Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March13, 2009, State Street Corporation's Board of Directors elected Robert S. Kaplan and Patrick de Saint-Aignan as directors of the corporation. There are no arrangements or understandings between either of the newly elected directors and any other persons pursuant to which they were elected as a director. The new directors will be entitled to applicable meeting fees and a pro rata share of the 2008-2009 annual retainer and deferred stock director compensation arrangements previously disclosed in Exhibit 10.12 to State Street's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. The pro-rated deferred stock award will be based on the closing price of State Street's common stock on the date of award.

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