# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001064642
**File Stem:** 0001193125-23-016938
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 8823
**Document Hash:** 5aa97f67fdb7ebe5ce3b59f24d9095ac
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-23-016938.hdr.sgml**: 20230127

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-016938

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 485BXT

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230127

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230127

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SPDR SERIES TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001064642
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 485BXT
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-08839
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23559798

**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:** STREETTRACKS SERIES TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20000925

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** INDEX EXCHANGE LISTED SECURITIES TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19980622
**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SPDR SERIES TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001064642
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 485BXT
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-57793
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23559797

**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:** STREETTRACKS SERIES TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20000925

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** INDEX EXCHANGE LISTED SECURITIES TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19980622

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### SPDR Bloomberg SASB US Large Cap Dividend Yield ESG Select ETF (Series ID: S000067222)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                                     | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000216237 | SPDR Bloomberg SASB US Large Cap Dividend Yield ESG Select ETF |  |

### SPDR Bloomberg SASB US Large Cap ESG Select ETF (Series ID: S000067223)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                      | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000216238 | SPDR Bloomberg SASB US Large Cap ESG Select ETF |  |

### SPDR Bloomberg SASB US Large Cap Growth ESG Select ETF (Series ID: S000067224)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                             | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000216239 | SPDR Bloomberg SASB US Large Cap Growth ESG Select ETF |  |

### SPDR Bloomberg SASB US Large Cap Value ESG Select ETF (Series ID: S000067225)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                            | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000216240 | SPDR Bloomberg SASB US Large Cap Value ESG Select ETF |  |

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 2023** 

**Securities Act File No. 333-57793** 

**Investment Company Act of 1940 File No. 811-08839** 

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**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

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**FORM N-1A** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

***UNDER***

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| ***THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933*** | ☒ |
| **Post-Effective Amendment No. 304** | ☒ |

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**And** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

***UNDER***

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| **THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940** | ☒ |
| **Amendment No. 306** | ☒ |

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## SPDR<sup>®</sup><sup></sup>SERIES TRUST
**(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)** 

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**One Iron Street** 

**Boston, Massachusetts 02110** 

**(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** 

**Registrant's Telephone Number: (617) 664-1465** 

**Sean O'Malley, Esq.** 

**Senior Vice President and General Counsel** 

**c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc.** 

**One Iron Street** 

**Boston, Massachusetts 02210** 

**(Name and Address of Agent for Service)** 

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**Copies to:** 

**W. John McGuire, Esq.** 

**Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP** 

**1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW** 

**Washington, DC 20004** 

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It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

☐ immediately upon filing pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (b)

☒ on February 26, 2023 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.

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NOTE: This Post-Effective Amendment No. 304 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), solely for the purpose of delaying, until February 26, 2023, the effectiveness of [Post-Effective Amendment No. 215](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1064642/000119312519246918/d795621d485apos.htm) to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, with respect to the SPDR Bloomberg SASB US Large Cap Dividend Yield ESG Select ETF, SPDR Bloomberg SASB US Large Cap ESG Select ETF, SPDR Bloomberg SASB US Large Cap Growth ESG Select ETF and SPDR Bloomberg SASB US Large Cap Value ESG Select ETF, which was filed pursuant to Rule 485(a) under the Securities Act on September 17, 2019 (the "Amendment").

Part A. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A PROSPECTUS

<u>[Part A is incorporated by reference to Part A of the Amendment.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1064642/000119312519246918/d795621d485apos.htm)</u> 

Part B. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

<u>[Part B is incorporated by reference to Part B of the Amendment.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1064642/000119312519246918/d795621d485apos.htm)</u> 

Part C. OTHER INFORMATION

<u>[Part C is incorporated by reference to Part C of the Amendment.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1064642/000119312519246918/d795621d485apos.htm)</u> 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, SPDR<sup>®</sup> Series Trust, the Registrant, certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) 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, thereunder duly authorized, in the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 27<sup>th</sup> day of January, 2023.

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SPDR SERIES TRUST | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SPDR SERIES TRUST |
| By: | /s/ Ellen M. Needham |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ellen M. Needham | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ellen M. Needham |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President |

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SIGNATURES

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:

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| **SIGNATURES** | **TITLE** | **DATE** |
| /s/ Dwight D. Churchill\* | Trustee | January 27, 2023 |
| Dwight D. Churchill |  |  |
| /s/ Carolyn M. Clancy\* | Trustee | January 27, 2023 |
| Carolyn M. Clancy |  |  |
| /s/ Clare S. Richer\* | Trustee | January 27, 2023 |
| Clare S. Richer |  |  |
| /s/ Kristi L. Rowsell\*<br> Kristi L. Rowsell | Trustee | January 27, 2023 |
| /s/ Sandra G. Sponem\* | Trustee | January 27, 2023 |
| Sandra G. Sponem |  |  |
| /s/ Carl G. Verboncoeur\* | Trustee | January 27, 2023 |
| Carl G. Verboncoeur |  |  |
| /s/ Gunjan Chauhan\* | Trustee | January 27, 2023 |
| Gunjan Chauhan |  |  |
| /s/ James E. Ross\* | Trustee | January 27, 2023 |
| James E. Ross |  |  |
| /s/ Ellen M. Needham<br> Ellen M. Needham | President and Principal Executive Officer | January 27, 2023 |
| /s/ Bruce S. Rosenberg<br> Bruce S. Rosenberg | Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer (fulfills the role of Principal Accounting Officer) | January 27, 2023 |

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| \*By: | /s/ David Urman |
|  | David Urman |
|  | As Attorney-in-Fact |
|  | Pursuant to Power of Attorney |

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