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Northern Trust Receives Multiple Awards for Corporate Excellence

Posted on: Friday, 6 March 2009, 13:05 CST

With Recognition from FORTUNE, CRO and Diversity MBA Magazines

CHICAGO, March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) announced today that it has received multiple rankings for corporate excellence, social responsibility and sound business practices, including recognition as one of FORTUNE magazine's "Most Admired Companies" for the third consecutive year in the category of superregional banks.

Noted as the "definitive report card on corporate reputations," FORTUNE's list of the World's Most Admired Companies is a ranking by executives, directors and securities analysts of leading companies in 64 industry categories. Companies are selected for surpassing specific industry standards ranging from social responsibility to investment value. Complete results are available at www.fortune.com, and will appear in the March 16 issue of the magazine.

Northern Trust was also named one of the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" by CRO Magazine, an annual ranking of Russell 1000 companies based on their performance in key areas including environment, philanthropy and employee relations. Additionally, Diversity MBA Magazine named Northern Trust to their list of "50 Out Front for Diversity Leadership: Best Places for Diverse Managers," highlighting companies that encourage managers of diverse backgrounds to excel and develop into leadership roles.

"We are honored and humbled to receive these prestigious distinctions," said Kelly Mannard, Executive Vice President, Northern Trust Global Marketing and Community Affairs. "At Northern Trust we understand that quality performance goes hand-in-hand with a company's duty to support its employees and the communities it serves. As a profitable, well-capitalized corporation, we are proud to continue investing in philanthropic, environmental and diversity initiatives."

Northern Trust has been consistently recognized for corporate excellence and has been named one of America's Best 500 Companies by Barron's magazine; a Best Company for Working Mothers by Working Mother Magazine for 17 years in a row; and a LATINA Style 50 company for diversity initiatives by LATINA Style Magazine. Additionally, Northern Trust earned a 100-percent score on the Human Right's Campaign's Corporate Equality Index: Best Places to Work for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality for two consecutive years.

About Northern Trust

Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) is a leading provider of investment management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and banking solutions for corporations, institutions and affluent individuals worldwide. Northern Trust, a financial holding company based in Chicago, has a growing network of 85 offices in 18 U.S. states and has international offices in 15 locations in North America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. As of December 31, 2008, Northern Trust had assets under custody of US$3.0 trillion, and assets under investment management of US$558.8 billion. Northern Trust, founded in 1889, has earned distinction as an industry leader in combining exceptional service and expertise with innovative products and technology. For more information, visit www.northerntrust.com.

SOURCE Northern Trust Corporation

Source: PR Newswire

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