Post-effective Amendment (investment Company, Rule 485(b)) (485bpos)
18 Juni 2013 - 5:41PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 18, 2013
Securities Act File No. 333-92106
Investment Company Act of 1940 File No. 811-21145
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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UNDER
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THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Post-Effective Amendment No. 51
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And
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
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THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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Amendment No. 53
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SPDR
®
INDEX
SHARES FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
One Lincoln Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s Telephone Number: (866) 787-2257
Mark E. Tuttle, Esq.
State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Lincoln Street/CPH0326
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
W. John McGuire, Esq.
Bingham McCutchen LLP
2020 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
It is proposed that this filing
will become effective:
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immediately upon filing pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (b)
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on pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (b)
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60 days after filing pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (a)(1)
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on
pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (a)(1)
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75 days after filing pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (a)(2)
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on pursuant to Rule 485, paragraph (a)(2)
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this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has caused this amendment to the registration statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Boston and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the
18
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day of June, 2013.
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SPDR
®
INDEX SHARES
FUNDS
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By:
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/s/ Ellen M. Needham
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Ellen M. Needham
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President
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this amendment to the registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated:
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SIGNATURES
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TITLE
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DATE
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/s/ Bonny E. Boatman*
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Trustee
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June 18, 2013
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Bonny E. Boatman
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/s/ Dwight D. Churchill*
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Trustee
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June 18, 2013
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Dwight D. Churchill
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/s/ David M. Kelly*
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Trustee
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June 18, 2013
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David M. Kelly
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/s/ Frank Nesvet*
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Trustee
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June 18, 2013
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Frank Nesvet
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/s/ Carl G. Verboncoeur*
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Trustee
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June 18, 2013
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Carl G. Verboncoeur
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/s/ James E. Ross*
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Trustee
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June 18, 2013
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James E. Ross
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/s/ Ellen M. Needham
Ellen M. Needham
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President and Principal Executive Officer
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June 18, 2013
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/s/ Chad C. Hallett
Chad C. Hallett
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Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
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June 18, 2013
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*By:
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/s/ Mark E. Tuttle
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Mark E. Tuttle
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As Attorney-in-Fact
Pursuant to Power of Attorney
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No.
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EX-101.INS
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XBRL Instance Document
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EX-101.SCH
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
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EX-101.CAL
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
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EX-101.DEF
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
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EX-101.LAB
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
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EX-101.PRE
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
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