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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-14-242430
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140618
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140619
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140619

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SPDR GOLD TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001222333
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [6221]
		IRS NUMBER:				522369757
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32356
		FILM NUMBER:		14930605

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O WORLD GOLD TRUST SERVICES LLC
		STREET 2:		424 MADISON AVE 3RD FL
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2123173800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		424 MADISON AVE 3RD FL
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	streetTRACKS GOLD TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20041008

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EQUITY GOLD TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030310
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or&nbsp;15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 18, 2014 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:20pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> GOLD TRUST </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:20pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SPONSORED BY WORLD GOLD TRUST SERVICES, LLC </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-32356</FONT></B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>c/o&nbsp;World Gold Trust Services, LLC </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>510 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor </B></P>
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obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>ITEM&nbsp;8.01</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>OTHER EVENTS. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of June&nbsp;18, 2014, World Gold Trust Services, LLC, the sponsor, or the Sponsor, of
the SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Gold Trust, or the Trust, and The Bank of New York Mellon, the trustee, or the Trustee of the Trust, have executed Amendment No. 4 to the Trust Indenture of the Trust dated as of
November&nbsp;12, 2004, and as amended from time to time, or the Tust Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Amendment No.4 includes amendments that clarify and supplement
provisions of the Trust Indenture. The amendments incorporated into Amendment No.4 relate to: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Creation and Redemption of Shares</I>. This amendment clarifies the methodology utilized by the Trustee to value the gold held by the Trust and to calculate the net asset value per share of the Trust on each business
day. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Creation and Issuance of Creation Baskets</I>. This amendment clarifies the procedures utilized by the Trustee in the creation and issuance of additional baskets of shares of the Trust, or Shares. A basket of Shares
equals a block of 100,000&nbsp;Shares. The amendment provides that the creation of baskets of Shares may only be made after the requisite gold deposit has been received by the Trust from the authorized participant of the Trust and transferred to the
allocated account of the Trust that has been established with the custodian of the Trust. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Record Date</I>. This amendment defines the record date for all matters requiring a record date. Previously, the Trust Indenture specified the record date for cash distributions only. This amendment provides
additional clarity and certainty to the Trust Indenture. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Removal of a Custodian</I>. The amendment made explicit that the Sponsor may direct the Trustee to remove a custodian. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Sponsor Fee Waiver. </I>This amendment makes it explicit that the Sponsor has the right to waive part or all of its fee. This amendment provides flexibility and certainty so that the Sponsor may, at its election,
provide a benefit to the shareholders of the Trust. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Stock Exchange Listings. </I>The amendment clarifies the right of the Sponsor (i)&nbsp;to register or qualify the Shares or to list the Shares on exchanges and securities markets and to maintain or discontinue any
such registrations, qualifications or listings, in each case in such jurisdictions as the Sponsor may determine and (ii)&nbsp;to take certain actions in connection therewith that were not previously provided for in the Trust Indenture. The Shares
trade on the NYSE Arca, NYSE Euronext&#146;s fully electronic U.S. trading platform. Prior to the listing of the Shares on the NYSE Arca, the Shares were listed on the NYSE. The Shares are also listed on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, Singapore
Stock Exchange, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Such listings provide additional liquidity for the Shares. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(d) Exhibits: </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Amendment No. 4 to the Trust Indenture of the SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Gold Trust (or the Trust), dated as of June&nbsp;18, 2014, between The Bank of New York Mellon, the trustee of the
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of&nbsp;1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3">SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> GOLD TRUST</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ John Adrian Pound</P></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">As the Registrant is a trust, this report is being filed on behalf of the Registrant by World Gold Trust Services, LLC, only in its capacity as the sponsor of the Registrant. The identified person signing this report is
signing in their capacity as an authorized officer of World Gold Trust Services, LLC. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Amendment No. 4 to the Trust Indenture of the SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Gold Trust (or the Trust), dated as of June 18, 2014, between The Bank of New York Mellon, the trustee of the Trust, and
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">AMENDMENT NO. 4 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">dated as of
June&nbsp;18, 2014 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">to </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Trust
Indenture </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">of SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> GOLD TRUST </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">dated as of November&nbsp;12, 2004 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Amendment (this &#147;<U>Amendment</U>&#148;), dated as of June&nbsp;18, 2014, is to the Trust Indenture (the &#147;<U>Trust
