XBI SPDR S&P Biotech

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) announced today that the SPDR® S&P Biotech ETF (NYSE: XBI), received payment as an authorized claimant from a class action settlement related to Human Genome Sciences, Inc.

The total amount payable to the Fund is listed below. When the Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) per share on Tuesday, October 14, 2014, it is estimated that the Fund’s NAV will be impacted by the receipt of the payment in the amount stated below based on the shares outstanding as of October 10, 2014.

                 

Fund

     

Settlement Payment

     

Shares Outstanding as of

October 10, 2014

     

Per Share Amount

SPDR® S&P Biotech ETF       $856,233       7,250,000       $0.1181  

Source: State Street Bank and Trust Co.

State Street manages more than $413 billion* in SPDR ETF assets worldwide (as of June 30, 2014) and is one of the largest ETF providers in the US and globally.

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State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is a global leader in asset management. The firm is relied on by sophisticated investors worldwide for its disciplined investment process, powerful global investment platform and access to every major asset class, capitalization range and style. SSGA is the asset management business of State Street Corporation, one of the world’s leading providers of financial services to institutional investors.

* Assets under management include the assets of the SPDR® Gold ETF (approximately $33 billion as of June 30, 2014), for which State Street Global Markets, LLC, an affiliate of SSGA, serves as the distribution agent.

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Expiration date: 10/31/2015

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