UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 23, 2008
MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Wisconsin | 1-33488 | 20-8995389 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 770 North Water Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
53202 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 765-7801
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibits are filed herewith in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-147162) filed by Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2007. This Current Report is being filed to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the documents and instruments attached hereto as exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 1.1 | Distribution Agreement dated January 23, 2008, by and among the Company and Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Banc of America Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, UBS Securites LLC and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC | |
| 1.2 | Distribution Agreement dated January 23, 2008, by and among the Company and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global markets, Inc., Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., InCapital LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: January 23, 2008 | MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORPORATION | |||
| By: | /s/ Randall J. Erickson | |||
| Randall J. Erickson | ||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative | ||||
| Officer and General Counsel | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 1.1 | Distribution Agreement dated January 23, 2008, by and among the Company and Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Banc of America Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, UBS Securites LLC and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC | |
| 1.2 | Distribution Agreement dated January 23, 2008, by and among the Company and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global markets, Inc., Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., InCapital LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC | |
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