State Street Announces Common Stock Offering

May 18, 2009

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) announced today that it has commenced a public offering of its common stock. State Street also announced today that it plans to commence a separate public offering of non-guaranteed senior notes in the near term. The notes will not be guaranteed under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program. Both offerings will be conducted as public offerings pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933. Neither offering is conditioned upon completion of the other.

Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley are acting as joint book-running managers for the offerings.

Subject to consultation with its banking regulators, State Street plans to notify the US Treasury of its intention to repurchase the US Treasury's preferred stock and common stock purchase warrant investment in State Street under the TARP Capital Purchase Program. If permitted to do so, the company expects to repurchase the preferred stock and warrant with proceeds of these offerings. State Street intends to use offering proceeds not used for this repurchase for general corporate purposes.

State Street also announced today that it elected to take action, effective on May 15, 2009, that resulted in consolidation onto its balance sheet of the asset-backed commercial paper conduits it administers. The analysis conducted under the Federal Reserve's Supervisory Capital Assessment Program (SCAP), in evaluating State Street's capital position, assumed consolidation of these conduits onto State Street's balance sheet during 2009. The Federal Reserve concluded that, after consolidation of the conduits and under the assumptions and methodology required by SCAP, State Street had a sufficient capital buffer to withstand even the stress test's "more adverse" scenario.

In connection with the consolidation of the conduits, State Street recorded for accounting purposes an after-tax loss of approximately $3.7 billion relating to the recognition of the unrealized mark-to-market losses on the conduit assets. From the conduits, assets with an aggregate book value of approximately $22.7 billion as of May 15, 2009 were consolidated onto the company's balance sheet at a fair value of approximately $16.6 billion as of that date. Based on its credit assessment of these assets, State Street expects that a vast majority of the after-tax loss recorded upon consolidation will accrete as interest revenue over the lives of the assets into the consolidated income statement. Based upon management's current prepayment assumptions, State Street expects approximately $475 million pre-tax to accrete as interest revenue in 2009.

The following table1 sets forth State Street's specified capital ratios as of March 31, 2009 on (1) an actual (unaudited) basis, (2) adjusted to reflect the effect of conduit consolidation onto State Street's balance sheet as if the consolidation had occurred on March 31, 2009 and (3) adjusted to reflect that conduit consolidation and the assumed completion as of March 31, 2009 of the common stock offering announced today.

March 31, 2009             Tier 1 Capital  Tier 1 Leverage  Tier 1 Common  TCE

Actual (unaudited)         19.1 %          10.4 %           14.8 %         5.9 %

Ratios as adjusted for     13.2 %          7.4  %           9.0  %         2.2 %
conduit consolidation

Ratios as adjusted for
conduit consolidation and  15.1 %          8.4  %           10.8 %         3.4 %
completion of stock
offering



(1) See "Description of Table and Ratios" below for assumptions used in calculating the above ratios, a description of the above ratios and certain reconciliation and other information concerning the above table.

After giving effect to the consolidation of the conduits and assuming the issuance of common stock and senior notes in the offerings, State Street estimates that operating earnings per share for 2009 will be in a range from $4.25 to $4.50. Operating revenues for 2009 are expected to decline by approximately 12% relative to 2008. After consolidation, return on equity for 2009 is expected to be approximately 17%. Estimated operating-basis results for 2009 exclude the extraordinary loss recognized upon the consolidation of the asset-backed commercial paper conduits, but include an estimated $0.75 per share of accretion as interest revenue from the conduit assets as they mature or pay down, offset by the expected impact of the offerings and a contemplated re-establishment of a reserve for discretionary incentive compensation in the second half of 2009, subject to company performance.

DESCRIPTION OF TABLE AND RATIOS

The ratios set forth in the table above give effect, as noted, to the consolidation of the conduits onto our consolidated balance sheet and the receipt as of the date of the table of an assumed $1.45 billion of net proceeds from the common stock offering described above, but do not include any proceeds from the proposed senior notes offering described above. The ratios set forth in the table above are not adjusted for the planned repurchase of the preferred stock and related common stock purchase warrant issued to the US Treasury under the TARP Capital Purchase Program discussed above.

Effective May 15, 2009, we elected to take action that resulted in the consolidation onto our consolidated balance sheet of all of the assets and liabilities of the conduits in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46(R). For purposes of this table, we have assumed that all of the conduits, with total assets of approximately $22.5 billion as of March 31, 2009, were consolidated on March 31, 2009 and that the assets of the conduits were recorded at their fair value as of that date, that we incurred a charge in connection with such consolidation and that our marginal tax rate was 40%. Depending upon, among other things, the measurement date of the security, the subsequent sale price of the security may be different from its recorded fair value. These differences may be significant especially if the security is sold during a period of illiquidity or market disruption or as part of a large block of securities under a forced transaction.

