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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-17f-2
Certificate of Accounting of Securities and Similar
Investments in the Custody of
Management Investment Companies
Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17 CFR 270.17f-2]
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1. Investment Company Act File Number: Date examination
completed:
811-08839 June 30, 2008
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2. State identification Number:
AL AK AZ AR CA CO
CT DE DC FL GA HI
ID IL IN IA KS KY
LA ME MD MA MI MN
MS MO MT NE NV NH
NJ NM NY NC ND OH
OK OR PA RI SC SD
TN TX UT VT VA WA
WV WI WY PUERTO RICO
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Other (specify):
3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement:
SPDR Series Trust
4. Address of principal executive office (number, street, city, state,
zip code):
1 Lincoln Street, Boston, MA 02111
INSTRUCTIONS
This Form must be completed by investment companies that have custody of
securities or similar investments.
INVESTMENT COMPANY
1. All items must be completed by the investment company.
2. Give this Form to the independent public accountant who, in compliance
with Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law, examines securities
and similar investments in the custody of the investment company.
ACCOUNTANT
3. Submit this Form to the Securities and Exchange Commission and appropriate
state securities administrators when filing the certificate of accounting
required by Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law. File the
original and one copy with the Securities and Exchange Commission's principal
office in Washington, D.C., one copy with the regional office for the region
in which the investment company's principal business operations are
conducted, and one copy with the appropriate state administrator(s), if
applicable.
THIS FORM MUST BE GIVEN TO YOUR INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of
SPDR(R) Series Trust
We have examined management's assertion, included in the accompanying Management
Statement Regarding Compliance With Certain Provisions of the Investment Company
Act of 1940, that SPDR(R) Series Trust (the "Trust") complied with the
requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of rule 17f-2 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") as of June 30, 2008. Management is responsible
for the Trust's compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on management's assertion about the Trust's compliance based
on our examination.
Our examination was conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and, accordingly, included
examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Trust's compliance with those
requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in
the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests
performed as of June 30, 2008 and with respect to agreement of security
purchases and sales, for the period from April 30, 2008 (the date of our last
examination), through June 30, 2008:
- Confirmation of all securities held by the Depository Trust Company,
Federal Reserve Bank and International Depositories in book entry form, at
an omnibus level for the Custodian;
- Confirmation of all securities out for transfer with brokers, or other
appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not
received;
- Reconciliation of all such securities to the books and records of the Trust
and the Custodian, on a fund level;
- Review of the reconciliation procedures performed by the Custodian at an
omnibus level between the Depository Trust Company, Federal Reserve Bank
and International Depositories and the books and records of the Custodian;
and
- Agreement of a sample of investment purchases and sales since our last
report from the books and records of the Trust to broker confirmations, or
subsequent cash activity, where replies from brokers were not received.
We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our
examination does not provide a legal determination on the Trust's compliance
with specified requirements.
In our opinion, management's assertion that SPDR(R) Series Trust complied with
the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of rule 17f-2 of the Act as of June
30, 2008, with respect to securities reflected in the investment account of the
Trust is fairly stated, in all material respects.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the
Board of Trustees of SPDR(R) Series Trust and the Securities and Exchange
Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than
these specified parties.
Ernst & Young LLP
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 10, 2008
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MANAGEMENT STATEMENT REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
October 10, 2008
We, as members of management of SPDR(R) Series Trust (the "Trust"), are
responsible for complying with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of
Rule 17f-2, "Custody of Investments by Registered Management Investment
Companies," of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act"). We are also
responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal controls over
compliance with those requirements. We have performed an evaluation of the
Trust's compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule
17f-2 as of June 30, 2008, and from April 30, 2008 through June 30, 2008.
Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Trust was in compliance with the
requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Act as of June 30,
2008, and from April 30, 2008 through June 30, 2008, with respect to securities
reflected in the investment account of the Trust.
/s/ Gary French
Treasurer
SPDR(R) Series Trust
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