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State Street Reports First-Quarter 2019 Net Income of $508 Million, or $1.18 Per Share; $1.24 Per Share Excluding Notable Items(a)

April 23, 2019 7:00 AM

NET INTEREST INCOME OF $673 MILLION UP 5% COMPARED TO 1Q18

CONTINUED STRONG PERFORMANCE FROM CHARLES RIVER DEVELOPMENT

NEW EXPENSE PROGRAM REALIZED $78 MILLION IN SAVINGS YEAR-TO-DATE; TOTAL EXPENSES WELL CONTROLLED

RETURNED APPROXIMATELY $480 MILLION OF CAPITAL TO SHAREHOLDERS IN SHARE REPURCHASES AND DIVIDENDS

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ronald O’Hanley, President and Chief Executive Officer:

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“Our performance this quarter reflects the continued challenging conditions in the industry as well as lower client activity. We have seen these conditions before and know that focusing on what we can control, including better productivity, process re-engineering and greater resource discipline, while also strengthening client relationships, will deliver shareholder value and drive growth. The expense program we initiated in the fourth quarter of 2018 is already delivering benefits."

"Given the secular trends impacting our industry, we continue to prioritize strong service quality and innovation and are working to reignite servicing fee revenue growth through initiatives targeted at specific client segments and markets.”

“Reflecting our priorities, we also resumed share repurchases during the quarter, returning approximately $480 million of capital to shareholders in share repurchases and dividends, and believe we are well-positioned for the 2019 CCAR process.”

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Table presents summary results, dollars in millions, except per share amounts, or where otherwise noted) 1Q19 4Q18 1Q18 % QoQ % YoY
Total fee revenue $ 2,260 $ 2,326 $ 2,415 (2.8 )% (6.4 )%
Net interest income 673 697 643 (3.4 ) 4.7
Total revenue 2,932 3,023 3,056 (3.0 ) (4.1 )
Provision for loan losses 4 8 nm nm
Total expenses 2,293 2,486 2,268 (7.8 ) 1.1
Net income 508 437 659 16.2 (22.9 )
Net income available to common shareholders 452 396 603 14.1 (25.0 )
Earnings per common share:
Diluted earnings per share $ 1.18 $ 1.03 $ 1.62 14.6 % (27.2 )%
Financial ratios and other metrics:
Return on average common equity 8.7 % 7.5 % 12.8 % 120 bps (410 ) bps
Pre-tax margin 21.7 17.5 25.8 420 (410 )
Effective tax rate 20.1 17.4 16.4 270 370
Average total assets $ 219,560 $ 221,350 $ 226,870 (0.8 )% (3.2 )%
Average total deposits 155,343 158,345 165,010 (1.9 ) (5.9 )
(a) See page 2 of this News Release for a listing of notable items. Results excluding notable items are a non-GAAP presentation. Please refer to the Addendum included with this News Release for an explanation and reconciliation of non-GAAP measures.

1Q19 HIGHLIGHTS
(all comparisons are to 1Q18, unless otherwise noted)

AUC/A and AUM

New Business

Revenues

Expenses

Capital

NOTABLE ITEMS

(Dollars in millions, except EPS amounts) 1Q19 4Q18 1Q18
Acquisition and restructuring costs (net) $ 9 $ 24 $
Legal and related 14 50
Repositioning costs 223
Business exit 24
Total notable items (pre-tax) $ 23 $ 321 $
EPS impact $ (0.06 ) $ (0.64 ) $

MARKET DATA, AUC/A AND AUM

The tables below provide a summary of selected financial information, key ratios, AUC/A, AUM, market indices and foreign exchange rates for the periods indicated as well as industry flow data for the indicated time periods.

(Dollars in billions, except market indices and foreign exchange rates) 1Q19 4Q18 1Q18 % QoQ % YoY
Assets under custody and administration (AUC/A)(1) (2) $ 32,643 $ 31,620 $ 33,284 3.2 % (1.9 )%
Assets under management (AUM)(2) 2,805 2,511 2,729 11.7 2.8
Market Indices(3) :
S&P 500 daily average 2,721 2,699 2,733 0.8 (0.4 )
S&P 500 EOP 2,834 2,507 2,641 13.0 7.3
MSCI EAFE daily average 1,833 1,809 2,072 1.3 (11.5 )
MSCI EAFE EOP 1,875 1,720 2,006 9.0 (6.5 )
MSCI Emerging Markets daily average 1,033 978 1,204 5.6 (14.2 )
MSCI Emerging Markets EOP 1,058 966 1,171 9.5 (9.6 )
Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Bond Index EOP 489 479 491 2.1 (0.4 )
Foreign Exchange Volatility Indices:
JPM G7 Volatility Index daily average 7.4 7.9 7.8 (6.3 ) (5.1 )
JPM Emerging Market Volatility Index daily average 8.8 10.0 8.1 (12.0 ) 8.6
Average Foreign Exchange Rate:
Euro vs. USD 1.136 1.141 1.229 (0.4 ) (7.6 )
GBP vs. USD 1.302 1.286 1.391 1.2 (6.4 )
(1) Includes assets under custody of $24,569 billion, $23,248 billion, and $25,046 billion, as of 1Q19, 4Q18, and 1Q18, respectively.
(2) As of period-end.
(3) The index names listed in the table are service marks of their respective owners.

