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Terms and Conditions – 5 Year Fixed Rate Notes due 2012

 

       n    Issuer    n    Northern Trust Corporation
    n    Note Type    n    Senior
    n    Ratings (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch)    n    A1/AA-/AA- (Pos/Stable/Stable)
    n    Principal Amount    n    $200,000,000
    n    Pricing Date    n    November 6, 2007
    n    Settlement Date    n    November 9, 2007 [T + 3]
    n    Maturity Date    n    November 9, 2012
    n    Coupon    n    5.200%
    n    Re-offer Yield    n    5.244%
    n    Re-offer Price    n    99.809
    n    Market/ Re-offer Spread    n    T + 125 bps
    n    Pricing Benchmark    n    3.875% UST due 10/12
    n    Benchmark Yield    n    3.994%
    n    Proceeds to Company    n    $199,018,000
    n    Interest Payment Dates    n    Semi-annually on the 9th of May and November
    n    First Coupon Date    n    May 9, 2008
    n    Call Provisions    n    Non-callable
    n    Day Count Basis    n    30/360
  n    Minimum Denominations    n    US$1,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 in
                   excess of such amount
  n    Bookrunner(s)    n    Goldman, Sachs & Co.
              n    Merrill Lynch & Co.
  n    Co-Manager(s)    n    UBS Investment Bank
        n    Loop Capital Markets, LLC
              n    The Williams Capital Group, L.P.
    n    CUSIP    n    665859 AH7
  n    ISIN    n    US665859AH78

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