-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LCmUfVcwZiUFa+MDDS2Pfb6IApud7JKPL2NYjlg3nv7Z0KW3RazGpI5AgSLqnr9L JSykkuVnys40WRCfYu8D3g== 0000950146-00-000364.txt : 20000412 0000950146-00-000364.hdr.sgml : 20000412 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950146-00-000364 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 15 REFERENCES 429: 333-49143 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000411 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STATE STREET CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000093751 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 042456637 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-34516 FILM NUMBER: 598503 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 225 FRANKLIN ST CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 BUSINESS PHONE: 6177863000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 225 FRANKLIN STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: STATE STREET BOSTON FINANCIAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19780525 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST III CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001058657 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 137147836 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-34516-01 FILM NUMBER: 598504 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O BANK ONE DELAWARE INC STREET 2: 201 N WALNUT ST CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19801 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126123425 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O BANK ONE DELAWARE INC STREET 2: 201 N WALNUT ST CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19801 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST II CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001058979 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 137147835 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-34516-02 FILM NUMBER: 598505 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O BANK ONE DELAWARE INC STREET 2: 201 N WALNUT ST CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19801 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126123425 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O BANK ONE DELAWARE INC STREET 2: 201 N WALNUT ST CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19801 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST IV CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001111546 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-34516-03 FILM NUMBER: 598506 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O BANK ONE DELAWARE INC STREET 2: 3 CHRISTIANA CENTER, 201 N. WALNUT ST CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19801 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126123425 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O BANK ONE DELAWARE INC STREET 2: 201 N WALNUT ST CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19801 S-3 1 FORM S-3 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2000 Registration No. 333- ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-49143 ---------------------- STATE STREET CORPORATION MASSACHUSETTS 04-2456637 STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST II DELAWARE 13-7147835 STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST III DELAWARE 13-7147836 STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST IV DELAWARE 06-6492651 (Exact name of each registrant (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer as specified in its charter) of incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
---------------------- 225 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (617) 786-3000 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each registrant's principal executive offices) ---------------------- MAUREEN SCANNELL BATEMAN, ESQ. Executive Vice President and General Counsel State Street Corporation 225 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (617) 786-3000 (Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service of process for each registrant) ---------------------- With copies to: MARK V. NUCCIO, ESQ. B. ROBBINS KIESSLING, ESQ. Ropes & Gray Cravath, Swaine & Moore One International Place Worldwide Plaza, 825 Eighth Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02110 New York, New York 10019 (617) 951-7000 (212) 474-1000 Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement as determined by market conditions. If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. |_| If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. |X| If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering: |_| If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. |_| If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box: |X| CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Proposed maximum Proposed maximum Amount of Title of each class of Amount to offering price per unit aggregate offering registration securities to be registered be registered (1) (2) price (1)(3) fee (3) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debt Securities of State Street Corporation (4) .................................................. Preferred Stock of State Street Corporation, no par value (5) (6) ................................ Depositary Shares (6) ........................... Common Stock of State Street Corporation, par value $1.00 per share (7) ........................ Warrants (8) ..................................... Capital Securities of State Street Capital Trust II (9) .............................................. (11) (11) (11) (11) Capital Securities of State Street Capital Trust III (9) .......................................... Capital Securities Of State Street Capital Trust IV (9) ........................................... Guarantees of Capital Securities of State Street Capital Trust II, State Street Capital Trust III and State Street Capital Trust IV by State Street Corporation and certain back-up undertakings (10) ............................................. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total $1,000,000,000 (1) 100% $1,000,000,000 (1) $211,200 (3) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) In no event will the aggregate initial offering price of all securities issued from time to time pursuant to this Registration Statement exceed $1,000,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign currencies, foreign currency units, or composite currencies. If Debt Securities are issued at original issue discount, State Street Corporation may issue such higher principal amount as may be sold for an initial public offering price of up to $1,000,000,000 (less the dollar amount of any securities previously issued hereunder), or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign currencies, foreign currency units, or composite currencies. Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, $200,000,000 of debt securities and preferred stock are being carried forward from Registration Statement No. 333-49143 for inclusion in the Prospectus filed herewith. The aggregate amount of the Common Stock issued hereunder is further limited to that which is permissible under Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933. The securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or as units with other securities registered hereunder. (2) The proposed maximum offering price per unit will be determined from time to time by the Registrant in connection with the issuance by the Registrant of the securities registered hereunder. (3) The proposed maximum aggregate offering price has been estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933. A registration fee of $68,966 has been previously paid with respect to the debt securities and preferred stock being carried forward from Registration Statement No. 333-49143. (4) Subject to note (1) above, there is being registered hereunder an indeterminate principal amount of Debt Securities as may be sold, from time to time at indeterminate prices, by the Registrant. (5) Subject to note (1) above, there is being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of shares of Preferred Stock as may be sold, from time to time at indeterminate prices, by the Registrant. (6) Subject to note (1) above, there is being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of Depositary Shares to be evidenced by Depositary Receipts issued pursuant to a Deposit Agreement. In the event the Registrant elects to offer to the public fractional interest in shares of Preferred Stock registered hereunder, Depositary Receipts will be distributed to those persons purchasing such fractional interests and the shares of Preferred Stock will be issued to the Depositary under the Deposit Agreement. (7) Subject to note (1) above, there is being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock as may be sold, from time to time at indeterminate prices, by the Registrant. (8) Subject to note (1) above, there is being registered hereunder an indeterminate amount and number of Warrants, representing rights to purchase Debt Securities, Preferred Stock or Common Stock registered hereunder. (9) Subject to note (1) above, there is being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of Capital Securities of State Street Capital Trust II, State Street Capital Trust III and State Street Capital Trust IV and an indeterminate principal amount of Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures. Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures may be issued and sold to State Street Capital Trust II, State Street Capital Trust III or State Street Capital Trust IV. Such Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures may later be distributed to the holders of Capital Securities upon termination of State Street Capital Trust II, State Street Capital Trust III or State Street Capital Trust IV and the distribution of assets thereof. (10) Includes the obligations of State Street Corporation under (i) the Amended Trust Agreement of each of State Street Capital Trust II and State Street Capital Trust III and The Trust Agreement of State Street Capital Trust IV, (ii) the Guarantees issued with respect to the Capital Securities issued by such Trusts, (iii) the Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures purchased by such Trust and the related Indenture, including the agreement of State Street Corporation (contained in each Amended and Restated Trust Agreement contained in the Supplemental Indenture) to pay all trust obligations other than the Capital Securities and the Common Securities, all as described in the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement included in this Registration Statement. No separate consideration will be received for these obligations or for the Guarantees. (11) Not applicable pursuant to General Instruction II.D. of Form S-3. ---------------------- This Registration Statement, which is a new Registration Statement, also constitutes Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-49143 of State Street Corporation which was declared effective on April 15, 1998. Such Post-Effective Amendment shall hereafter become effective concurrently with the effectiveness of this Registration Statement and in accordance with Section 8(c) of the Securities Act of 1933. Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, the Prospectus filed as part of this Registration Statement also constitutes a Prospectus for Registration Statement No. 333-49143; the $200,000,000 aggregate amount of debt securities and preferred stock remaining unsold from Registration Statement No. 333-49143 will be combined with the Capital Securities, Common Stock, Debt Securities, Preferred Stock and Guarantees to be registered pursuant to this Registration Statement to enable State Street Corporation to offer an aggregate amount of $1,000,000,000 of any combination of its Common Stock, Debt Securities and Preferred Stock and to enable State Street Capital Trust II, State Street Capital Trust III and State Street Capital Trust IV to offer an aggregate amount of $1,000,000,000 of Capital Securities pursuant to this combined Prospectus. The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine. ================================================================================ EXPLANATORY NOTE This Registration Statement contains three forms of Prospectus: (a) one to be used in connection with the offering and sale of Debt Securities, and Warrants to purchase Debt Securities, including any Preferred Stock, and Common Stock into which the Debt Securities may be convertible; (b) one to be used in connection with the offering and sale of Common Stock, Depositary Shares and Preferred Stock, and Warrants to purchase such securities, including any such shares into which the Preferred Stock or Depositary Shares may be convertible; and (c) one to be used in connection with the offering and sale of Capital Securities issued by Delaware statutory business trusts, the common Securities of which are owned by State Street. S-4 Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These Securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This preliminary prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such State. Subject to Completion, Dated , 2000 $1,000,000,000 State Street Corporation Debt Securities Warrants ---------------------- State Street Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation, may offer and sell: o Debt Securities o Warrants We will provide specific terms of these securities in supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any supplements carefully before you invest. A security is not a deposit and the securities are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. This prospectus may be used to offer and sell securities only if accompanied by the prospectus supplement for those securities. Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved these securities or determined that this prospectus or the prospectus supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. -------------------- The date of this Prospectus is , 2000. -------------------- IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT We provide information to you about the securities in two separate documents that progressively provide more detail: o this prospectus, which provides general information, some of which may not apply to your securities; and o the accompanying prospectus supplement, which describes the terms of the securities. If the terms of your securities vary between the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on the information in the following order of priority: o the prospectus supplement; and o the prospectus. We include cross-references in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement to captions in these materials where you can find further related discussions. The following Table of Contents and the Table of Contents included in the accompanying prospectus supplement provide the pages on which these captions are located. -------------------- Neither we nor the underwriters have taken any action that would permit us to publicly sell these securities in any jurisdiction outside the United States. If you are an investor outside the United States, you should inform yourself about and comply with any restrictions as to the offering of the securities and the distribution of this prospectus. -2- TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS..........................................................4 WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION............................................4 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.....................................................6 STATE STREET CORPORATION.......................................................7 CONSOLIDATED RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES...............................7 USE OF PROCEEDS................................................................7 DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES.................................................7 General .............................................................8 Registration and Transfer................................................9 Payment and Place of Payment............................................10 Events of Default.......................................................10 Modification and Waiver.................................................11 Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets................................12 Regarding the Trustee...................................................12 International Offering..................................................12 Limitation Upon Disposition of Voting Stock or Assets of State Street Bank...........................................................13 Defeasance ............................................................13 Subordinated Debt Securities............................................13 Governing Law...........................................................15 DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS.......................................................15 Offered Warrants........................................................15 Further Information in Prospectus Supplement............................16 Significant Provisions of the Warrant Agreements........................17 GLOBAL SECURITIES.............................................................18 General ............................................................18 Book-Entry Issuance.....................................................20 PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION..........................................................22 VALIDITY OF SECURITIES........................................................23 EXPERTS.......................................................................23 -3- ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the "SEC," utilizing a "shelf" registration process. Under this shelf process, we may from time to time sell any combination of the debt securities or warrants described in this prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $1,000,000,000. We may also sell other securities under the registration statement that will reduce the total dollar amount of securities that we may sell under this prospectus. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the debt securities or warrants we may offer. Each time we sell debt securities or warrants, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the heading "Where You Can Find More Information." Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this prospectus to "STATE STREET," "WE," "US," "OUR" or similar references mean State Street Corporation. WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION We have filed with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 that registers, among others securities, the offer and sale of the securities offered by this prospectus. The registration statement, including the attached exhibits and schedules, contains additional relevant information about us. The rules and regulations of the SEC allow us to omit certain information included in the registration statement from this prospectus. In addition, we file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You may read and copy this information at the following locations of the SEC: Public Reference Room 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Room 1024 Washington, D.C. 20549 Northeast Regional Office 7 World Trade Center Suite 1300 New York, New York 10048 Midwest Regional Office 500 West Madison Street Suite 1400 Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511 You may also obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. The SEC also maintains an Internet world wide web site that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like us, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is: http://www.sec.gov. You can also inspect reports, proxy statements and other information about us at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. -4- The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" information into this prospectus. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus, except for any information that is superseded by information that is included directly in this document or in a more recent incorporated document. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below that we have previously filed with the SEC. They contain important information about us and our financial condition. SEC FILINGS PERIOD - ----------- ------ Annual Report on Form 10-K Year Ended December 31, 1999 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Quarter ended March 31, 1999 Quarter ended June 30, 1999 Quarter ended September 30, 1999 Current Report on Form 8-K Filed January 7, 2000 We incorporate by reference additional documents that we may file with the SEC between the date of this prospectus and the date we sell all of the debt securities. These documents include periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as proxy statements. You can obtain any of the documents incorporated by reference in this document through us, or from the SEC through the SEC's Internet world wide web site at the address described previously. Documents incorporated by reference are available from us without charge, excluding any exhibits to those documents, unless the exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference as an exhibit in this prospectus. You can obtain documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus by requesting them in writing or by telephone from us at the following address: Investor Relations State Street Corporation 225 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (617) 664-3477 We have not authorized anyone to give any information or make any representation about us that is different from, or in addition to, the information and representations contained in this prospectus or in any of the materials that we have incorporated into this prospectus. If anyone does give you information of this sort, you should not rely on it. If you are in a jurisdiction where offers to sell, or solicitations of offers to purchase, the securities offered by this document are unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to direct these types of activities, then the offer presented in this document does not extend to you. The information contained in this document speaks only as of the date of this document unless the information specifically indicates that another date applies. -5- FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This prospectus, including information included or incorporated by reference, contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business, including, without limitation, statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates" or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to many factors, including: o future revenue may increase or decrease depending upon the extent of increases or decreases in cross-border investments made by customers or future customers; o changes in the savings rate of individuals that are invested in mutual funds or in defined contribution plans affect our revenues; o fluctuations in worldwide securities market valuations may affect our revenues; o changes in markets served, including the growth rate of U.S. mutual funds, the pace of debt issuance, outsourcing decisions, and mergers, acquisitions and consolidations among customers and competitors may affect our revenues; o global and regional economic factors and changes or potential changes in laws and regulations affecting our business, including volatile currencies and changes in monetary policy, and social and political instability, could affect results of operations; o market interest rate levels, the shape of the yield curve and the direction of interest rate changes affect net interest revenue and fiduciary compensation from securities lending; o the degree of volatility in foreign exchange rates may affect the amount of foreign exchange trading revenue; o the pace of pension reform and resulting programs including public and private pension schemes may affect the pace of revenue growth; o future prices that we are able to obtain for our products may increase or decrease from current levels depending upon demand, our competitors' activities and the introduction of new products into the marketplace; o the pace at which existing and new customers use additional services and assign additional assets to us for management or custody will affect future results; o changes in business mix, including the mix of U.S. and non-U.S. business, may affect future results; o technological change may be more difficult or expensive then anticipated; and o changes may occur in securities markets. -6- STATE STREET CORPORATION We are a bank holding company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a leading provider of services to institutional investors and investment managers worldwide. We were organized in 1970 and conduct our business principally through our subsidiary, State Street Bank and Trust Company, "STATE STREET BANK," which traces its beginnings to the founding of Union Bank in 1792. The charter under which State Street Bank now operates was authorized by a special act of the Massachusetts Legislature in 1891, and its present name was adopted in 1960. Our executive offices are located at 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (telephone (617) 786-3000). CONSOLIDATED RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Our consolidated ratios of earnings to fixed charges were as follows for the five most recent fiscal years: Year Ended December 31, ------------------------------------ 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 2.02x 1.77x 1.93x 1.95x 1.75x USE OF PROCEEDS We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities for general corporate purposes unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement or term sheet relating to a specific issue of securities. Our general corporate purposes may include extending credit to, or funding investments in, our subsidiaries. The precise amounts and the timing of our use of the net proceeds will depend upon our subsidiaries' funding requirements and the availability of other funds. Until we use the net proceeds from the sale of any of our securities for general corporate purposes, we will use the net proceeds to reduce our short-term indebtedness or for temporary investments. We expect that we will, on a recurrent basis, engage in additional financings as the need arises to finance our growth, through acquisitions or otherwise, or to fund our subsidiaries. We and State Street Bank regularly investigate possible acquisitions. DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES The senior debt securities will be issued under an indenture dated as of August 2, 1993, the "SENIOR INDENTURE," between us and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as successor senior trustee. The subordinated debt securities (other than the junior subordinated debentures) will be issued under an indenture that is expected to be entered into between us and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as subordinated trustee, the "SUBORDINATED INDENTURE." A copy of each indenture is an exhibit to the registration statement that contains this prospectus. The following summaries of all material terms of the indentures are not complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the respective indentures, including the definitions of terms. The following summaries describe the general terms and provisions of the debt securities to be offered by any prospectus supplement. The particular terms of the debt securities offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which these general provisions may apply to the debt securities so offered, will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to such offered securities. The senior debt securities will be unsecured and will rank equally with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of State Street. The subordinated debt securities will be unsecured and will be subordinated to all existing and future senior indebtedness and other financial obligations of State Street as described under -7- "Subordinated Debt Securities -- Subordination" beginning on page 13. Because we are a holding company, our rights and the rights of our creditors, including the holders of the debt securities we are offering under this prospectus, to participate in the assets of any of our subsidiaries upon the subsidiary's liquidation or reorganization will be subject to the prior claims of the subsidiary's creditors except to the extent that we may ourselves be a creditor with recognized claims against the subsidiary. In addition, dividends, loans and advances from certain of our banking subsidiaries to us and our non-banking subsidiaries are restricted by federal and state statutes and regulations. General We may issue the debt securities from time to time, without limitation as to aggregate principal amount and in one or more series. We expect from time to time to incur additional indebtedness that may be senior to the debt securities. Neither the indentures nor the debt securities will limit or otherwise restrict the amount of other indebtedness which may be incurred or other securities which may be issued by us or our subsidiaries, including indebtedness which may rank senior to the debt securities. The debt securities will not be secured. We may issue debt securities upon the satisfaction of conditions contained in the indentures. The applicable prospectus supplement will include the terms of that issue of debt securities, including: o the title and series designation; o the aggregate principal amount and the limit, if any, on the aggregate principal amount or initial public offering price of the debt securities which may be issued under the applicable indenture; o any fixed or variable interest rate or rates per annum; o the date from which any interest shall accrue; o any interest payment dates; o whether the debt securities are senior or subordinated; o the stated maturity date; o whether the debt securities are to be issued in global form; o any sinking fund requirements; o any provisions for redemption, the redemption price and any remarketing arrangements; o the minimum denominations; o whether the debt securities are denominated or payable in United States dollars or a foreign currency or units of two or more foreign currencies; o the place or places where payments or deliveries on the debt securities shall be made and the debt securities may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange; o whether any of the debt securities will be subject to defeasance in advance of the date for redemption or the stated maturity date; o if other than the principal amount, the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities payable upon acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities; -8- o any index used to determine the amount of payment of principal of, and any premium and interest on, the debt securities; o the person to whom any interest on the debt securities of the series shall be payable if other than the registered holder thereof; o the manner in which the amount that shall be deemed to be the principal amount of the debt securities on or prior to the maturity date shall be determined; o any additional or different events of default that apply to any debt securities of the series and any change in the right of the trustee or the required holders of those debt securities to declare the principal thereof due and payable; o any additional or different covenants that apply to any debt securities of the series; and o any other terms of the debt securities that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the applicable indenture. Please see the accompanying prospectus supplement or the terms sheet you have received or will receive for the terms of the specific debt securities we are offering. We may deliver this prospectus before or concurrently with the delivery of a terms sheet. We may issue debt securities under the indentures upon the exercise of warrants to purchase debt securities. Please see "Description of Warrants." Nothing in the indentures or in the terms of the debt securities will prohibit the issuance of securities representing subordinated indebtedness that is senior or junior to the subordinated debt securities. Prospective purchasers of debt securities should be aware that special federal income tax, accounting and other considerations may be applicable to instruments such as the debt securities. The prospectus supplement relating to an issue of debt securities will describe these considerations, if they apply. Debt securities may be issued as "ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT SECURITIES" which bear no interest or interest at a rate which at the time of issuance is below market rates and which will be sold at a substantial discount below their principal amount. In the event that the maturity of any original issue discount security is accelerated, the amount payable to the holder of the original issue discount security upon acceleration will be determined in accordance with the applicable prospectus supplement, the terms of such security and the relevant indenture, but will be an amount less than the amount payable at the maturity of the principal of such original issue discount security. Special federal income tax and other considerations relating to original issue discount securities will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. The indentures provide that without the consent of any holders, we and the trustee may enter into one or more supplemental indentures for certain purposes, including: o to add to our covenants for the benefit of the holders of all or any series of debt securities or to surrender any right or power conferred upon us in the indentures; and o to add any additional events of default, in the case of the senior indenture, and events of default or defaults, in the case of the subordinated indenture. In the event any sinking fund is established for the retirement of debt securities of any series, we may satisfy all or any part of the sinking fund payments with debt securities of such series under certain circumstances and to the extent provided for by the terms of such debt securities. -9- Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the covenants contained in the indentures and the debt securities will not protect holders in the event of a sudden decline in our creditworthiness that might result from a recapitalization, restructuring, or other highly leveraged transaction. Registration and Transfer Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will issue each series of debt securities in registered form only, without coupons and in denominations of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof. Holders may present debt securities in registered form for transfer or exchange for other debt securities of the same series at the office or agency of State Street maintained for such purpose. No service charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of the debt securities but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with any transfer or exchange. Payment and Place of Payment Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will pay principal of and any premium and interest on the debt securities at the office or agency of State Street maintained for such purpose. However, at our option, we may pay any interest by check mailed to the holders of registered debt securities at their registered addresses. Events of Default The following are "events of default" under the senior indenture and "defaults" under the subordinated indenture with respect to any series of debt securities: o default in the payment of any principal or premium when due; o default in the payment of any interest when due, which continues for 30 days; o default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment when due; o default in the performance of any other obligation contained in the senior indenture for the benefit of debt securities of that series, which continues for 60 days after written notice; o acceleration of other indebtedness exceeding $20,000,000 of us or of State Street Bank, which is not annulled within 30 days after written notice; o specified events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; and o any other default or event of default provided with respect to debt securities of that series. If an event of default under the senior indenture occurs and is continuing for any series of debt securities, the senior trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount or issue price of the outstanding securities of that series may declare the principal amount of all the securities of that series, or any lesser amount provided for in the debt securities of that series, to be due and payable or deliverable immediately. At any time after the senior trustee or the holders have accelerated any series of debt securities, but before the senior trustee has obtained a judgment or decree for payment of money due or delivery of the maturity consideration, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount or issue price of outstanding debt securities of that series may, under certain circumstances, rescind and annul such acceleration. -10- Under the subordinated indenture, an "event of default" is limited to certain events involving the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of State Street. The subordinated debt securities will automatically be accelerated upon the occurrence of an "event of default" resulting from bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization. There is no right of acceleration in the case of a default in the performance of any covenant with respect to the subordinated debt securities, including the payment of interest and principal or the delivery of the maturity consideration. The holders of a majority in principal amount or aggregate issue price of the outstanding debt securities of any series may waive an event of default with respect to that series, except a default: o in the payment of any amounts due and payable or deliverable under the debt securities of that series; or o in an obligation contained in, or a provision of, an indenture which cannot be modified under the terms of that indenture without the consent of each holder of each series of debt securities affected. The holders of a majority in principal amount or issue price of the outstanding debt securities of a series may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the applicable trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to debt securities of that series, provided that any direction is not in conflict with any rule of law or the indenture. Subject to the provisions of the indenture relating to the duties of the trustee, before proceeding to exercise any right or power under the indenture at the direction of the holders, the trustee is entitled to receive from those holders reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in complying with any direction. A holder of any debt security of any series will have the right to institute a proceeding with respect to the indenture or for any remedy thereunder, if: o that holder previously gives to the trustee written notice of a continuing event of default with respect to debt securities of that series; o the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount or issue price of the outstanding debt securities of that series also shall have offered the trustee reasonable indemnity and made written request to the trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee; o the trustee shall not have received from the holders of a majority in principal amount or issue price of the outstanding debt securities of that series a direction inconsistent with such request; and o the trustee shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days. However, any holder of a debt security has the absolute right to institute suit for any defaulted payment after the due dates for payment under that debt security. We are required to furnish to the trustees annually a statement as to the performance of our obligations under the indentures and as to any default in such performance. Modification and Waiver Each indenture may be modified and amended by us and the applicable trustee with the consent of holders of at least 66 2/3% in principal amount or issue price of each series of debt securities affected. However, without the consent of each holder of any debt security affected, we may not amend or modify any indenture to: o change the stated maturity date of the principal or any installment of principal or interest on, any debt security; -11- o reduce the principal amount or the rate of interest on, or any premium payable upon the redemption of, any debt security; o reduce the amount of principal of an original issue discount security payable upon acceleration of its maturity; o change the place or currency of payment of principal of, or any premium or interest on, any debt security; o impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment or delivery on or with respect to any debt security; o in the case of the subordinated indenture, modify the subordination provisions in a manner adverse to the holders of the subordinated debt securities; o reduce the percentage in principal amount of debt securities of any series, the consent of whose holders is required to modify or amend the indenture or to waive compliance with certain provisions of the indenture; or o reduce the percentage in principal amount of debt securities of any series, the consent of whose holders is required to waive any past default. The holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may, with respect to that series, waive past defaults under the applicable indenture, except as described under "-- Events of Default" beginning on page 10. Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may consolidate or merge with or into any other corporation, and we may sell, lease or convey all or substantially all of our assets to any corporation, provided that: o the resulting corporation, if other than us, is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any U.S. state and assumes all of our obligations on the debt securities under the indentures; o we are not, or any successor corporation, as the case may be, is not, immediately after any consolidation or merger, in default under the indentures; and o certain other conditions are met. Regarding the Trustee U.S. Bank Trust National Association is the trustee under both the senior indenture and the subordinated indenture. We and certain of our subsidiaries, including State Street Bank, maintain banking relations with the trustee in the ordinary course of business. International Offering If specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may issue debt securities outside the United States. Such debt securities may be issued in bearer form and will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. In connection with any offering outside the United States, we will designate paying agents, registrars or other agents with respect to the debt securities, as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. -12- Debt securities issued outside the United States may be subject to certain selling restrictions which will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. These debt securities may be listed on one or more foreign stock exchanges as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Special United States tax and other considerations, if any, applicable to an offering outside the United States will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Limitation Upon Disposition of Voting Stock or Assets of State Street Bank The senior indenture prohibits us and State Street Bank, so long as any of the senior debt securities are outstanding, from selling or otherwise disposing of, or granting a security interest in or permitting the issuance of, any voting stock or any security convertible or exercisable into voting stock of State Street Bank or any of our subsidiaries that owns voting stock or any security convertible or exercisable into voting stock of State Street Bank. This restriction does not apply to dispositions made by us or any subsidiary: o if such disposition or issuance is for fair market value as determined by our Board of Directors; and o if after giving effect to such disposition or issuance and any potential dilution, we and our wholly-owned subsidiaries will own directly not less than 80% of the voting stock of such principal constituent bank or any subsidiary which owns a principal constituent bank. The subordinated indenture does not contain a similar restriction on our ability to engage in or permit such transactions to occur. Defeasance We may terminate or "defease" our obligations under the indentures of any series of debt securities by taking certain steps, including: o depositing irrevocably with the trustee as trust funds in trust in each case in an amount, in U.S. dollars or U.S. government obligations, which through the payment of interest, principal or premium, if any, in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide an amount sufficient to pay the entire amount of the debt securities; o delivering an opinion of independent counsel that the holders of the debt securities of such series will have no federal income tax consequences as a result of such deposit and termination; o no event of default under the senior indenture or default under the subordinated indenture may exist or be caused by the defeasance; and o the defeasance shall not cause an event of default under any of our other agreements or instruments. Subordinated Debt Securities The subordinated debt securities will be our direct, unsecured obligations. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the subordinated debt securities will rank equally with all of our outstanding subordinated indebtedness that is not specifically stated to be junior to the subordinated debt securities. Subordination The subordinated debt securities will be subordinated in right of payment to all "senior indebtedness," as defined below. In certain events of insolvency, payments on the subordinated debt securities will also be effectively subordinated in right of payment to all "other financial obligations," as defined on the next page. In certain circumstances relating to our liquidation, dissolution, winding up, reorganization, insolvency or similar proceedings, -13- the holders of all senior indebtedness will first be entitled to receive payment in full before the holders of the subordinated debt securities will be entitled to receive any payment on the subordinated debt securities. If, after all payments have been made to the holders of senior indebtedness, (A) there are amounts available for payment on the subordinated debt securities and (B) any person entitled to payment according to the terms of our other financial obligations, as defined beginning on page 14, has not received full payment, then amounts available for payments on the subordinated debt securities will first be used to pay in full such other financial obligations before any payment may be made on the subordinated debt securities. In the event of the acceleration of the maturity of any debt securities, all senior indebtedness and other financial obligations will have to be repaid before any payment can be made on the subordinated debt securities. In addition, no payment may be made on the subordinated debt securities in the event: o there is a default in any payment or delivery with respect to any senior indebtedness; or o there is an event of default with respect to any senior indebtedness which permits the holders of such senior indebtedness to accelerate the maturity of the senior indebtedness. By reason of this subordination in favor of the holders of senior indebtedness, in the event of an insolvency, our creditors who are not holders of senior indebtedness or the subordinated debt securities may recover less, proportionately, than holders of senior indebtedness and may recover more, proportionately, than holders of the subordinated debt securities. By reason of the obligation of the holders of subordinated debt securities to pay over any amount remaining after payment of senior indebtedness to persons in respect of our other financial obligations, in the event of insolvency, holders of our existing subordinated indebtedness may recover more, ratably, than the holders of subordinated debt securities. Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular series of subordinated debt securities, "SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS" is defined in the subordinated indenture as the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on: o all of our "indebtedness" as defined below, except (A) subordinated debt securities issued under the subordinated indenture, (B) such indebtedness that is expressly stated to be junior in right of payment to the subordinated debt securities and (C) indebtedness that is expressly stated to rank equal with the subordinated debt securities; and o any deferrals, renewals or extensions of any senior indebtedness. The term "INDEBTEDNESS" means indebtedness, whether secured or unsecured, for which we or any corporation that succeeds to our business as permitted under the subordinated indenture, is liable directly or indirectly by guarantee, letter of credit, obligation to purchase or otherwise: o for borrowed money; or o incurred in connection with the acquisition by us of assets other than in the ordinary course of business. Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular series of subordinated debt securities offered thereby, "OTHER FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS" means: o our obligations under direct credit substitutes; o our obligations, or any obligation directly or indirectly guaranteed by us, for purchased money or funds; -14- o any of our deferred obligations, or any such obligations directly or indirectly guaranteed by us, incurred in connection with the acquisition by us of assets; and o all of our obligations to make payment pursuant to the terms of financial instruments, such as: (A) securities contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts; (B) derivative instruments, such as swap agreements, including interest rate and foreign exchange rate swap agreements, cap agreements, floor agreements, collar agreements, interest rate agreements, foreign exchange rate agreements, options, commodity futures contracts, commodity option contracts; and (C) similar financial instruments, other than obligations on account of senior indebtedness and obligations on account of indebtedness for money borrowed ranking equal with or subordinate to the subordinated debt securities, including our existing subordinated indebtedness. As of December 31, 1999, we had approximately $2 million in subordinated debt outstanding and approximately $250 million of senior indebtedness and other financial obligations outstanding. The subordinated indenture does not limit or prohibit the incurrence by us or any of our subsidiaries, including State Street Bank, of additional senior indebtedness or other financial obligations, which may include indebtedness that is senior to the subordinated debt securities, but subordinate to our other obligations. Any prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of subordinated debt securities will set forth the aggregate amount of our indebtedness senior to the subordinated debt securities as of a recent date. The subordinated debt securities shall rank equal in right of payment with each other and with our 7.75% Convertible Subordinated Debentures, "EXISTING SUBORDINATED INDEBTEDNESS," subject to the obligations of the holders of subordinated debt securities to pay over amounts remaining after payment of senior indebtedness to persons in respect of other financial obligations. The prospectus supplement may further describe the provisions, if any, which may apply to the subordination of the subordinated debt securities of a particular series. Restrictive Covenants The subordinated indenture does not contain any significant restrictive covenants. The prospectus supplement relating to a series of subordinated debt securities may describe certain restrictive covenants, if any, to which we may be bound under the subordinated indenture. Governing Law Both indentures are, and the senior debt securities and subordinated debt securities will be, governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York. DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS Offered Warrants We may issue warrants that are debt warrants or universal warrants. We may offer warrants separately or together with one or more additional warrants or debt securities or any combination of those securities in the form of units, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. If we issue warrants as part of a unit, the accompanying prospectus supplement will specify whether those warrants may be separated from the other securities in the unit prior to the warrants' expiration date. Universal warrants issued in the United States may not be so separated prior to the 91st day after the issuance of the unit, unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. Debt Warrants. We may issue, together with debt securities or separately, warrants for the purchase of debt securities on terms to be determined at the time of sale. We refer to this type of warrant as a "DEBT WARRANT." -15- Universal Warrants. We may also issue warrants to purchase or sell, on terms to be determined at the time of sale: o securities of an entity not affiliated with us, a basket of those securities, an index or indices of those securities or any combination of the above; o currencies; or o commodities. We refer to the property in the above clauses as "WARRANT PROPERTY." We refer to this type of warrant as a "UNIVERSAL WARRANT." We may satisfy our obligations, if any, with respect to any universal warrants by delivering the warrant property or, in the case of warrants to purchase or sell securities or commodities, the cash value of the securities or commodities, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Further Information in Prospectus Supplement General Terms of Warrants The applicable prospectus supplement will contain, where applicable, the following terms of and other information relating to the warrants: o the specific designation and aggregate number of, and the price at which we will issue, the warrants; o the currency with which the warrants may be purchased; o the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will begin and the date on which that right will expire or, if you may not continuously exercise the warrants throughout that period, the specific date or dates on which you may exercise the warrants; o whether the warrants will be issued in fully registered form or bearer form, in definitive or global form or in any combination of these forms, although, in any case, the form of a warrant included in a unit will correspond to the form of the unit and of any debt security included in that unit; o any applicable material United States federal income tax consequences; o the identity of the warrant agent for the warrants and of any other depositaries, execution or paying agents, transfer agents, registrars, determination, or other agents; o the proposed listing, if any, of the warrants or any securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants on any securities exchange; o if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time; o information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; o the antidilution provisions of the warrants, if any; o any redemption or call provisions; o whether the warrants are to be sold separately or with other securities as parts of units; and -16- o any other terms of the warrants. Additional Terms of Debt Warrants The applicable prospectus supplement will contain, where applicable, the following terms of and other information relating to any debt warrants: o the designation, aggregate principal amount, currency and terms of the debt securities that may be purchased upon exercise of the debt warrants; o if applicable, the designation and terms of the debt securities with which the debt warrants are issued and the number of the debt warrants issued with each of the debt securities; o if applicable, the date on and after which the debt warrants and the related debt securities will be separately transferable; and o the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of each debt warrant, the price at which and the currency in which the debt securities may be purchased and the method of exercise. Additional Terms of Universal Warrants The applicable prospectus supplement will contain, where applicable, the following terms of and other information relating to any universal warrants: o whether the universal warrants are put warrants or call warrants and whether you or we will be entitled to exercise the warrants; o the specific warrant property, and the amount or the method for determining the amount of the warrant property, purchasable or saleable upon exercise of each universal warrant; o the price at which and the currency with which the underlying securities, currencies or commodities may be purchased or sold upon the exercise of each universal warrant, or the method of determining that price; o whether the exercise price may be paid in cash, by the exchange of any other security offered with the universal warrants or both and the method of exercising the universal warrants; and o whether the exercise of the universal warrants is to be settled in cash or by delivery of the underlying securities, commodities, or both. Significant Provisions of the Warrant Agreements We will issue the warrants under one or more warrant agreements to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, in one or more series, which will be described in the prospectus supplement for the warrants. The forms of warrant agreements are filed as exhibits to the registration statement. The following summaries of significant provisions of the warrant agreements and the warrants are not intended to be comprehensive and holders of warrants should review the detailed provisions of the relevant warrant agreement for a full description and for other information regarding the warrants. Modifications Without Consent of Warrantholders We and the warrant agent may amend the terms of the warrants and the warrant certificates without the consent of the holders to: -17- o cure any ambiguity; o cure, correct or supplement any defective or inconsistent provision; or o amend the terms in any other manner which we may deem necessary or desirable and which will not adversely affect the interests of the affected holders in any material respect. Enforceability of Rights of Warrantholders The warrant agents will act solely as our agents in connection with the warrant certificates and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of warrant certificates or beneficial owners of warrants. Any holder of warrant certificates and any beneficial owner of warrants may, without the consent of any other person, enforce by appropriate legal action, on its own behalf, its right to exercise the warrants evidenced by the warrant certificates in the manner provided for in that series of warrants or pursuant to the applicable warrant agreement. No holder of any warrant certificate or beneficial owner of any warrants will be entitled to any of the rights of a holder of the debt securities or any other warrant property, if any, purchasable upon exercise of the warrants, including, without limitation, the right to receive the payments on those debt securities or other warrant property or to enforce any of the covenants or rights in the relevant indenture or any other similar agreement. Registration and Transfer of Warrants Subject to the terms of the applicable warrant agreement, warrants in registered, definitive form may be presented for exchange and for registration of transfer, at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent for that series of warrants, or at any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement relating to that series of warrants, without service charge. However, the holder will be required to pay any taxes and other governmental charges as described in the warrant agreement. The transfer or exchange will be effected only if the warrant agent for the series of warrants is satisfied with the documents of title and identity of the person making the request. Governing Law The warrants and each warrant agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. GLOBAL SECURITIES General The debt securities may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more fully registered global securities, each a "GLOBAL SECURITY," that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depository which, unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement for such series, will be DTC. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for offered securities in definitive form, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole in the following manner: (1) by the depository for such global security to a nominee of such depository or (2) by a nominee of such depository to such depository or another nominee of such depository or (3) by such depository or any such nominee to a successor of such depository or a nominee of such successor or (4) in the manner provided in the final paragraph under this heading. The specific terms of the depository arrangement with respect to any debt securities will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. We anticipate that the following provisions will apply to all depository arrangements. Upon the issuance of a global security with or on behalf of the depository, the depository for such global security will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the respective principal amounts of the debt -18- securities represented by such global security to the accounts of persons that have accounts with such depository, each such person, a "PARTICIPANT," which may include Euroclear and Cedel. The accounts to be credited shall be designated by the dealers, underwriters or agents participating in the distribution of such debt securities or by us if we have offered and sold such debt securities directly. Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security will be limited to participants or persons that may hold interests through participants. Ownership of a beneficial interest in such global security will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by the depository for such global security (with respect to interests of participants) or by participants or persons that hold through participants (with respect to interests of persons other than participants). The laws of some states require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. Such limits and such laws may impair the ability to own, transfer or pledge beneficial interests in a global security. So long as the depository for a global security, or its nominee, is the holder of such global security, such depository or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the debt securities represented by such global security for all purposes under the applicable indenture. Except as set forth below, owners of beneficial interests in a global security will not be entitled to have debt securities of the series represented by such global security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of offered securities of such series in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof under the applicable indenture. Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a global security must rely on the procedures of the depository for such global security and, if such person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which such person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under the applicable indenture. We understand that under existing industry practices, if we request any action of holders or if an owner of a beneficial interest in a global security desires to give or take any action which a holder is entitled to give or take under the applicable indenture, the depository for such global security would authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial interest to give or take such action, and such participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through such participants to give or take such action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial owners holding through them. Payments of principal of or premium, if any, and interest, if any, on debt securities represented by a global security registered in the name of a depository or its nominee will be made to such depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner or the holder of the global security representing such debt securities. None of State Street, the trustee for such offered securities, any paying agent for such offered securities or the securities registrar, as applicable, will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a global security for such offered securities or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests. We expect that the depository for any debt securities represented by a global debt security, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium or interest, will credit immediately participants' accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of such global debt security as shown on the records of such depository. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in such global debt security held through such participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in "street name," and will be the responsibility of such participants. No global debt security may be exchanged in whole or in part for debt securities registered, and no transfer of a global debt security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name of any person other than the depository for such global debt security or a nominee thereof unless: (a) such depository has notified us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depository for such global debt security or has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act; -19- (b) there shall have occurred and be continuing an event of default or a default, as the case may be, with respect to such global debt security; or (c) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated by the indentures. Book-Entry Issuance We expect DTC to act as securities depository for all of the debt securities. The debt securities will be issued only as fully-registered securities registered in the name of Cede & Co. (DTC's nominee). DTC will thus be the only registered holder of the debt securities and will be considered the sole owner of the debt securities for purposes of the declaration. One or more fully-registered global certificates will be issued for the debt securities, representing in the aggregate the aggregate principal balance of debt securities. In this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement, for book-entry debt securities, references to actions taken by debt security holders will mean actions taken by DTC upon instructions from its participants, and reference to payments and notices of redemptions to debt security holders will mean payments and notices of redemption to DTC as the registered holder of the debt securities for distribution to the participants in accordance with DTC's procedures. DTC is a limited purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a "banking organization" within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a "clearing agency" registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC holds securities that its participants deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the settlement among participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in Participants' accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. "DIRECT PARTICIPANTS" include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. DTC is owned by a number of its direct participants and by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the American Stock Exchange, Inc. and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies that clear through or maintain custodial relationships with direct participants, either directly or indirectly. The rules applicable to DTC and its participants are on file with the SEC. Purchases of debt securities within the DTC system must be made by or through direct participants, which will receive a credit for the debt securities on DTC's records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each debt security, each, a "BENEFICIAL OWNER," is in turn to be recorded on the direct and indirect participants' records, including Euroclear and Cedel. DTC will maintain accounts showing the debt security holdings of its participants, and these participants will in turn maintain accounts showing the debt security holdings of their customers. Some of these customers may themselves be securities intermediaries holding debt securities for their customers. Thus, each beneficial owner of a book-entry debt security will hold that debt security indirectly through a hierarchy of intermediaries, with DTC at the "top" and the beneficial owner's own securities intermediary at the "bottom." Beneficial owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchases, but beneficial owners are expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transactions, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the direct or indirect participants through which the beneficial owners purchased debt securities. Transfers of ownership interests in the debt securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of participants acting on behalf of beneficial owners. Beneficial owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in debt securities, except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the debt securities is discontinued. -20- Transfers between participants will be effected in accordance with DTC's procedures and will be settled in same-day funds. Transfers between participants in Euroclear and Cedel will be effected in the ordinary way in accordance with their respective rules and operating procedures. Cross-market transfers between participants, on the one hand, and Euroclear participants or Cedel participants, on the other hand, will be effected by DTC in accordance with DTC's rules on behalf of Euroclear or Cedel, as the case may be, by its respective depository; however, such cross-market transaction will require delivery of instructions to Euroclear or Cedel, as the case may be, by the counterparty in such system in accordance with the rules and procedures and within the established deadlines (Brussels time) of such system. Euroclear or Cedel, as the case may be, will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its respective depository to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving interests in the debt securities in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures and Cedel participants may not deliver instructions directly to the depositaries for Euroclear or Cedel. Because of time zone differences, the securities account of a Euroclear or Cedel participant purchasing an interest in a debt security from a participant in DTC will be credited, and any such crediting will be reported to the relevant Euroclear participant or Cedel participant, during the securities settlement processing day (which must be a business day for Euroclear and Cedel, as the case may be) immediately following the DTC settlement date. Cash received in Euroclear or Cedel as a result of sales of interests in a debt security by or through a Euroclear or Cedel Participant to a Participant in DTC will be received with value on the DTC settlement date but will be available in the relevant Euroclear or Cedel cash account only as of the business day for Euroclear or Cedel following the DTC settlement date. DTC has no knowledge of the actual beneficial owners of the debt securities; DTC's records reflect only the identity of the direct participants to whose accounts such debt securities are credited, which may or may not be the beneficial owners. The participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers. Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to direct participants, by direct participants to indirect participants, and by direct participants and indirect participants to beneficial owners and the voting rights of direct participants, indirect participants and beneficial owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Redemption notices will be sent to Cede & Co. as the registered holder of the debt securities. If less than all of the debt securities are being redeemed, DTC's current practice is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each direct participant to be redeemed. Although voting with respect to the debt securities is limited to the holders of record of the debt securities, in those instances in which a vote is required, neither DTC nor Cede & Co. will itself consent or vote with respect to the debt securities. Under its usual procedures, DTC would mail an omnibus proxy to the relevant trustee as soon as possible after the record date. Such omnibus proxy assigns Cede & Co.'s consenting or voting rights to those direct participants to whose accounts such or debt securities are credited on the record date (identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy). Distribution payments on the debt securities will be made by the relevant trustee to DTC. DTC's practice is to credit direct participants' accounts on the relevant payment date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC's records unless DTC has reason to believe that it will not receive payments on such payment date. Payments by participants to beneficial owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices and will be the responsibility of such participant and not of DTC, the relevant trustee or State Street, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of distributions to DTC is the responsibility of the relevant trustee, and disbursements of such payments to the beneficial owners is the responsibility of direct and indirect participants. -21- DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depository with respect to any of the debt securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to the relevant trustee and to us. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor securities depository is not obtained, definitive certificates representing such debt securities are required to be printed and delivered. Additionally, we, at our option, may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfers through DTC (or a successor depository). After an event of default, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of debt securities may determine to discontinue the system of book-entry transfers through DTC. In any event, definitive certificates for such debt securities will be printed and delivered. The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC's book-entry system has been obtained from sources that we believe to be accurate, but we assume no responsibility for the accuracy thereof. We have no responsibility for the performance by DTC or its participants of their respective obligations as described herein or under the rules and procedures governing their respective operations. PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION We may sell securities: o to the public through a group of underwriters managed or co-managed by, one or more underwriters, which may be affiliates; o through one or more agents, which may be affiliates; or o directly to purchasers. The distribution of the securities may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions: o at a fixed price, or prices, which may be changed from time to time; o at market prices prevailing at the time of sale; o at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or o at negotiated prices. Each prospectus supplement will describe the method of distribution of the securities and any applicable restrictions. The prospectus supplement with respect to the securities of a particular series will describe the terms of the offering of the securities, including the following: o the name of the agent or the name or names of any underwriters; o the public offering or purchase price; o any discounts and commissions to be allowed or paid to the agent or underwriters; o all other items constituting underwriting compensation; o any discounts and commissions to be allowed or paid to dealers; and o any exchanges on which the securities will be listed. -22- Only the agents or underwriters named in the prospectus supplement are agents or underwriters in connection with the securities being offered. We may agree to enter into an agreement to indemnify the agents and the several underwriters against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act or to contribute to payments the agents or the underwriters may be required to make. If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will authorize underwriters or other persons acting as our agents to solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase debt securities or warrants from us pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on the date stated in the prospectus supplement. Each contract will be for an amount not less than, and the aggregate amount of securities sold pursuant to such contracts shall not be less nor more than, the respective amounts stated in the prospectus supplement. Institutions with whom the contracts, when authorized, may be made include commercial and savings banks, insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies, educational and charitable institutions and other institutions, but shall in all cases be subject to our approval. Delayed delivery contracts will not be subject to any conditions except that: o the purchase by an institution of the debt securities or warrants covered under that contract shall not at the time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of the jurisdiction to which that institution is subject; and o if the debt securities or warrants are also being sold to underwriters acting as principals for their own account, the underwriters shall have purchased such debt securities or warrants not sold for delayed delivery. The underwriters and other persons acting as our agents will not have any responsibility in respect of the validity or performance of delayed delivery contracts. Certain of the underwriters and their associates and affiliates may be customers of, have borrowing relationships with, engage in other transactions with, and/or perform services, including investment banking services, for, us or one or more of our affiliates in the ordinary course of business. Certain of the underwriters may use this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement for offers and sales related to market-making transactions in the securities. These underwriters may act as principal or agent in these transactions, and the sales will be made at prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of sale. The securities will be new issues of securities and will have no established trading market. The securities may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market. We can make no assurance as to the liquidity of or the existence of trading markets for any of the securities. VALIDITY OF SECURITIES Unless the applicable prospectus supplement indicates otherwise, certain legal matters will be passed upon by Ropes & Gray for State Street and for the underwriters by Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Ropes & Gray will rely as to all matters of New York law on the opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Truman S. Casner, a partner of Ropes & Gray, is a director of State Street. Mr. Casner owns beneficially a total of 17,204 shares of common stock of State Street. Ropes & Gray performs services for State Street from time to time. EXPERTS The consolidated financial statements of State Street Corporation incorporated by reference in State Street Corporation's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their report thereon incorporated by reference therein and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. With respect to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information for the three-month periods ended March 31, 1999 and March 31, 1998, the six-month periods ended June 30, 1999 and June 30, 1998, and the nine-month periods ended September 30, 1999 and September 30, 1998, incorporated by reference in this Prospectus, Ernst & Young LLP have reported that they have applied limited procedures in accordance with professional standards for a review of such information. However, their separate report, included in State Street Corporation's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 1999, June 30, 1999, and September 30 1999, and incorporated herein by reference, states that they did not audit and they do not express an opinion on that interim financial information. Accordingly, the degree of reliance on their report on such information should be restricted considering the limited nature of the review procedures applied. The independent auditors are not subject to the liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") for their report on the unaudited interim financial information because that report is not a "report" or a "part" of the Registration Statement prepared or certified by the auditors within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act. -23- STATE STREET CORPORATION $1,000,000,000 DEBT SECURITIES WARRANTS -------------------- PROSPECTUS , 2000 -------------------- You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not offering the debt securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. We do not claim the accuracy of the information in this prospectus as of any date other than the dates stated on the cover. -24- The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted. Subject to Completion, Dated , 2000 $1,000,000,000 State Street Corporation Common Stock Preferred Stock Depositary Shares Warrants ---------------------- State Street Corporation may offer and sell: o Common Stock o Preferred Stock o Depositary Shares o Warrants We will provide specific terms of these securities in supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any supplements carefully before you invest. A security is not a deposit and the securities are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. This prospectus may be used to offer and sell securities only if accompanied by the prospectus supplement for those securities. Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved these securities or determined that this prospectus supplement or the prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. -------------------- The date of this Prospectus is , 2000. -------------------- IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT We provide information to you about the securities in two separate documents that progressively provide more detail: o this prospectus, which provides general information, some of which may not apply to your securities; and o the accompanying prospectus supplement, which describes the terms of the securities. If the terms of your securities vary between the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on the information in the following order of priority: o the prospectus supplement; and o the prospectus. We include cross-references in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement to captions in these materials where you can find further related discussions. The following Table of Contents and the Table of Contents included in the accompanying prospectus supplement provide the pages on which these captions are located. -------------------- Neither we nor the underwriters have taken any action that would permit us to publicly sell these securities in any jurisdiction outside the United States. If you are an investor outside the United States, you should inform yourself about and comply with any restrictions as to the offering of the securities and the distribution of this prospectus. -2- TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS......................................................... 4 WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION................................................................. 4 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.....................................................6 STATE STREET CORPORATION.......................................................7 CONSOLIDATED RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES................................................................7 USE OF PROCEEDS................................................................7 DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK.................................................7 General......................................................................7 Rank.........................................................................8 Dividends....................................................................8 Rights Upon Liquidation......................................................9 Redemption...................................................................9 Voting Rights...............................................................10 Conversion Rights...........................................................10 Exchangeability.............................................................10 Transfer Agent and Registrar................................................10 DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES..............................................10 General.....................................................................10 Dividends and Other Distributions...........................................11 Withdrawal of Stock.........................................................11 Redemption of Depositary Shares.............................................11 Voting the Preferred Stock..................................................11 Amendment and Termination of the Deposit Agreement..........................12 Charges of Depositary.......................................................12 Resignation and Removal of Depositary.......................................12 Notices.....................................................................12 Limitation of Liability.....................................................12 Inspection of Books.........................................................13 DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK...................................................13 General.....................................................................13 Shareholders' Rights Plan...................................................13 Transfer Agent and Registrar................................................14 Restrictions on Ownership...................................................14 DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS.......................................................14 PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION..........................................................15 VALIDITY OF SECURITIES........................................................16 EXPERTS.......................................................................16 -3- ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the "SEC," utilizing a "shelf" registration process. Under this shelf process, we may from time to time sell any combination of the common stock, preferred stock or warrants described in this prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $1,000,000,000. We may also sell other securities under the registration statement that will reduce the total dollar amount of securities that we may sell under this prospectus. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the common stock, preferred stock or warrants we may offer. Each time we sell common stock, preferred stock or warrants, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the heading "Where You Can Find More Information." Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this prospectus to "STATE STREET," "WE," "US," "OUR" or similar references mean State Street Corporation. WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION We have filed with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 that registers, among others securities, the offer and sale of the securities offered by this prospectus. The registration statement, including the attached exhibits and schedules, contains additional relevant information about us. The rules and regulations of the SEC allow us to omit certain information included in the registration statement from this prospectus. In addition, we file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You may read and copy this information at the following locations of the SEC: Public Reference Room 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Room 1024 Washington, D.C. 20549 Northeast Regional Office 7 World Trade Center Suite 1300 New York, New York 10048 Midwest Regional Office 500 West Madison Street Suite 1400 Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511 You may also obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. The SEC also maintains an Internet world wide web site that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like us, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is: http://www.sec.gov. You can also inspect reports, proxy statements and other information about us at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. -4- The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" information into this prospectus. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus, except for any information that is superseded by information that is included directly in this document or in a more recent incorporated document. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below that we have previously filed with the SEC. They contain important information about us and our financial condition. SEC FILINGS PERIOD - ----------- ------ Annual Report on Form 10-K Year Ended December 31, 1999 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Quarter ended March 31, 1999 Quarter ended June 30, 1999 Quarter ended September 30, 1999 Current Report on Form 8-K Filed January 7, 2000 We incorporate by reference additional documents that we may file with the SEC between the date of this prospectus and the date we sell all of the debt securities. These documents include periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as proxy statements. You can obtain any of the documents incorporated by reference in this document through us, or from the SEC through the SEC's Internet world wide web site at the address described previously. Documents incorporated by reference are available from us without charge, excluding any exhibits to those documents, unless the exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference as an exhibit in this prospectus. You can obtain documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus by requesting them in writing or by telephone from us at the following address: Investor Relations State Street Corporation 225 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (617) 664-3477 We have not authorized anyone to give any information or make any representation about us that is different from, or in addition to, the information and representations contained in this prospectus or in any of the materials that we have incorporated into this prospectus. If anyone does give you information of this sort, you should not rely on it. If you are in a jurisdiction where offers to sell, or solicitations of offers to purchase, the securities offered by this document are unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to direct these types of activities, then the offer presented in this document does not extend to you. The information contained in this document speaks only as of the date of this document unless the information specifically indicates that another date applies. -5- FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This prospectus, including information included or incorporated by reference, contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business, including, without limitation, statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates" or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to many factors, including: o future revenue may increase or decrease depending upon the extent of increases or decreases in cross-border investments made by customers or future customers; o changes in the savings rate of individuals that are invested in mutual funds or in defined contribution plans affect our revenues; o fluctuations in worldwide securities market valuations may affect our revenues; o changes in markets served, including the growth rate of U.S. mutual funds, the pace of debt issuance, outsourcing decisions, and mergers, acquisitions and consolidations among customers and competitors may affect our revenues; o global and regional economic factors and changes or potential changes in laws and regulations affecting our business, including volatile currencies and changes in monetary policy, and social and political instability, could affect results of operations; o market interest rate levels, the shape of the yield curve and the direction of interest rate changes affect net interest revenue and fiduciary compensation from securities lending; o the degree of volatility in foreign exchange rates may affect the amount of foreign exchange trading revenue; o the pace of pension reform and resulting programs including public and private pension schemes may affect the pace of revenue growth; o future prices that we are able to obtain for our products may increase or decrease from current levels depending upon demand, our competitors' activities and the introduction of new products into the marketplace; o the pace at which existing and new customers use additional services and assign additional assets to us for management or custody will affect future results; o changes in business mix, including the mix of U.S. and non-U.S. business, may affect future results; o technological change may be more difficult or expensive then anticipated; and o changes may occur in securities markets. STATE STREET CORPORATION We are a bank holding company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a leading provider of services to institutional investors and investment managers worldwide. We were organized in 1970 and conduct our business principally through our subsidiary, State Street Bank and Trust Company, "STATE STREET BANK," which traces its beginnings to the founding of Union Bank in 1792. The charter under which State Street Bank now operates was authorized by a special act of the Massachusetts Legislature in 1891, and its present name was adopted in 1960. Our executive offices are located at 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (telephone (617) 786-3000). CONSOLIDATED RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS Our consolidated ratios of earnings to fixed charges were as follows for the five most recent fiscal years: Year Ended December 31, -------------------------------- 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Ratio of earnings to fixed charges ...... 2.02x 1.77x 1.93x 1.95x 1.75x USE OF PROCEEDS We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities for general corporate purposes unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement or term sheet relating to a specific issue of securities. Our general corporate purposes may include extending credit to, or funding investments in, our subsidiaries. The precise amounts and the timing of our use of the net proceeds will depend upon our subsidiaries' funding requirements and the availability of other funds. Until we use the net proceeds from the sale of any of our securities for general corporate purposes, we will use the net proceeds to reduce our short-term indebtedness or for temporary investments. We expect that we will, on a recurrent basis, engage in additional financings as the need arises to finance our growth, through acquisitions or otherwise, or to fund our subsidiaries. We and State Street Bank regularly investigate possible acquisitions. DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK The following summary contains a description of the general terms of the preferred stock, the "PREFERRED STOCK," that we may issue. Other terms of any series of preferred stock will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to that series of preferred stock. The terms of any series of preferred stock may differ from the terms described below. Certain provisions of the preferred stock described below and in any prospectus supplement are not complete. You should refer to our Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, "ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION," and the certificate of designation which will be filed with the SEC in connection with the offering of the series of preferred stock. General Our articles of incorporation permit our board of directors to authorize the issuance of up to 3,500,000 shares of preferred stock, without par value, in one or more series, without shareholder action. The board of directors can determine the rights, preferences and limitations of each series. Therefore, without shareholder approval, our board of directors can authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting, conversion and other rights that could dilute the voting power and other rights of our common stockholders. None of our preferred stock is currently outstanding. -7- The preferred stock has the terms described below unless otherwise provided in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of the preferred stock. You should read the prospectus supplement relating to the particular series of the preferred stock being offered for specific terms, including: o the designation and stated value per share of the preferred stock and the number of shares offered; o the amount of liquidation preference per share; o the price at which the preferred stock will be issued; o the dividend rate, or method of calculation, the dates on which dividends will be payable, whether dividends will be cumulative or noncumulative and, if cumulative, the dates from which dividends will commence to accumulate; o any redemption or sinking fund provisions; o any conversion provisions; o whether we have elected to offer depositary shares as described under "Description of Depositary Shares;" and o any other rights, preferences, privileges, limitations and restrictions on the preferred stock. The preferred stock will, when issued, be fully paid and nonassessable. Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, each series of the preferred stock will rank equally as to dividends and liquidation rights in all respects with each other series of preferred stock. The rights of holders of shares of each series of preferred stock will be subordinate to those of our general creditors. As described under "Description of Depositary Shares," we may, at our option, with respect to any series of the preferred stock, elect to offer fractional interests in shares of preferred stock, and provide for the issuance of depositary receipts representing depositary shares, each of which will represent a fractional interest in a share of the series of the preferred stock. The fractional interest will be specified in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of the preferred stock. Rank Any series of the preferred stock will, with respect to the priority of the payment of dividends and the priority of payments upon liquidation, winding up and dissolution, rank: o senior to all classes of common stock and all equity securities issued by us the terms of which specifically provide that the equity securities will rank junior to the preferred stock, the "JUNIOR SECURITIES;" o equally with all equity securities issued by us the terms of which specifically provide that the equity securities will rank equally with the preferred stock, the "PARITY SECURITIES;" and o junior to all equity securities issued by us the terms of which specifically provide that the equity securities will rank senior to the preferred stock. Dividends Holders of the preferred stock of each series will be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by our board of directors, cash dividends at such rates and on such dates described in the prospectus supplement. Different series of preferred stock may be entitled to dividends at different rates or based on different methods of calculation. The -8- dividend rate may be fixed or variable or both. Dividends will be payable to the holders of record as they appear on our stock books on record dates fixed by our board of directors, as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. Dividends on any series of the preferred stock may be cumulative or noncumulative, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. If our board of directors does not declare a dividend payable on a dividend payment date on any series of noncumulative preferred stock, then the holders of that noncumulative preferred stock will have no right to receive a dividend for that dividend payment date, and we will have no obligation to pay the dividend accrued for that period, whether or not dividends on that series are declared payable on any future dividend payment dates. Dividends on any series of cumulative preferred stock will accrue from the date we initially issue shares of such series or such other date specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. No full dividends may be declared or paid or funds set apart for the payment of any dividends on any parity securities unless dividends have been paid or set apart for payment on the preferred stock. If full dividends are not paid, the preferred stock will share dividends pro rata with the parity securities. No dividends may be declared or paid or funds set apart for the payment of dividends on any junior securities unless full cumulative dividends for all dividend periods terminating on or prior to the date of the declaration or payment will have been paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment set apart for payment on the preferred stock. Our ability to pay dividends on our preferred stock is subject to policies established by the Federal Reserve Board. Rights Upon Liquidation If we dissolve, liquidate or wind up our affairs, either voluntarily or involuntarily, the holders of each series of preferred stock will be entitled to receive, before any payment or distribution of assets is made to holders of junior securities, liquidating distributions in the amount described in the prospectus supplement relating to that series of the preferred stock, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and, if the series of the preferred stock is cumulative, for all dividend periods prior to that point in time. If the amounts payable with respect to the preferred stock of any series and any other parity securities are not paid in full, the holders of the preferred stock of that series and of the parity securities will share proportionately in the distribution of our assets in proportion to the full liquidation preferences to which they are entitled. After the holders of preferred stock and the parity securities are paid in full, they will have no right or claim to any of our remaining assets. Because we are a bank holding company, our rights, the rights of our creditors and of our stockholders, including the holders of the preferred stock offered by this prospectus, to participate in the assets of any subsidiary upon the subsidiary's liquidation or recapitalization may be subject to the prior claims of the subsidiary's creditors except to the extent that we may ourselves be a creditor with recognized claims against the subsidiary. Redemption A series of the preferred stock may be redeemable, in whole or in part, at our option with prior Federal Reserve Board approval. In addition, a series of preferred stock may be subject to mandatory redemption pursuant to a sinking fund or otherwise. The redemption provisions that may apply to a series of preferred stock, including the redemption dates and the redemption prices for that series, will be described in the prospectus supplement. In the event of partial redemptions of preferred stock, whether by mandatory or optional redemption, our board of directors will determine the method for selecting the shares to be redeemed, which may be by lot or pro rata or by any other method determined to be equitable. On or after a redemption date, unless we default in the payment of the redemption price, dividends will cease to accrue on shares of preferred stock called for redemption. In addition, all rights of holders of the shares will terminate except for the right to receive the redemption price. -9- Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement for any series of preferred stock, if any dividends on any other series of preferred stock ranking equally as to payment of dividends and liquidation rights with such series of preferred stock are in arrears, no shares of any such series of preferred stock may be redeemed, whether by mandatory or optional redemption, unless all shares of preferred stock are redeemed, and we will not purchase any shares of such series of preferred stock. This requirement, however, will not prevent us from acquiring such shares pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to holders of all such shares outstanding. Under current regulations, bank holding companies may exercise an option to redeem shares of preferred stock included as Tier 1 capital, or exchange the preferred stock for debt securities, without the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board, if the bank holding company will remain well capitalized, received a composite rating of 1 or 2 on its most recent BOPEC inspection and is not the subject of any unresolved supervisory issues. Voting Rights Unless otherwise described in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the preferred stock will have no voting rights except as set forth below or as otherwise required by law or in our articles of organization. Under regulations adopted by the Federal Reserve Board, if the holders of any series of the preferred stock are or become entitled to vote for the election of directors because dividends on such series are in arrears, such series may then be deemed a "class of voting securities" and a holder of 25% or more of such series, or a holder of 5% or more if it otherwise exercises a "controlling influence" over us, may then be subject to regulation as a bank holding company in accordance with the Bank Holding Company Act. In addition, at such time as such series is deemed a class of voting securities, (a) any other bank holding company may be required to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve Board to acquire or retain 5% or more of that series and (b) any person other than a bank holding company may be required to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve Board to acquire or retain 10% or more of that series. Conversion Rights Shares of preferred stock of any series may not be exchanged for or converted, mandatorily or otherwise, into shares of common stock, but may be exchanged for or converted, mandatorily or otherwise, into shares of another series of preferred stock. Exchangeability The holders of shares of preferred stock of any series may be required at any time or at maturity to exchange those shares for our debt securities. The applicable prospectus supplement will specify the terms of any such exchange. Transfer Agent and Registrar Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, Equiserve Limited Partnership, an affiliate of State Street, will be the transfer agent, dividend and redemption price disbursement agent and registrar for shares of each series of the preferred stock. DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES General We may, at our option, elect to offer fractional shares of preferred stock, "DEPOSITARY SHARES," rather than full shares of preferred stock. If we do, we will issue to the public receipts, called "DEPOSITARY -10- RECEIPTS," for depositary shares, each of which will represent a fraction, to be described in the prospectus supplement, of a share of a particular series of preferred stock. The shares of any series of preferred stock represented by depositary shares will be deposited under a deposit agreement, the "DEPOSIT AGREEMENT," between us and the depositary named in the prospectus supplement, the "DEPOSITARY." Subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, each owner of a depositary share will be entitled, in proportion to the applicable fractional interest in a share of preferred stock represented by the depositary share, to all the rights and preferences of the preferred stock represented by the depositary share. Those rights include dividend, voting, redemption, conversion and liquidation rights. The following summary of certain provisions of the deposit agreement is not complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the deposit agreement. Whenever particular sections of the deposit agreement are referred to, it is intended that the sections shall be incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You should read copies of the forms of deposit agreement and depositary receipt filed as exhibits to the registration statement which contains this prospectus. Dividends and Other Distributions The depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other cash distributions received in respect of the preferred stock to the record holders of depositary shares in proportion to the numbers of depositary shares owned by those holders. If there is a distribution other than in cash, the depositary will distribute property received by it to the record holders of depositary shares, unless the depositary determines that it is not feasible to make the distribution. If this occurs, the depositary may, with our approval, sell the property and distribute the net proceeds from the sale to the holders. Withdrawal of Stock Unless the related depositary shares have been previously called for redemption, upon surrender of the depositary receipts at the office of the depositary, the holder of the depositary shares will be entitled to delivery, at the office of the depositary to or upon his or her order, of the number of whole shares of the preferred stock and any money or other property represented by the depositary shares. If the depositary receipts delivered by the holder evidence a number of depositary shares in excess of the number of depositary shares representing the number of whole shares of preferred stock to be withdrawn, the depositary will deliver to the holder at the same time a new depositary receipt evidencing the excess number of depositary shares. In no event will the depositary deliver fractional shares of preferred stock upon surrender of depositary receipts. Redemption of Depositary Shares Whenever we redeem shares of preferred stock held by the depositary, the depositary will redeem as of the same redemption date the number of depositary shares representing shares of the preferred stock so redeemed, so long as we have paid in full to the depositary the redemption price of the preferred stock to be redeemed plus an amount equal to any accumulated and unpaid dividends on the preferred stock to the date fixed for redemption. The redemption price per depositary share will be equal to the redemption price and any other amounts per share payable on the preferred stock multiplied by the fraction of a share of preferred stock represented by one depositary share. If less than all the depositary shares are to be redeemed, the depositary shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot or pro rata as may be determined by the depositary. After the date fixed for redemption, depositary shares called for redemption will no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights of the holders of depositary shares will cease, except the right to receive the moneys -11- payable upon redemption and any money or other property to which the holders of the depositary shares were entitled upon redemption upon surrender to the depositary of the depositary receipts evidencing the depositary shares. Voting the Preferred Stock Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of the preferred stock are entitled to vote, the depositary will mail the information contained in the notice of meeting to the record holders of the depositary receipts relating to that preferred stock. The record date for the depositary receipts relating to the preferred stock will be the same date as the record date for the preferred stock. Each record holder of the depositary shares on the record date will be entitled to instruct the depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the number of shares of preferred stock represented by that holder's depositary shares. The depositary will endeavor, insofar as practicable, to vote the number of shares of preferred stock represented by the depositary shares in accordance with those instructions, and we will agree to take all action which may be deemed necessary by the depositary in order to enable the depositary to do so. The depositary will not vote any shares of preferred stock except to the extent it receives specific instructions from the holders of depositary shares representing that number of shares of preferred stock. Amendment and Termination of the Deposit Agreement The form of depositary receipt evidencing the depositary shares and any provision of the deposit agreement may at any time be amended by agreement between us and the depositary. However, any amendment that materially and adversely alters the rights of the existing holders of depositary receipts will not be effective unless it has been approved by the holders of at least a majority of the depositary shares then outstanding. We or the depositary may terminate the deposit agreement only if: o all outstanding depositary shares have been redeemed; or o there has been a final distribution in respect of the preferred stock in connection with our liquidation, dissolution or winding up and the distribution has been distributed to the holders of depositary receipts. Charges of Depositary We will pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of the depositary arrangements. We will pay charges of the depositary in connection with the initial deposit of the preferred stock and any redemption of the preferred stock. Holders of depositary receipts will pay other transfer and other taxes and governmental charges and such other charges as are expressly provided in the deposit agreement to be for their accounts. Resignation and Removal of Depositary The depositary may resign at any time by delivering to us notice of its election to do so, and we may remove the depositary at any time. Any resignation or removal of the depositary will take effect upon our appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment. The successor depositary must be appointed within 60 days after delivery of the notice of resignation or removal and must be a bank or trust company having its principal office in the United States and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. Notices The depositary will forward to holders of depositary receipts all notices, reports and other communications, including proxy solicitation materials received from us, which are delivered to the depositary and which we are required to furnish to the holders of the preferred stock. -12- Limitation of Liability Neither we nor the depositary will be liable if either of us is prevented or delayed by law or any circumstance beyond our control in performing our obligations under the deposit agreement. Our obligations and those of the depositary under the deposit agreement will be limited to performance in good faith of our and their duties thereunder. We and the depositary will not be obligated to prosecute or defend any legal proceeding in respect of any depositary shares or preferred stock unless satisfactory indemnity is furnished. We and the depositary may rely upon written advice of counsel or accountants, on information provided by persons presenting preferred stock for deposit, holders of depositary receipts or other persons believed to be competent and on documents believed to be genuine. Inspection of Books Any record holder of depositary shares who has been a holder for at least six months or who holds at least five percent of our outstanding shares of capital stock will be entitled to inspect the transfer books relating to the depositary shares and the list of record holders of depositary shares upon certification to the depositary that the holder is acting in good faith and that the inspection is for a proper purpose. DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK General We have 250,000,000 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, authorized, of which 159,590,000 shares were outstanding as of December 31, 1999. Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by our board of directors out of any funds legally available for dividends. Holders of our common stock are also entitled, upon our liquidation, and after claims of creditors and preferences of preferred stock, and any other class or series of preferred stock outstanding at the time of liquidation, to receive pro rata our net assets. We pay dividends on our common stock only if we have paid or provided for all dividends on our outstanding series of preferred stock, for the then current period and, in the case of any cumulative preferred stock, all prior periods. Our preferred stock has, or upon issuance will have, preference over our common stock with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of our liquidation or dissolution. Our preferred stock also has such other preferences as may be fixed by our board of directors. Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share that they hold and are vested with all of the voting power except as our board of directors has provided, or may provide in the future, with respect to preferred stock or any other class or series of preferred stock that the board of directors may hereafter authorize. See "Description of Preferred Stock" and "Description of Existing Preferred Stock." Shares of our common stock are not redeemable, and have no subscription, conversion or preemptive rights. The affirmative vote of not less than 80% of our outstanding voting stock, voting separately as a class, is required for certain business combinations between us and/or our subsidiaries and persons owning 10% or more of our voting stock. See "Selected Provisions in our Articles of Incorporation--Business Combinations With Related Persons." Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Outstanding shares of our common stock are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Holders of our common stock are not, and will not be, subject to any liability as stockholders. Shareholders' Rights Plan -13- In 1988, State Street declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right for each outstanding share of common stock pursuant to a shareholders' Rights Agreement. On June 18, 1998, State Street adopted an amendment to the Rights Agreement and has restated the Rights Agreement. Under the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, a right may be exercised, under certain conditions, to purchase one four-hundredths share of a series of participating preferred stock at an exercise price of $265, subject to adjustment. The rights become exercisable if a party acquires or obtains the right to acquire 10% or more of State Street's common stock or after commencement or public announcement of an offer for 10% or more of State Street's common stock. When exercisable, under certain conditions, each right also entitles the holder thereof to purchase shares of common stock, of either State Street or of the acquiror, having a market value of two times the then current exercise price of that right. The rights expire in September 2008, and may be redeemed at a price of $.0025 per right at any time prior to expiration or the acquisition of 10% of State Street's common stock. Under certain circumstances, the rights may be redeemed after they become exercisable and may be subject to automatic redemption. Transfer Agent and Registrar The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Equiserve Limited Partnership, an affiliate of State Street. Restrictions on Ownership The Bank Holding Company Act requires any "bank holding company," as defined in the Bank Holding Company Act, to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve Board prior to the acquisition of 5% or more of our common stock. Any person, other than a bank holding company, is required to obtain prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board to acquire 10% or more of our common stock under the Change in Bank Control Act. Any holder of 25% or more of our common stock, or a holder of 5% or more if such holder otherwise exercises a "controlling influence" over us, is subject to regulation as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act. DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS We may issue warrants to purchase preferred stock or common stock. Warrants may be issued independently or together with preferred stock or common stock and may be attached to or separate from any preferred stock or common stock. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a warrant agent. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants. Below is a description of certain general terms and provisions of the warrants that we may offer. Further terms of the warrants and the applicable warrant agreement will be described in the prospectus supplement. The prospectus supplement relating to a particular issue of warrants will describe the terms of the warrants, which may include the following: o the title of the warrants; o the offering price for the warrants, if any; o the aggregate number of the warrants; o the designation and terms of the preferred stock or common stock purchasable upon exercise of the warrants; o if applicable, the designation and terms of the preferred stock or common stock with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each security; -14- o if applicable, the date from and after which the warrants and the related preferred stock or common stock will be separately transferable; o the number of shares of preferred stock or common stock purchasable upon exercise of a warrant and the price at which those shares may be purchased; o the date on which the right to exercise the warrants shall begin and the date on which such right shall expire; o if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time; o information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; o the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable; o if applicable, a discussion of material United States Federal income tax considerations; o the antidilution provisions of the warrants, if any; o any redemption or call provisions; and o any additional terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures, and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants. PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION We may sell securities: o to the public through a group of underwriters managed or co-managed by, one or more underwriters, which may be affiliates; o through one or more agents, which may be affiliates; or o directly to purchasers. The distribution of the securities may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions: o at a fixed price, or prices, which may be changed from time to time; o at market prices prevailing at the time of sale; o at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or o at negotiated prices. Each prospectus supplement will describe the method of distribution of the securities and any applicable restrictions. The prospectus supplement with respect to the securities of a particular series will describe the terms of the offering of the securities, including the following: o the name of the agent or the name or names of any underwriters; -15- o the public offering or purchase price; o any discounts and commissions to be allowed or paid to the agent or underwriters; o all other items constituting underwriting compensation; o any discounts and commissions to be allowed or paid to dealers; and o any exchanges on which the securities will be listed. Only the agents or underwriters named in the prospectus supplement are agents or underwriters in connection with the securities being offered. We may agree to enter into an agreement to indemnify the agents and the several underwriters against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act or to contribute to payments the agents or the underwriters may be required to make. If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will authorize underwriters or other persons acting as our agents to solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase securities from us pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on the date stated in the prospectus supplement. Each contract will be for an amount not less than, and the aggregate amount of securities sold pursuant to such contracts shall not be less nor more than, the respective amounts stated in the prospectus supplement. Institutions with whom the contracts, when authorized, may be made include commercial and savings banks, insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies, educational and charitable institutions and other institutions, but shall in all cases be subject to our approval. Delayed delivery contracts will not be subject to any conditions except that: o the purchase by an institution of the securities covered under that contract shall not at the time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of the jurisdiction to which that institution is subject; and o if the securities are also being sold to underwriters acting as principals for their own account, the underwriters shall have purchased such securities not sold for delayed delivery. The underwriters and other persons acting as our agents will not have any responsibility in respect of the validity or performance of delayed delivery contracts. Certain of the underwriters and their associates and affiliates may be customers of, have borrowing relationships with, engage in other transactions with, and/or perform services, including investment banking services, for, us or one or more of our affiliates in the ordinary course of business. Certain of the underwriters may use this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement for offers and sales related to market-making transactions in the securities. These underwriters may act as principal or agent in these transactions, and the sales will be made at prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of sale. The securities will be new issues of securities and will have no established trading market. The securities may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market. We can make no assurance as to the liquidity of or the existence of trading markets for any of the securities. VALIDITY OF SECURITIES Unless the applicable prospectus supplement indicates otherwise, certain legal matters will be passed upon by Ropes & Gray for State Street and for the underwriters by Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Ropes & Gray will rely as to all matters of New York law on the opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Truman S. Casner, a partner of Ropes & Gray, is a director of State Street. Mr. Casner owns beneficially a total of 17,204 shares of common stock of State Street. Ropes & Gray performs services for State Street from time to time. -16- EXPERTS The consolidated financial statements of State Street Corporation incorporated by reference in State Street Corporation's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their report thereon incorporated by reference therein and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. With respect to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information for the three-month periods ended March 31, 1999 and March 31, 1998, the six-month periods ended June 30, 1999 and June 30, 1998, and the nine-month periods ended September 30, 1999 and September 30, 1998, incorporated by reference in this Prospectus, Ernst & Young LLP have reported that they have applied limited procedures in accordance with professional standards for a review of such information. However, their separate report, included in State Street Corporation's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 1999, June 30, 1999, and September 30 1999, and incorporated herein by reference, states that they did not audit and they do not express an opinion on that interim financial information. Accordingly, the degree of reliance on their report on such information should be restricted considering the limited nature of the review procedures applied. The independent auditors are not subject to the liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") for their report on the unaudited interim financial information because that report is not a "report" or a "part" of the Registration Statement prepared or certified by the auditors within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act. -17- STATE STREET CORPORATION $1,000,000,000 COMMON STOCK PREFERRED STOCK DEPOSITARY SHARES WARRANTS -------------------- PROSPECTUS , 2000 -------------------- You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not offering the securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. We do not claim the accuracy of the information in this prospectus as of any date other than the dates stated on the cover. -18- The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted. Subject to Completion, Dated , 2000 $1,000,000,000 State Street Corporation ---------------------- State Street Capital Trust II State Street Capital Trust III State Street Capital Trust IV Capital Securities Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed By State Street Corporation ---------------------- THE TRUSTS: The trusts are Delaware business trusts. Each trust may from time to time: o sell capital securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the trust to the public; o sell common securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the trust to State Street Corporation; o use the proceeds from these sales to buy an equal principal amount of junior subordinated debentures of State Street Corporation; and o distribute the cash payments it receives on the junior subordinated debentures it owns to the holders of the capital and common securities. DISTRIBUTIONS: o For each capital security that you own, you will receive cumulative cash distributions at a rate set forth in the accompanying prospectus supplement on the liquidation amount of the preferred security. The liquidation amount per capital security will be set forth in the accompanying prospectus supplement. STATE STREET CORPORATION: State Street Corporation will fully and unconditionally guarantee the payment by the trust of the capital securities based on obligations discussed in this prospectus. This is called the capital securities guarantee. -------------------- We will provide specific terms of these securities in supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any supplements carefully before you invest. A security is not a deposit and the securities are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. This prospectus may be used to offer and sell securities only if accompanied by the prospectus supplement for those securities. Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the prospectus to which it relates is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. The date of this prospectus is , 2000 -2- IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT We provide information to you about the securities in two separate documents that progressively provide more detail: o this prospectus, which provides general information, some of which may not apply to your securities; and o the accompanying prospectus supplement, which describes the terms of the securities. If the terms of your securities vary between the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on the information in the following order or priority: o the prospectus supplement; and o the prospectus. We include cross-references in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement to captions in these materials where you can find further related discussions. The following Table of Contents and the Table of Contents included in the accompanying prospectus supplement provide the pages on which these captions are located. -------------------- Neither we nor the underwriters have taken any action that would permit us to publicly sell these securities in any jurisdiction outside the United States. If you are an investor outside the United States, you should inform yourself about and comply with any restrictions as to the offering of the securities and the distribution of this prospectus. -3- TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS..........................................................6 WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION............................................6 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.....................................................8 STATE STREET CORPORATION.......................................................9 THE TRUSTS.....................................................................9 CONSOLIDATED RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES..............................10 REASON FOR TRANSACTION........................................................10 USE OF PROCEEDS...............................................................10 DESCRIPTION OF THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES.............................10 General.....................................................................10 Additional Interest.........................................................12 Denominations, Registration and Transfer....................................12 Payment and Paying Agents...................................................13 Option to Defer Interest Payments...........................................13 Redemption..................................................................13 Restrictions on Certain Payments............................................15 Limitation on Mergers and Sales of Assets...................................15 Events of Default, Waiver and Notice........................................16 Distribution of the Junior Subordinated Debentures..........................17 Modification of Junior Subordinated Indenture...............................17 Enforcement of Certain Rights by Holders of Capital Securities..............17 Defeasance and Discharge....................................................18 Conversion or Exchange......................................................18 Subordination...............................................................18 Governing Law...............................................................20 The Debenture Trustee.......................................................20 Corresponding Junior Subordinated Debentures................................20 DESCRIPTION OF THE CAPITAL SECURITIES.........................................21 General.....................................................................21 Distributions...............................................................21 Redemption or Exchange......................................................23 Redemption Procedures.......................................................25 Subordination of Common Securities..........................................26 Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution...................................26 Events of Default; Notice...................................................27 Removal of Trustees.........................................................28 Co-Trustees and Separate Property Trustee...................................28 Merger or Consolidation of Trustees.........................................28 Mergers, Consolidations, Amalgamations or Replacements of the Trusts........28 Voting Rights; Amendment of Each Trust Agreement............................29 Payment and Paying Agency .................................................31 Registrar and Transfer Agent................................................31 Information Concerning the Property Trustee.................................31 Trust Expenses..............................................................32 Governing Law...............................................................32 Miscellaneous...............................................................32 COMMON SECURITIES.............................................................32 DESCRIPTION OF THE CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEES..............................32 General ....................................................................33 Status of the Guarantees....................................................34 -4- Amendments and Assignment...................................................34 Termination of the Guarantees...............................................34 Events of Default...........................................................34 Information Concerning the Guarantee Trustee................................35 Governing Law...............................................................35 RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE CAPITAL SECURITIES, THE CORRESPONDING JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES AND THE CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEES...............35 Limited Purpose of Trusts...................................................37 Rights Upon Dissolution.....................................................37 GLOBAL SECURITIES.............................................................38 General.....................................................................38 Book-Entry Issuance.........................................................39 PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION..........................................................41 VALIDITY OF SECURITIES........................................................42 EXPERTS.......................................................................42 -5- ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the "SEC," utilizing a "shelf" registration process. Under this shelf process, we may from time to time sell any combination of the debt securities or warrants described in this prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $1,000,000,000. We may also sell other securities under the registration statement that will reduce the total dollar amount of securities that we may sell under this prospectus. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the debt securities or warrants we may offer. Each time we sell debt securities or warrants, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the heading "Where You Can Find More Information." Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this prospectus to "STATE STREET," "WE," "US," "OUR" or similar references mean State Street Corporation. WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION We have filed with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 that registers, among others securities, the offer and sale of the securities offered by this prospectus. The registration statement, including the attached exhibits and schedules, contains additional relevant information about us. The rules and regulations of the SEC allow us to omit certain information included in the registration statement from this prospectus. In addition, we file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You may read and copy this information at the following locations of the SEC: Public Reference Room 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Room 1024 Washington, D.C. 20549 Northeast Regional Office 7 World Trade Center Suite 1300 New York, New York 10048 Midwest Regional Office 500 West Madison Street Suite 1400 Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511 You may also obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. The SEC also maintains an Internet world wide web site that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like us, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is: http://www.sec.gov. You can also inspect reports, proxy statements and other information about us at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. -6- The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" information into this prospectus. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus, except for any information that is superseded by information that is included directly in this document or in a more recent incorporated document. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below that we have previously filed with the SEC. They contain important information about us and our financial condition. SEC FILINGS PERIOD - ----------- ------ Annual Report on Form 10-K Year Ended December 31, 1999 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Quarter ended March 31, 1999 Quarter ended June 30, 1999 Quarter ended September 30, 1999 Current Report on Form 8-K Filed January 7, 2000 We incorporate by reference additional documents that we may file with the SEC between the date of this prospectus and the date we sell all of the debt securities. These documents include periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as proxy statements. You can obtain any of the documents incorporated by reference in this document through us, or from the SEC through the SEC's Internet world wide web site at the address described previously. Documents incorporated by reference are available from us without charge, excluding any exhibits to those documents, unless the exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference as an exhibit in this prospectus. You can obtain documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus by requesting them in writing or by telephone from us at the following address: Investor Relations State Street Corporation 225 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (617) 664-3477 We have not authorized anyone to give any information or make any representation about us that is different from, or in addition to, the information and representations contained in this prospectus or in any of the materials that we have incorporated into this prospectus. If anyone does give you information of this sort, you should not rely on it. If you are in a jurisdiction where offers to sell, or solicitations of offers to purchase, the securities offered by this document are unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to direct these types of activities, then the offer presented in this document does not extend to you. The information contained in this document speaks only as of the date of this document unless the information specifically indicates that another date applies. -7- FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This prospectus, including information included or incorporated by reference, contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business, including, without limitation, statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates" or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to many factors, including: o future revenue may increase or decrease depending upon the extent of increases or decreases in cross-border investments made by customers or future customers; o changes in the savings rate of individuals that are invested in mutual funds or in defined contribution plans affect our revenues; o fluctuations in worldwide securities market valuations may affect our revenues; o changes in markets served, including the growth rate of U.S. mutual funds, the pace of debt issuance, outsourcing decisions, and mergers, acquisitions and consolidations among customers and competitors may affect our revenues; o global and regional economic factors and changes or potential changes in laws and regulations affecting our business, including volatile currencies and changes in monetary policy, and social and political instability, could affect results of operations; o market interest rate levels, the shape of the yield curve and the direction of interest rate changes affect net interest revenue and fiduciary compensation from securities lending; o the degree of volatility in foreign exchange rates may affect the amount of foreign exchange trading revenue; o the pace of pension reform and resulting programs including public and private pension schemes may affect the pace of revenue growth; o future prices that we are able to obtain for our products may increase or decrease from current levels depending upon demand, our competitors' activities and the introduction of new products into the marketplace; o the pace at which existing and new customers use additional services and assign additional assets to us for management or custody will affect future results; o changes in business mix, including the mix of U.S. and non-U.S. business, may affect future results; o technological change may be more difficult or expensive then anticipated; and o changes may occur in securities markets. STATE STREET CORPORATION We are a bank holding company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a leading provider of services to institutional investors and investment managers worldwide. We were organized in 1970 and conduct our business principally through our subsidiary, State Street Bank and Trust Company, "STATE STREET BANK," which traces its beginnings to the founding of Union Bank in 1792. The charter under which State Street Bank now operates was authorized by a special act of the Massachusetts Legislature in 1891, and its present name was adopted in 1960. Our executive offices are located at 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (telephone (617) 786-3000). THE TRUSTS Each of the trusts is a statutory business trust formed under Delaware law pursuant to a trust agreement, signed by State Street, as depositor of each trust, and the property trustee, the Delaware trustee and the administrative trustees (each as defined below), and the filing of a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State. The trust agreement of each trust will be amended and restated in its entirety, each as so amended and restated, a "TRUST AGREEMENT," prior to the issuance of capital securities by the trust, substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Each trust agreement will be qualified as an indenture under the Trust Indenture act of 1939, as amended, the "TRUST INDENTURE ACT." Each trust exists for the exclusive purposes of: o issuing the capital securities and common securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the trust; o investing the gross proceeds of the capital securities and the common securities, together the "TRUST SECURITIES," in junior subordinated debentures; and o engaging in only those activities necessary or incidental thereto. All of the common securities will be directly or indirectly owned by us. The common securities of each trust will rank equally, and payments will be made pro rata with the capital securities of that trust, except that upon an event of default under the trust agreement, the rights of the holders of the common securities to payment in respect of distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise will be subordinated to the rights of the holders of the capital securities. We will acquire common securities of each trust in an aggregate liquidation amount equal to at least three percent of the total capital of each trust. Each trust's business and affairs will be conducted by its trustees, each appointed by State Street as holder of the common securities. The trustees of each trust will be Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as the property trustee, the "PROPERTY TRUSTEE," Bank One Delaware, Inc., as the Delaware trustee, the "DELAWARE TRUSTEE," and two individual trustees, the "ADMINISTRATIVE TRUSTEES," who are employees or officers of or affiliated with State Street. Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as property trustee, will act as sole trustee under each trust agreement for purposes of compliance with the Trust Indenture Act. Bank One Trust Company, N.A. will also act as trustee under the guarantees and the junior subordinated indenture. See "Description of Guarantees" and "Description of Junior Subordinated Debentures." The holder of the common securities of each trust, or the holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the trust's capital securities if an event of default under the trust agreement has occurred and is continuing, will be entitled to appoint, remove or replace the property trustee and/or the Delaware trustee for such trust. The right to vote to appoint, remove or replace the administrative trustees is vested exclusively in the holders of the common securities, and in no event will the holders of capital securities have such right. -9- Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, each trust has a term of approximately 55 years, but may terminated earlier as provided in the applicable trust agreement. State Street will pay all fees and expenses related to the trusts and the offering of trust securities. The principal executive office of each trust is c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company, N.A., 61 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10006, telephone number (212) 612-3000. CONSOLIDATED RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Our consolidated ratios of earnings to fixed charges were as follows for the five most recent fiscal years: Year Ended December 31, -------------------------------- 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Ratio of earnings to fixed charges ....... 2.02x 1.77x 1.93x 1.95x 1.75x REASON FOR TRANSACTION On October 21, 1996, the Federal Reserve Board issued a press release announcing that it had approved the use of certain cumulative preferred stock instruments, such as the capital securities, as "Tier 1 capital" for purposes of the Federal Reserve Board's capital guidelines for bank holding companies. Because State Street intends to treat the capital securities as Tier 1 capital and, under current United States federal tax law, will receive a tax deduction for interest in respect of the junior subordinated debentures, the issuance of the capital securities is a cost-effective method of raising capital on an after-tax basis. USE OF PROCEEDS Each trust will use the proceeds of the sale of its capital securities to acquire junior subordinated debentures from State Street. State Street intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities for general corporate purposes unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement or term sheet relating to a specific issue of securities. State Street's general corporate purposes may include extending credit to, or funding investments in, our subsidiaries. The precise amounts and the timing of State Street's use of the net proceeds will depend upon our subsidiaries' funding requirements and the availability of other funds. Until State Street uses the net proceeds from the sale of any of our securities for general corporate purposes, State Street will use the net proceeds to reduce short-term indebtedness or for temporary investments. State Street expects that it will, on a recurrent basis, engage in additional financings as the need arises to finance its growth, through acquisitions or otherwise, or to fund its subsidiaries. State Street and State Street Bank regularly investigate possible acquisitions. DESCRIPTION OF THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES We may issue junior subordinated debentures from time to time in one or more series under a junior subordinated indenture, dated as of December 15, 1996, as supplemented from time to time, the "JUNIOR SUBORDINATED INDENTURE," between us and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as trustee, the "DEBENTURE TRUSTEE." The junior subordinated indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, and terms of the junior subordinated debentures will include those stated in the junior subordinated indenture and those made part of the junior subordinated indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act. -10- Set forth below is a description of the general terms of the junior subordinated debentures in which the trusts will invest the proceeds from the issuance and sale of the trust securities. The particular terms of the junior subordinated debentures will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular capital securities being offered. The following description is not intended to be complete and is qualified by the indenture, the form of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement which contains this prospectus, and the Trust Indenture Act. General We will issue the junior subordinated debentures as unsecured debt. The junior subordinated debentures will be fully subordinated as set forth in the junior subordinated indenture. See "Subordination" below. Each series of junior subordinated debentures will rank equally with all other series of junior subordinated indentures. The junior subordinated indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of junior subordinated debentures which may be issued and provides that the junior subordinated debentures may be issued from time to time in one or more series. Because we are a holding company, our rights and the rights of our creditors, including the holders of the junior subordinated debentures, to participate in the assets of any of our subsidiaries upon the subsidiary's liquidation or reorganization will be subject to the prior claims of the subsidiary's creditors except to the extent that we may ourselves be a creditor with recognized claims against the subsidiary. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, the junior subordinated indenture does not limit the incurrence or issuance by us of other secured or unsecured debt. The prospectus supplement relating to the particular junior subordinated debentures being offered will describe the terms of those securities, which may include: o the title of the junior subordinated debentures; o any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of junior subordinated debentures; o the date or dates on which the principal of the junior subordinated debentures is payable or the method of determination thereof; o any fixed or variable interest rate or rates per annum; o the place where the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the junior subordinated debentures will be payable and where the junior subordinated debentures may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange; o any provisions for redemption, the redemption price and any remarketing arrangements; o the minimum denominations; o whether the debt securities are denominated or payable in United States dollars or a foreign currency or units of two or more foreign currencies; o if other than the principal amount, the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities payable upon acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities; o any index used to determine the amount of payment of principal of, and any premium and interest on, the debt securities; o any additional or different events of default that apply to any debt securities of the series and any change in the right of the trustee or the required holders of those debt securities to declare the principal thereof due and payable; -11- o any additional or different covenants that apply to any debt securities of the series; o any additions or changes to the junior subordinated indenture with respect to such junior subordinated debentures necessary to permit the issuance of the junior subordinated debentures in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons; o the terms and conditions relating to the issuance of a temporary global security representing all of the junior subordinated debentures and the exchange of such temporary global security for definitive junior subordinated debentures; o whether the junior subordinated debentures will be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities and the depositary for any such global securities; o the appointment of any paying agent or agents; o the terms and conditions of any obligation or right of State Street or a holder to convert or exchange the junior subordinated debentures into capital securities; and o any other terms of the debt securities that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the applicable indenture. Junior subordinated debentures may be sold at a substantial discount below their stated principal amount, bearing no interest or interest at a rate which at the time of issuance is below market rates. Certain United States federal income tax consequences and special considerations applicable to any such junior subordinated debentures will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. If a prospectus supplement specifies that the junior subordinated debentures will be denominated in a currency or currency unit other than United States dollars, the prospectus supplement shall also specify the denomination in which the junior subordinated debentures will be issued and the coin or currency in which the principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the junior subordinated debentures will be payable, which may be United States dollars based upon the exchange rate for such other currency or currency unit existing on or about the time a payment is due. If any index is used to determine the amount of payments of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any series of junior subordinated debentures, special United States federal income tax, accounting and other considerations will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Additional Interest If, at any time a trust is required to pay any taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature, other than withholding taxes, imposed by the United States, or any other taxing authority, then we will be required to pay additional interest on the junior subordinated debentures. The amount of any additional interest will be an amount sufficient so that the net amounts received and retained by the trust after paying any such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges will be not less than the amounts that the trust would have received had no such taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges been imposed. This means that the trust will be in the same position it would have been in if it did not have to pay such taxes, duties, assessments or other charges. Denominations, Registration and Transfer Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will issue the junior subordinated debentures in registered form only, without coupons. Junior subordinated debentures of any series will be exchangeable for other junior subordinated debentures of the same issue and series, of any authorized denominations, of a like principal amount, of the same original issue date and stated maturity and bearing the same interest rate. -12- Junior subordinated debentures may be presented for exchange as provided above, and may be presented for registration of transfer at the office of the appropriate securities registrar or at the office of any transfer agent designated by us for such purposes. No service charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of the junior subordinated debentures. However, we or the debenture trustee may require a holder to pay an amount sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with a transfer or exchange. We will appoint the debenture trustee as securities registrar under the junior subordinated indenture. If the applicable prospectus supplement refers to any transfer agents, in addition to the securities registrar, initially designated by us with respect to any series of junior subordinated debentures, we may at any time rescind the designation of any such transfer agent or approve a change in the location through which any such transfer agent acts, provided that we maintain a transfer agent in each place of payment of such series. We may at any time designate additional transfer agents with respect to any series of junior subordinated debentures. In the event of any redemption, neither we nor the debenture trustee will be required to: o issue, register the transfer of, or exchange, junior subordinated debentures of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of selection for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of mailing of notice of redemption; or o transfer or exchange any junior subordinated debentures so selected for redemption, except, in the case of any junior subordinated debentures being redeemed in part, any portion thereof not to be redeemed. Payment and Paying Agents Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will pay principal and any premium and interest on junior subordinated debentures (other than those in global form) at the office of the debenture trustee in the city of New York or at the office of any paying agent that we may designate from time to time. However, at our option, it may pay any interest by check mailed to the holders of registered junior subordinated debentures at their registered addresses or by transfer to an account maintained by a holder of registered junior subordinated debentures, as specified in the securities register. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, payment of any interest on junior subordinated debentures will be made to the person in whose name the junior subordinated debentures are registered on the applicable record date, except in the case of defaulted interest. We may at any time designate additional paying agents or rescind the designation of any paying agent, provided that we at all times maintain a paying agent in each place of payment for each series of junior subordinated debentures. Any amounts deposited with the debenture trustee or any paying agent, or then held by us in trust, for the payment of the principal of any premium, if any, or interest on any junior subordinated debentures and remaining unclaimed for two years after such amounts have become due and payable shall, at our request, be repaid to us, and the holder of the junior subordinated debenture will be able to look only to us for payment, as a general unsecured creditor. Option to Defer Interest Payments If provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will have the right from time to time during the term of any series of junior subordinated debentures to defer payment of interest for up to such number of consecutive interest payment periods as may be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, subject to the terms, conditions and covenants, if any, specified in such prospectus supplement. Such deferral, however, may not extend beyond the stated maturity of such series of junior subordinated debentures. Certain United States federal income tax consequences and special considerations applicable to any such junior subordinated debentures will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. -13- Redemption Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the junior subordinated debentures will not be subject to any sinking fund. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may, at our option and subject to receipt of prior approval by the Federal Reserve (if required), redeem the junior subordinated debentures of any series in whole at any time or in part from time to time. If the junior subordinated debentures of any series are so redeemable only on or after a specified date or upon the satisfaction of additional conditions, the applicable prospectus supplement will specify such date or describe such conditions. Except as otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the redemption price for any junior subordinated debenture so redeemed will equal any accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date, plus 100% of the principal amount thereof. Except as otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, if a tax event (as defined below) in respect of a series of junior subordinated debentures or an investment company event or capital treatment event (each as defined below) shall occur and be continuing, we may, at our option and subject to receipt of prior approval by the Federal Reserve (if required), redeem such series of junior subordinated debentures in whole, but not in part, at any time within 90 days following of the occurrence of such tax event, investment company event or capital treatment event, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such junior subordinated debentures then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date fixed for redemption, except as otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. "TAX EVENT" means the receipt by the trust of an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of any amendment to, or change (including any announced proposed change) in, the laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, or as a result of any official administrative pronouncement or judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which amendment or change is effective or which proposed change, pronouncement or decision is announced on or after the date of issuance of such capital securities, there is more than an insubstantial risk that (i) the trust is, or will be within 90 days of the date of such opinion, subject to United States federal income tax with respect to income received or accrued on the corresponding series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures, (ii) interest payable by State Street on such series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures is not, or within 90 days of the date of such opinion, will not be, deductible by State Street, in whole or in part, for United States federal income tax purposes, or (iii) such trust is, or will be within 90 days of the date of such opinion, subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges. "INVESTMENT COMPANY EVENT" means the receipt by the trust of an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of the occurrence of a change in law or regulation or a written change (including any announced prospective change) in interpretation or application of law or regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority, there is more than an insubstantial risk that the trust is or will be considered an "investment company" that is required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which change or prospective change becomes effective or would become effective, as the case may be, on or after the date of the issuance of the capital securities. "CAPITAL TREATMENT EVENT" means our reasonable determination that, as a result of any amendment to, or change (including any proposed change) in, the laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political subdivision thereof or therein, or as a result of any official or administrative pronouncement or action or judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which amendment or change is effective or which proposed change, pronouncement, action or decision is announced on or after the date of issuance of the applicable capital securities under the applicable trust agreement, there is more than an insubstantial risk that we will not be entitled to treat an amount equal to the liquidation amount of the applicable capital securities as "Tier I Capital" (or the then equivalent thereof) for purposes of the capital adequacy guidelines of the Federal Reserve, as then in effect and applicable to us. -14- Notice of any redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of junior subordinated debentures to be redeemed at its registered address. Unless we default in payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on such junior subordinated debentures or portions thereof called for redemption. Restrictions on Certain Payments If junior subordinated debentures are issued to a trust or a trustee of a trust in connection with the issuance of trust securities by a trust and: o there shall have occurred and be continuing an event of default with respect to the junior subordinated debentures of which we have actual knowledge and which we have not taken reasonable steps to cure; o we shall be in default relating to our payment of any obligations under the guarantee; or o we shall have given notice of our election to defer payments of interest on the junior subordinated debentures by extending the interest payment period and such period, or any extension of such period, shall be continuing; then: o we shall not declare or pay any dividend on, make any distributions relating to, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment relating to, any of its capital stock or make any guarantee payment with respect thereto other than: (1) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of our capital stock in connection with any employee benefit plans or any other contractual obligation, other than a contractual obligation ranking equally with or junior to the junior subordinated debentures; (2) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of our capital stock for any other class or series of our capital stock; (3) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of our capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged; (4) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any rights plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any rights plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto; or (5) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks equally with or junior to such stock; and o we shall not make any payment of interest, principal or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities issued by us that rank equally with or junior to the junior subordinated debentures. Limitation on Mergers and Sales of Assets The junior subordinated indenture provides that we may not consolidate with, or merge into, any other corporation or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety unless: o the successor entity is a corporation, partnership or trust organized in the United States and expressly assumes our obligations under the junior subordinated indenture; -15- o after giving effect thereto, no event of default and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an event of default, shall have occurred and be continuing under the junior subordinated indenture; o such transaction is permitted under the related trust agreement and guarantee; and o certain other conditions as prescribed by the junior subordinated indenture are met. The covenants contained in the indenture would not necessarily protect holders of the junior subordinated debentures in the event of a decline in credit quality resulting from takeovers, recapitalizations or similar restructurings. Events of Default, Waiver and Notice The junior subordinated indenture provides that the following are events of default relating to the junior subordinated debentures: o default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, on, any junior subordinated debentures at maturity; o default for 30 days in the payment of any installment of interest on any junior subordinated debentures; o default for 90 days after written notice in the performance of any other covenant in respect of the junior subordinated debentures; and o specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of State Street. If an event of default under the junior subordinated indenture shall occur and be continuing, either the debenture trustee or the holders of not less than 25 percent in aggregate principal amount of the junior subordinated debentures of that series then outstanding may declare the principal of all junior subordinated debentures of that series to be due and payable immediately. If the holders of junior subordinated debentures fail to make such declaration, the holders of at least 25 percent in aggregate liquidation amount of the related capital securities shall have such right. The holders of a majority in aggregate outstanding principal amount of that series of junior subordinated debentures may annul the declaration and waive the default. If the holders of junior subordinated debentures fail to annul such declaration and waive such default, the holders of at least 25 percent in aggregate liquidation amount of the related capital securities shall have such right. The holders of a majority in aggregate outstanding principal amount of that series of junior subordinated debentures may waive any default, except a default in payment of principal or interest, unless such default has been cured and a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest and principal due other than by acceleration has been deposited with the debenture trustee, or a default in respect of a covenant or provision that under the junior subordinated indenture cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding junior subordinated debenture. If the holders of junior subordinated debentures fail to waive such default, the holders of a majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the related capital securities shall have such right. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the junior subordinated debentures of any series affected shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the debenture trustee under the junior subordinated indenture. We are required to furnish to the debenture trustee annually a statement as to the performance of our obligations under the junior subordinated indenture and as to any default in such performance. -16- If a debenture event of default shall have occurred and be continuing, the property trustee will have the right to declare the principal of and the interest on the corresponding junior subordinated debentures, and any other amounts payable under the junior subordinated indenture, to be due and payable and to enforce its other rights as a creditor with respect to the corresponding junior subordinated debentures. Distribution of the Junior Subordinated Debentures Under circumstances discussed more fully in the prospectus supplement involving the dissolution of a trust, provided that any required regulatory approval is obtained, junior subordinated debentures will be distributed to the holders of the trust securities in liquidation of that trust. See "Description of the Capital Securities--Liquidation Distribution upon Dissolution." If the junior subordinated debentures are distributed to the holders of the capital securities, we will use our best efforts to have the junior subordinated debentures listed on the New York Stock Exchange or on such other national securities exchange or similar organization on which the capital securities are then listed or quoted. Modification of Junior Subordinated Indenture From time to time we and the debenture trustee may, without the consent of the holders of the junior subordinated debentures, waive or supplement the junior subordinated indenture for specified purposes, including, among other things: o evidencing the succession of another person to State Street; o conveying, transferring, assigning, mortgaging or pledging any property to or with the debenture trustee or surrendering any right or power conferred upon us in the junior subordinated indenture; o adding to the covenants of State Street for the benefit of other holders of all or any series of securities; o adding any additional events of default for the benefit of other holders of all or any series of securities; o changing or eliminating any of the provisions of the junior subordinated indenture, provided that any such change or elimination shall not apply to any outstanding securities, or shall become effective only when there is no security outstanding of any series created prior to the execution of the supplemental indenture that is entitled to the benefit of such provision; o curing ambiguities, defects or inconsistencies without materially and adversely affecting the holders of the junior subordinated debentures or the related capital securities; o evidencing and providing for the acceptance of appointment under the junior subordinated indenture by a successor trustee with respect to the securities of one or more series and adding to or changing any of the provisions of the indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts under the indenture by more than one trustee; and o qualifying the junior subordinated indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. We and the debenture trustee may make modifications and amendments to the indenture with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the junior subordinated debentures at the time outstanding. However, no -17- such modification or amendment may, without the consent of the holder of each junior subordinated debenture affected thereby: o modify the payment terms of the junior subordinated debentures; or o reduce the percentage of holders of junior subordinated debentures necessary to modify or amend the indenture or waive compliance by us with any covenant or past default. If the junior subordinated debentures are held by a trust or a trustee of a trust, no modification may be made that adversely affects the holders of the related capital securities, and no termination of the junior subordinated indenture may occur, and no waiver of any event of default or compliance with any covenant will be effective without the prior consent of a majority in liquidation preference of trust securities of that trust. If the consent of the holder of each outstanding junior subordinated debenture is required, no modification shall be effective without the prior consent of each holder of related capital securities. In addition, we and the debenture trustee may execute, without the consent of any holder of junior subordinated debentures, any supplemental junior subordinated indenture for the purpose of creating any new series of junior subordinated indentures. Enforcement of Certain Rights by Holders of Capital Securities If a debenture event of default with respect to a series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures has occurred and is continuing and such event of default is the result of our failure to pay interest or principal on the corresponding junior subordinated debentures when due, a holder of related capital securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against us for enforcement of payment to such holder of the principal of or interest on such corresponding junior subordinated debentures having a principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the related capital securities. We may not amend the junior subordinated indenture to remove this right without the prior written consent of the holders of all of the capital securities outstanding. If such right is removed, the applicable trust may become subject to reporting obligations under the Exchange Act. We will have the right under the junior subordinated indenture to set off any payment made by us to such holder of capital securities in connection with any such direct action. The holders of the capital securities will not be able to exercise directly any remedies other than those set forth in the preceding paragraph unless there shall have been an event of default under the applicable trust agreement. Please see "Description of Capital Securities--Events of Default; Notice." Defeasance and Discharge The junior subordinated indenture provides that when: (1) all junior subordinated debentures not previously delivered to the debenture trustee for cancellation have become due and payable or will become due and payable at their stated maturity within one year, (2) we deposit with the debenture trustee, in trust, funds sufficient to pay all the principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on the junior subordinated debentures when such payments are due, (3) we have paid all other sums payable under the indenture by us, and (4) we have delivered to the debenture trustee an officers' certificate and an opinion of counsel each stating that all conditions precedent in the indenture relating to the satisfaction and discharge of the indenture have been complied with -18- then the junior subordinated indenture will cease to be of further effect (except as to our obligations to pay all other sums due under the junior subordinated indenture and to provide the officers' certificates and opinions of counsel described therein), and we will be deemed to have satisfied and discharged the junior subordinated indenture. Conversion or Exchange The junior subordinated debentures may be convertible or exchangeable into junior subordinated debentures of another series or into capital securities of another series, on the terms provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. Such terms may include provisions for conversion or exchange, either mandatory, at the option of the holder, or at our option, in which case the number of shares of capital securities or other securities to be received by the holders of junior subordinated debentures would be calculated as of a time and in the manner stated in the applicable prospectus supplement. Subordination The junior subordinated indenture contains a covenant by us that any junior subordinated debentures issued thereunder will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to all senior debt (as defined below) to the extent provided therein. If we make any payment or distribution of our assets upon any liquidation, dissolution, winding up, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors, marshaling of assets or any bankruptcy, insolvency, debt restructuring or similar proceedings in connection with any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding, the holders of senior debt will first be entitled to receive payment in full of principal of and premium and interest, if any, on such senior debt before the holders of junior subordinated debentures will be entitled to receive or retain any payment in respect of the principal of and premium and interest, if any, on the junior subordinated debentures. However, holders of senior debt will not be entitled to receive payment of any such amounts if the subordination provisions of such senior debt would require holders to pay such amounts over to the obligees on trade accounts payable or other liabilities arising in the ordinary course of our business. In the event of the acceleration of the maturity of any junior subordinated debentures, the holders of all senior debt outstanding at the time of such acceleration will first be entitled to receive payment in full of all amounts due thereon, including any amounts due upon acceleration, before the holders of the junior subordinated debentures will be entitled to receive or retain any payment in respect of the principal of or premium or interest, if any, on the junior subordinated debentures. However, the holders of senior debt will not be entitled to receive payment of any such amounts if the subordination provisions of such senior debt would require holders to pay such amounts over to the obligees on trade accounts payable or other liabilities arising in the ordinary course of State Street's business. No payments on accounts of principal or premium, if any, or interest in respect of the junior subordinated debentures may be made if there shall have occurred and be continuing a default in any payment with respect to senior debt or an event of default with respect to any senior debt resulting in the acceleration of the maturity thereof, or if any judicial proceeding are pending with respect to any such default. "DEBT" means, with respect to any person, whether recourse is to all or a portion of the assets of such person and whether or not contingent: o every obligation of such person for money borrowed; o every obligation of such person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, including obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses; o every reimbursement obligation of such person with respect to letters of credit, bankers' acceptances or similar facilities issued for the account of such person; -19- o every obligation of such person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services other than trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business; o every capital lease obligation of such person; o every obligation of such person for claims in respect of derivative products such as interest and foreign exchange rate contracts, commodity contracts and similar arrangements; and o every obligation of the type referred to above of another person and all dividends of another person the payment of which, in either case, such person has guaranteed or is responsible or liable for, directly or indirectly, as obligor or otherwise. "SENIOR DEBT" means the principal of and premium and interest, if any, including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to us whether or not such claim for post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding, on debt, whether incurred on or prior to the date of the junior subordinated indenture or thereafter incurred, unless, in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, it is provided that such obligations are not superior in right of payment to the junior subordinated debentures or to other debt that is equal or subordinated to the junior subordinated debentures, other than: o any debt of State Street which when incurred and without respect to any election under Section 1111(b) of the United States Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, was without recourse to State Street; o any debt of State Street to any of its subsidiaries; o any debt to any of our employees; o any debt which by its terms is subordinated to trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business to the extent that payments made to the holders of such debt by the holders of the junior subordinated debentures as a result of the subordination provisions of the junior subordinated indenture would be greater than such payments otherwise would have been as a result of any obligation of such holders of such debt to pay amounts over to the obligees on such trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business as a result of subordination provisions to which such debt is subject; and o any other debt securities issued pursuant to the junior subordinated indenture. The junior subordinated indenture places no limitation on the amount of senior debt that we may incur. We expect from time to time to incur additional indebtedness and other obligations constituting senior debt. The junior subordinated indenture provides that any of the subordination provisions described above that relate to any particular issue of junior subordinated debentures may be changed prior to such issuance. Any such change would be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Governing Law The junior subordinated indenture and the junior subordinated debentures will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. The Debenture Trustee The debenture trustee will have all of the duties and responsibilities specified under the Trust Indenture Act. Subject to those provisions, the debenture trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in it by the junior subordinated indenture at the request of any holder of junior subordinated debentures unless offered -20- reasonable indemnity by such holder against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred thereby. The debenture trustee is not required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of its duties if the debenture trustee reasonably believes that repayment or adequate indemnity is not reasonably assured it. Corresponding Junior Subordinated Debentures State Street may issue one or more series of junior subordinated debentures under the junior subordinated indenture with terms corresponding to the terms of a series of related capital securities, the "CORRESPONDING JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES." In each such instance, concurrently with the issuance of each trust's capital securities, the trust will invest the proceeds thereof and the consideration paid by us for the common securities in the series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures issued by us to such trust. Each series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures will be in the principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of the related capital securities and the common securities of the trust and will rank equally with all other series of junior subordinated debentures. Holders of the related capital securities for a series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures will have the rights, in connection with modifications to the junior subordinated indenture or upon occurrence of debenture events of default as described under "--Modification of Junior Subordinated Indenture," "-- Debenture Events of Default" and "Enforcement of Certain Rights by Holders of Capital Securities." Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, if a tax event relating to a trust shall occur and be continuing, we may, at our option and subject to prior approval of the Federal Reserve (if required), redeem the corresponding junior subordinated debentures at any time within 90 days of the occurrence of such tax event, in whole but not in part, subject to the provisions of the junior subordinated indenture and whether or not such corresponding junior subordinated debentures are then redeemable at our option. The redemption price for any corresponding junior subordinated debentures shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such corresponding junior subordinated debentures then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date fixed for redemption. For so long as the applicable trust is the holder of all the outstanding corresponding junior subordinated debentures of such series, the proceeds of any such redemption will be used by the trust to redeem the corresponding trust securities in accordance with their terms. We may not redeem a series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures in part unless all accrued and unpaid interest has been paid in full on all outstanding corresponding junior subordinated debentures of such series for all interest proceeds terminating on or prior to the date of redemption. We will covenant, as to each series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures: o to directly or indirectly maintain 100% ownership of the common securities of the trust unless a permitted successor succeeds to ownership of the common securities o not to voluntarily terminate, wind up or liquidate any trust, except, if so specified in the applicable prospectus supplement and upon prior approval of the Federal Reserve (if required): o in connection with a distribution of corresponding junior subordinated debentures to the holders of the capital securities in exchange therefor upon liquidation of the trust, or o in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related trust agreement, in either such case, if so specified in the Applicable Prospectus Supplement upon prior approval of the Federal Reserve if then so required under applicable capital guidelines or policies; and o to use its reasonable efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of the related trust agreement, to cause such trust to remain classified as a grantor trust and not as an association taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes. -21- DESCRIPTION OF THE CAPITAL SECURITIES The capital securities will be issued pursuant to the terms of an amended and restated trust agreement. The trust agreement will be qualified as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. The property trustee, Bank One Trust Company, N.A., will act as trustee for the capital securities under the trust agreement for purposes of compliance with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act. The terms of the capital securities will include those stated in the trust agreement and those made part of the trust agreement by the Trust Indenture Act. Set forth below is a summary of the material terms and provisions of the capital securities. This summary, which describes the material provisions of the capital securities, is not intended to be complete and is qualified by the trust agreement, the form of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement which contains this prospectus supplement, the Delaware Business Trust Act and the Trust Indenture Act. General The declaration authorizes the trustees to issue the trust securities on behalf of the trust. The trust securities represent undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the trust. We will own, directly or indirectly, all of the common securities. The common securities rank equally, and payments will be made on a pro rata basis, with the capital securities. However, if an event of default under a trusts's trust agreement occurs and is continuing, the rights of the holders of the common securities to receive payments will be subordinated to the rights of the holders of the capital securities. The trust agreement does not permit the trust to issue any securities other than the trust securities or to incur any indebtedness. Under the trust agreement, the property trustee will own the junior subordinated debentures purchased by the trust for the benefit of the holders of the trust securities. Each guarantee agreement executed by us for the benefit of the holders of a trust's trust securities, each a "GUARANTEE," will be a guarantee on a subordinated basis with respect to the related trust securities but will not guarantee payment of distributions or amounts payable on redemption or liquidation of such trust securities when the related trust does not have funds on hand available to make such payments. Please see "Descriptions of Guarantees." Distributions Distributions on the capital securities: o will be cumulative; o will accumulate from the date of original issuance; and o will be payable on such dates as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. In the event that any date on which distributions are payable on the capital securities is not a business day, then payment of the distribution will be made on the next succeeding business day, and without any interest or other payment in respect to any such delay, except that, if such business day is in the next calendar year, payment of the distribution will be made on the immediately preceding business day. Each date on which distributions are payable in accordance with the foregoing is referred to as a "DISTRIBUTION DATE." The term "DISTRIBUTION" includes any interest payable on unpaid distributions unless otherwise stated. The amount of distributions payable for any period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The amount of distributions payable for any period shorter than a full quarterly period will be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed per 30-day month. Distributions to which holders of -22- capital securities are entitled will accumulate additional distributions at the rate per annum if and as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. If provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, we have the right under the junior subordinated indenture, pursuant to which we will issue the corresponding junior subordinated debentures, to defer the payment of interest on any series of the corresponding junior subordinated debentures for up to a number of consecutive interest payment periods that will be specified in the prospectus supplement relating to such series, an "EXTENSION PERIOD," provided, that no extension period may extend beyond the stated maturity of the corresponding junior subordinated debentures. As a consequence of any such deferral, distributions on the related capital securities would be deferred, but would continue to accumulate additional distributions at the rate per annum set forth in the prospectus supplement for such capital securities, by the trust during any extension period. If we exercise our deferral right, then during any extension period, we may not: o make any payment of principal of or interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities that rank equally in all respects with or junior in interest to the junior subordinated debentures of such series; or o declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of our capital stock, other than: o repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of our capital stock in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of our capital stock, or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock, as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable extension period, o as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of our capital stock or any capital stock of our subsidiaries, for any class or series of our capital stock, or of any class or series of our indebtedness for any class or series of our capital stock, o the purchase of fractional interests in shares of our capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the securities being converted or exchanged, o any declaration of a dividend in connection with any rights plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any rights plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or o any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks equally with or junior to such stock. The revenue of each trust available for distribution to holders of its capital securities will be limited to payments under the corresponding junior subordinated debentures in which the trust will invest the proceeds from the issuance and sale of its trust securities. Please see "Description of Junior Subordinated Debentures--Corresponding Junior Subordinated Debentures." If we do not make interest payments on such corresponding junior subordinated debentures, the property trustee will not have funds available to pay distributions on the related capital securities. The payment of distributions, if and to the extent the trust has funds legally available for the payment of such distributions and cash sufficient to make such payments, is guaranteed by us on the basis set forth under "Description of Guarantees." -23- Distributions on the capital securities will be payable to the holders thereof as they appear on the register of such trust on the relevant record dates, which, as long as the capital securities remain in book-entry form, will be one business day prior to the relevant date of distribution. Subject to any applicable laws and regulations and the provisions of the applicable trust agreement, each such payment will be made as described under "Book-Entry Issuance." In the event any capital securities are not in book-entry form, the relevant record date for such capital securities shall be the date at least 15 days prior to the relevant date of distribution, as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. Redemption or Exchange Mandatory Redemption Upon the repayment or redemption, in whole or in part, of any corresponding junior subordinated debentures, whether at maturity or upon earlier redemption as provided in the junior subordinated indenture, the property trustee shall apply the proceeds from such repayment or redemption to redeem a like amount (as defined below) of the trust securities, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at a redemption price, the "REDEMPTION PRICE," equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of such trust securities plus accumulated but unpaid distributions to the date of redemption, the "REDEMPTION DATE," and the related amount of the premium, if any, paid by us upon the concurrent redemption of such corresponding junior subordinated debentures. Please see "Description of Junior Subordinated Debentures--Redemption." If less than all of any series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures are to be repaid or redeemed on a redemption date, then the proceeds from such repayment or redemption will be allocated pro rata to the redemption of the related capital securities and the common securities. The amount of premium, if any, paid by us upon the redemption of all or any part of any series of any corresponding junior subordinated debentures to be repaid or redeemed on a redemption date shall be allocated pro rata to the redemption of the related capital securities and the common securities. We will have the right to redeem any series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures: o on or after such date as may be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, in whole at any time or in part from time to time; or o at any time, in whole, but not in part, upon the occurrence of a tax event, investment company event or capital treatment event, in any case subject to receipt of prior approval by the Federal Reserve (if required). Please see "Description of Junior Subordinated Debentures--Redemption." Within 90 days of the occurrence of any tax event, investment company event or capital treatment event in respect of a series of capital securities and common securities shall occur and be continuing, we will have the right to redeem the corresponding junior subordinated debentures in whole, but not in part, and thereby cause a mandatory redemption of such capital securities and common securities in whole, but not in part, at the redemption price. In the event a tax event, investment company event or capital treatment event in respect of a series of capital securities and common securities has occurred and is continuing and we do not elect to redeem the corresponding junior subordinated debentures and thereby cause a mandatory redemption of such capital securities and common securities or to dissolve the related trust and cause the corresponding junior subordinated debentures to be distributed to holders of such capital securities and common securities in exchange therefor upon liquidation of the trust as described below, such capital securities will remain outstanding. "LIKE AMOUNT" means: o with respect to a redemption of any series of trust securities, trust securities of such series having a liquidation amount (as defined below) equal to that portion of the principal amount of corresponding junior subordinated debentures to be contemporaneously redeemed in accordance with the junior subordinated indenture, the proceeds of which will be used to pay the redemption price of such trust securities; and -24- o with respect to a distribution of corresponding junior subordinated debentures to holders of any series of trust securities in exchange therefor in connection with a dissolution or liquidation of the related trust, corresponding junior subordinated debentures having a principal amount equal to the liquidation amount of the trust securities of the holder to whom such corresponding junior subordinated debentures would be distributed. "LIQUIDATION AMOUNT" means the stated amount per trust security as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Distribution of Corresponding Junior Subordinated Debentures We will have the right at any time to liquidate any trust and cause the junior subordinated debentures to be distributed to the holders of the trust securities. This may require the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board. If the corresponding junior subordinated debentures are distributed to the holders of the capital securities, we have the right at any time to dissolve any trust and, after satisfaction of the liabilities of creditors of such trust as provided by applicable law, cause such corresponding junior subordinated debentures in respect of the related capital securities and common securities issued by such trust to be distributed to the holders of such related capital securities and common securities in exchange therefor upon liquidation of such trust. After the liquidation date fixed for any distribution of corresponding junior subordinated debentures for any series of capital securities: o such series of capital securities will no longer be deemed to be outstanding; o the depositary or its nominee, as the record holder of such series of capital securities, will receive a registered global certificate or certificates representing the corresponding junior subordinated debentures to be delivered upon such distribution; and o any certificates representing such series of capital securities not held by The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") or its nominee will be deemed to represent the corresponding junior subordinated debentures having a principal amount equal to the stated liquidation amount of such series of capital securities, and bearing accrued and unpaid interest in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid distributions on such series of capital securities until such certificates are presented to the administrative trustees or their agent for transfer or reissuance. We cannot assure you as to the market prices for the capital securities or the corresponding junior subordinated debentures that may be distributed in exchange for capital securities if a dissolution and liquidation of a trust were to occur. Accordingly, the capital securities that an investor may purchase, or the corresponding junior subordinated debentures that the investor may receive on dissolution and liquidation of a trust, may trade at a discount to the price that the investor paid to purchase the capital securities. Redemption Procedures Capital securities redeemed on each redemption date will be redeemed at the redemption price with the applicable proceeds from the contemporaneous redemption of the corresponding junior subordinated debentures. Redemptions of the capital securities shall be made and the redemption price shall be payable on each redemption date only to the extent that the related trust has funds on hand available for the payment of such redemption price. See also "-- Subordination of Common Securities." If a trust gives a notice of redemption of its capital securities, then, by 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the redemption date, to the extent funds are available, the property trustee will deposit irrevocably with DTC funds sufficient to pay the applicable redemption price and will give DTC irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the redemption price to the holders of such capital securities. Please see "Book-Entry Issuance." If such capital -25- securities are no longer in book-entry form, the property trustee, to the extent funds are available, will irrevocably deposit with the paying agent for such capital securities funds sufficient to pay the applicable redemption price and will give such paying agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the redemption price to the holders thereof upon surrender of their certificates evidencing such capital securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, distributions payable on or prior to the redemption date for any capital securities called for redemption will be payable to the holders of such capital securities on the relevant record dates for the related distribution dates. If notice of redemption shall have been given and funds deposited as required, then upon the date of such deposit: o all rights of the holders of such capital securities will cease, except the right of the holders of such capital securities to receive the redemption price, but without interest on such redemption price; and o such capital securities will cease to be outstanding. In the event that any date fixed for redemption of capital securities is not a business day, then payment of the redemption price will be made on the next succeeding business day, and without any interest or any other payment in respect of any such delay, except that, if such business day falls in the next calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding business day. In the event that payment of the redemption price in respect of capital securities called for redemption is improperly withheld or refused and not paid either by the trust or by us pursuant to the relevant guarantee as described under "Description of Guarantees," distributions on such capital securities will continue to accrue at the then applicable rate, from the redemption date originally established by the trust for such capital securities to the date such redemption price is actually paid, in which case the actual payment date will be the date fixed for redemption for purposes of calculating the redemption price. Subject to applicable law (including, without limitation, United States federal securities law), we or our subsidiaries may at any time and from time to time purchase outstanding capital securities by tender, in the open market or by private agreement. Payment of the redemption price on the capital securities and any distribution of corresponding junior subordinated debentures to holders of capital securities will be made to the applicable recordholders as they appear on the register for such capital securities on the relevant record date, which shall be one business day prior to the relevant redemption date or liquidation date, as applicable. However, if any capital securities are not in book-entry form, the relevant record date for such capital securities will be a date at least 15 days prior to the redemption date or liquidation date, as applicable, as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. If less than all of the capital securities and common securities issued by a trust are to be redeemed on a redemption date, then the aggregate liquidation amount of such capital securities and common securities to be redeemed shall be allocated pro rata to the capital securities and the common securities based upon the relative liquidation amounts of such classes. The property trustee will select the particular capital securities to be redeemed on a pro rata basis not more than 60 days prior to the redemption date from the outstanding capital securities not previously called for redemption, using any method that the property trustee deems fair and appropriate, including the selection for redemption of portions of the liquidation amount of capital securities in the minimum amounts that are specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. The property trustee shall promptly notify the trust registrar in writing of the capital securities selected for redemption and the liquidation amount to be redeemed. For all purposes of each trust agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of capital securities shall relate, in the case of any capital securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the aggregate liquidation amount of capital securities which has been or is to be redeemed. Notice of any redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to the registered address of each holder of trust securities to be redeemed. -26- Subordination of Common Securities Payment of distributions on, and the redemption price of, each trust's capital securities and common securities, as applicable, shall be made pro rata based on the liquidation amount of such capital securities and common securities. If, however, on any distribution date or redemption date a debenture event of default shall have occurred and be continuing, no payment of any distribution on, or redemption price of, any of the trust's common securities, and no other payment on account of the redemption, liquidation or other acquisition of such common securities, shall be made unless payment in full in cash of all accumulated and unpaid distributions on all of the trust's outstanding capital securities for all distribution periods terminating on or prior thereto, or in the case of payment of the redemption price the full amount of such redemption price on all of the trust's outstanding capital securities then called for redemption, shall have been made or provided for, and all funds available to the property trustee shall first be applied to the payment in full in cash of all distributions on, or redemption price of, the trust's capital securities then due and payable. In the case of any event of default under the applicable trust agreement resulting from a debenture event of default, we as holder of such trust's common securities, will be deemed to have waived any right to act with respect to any such event of default under the applicable trust agreement until the effect of all such events of default with respect to such capital securities have been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated. Until all events of default under the applicable trust agreement with respect to the capital securities have been so cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the property trustee shall act solely on behalf of the holders of such capital securities and not on our behalf, and only the holders of such capital securities will have the right to direct the property trustee to act on their behalf. Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution Pursuant to each trust agreement, each trust shall automatically dissolve upon expiration of its term and shall dissolve on the first to occur of: o certain events of bankruptcy, dissolution or liquidation of State Street; o the distribution of a like amount of the corresponding junior subordinated debentures to the holders of its trust securities, if we, as depositor, have given written direction to the property trustee to dissolve such trust, subject to our having received prior approval of the Federal Reserve, if required; o redemption of all of the trust's capital securities as described under "--Redemption or Exchange-- Mandatory Redemption;" and o the entry of an order for the dissolution of the trust by a court of competent jurisdiction. If an early dissolution occurs as described above, the trustees will liquidate the trust as expeditiously as possible by distributing, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of such trust as provided by applicable law, to the holders of such trust securities a like amount of the corresponding junior subordinated debentures. If the property trustee determines that such distribution is not practical, then the holders will be entitled to receive out of the assets of the trust available for distribution to holders, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of such trust as provided by applicable law, an amount equal to, in the case of holders of capital securities, the aggregate liquidation amount plus accrued and unpaid distributions to the date of payment, the "LIQUIDATION DISTRIBUTION." If the trust has insufficient assets available to pay in full the aggregate liquidation distribution, then the amounts payable directly by such trust on its capital securities shall be paid on a pro rata basis. The holder(s) of such trust's common securities will be entitled to receive distributions upon any such liquidation pro rata with the holders of its capital securities, except that if a debenture event of default has occurred and is continuing, the capital securities shall have a priority over the common securities. -27- Events of Default; Notice Any one of the following events constitutes an event of default under the trust agreement of a trust, a "TRUST EVENT OF DEFAULT," regardless of the reason for such event of default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body: o the occurrence of a debenture event of default with respect to the corresponding junior subordinated debentures held by such trust, a "DEBENTURE EVENT OF DEFAULT" (please see "Description of Junior Subordinated Debentures--Debenture Events of Default"); or o the default by the property trustee in the payment of any distribution on any trust security of such trust when such becomes due and payable, and continuation of such default for a period of 30 days; or o the default by the property trustee in the payment of any redemption price of any trust security of such trust when such becomes due and payable; or o the default in the performance, or breach, in any material respect, of any covenant or warranty of the trustees in such trust agreement, other than a covenant or warranty of default in the performance of which or the breach of which is dealt with above, and continuation of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the defaulting trustee or trustees by the holders of at least 25% in aggregate liquidation amount of the outstanding capital securities of the applicable trust, a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" under such trust agreement; or o the occurrence of certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the property trustee and our failure to appoint a successor property trustee within 90 days. Within the 90 days after the occurrence of any event of default actually known to the property trustee, the property trustee will transmit notice of such event of default to the holders of such trust's capital securities, the administrative trustees and to us, as depositor, unless such event of default shall have been cured or waived. We, as depositor, and the administrative trustees are required to file annually with the property trustee a certificate as to whether or not we or they are in compliance with all the conditions and covenants applicable to us and to them under each trust agreement. If a debenture event of default with respect to the corresponding junior subordinated debentures held by a trust has occurred and is continuing, the capital securities of such trust shall have a preference over such trust's common securities as described above. See "--Subordination of Common Securities" and "--Liquidation Distribution Upon Termination." The existence of an event of default does not entitle the holders of capital securities to accelerate the maturity. Removal of Trustees Unless a debenture event of default shall have occurred and be continuing, any trustee may be removed at any time by the holder of the common securities. If a debenture event of default has occurred and is continuing, the property trustee and the Delaware trustee may be removed by the holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the outstanding capital securities. In no event will the holders of the capital securities have the right to vote to appoint, remove or replace the administrative trustees, which voting rights are vested exclusively in us, as the holder of the common securities. No resignation or removal of a trustee and no appointment of a successor trustee shall be effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee in accordance with the provisions of the applicable trust agreement. -28- Co-Trustees and Separate Property Trustee Unless an event of default shall have occurred and be continuing, at any time or from time to time, for the purpose of meeting the legal requirements of the Trust Indenture Act or of any jurisdiction in which any part of the trust property may at the time be located, we, as the holder of the common securities, and the administrative trustees shall have the power to appoint one or more persons either to act as a co-trustee, jointly with the property trustee, of all or any part of such trust property, or to act as separate trustee of any such property, in either case with such powers as may be provided in the instrument of appointment, and to vest in such person or persons in such capacity any property, title, right or power deemed necessary or desirable, subject to the provisions of the applicable trust agreement. If a debenture event of default has occurred and is continuing, the property trustee alone shall have power to make such appointment. Merger or Consolidation of Trustees Any person into which the property trustee, the Delaware trustee or any administrative trustee that is not a natural person may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such trustee shall be a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of such trustee, shall be the successor of such trustee under each trust agreement, provided such person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible. Mergers, Consolidations, Amalgamations or Replacements of the Trusts A trust may not merge with or into, consolidate, amalgamate, or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to us or any other person, except as described below or as otherwise described in the trust agreement. A trust may, at our request, with the consent of the administrative trustees and without the consent of the holders of the capital securities, the property trustee or the Delaware trustee, merge with or into, consolidate, amalgamate, or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to, a trust organized as such under the laws of any state if: o such successor entity either: (1) expressly assumes all of the obligations of such trust with respect to the capital securities, or (2) substitutes for the capital securities other securities having substantially the same terms as the capital securities, the "SUCCESSOR SECURITIES," so long as the successor securities rank the same as the capital securities in priority with respect to distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise; o we expressly appoint a trustee of such successor entity possessing the same powers and duties as the property trustee as the holder of the corresponding junior subordinated debentures; o the successor securities are listed, or any successor securities will be listed upon notification of issuance, on any national securities exchange or other organization on which the capital securities are then listed, if any; o such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not cause the capital securities to be downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization; o such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of the capital securities (including any successor securities) in any material respect; o such successor entity has a purpose substantially identical to that of the trust; -29- o prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease, we have received an opinion from independent counsel to the trust experienced in such matters to the effect that: (1) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of the capital securities (including any successor securities) in any material respect, and (2) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease, neither the trust nor such successor entity will be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the "INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT"; and o we or any permitted successor or assignee owns all of the common securities of such successor entity and guarantees the obligations of such successor entity under the successor securities at least to the extent provided by the guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a trust may not, except with the consent of holders of 100% in liquidation amount of the capital securities, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any other entity or permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or replace it if such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease would cause the trust or the successor entity to be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes. Voting Rights; Amendment of Each Trust Agreement Except as provided below and under "Description of Guarantees--Amendments and Assignment" and as otherwise required by law and the applicable trust agreement, the holders of the capital securities will have no voting rights. We and the administrative trustees may amend each trust agreement without the consent of the holders of the capital securities, unless such amendment will materially and adversely affect the interests of any holder of capital securities: o to cure any ambiguity, correct or supplement any provisions in such trust agreement that may be inconsistent with any other provision, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under such trust agreement, which may not be inconsistent with the other provisions of such trust agreement; or o to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of such trust agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to ensure that the trust will be classified for United States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust at all times that any trust securities are outstanding or to ensure that the Trust will not be required to register as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act. Any such amendments will become effective when notice thereof is given to the holders of trust securities. We, the administrative trustees and the property trustee may amend each trust agreement with: o the consent of holders representing not less than a majority (based upon liquidation amounts) of the outstanding trust securities; and o receipt by the trustees of an opinion of counsel to the effect that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the trustees in accordance with such amendment will not affect the trust's status as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes or the trust's exemption from status as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act. -30- Without the consent of each holder of trust securities, the trust agreement may not be amended to: o change the amount or timing of any distribution required to be made in respect of the trust securities as of a specified dates; or o restrict the right of a holder of trust securities to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such date. So long as the property trustee holds any corresponding junior subordinated debentures, the trustees may not, without obtaining the prior approval of the holders of a majority in aggregate liquidation amount of all outstanding capital securities: o direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the debenture trustee, or executing any trust or power conferred on the property trustee with respect to such corresponding junior subordinated debentures; o waive any past default that is waivable under the junior subordinated indenture; o exercise any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal of all the corresponding junior subordinated debentures is due and payable; or o consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the junior subordinated indenture or such corresponding junior subordinated debentures, where such consent shall be required. If a consent under the junior subordinated indenture would require the consent of each holder of corresponding junior subordinated debentures affected thereby, no such consent may be given by the property trustee without the prior consent of each holder of the corresponding capital securities. The trustees may not revoke any action previously authorized or approved by a vote of the holders of the capital securities except by subsequent vote of the holders of the capital securities. The property trustee will notify each holder of the capital securities of any notice of default with respect to the corresponding junior subordinated debentures. In addition to obtaining the foregoing approvals of the holders of the capital securities, prior to taking any of the foregoing actions, the trustees will obtain an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that such action would not cause the trust to be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes. Any required approval of holders of capital securities may be given at a meeting of holders of capital securities convened for such purpose or pursuant to written consent. The property trustee will cause a notice of any meeting at which holders of capital securities are entitled to vote, or of any matter upon which action by written consent of such holders is to be taken, to be given to each holder of record of capital securities in the manner set forth in each trust agreement. No vote or consent of the holders of capital securities will be required for a trust to redeem and cancel its capital securities in accordance with the applicable trust agreement. Notwithstanding that holders of capital securities are entitled to vote or consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the capital securities that are owned by us or our affiliates or the trustees or any of their affiliates, shall, for purposes of such vote or consent, be treated as if they were not outstanding. Payment and Paying Agency Payments on the capital securities shall be made to the depositary, which shall credit the relevant accounts at the depositary on the applicable distribution dates. If any trust's capital securities are not held by the depositary, such payments shall be made by check mailed to the address of the holder as such address shall appear on the register. -31- Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the paying agent shall initially be the property trustee and any co-paying agent chosen by the property trustee and acceptable to us and to the administrative trustees. The paying agent shall be permitted to resign as paying agent upon 30 days' written notice to us and to the property trustee. In the event that the property trustee shall no longer be the paying agent, the administrative trustees will appoint a successor, which will be a bank or trust company acceptable to the administrative trustees and to us, to act as paying agent. Registrar and Transfer Agent Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the property trustee will act as registrar and transfer agent for the capital securities. Registration of transfers of capital securities will be effected without charge by or on behalf of each trust, but upon payment of any tax or other governmental charges that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange. The trusts will not be required to register or cause to be registered the transfer of their capital securities after such capital securities have been called for redemption. Information Concerning the Property Trustee The property trustee, other than during the occurrence and continuance of an event of default, undertakes to perform only the duties that are specifically set forth in each trust agreement. After an event of default, the property trustee must exercise the same degree of care and skill as a prudent individual would exercise or use in the conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to this provision, the property trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in it by the applicable trust agreement at the request of any holder of capital securities unless offered indemnity satisfactory to it by such holder against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred. If no event of default has occurred and is continuing and the property trustee is required to decide between alternative causes of action, construe ambiguous provisions in the applicable trust agreement or is unsure of the application of any provision of the applicable trust agreement, and the matter is not one on which holders of capital securities are entitled under such trust agreement to vote, then the property trustee will take any action that we direct. If we do not provide direction, the property trustee may take any action that it deems advisable and in the best interests of the holders of the trust securities and will have no liability except for its own bad faith, negligence or wilful misconduct. Trust Expenses Pursuant to the trust agreement of each trust, we, as depositor, agree to pay: o all debts and other obligations of each trust (other than with respect to the capital securities); o all costs and expenses of each trust (including costs and expenses relating to the organization of each trust, the fees and expenses of the trustees and the cost and expenses relating to the operation of each trust); and o any and all taxes and costs and expenses with respect thereto (other than United States withholding taxes) to which each trust might become subject. Governing Law Each trust agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Delaware. -32- Miscellaneous The administrative trustees are authorized and directed to conduct the affairs of and to operate the trusts in such a way that no trust will be required to register as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act or characterized as other than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes. The administrative trustees are authorized and directed to conduct their affairs so that the corresponding junior subordinated debentures will be treated as indebtedness of State Street for United States federal income tax purposes. In this connection, we and the administrative trustees are authorized to take any action, not inconsistent with applicable law, the certificate of trust of each trust or each trust agreement, that we and the administrative trustees determine to be necessary or desirable to achieve such end, as long as such action does not materially and adversely affect the interests of the holders of the related capital securities. Holders of the capital securities have no preemptive or similar rights. No trust may borrow money or issue debt or mortgage or pledge any of its assets. COMMON SECURITIES In connection with the issuance of capital securities, each trust will issue one series of common securities having the terms, including distributions, redemption, voting and liquidation rights, set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Except for voting rights, the terms of the common securities will be substantially identical to the terms of the capital securities. The common securities will rank equally, and payments will be made on the common securities pro rata, with the capital securities, except that, upon an event of default, the rights of the holders of the common securities to payment in respect of distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise will be subordinated to the rights of the holders of the capital securities. Except in limited circumstances, the common securities of a trust carry the right to vote to appoint, remove or replace any of the trustees of that trust. We will own, directly or indirectly, all of the common securities of each trust. DESCRIPTION OF THE CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEES Set forth below is a summary of information concerning the capital securities guarantees that we will execute and deliver for the benefit of the holders of capital securities. Each capital securities guarantee will be qualified as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. Bank One Trust Company, N.A. will act as the guarantee trustee for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act. The terms of each capital securities guarantee will be those set forth in the capital securities guarantee and those made part of the capital securities guarantee by the Trust Indenture Act. The summary of the material terms of the capital securities guarantees is not intended to be complete and is qualified in all respects by the provisions of the form of capital securities guarantee which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement which contains this prospectus, and the Trust Indenture Act. The guarantee trustee will hold each capital securities guarantee for the benefit of the holders of the capital securities of the applicable trust. General Pursuant to and to the extent set forth in the capital securities guarantee, we will irrevocably and unconditionally agree to pay in full to the holders of the trust securities, except to the extent paid by the trust, as and when due, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim which the trust may have or assert, the following payments, which are referred to as "GUARANTEE PAYMENTS," without duplication: o any accrued and unpaid distributions that are required to be paid on the capital securities, to the extent the trust has funds available for distributions; o the redemption price, plus all accrued and unpaid distributions, to the extent the trust has funds available for redemptions, relating to any capital securities called for redemption by the trust; and -33- o upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or termination of the trust, other than in connection with the distribution of junior subordinated debentures to the holders of capital securities or the redemption of all of the capital securities, the lesser of: (1) the aggregate of the liquidation amount and all accrued and unpaid distributions on the capital securities to the date of payment; and (2) the amount of assets of the trust remaining for distribution to holders of the capital securities in liquidation of the trust. The redemption price and liquidation amount will be fixed at the time the capital securities are issued. Our obligation to make a guarantee payment may be satisfied by direct payment of the required amounts to the holders of capital securities or by causing the trust to pay such amounts to such holders. The capital securities guarantees will not apply to any payment of distributions except to the extent a trust shall have funds available for such payments. If we do not make interest payments on the junior subordinated debentures purchased by a trust, the trust will not pay distributions on the capital securities and will not have funds available for such payments. Please see "--Status of the Guarantees." Because we are a holding company, our rights to participate in the assets of any of our subsidiaries upon the subsidiary's liquidation or reorganization will be subject to the prior claims of the subsidiary's creditors except to the extent that we may ourselves be a creditor with recognized claims against the subsidiary. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, the capital securities guarantees do not limit the incurrence or issuance by us of other secured or unsecured debt. The capital securities guarantees, when taken together with our obligations under the junior subordinated debentures, the indentures and the trust agreements, including our obligations to pay costs, expenses, debts and liabilities of the trusts, other than those relating to trust securities, will provide a full and unconditional guarantee on a subordinated basis of payments due on the capital securities. We have also agreed separately to irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee the obligations of the trusts with respect to the common securities to the same extent as the capital securities guarantees, except that upon an event of default under the indenture, holders of capital securities shall have priority over holders of common securities with respect to distributions and payments on liquidation, redemption or otherwise. Status of the Guarantees Each capital security guarantee will be unsecured and will rank: o subordinate and junior in right of payment to all our other liabilities in the same manner as the junior subordinated indentures; and o equally with all other capital security guarantees that we issue. Each capital securities guarantee will constitute a guarantee of payment and not of collection. This means that the guaranteed party may sue the guarantor to enforce its rights under the guarantee without suing any other person or entity. Each guarantee will be held for the benefit of the holders of the related trust securities. Each capital trust guarantee will be discharged only by payment of the guarantee payments in full to the extent not paid by the trust or upon the junior subordinated debentures. Amendments and Assignment -34- The capital securities guarantee may be amended only with the prior approval of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the outstanding capital securities. No vote will be required, however, for any changes that do not adversely affect the rights of holders of capital securities. All guarantees and agreements contained in the capital securities guarantee will bind our successors, assignees, receivers, trustees and representatives and will be for the benefit of the holders of the capital securities then outstanding. Termination of the Guarantees Each capital securities guarantee will terminate upon full payment of the redemption price of all capital securities, upon distribution of the junior subordinated debentures to the holders of the trust securities or upon full payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the trust agreement upon liquidation of such trust. Each capital securities guarantee will continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any holder of capital securities must restore payment of any sums paid under the capital securities or the capital securities guarantee. Events of Default An event of default under a capital securities guarantee will occur if we fail to perform any payment or other obligations under the capital securities guarantee. The holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the capital securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the guarantee trustee in respect of the capital securities guarantee or to direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the guarantee trustee under the capital securities guarantee. Any holder of capital securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against us to enforce the guarantee trustee's rights and our obligations under the capital securities guarantee, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the relevant trust, the guarantee trustee or any other person or entity. As guarantor, we are required to file annually with the guarantee trustee a certificate as to whether or not we are in compliance with all applicable conditions and covenants applicable under the capital securities guarantee. Information Concerning the Guarantee Trustee Prior to the occurrence of a default relating to a capital securities guarantee, the guarantee trustee is required to perform only the duties that are specifically set forth in the capital securities guarantee. Following the occurrence of a default, the guarantee trustee will exercise the same degree of care as a prudent individual would exercise in the conduct of his or her own affairs. Provided that the foregoing requirements have been met, the guarantee trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in it by a capital securities guarantee at the request of any holder of capital securities, unless offered indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred thereby. We and our affiliates maintain certain accounts and other banking relationships with the guarantee trustee and its affiliates in the ordinary course of business. Governing Law The capital securities guarantees will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the state of New York. RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE CAPITAL SECURITIES, THE CORRESPONDING JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES AND THE CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEES -35- As set forth in the trust agreements, the sole purpose of the trusts is to issue the trust securities and to invest the proceeds in the junior subordinated debentures. As long as payments of interest and other payments are made when due on the junior subordinated debentures, those payments will be sufficient to cover the distributions and payments due on the trust securities. This is due to the following factors: o the aggregate principal amount of junior subordinated debentures will be equal to the sum of the aggregate stated liquidation amount of the trust securities; o the interest rate and the interest and other payment dates on the junior subordinated debentures will match the distribution rate and distribution and other payment dates for the trust securities; o under the junior subordinated indenture, we will pay, and the trusts will not be obligated to pay, directly or indirectly, all costs, expenses, debts and obligations of the trusts, other than those relating to the trust securities; and o the trust agreements further provide that the trustees may not cause or permit the trusts to engage in any activity that is not consistent with the purposes of the trusts. To the extent that funds are available, we guarantee payments of distributions and other payments due on the capital securities to the extent described in this prospectus. If we do not make interest payments on the junior subordinated debentures, the trust will not have sufficient funds to pay distributions on the capital securities. Each capital securities guarantee is a subordinated guarantee in relation to the capital securities. The capital securities guarantee does not apply to any payment of distributions unless and until the trust has sufficient funds for the payment of such distributions. Please see "Description of the Capital Securities Guarantees." We have the right to set off any payment that we are otherwise required to make under the junior subordinated indenture with any payment that we have previously made or are concurrently on the date of such payment making under a related guarantee. The capital securities guarantees cover the payment of distributions and other payments on the capital securities only if and to the extent that we have made a payment of interest or principal or other payments on the junior subordinated debentures. The capital securities guarantees, when taken together with our obligations under the junior subordinated debentures and the indenture and our obligations under the trust agreement, will provide a full and unconditional guarantee of distributions, redemption payments and liquidation payments on the capital securities. If we fail to make interest or other payments on the junior subordinated debentures when due, taking account of any extension period, the trust agreements allow the holders of the capital securities to direct the property trustee to enforce its rights under the junior subordinated debentures. If the property trustee fails to enforce these rights, any holder of capital securities may directly sue us to enforce such rights without first suing the property trustee or any other person or entity. Please see "Description of the Capital Securities--Book Entry Issuance" and "--Voting Rights." A holder of capital securities may institute a direct action if a trust agreement event of default has occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to our failure to pay interest or principal on the junior subordinated debentures when due. A direct action may be brought without first (1) directing the property trustee to enforce the terms of the junior subordinated debentures or (2) suing us to enforce the property trustee's rights under the junior subordinated debentures. In connection with such direct action, we will be subrogated to the rights of such holder of capital securities under the trust agreement to the extent of any payment made by us to such holder of capital securities. Consequently, we will be entitled to payment of amounts that a holder of capital securities receives in -36- respect of an unpaid distribution to the extent that such holder receives or has already received full payment relating to such unpaid distribution from a trust. We acknowledge that the guarantee trustee will enforce the capital securities guarantees on behalf of the holders of the capital securities. If we fail to make payments under the capital securities guarantees, the holders of the capital securities may direct the guarantee trustee to enforce its rights thereunder. If the guarantee trustee fails to enforce the capital securities guarantees, any holder of capital securities may directly sue us to enforce the guarantee trustee's rights under the capital securities guarantees. Such holder need not first sue the trust, the guarantee trustee, or any other person or entity. A holder of capital securities may also directly sue us to enforce such holder's right to receive payment under the capital securities guarantees. Such holder need not first (1) direct the guarantee trustee to enforce the terms of the capital securities guarantee or (2) sue the trust or any other person or entity. A default or event of default under any of our senior debt would not constitute a default or event of default under the junior subordinated indenture. However, in the event of payment defaults under, or acceleration of, our senior debt, the subordination provisions of the junior subordinated indenture provide that no payments may be made in respect of the corresponding junior subordinated debentures until such senior debt has been paid in full or any payment default thereunder has been cured or waived. Failure to make required payments on any series of corresponding junior subordinated debentures would constitute an event of default under the junior subordinated indenture. We and the trusts believe that the above mechanisms and obligations, taken together, are equivalent to a full and unconditional guarantee by us of payments due on the capital securities. Please see "Description of the Capital Securities Guarantees--General." Limited Purpose of Trusts Each trust's capital securities evidence a beneficial interest in such trust, and each trust exists for the sole purpose of issuing its capital securities and common securities and investing the proceeds in corresponding junior subordinated debentures. A principal difference between the rights of a holder of a capital security and a holder of a corresponding junior subordinated debenture is that a holder of a corresponding junior subordinated debenture is entitled to receive from us the principal amount of and interest accrued on corresponding junior subordinated debentures held, while a holder of capital securities is entitled to receive distributions from such trust (or from us under the applicable guarantee) if and to the extent such trust has funds available for the payment of such distributions. Rights Upon Dissolution Upon any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding up or liquidation of any trust involving the liquidation of the corresponding junior subordinated debentures, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the trust, the holders of the related capital securities will be entitled to receive, out of the assets held by such trust, the liquidation distribution in cash. Please see "Description of Capital Securities--Liquidation Distribution Upon Termination." Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or bankruptcy of State Street, the property trustee, as holder of the corresponding junior subordinated debentures, would be a subordinated creditor of State Street, subordinated in right of payment to all senior debt as set forth in the junior subordinated indenture, but entitled to receive payment in full of principal and interest before any of our stockholders receive distributions. Since we are the guarantor under each guarantee and have agreed to pay for all costs, expenses and liabilities of each trust, other than the trusts' obligations to the holders of its capital securities, the positions of a holder of such capital securities and a holder of such corresponding junior subordinated debentures relative to other creditors and to our stockholders in the event of liquidation or bankruptcy are expected to be substantially the same. -37- GLOBAL SECURITIES General The capital securities may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more fully registered global offered securities, each a "GLOBAL SECURITY," that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depository which unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement for such series will be DTC. Global capital securities may be issued in either temporary or permanent form. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for offered securities in definitive form, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole by the depository for such global security to a nominee of such depository or by a nominee of such depository to such depository or another nominee of such depository or by such depository or any such nominee to a successor of such depository or a nominee of such successor or in the manner provided in the final paragraph under this heading. The specific terms of the depository arrangement with respect to any capital securities will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. We anticipate that the following provisions will apply to all depository arrangements. Upon the issuance of a global security and the deposit of such global capital security with or on behalf of the depository, the depository for such global security will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the respective aggregate liquidation amounts, of the capital securities represented by such global security to the accounts of persons that have accounts with such depository, each such person a "PARTICIPANT," which may include Euroclear and Cedel. The accounts to be credited shall be designated by the dealers, underwriters or agents participating in the distribution of such capital securities or by us if we have offered and sold such capital securities directly. Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security will be limited to participants or persons that may hold interest through participants. Ownership of a beneficial interest in such global security will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by the depository for such global security (with respect to interests of participants) or by participants or persons that hold through participants (with respect to interests of persons other than participants). The laws of some states require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. Such limits and such laws may impair the ability to own, transfer or pledge beneficial interests in a global security. So long as the depository for a global security, or its nominee, is the holder of such global security, such depository or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the capital securities represented by such global security for all purposes under the applicable trust agreement. Except as set forth below, owners of beneficial interests in a global security will not be entitled to have capital securities of the series represented by such global security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of offered securities of such series in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof under the applicable trust agreement. Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a global security must rely on the procedures of the depository for such global security and, if such person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which such person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under the applicable indenture. We understand that under existing industry practices, if we request any action of holders or if an owner of a beneficial interest in a global security desires to give or take any action which a holder is entitled to give or take under the applicable indenture, the depository for such global security would authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial interest to give or take such action, and such participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through such participants to give or take such action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial owners holding through them. Payments of principal of or premium, if any, and interest, if any, on capital securities represented by a global security registered in the name of a depository or its nominee will be made to such depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner or the holder of the global security representing such capital securities. None of -38- State Street, the trustee for such offered securities, any paying agent for such offered securities, the property trustee or the securities registrar, as applicable, will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a global security for such offered securities or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests. We expect that the depository for a series of capital securities or its nominee, upon receipt of any payment of liquidation amount, redemption price, premium or distributions in respect of a permanent global capital security representing any of such capital securities, immediately will credit participants' accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interest in the aggregate liquidation amount of such global capital security for such capital securities as shown on the records of such depositary or its nominee. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in such global security held through such participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in "street name," and will be the responsibility of such participants. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, if a depository for a series of capital securities is at any time unwilling, unable or ineligible to continue as depository and a successor depository is not appointed by the trust within 90 days, the trust will issue individual capital securities of such series in exchange for the global capital security representing such series of capital securities. In addition, the trust may at any time and in its sole discretion, subject to any limitations described in the prospectus supplement relating to such capital securities, determine not to have any capital securities of such series represented by one or more global capital securities and, in such event, will issue individual capital securities of such series in exchange for the global capital security or securities representing such series of capital securities. Further, if the trust so specifies with respect to the capital securities of a series, an owner of a beneficial interest in a global capital security representing capital securities of such series may, on terms acceptable to the trust, the property trustee and the depository for such global capital security, receive individual capital securities of such series in exchange for such beneficial interests, subject to any limitations described in the prospectus supplement relating to such capital securities. In any such instance, an owner of a beneficial interest in a global capital security will be entitled to a physical delivery of individual capital securities of the series represented by such global capital security equal in principal amount to such beneficial interest and to have such capital securities registered in its name. Book-Entry Issuance DTC will act as securities depository for all of the capital securities, including the junior subordinated debentures, unless otherwise referred to in the prospectus supplement. The capital securities will be issued only as fully-registered securities registered in the name of Cede & Co. (DTC's nominee). One or more fully-registered global certificates will be issued for the capital securities of each trust, representing in the aggregate the total number of such trust's capital securities and will be deposited with the property trustee as custodian for DTC. DTC is a limited purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a "banking organization" within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a "clearing agency" registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC holds securities that its participants deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the settlement among participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in participants' accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. "DIRECT PARTICIPANTS" include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. DTC is owned by a number of its direct participants and by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the American Stock Exchange, Inc. and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies that clear through or maintain custodial relationships with direct participants, either directly or indirectly. The rules applicable to DTC and its participants are on file with the Commission. -39- Purchases of capital securities within the DTC system must be made by or through direct participants, which will receive a credit for the capital securities on DTC's records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each capital security, each a "BENEFICIAL OWNER," is in turn to be recorded on the direct and indirect participants' records, including Euroclear and Cedel. Beneficial owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchases, but beneficial owners are expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transactions, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the direct or indirect participants through which the beneficial owners purchased capital securities or junior subordinated debentures. Transfers of ownership interests in the capital securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of participants acting on behalf of beneficial owners. Beneficial owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in capital securities, except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the capital securities of such trust is discontinued. Transfers between participants will be effected in accordance with DTC's procedures and will be settled in same- day funds. Transfers between participants in Euroclear and Cedel will be effected in the ordinary way in accordance with their respective rules and operating procedures. Cross-market transfers between participants, on the one hand, and Euroclear participants or Cedel participants, on the other hand, will be effected in DTC in accordance with DTC's rules on behalf of Euroclear or Cedel, as the case may be, by its respective Depository; however, such cross-market transaction will require delivery of instructions to Euroclear or Cedel, as the case may be, by the counterparty in such system in accordance with the rules and procedures and within the established deadlines (Brussels time) of such system. Euroclear or Cedel, as the case may be, will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its respective depository to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving interests in the capital securities in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures and Cedel participants may not deliver instructions directly to the depositaries for Euroclear or Cedel. Because of time zone differences, the securities account of a Euroclear or Cedel participant purchasing an interest in a capital security from a participant in DTC will be credited, and any such crediting will be reported to the relevant Euroclear participant or Cedel participant, during the securities settlement processing day (which must be a business day for Euroclear and Cedel, as the case may be) immediately following the DTC settlement date. Cash received in Euroclear or Cedel as a result of sales of interests in a capital security by or through a Euroclear or Cedel participant to a participant in DTC will be received with value on the DTC settlement date but will be available in the relevant Euroclear or Cedel cash account only as of the business day for Euroclear or Cedel following the DTC settlement date. DTC has no knowledge of the actual beneficial owners of the capital securities; DTC's records reflect only the identity of the direct participants to whose accounts such capital securities are credited, which may or may not be the beneficial owners. The participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers. Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to direct participants, by direct participants to indirect participants, and by direct participants and indirect participants to beneficial owners and the voting rights of direct participants, indirect participants and beneficial owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Redemption notices will be sent to Cede & Co. as the registered holder of the capital securities. If less than all of a trust's capital securities are being redeemed, DTC's current practice is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each direct participant to be redeemed. Although voting with respect to the capital securities is limited to the holders of record of the capital securities in those instances in which a vote is required, neither DTC nor Cede & Co. will itself consent or vote with respect to the capital securities. Under its usual procedures, DTC would mail an omnibus proxy to the relevant trustee as soon as possible after the record date. The omnibus proxy assigns Cede & Co.'s consenting or voting rights to those direct -40- participants to whose accounts such capital securities are credited on the record date (identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy). Distribution payments on the capital securities will be made by the relevant trustee to DTC. DTC's practice is to credit direct participants' accounts on the relevant payment date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC's records unless DTC has reason to believe that it will not receive payments on such payment date. Payments by participants to beneficial owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices and will be the responsibility of such participant and not of DTC, the relevant trustee, the trust thereof or State Street, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of distributions to DTC is the responsibility of the relevant trustee, and disbursements of such payments to the beneficial owners is the responsibility of direct and indirect participants. DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depository with respect to any of the capital securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to the relevant trustee and State Street. In the event that a successor securities depository is not obtained, definitive capital security or junior subordinated debenture certificates representing such capital securities are required to be printed or delivered. State Street, at its option, may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfers through DTC (or a successor depository). After an event of default, the holders of a majority in liquidation preference of capital securities may determine to discontinue the system of book-entry transfers through DTC. In any event, definitive certificates for such capital securities will be printed and delivered. The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC's book-entry system has been obtained from sources that we and the trusts believe to be accurate, but we and the trusts assume no responsibility for the accuracy thereof. Neither we nor the trusts have any responsibility for the performance by DTC or its participants of their respective obligations or under the rules and procedures governing their respective operations. PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION We and the trusts may sell securities: o to the public through a group of underwriters managed or co-managed by, one or more underwriters, which may be affiliates; o through one or more agents, which may be affiliates; or directly to purchasers. The distribution of the securities may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions: o at a fixed price, or prices, which may be changed from time to time; o at market prices prevailing at the time of sale; o at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or o at negotiated prices. Each prospectus supplement will describe the method of distribution of the securities and any applicable restrictions. The prospectus supplement with respect to the securities of a particular series will describe the terms of the offering of the securities, including the following: o the name of the agent or the name or names of any underwriters; -41- o the public offering or purchase price; o any discounts and commissions to be allowed or paid to the agent or underwriters; o all other items constituting underwriting compensation; o any discounts and commissions to be allowed or paid to dealers; and o any exchanges on which the securities will be listed. Any trust, in connection with its offering of capital securities, may grant to the underwriters an option to purchase additional capital securities to cover over-allotments, if any, at the initial public offering price (with an additional underwriting commission), as may be set forth in the accompanying prospectus supplement. If the trust grants an over-allotment option, the terms of this over-allotment option will be set forth in the prospectus supplement for the capital securities. Only the agents or underwriters named in the prospectus supplement are agents or underwriters in connection with the securities being offered. We may agree to enter into an agreement to indemnify the agents and the several underwriters against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act or to contribute to payments the agents or the underwriters may be required to make. If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will authorize underwriters or other persons acting as our agents to solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase capital securities from us pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on the date stated in the prospectus supplement. Each contract will be for an amount not less than, and the aggregate amount of securities sold pursuant to such contracts shall not be less nor more than, the respective amounts stated in the prospectus supplement. Institutions with whom the contracts, when authorized, may be made include commercial and savings banks, insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies, educational and charitable institutions and other institutions, but shall in all cases be subject to our approval. Delayed delivery contracts will not be subject to any conditions except that: o the purchase by an institution of the capital securities or warrants covered under that contract shall not at the time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of the jurisdiction to which that institution is subject; and o if the capital securities or warrants are also being sold to underwriters acting as principals for their own account, the underwriters shall have purchased such debt securities or warrants not sold for delayed delivery. The underwriters and other persons acting as our agents will not have any responsibility in respect of the validity or performance of delayed delivery contracts. Certain of the underwriters and their associates and affiliates may be customers of, have borrowing relationships with, engage in other transactions with, and/or perform services, including investment banking services, for, us or one or more of our affiliates in the ordinary course of business. Certain of the underwriters may use this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement for offers and sales related to market-making transactions in the securities. These underwriters may act as principal or agent in these transactions, and the sales will be made at prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of sale. The securities will be new issues of securities and will have no established trading market. The securities may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market. We can make no assurance as to the liquidity of or the existence of trading markets for any of the securities. -42- VALIDITY OF SECURITIES Unless the applicable prospectus supplement indicates otherwise, certain matters of Delaware law relating to the validity of the capital securities, the enforceability of the applicable trust agreement and the creation of each trust will be passed upon for State Street and for the trusts by Richards, Layton & Finger, special Delaware counsel to State Street and the trusts. Unless the applicable prospectus supplement indicates otherwise, certain legal matters will be passed upon by Ropes & Gray for State Street and the trusts and for the underwriters by Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Ropes & Gray will rely as to all matters of New York law on the opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Truman S. Casner, a partner of Ropes & Gray, is a director of State Street. Mr. Casner owns beneficially a total of 17,204 shares of common stock of State Street. Ropes & Gray performs services for State Street from time to time. Ropes & Gray and Cravath, Swaine & Moore will rely on Richards, Layton & Finger as to all matters of Delaware law. EXPERTS The consolidated financial statements of State Street Corporation incorporated by reference in State Street Corporation's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their report thereon incorporated by reference therein and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. With respect to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information for the three-month periods ended March 31, 1999 and March 31, 1998, the six-month periods ended June 30, 1999 and June 30, 1998, and the nine-month periods ended September 30, 1999 and September 30, 1998, incorporated by reference in this Prospectus, Ernst & Young LLP have reported that they have applied limited procedures in accordance with professional standards for a review of such information. However, their separate report, included in State Street Corporation's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 1999, June 30, 1999, and September 30 1999, and incorporated herein by reference, states that they did not audit and they do not express an opinion on that interim financial information. Accordingly, the degree of reliance on their report on such information should be restricted considering the limited nature of the review procedures applied. The independent auditors are not subject to the liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") for their report on the unaudited interim financial information because that report is not a "report" or a "part" of the Registration Statement prepared or certified by the auditors within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act. -43- ================================================================================ CAPITAL SECURITIES $1,000,000,000 STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST II STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST III STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST IV CAPITAL SECURITIES FULLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED BY STATE STREET CORPORATION -------------------- PROSPECTUS -------------------- You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not offering the securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. We do not claim the accuracy of the information in this prospectus as of any date other than the dates stated on the cover. , 2000 ================================================================================ -44- PART II. INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS ITEM 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration fee under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended...... $211,200.00 Fees of rating agencies............................................ 50,000.00 Trustees' fee and expenses......................................... 0.00 Printing and engraving............................................. 15,000.00 Accounting services................................................ 15,000.00 Legal fees of Registrants' counsel................................. 100,000.00 Miscellaneous...................................................... 0.00 Total....................................................... $391,200.00 =========== - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * All amounts except the Registration Fee are estimated. ITEM 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. Section 67 of Chapter 156B of the General Laws of Massachusetts provides that to the extent specified in or authorized by: o the articles of organization; o a by-law adopted by shareholders; or o a vote adopted by the holders of the majority of shares of stock entitled to vote on the election of directors, a corporation can indemnify directors, officers, employees and other agents of the corporation (and persons who serve at its request as directors, officers, employees and other agents of another organization or who serve at its request in any capacity with respect to any employee benefit plan). This indemnification does not apply to any matter as to which such person shall have been adjudicated in any proceeding not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that the action was in the best interest of the corporation. The Articles of Organization of State Street (Article 6) provide the following: The corporation shall to the fullest extent legally permissible indemnify each person who is or was a director, employee or other agent of the corporation and each person who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee or other agent of another corporation or of any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise or organization against all liabilities, costs and expenses, including but not limited to amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in settlement or as fines and penalties, and counsel fees and disbursements, reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or disposition of or otherwise in connection with or resulting from any action, suit or other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, before any court or administrative or legislative or investigative body, in which he may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise or with which he may be or may have been threatened, while in office or thereafter, by reason of his being or having been such a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee, or by reason of any action taken or not taken in any such capacity, except with respect to any matter as to which he shall have been finally adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interests of the corporation (any person serving another organization in one or more of the indicated capacities at the request of the corporation who shall not have been adjudicated in any proceeding not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of such other organization shall be deemed so to have acted in good faith with respect to the corporation) or to the extent that such matter relates to service with respect to an employee benefit plan, in the best interest of the participants or beneficiaries of such employee benefit plan. Expenses, including but not limited to counsel fees and disbursements, so incurred by any such person in defending any such action, suit or proceeding, shall be paid from time to time by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the person indemnified to repay the amounts so paid if it shall ultimately be determined that indemnification of such expenses is not authorized hereunder. If, in an action, suit or proceeding brought by or in the name of the corporation, a director of the corporation is held not liable for monetary damages, whether because that director is relieved of personal liability under the provisions of this Article Six of the Articles of Organization, or otherwise, that director shall be deemed to have met the standard of conduct set forth above and to be entitled to indemnification for expenses reasonably incurred in the defense of such action, suit or proceeding. As to any matter disposed of by settlement by any such person, pursuant to a consent decree or otherwise, no such indemnification either for the amount of such settlement or for any other expenses shall be provided unless such settlement shall be approved as in the best interests of the corporation, after notice that it involves such indemnification, (a) by vote of a majority of the disinterested directors then in office (even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum), or (b) by any disinterested person or persons to whom the question may be referred by vote of a majority of such disinterested directors, or (c) by vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock at the time entitled to vote for directors, voting as a single class, exclusive of any stock owned by any interested person, or (d) by any disinterested person or persons to whom the question may be referred by vote of the holders of a majority of such stock. No such approval shall prevent the recovery from any such director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of any amounts paid to him or on his behalf as indemnification in accordance with the preceding sentence if such person is subsequently adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interests of the corporation. The right of indemnification hereby provided shall not be exclusive of or affect any other rights to which any director, officer, employee, agent or trustee may be entitled or which may lawfully be granted to him. As used herein, the terms "director," "officer," "employee," "agent" and "trustee" include their respective executors, administrators and other legal representatives, an "interested" person is one against whom the action, suit or other proceeding in question or another action, suit or other proceeding on the same or similar grounds is then or had been pending or threatened, and a "disinterested" person is a person against whom no such action, suit or other proceeding is then or had been pending or threatened. By action of the board of directors, notwithstanding any interest of the directors in such action, the corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, in such amounts as the board of directors may from time to time deem appropriate, on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, trustee, employee or other agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the requests of the corporation as a director, officer, trustee, employee or other agent of another corporation or of any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise or organization against any liability incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability. A director of this corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability, provided, however, that this paragraph of Article Six shall not eliminate the liability of a director to the extent such liability is imposed by applicable law (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to this -46- corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit, or (iv) for paying a dividend, approving a stock repurchase or making loans which are illegal under certain provisions of Massachusetts law, as the same exists or hereafter may be amended. If Massachusetts law is hereafter amended to authorize the further limitation of the legal liability of the directors of this corporation, the liability of the directors shall then be deemed to be limited to the fullest extent then permitted by Massachusetts law as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this paragraph of this Article Six which may hereafter be effected by the stockholders of this corporation shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the liability of a director for acts or omissions prior to such repeal or modification. In addition, State Street maintains a directors' and officers' liability insurance policy. Under the trust agreement of each issuer trust, State Street will agree to indemnify the issuer trustee of each issuer trust, and to hold the issuer trustees harmless against, any loss, damage, claims, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the applicable trust agreement, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties under such trust agreement. ITEM 16. Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description 4.1 Restated Articles of Organization (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 and incorporated by reference (File No. 0-5108)). 4.2 By-laws as amended (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991 and incorporated by reference). 4.3 Certificate of Designation, Preference and Rights (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991 and incorporated by reference). 4.4 The description of Registrant's Common Stock included in the Registrant's effective registration statement report on Form 10, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 3, 1970 and amended on May 12, 1971 and incorporated by reference. 4.5 Rights Agreement dated as of September 15, 1988 between Registrant and The First National Bank of Boston, as Rights Agent (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 30, 1988 and incorporated by reference). 4.6 Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of September 20, 1990 between Registrant and The First National Bank of Boston, Rights Agent (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4 to Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1990 and incorporated by reference). 4.7 Indenture dated as of May 1, 1983 between Registrant and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Trustee, relating to Registrant 7 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2008 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on April 22, 1983, Commission File No. 2-83251 and incorporated by reference). 4.8 Indenture dated as of August 2, 1993 (the "Senior Indenture") between Registrant and The First National Bank of Boston, as trustee relating to Registrant's long-term notes (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 8, 1993 and incorporated by reference). 4.9 Instrument of Resignation, appointment, and acceptance, dated as of February 14, 1996 between Registrant, The First National Bank of Boston (resigning trustee) and Fleet National Bank of Massachusetts (successor trustee) (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.6 -47- to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 and incorporated by reference). 4.10 Junior Subordinated Indenture dated as of December 15, 1996 (the "Junior Subordinated Indenture") between Registrant and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 27, 1997 and incorporated by reference). 4.11 Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated as of December 15, 1996 relating to State Street Institutional Capital A (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 27, 1997 and incorporated by reference). 4.12 Capital Securities Guarantee Agreement dated as of December 15, 1996 between Registrant and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 27, 1997 and incorporated by reference). 4.13 Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated March 11, 1997 relating to State Street Institutional Capital B (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 11, 1997 and incorporated by reference). 4.14 Capital Securities Guarantee Agreement dated March 11, 1997 between registrant and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 11, 1997 and incorporated by reference). 4.15 Instrument of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of June 26, 1997 among the Registrant, Fleet National Bank (resigning trustee) and First Trust National Association (now known as U.S. Bank Trust National Association) (successor trustee) (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.15 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on April 1, 1998, Commission File No. 333-49143 and incorporated by reference). 4.16 Form of Indenture to be entered into by Registrant and the U.S. Bank Trust National Association in connection with the issuance of the Subordinated Debt Securities (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.16 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on April 1, 1998, Commission File No. 333-49143 and incorporated by reference). 4.17 Certificate of Trust of State Street Capital Trust II, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on March 25, 1998 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.18 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on April 1, 1998, Commission File No. 333-49143 and incorporated by reference). 4.18 Certificate of Trust of State Street Capital Trust III, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on March 25, 1998 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.19 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on April 1, 1998, Commission File No. 333-49143 and incorporated by reference). 4.19 Certificate of Trust of State Street Capital Trust IV, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on March 31, 2000. 4.20 Declaration of Trust of State Street Capital Trust II among State Street Corporation, as Depositor, Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as Property Trustee, Bank One Delaware, Inc., as Delaware Trustee, and the Administrative Trustees named therein (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.21 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on April 1, 1998, Commission File No. 333-49143 and incorporated by reference). 4.21 Declaration of Trust of State Street Capital Trust III among State Street Corporation, as Depositor, Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as Property Trustee, Bank One Delaware, Inc., as Delaware Trustee, and the Administrative Trustees named therein (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.22 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on April 1, 1998, Commission File No. 333-49143 and incorporated by reference). -48- 4.22 Declaration of Trust of State Street Capital Trust IV among State Street Corporation, as Depositor, Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as Property Trustee, Bank One Delaware, Inc., as Delaware Trustee, and the Administrative Trustees named therein. 4.23 Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement for each of State Street Capital Trust II, State Street Capital Trust III and State Street Capital Trust IV among State Street Corporation, as Depositor, Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (where applicable, as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as Property Trustee, Bank One Delaware, Inc., as Delaware Trustee, and the Administrative Trustees named therein. 4.24 Form of Capital Security Certificate for each of State Street Capital Trust II, State Street Capital Trust III and State Street Capital Trust IV (included as Exhibit D to Exhibit 4.23). 4.25 Form of Guarantee Agreement for each of State Street Capital Trust II, State Street Capital Trust III and State Street Capital Trust IV between State Street Corporation, as guarantor, and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (where applicable, as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as trustee. 5.1 Opinion of counsel to State Street Corporation as to the validity of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the Guarantees to be issued by the Corporation, the Preferred Stock and Common Stock. 5.2 Opinion of counsel to State Street Corporation as to the validity of the Warrants to purchase the Debt Securities, Preferred Stock and Common Stock (to be filed by amendment). 5.3 Opinion of special Delaware counsel to State Street Corporation and State Street Capital Trust II as to the validity of the Capital Securities to be issued by State Street Capital Trust II. 5.4 Opinion of special Delaware counsel to State Street Corporation and State Street Capital Trust III as to the validity of the Capital Securities to be issued by State Street Capital Trust III. 5.5 Opinion of special Delaware counsel to State Street Corporation and State Street Capital Trust IV as to the validity of the Capital Securities to be issued by State Street Capital Trust IV. 12.1 Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 of State Street Corporation). 15.1 Letter of Ernst & Young LLP dated April 3, 2000. 23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. 23.2 Consent of Ropes & Gray (included in Exhibit 5.1). 23.3 Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger P.A (included in Exhibits 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5). 24.1 Powers of Attorney (included in the signature pages to this Registration Statement). 25.1 Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of U.S. Bank Trust National Association to act as trustee under the Senior Indenture (to be filed by amendment). 25.2 Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) to act as trustee under the Indenture and Guarantee Agreements. 25.3 Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) to act as trustee under the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of State Street Capital Trust II. -49- 25.4 Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) to act as trustee under the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of State Street Capital Trust III. 25.5 Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) to act as trustee under the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of State Street Capital Trust IV. ITEM 17. Undertakings Each of the undersigned Registrants hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended: o each filing of a Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein; and o the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of each Registrant pursuant to the provisions described under Item 15 above, or otherwise, each Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by each Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of each Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, each Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by the controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. Each of the undersigned Registrants hereby also undertakes: (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; -50- (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereto) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and 1(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post- effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by a Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. (4) To provide to the underwriter at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriter to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser. (5) That, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933: (i) The information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in the form of prospectus filed by the Registrants pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective. (ii) Each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. -51- SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 16th day of March, 2000. STATE STREET CORPORATION By: /s/ Frederick Baughman ------------------------------------------------- Frederick Baughman Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. In addition, the undersigned officers and directors of State Street Corporation, hereby severally constitute and appoint Ronald L. O'Kelley, Frederick Baughman, and Maureen S. Bateman, and each of them singly, their true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments and any registration statements relating to the same offering effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b)) or supplements to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of State Street Corporation, and generally to do all such things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities indicated below to enable State Street Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be required by our said attorneys or any of them, to any and all said amendments.
