DST to Acquire Remaining Interest in Joint Ventures, BFDS and IFDS U.K., from State Street

KANSAS CITY, Mo. and BOSTON, March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- DST Systems, Inc. (NYSE: DST), a leading global strategic advisory, technology, and operations outsourcing company, and State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), today announced definitive agreements for DST to acquire State Street's ownership interest in the Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. ("BFDS") joint venture and the International Financial Data Services Limited ("IFDS U.K.") joint venture in the UK. BFDS provides innovative shareholder recordkeeping, intermediary and investor services, and regulatory compliance solutions to financial services clients in the United States.  IFDS U.K. is an investor and policy holder administrative services and technology provider to the collective funds, insurance, and retirement industries.  Following completion of these acquisitions, DST will own 100% of the equity interests in both BFDS and IFDS U.K.  DST and State Street will continue to service offshore and cross-border markets in Canada, Ireland and Luxembourg through the 50/50 joint venture International Financial Data Services, L.P. ("IFDS L.P."). The IFDS U.K. acquisition has closed and the BFDS acquisition is expected to close within the next several days.

"We are pleased to become the sole owner of BFDS and IFDS U.K.," said Steve Hooley, Chairman, CEO and President of DST.  "These businesses have always been strategically important to DST and we are confident that we can drive significant enhancements to the client experience and improve execution of key initiatives, while unlocking meaningful synergies and enhancing value to DST and its shareholders."

Hooley added, "We are also excited about our continuing joint venture relationship with State Street through IFDS L.P. to jointly operate the Canada, Ireland and Luxembourg entities. We believe the joint venture structure in these countries provides the competitive advantage of a best-in-market integrated solution required for off-shore and cross-border markets."

Mike Rogers, President of State Street said, "This decision involves an ownership change, not a service-level change for our clients. We will continue to work with DST as it offers transfer agency services for our clients globally. This decision will also allow us to continue to focus on our core competencies and further invest in areas where we can expand market share or add product and service capabilities for our clients."

In the US, DST's wholly-owned subsidiary will acquire State Street's ownership interest in BFDS by delivery to State Street of approximately 2.0 million shares of State Street common stock owned by DST for total consideration of $157.6 million in a non-taxable exchange under Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code.  BFDS is expected to contribute approximately $220 million of incremental operating revenue and $20 million of operating income to DST over the next twelve months before synergies, restructuring costs and amortization of the intangibles resulting from the acquisition.  DST expects to achieve approximately $20 million of cost savings from the realization of synergies within the first 18 months and expects the transaction to be accretive to diluted earnings per share by $0.15 to $0.19 in the next twelve months before synergies, restructuring costs and amortization of intangibles. 

In the U.K., DST's wholly-owned subsidiary will acquire the ownership interest in IFDS U.K. for total cash consideration of $175 million.  The acquisition will be funded through cash on hand and DST's existing debt facilities.  DST expects the consolidated IFDS U.K. businesses to contribute approximately $440 million of incremental annual operating revenues upon acquisition and $20 million of operating income before synergies, restructuring costs and amortization of intangibles over the next twelve months.  DST expects the IFDS U.K. transaction to be accretive to diluted earnings per share by $0.18 to $0.22 in the next twelve months before synergies, restructuring costs and amortization of intangibles.

About DST
DST Systems, Inc. (NYSE:  DST) is a leading provider of specialized technology, strategic advisory, and business operations outsourcing to the financial and healthcare industries. DST enables clients to transform complexity into strategic advantage by helping them continually stay ahead of and capitalize on ever-changing customer, business and regulatory requirements in the world's most demanding industries. For more information, visit the DST website at www.dstsystems.com.

About State Street
State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is one of the world's leading providers of financial services to institutional investors, including investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading. With $29 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $2.47 trillion* in assets under management as of December 31, 2016, State Street operates in more than 100 geographic markets worldwide, including the US, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. For more information, visit State Street's website at www.statestreet.com

* Assets under management for State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) were $2.47 trillion as of December 31, 2016. AUM reflects approximately $30.62 billion (as of December 31, 2016) with respect to which State Street Global Markets, LLC (SSGM) serves as marketing agent; SSGM and SSGA are affiliated.

Investor Contacts:
John Riley
DST Chief Marketing Officer, Communications and Investor Relations
1-816-435-1000

Anthony Ostler
State Street Senior Vice President and Head of Investor Relations
1-617-664-3477

Media Contacts:
Laura M. Parsons                            
DST Global Public Relations
1-816-843-9087
[email protected]

Carolyn Cichon
State Street Corporation
1-617-664-8672
[email protected]

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