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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-A

 

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

SPDR® Series Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Massachusetts   See Below
(State of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification number)
One Iron Street, Boston, Massachusetts   02210
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of Each Class

to be Registered

 

Name of the Exchange on Which

Each Class is to be so Registered

 

I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number

SPDR S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF   NYSE Arca, Inc.   87-2430490

 

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box:  ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box:  ☐

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-57793

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

 

 


Item

1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

A description of the Shares is set forth in the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (“Registration Statement”) (Commission File Nos. 333-57793; 811-08839), which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2022. Any form of supplement to the Registration Statement that is subsequently filed that relates to the Shares is hereby also incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item

2. Exhibits

 

(a)(i)   Registrant’s First Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(i) to the Registration Statement.
(a)(ii)   Registrant’s Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(ii) to the Registration Statement.
(b)   Registrant’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b) to the Registration Statement.
(c)   Registrant’s form of global certificate, incorporated herein by reference to Item 2(c) to the Registrant’s registration of securities filed pursuant to Section 12(b) on Form 8-A/A on August 1, 2007 (Securities Exchange Act file number 001-16135).

 


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed in the City of Boston and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 10th day of January, 2022.

 

By:  

/s/ David Urman

  David Urman
  Attorney-in-Fact