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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-K

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☒			ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

OR

☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                        to                         

Commission File No. 001-36609

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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 630-6000

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes  ☐    No  ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

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Accelerated filer

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Emerging growth company

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Non-accelerated filer

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Smaller reporting company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).    Yes ☐    No  ☒

The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock as of June 30, 2020 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second quarter), based upon the last sale price of the common stock at June 30, 2020 as reported by The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, held by non-affiliates was approximately $16.4 billion. Determination of stock ownership by non-affiliates was made solely for the purpose of responding to this requirement and the registrant is not bound by this determination for any other purpose.

At January 31, 2021, 208,314,381 shares of common stock, $1.66 2/3 par value, were outstanding.

Portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III hereof.

NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

FORM 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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PART I
Item 1			Business			1
Item 1A			Risk Factors			12
Item 1B			Unresolved Staff Comments			25
Item 2			Properties			25
Item 3			Legal Proceedings			25
Item 4			Mine Safety Disclosures			26
Supplemental Item			Information About Our Executive Officers			26
PART II
Item 5			Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities			28
Item 6			Selected Financial Data			30
Item 7			Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			31
Item 7A			Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			87
Item 8			Financial Statements and Supplementary Data			87
Item 9			Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure			169
Item 9A			Controls and Procedures			169
Item 9B			Other Information			171
PART III
Item 10			Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance			171
Item 11			Executive Compensation			171
Item 12			Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters			171
Item 13			Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence			171
Item 14			Principal Accountant Fees and Services			171
PART IV
Item 15			Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules			172
Item 16			Form 10-K Summary			175
Signatures						176