EX-99.(D)(II)(2) 2 d152411dex99dii2.htm FEE WAIVER LETTER AGREEMENT Fee Waiver Letter Agreement

Exhibit (d)(ii)(2)

April 28, 2021

Mr. Bruce Rosenberg

Treasurer

SPDR Series Trust

c/o SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

One Iron Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02210

RE: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement Arrangement Agreements

Dear Mr. Rosenberg:

SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM”), as the investment adviser to each series listed in the table below (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) of the SPDR Series Trust (the “Trust”), agrees:

 

     
Fund Name    Effective Date    Expiration Date
SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF    04/30/2021    04/30/2022
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF    04/30/2021    04/30/2022
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays International Treasury Bond ETF    04/30/2021    04/30/2022
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays International Corporate Bond ETF    04/30/2021    04/30/2022
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF    04/30/2021    04/30/2022

to waive its management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses, for each Fund in the Trust, in an amount equal to any acquired fund fees and expenses (“AFFEs”), excluding AFFEs derived from a Fund’s holdings in acquired funds for cash management purpose, if any, until April 30, 2022 (the “Expiration Date”).

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Each of the above stated fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (each a “Fee Waiver”, collectively the “Fee Waivers”) set forth above: (i) supersedes any prior Fee Waiver for the applicable Fund, (ii) is subject to the terms and conditions of the Investment Advisory Agreement, (iii) does not provide for the recoupment by SSGA FM of any amounts waived or reimbursed, and (iv) may only be terminated during the relevant period with the approval of the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

SSGA FM and the Funds’ Officers are authorized to take such actions as they deem necessary and appropriate to continue each of the above stated Fee Waivers for additional periods, including of one or more years, after the Expiration Date of each Fee Waiver.

If these arrangements are acceptable to you, please sign below to indicate your acceptance and agreement and return a copy of this letter to me.


Sincerely,

SSGA FUNDS MANAGEMENT, INC.

/s/ Ellen M. Needham

By:

Ellen M. Needham

Director and President

Accepted and Agreed:

SPDR SERIES TRUST,

ON BEHALF OF EACH SERIES OF THE TRUST LISTED ABOVE

/s/ Bruce Rosenberg

By:

Bruce Rosenberg

Treasurer