<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950103-13-007556.txt : 20131231
<SEC-HEADER>0000950103-13-007556.hdr.sgml : 20131231
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20131231145031
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950103-13-007556
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	497
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20131231
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20131231
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20131231

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000936958
		IRS NUMBER:				137077797
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		497
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	033-89088
		FILM NUMBER:		131305560

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PDR SERVICES LLC C/O NYSE EURONEXT
		STREET 2:		11 WALL STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10005
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-656-4440

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PDR SERVICES LLC C/O NYSE EURONEXT
		STREET 2:		11 WALL STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10005

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MIDCAP SPDR TRUST SERIES 1
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950207
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>497
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>dp42866_497.htm
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 497
<TEXT>
<html>
<head>
    <title></title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; MARGIN-LEFT: 5%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5%">
<div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">SPDR<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">&#174;</font> S&amp;P MIDCAP 400<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">&#174;</font> ETF Trust</font></div>

<div>
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(&#8220;MDY&#8221; or the &#8220;Trust&#8221;)</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(A Unit Investment Trust)</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Supplement Dated December 31, 2013</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">to the</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Prospectus Dated January 25, 2013</font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Recent changes in the European regulation of Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (&#8220;UCITS&#8221;) have imposed certain limitations on investments by UCITS, including with respect to investment in other investment funds.&#160;&#160;State Street Global Markets, LLC, as marketing agent, has reviewed the investment characteristics and limitations of the Trust, based in part on information requested and obtained from <font style="DISPLAY: inline">The Bank of New York Mellon</font>.&#160;&#160;Accordingly, effective December 31, 2013, <font style="DISPLAY: inline">the following paragraph is hereby added after the section under the title &#8220;Code of Ethics&#8221; on page&#160;76 of the prospectus:</font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">INVESTMENT BY AN UNDERTAKING FOR COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT IN TRANSFERABLE SECURITIES</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">State Street Global Markets, LLC, as marketing agent, has reviewed the investment characteristics and limitations of the Trust, based in part on information requested and obtained from the Trustee, and believes that, as of December 30, 2013, the Trust qualifies as an undertaking for collective investment (&#8220;UCI&#8221;) for purposes of the Luxembourg law of 17 December 2010.&#160; However, an Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities should consult its own counsel regarding the qualification of the Trust as a UCI before investing in the Trust.</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.</font></font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font>

<div>
<hr style="COLOR: black" align="left" noshade size="2" width="100%">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SEC-DOCUMENT>
