# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001168164
**File Stem:** 0001193125-23-075845
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 2877
**Document Hash:** 37a06056203abd000a16f54b79cf2307
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-075845

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: AW

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230321

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230321

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SPDR INDEX SHARES FUNDS
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001168164
- **IRS NUMBER:** 421537593
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** AW

**SEC ACT:**
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-92106
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23750386

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE LINCOLN STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02111
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 617-664-1465

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE LINCOLN STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02111

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SPDR INDEX SHARES FUNDS (Formerly streetTRACKS Index Shares Funds)
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20070802

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** STREETTRACKS INDEX SHARES FUNDS (Formerly Fresco Index Shares Funds)
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20041202

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** FRESCO INDEX SHARES FUNDS
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20020225

March 21, 2023

**<u>VIA EDGAR</u>**

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

RE: SPDR Index Shares Funds; SEC File Nos.: 333-92106 and 811-21145; Request for Withdrawal of Post-Effective Amendment Filings to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A

Dear Sir/Madam:

Pursuant to Rule 477 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), SPDR Index Shares Funds (the "Trust"), on behalf of its series SPDR MSCI ACWI IMI ex Tobacco Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF (the "Fund"), hereby respectfully requests withdrawal of Post-Effective Amendment No. 157 ("PEA No. 157"), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") via EDGAR (Accession No. 0001193125-22-245522) on September 15, 2022, pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 under the 1933 Act. The automatic effectiveness of PEA No. 157 has been delayed pursuant to subsequent 485BXT filings with the Commission via EDGAR, the most recent of which was filed on February 21, 2023 (Accession No. 0001193125-23-043256) (each, a "BXT Filing" and together with PEA No. 157, the "Filings") and scheduled to become effective on March 22, 2023.

The withdrawal of the Filings is requested because the Trust has determined not to move forward with the offering of such Fund as a series of the Trust at this time.

No securities were sold in connection with this offering.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (617) 335-6922 or david_urman@ssga.com.

Very truly yours,

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|  /s/ David Urman |
|  David Urman |
|  Secretary |

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Cc: W. John McGuire, Esq.

Beau Yanoshik, Esq.