SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 11-K

 

(Mark One)

 

ý                                 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005

 

OR

 

o                                 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from              to              

Commission file number              

 

A.                                 Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

 

STATE STREET SALARY SAVINGS PROGRAM

 

B.                                  Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

 

STATE STREET CORPORATION

One Lincoln Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02111

 

 




AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

State Street Salary Savings Program
Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004




State Street Salary Savings Program
Audited Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004

Contents

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Audited Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

2

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

3

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Schedule

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Plan Investment Committee and Benefit Plans Committee and Plan Participants
State Street Corporation

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the State Street Salary Savings Program as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statements presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2005, is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

 

 

Boston, Massachusetts

 

May 10, 2006

 

 

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State Street Salary Savings Program
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Corporation ESOP Fund

 

$

330,217,382

 

$

320,231,356

 

Active U.S. Large Cap Core Fund

 

101,706,879

 

95,711,783

 

Principal Preservation Fund

 

78,207,623

 

71,792,976

 

S&P Midcap Index Fund

 

91,463,730

 

68,523,093

 

S&P 500 Flagship Fund

 

83,198,102

 

68,419,861

 

U.S. Core Opportunities Fund

 

70,214,713

 

66,181,150

 

Short-Term Investment Fund

 

68,577,164

 

64,946,488

 

Russell 2000 Index Securities Lending Fund

 

59,498,785

 

52,490,465

 

Daily EAFE Securities Lending Fund

 

72,530,542

 

49,923,619

 

Bond Market Fund

 

41,927,219

 

39,386,464

 

Aggressive Lifestyle Fund

 

31,693,057

 

27,358,971

 

Participant loans

 

19,158,558

 

18,763,995

 

Self Managed Brokerage Accounts

 

19,456,896

 

18,448,252

 

Moderate Lifestyle Fund

 

19,952,020

 

16,884,943

 

Conservative Lifestyle Fund

 

12,345,442

 

11,905,164

 

Total investments

 

1,100,148,112

 

990,968,580

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contribution receivable

 

1,845,981

 

 

Accrued income

 

1,707,484

 

3,004,370

 

Total assets

 

1,103,701,577

 

993,972,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

576,277

 

356,261

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits

 

$

1,103,125,300

 

$

993,616,689

 

 

See accompanying notes.

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State Street Salary Savings Program
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

 

Years Ended December 31

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Additions

 

 

 

 

 

Contributions:

 

 

 

 

 

Participants

 

$

60,587,887

 

$

58,295,765

 

Employer

 

18,076,402

 

17,787,650

 

Rollovers

 

7,521,560

 

6,987,763

 

 

 

86,185,849

 

83,071,178

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net appreciation in fair value of investments

 

81,288,804

 

32,889,683

 

Interest and dividend income

 

10,567,637

 

9,302,984

 

Transfer in from Princeton Financial Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan (Note 1)

 

8,991,948

 

4,943,350

 

Total additions

 

187,034,238

 

130,207,195

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deductions

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits paid directly to participants

 

75,936,440

 

89,916,973

 

Administrative expenses

 

1,589,187

 

1,157,842

 

Total deductions

 

77,525,627

 

91,074,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase

 

109,508,611

 

39,132,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year

 

993,616,689

 

954,484,309

 

Net assets available for benefits at end of year

 

$

1,103,125,300

 

$

993,616,689

 

 

See accompanying notes.

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State Street Salary Savings Program
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2005

1.                 Description of the Plan

The description of the State Street Salary Savings Program (the Plan) is provided for general information purposes only. Employees should refer to the Summary Plan Description and Plan document for more complete information.

General

The Plan is a defined contribution plan. All employees of State Street Corporation and certain related companies (the Corporation) are immediately eligible to participate in the Plan, as defined in the Plan.

Plan Amendments and Other Changes

During 2005 and 2004, the following amendments and changes were made to the Plan:

·      Effective January 1, 2005, Princeton Financial Systems, Inc. (PFS) became a participating employer and the 401(k) Plan of PFS a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Bank & Trust Company, was merged into the Plan. The total plan assets transferred into the Plan from Princeton Financial Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan amounted to $8,991,948 for these employees.

·      During 2004, certain accounts from the Princeton Financial Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan were transferred to the Plan. The plan assets transferred into the Plan from Princeton Financial Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan amounted to $4,943,350 for these employees.

