SPDR Series Trust
10/22/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/22/2021 13:17
Post-Effective Amendment to Post-Effective Amendment by Investment Company (Form 485BXT)
SPDR SERIES TRUST
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22, 2021
Securities Act File No. 333-57793
Investment Company Act of 1940 File No. 811-08839
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
| THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | ☒ | ||
| Post-Effective Amendment No. 272 | ☒ |
And
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
| THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | ☒ | ||
| Amendment No. 274 | ☒ |
SPDR®SERIES TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
One Iron Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number: (617) 664-1465
Sean O'Malley, Esq.
Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc.
One Iron Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
W. John McGuire, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
| ☐ |
immediately upon filing pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (b) |
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on November 21, 2021 pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (b) |
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60 days after filing pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (a)(1) |
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on _________________ pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (a)(1) |
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75 days after filing pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (a)(2) |
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on _________________ pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (a)(2) |
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this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. |
NOTE: This Post-Effective Amendment No. 272 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), solely for the purpose of delaying, until November 21, 2021, the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 267 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, with respect to the SPDR S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF, which was filed pursuant to Rule 485(a) under the Securities Act on August 10, 2021 (the "Amendment").
Part A. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A PROSPECTUS
Part A is incorporated by reference to Part A of the Amendment.
Part B. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Part B is incorporated by reference to Part B of the Amendment.
Part C. OTHER INFORMATION
Part C is incorporated by reference to Part C of the Amendment.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, SPDR® Series Trust, the Registrant, certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunder duly authorized, in the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 22nd day of October, 2021.
| SPDR SERIES TRUST | ||
| By: |
/s/ Ellen M. Needham |
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| Ellen M. Needham | ||
| President |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:
| SIGNATURES | TITLE | DATE | ||
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/s/ Dwight D. Churchill* |
Trustee | October 22, 2021 | ||
| Dwight D. Churchill | ||||
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/s/ Clare S. Richer* |
Trustee | October 22, 2021 | ||
| Clare S. Richer | ||||
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/s/ Sandra G. Sponem* |
Trustee | October 22, 2021 | ||
| Sandra G. Sponem | ||||
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/s/ Carl G. Verboncoeur* |
Trustee | October 22, 2021 | ||
| Carl G. Verboncoeur | ||||
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/s/ James E. Ross* |
Trustee | October 22, 2021 | ||
| James E. Ross | ||||
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/s/ Ellen M. Needham |
President and Principal Executive Officer | October 22, 2021 | ||
| Ellen M. Needham | ||||
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/s/ Bruce S. Rosenberg |
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | October 22, 2021 | ||
| Bruce S. Rosenberg |
| *By: |
/s/ David Urman |
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| David Urman | ||
|
As Attorney-in-Fact Pursuant to Power of Attorney |