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Published on 11/25/2008 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

State Street registers $2 billion TARP preferreds, warrants for trading

By Jennifer Chiou

New York, Nov. 25 - State Street Corp. registered the $2 billion of fixed-rate cumulative perpetual preferred stock it sold to the U.S. Treasury under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) for public trading in an S-3 shelf registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Also covered under the registration is up to $300 million of warrants to purchase 5,576,208 shares of common stock.

The preferreds pay cumulative dividends at 5% per year to Dec. 15, 2013 after which they step up to 9%.

The preferreds may not be redeemed prior to Dec. 15, 2011 unless the company has obtained proceeds from one or more qualified offerings of $500 million.

State Street said it will not receive proceeds from the reselling holders.

Boston-based State Street is a bank holding company.

Issuer:State Street Corp.
Issue:Series B preferred stock
Amount:$2 billion
Maturity:Perpetual
Dividend:5%, steps up to 9% after Dec. 15, 2013
Liquidation preference:$100,000
Call:Before Dec. 15, 2011, only with proceeds from one or more tier 1 equity offerings of $500 million; after Dec. 15, 2011 at par
Warrants:For 5,576,208 shares (reduced by 50% on receipt of $2 billion of equity)
Warrant exercise price:$53.80
Warrant expiration:Oct. 28, 2018

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