Signature Title Date - --------- ----- ---- /s/ Marshall N. Carter Chairman and Chief Executive March 16, 2000 - ----------------------------------------- Officer (Principal Executive ---------------- MARSHALL N. CARTER Officer) /s/ Ronald L. O'Kelley Executive Vice President, March 16, 2000 - ---------------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer and ---------------- RONALD L. O'KELLEY Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ Frederick Baughman Corporate Controller March 16, 2000 - -------------------------------------- (Principal Accounting Officer) ---------------- FREDERICK BAUGHMAN /s/ Tenley E. Albright Director March 16, 2000 - ----------------------------------------- ---------------- TENLEY E. ALBRIGHT
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Signature Title Date - --------- ----- ---- /s/ I. Macallister Booth Director March 16, 2000 - -------------------------------------------- ---------------- I. MACALLISTER BOOTH Director - -------------------------------------------- ---------------- JAMES I. CASH /s/ Truman S. Casner Director March 16, 2000 - -------------------------------------------- ---------------- TRUMAN S. CASNER Director - -------------------------------------------- ---------------- NADER F. DAREHSHORI /s/ Arthur L. Goldstein Director March 16, 2000 - -------------------------------------------- ---------------- ARTHUR L. GOLDSTEIN Director - -------------------------------------------- ---------------- DAVID P. GRUBER /s/ John M. Kucharski Director March 16, 2000 - -------------------------------------------- ---------------- JOHN M. KUCHARSKI /s/ Charles R. Lamantia Director March 16, 2000 - -------------------------------------------- ---------------- CHARLES R. LAMANTIA /s/ David B. Perini Director March 16, 2000 - -------------------------------------------- ---------------- DAVID B. PERINI Director - -------------------------------------------- ---------------- DENNIS J. PICARD
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Signature Title Date - --------- ----- ---- /s/ Alfred Poe Director March 16, 2000 - -------------------------------------------- ---------------- ALFRED POE /s/ Bernard W. Reznicek Director March 16, 2000 - -------------------------------------------- ---------------- BERNARD W. REZNICEK /s/ David A. Spina Director March 16, 2000 - -------------------------------------------- ---------------- DAVID A. SPINA /s/ Diana Chapman Walsh Director March 16, 2000 - -------------------------------------------- ---------------- DIANA CHAPMAN WALSH /s/ Robert E. Weissman Director March 16, 2000 - -------------------------------------------- ---------------- ROBERT E. WEISSMAN
-54- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, State Street Capital Trust II certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of New York, and the State of New York on the 31st day of March, 2000. State Street Capital Trust II By: /s/ James E. Murphy ------------------------------- Administrative Trustee Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, State Street Capital Trust III certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of New York, and the State of New York on the 31st day of March, 2000. State Street Capital Trust III By: /s/ James E. Murphy ------------------------------- Administrative Trustee Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, State Street Capital Trust IV certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of New York, and the State of New York on the 31st day of March, 2000. State Street Capital Trust IV By: /s/ James E. Murphy ------------------------------- Administrative Trustee -55- Exhibit Index Exhibit No. Description 4.1 Restated Articles of Organization (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 and incorporated by reference (File No. 0-5108)). 4.2 By-laws as amended (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991 and incorporated by reference). 4.3 Certificate of Designation, Preference and Rights (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991 and incorporated by reference). 4.4 The description of Registrant's Common Stock included in the Registrant's effective registration statement report on Form 10, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 3, 1970 and amended on May 12, 1971 and incorporated by reference. 4.5 Rights Agreement dated as of September 15, 1988 between Registrant and The First National Bank of Boston, as Rights Agent (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 30, 1988 and incorporated by reference). 4.6 Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of September 20, 1990 between Registrant and The First National Bank of Boston, Rights Agent (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4 to Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1990 and incorporated by reference). 4.7 Indenture dated as of May 1, 1983 between Registrant and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Trustee, relating to Registrant 7 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2008 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on April 22, 1983, Commission File No. 2-83251 and incorporated by reference). 4.8 Indenture dated as of August 2, 1993 (the "Senior Indenture") between Registrant and The First National Bank of Boston, as trustee relating to Registrant's long-term notes (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 8, 1993 and incorporated by reference). 4.9 Instrument of Resignation, appointment, and acceptance, dated as of February 14, 1996 between Registrant, The First National Bank of Boston (resigning trustee) and Fleet National Bank of Massachusetts (successor trustee) (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.6 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 and incorporated by reference). 4.10 Junior Subordinated Indenture dated as of December 15, 1996 (the "Junior Subordinated Indenture") between Registrant and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 27, 1997 and incorporated by reference). 4.11 Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated as of December 15, 1996 relating to State Street Institutional Capital A (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 27, 1997 and incorporated by reference). 4.12 Capital Securities Guarantee Agreement dated as of December 15, 1996 between Registrant and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of -56- Chicago) (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 27, 1997 and incorporated by reference). 4.13 Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated March 11, 1997 relating to State Street Institutional Capital B (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 11, 1997 and incorporated by reference). 4.14 Capital Securities Guarantee Agreement dated March 11, 1997 between registrant and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 11, 1997 and incorporated by reference). 4.15 Instrument of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of June 26, 1997 among the Registrant, Fleet National Bank (resigning trustee) and First Trust National Association (now known as U.S. Bank Trust National Association) (successor trustee) (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.15 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on April 1, 1998, Commission File No. 333-49143 and incorporated by reference). 4.16 Form of Indenture to be entered into by Registrant and the U.S. Bank Trust National Association in connection with the issuance of the Subordinated Debt Securities (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.16 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on April 1, 1998, Commission File No. 333-49143 and incorporated by reference). 4.17 Certificate of Trust of State Street Capital Trust II, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on March 25, 1998 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.18 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on April 1, 1998, Commission File No. 333-49143 and incorporated by reference). 4.18 Certificate of Trust of State Street Capital Trust III, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on March 25, 1998 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.19 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on April 1, 1998, Commission File No. 333-49143 and incorporated by reference). 4.19 Certificate of Trust of State Street Capital Trust IV, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on March 31, 2000. 4.20 Declaration of Trust of State Street Capital Trust II among State Street Corporation, as Depositor, Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as Property Trustee, Bank One Delaware, Inc., as Delaware Trustee, and the Administrative Trustees named therein (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.21 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on April 1, 1998, Commission File No. 333-49143 and incorporated by reference). 4.21 Declaration of Trust of State Street Capital Trust III among State Street Corporation, as Depositor, Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as Property Trustee, Bank One Delaware, Inc., as Delaware Trustee, and the Administrative Trustees named therein (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.22 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on April 1, 1998, Commission File No. 333-49143 and incorporated by reference). 4.22 Declaration of Trust of State Street Capital Trust IV among State Street Corporation, as Depositor, Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as Property Trustee, Bank One Delaware, Inc., as Delaware Trustee, and the Administrative Trustees named therein. 4.23 Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement for each of State Street Capital Trust II, State Street Capital Trust III and State Street Capital Trust IV among State Street Corporation, as Depositor, Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (where applicable, as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as Property Trustee, Bank One Delaware, Inc., as Delaware Trustee, and the Administrative Trustees named therein. 4.24 Form of Capital Security Certificate for each of State Street Capital Trust II, State Street Capital Trust III and State Street Capital Trust IV (included as Exhibit D to Exhibit 4.23). -57- 4.25 Form of Guarantee Agreement for each of State Street Capital Trust II, State Street Capital Trust III and State Street Capital Trust IV between State Street Corporation, as guarantor, and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (where applicable, as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as trustee. 5.1 Opinion of counsel to State Street Corporation as to the validity of the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the Guarantees to be issued by the Corporation, the Preferred Stock and Common Stock. 5.2 Opinion of counsel to State Street Corporation as to the validity of the Warrants to purchase the Debt Securities, Preferred Stock and Common Stock (to be filed by amendment). 5.3 Opinion of special Delaware counsel to State Street Corporation and State Street Capital Trust II as to the validity of the Capital Securities to be issued by State Street Capital Trust II. 5.4 Opinion of special Delaware counsel to State Street Corporation and State Street Capital Trust III as to the validity of the Capital Securities to be issued by State Street Capital Trust III. 5.5 Opinion of special Delaware counsel to State Street Corporation and State Street Capital Trust IV as to the validity of the Capital Securities to be issued by State Street Capital Trust IV. 12.1 Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 of State Street Corporation). 15.1 Letter of Ernst & Young LLP dated April 3, 2000. 23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. 23.2 Consent of Ropes & Gray (included in Exhibit 5.1). 23.3 Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger P.A (included in Exhibits 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5). 24.1 Powers of Attorney (included in the signature pages to this Registration Statement). 25.1 Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of U.S. Bank Trust National Association to act as trustee under the Senior Indenture (to be filed by amendment). 25.2 Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) to act as trustee under the Indenture and Guarantee Agreements. 25.3 Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) to act as trustee under the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of State Street Capital Trust II. 25.4 Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) to act as trustee under the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of State Street Capital Trust III. 25.5 Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) to act as trustee under the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of State Street Capital Trust IV. -58- EX-4.19 2 CERTIFICATE OF TRUST Exhibit 4.19 CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST IV This Certificate of Trust of State Street Capital Trust IV (the "Trust"), dated March 31, 2000, is being duly executed and filed by the undersigned, as trustees, to form a business trust under the Delaware Business Trust Act (12 Del. C. ss. 3801 et seq.). (a) Name. The name of the business trust being formed hereby is State Street Capital Trust IV. (b) Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware is Bank One Delaware, Inc., Three Christiana Center, 201 North Walnut Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. (c) Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of March 31, 2000. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the trustees of the Trust, have executed this Certificate of Trust as of the date first above written. BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as Trustee By:/s/ Sandra L. Caruba ---------------------------- Name: Sandra L. Caruba Title: Vice President BANK ONE DELAWARE, INC., as Trustee By:/s/ Sandra L. Caruba ---------------------------- Name: Sandra L. Caruba Title: Vice President Ward A. Spooner, as Administrative Trustee /s/ Ward A. Sponner --------------------------- James E. Murphy, as Administrative Trustee /s/ James E. Murphy --------------------------- -2- EX-4.22 3 DECLARATION OF TRUST Exhibit 4.22 DECLARATION OF TRUST OF STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST IV This DECLARATION OF TRUST, dated as of March 31, 2000, among State Street Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation, as "Depositor," Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as "Property Trustee," Bank One Delaware, Inc., as "Delaware Trustee" and Ward A. Spooner and James E. Murphy, as "Administrative Trustees" (collectively, the "Trustees"). The Depositor and the Trustees hereby agree as follows: 1. The trust created hereby shall be known as State Street Capital Trust IV (the "Trust"), in which name the Trustees, or the Depositor to the extent provided herein, may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute contracts on behalf of the Trust, and sue and be sued on behalf of the Trust. 2. The Depositor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the Trust the sum of $10, which amount shall constitute the initial trust estate. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust created hereby constitute a business trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. ss. 3801 et seq. (the "Business Trust Act"), and that this document constitute the governing instrument of the Trust. The Trustees are hereby authorized and directed to execute and file a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of the Business Trust Act. 3. The Depositor and the Trustees will enter into an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, satisfactory to each such party and having substantially the terms described in the Prospectus (as defined below), to provide for the contemplated operation of the Trust created hereby and the issuance of the Capital Securities and Common Securities referred to therein. Prior to the execution and delivery of such Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, the Trustees shall not have any duty or obligation hereunder or with respect to the trust estate, except as otherwise required by applicable law or as may be necessary to obtain prior to such execution and delivery any licenses, consents or approvals required by applicable law or otherwise. 4. The Depositor and the Trustees hereby authorize and direct the Depositor, as the sponsor of the Trust, (i) to prepare and distribute any prospectus or supplemental prospectus on behalf of the Trust, including the prospectus relating to the Capital Securities of the Trust and certain other securities (the "Prospectus") and any necessary or desirable amendments thereto (including any exhibits contained therein or forming a part thereof); (ii) to file and execute on behalf of the Trust such applications, reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents, appointments of attorney for service of process and other papers and documents as the Depositor, on behalf of the Trust, may deem necessary or desirable to register the Capital Securities under, or obtain for the Capital Securities an exemption from, the securities or "Blue Sky" laws; (iii) to execute on behalf of the Trust such underwriting or purchase agreements with one or more underwriters, purchasers or agents relating to the offering of the Capital Securities as the Depositor, on behalf of the Trust, may deem necessary or desirable; and (iv) to execute on behalf of the Trust any and all documents, papers and instruments as may be desirable in connection with any of the foregoing. If any filing referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) above is required by law or by the rules and regulations of the applicable governmental agency, self-regulatory organization or other person or organization to be executed on behalf of the Trust by one of the Trustees, the Depositor and any of the Trustees appointed pursuant to Section 6 hereof are hereby authorized to join in any such filing and to execute on behalf of the Trust any and all of the foregoing; it being understood that Bank One Trust Company, N.A. and Bank One Delaware, Inc., in their capacity as Trustees of the Trust, shall not be required to join in any such filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any such document unless required by any such law, rule or regulation. 5. This Declaration of Trust may be executed in one or more counterparts. 6. The number of Trustees initially shall be four (4) and thereafter the number of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time by a written instrument signed by the Depositor which may increase or decrease the number of Trustees; provided, however, that to the extent required by the Business Trust Act, one Trustee shall either be a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware or, if not a natural person, an entity which has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware and otherwise meets the requirements of applicable Delaware law. Subject to the foregoing, the Depositor is entitled to appoint or remove without cause any of the Trustees at any time. Any of the Trustees may resign upon thirty days' prior notice to the Depositor; provided, however, that such notice shall not be required if it is waived by the Depositor. 7. Bank One Delaware, Inc., in its capacity as Trustee, shall not have any of the powers or duties of the Trustees set forth herein (except as may be required under the Business Trust Act) and shall be a Trustee of the Trust for the sole purpose of satisfying the requirements of Section 3807 of the Business Trust Act. 8. This Declaration of Trust shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to conflict of laws principles). -2- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Declaration of Trust to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written. STATE STREET CORPORATION, as Depositor By:/s/ Frederick Baughman -------------------------------------- Name: Frederick Baughman Title: Controller and Chief Accounting Officer BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as Trustee By:/s/ Sandra L. Caruba -------------------------------------- Name: Sandra L. Caruba Title: Vice President BANK ONE DELAWARE, INC., as Trustee By:/s/ Sandra L. Caruba -------------------------------------- Name: Sandra L. Caruba Title: Vice President -3- Ward A. Spooner, as Administrative Trustee /s/ Ward A. Spooner ------------------- James E. Murphy, as Administrative Trustee /s/ James E. Murphy ------------------- -4- EX-4.23 4 AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT Exhibit 4.23 ================================================================================ AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT among STATE STREET CORPORATION, as Depositor BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) as Property Trustee BANK ONE DELAWARE, INC., as Delaware Trustee and the several Holders of the Trust Securities ------------------ Dated as of _____________, 2000 ------------------ STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST [II/III/IV] ================================================================================ TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE I DEFINED TERMS SECTION 1.1. Definitions..............................................-1- ARTICLE II CONTINUATION OF THE ISSUER TRUST SECTION 2.1. Name....................................................-12- SECTION 2.2. Office of the Delaware Trustee; Principal Place of Business................................................-12- SECTION 2.3. Initial Contribution of Trust Property; Organizational Expenses................................................-12- SECTION 2.4. Issuance of the Capital Securities......................-13- SECTION 2.5. Issuance of the Common Securities; Subscription and Purchase of Debentures..................................-13- SECTION 2.6. Declaration of Trust....................................-13- SECTION 2.7. Authorization to Enter into Certain Transactions........-14- SECTION 2.8. Assets of Trust.........................................-18- SECTION 2.9. Title to Trust Property.................................-18- ARTICLE III PAYMENT ACCOUNT SECTION 3.1. Payment Account.........................................-18- ARTICLE IV DISTRIBUTIONS; REDEMPTION SECTION 4.1. Distributions...........................................-18- SECTION 4.2. Redemption..............................................-21- SECTION 4.3. Subordination of Common Securities......................-23- SECTION 4.4. Payment Procedures......................................-24- SECTION 4.5. Tax Returns and Reports.................................-24- SECTION 4.6. Payment of Expenses of the Issuer Trust.................-24- SECTION 4.7. Payments under Indenture or Pursuant to Direct Actions..-25- i ARTICLE V TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES SECTION 5.1. Initial Ownership.......................................-25- SECTION 5.2. The Trust Securities Certificates.......................-25- SECTION 5.3. Execution and Delivery of Trust Securities Certificates............................................-26- SECTION 5.4. Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Capital Securities Certificates.................................-26- SECTION 5.5. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Trust Securities Certificates............................................-27- SECTION 5.6. Persons Deemed Holders..................................-27- SECTION 5.7. Access to List of Holders' Names and Addresses..........-27- SECTION 5.8. Maintenance of Office or Agency.........................-28- SECTION 5.9. Appointment of Paying Agent.............................-28- SECTION 5.10. Ownership of Common Securities by Depositor.............-28- SECTION 5.11. Book-Entry Capital Securities Certificates; Common Securities Certificate..................................-29- SECTION 5.12. Notices to Clearing Agency..............................-30- SECTION 5.13. Definitive Capital Securities Certificates..............-30- SECTION 5.14. Rights of Holders; Waivers of Past Defaults.............-31- SECTION 5.15. CUSIP Numbers...........................................-33- ARTICLE VI ACTS OF HOLDERS; MEETINGS; VOTING SECTION 6.1. Limitations on Voting Rights............................-33- SECTION 6.2. Notice of Meetings......................................-34- SECTION 6.3. Meetings of Holders of the Capital Securities...........-34- SECTION 6.4. Voting Rights...........................................-35- SECTION 6.5. Proxies, etc............................................-35- SECTION 6.6. Holder Action by Written Consent........................-35- SECTION 6.7. Record Date for Voting and Other Purposes...............-35- SECTION 6.8. Acts of Holders.........................................-36- SECTION 6.9. Inspection of Records...................................-37- ii ARTICLE VII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SECTION 7.1. Representations and Warranties of the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee................................-37- SECTION 7.2. Representations and Warranties of Depositor.............-38- ARTICLE VIII THE ISSUER TRUSTEES SECTION 8.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.....................-39- SECTION 8.2. Certain Notices.........................................-41- SECTION 8.3. Certain Rights of Property Trustee......................-42- SECTION 8.4. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities..-44- SECTION 8.5. May Hold Securities.....................................-44- SECTION 8.6. Compensation; Indemnity; Fees...........................-44- SECTION 8.7. Corporate Property Trustee Required; Eligibility of Issuer Trustees and Administrative Trustees.............-45- SECTION 8.8. Conflicting Interests...................................-46- SECTION 8.9. Co-Trustees and Separate Trustee........................-46- SECTION 8.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.......-47- SECTION 8.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor..................-49- SECTION 8.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business................................................-49- SECTION 8.13. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Depositor or Issuer Trust............................................-50- SECTION 8.14. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim........................-50- SECTION 8.15. Reports by Property Trustee.............................-51- SECTION 8.16. Reports to the Property Trustee.........................-51- SECTION 8.17. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent........-51- SECTION 8.18. Number of Issuer Trustees...............................-52- SECTION 8.19. Delegation of Power.....................................-52- ARTICLE IX DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND MERGER SECTION 9.1. Dissolution Upon Expiration Date........................-52- iii SECTION 9.2. Early Dissolution......................................-52- SECTION 9.3. Dissolution............................................-53- SECTION 9.4. Liquidation............................................-53- SECTION 9.5. Mergers, Consolidations, Amalgamations or Replacements of Issuer Trust........................................-55- ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SECTION 10.1. Limitation of Rights of Holders........................-56- SECTION 10.2. Amendment..............................................-56- SECTION 10.3. Separability...........................................-57- SECTION 10.4. Governing Law..........................................-57- SECTION 10.5. Payments Due on Non-Business Day.......................-58- SECTION 10.6. Successors.............................................-58- SECTION 10.7. Headings...............................................-58- SECTION 10.8. Reports, Notices and Demands...........................-58- SECTION 10.9. Agreement Not to Petition..............................-59- SECTION 10.10. Trust Indenture Act; Conflict with Trust Indenture Act....................................................-59- SECTION 10.11. Acceptance of Terms of Trust Agreement, Guarantee Agreement and Indenture................................-60- SECTION 10.12. Counterparts...........................................-60- EXHIBITS Exhibit A Certificate of Trust Exhibit B Form of Certificate Depository Agreement Exhibit C Form of Common Securities Certificate Exhibit D Form of Capital Securities Certificate iv AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT, dated as of ____________, 2000 among (i) State Street Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (including any successors or assigns, the "Depositor"), (ii) Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), a national banking association, as property trustee (in such capacity, the "Property Trustee" and, in its separate corporate capacity and not in its capacity as Property Trustee, the "Bank"), (iii) Bank One Delaware, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as Delaware trustee (in such capacity, the "Delaware Trustee"), (iv) [Ward A. Spooner], an individual, and [James E. Murphy], an individual, each of whose address is c/o State Street Corporation, 61 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, New York (each, an "Administrative Trustee," and collectively, the "Administrative Trustees") (the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee, and the Administrative Trustees being referred to collectively as the "Issuer Trustees"), and (v) the several Holders, as hereinafter defined. WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the Depositor and certain of the Issuer Trustees have heretofore duly declared and established a business trust pursuant to the Delaware Business Trust Act (the "Issuer Trust") by entering into that certain Trust Agreement, dated as of ____________, 2000 (the "Original Trust Agreement"), and by the execution and filing by the Delaware Trustee with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware of the Certificate of Trust, filed on ____________, 2000, attached as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the Depositor and the Issuer Trustees desire to amend and restate the Original Trust Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein to provide for, among other things, (i) the issuance of the Common Securities by the Issuer Trust to the Depositor, (ii) the issuance and sale of the Capital Securities by the Issuer Trust pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, and (iii) the acquisition by the Issuer Trust from the Depositor of all of the right, title and interest in the Debentures; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and obligations set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each party, for the benefit of the other parties and for the benefit of the Holders, hereby amends and restates the Original Trust Agreement in its entirety and agrees as follows: ARTICLE I DEFINED TERMS SECTION 1.1. Definitions. For all purposes of this Trust Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: (a) The terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular; (b) All other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein; (c) The words "include," "includes" and "including" shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation"; (d) All accounting terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles; (e) Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an "Article," a "Section" or an "Exhibit" refers to an Article, a Section or an Exhibit, as the case may be, of or to this Trust Agreement; and (f) The words "hereby," "herein," "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Trust Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision. "Act" has the meaning specified in Section 6.8. "Additional Amount" means, with respect to Trust Securities of a given Liquidation Amount and/or a given period, the amount of Additional Interest (as defined in the Indenture) paid by the Depositor on a Like Amount of Debentures for such period. "Additional Sums" has the meaning specified in Section 10.6 of the Indenture. "Administrative Trustee" means each of the individuals identified as an "Administrative Trustee" in the preamble to this Trust Agreement solely in such individual's capacity as Administrative Trustee of the Trust formed and continued hereunder and not in such individual's individual capacity, or such Administrative Trustee's successor in interest in such capacity, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided. "Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing. "Applicable Procedures" means, with respect to any transfer or transaction involving a Book-Entry Capital Security, the rules and procedures of the Clearing Agency for such Book-Entry Capital Security, in each case to the extent applicable to such transaction and as in effect from time to time. 2 "Bank" has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Trust Agreement. "Bankruptcy Event" means, with respect to any Person: (a) the entry of a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises judging such Person a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjudication or composition of or in respect of such Person under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of such Person or of any substantial part of its property or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or (b) the institution by such Person of proceedings to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law, or the consent by it to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of such Person or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due and its willingness to be adjudicated a bankrupt, or the taking of corporate action by such Person in furtherance of any such action. "Bankruptcy Laws" has the meaning specified in Section 10.9. "Board of Directors" means the board of directors of the Depositor or the Executive Committee of the board of directors of the Depositor (or any other committee of the board of directors of the Depositor performing similar functions) or a committee designated by the board of directors of the Depositor (or any such committee), comprised of two or more members of the board of directors of the Depositor or officers of the Depositor, or both. "Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Depositor to have been duly adopted by the Depositor's Board of Directors, or officers of the Depositor to which authority to act on behalf of the Board of Directors has been delegated, and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Issuer Trustees. "Book-Entry Capital Securities Certificate" means a Capital Securities Certificate evidencing ownership of Book-Entry Capital Securities. "Book-Entry Capital Security" means a Capital Security, the ownership and transfers of which shall be made through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 5.11. 3 "Business Day" means a day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday, (b) a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed, or (c) a day on which the Property Trustee's Corporate Trust Office or the Corporate Trust Office of the Debenture Trustee is closed for business. "Capital Securities Certificate" means a certificate evidencing ownership of Capital Securities, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D. "Capital Security" means an undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Issuer Trust, having a Liquidation Amount of $1,000 and having the rights provided therefor in this Trust Agreement, including the right to receive Distributions and a Liquidation Distribution as provided herein. "Capital Treatment Event" means the reasonable determination by the Depositor that, as a result of any amendment to, or change (including any proposed change) in, the laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political subdivision thereof or therein, or as a result of any official or administrative pronouncement or action or judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which amendment or change is effective or such proposed change, pronouncement, action or decision is announced on or after the date of issuance of the Capital Securities hereunder, there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Depositor will not be entitled to treat an amount equal to the Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities as "Tier 1 Capital" (or the then equivalent thereof) for purposes of the capital adequacy guidelines of the Federal Reserve, as then in effect and applicable to the Depositor. "Certificate Depository Agreement" means the agreement among the Issuer Trust, the Depositor and DTC, as the initial Clearing Agency, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time. "Certificate of Trust" has the meaning specified in the recitals hereof, as amended from time to time. "Clearing Agency" means an organization registered as a "clearing agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC will be the initial Clearing Agency. "Clearing Agency Participant" means a broker, dealer, bank, other financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time a Clearing Agency effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Clearing Agency. "Closing Date" means the Time of Delivery, which date is also the date of execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 4 "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act or, if at any time after the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such time. "Common Securities Certificate" means a certificate evidencing ownership of Common Securities, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C. "Common Security" means an undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Issuer Trust, having a Liquidation Amount of $1,000 and having the rights provided therefor in this Trust Agreement, including the right to receive Distributions and a Liquidation Distribution as provided herein. "Corporate Trust Office" means (i) when used with respect to the Property Trustee, the principal office of the Property Trustee located in Chicago, Illinois, and (ii) when used with respect to the Debenture Trustee, the principal office of the Debenture Trustee located in Chicago, Illinois. "Debenture Event of Default" means any "Event of Default" specified in Section 5.1 of the Indenture. "Debenture Redemption Date" means, with respect to any Debentures to be redeemed under the Indenture, the date fixed for redemption of such Debentures under the Indenture. "Debenture Tax Event" means a "Tax Event" as defined in the Indenture. "Debenture Trustee" means Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), a national banking association, solely in its capacity as trustee pursuant to the Indenture and not in its individual capacity, or its successor in interest in such capacity, or any successor trustee appointed as provided in the Indenture. "Debentures" means the Depositor's Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures, Series A, issued pursuant to the Indenture. "Definitive Capital Securities Certificates" means either or both (as the context requires) of (i) Capital Securities Certificates issued as Book-Entry Capital Securities Certificates as provided in Section 5.11, and (ii) Capital Securities Certificates issued in certificated, fully registered form as provided in Section 5.13. "Delaware Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. ss.3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time. 5 "Delaware Trustee" means the Person identified as the "Delaware Trustee" in the preamble to this Trust Agreement, solely in its capacity as Delaware Trustee of the trust heretofore formed and continued hereunder and not in its individual capacity, or its successor in interest in such capacity, or any successor Delaware trustee appointed as herein provided. "Depositor" has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Trust Agreement. "Distribution Date" has the meaning specified in Section 4.1(a)(i). "Distribution Period" means the period of time beginning on any Distribution Date and ending on the day immediately preceding the next succeeding Distribution Date. "Distribution Rate" means the rate of Distribution calculated as provided in Section 4.1(b). "Distributions" means amounts payable in respect of the Trust Securities as provided in Section 4.1. "DTC" means The Depository Trust Company. "Early Dissolution Event" has the meaning specified in Section 9.2. "Event of Default" means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such event and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body): (a) the occurrence of a Debenture Event of Default; or (b) default by the Issuer Trust in the payment of any Distribution when it becomes due and payable, and continuation of such default for a period of 30 days; or (c) default by the Issuer Trust in the payment of any Redemption Price of any Trust Security when it becomes due and payable; or (d) default in the performance, or breach, in any material respect, of any covenant or warranty of the Issuer Trustees in this Trust Agreement (other than those specified in clause (b) or (c) above) and continuation of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer Trustees and to the Depositor by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Capital Securities a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder; or 6 (e) the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event with respect to the Property Trustee if a successor Property Trustee has not been appointed within 90 days thereof. "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any successor statute thereto, in each case as amended from time to time. "Expiration Date" has the meaning specified in Section 9.1. "Federal Reserve" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as from time to time constituted, or if at any time after the execution of this Trust Agreement the Federal Reserve is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it, then the body performing such duties at such time. "Guarantee" means the Guarantee Agreement executed and delivered by the Depositor and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as trustee, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement, for the benefit of the holders of the Trust Securities, as amended from time to time. "Holder" means a Person in whose name a Trust Security or Trust Securities are registered in the Securities Register; any such Person shall be deemed to be a beneficial owner within the meaning of the Delaware Business Trust Act. "Indenture" means the Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of December 15, 1996, between the Depositor and the Debenture Trustee, as trustee, as amended or supplemented from time to time. "Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, or any successor statute thereto, in each case as amended from time to time. "Issuer Trust" means the Delaware business trust known as "State Street Capital Trust [II/III/IV]" which was created on ___________, 2000 under the Delaware Business Trust Act pursuant to the Original Trust Agreement and the filing of the Certificate of Trust, and continued pursuant to this Trust Agreement. "Issuer Trustees" means, collectively, the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee, and the Administrative Trustees. "Lien" means any lien, pledge, charge, encumbrance, mortgage, deed of trust, adverse ownership interest, hypothecation, assignment, security interest or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever. 7 "Like Amount" means (a) with respect to a redemption of any Trust Securities, Trust Securities having a Liquidation Amount equal to the principal amount of Debentures to be contemporaneously redeemed in accordance with the Indenture, the proceeds of which will be used to pay the Redemption Price of such Trust Securities, (b) with respect to a distribution of Debentures to Holders of Trust Securities in connection with a dissolution or liquidation of the Issuer Trust, Debentures having a principal amount equal to the Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities of the Holder to whom such Debentures are distributed, and (c) with respect to any distribution of Additional Amounts to Holders of Trust Securities, Debentures having a principal amount equal to the Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities in respect of which such distribution is made. "Liquidation Amount" means the stated amount of $1,000 per Trust Security. "Liquidation Date" means the date of the dissolution, winding-up or dissolution of the Issuer Trust pursuant to Section 9.4. "Liquidation Distribution" has the meaning specified in Section 9.4(d). "Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities" or "Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities" means, except as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, Capital Securities or Common Securities, as the case may be, representing more than 50% of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of all then Outstanding Capital Securities or Common Securities, as the case may be. "Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of such Person, a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of such Person, the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of such Person. Any Officers' Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Trust Agreement shall include: (a) a statement by each officer signing the Officers' Certificate that such officer has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto; (b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or investigation undertaken by such officer in rendering the Officers' Certificate; (c) a statement that such officer has made such examination or investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such officer to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and (d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of such officer, such condition or covenant has been complied with. 8 "Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for or an employee of the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor. "Original Trust Agreement" has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Trust Agreement. "Outstanding," when used with respect to Trust Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all Trust Securities theretofore executed and delivered under this Trust Agreement, except: (a) Trust Securities theretofore canceled by the Property Trustee or delivered to the Property Trustee for cancellation; (b) Trust Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Property Trustee or any Paying Agent; provided that, if such Trust Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Trust Agreement; and (c) Trust Securities that have been paid or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Capital Securities have been executed and delivered pursuant to Sections 5.4, 5.5, 5.6 and 5.11; provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Capital Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Capital Securities owned by the Depositor, any Issuer Trustee, or any Affiliate of the Depositor or any Issuer Trustee shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that (a) in determining whether any Issuer Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Capital Securities that such Issuer Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded, and (b) the foregoing shall not apply at any time when all of the outstanding Capital Securities are owned by the Depositor, one or more of the Issuer Trustees, one or more of the Administrative Trustees and/or any such Affiliate. Capital Securities so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Administrative Trustees the pledgee's right so to act with respect to such Capital Securities and that the pledgee is not the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor. "Owner" means each Person who is the beneficial owner of Book-Entry Capital Securities as reflected in the records of the Clearing Agency or, if a Clearing Agency Participant is not the Owner, then as reflected in the records of a Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly or indirectly, in accordance with the rules of such Clearing Agency). "Paying Agent" means any paying agent or co-paying agent appointed pursuant to Section 5.9 and shall initially be the Bank. 9 "Payment Account" means a segregated non-interest-bearing corporate trust account maintained by the Property Trustee with State Street Bank and Trust Company in its trust department for the benefit of the Holders in which all amounts paid in respect of the Debentures will be held and from which the Property Trustee, through the Paying Agent, shall make payments to the Holders in accordance with Sections 4.1 and 4.2. "Person" means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature. "Property Trustee" means the Person identified as the "Property Trustee" in the preamble to this Trust Agreement, solely in its capacity as Property Trustee of the trust heretofore formed and continued hereunder and not in its individual capacity, or its successor in interest in such capacity, or any successor property trustee appointed as herein provided. "Redemption Date" means, with respect to any Trust Security to be redeemed, the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Trust Agreement; provided that each Debenture Redemption Date and the stated maturity of the Debentures shall be a Redemption Date for a Like Amount of Trust Securities. "Redemption Price" means, with respect to any Trust Security, the Liquidation Amount of such Trust Security, plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the Redemption Date, plus the related amount of the premium, if any, paid by the Depositor upon the concurrent redemption of a Like Amount of Debentures. "Relevant Trustee" shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.10. "Responsible Offer" means, with respect to any Issuer Trustee, the President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice Present, any Assistant Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, any Trust Officer or Assistant Trust Officer of such Issuer Trustee. "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, and any successor statute thereto, in each case as amended from time to time. "Securities Register" and "Securities Registrar" have the respective meanings specified in Section 5.4. "Successor Capital Securities" of any particular Capital Securities Certificate means every Capital Securities Certificate issued after, and evidencing all or a portion of the same beneficial interest in the Issuer Trust as that evidenced by, such particular Capital Securities Certificate; and, 10 for the purposes of this definition, any Capital Securities Certificate executed and delivered under Section 5.5 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Capital Securities Certificate shall be deemed to evidence the same beneficial interest in the Issuer Trust as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Capital Securities Certificate. "Tax Event" means the receipt by the Trust of an Opinion of Counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of any amendment to, or change (including any announced proposed change) in, the laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, or as a result of any official administrative pronouncement or judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which amendment or change is effective or which proposed change, pronouncement or decision is announced on or after the date of issuance of the Capital Securities under this Trust Agreement, there is more than an insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust is, or will be within 90 days after the date of such Opinion of Counsel, subject to United States federal income tax with respect to income received or accrued on the Debentures, (ii) interest payable by the Depositor on the Debentures is not, or within 90 days after the date of such Opinion of Counsel, will not be, deductible by the Depositor, in whole or in part, for United States federal income tax purposes or (iii) the Trust is, or will be within 90 days after the date of such Opinion of Counsel, subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges. "Time of Delivery" means [_________________________]. "Trust Agreement" means this Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, as the same may be modified, amended or supplemented in accordance with the applicable provisions hereof, including (i) all exhibits, and (ii) for all purposes of this Trust Agreement and any such modification, amendment or supplement, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of and govern this Trust Agreement and any such modification, amendment or supplement, respectively. "Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force at the date as of which this instrument was executed; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, "Trust Indenture Act" means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended. "Trust Property" means (a) the Debentures, (b) any cash on deposit in, or owing to, the Payment Account, and (c) all proceeds and rights in respect of the foregoing and any other property and assets for the time being held or deemed to be held by the Property Trustee pursuant to the trusts of this Trust Agreement. "Trust Security" means any one of the Common Securities or the Capital Securities. 11 "Trust Securities Certificate" means any one of the Common Securities Certificates or the Capital Securities Certificates. "Underwriting Agreement" means the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of ___________, 2000, among the Trust, the Depositor and Goldman, Sachs & Co., as representative of the underwriters named therein, and shall also include any related pricing agreement. "Vice President," when used with respect to the Depositor, means any duly appointed vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title "vice president." ARTICLE II CONTINUATION OF THE ISSUER TRUST SECTION 2.1. Name. The trust continued hereby shall be known as "State Street Capital Trust [II/III/IV]," as such name may be modified from time to time by the Administrative Trustees following written notice to the Holders and the other Issuer Trustees, in which name the Administrative Trustees and the other Issuer Trustees may conduct the business of the Issuer Trust, make and execute contracts and other instruments on behalf of the Issuer Trust and sue and be sued. SECTION 2.2. Office of the Delaware Trustee; Principal Place of Business. The address of the Delaware Trustee in the State of Delaware is Three Christiana Center, 201 North Walnut Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, Attention: Legal Department/First USA, or such other address in the State of Delaware as the Delaware Trustee may designate by written notice to the Depositor, the Property Trustee and the Administrative Trustees. The principal executive office of the Issuer Trust is 61 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10006. SECTION 2.3. Initial Contribution of Trust Property; Organizational Expenses. The Issuer Trustees acknowledge receipt from the Depositor in connection with the Original Trust Agreement of the sum of $10, which constituted the initial Trust Property. The Depositor shall pay organizational expenses of the Issuer Trust as they arise or shall, upon request of any Issuer Trustee, promptly reimburse such Issuer Trustee for any such expenses paid by such Issuer Trustee. The Depositor shall make no claim upon the Trust Property for the payment of such expenses. 12 SECTION 2.4. Issuance of the Capital Securities. On ___________, 2000, the Depositor, both on its own behalf and on behalf of the Issuer Trust pursuant to the Original Trust Agreement, executed and delivered the Underwriting Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement, an Administrative Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, shall execute in accordance with Section 5.3 and deliver to the Underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement a Capital Securities Certificate, registered in the name of the nominee of the initial Clearing Agency, in an aggregate amount of [150,000] Capital Securities having an aggregate Liquidation Amount of $[150,000,000], against payment of the purchase price therefor in immediately available funds, which funds such Administrative Trustee shall promptly deliver to the Property Trustee. SECTION 2.5. Issuance of the Common Securities; Subscription and Purchase of Debentures. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement, an Administrative Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer Trust, shall execute in accordance with Section 5.3 and deliver to the Depositor Common Securities Certificates, registered in the name of the Depositor, in an aggregate amount of [4,640] Common Securities having an aggregate Liquidation Amount of $[4,640,000] against payment by the Depositor of the purchase price therefor in immediately available funds, which amount such Administrative Trustee shall promptly deliver to the Property Trustee. Contemporaneously therewith, an Administrative Trustee, on behalf the Issuer Trust, shall subscribe to and purchase from the Depositor Debentures registered in the name of the Issuer Trust and having an aggregate principal amount equal to $[154,640,000] and shall deliver to the Depositor the purchase price therefor (being the sum of the amounts delivered to the Property Trustee pursuant to (i) the second sentence of Section 2.4 and (ii) the first sentence of this Section 2.5). SECTION 2.6. Declaration of Trust. The exclusive purposes and functions of the Issuer Trust are (a) to issue and sell Trust Securities, (b) use the proceeds from such sale to acquire the Debentures, and (c) to engage in those activities necessary, convenient or incidental thereto. The Depositor hereby appoints the Issuer Trustees as trustees of the Issuer Trust, to have all the rights, powers and duties to the extent set forth herein, and the Issuer Trustees hereby accept such appointment. The Property Trustee hereby declares that it will hold the Trust Property upon and subject to the conditions set forth herein for the benefit of the Issuer Trust and the Holders. The Administrative Trustees shall have all rights, powers and duties set forth herein and in accordance with applicable law with respect to accomplishing the purposes of the Issuer Trust. The Delaware Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers, nor shall the Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of the Property Trustee or the Administrative Trustees, or any of the duties and responsibilities of the Issuer Trustees generally, set forth herein. The Delaware Trustee shall be one of the trustees of the Issuer Trust for the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of Section 3807 of the 13 Delaware Business Trust Act and for taking such actions as are required to be taken by a Delaware trustee under the Delaware Business Trust Act. SECTION 2.7. Authorization to Enter into Certain Transactions. (a) The Issuer Trustees shall conduct the affairs of the Issuer Trust in accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement. Subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (b) of this Section, and in accordance with the following provisions (i) and (ii), the Issuer Trustees shall have the authority to enter into all transactions and agreements determined by the Issuer Trustees to be appropriate in exercising the authority, express or implied, otherwise granted to the Issuer Trustees under this Trust Agreement, and to perform all acts in furtherance thereof, including the following: (i) As among the Issuer Trustees, the Administrative Trustees shall have the power and authority to act on behalf of the Issuer Trust with respect to the following matters: (A) the issuance and sale of the Trust Securities; (B) to cause the Issuer Trust to enter into, and to execute, deliver and perform on behalf of the Issuer Trust, the Underwriting Agreement and the Certificate Depository Agreement and such other agreements as may be necessary or desirable in connection with the purposes and function of the Issuer Trust; (C) assisting in the registration of the Capital Securities under the Securities Act and under state securities or blue sky laws, and the qualification of this Trust Agreement under the Trust Indenture Act; (D) assisting in the listing of the Capital Securities upon such securities exchange or exchanges as shall be determined by the Depositor, with the registration of the Capital Securities under the Exchange Act, if required, and with the preparation and filing of all periodic and other reports and other documents pursuant to the foregoing; (E) assisting in the sending of notices (other than notices of default) and other information regarding the Trust Securities and the Debentures to the Holders in accordance with this Trust Agreement; (F) the appointment of a Paying Agent and Securities Registrar in accordance with this Trust Agreement; (G) to the extent provided in this Trust Agreement, the winding up of the affairs of and liquidation of the Issuer Trust and the execution and filing of the certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; 14 (H) execution of the Trust Securities on behalf of the Trust in accordance with this Trust Agreement; (I) execution and delivery of closing certificates, if any, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and application for a taxpayer identification number for the Issuer Trust; (J) unless otherwise determined by the Depositor, the Property Trustee, or the Administrative Trustees or as otherwise required by the Delaware Business Trust Act or the Trust Indenture Act, to execute on behalf of the Issuer Trust (either acting alone or together with any or all of the Administrative Trustees) any documents that the Administrative Trustees have the power to execute pursuant to this Trust Agreement; and (K) the taking of any action incidental to the foregoing as the Issuer Trustees may from time to time determine is necessary or advisable to give effect to the terms of this Trust Agreement. (ii) As among the Issuer Trustees, the Property Trustee shall have the power, duty and authority to act on behalf of the Issuer Trust with respect to the following matters: (A) the establishment of the Payment Account; (B) the receipt of the Debentures; (C) the collection of interest, principal and any other payments made in respect of the Debentures and the holding of such amounts in the Payment Account; (D) the distribution through the Paying Agent of amounts distributable to the Holders in respect of the Trust Securities; (E) the exercise of all of the rights, powers and privileges of a holder of the Debentures; (F) the sending of notices of default and other information regarding the Trust Securities and the Debentures to the Holders in accordance with this Trust Agreement; (G) the distribution of the Trust Property in accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement; 15 (H) to the extent provided in this Trust Agreement, the winding up of the affairs of and liquidation of the Issuer Trust and the preparation, execution and filing of the certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; (I) after an Event of Default (other than under paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e) of the definition of such term if such Event of Default is by or with respect to the Property Trustee) the taking of any action incidental to the foregoing as the Property Trustee may from time to time determine is necessary or advisable to give effect to the terms of this Trust Agreement and protect and conserve the Trust Property for the benefit of the Holders (without consideration of the effect of any such action on any particular Holder); and (J) except as otherwise provided in this Section 2.7(a)(ii), the Property Trustee shall have none of the duties, liabilities, powers or the authority of the Administrative Trustees set forth in Section 2.7(a)(i). (b) So long as this Trust Agreement remains in effect, the Issuer Trust (or the Issuer Trustees acting on behalf of the Issuer Trust) shall not undertake any business, activities or transactions except as expressly provided herein or contemplated hereby. In particular, the Issuer Trustees (acting on behalf of the Issuer Trust) shall not (i) acquire any investments or engage in any activities not authorized by this Trust Agreement, (ii) sell, assign, transfer, exchange, mortgage, pledge, set-off or otherwise dispose of any of the Trust Property or interests therein, including to Holders, except as expressly provided herein, (iii) take any action that would reasonably be expected to cause the Issuer Trust to become taxable as a corporation or classified as other than a grantor trust for United States Federal income tax purposes, (iv) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any other debt, (v) take or consent to any action that would result in the placement of a Lien on any of the Trust Property, (vi) invest any proceeds received by the Issuer Trust from holding the Debentures, but shall distribute all such proceeds to Holders of Trust Securities pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement and of the Trust Securities, (vii) acquire any assets other than the Trust Property, (viii) possess any power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the Trust Property, (ix) possess any power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the terms of the Trust Securities in any way whatsoever (except to the extent expressly authorized in this Trust Agreement or by the terms of the Trust Securities) or (x) issue any securities or other evidences of beneficial ownership of, or beneficial interest in, the Issuer Trust other than the Trust Securities. The Property Trustee shall defend all claims and demands of all Persons at any time claiming any Lien on any of the Trust Property adverse to the interest of the Issuer Trust or the Holders in their capacity as Holders. (c) In connection with the issuance and sale of the Capital Securities, the Depositor shall have the right and responsibility to assist the Issue Trust with respect to, or effect on behalf of the Issuer Trust, the following (and any actions taken by the Depositor in furtherance of the following prior to the date of this Trust Agreement are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects): 16 (i) the preparation and filing by the Issuer Trust with the Commission of and the execution on behalf of the Issuer Trust of a registration statement on the appropriate form in relation to the Capital Securities, including any amendments thereto; (ii) the determination of the states in which to take appropriate action to qualify or register for sale all or part of the Capital Securities and the determination of any and all such acts, other than actions that must be taken by or on behalf of the Issuer Trust, and the advice to the Issuer Trust of actions they must take on behalf of the Issuer Trust, and the preparation for execution and filing of any documents to be executed and filed by the Issuer Trust or on behalf of the Issuer Trust, as the Depositor deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the applicable laws of any such states; (iii) the preparation for filing by the Issuer Trust and execution on behalf of the Issuer Trust of an application to the New York Stock Exchange or any other national stock exchange or the Nasdaq National Market or any other automated quotation system for listing upon notice of issuance of any Capital Securities and filing with such exchange or self- regulatory organization such notification and documents as may be necessary from time to time to maintain such listing; (iv) the negotiation of the terms of, and the execution and delivery of, the Underwriting Agreement providing for the sale of the Capital Securities; and (v) the taking of any other actions necessary or desirable to carry out any of the foregoing activities. (d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative Trustees are authorized and directed to conduct the affairs of the Issuer Trust and to operate the Issuer Trust so that the Issuer Trust will not be deemed to be an "investment company" required to be registered under the Investment Company Act, and will not be taxable as a corporation or classified as other than a grantor trust for United States Federal income tax purposes and so that the Debentures will be treated as indebtedness of the Depositor for United States Federal income tax purposes. In this connection, the Depositor and the Administrative Trustees are authorized to take any action, not inconsistent with applicable law, the Certificate of Trust or this Trust Agreement, that they determine in their discretion to be necessary or desirable for such purposes, as long as such action does not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Holders of the Outstanding Capital Securities. In no event shall the Depositor or the Issuer Trustees be liable to the Issuer Trust or the Holders for any failure to comply with this section that results from a change in law or regulation or in the interpretation thereof. 17 SECTION 2.8. Assets of Trust. The assets of the Issuer Trust shall consist solely of the Trust Property. SECTION 2.9. Title to Trust Property. Legal title to all Trust Property shall be vested at all times in the Property Trustee (in its capacity as such) and shall be held and administered by the Property Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Issuer Trust and the Holders in accordance with this Trust Agreement. ARTICLE III PAYMENT ACCOUNT SECTION 3.1. Payment Account. (a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Property Trustee shall establish the Payment Account. The Property Trustee and its agents shall have exclusive control and sole right of withdrawal with respect to the Payment Account for the purpose of making deposits in and withdrawals from the Payment Account in accordance with this Trust Agreement. All monies and other property deposited or held from time to time in the Payment Account shall be held by the Property Trustee in the Payment Account for the exclusive benefit of the Holders and for distribution as herein provided, including (and subject to) any priority of payments provided for herein. (b) The Property Trustee shall deposit in the Payment Account, promptly upon receipt, all payments of principal of or interest on, and any other payments or proceeds with respect to, the Debentures. Amounts held in the Payment Account shall not be invested by the Property Trustee pending distribution thereof. ARTICLE IV DISTRIBUTIONS; REDEMPTION SECTION 4.1. Distributions. (a) The Trust Securities represent undivided beneficial interests in the Trust Property, and Distributions (including of Additional Amounts) will be made on the Trust Securities at the rate and on the dates that payments of interest (including of Additional Interest, as defined in the Indenture) are made on the Debentures. Accordingly: (i) Distributions on the Trust Securities shall be cumulative, and will accumulate whether or not there are funds of the Trust available for the payment of Distributions. 18 Distributions shall accumulate from _____________, 2000 and, except in the event (and to the extent) that the Depositor exercises its right to defer the payment of interest on the Debentures pursuant to the Indenture, shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the 15th day of August, November, February and May of each year, commencing on _____________, 2000. If any date on which a Distribution is otherwise payable on the Trust Securities is not a Business Day, then the payment of such Distribution shall be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), with the same force and effect as if made on the date on which such payment was originally payable (each date on which distributions are payable in accordance with this Section 4.1(a), a "Distribution Date"). (ii) The Trust Securities shall be entitled to Distributions at the Distribution Rate in respect of the Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities. The amount of Distributions payable for any period less than a full Distribution Period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and the actual number of days elapsed in a partial month in a period. Distributions payable for each full Distribution Period will be computed by dividing the rate per annum by four. The amount of Distributions payable for any period shall include any Additional Amounts in respect of such period. (iii) Distributions on the Trust Securities shall be made by the Property Trustee from the Payment Account and shall be payable on each Distribution Date only to the extent that the Issuer Trust has funds then on hand and available in the Payment Account for the payment of such Distributions. (b) The Distribution Rate in respect of the Capital Securities will be a floating rate per annum determined by reference to 3-Month LIBOR, determined as described below, plus a margin of [0.56]%. "3-Month LIBOR" means the London interbank offered rate for three-month, U.S. dollar deposits and, with respect to any Distribution Period, will be calculated by Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as calculation agent (the "Calculation Agent"), as follows: (i) On the second Market Day (as defined below) preceding the commencement of such Distribution Period (each, a "Determination Date"), 3-Month LIBOR will be determined on the basis of the offered rate for deposits of not less than U.S. $1,000,000 for a period of three months (the "Index Maturity"), commencing on the second Market Day immediately preceding the commencement of such Distribution Period, which appears on the display designated as Page 3750 on the Dow Jones Telerate Service (or such other pages as may replace Page 3750 on that service for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates of major banks) ("Telerate Page 3750") as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on said Determination Date. If no such offered rate appears, 3-Month LIBOR with respect to such Distribution Period will be determined as described in (ii) below. 19 (ii) With respect to a Determination Date on which no such offered rate appears on Telerate Page 3750 as described in (i) above, 3-Month LIBOR shall be the arithmetic mean, expressed as a percentage, of the offered rates (unless by its terms such display provides for only a single rate, in which case a single rate shall be used) for deposits in U.S. dollars for the Index Maturity that appears on the display designated as "LIBO" on the Reuters Monitor Money Market Rates Service (or such other page as may replace the LIBO page on that service for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates of major banks) ("Reuters Screen LIBO Page") as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date. If, in turn, at least two such rates are not displayed on the Reuters Screen LIBO Page at such time (unless, as aforesaid, only a single rate is required), the Calculation Agent will obtain from each of four reference banks in London selected by the Calculation Agent ("Reference Banks") such bank's offered quotation (expressed as a percentage per annum) as of approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date for deposits in U.S. dollars to prime banks in the London interbank market for the Index Maturity. If two or more such quotations are provided as requested, then 3-Month LIBOR for such date shall be the arithmetic average of such quotations. If, in turn, fewer than two such quotations are provided as requested, then 3- Month LIBOR for such date will be obtained from the preceding Market Day for which the Telerate Page 3750 displayed a rate for the Index Maturity. (iii) If on any Determination Date, the Calculation Agent is required but unable to determine 3-Month LIBOR in the manner provided in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above, 3-Month LIBOR for such Distribution Period shall be 3-Month LIBOR as determined on the previous Determination Date. The term "Market Day" means any Business Day on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets are open for business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in New York and London. The Distribution Rate for any Distribution Period will at no time be higher than the maximum rate then permitted by New York law as the same may be modified by United States law. All percentages resulting from any calculations referred to in this Trust Agreement will be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one ten-thousandth of a percentage point, with five hundred- thousandths of a percentage point being rounded upwards (e.g., 6.87655% (or .0687655) would be rounded to 6.8766% (or .068766)), and all U.S. dollar amounts used in or resulting from such calculations will be rounded to the nearest cent (with one-half cent or more being rounded upwards). The Calculation Agent shall, as soon as practicable after 11:00 a.m., London time, on each Determination Date, determine the Distribution Rate and inform the Debenture Trustee, the Property Trustee and the Paying Agent. Unless otherwise provided by the Property Trustee, the Paying Agent will calculate the amount of Distributions payable in respect of the following Distribution Period (the "Distribution Amount"). The Distribution Amount shall be calculated by applying the Distribution 20 Rate to the Liquidation Amount of each Capital Security outstanding at the commencement of the Distribution Period, multiplying each such Liquidation Amount by the actual number of days in the Distribution Period concerned (which actual number of days shall include the first day but exclude the last day of such Distribution Period) divided by 360 and rounding the resulting figure to the nearest cent (with one-half cent or more being rounded upwards). The determination of the Distribution Rate by the Calculation Agent and the Distribution Amount by the Paying Agent will (in the absence of wilful default, bad faith or manifest error) be final, conclusive and binding on all concerned. None of the Debenture Trustee, the Property Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Calculation Agent, the Issuer Trust or the Depositor (or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, beneficiaries, employees or affiliates) shall have any liability to any Person for (i) the selection of any Reference Bank or (ii) any inability to retain major banks in the London interbank market, in the case of the Calculation Agent, which is caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control. Upon the request of a holder of a Capital Security, the Calculation Agent will provide the Distribution Rate then in effect and, if determined, the Distribution Rate for the next Distribution Period with respect to the Capital Securities. Each such Distribution Rate may be obtained by telephoning the Calculation Agent. (c) Distributions on the Trust Securities with respect to a Distribution Date shall be payable to the Holders thereof as they appear on the Securities Register for the Trust Securities at the close of business on the relevant record date, which shall be at the close of business on the fifteenth day (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding the relevant Distribution Date. SECTION 4.2. Redemption. (a) On each Debenture Redemption Date and on the stated maturity of the Debentures, the Issuer Trust will be required to redeem a Like Amount of Trust Securities at the Redemption Price. (b) Notice of redemption shall be given by the Property Trustee by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date to each Holder of Trust Securities to be redeemed, at such Holder's address appearing in the Security Register. All notices of redemption shall state: (i) the Redemption Date; (ii) the Redemption Price or if the Redemption Price cannot be calculated prior to the time the notice is required to be sent, the estimate of the Redemption Price together with a statement that it is an estimate and that the actual Redemption Price will be calculated on the third Business Day prior to the Redemption Date (and if an estimate is provided, a further notice shall be sent of the actual Redemption Price on the date that such Redemption Price is calculated); 21 (iii) the CUSIP number or CUSIP numbers of the Capital Securities affected; (iv) if less than all the Outstanding Trust Securities are to be redeemed, the identification and the aggregate Liquidation Amount of the particular Trust Securities to be redeemed; (v) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Trust Security to be redeemed and that Distributions thereon will cease to accumulate on and after said date, except as provided in Section 4.2(d) below; and (vi) if the Capital Securities are no longer in book-entry-only form, the place or places where the Capital Securities Certificates are to be surrendered for the payment of the Redemption Price. (c) The Trust Securities redeemed on each Redemption Date shall be redeemed at the Redemption Price with the proceeds from the contemporaneous redemption of Debentures. Redemptions of the Trust Securities shall be made and the Redemption Price shall be payable on each Redemption Date only to the extent that the Issuer Trust has funds then on hand and available in the Payment Account for the payment of such Redemption Price. (d) If the Property Trustee gives a notice of redemption in respect of any Capital Securities, then, by 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Redemption Date, subject to Section 4.2(c), the Property Trustee will, with respect to Book-Entry Capital Securities, irrevocably deposit with the Clearing Agency for such Book-Entry Capital Securities, to the extent available therefor, funds sufficient to pay the applicable Redemption Price and will give such Clearing Agency irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Redemption Price to the Holders of the Capital Securities. With respect to Capital Securities that are not Book-Entry Capital Securities, the Property Trustee, subject to Section 4.2(c), will irrevocably deposit with the Paying Agent, to the extent available therefor, funds sufficient to pay the applicable Redemption Price and will give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Redemption Price to the Holders of the Capital Securities upon surrender of their Capital Securities Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Distributions payable on or prior to the Redemption Date for any Trust Securities called for redemption shall be payable to the Holders of such Trust Securities as they appear on the Securities Register for the Trust Securities on the relevant record dates for the related Distribution Dates. If notice of redemption shall have been given and funds deposited as required, then upon the date of such deposit, all rights of Holders holding Trust Securities so called for redemption will cease, except the right of such Holders to receive the Redemption Price and any Distribution payable in respect of the Trust Securities on or prior to the Redemption Date, but without interest, and such Trust Securities will cease to be outstanding. In the event that any date on which any Redemption Price is payable is not a Business Day, then payment of the Redemption Price payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day (without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), except that, if such Business Day falls in the next calendar year, such payment will be 22 made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case, with the same force and effect as if made on such date. In the event that payment of the Redemption Price in respect of any Trust Securities called for redemption is improperly withheld or refused and not paid either by the Issuer Trust or by the Depositor pursuant to the Guarantee, Distributions on such Trust Securities will continue to accumulate, as set forth in Section 4.1, from the Redemption Date originally established by the Issuer Trust for such Trust Securities to the date such Redemption Price is actually paid, in which case the actual payment date will be the date fixed for redemption for purposes of calculating the Redemption Price. (e) Subject to Section 4.3(a), if less than all the Outstanding Trust Securities are to be redeemed on a Redemption Date, then the aggregate Liquidation Amount of Trust Securities to be redeemed shall be allocated pro rata to the Common Securities and the Capital Securities based upon the relative Liquidation Amounts of such classes. The particular Capital Securities to be redeemed shall be selected on a pro rata basis based upon their respective Liquidation Amounts not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Property Trustee from the Outstanding Capital Securities not previously called for redemption, provided that so long as the Capital Securities are in book-entry-only form, such selection shall be made in accordance with the customary procedures for the Clearing Agency for the Capital Securities. The Property Trustee shall promptly notify the Securities Registrar in writing of the Capital Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Capital Securities selected for partial redemption, the Liquidation Amount thereof to be redeemed. For all purposes of this Trust Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Capital Securities shall relate, in the case of any Capital Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of Capital Securities that has been or is to be redeemed. SECTION 4.3. Subordination of Common Securities. (a) Payment of Distributions (including any Additional Amounts) on, the Redemption Price of, and the Liquidation Distribution in respect of the Trust Securities, as applicable, shall be made, subject to Section 4.2(e), pro rata among the Common Securities and the Capital Securities based on the Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities; provided, however, that if on any Distribution Date, Redemption Date or Liquidation Date any Event of Default resulting from a Debenture Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(1) or 5.1(2) of the Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing, no payment of any Distribution (including any Additional Amounts) on, Redemption Price of, or Liquidation Distribution in respect of any Common Security, and no other payment on account of the redemption, liquidation or other acquisition of Common Securities, shall be made unless payment in full in cash of all accumulated and unpaid Distributions (including any Additional Amounts) on all Outstanding Capital Securities for all Distribution Periods terminating on or prior thereto, or in the case of payment of the Redemption Price the full amount of such Redemption Price on all Outstanding Capital Securities then called for redemption, or in the case of payment of the Liquidation Distribution the full amount of such Liquidation Distribution on all Outstanding Capital Securities, shall have been made or provided for, and all funds immediately available to the Property 23 Trustee shall first be applied to the payment in full in cash of all Distributions (including any Additional Amounts) on, or the Redemption Price of, the Capital Securities then due and payable. (b) In the case of the occurrence of any Event of Default resulting from any Debenture Event of Default, the Holders of the Common Securities shall have no right to act with respect to any such Event of Default under this Trust Agreement until the effect of all such Events of Default with respect to the Capital Securities have been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated. Until all such Events of Default under this Trust Agreement with respect to the Capital Securities have been so cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the Property Trustee shall act solely on behalf of the Holders of the Capital Securities and not on behalf of the Holders of the Common Securities, and only the Holders of the Capital Securities will have the right to direct the Property Trustee to act on their behalf. SECTION 4.4. Payment Procedures. Payments of Distributions (including any Additional Amounts) in respect of the Capital Securities shall be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the Securities Register or, if the Capital Securities are held by a Clearing Agency, such Distributions shall be made to the Clearing Agency in immediately available funds. Payments in respect of the Common Securities shall be made in such manner as shall be mutually agreed between the Property Trustee and the Holders of the Common Securities. SECTION 4.5. Tax Returns and Reports. The Administrative Trustees shall prepare (or cause to be prepared), at the Depositor's expense, and file all United States Federal, state and local tax and information returns and reports required to be filed by or in respect of the Issuer Trust. In this regard, the Administrative Trustees shall (a) prepare and file (or cause to be prepared and filed) all Internal Revenue Service forms required to be filed in respect of the Issuer Trust in each taxable year of the Issuer Trust, and (b) prepare and furnish (or cause to be prepared and furnished) to each Holder all Internal Revenue Service forms required to be provided by the Issuer Trust. The Administrative Trustees shall provide the Depositor and the Property Trustee with a copy of all such returns and reports promptly after such filing or furnishing. The Issuer Trustees shall comply with United States Federal withholding and backup withholding tax laws and information reporting requirements with respect to any payments to Holders under the Trust Securities. SECTION 4.6. Payment of Expenses of the Issuer Trust. The Depositor shall pay to the Issuer Trust, and reimburse the Issuer Trust for, the full amount of any costs, expenses or liabilities of the Issuer Trust (other than obligations of the Issuer Trust to pay the Holders of any Capital Securities or other similar interests in the Issuer Trust the amounts due such Holders pursuant to the terms of the Capital Securities or such other similar 24 interests, as the case may be), including, without limitation, any taxes, duties or other governmental charges of whatever nature (other than withholding taxes) imposed on the Issuer Trust by the United States or any other taxing authority. Such payment obligation includes any such costs, expenses or liabilities of the Issuer Trust that are required by applicable law to be satisfied in connection with a dissolution of the Issuer Trust. SECTION 4.7. Payments under Indenture or Pursuant to Direct Actions. Any amount payable hereunder to any Holder of Capital Securities (or any Owner with respect thereto) shall be reduced by the amount of any corresponding payment such Holder (or Owner) has directly received pursuant to Section 5.8 of the Indenture or Section 5.14 of this Trust Agreement. ARTICLE V TRUST SECURITIES CERTIFICATES SECTION 5.1. Initial Ownership. Upon the formation of the Issuer Trust and the contribution by the Depositor pursuant to Section 2.3 and until the issuance of the Trust Securities, and at any time during which no Trust Securities are outstanding, the Depositor shall be the sole beneficial owner of the Issuer Trust. SECTION 5.2. The Trust Securities Certificates. The Capital Securities Certificates shall be issued in minimum denominations of $1,000 Liquidation Amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, and the Common Securities Certificates shall be issued in denominations of $1,000 Liquidation Amount and integral multiples thereof. The Trust Securities Certificates shall be (i) executed on behalf of the Issuer Trust by manual or facsimile signature of at least one Administrative Trustee and, if executed on behalf of the Issuer Trust by facsimile, countersigned by a transfer agent or its agent and (ii) authenticated by the Property Trustee by manual or facsimile signature of an authorized signatory thereof and, if executed by such authorized signatory of the Property Trustee by facsimile, countersigned by a transfer agent or its agent. Trust Securities Certificates bearing the manual signatures of individuals who were, at the time when such signatures shall have been affixed, authorized to sign on behalf of the Issuer Trust or the Property Trustee or, if executed on behalf of the Issuer Trust or the Property Trustee by facsimile, countersigned by a transfer agent or its agent, shall be validly issued and entitled to the benefits of this Trust Agreement, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them shall have ceased to be so authorized prior to the delivery of such Trust Securities Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of delivery of such Trust Securities Certificates. A transferee of a Trust Securities Certificate shall become a Holder, and shall be entitled to the rights and subject to 25 the obligations of a Holder hereunder, upon due registration of such Trust Securities Certificate in such transferee's name pursuant to Sections 5.4, 5.11 and 5.13. SECTION 5.3. Execution and Delivery of Trust Securities Certificates. At the Time of Delivery, the Administrative Trustees shall cause Trust Securities Certificates, in an aggregate Liquidation Amount as provided in Sections 2.4 and 2.5, to be executed on behalf of the Issuer Trust and delivered to or upon the written order of the Depositor, executed by one authorized officer thereof, without further corporate action by the Depositor, in authorized denominations. SECTION 5.4. Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Capital Securities Certificates. The Depositor shall keep or cause to be kept, at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 5.8, a register or registers for the purpose of registering Trust Securities Certificates and transfers and exchanges of Capital Securities Certificates (the "Securities Register") in which the transfer agent and registrar designated by the Depositor (the "Securities Registrar"), subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, shall provide for the registration of Capital Securities Certificates and Common Securities Certificates (subject to Section 5.10 in the case of the Common Securities Certificates) and registration of transfers and exchanges of Capital Securities Certificates as herein provided. The Bank shall be the initial Securities Registrar. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Capital Securities Certificate at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 5.8, the Administrative Trustees or any one of them shall execute on behalf of the Issuer Trust (and if executed on behalf of the Issuer Trust by a facsimile signature, such certificate shall be countersigned by a transfer agent or its agent) and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Capital Securities Certificates in authorized denominations of a like aggregate Liquidation Amount dated the date of execution by such Administrative Trustee or Trustees. The Securities Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of any Capital Securities that have been called for redemption during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of selection for such redemption. At the option of a Holder, Capital Securities Certificates may be exchanged for other Capital Securities Certificates in authorized denominations of the same class and of a like aggregate Liquidation Amount upon surrender of the Capital Securities Certificates to be exchanged at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 5.8. Every Capital Securities Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to an Administrative Trustee and the Securities Registrar duly executed by the Holder of his attorney duly authorized in writing. Each Capital Securities Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer or 26 exchange shall be canceled and subsequently disposed of by an Administrative Trustee or the Securities Registrar in accordance with such Person's customary practice. No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Capital Securities Certificates, but the Securities Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Capital Securities Certificates. SECTION 5.5. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Trust Securities Certificates. If (a) any mutilated Trust Securities Certificate shall be surrendered to the Securities Registrar, or if the Securities Registrar shall receive evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Trust Securities Certificate, and (b) there shall be delivered to the Securities Registrar and the Administrative Trustees such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then in the absence of notice that such Trust Securities Certificate shall have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Administrative Trustees, or any one of them, on behalf of the Issuer Trust shall execute and make available for delivery, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Trust Securities Certificate, a new Trust Securities Certificate of like class, tenor and denomination. In connection with the issuance of any new Trust Securities Certificate under this Section 5.5, the Administrative Trustees or the Securities Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith. Any duplicate Trust Securities Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute conclusive evidence of an undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Issuer Trust corresponding to that evidenced by the lost, stolen or destroyed Trust Securities Certificate, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Trust Securities Certificate shall be found at any time. SECTION 5.6. Persons Deemed Holders. The Issuer Trustees and the Securities Registrar shall each treat the Person in whose name any Trust Securities Certificate shall be registered in the Securities Register as the owner of such Trust Securities Certificate for the purpose of receiving Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Issuer Trustees, the Administrative Trustees and the Securities Registrar shall be bound by any notice to the contrary. SECTION 5.7. Access to List of Holders' Names and Addresses. Each Holder and each Owner shall be deemed to have agreed not to hold the Depositor, the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee or the Administrative Trustees accountable by reason of the disclosure of its name and address, regardless of the source from which such information was derived. 27 SECTION 5.8. Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Administrative Trustees shall designate an office or offices or agency or agencies where Capital Securities Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer Trustees in respect of the Trust Securities Certificates may be served. The Administrative Trustees initially designate Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), One North State Street, 9th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60602, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, as its office and agency for such purposes. The Administrative Trustee shall give prompt written notice to the Depositor, the Property Trustees and to the Holders of any change in the location of the Securities Register or any such office or agency. SECTION 5.9. Appointment of Paying Agent. The Paying Agent shall make Distributions to Holders from the Payment Account and shall report the amounts of such Distributions to the Property Trustee and the Administrative Trustees. Any Paying Agent shall have the revocable power to withdraw funds from the Payment Account solely for the purpose of making the Distributions referred to above. The Property Trustee may revoke such power and remove the Paying Agent in its sole discretion. The Paying Agent shall initially be the Bank. Any Person acting as Paying Agent shall be permitted to resign as Paying Agent upon 30 days' written notice to the Administrative Trustees and the Property Trustee. If the Bank shall no longer be the Paying Agent or a successor Paying Agent shall resign or its authority to act be revoked, the Property Trustee shall appoint a successor (which shall be a bank or trust company) that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Trustees to act as Paying Agent. Such successor Paying Agent or any additional Paying Agent shall execute and deliver to the Issuer Trustees an instrument in which such successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agent shall agree with the Issuer Trustees that as Paying Agent, such successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agent will hold all sums, if any, held by it for payment to the Holders in trust for the benefit of the Holders entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Holders. The Paying Agent shall return all unclaimed funds to the Property Trustee and upon removal of a Paying Agent such Paying Agent shall also return all funds in its possession to the Property Trustee. The provisions of Sections 8.1, 8.3 and 8.6 herein shall apply to the Bank also in its role as Paying Agent, for so long as the Bank shall act as Paying Agent and, to the extent applicable, to any other paying agent appointed hereunder. Any reference in this Agreement to the Paying Agent shall include any co-paying agent unless the context requires otherwise. SECTION 5.10. Ownership of Common Securities by Depositor. At the Time of Delivery, the Depositor shall acquire, and thereafter shall retain, beneficial and record ownership of the Common Securities. To the fullest extent permitted by law, other than a transfer in connection with a consolidation or merger of the Depositor into another Person, or any conveyance, transfer or lease by the Depositor of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Indenture, any attempted transfer of the Common 28 Securities shall be void. The Administrative Trustees shall cause each Common Securities Certificate issued to the Depositor to contain a legend stated "THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON". SECTION 5.11. Book-Entry Capital Securities Certificates; Common Securities Certificate. (a) The Capital Securities Certificates, upon original issuance, will be issued in the form of a typewritten Capital Securities Certificate or Certificates representing Book-Entry Capital Securities Certificates, to be delivered to DTC, the initial Clearing Agency, by, or on behalf of, the Issuer Trust. Such Capital Securities Certificate or Certificates shall initially be registered on the Securities Register in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of the initial Clearing Agency, and no Owner will receive a Definitive Capital Securities Certificate representing such Owner's interest in such Capital Securities, except as provided in Section 5.13. Unless and until Definitive Capital Securities Certificates have been issued to Owners pursuant to Section 5.13; (i) the provisions of this Section 5.11(a) shall be in full force and effect; (ii) the Securities Registrar and the Trustees shall be entitled to deal with the Clearing Agency for all purposes of this Trust Agreement relating to the Book-Entry Capital Securities Certificates (including the payment of the Liquidation Amount of an Distributions on the Capital Securities evidenced by Book-Entry Capital Securities Certificates and the giving of instructions or directions to Owners of Capital Securities evidenced by Book-Entry Capital Securities Certificates) as the sole Holder of Capital Securities evidenced by Book-Entry Capital Securities Certificates and shall have no obligations to the Owners thereof; (iii) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 5.11 conflict with any other provisions of this Trust Agreement, the provisions of this Section 5.11 shall control; and (iv) the rights of the Owners of the Book-Entry Capital Securities Certificate shall be exercised only through the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency Participants. Pursuant to the Certificate Depository Agreement, unless and until Definitive Capital Securities Certificates are issued pursuant to Section 5.13, the initial Clearing Agency will make book-entry transfers among the Clearing Agency Participants and receive and transmit payments on the Capital Securities to such Clearing Agency Participants. (b) A single Common Securities Certificate representing the Common Securities shall be issued to the Depositor in the form of a definitive Common Securities Certificate. 29 SECTION 5.12. Notices to Clearing Agency. To the extent that a notice or other communication to the Holders is required under this Trust Agreement, for so long as Capital Securities are represented by a Book-Entry Capital Securities Certificate, the Administrative Trustees and the Issuer Trustee shall give all such notices and communications specified herein to be given to the Clearing Agency, and shall have no obligations to the Owners. SECTION 5.13. Definitive Capital Securities Certificates. If (a) the Depositor advises the Issuer Trustees in writing that the Clearing Agency is no longer willing or able to properly discharge its responsibilities with respect to the Capital Securities Certificates, and the Depositor is unable to locate a qualified successor, (b) the Depositor at its option advises the Issuer Trustees in writing that it elects to terminate the book-entry system through the Clearing Agency or (c) after the occurrence of a Debenture Event of Default, Owners of Capital Securities Certificates representing beneficial interests aggregating at least a majority of the Liquidation Amount advise the Administrative Trustees in writing that the continuation of a book- entry system through the Clearing Agency is no longer in the best interest of the Owners of Capital Securities Certificates, then the Administrative Trustees shall notify the other Issuer Trustees and the Clearing Agency, and the Clearing Agency, in accordance with its customary rules and procedures, shall notify all Clearing Agency Participants for whom it holds Capital Securities of the occurrence of any such event and of the availability of the Definitive Capital Securities Certificates to Owners of such class or classes, as applicable, requesting the same. Upon surrender to the Administrative Trustees of the typewritten Capital Securities Certificate or Certificates representing the Book-Entry Capital Securities Certificates by the Clearing Agency, accompanied by registration instructions, the Administrative Trustees, or any one of them, shall execute the Definitive Capital Securities Certificates in accordance with the instructions of the Clearing Agency, if executed on behalf of the Trust by facsimile, countersigned by a transfer agent or its agent. Neither the Securities Registrar nor the Trustees shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive Capital Securities Certificates, the Issuer Trustees shall recognize the Holders of the Definitive Capital Securities Certificates as Trust Security holders. The Definitive Capital Securities Certificates shall be typewritten, printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Trustees that meets the requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Capital Securities are then listed or approved for trading, as evidenced by the execution thereof by the Administrative Trustees or any one of them. 30 SECTION 5.14. Rights of Holders; Waivers of Past Defaults. (a) The legal title to the Trust Property is vested exclusively in the Property Trustee (in its capacity as such) in accordance with Section 2.9, and the Holders shall not have any right or title therein other than the undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Issuer Trust conferred by their Trust Securities and they shall have no right to call for any partition or division of property, profits or rights of the Issuer Trust except as described below. The Trust Securities shall be personal property giving only the rights specifically set forth therein and in this Trust Agreement. The Trust Securities shall have no preemptive or similar rights and when issued and delivered to Holders against payment of the purchase price therefor will be fully paid and nonassessable by the Issuer Trust. The Holders of the Trust Securities, in their capacities as such, shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. (b) For so long as any Capital Securities remain Outstanding, if, upon a Debenture Event of Default, the Debenture Trustee fails or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Debentures fail to declare the principal of all of the Debentures to be immediately due and payable, the Holders of at least 25% in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities then Outstanding shall have the right to make such declaration by a notice in writing to the Property Trustee, the Depositor and the Debenture Trustee. At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Debentures has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Debenture Trustee as in the Indenture provided, if the Property Trustee fails to annul any such declaration and waive such default, the Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities, by written notice to the Property Trustee, the Depositor and the Debenture Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if: (i) the Depositor has paid or deposited with the Debenture Trustee a sum sufficient to pay (A) all overdue installments of interest on all of the Debentures, (B) any accrued Additional Interest on all of the Debentures, (C) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Debentures that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest and Additional Interest thereon at the rate borne by the Debentures, and (D) all sums paid or advanced by the Debenture Trustee under the Indenture and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Debenture Trustee and the Property Trustee, their agents and counsel; and 31 (ii) all Events of Default with respect to the Debentures, other than the non-payment of the principal of the Debentures that has become due solely by such acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 5.13 of the Indenture. The Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities may, on behalf of the Holders of all the Capital Securities, waive any past default under the Indenture, except a default in the payment of principal or interest (unless such default has been cured and a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest and principal due otherwise than by acceleration has been deposited with the Debenture Trustee) or a default in respect of a covenant or provision that under the Indenture cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding Debenture. