497J 1 b80811a2e497j.txt SPDR(R) SERIES TRUST (STATE STREET(R) LOGO) May 17, 2010 VIA EDGAR Securities and Exchange Commission Investment Company Division 100 F. Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549 Attention: Office of Filings, Information & Consumer Services Re: SPDR(R) Series Trust (the "Trust") (File Nos. 333-57793 and 811-08839) To the Commission: Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, please accept this letter as certification that the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for SPDR Series Trust does not differ from the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 49 (the "Amendment") to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Amendment No. 51 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended). The Amendment was filed electronically on May 12, 2010 (Accession # 0000950123-10-048544). If you have any questions concerning this filing, you may contact me at (617) 662-3909. Very truly yours, /S/ Ryan M. Louvar ------------------------------------- Ryan M. Louvar Vice President and Senior Counsel cc: W. John McGuire