UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 13, 2009

 

 

State Street Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Massachusetts		001-07511		04-2456637
(State of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts		02111
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 786-3000

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

 

 

 

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Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March13, 2009, State Street Corporation’s Board of Directors elected Robert S. Kaplan and Patrick de Saint-Aignan as directors of the corporation. There are no arrangements or understandings between either of the newly elected directors and any other persons pursuant to which they were elected as a director. The new directors will be entitled to applicable meeting fees and a pro rata share of the 2008-2009 annual retainer and deferred stock director compensation arrangements previously disclosed in Exhibit 10.12 to State Street’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. The pro-rated deferred stock award will be based on the closing price of State Street’s common stock on the date of award.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: March 13, 2009