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon. Upon receipt by the Property Trustee of written notice declaring such an acceleration, or rescission and annulment thereof, by Holders of any part of the Capital Securities a record date shall be established for determining Holders of Outstanding Capital Securities entitled to join in such notice, which record date shall be at the close of business on the day the Property Trustee receives such notice. The Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to join in such notice, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that, unless such declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the case may be, shall have become effective by virtue of the requisite percentage having joined in such notice prior to the day that is 90 days after such record date, such notice of declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the case may be, shall automatically and without further action by any Holder be canceled and of no further effect. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent a Holder, or a proxy of a Holder, from giving, after expiration of such 90-day period, a new written notice of declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment thereof, as the case may be, that is identical to a written notice that has been canceled pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence, in which event a new record date shall be established pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.14(b). (c) For so long as any Capital Securities remain Outstanding, to the fullest extent permitted by law and subject to the terms of this Trust Agreement and the Indenture, upon a Debenture Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(1) or 5.1(2) of the Indenture, any Holder of Capital Securities shall have the right to institute a proceeding directly against the Depositor, pursuant to Section 5.8 of the Indenture, for enforcement of payment to such Holder of any amounts payable in respect of Debentures having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities of such Holder (a "Direct Action"). Except as set forth in Section 5.14(b) and this Section 5.14(c), the Holders of Capital Securities shall have no right to exercise directly any right or remedy available to the holders of, or in respect of, the Debentures. (d) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 5.14, the Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities may, on behalf of the 32 Holders of all the Capital Securities, waive any past default or Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such waiver, any such default or Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any default or Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Trust Agreement, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. SECTION 5.15. CUSIP Numbers. The Administrative Trustees in issuing the Capital Securities may use "CUSIP" numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Property Trustee shall use "CUSIP" numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Capital Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Capital Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Administrative Trustees will promptly notify the Property Trustee of any change in the CUSIP numbers. ARTICLE VI ACTS OF HOLDERS; MEETINGS; VOTING SECTION 6.1. Limitations on Voting Rights. (a) Except as expressly provided in this Trust Agreement and in the Indenture and as otherwise required by law, no Holder of Capital Securities shall have any right to vote or in any manner otherwise control the administration, operation and management of the Issuer Trust or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein set forth, or contained in the terms of the Trust Securities Certificates, be construed so as to constitute the Holders from time to time as partners or members of an association. (b) So long as any Debentures are held by the Property Trustee on behalf of the Issuer Trust, the Issuer Trustees shall not (i) direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee, or execute any trust or power conferred on the Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (ii) waive any past default that may be waived under Section 5.13 of the Indenture, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable, or (iv) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures, where such consent shall be required, without, in each case, obtaining the prior approval of the Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities, provided, however, that where a consent under the Indenture would require the consent of each holder of Debentures affected thereby, no such consent shall be given by the Property Trustee without the prior written consent of each Holder of Capital Securities. The Property Trustee shall not revoke any action previously authorized or approved by 33 a vote of the Holders of the Capital Securities, except by a subsequent vote of the Holders of the Capital Securities. The Property Trustee shall notify all Holders of the Capital Securities of any notice of default received with respect to the Debentures. In addition to obtaining the foregoing approvals of the Holders of the Capital Securities, prior to taking any of the foregoing actions, the Issuer Trustees shall, at the expense of the Depositor, obtain an Opinion of Counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that such action shall not cause the Issuer Trust to be taxable as a corporation or classified as other than a grantor trust for United States Federal income tax purposes. (c) If any proposed amendment to the Trust Agreement provides for, or the Issuer Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would adversely affect in any material respect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Capital Securities, whether by way of amendment to the Trust Agreement or otherwise, or (ii) the dissolution and winding-up of the Issuer Trust, other than pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement, then the Holders of Outstanding Capital Securities as a class will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective except with the approval of the Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Agreement, no amendment to this Trust Agreement may be made if, as a result of such amendment, it would cause the Issuer Trust to be taxable as a corporation or classified as other than a grantor trust for United States Federal income tax purposes. SECTION 6.2. Notice of Meetings. Notice of all meetings of the Holders of the Capital Securities, stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting, shall be given by the Property Trustee pursuant to Section 10.8 to each Holder of Capital Securities, at such Holder's registered address, at least 15 days and not more than 90 days before the meeting. At any such meeting, any business properly before the meeting may be so considered whether or not stated in the notice of the meeting. Any adjourned meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice. SECTION 6.3. Meetings of Holders of the Capital Securities. No annual meeting of Holders is required to be held. The Property Trustee, however, shall call a meeting of the Holders of the Capital Securities to vote on any matter upon the written request of the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Capital Securities and the Administrative Trustees or the Property Trustee may, at any time in their discretion, call a meeting of the Holders of the Capital Securities to vote on any matters as to which such Holders are entitled to vote. The Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Holders of the Capital Securities. 34 If a quorum is present at a meeting, an affirmative vote by the Holders present, in person or by proxy, holding Capital Securities representing at least a Majority in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities held by the Holders present, either in person or by proxy, at such meeting shall constitute the action of the Holders of the Capital Securities, unless this Trust Agreement requires a greater number of affirmative votes. SECTION 6.4. Voting Rights. Holders shall be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 of Liquidation Amount represented by their Outstanding Trust Securities in respect of any matter as to which such Holders are entitled to vote. SECTION 6.5. Proxies, etc. At any meeting of Holders, any Holder entitled to vote thereat may vote by proxy, provided that no proxy shall be voted at any meeting unless it shall have been placed on file with the Property Trustee, or with such other officer or agent of the Issuer Trust as the Property Trustee may direct, for verification prior to the time at which such vote shall be taken. Pursuant to a resolution of the Property Trustee, proxies may be solicited in the name of the Property Trustee or one or more officers of the Property Trustee. Only Holders of record shall be entitled to vote. When Trust Securities are held jointly by several persons, any one of them may vote at any meeting in person or by proxy in respect of such Trust Securities, but if more than one of them shall be present at such meeting in person or by proxy, and such joint owners or their proxies so present disagree as to any vote to be cast, such vote shall not be received in respect of such Trust Securities. A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a Holder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise, and the burden of proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger. No proxy shall be valid more than three years after its date of execution. SECTION 6.6. Holder Action by Written Consent. Any action that may be taken by Holders at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if Holders holding at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of all Capital Securities entitled to vote in respect of such action (or such larger proportion thereof as shall be required by any other provision of this Trust Agreement) shall consent to the action in writing. SECTION 6.7. Record Date for Voting and Other Purposes. For the purposes of determining the Holders who are entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting or by written consent, or to participate in any distribution on the Trust Securities in respect of which a record date is not otherwise provided for in this Trust Agreement, or for the purpose of any other action, the Administrative Trustees may from time to time fix a date, not more than 90 days prior to the date of any meeting of Holders or the payment of a Distribution or other action, as 35 the case may be, as a record date for the determination of the identity of the Holders of record for such purposes. SECTION 6.8. Acts of Holders. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Trust Agreement to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Property Trustee. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Trust Agreement and (subject to Section 8.1) conclusive in favor of the Issuer Trustees, if made in the manner provided in this Section. The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that any Issuer Trustee receiving the same deems sufficient. The ownership of Trust Securities shall be proved by the Securities Register. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Trust Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Trust Security and the Holder of every Trust Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Issuer Trustees, or the Issuer Trust in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Trust Security. Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Trust Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the Liquidation Amount of such Trust Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such Liquidation Amount. If any dispute shall arise between the Holders and the Issuer Trustees or among the Holders or the Issuer Trustees with respect to the authenticity, validity or binding nature of any request, demand, authorization, direction, consent, waiver or other Act of such Holder or Issuer Trustee under 36 this Article VI, then the determination of such matter by the Property Trustee shall be conclusive with respect to such matter. A Holder may institute a legal proceeding directly against the Depositor under the Guarantee to enforce its rights under the Guarantee without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Guarantee Trustee (as defined in the Guarantee), the Issuer Trust, any Issuer Trustee, or any person or entity. SECTION 6.9. Inspection of Records. Upon reasonable notice to the Administrative Trustees and the Property Trustee, the records of the Issuer Trust shall be open to inspection by Holders during normal business hours for any purpose reasonably related to such Holder's interest as a Holder. ARTICLE VII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SECTION 7.1. Representations and Warranties of the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee. The Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, each severally on behalf of and as to itself, hereby represents and warrants for the benefit of the Depositor and the Holders that: (a) the Property Trustee is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States; (b) the Property Trustee has full corporate power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Trust Agreement and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Trust Agreement; (c) the Delaware Trustee is a Delaware corporation; (d) the Delaware Trustee has full corporate power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Trust Agreement and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Trust Agreement; (e) this Trust Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee and constitutes the valid and legally binding agreement of each of the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and 37 similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (f) the execution, delivery and performance of this Trust Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action on the part of the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee and do not require any approval of stockholders of the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee and such execution, delivery and performance will not (i) violate the Charter or By-laws of the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, (ii) violate any provision of, or constitute, with or without notice or lapse of time, a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of, any Lien on any properties included in the Trust Property pursuant to the provisions of, any indenture, mortgage, credit agreement, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee is a party or by which it is bound, or (iii) violate any law, governmental rule or regulation of the United States or the State of Delaware, as the case may be, governing the banking, trust or general powers of the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee (as appropriate in context) or any order, judgment or decree applicable to the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee; (g) neither the authorization, execution or delivery by the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee of this Trust Agreement nor the consummation of any of the transactions by the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee (as the case may be) contemplated herein requires the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with or the taking of any other action with respect to any governmental authority or agency under any existing law of the United States or the State of Delaware governing the banking, trust or general powers of the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee (as appropriate in context); and (h) there are no proceedings pending or, to the best of each of the Property Trustee's and the Delaware Trustee's knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee in any court or before any governmental authority, agency or arbitration board or tribunal that, individually or in the aggregate, would materially and adversely affect the Issuer Trust or would question the right, power and authority of the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, to enter into or perform its obligations as one of the Trustees under this Trust Agreement. SECTION 7.2. Representations and Warranties of Depositor. The Depositor hereby represents and warrants for the benefit of the Holders that: (a) the Trust Securities Certificates issued at the Time of Delivery on behalf of the Issuer Trust have been duly authorized and will have been duly and validly executed, issued and delivered by the Issuer Trustees pursuant to the terms and provisions of, and in accordance with the requirements of, this Trust Agreement, and the Holders will be, as of such date, entitled to the benefits of this Trust Agreement; and 38 (b) there are no taxes, fees or other governmental charges payable by the Issuer Trust (or the Issuer Trustees on behalf of the Issuer Trust) under the laws of the State of Delaware or any political subdivision thereof in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by any Issuer Trustee of this Trust Agreement. ARTICLE VIII THE ISSUER TRUSTEES SECTION 8.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities. (a) The duties and responsibilities of the Issuer Trustees shall be as provided by this Trust Agreement, subject to Section 10.10 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Section 8.1(c), no provision of this Trust Agreement shall require any of the Issuer Trustees to expend or risk its or their own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its or their duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its or their rights or powers, if it or they shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Trust Agreement relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Issuer Trustees shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 8.1. Nothing in this Trust Agreement shall be construed to release an Administrative Trustee from liability for his or her own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or his or her own wilful misconduct. To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Administrative Trustee has duties and liabilities relating to the Issuer Trust or to the Holders, such Administrative Trustee shall not be liable to the Issuer Trust or to any Holder for such Administrative Trustee's good faith reliance on the provisions of this Trust Agreement. The provisions of this Trust Agreement, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of the Administrative Trustees otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Depositor and the Holders to replace such other duties and liabilities of the Administrative Trustees. (b) All payments made by the Property Trustee or a Paying Agent in respect of the Trust Securities shall be made only from the revenue and proceeds from the Trust Property and only to the extent that there shall be sufficient revenue or proceeds from the Trust Property to enable the Property Trustee or a Paying Agent to make payments in accordance with the terms hereof. Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Trust Security, agrees that it will look solely to the revenue and proceeds from the Trust Property to the extent legally available for distribution to it as herein provided and that the Issuer Trustees are not personally liable to such Holder for any amount distributable in respect of any Trust Security or for any other liability in respect of any Trust Security. This Section 8.1(b) does not limit the liability of the Issuer Trustees expressly set forth elsewhere in this Trust Agreement or, in the case of the Property Trustee, in the Trust Indenture Act. (c) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Property Trustee shall enforce this Trust Agreement for the benefit of the Holders. 39 (d) The Property Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Trust Agreement (including pursuant to Section 10.10), and no implied covenants shall be read into this Trust Agreement against the Property Trustee. If an Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 5.14, the Property Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Trust Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs. (e) No provision of this Trust Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Property Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own wilful misconduct, except that: (i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred: (A) the duties and obligations of the Property Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Trust Agreement (including pursuant to Section 10.10), and the Property Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Trust Agreement (including pursuant to Section 10.10); and (B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Property Trustee, the Property Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Property Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Trust Agreement; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof or of the Trust Indenture Act are specifically required to be furnished to the Property Trustee, the Property Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Trust Agreement. (ii) the Property Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by an authorized officer of the Property Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Property Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; (iii) the Property Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Property Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Property Trustee under this Trust Agreement; 40 (iv) the Property Trustee's sole duty with respect to the custody, safe keeping and physical preservation of the Debentures and the Payment Account shall be to deal with such Property in a similar manner as the Property Trustee deals with similar property for its own account, subject to the protections and limitations on liability afforded to the Property Trustee under this Trust Agreement and the Trust Indenture Act; (v) the Property Trustee shall not be liable for any interest on any money received by it except as it may otherwise agree with the Depositor; and money held by the Property Trustee need not be segregated from other funds held by it except in relation to the Payment Account maintained by the Property Trustee pursuant to Section 3.1 and except to the extent otherwise required by law; (vi) the Property Trustee shall not be responsible for monitoring the compliance by the Administrative Trustees or the Depositor with their respective duties under this Trust Agreement, nor shall the Property Trustee be liable for the default or misconduct of any other Issuer Trustee, the Administrative Trustees or the Depositor; and (vii) Subject to Section 8.1(c), no provision of this Trust Agreement shall require the Property Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if the Property Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Trust Agreement or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. (f) The Administrative Trustees shall not be responsible for monitoring the compliance by the other Issuer Trustees or the Depositor with their respective duties under this Trust Agreement, nor shall either Administrative Trustee be liable for the default or misconduct of any other Issuer Trustee or the Depositor. SECTION 8.2. Certain Notices. Within ninety days after the occurrence of any Event of Default actually known to the Property Trustee, the Property Trustee shall transmit, in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 10.8, notice of such Event of Default to the Holders and the Administrative Trustees, unless such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived. Within five Business Days after the receipt of notice of the Depositor's exercise of its right to defer the payment of interest on the Debentures pursuant to the Indenture, the Property Trustee shall transmit, in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 10.8, notice of such exercise to the Holders and the Administrative Trustees, unless such exercise shall have been revoked. 41 The Property Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Event of Default unless the Property Trustee shall have received written notice or a Responsible Officer of the Property Trustee charged with the administration of this Trust Agreement shall have obtained actual knowledge of such Event of Default. SECTION 8.3. Certain Rights of Property Trustee. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.1: (a) the Property Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting in good faith upon any resolution, Opinion of Counsel, certificate, written representation of a Holder or transferee, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, appraisal, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties; (b) if (i) in performing its duties under this Trust Agreement the Property Trustee is required to decide between alternative courses of action, (ii) in construing any of the provisions of this Trust Agreement the Property Trustee finds the same ambiguous or inconsistent with any other provisions contained herein, or (iii) the Property Trustee is unsure of the application of any provision of this Trust Agreement, then, except as to any matter as to which the Holders of the Capital Securities are entitled to vote under the terms of this Trust Agreement, the Property Trustee shall deliver a notice to the Depositor requesting the Depositor's opinion as to the course of action to be taken and the Property Trustee shall take such action, or refrain from taking such action, as the Property Trustee shall deem advisable and in the best interests of the Holders, in which event the Property Trustee shall have no liability except for its own bad faith, negligence or wilful misconduct; (c) any direction or act of the Depositor contemplated by this Trust Agreement shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers' Certificate; (d) any direction or act of an Administrative Trustee contemplated by this Trust Agreement shall be sufficiently evidenced by a certificate executed by such Administrative Trustee and setting forth such direction or act; (e) the Property Trustee shall have no duty to see to any recording, filing or registration of any instrument (including any financing or continuation statement or any filing under tax or securities laws) or any rerecording, refiling or re-registration thereof; (f) the Property Trustee may consult with counsel (which counsel may be counsel to the Depositor or any of its Affiliates, and may include any of its employees) and the advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon and in accordance with such 42 advice; the Property Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Trust Agreement from any court of competent jurisdiction; (g) the Property Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Trust Agreement at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Trust Agreement, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Property Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction; provided that, nothing contained in this Section 8.3(g) shall be taken to relieve the Property Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Trust Agreement; (h) the Property Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by one or more Holders, but the Property Trustee may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit; (i) the Property Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through its agents or attorneys, provided that the Property Trustee shall be responsible for its own negligence or misconduct with respect to selection of any agent or attorney appointed by it hereunder; (j) whenever in the administration of this Trust Agreement the Property Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action hereunder, the Property Trustee (i) may request instructions from the Holders (which instructions may only be given by the Holders of the same proportion in Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities as would be entitled to direct the Property Trustee under the terms of the Trust Securities in respect of such remedy, right or action), (ii) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action until such instructions are received, and (iii) shall be protected in acting in accordance with such instructions; and (k) except as otherwise expressly provided by this Trust Agreement, the Property Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action that is discretionary under the provisions of this Trust Agreement. No provision of this Trust Agreement shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on any Issuer Trustee to perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it, in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which such Person shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts, or to exercise any such right, power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or authority available to any Issuer Trustee shall be construed to be a duty. 43 SECTION 8.4. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities. The recitals contained herein and in the Trust Securities Certificates shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer Trust and the Depositor, and the Issuer Trustees do not assume any responsibility for their correctness. The Issuer Trustees shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of the proceeds of the Debentures. SECTION 8.5. May Hold Securities. Any Issuer Trustee or any other agent of any Issuer Trustee or the Issuer Trust, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Trust Securities and, subject to Sections 8.8 and 8.13, and except as provided in the definition of the term "Outstanding" in Article I, may otherwise deal with the Issuer Trust with the same rights it would have if it were not Issuer Trustee or such other agent. SECTION 8.6. Compensation; Indemnity; Fees. The Depositor agrees: (a) to pay to the Issuer Trustees from time to time such reasonable compensation for all services rendered by them hereunder as may be agreed by the Depositor and the Issuer Trustees from time to time (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust); (b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Issuer Trustees upon request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Issuer Trustees in accordance with any provision of this Trust Agreement (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of their agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to their negligence, bad faith or wilful misconduct; and (c) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to indemnify and hold harmless (i) each Issuer Trustee, (ii) any Affiliate of any Issuer Trustee, (iii) any officer, director, shareholder, employee, representative or agent of any Issuer Trustee, and (iv) any employee or agent of the Issuer Trust (referred to herein as an "Indemnified Person") from and against any loss, damage, liability, tax, penalty, expense or claim of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by such Indemnified Person by reason of the creation, operation or dissolution of the Issuer Trust or any act or omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Issuer Trust and in a manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Trust Agreement, except that no Indemnified Person shall be entitled to be indemnified in respect of any loss, damage or claim incurred by such Indemnified 44 Person by reason of negligence, bad faith or wilful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions. The provisions of this Section 8.6 shall survive the termination of this Trust Agreement and the removal or resignation of any Issuer Trustee. No Issuer Trustee may claim any Lien on any Trust Property as a result of any amount due pursuant to this Section 8.6. The Depositor and any Issuer Trustee may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or dissimilar to the business of the Issuer Trust, and the Issuer Trust and the Holders of Trust Securities shall have no rights by virtue of this Trust Agreement in and to such independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit of any such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Issuer Trust, shall not be deemed wrongful or improper. Neither the Depositor nor any Issuer Trustee shall be obligated to present any particular investment or other opportunity to the Issuer Trust even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Issuer Trust, could be taken by the Issuer Trust, and the Depositor and any Issuer Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account (individually or as a partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular investment or other opportunity. Any Issuer Trustee may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor, or may act as depository for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee or body of holders of, securities or other obligations of the Depositor or its Affiliates. SECTION 8.7. Corporate Property Trustee Required; Eligibility of Issuer Trustees and Administrative Trustees. (a) There shall at all times be a Property Trustee hereunder with respect to the Trust Securities. The Property Trustee shall be a Person that is a national or state chartered bank and eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.7 and to the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Property Trustee with respect to the Trust Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.7, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article VIII. At the time of appointment, the Property Trustee must have securities rated in one of the three highest rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. (b) There shall at all times be one or more Administrative Trustees hereunder with respect to the Trust Securities. Each Administrative Trustee shall be either a natural person who is at least 45 21 years of age or a legal entity that shall act through one or more persons authorized to bind that entity. (c) There shall at all times be a Delaware Trustee with respect to the Trust Securities. The Delaware Trustee shall either be (i) a natural person who is at least 21 years of age and a resident of the State of Delaware, or (ii) a legal entity with its principal place of business in the State of Delaware and that otherwise meets the requirements of applicable Delaware law and that shall act through one or more persons authorized to bind such entity. SECTION 8.8. Conflicting Interests. (a) If the Property Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Property Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Trust Agreement. (b) The Guarantee Agreement and the Indenture shall be deemed to be specifically described in this Trust Agreement for the purposes of clause (i) of the first proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. SECTION 8.9. Co-Trustees and Separate Trustee. Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, at any time or times, for the purpose of meeting the legal requirements of the Trust Indenture Act or of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust Property may at the time be located, the Property Trustee shall have the power to appoint, and upon the written request of the Property Trustee, the Depositor and the Administrative Trustees shall for such purpose join with the Property Trustee in the execution, delivery, and performance of all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to appoint, one or more Persons approved by the Property Trustee either to act as co-trustee, jointly with the Property Trustee, of all or any part of such Trust Property, or to the extent required by law to act as separate trustee of any such property, in either case with such powers as may be provided in the instrument of appointment, and to vest in such Person or Persons in the capacity aforesaid, any property, title, right or power deemed necessary or desirable, subject to the other provisions of this Section. Any co-trustee or separate trustee appointed pursuant to this Section shall either be (i) a natural person who is at least 21 years of age and a resident of the United States, or (ii) a legal entity with its principal place of business in the United States that shall act through one or more persons authorized to bind such entity. Should any written instrument from the Depositor be required by any co-trustee or separate trustee so appointed for more fully confirming to such co-trustee or separate trustee such property, title, right, or power, any and all such instruments shall, on request, be executed, acknowledged and delivered by the Depositor. 46 Every co-trustee or separate trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, but to such extent only, be appointed subject to the following terms, namely: (a) The Trust Securities shall be executed by one or more Administrative Trustees, and the Trust Securities shall be delivered by the Property Trustee, and all rights, powers, duties, and obligations hereunder in respect of the custody of securities, cash and other personal property held by, or required to be deposited or pledged with, the Property Trustee specified hereunder shall be exercised solely by the Property Trustee and not by such co-trustee or separate trustee. (b) The rights, powers, duties, and obligations hereby conferred or imposed upon the Property Trustee in respect of any property covered by such appointment shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Property Trustee or by the Property Trustee and such co-trustee or separate trustee jointly, as shall be provided in the instrument appointing such co- trustee or separate trustee, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act is to be performed, the Property Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations shall be exercised and performed by such co-trustee or separate trustee. (c) The Property Trustee at any time, by an instrument in writing executed by it, with the written concurrence of the Depositor, may accept the resignation of or remove any co-trustee or separate trustee appointed under this Section 8.9, and, in case a Debenture Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Property Trustee shall have power to accept the resignation of, or remove, any such co-trustee or separate trustee without the concurrence of the Depositor. Upon the written request of the Property Trustee, the Depositor shall join with the Property Trustee in the execution, delivery and performance of all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to effectuate such resignation or removal. A successor to any co-trustee or separate trustee so resigning or removed may be appointed in the manner provided in this Section 8.9. (d) No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of the Property Trustee or any other trustee hereunder. (e) The Property Trustee shall not be liable by reason of any act of a co-trustee or separate trustee. (f) Any Act of Holders delivered to the Property Trustee shall be deemed to have been delivered to each such co-trustee and separate trustee. SECTION 8.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor. No resignation or removal of any Issuer Trustee (the "Relevant Trustee") and no appointment of a successor Issuer Trustee pursuant to this Article VIII shall become effective until the acceptance 47 of appointment by the successor Issuer Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 8.11. Subject to the immediately preceding paragraph, the Relevant Trustee may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Holders and by appointing a successor Relevant Trustee. The Relevant Trustee shall appoint a successor by requesting from at least three Persons meeting the eligibility requirements its expenses and charges to serve as the Relevant Trustee on a form provided by the Administrative Trustees, and selecting the Person who agrees to the lowest expenses and charges. If the instrument of acceptance by the successor Issuer Trustee required by Section 8.11 shall not have been delivered to the Relevant Trustee within 60 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the Relevant Trustee may petition, at the expense of the, in the case of the Property Trustee, Depositor, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Relevant Trustee. The Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, or both of them, may be removed by Act of the Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities, delivered to the Relevant Trustee (in its individual capacity and, in the case of the Property Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer Trust) (i) for cause (including upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in subparagraph (d) of the definition thereof with respect to the Relevant Trustee), or (ii) if a Debenture Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at any time. If a resigning Issuer Trustee shall fail to appoint a successor, or if an Issuer Trustee shall be removed or become incapable of acting as Issuer Trustee, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of any Issuer Trustee for any cause, the Holders of the Capital Securities, by Act of the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities then Outstanding delivered to such Relevant Trustee, may appoint a successor Relevant Trustee or Trustees, and such successor Issuer Trustee shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 8.11. If no successor Relevant Trustee shall have been so appointed by the Holders of the Capital Securities and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 8.11, any Holder, on behalf of such Holder and all others similarly situated, or any other Issuer Trustee, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Relevant Trustee. The Property Trustee shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of an Issuer Trustee and each appointment of a successor Issuer Trustee to all Holders in the manner provided in Section 10.8 and shall give notice to the Depositor and to the Administrative Trustees. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Relevant Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office if it is the Property Trustee. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Trust Agreement, if any Delaware Trustee who is a natural person dies or becomes, in the opinion of the Holders of the Common Securities, incompetent or incapacitated, the vacancy created by such death, incompetence or incapacity may be filled by the Property Trustee following the procedures regarding expenses and 48 charges set forth above (with the successor being a Person who satisfies the eligibility requirement for the Delaware Trustee set forth in Section 8.7). SECTION 8.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Relevant Trustee, the retiring Relevant Trustee and each successor Relevant Trustee with respect to the Trust Securities shall execute and deliver an amendment hereto wherein each successor Relevant Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (a) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Relevant Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Relevant Trustee with respect to the Trust Securities and the Issuer Trust, and (b) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Trust Agreement as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the Issuer Trust by more than one Relevant Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such amendment shall constitute such Relevant Trustees co- trustees and upon the execution and delivery of such amendment the resignation or removal of the retiring Relevant Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Relevant Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Relevant Trustee; but, on request of the Issuer Trust or any successor Relevant Trustee such retiring Relevant Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Relevant Trustee all Trust Property, all proceeds thereof and money held by such retiring Relevant Trustee hereunder with respect to the Trust Securities and the Trust. Upon request of any such successor Relevant Trustee, the Issuer Trust shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Relevant Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first or second preceding paragraph, as the case may be. No successor Relevant Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Relevant Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article VIII. SECTION 8.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business. Any Person into which the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Relevant Trustee shall be a party, or any Person, succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of such Relevant Trustee, shall be the successor of such Relevant Trustee hereunder, provided that such Person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article VIII, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. 49 SECTION 8.13. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Depositor or Issuer Trust. If and when the Property Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Depositor or the Issuer Trust (or any other obligor upon the Capital Securities), the Property Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against the Depositor or the Issuer Trust (or any such other obligor). SECTION 8.14. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. In case of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other similar judicial proceeding relative to the Issuer Trust or any other obligor upon the Trust Securities or the property of the Issuer Trust or of such other obligor or their creditors, the Property Trustee (irrespective of whether any Distributions on the Trust Securities shall then be due and payable and irrespective of whether the Property Trustee shall have made any demand on the Issuer Trust for the payment of any past due Distributions) shall be entitled and empowered, to the fullest extent permitted by law, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise: (a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of any Distributions owing and unpaid in respect of the Trust Securities and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Property Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Property Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and (b) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Property Trustee and, in the event the Property Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Property Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Property Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Property Trustee. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Property Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement adjustment or compensation affecting the Trust Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Property Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding. 50 SECTION 8.15. Reports by Property Trustee. (a) Within 60 days after [May 15] of each year commencing with [May 15], 2001, the Property Trustee shall transmit to all Holders in accordance with Section 10.8, and to the Depositor, a brief report dated as of the immediately preceding [May 15] with respect to: (i) its eligibility under Section 8.7 or, in lieu thereof, if to the best of its knowledge it has continued to be eligible under said Section, a written statement to such effect; (ii) a statement that the Property Trustee has complied with all of its obligations under this Trust Agreement during the twelve-month period (or, in the case of the initial report, the period since the Closing Date) ending with such [May 15] or, if the Property Trustee has not complied in any material respect with such obligations, a description of such noncompliance; and (iii) any change in the property and funds in its possession as Property Trustee since the date of its last report and any action taken by the Property Trustee in the performance of its duties hereunder which it has not previously reported and which in its opinion materially affects the Trust Securities. (b) In addition, the Property Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Property Trustee and its actions under this Trust Agreement as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. (c) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Property Trustee with the Depositor. SECTION 8.16. Reports to the Property Trustee. Each of the Depositor and the Administrative Trustees shall provide to the Property Trustee such documents, reports and information as required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act (if any) and the compliance certificate required by Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act in the form, in the manner and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Depositor and the Administrative Trustees shall annually file with the Property Trustee a certificate specifying whether such Person is in compliance with all of the terms and covenants applicable to such Person hereunder. SECTION 8.17. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent. Each of the Depositor and the Administrative Trustees shall provide to the Property Trustee such evidence of compliance with any conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Trust Agreement that relate to any of the matters set forth in Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. 51 Any certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act shall be given in the form of an Officers' Certificate. SECTION 8.18. Number of Issuer Trustees. (a) The number of Issuer Trustees shall be four, unless the Property Trustee also acts as the Delaware Trustee, in which case the number of Issuer Trustees may be three. (b) If an Issuer Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason, a vacancy shall occur. The vacancy shall be filled with an Issuer Trustee appointed in accordance with Section 8.10. (c) The death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy, incompetence or incapacity to perform the duties of an Issuer Trustee shall not operate to annul or dissolve the Issuer Trust. SECTION 8.19. Delegation of Power. (a) Any Administrative Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or her power for the purpose of executing any documents contemplated in Section 2.7(a) or making any governmental filing; and (b) The Administrative Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to time to such of their number the doing of such things and the execution of such instruments either in the name of the Issuer Trust or the names of the Administrative Trustees or otherwise as the Administrative Trustees may deem expedient, to the extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or contrary to the provisions of this Trust Agreement. ARTICLE IX DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND MERGER SECTION 9.1. Dissolution Upon Expiration Date. Unless earlier dissolved, the Issuer Trust shall automatically dissolve, and its affairs be wound up, on December 31, [2051] (the "Expiration Date"), following the distribution of the Trust Property in accordance with Section 9.4. SECTION 9.2. Early Dissolution. The first to occur of any of the following events is an "Early Dissolution Event": (a) the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event in respect of, or the dissolution or liquidation of, the Depositor, in its capacity as the Holder of the Common Securities, unless the Depositor shall 52 transfer the Common Securities as provided by Section 5.10, in which case this provision shall refer instead to any such successor Holder of the Common Securities; (b) the written direction to the Property Trustee from all of the Holders of the Common Securities at any time to dissolve the Issuer Trust and to distribute the Debentures to Holders in exchange for the Capital Securities (which direction is optional and wholly within the discretion of the Holders of the Common Securities); (c) the redemption of all of the Capital Securities in connection with the redemption of all the Debentures; and (d) the entry of an order for dissolution of the Issuer Trust by a court of competent jurisdiction. SECTION 9.3. Dissolution. The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Issuer Trustees, the Administrative Trustees and the Issuer Trust created and continued hereby shall terminate upon the latest to occur of the following: (a) the distribution by the Property Trustee to Holders of all amounts required to be distributed hereunder upon the liquidation of the Issuer Trust pursuant to Section 9.4, or upon the redemption of all of the Trust Securities pursuant to Section 4.2; (b) the payment of any expenses owed by the Issuer Trust; and (c) the discharge of all administrative duties of the Administrative Trustees, including the performance of any tax reporting obligations with respect to the Issuer Trust or the Holders. SECTION 9.4. Liquidation. (a) If an Early Dissolution Event specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of Section 9.2 occurs or upon the Expiration Date, the Issuer Trust shall be liquidated by the Property Trustee as expeditiously as the Property Trustee determines to be possible by distributing, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Issuer Trust as provided by applicable law, to each Holder a Like Amount of Debentures, subject to Section 9.4(d). Notice of liquidation shall be given by the Property Trustee by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Liquidation Date to each Holder of Trust Securities at such Holder's address appearing in the Securities Register. All such notices of liquidation shall: (i) state the CUSIP Number of the Trust Securities; (ii) state the Liquidation Date; 53 (iii) state that from and after the Liquidation Date, the Trust Securities will no longer be deemed to be Outstanding and any Trust Securities Certificates not surrendered for exchange will be deemed to represent a Like Amount of Debentures; and (iv) provide such information with respect to the mechanics by which Holders may exchange Trust Securities Certificates for Debentures, or if Section 9.4(d) applies, receive a Liquidation Distribution, as the Property Trustee (after consultation with the Administrative Trustees) shall deem appropriate. (b) Except where Section 9.2(c) or 9.4(d) applies, in order to effect the liquidation of the Issuer Trust and distribution of the Debentures to Holders, the Property Trustee, either itself acting as exchange agent or through the appointment of a separate exchange agent, shall establish a record date for such distribution (which shall be not more than 30 days prior to the Liquidation Date) and, establish such procedures as it shall deem appropriate to effect the distribution of Debentures in exchange for the Outstanding Trust Securities Certificates. (c) Except where Section 9.2(c) or 9.4(d) applies, after the Liquidation Date, (i) the Trust Securities will no longer be deemed to be Outstanding, (ii) certificates representing a Like Amount of Debentures will be issued to Holders of Trust Securities Certificates, upon surrender of such Certificates to the exchange agent for exchange, (iii) any Trust Securities Certificates not so surrendered for exchange will be deemed to represent a Like Amount of bearing accrued and unpaid interest in an amount equal to the accumulated and unpaid Distributions on such Trust Securities Certificates until such certificates are so surrendered (and until such certificates are so surrendered, no payments of interest or principal will be made to Holders of Trust Securities Certificates with respect to such Debentures) and (iv) all rights of Holders holding Trust Securities will cease, except the right of such Holders to receive Debentures upon surrender of Trust Securities Certificates. (d) If, notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 9.4, whether because of an order for dissolution entered by a court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise, distribution of the Debentures in the manner provided herein is determined by the Property Trustee not to be practical, or if an Early Dissolution Event specified in clause (c) of Section 9.2 occurs, the Trust Property shall be liquidated, and the Issuer Trust shall be dissolved and its affairs wound-up, by the Property Trustee in such manner as the Property Trustee determines. In such event, on the date of the dissolution, winding-up or other termination of the Issuer Trust, Holders will be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Issuer Trust available for distribution to Holders, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Issuer Trust as provided by applicable law, an amount equal to the Liquidation Amount per Trust Security plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment (such amount being the "Liquidation Distribution"). If, upon any such dissolution, winding up or termination, the Liquidation Distribution can be paid only in part because the Issuer Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in full the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then, subject to the next succeeding sentence, the amounts payable by the Issuer Trust on the Trust Securities shall be paid on a pro rata basis (based upon Liquidation Amounts). The Holders of the 54 Common Securities will be entitled to receive Liquidation Distributions upon any such dissolution, winding-up or termination pro rata (determined as aforesaid) with Holders of Capital Securities, except that, if a Debenture Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(1) or 5.1(2) of the Indenture has occurred and is continuing, the Capital Securities shall have a priority over the Common Securities as provided in Section 4.3. SECTION 9.5. Mergers, Consolidations, Amalgamations or Replacements of Issuer Trust. The Issuer Trust may not merge with or into, consolidate, amalgamate, or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any corporation or other body, except pursuant to this Section 9.5. At the request of the Holders of the Common Securities, with the consent of the Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities, and without the consent of the Issuer Trustees, the Issuer Trust may merge with or into, consolidate, amalgamate, or be replaced by or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to a trust organized as such under the laws of any state; provided, that (i) such successor entity either (a) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Issuer Trust with respect to the Capital Securities, or (b) substitutes for the Capital Securities other securities having substantially the same terms as the Capital Securities (the "Successor Securities") so long as the Successor Securities have the same priority as the Capital Securities with respect to distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise, (ii) a trustee of such successor entity possessing the same powers and duties as the Property Trustee is appointed to hold the Debentures, (iii) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not cause the Capital Securities (including any Successor Securities) to be downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, (iv) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of the Capital Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material respect, (v) such successor entity has a purpose substantially identical to that of the Issuer Trust, (vi) prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease, the Property Trustee has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that (a) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of the Capital Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material respect, and (b) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease, neither the Issuer Trust nor such successor entity will be required to register as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act, and (vii) the Depositor or its permitted transferee owns all of the Common Securities of such successor entity and guarantees the obligations of such successor entity under the Successor Securities at least to the extent provided by the Guarantee Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer Trust shall not, except with the consent of Holders of all of the Capital Securities, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any other entity or permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or replace it if such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease would cause the Issuer Trust or 55 the successor entity to be taxable as a corporation or classified as other than a grantor trust for United States Federal income tax purposes. ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SECTION 10.1. Limitation of Rights of Holders. Except as set forth in Section 9.2, the death or incapacity of any person having an interest, beneficial or otherwise, in Trust Securities shall not operate to terminate this Trust Agreement, nor entitle the legal representatives or heirs of such person or any Holder for such person, to claim an accounting, take any action or bring any proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of the arrangements contemplated hereby, nor otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them. SECTION 10.2. Amendment. (a) This Trust Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Administrative Trustees and the Holders of all of the Common Securities, without the consent of any Holder of the Capital Securities, (i) to cure any ambiguity, correct or supplement any provision herein that may be inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Trust Agreement, which shall not be inconsistent with the other provisions of this Trust Agreement, or (ii) to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of this Trust Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to ensure that the Issuer Trust will not be taxable as a corporation or classified as other than a grantor trust for United States Federal income tax purposes at all times that any Trust Securities are outstanding or to ensure that the Issuer Trust will not be required to register as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act; provided, however, that in the case of either clause (i) or (ii), such action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Holder. (b) Except as provided in Section 10.2(c), any provision of this Trust Agreement may be amended by the Administrative Trustees, the Property Trustee, and the Holders of all of the Common Securities and with (i) the consent of Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities, and (ii) receipt by the Issuer Trustees of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Trustees or the Administrative Trustees in accordance with such amendment will not affect the Trust's status as a grantor trust or cause the Issuer Trust to be taxable as a corporation or as other than a grantor trust for United States Federal income tax purposes or affect the Issuer Trust's exemption from status as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act. 56 (c) In addition to and notwithstanding any other provision in this Trust Agreement, without the consent of each affected Holder (such consent being obtained in accordance with Section 6.3 or 6.6 hereof), this Trust Agreement may not be amended to (i) change the amount or timing of any Distribution on the Trust Securities or otherwise adversely affect the amount of any Distribution required to be made in respect of the Trust Securities as of a specified date, or (ii) restrict the right of a Holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such date; and notwithstanding any other provision herein, without the unanimous consent of the Holders (such consent being obtained in accordance with Section 6.3 or 6.6 hereof), this paragraph (c) of this Section 10.2 may not be amended. (d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Trust Agreement, no Issuer Trustee shall enter into or consent to any amendment to this Trust Agreement that would cause the Issuer Trust to fail or cease to qualify for the exemption from status as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act or to be taxable as a corporation or to be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States Federal income tax purposes. (e) Notwithstanding anything in this Trust Agreement to the contrary, without the consent of the Depositor and the Administrative Trustees, this Trust Agreement may not be amended in a manner that imposes any additional obligation on the Depositor or the Administrative Trustees. (f) In the event that any amendment to this Trust Agreement is made, the Administrative Trustees or the Property Trustee shall promptly provide to the Depositor a copy of such amendment. (g) Neither the Property Trustee nor the Delaware Trustee shall be required to enter into any amendment to this Trust Agreement that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Trust Agreement. The Property Trustee shall be entitled to receive an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers' Certificate stating that any amendment to this Trust Agreement is in compliance with this Trust Agreement. SECTION 10.3. Separability. In case any provision in this Trust Agreement or in the Trust Securities Certificates shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. SECTION 10.4. Governing Law. This Trust Agreement and the rights and obligations of each of the Holders, the Issuer Trust, the Depositor, and the Issuer Trustees with respect to this Trust Agreement and the Trust Securities shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to its conflicts of laws provisions. 57 SECTION 10.5. Payments Due on Non-Business Day. If the date fixed for any payment on any Trust Security shall be a day that is not a Business Day, then such payment need not be made on such date but may be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day (except as otherwise provided in Sections 4.1(a) and 4.2(d)), with the same force and effect as though made on the date fixed for such payment, and no Distributions shall accumulate on such unpaid amount for the period after such date. SECTION 10.6. Successors. This Trust Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of any successor to the Depositor, the Issuer Trust, and any Issuer Trustee, including any successor by operation of law. Except in connection with a consolidation, merger or sale involving the Depositor that is permitted under Article Eight of the Indenture and pursuant to which the assignee agrees in writing to perform the Depositor's obligations hereunder, the Depositor shall not assign its obligations hereunder. SECTION 10.7. Headings. The Article and Section headings are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Trust Agreement. SECTION 10.8. Reports, Notices and Demands. Any report, notice, demand or other communication that by any provision of this Trust Agreement is required or permitted to be given or served to or upon any Holder or the Depositor may be given or served in writing by deposit thereof, first-class postage prepaid, in the United States mail, hand delivery or facsimile transmission, in each case, addressed, (a) in the case of a Holder of Capital Securities, to such Holder as such Holder's name and address may appear on the Securities Register; and (b) in the case of the Holder of the Common Securities or the Depositor, to State Street Corporation, Attention: Secretary, facsimile no.: (617) 664-4006, or to such other address as may be specified in a written notice by the Holder of the Common Securities or the Depositor, as the case may be, to the Property Trustee. Such notice, demand or other communication to or upon a Holder shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, upon hand delivery, mailing or transmission. Such notice, demand or other communication to or upon the Depositor shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made only upon actual receipt of the writing by the Depositor. Any notice, demand or other communication that by any provision of this Trust Agreement is required or permitted to be given or served to or upon the Issuer Trust, the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee, the Administrative Trustees or the Issuer Trust shall be given in writing addressed to such Person as follows: (a) with respect to the Property Trustee, to Bank One Trust Company, N.A., One North State Street, 9th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60602, 58 Attention: Corporate Trust Administration; (b) with respect to the Delaware Trustee, to Bank One Delaware, Inc., Three Christiana Center, 201 North Walnut Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, Attention: Legal Department/First USA; (c) with respect to the Administrative Trustees, to them at 61 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10006 marked "Attention: Administrative Trustees of State Street Capital Trust [II/III/IV]"; and (d) with respect to the Issuer Trust, to its principal office specified in Section 2.2, with a copy to the Property Trustee. Such notice, demand or other communication to or upon the Issuer Trust, the Property Trustee or the Administrative Trustees shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made only upon actual receipt of the writing by the Issuer Trust, the Property Trustee or such Administrative Trustee. SECTION 10.9. Agreement Not to Petition. Each of the Issuer Trustees and the Depositor agree for the benefit of the Holders that, until at least one year and one day after the Issuer Trust has been dissolved in accordance with Article IX, they shall not file, or join in the filing of, a petition against the Issuer Trust under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law (including the United States Bankruptcy Code) (collectively, "Bankruptcy Laws") or otherwise join in the commencement of any proceeding against the Issuer Trust under any Bankruptcy Law. If the Depositor takes action in violation of this Section 10.9, the Property Trustee agrees, for the benefit of Holders, that at the expense of the Depositor, it shall file an answer with the bankruptcy court or otherwise properly contest the filing of such petition by the Depositor against the Issuer Trust or the commencement of such action and raise the defense that the Depositor has agreed in writing not to take such action and should be stopped and precluded therefrom and such other defenses, if any, as counsel for the Issuer Trustee or the Issuer Trust may assert. SECTION 10.10. Trust Indenture Act; Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Trust Indenture Act shall apply as a matter of contract to this Trust Agreement for purposes of interpretation, construction and defining the rights and obligations hereunder, and this Trust Agreement, the Depositor and the Property Trustee shall be deemed for all purposes hereof to be subject to and governed by the Trust Indenture Act to the same extent as would be the case if this Trust Agreement were qualified under that Act on the date hereof. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, if and to the extent that any provision of this Trust Agreement limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control. (b) The Property Trustee shall be the only Issuer Trustee that is a trustee for the purposes of the Trust Indenture Act. 59 (c) The application of the Trust Indenture Act to this Trust Agreement shall not affect the nature of the Trust Securities as equity securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer Trust. SECTION 10.11. Acceptance of Terms of Trust Agreement, Guarantee Agreement and Indenture. THE RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE OF A TRUST SECURITY OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN BY OR ON BEHALF OF A HOLDER OR ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER, WITHOUT ANY SIGNATURE OR FURTHER MANIFESTATION OF ASSENT, SHALL CONSTITUTE THE UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE BY THE HOLDER AND ALL OTHERS HAVING A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN SUCH TRUST SECURITY OF ALL THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS TRUST AGREEMENT, THE GUARANTEE AGREEMENT AND THE INDENTURE, AND AGREEMENT TO THE SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS AND OTHER TERMS OF THE GUARANTEE AGREEMENT AND THE INDENTURE, AND SHALL CONSTITUTE THE AGREEMENT OF THE ISSUER TRUST, SUCH HOLDER AND SUCH OTHERS THAT THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS TRUST AGREEMENT SHALL BE BINDING, OPERATIVE AND EFFECTIVE AS BETWEEN THE ISSUER TRUST AND SUCH HOLDER AND SUCH OTHERS. SECTION 10.12. Counterparts. This Trust Agreement may contain more than one counterpart of the signature page and this Trust Agreement may be executed by the affixing of the signature of each of the Trustees to one of such counterpart signature pages. All of such counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they shall have the same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a single signature page. [REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 60 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amended and Restated Trust Agreement. STATE STREET CORPORATION, as Depositor By:____________________________________ Name: Attest:________________________ Title: BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (as successor in the interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) as Property Trustee By:____________________________________ Name: Attest:_______________________ Title: BANK ONE DELAWARE, INC., as Delaware Trustee By:____________________________________ Name: Attest:_______________________ Title: _______________________________________ [Ward A. Spooner], Attest:_______________________ as Administrative Trustee _______________________________________ [James E. Murphy], Attest:_______________________ as Administrative Trustee STATE OF ) ) ss: COUNTY OF ) On __________ before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the __________________________, personally appeared ________________________, personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and that the foregoing instrument is the free act and deed of the entity upon behalf of which such person acted. WITNESS my hand and official seal SIGNATURE:________________________ (This area for official notarial seal) STATE OF ) ) ss: COUNTY OF ) On __________ before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the __________________________, personally appeared ________________________, personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and that the foregoing instrument is the free act and deed of the entity upon behalf of which such person acted. WITNESS my hand and official seal SIGNATURE:________________________ (This area for official notarial seal) 63 STATE OF ) ) ss: COUNTY OF ) On __________ before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the __________________________, personally appeared ________________________, personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and that the foregoing instrument is the free act and deed of the entity upon behalf of which such person acted. WITNESS my hand and official seal SIGNATURE:________________________ (This area for official notarial seal) 64 Exhibit A Exhibit B [FORM OF CERTIFICATE DEPOSITORY AGREEMENT] Letter of Representations [Date] The Depository Trust Company, 55 Water Street, 49th Floor, New York, New York 10041-0099. Attention: General Counsel's Office Re: State Street Capital Trust [II/III/IV] Floating Rate Capital Securities, Series [A] CUSIP Ladies and Gentlemen: The purpose of this letter is to set forth certain matters relating to the issuance and deposit with The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") of the book-entry-only portion of the Floating Rate Capital Securities, Series A (the "Capital Securities"), of State Street Capital Trust [II/III/IV], a statutory business trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Issuer"), governed by the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of _________, 2000, among State Street Corporation (the "Corporation"), as Depositor, Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as Property Trustee, and Bank One Delaware, Inc., as Delaware Trustee. The payment of distributions on the Capital Securities and payments due upon liquidation of the Issuer or redemption of the Capital Securities, to the extent the Issuer has funds available for the payment thereof, are guaranteed by the Corporation to the extent set forth in a Guarantee Agreement, dated as of _________, 2000, between the Corporation and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as Guarantee Trustee with respect to the Capital Securities. The Corporation and the Issuer propose to sell the Capital Securities to Goldman, Sachs & Co., ______________________________, and _________________________ (the "Initial Purchasers") pursuant to a Purchase Agreement, dated _________, 2000, by and among the Initial Purchasers, the Issuer and the Corporation, and the Initial Purchasers wish to take delivery of the Capital Securities through DTC. Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) is acting as transfer agent and registrar with respect to the Capital Securities (the "Transfer Agent and Registrar"). The Depository Trust Company -2- To induce DTC to accept the Capital Securities as eligible for deposit at DTC, and to act in accordance with DTC's rules with respect to the Capital Securities, the Issuer and the Transfer Agent and Registrar make the following representations to DTC: (a) Prior to the closing of the sale of the Capital Securities to the Initial Purchasers on , there shall be deposited with, or held by the Transfer Agent and Registrar as custodian for, DTC one or more global certificates (individually and collectively, the "Global Certificate") registered in the name of DTC's nominee, Cede & Co., representing an aggregate of __________ Capital Securities and bearing the following legend: Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to Issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHER WISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein. (b) The Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Issuer provides for the voting by holders (with no provision for revocation of consents or votes by subsequent holders) of the Capital Securities under certain limited circumstances. The Issuer shall establish a record date for such purposes and shall, to the extent possible, give DTC notice of such record date not less than 15 calendar days in advance of such record date. (c) In the event of a stock split, conversion, recapitalization, reorganization or any other similar transaction resulting in the cancellation of all or any part of the Capital Securities outstanding, the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar shall send DTC a notice of such event as soon as possible but, at least 5 business days prior to the effective date of such event. (d) In the event of any distribution on, or an offering or issuance of rights with respect to, the Capital Securities outstanding, the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar shall send DTC a notice specifying: (a) the amount of and conditions, if any, applicable to the payment of any such distribution or any such offering or issuance of rights; (b) any applicable expiration or deadline date, or any date by which any action on the part of the holders of Capital Securities is required; and (c) the date any required notice is to be mailed by or on behalf of the Issuer to The Depository Trust Company -3- holders of Capital Securities or published by or on behalf of the Issuer (whether by mail or publication, the "Publication Date"). Such notice shall be sent to DTC by a secure means (e.g., legible telecopy, registered or certified mail, overnight delivery) in a timely manner designed to assure that such notice is in DTC's possession no later than the close of business on the business day before the Publication Date. The Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar will forward such notice either in a separate secure transmission for each CUSIP number or in a secure transmission of multiple CUSIP numbers (if applicable) that includes a manifest or list of each CUSIP number submitted in that transmission. (The party sending such notice shall have a method to verify subsequently the use of such means and the timeliness of such notice.) The Publication Date shall be not less than 30 calendar days nor more than 60 calendar days prior to the payment of any such distribution or any such offering or issuance of rights with respect to the Capital Securities. After establishing the amount of payment to be made on the Capital Securities, the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar will notify DTC's Dividend Department of such payment 5 business days prior to payment date. Notices to DTC's Dividend Department by telecopy shall be sent to (212) 709-1723. Such notices by mail or by any other means shall be sent to: Manager, Announcements Dividend Department The Depository Trust Company 7 Hanover Square, 23rd Floor New York, New York 10004-2695 The Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar shall confirm DTC's receipt of such telecopy by telephoning the Dividend Department at (212) 709-1270. (e) In the event of a redemption by the Issuer of the Capital Securities, notice specifying the terms of the redemption and the Publication Date of such notice shall be sent by the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar to DTC not less than 30 calendar days prior to such event by a secure means in the manner set forth in paragraph 4. Such redemption notice shall be sent to DTC's Call Notification Department at (516) 227-4164 or (516) 227-4190, and receipt of such notice shall be confirmed by telephoning (516) 227-4070. Notice by mail or by any other means shall be sent to: Call Notification Department The Depository Trust Company 711 Stewart Avenue Garden City, New York 11530-4719 The Depository Trust Company -4- (f) In the event of any invitation to tender the Capital Securities, notice specifying the terms of the tender and the Publication Date of such notice shall be sent by the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar to DTC by a secure means and in a timely manner as described in paragraph 4. Notices to DTC pursuant to this paragraph and notices of other corporate actions (including mandatory tenders, exchanges and capital changes), shall be sent, unless notification to another department is expressly provided for herein, by telecopy to DTC's Reorganization Department at (212) 709-1093 or (212) 709-1094 and receipt of such notice shall be confirmed by telephoning (212) 709-6884, or by mail or any other means to: Manager, Reorganization Department Reorganization Window The Depository Trust Company 7 Hanover Square, 23rd Floor New York, New York 10004-2695 (g) All notices and payment advices sent to DTC shall contain the CUSIP number or numbers of the Capital Securities and the accompanying designation of the Capital Securities, which, as of the date of this letter, is "[State Street Institutional Capital B, 8.035% Capital Securities, Series A.]" 8. Distribution payments or other cash payments with respect to the Capital Securities shall be governed by DTC's current Principal and Income Payments Rider, a copy of which is attached hereto as Annex I. For purposes of this letter, the term "Agent" used in Annex I shall be deemed to refer to Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) or any successor Property Trustee under the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement. 9. DTC may direct the Issuer and the Transfer Agent and Registrar to use any other telecopy number or address of DTC as the number or address to which notices or payments may be sent. 10. In the event of a conversion, redemption, or any other similar transaction (e.g., tender made and accepted in response to the Issuer's or the Transfer Agent and Registrar's invitation) necessitating a reduction in the aggregate number of Capital Securities outstanding evidenced by the Global Certificate, DTC, in its discretion: (a) may request the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar to issue and countersign a new Global Certificate; or (b) may make an appropriate notation on the Global Certificate indicating the date and amount of such reduction. The Depository Trust Company -5- 11. DTC may discontinue its services as a securities depositary with respect to the Capital Securities at any time by giving reasonable prior written notice to the Issuer and the Transfer Agent and Registrar (at which time DTC will confirm with the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar the aggregate number of Capital Securities deposited with it) and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law. Under such circumstances, the Issuer may determine to make alternative arrangements for book-entry settlement for the Capital Securities, make available one or more separate global certificates evidencing Capital Securities to any Participant having Capital Securities credited to its DTC account, or issue definitive Capital Securities to the beneficial holders thereof, and in any such case, DTC agrees to cooperate fully with the Issuer and the Transfer Agent and Registrar and to return the Global Certificate, duly endorsed for transfer as directed by the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar, together with any other documents of transfer reasonably requested by the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar. 12. In the event that the Issuer determines that beneficial owners of Capital Securities shall be able to obtain definitive Capital Securities, the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar shall notify DTC of the availability of certificates. In such event, the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar shall issue, transfer and exchange certificates in appropriate amounts, as required by DTC and others, and DTC agrees to cooperate fully with the Issuer and the Transfer Agent and Registrar and to return the Global Certificate, duly endorsed for transfer as directed by the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar, together with any other documents of transfer reasonably requested by the Issuer or the Transfer Agent and Registrar. 13. This letter may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The Depository Trust Company -6- Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Transfer Agent and Registrar to advance funds on behalf of State Street Capital Trust [II/III/IV]. Very truly yours, STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST [II/III/IV] (As Issuer) By:__________________________ Name: Title: Administrative Trustee BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) (As Paying Agent) By:__________________________ Name: Title: RECEIVED AND ACCEPTED: THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY By:__________________________ Authorized Officer Exhibit C [FORM OF COMMON SECURITIES CERTIFICATE] THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT TO THE DEPOSITOR OR AN AFFILIATE OF THE DEPOSITOR IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND SECTION 5.10 OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT AND ONLY IN CONNECTION WITH A SIMULTANEOUS DELEGATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF THE [EXPENSE AGREEMENT] REFERRED TO THEREIN Certificate Number Number of Common Securities [C-1] [4,640] Certificate Evidencing Common Securities of State Street Capital Trust [II/III/IV] Floating Rate Common Securities (liquidation amount $1,000 per Common Security) State Street Capital Trust [II/III/IV], a statutory business trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Issuer Trust"), hereby certifies that State Street Corporation (the "Holder") is the registered owner of [Four Thousand Six Hundred Forty (4,640)] Common Securities of the Issuer Trust representing undivided common beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer Trust and designated the Floating Rate Common Securities (liquidation amount $1,000 per Common Security) (the "Common Securities"). Except in accordance with Section 5.11 of the Trust Agreement (as defined below) the Common Securities are not transferable and any attempted transfer hereof other than in accordance therewith shall be void. The designations, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Common Securities are set forth in, and this certificate and the Common Securities represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the terms and provisions of, the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Issuer Trust, dated as of _________, 2000, as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Trust Agreement"), among State Street Corporation, as Depositor, Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as Property Trustee, Bank One Delaware, Inc., as Delaware Trustee, and the Holders of Trust Securities, including the designation of the terms of the Common Securities as set forth therein. The Issuer Trust will furnish a copy of the Trust Agreement to the Holder without charge upon written request to the Issuer Trust at its principal place of business or registered office. Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Trust Agreement and is entitled to the benefits thereunder. Terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, one of the Administrative Trustees of the Issuer Trust has executed this certificate this ____ day of _________, 2000. STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST [II/III/IV] By:___________________________________ Name: Title: Administrative Trustee PROPERTY TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Common Securities referred to in the above mentioned Trust Agreement. Dated: BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) as Property Trustee By:________________________________ Name: Title: C-2 Exhibit D [FORM OF GLOBAL CAPITAL SECURITIES CERTIFICATE] This Capital Securities Certificate is a Book-Entry Capital Securities Certificate within the meaning of the Trust Agreement hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee of a Depositary. This Capital Securities Certificate is exchangeable for Capital Securities Certificates registered in the name of a person other than the Depositary or its nominee only in the limited circumstances described in the Trust Agreement and may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary, except in the limited circumstances described in the Trust Agreement. Unless this Capital Security Certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York Corporation ("DTC"), to State Street Institutional Capital B or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any Capital Security Certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO A PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein. [NO EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OR OTHER PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE") (EACH, A "PLAN"), NO ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE "PLAN ASSETS" BY REASON OF ANY PLAN'S INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY (A "PLAN ASSET ENTITY"), AND NO PERSON INVESTING "PLAN ASSETS" OF ANY PLAN, MAY ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN, UNLESS SUCH PURCHASER OR HOLDER IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE EXEMPTIVE RELIEF AVAILABLE UNDER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION ("PTCE") 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 OR 84-14 OR ANOTHER APPLICABLE EXEMPTION WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PURCHASE OR HOLDING AND, IN THE CASE OF ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER RELYING ON ANY EXEMPTION OTHER THAN PTCE 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 OR 84-14, HAS COMPLIED WITH ANY REQUEST BY THE DEPOSITOR OR THE ISSUER TRUST FOR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SUCH EXEMPTION. ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF THIS CAPITAL SECURITIES CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED BY ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING HEREOF THAT IT EITHER (A) IS NOT A PLAN OR A PLAN ASSET ENTITY AND IS NOT PURCHASING SUCH SECURITIES ON BEHALF OF OR WITH "PLAN ASSETS" OF ANY PLAN, OR (B) IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE EXEMPTIVE RELIEF AVAILABLE UNDER PTCE 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 OR 84-14 OR ANOTHER APPLICABLE EXEMPTION WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PURCHASE OR HOLDING.] D-2 Certificate Number Number of Capital Securities [P-1] [150,000] CUSIP NO. Certificate Evidencing Capital Securities of State Street Capital Trust [II/III/IV] Floating Rate Capital Securities, Series [A] (liquidation amount $1,000 per Capital Security) State Street Capital Trust [II/III/IV], a statutory business trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Issuer Trust"), hereby certifies that Cede & Co. (the "Holder") is the registered owner of [One Hundred Fifty Thousand (150,000)] Capital Securities of the Trust representing an undivided preferred beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust and designated the State Street Capital Trust [II/III/IV] Floating Rate Capital Securities, Series [A] (liquidation amount $1,000 per Capital Security) (the "Capital Securities"). The Capital Securities are transferable on the books and records of the Issuer Trust, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer as provided in Section 5.5 of the Trust Agreement (as defined below). The designations, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Capital Securities are set forth in, and this certificate and the Capital Securities represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the terms and provisions of, the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Issuer Trust, dated as of _________, 2000, as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Trust Agreement"), among State Street Corporation, as Depositor, Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as Property Trustee, Bank One Delaware, Inc., as Delaware Trustee, and the Holders of Trust Securities, including the designation of the terms of the Capital Securities as set forth therein. The Holder is entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of _________, 2000, (the "Guarantee Agreement"), by and between State Street Corporation, as Guarantor, and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as Guarantee Trustee, to the extent provided therein. The Issuer Trust will furnish a copy of the Issuer Trust Agreement and the Guarantee Agreement to the Holder without charge upon written request to the Issuer Trust at its principal place of business or registered office. D-3 Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Trust Agreement and is entitled to the benefits thereunder. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, one of the Administrative Trustees of the Issuer Trust has executed this certificate this ________ day of _________________________. STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST [II/III/IV] By:________________________________ Name: Title: Administrative Trustee PROPERTY TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Capital Securities referred to in the above mentioned Trust Agreement. Dated: BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) as Property Trustee By:________________________________ Name: Title: D-4 ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Capital Security to: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Insert address and zip code of assignee) and irrevocably appoints ------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- agent to transfer this Capital Security Certificate on the books of the Issuer Trust. The agent may substitute another to act for him or her. Date: ________________ Signature: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Capital Security Certificate) The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program), pursuant to S.E.C. Rule 17Ad-15. D-5 EX-4.25 5 GUARANTEE AGREEMENT Exhibit 4.25 ================================================================================ GUARANTEE AGREEMENT by and between STATE STREET CORPORATION as Guarantor and BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) as Guarantee Trustee relating to STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST [II/III/IV] --------------------------- Dated as of _____________, 2000 --------------------------- ================================================================================ TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ---- ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS..................................................................1 SECTION 1.1. Definitions............................................1 ARTICLE II TRUST INDENTURE ACT..........................................................5 SECTION 2.1. Trust Indenture Act; Application.......................5 SECTION 2.2. List of Holders........................................5 SECTION 2.3. Reports by the Guarantee Trustee.......................5 SECTION 2.4. Periodic Reports to the Guarantee Trustee..............6 SECTION 2.5. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.......6 SECTION 2.6. Events of Default; Waiver..............................6 SECTION 2.7. Event of Default; Notice...............................6 SECTION 2.8. Conflicting Interests..................................7 ARTICLE III POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF THE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE...........................7 SECTION 3.1. Powers and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee.............7 SECTION 3.2. Certain Rights of Guarantee Trustee....................9 SECTION 3.3. Compensation; Indemnity; Fees.........................10 ARTICLE IV GUARANTEE TRUSTEE...........................................................11 SECTION 4.1. Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility........................11 SECTION 4.2. Appointment, Removal and Resignation of the Guarantee Trustee.....................................12 ARTICLE V GUARANTEE...................................................................13 SECTION 5.1. Guarantee.............................................13 SECTION 5.2. Waiver of Notice and Demand...........................13 SECTION 5.3. Obligations Not Affected..............................13 SECTION 5.4. Rights of Holders.....................................14 -i- SECTION 5.5. Guarantee of Payment..................................14 SECTION 5.6. Subrogation...........................................14 SECTION 5.7. Independent Obligations...............................15 ARTICLE VI COVENANTS AND SUBORDINATION.................................................15 SECTION 6.1. Subordination.........................................15 SECTION 6.2. Pari Passu Guarantees.................................15 ARTICLE VII TERMINATION.................................................................16 SECTION 7.1. Termination...........................................16 ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS...............................................................16 SECTION 8.1. Successors and Assigns................................16 SECTION 8.2. Amendments............................................16 SECTION 8.3. Notices...............................................17 SECTION 8.4. Benefit...............................................18 SECTION 8.5. Governing Law.........................................18 SECTION 8.6. Counterparts..........................................18 -ii- GUARANTEE AGREEMENT, dated as of _____________, 2000, between STATE STREET CORPORATION, a Massachusetts corporation (the "Guarantor"), having its principal office at 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, and BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), a national banking association, as trustee (the "Guarantee Trustee"), for the benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Capital Securities (as defined herein) of STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST [II/III/IV], a Delaware statutory business trust (the "Issuer Trust"). RECITALS WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, of even date herewith (the "Trust Agreement"), among State Street Corporation, as Depositor, the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee, and the Administrative Trustees (each as named therein) and the holders from time to time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer Trust, the Issuer Trust is issuing $[_____________] aggregate Liquidation Amount (as defined in the Trust Agreement) of its Floating Rate Capital Securities, Series [A] (liquidation amount $1,000 per capital security) (the "Capital Securities"), representing preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer Trust and having the terms set forth in the Trust Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Capital Securities will be issued by the Issuer Trust, and the proceeds thereof, together with the proceeds from the issuance of the Issuer Trust's Common Securities (as defined herein), will be used to purchase the Debentures (as defined in the Trust Agreement) of the Guarantor, which Debentures will be deposited with Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as Property Trustee under the Trust Agreement, as trust assets; and WHEREAS, as an incentive for the Holders to purchase Capital Securities, the Guarantor desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to the extent set forth herein, to pay to the Holders of the Capital Securities the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) and to make certain other payments on the terms and conditions set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase of Capital Securities by each Holder, which purchase the Guarantor hereby acknowledges shall benefit the Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Guarantee Agreement for the benefit of the Holders from time to time. ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS SECTION 1.1. Definitions. For all purposes of this Guarantee Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: -1- (a) The terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular; (b) All other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein; (c) The words "include," "includes" and "including" shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation"; (d) All accounting terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles; (e) Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an "Article" or a "Section" refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Guarantee Agreement; and (f) The words "hereby," "herein," "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Guarantee Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision. "Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control," when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing. "Board of Directors" means the board of directors of the Guarantor or the Executive Committee of the board of directors of the Guarantor (or any other committee of the board of directors of the Guarantor performing similar functions) or a committee designated by the board of directors of the Guarantor (or such committee), comprised of two or more members of the board of directors of the Guarantor or officers of the Guarantor, or both. "Capital Securities" has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Guarantee Agreement. "Common Securities" means the securities representing common undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer Trust. "Event of Default" means (i) a default by the Guarantor in any of its payment obligations under this Guarantee Agreement or (ii) a default by the Guarantor in any other obligation hereunder that remains unremedied for 30 days. -2- "Guarantee Agreement" means this Guarantee Agreement, as modified, amended or supplemented from time to time. "Guarantee Payments" means the following payments or distributions, without duplication, with respect to the Capital Securities, to the extent not paid or made by or on behalf of the Issuer Trust: (i) any accumulated and unpaid Distributions (as defined in the Trust Agreement) required to be paid on the Capital Securities, to the extent the Issuer Trust shall have funds on hand available therefor at such time; (ii) the Redemption Price (as defined in the Trust Agreement) with respect to any Capital Securities called for redemption by the Issuer Trust, to the extent the Issuer Trust shall have funds on hand available therefor at such time; and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or liquidation of the Issuer Trust, unless Debentures are distributed to the Holders, the lesser of (a) the Liquidation Distribution (as defined in the Trust Agreement) with respect to the Capital Securities, to the extent that the Issuer Trust shall have funds on hand available therefor at such time, and (b) the amount of assets of the Issuer Trust remaining available for distribution to Holders on liquidation of the Issuer. "Guarantee Trustee" means Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), solely in its capacity as Guarantee Trustee and not in its individual capacity, until a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of this Guarantee Agreement, and thereafter means each such Successor Guarantee Trustee. "Guarantor" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Guarantee Agreement. "Holder" means any Holder (as defined in the Trust Agreement) of any Capital Securities; provided, however, that in determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of Capital Securities have given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, "Holder" shall not include the Guarantor, the Guarantee Trustee, or any Affiliate of the Guarantor or the Guarantee Trustee. "Indenture" means the Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of December 15, 1996, between State Street Corporation and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as trustee, as the same may be modified, amended or supplemented from time to time. "Issuer Trust" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Guarantee Agreement. "List of Holders" has the meaning specified in Section 2.2(a). "Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities" means, except as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, Capital Securities representing more than 50% of the aggregate Liquidation Amount (as defined in the Trust Agreement) of all Capital Securities then Outstanding (as defined in the Trust Agreement). -3- "Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a certificate signed by the Chairman or a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of such Person or the President or a Vice President of such Person, and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person. Any Officers' Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Guarantee Agreement shall include: (a) a statement by each officer signing the Officers' Certificate that such officer has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto; (b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or investigation undertaken by such officer in rendering the Officers' Certificate; (c) a statement that such officer has made such examination or investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such officer to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and (d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of such officer, such condition or covenant has been complied with. "Person" means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, company, limited liability company, trust, business trust, unincorporated association, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature. "Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Guarantee Trustee, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, any Trust Officer or Assistant Trust Officer or any other officer of the Corporate Trust Department of the Guarantee Trustee and also means, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. "Successor Guarantee Trustee" means a successor Guarantee Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Guarantee Trustee under Section 4.1. "Trust Agreement" means the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Issuer Trust referred to in the recitals to this Guarantee Agreement, as modified, amended or supplemented from time to time. "Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force at the date as of which this Guarantee Agreement was executed; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, "Trust Indenture Act" means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended. -4- "Vice President," when used with respect to the Guarantor, means any duly appointed vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title "vice president." ARTICLE II TRUST INDENTURE ACT SECTION 2.1. Trust Indenture Act; Application. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Trust Indenture Act shall apply as a matter of contract to this Guarantee Agreement for purposes of interpretation, construction and defining the rights and obligations hereunder, and this Guarantee Agreement, the Guarantor and the Guarantee Trustee shall be deemed for all purposes hereof to be subject to and governed by the Trust Indenture Act to the same extent as would be the case if this Guarantee Agreement were qualified under the Trust Indenture Act on the date hereof. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, if and to the extent that any provision of this Guarantee Agreement limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control. SECTION 2.2. List of Holders. (a) The Guarantor shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Guarantee Trustee (a) semiannually, on or before June 30 and December 31 of each year, a list, in such form as the Guarantee Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders (a "List of Holders") as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the delivery thereof, and (b) at such other times as the Guarantee Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Guarantor of any such request, a List of Holders as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished, in each case to the extent such information is in the possession or control of the Guarantor and has not otherwise been received by the Guarantee Trustee in its capacity as such. The Guarantee Trustee may destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a new List of Holders. (b) The Guarantee Trustee shall comply with the requirements of Section 311(a), Section 311(b) and Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. SECTION 2.3. Reports by the Guarantee Trustee. Within 60 days after May 15 of each year, commencing [May 15], 2001, the Guarantee Trustee shall provide to the Holders such reports as are required by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in the manner provided by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. If this Guarantee Agreement shall have been qualified under the Trust Indenture -5- Act, the Guarantee Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act. SECTION 2.4. Periodic Reports to the Guarantee Trustee. The Guarantor shall provide to the Guarantee Trustee and the Holders such documents, reports and information, if any, as required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act and the compliance certificate required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act, in the form, in the manner and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act, provided that such documents, reports and information shall be required to be provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission only if this Guarantee Agreement shall have been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act. SECTION 2.5. