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): December 10, 2014
STATE STREET CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Massachusetts | 001-07511 | 04-2456637 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts | 02111 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
617-786-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On December 15, 2014, State Street Corporation (“State Street”) issued $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.300% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”) in a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-200321) and a related prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of October 31, 2014 (the “Indenture”), between State Street and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States, as trustee. The form of Note is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto. The Indenture has been included as Exhibit 4.2 to State Street’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the SEC on November 18, 2014.
The sale of the Notes was made pursuant to the terms of an underwriting agreement dated December 10, 2014 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), entered into among State Street and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named therein. The above description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
State Street expects to receive net proceeds from the offering of the Notes of approximately $993 million, after deducting estimated expenses and underwriting discounts and commissions.
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, counsel to State Street, has issued an opinion to State Street, dated December 15, 2014, regarding the legality of the Notes to be issued and sold in the offering upon issuance and sale thereof. A copy of the opinion as to legality is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated December 10, 2014, by and among State Street Corporation and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein | |
| 4.1 | Form of 3.300% Senior Note due 2024 | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, dated December 15, 2014 | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1) | |
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.
| STATE STREET CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Sean Newth | |
| Name: | Sean Newth | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller | |
Date: December 15, 2014
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated December 10, 2014, by and among State Street Corporation and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein | |
| 4.1 | Form of 3.300% Senior Note due 2024 | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, dated December 15, 2014 | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1) | |