0001193125-14-338027.txt : 20140910 0001193125-14-338027.hdr.sgml : 20140910 20140910162759 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-14-338027 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140908 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20140910 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140910 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SPDR GOLD TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001222333 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [6221] IRS NUMBER: 522369757 FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32356 FILM NUMBER: 141096154 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O WORLD GOLD TRUST SERVICES LLC STREET 2: 510 MADISON AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2123173800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 510 MADISON AVENUE STREET 2: 9TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: streetTRACKS GOLD TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20041008 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: EQUITY GOLD TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030310 8-K 1 d782799d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 8, 2014

 

 

SPDR® GOLD TRUST

SPONSORED BY WORLD GOLD TRUST SERVICES, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New York   001-32356   81-6124035

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

c/o World Gold Trust Services, LLC

510 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor

New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices; zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 317-3800

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report):

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.

On September 8, 2014, Aram Shishmanian resigned as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of World Gold Trust Services, LLC (“WGTS”), the sponsor of the SPDR® Gold Trust effective on that date. Mr. Shishmanian’s resignation was in connection with the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer of WGTS.

On September 8, 2014, the Board of Directors of WGTS appointed William Rhind as the Chief Executive Officer of WGTS, effective from that date.

Mr. Rhind, 35, has served as Managing Director, Institutional Investment of the World Gold Council, the ultimate parent of WGTS, since September 2013. He was previously employed by ETF Securities, an independent exchange-traded product provider, from 2007 until September 2013. During his tenure at ETF Securities, he had a number of leadership roles, including as a Managing Director and as a member of the executive committee.

Prior to that, Mr. Rhind was a Principal for the iShares UK Sales team. He began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Nomura International in London.

He is a graduate of the University of Bath in England with a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in French, Russian, Politics and Economics.

SIGNATURE

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: September 10, 2014     SPDR® GOLD TRUST
    (Registrant)*
    By:   World Gold Trust Services, LLC
      as the Sponsor of the Registrant
    By:  

/s/ John Adrian Pound

      Name:   John Adrian Pound
      Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

 

* As the Registrant is a trust, this report is being filed on behalf of the Registrant by World Gold Trust Services, 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 World Gold Trust Services, LLC.