org or contact your local
Red Cross chapter. State Street
Global Advisors will be honoured at a ceremony on March 1 at the FCC
in Hong Kong and featured in a special supplement of Asia Asset
Management in March.
State Street's Singapore office's philanthropy efforts include
support for City Harvest Community Service Organization, the
Children's Medical Fund of the National Kidney Foundation and
sponsorship of the State Street Children Olympics for physically
disadvantaged children.

About State Street Global Advisors

State Street Global Advisors , the investment management group of
State Street Corporation, delivers investment strategies and
integrated solutions to clients worldwide across every asset class,
investment approach and style .

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. Red Cross Honors Commitment to Donors and Public

WASHINGTON, The American Red Cross announced that
current financial donations and pledges will cover the $2. As
of Dec .
State Street Global Advisors was named "Best of the Best" in four
categories: "Most Improved Institutional Fund House" in Hong Kong,
"Best Community Service" for Hong Kong, "Most Innovative Product" for
China, and "Best Asia Pacific (including Japan) Hedge Fund Manager for
Long/Short .57 percent over a one-year period ending 30
November 2004.

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The $1 million raised by the West Coast Walk will
contribute to the ultimate global eradication of polio.
Support of the Disaster Relief Fund is also vital because it enables the Red
Cross to respond quickly to large disasters whenever and wherever they strike.
SSgA Asia opened an office in Hong Kong in 1990 and today is a
leading institutional manager in the region, with a full-service
investment center and an integrated team of professionals throughout
Singapore, Thailand, Korea, and Taiwan, offering investment strategies
and innovative investment solutions that span all asset classes across
the full spectrum of risk and return options.

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The American Red Cross is where people mobilize to help their neighbors --
across the street, across the country and across the world -- in emergencies.

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4 million families -- more
than 4 million people

For almost 125 years, Americans have trusted and relied on the Red Cross
to use their donations to help those in need.

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HONG KONG----

Premier Regional Financial Publication Honours Investment Strategy
Performance, New Business Wins and Corporate Philanthropy

State Street Global Advisors, the investment management arm of
State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) and the largest institutional
fund manager in the world, announced today that it has won several
categories in the Asia Asset Management Awards for 2004." SSgA also received a merit for its community service
efforts in Singapore."
In 2004, State Street Global Advisors Asia Limited (SSgA Asia)
gained 29 new mandates in Asia Pacific ex-Japan, which include active,
passive and enhanced strategies, and experienced a 39 percent growth
in assets under management since the year-end 2003.

provision of food, shelter, medical relief, disaster relief) and training for these services.

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INTERVIEW
CANDIDATES: Dignitaries and key Rotary officials will be available for
interview, including:

-- Nathan Auerbach , Creator/Walker "West Coast Walk"
-- Michael Wagner, president of the Rotary Club of Coto
de Caza/Rancho Santa Margarita
-- Mark Wyland, California Assemblyman
-- Philippe Lamoise, Incoming Governor for Rotary
District 5340

WHEN: Sunday, May 1, 2005
2 p.

VISUAL INFO:More than 600 Rotarians and their families will line the
streets of Downtown San Diego carrying banners welcoming
Nathan, showing their support and solidarity wearing West
Coast Walk T -shirts.*
The generous financial support from around the world allowed more than
225,000 Red Cross disaster relief workers -- 95 percent of them volunteers --
to ensure that survivors had a safe place to stay, food, comfort and the means
to provide essential items for themselves and their families.com

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Philanthropy Writers/Assignment Desks/News Editors
ADVISORY. Survivors
received counseling, basic healthcare and family connecting services.usafreedomcorps. SSgA acted as the sub-advisor to China Asset Management
Company in the launch of China's first exchange traded fund, the China
50 ETF, on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on 23 Feb 2005.

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As a good steward of donated dollars, the Red Cross has a standard
practice of informing the public when sufficient funds have been raised to
cover the costs associated with a disaster response. 1 manager of institutionally sourced assets in Asia
(excluding Japan). SSgA's Japan
Equity Market Neutral hedge fund strategy achieved a net absolute
return (after fees) of 9.

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Berkeley.

116 billion
estimated cost for its response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma.S. An average of 91 cents of every dollar the Red Cross spends is
invested in humanitarian services and programs.

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WHERE: The Embarcadero in San Diego
Outside the Maritime Museum. The Red Cross is not a
government agency; it relies on donations of time, money and blood to do its
work .

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The most
recent information can be found on http://www.
Please continue to help your neighbors in need through the American Red
Cross by:

* Supporting your local Red Cross chapter
* Donating to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
* Scheduling an appointment to donate blood by calling 1-800-GIVE-LIFE
* Volunteering to support the humanitarian mission of the Red Cross
through your local chapter

For more information visit http://www.
* For a list of some agencies, visit http://www.

In September 2004, the publication also named
SSgA the No.

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Founded in 1985,
PolioPlus launched to protect children from the cruel and
fatal consequences of polio.redcross. Our strong service
culture and entrepreneurial team spirit are firmly ingrained in the
way we approach our customers and business.ssga.

