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Dear SPDR Funds Shareholder,

     Recently we e-mailed you a very important proxy package regarding a Special
Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") to be held on March 19, 2010. Our
records show that we have not yet received your important vote on the proposals
presented to shareholders. We urge you to act promptly in order for your SPDR
Fund(s) to obtain a sufficient number of votes to hold the Meeting and avoid
future reminders and the possibility of an adjournment.

                                EVERY VOTE COUNTS

                                  877-257-9951

            YOUR SPDR FUND'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND
                       THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" THE PROPOSALS.

           No matter how many shares you own, your vote is important.

WE HAVE MADE IT CONVENIENT FOR YOU TO CAST YOUR VOTE BY USING ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING VOTING OPTIONS:

VOTE ONLINE: Go to www.proxyvote.com (a link is embedded with this email) and
enter the control number that appears on each of your emails regarding the
proxy. The site will give you further instructions. Note, if you own multiple
SPDR Funds, you will have to enter multiple control numbers to vote.

SPEAK TO A LIVE AGENT: Call our proxy solicitation agent, Broadridge Financial
Solutions, Inc., toll-free at: 877-257-9951 to vote your shares. Representatives
are available Monday through Friday 9:30 AM to 9:00 PM (EST) and Saturday from
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (EST).

                         VOTING TAKES ONLY A FEW MINUTES
                                PLEASE VOTE TODAY

           (If you have recently voted, please disregard this notice.)

                                    Thank You



SPDR Funds Reminder - Your Vote is Needed.

From: SPECIMEN [id@ProxyVote.com]

Sent: [DATE,TIME]

To: [SHAREHOLDER]

Subject: SPDR Funds Reminder - Your Vote is Needed.
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*THIS IS A REMINDER*

You were previously sent proxy soliciting information pertaining to the SPDR
Series Trust and SPDR Index Shares Funds meeting of shareholders. According to
our latest records, we have not received your voting instruction(s) on the
matters to be considered at this meeting.

This is a NOTIFICATION of the:

2010 SPDR Series Trust and SPDR Index Shares Funds Special meeting of
Stockholders.

MEETING DATE: March 19, 2010

RECORD DATE: January 6, 2010

CUSIP NUMBER: 78464A102

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 3456789012345678901

CONTROL NUMBER: 012345678901

You can enter your voting instructions and view the shareholder material at the
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Internet voting is accepted up to 11:59 pm (ET) the day before the
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solicitation. In the event of a discrepancy between information contained
in this e-mail and the proxy material, the proxy material will prevail.

The relevant supporting documentations can also be found at the following
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Proxy Statement

https://materials.proxyvote.com/Approved/MC0256/20100106/NPS_50999.pdf

Reminder Letter

https://materials.proxyvote.com/Approved/MC0256/20100106/SHLTR_51941.PDF

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