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): September 5, 2017
SPDR® GOLD TRUST
SPONSORED BY WORLD GOLD TRUST SERVICES, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 001-32356 | 81-6124035 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
c/o World Gold Trust Services, LLC
685 Third Ave., 27th Floor
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices; zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 317-3800
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report):
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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| (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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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. ☐
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On March 22, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted an amendment to shorten the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer securities transactions from three business days to two business days which went into effect on September 5, 2017. Effective as of September 5, 2017, the Trust Indenture was amended to reflect the shortened settlement cycle for the Trust’s creation and redemption procedures.
The amendment is furnished as an Exhibit to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(d) Exhibits:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 4.1.7 |
Amendment No. 7 to the Trust Indenture of the SPDR® Gold Trust, or the Trust, dated as of September 5, 2017, between The Bank of New York Mellon, the trustee of the Trust, and World Gold Trust Services, LLC, the sponsor of the Trust. | |
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: September 11, 2017 | SPDR® GOLD TRUST | |||||
| (Registrant)* | ||||||
| By: | World Gold Trust Services, LLC | |||||
| as the Sponsor of the Registrant | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Samantha McDonald | |||||
| Name: Samantha McDonald Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| * | As the Registrant is a trust, this report is being filed on behalf of the Registrant by World Gold Trust Services, LLC, only in its capacity as the sponsor of the Registrant. The identified person signing this report is signing in their capacity as an authorized officer of World Gold Trust Services, LLC. |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 4.1.7 |
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