DEFA14A 1 b80363a1defa14a.txt SPDR SERIES TRUST UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Filed by the Registrant [X] Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [ ] Check the appropriate box: [ ] Preliminary Proxy Statement [ ] Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) [ ] Definitive Proxy Statement [X] Definitive Additional Materials [ ] Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section240.14a-12 SPDR SERIES TRUST SPDR INDEX SHARES FUNDS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): [X] No fee required. [ ] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. 1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) Total fee paid: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ ] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. [ ] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. 1) Amount Previously Paid: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) Filing Party: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Date Filed: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPDR SERIES TRUST SPDR INDEX SHARES FUNDS IMPORTANT NOTICE: SHAREHOLDER MEETING ADJOURNED UNTIL APRIL 26, 2010 BECAUSE WE DID NOT RECEIVE SUFFICIENT SHAREHOLDER VOTES, THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 19, 2010, HAS BEEN ADJOURNED UNTIL APRIL 26, 2010. OUR RECORDS SHOW THAT WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED YOUR VOTE ON THE PROPOSALS PRESENTED TO SHAREHOLDERS. WE URGE YOU TO VOTE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER FOR YOUR SPDR FUND(S) TO OBTAIN A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF VOTES AND AVOID FUTURE REMINDERS. YOUR SPDR FUND'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" THE PROPOSALS. A SHAREHOLDER MAY THINK HIS OR HER VOTE IS NOT IMPORTANT, BUT IT IS VITAL. YOUR VOTE WILL ENABLE THE FUNDS TO HOLD THE MEETING AS SCHEDULED AND AVOID THE COST OF ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION, SO PLEASE VOTE IMMEDIATELY. If you are an institutional shareholder or a shareholder located outside the U.S. and need assistance in voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. at 1-877-257-9951. You may wish to vote your proxy via the internet or by mail; instructions are included on the enclosed ballot. VOTING TAKES ONLY A FEW MINUTES PLEASE VOTE TODAY Sincerely, /s/ Jim Ross President SSgA Funds Management, Inc. SPDR -2010/331 foreign