Certificate
of Accounting of Securities and Similar
Investments in the Custody of
Management Investment Companies
Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17 CFR 270.17f-2]
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1. Investment Company Act File Number:
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Date examination completed:
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811-08839
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February 29, 2012
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2. State Identification
Number:
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AL
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AK
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AZ
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AR
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CA
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CO
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CT
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DE
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DC
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FL
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GA
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HI
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ID
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IL
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IN
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IA
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KS
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KY
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LA
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ME
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MD
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MA
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MI
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MN
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MS
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MO
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MT
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NE
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NV
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NH
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NJ
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NM
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NY
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NC
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ND
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OH
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OK
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OR
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PA
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RI
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SC
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SD
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TN
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TX
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UT
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VT
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VA
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WA
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WV
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WI
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WY
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PUERTO RICO
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Other (specify):
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3. Exact name of investment
company as specified in registration statement:
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SPDR Series Trust
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4. Address of principal
executive office: (number, street, city, state, zip code)
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1
Lincoln Street, Boston, MA 02111
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of
SPDR® Series
Trust
We have examined management’s assertion, included in the accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance With Certain
Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that SPDR® Series Trust (the “Trust”) complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Act) as of
February 29, 2012. Management is responsible for the Trust’s compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assertion about the Trust’s compliance based on our examination.
Our examination was conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and,
accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Trust’s compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the
following tests performed as of February 29, 2012 and with respect to agreement of security purchases and sales, for the period from August 31, 2011 (the date of our last examination), through February 29, 2012:
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Confirmation of all securities held by the Depository Trust Company, Federal Reserve Bank and various international depositories in book entry form, at
an omnibus level for the Custodian;
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Confirmation of all securities out for transfer with brokers or held by transfer agents, or other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from
brokers were not received;
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Reconciliation of all securities between the books and records of the Trust and the Custodian, on a fund level;
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Review of the reconciliation procedures performed by the Custodian at an omnibus level between the Depository Trust Company and Federal Reserve Bank
and the books and records of the Custodian;
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Reconciliation of a sample of securities between the books and records of the Trust and the various international depositories at an omnibus level; and
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Agreement of a sample of security purchases and security sales or maturities since our last report from the books and records of the Trust to broker
confirmations, or subsequent cash activity, where replies from brokers were not received.
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We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not
provide a legal determination on the Trust’s compliance with specified requirements.
In our opinion, management’s assertion that
SPDR® Series Trust complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of rule 17f-2 of the Act as of February 29, 2012, with respect to securities reflected in the investment account of the Trust is fairly stated, in all
material respects.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of SPDR® Series
Trust and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Boston,
Massachusetts
January 7, 2013
Management Statement Regarding Compliance With Certain Provisions of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
January 7, 2013
We, as members of management of SPDR® Series Trust (the
“Trust”), are responsible for complying with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of rule 17f-2, “Custody of Investments by Registered Management Investment Companies,” of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
Act). We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal controls over compliance with those requirements. We have performed an evaluation of the Trust’s compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and
(c) of rule 17f-2 as of February 29, 2012, and from August 31, 2011 through February 29, 2012.
Based on this evaluation,
we assert that the Trust was in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of rule 17f-2 of the Act as of February 29, 2012, and from August 31, 2011 through February 29, 2012, with respect to securities
reflected in the investment account of the Trust.
SPDR® Series Trust
/s/ Chad Hallett
Treasurer
January 7, 2013