 | James J. Malerba Executive Vice President Corporate Controller
Finance State Street Financial Center - SFC 13-02 One Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111
Telephone: 617-664-8697 Facsimile: 617-664-4316 617-319-5763 jjmalerba@statestreet.com |
May 21, 2009
Via EDGAR (Correspondence)
John Spitz
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F. Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | State Street Corporation |
| Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2008 |
| File No. 001-07511 |
Dear Mr. Spitz:
We have received your letter dated May 8, 2008 regarding your review of the above-referenced filing. This will confirm that, in order to allow for an appropriate and complete response, we intend to respond to the comments in that letter on or before June 12, 2009.
Please do not hesitate to call me at 617-664-8697, or Jeremy Kream, Senior Vice President, at 617-664-7206, should you have any questions or require additional information.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ James J. Malerba |
Executive Vice President and Corporate Controller |
CC:
Ronald E. Logue, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Edward J. Resch, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey N. Carp, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer and Secretary