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent. The Guarantor shall provide to the Guarantee Trustee such evidence of compliance with such conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Guarantee Agreement that relate to any of the matters set forth in Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer of the Guarantor pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) may be given in the form of an Officers' Certificate. SECTION 2.6. Events of Default; Waiver. The Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all the Capital Securities, waive any past default or Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such waiver, any such default or Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any default or Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Guarantee Agreement, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. SECTION 2.7. Event of Default; Notice. (a) The Guarantee Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of an Event of Default known to the Guarantee Trustee, transmit by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Holders, notice of any such Event of Default known to the Guarantee Trustee, unless such Event of Default has been cured before the giving of such notice, provided that, except in the case of a default in the payment of a Guarantee Payment, the Guarantee Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Guarantee Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders. -6- (b) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Event of Default unless the Guarantee Trustee shall have received written notice, or a Responsible Officer charged with the administration of this Guarantee Agreement shall have obtained written notice, of such Event of Default. SECTION 2.8. Conflicting Interests. The Trust Agreement and the Indenture shall be deemed to be specifically described in this Guarantee Agreement for the purposes of clause (i) of the first proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. ARTICLE III POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF THE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE SECTION 3.1. Powers and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee. (a) This Guarantee Agreement shall be held by the Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of the Holders, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not transfer this Guarantee Agreement to any Person except to a Successor Guarantee Trustee on acceptance by such Successor Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to act as Guarantee Trustee hereunder. The right, title and interest of the Guarantee Trustee, as such, hereunder shall automatically vest in any Successor Guarantee Trustee, upon acceptance by such Successor Guarantee Trustee of its appointment hereunder, and such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective whether or not conveyancing documents have been executed and delivered pursuant to the appointment of such Successor Guarantee Trustee. (b) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Guarantee Trustee shall enforce this Guarantee Agreement for the benefit of the Holders. (c) The Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Guarantee Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.1), and no implied covenants shall be read into this Guarantee Agreement against the Guarantee Trustee. If an Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6), the Guarantee Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Guarantee Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs. (d) No provision of this Guarantee Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Guarantee Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own wilful misconduct, except that: -7- (i) Prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred: (A) the duties and obligations of the Guarantee Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Guarantee Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.1), and the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Guarantee Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.1); and (B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Guarantee Agreement; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof or of the Trust Indenture Act are specifically required to be furnished to the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Guarantee Agreement. (ii) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Guarantee Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts upon which such judgment was made. (iii) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this Guarantee Agreement. (iv) Subject to Section 3.1(b), no provision of this Guarantee Agreement shall require the Guarantee Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if the Guarantee Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Guarantee Agreement or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. -8- SECTION 3.2. Certain Rights of Guarantee Trustee. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1: (i) The Guarantee Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties. (ii) Any direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by this Guarantee Agreement shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers' Certificate unless otherwise prescribed herein. (iii) Whenever, in the administration of this Guarantee Agreement, the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting to take any action hereunder, the Guarantee Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and rely upon an Officers' Certificate which, upon receipt of such request from the Guarantee Trustee, shall be promptly delivered by the Guarantor. (iv) The Guarantee Trustee may consult with legal counsel, and the written advice or opinion of such legal counsel with respect to legal matters shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion. Such legal counsel may be legal counsel to the Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and may be one of its employees. The Guarantee Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Guarantee Agreement from any court of competent jurisdiction. (v) The Guarantee Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Guarantee Agreement at the request or direction of any Holder unless such Holder shall have provided to the Guarantee Trustee such adequate security and indemnity as would satisfy a reasonable person in the position of the Guarantee Trustee against the costs, expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses) and liabilities that might be incurred by it in complying with such request or direction, including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the Guarantee Trustee; provided that nothing contained in this Section 3.2(a)(v) shall be taken to relieve the Guarantee Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Guarantee Agreement. -9- (vi) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Guarantee Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit. (vii) The Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through its agents or attorneys, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent or attorney appointed by it with due care hereunder. (viii) Whenever in the administration of this Guarantee Agreement the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action hereunder, the Guarantee Trustee (A) may request instructions from the Holders, (B) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action until such instructions are received, and (C) shall be protected in acting in accordance with such instructions. (b) No provision of this Guarantee Agreement shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Guarantee Trustee to perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Guarantee Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts or to exercise any such right, power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Guarantee Trustee shall be construed to be a duty to act in accordance with such power and authority. SECTION 3.3. Compensation; Indemnity; Fees. The Guarantor agrees: (a) to pay to the Guarantee Trustee from time to time such reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder as may be agreed by the Guarantor and the Guarantee Trustee from time to time (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust); (b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Guarantee Trustee upon request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Guarantee Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Guarantee Agreement (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith; and -10- (c) to indemnify the Guarantee Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence, wilful misconduct or bad faith on the part of the Guarantee Trustee, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this Guarantee Agreement, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The Guarantee Trustee will not claim or exact any lien or charge on any Guarantee Payments as a result of any amount due to it under this Guarantee Agreement. The provisions of this Section 3.3 shall survive the termination of this Guarantee Agreement or the resignation or removal of the Guarantee Trustee. ARTICLE IV GUARANTEE TRUSTEE SECTION 4.1. Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility. (a) There shall at all times be a Guarantee Trustee which shall: (i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor; and (ii) be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, and shall be a corporation meeting the requirements of Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then, for the purposes of this Section 4.1 and to the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. (b) If at any time the Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be eligible to so act under Section 4.1(a), the Guarantee Trustee shall immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set out in Section 4.2. (c) If the Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any "conflicting interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Guarantee Trustee and Guarantor shall in all respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. -11- SECTION 4.2. Appointment, Removal and Resignation of the Guarantee Trustee. (a) Subject to Section 4.2(c), the Guarantee Trustee may be appointed or removed at any time by the action of the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities delivered to the Guarantee Trustee and the Guarantor (i) for cause or (ii) if a Debenture Event of Default (as defined in the Trust Agreement) shall have occurred and be continuing at any time. (b) Subject to Section 4.2(c), the Guarantee Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or subsequent accounting) by giving written notice thereof to the Holders and the Guarantor and by appointing a successor Guarantee Trustee. The Guarantee Trustee shall appoint a successor by requesting from at least three Persons meeting the requirements of Section 4.1(a) their expenses and charges to serve as the Guarantee Trustee, and selecting the Person who agrees to the lowest expenses and charges. (c) The Guarantee Trustee appointed hereunder shall hold office until a Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed and shall have accepted such appointment. No removal or resignation of a Guarantee Trustee shall be effective until a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and, in the case of any resignation, the resigning Guarantee Trustee. (d) If no Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this Section 4.2 within 60 days after delivery to the Holders and the Guarantor of a notice of resignation, the resigning Guarantee Trustee may petition, at the expense of the Guarantor, any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor Guarantee Trustee. Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem proper, appoint a Successor Guarantee Trustee. (e) If a resigning Guarantee Trustee shall fail to appoint a successor, or if a Guarantee Trustee shall be removed or become incapable of acting as Guarantee Trustee and a replacement shall not be appointed prior to such resignation or removal, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Guarantee Trustee for any cause, the Holders of the Capital Securities, by the action of the Holders of record of not less than 25% in aggregate Liquidation Amount (as defined in the Trust Agreement) of the Capital Securities then Outstanding (as defined in the Trust Agreement) delivered to such Guarantee Trustee, may appoint a Successor Guarantee Trustee or Trustees. If no successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been so appointed by the Holders of the Capital Securities and accepted appointment, any Holder, on behalf of such Holder and all others similarly situated, or any other Guarantee Trustee, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Guarantee Trustee. -12- ARTICLE V GUARANTEE SECTION 5.1. Guarantee. The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to pay in full to the Holders the Guarantee Payments (without duplication of amounts theretofore paid by or on behalf of the Issuer Trust), as and when due, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that the Issuer Trust may have or assert, except the defense of payment. The Guarantor's obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by direct payment of the required amounts by the Guarantor to the Holders or by causing the Issuer Trust to pay such amounts to the Holders. SECTION 5.2. Waiver of Notice and Demand. The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Guarantee Agreement and of any liability to which it applies or may apply, presentment, demand for payment, any right to require a proceeding first against the Guarantee Trustee, the Issuer Trust or any other Person before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest, notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other notices and demands. SECTION 5.3. Obligations Not Affected. The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement shall in no way be affected or impaired by reason of the happening from time to time of any of the following: (a) the release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the performance or observance by the Issuer Trust of any express or implied agreement, covenant, term or condition relating to the Capital Securities to be performed or observed by the Issuer Trust; (b) the extension of time for the payment by the Issuer Trust of all or any portion of the Distributions (other than an extension of time for payment of Distributions that results from the extension of any interest payment period on the Debentures as provided in the Indenture), Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or any other sums payable under the terms of the Capital Securities or the extension of time for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out of, or in connection with, the Capital Securities; (c) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of the Holders to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy conferred on the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Capital Securities, or any action on the part of the Issuer Trust granting indulgence or extension of any kind; -13- (d) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of debt of, or other similar proceedings affecting, the Issuer Trust or any of the assets of the Issuer Trust; (e) any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Capital Securities; (f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby or hereby incurred; or (g) any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor (other than payment of the underlying obligation), it being the intent of this Section 5.3 that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances. There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or obtain the consent of, the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the foregoing. SECTION 5.4. Rights of Holders. The Guarantor expressly acknowledges that: (i) this Guarantee Agreement will be deposited with the Guarantee Trustee to be held for the benefit of the Holders; (ii) the Guarantee Trustee has the right to enforce this Guarantee Agreement on behalf of the Holders; (iii) the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee in respect of this Guarantee Agreement or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this Guarantee Agreement; and (iv) any Holder may institute a legal proceeding directly against the Guarantor to enforce its rights under this Guarantee Agreement without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Guarantee Trustee, the Issuer Trust or any other Person. SECTION 5.5. Guarantee of Payment. This Guarantee Agreement creates a guarantee of payment and not of collection. This Guarantee Agreement will not be discharged except by payment of the Guarantee Payments in full (without duplication of amounts theretofore paid by the Issuer Trust) or upon the distribution of Debentures to Holders as provided in the Trust Agreement. SECTION 5.6. Subrogation. The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights (if any) of the Holders against the Issuer Trust in respect of any amounts paid to the Holders by the Guarantor under this Guarantee -14- Agreement; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any rights which it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Guarantee Agreement, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due and unpaid under this Guarantee Agreement. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees to hold such amount in trust for the Holders and to pay over such amount to the Holders. SECTION 5.7. Independent Obligations. The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Issuer Trust with respect to the Capital Securities and that the Guarantor shall be liable as principal and as debtor hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the terms of this Guarantee Agreement notwithstanding the occurrence of any event referred to in subsections (a) through (g), inclusive, of Section 5.3 hereof. ARTICLE VI COVENANTS AND SUBORDINATION SECTION 6.1. Subordination. The obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement will constitute unsecured obligations of the Guarantor and will rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) of the Guarantor to the extent and in the manner set forth in the Indenture with respect to the Debentures, and the provisions of Article XIII of the Indenture will apply, mutatis mutandis, to the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder. The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder do not constitute Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) of the Guarantor. SECTION 6.2. Pari Passu Guarantees. The obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement shall rank pari passu with the obligations of the Guarantor under (i) any similar guarantee agreements issued by the Guarantor on behalf of the holders of preferred or capital securities issued by any Issuer Trust (as defined in the Indenture), (ii) the Indenture and the Securities (as defined therein) issued thereunder; (iii) the [Expense Agreement] (as defined in the Trust Agreement) and any similar expense agreements entered into by the Guarantor in connection with the offering of Capital Securities (as defined in the Indenture) by any Issuer Trust (as defined in the Indenture), and (iv) any other security, guarantee or other agreement or obligation that is expressly stated to rank pari passu with the obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement or with any -15- obligation that ranks pari passu with the obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee Agreement. ARTICLE VII TERMINATION SECTION 7.1. Termination. This Guarantee Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect upon (i) full payment of the Redemption Price (as defined in the Trust Agreement) of all Capital Securities, (ii) the distribution of Debentures to the Holders in exchange for all of the Capital Securities or (iii) full payment of the amounts payable in accordance with Article IX of the Trust Agreement upon liquidation of the Issuer Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guarantee Agreement will continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any Holder is required to repay any sums paid with respect to Capital Securities or this Guarantee Agreement. ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS SECTION 8.1. Successors and Assigns. All guarantees and agreements contained in this Guarantee Agreement shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Holders of the Capital Securities then outstanding. Except in connection with a consolidation, merger or sale involving the Guarantor that is permitted under Article VIII of the Indenture and pursuant to which the successor or assignee agrees in writing to perform the Guarantor's obligations hereunder, the Guarantor shall not assign its obligations hereunder, and any purported assignment other than in accordance with this provision shall be void. SECTION 8.2. Amendments. Except with respect to any changes that do not adversely affect the rights of the Holders in any material respect (in which case no consent of the Holders will be required), this Guarantee Agreement may only be amended with the prior approval of the Holders of not less than a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities. The provisions of Article VI of the Trust Agreement concerning meetings of the Holders shall apply to the giving of such approval. -16- SECTION 8.3. Notices. Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and delivered, telecopied or mailed by first class mail as follows: (a) if given to the Guarantor, to the address or telecopy number set forth below or such other address or telecopy number as the Guarantor may give notice to the Guarantee Trustee and the Holders: State Street Corporation 225 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Attention: Secretary Telecopy: 617-664-4006 (b) if given to the Guarantee Trustee, at the Issuer Trust's address or telecopy number set forth below or such other address or telecopy number as the Guarantee Trustee may give notice to the Guarantor and Holders: Bank One Trust Company, N.A. One North State Street, 9th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60602 Attention: Corporate Trust Administration Telecopy: 212-373-1383 with a copy to: State Street Capital Trust [II/III/IV] c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company, N.A. 61 Broadway, 15th Floor New York, New York 10006 (c) if given to any Holder, at the address set forth on the books and records of the Issuer Trust. All notices hereunder shall be deemed to have been given when received in person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given, such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date of such refusal or inability to deliver. -17- SECTION 8.4. Benefit. This Guarantee Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Holders and is not separately transferable from the Capital Securities. SECTION 8.5. Governing Law. THIS GUARANTEE AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTION 8.6. Counterparts. This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. -18- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Guarantee Agreement as of the day and year first above written. STATE STREET CORPORATION, as Guarantor By: --------------------------------- Name: Title: BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago) as Guarantee Trustee By: --------------------------------- Name: Title: EX-5.1 6 OPINION OF COUNSEL [LETTERHEAD OF ROPES AND GRAY] April 5, 2000 State Street Corporation 225 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 State Street Capital Trust II c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company, N.A. 61 Broadway, 15th Floor New York, New York 10006 State Street Capital Trust III c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company, N.A. 61 Broadway, 15th Floor New York, New York 10006 State Street Capital Trust IV c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company, N.A. 61 Broadway, 15th Floor New York, New York 10006 Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-[_____]) of State Street Corporation, State Street Capital Trust II, State Street Capital Trust III, and State Street Capital Trust IV Ladies and Gentlemen: You have asked our opinion concerning (a) the proposed issue by State Street Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company"), of up to $1,000,000,000 aggregate amount (exclusive of the amount of any guarantees) of (i) senior debt securities (the "Senior Debt Securities") consisting of senior unsecured debentures, notes and/or other evidences of indebtedness, in one or more series, to be issued under the Senior Indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as successor trustee, dated State Street Corporation State Street Capital Trust II State Street Capital Trust III State Street Capital Trust IV -2- April 5, 2000 as of August 2, 1993 (the "Senior Indenture"), (ii) subordinated debt securities (the "Subordinated Debt Securities" and, together with the Senior Debt Securities, the "Debt Securities") consisting of subordinated unsecured debentures, notes and/or other evidences of indebtedness in one or more series, to be issued under a Subordinated Indenture (the "Subordinated Indenture") that is expected to be entered into between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as trustee, and junior subordinated debentures, to be issued under a Junior Subordinated Indenture (the "Junior Subordinated Indenture") dated as of December 15, 1996 between the Company and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as trustee, (iii) shares of common stock of the Company, $1.00 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), (iv) shares of preferred stock of the Company, no par value (the "Preferred Stock"), to be issued in one or more series, and fractional shares of Preferred Stock (the "Depositary Shares") and (v) unconditional and irrevocable guarantees (the "Guarantees" and each a "Guarantee") of certain payments and obligations of each of the Issuer Trusts (as defined herein) to be issued by the Company under one or more Guarantee Agreements (the "Guarantee Agreements" and each a "Guarantee Agreement") that are expected to be entered into between the Company and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. (as successor in interest to The First National Bank of Chicago), as debenture trustee, with respect to Capital Securities proposed to be issued by each such Issuer Trust; and (b) the proposed issue by State Street Capital Trust II, State Street Capital Trust III and State Street Capital Trust IV, each a Delaware business trust (each, an "Issuer Trust" and together, the "Issuer Trusts"), of up to $1,000,000,000 aggregate amount of preferred securities representing beneficial ownership interests in such Issuer Trusts (the "Capital Securities"). The Debt Securities, the Common Stock, the Preferred Stock, the Depositary Shares, the Guarantees and the Capital Securities are referred to herein collectively as the "Securities". We have acted as counsel for the Company and each of the Issuer Trusts in connection with the proposed issue and sale of the Securities. We are familiar with the proceedings taken by the Company and each Issuer Trust in respect thereof and have examined originals or certified or attested copies of such certificates, records and documents as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of this opinion. We have assumed the genuineness and authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Delaware General Corporation Law and the federal laws of the United States of America. For purposes of this opinion, we have examined and relied upon the information set forth in the Registration Statement (as defined herein) and such other documents and records that we have deemed necessary. State Street Corporation State Street Capital Trust II State Street Capital Trust III State Street Capital Trust IV -3- April 5, 2000 Based on and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that: 1. When the Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") relating to the Securities filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") has become effective under the Act, the terms of the Debt Securities and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the applicable Indenture, and the Debt Securities have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the applicable Indenture and issued and sold as contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Debt Securities will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether applied in a proceeding in equity or at law. 2. When the Registration Statement has become effective under the Act and the Common Stock has been duly issued and sold as contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable. 3. When the Registration Statement has become effective under the Act, the terms of the Preferred Stock of a particular series and of its issuance and sale, and the issuance and sale of the Depositary Shares of such series, have been duly established in conformity with the Company's Articles of Organization, a certificate of designation, preferences and rights with respect to the Preferred Stock of such series has been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the Preferred Stock of such series and the Depositary Shares of such series have been duly issued and sold as contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Preferred Stock of such series and the Depositary Shares of such series will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable. 4. When the Registration Statement has become effective under the Act, the terms of each Guarantee and of its issuance have been duly established in conformity with the applicable Guarantee Agreement and such Guarantee has been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the applicable Guarantee Agreement and issued as contemplated in the Registration Statement, each Guarantee will constitute a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether applied in a proceeding in equity or at law. We understand that this opinion is to be used in connection with the Registration Statement. We consent to the filing of this opinion with and as part of said Registration Statement and the use of our name therein and in the related Prospectus under the caption "Validity of Securities". State Street Corporation State Street Capital Trust II State Street Capital Trust III State Street Capital Trust IV -4- April 5, 2000 Very truly yours, /s/ Ropes & Gray Ropes & Gray EX-5.3 7 OPINION OF SPECIAL DELAWARE COUNSEL [LETTERHEAD OF RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER] April 1, 1998 State Street Capital Trust II State Street Corporation c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company, 225 Franklin Street N.A. Boston, Massachusetts 02110 61 Broadway, 15th Floor New York, New York 10006 Re: State Street Capital Trust II Ladies and Gentlemen: We have acted as special Delaware counsel for State Street Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company"), and State Street Capital Trust II, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), in connection with the matters set forth herein. At your request, this opinion is being furnished to you. For purposes of giving the opinions hereinafter set forth, our examination of documents has been limited to the examination of originals or copies of the following: (a) The Certificate of Trust of the Trust, dated as of March 25, 1998 (the "Certificate"), as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the "Secretary of State") on March 25, 1998; (b) The Declaration of Trust of the Trust, dated March 25, 1998, among the Company, as depositor, and the trustees of the Trust named therein; (c) The Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") on Form S-3, including a preliminary prospectus (the "Prospectus"), relating to the Capital Securities of the Trust representing preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (each, a "Capital Security" and collectively, the "Capital Securities"), as proposed to be filed by the State Street Capital Trust II State Street Corporation April 1, 1998 Page 2 Company, the Trust and the other registrants listed therein with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on or about April 1, 1998; (d) A form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust, to be entered into among the Company, as depositor, the trustees of the Trust named therein, and the several holders, from time to time, of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (including Exhibits A, C and D thereto) (the "Trust Agreement"), attached as an exhibit to the Registration Statement; and (e) A Certificate of Good Standing for the Trust, dated April 1, 1998, obtained from the Secretary of State. Initially capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined are used as defined in the Trust Agreement. For purposes of this opinion, we have not reviewed any documents other than the documents listed above, and we have assumed that there exists no provision in any document that we have not reviewed that bears upon or is inconsistent with the opinions stated herein. We have conducted no independent factual investigation of our own but rather have relied solely upon the foregoing documents, the statements and information set forth therein and the additional matters recited or assumed herein, all of which we have assumed to be true, complete and accurate in all material respects. With respect to all documents examined by us, we have assumed (i) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as authentic originals, (ii) the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies or forms, and (iii) the genuineness of all signatures. For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed (i) that the Trust Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof, including with respect to the creation, operation and termination of the Trust, and that the Trust Agreement and the Certificate are in full force and effect and have not been amended, (ii) except to the extent provided in paragraph 1 below, the due creation or due organization or due formation, as the case may be, and valid existence in good standing of each party to the documents examined by us under the laws of the jurisdiction governing its creation, organization or formation, (iii) the legal capacity of natural persons who are parties to the documents examined by us, (iv) that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has the power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, such documents, (v) the due authorization, execution and delivery by all parties thereto of all documents examined by us, (vi) the receipt by each Person to whom a Capital Security is to be issued by the Trust State Street Capital Trust II State Street Corporation April 1, 1998 Page 3 (collectively, the "Capital Security Holders") of a Capital Securities Certificate for such Capital Security and the payment for the Capital Security acquired by it, in accordance with the Trust Agreement and the Registration Statement, (vii) that the Capital Securities are issued and sold to the Capital Security Holders in accordance with the Trust Agreement and the Registration Statement, and (viii) that the Delaware Trustee satisfies the requirements of ss.3807 of the Delaware Business Trust Act, 12 Del. C. ss. 3801, et seq. (the "Act"). We have not participated in the preparation of the Registration Statement and assume no responsibility for its contents. This opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Delaware (excluding the securities laws of the State of Delaware), and we have not considered and express no opinion on the laws of any other jurisdiction, including federal laws and rules and regulations relating thereto. Our opinions are rendered only with respect to Delaware laws and rules, regulations and orders thereunder which are currently in effect. Based upon the foregoing, and upon our examination of such questions of law and statutes of the State of Delaware as we have considered necessary or appropriate, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that: 1. The Trust has been duly created and is validly existing in good standing as a business trust under the Act. 2. The Capital Securities will represent valid and, subject to the qualifications set forth in paragraph 3 below, fully paid and nonassessable undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust. 3. The Capital Security Holders, as beneficial owners of the Trust, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We note that the Capital Security Holders may be obligated to make payments as set forth in the Trust Agreement. We consent to the filing of this opinion with the SEC as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In addition, we hereby consent to the use of our name under the heading "Validity of Securities" in the Prospectus. In giving the foregoing consents, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of Persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. State Street Capital Trust II State Street Corporation April 1, 1998 Page 4 Except as stated above, without our prior written consent, this opinion may not be furnished or quoted to, or relied upon by, any other Person for any purpose. Very truly yours, /s/ Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. MIL/GWL/DJM/mag EX-5.4 8 OPINION OF SPECIAL DELAWARE COUNSEL [LETTERHEAD OF RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER] April 1, 1998 State Street Capital Trust III State Street Corporation c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company, 225 Franklin Street N.A. Boston, Massachusetts 02110 61 Broadway, 15th Floor New York, New York 10006 Re: State Street Capital Trust III Ladies and Gentlemen: We have acted as special Delaware counsel for State Street Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company"), and State Street Capital Trust III, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), in connection with the matters set forth herein. At your request, this opinion is being furnished to you. For purposes of giving the opinions hereinafter set forth, our examination of documents has been limited to the examination of originals or copies of the following: (a) The Certificate of Trust of the Trust, dated as of March 25, 1998 (the "Certificate"), as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the "Secretary of State") on March 25, 1998; (b) The Declaration of Trust of the Trust, dated March 25, 1998, among the Company, as depositor, and the trustees of the Trust named therein; (c) The Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") on Form S-3, including a preliminary prospectus (the "Prospectus"), relating to the Capital Securities of the Trust representing preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (each, a "Capital Security" and collectively, the "Capital Securities"), as proposed to be filed by the State Street Capital Trust III State Street Corporation April 1, 1998 Page 2 Company, the Trust and the other registrants listed therein with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on or about April 1, 1998; (d) A form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust, to be entered into among the Company, as depositor, the trustees of the Trust named therein, and the several holders, from time to time, of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (including Exhibits A, C and D thereto) (the "Trust Agreement"), attached as an exhibit to the Registration Statement; and (e) A Certificate of Good Standing for the Trust, dated April 1, 1998, obtained from the Secretary of State. Initially capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined are used as defined in the Trust Agreement. For purposes of this opinion, we have not reviewed any documents other than the documents listed above, and we have assumed that there exists no provision in any document that we have not reviewed that bears upon or is inconsistent with the opinions stated herein. We have conducted no independent factual investigation of our own but rather have relied solely upon the foregoing documents, the statements and information set forth therein and the additional matters recited or assumed herein, all of which we have assumed to be true, complete and accurate in all material respects. With respect to all documents examined by us, we have assumed (i) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as authentic originals, (ii) the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies or forms, and (iii) the genuineness of all signatures. For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed (i) that the Trust Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof, including with respect to the creation, operation and termination of the Trust, and that the Trust Agreement and the Certificate are in full force and effect and have not been amended, (ii) except to the extent provided in paragraph I below, the due creation or due organization or due formation, as the case may be, and valid existence in good standing of each party to the documents examined by us under the laws of the jurisdiction governing its creation, organization or formation, (iii) the legal capacity of natural persons who are parties to the documents examined by us, (iv) that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has the power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, such documents, (v) the due authorization, execution and delivery by all parties thereto of all documents examined by us, (vi) the receipt by each Person to whom a Capital Security is to be issued by the Trust State Street Capital Trust III State Street Corporation April 1, 1998 Page 3 (collectively, the "Capital Security Holders") of a Capital Securities Certificate for such Capital Security and the payment for the Capital Security acquired by it, in accordance with the Trust Agreement and the Registration Statement, (vii) that the Capital Securities are issued and sold to the Capital Security Holders in accordance with the Trust Agreement and the Registration Statement, and (viii) that the Delaware Trustee satisfies the requirements of ss.3807 of the Delaware Business Trust Act, 12 Del. C. ss. 3801, et seq. (the "Act"). We have not participated in the preparation of the Registration Statement and assume no responsibility for its contents. This opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Delaware (excluding the securities laws of the State of Delaware), and we have not considered and express no opinion on the laws of any other jurisdiction, including federal laws and rules and regulations relating thereto. Our opinions are rendered only with respect to Delaware laws and rules, regulations and orders thereunder which are currently in effect. Based upon the foregoing, and upon our examination of such questions of law and statutes of the State of Delaware as we have considered necessary or appropriate, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that: 1. The Trust has been duly created and is validly existing in good standing as a business trust under the Act. 2. The Capital Securities will represent valid and, subject to the qualifications set forth in paragraph 3 below, fully paid and nonassessable undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust. 3. The Capital Security Holders, as beneficial owners of the Trust, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We note that the Capital Security Holders may be obligated to make payments as set forth in the Trust Agreement. We consent to the filing of this opinion with the SEC as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In addition, we hereby consent to the use of our name under the heading "Validity of Securities" in the Prospectus. In giving the foregoing consents, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of Persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. State Street Capital Trust III State Street Corporation April 1, 1998 Page 4 Except as stated above, without our prior written consent, this opinion may not be furnished or quoted to, or relied upon by, any other Person for any purpose. Very truly yours, /s/ Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. MIL/GWL/DJM/mag EX-5.5 9 OPINION OF SPECIAL DELAWARE COUNSEL [LETTERHEAD OF RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER] April 5, 2000 State Street Capital Trust IV State Street Corporation c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company, 225 Franklin Street N.A. Boston, Massachusetts 02110 61 Broadway, 15th Floor New York, New York 10006 Re: State Street Capital Trust IV Ladies and Gentlemen: We have acted as special Delaware counsel for State Street Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company"), and State Street Capital Trust IV, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), in connection with the matters set forth herein. At your request, this opinion is being furnished to you. For purposes of giving the opinions hereinafter set forth, our examination of documents has been limited to the examination of originals or copies of the following: (a) The Certificate of Trust of the Trust, dated as of March 31, 2000 (the "Certificate"), as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the "Secretary of State") on March 31, 2000; (b) The Declaration of Trust of the Trust, dated March 31, 2000, among the Company, as depositor, and the trustees of the Trust named therein; (c) The Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") on Form S-3, including a preliminary prospectus (the "Prospectus"), relating to the Capital Securities of the Trust representing preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (each, a "Capital Security" and collectively, the "Capital Securities"), as proposed to be filed by the Company, the Trust and the other registrants listed therein with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on or about April 5, 2000; State Street Capital Trust IV State Street Corporation April 5, 2000 Page 2 (d) A form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust, to be entered into among the Company, as depositor, the trustees of the Trust named therein, and the several holders, from time to time, of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (including Exhibits A, C and D thereto) (the "Trust Agreement"), attached as an exhibit to the Registration Statement; and (e) A Certificate of Good Standing for the Trust, dated April 5, 2000, obtained from the Secretary of State. Initially capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined are used as defined in the Trust Agreement. For purposes of this opinion, we have not reviewed any documents other than the documents listed above, and we have assumed that there exists no provision in any document that we have not reviewed that bears upon or is inconsistent with the opinions stated herein. We have conducted no independent factual investigation of our own but rather have relied solely upon the foregoing documents, the statements and information set forth therein and the additional matters recited or assumed herein, all of which we have assumed to be true, complete and accurate in all material respects. With respect to all documents examined by us, we have assumed (i) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as authentic originals, (ii) the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies or forms, and (iii) the genuineness of all signatures. For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed (i) that the Trust Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof, including with respect to the creation, operation and termination of the Trust, and that the Trust Agreement and the Certificate are in full force and effect and have not been amended, (ii) except to the extent provided in paragraph 1 below, the due creation or due organization or due formation, as the case may be, and valid existence in good standing of each party to the documents examined by us under the laws of the jurisdiction governing its creation, organization or formation, (iii) the legal capacity of natural persons who are parties to the documents examined by us, (iv) that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has the power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, such documents, (v) the due authorization, execution and delivery by all parties thereto of all documents examined by us, (vi) the receipt by each Person to whom a Capital Security is to be issued by the Trust (collectively, the "Capital Security Holders") of a Capital Securities Certificate for such Capital Security and the payment for the Capital Security acquired by it, in accordance with the Trust Agreement and the Registration Statement, (vii) that the Capital Securities are issued and sold to State Street Capital Trust IV State Street Corporation April 5, 2000 Page 3 the Capital Security Holders in accordance with the Trust Agreement and the Registration Statement, and (viii) that the Delaware Trustee satisfies the requirements of ss.3807 of the Delaware Business Trust Act, 12 Del. C.ss.3801, et seq. (the "Act"). We have not participated in the preparation of the Registration Statement and assume no responsibility for its contents. This opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Delaware (excluding the securities laws of the State of Delaware), and we have not considered and express no opinion on the laws of any other jurisdiction, including federal laws and rules and regulations relating thereto. Our opinions are rendered only with respect to Delaware laws and rules, regulations and orders thereunder which are currently in effect. Based upon the foregoing, and upon our examination of such questions of law and statutes of the State of Delaware as we have considered necessary or appropriate, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that: 1. The Trust has been duly created and is validly existing in good standing as a business trust under the Act. 2. The Capital Securities will represent valid and, subject to the qualifications set forth in paragraph 3 below, fully paid and nonassessable undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust. 3. The Capital Security Holders, as beneficial owners of the Trust, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We note that the Capital Security Holders may be obligated to make payments as set forth in the Trust Agreement. We consent to the filing of this opinion with the SEC as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In addition, we hereby consent to the use of our name under the heading "Validity of Securities" in the Prospectus. In giving the foregoing consents, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of Persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. Except as stated above, without our prior written consent, this opinion may not be furnished or quoted to, or relied upon by, any other Person for any purpose. Very truly yours, /s/ Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. DKD/DSG/jmb EX-15.1 10 INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT Independent Accountant's Acknowledgment Letter The Stockholders and Board of Directors State Street Corporation We are aware of the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-00000) and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement (No. 333-49143) on Form S-3 of State Street Corporation for the registration of its common stock, debt securities, preferred stock and capital securities, of our reports dated April 14, 1999, July 13, 1999 and October 18, 1999 relating to the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of State Street Corporation that are included in its Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 1999, June 30, 1999 and September 30, 1999, respectively. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Ernst & Young LLP Boston, Massachusetts April 3, 2000 EX-23.1 11 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS Consent of Independent Auditors We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-00000) and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement (No. 333-49143) on Form S-3, and related Prospectuses of State Street Corporation for the registration of its common stock, debt securities, preferred stock and capital securities, and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January 18, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of State Street Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Ernst & Young LLP Boston, Massachusetts April 3, 2000 EX-25.2 12 FORM T-1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM T-1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ---------------------------- Bank One Trust Company, National Association (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) A National Banking Association 31-0838515 (I.R.S. employer identification number) 100 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43271-0181 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Bank One Trust Company, N.A. One North State Street, 9th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60602 Attn: Sandra L. Caruba, Vice President and Senior Counsel, (312) 336-9436 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) ----------------------------- STATE STREET CORPORATION (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Massachusettes 04-2456637 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification number) 225 Franklin Street 02110 Boston, Massachusetts (ZIP Code) (Address of principal executive offices) Debt Securities Guaranties of Capital Securities of State Street Capital Trust II, State Street Capital Trust III and State Street Capital Trust IV (Title of Indenture Securities) Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee: (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. Comptroller of Currency, Washington, D.C.; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.; The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington D.C. (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. Item 2. Affiliations With the Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation. No such affiliation exists with the trustee. Item 16. List of exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility. 1. A copy of the articles of association of the trustee now in effect. 2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business. 3. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers. 4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee. 5. Not Applicable. 6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act. 7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. 8. Not Applicable. 9. Not Applicable. Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Bank One Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this Statement of Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois, on the 4th day of April, 2000. Bank One Trust Company, National Association, Trustee By /s/ Sandra L. Caruba Sandra L. Caruba Vice President EXHIBIT 1 A COPY OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE TRUSTEE NOW IN EFFECT AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION of BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FIRST. The title of this Association shall be BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. SECOND. The main office of the Association shall be in the City of Columbus, County of Franklin, State of Ohio. The business of the Association will be limited to the fiduciary powers and the support of activities incidental to the exercise of those powers. The Association will not expand or alter its business beyond that stated in this article without the prior approval of the Comptroller of the Currency. THIRD. The Board of Directors of this Association shall consist of not less than five nor more than twenty-five persons, the exact number to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full Board of Directors or by resolution of a majority of the shareholders at any annual or special meeting thereof. Each director shall own common or preferred stock of the Association, or of a holding company owning the Association, with an aggregate par, fair market or equity value of not less than $1,000, as of either (i) the date of purchase, (ii) the date the person became a director, or (iii) the date of that person's most recent election to the Board of Directors, whichever is more recent. Any combination of common or preferred stock of the Association or holding company may be used. Any vacancy in the Board of Directors may be filled by action of a majority of the remaining directors between meetings of shareholders. The Board of Directors may not increase the number of directors between meetings of shareholders to a number which: (1) exceeds by more than two the number of directors last elected by shareholders where the number was 15 or less; or (2) exceeds by more than four the number of directors last elected by shareholders where the number was 16 or more, but in no event shall the number of directors exceed 25. Terms of directors, including directors selected to fill vacancies, shall expire at the next regular meeting of shareholders at which directors are elected, unless the directors resign or are removed from office. Despite the expiration of a director's term, the director shall continue to serve until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors and his or her position is eliminated. Honorary or advisory members of the Board of Directors, without voting power or power of final decision in matters concerning the business of the Association, may be appointed by resolution of a majority of the full Board of Directors, or by resolution of shareholders at any annual or special meeting. Honorary or advisory directors shall not be counted to determine the number of directors of the Association or the presence of a quorum in connection with any board action, and shall not be required to own qualifying shares. FOURTH. There shall be an annual meeting of the shareholders to elect directors and transact whatever other business may be brought before the meeting. It shall be held at the main office or any other convenient place the Board of Directors may designate, on the day of each year specified therefor in the Bylaws or, if that day falls on a legal holiday in the state in which the Association is located, on the next following banking day. If no election is held on the day fixed or in the event of a legal holiday on the following banking day, an election may be held on any subsequent day within 60 days of the day fixed, to be designated by the Board of Directors or, if the directors fail to fix the day, by shareholders representing two-thirds of the shares issued and outstanding. In all cases at least 10 days advance notice of the meeting shall be given to the shareholders by first class mail. In all elections of directors, the number of votes each common shareholder may cast will be determined by multiplying the number of shares such shareholder owns by the number of directors to be elected. Those votes may be cumulated and cast for a single candidate or may be distributed among two or more candidates in the manner selected by the shareholder. On all other questions, each common shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by such shareholder. If the issuance of preferred stock with voting rights has been authorized by a vote of shareholders owning a majority of the common stock of the association, preferred shareholders will have cumulative voting rights and will be included within the same class as common shareholders, for purposes of elections of directors. A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, its chairperson, or to the Association, which resignation shall be effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date. A director may be removed by shareholders at a meeting called to remove him or her, when notice of the meeting stating that the purpose or one of the purposes is to remove him or her is provided, if there is a failure to fulfill one of the affirmative requirements for qualification, or for cause, provided, however, that a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him or her under cumulative voting is voted against his or her removal. FIFTH. The authorized amount of capital stock of this Association shall be eighty thousand shares of common stock of the par value of ten dollars ($10.00) each; but said capital stock may be increased or decreased from time to time, according to the provisions of the laws of the United States. No holder of shares of the capital stock of any class of the Association shall have any preemptive or preferential right of subscription to any shares of any class of stock of the Association, whether now or hereafter authorized, or to any obligations convertible into stock of the Association, issued or sold, nor any right of subscription to any thereof other than such, if any, as the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may from time to time determine and at such price as the Board of Directors may from time to time fix. Unless otherwise specified in the Articles of Association or required by law, (1) all matters requiring shareholder action, including amendments to the Articles of Association, must be approved by shareholders owning a majority voting interest in the outstanding voting stock, and (2) each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote per share. Unless otherwise specified in the Articles of Association or required by law, all shares of voting stock shall be voted together as a class on any matters requiring shareholder approval. If a proposed amendment would affect two or more classes or series in the same or a substantially similar way, all the classes or series so affected must vote together as a single voting group on the proposed amendment. Shares of the same class or series may be issued as a dividend on a pro rata basis and without consideration. Shares of another class or series may be issued as share dividends in respect of a class or series of stock if approved by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the class or series to be issued unless there are no outstanding shares of the class or series to be issued. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to a share dividend shall be the date the Board of Directors authorizes the share dividend. Unless otherwise provided in the Bylaws, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting is the close of business on the day before the first notice is mailed or otherwise sent to the shareholders, provided that in no event may a record date be more than 70 days before the meeting. If a shareholder is entitled to fractional shares pursuant to preemptive rights, a stock dividend, consolidation or merger, reverse stock split or otherwise, the Association may: (a) issue fractional shares or; (b) in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares, issue script or warrants entitling the holder to receive a full share upon surrendering enough script or warrants to equal a full share; (c) if there is an established and active market in the Association's stock, make reasonable arrangements to provide the shareholder with an opportunity to realize a fair price through sale of the fraction, or purchase of the additional fraction required for a full share; (d) remit the cash equivalent of the fraction to the shareholder; or (e) sell full shares representing all the fractions at public auction or to the highest bidder after having solicited and received sealed bids from at least three licensed stock brokers, and distribute the proceeds pro rata to shareholders who otherwise would be entitled to the fractional shares. The holder of a fractional share is entitled to exercise the rights for shareholder, including the right to vote, to receive dividends, and to participate in the assets of the Association upon liquidation, in proportion to the fractional interest. The holder of script or warrants is not entitled to any of these rights unless the script or warrants explicitly provide for such rights. The script or warrants may be subject to such additional conditions as: (1) that the script or warrants will become void if not exchanged for full shares before a specified date; and (2) that the shares for which the script or warrants are exchangeable may be sold at the option of the Association and the proceeds paid to scriptholders. The Association, at any time and from time to time, may authorize and issue debt obligations, whether or not subordinated, without the approval of the shareholders. Obligations classified as debt, whether or not subordinated, which may be issued by the Association without the approval of shareholders, do not carry voting rights on any issue, including an increase or decrease in the aggregate number of the securities, or the exchange or reclassification of all or part of securities into securities of another class or series. SIXTH. The Board of Directors shall appoint one of its members president of this Association, and one of its members chairperson of the board and shall have the power to appoint one or more vice presidents, a secretary who shall keep minutes of the directors' and shareholders' meetings and be responsible for authenticating the records of the Association, and such other officers and employees as may be required to transact the business of this Association. A duly appointed officer may appoint one or more officers or assistant officers if authorized by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Bylaws. The Board of Directors shall have the power to: (1) Define the duties of the officers, employees, and agents of the Association. (2) Delegate the performance of its duties, but not the responsibility for its duties, to the officers, employees, and agents of the Association. (3) Fix the compensation and enter into employment contracts with its officers and employees upon reasonable terms and conditions consistent with applicable law. (4) Dismiss officers and employees. (5) Require bonds from officers and employees and to fix the penalty thereof. (6) Ratify written policies authorized by the Association's management or committees of the board. (7) Regulate the manner in which any increase or decrease of the capital of the Association shall be made, provided that nothing herein shall restrict the power of shareholders to increase or decrease the capital of the association in accordance with law, and nothing shall raise or lower from two-thirds the percentage for shareholder approval to increase or reduce the capital. (8) Manage and administer the business and affairs of the Association. (9) Adopt initial Bylaws, not inconsistent with law or the Articles of Association, for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the Association. (10) Amend or repeal Bylaws, except to the extent that the Articles of Association reserve this power in whole or in part to shareholders. (11) Make contracts. (12) Generally perform all acts that are legal for a Board of Directors to perform. SEVENTH. The Board of Directors shall have the power to change the location of the main office of this Association to any other place within the limits of the City of Columbus, State of Ohio, without the approval of the shareholders; and shall have the power to change the location of the main office of this Association to any other place outside the limits of the City of Columbus, State of Ohio, but not more than thirty miles beyond such limits, with the affirmative vote of shareholders owning two-thirds of the stock of the Association, subject to receipt of a certificate of approval from the Comptroller of the Currency. The Board of Directors shall have the power to establish or change the location of any branch or branches of the Association to any other location permitted under applicable law without the approval of the shareholders, subject to approval by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Board of Directors shall have the power to establish or change the location of any nonbranch office or facility of the Association without the approval of the shareholders. EIGHTH. The corporate existence of this Association shall continue until termination according to the laws of the United States. NINTH. The Board of Directors of this Association, or any shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than 20 percent of the stock of this Association, may call a special meeting of shareholders at any time. Unless otherwise provided by the Bylaws or the laws of the United States, or waived by shareholders, a notice of the time, place, and purpose of every annual and special meeting of the shareholders shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed at least 10, and no more than 60, days prior to the date of the meeting to each shareholder of record at his/her address as shown upon the books of this Association. Unless otherwise provided by the Bylaws, any action requiring approval of shareholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting. TENTH. The Association shall provide indemnification as set forth below: Every person who is or was a Director, officer or employee of the Association or of any other corporation which he served as a Director, officer or employee at the request of the Association as part of his regularly assigned duties may be indemnified by the Association in accordance with the provisions of this Article against all liability (including, without limitation, judgments, fines, penalties, and settlements) and all reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and investigative expenses) that may be incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal or administrative (all referred to hereafter in this Article as "Claims") or in connection with any appeal relating thereto in which he may become involved as a party or otherwise or with which he may be threatened by reason of his being or having been a Director, officer or employee of the Association or such other corporation, or by reason of any action taken or omitted by him in his capacity as such Director, officer or employee, whether or not he continues to be such at the time such liability or expenses are incurred; provided that nothing contained in this Article shall be construed to permit indemnification of any such person who is adjudged guilty of, or liable for, willful misconduct, gross neglect of duty or criminal acts, unless, at the time such indemnification is sought, such indemnification in such instance is permissible under applicable law and regulations, including published rulings of the Comptroller of the Currency or other appropriate supervisory or regulatory authority; and provided further that there shall be no indemnification of Directors, officers, or employees against expenses, penalties, or other payments incurred in an administrative proceeding or action instituted by an appropriate regulatory agency which proceeding or action results in a final order assessing civil money penalties or requiring affirmative action by an individual or individuals in the form of payments to the Association. Every person who may be indemnified under the provisions of this Article and who has been wholly successful on the merits with respect to any Claim shall be entitled to indemnification as of right. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, any indemnification under this Article shall be at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors and shall be made only if the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee acting by a quorum consisting of Directors who are not parties to such Claim shall find or if independent legal counsel (who may be the regular counsel of the Association) selected by the Board of Directors or Executive Committee whether or not a disinterested quorum exists shall render their opinion that in view of all of the circumstances then surrounding the Claim, such indemnification is equitable and in the best interests of the Association. Among the circumstances to be taken into consideration in arriving at such a finding or opinion is the existence or non-existence of a contract of insurance or indemnity under which the Association would be wholly or partially reimbursed for such indemnification, but the existence or non-existence of such insurance is not the sole circumstance to be considered nor shall it be wholly determinative of whether such indemnification shall be made. In addition to such finding or opinion, no indemnification under this Article shall be made unless the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee acting by a quorum consisting of Directors who are not parties to such Claim shall find or if independent legal counsel (who may be the regular counsel of the Association) selected by the Board of Directors or Executive Committee whether or not a disinterested quorum exists shall render their opinion that the Directors, officer or employee acted in good faith in what he reasonably believed to be the best interests of the Association or such other corporation and further in the case of any criminal action or proceeding, that the Director, officer or employee reasonably believed his conduct to be lawful. Determination of any Claim by judgment adverse to a Director, officer or employee by settlement with or without Court approval or conviction upon a plea of guilty or of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not create a presumption that a Director, officer or employee failed to meet the standards of conduct set forth in this Article. Expenses incurred with respect to any Claim may be advanced by the Association prior to the final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking satisfactory to the Association by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount unless it is ultimately determined that he is entitled to indemnification under this Article. The rights of indemnification provided in this Article shall be in addition to any rights to which any Director, officer or employee may otherwise be entitled by contract or as a matter of law. Every person who shall act as a Director, officer or employee of this Association shall be conclusively presumed to be doing so in reliance upon the right of indemnification provided for in this Article. ELEVENTH. These Articles of Association may be amended at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of this Association, unless the vote of the holders of a greater amount of stock is required by law, and in that case by the vote of the holders of such greater amount. The Association's Board of Directors may propose one or more amendments to the Articles of Association for submission to the shareholders. EXHIBIT 2 A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE TO COMMENCE BUSINESS CERTIFICATE I, John D. Hawke, Jr., Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that: 1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq., as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1, et seq., as amended, has possession, custody and control of all records pertaining to the chartering of all National Banking Associations. 2. "Bank One Trust Company, National Association," Columbus, Ohio, (Charter No. 16235) is a National Banking Association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this Certificate. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the Treasury Department in the City of Washington and District of Columbia, this 15th day of September, 1999. /s/ John D. Hawke, Jr. ---------------------- Comptroller of the Currency EXHIBIT 3 A COPY OF THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE TRUSTEE TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS CERTIFICATE I, John D. Hawke, Jr., Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that: 1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq., as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1, et seq., as amended, has possession, custody and control of all records pertaining to the chartering of all National Banking Associations. 2. "Bank One Trust Company, National Association," Columbus, Ohio, (Charter No. 16235) was granted, under the hand and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary capacities authorized under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 668, 12 U.S.C. 92a, and that the authority so granted remains in full force and effect on the date of this Certificate. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the Treasury Department in the City of Washington and District of Columbia, this 15th day of September, 1999. /s/ John D. Hawke, Jr. ---------------------- Comptroller of the Currency EXHIBIT 4 A COPY OF THE EXISTING BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEE BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS ARTICLE I MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS SECTION 1.01. ANNUAL MEETING. The regular annual meeting of the shareholders of the Bank for the election of Directors and for the transaction of such business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held at its main office, or other convenient place duly authorized by the Board of Directors, on the same day upon which any regular or special Board meeting is held from and including the first Monday of January to, and including, the fourth Monday of February of each year, or on the next succeeding banking day, if the day fixed falls on a legal holiday. If from any cause, an election of Directors is not made on the day fixed for the regular meeting of the shareholders or, in the event of a legal holiday, on the next succeeding banking day, the Board of Directors shall order the election to be held on some subsequent day, as soon thereafter as practicable, according to the provisions of law; and notice thereof shall be given in the manner herein provided for the annual meeting. Notice of such annual meeting shall be given by or under the direction of the Secretary, or such other officer as may be designated by the Chief Executive Officer, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all shareholders of record of the Bank at their respective addresses as shown upon the books of the Bank mailed not less than ten days prior to the date fixed for such meeting. SECTION 1.02. SPECIAL MEETINGS. A special meeting of the shareholders of the Bank may be called at any time by the Board of Directors or by any three or more shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than ten percent of the stock of the Bank. Notice of any special meeting of the shareholders called by the Board of Directors, stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting, shall be given by or under the direction of the Secretary, or such other officer as is designated by the Chief Executive Officer, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all shareholders of record of the Bank at their respective addresses as shown upon the books of the Bank mailed not less than ten days prior to the date fixed for such meeting. Any special meeting of shareholders shall be conducted and its proceedings recorded in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws for annual meetings of shareholders. SECTION 1.03. SECRETARY OF MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS. The Board of Directors may designate a person to be the secretary of the meeting of shareholders. In the absence of a presiding officer, as designated by these By-Laws, the Board of Directors may designate a person to act as the presiding officer. In the event the Board of Directors fails to designate a person to preside at a meeting of shareholders and a secretary of such meeting, the shareholders present or represented shall elect a person to preside and a person to serve as secretary of the meeting. The secretary of the meeting of shareholders shall cause the returns made by the judges of election and other proceedings to be recorded in the minute books of the Bank. The presiding officer shall notify the Directors-elect of their election and to meet forthwith for the organization of the new Board of Directors. The minutes of the meeting shall be signed by the presiding officer and the secretary designated for the meeting. SECTION 1.04. JUDGES OF ELECTION. The Board of Directors may appoint as many as three shareholders to be judges of the election, who shall hold and conduct the same, and who shall, after the election has been held, notify, in writing over their signatures, the secretary of the meeting of shareholders of the result thereof and the names of the Directors elected; provided, however, that upon failure for any reason of any judge or judges of election, so appointed by the Directors, to serve, the presiding officer of the meeting shall appoint other shareholders or their proxies to fill the vacancies. The judges of election, at the request of the chairman of the meeting, shall act as tellers of any other vote by ballot taken at such meeting, and shall notify, in writing over their signature, the secretary of the Board of Directors of the result thereof. SECTION 1.05. PROXIES. In all elections of Directors, each shareholder of record, who is qualified to vote under the provisions of Federal Law, shall have the right to vote the number of shares of record in such shareholder's name for as many persons as there are Directors to be elected, or to cumulate such shares as provided by Federal Law. In deciding all other questions at meetings of shareholders, each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote on each share of stock of record in such shareholder's name. Shareholders may vote by proxy duly authorized in writing. All proxies used at the annual meeting shall be secured for that meeting only, or any adjournment thereof, and shall be dated, if not dated by the shareholder, as of the date of the receipt thereof. No officer or employee of this Bank may act as proxy. SECTION 1.06. QUORUM. Holders of record of a majority of the shares of the capital stock of the Bank, eligible to be voted, present either in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of shareholders, but shareholders present at any meeting and constituting less than a quorum may, without further notice, adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum is obtained. A majority of the votes cast shall decide every question or matter submitted to the shareholders at any meeting, unless otherwise provided by law or by the Articles of Association. ARTICLE II DIRECTORS SECTION 2.01. QUALIFICATIONS. Each Director shall have the qualifications prescribed by law. No person elected as a Director may exercise any of the powers of office until such Director has taken the oath of such office. SECTION 2.02. VACANCIES. Directors of the Bank shall hold office for one year or until their successors are elected and qualified. Any vacancy in the Board shall be filled by appointment of the remaining Directors, and any Director so appointed shall hold office until the next election. SECTION 2.03. ORGANIZATION MEETING. The Directors elected by the shareholders shall meet for organization of the new Board of Directors at the time and place fixed by the presiding officer of the annual meeting. If at the time fixed for such meeting there is no quorum present, the Directors in attendance may adjourn from time to time until a quorum is obtained. A majority of the number of Directors elected by the shareholders shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. SECTION 2.04. REGULAR MEETINGS. The regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such date, time and place as the Board may previously designate, or should the Board fail to so designate, at such date, time and place as the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or President may fix. Whenever a quorum is not present, the Directors in attendance shall adjourn the meeting to a time not later than the date fixed by the By-Laws for the next succeeding regular meeting of the Board. Members of the Board of Directors may participate in such meetings through use of conference telephone or similar communications equipment, so long as all members participating in such meetings can hear one another. SECTION 2.05. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the call of the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or President, or at the request of two or more Directors. Any special meeting may be held at such place and at such time as may be fixed in the call. Written or oral notice shall be given to each Director not later than the day next preceding the day on which the special meeting is to be held, which notice may be waived in writing. The presence of a Director at any meeting of the Board of Directors shall be deemed a waiver of notice thereof by such Director. Whenever a quorum is not present, the Directors in attendance shall adjourn the special meeting from day to day until a quorum is obtained. Members of the Board of Directors may participate in such meetings through use of conference telephone or similar communications equipment, so long as all members participating in such meetings can hear one another. SECTION 2.06. QUORUM. A majority of the Directors shall constitute a quorum at any meeting, except when otherwise provided by law; but a lesser number may adjourn any meeting, from time-to-time, and the meeting may be held, as adjourned, without further notice. When, however, less than a quorum as herein defined, but at least one-third and not less than two of the authorized number of Directors are present at a meeting of the Directors, business of the Bank may be transacted and matters before the Board approved or disapproved by the unanimous vote of the Directors present. SECTION 2.07. COMPENSATION. Each member of the Board of Directors shall receive such fees for attendance at Board and Board committee meetings and such fees for service as a Director, irrespective of meeting attendance, as from time to time are fixed by resolution of the Board; provided, however, that payment hereunder shall not be made to a Director for meetings attended and/or Board service which are not for the Bank's sole benefit and which are concurrent and duplicative with meetings attended or Board service for an affiliate of the Bank for which the Director receives payment; and provided further that fees hereunder shall not be paid in the case of any Director in the regular employment of the Bank or of one of its affiliates. Each member of the Board of Directors, whether or not such Director is in the regular employment of the Bank or of one of its affiliates, shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incident to attendance at Board and Board committee meetings. SECTION 2.08. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. There may be a standing committee of the Board of Directors known as the Executive Committee which shall possess and exercise, when the Board is not in session, all the powers of the Board that may lawfully be delegated. The Executive Committee shall consist of at least three Board members, one of whom shall be the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or the President. The other members of the Executive Committee shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President, with the approval of the Board, and who shall continue as members of the Executive Committee until their successors are appointed, provided, however, that any member of the Executive Committee may be removed by the Board upon a majority vote thereof at any regular or special meeting of the Board. The Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, or President shall fill any vacancy in the Executive Committee by the appointment of another Director, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, or President or any two members thereof at such time or times and place as may be designated. In the event of the absence of any member or members of the Executive Committee, the presiding member may appoint a member or members of the Board to fill the place or places of such absent member or members to serve during such absence. Two members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum. When neither the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, nor President are present, the Executive Committee shall appoint a presiding officer. The Executive Committee shall report its proceedings and the action taken by it to the Board of Directors. SECTION 2.09. OTHER COMMITTEES. The Board of Directors may appoint such special committees from time to time as are in its judgment necessary in the interest of the Bank. ARTICLE III OFFICERS, MANAGEMENT STAFF AND EMPLOYEES SECTION 3.01. OFFICERS AND MANAGEMENT STAFF. (a) The executive officers of the Bank shall include a Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Security Officer, and may include one or more Senior Managing Directors or Managing Directors. The Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Security Officer shall be elected by the Board. The Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and the President shall be elected by the Board from their own number. Such officers as the Board shall elect from their own number shall hold office from the date of their election as officers until the organization meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual meeting of shareholders, provided, however, that such officers may be relieved of their duties at any time by action of the Board of Directors, in which event all the powers incident to their office shall immediately terminate. The Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or the President shall preside at all meetings of shareholders and meetings of the Board of Directors. (b) The management staff of the Bank shall include officers elected by the Board, officers appointed by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, the Chief Financial Officer, and such other persons in the employment of the Bank who, pursuant to authorization by a duly authorized officer of the Bank, perform management functions and have management responsibilities. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person except that no person shall hold the office of Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and/or President and at the same time also hold the office of Secretary. (c) Except as provided in the case of the elected officers who are members of the Board, all officers and employees, whether elected or appointed, shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board. Except as otherwise limited by law or these By-Laws, the Board assigns to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, the Chief Financial Officer, and/or each of their respective designees the authority to control all personnel, including elected and appointed officers and employees of the Bank, to employ or direct the employment of such officers and employees as he or she may deem necessary, including the fixing of salaries and the dismissal of such officers and employees at pleasure, and to define and prescribe the duties and responsibilities of all officers and employees of the Bank, subject to such further limitations and directions as he or she may from time to time deem appropriate. (d) The Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, the Chief Financial Officer, and any other officer of the Bank, to the extent that such officer is authorized in writing by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, or the Chief Financial Officer may appoint persons other than officers who are in employment of the Bank to serve in management positions and in connection therewith, the appointing officer may assign such title, salary, responsibilities and functions as are deemed appropriate, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be construed as placing any limitation on the authority of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, or the Chief Financial Officer as provided in this and other sections of these By-Laws. (e) The Senior Managing Directors and the Managing Directors of the Bank shall have general and active authority over the management of the business of the Bank, shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect, and shall do or cause to be done all things necessary or proper to carry on the business of the Bank in accordance with provisions of applicable law and regulations. Each Senior Managing Director and Managing Director shall perform all duties incident to his or her office and such other and further duties, as may from time to time be required by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Board of Directors, or the shareholders. The specification of authority in these By-Laws wherever and to whomever granted shall not be construed to limit in any manner the general powers of delegation granted to a Senior Managing Director or a Managing Director in conducting the business of the Bank. In the absence of a Senior Managing Director or a Managing Director, such officer as is designated by the Senior Managing Director or the Managing Director shall be vested with all the powers and perform all the duties of the Senior Managing Director or the Managing Director as defined by these By-Laws. (f) Each Managing Director who is assigned oversight of one or more trust service offices shall appoint a management committee known as the Investment Management and Trust Committee consisting of the Managing Director of the trust service offices and at least three other members who shall be capable and experienced officers of the Bank appointed from time to time by the Managing Director and who shall continue as members of the Investment Management and Trust Committee until their successors are appointed, provided, however, that any member of the Investment Management and Trust Committee may be removed by the Managing Director as provided in this and other sections of these By-Laws. The Managing Director shall fill any vacancy in the Investment Management and Trust Committee by the appointment of another capable and experienced officer of the Bank. Each Investment Management and Trust Committee shall meet at such date, time and place as the Managing Director shall fix. In the event of the absence of any member or members of the Investment Management and Trust Committee, the Managing Director may, in his or her discretion, appoint another officer of the Bank to fill the place or places of such absent member or members to serve during such absence. A majority of each Investment Management and Trust Committee shall constitute a quorum. Each Investment Management and Trust Committee shall carry out the policies of the Bank, as adopted by the Board of Directors, which shall be formulated and executed in accordance with State and Federal Law, Regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency, and sound fiduciary principles. In carrying out the policies of the Bank, each Investment Management and Trust Committee is hereby authorized to establish management teams whose duties and responsibilities shall be specifically set forth in the policies of the Bank. Each such management team shall report such proceedings and the actions taken thereby to the Investment Management and Trust Committee. Each Managing Director shall then report such proceedings and the actions taken thereby to the Board of Directors. SECTION 3.02. POWERS AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT STAFF. Pursuant to the fiduciary powers granted to this Bank under the provisions of Federal Law and Regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Senior Managing Directors, the Managing Directors, the Chief Financial Officer, and those officers so designated and authorized by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Senior Managing Directors, the Managing Directors, or the Chief Financial Officer are authorized for and on behalf of the Bank, and to the extent permitted by law, to make loans and discounts; to purchase or acquire drafts, notes, stocks, bonds, and other securities for investment of funds held by the Bank; to execute and purchase acceptances; to appoint, empower and direct all necessary agents and attorneys; to sign and give any notice required to be given; to demand payment and/or to declare due for any default any debt or obligation due or payable to the Bank upon demand or authorized to be declared due; to foreclose any mortgages; to exercise any option, privilege or election to forfeit, terminate, extend or renew any lease; to authorize and direct any proceedings for the collection of any money or for the enforcement of any right or obligation; to adjust, settle and compromise all claims of every kind and description in favor of or against the Bank, and to give receipts, releases and discharges therefor; to borrow money and in connection therewith to make, execute and deliver notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness; to pledge or hypothecate any securities or any stocks, bonds, notes or any property real or personal held or owned by the Bank, or to rediscount any notes or other obligations held or owned by the Bank, whenever in his or her judgment it is reasonably necessary for the operation of the Bank; and in furtherance of and in addition to the powers hereinabove set forth to do all such acts and to take all such proceedings as in his or her judgment are necessary and incidental to the operation of the Bank. SECTION 3.03. SECRETARY. The Secretary or such other officers as may be designated by the Chief Executive Officer shall have supervision and control of the records of the Bank and, subject to the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, shall undertake other duties and functions usually performed by a corporate secretary. Other officers may be designated by the Secretary as Assistant Secretary to perform the duties of the Secretary. SECTION 3.04. EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS. Any member of the Bank's management staff or any employee of the Bank designated as an officer on the Bank's payroll system is hereby authorized for and on behalf of the Bank to sell, assign, lease, mortgage, transfer, deliver and convey any real or personal property, including shares of stock, bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness (including the assignment and redemption of registered United States obligations) and all other forms of intangible property now or hereafter owned by or standing in the name of the Bank, or its nominee, or held by the Bank as collateral security, or standing in the name of the Bank, or its nominee, in any fiduciary capacity or in the name of any principal for whom this Bank may now or hereafter be acting under a power of attorney or as agent, and to execute and deliver such partial releases from any discharges or assignments of mortgages and assignments or surrender of insurance policies, deeds, contracts, assignments or other papers or documents as may be appropriate in the circumstances now or hereafter held by the Bank in its own name, in a fiduciary capacity, or owned by any principal for whom this Bank may now or hereafter be acting under a power of attorney or as agent; provided, however, that, when necessary, the signature of any such person shall be attested or witnessed in each case by another officer of the Bank. Any member of the Bank's management staff or any employee of the Bank designated as an officer on the Bank's payroll system is hereby authorized for and on behalf of the Bank to execute any indemnity and fidelity bonds, trust agreements, proxies or other papers or documents of like or different character necessary, desirable or incidental to the appointment of the Bank in any fiduciary capacity, the conduct of its business in any fiduciary capacity, or the conduct of its other banking business; to sign and issue checks, drafts, orders for the payment of money and certificates of deposit; to sign and endorse bills of exchange, to sign and countersign foreign and domestic letters of credit, to receive and receipt for payments of principal, interest, dividends, rents, fees and payments of every kind and description paid to the Bank, to sign receipts for money or other property acquired by or entrusted to the Bank, to guarantee the genuineness of signatures on assignments of stocks, bonds or other securities, to sign certifications of checks, to endorse and deliver checks, drafts, warrants, bills, notes, certificates of deposit and acceptances in all business transactions of the Bank; also to foreclose any mortgage, to execute and deliver receipts for any money or property; also to sign stock certificates for and on behalf of this Bank as transfer agent or registrar, and to authenticate bonds, debentures, land or lease trust certificates or other forms of security issued pursuant to any indenture under which this Bank now or hereafter is acting as trustee or in any other fiduciary capacity; to execute and deliver various forms of documents or agreements necessary to effectuate certain investment strategies for various fiduciary or custody customers of the Bank, including, without limitation, exchange funds, options, both listed and over-the-counter, commodities trading, futures trading, hedge funds, limited partnerships, venture capital funds, swap or collar transactions and other similar investment vehicles for which the Bank now or in the future may deem appropriate for investment of fiduciary customers or in which non-fiduciary customers may direct investment by the Bank. Without limitation on the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, or President of the Bank shall have the authority from time to time to appoint officers of the Bank as Vice President for the sole purpose of executing releases or other documents incidental to the conduct of the Bank's business in any fiduciary capacity where required by state law or the governing document. In addition, other persons in the employment of the Bank or its affiliates may be authorized by the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, President, Senior Managing Directors, Managing Directors, or Chief Financial Officer to perform acts and to execute the documents described in the paragraph above, subject, however, to such limitations and conditions as are contained in the authorization given to such person. SECTION 3.05. PERFORMANCE BOND. All officers and employees of the Bank shall be bonded for the honest and faithful performance of their duties for such amount as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE IV STOCKS AND STOCK CERTIFICATES SECTION 4.01. STOCK CERTIFICATES. The shares of stock of the Bank shall be evidenced by certificates which shall bear the signature of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President (which signature may be engraved, printed or impressed), and shall be signed manually by the Secretary, or any other officer appointed by the Chief Executive Officer for that purpose. In case any such officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Bank with the same effect as if such officer had not ceased to be such at the time of its issue. Each such certificate shall bear the corporate seal of the Bank, shall recite on its face that stock represented thereby is transferable only upon the books of the Bank when properly endorsed and shall recite such other information as is required by law and deemed appropriate by the Board. The corporate seal may be facsimile engraved or printed. SECTION 4.02. STOCK ISSUE AND TRANSFER. The shares of stock of the Bank shall be transferable only upon the stock transfer books of the Bank and, except as hereinafter provided, no transfer shall be made or new certificates issued except upon the surrender for cancellation of the certificate or certificates previously issued therefor. In the case of the loss, theft, or destruction of any certificate, a new certificate may be issued in place of such certificate upon the furnishing of an affidavit setting forth the circumstances of such loss, theft, or destruction and indemnity satisfactory to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President. The Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or the President may authorize the issuance of a new certificate therefor without the furnishing of indemnity. Stock transfer books, in which all transfers of stock shall be recorded, shall be provided. The stock transfer books may be closed for a reasonable period and under such conditions as the Board of Directors may at any time determine, for any meeting of shareholders, the payment of dividends or any other lawful purpose. In lieu of closing the transfer books, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion, fix a record date and hour constituting a reasonable period prior to the day designated for the holding of any meeting of the shareholders or the day appointed for the payment of any dividend, or for any other purpose at the time as of which shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any such meeting or to receive such dividend or to be treated as shareholders for such other purpose shall be determined, and only shareholders of record at such time shall be entitled to notice of or to vote at such meeting or to receive such dividends or to be treated as shareholders for such other purpose. ARTICLE V MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SECTION 5.01. SEAL. The seal of the Bank shall be circular in form with "SEAL" in the center, and the name "BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NA" located clockwise around the upper half of the seal. SECTION 5.02. MINUTE BOOK. The organization papers of this Bank, the Articles of Association, the returns of judges of elections, the By-Laws and any amendments thereto, the proceedings of all regular and special meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors, and reports of the committees of the Board of Directors shall be recorded in the minute books of the Bank. The minutes of each such meeting shall be signed by the presiding officer and attested by the secretary of the meeting. SECTION 5.03. CORPORATE POWERS. The corporate existence of the Bank shall continue until terminated in accordance with the laws of the United States. The purpose of the Bank shall be to carry on the general business of a commercial bank trust department and to engage in such activities as are necessary, incident, or related to such business. The Articles of Association of the Bank shall not be amended, or any other provision added elsewhere in the Articles expanding the powers of the Bank, without the prior approval of the Comptroller of the Currency. SECTION 5.04. AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS. The By-Laws may be amended, altered or repealed, at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, by a vote of a majority of the Directors. As amended April 24, 1991 Section 3.01 (Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.02 (Chief Executive Officer) Section 3.03 (Powers and Duties of Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.05 (Execution of Documents) As amended January 27, 1995 Section 2.04 (Regular Meetings) Section 2.05 (Special Meetings) Section 3.01(f) (Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.03(e) (Powers and Duties of Officers and Management Staff) Section 5.01 (Seal) Amended and restated in its entirety effective May 1, 1996 As amended August 1, 1996 Section 2.09 (Trust Examining Committee) Section 2.10 (Other Committees) As amended October 16, 1997 Section 3.01 (Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.02 (Powers and Duties of Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.04 (Execution of Documents) As amended January 1, 1998 Section 1.01 (Annual Meeting) EXHIBIT 6 THE CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE REQUIRED BY SECTION 321(b) OF THE ACT April 4, 2000 Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 Ladies and Gentlemen: In connection with the qualification of an indenture State Street Corporation and Bank One Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee, the undersigned, in accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, hereby consents that the reports of examinations of the undersigned, made by Federal or State authorities authorized to make such examinations, may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor. Very truly yours, Bank One Trust Company, National Association By: /s/ Sandra L. Caruba Sandra L. Caruba Vice President EXHIBIT 7 Legal Title of Bank: Bank One Trust Company, N.A. Call Date: 12/31/99 State #: 391581 FFIEC 032 Address: 100 Broad Street Vendor ID: D Cert #: 21377 Page RC-1 City, State Zip: Columbus, OH 43271 Transit #: 04400003
Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Commercial and State-Chartered Savings Banks for December 31, 1999 All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, report the amount outstanding of the last business day of the quarter. Schedule RC--Balance Sheet
Dollar Amounts in thousands C300 ------ RCON BIL MIL THOU ---- ------------ ASSETS 1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A): RCON a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1) ........... 0081 123,692 1.a b. Interest-bearing balances(2) .................................... 0071 17,687 1.b 2. Securities a. Held-to-maturity securities(from Schedule RC-B, column A) ....... 1754 0 2.a b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D) .... 1773 5,860 2.b 3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell ............................................................. 1350 364,813 3. 4. Loans and lease financing receivables: a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule RCON RC-C) .............................................................. 2122 58,020 4.a b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses ....................... 3123 10 4.b c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve ........................... 3128 0 4.c d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and RCON reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c) ............................ 2125 58,010 4.d 5. Trading assets (from Schedule RD-D) ................................ 3545 0 5. 6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ........... 2145 22,547 6. 7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M) ....................... 2150 0 7. 8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies (from Schedule RC-M) ..................................... 2130 0 8. 9. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ....... 2155 0 9. 10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M) ............................. 2143 27,151 10. 11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) .................................. 2160 141,759 11. 12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11) ........................... 2170 761,519 12.
