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2009 Northern Trust Corporation
Service
Expertise
Integrity
Steven L. Fradkin
Executive
Vice
President
&
Chief Financial Officer
June 9, 2009
NORTHERN TRUST
CORPORATION
29
th
Annual
William
Blair
Growth
Stock Conference
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Forward Looking Statement
This presentation may include forward-looking statements such as statements that
relate to Northern Trust’s financial goals, dividend policy, expansion and business
development plans, anticipated expense levels and projected profit improvements,
business prospects and positioning with respect to market, demographic and
pricing trends, strategic initiatives, re-engineering and outsourcing activities, new
business results and outlook, changes in securities market prices, credit quality
including reserve levels, planned capital expenditures and technology spending,
anticipated tax benefits and expenses, and the effects of any extraordinary events
and various other matters (including developments with respect to litigation, other
contingent
liabilities
and
obligations,
and
regulation
involving
Northern
Trust
and
changes in accounting policies, standards and interpretations) on Northern Trust’s
business and results. These statements speak of Northern Trust’s plans, goals,
targets, strategies, beliefs, and expectations, and refer to estimates or use similar
terms. Actual results could differ materially from those indicated by these
statements because the realization of those results is subject to many risks and
uncertainties. Our 2008 annual report and periodic reports to the SEC contain
information about specific factors that could cause actual results to differ, and you
are urged to read them. Northern Trust disclaims any continuing accuracy of the
information provided in this presentation after today.

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Agenda
Northern Trust: Strategic
Overview
Financial Performance
Highlights
Balance Sheet Highlights
Concluding Thoughts

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Strategic Overview

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Client-centric and Highly Focused Business Model
Our Clients
Operations & Technology
Government
Agencies
Taft-Hartley
Foundations /
Endowments /
Healthcare
Individuals
Privately
Held
Businesses
Pension Funds
Large Corporations
Investment
Management Firms
Insurance Companies
Families
Family
Foundations
Family Offices
Personal
Financial
Services
Corporate &
Institutional
Services
Northern Trust Global Investments
Sovereign Wealth Funds
Assets Under Custody 
$2.8 Trillion
Assets Under Management              
$522 Billion
Balance
Sheet
Assets
$78.5 Billion
As of 3/31/09

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Personal Financial Services
Industry Leader in Serving the Affluent Market
Offering clients needs-based solutions.
$50 MM
Delivering
comprehensive,
advice-driven financial
solutions through an
integrated team of
specialists.
Delivering high-touch
trust, investment
management and
banking solutions to
individuals through
integrated teams.
Private Client
$5 MM
$1 MM
Wealth Advisory
Wealth
Management
The recognized leader
in providing
sophisticated financial
solutions to the
world’s wealthiest
families.
Integrated
Teams
Holistic
Solutions
Serving as clients’
family office, providing
sophisticated
investment advisory,
asset servicing, and
family services.
Family Advisory
$200 MM

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Network of over 80 PFS Offices in 18 States
Over 50% of the U.S. millionaire market resides
within a 45-minute drive of Northern Trust offices.
Arizona
(8)
Florida
(25)
Illinois
(19)
Illinois
(19)
Colorado
(1)
Colorado
(1)
Nevada
(1)
Nevada
(1)
Missouri
(1)
Missouri
(1)
Washington
(1)
Michigan
(3)
Texas
(7)
California
(11)
New York (1)
Connecticut (1)
Delaware (1)
Georgia
(1)
Georgia
(1)
Wisconsin
(1)
Wisconsin
(1)
Ohio
(1)
Ohio
(1)
Minnesota
(1)
Minnesota
(1)
Massachusetts (1)
Personal Financial Services
Extensive Reach in Affluent Market

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Corporate & Institutional Services
Full Array of Solutions for Sophisticated Institutional Investors
Fund accounting
Transfer agency
Corporate secretarial
Trustee
Investment operations
outsourcing
Safekeeping
Settlement
Derivatives processing
Income collection
Corporate actions
Tax reclamation
Active
Quantitative
Investment outsourcing
Liability driven investing
Manager of managers
Hedge funds
Private equity
Transition management
Investment accounting
Reporting and valuation
Performance analytics
Risk monitoring and reporting
Trade execution analysis
Data warehouse
Cross-border pooling
Trade execution
Cash management
Securities lending
Foreign exchange
Commission management
Asset
Administration
Asset Processing
Asset Reporting
Asset
Enhancement
Asset
Management

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Corporate & Institutional Services
Positioned Globally for Growth
Positioned to serve clients locally and capitalize on global opportunities.
Dublin
Limerick
17 Locations
Worldwide
Trade Settlement
in 90+ Markets
Clients in
41 Countries
Chicago
(Corporate
Headquarters)
Toronto
London
New
York
Luxembourg
Amsterdam
Guernsey
Jersey
Singapore
Beijing
Tokyo
Bangalore
Hong Kong
Melbourne
Abu Dhabi
North America
Europe, Middle East, & Africa
Asia
Pacific
53% of C&IS
AUC is Global
~30% of Staff is
Outside U.S.

