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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

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SPDR® GOLD TRUST

SPONSORED BY WORLD GOLD TRUST SERVICES, LLC

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

Steven J. Glusband, Esq.

Austin D. Keyes, Esq.

Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP

2 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

(212) 732-3200

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SPDR® Gold Trust Consent Solicitation – Sponsored by World Gold Trust Services, LLC

Record Date: June 9, 2014

Vote Cut-off Date: August 29, 2014, adjourned to October 17, 2014

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Item 1. E-mail to shareholders.

Item 2. Letter to Shareholders from CEO of World Gold Trust Services, LLC (attachment to Item 1).

Item 1

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SPDR(R) GOLD TRUST 2014 Consent Solicitation of Stockholders.

VOTING CUT-OFF: October 17, 2014

RECORD DATE: June 9, 2014

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ACCOUNT NUMBER: 3456789012345678901

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Item 2

World Gold Trust Services, LLC

510 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor

New York, NY 10022

September 12, 2014

Dear GLD® Shareholder:

I am writing to request that you vote on two important shareholder proposals to modernize and simplify the SPDR® Gold Trust. Your vote is extremely important and I request your support “FOR” these key initiatives.

To vote, please go to www.proxyvote.com and enter the “control number” provided in the body of the e-mail in which you received this letter, or call 1-855-601-2254 to record your vote over the phone.

As Sponsor of the SPDR® Gold Trust, we greatly appreciate you being a shareholder. Thank you in advance for your timely consideration of this matter.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

William Rhind
Chief Executive Officer
World Gold Trust Services, LLC

 

* Please note that although the shareholder voting period has been extended to October 17, 2014, it is subject to the early termination of this Consent Solicitation, including if the consent of Shareholders holding 51% of the Trust’s outstanding Shares has been received for the two proposals, or the extension of the voting period at the discretion of the Sponsor.