UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 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): June 9, 2009
Northern Trust Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-5965 | 36-2723087 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 50 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois | 60603 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(312) 630-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On June 9, 2009, Northern Trust Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has received approval from the United States Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) to repurchase all 1,576,000 shares of its Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, without par value and a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, it issued and sold to the Treasury on November 14, 2008, as part of the Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program Capital Purchase Program. A copy of the press release is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release of Northern Trust Corporation, dated June 9, 2009 |
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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.
| Northern Trust Corporation | ||||
| Date: June 9, 2009 | By: | /s/ William R. Dodds, Jr. | ||
| William R. Dodds, Jr. | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Treasurer | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Northern Trust Corporation, dated June 9, 2009 |
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