Exhibit 3.4
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
Secretary of the Commonwealth
One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
(General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72)
We, David A. Spina, President and John R. Towers, Clerk of State Street Boston
Corporation located at 225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110 certify that these
Articles of Amendment affecting articles numbered: Articles 1 and 3 of the
Articles of Organization, were duly adopted at a meeting held on April 16, 1997,
by vote of: 67,456,754 shares of Common Stock of 80,515,785 shares outstanding
on Vote 11, 66,278,074 shares of Common Stock of 80,515,785 shares outstanding
on Vote 21 being at least a majority of each type, class or series outstanding
and entitled to vote thereon.
See Continuation Sheet.
1 For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 156B, section 70.
CONTINUATION SHEET
(Vote 1) VOTED: That Article 1 of the Restated Articles or Organization be
------ amended to change the name of the Corporation from State
Street Boston Corporation to State Street Corporation.
(Vote 2) VOTED: That Article 3 of the Restated Articles of Organization be
------ amended to increase the number of authorized shares of
Common Stock, $1 par value, from 112,000,000 to 250,000,000,
and to authorize the issuance from time to time of the
authorized and unissued shares of the Corporation by the
Board of Directors.
To change the number of shares and par value (if any) of any type, class or
series of stock which the corporation is authorized to issue, fill in the
following:
The total presently authorized is:
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WITHOUT PAR VALUE STOCKS WITH PAR VALUE STOCKS
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TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES PAR VALUE
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Common: -0- Common: 112,000,000 $1
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Preferred: 3,500,000 Preferred: -0-
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Change the total authorized to:
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WITHOUT PAR VALUE STOCKS WITH PAR VALUE STOCKS
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TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES PAR VALUE
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Common: -0- Common: 250,000,000 $1
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Preferred: 3,500,000 Preferred: -0-
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The foregoing amendment(s) will become effective when these Articles of
Amendment are filed in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 6
unless these articles specify, in accordance with the vote adopting the
amendment/after effective date not more than thirty days after such filing, in
which event the amendment will become effective on such later date.
Later effective date:
SIGNED UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, this 16th day of April, 1997,
/s/ David A. Spina, President
/s/ John R. Towers, Clerk
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
(GENERAL LAWS, CHAPTER 156B, SECTION 72)
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I hereby approve the within Articles of Amendment and the filing fee in the
amount of $138,100 having been paid, said articles are deemed to have been filed
with me this 16th day of April 1997.
Effective date: April 16, 1997
WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
Secretary of the Commonwealth
TO BE FILLED IN BY CORPORATION
PHOTOCOPY OF DOCUMENT TO BE SENT TO:
John R. Towers, Clerk
State Street Corporation
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110