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Northern Trust Global Investments
Diversified, World Class Investment Manager
$522.3 Billion
Assets Under Management as of March 31, 2009
A Diversified Asset Manager
$290 Billion
(56%)
Active
$206 Billion
(39%)
Quantitative
$26 Billion
(5%)
Manager of Managers
Across Asset Classes
Across Client Segments
$392 Billion
Institutional
$130 Billion
Personal
Across Styles
Equities
$182 Billion
(35%)
Fixed Income
$100 Billion
(19%)
Short
Duration
$228 Billion
(44%)
Other
$12 Billion
(2%)

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Northern Trust Global Investments
Top Tier Investment Manager
Source:  Pensions & Investments 2009 Special Report on Money Managers
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Largest Manager
Worldwide Assets Under Management
10
Largest Manager
Worldwide Institutional Assets
4
Largest Manager
U.S. Institutional Tax-Exempt Assets
3
Largest Manager
Defined Benefit Assets
Markets
Served
Rankings
4
Largest Manager
Passive Domestic Indexed Equity
3
Largest Manager
Passive Domestic Indexed Fixed Income
1
Largest Manager
Passive International Indexed Securities
9
Largest Manager
Enhanced International Indexed Equity
Investment
Strategy
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AUM
S&P 500
0.1%
(7%)
(20%)
(31%)
Since
Jun-2007
5-Year
CAGR
1Q04 –
1Q09
Since
Jun-2007
AUC
S&P 500
5%
(7%)
Global Custody
EAFE
11%
(5%)
(18%)
(36%)
$1.0
$1.2
$1.7
$2.1
$1.4
$1.4
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
1Q09
$572
$618
$697
$757
$559
$522
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
1Q09
Asset Accumulation Significantly Outperforming the Market
$2.6
$2.9
$3.5
$4.1
$3.0
$2.8
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
1Q09
Assets Under Management
($ Billions)
Global Custody Assets
($ Trillions)
Assets Under Custody
($ Trillions)
Since
Jun-2007
(18%)
(31%)
5-Year
CAGR
1Q04 –
1Q09
5-Year
CAGR
1Q04 –
1Q09

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High-Growth and Balanced Revenue Stream
$4,160
$3,572
$3,061
$2,686
$2,326
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2004 –
2008 CAGR =
16%
S&P 500
(7%)
EAFE
(5%)
($ Millions)
Operating Revenue
Note: Excludes VISA items for 2007 and 2008.
2008 Revenue Contribution
Other
Noninterest
Income
22%
Trust Fees
51%
Net Interest
Income
27%
International
37%
US
63%

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$506
$584
$821
$641
$665
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
9%
10%
(40%)
(30%)
(20%)
(10%)
0%
10%
20%
30%
Earnings Strength Across Cycle
($ Millions)
Operating Net Income
S&P 500
S&P 500
Note:
S&P
500
line
represents
percent
change
from12/31/04
base.
2007
and
2008
Net
Income
are
on
an
Operating
Basis
e.g. excluding all VISA items.
2004 –
2008 Avg. ROE = 17%
Fed Funds
Annual Fed Funds

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Fixed income
market dislocation
Strength relative 
to equity market
declines
First Quarter 2009 Highlights
Trust, Inv. & Other Svcing Fees
(ex. Securities Lending)
Securities Lending
Other Noninterest Income
Net Interest Income
Total Revenues
Noninterest Expenses
Net Income
Earnings Per Common Share
Market Indices:
S&P 500  
US$EAFE
% Change
1Q09 vs 1Q08
$419
$(8)
$206
$288
$904
$594
$162
$0.61
-15%
NM
+11%
+8%
-8%
-3%
-30%
-41%
-40%
-49%
First Quarter
2009
($ Million)
Note: Comparison excludes the impact of the First Quarter 2008 VISA item.
Well controlled
Managing the business in the context of a difficult market environment
and positioning ourselves to take advantage of market opportunities
Common Dividend of $0.28 maintained
TARP dividend of $0.09

