AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · SPDR GOLD TRUST (GLD)

SPDR Gold Trust amends agreements for shorter T+1 settlement cycle effective May 28, 2024

Neutral Impact 1 of 5 legal/regulatory Written later

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.

Key points

  • 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.

The filing

CompanySPDR GOLD TRUST (GLD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 29, 2024, 2:46 PM ET
Accession number0001437749-24-018579

Items reported: 8.01 Other Events

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