UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 26, 2018
STATE STREET CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Massachusetts | 001-07511 | 04-2456637 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts | 02111 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
617-786-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On July 31, 2018, State Street Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (“State Street”), issued and sold 13,244,271 shares of its common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Shares”), in a public offering pursuant to a registration statement onForm S-3 (FileNo. 333-221293) and a related base prospectus, preliminary prospectus supplement and prospectus supplement (collectively, the “Prospectus”), each as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The sale of the Shares was made pursuant to the terms of an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), dated July 26, 2018, between State Street and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. The public offering price of the Shares is $86.93 per share, and the Underwriter purchased the Shares from State Street at a price of $86.83 per share. State Street received net proceeds from the sale of the Shares, after deducting estimated expenses and underwriting discounts, of approximately $1.15 billion.
The above description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, counsel to State Street, has issued an opinion to State Street, dated July 31, 2018, regarding the legality of the Shares to be issued and sold in the offering upon issuance and sale thereof. A copy of the opinion as to legality is attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K and is incorporated herein and into the Prospectus by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| STATE STREET CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Ian W. Appleyard | |
| Name: | Ian W. Appleyard | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Global Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | |
Date: July 31, 2018