UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM  i 8-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):  i March 13, 2024

STATE STREET CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 i One Congress Street

 i Boston,  i Massachusetts  i 02114

(Address of principal executive offices, and Zip Code)

 i (617)  i 786-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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On March 13, 2024, State Street Corporation (“State Street”) issued $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.993% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”) in a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-265877) and a related prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of October 31, 2014 (the “Base Indenture”) as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 8, 2017 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”) and the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 30, 2020 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture and the First Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), between State Street and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States, as trustee. The form of Note is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto. The Base Indenture has been included as Exhibit 4.2 to State Street’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the SEC on November 18, 2014. The First Supplemental Indenture has been included as Exhibit 4.1 to State Street’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 8, 2017. The Second Supplemental Indenture has been included as Exhibit 4.1 to State Street’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020.

The sale of the Notes was made pursuant to the terms of an underwriting agreement dated March 13, 2024 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), entered into among State Street and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Blaylock Van, LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein. The above description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

State Street expects to receive net proceeds from the offering of the Notes of approximately $995.7 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, counsel to State Street, has issued an opinion to State Street, dated March 18, 2024, regarding the legality of the Notes to be issued and sold in the offering upon issuance and sale thereof. A copy of the opinion as to legality is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.

(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.