INDUSTRY FLOW DATA

(Dollars in billions) 1Q19 4Q18 3Q18 2Q18 1Q18
North America - ICI Market Data:(1)
Long Term Funds $ 47.3 $ (308.8 ) $ (50.4 ) $ (28.3 ) $ 38.0
Money Market 54.0 187.9 35.8 (51.7 ) (52.2 )
ETF 43.3 105.0 87.2 55.8 62.8
Total ICI Flows $ 144.6 $ (15.9 ) $ 72.6 $ (24.2 ) $ 48.6
Europe - Broadridge Market Data:(2)
Long Term Funds $ (50.0 ) $ (171.4 ) $ (16.2 ) $ (24.9 ) $ 160.5
Money Market 19.8 62.4 (21.9 ) (17.8 ) (10.3 )
Total Broadridge Flows $ (30.2 ) $ (109.0 ) $ (38.1 ) $ (42.7 ) $ 150.2
(1) 1Q19 data is on a rolling 3 month basis and includes January through March 2019 for North America (Investment Company Institute).
(2) 1Q19 data is on a rolling 3 month basis and includes December 2018, January and February 2019 for EMEA (Copyright 2018 Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.)

INVESTMENT SERVICING AUC/A

(Dollars in billions) 1Q19 4Q18 1Q18 % QoQ % YoY
Assets Under Custody and/or Administration
By Product Classification:
Mutual funds $ 8,586 $ 7,912 $ 7,503 8.5 % 14.4 %
Collective funds, including ETFs 9,436 8,999 9,908 4.9 (4.8 )%
Pension products 6,513 6,489 6,802 0.4 (4.2 )%
Insurance and other products 8,108 8,220 9,071 (1.4 ) (10.6 )%
Total Assets Under Custody and/or Administration $ 32,643 $ 31,620 $ 33,284 3.2 (1.9 )%
By Financial Instrument(1):
Equities $ 18,924 $ 18,041 $ 19,198 4.9 (1.4 )%
Fixed-income 9,831 9,758 10,186 0.7 (3.5 )%
Short-term and other investments 3,888 3,821 3,900 1.8 (0.3 )%
Total Assets Under Custody and/or Administration $ 32,643 $ 31,620 $ 33,284 3.2 (1.9 )%
(1) Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AUM

The following table presents 1Q19 activity in AUM by product category.

(Dollars in billions) Equity Fixed- Income Cash

Multi-Asset Class Solutions

Alternative Investments(1) Total
Beginning balance as of December 31, 2018 $ 1,544 $ 422 $ 287 $ 132 $ 126 $ 2,511
Long-term institutional flows, net(2) 53 (9 ) 1 5 2 52
ETF flows, net (6 ) 4 (1 ) (3 )
Cash fund flows, net 24 24
Total flows, net $ 47 $ (5 ) $ 24 $ 5 $ 2 $ 73
Market appreciation/(depreciation) 191 13 3 10 6 223
Foreign exchange impact (1 ) (1 ) (2 )
Total market/foreign exchange impact $ 190 $ 12 $ 3 $ 10 $ 6 $ 221
Ending balance as of March 31, 2019 $ 1,781 $ 429 $ 314 $ 147 $ 134 $ 2,805
(1) Includes real estate investment trusts, currency and commodities, including SPDR® Gold Shares ETF and SPDR® Long Dollar Gold Trust ETF. State Street is not the investment manager for the SPDR® Gold Shares ETF and the SPDR® Long Dollar Gold Trust ETF, but acts as the marketing agent.
(2) Amounts represent long-term portfolios, excluding ETFs.

REVENUE

(Dollars in millions) 1Q19 4Q18 1Q18 % QoQ % YoY
Servicing fees $ 1,251 $ 1,286 $ 1,421 (2.7 )% (12.0 )%
Management fees 420 440 472 (4.5 ) (11.0 )
Foreign exchange trading services 280 294 304 (4.8 ) (7.9 )
Securities finance revenue 118 120 141 (1.7 ) (16.3 )
Processing fees and other revenue 191 186 77 2.7 nm
Total fee revenue $ 2,260 $ 2,326 $ 2,415 (2.8 ) (6.4 )
Net interest income 673 697 643 (3.4 ) 4.7
Gains (losses) related to investment securities, net (1 ) (2 ) nm nm
Total Revenue $ 2,932 $ 3,023 $ 3,056 (3.0 ) (4.1 )
Net interest margin 1.54 % 1.55 % 1.40 % (1) bps 14 bps

Servicing fees decreased 12% compared to 1Q18 driven by challenging industry conditions including fee concessions and lower client activity and flows, weaker average equity market levels and a previously announced client transition, partially offset by new business. Servicing fees were down 3% compared to 4Q18 due to challenging industry conditions, partially offset by higher average equity market levels.

