SPDR(R) Lehman Emerging Markets Local Sovereign Debt ETF — new fund registration

SPDR SERIES TRUST registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2008-04-24. Featured series: SPDR(R) Lehman Emerging Markets Local Sovereign Debt ETF.

Registration

Registrant / trust: SPDR SERIES TRUST
CIK: 0001064642
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2008-04-24
State of incorporation: MA
Accession: 0000950135-08-002799
Reported net assets: $2.3B

Series & classes (1)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
SPDR(R) Lehman Emerging Markets Local Sovereign Debt ETF	SPDR(R) Lehman Emerging Markets Local Sovereign Debt ETF	EBND	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.00%
Gross expense ratio: 0.30%
Management fee: 0.30%
Net expense ratio: 0.30%
Other expenses: 0.00%

Investment objective

The State Street SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of an index that tracks the fixed-rate local currency sovereign debt of emerging market countries.

Advisers

SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (Advisor)