LONDON, January 5, 2017 - State Street Global Advisors, the asset management arm of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), today announces the appointment of Miles O'Connor as head of Institutional for EMEA, effective immediately. O'Connor will be based in London reporting to Cuan Coulter, head of State Street Global Advisors for EMEA, and Cyrus Taraporavela, president and chief executive officer of State Street Global Advisors.

O'Connor, who most recently served as chairman and non-executive director for Unigestion (UK), has more than 37 years of financial services experience. He will be a member of the executive management team and have responsibility for existing institutional client relationships and developing new business across the region.

Prior to Unigestion, O'Connor held several senior roles at Schroders Investment Management including head of EMEA Institutional, head of UK Institutional and CEO of Schroders NewFinance Capital. Before joining Schroders, O'Connor held senior distribution roles at Barclays Global Investors and at Bank of America Investment Management. O'Connor began his career at Coutts & Co in the global security services division.

Coulter commented, 'We are pleased to have Miles join us in this newly-created role, further strengthening the team's calibre and experience. Having Miles on board will support us in delivering the focus required for our significant institutional business, ensuring we continue to serve our clients in the best way possible as we continue to grow.'

About State Street Global Advisors

For nearly four decades, State Street Global Advisors has been committed to helping our clients, and those who rely on them, achieve their investment objectives. We partner with many of the world's largest, most sophisticated investors and financial intermediaries to help them reach their goals through a rigorous, research-driven investment process spanning both indexing and active disciplines. With trillions* in assets, our scale and global reach offer clients unrivaled access to markets, geographies and asset classes, and allow us to deliver thoughtful insights and innovative solutions. State Street Global Advisors is the investment management arm of State Street Corporation.

* Please note that AUM totals are unaudited. AUM reflects approx. $2.60 trillion (as of 30 September, 2017) with respect to which State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC (SSGA FD) serves as marketing agent; SSGA FD and State Street Global Advisors are affiliated.

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