Form 8-K

0001193125-15-063852.txt : 20150226 0001193125-15-063852.hdr.sgml : 20150226 20150226061154 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-063852 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150225 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20150226 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150226 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: 15649999 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 d881727d8k.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): February 25, 2015

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 5.07

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

Consent Solicitation

On June 19, 2014, the sponsor of the SPDR^® Gold Trust (the “Trust”) solicited the consent of the shareholders of the Trust to approve two proposals, both of which were approved by the requisite 51% majority of the Trust’s shareholders. The proposals are described in more detail in the Trust’s Notice of Consent Solicitation ( the “Consent Solicitation”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 19, 2014.

A sufficient number of consents to approve both proposals described below were received on February 25, 2015. As a result, the Consent Solicitation, and the period during which consents could be revoked, concluded on February 25, 2015.

Proposal 1:

The proposal to approve amendments to the Trust Indenture that change the manner in which the ordinary fees and expenses of the Trust are paid such that, in return for a payment to the Sponsor of 0.40% per year of the daily net asset value of the Trust, the Sponsor will be responsible for all other ordinary fees and expenses of the Trust, as described in the Consent Solicitation Statement, was approved based on the following votes:


Total Outstanding Shares	Consents Required		Consents For
262,700,000		133,977,000		138,724,221.220

Proposal 2:

The proposal to approve the amendment to section 3.08 of the Trust Indenture to permit the Sponsor to compensate affiliates for providing marketing and other services to the Trust, was approved based on the following votes:


Total Outstanding Shares	Consents Required		Consents For
262,700,000		133,977,000		133,987,777.560

ITEM 9.01

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits:

None

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: February 26, 2015	SPDR^® GOLD TRUST (Registrant)*

	By:	World Gold Trust Services, LLC
		as the Sponsor of the Registrant

	By:	/s/ John Adrian Pound
	Name: Title:	John Adrian Pound 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.