Contributions

Active participants may elect to make tax-deferred contributions to the Plan equal to 1% to 25% of their compensation, subject to certain limitations. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans.

Contributions to the Plan are made by the Corporation, in amounts equal to 50% of the first 6% of the employee’s tax-deferred contribution. All employees who have completed one year of employment during which they have worked at least 1,000 hours are eligible for corporate matching contributions and these contributions vest immediately.

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Participant contributions and matching contributions are allocated to investment funds, including the ESOP Fund, at the participant’s direction with no restrictions.

All contributions to the Plan are paid to State Street Bank and Trust Company, which holds them in trust exclusively for participants and their beneficiaries, invests them, and makes benefit payments as they become due.

Payment of Benefits

Upon retirement or other termination of employment, a participant eligible to receive a benefit may receive an immediate lump-sum distribution or may elect to defer the payment of their benefits and remain in the plan, at which time the participants become non active.

Participant Loans

Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000, up to a maximum equal to the lesser of one-half of the participant’s vested balance, or $50,000. Loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s accounts and bear interest at a rate comparable to a similar loan with a commercial institution. Repayment of principal plus interest is required within five years, unless the loan is for the purchase of a principal residence. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions. Effective June 1, 2003, participants who terminate their employment with the Corporation may elect to continue to repay their outstanding loan balance directly to the trustee; such loan shall not become immediately due and payable until such time as there is an event of a default.

Participant Accounts

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions, Corporation contributions and plan earnings. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s account.

Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Corporation has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Participants are always 100 percent vested in their accounts.

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2.                 Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

The accounting records of the Plan are maintained on the accrual basis.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

The fair value of the participation units owned by the Plan in all funds, except the Short-Term Investment Fund, Self Managed Brokerage Accounts, and in the Principal Preservation Fund, are based on each fund’s net asset value per unit on the last business day of the Plan year, where net asset values are based on the fair value of the underlying assets in each fund.

Securities included in the Short-Term Investment Fund are short-term instruments and are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.

The fair value of participant accounts in the Self Managed Brokerage Accounts is based on the fair value of the underlying securities, determined as follows: investments listed on securities exchanges are valued at closing sales prices on the last business day of the year and, in the case of unlisted securities, the valuation is the last published sales price, or the mean between the bid and ask price, whichever is more recent.

Investments in the Principal Preservation Fund are units representing investments in guaranteed investment contracts of insurance companies, which are rated AAA or AA by the major rating agencies. Investment contracts are valued at contract value. Investment contracts will normally be held to maturity and meet the fully benefit-responsive requirements of AICPA Statement of Position 94-4, Reporting of Investment Contracts Held by Health and Welfare Benefit Plans and Defined-Contribution Pension Plans.

Investment contracts, in the Principal Preservation Fund, are recorded at their contract values, which represent contributions and reinvested income, less any withdrawals plus accrued interest, because these investments have fully benefit-responsive features. For example, participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value. However, withdrawals influenced by Corporation-initiated events, such as in connection with the sale of the business, may result in a distribution at other than contract value. There are no reserves against contract values for credit risk of contract issues or otherwise. The crediting interest rate was 4.19% and 4.06% for plan years December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Rates are fixed on traditional investment contracts and are reset quarterly or monthly on synthetic investment contracts. All resets have a floor of 0%.

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The fair value of the investment contracts, included in the Principal Preservation Fund, at December 31, 2005 and 2004 was $77,583,900 and $77,794,408, respectively. The average yield was approximately 4.16% in 2005 and 4.17% in 2004.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

3.                 Investments

During the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, the Plan’s investments (including investments bought, sold and held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows:

 

 

Years Ended December 31

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Collective Investment Funds

 

$

41,686,531

 

$

51,991,503

 

Self Managed Brokerage Accounts

 

542,173

 

150,294

 

State Street Corporation—common stock

 

39,060,100

 

(19,252,114

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net appreciation in fair value of investments

 

$

81,288,804

 

$

32,889,683

 

 

4.                 Transactions and Agreements with Parties-in-Interest

Investment fees and most costs and expenses associated with Plan administration and recordkeeping are paid by the Plan to certain related parties.