Indenture</U>&#148;) of the SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> GOLD TRUST (the &#147;<U>Trust</U>&#148;), dated as of November&nbsp;12, 2004, and as amended from time to time, between World Gold Trust Services, LLC, as
the sponsor of the Trust (the &#147;<U>Sponsor</U>&#148;), and The Bank of New York Mellon, as the trustee of the Trust (the &#147;<U>Trustee</U>&#148;). This Amendment will become effective 45 calendar days from the date first set forth above. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Sponsor wishes to amend the Trust Indenture for the following reasons: (i)&nbsp;to provide that Creation Baskets shall only be
issued and delivered by the Trustee after the Creation Basket Gold Deposit Amount received by the Trust from a Participant has been transferred from the Trust Unallocated Account to the Trust Allocated Account; (ii)&nbsp;to make explicit that the
Sponsor may direct the Trustee to remove a Custodian to the extent permitted by, and in the manner provided by, the Custody Agreements; (iii)&nbsp;to add a provision that defines the record date for all matters requiring a record date under the
Trust Indenture; (iv)&nbsp;to clarify the methodology used by the Trustee to value the Gold held by the Trust and the Net Asset Value per SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Gold Share of the Trust on each Business Day;
(v)&nbsp;to make explicit that the Sponsor has the right to waive part or all of the fee it receives from the Trust for its services under the Trust Indenture; and (vi)&nbsp;to clarify the right of the Sponsor (a)&nbsp;to register or qualify the
SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Gold Shares or to list the SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Gold Shares on exchanges and securities markets and to maintain or discontinue any such
registrations, qualifications or listings, in each case in such jurisdictions as the Sponsor may determine, and (b)&nbsp;to take certain actions in connection therewith that are not otherwise provided for in the Trust Indenture; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, Section&nbsp;10.01 of the Trust Indenture provides, in pertinent part, that the Sponsor and the Trustee may amend the Trust Indenture
&#147;to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision hereof which may be defective or inconsistent or to make such other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising hereunder as will not materially adversely affect the
interests of Beneficial Owners as determined in good faith by the Sponsor&#148;; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, all conditions and requirements necessary
to make this Amendment a valid instrument that is legally binding on the parties hereto and on the Beneficial Owners have been satisfied. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, the Sponsor and the Trustee agree as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. (a) Section&nbsp;2.03(a)(iii) of the Trust Indenture is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">After accepting a Participant&#146;s Purchase Order, the Trustee will issue and deliver Creation Baskets to fill a Participant&#146;s Purchase Order at or shortly after 11:00&nbsp;a.m. New York time on the third
Business Day after the Purchase Order Date, but only if by such time the Trustee has received (A)&nbsp;for its own account, the Transaction Fee, (B)&nbsp;for the account of the Trust, the Cash Deposit, if any, and (C)&nbsp;notice from the Custodian
(which need not be the Custodian&#146;s official report of transactions for such day) that (1)&nbsp;the Custodian has received for the account of the Trust to the credit of the Trust Unallocated Account (or other Custody Account provided for in the
relevant Custody Agreement), from the Participant Unallocated Account (or other account of the Participant from which Gold may be transferred to the Trust in accordance with the relevant Custody Agreement) the Creation Basket Gold Deposit Amount due
from the Participant submitting the Purchase Order and (2)&nbsp;the Custodian has transferred an amount at least equal to the Creation Basket Gold Deposit Amount from the Trust Unallocated Account (or other Custody Account provided for in the
relevant Custody Agreement) to the Trust Allocated Account (or other Custody Account provided for in the relevant Custody Agreement). </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The first sentence of Section&nbsp;3.02(b) of the Trust Indenture is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) From time to time, the Sponsor may direct the Trustee (i)&nbsp;to remove the Custodian to the extent permitted by, and in
the manner provided by, the Custody Agreements or (ii)&nbsp;to employ one or more other custodians (each, an &#147;Additional Custodian&#148; or a &#147;Successor Custodian&#148;) in addition to or in replacement of the Initial Custodian or any
Successor Custodian or Additional Custodian for the safekeeping of Gold and services in connection with its deposit and delivery, provided that the Sponsor may not direct the employment of a Successor Custodian or an Additional Custodian without the
Trustee&#146;s consent, if such employment would have a materially adverse effect on the Trustee&#146;s performance of its duties hereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) (1) The definition of &#147;Distribution Date&#148; set forth in Article&nbsp;I of the Trust Indenture is hereby amended to read in its
entirety as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distribution Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The date(s) for distribution of amounts from the Cash Account pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.05(d), established by the Sponsor and Trustee
pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.12. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) The definition of &#147;Record Date&#148; set forth in Article&nbsp;I of the Trust Indenture
is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Record Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The date(s) established by the Sponsor and the Trustee pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.12 for distributions from the Cash Account pursuant to
Section&nbsp;3.05(d). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) The following new Section&nbsp;3.12 is hereby added to the Trust Indenture: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;3.12. <U>Fixing of Record Date</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whenever any distribution will be made, or whenever the Trustee receives notice of any solicitation of proxies or consents from
Beneficial Owners, or whenever for any reason there is a split, reverse split or other change in the outstanding SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Gold Shares, or whenever the Trustee shall find it necessary or
convenient in respect of any matter, the Trustee, in consultation with the Sponsor, shall fix a record date for the determination of the Beneficial Owners who shall be (i)&nbsp;entitled to receive such distribution or the net proceeds of the sale
