8-K

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:     September 18, 2002

State Street Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Massachusetts	0-5108	04-2456637
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts	02110
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (617) 786-3000

Item 5.    Other Events.

            On September 18, 2002, Registrant issued a statement that it is in exclusive discussions with Deutsche Bank AG concerning its possible acquisition of substantial parts of Deutsche Bank’s global securities service business.

The press release issued by Registrant in connection with the announcement is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

            (c)     Exhibits.

            99.1     Form of press release dated September 18, 2002

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
By:   /s/Frederick P. Baughman
Name:	Frederick P. Baughman
Title:	Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

Date: September 19, 2002

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

99.1     Form of press release dated September 18, 2002

EX-99.1 CHARTER

225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110-2804
United States of America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:	Hannah Grove	Carolyn Cichon
	617/664-3377	617/664-8672
Investor Relations:	Kelley MacDonald
	617/664-2888

STATE STREET CORPORATION IN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATIONS
WITH DEUTSCHE BANK FOR POSSIBLE PURCHASE OF
DEUTSCHE’S GLOBAL SECURITIES SERVICES BUSINESS

BOSTON, MA, September 18, 2002 – State Street Corporation (NYSE:  STT) confirmed today that it is in exclusive discussions with Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) concerning its possible acquisition of substantial parts of Deutsche Bank's global securities services business.

State Street will report on the outcome of the discussions when concluded.

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is the world’s leading specialist in providing sophisticated global investors with investment servicing and investment management.   With $6.2 trillion in assets under custody and $770 billion in assets under management, State Street is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and operates in 22 countries and over 100 markets worldwide.  For more information, visit State Street’s web site at www.statestreet.com or call 877/639-7788 [NEWS STT] toll-free in the United States and Canada, or +1 402/573-3644 outside those countries.

This news release may contain forward-looking statements, as defined by federal securities laws, including statements about the financial outlook and business environment.  Any such statements are based on current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  Important factors, including those mentioned in this news release, that could cause actual results to differ materially are set forth in the company's 2001 annual report and subsequent SEC filings.  They include risks and uncertainties relating to the pace at which State Street adds new clients or at which existing clients use additional services, the value of global and regional financial markets, the pace of cross-border investment activity, changes in interest rates, the pace of worldwide economic growth and rates of inflation, the extent of volatility in currency markets, consolidations among clients and competitors, State Street’s business mix, and the dynamics of the markets State Street serves.  State Street encourages investors to review its annual report and SEC filings in conjunction with this announcement and prior to making any investment decision.  The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of the date of release, September 18, 2002, and the company does not undertake to revise those forward-looking statements to reflect events after the date of this release.

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