(1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits. (2) Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading. Legal Title of Bank: Bank One Trust Company, N.A. Call Date: 12/31/99 State #: 391581 FFIEC 032 Address: 100 East Broad Street Vendor ID: D Cert #" 21377 Page RC-2 City, State Zip: Columbus, OH 43271 Transit #: 04400003
Schedule RC-Continued
Dollar Amounts in Thousands --------- LIABILITIES 13. Deposits: a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C RCON from Schedule RC-E, part 1) ........................................... 2200 589,846 13.a (1) Noninterest-bearing(1) ............................................ 6631 517,140 13.a1 (2) Interest-bearing .................................................. 6636 72,706 13.a2 b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs (from Schedule RC-E, part II) (1) Noninterest bearing (2) Interest-bearing 14. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase: ........................................................... RCFD 2800 0 14 15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury .............................. RCON 2840 0 15.a b. Trading Liabilities(from Sechedule RC-D) .............................. RCFD 3548 0 15.b 16. Other borrowed money: RCON a. With original maturity of one year or less ............................ 2332 0 16.a b. With original maturity of more than one year .......................... A547 0 16.b c. With original maturity of more than three years ....................... A548 0 16.c 17. Not applicable 18. Bank's liability on acceptance executed and outstanding .................. 2920 0 18. 19. Subordinated notes and debentures ........................................ 3200 0 19. 20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) ................................... 2930 63,244 20. 21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20) ........................... 2948 653,090 21. 22. Not applicable EQUITY CAPITAL 23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ............................ 3838 0 23. 24. Common stock ............................................................. 3230 800 24. 25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ................. 3839 45,157 25. 26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves ................................ 3632 62,458 26.a b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ............................................................ 8434 14 26.b c. Accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges .................... 4336 0 26.c 27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments 28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27) ........................ 3210 108,429 28. 29. Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital (sum of items 21, 22, and 28) .................................... 3300 761,519 29.
Memorandum To be reported only with the March Report of Condition. 1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external Number auditors as of ------- any date during 1996 ............ RCFD 6724 .... N/A M.1. ------- 1 = Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the bank 2 = Independent audit of the bank's parent holding company conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the bank separately) 3 = Directors' examination of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by state chartering authority) 4.= Directors' examination of the bank performed by other external auditors (may be required by state chartering authority) 5 = Review of the bank's financial statements by external auditors 6 = Compilation of the bank's financial statements by external auditors 7 = Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work) 8 = No external audit work (1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings deposits. EX-25.3 13 FORM T-1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM T-1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ---------------------------- Bank One Trust Company, National Association (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) A National Banking Association 31-0838515 (I.R.S. employer identification number) 100 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43271-0181 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Bank One Trust Company, N.A. One North State Street, 9th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60602 Attn: Sandra L. Caruba, Vice President and Senior Counsel, (312) 336-9436 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) ----------------------------- STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST II (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 13-7147835 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification number) 225 Franklin Street 02110 Boston, Massachusetts (ZIP Code) (Address of principal executive offices) Capital Securities (Title of Indenture Securities) Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee: (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. Comptroller of Currency, Washington, D.C.; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.; The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington D.C. (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. Item 2. Affiliations With the Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation. No such affiliation exists with the trustee. Item 16. List of exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility. 1. A copy of the articles of association of the trustee now in effect. 2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business. 3. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers. 4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee. 5. Not Applicable. 6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act. 7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. 8. Not Applicable. 9. Not Applicable. Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Bank One Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this Statement of Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois, on the 4th day of April, 2000. Bank One Trust Company, National Association, Trustee By /s/ Sandra L. Caruba Sandra L. Caruba Vice President EXHIBIT 1 A COPY OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE TRUSTEE NOW IN EFFECT AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION of BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FIRST. The title of this Association shall be BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. SECOND. The main office of the Association shall be in the City of Columbus, County of Franklin, State of Ohio. The business of the Association will be limited to the fiduciary powers and the support of activities incidental to the exercise of those powers. The Association will not expand or alter its business beyond that stated in this article without the prior approval of the Comptroller of the Currency. THIRD. The Board of Directors of this Association shall consist of not less than five nor more than twenty-five persons, the exact number to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full Board of Directors or by resolution of a majority of the shareholders at any annual or special meeting thereof. Each director shall own common or preferred stock of the Association, or of a holding company owning the Association, with an aggregate par, fair market or equity value of not less than $1,000, as of either (i) the date of purchase, (ii) the date the person became a director, or (iii) the date of that person's most recent election to the Board of Directors, whichever is more recent. Any combination of common or preferred stock of the Association or holding company may be used. Any vacancy in the Board of Directors may be filled by action of a majority of the remaining directors between meetings of shareholders. The Board of Directors may not increase the number of directors between meetings of shareholders to a number which: (1) exceeds by more than two the number of directors last elected by shareholders where the number was 15 or less; or (2) exceeds by more than four the number of directors last elected by shareholders where the number was 16 or more, but in no event shall the number of directors exceed 25. Terms of directors, including directors selected to fill vacancies, shall expire at the next regular meeting of shareholders at which directors are elected, unless the directors resign or are removed from office. Despite the expiration of a director's term, the director shall continue to serve until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors and his or her position is eliminated. Honorary or advisory members of the Board of Directors, without voting power or power of final decision in matters concerning the business of the Association, may be appointed by resolution of a majority of the full Board of Directors, or by resolution of shareholders at any annual or special meeting. Honorary or advisory directors shall not be counted to determine the number of directors of the Association or the presence of a quorum in connection with any board action, and shall not be required to own qualifying shares. FOURTH. There shall be an annual meeting of the shareholders to elect directors and transact whatever other business may be brought before the meeting. It shall be held at the main office or any other convenient place the Board of Directors may designate, on the day of each year specified therefor in the Bylaws or, if that day falls on a legal holiday in the state in which the Association is located, on the next following banking day. If no election is held on the day fixed or in the event of a legal holiday on the following banking day, an election may be held on any subsequent day within 60 days of the day fixed, to be designated by the Board of Directors or, if the directors fail to fix the day, by shareholders representing two-thirds of the shares issued and outstanding. In all cases at least 10 days advance notice of the meeting shall be given to the shareholders by first class mail. In all elections of directors, the number of votes each common shareholder may cast will be determined by multiplying the number of shares such shareholder owns by the number of directors to be elected. Those votes may be cumulated and cast for a single candidate or may be distributed among two or more candidates in the manner selected by the shareholder. On all other questions, each common shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by such shareholder. If the issuance of preferred stock with voting rights has been authorized by a vote of shareholders owning a majority of the common stock of the association, preferred shareholders will have cumulative voting rights and will be included within the same class as common shareholders, for purposes of elections of directors. A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, its chairperson, or to the Association, which resignation shall be effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date. A director may be removed by shareholders at a meeting called to remove him or her, when notice of the meeting stating that the purpose or one of the purposes is to remove him or her is provided, if there is a failure to fulfill one of the affirmative requirements for qualification, or for cause, provided, however, that a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him or her under cumulative voting is voted against his or her removal. FIFTH. The authorized amount of capital stock of this Association shall be eighty thousand shares of common stock of the par value of ten dollars ($10.00) each; but said capital stock may be increased or decreased from time to time, according to the provisions of the laws of the United States. No holder of shares of the capital stock of any class of the Association shall have any preemptive or preferential right of subscription to any shares of any class of stock of the Association, whether now or hereafter authorized, or to any obligations convertible into stock of the Association, issued or sold, nor any right of subscription to any thereof other than such, if any, as the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may from time to time determine and at such price as the Board of Directors may from time to time fix. Unless otherwise specified in the Articles of Association or required by law, (1) all matters requiring shareholder action, including amendments to the Articles of Association, must be approved by shareholders owning a majority voting interest in the outstanding voting stock, and (2) each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote per share. Unless otherwise specified in the Articles of Association or required by law, all shares of voting stock shall be voted together as a class on any matters requiring shareholder approval. If a proposed amendment would affect two or more classes or series in the same or a substantially similar way, all the classes or series so affected must vote together as a single voting group on the proposed amendment. Shares of the same class or series may be issued as a dividend on a pro rata basis and without consideration. Shares of another class or series may be issued as share dividends in respect of a class or series of stock if approved by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the class or series to be issued unless there are no outstanding shares of the class or series to be issued. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to a share dividend shall be the date the Board of Directors authorizes the share dividend. Unless otherwise provided in the Bylaws, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting is the close of business on the day before the first notice is mailed or otherwise sent to the shareholders, provided that in no event may a record date be more than 70 days before the meeting. If a shareholder is entitled to fractional shares pursuant to preemptive rights, a stock dividend, consolidation or merger, reverse stock split or otherwise, the Association may: (a) issue fractional shares or; (b) in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares, issue script or warrants entitling the holder to receive a full share upon surrendering enough script or warrants to equal a full share; (c) if there is an established and active market in the Association's stock, make reasonable arrangements to provide the shareholder with an opportunity to realize a fair price through sale of the fraction, or purchase of the additional fraction required for a full share; (d) remit the cash equivalent of the fraction to the shareholder; or (e) sell full shares representing all the fractions at public auction or to the highest bidder after having solicited and received sealed bids from at least three licensed stock brokers, and distribute the proceeds pro rata to shareholders who otherwise would be entitled to the fractional shares. The holder of a fractional share is entitled to exercise the rights for shareholder, including the right to vote, to receive dividends, and to participate in the assets of the Association upon liquidation, in proportion to the fractional interest. The holder of script or warrants is not entitled to any of these rights unless the script or warrants explicitly provide for such rights. The script or warrants may be subject to such additional conditions as: (1) that the script or warrants will become void if not exchanged for full shares before a specified date; and (2) that the shares for which the script or warrants are exchangeable may be sold at the option of the Association and the proceeds paid to scriptholders. The Association, at any time and from time to time, may authorize and issue debt obligations, whether or not subordinated, without the approval of the shareholders. Obligations classified as debt, whether or not subordinated, which may be issued by the Association without the approval of shareholders, do not carry voting rights on any issue, including an increase or decrease in the aggregate number of the securities, or the exchange or reclassification of all or part of securities into securities of another class or series. SIXTH. The Board of Directors shall appoint one of its members president of this Association, and one of its members chairperson of the board and shall have the power to appoint one or more vice presidents, a secretary who shall keep minutes of the directors' and shareholders' meetings and be responsible for authenticating the records of the Association, and such other officers and employees as may be required to transact the business of this Association. A duly appointed officer may appoint one or more officers or assistant officers if authorized by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Bylaws. The Board of Directors shall have the power to: (1) Define the duties of the officers, employees, and agents of the Association. (2) Delegate the performance of its duties, but not the responsibility for its duties, to the officers, employees, and agents of the Association. (3) Fix the compensation and enter into employment contracts with its officers and employees upon reasonable terms and conditions consistent with applicable law. (4) Dismiss officers and employees. (5) Require bonds from officers and employees and to fix the penalty thereof. (6) Ratify written policies authorized by the Association's management or committees of the board. (7) Regulate the manner in which any increase or decrease of the capital of the Association shall be made, provided that nothing herein shall restrict the power of shareholders to increase or decrease the capital of the association in accordance with law, and nothing shall raise or lower from two-thirds the percentage for shareholder approval to increase or reduce the capital. (8) Manage and administer the business and affairs of the Association. (9) Adopt initial Bylaws, not inconsistent with law or the Articles of Association, for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the Association. (10) Amend or repeal Bylaws, except to the extent that the Articles of Association reserve this power in whole or in part to shareholders. (11) Make contracts. (12) Generally perform all acts that are legal for a Board of Directors to perform. SEVENTH. The Board of Directors shall have the power to change the location of the main office of this Association to any other place within the limits of the City of Columbus, State of Ohio, without the approval of the shareholders; and shall have the power to change the location of the main office of this Association to any other place outside the limits of the City of Columbus, State of Ohio, but not more than thirty miles beyond such limits, with the affirmative vote of shareholders owning two-thirds of the stock of the Association, subject to receipt of a certificate of approval from the Comptroller of the Currency. The Board of Directors shall have the power to establish or change the location of any branch or branches of the Association to any other location permitted under applicable law without the approval of the shareholders, subject to approval by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Board of Directors shall have the power to establish or change the location of any nonbranch office or facility of the Association without the approval of the shareholders. EIGHTH. The corporate existence of this Association shall continue until termination according to the laws of the United States. NINTH. The Board of Directors of this Association, or any shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than 20 percent of the stock of this Association, may call a special meeting of shareholders at any time. Unless otherwise provided by the Bylaws or the laws of the United States, or waived by shareholders, a notice of the time, place, and purpose of every annual and special meeting of the shareholders shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed at least 10, and no more than 60, days prior to the date of the meeting to each shareholder of record at his/her address as shown upon the books of this Association. Unless otherwise provided by the Bylaws, any action requiring approval of shareholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting. TENTH. The Association shall provide indemnification as set forth below: Every person who is or was a Director, officer or employee of the Association or of any other corporation which he served as a Director, officer or employee at the request of the Association as part of his regularly assigned duties may be indemnified by the Association in accordance with the provisions of this Article against all liability (including, without limitation, judgments, fines, penalties, and settlements) and all reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and investigative expenses) that may be incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal or administrative (all referred to hereafter in this Article as "Claims") or in connection with any appeal relating thereto in which he may become involved as a party or otherwise or with which he may be threatened by reason of his being or having been a Director, officer or employee of the Association or such other corporation, or by reason of any action taken or omitted by him in his capacity as such Director, officer or employee, whether or not he continues to be such at the time such liability or expenses are incurred; provided that nothing contained in this Article shall be construed to permit indemnification of any such person who is adjudged guilty of, or liable for, willful misconduct, gross neglect of duty or criminal acts, unless, at the time such indemnification is sought, such indemnification in such instance is permissible under applicable law and regulations, including published rulings of the Comptroller of the Currency or other appropriate supervisory or regulatory authority; and provided further that there shall be no indemnification of Directors, officers, or employees against expenses, penalties, or other payments incurred in an administrative proceeding or action instituted by an appropriate regulatory agency which proceeding or action results in a final order assessing civil money penalties or requiring affirmative action by an individual or individuals in the form of payments to the Association. Every person who may be indemnified under the provisions of this Article and who has been wholly successful on the merits with respect to any Claim shall be entitled to indemnification as of right. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, any indemnification under this Article shall be at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors and shall be made only if the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee acting by a quorum consisting of Directors who are not parties to such Claim shall find or if independent legal counsel (who may be the regular counsel of the Association) selected by the Board of Directors or Executive Committee whether or not a disinterested quorum exists shall render their opinion that in view of all of the circumstances then surrounding the Claim, such indemnification is equitable and in the best interests of the Association. Among the circumstances to be taken into consideration in arriving at such a finding or opinion is the existence or non-existence of a contract of insurance or indemnity under which the Association would be wholly or partially reimbursed for such indemnification, but the existence or non-existence of such insurance is not the sole circumstance to be considered nor shall it be wholly determinative of whether such indemnification shall be made. In addition to such finding or opinion, no indemnification under this Article shall be made unless the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee acting by a quorum consisting of Directors who are not parties to such Claim shall find or if independent legal counsel (who may be the regular counsel of the Association) selected by the Board of Directors or Executive Committee whether or not a disinterested quorum exists shall render their opinion that the Directors, officer or employee acted in good faith in what he reasonably believed to be the best interests of the Association or such other corporation and further in the case of any criminal action or proceeding, that the Director, officer or employee reasonably believed his conduct to be lawful. Determination of any Claim by judgment adverse to a Director, officer or employee by settlement with or without Court approval or conviction upon a plea of guilty or of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not create a presumption that a Director, officer or employee failed to meet the standards of conduct set forth in this Article. Expenses incurred with respect to any Claim may be advanced by the Association prior to the final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking satisfactory to the Association by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount unless it is ultimately determined that he is entitled to indemnification under this Article. The rights of indemnification provided in this Article shall be in addition to any rights to which any Director, officer or employee may otherwise be entitled by contract or as a matter of law. Every person who shall act as a Director, officer or employee of this Association shall be conclusively presumed to be doing so in reliance upon the right of indemnification provided for in this Article. ELEVENTH. These Articles of Association may be amended at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of this Association, unless the vote of the holders of a greater amount of stock is required by law, and in that case by the vote of the holders of such greater amount. The Association's Board of Directors may propose one or more amendments to the Articles of Association for submission to the shareholders. EXHIBIT 2 A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE TO COMMENCE BUSINESS CERTIFICATE I, John D. Hawke, Jr., Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that: 1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq., as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1, et seq., as amended, has possession, custody and control of all records pertaining to the chartering of all National Banking Associations. 2. "Bank One Trust Company, National Association," Columbus, Ohio, (Charter No. 16235) is a National Banking Association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this Certificate. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the Treasury Department in the City of Washington and District of Columbia, this 15th day of September, 1999. /s/ John D. Hawke, Jr. ---------------------- Comptroller of the Currency EXHIBIT 3 A COPY OF THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE TRUSTEE TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS CERTIFICATE I, John D. Hawke, Jr., Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that: 1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq., as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1, et seq., as amended, has possession, custody and control of all records pertaining to the chartering of all National Banking Associations. 2. "Bank One Trust Company, National Association," Columbus, Ohio, (Charter No. 16235) was granted, under the hand and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary capacities authorized under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 668, 12 U.S.C. 92a, and that the authority so granted remains in full force and effect on the date of this Certificate. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the Treasury Department in the City of Washington and District of Columbia, this 15th day of September, 1999. /s/ John D. Hawke, Jr. ---------------------- Comptroller of the Currency EXHIBIT 4 A COPY OF THE EXISTING BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEE BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS ARTICLE I MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS SECTION 1.01. ANNUAL MEETING. The regular annual meeting of the shareholders of the Bank for the election of Directors and for the transaction of such business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held at its main office, or other convenient place duly authorized by the Board of Directors, on the same day upon which any regular or special Board meeting is held from and including the first Monday of January to, and including, the fourth Monday of February of each year, or on the next succeeding banking day, if the day fixed falls on a legal holiday. If from any cause, an election of Directors is not made on the day fixed for the regular meeting of the shareholders or, in the event of a legal holiday, on the next succeeding banking day, the Board of Directors shall order the election to be held on some subsequent day, as soon thereafter as practicable, according to the provisions of law; and notice thereof shall be given in the manner herein provided for the annual meeting. Notice of such annual meeting shall be given by or under the direction of the Secretary, or such other officer as may be designated by the Chief Executive Officer, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all shareholders of record of the Bank at their respective addresses as shown upon the books of the Bank mailed not less than ten days prior to the date fixed for such meeting. SECTION 1.02. SPECIAL MEETINGS. A special meeting of the shareholders of the Bank may be called at any time by the Board of Directors or by any three or more shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than ten percent of the stock of the Bank. Notice of any special meeting of the shareholders called by the Board of Directors, stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting, shall be given by or under the direction of the Secretary, or such other officer as is designated by the Chief Executive Officer, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all shareholders of record of the Bank at their respective addresses as shown upon the books of the Bank mailed not less than ten days prior to the date fixed for such meeting. Any special meeting of shareholders shall be conducted and its proceedings recorded in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws for annual meetings of shareholders. SECTION 1.03. SECRETARY OF MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS. The Board of Directors may designate a person to be the secretary of the meeting of shareholders. In the absence of a presiding officer, as designated by these By-Laws, the Board of Directors may designate a person to act as the presiding officer. In the event the Board of Directors fails to designate a person to preside at a meeting of shareholders and a secretary of such meeting, the shareholders present or represented shall elect a person to preside and a person to serve as secretary of the meeting. The secretary of the meeting of shareholders shall cause the returns made by the judges of election and other proceedings to be recorded in the minute books of the Bank. The presiding officer shall notify the Directors-elect of their election and to meet forthwith for the organization of the new Board of Directors. The minutes of the meeting shall be signed by the presiding officer and the secretary designated for the meeting. SECTION 1.04. JUDGES OF ELECTION. The Board of Directors may appoint as many as three shareholders to be judges of the election, who shall hold and conduct the same, and who shall, after the election has been held, notify, in writing over their signatures, the secretary of the meeting of shareholders of the result thereof and the names of the Directors elected; provided, however, that upon failure for any reason of any judge or judges of election, so appointed by the Directors, to serve, the presiding officer of the meeting shall appoint other shareholders or their proxies to fill the vacancies. The judges of election, at the request of the chairman of the meeting, shall act as tellers of any other vote by ballot taken at such meeting, and shall notify, in writing over their signature, the secretary of the Board of Directors of the result thereof. SECTION 1.05. PROXIES. In all elections of Directors, each shareholder of record, who is qualified to vote under the provisions of Federal Law, shall have the right to vote the number of shares of record in such shareholder's name for as many persons as there are Directors to be elected, or to cumulate such shares as provided by Federal Law. In deciding all other questions at meetings of shareholders, each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote on each share of stock of record in such shareholder's name. Shareholders may vote by proxy duly authorized in writing. All proxies used at the annual meeting shall be secured for that meeting only, or any adjournment thereof, and shall be dated, if not dated by the shareholder, as of the date of the receipt thereof. No officer or employee of this Bank may act as proxy. SECTION 1.06. QUORUM. Holders of record of a majority of the shares of the capital stock of the Bank, eligible to be voted, present either in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of shareholders, but shareholders present at any meeting and constituting less than a quorum may, without further notice, adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum is obtained. A majority of the votes cast shall decide every question or matter submitted to the shareholders at any meeting, unless otherwise provided by law or by the Articles of Association. ARTICLE II DIRECTORS SECTION 2.01. QUALIFICATIONS. Each Director shall have the qualifications prescribed by law. No person elected as a Director may exercise any of the powers of office until such Director has taken the oath of such office. SECTION 2.02. VACANCIES. Directors of the Bank shall hold office for one year or until their successors are elected and qualified. Any vacancy in the Board shall be filled by appointment of the remaining Directors, and any Director so appointed shall hold office until the next election. SECTION 2.03. ORGANIZATION MEETING. The Directors elected by the shareholders shall meet for organization of the new Board of Directors at the time and place fixed by the presiding officer of the annual meeting. If at the time fixed for such meeting there is no quorum present, the Directors in attendance may adjourn from time to time until a quorum is obtained. A majority of the number of Directors elected by the shareholders shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. SECTION 2.04. REGULAR MEETINGS. The regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such date, time and place as the Board may previously designate, or should the Board fail to so designate, at such date, time and place as the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or President may fix. Whenever a quorum is not present, the Directors in attendance shall adjourn the meeting to a time not later than the date fixed by the By-Laws for the next succeeding regular meeting of the Board. Members of the Board of Directors may participate in such meetings through use of conference telephone or similar communications equipment, so long as all members participating in such meetings can hear one another. SECTION 2.05. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the call of the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or President, or at the request of two or more Directors. Any special meeting may be held at such place and at such time as may be fixed in the call. Written or oral notice shall be given to each Director not later than the day next preceding the day on which the special meeting is to be held, which notice may be waived in writing. The presence of a Director at any meeting of the Board of Directors shall be deemed a waiver of notice thereof by such Director. Whenever a quorum is not present, the Directors in attendance shall adjourn the special meeting from day to day until a quorum is obtained. Members of the Board of Directors may participate in such meetings through use of conference telephone or similar communications equipment, so long as all members participating in such meetings can hear one another. SECTION 2.06. QUORUM. A majority of the Directors shall constitute a quorum at any meeting, except when otherwise provided by law; but a lesser number may adjourn any meeting, from time-to-time, and the meeting may be held, as adjourned, without further notice. When, however, less than a quorum as herein defined, but at least one-third and not less than two of the authorized number of Directors are present at a meeting of the Directors, business of the Bank may be transacted and matters before the Board approved or disapproved by the unanimous vote of the Directors present. SECTION 2.07. COMPENSATION. Each member of the Board of Directors shall receive such fees for attendance at Board and Board committee meetings and such fees for service as a Director, irrespective of meeting attendance, as from time to time are fixed by resolution of the Board; provided, however, that payment hereunder shall not be made to a Director for meetings attended and/or Board service which are not for the Bank's sole benefit and which are concurrent and duplicative with meetings attended or Board service for an affiliate of the Bank for which the Director receives payment; and provided further that fees hereunder shall not be paid in the case of any Director in the regular employment of the Bank or of one of its affiliates. Each member of the Board of Directors, whether or not such Director is in the regular employment of the Bank or of one of its affiliates, shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incident to attendance at Board and Board committee meetings. SECTION 2.08. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. There may be a standing committee of the Board of Directors known as the Executive Committee which shall possess and exercise, when the Board is not in session, all the powers of the Board that may lawfully be delegated. The Executive Committee shall consist of at least three Board members, one of whom shall be the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or the President. The other members of the Executive Committee shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President, with the approval of the Board, and who shall continue as members of the Executive Committee until their successors are appointed, provided, however, that any member of the Executive Committee may be removed by the Board upon a majority vote thereof at any regular or special meeting of the Board. The Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, or President shall fill any vacancy in the Executive Committee by the appointment of another Director, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, or President or any two members thereof at such time or times and place as may be designated. In the event of the absence of any member or members of the Executive Committee, the presiding member may appoint a member or members of the Board to fill the place or places of such absent member or members to serve during such absence. Two members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum. When neither the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, nor President are present, the Executive Committee shall appoint a presiding officer. The Executive Committee shall report its proceedings and the action taken by it to the Board of Directors. SECTION 2.09. OTHER COMMITTEES. The Board of Directors may appoint such special committees from time to time as are in its judgment necessary in the interest of the Bank. ARTICLE III OFFICERS, MANAGEMENT STAFF AND EMPLOYEES SECTION 3.01. OFFICERS AND MANAGEMENT STAFF. (a) The executive officers of the Bank shall include a Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Security Officer, and may include one or more Senior Managing Directors or Managing Directors. The Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Security Officer shall be elected by the Board. The Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and the President shall be elected by the Board from their own number. Such officers as the Board shall elect from their own number shall hold office from the date of their election as officers until the organization meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual meeting of shareholders, provided, however, that such officers may be relieved of their duties at any time by action of the Board of Directors, in which event all the powers incident to their office shall immediately terminate. The Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or the President shall preside at all meetings of shareholders and meetings of the Board of Directors. (b) The management staff of the Bank shall include officers elected by the Board, officers appointed by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, the Chief Financial Officer, and such other persons in the employment of the Bank who, pursuant to authorization by a duly authorized officer of the Bank, perform management functions and have management responsibilities. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person except that no person shall hold the office of Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and/or President and at the same time also hold the office of Secretary. (c) Except as provided in the case of the elected officers who are members of the Board, all officers and employees, whether elected or appointed, shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board. Except as otherwise limited by law or these By-Laws, the Board assigns to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, the Chief Financial Officer, and/or each of their respective designees the authority to control all personnel, including elected and appointed officers and employees of the Bank, to employ or direct the employment of such officers and employees as he or she may deem necessary, including the fixing of salaries and the dismissal of such officers and employees at pleasure, and to define and prescribe the duties and responsibilities of all officers and employees of the Bank, subject to such further limitations and directions as he or she may from time to time deem appropriate. (d) The Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, the Chief Financial Officer, and any other officer of the Bank, to the extent that such officer is authorized in writing by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, or the Chief Financial Officer may appoint persons other than officers who are in employment of the Bank to serve in management positions and in connection therewith, the appointing officer may assign such title, salary, responsibilities and functions as are deemed appropriate, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be construed as placing any limitation on the authority of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, or the Chief Financial Officer as provided in this and other sections of these By-Laws. (e) The Senior Managing Directors and the Managing Directors of the Bank shall have general and active authority over the management of the business of the Bank, shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect, and shall do or cause to be done all things necessary or proper to carry on the business of the Bank in accordance with provisions of applicable law and regulations. Each Senior Managing Director and Managing Director shall perform all duties incident to his or her office and such other and further duties, as may from time to time be required by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Board of Directors, or the shareholders. The specification of authority in these By-Laws wherever and to whomever granted shall not be construed to limit in any manner the general powers of delegation granted to a Senior Managing Director or a Managing Director in conducting the business of the Bank. In the absence of a Senior Managing Director or a Managing Director, such officer as is designated by the Senior Managing Director or the Managing Director shall be vested with all the powers and perform all the duties of the Senior Managing Director or the Managing Director as defined by these By-Laws. (f) Each Managing Director who is assigned oversight of one or more trust service offices shall appoint a management committee known as the Investment Management and Trust Committee consisting of the Managing Director of the trust service offices and at least three other members who shall be capable and experienced officers of the Bank appointed from time to time by the Managing Director and who shall continue as members of the Investment Management and Trust Committee until their successors are appointed, provided, however, that any member of the Investment Management and Trust Committee may be removed by the Managing Director as provided in this and other sections of these By-Laws. The Managing Director shall fill any vacancy in the Investment Management and Trust Committee by the appointment of another capable and experienced officer of the Bank. Each Investment Management and Trust Committee shall meet at such date, time and place as the Managing Director shall fix. In the event of the absence of any member or members of the Investment Management and Trust Committee, the Managing Director may, in his or her discretion, appoint another officer of the Bank to fill the place or places of such absent member or members to serve during such absence. A majority of each Investment Management and Trust Committee shall constitute a quorum. Each Investment Management and Trust Committee shall carry out the policies of the Bank, as adopted by the Board of Directors, which shall be formulated and executed in accordance with State and Federal Law, Regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency, and sound fiduciary principles. In carrying out the policies of the Bank, each Investment Management and Trust Committee is hereby authorized to establish management teams whose duties and responsibilities shall be specifically set forth in the policies of the Bank. Each such management team shall report such proceedings and the actions taken thereby to the Investment Management and Trust Committee. Each Managing Director shall then report such proceedings and the actions taken thereby to the Board of Directors. SECTION 3.02. POWERS AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT STAFF. Pursuant to the fiduciary powers granted to this Bank under the provisions of Federal Law and Regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Senior Managing Directors, the Managing Directors, the Chief Financial Officer, and those officers so designated and authorized by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Senior Managing Directors, the Managing Directors, or the Chief Financial Officer are authorized for and on behalf of the Bank, and to the extent permitted by law, to make loans and discounts; to purchase or acquire drafts, notes, stocks, bonds, and other securities for investment of funds held by the Bank; to execute and purchase acceptances; to appoint, empower and direct all necessary agents and attorneys; to sign and give any notice required to be given; to demand payment and/or to declare due for any default any debt or obligation due or payable to the Bank upon demand or authorized to be declared due; to foreclose any mortgages; to exercise any option, privilege or election to forfeit, terminate, extend or renew any lease; to authorize and direct any proceedings for the collection of any money or for the enforcement of any right or obligation; to adjust, settle and compromise all claims of every kind and description in favor of or against the Bank, and to give receipts, releases and discharges therefor; to borrow money and in connection therewith to make, execute and deliver notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness; to pledge or hypothecate any securities or any stocks, bonds, notes or any property real or personal held or owned by the Bank, or to rediscount any notes or other obligations held or owned by the Bank, whenever in his or her judgment it is reasonably necessary for the operation of the Bank; and in furtherance of and in addition to the powers hereinabove set forth to do all such acts and to take all such proceedings as in his or her judgment are necessary and incidental to the operation of the Bank. SECTION 3.03. SECRETARY. The Secretary or such other officers as may be designated by the Chief Executive Officer shall have supervision and control of the records of the Bank and, subject to the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, shall undertake other duties and functions usually performed by a corporate secretary. Other officers may be designated by the Secretary as Assistant Secretary to perform the duties of the Secretary. SECTION 3.04. EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS. Any member of the Bank's management staff or any employee of the Bank designated as an officer on the Bank's payroll system is hereby authorized for and on behalf of the Bank to sell, assign, lease, mortgage, transfer, deliver and convey any real or personal property, including shares of stock, bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness (including the assignment and redemption of registered United States obligations) and all other forms of intangible property now or hereafter owned by or standing in the name of the Bank, or its nominee, or held by the Bank as collateral security, or standing in the name of the Bank, or its nominee, in any fiduciary capacity or in the name of any principal for whom this Bank may now or hereafter be acting under a power of attorney or as agent, and to execute and deliver such partial releases from any discharges or assignments of mortgages and assignments or surrender of insurance policies, deeds, contracts, assignments or other papers or documents as may be appropriate in the circumstances now or hereafter held by the Bank in its own name, in a fiduciary capacity, or owned by any principal for whom this Bank may now or hereafter be acting under a power of attorney or as agent; provided, however, that, when necessary, the signature of any such person shall be attested or witnessed in each case by another officer of the Bank. Any member of the Bank's management staff or any employee of the Bank designated as an officer on the Bank's payroll system is hereby authorized for and on behalf of the Bank to execute any indemnity and fidelity bonds, trust agreements, proxies or other papers or documents of like or different character necessary, desirable or incidental to the appointment of the Bank in any fiduciary capacity, the conduct of its business in any fiduciary capacity, or the conduct of its other banking business; to sign and issue checks, drafts, orders for the payment of money and certificates of deposit; to sign and endorse bills of exchange, to sign and countersign foreign and domestic letters of credit, to receive and receipt for payments of principal, interest, dividends, rents, fees and payments of every kind and description paid to the Bank, to sign receipts for money or other property acquired by or entrusted to the Bank, to guarantee the genuineness of signatures on assignments of stocks, bonds or other securities, to sign certifications of checks, to endorse and deliver checks, drafts, warrants, bills, notes, certificates of deposit and acceptances in all business transactions of the Bank; also to foreclose any mortgage, to execute and deliver receipts for any money or property; also to sign stock certificates for and on behalf of this Bank as transfer agent or registrar, and to authenticate bonds, debentures, land or lease trust certificates or other forms of security issued pursuant to any indenture under which this Bank now or hereafter is acting as trustee or in any other fiduciary capacity; to execute and deliver various forms of documents or agreements necessary to effectuate certain investment strategies for various fiduciary or custody customers of the Bank, including, without limitation, exchange funds, options, both listed and over-the-counter, commodities trading, futures trading, hedge funds, limited partnerships, venture capital funds, swap or collar transactions and other similar investment vehicles for which the Bank now or in the future may deem appropriate for investment of fiduciary customers or in which non-fiduciary customers may direct investment by the Bank. Without limitation on the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, or President of the Bank shall have the authority from time to time to appoint officers of the Bank as Vice President for the sole purpose of executing releases or other documents incidental to the conduct of the Bank's business in any fiduciary capacity where required by state law or the governing document. In addition, other persons in the employment of the Bank or its affiliates may be authorized by the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, President, Senior Managing Directors, Managing Directors, or Chief Financial Officer to perform acts and to execute the documents described in the paragraph above, subject, however, to such limitations and conditions as are contained in the authorization given to such person. SECTION 3.05. PERFORMANCE BOND. All officers and employees of the Bank shall be bonded for the honest and faithful performance of their duties for such amount as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE IV STOCKS AND STOCK CERTIFICATES SECTION 4.01. STOCK CERTIFICATES. The shares of stock of the Bank shall be evidenced by certificates which shall bear the signature of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President (which signature may be engraved, printed or impressed), and shall be signed manually by the Secretary, or any other officer appointed by the Chief Executive Officer for that purpose. In case any such officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Bank with the same effect as if such officer had not ceased to be such at the time of its issue. Each such certificate shall bear the corporate seal of the Bank, shall recite on its face that stock represented thereby is transferable only upon the books of the Bank when properly endorsed and shall recite such other information as is required by law and deemed appropriate by the Board. The corporate seal may be facsimile engraved or printed. SECTION 4.02. STOCK ISSUE AND TRANSFER. The shares of stock of the Bank shall be transferable only upon the stock transfer books of the Bank and, except as hereinafter provided, no transfer shall be made or new certificates issued except upon the surrender for cancellation of the certificate or certificates previously issued therefor. In the case of the loss, theft, or destruction of any certificate, a new certificate may be issued in place of such certificate upon the furnishing of an affidavit setting forth the circumstances of such loss, theft, or destruction and indemnity satisfactory to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President. The Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or the President may authorize the issuance of a new certificate therefor without the furnishing of indemnity. Stock transfer books, in which all transfers of stock shall be recorded, shall be provided. The stock transfer books may be closed for a reasonable period and under such conditions as the Board of Directors may at any time determine, for any meeting of shareholders, the payment of dividends or any other lawful purpose. In lieu of closing the transfer books, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion, fix a record date and hour constituting a reasonable period prior to the day designated for the holding of any meeting of the shareholders or the day appointed for the payment of any dividend, or for any other purpose at the time as of which shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any such meeting or to receive such dividend or to be treated as shareholders for such other purpose shall be determined, and only shareholders of record at such time shall be entitled to notice of or to vote at such meeting or to receive such dividends or to be treated as shareholders for such other purpose. ARTICLE V MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SECTION 5.01. SEAL. The seal of the Bank shall be circular in form with "SEAL" in the center, and the name "BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NA" located clockwise around the upper half of the seal. SECTION 5.02. MINUTE BOOK. The organization papers of this Bank, the Articles of Association, the returns of judges of elections, the By-Laws and any amendments thereto, the proceedings of all regular and special meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors, and reports of the committees of the Board of Directors shall be recorded in the minute books of the Bank. The minutes of each such meeting shall be signed by the presiding officer and attested by the secretary of the meeting. SECTION 5.03. CORPORATE POWERS. The corporate existence of the Bank shall continue until terminated in accordance with the laws of the United States. The purpose of the Bank shall be to carry on the general business of a commercial bank trust department and to engage in such activities as are necessary, incident, or related to such business. The Articles of Association of the Bank shall not be amended, or any other provision added elsewhere in the Articles expanding the powers of the Bank, without the prior approval of the Comptroller of the Currency. SECTION 5.04. AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS. The By-Laws may be amended, altered or repealed, at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, by a vote of a majority of the Directors. As amended April 24, 1991 Section 3.01 (Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.02 (Chief Executive Officer) Section 3.03 (Powers and Duties of Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.05 (Execution of Documents) As amended January 27, 1995 Section 2.04 (Regular Meetings) Section 2.05 (Special Meetings) Section 3.01(f) (Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.03(e) (Powers and Duties of Officers and Management Staff) Section 5.01 (Seal) Amended and restated in its entirety effective May 1, 1996 As amended August 1, 1996 Section 2.09 (Trust Examining Committee) Section 2.10 (Other Committees) As amended October 16, 1997 Section 3.01 (Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.02 (Powers and Duties of Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.04 (Execution of Documents) As amended January 1, 1998 Section 1.01 (Annual Meeting) EXHIBIT 6 THE CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE REQUIRED BY SECTION 321(b) OF THE ACT April 4, 2000 Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 Ladies and Gentlemen: In connection with the qualification of an amended and restated declaration of trust between State Street Capital Trust II and Bank One Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee, the undersigned, in accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, hereby consents that the reports of examinations of the undersigned, made by Federal or State authorities authorized to make such examinations, may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor. Very truly yours, Bank One Trust Company, National Association By: /s/ Sandra L. Caruba Sandra L. Caruba Vice President EXHIBIT 7 Legal Title of Bank: Bank One Trust Company, N.A. Call Date: 12/31/99 State #: 391581 FFIEC 032 Address: 100 Broad Street Vendor ID: D Cert #: 21377 Page RC-1 City, State Zip: Columbus, OH 43271 Transit #: 04400003
Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Commercial and State-Chartered Savings Banks for December 31, 1999 All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, report the amount outstanding of the last business day of the quarter. Schedule RC--Balance Sheet
Dollar Amounts in thousands C300 ------ RCON BIL MIL THOU ---- ------------ ASSETS 1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A): RCON a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1) ........... 0081 123,692 1.a b. Interest-bearing balances(2) .................................... 0071 17,687 1.b 2. Securities a. Held-to-maturity securities(from Schedule RC-B, column A) ....... 1754 0 2.a b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D) .... 1773 5,860 2.b 3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell ............................................................. 1350 364,813 3. 4. Loans and lease financing receivables: a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule RCON RC-C) .............................................................. 2122 58,020 4.a b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses ....................... 3123 10 4.b c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve ........................... 3128 0 4.c d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and RCON reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c) ............................ 2125 58,010 4.d 5. Trading assets (from Schedule RD-D) ................................ 3545 0 5. 6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ........... 2145 22,547 6. 7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M) ....................... 2150 0 7. 8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies (from Schedule RC-M) ..................................... 2130 0 8. 9. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ....... 2155 0 9. 10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M) ............................. 2143 27,151 10. 11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) .................................. 2160 141,759 11. 12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11) ........................... 2170 761,519 12.
(1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits. (2) Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading. Legal Title of Bank: Bank One Trust Company, N.A. Call Date: 12/31/99 State #: 391581 FFIEC 032 Address: 100 East Broad Street Vendor ID: D Cert #" 21377 Page RC-2 City, State Zip: Columbus, OH 43271 Transit #: 04400003
Schedule RC-Continued
Dollar Amounts in Thousands --------- LIABILITIES 13. Deposits: a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C RCON from Schedule RC-E, part 1) ........................................... 2200 589,846 13.a (1) Noninterest-bearing(1) ............................................ 6631 517,140 13.a1 (2) Interest-bearing .................................................. 6636 72,706 13.a2 b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs (from Schedule RC-E, part II) (1) Noninterest bearing (2) Interest-bearing 14. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase: ........................................................... RCFD 2800 0 14 15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury .............................. RCON 2840 0 15.a b. Trading Liabilities(from Sechedule RC-D) .............................. RCFD 3548 0 15.b 16. Other borrowed money: RCON a. With original maturity of one year or less ............................ 2332 0 16.a b. With original maturity of more than one year .......................... A547 0 16.b c. With original maturity of more than three years ....................... A548 0 16.c 17. Not applicable 18. Bank's liability on acceptance executed and outstanding .................. 2920 0 18. 19. Subordinated notes and debentures ........................................ 3200 0 19. 20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) ................................... 2930 63,244 20. 21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20) ........................... 2948 653,090 21. 22. Not applicable EQUITY CAPITAL 23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ............................ 3838 0 23. 24. Common stock ............................................................. 3230 800 24. 25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ................. 3839 45,157 25. 26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves ................................ 3632 62,458 26.a b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ............................................................ 8434 14 26.b c. Accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges .................... 4336 0 26.c 27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments 28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27) ........................ 3210 108,429 28. 29. Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital (sum of items 21, 22, and 28) .................................... 3300 761,519 29.