Below is a description of, and other information with respect to, the ratios in the table above.

    --  Tier 1 risk-based capital, or tier 1 capital, and tier 1 leverage
        ratios, as applicable, are each calculated in accordance with applicable
        bank regulatory requirements and, as permitted, exclude the impact of
        commercial paper purchased under the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's
        Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity
        Facility, or AMLF.
    --  Tier 1 risk-based common, or tier 1 common, ratio is calculated by
        dividing (a) tier 1 capital less non-common elements including
        qualifying perpetual preferred stock, qualifying minority interest in
        subsidiaries and qualifying trust preferred securities, by (b)
        risk-weighted assets, which assets are calculated in accordance with
        applicable bank regulatory requirements. The tier 1 common ratio is not
        required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, or
        on a recurring basis by applicable bank regulatory requirements.
        However, this ratio was used by the Federal Reserve in connection with
        its stress test administered to the 19 largest U.S. bank holding
        companies under the SCAP, the results of which were announced on May 7,
        2009. Although we understand that the Federal Reserve does not intend to
        prospectively require calculation of the tier 1 common ratio, due to the
        recent timing of the SCAP, management is currently monitoring this
        ratio, along with the other ratios set forth in the table above, in
        evaluating State Street's capital levels and believes that, at this
        time, the ratio may be of interest to investors. As used in the table
        above, actual unaudited tier 1 capital as of March 31, 2009 was $14.6
        billion, which capital was calculated in accordance with applicable bank
        regulatory requirements. To calculate tier 1 common capital, tier 1
        capital was reduced by non-common elements of capital, composed of
        preferred stock of $1.9 billion as of March 31, 2009 and trust preferred
        securities of $1.5 billion as of March 31, 2009. These aggregate
        non-common capital elements of $3.4 billion at March 31, 2009 were
        deducted from tier 1 capital of $14.6 billion at March 31, 2009,
        resulting in actual unaudited tier 1 common capital of $11.2 billion at
        March 31, 2009.
    --  The ratio of tangible common equity to adjusted tangible assets, or TCE
        ratio, is calculated by dividing total common shareholders' equity by
        consolidated total assets, after reducing both amounts by goodwill and
        other intangible assets net of related deferred taxes. Total assets
        reflected in the TCE ratio also exclude commercial paper purchased under
        the AMLF and cash balances on deposit at the Federal Reserve Bank and
        other central banks in excess of required reserves. The TCE ratio is not
        required by GAAP or by applicable bank regulatory requirements, but is a
        metric used by management to evaluate the adequacy of State Street's
        capital levels. Since there is no authoritative requirement to calculate
        the TCE ratio, our TCE ratio is not necessarily comparable to similar
        capital measures disclosed or used by other companies in the financial
        services industry. Tangible common equity and adjusted tangible assets
        are non-GAAP financial measures and should be considered in addition to,
        not as a substitute for or superior to, financial measures determined in
        accordance with GAAP. With respect to the calculation of the actual
        unaudited TCE ratio as of March 31, 2009, a reconciliation of tangible
        common equity to GAAP total common shareholders' equity is set forth
        below in millions:

Total Common Shareholders' Equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 11,969
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Less:

Goodwill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4,493
. . . . . .

Intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1,809
. . . . . . . . .

Adjusted equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5,667
. . . . . . . . .

Plus deferred tax liability                                               540

Total tangible common equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 6,207
. . . . . . . . . .



With respect to the calculation of the unaudited TCE ratio as of March 31, 2009, a reconciliation of adjusted tangible assets to GAAP total assets is set forth below in millions:

Total Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 142,144
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Less:

Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4,493
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1,809
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AMLF investment securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   740
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Excess reserves held at central banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    29,963
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Adjusted assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    105,139
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Plus:

Deferred tax liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   540
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total adjusted tangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 105,679
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This press release includes financial information presented on a GAAP basis as well as on an operating basis, in addition to other measures not presented in accordance with GAAP and used in the calculation of identified capital ratios. Management measures and compares certain financial information on an operating basis, as it believes that this presentation supports meaningful comparisons from period to period and the analysis of comparable financial trends with respect to State Street's normal ongoing business operations. Management believes that operating-basis financial information, which reports revenue from non-taxable sources on a fully taxable-equivalent basis and excludes the impact of revenue and expenses outside of the normal course of business, facilitates an investor's understanding and analysis of State Street's underlying financial performance and trends in addition to financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Management also believes that the use of other non-GAAP financial measures in the calculation of identified capital ratios is useful to understanding State Street's capital position and of interest to investors. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP.

