As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 19, 2020
Registration Numbers: 333-57791; 811-08837
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 |
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| Post-Effective Amendment No. 49 | ☒ | |||
| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
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| Amendment No. 52 | ☒ |
THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR® TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
One Iron Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(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)
Copy to:
W. John McGuire, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
| ☒ | immediately upon filing pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (b) |
| ☐ | on pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (b) |
| ☐ | 60 days after filing pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (a)(1) |
| ☐ | on pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (a)(1) |
| ☐ | 75 days after filing pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (a)(2) |
| ☐ | on pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (a)(2) |
| ☐ | this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, The Select Sector SPDR® Trust, the Registrant, certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) 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, duly authorized, in the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 19th day of February, 2020.
| THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR® TRUST | ||
| By: | /s/ Ellen M. Needham | |
| Ellen M. Needham | ||
| President | ||
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.
| Signature | Title | Date | ||
| /s/ Cheryl Burgermeister* Cheryl Burgermeister |
Trustee | February 19, 2020 | ||
| /s/ George R. Gaspari* George R. Gaspari |
Trustee | February 19, 2020 | ||
| /s/ Ashley T. Rabun* Ashley T. Rabun |
Trustee | February 19, 2020 | ||
| /s/ Ernest J. Scalberg* Ernest J. Scalberg |
Trustee | February 19, 2020 | ||
| /s/ R. Charles Tschampion* R. Charles Tschampion |
Trustee | February 19, 2020 | ||
| /s/ James E. Ross* James E. Ross |
Trustee | February 19, 2020 | ||
| /s/ Chad C. Hallett Chad C. Hallett |
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | February 19, 2020 | ||
| /s/ Ellen M. Needham Ellen M. Needham |
President and Principal Executive Officer | February 19, 2020 | ||
| *By: | /s/ Andrew DeLorme | |
| Andrew DeLorme | ||
| As Attorney-in-Fact Pursuant to Power of Attorney |
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
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| EX-101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |
| EX-101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
| EX-101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase | |
| EX-101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase | |
| EX-101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase | |
| EX-101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase | |