changes, will not be effective unless the amendment has been approved by at least a majority of the outstanding
depositary shares. The deposit agreement may be terminated by the depositary or us only if:
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all outstanding depositary shares have been redeemed; or
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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 the requisite combined
capital and surplus as set forth in the applicable agreement.
Notices
The depositary will forward to holders of depositary receipts all notices, reports and other communications, including proxy solicitation materials received
from us, that are delivered to the depositary and that we are required to furnish to the holders of the preferred stock. In addition, the depositary will make available for inspection by holders of depositary receipts at the principal office of the
depositary, and at such other places as it may from time to time deem advisable, any reports and communications we deliver to the depositary as the holder of 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 its control in performing its 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 to give such information and on documents believed to be genuine and to
have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.
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DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK
General
We have 750,000,000 shares of authorized common
stock, $1.00 par value per share, of which 376,235,731 shares were outstanding as of April 30, 2017.
Holders of our common stock are entitled to
receive dividends if, as and when 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 the preferences of the
series C preferred stock, series D preferred stock, series E preferred stock, series F preferred stock and series G 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 dividends on our outstanding classes and series of preferred stock, for the then current period and, in the case of any cumulative preferred stock, all
prior periods. Our ability to declare and pay dividends on our common stock is subject to certain restrictions. See BusinessSupervision and RegulationCapital Planning, Stress Tests and Dividends in our most recently filed
Annual Report on Form 10-K. We generally are not permitted to purchase shares of our common stock unless full dividends are paid (or declared, with funds set aside for payment) on all outstanding shares of preferred stock.
Our series C preferred stock, series D preferred stock, series E preferred stock, series F preferred stock and series G preferred stock have, and any other
series of preferred stock 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, winding up 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. 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.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and
registrar for our common stock is American Stock Transfer and Trust Company.
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.
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DESCRIPTION OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND UNITS
We may issue purchase contracts, including contracts obligating holders to purchase from or sell to us, and obligating 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, which we refer to in this prospectus as purchase contracts. 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 purchase contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific formula set forth in the purchase contracts. The purchase contracts may be issued separately or as
part of units consisting of one or more purchase contracts and beneficial interests in:
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debt securities of State Street Corporation or an entity unaffiliated with State Street Corporation; or
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any other securities described in the applicable prospectus supplement or any combination of the foregoing, securing the holders obligations to purchase the common stock, preferred stock or depositary shares under
the purchase contracts.
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The purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to the holders of the units or vice versa, and
these payments may be unsecured or prefunded on some basis. The 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
purchase contract.
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the purchase contracts and units, including, if applicable, collateral
or depositary arrangements.
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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 expiration date of the warrants.
The applicable prospectus supplement will also describe the following terms of any warrants:
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the specific designation and aggregate number of, and the offering price at which we will issue, the warrants;
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the 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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whether 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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any applicable material U.S. federal income tax consequences;
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the 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 any preferred stock purchasable upon exercise of the warrants;
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the designation, aggregate principal amount, currency and terms of any 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, and other provisions for changes or adjustment in the exercise price 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.
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FORMS OF SECURITIES
Each debt security, depositary share, purchase contract, unit and warrant will be represented either by a certificate issued in definitive form to a
particular investor or by one or more global securities representing the entire issuance of securities. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, certificated securities in definitive form and global securities will be
issued in registered form. Definitive securities name you or your nominee as the owner of the security, and in order to transfer or exchange these securities or to receive payments other than interest or other interim payments, you or your nominee
must physically deliver the securities to the trustee, registrar, paying agent or other agent, as applicable. Global securities name a depositary or its nominee as the owner of the debt securities, depositary shares, purchase contracts, units or
warrants represented by these global securities. The depositary maintains a computerized system that will reflect each investors beneficial ownership of the securities through an account maintained by the investor with its broker/dealer, bank,
trust company or other representative, as we explain more fully below.
Global Securities
We may issue the debt securities, depositary shares, purchase contracts, units and warrants in the form of one or more fully registered global securities that
will be deposited with a depositary or its nominee identified in the applicable prospectus supplement and registered in the name of that depositary or nominee. In those cases, one or more registered global securities will be issued in a denomination
or aggregate denominations equal to the portion of the aggregate principal or face amount of the securities to be represented by registered global securities. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole for securities in definitive registered form, a
registered global security may not be transferred except as a whole by and among the depositary for the registered global security, the nominees of the depositary or any successors of the depositary or those nominees.
Any specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any securities to be represented by a registered global security will be described in the
prospectus supplement relating to those securities. We anticipate that the following provisions will apply to all depositary arrangements.
Ownership of
beneficial interests in a registered global security will be limited to persons, called participants, that have accounts with the depositary or persons that may hold interests through participants. Upon the issuance of a registered global security,
the depositary will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the participants accounts with the respective principal or face amounts of the securities beneficially owned by the participants. Any dealers, underwriters or
agents participating in the distribution of the securities will designate the accounts to be credited. Ownership of beneficial interests in a registered global security will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership interests will be effected only
through, records maintained by the depositary, with respect to interests of participants, and on the records of participants, with respect to interests of persons holding through participants. The laws of some states may require that some purchasers
of securities take physical delivery of these securities in definitive form. These laws may impair your ability to own, transfer or pledge beneficial interests in registered global securities.
