Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
FRADKIN STEVEN L
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NORTHERN TRUST CORP [NTRS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President/Wealth Management
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
50 SOUTH LASALLE STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/10/2017
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60603
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/10/2017   F   1,878 D $ 85.655 44,519 (1) (2) D  
Common Stock 02/11/2017   F   2,169 D $ 86.305 39,774 (2) (3) D  
Common Stock               110,657 (1) (3) I By Trust
Common Stock               14,700 I GRAT
Common Stock               1,762 I Spouse as trustee for Son
Common Stock               1,762 I Spouse as trustee for Daughter
Common Stock               9,746.36 I 401(k) as of 12-31-16

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
FRADKIN STEVEN L
50 SOUTH LASALLE STREET
CHICAGO, IL 60603
      President/Wealth Management  

Signatures

 Bradley R. Gabriel, Attorney-in-Fact for Steven L. Fradkin   02/14/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On February 10, 2017, 4,109 already reported stock units, granted on February 10, 2014, vested. Of this amount, 1,878 were withheld in payment of Federal, State and Medicare taxes and the remaining 2,231 were distributed to the reporting person as shares of common stock and transferred to the reporting person's existing trust account.
(2) Represents stock units payable automatically on a 1-for-1 basis in shares of the Corporation's common stock.
(3) On February 11, 2017, 4,745 already reported stock units, granted on February 11, 2013, vested. Of this amount, 2,169 were withheld in payment of Federal, State and Medicare taxes and the remaining 2,576 were distributed to the reporting person as shares of common stock and transferred to the reporting person's existing trust account.

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