Filed Pursuant To Rule 433
Registration No. 333-158105
April 20, 2010
Looking for more diversification in your portfolio?
Try something as solid as gold.
There are a wealth of reasons to own gold. Like diversifying your portfolio. SPDR®
Gold Shares let you buy, hold and sell an interest in gold just like a stock. Its simple,
cost-efficient and backed by the real thing. Visit us at spdrgoldshares.com.
Precise in a world that isnt.TM
The SPDR® trademark is used under license from Standard & Poors Financial
Services, LLC (S&P) and the SPDR Gold Trust is permitted to use the SPDR trademark pursuant to
a sublicense from the Marketing Agent. No financial product offered by SPDR Gold Trust, or its
affiliates, is sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P. S&P makes no representation or
warranty, express or implied, to the owners of any financial product or any member of the public
regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in financial products
particularly or the ability of the index on which the financial products are based to track
general stock market performance. S&P is not responsible for and has not participated in any
determination or calculation made with respect to issuance or redemption of financial products.
S&P has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of
financial products. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL S&P HAVE ANY
LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
SPDR Gold Trust (the Trust) has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the
SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the
prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Trust has filed with the SEC for
more complete information about the Trust and this offering. You may get these documents for free
by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Trust or any Authorized
Participant will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling 1-866-320-4053 or
contacting State Street Global Markets, LLC, One Lincoln Street, Attn: SPDR Gold Shares, 30th
Floor, Boston, MA 02111.
The prospectus contains material information about the Issuer and the SPDR Gold Shares (the
Shares) which is material and/or which may be important to you. You should read the entire
prospectus, including Risk Factors before making an investment decision about the Shares.
Diversification does not protect against loss.
The value of the Shares relates directly to the value of gold held by the Trust (less Trust
expenses) and fluctuations in the price of gold could materially adversely affect an investment in
the Shares.
Investors should be aware that there is no assurance that gold will maintain its long-term value
in terms of purchasing power in the future. In the event that the price of gold declines, the
Sponsor expects the value of an investment in the Shares to similarly decline proportionately.
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SPDR® GOLD TRUST has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus)
with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should
read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with
the SEC for more complete information about the Trust and this offering. You may get these
documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Trust
or any Authorized Participant will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling
toll free at 1-866-320-4053 or contacting State Street Global Markets, LLC, One Lincoln Street,
Attn: SPDR® Gold Shares, 30th Floor, Boston, MA 02111.