Management fees decreased 11% compared to 1Q18 reflecting product mix and weaker average equity market levels. Management fees were down 5% compared to 4Q18 driven by the impact of 4Q18 outflows and day count, partially offset by higher average equity market levels.

Foreign exchange trading services decreased 8% compared to 1Q18 due to lower client volumes and market volatility and 5% compared to 4Q18 due to lower market volatility.

Securities finance decreased 16% compared to 1Q18 reflecting balance sheet repositioning initiative in 3Q18 and 4Q18, and 2% compared to 4Q18 primarily due to the realized impact of 4Q18 client de-leveraging.

Processing fees and other increased compared to 1Q18 reflecting CRD revenue contribution, which we acquired in 4Q18, and a tax-advantaged lease sale. Processing fees and other were up 3% compared to 4Q18, largely driven by market-related adjustments on employee long-term incentive plans, partially offset by lower CRD revenue due to seasonality of renewals.

Net interest income increased 5% compared to 1Q18 primarily due to higher U.S. interest rates and disciplined deposit pricing, partially offset by lower average deposit balances. Net interest income declined 3% compared to 4Q18 due to lower deposits and day count, partially offset by the December 2018 Federal Reserve rate hike and an increase in the investment portfolio. Net interest margin (NIM) on a fully taxable-equivalent basis increased 14 basis points compared to 1Q18 due to higher U.S. interest rates, disciplined deposit pricing and lower interest-earning assets. Compared to 4Q18, NIM declined 1 basis point primarily due to lower non-interest bearing deposit levels.

EXPENSES

(Dollars in billions) 1Q19 4Q18 1Q18 % QoQ % YoY
Compensation and employee benefits $ 1,229 $ 1,303 $ 1,249 (5.7 )% (1.6 )%
Information systems and communications 362 356 315 1.7 14.9
Transaction processing services 242 226 254 7.1 (4.7 )
Occupancy 116 146 120 (20.5 ) (3.3 )
Acquisition and restructuring costs 9 24 (62.5 ) nm
Amortization of other intangible assets 60 81 50 (25.9 ) 20.0
Other 275 350 280 (21.4 ) (1.8 )
Total Expenses $ 2,293 $ 2,486 $ 2,268 (7.8 ) 1.1

Total expenses increased 1% compared to 1Q18, primarily driven by the impact of the CRD acquisition. Total expenses decreased 8% compared to 4Q18 driven by the lesser impact of notable items in 1Q19 compared to 4Q18, partially offset by seasonal expenses. Adjusted for notable items, seasonal expenses, and CRD, total expenses were down 2% compared to 1Q18(b).

Compensation and employee benefits decreased 2% compared to 1Q18 driven by savings from the new process re-engineering and resource discipline savings program as well as lower contract services costs, partially offset by annual merit increases. Compensation and employee benefits decreased 6% compared to 4Q18 due to the lesser impact of notable items in 1Q19 as well as lower headcount and fewer payroll days.

Information systems and communications increased 15% compared to 1Q18 largely reflecting technology infrastructure enhancements and investments to support business growth. Compared to 4Q18, information systems and communications increased 2% largely reflecting technology infrastructure enhancements.

Transaction processing services decreased 5% compared to 1Q18 due to lower sub-custodian costs and increased 7% versus 4Q18 due to the absence of prior quarter recoveries.

Occupancy decreased 3% compared to 1Q18 primarily driven by the advancement of the Company’s global footprint strategy. Occupancy expense decreased 21% compared to 4Q18 primarily due to the $25 million repositioning charge incurred in 4Q18.

Amortization of other intangible assets increased 20% compared to 1Q18 primarily due to the CRD acquisition. Amortization of other intangible assets decreased 26% compared to 4Q18 primarily due to the absence of accelerated amortization associated with a business exit in 4Q18.

Other expenses decreased 2% compared to 1Q18 primarily reflecting lower travel and insurance costs. Other expenses decreased 21% compared to 4Q18 primarily due to lower professional fees and travel costs.

The effective tax rate in 1Q19 was 20.1% compared to 16.4% in 1Q18 and 17.4% in 4Q18. Compared to 1Q18 and 4Q18, the effective tax rate increased due to reductions in benefits attributable to excess stock-based compensation, tax-exempt income and foreign tax credits.

(b) See In this New Release for further details.

