NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
OF NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION
Date:
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Time:
10:30 a.m., Chicago Time
Place:
Northern Trust Corporation
50 South LaSalle Street
(northwest corner of LaSalle Street and Monroe Street)
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Purposes:
The purposes of the annual meeting are to:
S Elect 11 directors to serve on the board of directors until the 2013
annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors shall
have been elected and qualified;
S Hold an advisory vote on executive compensation;
S Approve the Northern Trust Corporation 2012 Stock Plan;
S Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Corporation's
independent registered public accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal
year;
S Hold a vote on two stockholder proposals, if properly presented at
the annual meeting; and
S Transact any other business that may properly come before the
annual meeting.
Record Date:
You may vote if you are a stockholder of record on February 22, 2012.
Voting:
IMPORTANT--PLEASE VOTE PROMPTLY
It is important that your shares be represented at the annual meeting.
We urge you to vote your shares by telephone or through the Internet
as described on your proxy card or your Notice Regarding the
Availability of Proxy Materials. You also may vote your shares by
attending the annual meeting and voting in person or by completing
and returning your proxy card.
March 8, 2012
ROSE A. ELLIS
Corporate Secretary