State Street has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offerings to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents State Street has filed with the SEC for more complete information about State Street and the offerings. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the prospectus may be obtained from Goldman, Sachs & Co. toll free at (866) 471-2526, or Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, toll free at (866) 718-1649.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is the world's leading provider of financial services to institutional investors including investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading. With $11.337 trillion in assets under custody and $1.395 trillion in assets under management at March 31, 2009, State Street operates in 27 countries and more than 100 geographic markets and employs 27,500 worldwide.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news announcement contains forward-looking statements as defined by United States securities laws, including statements about our goals and expectations regarding our business, financial condition, results of operations and strategies, the financial and market outlook, governmental and regulatory initiatives and developments, and the business environment. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, are inherently uncertain, are based on current assumptions that are difficult to predict and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in those statements, and those statements should not be relied upon as representing our expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the date of this release.

Important factors that may affect future results and outcomes include, but are not limited to:

    --  global financial market disruptions and the current worldwide economic
        recession, and monetary and other governmental actions designed to
        address such disruptions and recession in the U.S. and internationally;
    --  the impact of our consolidation for financial reporting purposes,
        effective as of May 15, 2009, of the asset-backed commercial paper
        conduits that we administer, including the possible increase in the
        volatility of our net interest revenue, changes in the composition of
        the assets on our consolidated balance sheet and the possibility that we
        may be required to change the manner in which we fund those assets;
    --  the financial strength and continuing viability of the counterparties
        with which we or our clients do business and with which we have
        investment or financial exposure;
    --  the liquidity of the U.S. and international securities markets,
        particularly the markets for fixed income securities, and the liquidity
        requirements of our customers;
    --  the credit quality and credit agency ratings of the securities in our
        investment securities portfolio, a deterioration or downgrade of which
        could lead to other-than-temporary impairment of the respective
        securities and the recognition of an impairment loss;
    --  the maintenance of credit agency ratings for our debt obligations as
        well as the level of credibility of credit agency ratings;
    --  the possibility of our customers incurring substantial losses in
        investment pools where we act as agent, and the possibility of further
        general reductions in the valuation of assets;
    --  our ability to attract deposits and other low-cost, short-term funding;
    --  potential changes to the competitive environment, including changes due
        to the effects of consolidation, extensive and changing government
        regulation and perceptions of State Street as a suitable service
        provider or counterparty;
    --  the level and volatility of interest rates and the performance and
        volatility of securities, credit, currency and other markets in the U.S.
        and internationally;
    --  our ability to measure the fair value of the investment securities on
        our consolidated balance sheet;
    --  the results of litigation, government investigations and similar
        disputes and, in particular, the effect of current or potential
        proceedings concerning State Street Global Advisors', or SSgA's, active
        fixed-income strategies and other investment products, and the enactment
        of legislation and changes in regulation and enforcement that impact us
        and our customers;
    --  adverse publicity or other reputational harm;
    --  our ability to pursue acquisitions, strategic alliances and divestures,
        finance future business acquisitions and obtain regulatory approvals and
        consents for acquisitions;
    --  the performance and demand for the products and services we offer,
        including the level and timing of withdrawals from our collective
        investment products;
    --  our ability to continue to grow revenue, attract highly skilled people,
        control expenses and attract the capital necessary to achieve our
        business goals and comply with regulatory requirements;
    --  our ability to control operating risks, information technology systems
        risks and outsourcing risks, the possibility of errors in the
        quantitative models we use to manage our business and the possibility
        that our controls will fail or be circumvented;
    --  the potential for new products and services to impose additional costs
        on us and expose us to increased operational risk, and our ability to
        protect our intellectual property rights;
    --  changes in government regulation or new legislation, which may increase
        our costs, expose us to risk related to compliance or impact our
        customers;
    --  restrictions and limitations associated with our participation in the
        U.S. Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, capital purchase
        program and our ability to repurchase the preferred stock and warrants
        issued by us under that program;
    --  changes in accounting standards and practices; and
    --  changes in tax legislation and in the interpretation of existing tax
        laws by U.S. and non-U.S. tax authorities that impact the amount of
        taxes due.

Other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by any forward-looking statements are set forth in our 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K and our subsequent SEC filings, including our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2009. We encourage investors to read these filings, particularly the sections on Risk Factors, for additional information with respect to any forward-looking statements and prior to making any investment decision. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, May 18, 2009, and we do not undertake efforts to revise those forward-looking statements to reflect events after this date.

 

 

    Source: State Street Corporation
Contact: State Street Corporation Edward J. Resch, +1-617-664-1110 or Investors: Kelley MacDonald, +1-617-664-3477 or Media: Hannah Grove, +1-617-664-3377