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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: December 19, 2002 State Street
Corporation (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Massachusetts 0-5108 04-2456637 (State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification Number) 225 Franklin
Street, Boston, Massachusetts (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 786-3000 Item 5. Other Events.
On December 19, 2002, Registrant issued a statement that it had appointed Ronald L. Skates
to the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
The press release issued by Registrant in connection with the announcement is filed
herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c)
Exhibits. 99.1
Form of press release dated December 19, 2002 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: December 27, 2002 2 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit 99.1 Form of press release dated December 19, 2002 3 225 Franklin Street
02110
(Zip code)
STATE STREET CORPORATION
By: /s/Frederick P. Baughman
Name:
Frederick P. Baughman
Title:
Senior Vice President,
Corporate Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Boston, MA 02110-2804
United States of America
Contact: |
S. Kelley MacDonald | |
+1 617/664-3477 | ||
Media Contact: | Hannah Grove | |
+1 617/664-3377 |
STATE STREET
CORPORATION ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF RONALD L. SKATES TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND INCREASE IN QUARTERLY DIVIDEND |
BOSTON, MA. December 19, 2002 State Street Corporation announced today the appointment of Ronald L. Skates to the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Mr. Skates was appointed to the Board of Directors of State Street Bank and Trust Company, its principal subsidiary, in October. The Corporation also announced that it has increased its quarterly dividend $.01 per share, to $.13 per share, payable January 15, 2003, to stockholders of record as of January 2, 2003. Following today's action, the quarterly dividend rate is 18% higher than a year ago. Mr. Skates was president and chief executive officer of Data General Corporation from 1989-1999. Prior to that, Mr. Skates worked at Price Waterhouse, where he served as audit partner for ten of his twenty-one years with the company. Mr. Skates holds an AB degree in History from Harvard College as well as an MBA from Harvard Business School. In addition, he serves on the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, is a Trustee for Massachusetts General Hospital, a Trustee for the Peabody Essex Museum, and a member of the Finance Committee of Partners HealthCare Systems, Inc. State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is the world's leading specialist in providing sophisticated global investors with investment servicing, investment management, investment research and trading services. With $5.7 trillion in assets under custody and $707 billion in assets under management, State Street is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and operates in 22 countries and over 100 markets worldwide. For more information call 877/639-7788 [NEWS STT] toll-free in the United States and Canada, or +1 402/573-3644 outside those countries. This news release may contain forward-looking statements, as defined by federal securities laws, including statements about the financial outlook and business environment. Any such statements are based on current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Important factors, including those mentioned in this news release, that could cause actual results to differ materially are set forth in the company's 2001 annual report and subsequent SEC filings. They include risks and uncertainties relating to the pace at which State Street adds new clients or at which existing clients use additional services, the value of global and regional financial markets, and the dynamics of the markets State Street serves. State Street encourages investors to review its annual report and SEC filings in conjunction with this announcement and prior to making any investment decision. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of the date of release, December 19, 2002, and the company does not undertake to revise those forward-looking statements to reflect events after the date of this release. |
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