So long as the depositary, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a registered global security, that depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, will
be considered the sole owner or holder of the securities represented by the registered global security for all purposes under the applicable indenture, deposit agreement, purchase contract, unit agreement or warrant agreement. Except as described
below, owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security will not be entitled to have the securities represented by the registered global security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery
of the securities in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders of the securities under the applicable indenture, deposit agreement, purchase contract, unit agreement or warrant agreement. Accordingly, each person owning a
beneficial interest in a registered global security must rely on the procedures of the depositary for that registered global security and, if that person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which the person owns its
interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under the applicable indenture, deposit agreement, purchase contract, unit
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agreement or warrant 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 registered global security
desires to give or take any action that a holder is entitled to give or take under the applicable indenture, deposit agreement, purchase contract, unit agreement or warrant agreement, the depositary for the registered global security would authorize
the participants holding the relevant beneficial interests to give or take that action, and the participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through them to give or take that action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial
owners holding through them.
Principal or premium, if any, and interest payments on debt securities, and any payments to holders with respect to
depositary shares, warrants, purchase contracts or units, represented by a registered global security registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee will be made to the depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of
the registered global security. None of State Street, the trustees, any warrant agent, unit agent or any other agent of State Street, agent of the trustee or agent of such warrant agent or unit agent will have any responsibility or liability for any
aspect of the records relating to payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in the registered global security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to those beneficial ownership interests.
We expect that the depositary for any of the securities represented by a registered global security, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium,
interest or other distribution of underlying securities or other property to holders of that registered global security, will immediately credit participants accounts in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in that
registered global security as shown on the records of the depositary. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security held through participants will be governed by standing customer
instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in street name, and will be the responsibility of those participants.
If the depositary for any of these securities represented by a registered global security is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or
ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and a successor depositary registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act is not appointed by us within 90 days, we will issue securities in definitive form in exchange for
the registered global security that had been held by the depositary. Any securities issued in definitive form in exchange for a registered global security will be registered in the name or names that the depositary gives to the relevant trustee,
warrant agent, unit agent or other relevant agent of ours or theirs. It is expected that the depositarys instructions will be based on directions received by the depositary from participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests in
the registered global security that had been held by the depositary.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We and the selling security holders may sell securities:
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directly to purchasers; or
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through a combination of any of these methods of sale.
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In addition, we may issue the securities as a dividend
or distribution or in a subscription rights offering to our existing security holders. This prospectus may be used in connection with any offering of our securities through any of these methods or other methods described in the applicable prospectus
supplement.
If any securities are sold pursuant to this prospectus by any persons other than us, we will, in a prospectus supplement, name the selling
securityholders, indicate the nature of any relationship such holders have had with us or any of our affiliates during the three years preceding such offering, state the amount of securities of the class owned by such securityholder prior to the
offering and the amount to be offered for the security holders account, and state the amount and (if one percent or more) the percentage of the class to be owned by such security holder after completion of the offering.
We or any selling securityholder may directly solicit offers to purchase securities, or agents may be designated to solicit such offers. We will, in the
prospectus supplement relating to such offering, name any agent that could be viewed as an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act) and describe any commissions that we or any selling security holder must pay.
Any such agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment or, if indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, on a firm commitment basis.
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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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 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.
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If any underwriters or agents are utilized in the sale of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is
delivered, we and, if applicable, any selling securityholder will enter into an underwriting agreement or other agreement with them at the time of sale to them, and we will set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to such offering the names
of the underwriters or agents and the terms of the related agreement with them.
If a dealer is utilized in the sale of the securities in respect of which
the prospectus is delivered, we will sell such securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell such securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by such dealer at the time of resale.
If we offer securities in a subscription rights offering to our existing security holders, we may enter into a standby underwriting agreement with dealers,
acting as standby underwriters. We may pay the standby underwriters a commitment fee for the securities they commit to purchase on a standby basis. If we do not enter into a standby underwriting arrangement, we may retain a dealer-manager to manage
a subscription rights offering for us.
Remarketing firms, agents, underwriters and dealers may be entitled under agreements which they may enter into
with us to indemnification by us and by any selling securityholder against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us or any selling
securityholder in the ordinary course of business.
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 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.
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agents, underwriters and dealers 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 and/or the
selling securityholders or one or more of our respective affiliates in the ordinary course of business.
In order to facilitate the offering of the
securities, any underwriters may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the securities or any other securities the prices of which may be used to determine payments on such securities. Specifically, any
underwriters may overallot in connection with the offering, creating a short position for their own accounts. In addition, to cover overallotments or to stabilize the price of the securities or of any such other securities, the underwriters may bid
for, and purchase, the securities or any such other securities in the open market. Finally, in any offering of the securities through a syndicate of underwriters, the underwriting syndicate may reclaim selling concessions allowed to an underwriter
or a dealer for distributing the securities in the offering if the syndicate repurchases previously distributed securities in transactions to cover syndicate short positions, in stabilization transactions or otherwise. Any of these activities may
stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities above independent market levels. Any such underwriters are not required to engage in these activities and may end any of these activities at any time.
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Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in three
business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. The applicable prospectus supplement may provide that the original issue date for your securities may be more than three scheduled business days after the trade date for
your securities. Accordingly, in such a case, if you wish to trade securities on any date prior to the third business day before the original issue date for your securities, you will be required, by virtue of the fact that your securities initially
are expected to settle in more than three scheduled business days after the trade date for your securities, to make alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.
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. We can make no assurance as to the liquidity of or the existence of trading markets for any of the securities.
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LEGAL MATTERS
Unless the applicable prospectus supplement indicates otherwise, the validity of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered will be
passed upon by Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of State Street Corporation appearing in State Street Corporations Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016, and the effectiveness of State Street Corporations internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, 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, 2017 and March 31, 2016 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 4, 2017 included in State Street Corporations Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 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 on 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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