thereof, (ii)&nbsp;entitled to give such proxies or consents in respect of any such solicitation, (iii)&nbsp;entitled to receive SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Gold Shares as a result of any such split, reverse split
or other change and (iv)&nbsp;entitled to act in respect of any other matter for which the record date was set. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The following new
sentences are hereby added to the end of Section&nbsp;4.01 of the Trust Indenture: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gold deliverable under a Purchase Order shall be
included in the evaluation beginning on the first Business Day following the Purchase Order Date therefor. Gold deliverable under a Redemption Order shall not be included in the evaluation on and after the first Business Day following the Redemption
Order Date therefor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) (1)&nbsp;The following clause is hereby deleted from the last sentence of the first paragraph of
Section&nbsp;5.01 of the Trust Indenture: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(which shall take into account the settlement of Creation Baskets and Redemption Baskets
occurring on such date) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) The following new sentences are hereby added to the end of the first paragraph of Section&nbsp;5.01 of the
Trust Indenture: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this Section&nbsp;5.01: (i)&nbsp;SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Gold
Shares deliverable under a Purchase Order shall be considered to be outstanding beginning on the first Business Day following the Purchase Order Date therefor; and (ii)&nbsp;SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Gold Shares
deliverable under a Redemption Order shall not be considered to be outstanding on and after the first Business Day following the Redemption Order Date therefor. Fractions smaller than $0.01 shall be disregarded in such evaluations. </P>
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Indenture: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Sponsor may, at its sole discretion and from time to time, waive all or a portion of its fee payable under this
Section&nbsp;7.04 for such periods of time as shall be specified in the Sponsor&#146;s written notice of such fee waiver to the Trustee. The Sponsor is under no obligation to waive its fees hereunder, and any such waiver shall create no obligation
to waive fees during any period not covered by the applicable waiver. Any fee waiver by the Sponsor shall not operate to reduce the Sponsor&#146;s obligations hereunder </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) Section&nbsp;10.02 of the Trust Indenture is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;10.02. <U>Registration (Initial and Continuing) of
SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Gold Shares; Listing of SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Gold Shares; Certain Securities Law Filings</U></B>. <B> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Sponsor agrees and undertakes on its own part or to appoint an agent (i)&nbsp;to prepare and file a registration statement
with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and take such action as is necessary from time to time to qualify the SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Gold Shares for offering and sale under the federal
securities laws of the United States, including the preparation and filing of amendments and supplements to such registration statement, (ii)&nbsp;promptly to notify the Trustee of any such amendment or supplement to the registration statement or
Prospectus and of any order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus; (iii)&nbsp;to provide the Trustee from time to time with copies, including copies in electronic form, of the Prospectus, in such quantities as the Trustee may reasonably
request, (iv)&nbsp;to prepare and file any periodic reports or updates that may be required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (v)&nbsp;to take such action as is necessary or advisable from time to time to register or qualify the
SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Gold Shares for offering and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of those States of the United States or other jurisdictions as the Sponsor may select, to maintain any such
registration or qualification in effect for so long as the Sponsor may determine and to discontinue any such registration or qualification at such time as the Sponsor may determine and (vi)&nbsp;to take such action as is necessary or advisable from
time to time to list the SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Gold Shares on the Exchange and on such other exchanges or securities markets in such jurisdictions as the Sponsor may select, to maintain any such listing in
effect for as long as the Sponsor may determine and to discontinue any such listing at such time as the Sponsor may determine. In connection with the registration or qualification of the SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>
Gold Shares in jurisdictions other than the States of the United States and the maintenance or discontinuance thereof or the listing of the SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Gold Shares on exchanges or securities markets
in such jurisdictions and the maintenance or discontinuance thereof, the Sponsor may in its sole discretion take such action that is not otherwise contemplated for the Sponsor under this Agreement, including assuming duties, obligations and
liabilities not otherwise contemplated under this Agreement. Fees and expenses related to the </P>
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registration, qualification, maintenance or discontinuance of the SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Gold Shares for offering and sale, the listing, maintenance or
discontinuance of the SPDR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Gold Shares on the Exchange and on one or more other exchanges or securities markets, the preparation and filing of the Trust&#146;s periodic and other reports
required under federal, state or foreign securities or other laws, registration charges, blue sky fees, printing costs, mailing costs, attorney&#146;s fees and other miscellaneous out-of-pocket expenses related to the activities described in this
Section&nbsp;10.02 shall be borne by the Trust in the manner provided for by Section&nbsp;3.05. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. Except as modified by this Amendment,
the Trust Indenture shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment
shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but together shall constitute one and the same amendment. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Kevin Feldman</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Kevin Feldman</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">CEO</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Stephen Cook</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Stephen Cook</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Managing Director</TD></TR>
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