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Balance Sheet
Highlights

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Client Deposit-Driven Balance Sheet
Securities
23%
Money
Market
Assets   
28%
Client
Loans
39%
Other
10%
Assets
Other
Purchased
Funds  
13%
Client
Deposits  
68%
Long-Term Debt
& Senior Notes  
6%
Other
5%
Liabilities & Equity
As of March 31, 2009
Equity
8%
Total Assets = $78.5 Billion
Total Risk Weighted Assets = $52.4 Billion

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High Quality Securities Portfolio
$17.8B SECURITIES PORTFOLIO
90% of total securities rated triple-A
Government Sponsored
Agency / FDIC TLG
Funding
($13.4B / $0.8B)
Auction Rate Securities ($0.5B)
Municipal Bonds ($0.8B)
Asset-Backed ($1.5B)
Well diversified
76% rated triple-A
Subprime asset-backed total        
< 2% of total portfolio
Other ($0.9B)
Total net unrealized losses (pretax) of $240 million
8%
3%
5%
4%
80%
As of March 31, 2009

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Focused Lending Practices Produce Superior Results
Relationship-based lending practices
Each mortgage individually underwritten and
managed
Commercial lending supports-fee based clients
Northern
Trust
does
not:
Underwrite mortgage loans to sub-prime
borrowers
Participate in credit card lending
Offer an off-balance sheet commercial paper
conduit
Lend directly to hedge funds
As of March 31, 2009
High Net Worth
Residential
Real Estate
($10.6B)
35%
26%
Commercial
($7.8B)
10%
Commercial
Real Estate
($3.1B)
15%
Personal
($4.6B)
4%
Other
($1.2B)
Leases
($1.0B)
Non-U.S.
($2.1B)
3%
7%
$30B Loan Portfolio
NCOs / Avg. Loans
0.04%
0.09%
1.62%
1.57%
Q1 2009
2008
NPAs
/ Loans
0.57%
0.33%
2.71%
2.06%
Q1 2009
2008
Reserves / NPAs
166%
237%
75%
86%
Q1 2009
2008
NTRS
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Top Tier Capital Strength
88%
71%
45%
67%
TCE/TA
TCE/RWA
Tier 1 Capital
Capital Ratios
Pro
Forma
with
New
Common
With TARP
Redemption
5.9%
8.8%
13.0%
Top 20 Banks Peer
Median (incl. CPP)
Capital
Composition
–
TCE
as
%
of
Tier
1
7.0%
5.9%
4.6%
6.8%
6.3%
TCE
/
TA
Ratio
–
Continued
Differentiation
¹
Proforma
for common stock offering and TARP CPP redemption (excludes impact of warrant redemption).
NTRS
4.6%
5.0%
11.0%
7.0%
10.4%
14.7%
6.9%
10.3%
11.7%
Actual March 31, 2009
2004
Q1 2009
Q1 2009
No TARP
Redemption
Top 20 Banks
NTRS
NTRS Pro Forma (w/ TARP)
NTRS Pro Forma (w/ TARP Repayment)
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Invested, Experienced and Stable Management Team
Management
Northern Trust
Industry
Rick Waddell -
President & CEO
34 Years
34 Years
Sherry Barrat -
President –
PFS
19 Years
39 Years
Steve Fradkin -
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
24 Years
24 Years
Tim Moen -
EVP –
Human Resources & Admin.
8 Years
34 Years
Bill Morrison -
President –
PFS
13 Years
36 Years
Steve Potter -
President –
NTGI
27 Years
27 Years
Joyce St. Clair -
EVP –
Corporate Risk Mgt.
17 Years
28 Years
Jana Schreuder -
President –
O&T
29 Years
29 Years
Tim Theriault -
President –
C&IS
25 Years
27 Years
Kelly Welsh -
EVP & General Counsel
9 Years
31 Years
Average Tenure
21 Years
28 Years
NTRS Ownership
(As of March 31, 2009)
~12% Employees,
Directors and Retirees
Approximately 76% of
employees own
Northern Trust stock

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Strategic Growth Opportunity + Financial Strength
Leadership position in client-focused, business segments with attractive
market and geographic expansion opportunities
Strong
brand
and
reputation
–
“flight
to
quality”
in
the
current
environment
Compelling new business and human capital opportunities from global
disruption
Comprehensive product capabilities combined with distinctive service
Proven record of managing the business for long-term growth and profitability
Conservative management practices
Distinctive balance sheet strength
Strong capital levels
Invested, experienced and stable management team
Well
Positioned
to
Capitalize
on
Global
Growth
Opportunities
Financial
Strength
and
Soundness
a
Differentiating
Factor

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Steven L. Fradkin
Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
June 9, 2009
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