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ADVISORY /More Than 600 Gather in San Diego as Rotarian Takes First Steps of the 2 200-Mile 'West Coast Walk' to Raise $1 Million for PolioPlus

The Red Cross provided:

* More than 3.org as well as in
detailed stewardship reports. Through more than 800 locally supported
chapters , more than 15 million people gain the skills they need to prepare for
and respond to emergencies in their homes, communities and world. Some 4
million people give blood -- the gift of life -- through the Red Cross, making
it the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the United States. service members separated from their
families by military duty stay connected. As part of the International Red
Cross and Red Crescent Movement, a global network of 181 national societies,
the Red Cross helps restore hope and dignity to the world's most vulnerable
people.

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The Red Cross is committed to
maintaining that hard-earned trust and will continue to keep the public
informed of how donations are being used to provide ongoing relief.4 trillion in investment
programs and portfolios, State Street Global Advisors has investment
centers in Boston, Hong Kong, London, Milan, Montreal, Munich , Paris,
Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, and Zurich, and offices in 28 cities
worldwide.

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WHY: The goal of the West Coast Walk is to raise $1 million for
Rotary International 's PolioPlus program.

Generous Donors Meet American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Costs

The public 's continued support is essential to the more than 800 Red Cross
chapters that provide lifesaving support in local communities every day.

Organizations involved in providing humanitarian aid or support (e.

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The West Coast Walk was created by the Rotary Club of Coto
de Caza/Rancho Santa Margarita as a celebration of Rotary
International's centennial anniversary .

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m. This was
accomplished on an unprecedented scale.

State Street Global Advisors Named ''Best of the Best'' by Asia Asset Management

"State Street Global Advisors is honoured to be recognized by such
an influential publication as an industry-leading institutional
investment manager and strong corporate citizen in our communities,"
said Vincent Duhamel, chief executive officer for SSgA Asia . For six consecutive years, State Street has been
the principal sponsor of Oxfam Trailwalker in Hong Kong, one of the
region's largest fundraising events in which thousands of participants
compete in a challenging endurance hike to raise funds for Oxfam Hong
Kong's poverty alleviation and emergency relief programmes.

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Crowds will encourage Nathan and
cheer him on as he walks through San Diego on foot. 31, the Red Cross has spent more than 80 percent of these donated
funds.
1 ranking in several categories underscores the achievements of our
investment strategies and community outreach programmes, and the team
of professionals that support these efforts. During its IPO,
the China 50 ETF raised more than US$657 million, making it one of the
most successful IPOs for the year . State Street's Disaster Relief Emergency
Assistance Fund also supported the victims of the recent earthquake
and resulting tsunamis in South Asia via a direct grant from the State
Street Foundation to the American Red Cross International Response
Fund and an employee matching gift donation program .

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Last year, Red Cross chapters responded to a record 73,000 events.
State Street is also active in outreach to the greater community
in Hong Kong, supporting organizations including the Hong Kong Red
Cross, Christian Noble Foundation, Life Education Activity Programme,
and Hope WorldWide.

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The Red Cross asks donors to support the ongoing needs of
hurricane survivors by giving to the countless other charities and non-profit
organizations that continue to raise funds for hurricane recovery efforts. Nearly 92
percent were residential fires that went unnoticed nationally, but were hugely
significant in the lives of those affected. The
Red Cross helps thousands of U.gov. "The No.

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With a 99 percent reduction in polio cases worldwide,
Rotarians stand at the brink of a great victory and look
forward to celebrating the global eradication of polio in
2005. State
Street was also awarded the Caring Company logo by the Hong Kong
Council of Social Service for the third year in a row.

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Auerbach will be greeted in downtown San Diego by more
than 600 Rotarians from across the state and their
families. Today, 20 years later, Rotary
has supported PolioPlus in immunizing more than 2 billion
children in 22 countries, and has contributed more than
$500 million towards a polio-free world. This
announcement comes just over five months after Hurricane Katrina -- the
largest and most costly disaster relief operation in the nation's history . In keeping with that
commitment, the Red Cross will no longer initiate fundraising activities for
these hurricanes.4 million overnight stays in nearly 1,200 Red Cross shelters
* More than 34 million meals and 30 million snacks
* Emergency financial assistance to more than 1.

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Auerbach will
visit 100 Rotary clubs in 100 cities during the course of
100 days to honor Rotary's 100 years of service.
Each year, in communities large and small, victims of some 70,000 disasters
turn to neighbors familiar and new -- the nearly 1 million volunteers and
35 ,000 employees of the Red Cross. With $1. For more information, visit State Street Global Advisors at
www.

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WHAT: On Sunday, May 1, Rotarian Nathan Auerbach will depart
from Tijuana, Mexico, and walk the first 25-mile leg of
the West Coast Walk , his 2,200-mile journey to raise $1
million for Rotary International's PolioPlus program .redcross.