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5.                 Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

6.                 Income Tax Status

The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service, dated March 24, 2003, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code), and therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter; however, the plan administrator and the Plan’s Tax Counsel believe that the Plan, as amended, is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code, and therefore, believe that the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax exempt.

7.                 Reconciliation of Financial Statements and Form 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500 as of December 31, 2005 and 2004.

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

 

$

1,103,125,300

 

$

993,616,689

 

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants

 

28,982

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500

 

$

1,103,096,318

 

$

993,606,689

 

 

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The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per the financial statements to the Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2005.

Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements

 

$

75,936,440

 

The change in amounts allocated to withdrawing participants

 

18,982

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits paid to participants per the Form 5500

 

$

75,955,422

 

 

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants are recorded on the Form 5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31, but not yet paid as of that date.

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State Street Salary Savings Program
EIN No.: 04-2456637 Plan No.: 002
Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2005

Identity of Issue

 

Description of Investment

 

Current Value

State Street Bank and Trust Company Investment Funds for Employee Trusts:

 

 

 

 

State Street Corporation ESOP Fund*

 

5,956,303 units of participation

 

$

330,217,382

Active U.S. Large Cap Core Fund*

 

4,777,439 units of participation

 

101,706,879

Principal Preservation Fund*:

 

 

 

 

Bank of America

 

2000 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 6.09%; matures February 2009

 

396,797

Bank of America

 

2000 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 5.08%; (Daily Mortgage Fund)

 

1,496,822

IXIS Financial

 

2002 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.65%; matures February 2007

 

420,529

IXIS Financial

 

2004 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 5.11%; (Daily Mortgage Fund)

 

2,154,322

IXIS Financial

 

2005 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.36%; matures 3/25/35

 

976,162

IXIS Financial

 

2005 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.73%; matures 3/25/35

 

687,420

GE Capital Assurance Co.

 

2005 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.85%; matures 11/30/07, 10/31/08, 9/30/10

 

2,108,464

GE Capital Assurance Co.

 

2001 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 3.64%; matures 3/15/07, 9/15/07, 12/15/07

 

2,491,538

GE Life and Annuity

 

2004 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 3.91%; matures 2/27/07, 5/29/09, 8/31/09

 

2,930,652

GE Life and Annuity

 

2005 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.11%; matures 7/31/07, 7/31/08, 5/31/10

 

2,034,503

 

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Identity of Issue

 

Description of Investment

 

Current Value

ING USA Life and Annuity

 

2004 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 3.87%; matures 4/30/07, 12/31/08, 11/30/09

 

$

1,970,648

Jackson National

 

2005 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.51%; matures 6/30/08, 4/30/09, 6/30/10

 

2,031,180

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

 

2001 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.65%; matures 6/29/06

 

402,393

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

 

2002 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 5.42%; matures 9/15/06

 

609,063

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

 

2002 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.13%; matures 3/15/06, 3/15/07

 

1,536,135

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

 

2005 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.81%; matures 6/15/06, 12/15/06

 

1,183,163

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

 

2005 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 2.78%; matures 9/29/06, 3/31/07

 

2,147,148

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

 

2005 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 2.30%; matures 6/30/06, 6/29/07

 

1,770,938

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

 

2005 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.85%; matures 10/30/09, 1/29/10, 2/26/10

 

2,064,601

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

 

2005 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.57%; matures 11/28/08, 3/31/10, 7/30/10

 

2,024,141

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

 

2005 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.48%; matures 1/31/08, 5/31/08, 8/31/10

 

2,117,979

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

 

2005 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.65%; matures 2/29/08, 11/30/09, 12/31/09

 

2,015,501

 

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Identity of Issue

 

Description of Investment

 

Current Value

Monumental Life Insurance Co.

 

1999 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 5.63% (Daily Mortgage Fund)

 

$

1,447,227

Monumental Life Insurance Co.

 

2000 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.68%, Commercial Mortgage BS

 

1,136,499

Monumental Life Insurance Co.

 

2003 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.27%; matures August 2009

 

998,583

Monumental Life Insurance Co.

 

2003 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 3.19%; matures August 2008

 

2,001,701

Monumental Life Insurance Co.

 

2003 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.34%; matures October 2014

 

1,427,618

Monumental Life Insurance Co.

 

2001 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.69%; matures 6/29/06

 

606,345

Monumental Life Insurance Co.

 

2001 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 5.17%; matures 9/28/06

 

457,635

New York Life Insurance Co.