CAPITAL AND LIQUIDITY

The following table presents regulatory capital ratios for State Street Corporation.

March 31, 2019(1)(2) 1Q19 4Q18 1Q18
Basel III Standardized Estimated Fully Phased-In:
Common Equity Tier 1 ratio 11.5 % 11.7 % 10.8 %
Tier 1 capital ratio 15.0 15.5 13.7
Total capital ratio 15.9 16.3 14.6
Tier 1 leverage ratio 7.4 7.2 6.9
Supplementary leverage ratio 6.6 6.3 6.0
(1) March 31, 2019 capital ratios are preliminary estimates.
(2) Estimated pro-forma fully phased-in ratios as of March 31, 2019 reflect capital and total risk-weighted assets calculated under the Basel III final rule.

Standardized CET1, Tier 1 and Total Capital ratios declined slightly compared to 4Q18 due to an increase in risk-weighted assets, partially offset by favorable mark-to-market adjustments.

Tier 1 Leverage ratio and SLR increased compared to 4Q18 due to favorable mark-to-market adjustments and a decline in adjusted average assets and SLR total assets, respectively.

Returned approximately $480 million to common shareholders in 1Q19 consisting of $300 million common share repurchases and approximately $180 million in dividends. Repurchased 4.2 million common shares at quarter-end and declared 1Q19 quarterly common dividend of $0.47 per share.

Preliminary estimated average liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) for State Street Corporation of approximately 110% at quarter-end.

INVESTOR CONFERENCE CALL AND QUARTERLY WEBSITE DISCLOSURE

State Street will webcast an investor conference call today, Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. EDT, available at http://investors.statestreet.com/. The conference call will also be available via telephone, at +1 (877) 423-4013 inside the U.S. or at +1 (706) 679-5594 outside of the U.S. The Conference ID# is 8389972.

Recorded replays of the conference call will be available on the website, and by telephone at +1 (855) 859-2056 inside the U.S. or at +1 (404) 537-3406 outside the U.S. beginning approximately two hours after the call's completion. The Conference ID# is 8389972.

The telephone replay will be available for approximately two weeks following the conference call. This News Release, presentation materials referred to on the conference call and additional financial information are available on State Street's website, at http://investors.statestreet.com/ under “Investor Relations--Investor News & Events" and under the title “Events and Presentations.”

State Street intends to publish updates to its public disclosure regarding regulatory capital, as required by the Basel III final rule, and the liquidity coverage ratio, on a quarterly basis on its website at http://investors.statestreet.com/, under "Filings & Reports." Those updates will be published each quarter, during the period beginning after State Street's public announcement of its quarterly results of operations and ending on or prior to the due date under applicable bank regulatory requirements (i.e., ordinarily, ending no later than 60 days following year-end or 45 days following each other quarter-end, as applicable). For 1Q19, State Street expects to publish its updates during the period beginning today and ending on or about May 14, 2019.

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is the world's leading provider of financial services to institutional investors including investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading. With $32,643 billion in assets under custody and administration and $2,805 billion* in assets under management as of March 31, 2019, State Street operates globally in more than 100 geographic markets and employs approximately 40,000 worldwide. For more information, visit State Street's website at www.statestreet.com.

* Assets under management include the assets of the SPDR® Gold ETF and the SPDR® Long Dollar Gold Trust ETF (approximately $33 billion as of March 31, 2019), for which State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC (SSGA FD) serves as marketing agent; SSGA FD and State Street Global Advisors are affiliated.

IN THIS NEWS RELEASE:

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This News Release (and the conference call referenced herein) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of United States securities laws, including statements about our goals and expectations regarding our business, financial and capital condition, results of operations, strategies, the financial and market outlook, dividend and stock purchase programs, governmental and regulatory initiatives and developments, and the business environment. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by such forward-looking terminology as “outlook,” “guidance,” “expect,” “priority,” “objective,” “intend,” “plan,” “forecast,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “seek,” “may,” “will,” “trend,” “target,” “strategy” and “goal,” or similar statements or variations of such terms. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, are inherently uncertain, are based on current assumptions that are difficult to predict and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in those statements, and those statements should not be relied upon as representing our expectations or beliefs as of any time subsequent t the time this News Release is first issued.

Important factors that may affect future results and outcomes include, but are not limited to:

Other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by any forward-looking statements are set forth in our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K and our subsequent SEC filings. We encourage investors to read these filings, particularly the sections on risk factors, for additional information with respect to any forward-looking statements and prior to making any investment decision. The forward-looking statements contained in this News Release should not by relied on as representing our expectations or beliefs as of any time subsequent to the time this News Release is first issued, and we do not undertake efforts to revise those forward-looking statements to reflect events after that time.

Investor Contact: Ilene Fiszel Bieler +1 617/664-3477

Media Contact: Marc Hazelton +1 617/513-9439

Source: State Street

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