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Contact: Ric Shadforth, State Street Telephone (02) 8249 1110 rshadforth@statestreet.com Contact: Kate Fields, State Street Telephone (02) 8249 1121 kfields@statestreet.com

State Street Awarded 2012 EOWA Employer of Choice For Women Citation for the 4th Consecutive Year
Sydney, 13 March 2012 State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), one of the world's leading providers of financial services to institutional investors, announced today that it has been recognised as an Employer of Choice for Women by the Australian Federal Governments Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) for the fourth consecutive year. The citation acknowledges the companys policies and practices supporting women and reflects the groups global commitment to supporting the advancement of women within the organisation. Ian Martin, senior vice president and head of State Streets Global Services and Global Markets businesses in Australia welcomed the citation. We are pleased to be recognised as an employer of choice for women for the fourth consecutive year. It highlights our on-going commitment to attracting, retaining and developing female talent, he said. Diversity is embedded in State Streets culture and we are always looking for ways to bring greater diversity to our workforce. This includes gender diversity and we are constantly improving the way we identify, develop and reward talented and high performing female employees. This commitment is demonstrated by the composition of the Australian management team. We have numerous senior executive roles in Australia filled by women, including the branch manager, the deputy branch manager, the Asia-Pacific regional treasurer and the head of risk management, added Mr. Martin. The Employer of Choice for Women citation is awarded to non-government organisations with more than 100 employees that have demonstrated they have policies and practices supporting women across the organisation, achieving positive outcomes for both women and the business.

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About State Street Corporation State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is one of the world's leading providers of financial services to institutional investors including investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading. With $21.8 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $1.9 trillion* in assets under management at December 31, 2011, State Street operates in 29 countries and more than 100 geographic markets. For more information, visit State Streets web site at www.statestreet.com.
*This AUM includes the assets of the SPDR Gold Trust (approx. $63 billion as of December 31, 2011), for which State Street Global Markets, LLC, an affiliate of State Street Global Advisors serves as the marketing agent.