Every material Form 8-K SPDR GOLD TRUST has filed with the SEC since May 29, 2024, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Effective September 28, 2026, World Gold Trust Services, LLC, sponsor of SPDR Gold Trust, appointed Joan A. Binstock to its Board of Directors and Audit Committee. The filing describes her background in accounting, finance and asset management, including past roles as a CPA, partner and chief financial officer at Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC.
Appointment effective September 28, 2026, to the Sponsor's Board of Directors and Audit Committee
Joan A. Binstock, age 72, is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and an Advisor at Lovell Minnick Partners, LLC since July 2018
Previously a Partner at Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC from 2000 to March 2018, where she served as Chief Financial Officer
Effective February 9, 2026, Joseph R. Cavatoni stepped down as principal executive officer of World Gold Trust Services, LLC, the sponsor of SPDR Gold Trust, to expand his role at the World Gold Council. The sponsor appointed Jonathan D. Spiegel to the role with immediate effect; the filing says the departure did not arise from any disagreement about the Trust's operations, policies or practices.
Joseph R. Cavatoni steps down as sponsor principal executive officer effective February 9, 2026
Jonathan D. Spiegel, age 44, appointed sponsor principal executive officer with immediate effect
Spiegel joined World Gold Council on January 13, 2026 as Chief Executive Officer of the Funds
Prior to WGC, Spiegel was Director and Head of ETF Product Development at New York Life Investment Management from October 2021 through December 2025
SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) amended its trust indenture and bullion account and participant agreements, effective May 28, 2024, to match the SEC's move to a one-business-day settlement cycle (T+1) for most broker-dealer securities transactions. The changes cover how authorized participants create and redeem shares, and the filing is administrative in nature.
SEC adopted rules on February 15, 2023 to move standard settlement from T+2 to T+1, effective May 28, 2024.
Amendments to the Trust Indenture, HSBC allocated and unallocated bullion account agreements, and participant agreements took effect May 28, 2024.
Updated agreements include Amendment No. 10 to the Trust Indenture and Amendment No. 7 to the Participant Agreements, filed as exhibits.
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