UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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(SPONSORED BY WGC USA ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On February 9, 2022, Brandon Woods resigned as Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of WGC USA Asset Management Company, LLC, or WCGAM, the Sponsor of the SPDR® Gold MiniSharesSM Trust, effective March 11, 2022. His resignation did not arise from any disagreement on any matter relating to the operations, policies or practices of the SPDR® Gold MiniSharesSM Trust.
On February 11, 2022, WGTS appointed Joseph R. Cavatoni, the Principal Executive Officer of WGCAM, to also serve as interim Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of WGCAM, with effect from March 11, 2022.
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: February 11, 2022 | WORLD GOLD TRUST | |||||
| (Registrant)* | ||||||
| By: | WGC USA Asset Management Company, LLC | |||||
| as the Sponsor of the Registrant | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Joseph R. Cavatoni | |||||
| Name: | Joseph R. Cavatoni | |||||
| Title: | Principal Executive Officer | |||||
| * | As the Registrant is a trust, this report is being filed on behalf of the Registrant by WGC USA Asset Management Company, 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 WGC USA Asset Management Company, LLC. |