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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT
  REPORT</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant
  to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160; <b>June&nbsp;3, 2008</b></font></p>
  
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  <h3 style="color:black;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:18.0pt;">STATE
  STREET CORPORATION</font></b></h3>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>
  
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Massachusetts</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">001-07511</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">04-2456637</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">617-786-3000</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code)</font></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check
  the appropriate box below if the Form&nbsp;8-K filing is intended to
  simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
  following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Written communications
  pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Soliciting material
  pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17
  CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17
  CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.01. Other Events.</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;text-indent:22.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On June&nbsp;3, 2008,
  State Street Corporation entered into an underwriting agreement with Goldman,
  Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. and Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. Incorporated, as
  representatives of the underwriters named therein, to issue and sell 35,715,000
  shares of State Street&#146;s common stock, $1.00 par value per share, in a public
  offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 (File No.&nbsp;333-132606)
  and a related prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission. In addition, State Street granted the underwriters an option
  exercisable for 30&nbsp;days from the date of the prospectus supplement to
  purchase, at the public offering price less underwriting discounts and commissions,
  up to an additional 5,357,250 shares of State Street&#146;s common stock. </font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;text-indent:22.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;text-indent:22.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The offering was priced
  at $70 per share. State Street estimates that the net proceeds from the
  offering will be approximately $2.4 billion, after deducting estimated expenses
  and underwriting discounts and commissions (or approximately $2.8 billion if
  the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares).
  State Street intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general
  corporate purposes. </font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;text-indent:22.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;text-indent:22.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The above description of
  the underwriting agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the underwriting
  agreement, which is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;1.1 hereto and is incorporated herein
  by reference.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;text-indent:22.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Wilmer Cutler Pickering
  Hale and Dorr LLP, counsel to State Street, has issued an opinion to State
  Street, dated June&nbsp;3, 2008, regarding the legality of the shares of common
  stock 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&nbsp;5.1 to this current
  report on Form 8-K.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01. Financial
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&nbsp;<i>Exhibits.</i></font></p>
  
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Underwriting Agreement dated June&nbsp;3, 2008.</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion
    of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
    </td>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent
    of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1
    above).</font></p>
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  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.</font></p>
  
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">STATE
    STREET CORPORATION</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date:
    &nbsp;June&nbsp;4, 2008</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:
    </font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="46%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
    David C. Phelan</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.66%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name:</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="45%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David C. Phelan</font></p>
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    </td>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title:</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive Vice President
    and General<br>
    Counsel</font></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion
    of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP.</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent
    of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1
    above).</font></p>
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text: 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 3, 2008
  STATE
  STREET CORPORATION
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Massachusetts
  001-07511
  04-2456637
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)
  (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts
  02111
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)
  617-786-3000
  (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  Not Applicable
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):
  o
  Written communications
  pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  o
  Soliciting material
  pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
  CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
  CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Item 8.01. Other Events.
  On June 3, 2008,
  State Street Corporation entered into an underwriting agreement with Goldman,
  Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, as
  representatives of the underwriters named therein, to issue and sell 35,715,000
  shares of State Street's common stock, $1.00 par value per share, in a public
  offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-132606)
  and a related prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission. In addition, State Street granted the underwriters an option
  exercisable for 30 days from the date of the prospectus supplement to
  purchase, at the public offering price less underwriting discounts and commissions,
  up to an additional 5,357,250 shares of State Street's common stock.
  The offering was priced
  at $70 per share. State Street estimates that the net proceeds from the
  offering will be approximately $2.4 billion, after deducting estimated expenses
  and underwriting discounts and commissions (or approximately $2.8 billion if
  the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares).
  State Street intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general
  corporate purposes.
  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.
  Wilmer Cutler Pickering
  Hale and Dorr LLP, counsel to State Street, has issued an opinion to State
  Street, dated June 3, 2008, regarding the legality of the shares of common
  stock 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.
  Item 9.01. Financial
  Statements and Exhibits.
  (d)
  Exhibits.
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  1.1
  Underwriting Agreement dated June 3, 2008.
  5.1
  Opinion
    of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
  23.1
  Consent
    of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1
    above).
  2
  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.
  STATE
    STREET CORPORATION
  Date:
     June 4, 2008
  By:
  /s/
    David C. Phelan
  Name:
  David C. Phelan
  Title:
  Executive Vice President
    and General
  Counsel
  3
  Exhibit Index
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  1.1
  Underwriting Agreement dated June 3, 2008.
  5.1
  Opinion
    of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP.
  23.1
  Consent
    of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1
    above).
  4