Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 13, 2008, at approximately 8:50 a.m. (ET), Steven L. Fradkin, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northern Trust Corporation (the "Company"), will speak at the Merrill Lynch Banking & Financial Services Conference (the "Conference") in New York. The audio webcast of the presentation will be available live and for replay for 14 days from the presentation date and can be accessed from the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website at www.northerntrust.com/presentations. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 are the slides that Mr. Fradkin will present at the Conference.

The information in this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise stated in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Conference Slides.

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