Memorandum To be reported only with the March Report of Condition. 1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external Number auditors as of ------- any date during 1996 ............ RCFD 6724 .... N/A M.1. ------- 1 = Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the bank 2 = Independent audit of the bank's parent holding company conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the bank separately) 3 = Directors' examination of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by state chartering authority) 4.= Directors' examination of the bank performed by other external auditors (may be required by state chartering authority) 5 = Review of the bank's financial statements by external auditors 6 = Compilation of the bank's financial statements by external auditors 7 = Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work) 8 = No external audit work (1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings deposits. EX-25.4 14 FORM T-1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM T-1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ---------------------------- Bank One Trust Company, National Association (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) A National Banking Association 31-0838515 (I.R.S. employer identification number) 100 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43271-0181 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Bank One Trust Company, N.A. One North State Street, 9th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60602 Attn: Sandra L. Caruba, Vice President and Senior Counsel, (312) 336-9436 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) ----------------------------- STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST III (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 13-7147836 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification number) 225 Franklin Street 02110 Boston, Massachusetts (ZIP Code) (Address of principal executive offices) Capital Securities (Title of Indenture Securities) Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee: (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. Comptroller of Currency, Washington, D.C.; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.; The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington D.C. (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. Item 2. Affiliations With the Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation. No such affiliation exists with the trustee. Item 16. List of exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility. 1. A copy of the articles of association of the trustee now in effect. 2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business. 3. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers. 4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee. 5. Not Applicable. 6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act. 7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. 8. Not Applicable. 9. Not Applicable. Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Bank One Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this Statement of Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois, on the 4th day of April, 2000. Bank One Trust Company, National Association, Trustee By /s/ Sandra L. Caruba Sandra L. Caruba Vice President EXHIBIT 1 A COPY OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE TRUSTEE NOW IN EFFECT AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION of BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FIRST. The title of this Association shall be BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. SECOND. The main office of the Association shall be in the City of Columbus, County of Franklin, State of Ohio. The business of the Association will be limited to the fiduciary powers and the support of activities incidental to the exercise of those powers. The Association will not expand or alter its business beyond that stated in this article without the prior approval of the Comptroller of the Currency. THIRD. The Board of Directors of this Association shall consist of not less than five nor more than twenty-five persons, the exact number to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full Board of Directors or by resolution of a majority of the shareholders at any annual or special meeting thereof. Each director shall own common or preferred stock of the Association, or of a holding company owning the Association, with an aggregate par, fair market or equity value of not less than $1,000, as of either (i) the date of purchase, (ii) the date the person became a director, or (iii) the date of that person's most recent election to the Board of Directors, whichever is more recent. Any combination of common or preferred stock of the Association or holding company may be used. Any vacancy in the Board of Directors may be filled by action of a majority of the remaining directors between meetings of shareholders. The Board of Directors may not increase the number of directors between meetings of shareholders to a number which: (1) exceeds by more than two the number of directors last elected by shareholders where the number was 15 or less; or (2) exceeds by more than four the number of directors last elected by shareholders where the number was 16 or more, but in no event shall the number of directors exceed 25. Terms of directors, including directors selected to fill vacancies, shall expire at the next regular meeting of shareholders at which directors are elected, unless the directors resign or are removed from office. Despite the expiration of a director's term, the director shall continue to serve until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors and his or her position is eliminated. Honorary or advisory members of the Board of Directors, without voting power or power of final decision in matters concerning the business of the Association, may be appointed by resolution of a majority of the full Board of Directors, or by resolution of shareholders at any annual or special meeting. Honorary or advisory directors shall not be counted to determine the number of directors of the Association or the presence of a quorum in connection with any board action, and shall not be required to own qualifying shares. FOURTH. There shall be an annual meeting of the shareholders to elect directors and transact whatever other business may be brought before the meeting. It shall be held at the main office or any other convenient place the Board of Directors may designate, on the day of each year specified therefor in the Bylaws or, if that day falls on a legal holiday in the state in which the Association is located, on the next following banking day. If no election is held on the day fixed or in the event of a legal holiday on the following banking day, an election may be held on any subsequent day within 60 days of the day fixed, to be designated by the Board of Directors or, if the directors fail to fix the day, by shareholders representing two-thirds of the shares issued and outstanding. In all cases at least 10 days advance notice of the meeting shall be given to the shareholders by first class mail. In all elections of directors, the number of votes each common shareholder may cast will be determined by multiplying the number of shares such shareholder owns by the number of directors to be elected. Those votes may be cumulated and cast for a single candidate or may be distributed among two or more candidates in the manner selected by the shareholder. On all other questions, each common shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by such shareholder. If the issuance of preferred stock with voting rights has been authorized by a vote of shareholders owning a majority of the common stock of the association, preferred shareholders will have cumulative voting rights and will be included within the same class as common shareholders, for purposes of elections of directors. A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, its chairperson, or to the Association, which resignation shall be effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date. A director may be removed by shareholders at a meeting called to remove him or her, when notice of the meeting stating that the purpose or one of the purposes is to remove him or her is provided, if there is a failure to fulfill one of the affirmative requirements for qualification, or for cause, provided, however, that a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him or her under cumulative voting is voted against his or her removal. FIFTH. The authorized amount of capital stock of this Association shall be eighty thousand shares of common stock of the par value of ten dollars ($10.00) each; but said capital stock may be increased or decreased from time to time, according to the provisions of the laws of the United States. No holder of shares of the capital stock of any class of the Association shall have any preemptive or preferential right of subscription to any shares of any class of stock of the Association, whether now or hereafter authorized, or to any obligations convertible into stock of the Association, issued or sold, nor any right of subscription to any thereof other than such, if any, as the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may from time to time determine and at such price as the Board of Directors may from time to time fix. Unless otherwise specified in the Articles of Association or required by law, (1) all matters requiring shareholder action, including amendments to the Articles of Association, must be approved by shareholders owning a majority voting interest in the outstanding voting stock, and (2) each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote per share. Unless otherwise specified in the Articles of Association or required by law, all shares of voting stock shall be voted together as a class on any matters requiring shareholder approval. If a proposed amendment would affect two or more classes or series in the same or a substantially similar way, all the classes or series so affected must vote together as a single voting group on the proposed amendment. Shares of the same class or series may be issued as a dividend on a pro rata basis and without consideration. Shares of another class or series may be issued as share dividends in respect of a class or series of stock if approved by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the class or series to be issued unless there are no outstanding shares of the class or series to be issued. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to a share dividend shall be the date the Board of Directors authorizes the share dividend. Unless otherwise provided in the Bylaws, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting is the close of business on the day before the first notice is mailed or otherwise sent to the shareholders, provided that in no event may a record date be more than 70 days before the meeting. If a shareholder is entitled to fractional shares pursuant to preemptive rights, a stock dividend, consolidation or merger, reverse stock split or otherwise, the Association may: (a) issue fractional shares or; (b) in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares, issue script or warrants entitling the holder to receive a full share upon surrendering enough script or warrants to equal a full share; (c) if there is an established and active market in the Association's stock, make reasonable arrangements to provide the shareholder with an opportunity to realize a fair price through sale of the fraction, or purchase of the additional fraction required for a full share; (d) remit the cash equivalent of the fraction to the shareholder; or (e) sell full shares representing all the fractions at public auction or to the highest bidder after having solicited and received sealed bids from at least three licensed stock brokers, and distribute the proceeds pro rata to shareholders who otherwise would be entitled to the fractional shares. The holder of a fractional share is entitled to exercise the rights for shareholder, including the right to vote, to receive dividends, and to participate in the assets of the Association upon liquidation, in proportion to the fractional interest. The holder of script or warrants is not entitled to any of these rights unless the script or warrants explicitly provide for such rights. The script or warrants may be subject to such additional conditions as: (1) that the script or warrants will become void if not exchanged for full shares before a specified date; and (2) that the shares for which the script or warrants are exchangeable may be sold at the option of the Association and the proceeds paid to scriptholders. The Association, at any time and from time to time, may authorize and issue debt obligations, whether or not subordinated, without the approval of the shareholders. Obligations classified as debt, whether or not subordinated, which may be issued by the Association without the approval of shareholders, do not carry voting rights on any issue, including an increase or decrease in the aggregate number of the securities, or the exchange or reclassification of all or part of securities into securities of another class or series. SIXTH. The Board of Directors shall appoint one of its members president of this Association, and one of its members chairperson of the board and shall have the power to appoint one or more vice presidents, a secretary who shall keep minutes of the directors' and shareholders' meetings and be responsible for authenticating the records of the Association, and such other officers and employees as may be required to transact the business of this Association. A duly appointed officer may appoint one or more officers or assistant officers if authorized by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Bylaws. The Board of Directors shall have the power to: (1) Define the duties of the officers, employees, and agents of the Association. (2) Delegate the performance of its duties, but not the responsibility for its duties, to the officers, employees, and agents of the Association. (3) Fix the compensation and enter into employment contracts with its officers and employees upon reasonable terms and conditions consistent with applicable law. (4) Dismiss officers and employees. (5) Require bonds from officers and employees and to fix the penalty thereof. (6) Ratify written policies authorized by the Association's management or committees of the board. (7) Regulate the manner in which any increase or decrease of the capital of the Association shall be made, provided that nothing herein shall restrict the power of shareholders to increase or decrease the capital of the association in accordance with law, and nothing shall raise or lower from two-thirds the percentage for shareholder approval to increase or reduce the capital. (8) Manage and administer the business and affairs of the Association. (9) Adopt initial Bylaws, not inconsistent with law or the Articles of Association, for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the Association. (10) Amend or repeal Bylaws, except to the extent that the Articles of Association reserve this power in whole or in part to shareholders. (11) Make contracts. (12) Generally perform all acts that are legal for a Board of Directors to perform. SEVENTH. The Board of Directors shall have the power to change the location of the main office of this Association to any other place within the limits of the City of Columbus, State of Ohio, without the approval of the shareholders; and shall have the power to change the location of the main office of this Association to any other place outside the limits of the City of Columbus, State of Ohio, but not more than thirty miles beyond such limits, with the affirmative vote of shareholders owning two-thirds of the stock of the Association, subject to receipt of a certificate of approval from the Comptroller of the Currency. The Board of Directors shall have the power to establish or change the location of any branch or branches of the Association to any other location permitted under applicable law without the approval of the shareholders, subject to approval by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Board of Directors shall have the power to establish or change the location of any nonbranch office or facility of the Association without the approval of the shareholders. EIGHTH. The corporate existence of this Association shall continue until termination according to the laws of the United States. NINTH. The Board of Directors of this Association, or any shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than 20 percent of the stock of this Association, may call a special meeting of shareholders at any time. Unless otherwise provided by the Bylaws or the laws of the United States, or waived by shareholders, a notice of the time, place, and purpose of every annual and special meeting of the shareholders shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed at least 10, and no more than 60, days prior to the date of the meeting to each shareholder of record at his/her address as shown upon the books of this Association. Unless otherwise provided by the Bylaws, any action requiring approval of shareholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting. TENTH. The Association shall provide indemnification as set forth below: Every person who is or was a Director, officer or employee of the Association or of any other corporation which he served as a Director, officer or employee at the request of the Association as part of his regularly assigned duties may be indemnified by the Association in accordance with the provisions of this Article against all liability (including, without limitation, judgments, fines, penalties, and settlements) and all reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and investigative expenses) that may be incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal or administrative (all referred to hereafter in this Article as "Claims") or in connection with any appeal relating thereto in which he may become involved as a party or otherwise or with which he may be threatened by reason of his being or having been a Director, officer or employee of the Association or such other corporation, or by reason of any action taken or omitted by him in his capacity as such Director, officer or employee, whether or not he continues to be such at the time such liability or expenses are incurred; provided that nothing contained in this Article shall be construed to permit indemnification of any such person who is adjudged guilty of, or liable for, willful misconduct, gross neglect of duty or criminal acts, unless, at the time such indemnification is sought, such indemnification in such instance is permissible under applicable law and regulations, including published rulings of the Comptroller of the Currency or other appropriate supervisory or regulatory authority; and provided further that there shall be no indemnification of Directors, officers, or employees against expenses, penalties, or other payments incurred in an administrative proceeding or action instituted by an appropriate regulatory agency which proceeding or action results in a final order assessing civil money penalties or requiring affirmative action by an individual or individuals in the form of payments to the Association. Every person who may be indemnified under the provisions of this Article and who has been wholly successful on the merits with respect to any Claim shall be entitled to indemnification as of right. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, any indemnification under this Article shall be at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors and shall be made only if the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee acting by a quorum consisting of Directors who are not parties to such Claim shall find or if independent legal counsel (who may be the regular counsel of the Association) selected by the Board of Directors or Executive Committee whether or not a disinterested quorum exists shall render their opinion that in view of all of the circumstances then surrounding the Claim, such indemnification is equitable and in the best interests of the Association. Among the circumstances to be taken into consideration in arriving at such a finding or opinion is the existence or non-existence of a contract of insurance or indemnity under which the Association would be wholly or partially reimbursed for such indemnification, but the existence or non-existence of such insurance is not the sole circumstance to be considered nor shall it be wholly determinative of whether such indemnification shall be made. In addition to such finding or opinion, no indemnification under this Article shall be made unless the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee acting by a quorum consisting of Directors who are not parties to such Claim shall find or if independent legal counsel (who may be the regular counsel of the Association) selected by the Board of Directors or Executive Committee whether or not a disinterested quorum exists shall render their opinion that the Directors, officer or employee acted in good faith in what he reasonably believed to be the best interests of the Association or such other corporation and further in the case of any criminal action or proceeding, that the Director, officer or employee reasonably believed his conduct to be lawful. Determination of any Claim by judgment adverse to a Director, officer or employee by settlement with or without Court approval or conviction upon a plea of guilty or of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not create a presumption that a Director, officer or employee failed to meet the standards of conduct set forth in this Article. Expenses incurred with respect to any Claim may be advanced by the Association prior to the final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking satisfactory to the Association by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount unless it is ultimately determined that he is entitled to indemnification under this Article. The rights of indemnification provided in this Article shall be in addition to any rights to which any Director, officer or employee may otherwise be entitled by contract or as a matter of law. Every person who shall act as a Director, officer or employee of this Association shall be conclusively presumed to be doing so in reliance upon the right of indemnification provided for in this Article. ELEVENTH. These Articles of Association may be amended at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of this Association, unless the vote of the holders of a greater amount of stock is required by law, and in that case by the vote of the holders of such greater amount. The Association's Board of Directors may propose one or more amendments to the Articles of Association for submission to the shareholders. EXHIBIT 2 A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE TO COMMENCE BUSINESS CERTIFICATE I, John D. Hawke, Jr., Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that: 1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq., as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1, et seq., as amended, has possession, custody and control of all records pertaining to the chartering of all National Banking Associations. 2. "Bank One Trust Company, National Association," Columbus, Ohio, (Charter No. 16235) is a National Banking Association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this Certificate. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the Treasury Department in the City of Washington and District of Columbia, this 15th day of September, 1999. /s/ John D. Hawke, Jr. ---------------------- Comptroller of the Currency EXHIBIT 3 A COPY OF THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE TRUSTEE TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS CERTIFICATE I, John D. Hawke, Jr., Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that: 1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq., as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1, et seq., as amended, has possession, custody and control of all records pertaining to the chartering of all National Banking Associations. 2. "Bank One Trust Company, National Association," Columbus, Ohio, (Charter No. 16235) was granted, under the hand and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary capacities authorized under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 668, 12 U.S.C. 92a, and that the authority so granted remains in full force and effect on the date of this Certificate. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the Treasury Department in the City of Washington and District of Columbia, this 15th day of September, 1999. /s/ John D. Hawke, Jr. ---------------------- Comptroller of the Currency EXHIBIT 4 A COPY OF THE EXISTING BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEE BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS ARTICLE I MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS SECTION 1.01. ANNUAL MEETING. The regular annual meeting of the shareholders of the Bank for the election of Directors and for the transaction of such business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held at its main office, or other convenient place duly authorized by the Board of Directors, on the same day upon which any regular or special Board meeting is held from and including the first Monday of January to, and including, the fourth Monday of February of each year, or on the next succeeding banking day, if the day fixed falls on a legal holiday. If from any cause, an election of Directors is not made on the day fixed for the regular meeting of the shareholders or, in the event of a legal holiday, on the next succeeding banking day, the Board of Directors shall order the election to be held on some subsequent day, as soon thereafter as practicable, according to the provisions of law; and notice thereof shall be given in the manner herein provided for the annual meeting. Notice of such annual meeting shall be given by or under the direction of the Secretary, or such other officer as may be designated by the Chief Executive Officer, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all shareholders of record of the Bank at their respective addresses as shown upon the books of the Bank mailed not less than ten days prior to the date fixed for such meeting. SECTION 1.02. SPECIAL MEETINGS. A special meeting of the shareholders of the Bank may be called at any time by the Board of Directors or by any three or more shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than ten percent of the stock of the Bank. Notice of any special meeting of the shareholders called by the Board of Directors, stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting, shall be given by or under the direction of the Secretary, or such other officer as is designated by the Chief Executive Officer, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all shareholders of record of the Bank at their respective addresses as shown upon the books of the Bank mailed not less than ten days prior to the date fixed for such meeting. Any special meeting of shareholders shall be conducted and its proceedings recorded in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws for annual meetings of shareholders. SECTION 1.03. SECRETARY OF MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS. The Board of Directors may designate a person to be the secretary of the meeting of shareholders. In the absence of a presiding officer, as designated by these By-Laws, the Board of Directors may designate a person to act as the presiding officer. In the event the Board of Directors fails to designate a person to preside at a meeting of shareholders and a secretary of such meeting, the shareholders present or represented shall elect a person to preside and a person to serve as secretary of the meeting. The secretary of the meeting of shareholders shall cause the returns made by the judges of election and other proceedings to be recorded in the minute books of the Bank. The presiding officer shall notify the Directors-elect of their election and to meet forthwith for the organization of the new Board of Directors. The minutes of the meeting shall be signed by the presiding officer and the secretary designated for the meeting. SECTION 1.04. JUDGES OF ELECTION. The Board of Directors may appoint as many as three shareholders to be judges of the election, who shall hold and conduct the same, and who shall, after the election has been held, notify, in writing over their signatures, the secretary of the meeting of shareholders of the result thereof and the names of the Directors elected; provided, however, that upon failure for any reason of any judge or judges of election, so appointed by the Directors, to serve, the presiding officer of the meeting shall appoint other shareholders or their proxies to fill the vacancies. The judges of election, at the request of the chairman of the meeting, shall act as tellers of any other vote by ballot taken at such meeting, and shall notify, in writing over their signature, the secretary of the Board of Directors of the result thereof. SECTION 1.05. PROXIES. In all elections of Directors, each shareholder of record, who is qualified to vote under the provisions of Federal Law, shall have the right to vote the number of shares of record in such shareholder's name for as many persons as there are Directors to be elected, or to cumulate such shares as provided by Federal Law. In deciding all other questions at meetings of shareholders, each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote on each share of stock of record in such shareholder's name. Shareholders may vote by proxy duly authorized in writing. All proxies used at the annual meeting shall be secured for that meeting only, or any adjournment thereof, and shall be dated, if not dated by the shareholder, as of the date of the receipt thereof. No officer or employee of this Bank may act as proxy. SECTION 1.06. QUORUM. Holders of record of a majority of the shares of the capital stock of the Bank, eligible to be voted, present either in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of shareholders, but shareholders present at any meeting and constituting less than a quorum may, without further notice, adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum is obtained. A majority of the votes cast shall decide every question or matter submitted to the shareholders at any meeting, unless otherwise provided by law or by the Articles of Association. ARTICLE II DIRECTORS SECTION 2.01. QUALIFICATIONS. Each Director shall have the qualifications prescribed by law. No person elected as a Director may exercise any of the powers of office until such Director has taken the oath of such office. SECTION 2.02. VACANCIES. Directors of the Bank shall hold office for one year or until their successors are elected and qualified. Any vacancy in the Board shall be filled by appointment of the remaining Directors, and any Director so appointed shall hold office until the next election. SECTION 2.03. ORGANIZATION MEETING. The Directors elected by the shareholders shall meet for organization of the new Board of Directors at the time and place fixed by the presiding officer of the annual meeting. If at the time fixed for such meeting there is no quorum present, the Directors in attendance may adjourn from time to time until a quorum is obtained. A majority of the number of Directors elected by the shareholders shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. SECTION 2.04. REGULAR MEETINGS. The regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such date, time and place as the Board may previously designate, or should the Board fail to so designate, at such date, time and place as the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or President may fix. Whenever a quorum is not present, the Directors in attendance shall adjourn the meeting to a time not later than the date fixed by the By-Laws for the next succeeding regular meeting of the Board. Members of the Board of Directors may participate in such meetings through use of conference telephone or similar communications equipment, so long as all members participating in such meetings can hear one another. SECTION 2.05. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the call of the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or President, or at the request of two or more Directors. Any special meeting may be held at such place and at such time as may be fixed in the call. Written or oral notice shall be given to each Director not later than the day next preceding the day on which the special meeting is to be held, which notice may be waived in writing. The presence of a Director at any meeting of the Board of Directors shall be deemed a waiver of notice thereof by such Director. Whenever a quorum is not present, the Directors in attendance shall adjourn the special meeting from day to day until a quorum is obtained. Members of the Board of Directors may participate in such meetings through use of conference telephone or similar communications equipment, so long as all members participating in such meetings can hear one another. SECTION 2.06. QUORUM. A majority of the Directors shall constitute a quorum at any meeting, except when otherwise provided by law; but a lesser number may adjourn any meeting, from time-to-time, and the meeting may be held, as adjourned, without further notice. When, however, less than a quorum as herein defined, but at least one-third and not less than two of the authorized number of Directors are present at a meeting of the Directors, business of the Bank may be transacted and matters before the Board approved or disapproved by the unanimous vote of the Directors present. SECTION 2.07. COMPENSATION. Each member of the Board of Directors shall receive such fees for attendance at Board and Board committee meetings and such fees for service as a Director, irrespective of meeting attendance, as from time to time are fixed by resolution of the Board; provided, however, that payment hereunder shall not be made to a Director for meetings attended and/or Board service which are not for the Bank's sole benefit and which are concurrent and duplicative with meetings attended or Board service for an affiliate of the Bank for which the Director receives payment; and provided further that fees hereunder shall not be paid in the case of any Director in the regular employment of the Bank or of one of its affiliates. Each member of the Board of Directors, whether or not such Director is in the regular employment of the Bank or of one of its affiliates, shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incident to attendance at Board and Board committee meetings. SECTION 2.08. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. There may be a standing committee of the Board of Directors known as the Executive Committee which shall possess and exercise, when the Board is not in session, all the powers of the Board that may lawfully be delegated. The Executive Committee shall consist of at least three Board members, one of whom shall be the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or the President. The other members of the Executive Committee shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President, with the approval of the Board, and who shall continue as members of the Executive Committee until their successors are appointed, provided, however, that any member of the Executive Committee may be removed by the Board upon a majority vote thereof at any regular or special meeting of the Board. The Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, or President shall fill any vacancy in the Executive Committee by the appointment of another Director, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, or President or any two members thereof at such time or times and place as may be designated. In the event of the absence of any member or members of the Executive Committee, the presiding member may appoint a member or members of the Board to fill the place or places of such absent member or members to serve during such absence. Two members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum. When neither the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, nor President are present, the Executive Committee shall appoint a presiding officer. The Executive Committee shall report its proceedings and the action taken by it to the Board of Directors. SECTION 2.09. OTHER COMMITTEES. The Board of Directors may appoint such special committees from time to time as are in its judgment necessary in the interest of the Bank. ARTICLE III OFFICERS, MANAGEMENT STAFF AND EMPLOYEES SECTION 3.01. OFFICERS AND MANAGEMENT STAFF. (a) The executive officers of the Bank shall include a Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Security Officer, and may include one or more Senior Managing Directors or Managing Directors. The Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Security Officer shall be elected by the Board. The Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and the President shall be elected by the Board from their own number. Such officers as the Board shall elect from their own number shall hold office from the date of their election as officers until the organization meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual meeting of shareholders, provided, however, that such officers may be relieved of their duties at any time by action of the Board of Directors, in which event all the powers incident to their office shall immediately terminate. The Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or the President shall preside at all meetings of shareholders and meetings of the Board of Directors. (b) The management staff of the Bank shall include officers elected by the Board, officers appointed by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, the Chief Financial Officer, and such other persons in the employment of the Bank who, pursuant to authorization by a duly authorized officer of the Bank, perform management functions and have management responsibilities. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person except that no person shall hold the office of Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and/or President and at the same time also hold the office of Secretary. (c) Except as provided in the case of the elected officers who are members of the Board, all officers and employees, whether elected or appointed, shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board. Except as otherwise limited by law or these By-Laws, the Board assigns to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, the Chief Financial Officer, and/or each of their respective designees the authority to control all personnel, including elected and appointed officers and employees of the Bank, to employ or direct the employment of such officers and employees as he or she may deem necessary, including the fixing of salaries and the dismissal of such officers and employees at pleasure, and to define and prescribe the duties and responsibilities of all officers and employees of the Bank, subject to such further limitations and directions as he or she may from time to time deem appropriate. (d) The Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, the Chief Financial Officer, and any other officer of the Bank, to the extent that such officer is authorized in writing by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, or the Chief Financial Officer may appoint persons other than officers who are in employment of the Bank to serve in management positions and in connection therewith, the appointing officer may assign such title, salary, responsibilities and functions as are deemed appropriate, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be construed as placing any limitation on the authority of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, or the Chief Financial Officer as provided in this and other sections of these By-Laws. (e) The Senior Managing Directors and the Managing Directors of the Bank shall have general and active authority over the management of the business of the Bank, shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect, and shall do or cause to be done all things necessary or proper to carry on the business of the Bank in accordance with provisions of applicable law and regulations. Each Senior Managing Director and Managing Director shall perform all duties incident to his or her office and such other and further duties, as may from time to time be required by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Board of Directors, or the shareholders. The specification of authority in these By-Laws wherever and to whomever granted shall not be construed to limit in any manner the general powers of delegation granted to a Senior Managing Director or a Managing Director in conducting the business of the Bank. In the absence of a Senior Managing Director or a Managing Director, such officer as is designated by the Senior Managing Director or the Managing Director shall be vested with all the powers and perform all the duties of the Senior Managing Director or the Managing Director as defined by these By-Laws. (f) Each Managing Director who is assigned oversight of one or more trust service offices shall appoint a management committee known as the Investment Management and Trust Committee consisting of the Managing Director of the trust service offices and at least three other members who shall be capable and experienced officers of the Bank appointed from time to time by the Managing Director and who shall continue as members of the Investment Management and Trust Committee until their successors are appointed, provided, however, that any member of the Investment Management and Trust Committee may be removed by the Managing Director as provided in this and other sections of these By-Laws. The Managing Director shall fill any vacancy in the Investment Management and Trust Committee by the appointment of another capable and experienced officer of the Bank. Each Investment Management and Trust Committee shall meet at such date, time and place as the Managing Director shall fix. In the event of the absence of any member or members of the Investment Management and Trust Committee, the Managing Director may, in his or her discretion, appoint another officer of the Bank to fill the place or places of such absent member or members to serve during such absence. A majority of each Investment Management and Trust Committee shall constitute a quorum. Each Investment Management and Trust Committee shall carry out the policies of the Bank, as adopted by the Board of Directors, which shall be formulated and executed in accordance with State and Federal Law, Regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency, and sound fiduciary principles. In carrying out the policies of the Bank, each Investment Management and Trust Committee is hereby authorized to establish management teams whose duties and responsibilities shall be specifically set forth in the policies of the Bank. Each such management team shall report such proceedings and the actions taken thereby to the Investment Management and Trust Committee. Each Managing Director shall then report such proceedings and the actions taken thereby to the Board of Directors. SECTION 3.02. POWERS AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT STAFF. Pursuant to the fiduciary powers granted to this Bank under the provisions of Federal Law and Regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Senior Managing Directors, the Managing Directors, the Chief Financial Officer, and those officers so designated and authorized by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Senior Managing Directors, the Managing Directors, or the Chief Financial Officer are authorized for and on behalf of the Bank, and to the extent permitted by law, to make loans and discounts; to purchase or acquire drafts, notes, stocks, bonds, and other securities for investment of funds held by the Bank; to execute and purchase acceptances; to appoint, empower and direct all necessary agents and attorneys; to sign and give any notice required to be given; to demand payment and/or to declare due for any default any debt or obligation due or payable to the Bank upon demand or authorized to be declared due; to foreclose any mortgages; to exercise any option, privilege or election to forfeit, terminate, extend or renew any lease; to authorize and direct any proceedings for the collection of any money or for the enforcement of any right or obligation; to adjust, settle and compromise all claims of every kind and description in favor of or against the Bank, and to give receipts, releases and discharges therefor; to borrow money and in connection therewith to make, execute and deliver notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness; to pledge or hypothecate any securities or any stocks, bonds, notes or any property real or personal held or owned by the Bank, or to rediscount any notes or other obligations held or owned by the Bank, whenever in his or her judgment it is reasonably necessary for the operation of the Bank; and in furtherance of and in addition to the powers hereinabove set forth to do all such acts and to take all such proceedings as in his or her judgment are necessary and incidental to the operation of the Bank. SECTION 3.03. SECRETARY. The Secretary or such other officers as may be designated by the Chief Executive Officer shall have supervision and control of the records of the Bank and, subject to the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, shall undertake other duties and functions usually performed by a corporate secretary. Other officers may be designated by the Secretary as Assistant Secretary to perform the duties of the Secretary. SECTION 3.04. EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS. Any member of the Bank's management staff or any employee of the Bank designated as an officer on the Bank's payroll system is hereby authorized for and on behalf of the Bank to sell, assign, lease, mortgage, transfer, deliver and convey any real or personal property, including shares of stock, bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness (including the assignment and redemption of registered United States obligations) and all other forms of intangible property now or hereafter owned by or standing in the name of the Bank, or its nominee, or held by the Bank as collateral security, or standing in the name of the Bank, or its nominee, in any fiduciary capacity or in the name of any principal for whom this Bank may now or hereafter be acting under a power of attorney or as agent, and to execute and deliver such partial releases from any discharges or assignments of mortgages and assignments or surrender of insurance policies, deeds, contracts, assignments or other papers or documents as may be appropriate in the circumstances now or hereafter held by the Bank in its own name, in a fiduciary capacity, or owned by any principal for whom this Bank may now or hereafter be acting under a power of attorney or as agent; provided, however, that, when necessary, the signature of any such person shall be attested or witnessed in each case by another officer of the Bank. Any member of the Bank's management staff or any employee of the Bank designated as an officer on the Bank's payroll system is hereby authorized for and on behalf of the Bank to execute any indemnity and fidelity bonds, trust agreements, proxies or other papers or documents of like or different character necessary, desirable or incidental to the appointment of the Bank in any fiduciary capacity, the conduct of its business in any fiduciary capacity, or the conduct of its other banking business; to sign and issue checks, drafts, orders for the payment of money and certificates of deposit; to sign and endorse bills of exchange, to sign and countersign foreign and domestic letters of credit, to receive and receipt for payments of principal, interest, dividends, rents, fees and payments of every kind and description paid to the Bank, to sign receipts for money or other property acquired by or entrusted to the Bank, to guarantee the genuineness of signatures on assignments of stocks, bonds or other securities, to sign certifications of checks, to endorse and deliver checks, drafts, warrants, bills, notes, certificates of deposit and acceptances in all business transactions of the Bank; also to foreclose any mortgage, to execute and deliver receipts for any money or property; also to sign stock certificates for and on behalf of this Bank as transfer agent or registrar, and to authenticate bonds, debentures, land or lease trust certificates or other forms of security issued pursuant to any indenture under which this Bank now or hereafter is acting as trustee or in any other fiduciary capacity; to execute and deliver various forms of documents or agreements necessary to effectuate certain investment strategies for various fiduciary or custody customers of the Bank, including, without limitation, exchange funds, options, both listed and over-the-counter, commodities trading, futures trading, hedge funds, limited partnerships, venture capital funds, swap or collar transactions and other similar investment vehicles for which the Bank now or in the future may deem appropriate for investment of fiduciary customers or in which non-fiduciary customers may direct investment by the Bank. Without limitation on the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, or President of the Bank shall have the authority from time to time to appoint officers of the Bank as Vice President for the sole purpose of executing releases or other documents incidental to the conduct of the Bank's business in any fiduciary capacity where required by state law or the governing document. In addition, other persons in the employment of the Bank or its affiliates may be authorized by the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, President, Senior Managing Directors, Managing Directors, or Chief Financial Officer to perform acts and to execute the documents described in the paragraph above, subject, however, to such limitations and conditions as are contained in the authorization given to such person. SECTION 3.05. PERFORMANCE BOND. All officers and employees of the Bank shall be bonded for the honest and faithful performance of their duties for such amount as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE IV STOCKS AND STOCK CERTIFICATES SECTION 4.01. STOCK CERTIFICATES. The shares of stock of the Bank shall be evidenced by certificates which shall bear the signature of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President (which signature may be engraved, printed or impressed), and shall be signed manually by the Secretary, or any other officer appointed by the Chief Executive Officer for that purpose. In case any such officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Bank with the same effect as if such officer had not ceased to be such at the time of its issue. Each such certificate shall bear the corporate seal of the Bank, shall recite on its face that stock represented thereby is transferable only upon the books of the Bank when properly endorsed and shall recite such other information as is required by law and deemed appropriate by the Board. The corporate seal may be facsimile engraved or printed. SECTION 4.02. STOCK ISSUE AND TRANSFER. The shares of stock of the Bank shall be transferable only upon the stock transfer books of the Bank and, except as hereinafter provided, no transfer shall be made or new certificates issued except upon the surrender for cancellation of the certificate or certificates previously issued therefor. In the case of the loss, theft, or destruction of any certificate, a new certificate may be issued in place of such certificate upon the furnishing of an affidavit setting forth the circumstances of such loss, theft, or destruction and indemnity satisfactory to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President. The Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or the President may authorize the issuance of a new certificate therefor without the furnishing of indemnity. Stock transfer books, in which all transfers of stock shall be recorded, shall be provided. The stock transfer books may be closed for a reasonable period and under such conditions as the Board of Directors may at any time determine, for any meeting of shareholders, the payment of dividends or any other lawful purpose. In lieu of closing the transfer books, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion, fix a record date and hour constituting a reasonable period prior to the day designated for the holding of any meeting of the shareholders or the day appointed for the payment of any dividend, or for any other purpose at the time as of which shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any such meeting or to receive such dividend or to be treated as shareholders for such other purpose shall be determined, and only shareholders of record at such time shall be entitled to notice of or to vote at such meeting or to receive such dividends or to be treated as shareholders for such other purpose. ARTICLE V MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SECTION 5.01. SEAL. The seal of the Bank shall be circular in form with "SEAL" in the center, and the name "BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NA" located clockwise around the upper half of the seal. SECTION 5.02. MINUTE BOOK. The organization papers of this Bank, the Articles of Association, the returns of judges of elections, the By-Laws and any amendments thereto, the proceedings of all regular and special meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors, and reports of the committees of the Board of Directors shall be recorded in the minute books of the Bank. The minutes of each such meeting shall be signed by the presiding officer and attested by the secretary of the meeting. SECTION 5.03. CORPORATE POWERS. The corporate existence of the Bank shall continue until terminated in accordance with the laws of the United States. The purpose of the Bank shall be to carry on the general business of a commercial bank trust department and to engage in such activities as are necessary, incident, or related to such business. The Articles of Association of the Bank shall not be amended, or any other provision added elsewhere in the Articles expanding the powers of the Bank, without the prior approval of the Comptroller of the Currency. SECTION 5.04. AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS. The By-Laws may be amended, altered or repealed, at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, by a vote of a majority of the Directors. As amended April 24, 1991 Section 3.01 (Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.02 (Chief Executive Officer) Section 3.03 (Powers and Duties of Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.05 (Execution of Documents) As amended January 27, 1995 Section 2.04 (Regular Meetings) Section 2.05 (Special Meetings) Section 3.01(f) (Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.03(e) (Powers and Duties of Officers and Management Staff) Section 5.01 (Seal) Amended and restated in its entirety effective May 1, 1996 As amended August 1, 1996 Section 2.09 (Trust Examining Committee) Section 2.10 (Other Committees) As amended October 16, 1997 Section 3.01 (Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.02 (Powers and Duties of Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.04 (Execution of Documents) As amended January 1, 1998 Section 1.01 (Annual Meeting) EXHIBIT 6 THE CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE REQUIRED BY SECTION 321(b) OF THE ACT April 4, 2000 Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 Ladies and Gentlemen: In connection with the qualification of an amended and restated declaration of trust between State Street Capital Trust III and Bank One Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee, the undersigned, in accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, hereby consents that the reports of examinations of the undersigned, made by Federal or State authorities authorized to make such examinations, may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor. Very truly yours, Bank One Trust Company, National Association By: /s/ Sandra L. Caruba Sandra L. Caruba Vice President EXHIBIT 7 Legal Title of Bank: Bank One Trust Company, N.A. Call Date: 12/31/99 State #: 391581 FFIEC 032 Address: 100 Broad Street Vendor ID: D Cert #: 21377 Page RC-1 City, State Zip: Columbus, OH 43271 Transit #: 04400003
Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Commercial and State-Chartered Savings Banks for December 31, 1999 All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, report the amount outstanding of the last business day of the quarter. Schedule RC--Balance Sheet
Dollar Amounts in thousands C300 ------ RCON BIL MIL THOU ---- ------------ ASSETS 1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A): RCON a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1) ........... 0081 123,692 1.a b. Interest-bearing balances(2) .................................... 0071 17,687 1.b 2. Securities a. Held-to-maturity securities(from Schedule RC-B, column A) ....... 1754 0 2.a b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D) .... 1773 5,860 2.b 3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell ............................................................. 1350 364,813 3. 4. Loans and lease financing receivables: a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule RCON RC-C) .............................................................. 2122 58,020 4.a b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses ....................... 3123 10 4.b c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve ........................... 3128 0 4.c d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and RCON reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c) ............................ 2125 58,010 4.d 5. Trading assets (from Schedule RD-D) ................................ 3545 0 5. 6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ........... 2145 22,547 6. 7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M) ....................... 2150 0 7. 8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies (from Schedule RC-M) ..................................... 2130 0 8. 9. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ....... 2155 0 9. 10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M) ............................. 2143 27,151 10. 11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) .................................. 2160 141,759 11. 12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11) ........................... 2170 761,519 12.
(1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits. (2) Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading. Legal Title of Bank: Bank One Trust Company, N.A. Call Date: 12/31/99 State #: 391581 FFIEC 032 Address: 100 East Broad Street Vendor ID: D Cert #" 21377 Page RC-2 City, State Zip: Columbus, OH 43271 Transit #: 04400003
Schedule RC-Continued
Dollar Amounts in Thousands --------- LIABILITIES 13. Deposits: a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C RCON from Schedule RC-E, part 1) ........................................... 2200 589,846 13.a (1) Noninterest-bearing(1) ............................................ 6631 517,140 13.a1 (2) Interest-bearing .................................................. 6636 72,706 13.a2 b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs (from Schedule RC-E, part II) (1) Noninterest bearing (2) Interest-bearing 14. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase: ........................................................... RCFD 2800 0 14 15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury .............................. RCON 2840 0 15.a b. Trading Liabilities(from Sechedule RC-D) .............................. RCFD 3548 0 15.b 16. Other borrowed money: RCON a. With original maturity of one year or less ............................ 2332 0 16.a b. With original maturity of more than one year .......................... A547 0 16.b c. With original maturity of more than three years ....................... A548 0 16.c 17. Not applicable 18. Bank's liability on acceptance executed and outstanding .................. 2920 0 18. 19. Subordinated notes and debentures ........................................ 3200 0 19. 20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) ................................... 2930 63,244 20. 21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20) ........................... 2948 653,090 21. 22. Not applicable EQUITY CAPITAL 23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ............................ 3838 0 23. 24. Common stock ............................................................. 3230 800 24. 25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ................. 3839 45,157 25. 26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves ................................ 3632 62,458 26.a b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ............................................................ 8434 14 26.b c. Accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges .................... 4336 0 26.c 27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments 28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27) ........................ 3210 108,429 28. 29. Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital (sum of items 21, 22, and 28) .................................... 3300 761,519 29.
Memorandum To be reported only with the March Report of Condition. 1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external Number auditors as of ------- any date during 1996 ............ RCFD 6724 .... N/A M.1. ------- 1 = Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the bank 2 = Independent audit of the bank's parent holding company conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the bank separately) 3 = Directors' examination of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by state chartering authority) 4.= Directors' examination of the bank performed by other external auditors (may be required by state chartering authority) 5 = Review of the bank's financial statements by external auditors 6 = Compilation of the bank's financial statements by external auditors 7 = Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work) 8 = No external audit work (1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings deposits. EX-25.5 15 FORM T-1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM T-1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ---------------------------- Bank One Trust Company, National Association (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) A National Banking Association 31-0838515 (I.R.S. employer identification number) 100 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43271-0181 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Bank One Trust Company, N.A. One North State Street, 9th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60602 Attn: Sandra L. Caruba, Vice President and Senior Counsel, (312) 336-9436 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) ----------------------------- STATE STREET CAPITAL TRUST IV (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware [applied for] (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification number) 225 Franklin Street 02110 Boston, Massachusetts (ZIP Code) (Address of principal executive offices) Capital Securities (Title of Indenture Securities) Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee: (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. Comptroller of Currency, Washington, D.C.; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.; The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington D.C. (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. Item 2. Affiliations With the Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation. No such affiliation exists with the trustee. Item 16. List of exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility. 1. A copy of the articles of association of the trustee now in effect. 2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business. 3. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers. 4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee. 5. Not Applicable. 6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act. 7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. 8. Not Applicable. 9. Not Applicable. Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Bank One Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this Statement of Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois, on the 4th day of April, 2000. Bank One Trust Company, National Association, Trustee By /s/ Sandra L. Caruba Sandra L. Caruba Vice President EXHIBIT 1 A COPY OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE TRUSTEE NOW IN EFFECT AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION of BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FIRST. The title of this Association shall be BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. SECOND. The main office of the Association shall be in the City of Columbus, County of Franklin, State of Ohio. The business of the Association will be limited to the fiduciary powers and the support of activities incidental to the exercise of those powers. The Association will not expand or alter its business beyond that stated in this article without the prior approval of the Comptroller of the Currency. THIRD. The Board of Directors of this Association shall consist of not less than five nor more than twenty-five persons, the exact number to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full Board of Directors or by resolution of a majority of the shareholders at any annual or special meeting thereof. Each director shall own common or preferred stock of the Association, or of a holding company owning the Association, with an aggregate par, fair market or equity value of not less than $1,000, as of either (i) the date of purchase, (ii) the date the person became a director, or (iii) the date of that person's most recent election to the Board of Directors, whichever is more recent. Any combination of common or preferred stock of the Association or holding company may be used. Any vacancy in the Board of Directors may be filled by action of a majority of the remaining directors between meetings of shareholders. The Board of Directors may not increase the number of directors between meetings of shareholders to a number which: (1) exceeds by more than two the number of directors last elected by shareholders where the number was 15 or less; or (2) exceeds by more than four the number of directors last elected by shareholders where the number was 16 or more, but in no event shall the number of directors exceed 25. Terms of directors, including directors selected to fill vacancies, shall expire at the next regular meeting of shareholders at which directors are elected, unless the directors resign or are removed from office. Despite the expiration of a director's term, the director shall continue to serve until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors and his or her position is eliminated. Honorary or advisory members of the Board of Directors, without voting power or power of final decision in matters concerning the business of the Association, may be appointed by resolution of a majority of the full Board of Directors, or by resolution of shareholders at any annual or special meeting. Honorary or advisory directors shall not be counted to determine the number of directors of the Association or the presence of a quorum in connection with any board action, and shall not be required to own qualifying shares. FOURTH. There shall be an annual meeting of the shareholders to elect directors and transact whatever other business may be brought before the meeting. It shall be held at the main office or any other convenient place the Board of Directors may designate, on the day of each year specified therefor in the Bylaws or, if that day falls on a legal holiday in the state in which the Association is located, on the next following banking day. If no election is held on the day fixed or in the event of a legal holiday on the following banking day, an election may be held on any subsequent day within 60 days of the day fixed, to be designated by the Board of Directors or, if the directors fail to fix the day, by shareholders representing two-thirds of the shares issued and outstanding. In all cases at least 10 days advance notice of the meeting shall be given to the shareholders by first class mail. In all elections of directors, the number of votes each common shareholder may cast will be determined by multiplying the number of shares such shareholder owns by the number of directors to be elected. Those votes may be cumulated and cast for a single candidate or may be distributed among two or more candidates in the manner selected by the shareholder. On all other questions, each common shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by such shareholder. If the issuance of preferred stock with voting rights has been authorized by a vote of shareholders owning a majority of the common stock of the association, preferred shareholders will have cumulative voting rights and will be included within the same class as common shareholders, for purposes of elections of directors. A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, its chairperson, or to the Association, which resignation shall be effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date. A director may be removed by shareholders at a meeting called to remove him or her, when notice of the meeting stating that the purpose or one of the purposes is to remove him or her is provided, if there is a failure to fulfill one of the affirmative requirements for qualification, or for cause, provided, however, that a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him or her under cumulative voting is voted against his or her removal. FIFTH. The authorized amount of capital stock of this Association shall be eighty thousand shares of common stock of the par value of ten dollars ($10.00) each; but said capital stock may be increased or decreased from time to time, according to the provisions of the laws of the United States. No holder of shares of the capital stock of any class of the Association shall have any preemptive or preferential right of subscription to any shares of any class of stock of the Association, whether now or hereafter authorized, or to any obligations convertible into stock of the Association, issued or sold, nor any right of subscription to any thereof other than such, if any, as the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may from time to time determine and at such price as the Board of Directors may from time to time fix. Unless otherwise specified in the Articles of Association or required by law, (1) all matters requiring shareholder action, including amendments to the Articles of Association, must be approved by shareholders owning a majority voting interest in the outstanding voting stock, and (2) each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote per share. Unless otherwise specified in the Articles of Association or required by law, all shares of voting stock shall be voted together as a class on any matters requiring shareholder approval. If a proposed amendment would affect two or more classes or series in the same or a substantially similar way, all the classes or series so affected must vote together as a single voting group on the proposed amendment. Shares of the same class or series may be issued as a dividend on a pro rata basis and without consideration. Shares of another class or series may be issued as share dividends in respect of a class or series of stock if approved by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the class or series to be issued unless there are no outstanding shares of the class or series to be issued. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to a share dividend shall be the date the Board of Directors authorizes the share dividend. Unless otherwise provided in the Bylaws, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting is the close of business on the day before the first notice is mailed or otherwise sent to the shareholders, provided that in no event may a record date be more than 70 days before the meeting. If a shareholder is entitled to fractional shares pursuant to preemptive rights, a stock dividend, consolidation or merger, reverse stock split or otherwise, the Association may: (a) issue fractional shares or; (b) in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares, issue script or warrants entitling the holder to receive a full share upon surrendering enough script or warrants to equal a full share; (c) if there is an established and active market in the Association's stock, make reasonable arrangements to provide the shareholder with an opportunity to realize a fair price through sale of the fraction, or purchase of the additional fraction required for a full share; (d) remit the cash equivalent of the fraction to the shareholder; or (e) sell full shares representing all the fractions at public auction or to the highest bidder after having solicited and received sealed bids from at least three licensed stock brokers, and distribute the proceeds pro rata to shareholders who otherwise would be entitled to the fractional shares. The holder of a fractional share is entitled to exercise the rights for shareholder, including the right to vote, to receive dividends, and to participate in the assets of the Association upon liquidation, in proportion to the fractional interest. The holder of script or warrants is not entitled to any of these rights unless the script or warrants explicitly provide for such rights. The script or warrants may be subject to such additional conditions as: (1) that the script or warrants will become void if not exchanged for full shares before a specified date; and (2) that the shares for which the script or warrants are exchangeable may be sold at the option of the Association and the proceeds paid to scriptholders. The Association, at any time and from time to time, may authorize and issue debt obligations, whether or not subordinated, without the approval of the shareholders. Obligations classified as debt, whether or not subordinated, which may be issued by the Association without the approval of shareholders, do not carry voting rights on any issue, including an increase or decrease in the aggregate number of the securities, or the exchange or reclassification of all or part of securities into securities of another class or series. SIXTH. The Board of Directors shall appoint one of its members president of this Association, and one of its members chairperson of the board and shall have the power to appoint one or more vice presidents, a secretary who shall keep minutes of the directors' and shareholders' meetings and be responsible for authenticating the records of the Association, and such other officers and employees as may be required to transact the business of this Association. A duly appointed officer may appoint one or more officers or assistant officers if authorized by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Bylaws. The Board of Directors shall have the power to: (1) Define the duties of the officers, employees, and agents of the Association. (2) Delegate the performance of its duties, but not the responsibility for its duties, to the officers, employees, and agents of the Association. (3) Fix the compensation and enter into employment contracts with its officers and employees upon reasonable terms and conditions consistent with applicable law. (4) Dismiss officers and employees. (5) Require bonds from officers and employees and to fix the penalty thereof. (6) Ratify written policies authorized by the Association's management or committees of the board. (7) Regulate the manner in which any increase or decrease of the capital of the Association shall be made, provided that nothing herein shall restrict the power of shareholders to increase or decrease the capital of the association in accordance with law, and nothing shall raise or lower from two-thirds the percentage for shareholder approval to increase or reduce the capital. (8) Manage and administer the business and affairs of the Association. (9) Adopt initial Bylaws, not inconsistent with law or the Articles of Association, for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the Association. (10) Amend or repeal Bylaws, except to the extent that the Articles of Association reserve this power in whole or in part to shareholders. (11) Make contracts. (12) Generally perform all acts that are legal for a Board of Directors to perform. SEVENTH. The Board of Directors shall have the power to change the location of the main office of this Association to any other place within the limits of the City of Columbus, State of Ohio, without the approval of the shareholders; and shall have the power to change the location of the main office of this Association to any other place outside the limits of the City of Columbus, State of Ohio, but not more than thirty miles beyond such limits, with the affirmative vote of shareholders owning two-thirds of the stock of the Association, subject to receipt of a certificate of approval from the Comptroller of the Currency. The Board of Directors shall have the power to establish or change the location of any branch or branches of the Association to any other location permitted under applicable law without the approval of the shareholders, subject to approval by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Board of Directors shall have the power to establish or change the location of any nonbranch office or facility of the Association without the approval of the shareholders. EIGHTH. The corporate existence of this Association shall continue until termination according to the laws of the United States. NINTH. The Board of Directors of this Association, or any shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than 20 percent of the stock of this Association, may call a special meeting of shareholders at any time. Unless otherwise provided by the Bylaws or the laws of the United States, or waived by shareholders, a notice of the time, place, and purpose of every annual and special meeting of the shareholders shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed at least 10, and no more than 60, days prior to the date of the meeting to each shareholder of record at his/her address as shown upon the books of this Association. Unless otherwise provided by the Bylaws, any action requiring approval of shareholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting. TENTH. The Association shall provide indemnification as set forth below: Every person who is or was a Director, officer or employee of the Association or of any other corporation which he served as a Director, officer or employee at the request of the Association as part of his regularly assigned duties may be indemnified by the Association in accordance with the provisions of this Article against all liability (including, without limitation, judgments, fines, penalties, and settlements) and all reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and investigative expenses) that may be incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal or administrative (all referred to hereafter in this Article as "Claims") or in connection with any appeal relating thereto in which he may become involved as a party or otherwise or with which he may be threatened by reason of his being or having been a Director, officer or employee of the Association or such other corporation, or by reason of any action taken or omitted by him in his capacity as such Director, officer or employee, whether or not he continues to be such at the time such liability or expenses are incurred; provided that nothing contained in this Article shall be construed to permit indemnification of any such person who is adjudged guilty of, or liable for, willful misconduct, gross neglect of duty or criminal acts, unless, at the time such indemnification is sought, such indemnification in such instance is permissible under applicable law and regulations, including published rulings of the Comptroller of the Currency or other appropriate supervisory or regulatory authority; and provided further that there shall be no indemnification of Directors, officers, or employees against expenses, penalties, or other payments incurred in an administrative proceeding or action instituted by an appropriate regulatory agency which proceeding or action results in a final order assessing civil money penalties or requiring affirmative action by an individual or individuals in the form of payments to the Association. Every person who may be indemnified under the provisions of this Article and who has been wholly successful on the merits with respect to any Claim shall be entitled to indemnification as of right. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, any indemnification under this Article shall be at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors and shall be made only if the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee acting by a quorum consisting of Directors who are not parties to such Claim shall find or if independent legal counsel (who may be the regular counsel of the Association) selected by the Board of Directors or Executive Committee whether or not a disinterested quorum exists shall render their opinion that in view of all of the circumstances then surrounding the Claim, such indemnification is equitable and in the best interests of the Association. Among the circumstances to be taken into consideration in arriving at such a finding or opinion is the existence or non-existence of a contract of insurance or indemnity under which the Association would be wholly or partially reimbursed for such indemnification, but the existence or non-existence of such insurance is not the sole circumstance to be considered nor shall it be wholly determinative of whether such indemnification shall be made. In addition to such finding or opinion, no indemnification under this Article shall be made unless the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee acting by a quorum consisting of Directors who are not parties to such Claim shall find or if independent legal counsel (who may be the regular counsel of the Association) selected by the Board of Directors or Executive Committee whether or not a disinterested quorum exists shall render their opinion that the Directors, officer or employee acted in good faith in what he reasonably believed to be the best interests of the Association or such other corporation and further in the case of any criminal action or proceeding, that the Director, officer or employee reasonably believed his conduct to be lawful. Determination of any Claim by judgment adverse to a Director, officer or employee by settlement with or without Court approval or conviction upon a plea of guilty or of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not create a presumption that a Director, officer or employee failed to meet the standards of conduct set forth in this Article. Expenses incurred with respect to any Claim may be advanced by the Association prior to the final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking satisfactory to the Association by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount unless it is ultimately determined that he is entitled to indemnification under this Article. The rights of indemnification provided in this Article shall be in addition to any rights to which any Director, officer or employee may otherwise be entitled by contract or as a matter of law. Every person who shall act as a Director, officer or employee of this Association shall be conclusively presumed to be doing so in reliance upon the right of indemnification provided for in this Article. ELEVENTH. These Articles of Association may be amended at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of this Association, unless the vote of the holders of a greater amount of stock is required by law, and in that case by the vote of the holders of such greater amount. The Association's Board of Directors may propose one or more amendments to the Articles of Association for submission to the shareholders. EXHIBIT 2 A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE TO COMMENCE BUSINESS CERTIFICATE I, John D. Hawke, Jr., Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that: 1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq., as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1, et seq., as amended, has possession, custody and control of all records pertaining to the chartering of all National Banking Associations. 2. "Bank One Trust Company, National Association," Columbus, Ohio, (Charter No. 16235) is a National Banking Association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this Certificate. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the Treasury Department in the City of Washington and District of Columbia, this 15th day of September, 1999. /s/ John D. Hawke, Jr. ---------------------- Comptroller of the Currency EXHIBIT 3 A COPY OF THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE TRUSTEE TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS CERTIFICATE I, John D. Hawke, Jr., Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that: 1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq., as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1, et seq., as amended, has possession, custody and control of all records pertaining to the chartering of all National Banking Associations. 2. "Bank One Trust Company, National Association," Columbus, Ohio, (Charter No. 16235) was granted, under the hand and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary capacities authorized under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 668, 12 U.S.C. 92a, and that the authority so granted remains in full force and effect on the date of this Certificate. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the Treasury Department in the City of Washington and District of Columbia, this 15th day of September, 1999. /s/ John D. Hawke, Jr. ---------------------- Comptroller of the Currency EXHIBIT 4 A COPY OF THE EXISTING BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEE BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS ARTICLE I MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS SECTION 1.01. ANNUAL MEETING. The regular annual meeting of the shareholders of the Bank for the election of Directors and for the transaction of such business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held at its main office, or other convenient place duly authorized by the Board of Directors, on the same day upon which any regular or special Board meeting is held from and including the first Monday of January to, and including, the fourth Monday of February of each year, or on the next succeeding banking day, if the day fixed falls on a legal holiday. If from any cause, an election of Directors is not made on the day fixed for the regular meeting of the shareholders or, in the event of a legal holiday, on the next succeeding banking day, the Board of Directors shall order the election to be held on some subsequent day, as soon thereafter as practicable, according to the provisions of law; and notice thereof shall be given in the manner herein provided for the annual meeting. Notice of such annual meeting shall be given by or under the direction of the Secretary, or such other officer as may be designated by the Chief Executive Officer, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all shareholders of record of the Bank at their respective addresses as shown upon the books of the Bank mailed not less than ten days prior to the date fixed for such meeting. SECTION 1.02. SPECIAL MEETINGS. A special meeting of the shareholders of the Bank may be called at any time by the Board of Directors or by any three or more shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than ten percent of the stock of the Bank. Notice of any special meeting of the shareholders called by the Board of Directors, stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting, shall be given by or under the direction of the Secretary, or such other officer as is designated by the Chief Executive Officer, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all shareholders of record of the Bank at their respective addresses as shown upon the books of the Bank mailed not less than ten days prior to the date fixed for such meeting. Any special meeting of shareholders shall be conducted and its proceedings recorded in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws for annual meetings of shareholders. SECTION 1.03. SECRETARY OF MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS. The Board of Directors may designate a person to be the secretary of the meeting of shareholders. In the absence of a presiding officer, as designated by these By-Laws, the Board of Directors may designate a person to act as the presiding officer. In the event the Board of Directors fails to designate a person to preside at a meeting of shareholders and a secretary of such meeting, the shareholders present or represented shall elect a person to preside and a person to serve as secretary of the meeting. The secretary of the meeting of shareholders shall cause the returns made by the judges of election and other proceedings to be recorded in the minute books of the Bank. The presiding officer shall notify the Directors-elect of their election and to meet forthwith for the organization of the new Board of Directors. The minutes of the meeting shall be signed by the presiding officer and the secretary designated for the meeting. SECTION 1.04. JUDGES OF ELECTION. The Board of Directors may appoint as many as three shareholders to be judges of the election, who shall hold and conduct the same, and who shall, after the election has been held, notify, in writing over their signatures, the secretary of the meeting of shareholders of the result thereof and the names of the Directors elected; provided, however, that upon failure for any reason of any judge or judges of election, so appointed by the Directors, to serve, the presiding officer of the meeting shall appoint other shareholders or their proxies to fill the vacancies. The judges of election, at the request of the chairman of the meeting, shall act as tellers of any other vote by ballot taken at such meeting, and shall notify, in writing over their signature, the secretary of the Board of Directors of the result thereof. SECTION 1.05. PROXIES. In all elections of Directors, each shareholder of record, who is qualified to vote under the provisions of Federal Law, shall have the right to vote the number of shares of record in such shareholder's name for as many persons as there are Directors to be elected, or to cumulate such shares as provided by Federal Law. In deciding all other questions at meetings of shareholders, each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote on each share of stock of record in such shareholder's name. Shareholders may vote by proxy duly authorized in writing. All proxies used at the annual meeting shall be secured for that meeting only, or any adjournment thereof, and shall be dated, if not dated by the shareholder, as of the date of the receipt thereof. No officer or employee of this Bank may act as proxy. SECTION 1.06. QUORUM. Holders of record of a majority of the shares of the capital stock of the Bank, eligible to be voted, present either in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of shareholders, but shareholders present at any meeting and constituting less than a quorum may, without further notice, adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum is obtained. A majority of the votes cast shall decide every question or matter submitted to the shareholders at any meeting, unless otherwise provided by law or by the Articles of Association. ARTICLE II DIRECTORS SECTION 2.01. QUALIFICATIONS. Each Director shall have the qualifications prescribed by law. No person elected as a Director may exercise any of the powers of office until such Director has taken the oath of such office. SECTION 2.02. VACANCIES. Directors of the Bank shall hold office for one year or until their successors are elected and qualified. Any vacancy in the Board shall be filled by appointment of the remaining Directors, and any Director so appointed shall hold office until the next election. SECTION 2.03. ORGANIZATION MEETING. The Directors elected by the shareholders shall meet for organization of the new Board of Directors at the time and place fixed by the presiding officer of the annual meeting. If at the time fixed for such meeting there is no quorum present, the Directors in attendance may adjourn from time to time until a quorum is obtained. A majority of the number of Directors elected by the shareholders shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. SECTION 2.04. REGULAR MEETINGS. The regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such date, time and place as the Board may previously designate, or should the Board fail to so designate, at such date, time and place as the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or President may fix. Whenever a quorum is not present, the Directors in attendance shall adjourn the meeting to a time not later than the date fixed by the By-Laws for the next succeeding regular meeting of the Board. Members of the Board of Directors may participate in such meetings through use of conference telephone or similar communications equipment, so long as all members participating in such meetings can hear one another. SECTION 2.05. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the call of the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or President, or at the request of two or more Directors. Any special meeting may be held at such place and at such time as may be fixed in the call. Written or oral notice shall be given to each Director not later than the day next preceding the day on which the special meeting is to be held, which notice may be waived in writing. The presence of a Director at any meeting of the Board of Directors shall be deemed a waiver of notice thereof by such Director. Whenever a quorum is not present, the Directors in attendance shall adjourn the special meeting from day to day until a quorum is obtained. Members of the Board of Directors may participate in such meetings through use of conference telephone or similar communications equipment, so long as all members participating in such meetings can hear one another. SECTION 2.06. QUORUM. A majority of the Directors shall constitute a quorum at any meeting, except when otherwise provided by law; but a lesser number may adjourn any meeting, from time-to-time, and the meeting may be held, as adjourned, without further notice. When, however, less than a quorum as herein defined, but at least one-third and not less than two of the authorized number of Directors are present at a meeting of the Directors, business of the Bank may be transacted and matters before the Board approved or disapproved by the unanimous vote of the Directors present. SECTION 2.07. COMPENSATION. Each member of the Board of Directors shall receive such fees for attendance at Board and Board committee meetings and such fees for service as a Director, irrespective of meeting attendance, as from time to time are fixed by resolution of the Board; provided, however, that payment hereunder shall not be made to a Director for meetings attended and/or Board service which are not for the Bank's sole benefit and which are concurrent and duplicative with meetings attended or Board service for an affiliate of the Bank for which the Director receives payment; and provided further that fees hereunder shall not be paid in the case of any Director in the regular employment of the Bank or of one of its affiliates. Each member of the Board of Directors, whether or not such Director is in the regular employment of the Bank or of one of its affiliates, shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incident to attendance at Board and Board committee meetings. SECTION 2.08. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. There may be a standing committee of the Board of Directors known as the Executive Committee which shall possess and exercise, when the Board is not in session, all the powers of the Board that may lawfully be delegated. The Executive Committee shall consist of at least three Board members, one of whom shall be the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or the President. The other members of the Executive Committee shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President, with the approval of the Board, and who shall continue as members of the Executive Committee until their successors are appointed, provided, however, that any member of the Executive Committee may be removed by the Board upon a majority vote thereof at any regular or special meeting of the Board. The Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, or President shall fill any vacancy in the Executive Committee by the appointment of another Director, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, or President or any two members thereof at such time or times and place as may be designated. In the event of the absence of any member or members of the Executive Committee, the presiding member may appoint a member or members of the Board to fill the place or places of such absent member or members to serve during such absence. Two members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum. When neither the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, nor President are present, the Executive Committee shall appoint a presiding officer. The Executive Committee shall report its proceedings and the action taken by it to the Board of Directors. SECTION 2.09. OTHER COMMITTEES. The Board of Directors may appoint such special committees from time to time as are in its judgment necessary in the interest of the Bank. ARTICLE III OFFICERS, MANAGEMENT STAFF AND EMPLOYEES SECTION 3.01. OFFICERS AND MANAGEMENT STAFF. (a) The executive officers of the Bank shall include a Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Security Officer, and may include one or more Senior Managing Directors or Managing Directors. The Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Security Officer shall be elected by the Board. The Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and the President shall be elected by the Board from their own number. Such officers as the Board shall elect from their own number shall hold office from the date of their election as officers until the organization meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual meeting of shareholders, provided, however, that such officers may be relieved of their duties at any time by action of the Board of Directors, in which event all the powers incident to their office shall immediately terminate. The Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or the President shall preside at all meetings of shareholders and meetings of the Board of Directors. (b) The management staff of the Bank shall include officers elected by the Board, officers appointed by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, the Chief Financial Officer, and such other persons in the employment of the Bank who, pursuant to authorization by a duly authorized officer of the Bank, perform management functions and have management responsibilities. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person except that no person shall hold the office of Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and/or President and at the same time also hold the office of Secretary. (c) Except as provided in the case of the elected officers who are members of the Board, all officers and employees, whether elected or appointed, shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board. Except as otherwise limited by law or these By-Laws, the Board assigns to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, the Chief Financial Officer, and/or each of their respective designees the authority to control all personnel, including elected and appointed officers and employees of the Bank, to employ or direct the employment of such officers and employees as he or she may deem necessary, including the fixing of salaries and the dismissal of such officers and employees at pleasure, and to define and prescribe the duties and responsibilities of all officers and employees of the Bank, subject to such further limitations and directions as he or she may from time to time deem appropriate. (d) The Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, the Chief Financial Officer, and any other officer of the Bank, to the extent that such officer is authorized in writing by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, or the Chief Financial Officer may appoint persons other than officers who are in employment of the Bank to serve in management positions and in connection therewith, the appointing officer may assign such title, salary, responsibilities and functions as are deemed appropriate, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be construed as placing any limitation on the authority of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Senior Managing Director, any Managing Director, or the Chief Financial Officer as provided in this and other sections of these By-Laws. (e) The Senior Managing Directors and the Managing Directors of the Bank shall have general and active authority over the management of the business of the Bank, shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect, and shall do or cause to be done all things necessary or proper to carry on the business of the Bank in accordance with provisions of applicable law and regulations. Each Senior Managing Director and Managing Director shall perform all duties incident to his or her office and such other and further duties, as may from time to time be required by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Board of Directors, or the shareholders. The specification of authority in these By-Laws wherever and to whomever granted shall not be construed to limit in any manner the general powers of delegation granted to a Senior Managing Director or a Managing Director in conducting the business of the Bank. In the absence of a Senior Managing Director or a Managing Director, such officer as is designated by the Senior Managing Director or the Managing Director shall be vested with all the powers and perform all the duties of the Senior Managing Director or the Managing Director as defined by these By-Laws. (f) Each Managing Director who is assigned oversight of one or more trust service offices shall appoint a management committee known as the Investment Management and Trust Committee consisting of the Managing Director of the trust service offices and at least three other members who shall be capable and experienced officers of the Bank appointed from time to time by the Managing Director and who shall continue as members of the Investment Management and Trust Committee until their successors are appointed, provided, however, that any member of the Investment Management and Trust Committee may be removed by the Managing Director as provided in this and other sections of these By-Laws. The Managing Director shall fill any vacancy in the Investment Management and Trust Committee by the appointment of another capable and experienced officer of the Bank. Each Investment Management and Trust Committee shall meet at such date, time and place as the Managing Director shall fix. In the event of the absence of any member or members of the Investment Management and Trust Committee, the Managing Director may, in his or her discretion, appoint another officer of the Bank to fill the place or places of such absent member or members to serve during such absence. A majority of each Investment Management and Trust Committee shall constitute a quorum. Each Investment Management and Trust Committee shall carry out the policies of the Bank, as adopted by the Board of Directors, which shall be formulated and executed in accordance with State and Federal Law, Regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency, and sound fiduciary principles. In carrying out the policies of the Bank, each Investment Management and Trust Committee is hereby authorized to establish management teams whose duties and responsibilities shall be specifically set forth in the policies of the Bank. Each such management team shall report such proceedings and the actions taken thereby to the Investment Management and Trust Committee. Each Managing Director shall then report such proceedings and the actions taken thereby to the Board of Directors. SECTION 3.02. POWERS AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT STAFF. Pursuant to the fiduciary powers granted to this Bank under the provisions of Federal Law and Regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Senior Managing Directors, the Managing Directors, the Chief Financial Officer, and those officers so designated and authorized by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Senior Managing Directors, the Managing Directors, or the Chief Financial Officer are authorized for and on behalf of the Bank, and to the extent permitted by law, to make loans and discounts; to purchase or acquire drafts, notes, stocks, bonds, and other securities for investment of funds held by the Bank; to execute and purchase acceptances; to appoint, empower and direct all necessary agents and attorneys; to sign and give any notice required to be given; to demand payment and/or to declare due for any default any debt or obligation due or payable to the Bank upon demand or authorized to be declared due; to foreclose any mortgages; to exercise any option, privilege or election to forfeit, terminate, extend or renew any lease; to authorize and direct any proceedings for the collection of any money or for the enforcement of any right or obligation; to adjust, settle and compromise all claims of every kind and description in favor of or against the Bank, and to give receipts, releases and discharges therefor; to borrow money and in connection therewith to make, execute and deliver notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness; to pledge or hypothecate any securities or any stocks, bonds, notes or any property real or personal held or owned by the Bank, or to rediscount any notes or other obligations held or owned by the Bank, whenever in his or her judgment it is reasonably necessary for the operation of the Bank; and in furtherance of and in addition to the powers hereinabove set forth to do all such acts and to take all such proceedings as in his or her judgment are necessary and incidental to the operation of the Bank. SECTION 3.03. SECRETARY. The Secretary or such other officers as may be designated by the Chief Executive Officer shall have supervision and control of the records of the Bank and, subject to the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, shall undertake other duties and functions usually performed by a corporate secretary. Other officers may be designated by the Secretary as Assistant Secretary to perform the duties of the Secretary. SECTION 3.04. EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS. Any member of the Bank's management staff or any employee of the Bank designated as an officer on the Bank's payroll system is hereby authorized for and on behalf of the Bank to sell, assign, lease, mortgage, transfer, deliver and convey any real or personal property, including shares of stock, bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness (including the assignment and redemption of registered United States obligations) and all other forms of intangible property now or hereafter owned by or standing in the name of the Bank, or its nominee, or held by the Bank as collateral security, or standing in the name of the Bank, or its nominee, in any fiduciary capacity or in the name of any principal for whom this Bank may now or hereafter be acting under a power of attorney or as agent, and to execute and deliver such partial releases from any discharges or assignments of mortgages and assignments or surrender of insurance policies, deeds, contracts, assignments or other papers or documents as may be appropriate in the circumstances now or hereafter held by the Bank in its own name, in a fiduciary capacity, or owned by any principal for whom this Bank may now or hereafter be acting under a power of attorney or as agent; provided, however, that, when necessary, the signature of any such person shall be attested or witnessed in each case by another officer of the Bank. Any member of the Bank's management staff or any employee of the Bank designated as an officer on the Bank's payroll system is hereby authorized for and on behalf of the Bank to execute any indemnity and fidelity bonds, trust agreements, proxies or other papers or documents of like or different character necessary, desirable or incidental to the appointment of the Bank in any fiduciary capacity, the conduct of its business in any fiduciary capacity, or the conduct of its other banking business; to sign and issue checks, drafts, orders for the payment of money and certificates of deposit; to sign and endorse bills of exchange, to sign and countersign foreign and domestic letters of credit, to receive and receipt for payments of principal, interest, dividends, rents, fees and payments of every kind and description paid to the Bank, to sign receipts for money or other property acquired by or entrusted to the Bank, to guarantee the genuineness of signatures on assignments of stocks, bonds or other securities, to sign certifications of checks, to endorse and deliver checks, drafts, warrants, bills, notes, certificates of deposit and acceptances in all business transactions of the Bank; also to foreclose any mortgage, to execute and deliver receipts for any money or property; also to sign stock certificates for and on behalf of this Bank as transfer agent or registrar, and to authenticate bonds, debentures, land or lease trust certificates or other forms of security issued pursuant to any indenture under which this Bank now or hereafter is acting as trustee or in any other fiduciary capacity; to execute and deliver various forms of documents or agreements necessary to effectuate certain investment strategies for various fiduciary or custody customers of the Bank, including, without limitation, exchange funds, options, both listed and over-the-counter, commodities trading, futures trading, hedge funds, limited partnerships, venture capital funds, swap or collar transactions and other similar investment vehicles for which the Bank now or in the future may deem appropriate for investment of fiduciary customers or in which non-fiduciary customers may direct investment by the Bank. Without limitation on the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, or President of the Bank shall have the authority from time to time to appoint officers of the Bank as Vice President for the sole purpose of executing releases or other documents incidental to the conduct of the Bank's business in any fiduciary capacity where required by state law or the governing document. In addition, other persons in the employment of the Bank or its affiliates may be authorized by the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, President, Senior Managing Directors, Managing Directors, or Chief Financial Officer to perform acts and to execute the documents described in the paragraph above, subject, however, to such limitations and conditions as are contained in the authorization given to such person. SECTION 3.05. PERFORMANCE BOND. All officers and employees of the Bank shall be bonded for the honest and faithful performance of their duties for such amount as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE IV STOCKS AND STOCK CERTIFICATES SECTION 4.01. STOCK CERTIFICATES. The shares of stock of the Bank shall be evidenced by certificates which shall bear the signature of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President (which signature may be engraved, printed or impressed), and shall be signed manually by the Secretary, or any other officer appointed by the Chief Executive Officer for that purpose. In case any such officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Bank with the same effect as if such officer had not ceased to be such at the time of its issue. Each such certificate shall bear the corporate seal of the Bank, shall recite on its face that stock represented thereby is transferable only upon the books of the Bank when properly endorsed and shall recite such other information as is required by law and deemed appropriate by the Board. The corporate seal may be facsimile engraved or printed. SECTION 4.02. STOCK ISSUE AND TRANSFER. The shares of stock of the Bank shall be transferable only upon the stock transfer books of the Bank and, except as hereinafter provided, no transfer shall be made or new certificates issued except upon the surrender for cancellation of the certificate or certificates previously issued therefor. In the case of the loss, theft, or destruction of any certificate, a new certificate may be issued in place of such certificate upon the furnishing of an affidavit setting forth the circumstances of such loss, theft, or destruction and indemnity satisfactory to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President. The Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or the President may authorize the issuance of a new certificate therefor without the furnishing of indemnity. Stock transfer books, in which all transfers of stock shall be recorded, shall be provided. The stock transfer books may be closed for a reasonable period and under such conditions as the Board of Directors may at any time determine, for any meeting of shareholders, the payment of dividends or any other lawful purpose. In lieu of closing the transfer books, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion, fix a record date and hour constituting a reasonable period prior to the day designated for the holding of any meeting of the shareholders or the day appointed for the payment of any dividend, or for any other purpose at the time as of which shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any such meeting or to receive such dividend or to be treated as shareholders for such other purpose shall be determined, and only shareholders of record at such time shall be entitled to notice of or to vote at such meeting or to receive such dividends or to be treated as shareholders for such other purpose. ARTICLE V MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SECTION 5.01. SEAL. The seal of the Bank shall be circular in form with "SEAL" in the center, and the name "BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NA" located clockwise around the upper half of the seal. SECTION 5.02. MINUTE BOOK. The organization papers of this Bank, the Articles of Association, the returns of judges of elections, the By-Laws and any amendments thereto, the proceedings of all regular and special meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors, and reports of the committees of the Board of Directors shall be recorded in the minute books of the Bank. The minutes of each such meeting shall be signed by the presiding officer and attested by the secretary of the meeting. SECTION 5.03. CORPORATE POWERS. The corporate existence of the Bank shall continue until terminated in accordance with the laws of the United States. The purpose of the Bank shall be to carry on the general business of a commercial bank trust department and to engage in such activities as are necessary, incident, or related to such business. The Articles of Association of the Bank shall not be amended, or any other provision added elsewhere in the Articles expanding the powers of the Bank, without the prior approval of the Comptroller of the Currency. SECTION 5.04. AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS. The By-Laws may be amended, altered or repealed, at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, by a vote of a majority of the Directors. As amended April 24, 1991 Section 3.01 (Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.02 (Chief Executive Officer) Section 3.03 (Powers and Duties of Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.05 (Execution of Documents) As amended January 27, 1995 Section 2.04 (Regular Meetings) Section 2.05 (Special Meetings) Section 3.01(f) (Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.03(e) (Powers and Duties of Officers and Management Staff) Section 5.01 (Seal) Amended and restated in its entirety effective May 1, 1996 As amended August 1, 1996 Section 2.09 (Trust Examining Committee) Section 2.10 (Other Committees) As amended October 16, 1997 Section 3.01 (Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.02 (Powers and Duties of Officers and Management Staff) Section 3.04 (Execution of Documents) As amended January 1, 1998 Section 1.01 (Annual Meeting) EXHIBIT 6 THE CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE REQUIRED BY SECTION 321(b) OF THE ACT April 4, 2000 Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 Ladies and Gentlemen: In connection with the qualification of an amended and restated declaration of trust between State Street Capital Trust IV and Bank One Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee, the undersigned, in accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, hereby consents that the reports of examinations of the undersigned, made by Federal or State authorities authorized to make such examinations, may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor. Very truly yours, Bank One Trust Company, National Association By: /s/ Sandra L. Caruba Sandra L. Caruba Vice President EXHIBIT 7 Legal Title of Bank: Bank One Trust Company, N.A. Call Date: 12/31/99 State #: 391581 FFIEC 032 Address: 100 Broad Street Vendor ID: D Cert #: 21377 Page RC-1 City, State Zip: Columbus, OH 43271 Transit #: 04400003
Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Commercial and State-Chartered Savings Banks for December 31, 1999 All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, report the amount outstanding of the last business day of the quarter. Schedule RC--Balance Sheet
Dollar Amounts in thousands C300 ------ RCON BIL MIL THOU ---- ------------ ASSETS 1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A): RCON a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1) ........... 0081 123,692 1.a b. Interest-bearing balances(2) .................................... 0071 17,687 1.b 2. Securities a. Held-to-maturity securities(from Schedule RC-B, column A) ....... 1754 0 2.a b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D) .... 1773 5,860 2.b 3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell ............................................................. 1350 364,813 3. 4. Loans and lease financing receivables: a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule RCON RC-C) .............................................................. 2122 58,020 4.a b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses ....................... 3123 10 4.b c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve ........................... 3128 0 4.c d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and RCON reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c) ............................ 2125 58,010 4.d 5. Trading assets (from Schedule RD-D) ................................ 3545 0 5. 6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ........... 2145 22,547 6. 7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M) ....................... 2150 0 7. 8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies (from Schedule RC-M) ..................................... 2130 0 8. 9. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ....... 2155 0 9. 10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M) ............................. 2143 27,151 10. 11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) .................................. 2160 141,759 11. 12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11) ........................... 2170 761,519 12.
(1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits. (2) Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading. Legal Title of Bank: Bank One Trust Company, N.A. Call Date: 12/31/99 State #: 391581 FFIEC 032 Address: 100 East Broad Street Vendor ID: D Cert #" 21377 Page RC-2 City, State Zip: Columbus, OH 43271 Transit #: 04400003 Schedule RC-Continued
Dollar Amounts in Thousands --------- LIABILITIES 13. Deposits: a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C RCON from Schedule RC-E, part 1) ........................................... 2200 589,846 13.a (1) Noninterest-bearing(1) ............................................ 6631 517,140 13.a1 (2) Interest-bearing .................................................. 6636 72,706 13.a2 b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs (from Schedule RC-E, part II) (1) Noninterest bearing (2) Interest-bearing 14. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase: ........................................................... RCFD 2800 0 14 15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury .............................. RCON 2840 0 15.a b. Trading Liabilities(from Sechedule RC-D) .............................. RCFD 3548 0 15.b 16. Other borrowed money: RCON a. With original maturity of one year or less ............................ 2332 0 16.a b. With original maturity of more than one year .......................... A547 0 16.b c. With original maturity of more than three years ....................... A548 0 16.c 17. Not applicable 18. Bank's liability on acceptance executed and outstanding .................. 2920 0 18. 19. Subordinated notes and debentures ........................................ 3200 0 19. 20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) ................................... 2930 63,244 20. 21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20) ........................... 2948 653,090 21. 22. Not applicable EQUITY CAPITAL 23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ............................ 3838 0 23. 24. Common stock ............................................................. 3230 800 24. 25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ................. 3839 45,157 25. 26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves ................................ 3632 62,458 26.a b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ............................................................ 8434 14 26.b c. Accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges .................... 4336 0 26.c 27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments 28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27) ........................ 3210 108,429 28. 29. Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital (sum of items 21, 22, and 28) .................................... 3300 761,519 29.
Memorandum To be reported only with the March Report of Condition. 1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external Number auditors as of ------- any date during 1996 ............ RCFD 6724 .... N/A M.1. ------- 1 = Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the bank 2 = Independent audit of the bank's parent holding company conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the bank separately) 3 = Directors' examination of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by state chartering authority) 4.= Directors' examination of the bank performed by other external auditors (may be required by state chartering authority) 5 = Review of the bank's financial statements by external auditors 6 = Compilation of the bank's financial statements by external auditors 7 = Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work) 8 = No external audit work (1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings deposits. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----