 

2003 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 2.10%; matures 3/31/06, 9/28/07

 

1,763,300

New York Life Insurance Co.

 

2003 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 2.76%; matures 12/31/07, 3/31/08

 

1,431,951

Principal Mutual Life Ins. Co.

 

2001 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.95%; matures 3/30/06

 

2,049,386

Principal Mutual Life Ins. Co.

 

2003 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 3.02%; matures 9/29/06, 3/30/07

 

2,538,980

 

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Identity of Issue

 

Description of Investment

 

Current Value

Protective Life Insurance Co.

 

2002 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 3.94%; matures 9/15/06, 6/15/07

 

$

2,630,427

Protective Life Insurance Co.

 

2003 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 3.31%; matures 6/30/06, 12/29/06, 9/28/07, 12/31/07

 

3,822,516

Prudential

 

2005 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.38%; matures 1/31/07, 9/30/08, 12/31/09

 

1,949,274

Rabobank

 

2004 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 3.80%; matures November 2010

 

1,333,583

Rabobank

 

2002 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.88% (Daily Mortgage Fund)

 

1,227,471

Rabobank

 

2002 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 5.71%; matures October 2010

 

531,778

Rabobank

 

2002 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 5.13%; matures September 2009

 

1,028,827

Transamerica

 

2005 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.11%; matures 10/31/07, 8/29/08, 4/4/10

 

2,034,503

Union Bank of Switzerland, AG

 

2004 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 3.97%; matures March 2011

 

933,042

Union Bank of Switzerland, AG

 

2004 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.51%; matures July 2022

 

1,419,889

Union Bank of Switzerland, AG

 

2004 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.38%; matures May 2016

 

1,228,120

 

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Identity of Issue

 

Description of Investment

 

Current Value

Union Bank of Switzerland, AG

 

2005 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 5.29%; matures April 2024

 

$

2,123,291

United of Omaha Life Insurance Company

 

2002 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 5.16%; matures 12/15/06

 

597,681

United of Omaha Life Insurance Company

 

2002 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 4.51%; matures 3/15/06, 12/15/06

 

1,948,291

United of Omaha Life Insurance Company

 

2004 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 3.96%; matures 3/31/09, 6/30/09, 7/31/09

 

1,988,225

United of Omaha Life Insurance Company

 

2004 Stable Fixed Income Fund, 3.85%; matures 4/30/08, 1/30/09, 9/30/09

 

1,981,381

Total Principal Preservation Fund

 

 

 

78,207,623

 

 

 

 

 

S&P Midcap Index Fund*

 

3,582,879 units of participation

 

91,463,730

S&P 500 Flagship Fund*

 

358,428 units of participation

 

83,198,102

U.S. Core Opportunities Fund*

 

6,807,050 units of participation

 

70,214,713

Daily EAFE Securities Lending Fund*

 

4,323,729 units of participation

 

72,530,542

Short-Term Investment Fund*

 

68,577,164 units of participation

 

68,577,164

Russell 2000 Index Securities Lending Fund*

 

2,744,156 units of participation

 

59,498,785

Aggressive Lifestyle Fund*

 

885,978 units of participation

 

31,693,057

Bond Market Fund*

 

1,741,526 units of participation

 

41,927,219

Moderate Lifestyle Fund*

 

45,559 units of participation

 

19,952,020

Self Managed Brokerage Accounts

 

 

 

19,456,896

Conservative Lifestyle Fund*

 

457,320 units of participation

 

12,345,442

Participant loans*

 

4.75% to 10.50%

 

19,158,558

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,100,148,112


*                    Indicates party-in-interest to the Plan.

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SIGNATURES

 

The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the State Street Corporation Plans Investment Committee of State Street Corporation has duly caused this annual report to be signed by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

STATE STREET SALARY SAVINGS PROGRAM

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: June 22, 2006

By:

/s/ Pamela D. Gormley

 

 

 

Pamela D. Gormley

 

 

Executive Vice President and

 

 

Corporate Controller

 

 

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Post-Effective Amendment Number 2 to the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 2-68696) pertaining to the State Street Salary Savings Program of our report dated May 10, 2006, with respect to the financial statements and schedule of State Street Salary Savings Program included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2005.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

 

 

Boston, Massachusetts
June 22, 2006